The Empress raised an eyebrow.
Old Neil took a deep breath and murmured, "Your Majesty, I think we don't have to worry about this matter anymore. Tria just visited Miss Norn and brought back some things."
In the outside world's perception, Valerius Licinius is now the Minister of Inspection of the Administrative Bureau.
Majestic and arrogant.
However, when the news reached the palace, only those who knew about it felt sad.
Because everyone, including the empress, thought it was just an illusion.
In their opinion, Valerius Licinius, who is now active in the outside world, is a fake.
A fake person created using a substitute puppet, a lie carefully woven.
The person who manipulates the puppet is Miss Nolen.
He disguised himself as the head of the Inspection Department of the Administrative Bureau and fabricated evidence of the boy's active activities.
This tells the world that the boy is still alive.
"What?"
The empress narrowed her eyes and asked urgently, "Is it something related to him?"
"Your Majesty... What Tria brought back was a method of learning the dark arts."
Old Neil took a deep breath and murmured, "Lord Licinius seemed to have anticipated his own death, so he sorted out some methods of learning black magic in advance and gave them to Miss Norn for safekeeping, asking her to give them to us at the appropriate time. He said... Your Majesty should be able to use them."
The empress was slightly startled and bit her lower lip silently.
Chapter 134 Noren: I also want a facial cleanser
The fourth floor of the Inspection Building of the Administration Bureau.
"So, the captain had already anticipated this day?" Tria held the iron box in her hand, which contained gray crystals. She lowered her beautiful eyes and spoke softly.
The wind blew in from the window, blowing through her long golden hair and spotless white dress.
As a former member of the Night's Watch, she completed her mission at the border and followed the army back to the capital, but her heart seemed to remain forever on the battlefield of Noah's Plain.
I will never forget that dark figure with its back turned to everyone.
Even when he returned to the capital for vacation, he lived in a daze.
She always seemed to dream of the young man coming to say goodbye to her, and when she woke up, her pillow was wet.
"Yes, young master, he foresaw his own death in advance. After his death, the Night's Watch will lose the power of black magic, so he asked me to hand these things over to you. These crystals seal... the Hundred Something Evil God from the Abyss, the True, True Something Evil God, and the mystery of the Lord of Annihilation."
Norn had a blank expression on his face, and stuttered as if he was a child reciting a text: "These are the power of the abyss, which can allow you to contain the power of the evil god and become a believer of the evil god."
She took out another booklet and handed it to her: "Just follow this matrix and there will be no problem."
Tria took it carefully, put it in the iron box, pursed her lower lip and said, "The captain's power comes from these evil gods? He actually has the power to communicate with evil gods."
"I don't know, but this ritual can only allow you to possess black magic. It doesn't allow you to directly communicate with the evil god like the young master. Moreover, this ritual comes at no cost." Noren said.
"No price?"
Tria was startled: "How is this possible..."
Norn said softly: "If there is a painful price to pay, or if there are any side effects, I am afraid he will not give you these black magic. Of course, in the world of warlocks, using black magic is impossible without a price. This is because, as early as when he was alive..."
She paused and said, "He has already borne this part of the cost for you. In other words, these black magics, in a sense, have been purified."
Tria was silent for a second. As Night Watchmen, they had already made up their minds that they had to learn black magic even at the cost of mutation and loss of control. This was their duty and their mission.
However, they never expected that even though the captain had died for his country, he was still protecting them.
Tria raised her head, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and looked at the boy standing by the window.
That familiar figure, with silver hair fluttering in the wind, wearing a black cloak.
"team leader… "
Tria put away the iron box, couldn't help but walk over, raised her hand and touched his face.
It has a warm touch, normal human body temperature, and even breathing and heartbeat.
But she knew that this was just an illusion created by a substitute puppet.
In essence, this is just a wooden man, manipulated by his master, but ultimately it is not him.
Even so, she couldn't hold back the emotions surging in her heart. She reached out her hands to hold his face and pressed it against her full chest, which was about to burst out: "Thank you, Captain."
Milky aroma...
Licinius: "..."
Snap…
Noren squeezed his little hands, and his joints made faint popping sounds.
After a long moment, Tria let go of the boy's face, turned around and said gently, "Ms. Noren, thank you for taking care of the captain and being active in the public eye. I know this is painful for you, but everything will be fine soon."
Wait until Your Majesty vindicates the captain and completely defeats the aristocratic faction and the group of traitors.
The truth can be made public!
Noren hummed with a cold face.
"I opened a cafe at 57 Jermyn Street, which was also the intelligence base for the Night Watch."
Tria said softly, "You are welcome to come and sit down if you are free. His Majesty still retains the Night Watch for you, and has even considered letting you inherit the position of captain and become the third generation."
Licinius: "..."
Noren shook his head: "I'm not suited to this kind of work."
Tria was startled, then smiled: "I think so. Anyway, if you need help from the night watch, please feel free to come to 57 Jermyn Street to find me. It's getting late, and I should go to His Majesty to report."
Noren nodded slightly: "Slow down..."
Tria glanced longingly at the motionless boy by the window, pursed her lips, and turned away.
o
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Dead silence…
Norn looked out the window expressionlessly and said, "Master, the person has left."
Licinius let out a long sigh and slumped down on his desk.
"It's so fucking tiring. Isn't this just a one-two-three puppet?"
He couldn't help but complain: "Does this have to happen every time I see someone I know?"
Norn turned his head and glanced at him: "Why do I feel that you are enjoying it, Master?"
Li Xini choked and could not help but retort: "Noren, you can talk nonsense but you can't talk nonsense. Don't slander others' innocence with empty words. I didn't, absolutely not!"
Noren chuckled.
"I didn't expect that His Majesty actually considered letting you replace me and become the Sandaime?"
Licinius shrugged. "I was almost dead. I should have chosen Tria."
If you want to list the attributes of the characters...
Tria...
Strength: 2;
Agility: 5
Defense: 7
Spirit: 7;
Intelligence: 7
Noren…
Strength: 10;
Agility: 10
Defense: 10
Spirit: 5;
Gone…
Norn looked suspicious and tilted his head and said, "Master, I suspect you think I'm stupid."
Licinius: "Be confident and get rid of doubt."
Noren: “…”
However, at this moment, the breathing sound of a third person was suddenly heard in the room.
"Black magic without side effects is really something that breaks the rules."
Someone sat on the soft sofa, made himself a cup of coffee, and said with emotion: "Have you ever thought about what will happen once this gets out?"
Noren was shocked. She didn't even notice when this person appeared.
"take it easy… "
Li Xini raised his hand to stop her and looked at the middle-aged man on the sofa.
"The world of warlocks will be in turmoil because of this. The originally balanced magic system will be completely broken, and compound magic will no longer be the treasure that everyone pursues."
Constance took a sip of coffee and said leisurely, "You may be hunted endlessly, especially by the Vatican. They will crucify you at all costs. It is even possible that the Pope will take action himself, and I will not be able to protect you at that time."
Li Xini's eyes suddenly lit up. There was such a good thing.
"But your identity as a dark magician is already a dead end."
"That's all right," said Constance.
Of course, in addition to black magic, the legendary hot weapons are also enough to change an era.
Moreover, it was developed in the name of this young man himself.
But at the moment, not many people believe it.
Licinius didn't really care about this kind of thing, because he was going to be cursed for all eternity anyway.
He is not afraid of anyone!
"Mr. Director."
Licinius couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so elusive? Can I still have some privacy?"
Constance was startled: "Sorry, I'm used to it. Next time I come, I will knock on the door first."
Licinius was helpless: "What are you doing here?"
"Your teacher asked me to remind you that His Majesty might be up to no good recently. You have to be careful."
Constance glanced at the little girl by the window, and used mental magic to transmit the second half of the sentence directly to the boy's mind: "Our goal is to give Her Majesty enough motivation to allow her to impact the realm of God. This is a slightly long process, but once she embarks on this path, there is no turning back."
"It won't matter if she finds out you're still alive by then. She'll just work harder to get promoted."
He said: "But before that, I need you to continue to cooperate with me."
Li Xini listened to the voice echoing in his mind with a blank look in his eyes.
"You know what? In the Brentanian Empire, a crown prince with strong talents like her usually waits until old age before ascending the throne, and they delay as long as possible."
Constance said: "The emperor will give birth to as many children as possible, let those with less talent inherit the throne first, and let those with stronger talent travel around the East Continent and come back to ascend the throne in their later years."
Li Xini was stunned. He really had not expected such a thing.
But think about it, the Brentanian Empire has the World Tree and its national conditions are special.
"After all, if you become an emperor, you will definitely not live more than 20 years. If you don't have enough responsibility and righteousness, no one would want to be the emperor. But this situation changed 29 years ago."
Constance smiled and said, "Have you heard of the Scarlet Night incident?"
Li Xini narrowed his eyes: "The first generation, that is, what the teacher did?"
Constance nodded. "I won't go into the details of the process, I'll tell you the conclusion first. After the turmoil, three princes of the empire died at once, at least four great nobles were exterminated, and tens of thousands of people were implicated. As a result, there were only two people left who could ascend the throne of the Brentanian Empire."