"Huh?"

Melissa was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect the other party to actually reply to her. Moreover, do nobles also need to take exams?

Although the "Unified Examination for Government Employees" is nominally open to all classes of the country, even Melissa understands that the aristocracy does not need the so-called examination to directly enter the government work, and the unified examination is essentially only a way up for the people at the bottom.

This can also be seen in the people around you:

Most of the people in the café are like Melissa, ordering the cheapest bread, black tea or coffee, and most of them are not in a good financial situation. Even if there are a few gorgeously dressed, you can see the gap between them and the blonde girl in front of you at a glance-

The highest class of their class will only be the middle class, but the girl in front of them can be recognized as a nobleman at a glance.

Audrey watched Melissa silently, taking in her reaction.

Even if the other party didn't say it explicitly, Audrey, who was already a dream walker, could easily see through Melissa's reaction. There was doubt, inferiority, and awe in her eyes, but there was no trust.

Although Audrey is well aware that most people don't trust a stranger who has just met. But even every word she says has to be skeptical, which is a bit too 'harsh'.

Audrey inexplicably thought of a quote from Russell the Great:

There is already a sad barrier between us.

That is the emotion of Russell the Great in his classic "Hometown", because he and his young friend Runtu are drifting away due to identity differences, which contains a strong sadness.

And now, although Audrey and the girl in front of her have never known each other, they also perceive this sadness as if they empathize.

And what makes Audrey most uncomfortable is that the other party's suspicion is correct, and her purpose is indeed different from that of the other party.

Before she came, there was a palpable sense of joy in her heart. Even talking to Mr. 'Fool' about it above the gray fog is like an excellent student reporting his grades to his parents.

Because the "Unified Examination for Government Employees" was originally proposed by the 'Fool' and secretly conveyed by her to Earl Hall, this finally pushed the bill to pass in the cabinet. So for this exam, Audrey has always been very concerned.

She did come here to wait for Hibbert, but not without her own reasons......

"What's your name?"

Audrey asked softly.

Melissa was a little nervous and said in a low voice:

"Melissa Moretti."

"Melissa?"

Audrey repeated the name in a low voice, and suddenly smiled, got up and sat down across from Melissa under her nervous gaze, and held out her hand to the girl:

"Audrey Hall."

Melissa subconsciously reached out and shook her hand, but soon seemed to think of something, and exclaimed:

"Hall?"

Melissa, who was just a newcomer, didn't know exactly how many nobles Beckland had, and who they were. But there are three families that she is no stranger to, the Augustus family as a royal family, the Duke Negan family where the current prime minister is located, and the Hall family who introduced the "Unified Examination for Government Employees" bill!

The first two must be understood by anyone who is a Rune, while the latter is not known to them in the first place. After all, what happened in the Cabinet was kept strictly secret, and civilians were not qualified to know the details of the Cabinet meeting. But just recently this month, the newspapers have been reporting on the information provided by 'well-informed people', which has given the common people a chance to learn about some of the cabinet meetings, and to know how Earl Hall 'went out of his way to get the bill passed'.

According to Benson, this is a big move by the Hall family to win people's hearts in advance. But this move was undoubtedly a success, and many of the commoners who passed the first round of exams were grateful to Earl Hall, and once they entered the government, they became loyal fans of the Hall family.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Hall family, who single-handedly promoted the unified examination for government employees, is definitely the top nobles in the upper echelons of the Rune Kingdom!

And now, the members of this family are sitting in front of them......

"Any questions?"

Audrey winked playfully.

"No, nothing ......"

Melissa's lips twitched, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment, so she shook her head in denial.

Audrey seemed to be a little different from the aristocracy she remembered......

——

Above the gray mist, Crane broke away from the dream, his expression a little strange.

Just as he would regularly sucinate the state of Ember, he would also regularly stake the situation of Benson and Melissa. Of course, he also knew that this day was the day when Benson took the second exam for the unified examination for government employees, and of course he would pay attention to it, but this time the dream seemed to be a little different......

Klein muttered in a low voice:

"That aristocratic girl seems to be a little familiar......

A familiar figure flashed in Crane's mind, and instinctively combined the two figures.

The corner of Klein's eyes twitched:

"Miss 'Justice'?"

Although he has never met Miss 'Justice' in reality, he can also judge some characteristics of the other party through the observation of Miss 'Justice' above the gray fog:

Long supple and shiny golden hair, turquoise eyes like pure gems, elegant temperament, rich birth, Rune upper-class nobles, and a little rich woman who is not bad for money......

And these characteristics are almost exactly the same as the aristocratic girl who came into contact with Melissa in the dream!

Of course, this alone is not enough, and the noble girl who is Audrey is the stone hammer.

After all, there are many upper-class nobles in the entire Kingdom of Rune who use blonde hair and blue eyes as a symbol of nobility, so girls from aristocratic families can basically correspond to these characteristics - a little rich woman with blond hair and blue eyes, noble temperament, and not bad money......

And what makes Klein feel most familiar is a trait shared by these two -

Spectator.

Whether it is Miss 'Justice' or this aristocratic girl, they observe everything around them like a viewer, and at the same time carefully disguise themselves to avoid revealing their true thoughts.

In addition, there is also the big golden retriever dog at the feet of the aristocratic girl, and that dog also shows the characteristics of the audience-

This is exactly the same as the unwarranted 'friend' mentioned by Miss Justice who accidentally ingested a potion on a pet.

And with so many 'coincidences' combined, it's hard not to make sensed associations.

"But if it's really Miss 'Justice', why is she involved with Melissa?"

Klein frowned slightly, of course he didn't think that Miss 'Justice' would be bad for Melissa and Benson, but the encounter between the two was a bit strange after all. After all, the two sides are not in the same class at all, one is the upper class of the ruling class of the Kingdom of Rune, and the other is just Cinderella from an ordinary family who has not even attended college, and it stands to reason that the two should never intersect.

So why did they appear in their dreams at the same time? What was the intersection that prompted them to meet?

Klein mentally simulated and ruled out each option, eventually identifying the most likely one:

"Unified Examination for Government Employees!"

"Yes! Although the idea of this bill was proposed by me, it was submitted by Miss 'Justice'. ”

"For Miss Justice, there may be a joy in watching a child grow up...... Well, the metaphor isn't very appropriate, but the meaning should be pretty much the same. ”

"Miss Justice has shown a strong sense of 'ownership' before, and as one of the first two members to join the Tarot Club, she has been very active in guiding and helping other members understand and integrate into the Tarot Club."

"Even occasionally, on behalf of the 'fool', he will share some information that cannot be opened by the 'fool'."

"It is normal for such a 'justice' lady to pay attention to the unified examination for government employees promoted by her. And since this bill was promoted by her family, it is normal for her to pay attention to it. ”

"However, it still feels a little strange......"

Crane had a strange expression, hesitated for two seconds, and decided to divinate again:

"It's weird, take another look!"

——

Middenheim, early in the morning.

Ember and the others finally found a hotel just before dawn and rented a room to live in. It cost them one silver coin, and according to the exchange of one gold coin for ten silver coins, the seven gold coins given by the guards were enough for them to stay for more than two months.

But obviously, they won't stay here that long-

Two months wasn't long, but what Ember wanted to do was obviously not that long.

And the reason why three people live in one room is not that Ember wants to save money or how to be a big deal. Because he originally planned to rent three rooms directly, anyway, the seven gold coins were given for nothing, not bad money.

But Lilith strongly protested against this, and decided to save money anyway, thinking that it would be enough to rent only two rooms.

Ember didn't have a problem with that, he had one, Lilith and Ornia, just right.

However, it was not surprising that the proposal was rejected.

Because in Lilith's distribution plan, she and Ember should live in one room, and Ornia should live in one room alone.

In Ornia's scenario, it's the other way around—Lilith lives alone, while she and Ember live in one.

As a last resort, Ember could only compromise and live in one room for three people.

The kind with only one big bed.

"I'm going to sleep in the middle!"

Lilith threw herself on the bed and took up most of the space, rubbed hard, and said confidently.

As long as she sleeps in the middle, then Ornia will never be able to break through her barrier!

This wave, she's in the atmosphere!

Ornia's expression was stunned for a moment, and she didn't seem to expect Lilith to be so 'shameless'!

Silver-haired Lori pursed her lips, not knowing how to solve this dilemma......

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Knock knock!"

Hearing the knock on the door, Lilith still didn't have the slightest idea of moving her position, but instructed:

"Ornia, go open the door."

Ornia was silent, and she nodded obediently and walked to the door in small steps.

The laborious feet grip the doorknob and unscrew it gently.

Outside the door was a man dressed in a black and red waiter's costume, with fair skin and handsome features.

"Good evening, noble lady."

The male waiter smiled perfectly and asked respectfully and expectantly:

"Do you need some special services?"

In this city ruled by the Bloods, the humans who are sheltered and able to live in peace naturally have to pay some price, that is, to become the blood food of the Bloods.

But even if it is blood food, not all blood clans can enjoy it freely.

Because theoretically, the human inhabitants of the city were the private property of Lyzius, and among the hierarchical blood clans, private property was always sacrosanct.

Therefore, even if the Bloods want to enjoy the Blood Food, they must obtain the consent of Lyzius.

Of course.

It was impossible for Lyzius to provide 'legal advice' to every Bloodline at any time and at any time, so most of the time he just gave money.

Especially in the inn for the Bloodline, there has always been a special service for the Bloodline. These waiters are ready to become blood food, as long as they give money.

And it's not necessarily a bad thing for them—

Although it will lose a certain amount of blood, it will make itself weak.

But when the blood clan sucks blood, it usually has aphrodisiac side effects.

So most of the time, they can also cool off after being sucked blood. Of course, the premise is that they serve a female bloodline. And perhaps thanks to the influence of extraordinary strength, most of the blood clan are handsome men and beautiful women, at least in terms of appearance, they will definitely not suffer.

But if they are dressed as men and have special preferences, then they should be prepared for the chrysanthemum to bloom......

And now, the reason why the male waiter volunteered to knock on the door.

Naturally, there are two female blood clans in the house, a blonde girl with a noble temperament, and a well-behaved silver-haired Lori.

As long as he can get the favor of one of them, maybe he can leap into the dragon gate from now on and become the exclusive blood food of these two blood clans!

He didn't think it was fanciful, after all, these two female blood clans carried a male blood food. And the waiter thinks that he must be stronger than him in terms of appearance and physique, so he has a good chance of success!

However, just when he was full of anticipation, he saw that the silver-haired Lori who opened the door had an extremely cold look in his eyes.

Ornia put away her well-behaved and lovely appearance, looked at the waiter in front of her with cold and disgusted eyes, and said coldly:

"Get out!"

A dense layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on the waiter's forehead, and he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to defend something, but finally he knelt down on one knee with a snap, and said in a trembling voice in that indescribable coercion:

"Hold, sorry, I'm leaving ......"

"Bang!"

Ornia slammed the door shut, turned around, a sweet smile bloomed on her face, trotted beside Ember to hold his hand, and said obediently:

"Brother, it's time to sleep."

Lilith had a bad look in her eyes and wanted to rush down to break up the dog man and woman, but she couldn't give up the position she had so hard to occupy-

No matter how the other party behaves, as long as she occupies the middle position, she can sit firmly in the Diaoyutai and be invincible.

"No, you don't."

Ember swept his gaze over the two women and spoke:

"I'm not tired, you guys go to sleep first."

Lilith's expression froze, if you don't sleep, won't it be meaningless for me to occupy a position?

(End of chapter)