Saturday.

Morning.

The Count's Court of Bartites, in a stunning prime location on the north bank of the Selena River, is made of handmade beige limestone paved with blue-brown dovetail tiles.

The residence's private garden features a shaded garden with broad-leaved evergreen trees and a small glass greenhouse for hosts and guests to enjoy exotic flora and fauna.

At this moment, in this glass greenhouse, the housekeeper is holding a handwriting board, recording the cultivation status of precious plants.

Cautious footsteps sounded behind him.

But he still didn't look back, focusing on the task at hand.

"Hey, butler, do you want to come with us at noon to watch the Platinum Card Maker Competition?"

Christina patted Ranchi on the back and asked.

At 11 o'clock in the afternoon today, the Platinum Card Maker exam in the Eastern Region will begin.

The longest-running first round of testing will run until 9 p.m.

Viewers who have purchased tickets will be able to watch the live at the St. Silver Vine Arena, while the rest of the residents will be able to tune in to the broadcast.

"It's really rare, miss, will you invite me?"

Lanch turned his head and looked at the blonde lady of the Earl's house.

"The main thing is that Inuoan thinks it's better for you to go too."

Christina sighed.

Although Christina already felt that Rocky was not so scary.

But if she can have less to do with this brainwashing housekeeper, she can't wait for one less thing.

"Would she say something like that?"

Ranch paused for half a second, confused.

"Hmph."

Christina raised her index finger and shook it in front of Ranch as a matter of course.

"I told her to go, and she didn't want to, but when I said, 'What if Rocky went too,' she wavered."

She smiled slyly and explained,

"Obviously, it's not enough for me to give her a sense of security now, and I have to add you."

Ever since Inuoan became a vegetable and was put down several times in the courtyard when Rocky tested his strength, he had lost his confidence at all.

Even though her injuries have recovered a lot, and Christina still brings her all the secret medicines she treasures at home to use every day, Enoan is still a little timid.

In Enoan's impression, Butler Rocky is a ridiculously strong person.

"I'm a little sorry, I've taken a leave of absence this afternoon, and I just have some other work to do to accompany you."

Lan Qi helplessly looked at the Ice Ghost Aoi imported from the Posen Demon Realm, and said while recording.

"Ah......h

Christina let out a voice of disappointment,

"I thought you had a lot of free time outside of work, but I didn't expect you to have to work a few jobs."

She looked at Lan Qi as if she was wondering if Lan Qi had any financial difficulties, obviously he had made so much money and was still working hard.

"Ugh."

There is no more than a sigh in a thousand words for Ranch.

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.

If he doesn't work hard to make money, how can he feed him.

"What the hell are you taking me for?"

Talia caught Lanch's mind for the first time.

Lan Qi didn't need to mention her a word, she also knew that Lan Qi wanted to die again.

"A ...... that is extremely risky and costly, and requires a huge amount of mana and food at all times"

“……？”

"My most precious natal card."

"Shut up, you ......"

When Talia's thoughts were spoken, she stopped speaking as if she had fallen asleep.

The exchange of ideas between the two ended.

Gradually coming back to his senses, Rankie looked at Christina in the glass greenhouse again.

"I'll help you convince her."

He suggested, putting down his tablet and pen.

"That's fine."

Christina immediately turned back to the courtyard.

She was waiting for Rocky's words.

"Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"

The butler asked a little sadly.

"No, no, I actually hope you can accompany me."

Christina whistled and looked at the tree sticks in her garden and read.

Together, they walked hundreds of meters through the garden path, pushed open the heavy oak doors of the main building, and soon arrived at the reception hall where Christina was staying, with a ceiling three stories high, with crystal stalactites nearly two meters in diameter, and a hand-woven silk carpet on the floor.

Walking up the black marble staircase inlaid with brass handles, a corridor stretches for dozens of meters, flanked by carved beams such as a study and a small living room.

At the end of the corridor on the third floor, a pair of imposing floor-to-ceiling windows offer unobstructed views of the Selena River and the city.

And Inuoan was tidying up in the guest room.

"Who!"

The sudden appearance of a figure at the door made her subconsciously tense, and her back stepped back half a step as if it were tense.

Gradually.

It was only when she saw that it was Miss Christina and Butler Rocky that she relaxed.

A maid salute was made to the two of them.

"Inuoan, stop work for a while, and come to the living room to talk."

Lanch said, pressing the door frame in his hand.

Then he came to the small living room on the third floor, put three chairs next to a mahogany low coffee table, and quickly prepared three cups of black tea in a time of more than ten seconds.

When Inuoan walked in, he found that he was ready to take a seat and rest.

This made her look a little adoring Rocky Butler.

She wanted to do the same.

This is called professionalism, doing things too quickly, give him a minute, and he may be able to prepare a tea party.

"No, Rocky, what the hell did you do before?"

Christina tapped the chair next to her, motioned for Enoan to sit down, and asked the butler across from her, who had already begun to enjoy a leisurely cup of tea.

"We are involved in various industries, and we are better at education and management."

Ranch replied with a sip of tea.

"Then your experience is really rich."

Christina just needs to know a little bit about it, and she doesn't plan to explore it too much.

This thing means that he has been in the resurrection church, and she believes it.

"Let's get down to business, Inoan, Miss Christina is going to the Holy Silver Vine Arena today to watch the platinum card maker exam, can you accompany the eldest lady and protect her by the way?"

Ranchi asked, looking at Enoan.

“…… Can you let other maids in the house accompany the eldest lady? ”

Inuoan looked at his reflection on the crimson water of the teacup and didn't look up.

"First of all, you are Miss Christina's personal maid, and you are more of her personal servant than you are to work in this house."

Ranch said slowly to Enoan,

"Secondly, although the cooking maids, waiter maids, and study maids in the house are all very strong demons, they are actually not as strong as you, you have to be confident."

“……”

Enoan stopped talking.

It seems that there is no way to find words to shirk or refute the butler.

"Enoan, are you afraid that the enemy will find out about you and endanger Christina?"

Ranch asked again.

“……”

Enoan looked a little reluctant to admit it, but finally held the corner of her skirt and nodded.

"Rest assured, there is a safe city defense barrier in the northern district of Posen, and if you want to close it, unless you capture the entire Parrieux or overload it, even the eighth-order powerhouses will be suppressed in the city of Parrieux and cause encirclement. Although Area 6, where the Holy Silver Vine Arena is located, is relatively close to the Posen Demon Realm, it is still an area of human society, and those enemies who want to harm you can't do it casually. ”

Ranch explained to her in detail how the Parrieux Barrier worked.

In the capital of a large eastern country like Parrieux, even the high priest cannot easily enter the battle state in the town, and can only fight in the wild, special venues, and artificial shadow worlds.

"Miss Christina wants you to go with her, not just because you are her personal maid, but more importantly because she likes you very much and treats you as a unique friend and playmate. So only by going with you, she will get a hundred percent satisfaction, if you also want to respond to her kindness, Enoan, do you want to think about it? ”

There was a hint of hint in Lanchi's eyes and voice, which made Enoan's expression begin to waver, and he wanted to avoid it but had nowhere to escape, so he could only look sideways at the floor.

"Then I'll go."

Enoan looked at the blonde lady through the gap between the red strands of hair on her forehead and whispered to herself.

Ranch leaned back in his chair and looked at Christina, looking at her with a smug look as if he was asking, wouldn't that solve the problem very easily.

“……”

Christina secretly gave him a thumbs up, she was actually quite speechless at the housekeeper's habitual way of speaking, this guy had definitely done some kind of pyramid scheme, fraud and other work before.

"But what is it that makes you so jealous, Enoan. You're actually afraid of implicating Miss Christina, right? ”

Lanchi thought for a moment and asked Enoan.

He could probably guess why Enoan hesitated.

She feared that her so-called enemies would find her.

So if she could stay in the Earl's Court, she was reluctant to leave.

"I have a vague feeling that I might make a list of hatreds for my enemies...... And then the number one enemy who almost killed me and lost my memory is very dangerous...... It must be difficult to deal with ......."

Inuoan tried to remember, but he couldn't think of any information, only the discomfort that seemed to be carved into the bone marrow.

"You do have this habit, and you will do things in a very clear order."

Lanch commented.

He always encouraged Enoan's good qualities and good habits.

"According to your guess, or just an impression, who is stronger, me or your enemy? After all, I feel like you hated me a lot in the Holy Silver Vine Arena before, maybe I'm on the leaderboard too. ”

He asked Enoan.

"No, I don't know."

Enoan shook his head,

"But you're certainly not my enemy."

Enoan said firmly.

"Inuoan, in fact, if you hadn't lost to me that day, you might not have been hunted down by the Fang Pian Gang of the Posen Demon Realm later."

Ranch smiled indifferently.

He and Christina had already told Ino the story of when they first met Inuoan, and why Viscount Hammond hated Christina and Ino so much, all because of the proxy competition in the Arena of the Holy Silver Vine.

"No, Christina and you are in the top two of the best people for me."

Enoan shook her head, but she seemed to be sure of this matter,

"If you really wanted to hurt me or coax me, you wouldn't be so open to letting me know the truth, I don't know what it was like before I lost my memory, but I know now."

She lifted her eyes and looked directly at Christina and Ranchi.

"Hey, Enoan, is that the favorite leaderboard?"

Christina hugged Enoan in surprise and asked her.

She felt that she couldn't guess Enoan's mood changes these days, and she was worried that sometimes her over-enthusiasm might embarrass Innoan, and now it seems that Enoan is just not good at expressing it.

"I'm going to work."

Enoan didn't admit it this time, broke free of Christina's hand, saluted in embarrassment, and walked away quickly.

"Enoan, if you regain your memory one day, will you come to me in anger for revenge? In fact, when you parted from the hooded red-haired boy that day, you didn't look like you would give up at all. ”

As if he had found an idea, Ranchi asked curiously as he looked at the back of Ino as he walked to the door.

According to the doctor, after the brain is traumatized, Enoan's personality is likely to change drastically, but if the memory is restored, Innoan's personality may also change back to the way it was before the injury, and life during this period may be more like a dream for her, and recovering her memory is like waking up from a dream.

"Can't you just sit down and talk like this......"

Inuoan hesitated to look back and observe the butler and said.

She looked a little scared, like if Butler Rocky was really going to hit her, she would probably cry.

"Don't worry, go to work."

Lanchi raised his hand and shook it at her with a smile, and Enoan left the small reception room relieved.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Ranch finished his tea and was ready to go back to work.

"Anyway, miss, I know you like Enoan very much, but you should also be prepared to part with her at any time, after all, you don't know her past, maybe you are not from the same world."

Ranchi placed the teacup on the tray and admonished Christina with some concern.

Just now, he also hoped that Christina would understand this matter in advance.

"Got it."

Christina replied nonchalantly,

"No matter how she wants to leave me then, I'll let it go."

Although she has a bit of a mouthful.

But just as she didn't know Rocky, she really didn't know Enoan.

The time she spent with herself now may have been a small part of Enoan's life of less than one percent, and she was just a passerby in her life, and Christina did not try to lock Enoan to herself.

She probably thought about it when she signed the employment contract with Enoan.

"It's great that your ideas and style are so mature."

Satisfied, Ranchi walked out of the room and said goodbye.

"Don't underestimate me too much, will I be the kind of person who cries and clutches her by her nose?"

Christina grimaced in the direction where the butler at the door had disappeared, and said in disbelief.

This housekeeper is an old onmyoji, and sometimes she can't tell whether he is talking right or back.

……

Hours later.

Parrieux 6, Arena of St. Silver Vine.

In this area close to the Posen Demon Realm, warning signs have been hung up for the Senate's enforcement forces, and there are patrols that often guard the one-kilometer circular border.

Due to the fact that the platinum card maker exam is an international large-scale project, the Posen Kingdom has invested great security protection, and at the same time, at the end of August, there are often large magnates of Parlieux and even the princes of the Senate to watch, so the more you go, the more important the protection forces in the vicinity will become.

Many of the executioners on the south bank came to the north shore with them.

Of course, there are also people who work in government offices who have heard about the recent rumors, and the patrol force on the border of the Posen Demon Realm may not only be for security, but the deeper reason is probably that the mystery of the ancient madness curse of the demon race, which was about to break out some time ago, has a new change.

In the past few days, there have been no madness accidents, and it seems that the culprit suspected of spreading the curse in the Posen Kingdom has been temporarily hidden because of the thunderous search of the Senate.

But while the situation of the Platinum Card Maker Exam was calm before the storm, there was also speculation that the culprit of the cursed incident was brewing something even more terrifying at the moment.

Nevertheless.

Small rumors and rumors can't stop the vast majority of life-loving Parrieux people from looking forward to large-scale events!

The afternoon sun shines through the huge dome that slowly opens, and the heat spills over the ancient Arena of the Holy Silver Vine.

Audiences from all over the kingdom of Posen and even from the eastern region have long gathered here, looking forward to this annual event of magical engineering.

"Are there any card makers who are expected to be promoted to Platinum this year?"

"It's hard for me to watch. This year's contestants, in addition to the super magic craftsmen like Escal who came from a small country, the top gold-level card makers like Valustin and Katrina, who took the exam for the second time, and the rest are a lot of mysterious newcomers I don't know. ”

"But this time, one of the highlights is mainly on the examiner, I didn't expect that there would really be a platinum-level card maker to take over Miya's work."

Crowds of people can be seen everywhere in the venue, and the noisy discussions are heard one after another, filled with laughter.

The interior of the Colosseum has been modernly renovated and decorated with a high set of spectator stands that meander the mountains like giant white conches.

Inside the Heavenly Palace Hall exclusive to the magnates.

The seats are so spacious that even the attendants can sit on the sofa next to them.

It's just that the vast majority of servants stand in the back very well-behaved and don't sit with their masters.

The family is particularly wealthy to buy high-priced tickets here, and its purchase authority also requires the family to have extremely high points in the Holy Silver Vine Arena, so it has almost become the most luxurious area.

"Wait a minute, be quiet, and don't disturb the others."

Christina brought her younger siblings to their seats early, and instructed them.

The cousin and the younger sister couldn't sit still, and they looked even more excited than her.

However, her brother Kyle was not interested in Rocky after hearing that he was not coming today, and returned to the study to continue his studies, saying that he would consider whether to come and see it after the last round of assessments.

So she was the only one to take care of the children.

"Inoan, help me keep an eye on my younger siblings."

Christina could only ask Enoan for help.

"I ......"

Enoan sat beside Christina, feeling uncomfortable.

Because she looked at other people's homes, most of the attendants stood aside.

She didn't know how to get along with children.

During this time, she has been studying, and she has also discovered that there are some things that she can already know, and there are some things that she does not know at all, and the basic skill of "taking care of and treating children well" is completely lacking, which makes her more and more suspicious that she used to be a bad person.

"It's okay, you're smart, you can learn it in one go."

Christina seemed to see Enoan's hesitation, and took her hands and said to her.

"It's all to blame for that Rocky guy being a deserter, otherwise as soon as he asks about his homework, his younger siblings will be quiet."

Christina couldn't help but complain angrily.

Coaxing children should have been Rocky's specialty.

"No, don't blame Mr. Rocky, it's my lack of ability."

Inuoan whispered.

As if unwilling to let Christina blame Butler Rocky, she tentatively looked at the children and dared to touch their heads one by one.

The three little ones all looked at Enoan in a daze, which made Innoan a little worried about whether he had done something wrong.

She was just clumsily mimicking the natural behavior of Rocky's butler.

She remembered that at this time, Rocky would come and say, "Kids, I'm back."

But apparently the scene at the moment is not appropriate.

"Hey, Inuoan, you're willing to play with us!"

However, the three children soon smiled and began to talk to the mysterious taciturn maid of Inuoan, who was not sure what to say next.

"Isn't that just a little bit of imitation?"

Christina smiled lightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

The butler is of some other use, motivating Enoan to make up for his work.

This platinum-level card maker exam has actually started for some time, and the screen of the Heavenly Palace Hall is also synchronized with the internal picture of the artificial shadow world.

Now it's time to prepare for the break halfway through.

Due to the lengthy first round of the Platinum Card Maker exam, the seminar was quite long.

Insiders look at the doorway, laymen watch the excitement, and few people can watch the whole process.

So even in the on-site Holy Silver Vine Arena, there are often spectators coming in and out.

When the two candidates alternate between each other, the screen in the arena will be changed to the examiner and the staff discussing with each other, preparing to lead the new candidate into the arena after the countdown is over.

At these times, the audience almost all talked about their own things.

As Christina leaned back on the couch and looked up at the clear blue sky of Paris, she suddenly heard something in the distance, as if the powerful were saluting someone.

She tilted her head to look over, and suddenly sat up straighter.

I saw that the real ruler of the Senate of the Poson Kingdom was now the Duke of Tiffany.

She was dressed in a long silk dress with a crimson texture that shimmered at the table, and a mink cloak over her shoulders fluttered gently with her movements.

Tiffany straightened her waist, her head slightly raised, her bright eyes seemed to be happy to roam the screen, tapping the armrest with her sigil ring, methodically fanning the feather folding fan in her hand, occasionally looking up and smiling and whispering to the black-clad officer behind her.

"I heard you almost accidentally cut him down that day?"

She pointed to the figure of an examiner in the corner of the picture with a folding fan, and then covered her mouth with the fan and asked.

“…… I'm sorry. ”

The black-clothed officer bowed his head and said in a deep voice.

"I don't blame you, I gave you the authorization at the time, and I was responsible for the problem."

Tiffany was full of indifference, and patted the black-clothed officer's waist with a fan, as if to tell him to hold his head high and not blame himself.

"Mr. Nigel!"

Christina, on the other side, noticed the figure of the black-clad officer, accidentally called out his name, and simply beckoned to him.

The last time she and her butler Rocky went to the Posen Demon Realm, they met the executioner, and it was he who handed over Enoan to the two of them.

Nigel, who was standing behind the Duke, noticed the seat of Count Baptiste's house, cast his gaze at Christina, and bowed slightly.

"Enoan, it was Mr. Nigel who saved you that day."

Christina reminded Enoan beside her.

In the Posen Demon Realm, if Nigel hadn't arrived to stop the leader of the Fangpian Gang of the Madness, Inuoan might have been killed by the Crazy Cursed Demon Clan.

When Enoan heard this, he also bowed a little to Nigel.

Nigel also gave Innoan a response.

He discovers that it was the Baptiste family who took in the human he had saved.

"Look, Enoan, it's not so dangerous outside, and there are still a lot of well-intentioned people."

Christina instructed Enoan.

"That's what you said."

Inuoan nodded in relief.

Before she could say anything.

“！”

As if suddenly aware of the danger, she stood up and stood in front of Christina, protecting her with her hands and telling her not to move.

I saw that in front of them, a tall figure had appeared at some point, almost blocking the daylight.

"Miss, may I ask your housekeeper, is it brown-haired and green-eyed?"

The crimson eyes of the figure in front of the couch, glittering with a playful light, ignored Enoan and only asked Christina.

He was dressed in a black satin coat, with long black hair casually draped, and a pale, delicate countenance with some wild beauty.

It is none other than the demon lord of Parrieux 7, Astros.

“……”

Christina looked away.

She remembered that it was Butler Rocky who had gone that day and gave the Demon Lord a black elbow and had him defeated by Sergeant Nigel.

Although she was standing far away that day, she should not have been noticed by the Demon Lord Astros, but Rocky is now famous in the Arena of the Holy Silver Vine, and after a little probing of the brown-haired and green-eyed man in the butler suit, he can soon find that it is the butler of their Baptiste family.

"I don't know where he's gone."

Christina replied with a sweaty forehead and a stupid expression.

"Really? Last time I was careless, let me see him next time......"

Just as he spoke, green tendons jumped on Astros' forehead.

There has never been an opponent, and he lost without even seeing the other party clearly with such a despicable means.

"I really don't know where he is, he's on leave today."

Christina repeated.

"You're lying, aren't you? Tell me his whereabouts, and don't let me find out he's hiding in this arena. ”

"I'm not there!"

And at this time, the other side of the Heavenly Palace Hall.

Nigel noticed Christina's direction and frowned.

"Tiffany and Co., I want to walk away for a while and have a chat with an acquaintance."

Nigel thought about it, but lowered his head and asked Duke Tiffany for advice.

"Go ahead."

The Duke of Tiffany casually flapped his hands and signaled that he could leave.

Even though Nigel is her executioner and bodyguard, she has so many life-saving items on her body that it is not so easy for anyone to threaten her.

Nigel nodded, striding down a series of long walkways to where Christina was at the right end of the Celestial Hall stands.

"Oh, there's such a strong maid, you should be able to pick me up for two...... No, three moves? It is worthy of being a rich earl's family. ”

Astros looked at Enoan, who was becoming more and more hostile, and finally moved his gaze from Christina to her.

“……”

Like a furry wolfdog, Enoan's quivering eyes sent a vicious warning signal to drive Astros away from Christina, or else she would do it.

The air chilled for a moment.

Before Christina could figure out how to resolve Astros's faults.

"Astros, get back to where you need to be."

Nigel stood in the middle and held the scabbard in front of Astros, signaling him not to harass the humans.

"Tsk, got it, Nigel, you don't think I'm stupid enough to do it to Miss Noble in the human world."

Astros saw Nigel coming, and looked at the cold eyes of Tiffany Duke behind the folding fan in the distance, and waved his hand a little recognitively.

He put his hands in the pockets of his coat.

He took another letter from his coat pocket and handed it to Nigel.

Nigel did not let down the hostility in his eyes, and did not take Astros's letter.

"I've got an invitation from Pollman, Nigel."

Astros said as if he had completed his mission.

“……”

Hearing the name, Nigel looked away with an uncomfortable look, followed by a long silence, and took the black envelope stiffly and slowly.

The Demon Lord Perlman, the administrator of District 10, is also the strongest person in the Posen Kingdom today.

He even adopted Nigel's teacher.

Nigel and his teacher's twin daughters grew up together as brother and sister.

Now only my sister is left.

Nigel was even more afraid to see her, because seeing her reminded him of his sister, whom he had killed with his own hands.

"It doesn't matter if you go or not."

Astros shrugged indifferently.

Anyway, Nigel is quite unpopular on the demon side, after all, he is the executioner of humans as dogs.

Perlman's birthday dinner for her daughter is next Sunday.

It also happened to be the evening of the end of the Platinum Card Maker exam.

"While you could theoretically bring your friends, I don't think you have any trustworthy friends on the human side, since you're a traitor yourself."

Astros's voice was full of pity, as if he didn't understand why Nigel had wasted so many years on the human side.

"Whatever you want."

Nigel just looked down at the letter.

"Nigel, I heard that you have been investigating from the Senate recently, but I will tell you secretly, [Paroni's Grudge] may be in the hands of the Senate, don't forget which side of your compatriots you are, don't be used by humans."

As Astros walked by, he patted Nigel on the shoulder and whispered in his ear.

“……”

Nigel was silent and did not respond to the Demon Lord Astros.

"Well, what should I do if I hear something?"

Christina shrunk her neck a little timidly.

She feared she was hearing something she shouldn't have heard.

"What can you do if you hear that?"

Astros's cold eyes made Christina shiver and stunned in place.

As soon as the words fell, he walked straight down the aisle until he was gone.

"It's okay, don't care about that guy's words, he's talking nonsense."

Nigel's voice softened for half a minute, and he said to Christina.

"Thank you for helping us out, Mr. Nigel."

Christina hurriedly saluted him.

Enoan followed Christina and bowed again.

Before they could talk, Christina heard a slight trivial voice in the distance: "The daughter of the Baptiste family is actually in contact with the Demon Lord Astros and the executioner Nigel, and she really plans to destroy Viscount Hammond." Christina's brow shuddered.

As we all know, Tiffany Duke's executioner is a ruthless law enforcement demon, and as long as it is illegal, almost no one can escape his iron hand.

Christina admits that she has a bit of a holiday with Viscount Hammond, but how did it spread in the aristocratic circles that she was going to get someone?

"Miss Baptiste, stay safe lately."

Nigel's gaze swept over the three ignorant children of the Baptiste family until it rested on Christina, and said to her.

Immediately, Inoan's eyes became frightened, and his eyes began to wander away uneasily, like falling into the abyss.

"Don't worry, it's not because of you."

Nigel shook his head, he felt that Enoan had misunderstood.

Although it is dangerous to provoke the Kata Gang in the Posen Demon Realm, the incident has been resolved, and after investigation, it was the demons who attacked her first.

This woman named Enoan is just a passerby who accidentally strayed into the dispute, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

The real possibility of being targeted by the mastermind behind the scenes is Ranch, or his pseudonym Rocky McCarthy.

Because the leader of the Fangpian Gang who went crazy that day didn't get any useful information on him in the end, Nigel could also see that it was very likely that the turmoil in the 7th area of the Posen Demon Realm that night was actually the bait laid by the mastermind behind the scenes in order to fish out the spell solver, as long as he followed Nigel, he would definitely be able to find the spell solver.

"You're talking about Butler Rocky, he's dangerous."

Christina agreed,

"But what's the relationship between the two of you? Butler Rocky, did he participate in any illegal activities? ”

She looked curiously at Nigel's expression, who probably knew more than she could.

She'd been with Butler Rocky for quite some time, but she still felt that the man was a mystery.

"He's my helper, so there are some cases that he might be involved in."

Nigel replied simply.

Then, he said goodbye to Christina and Enoan, and walked back to the seat where Tiffany was located.

Only sat on the couch with a frown, pensive Christina.

She started to go crazy.

She had also heard of the recent potential unrest in the flower capital of Parrieux.

The Senate represented by the Duke of Tiffany is the most powerful organ in the Posen Kingdom.

The Demon Lord, who sits in the northern part of Parrieu, needs to negotiate with the Senate, which is essentially another force, and there have been disagreements with the Senate for many years.

The executioner, Nigel, is an independent investigator who has jumped from the Demon Lord to the Senate, and is suspected of having his own intelligence network and judgment.

The Cress Empire to the south is under pressure from the outside, and it is not known if any of their spies are plotting something inside the Posen Kingdom.

In addition, there is also the mastermind behind the curse of [Grudge of the Great Wizard Parroni].

And the Resurrection Church is suspected of acting in the Posen Kingdom for some reason.

The first three belong to their own forces that are not very united, and the last three are the enemy forces that have always been evil.

No one knows how much information each of the forces has under the seemingly calm lake, what their goals are, and what kind of process they are advancing every hour and minute of every day.

Something unseen may have reached a tipping point.

Eruptions are about to erupt at any moment.

Fortunately, the Earl of Baptiste was only an old family, mainly operating some agricultural products and wine businesses throughout the country from the southern border of Poison to the north, and in the event of turmoil, their business would definitely shrink, but not bankrupt.

Despite this, Christina can only get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of the current situation in the Posen Kingdom.

This Sergeant Nigel should be the most protagonist-like game-breaker in the whole event.

From this point of view, Rocky, who is good friends with the executioner Nigel, belongs to a mysterious powerhouse surrounded by mysteries, and is most likely a good person who can change the whole situation at a critical moment.

"Mademoiselle, will the future Parrieux be dangerous?"

Enoan's voice interrupted Christina's thoughts, causing her to come back to her senses, and turning her head sideways, she saw only Inoan's purple eyes full of worry written under her red hair.

"Don't worry, unless the entire flower capital of Parrieu is on the verge of falling on a large scale, it is impossible for anyone to hit the Earl's Court."

Christina patted Enoan on the back and assured in confidence.

There is also an ancient barrier handed down from their ancestors in their house.

The two chatted and chatted, and found that the holographic magic guide giant screen hanging in the center of the Heavenly Palace Hall had begun to discuss the principle of magic work for a new candidate.

"Hey, Senior Sister Karen is here."

Christina grabbed Enoan's wrist in amazement and showed her a picture of the artificial world.

This time, there is a lottery ticket to bet on who will be able to clear the level.

Christina wanted to take a small gamble, but Butler Rocky recommended that she hang the one named Tata alone.

She asked Butler Rocky why he would recommend this newcomer with little resume.

Rocky hesitated for a moment, saying that Tata was good-looking, leaving Christina speechless.

What's the use of looking good, can you eat it as a meal, can you make everything come true?

I didn't expect Rocky to be such a superficial man.

After thinking about it, Christina still bought a three-hundred-pound Tata to try, after all, Rocky is a little evil.

If Tata does pass, Christina will be able to get more than sixty times the bonus, and then she will be able to scrape together 50,000 pounds to fire Lodge's butler.

At this moment, in the shadow world, the circular staircase in the middle of the auditorium circles and ascends, and finally arrives at the main seat.

In this assessment, the artificial shadow world is simulated on the third floor of the Colmuton Library located at the Evert House of the University of the Arts in Paris.

This spacious seminar room is quiet, with heavy old oak floors inlaid with red carpets and dark brown wooden bookshelves crammed into books on all walls.

In the middle of the classroom, there is a long bronze table more than ten meters long, next to the table are a dozen classic Posen-style armchairs, the immortal crystal chandelier on the ceiling shimmers in the magical lighting, and the fireplace behind is still burning with firewood.

Under the protection of the barrier, only the sound of quills rustling on parchment can be heard.

Six of the association's assistant clerks sat at the end of a long table and focused on their faces, brooding on their cheeks or writing on paper.

They are silent and will only respond when the examiner needs their help and tells them to.

"Okay, then the exam will begin, Mr. Deputy Examiner, please discuss with the candidates according to the eight questions drawn."

The examiner in the main seat was a middle-aged man, about 50 years old.

A few strands of white can be seen in his short brown and black hair, but he still exudes an elegant and heroic bearing, dressed in a burgundy formal suit, and his eyes are staring at the long table behind half-moon lenses.

He is a platinum card maker from the Kingdom of Aloran Bruton Izainha, and a master magician.

Today, he is responsible for scoring the content of each candidate's discussion, and at the end of the discussion, he will discuss with the deputy examiner to determine the average difficulty and score line of this assessment according to the score of the deputy examiner.

"Now it's your time."

After Bruton's chief examiner finished speaking, he handed over the examiner authority of the artificial shadow world to the deputy examiner who was sitting on one side of the long table and the second seat.

"So Karen, are you ready? According to the selected topics, we will start with the research on the development of thermal energy furnaces. ”

In contrast, the young associate examiner has a completely different sense of mystery.

He looked to be in his early twenties, slender and straight, and wore a slim robe in the color of night blue.

What's weird is that he wears a silver metal mask on his face, which completely obscures his appearance, and the only thing he can see is a pair of blue eyes that are as indifferent as water.

However, even his eyes should be disguised.

Even so, his voice was gentle and charming, as melodious as the flow of a hot spring.

"No problem."

Karen sat across from him like a lady and nodded.

"The first question we need to discuss is how to achieve efficient magic energy conversion with the lowest possible losses in a thermal furnace engine system? Demonstrate a solution from your own technology, and there are a few basic building blocks for you to quickly use. ”

The deputy examiner explained the question in an orderly manner and projected a translucent three-dimensional magic mechanism to Karen.

Karen didn't hesitate, raised her hands, and began to reconstruct it with her own magic on the projection of the magic mechanism.

"Firstly, the free natural magic particles in the environment are collected through the magic energy induction coil, and these particles are standardized and synchronized to form a high-efficiency and highly orderly magic flow, and secondly, through a special curvature beam array, the magic flow is arched and focused, which greatly improves the energy density."

She muttered.

"The arched focus array you're working on now reminds me of the magic concentration implementation technology in the energy storage tank, how can you prevent the mana particles from generating too much thermal noise when overloaded?"

The deputy examiner asked a friendly question while watching her in practice.

"The cyclone ion cooling technology that I am best at and developed myself is to solve this thermal noise problem."

As she spoke, the inside of the mechanical component was magnified by another viewing window, replaced by several circulating swirls.

"By applying centrifugal force and introducing a specific magic field, the particles flow into a spiral vortex, so that the high-energy dense area and the low-heat dispersion area can be effectively separated, so that when entering the next step of mana amplification, only the magic output of the high-energy area will be enhanced."

Karen explained to the deputy examiner with ease.

She is better at the wind attribute than the fire, even if it is the problem of the fire attribute, she can turn it to the field she is good at.

At this point, the deputy examiner basically has no doubts.

Because he doesn't know much about the wind, he still understands fire a little.

"It can be seen that you have unique insights into theory and practical applications, but in the mana amplification link, simple amplification alone cannot achieve no heat loss, and it will violate the law that magic can not fend for itself, what do you think?"

At this point, the deputy examiner could only ask like this.

"I noticed this problem and designed a coupled wind cavity."

Karen raised her fingertips to gesture, and a spherical cavity gradually appeared, and explained to the deputy examiner,

"The cavity is made of dozens of magic light brazing, which can form a wind energy coupling effect on the flowing magic particles, so as to amplify the magic power, and the coupling process itself will not produce any new energy, but only do work to change the energy level and vibration mode of the magic particles."

“……”

Bruton's examiner didn't say much throughout the whole process, just listened quietly and scored, sometimes picking up the felt mechanical pen to write details on the drawing board, and sometimes controlling and rotating the three-dimensional magic parts projected in mid-air to observe the trial.

"Mr. Examiner, do you have any ideas?"

When Karen finished speaking, she looked at the masked deputy examiner and asked with a smile.

"I'm fine."

The deputy examiner replied.

"So I'd like to ask if you have noticed that even in a flawless situation, such a high density of mana output can cause the force field to get out of control? And if there is such a risk, and how can I ensure the controllability and stability of the mana output? ”

Karen's sincere inquiry to him.

“……”

The deputy examiner was silent.

He really didn't know.

"In my humble opinion, I have a conjecture that this is the biggest challenge in this case, we are not only pursuing a simple quantized value, but outside the cavity, I assume that a special layer of magic energy gate polarization field can be designed, and its unique heterogeneous distribution properties can be used to form a cage constraint on the magic output. Only when the amplitude, frequency, and other factors of the magic force are precisely balanced, can a controllable 'exit' be opened at the interface between the confinement field and the anti-confinement field. ”

Karene seemed to see the deputy examiner's embarrassment, and explained it to him.

Bruton's examiner nodded slightly approvingly, as if adding a little bit to her.

Outside the Shadow World, in the Holy Silver Vine Arena.

Gradually, the audience's tightly knit brows stretched.

They found that Karen seemed to have found a way to score points.

This deputy examiner actually seems to be a little jerky in the [Magic Principle].

Maybe in the discussion with the previous candidates, it was seen by Kalian.

Then as long as you introduce the topic into an area that the deputy examiner is not good at, you can torture the deputy examiner and ask yourself questions and answer yourself.

Although the deputy examiner looks like he is in prison, this kind of scoring is absolutely efficient!

Until the picture, the deputy examiner was already a little tortured and didn't want to speak.

"Okay, the time limit for the first question has expired, and the candidate's performance is indeed impeccable, which is enough to show that he has master's profound attainments in the field of magic transmission and transformation, let's move on to the next question."

The deputy examiner finally spoke, and opened the next question.

And so on and so forth.

In this way, Karen calmly completed the exam of the [Principle of Magic Work].

Even if the score is not immediately announced, it can be guessed that it will be quite high.

Inside the Tengoku Hall.

"It would be nice if she could make friends with Senior Sister Kalian, no matter whether she can become a platinum-level card maker this time, she is a leader with great potential among the gold-level card makers."

Christina sighed as she looked at Kalian's confident look as she finished the seminar.

While it's impossible to get a card maker of this caliber to sign a long-term contract with a family, it's certainly good to make a friend.

Once the war breaks out in the Southern Continent, and the magicians invest a lot in the military industry, this kind of high-level magician will be even more difficult to find.

"This examiner...... Why is your temper so good? ”

Enoan asked.

Even she could see that Kalian's wording seemed polite, but in fact, it would make the deputy examiner very embarrassed.

But the examiner is not good at saying anything about her, because she is always showing weakness, and saying two words about her seems that the examiner is bullying the candidates.

The average examiner may have already warmed up.

However, the examiner only looked helpless.

"It can only be said that there are still more gentlemen in the Hutton Kingdom, and it is said that the great priest Loren is also known for his gentleness and generosity."

Christina thought for a moment and said,

"Two years ago, everyone really didn't expect that there would be a new platinum-level card maker in the Hutton Kingdom, and they originally thought that this time they would specially invite Mr. Borao to help."

She remembered that many of the magic engineering textbooks at their Aloran Royal Academy were written by Bolao.

"Then why not let that Polau come? Let such a new platinum-level card maker barely cope with the work, and if you don't do it, you will be deprived of your platinum qualification. ”

Enoan asked Christina, puzzled.

"A magician of Bolao's level, even if he is willing to come, the Hutton Kingdom will not agree, in case something happens to him, no one on Poson's side can afford this responsibility, but this time the platinum-level card maker examiner heard that it was recommended by Bolao himself."

Christina still understands the international situation.

Once Bolao leaves the Hutton capital, he may become a full-fledged assassination target for the Cress Empire.

However, Professor Bolao's strength has always been a mystery, according to most accounts, he is a pure magician with little combat effectiveness, but according to the intelligence of the Cress Imperial Intelligence Agency intercepted many years ago, all the elite agents who went to assassinate Borao disappeared without a trace.

Therefore, the spectators in the venue can probably understand why this platinum-level card maker wears a mask and makes it mysterious.

It's all about keeping the Magician safe.

But correspondingly, it also makes people particularly curious about his true identity.

Christina knew that Tiffany knew his true identity, but Tiffany couldn't have told herself, and she didn't dare to talk to Tiffany and ask such a stupid question.

The [Principle of Magic] seminar and exam process in the artificial shadow world continues at a rapid pace.

The next few hours.

After Ka Lian, other candidates began to follow Ka Lian's example, as if they had found the code to swipe the score, and went to torture the examiner to explode gold coins.

Only a small number of good-hearted candidates did not torture him.

Even the audience gradually found out that this deputy examiner really seemed to be a little ungood, and anyone could ask him a little confused.

After all, there is an integrity monitoring system in the exam, and the examiner cannot help the candidate cheat.

Kalian is the heaviest at abusive vegetables.

The mysterious examiner was sweating profusely.

"No, what the hell is this deputy examiner?"

"Did he release the water?"

"I can't put water, it seems to be a real gold bottom level."

"Isn't it funny to let him be the main examiner in the third round?"

The audience who originally planned to leave the venue after watching it was almost there, but because of the effect of this year's program, there were even those who came back after dinner to continue watching, and the deputy examiner's performance was quite good.

How can a person torture him once?

Although this deputy examiner looks mysterious, he is a very good person, and he is not difficult for other candidates at all, and he is very polite.

The audience couldn't help but ask in their hearts, you are such an examiner, are you really afraid that he will kill you all in the third round?

Today a dog came, and it seemed like it was going to kick him twice.

The condition for passing the Platinum Card Maker exam is that you need to pass all three rounds, but sometimes if you don't pass, you can also get a grade point if you get a very high score on only one of the exam questions.

When the high grade points of the six exam questions are met, you can apply to the Southern Continent Card Makers Association.

If you can meet certain additional conditions, you may be able to become a platinum card maker under the application system.

So the temptation of grade points is also quite large.

Finally.

It's the turn of a new candidate.

A freelance card maker from the Hutton Kingdom of Nanventina, a young woman with gray hair and golden eyes.

In the seminar room on the third floor of the Colmuton Library, which is modeled after the Evert House of the University of the Arts Paris, the assistant examiner looks tired.

However, he had no accident today, and he had to go through a few more rounds of torture.

"This kind of recommended candidates with no resume are either mediocre or monsters, such as Mi Ya back then."

"This gray-haired young lady looks like a harsh iceberg type."

The audience in the arena hall couldn't help but sigh with pity.

"First, follow the process to confirm the personal information."

The deputy examiner picked up the information sheet presented to him by the Shadow World, and spoke to Talia, who was already sitting on the other side of the table,

"Tata, recommended candidate by the Hutton Kingdom, unmarried, age 25."

At the end of the day, he seemed to be biting his lip under the mask.

It seemed so funny that it healed him from all afternoon's fatigue.

“……”

Talia bowed her head slightly.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't beat the examiner, Talia would have beaten Ranchi on the spot right now.

No, is this man really sick? He's been tortured all afternoon, and he's still in the mood to think about this damn thing?

Talia felt a little overwhelmed by Ranchi.

Originally, she still wanted to care about Lan Qi today and comfort him after the exam, but now she only felt that she was thinking too much.

"Miss Tata, you ......"

The deputy examiner continued.

“……”

Her bright eyes scanned the two examiners, and the deputy examiner wanted to say something, but was swept away by Tata's eyes, and she choked back.

"Let's start the exam, please."

She prompted.

"Okay."

The deputy examiner suddenly sat up straight.

This made Bruton's chief examiner look sideways at the deputy examiner.

Are you so afraid of her?

And you're the examiner, she's the candidate, what kind of reflex are you?

"The first question is about the fundamental theory of spiritual magic, so I would like you to start with the core."

The deputy examiner cleared his throat and asked Taria.

"As we all know, the core of spiritual magic lies not only in the power of consciousness, but also in the unity of mind and soul......"

Talia began to speak.

And the deputy examiner didn't say a word, and it looked like he was already in a mess.

Now it's like he's blasting gold with him, and he won't resist.

"The hierarchical model of spiritual magic is the Trinity of Consciousness, Spirit, and Soul, and the builder of the magic must achieve a perfect unity of these three in order for the spiritual magic to achieve the ultimate harmony."

At this point, she didn't go any further, and raised her eyes to look at the deputy examiner sitting opposite,

"Mr. Examiner, what are some of the aspects that you would like to know more about what I have said?"

After saying that, she waited quietly.

“……”

The deputy examiner's eyes froze.

He never seemed to have been asked such a question.

Although he was also asked by the examinees, this time, the examinee gave him the choice completely.

His puzzled eyes seemed to ask Talia, you can just use me to score points, why ask such a thankless question.

“……”

Ranchi's eyes were questioning, and Talia responded to him with a mischievous look with a slight smile -

The more you tried to me off, the less I would treat you as a tool as you wished.

She'd rather score fewer points than maintain Ranchi's dignity.

This time, the deputy examiner was silent longer than ever.

"Will-wise, I'd like to hear your opinion."

"This is neither pure psychology nor the level of life energy......"

Tata said slowly, his confident look, always looking at Ranch on the other side.

And Lanch listened attentively, nodding his head from time to time.

At this moment, the audience outside the venue looked at each other a little.

Everyone thinks that this candidate named Tata is also going to blow up the examiner's gold coins.

She didn't.

Rather wasted a lot of her scoring opportunities, she also patiently cooperated with the examiner, making the conversation between the examiner and her extra easy.

To some extent, the audience can't tell whether this is an exam or not.

I just felt that the two of them chatted very naturally, just like they usually discussed magic engineering issues, and even the corners of the deputy examiner's mouth showed a rare smile, as if they were very intoxicated with chatting with her.

"I feel that the two of them have a tacit understanding in this state."

"In fact, in terms of scoring efficiency, the two of them should have no tacit understanding."

"She can't do this, it's useless to take care of the examiner's mood, it's just a loss of her own points in vain."

"Unless she is simply good-hearted and doesn't want to embarrass the deputy examiner."

"But you have to admit that she is very strong, and even so, the score should not be low."

The audience couldn't help but sigh at this seemingly plain as water, but gentle and intense discussion.

It's been a long time.

Talia finally finished her exam and walked out of the Void Gate passage reserved for candidates.

"Tata Meow!"

A little black cat on the ground ran over.

"I thought you were going to torture him."

Boss Cat said.

After all, no one is better at torturing Ranchi than her, and she has been trained by Tata since she became a card maker.

“……”

Talia picked it up and didn't speak.

"Where's Lanchi-san? Didn't he even come with you today? ”

As soon as she walked towards the rest area, Talia saw Karen sitting in the audience not far away.

She waved to Talia as if she were greeting a friend.

“……”

Talia didn't want to deal with the woman, so she just glanced at her and continued walking.

"Looks like you don't want to win, Miss Tata."

Karin said.

Originally, she was a little surprised when she saw Tata's strength.

But seeing the way she took the exam, Karen breathed a sigh of relief.

In this first round alone, she won Tata by quite a few points.

"I'll talk about winning the second or third round."

Talia turned to Karen and said.

"Don't forget...... The third round is still this examiner? He's so cute, I can't help but bully him again, Woowoo. ”

Karen seems to enjoy torturing the examiner.

She can even step on the platinum level, which shows that she is the genius who should become the platinum level.

"You deserve to bully him, too?"

A hint of coldness swept over Taria's golden eyes.

Based on Kalian's words, she will choose a men's swimsuit for Karen in the future.

"What, this examiner is from your family? You're still protecting him? ”

Karen asked her with a smile squinting her eyes.

"I'm looking forward to your expression after you understand everything."

Talia didn't pay any more attention to Karen, just walked on.

……

Until the venue gradually began to darken, and today's first round of exams ended smoothly.

Only the staff are still coordinating the final work.

In the Artificial Shadow World Seminar Classroom.

"Not bad."

The examiner, Bruton Izainha, is counting the scores.

This year, the candidates' scores are quite high.

But Bruton's examiner had already thought it was strange when he took the exam earlier.

After the actual inspection, he found that the strength of the deputy examiner was indeed too low.

At the moment, the candidate with the highest score is 82 and the candidate with the lowest score is 35.

But the deputy examiner, why are you only 31?

Bruton had already given Lanchi as many points as he could, and really wanted to give Lanchi a higher score, but he really couldn't force him to score a higher score with a clear conscience.

In the end, there was no way, and the Bruton examiner could only use his authority to increase the passing line to 41.

Even so, this pass line has also hit a new low, which will inevitably cause the review of the headquarters of the Southern Continent Card Makers Association in the western hub area, and it is likely that there will be external examiners to access the third round of the examination and observe the whole exam.

Bruton glanced at Lanch, who was still sitting on the side, with a complicated expression.

Although he had heard that this platinum-level card maker was completely different from Miyaya back then.

Miya is a hexagonal warrior, and this guy is a compass warrior.

It is said that he specialized in artistry.

So in the last exam, judging from the data recorded by the association, Ranch's artistry was slightly better than that of Countess Rosalinda, so he was the main examiner, and Rosalinda was the sub-examiner.

But the magic principle is over, and he really looks too much like a fake and shoddy platinum-level card maker!

His level of magic engineering may be considered poor among gold-level card makers.

Generally speaking, his strength is very special among platinum-level card makers, and if he is still like this as the chief examiner in the third round of exams, whoever comes will kick him, it will really start the rhythm.

Bruton remembered that there was a platinum-level card maker at the headquarters who hated Miya, and if he were to censor Lanchi, it would probably be pretty bad because Lanchi and Miyaya both belonged to the Hutton Kingdom and were both geniuses.

“……”

Bruton pinched his eyebrows.

In short, everything is according to the rules and regulations of the Southern Continent Card Makers Association, and there is nothing to say.

Anyway, he called it a day, and he didn't care about public opinion or anything.

——

Come to get some monthly passes, April will continue to explode, and I won't leave on the eve of the night

Push the book of the Ben brothers~ "This is also considered evil? 》

(End of chapter)