"I... I fell asleep?" Annelotte was slightly surprised. Although she was indeed very tired today, it was indeed the first time that she fell asleep so casually. Is it because I'm around this guy that I let my guard down? Are you kidding me
"You may be too tired." Regnar said as calmly as possible.
"How did you get close to me?" Annelotte asked again. She still knew how vigilant she was when sleeping. The mere sound of the assassin touching the bedroom door was enough to wake Annelotte up, but the strange thing is, why didn't this guy realize it until he picked her up
"I..." Regnar replied hesitantly: "I just picked you up, but I moved a little gently."
"..." Annelotte was silent for a moment, and then whispered: "Put me down..."
"Oh..." Regnar wanted to put it down, but he suddenly saw that Annelotte was not wearing any shoes on her right foot. It turned out that the slippers she was wearing had been knocked off just now. At this time, the Frost Girl's right foot was bare, and her five neatly trimmed toes were delicate and round, which looked very cute.
"Well..." Regnar hesitated: "I'd better take you back..."
"Wouldn't it be nice if you just put me on the chair?" Annelotte wanted to ask, but for some reason, the words stuck in her throat and never came out.
Just when Annelotte was still hesitant, Regnar had already carried Annelotte to the new bedroom. Her previous bedroom was unusable because of the fight and blood stains, so Alaian hurriedly packed up a room after breaking free from Malolite's harassment.
By the time Annelotte came to her senses again, Regnar had already put her on the bed.
"No, the laboratory is under attack. I want to go over and take a look!" Annelotte then reacted.
"I will take care of it over there in the laboratory. You should have a good rest tonight!" Regnar gently pressed Annelotte's shoulders as she was about to get up: "It's rare that you can rest for a night, so you'd better sleep well!"
"..." Given Annelotte's stubborn temper, she would definitely not let Regnar do such a thing. But since what happened that night in Tide City, Annelotte felt that she had become a little strange. For example, at this time, Annelotte would be confused and obey... Ah, bah, bah, bah! There was no resistance!
"Well... you should cover yourself with the quilt..." Regnar was also in a daze, so his words were confusing. Please, it's summer now. Even if you're afraid of catching a cold, you can only cover yourself with a blanket. What's more, with Annelotte's ability as a waterbender, catching a cold is simply impossible for her!
"Thank you, brother scumbag. As long as I'm here, the lady will be fine. I think it's better for you to leave as soon as possible!" Ah Lian came over very inappropriately. She saw Regnar carrying the lady into the bedroom. I'm already very angry. What a bad influence it has on the lady! Now you still want to cover the lady with a quilt? Don’t even think about it!
"You little bitch! If you dare to call me a scumbag again, I will drag you back to the Military Intelligence Agency and hang you up and beat you! After the beating, you may even make the brothers in the agency who have worked so hard for so long feel happy. Let's see if you can still Do you dare to be arrogant in front of me!" Regnar cursed viciously in his heart.
But on the surface, Alain is Annelotte's favorite personal maid, and her relationship with her sister is not too much, so this guy still put on a flattering face, nodded and bowed and left Annelotte's bedroom. .
"Hey!" Annelotte called again to Regnar who was about to leave.
"Huh?" Regnar stopped.
"You'd better think about what I said today. I didn't..."
Before Annelotte finished speaking, Regnar smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I believe you. You can tell me this without any scruples today... I'm very happy!"
"..." Annelotte was stunned for a moment, then she nodded and whispered: "That's good."
"Then, have a good rest!" Regnar waved his hand and left the room.
"Hey! Miss!" After Regnar left, Alian winked and came to Annelotte's bed. After spending time with Annelotte, Alian discovered that the Frost Girl was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, so she became much more relaxed with her.
"kindness?"
"The scumbag seems to be extra gentle today. He is no longer the stubborn scumbag he was before!" Alian said with some excitement, "It seems that the lady has trained and taught him well!"
"Alian, don't talk nonsense!" Annelotte's face turned a touch of pink, but because of the night, Alian was unable to catch it. But even so, she still turned over so that her back was facing the maid.
"I'm not talking nonsense!" Alian said reluctantly: "I see..."
"Bring me the slippers. There is another one in the living room next door." Annelotte seemed to have adjusted herself. She returned to her usual cold tone in an instant.
"Yes..." Alian responded feebly, and then muttered: "Really, this is the first time I, Alian, have seen someone as dishonest as Miss!"
"You girl!" Annelotte turned around and prepared to teach Alian a lesson, but she found that this clever girl had already stuck out her tongue, closed the door and ran out.
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Although Annelotte's alchemy laboratory caused a lot of noise, for the poor people of Merindle, it was just an explosion at night that disturbed their dreams.
Early the next morning, Annelotte ran to the alchemy laboratory, and Regnar did fulfill his promise. Although the previous explosion left the laboratory in a mess, the Alchemy Laboratory was restored to its original state in just a few hours thanks to the extremely high execution capabilities of the Military Intelligence Office.
When Annelotte arrived, the Military Intelligence agent on standby next to the laboratory also handed her the casualties counted last night.
Three alchemists died and two were injured. Eleven assistants died and thirteen were injured.
Seeing this result, Annelotte couldn't help but blame herself. It was all her fault for neglecting to take precautions. Otherwise, the laboratory would not have suffered such a big blow. Except for herself and Perelia, the other alchemists in Annelotte's alchemy laboratory were all invited from the Court Mage Association.
Although the restoration of the magic cannon is considered a big alchemy project, in fact there are only ten alchemists involved in this project, and after last night's attack, three alchemists died directly. In addition, the remains of the magic cannon that were finally transported to the Alchemy Laboratory were completely destroyed. It can be said that last night's attack caused considerable losses to the Alchemy Laboratory.
Moreover, Annelotte was not the only one who felt sad about this loss. Master Mel, the president of the Court Mage Association, is also very distressed about this. However, the old man seemed to be quite partial to Annelotte, and he did not say a harsh word to Annelotte in the following days. Instead, Regnar and the captain of the Imperial City Protection Guards were dragged and scolded by him for who knows how many times.
Master Meier pointed at the guard captain's nose and cursed: "Returning the city's protection guards? You tell me what you guarded against? Huh? You caught a lot of sneaky little guys who slipped in and picked locks..."
"That means, didn't I get caught by them and put in jail?" Regnar thought lazily.
"You won't be able to do it as soon as you meet Stoker's agents? I'm going to tell you something that's not pleasant to hear. If Stoker comes to the city, will your escort be just a decoration?" Mel stroked his gray beard and said, Then he turned around and saw Regnar looking very gloating as he listened to him scolding the guard captain.
"What are you so proud of?!" Melton's eyes widened.
"No... no... I don't dare..." Regnar lowered his head angrily. Although he didn't have much contact with Mel, Regnar also knew from people's comments about him that the dry little old man in front of him was a hot-tempered and rather stubborn guy.
But although he has a bad temper, Mel is recognized as a good person. Not only did Mel not have any of the airs of a president, but his stubbornness was always based on integrity. Of course, what is more admirable is his strength.
How strong is Mel? He was hailed as a quasi-legend. So what is a quasi-legend
Let’s put it this way! In the Hawke Empire, aside from the nameless hermits who might live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, Mel is recognized as the strongest mage on the surface. Plus what about Stoke? In people's eyes, the only person who can compete with Mel is the dean of the Stoke Empire Magic Academy. That guy is also a quasi-legendary. But judging from his past behavior, the dean's evaluation was much lower than that of Master Mel.
Besides him, perhaps only Kilron, King of the Stoke Empire, has reached quasi-legendary strength. However, His Majesty the King is "diligently (chen) in (mi) government (nv) affairs (se)", and coupled with his advanced age, it is believed that the magic power may have declined in the past few years.
As for Regner, his attitude towards Mel was relatively respectful. Firstly, this was because although the old man had a bad temper, he was also very capable. Moreover, this old guy has an upright temperament, which is more temperamental to Regnar. The second reason is that since Annelotte entered the Court Mage Association, Master Mel, who is strict, has quite admired the Frost Girl and has taken good care of her over the past year.
Regner initially thought that Mel was being old and disrespectful and wanted to take advantage of Annelotte. However, after a period of observation, he found that he was judging a gentleman with a villain's heart. Because of this, Regnar had great respect for the president of the Palace Mage Association.
Therefore, even though he was now the dignified director of the Military Intelligence Department, he did not feel the slightest embarrassment or dissatisfaction when Mel pointed at him and scolded him. Not to mention him, even Joffrey and Alexander were reprimanded by him. A noble prince from the empire is like this, so what can an orphan like Regna say