Chapter 111: "Collective Vote"

Shug plucked the Rat from his shoulder, and he gently pinched it twice on the back of its neck, forcing it to restrain its hostility.

He had wanted to find a chair to sit on, but there were only lamps and lamps here, and the only chair was under Verin.

The mage noticed the small movement of Xiuge, so she pursed her lips and shook her fingers slightly.

A makeshift chair made of translucent magic appeared behind Sorg, and gently touched Sorg's calf as Willin thought.

Shuge looked down, then sat down very smoothly.

Like a cat, he placed the fur-blown Rat on his lap, and then said, "Time is limited, please forgive me if I have any disrespect for you in my words......

Shug looked away from the rats in Viline's direction, looked at Countess Alexandra in front of him, and said, "You already know that there is a certain resemblance between the magic I have and the power you have now."

As he spoke, he gently pressed his finger on the head of Snick, the running rat, and Snikch, who had secretly received the instructions of Xiuge, immediately entered that manic and warthirsty state, its eyes began to glow a faint green light, its teeth and claws began to glow with a faint green light, and its three long whip-like tails began to shake constantly.

Alexandra stared silently at the strange mouse with three tails summoned by Shug, and she nodded, "Yes, Jacob has informed us before, and he said that there is a young man in the family who also wields this ancient power and can really pose a threat to us...... Everyone even agrees that you are a cultivator of the Black Sun Society, specifically for dealing with our spellcasters."

Alexandra, as the representative and spokesperson, chose to remain silent at this moment, closing her eyes as if listening to the opinions and ideas of the other family members.

Some of the rats suddenly showed exaggerated aggression, among which the rat group located near Vielen, which housed the soul of "Bernhardt" was the most ferocious, in the surprised eyes of Viline and Shug, these rat swarms formed by the past leaders of the Ernst family suddenly attacked each other, they directly divided into two different factions, and in this way, they collided together in front of Shug and the two, and began to bite fiercely.

Before Xiuge could speak, Wei Lin had already stood up from her chair, her expression was more serious than ever, and her tone was full of persuasion and warning.

Hugg's fingers pressed lightly against Snicky's neck, trying to press down all the friezed hairs, and said slowly, "I know it's very difficult to build absolute trust in the current situation, but if you don't want all your past efforts and costs to be wasted, then it's best not to hold back on these aspects."

"Hmm...... What a lovely girl that reminds me of when I was younger."

"They ......"

Such a scene is really a bit terrifying, especially after knowing that these rats themselves have the will that originally belonged to humans, Xiuge even felt a ruthlessness and determination from this manic fight.

….

"I will."

After hearing these words, the rats in the room immediately made a chirping sound, as if they were arguing and arguing.

"The process is simple, but ...... It might hurt a little."

"What do you mean?"

The room was quiet again, and the rats that had completed the "internal cleansing" retreated to all corners, while Alexandra, who had been neutral with her eyes closed, reopened her eyes, smiled a little reluctantly, and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting...... It's not easy to get a group of people with different ideas, but who are equally determined and stubborn, to agree."

Alexandra watched Viline walk out of the room and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

"Don't be nervous, relax...... It can be a bit torturous for the living, but we'll try to be as soft as possible

and some."

With that, she turned to Shug and said, "Mr. Shuge, if you make up your mind, then give me the magic book, and I will find a way to make it work as it should...... Also, after this is over, don't forget to tell me everything about the secret rite of association, that's my only request."

Wei Lin was slightly shocked when she saw Xiuge suddenly mention herself, but her expression did not change significantly, but nodded calmly, and vouched for Xiuge as a member of the legal committee and a magic teacher.

He asked, "What's the process?"

Shug gave her answer briefly, so Wei Lin immediately walked over, took the magic book with dozens of pages engraved with "Instant Fire" from Shug, and walked out of room 508 without looking back.

"I know."

Alexandra stared at Shug, "If you will trust us, then we will try to share our memories with you......

"The second time?"

"So, before I do these things, I have to learn more about the 'Mother Earth' and the details of the secret rites of association."

Shug nodded, and he used the magic in his spirit world slightly, and as the metal disc began to turn slowly, he reached out and placed it lightly on Alexandra's palm.

Alexandra whispered, and the rats that housed the will of the Ernst family began to chirp slightly and in an extremely neat manner, and gradually, the magic emitted from their bodies merged into a whole, and the darkness in Alexandra's eyes became deeper.

Alexandra said, "Human beings have always been like this, they are afraid of the death of the body when they live, and after the death of the body they are afraid of the death of the will, and they have become disembodied ghosts, but they always have some unrealistic illusions about 'eternal life.'"

"Shug Ernst, we hope that you, as the heir of the Ernst family, will be able to completely terminate or even destroy the secret instruments set up by the Society under the manor, so as to help the family completely sever its ties with the Black Sun Society, so that the family can be freed from their restraints."

As if inviting Shug to dance, Alexandra gracefully raised her hand, "Child, give me your hand."

Wei Lin narrowed her eyes before replying, "As long as you can keep him safe, I will do my part, after all, he is my student."

….

A small shadow appeared above the countess's arm, and then the shadow swam on her arm, and gradually revealed itself, which was also a blind mouse.

Shuge thought for two seconds, then nodded, "I accept it, but I need you to tell me everything you know, tell me without reservation...... After all, in such a situation, any hint of concealment and misdirection will lead to the most complete failure."

The sudden rhetorical question made Wei Lin stunned for a moment, but then she reacted to it, and Shug was referring to the "special interrogation" she had conducted on him using magic in the old Ernst mansion.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the whole room was a little wrong, and the rats who were the carriers of the family's will all showed a little restlessness at this moment, only Alexandra was still calm.

She raised her hand and swung it slightly, and the magical mist that had dispersed in the air quickly dissipated, and she wiped away some of the depression and sadness on her face, and said, "Now, all the remaining members will support you and those of the current rulers in their decisions and actions, but at the same time, we have a request."

The countess nodded, "Of course we know what you're talking about, but the rulers of the Ernst family have never been good at magic, and our knowledge of the Secret Rite comes entirely from the influence it has on us, and this influence ...... We can't put it into words."

"You're still beautiful."

As the countess spoke, the rats in the room gathered around, and they surrounded Shug in the middle, and lowered their eyesless heads deeply.

"Oh, you know who we really are

But even if it's a compliment against your will, it's good."

It crawled slowly forward along the countess's arm, and finally came to the palm of Shug's hand, its whiskers that were hind legs swaying constantly, giving Shug a strange tingling sensation.

Alexandra didn't interrupt the communication between the two, and only after the conversation between the two had a while did she smile and say, "Whether you believe it or not, we will never harm the children of the family, this is the bottom line and principle that we have always upheld...... It's just that 'Mother Earth, the Secret Rite has always been extremely hostile to us, it is like a living creature, and once our will and strength begin to dwindle, the Secret Rite will launch a swarm of rats to storm this level.'

Alexandra was as considerate and gentle as a true elder at this moment, her magical palms were so cold that she could feel the dark power that flowed from her false body the moment she touched it.

The countess smiled in response, and then her countenance returned to solemnity: "Time is of the essence, if you have made up your mind, then we can get started."

Shug nodded, snapping his fingers, causing the Rat on his knees to dissolve into a magical mist.

However, Shuge smiled, "I do have a close connection with the Black Sun Society."

"Huh? Hmm."

"Whenever the ritual works, we fall into a trance and a state of confusion, as if we are dragged into a huge dream, but what happens in the dream is so bizarre and broken that if you really want to understand what we are going through, then words alone are impossible."

….

At this point, Hug continued, "It was under the operation of the Black Sun Society that I was sent to the dangerous zone between Wattle and Deresa, and almost lost my life...... Miss Verin is a member of the Legislative Committee and she is able to testify for me."

The teasing in Shug's words made Wei Lin roll her eyes, but she finally nodded very sincerely, "In that case, any even slightest bit of a violent impact of mana would be mentally damaging."

"It's over."

"For any living being with an independent will, contact between the spirit and the will is extremely dangerous...... Memories are everyone's most vulnerable place, and touching them without the aid of rituals and potions will result in the same way as a psychic interrogation!"

"It's dangerous!"

Shuge nodded at Wei Lin, and at the same time raised his hand and made a "reassuring" gesture: "I know what I know."

Shug turned his head and saw that Wei Lin was staring at him, so he smiled and asked, "Similar to us...... What happened when we met for the second time?"

"I had little talent for magic, but it was in this situation that I unknowingly completed the magic inscription and became a true spellcaster...... But what I inscribe is a sorcery that even the scholars of the Dharma-Council don't understand."

Shuge directly stated this part of the "truth": "As far as I know, among today's Fan'en, the organization that knows most about witchcraft and magic and the civilizations and gods that created them is the Black Sun Society, so I am not only here to solve the hidden dangers for the family, but also to further understand the association and figure out their plans and ideas."

"It's going to begin."

The argument went on for a while, and just as Shug was already hesitating whether he should pull out his hound's fangs to increase the deterrent, the rats in the room suddenly moved.

The rat swarm near the right was obviously inferior in number and strength, so they were soon completely overwhelmed by their own kind, and the rat swarm led by "Bernhardt" very ferociously tore their own people to pieces, causing them to completely turn into a mist of magical power, and the soul and will that resided in them naturally disappeared.

A tingling sensation came from his palms and wrists, and Hug saw that the blind rat from Alexandra was stabbing the whiskers into their flesh, which was how they were able to secure themselves to the squires.

A cold feeling that was not intense slowly flowed through, just like what he felt when he was subjected to Wei Lin's "magic interrogation" a long time ago, and that cold feeling gradually poured into his mind.

Finally confirming the state of the metal disc, and seeing that it was only spinning slowly and orderly, he reassured himself to turn his attention to the cold force that had entered his spiritual world.

Just as when he "returned" to the dream shelter on a daily basis, Xiuge's consciousness gradually sank into it, entering the treacherous dream realm that the deceased of the Ernst family had constructed with their own memories and perceptions.

(End of chapter)

Zero doctors