Augurola's pair of slender legs overlapped, her white and crystal clear feet swayed, and her red nail polish sparkled with a crystal luster: "I can only say that he is too good at hiding."
Licinius spread his hands: "After all, he is my adoptive father."
Augurola glanced at him a few times and said, intentionally or unintentionally, "Hey, let's exchange gifts."
Licinius said blankly, "What?"
"You gave me the power of light, I can't just take advantage of you for nothing, right?"
Augurola's beautiful face blossomed with a playful smile, and she teased, "Do you know? After I was promoted to a demigod, I can condense a drop of blood essence every year. This contains my own mystery. For anyone below the god level, it is an extremely rare and precious thing."
She paused and said, "Its function is to allow you to share power with me in the short term."
Li Xini took a breath and became a little excited: "Then why don't you give it to me?"
Augurola raised her red lips, raised her hands and pulled down the black suspenders on her shoulders, revealing her round shoulders and delicate collarbones, her bright red eyes full of charm.
"How unromantic can I be to you myself?"
Her voice was seductive and moist, with a hint of provocation: "How about I play a magic sync with you temporarily, let you grow fangs, and you can suck it out yourself."
o
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The midday sun falls on the earth.
Licinius walked on the busy street, leaning on his Ouroboros cane, his steps unsteady.
Do not ask…
The question is, he was so happy that he didn't miss the emperor.
Chapter 233 It's a movie for three people
"It's not that I don't have a strong will, it's all because she's so good at it!"
Li Xini licked the sweet blood on his lips and sighed: "I didn't expect that woman could turn me into a vampire temporarily. Although with my recovery ability, I can turn back into a human in a few minutes. But this feeling is quite wonderful, and this blood essence..."
Unexpectedly, the blood of the legendary second ancestor was so fiery and sweet, just like tasting a piece of floating ice on the icy sea, it was a fascinating feeling.
At this moment, a drop of golden blood containing majestic energy was flowing in his body.
This is a gift from a demigod.
He pushed open the door and went home contentedly, and the aroma of thick soup came from the kitchen.
"came back?"
Noren, wearing an apron, walked past him lightly.
Then she sniffed carefully, as if trying to smell whether there was any scent of another woman on him.
"Yeah, what soup did you cook today? It smells so good."
Li Xini sat casually on the sofa, crossed his legs and stretched lazily.
Before he came back, he had already used dark alchemy to eliminate the smell on his body.
As the Lord of Gray Mist, you must be flawless!
"Pork rib soup."
Norn's expression eased a little, and she turned around to continue fiddling with her pork rib soup.
At this time, Irena came back from outside, took off her hood and coat, and held a stack of newspapers in her hands. Her pretty face was cold and a little indignant: "I just went to the college to handle some procedures. On the way back, I passed by those newspaper offices. Guess what I saw?"
She threw the newspaper on the table in annoyance and sat aside to sulk.
Licinius glanced at the newspapers and laughed.
"Valerius Licinius, the First Inspector General of the General Administration, attempted to seize the Valerius family property. He abused his power and persecuted his biological mother and even attempted to kill his biological father!"
“Recently, the Kingdom of Loen and the Brentanian Empire signed a progress treaty regarding the Benson family and replanned the post-war international situation to promote peace between the two countries.
However, the First Auditor of the General Administration, Valerius Licinius, blatantly disobeyed the order of the Privy Council and acted on his own..."
"Valerius Licinius, a vicious and ambitious man, is said to be responsible for the downfall of Phyllis Candil, the vice-president of Trinity College."
"Protest! The Administration is not a violent organization. Is this an overstepping of authority?"
"Due to Valerius Licinius' malicious competition and wanton confiscation of property, the large-scale industries under the Valerius Company were forced to close down, and countless workers lost their jobs and became homeless. Where can they go? Where is their future? Is it the slums? Or the sewers? Or the graves?"
"The North's military funding and material supplies are seriously insufficient! If a war breaks out..."
"People, it's time to rise up and resist!"
interesting…
Licinius flipped through the newspapers, the contents of which were so passionate and inspiring.
It makes him seem like some vicious capitalist.
"After all, the newspaper is still controlled by the nobles, and now they have begun to incite public opinion against you. The Valerius Company is too large, and now their industry has been hit. Many innocent workers will indeed lose their jobs and have nowhere to go."
Irena said seriously: "Grand Duke Bern may have seen this and used this trick to fight back."
Li Xini shrugged his shoulders. "What I did didn't affect the foundation of the family. They deliberately laid off a large number of employees to mess with me, and then put the blame on me, right?"
Although it is true that a lot of property was confiscated.
But it still couldn't shake the Valerius Chamber of Commerce.
By doing this, Archduke Bern was trying to suppress him with his power and create enemies for him.
"Well, including the extradition treaty. People who don't know the truth will only follow public opinion. They plan to dig up all the recent events and force the blame on you."
Irena sighed: "In just one morning, you have become a demon who abuses the power of the Administration and robs people of their property."
Li Xini was silent for a moment. His first reaction was actually, how could there be such a good thing!
Isn't this an opportunity for eternal infamy
But the next moment, he lost all hope.
Because His Majesty will be back soon.
With her ability, it would only take a few minutes for her to clear herself up.
This infamy will not be able to ferment in a short period of time to the point where it will be remembered for eternity.
And the most important thing is that Baimao is right.
There are indeed many people who lost their jobs due to the turmoil in the Valerius Chamber of Commerce.
Licinius could not allow this to continue.
Grand Duke Bern grasped this point very accurately.
Licinius's pride would not allow his victory to be based on the sacrifice of innocent people.
At this moment, his communication mirror also began to vibrate.
Dimon's voice rang out: "Boss, something happened! Early this morning, the Control Bureau was surrounded by reporters from the Privy Council and major newspapers. They wanted to interview the Director and you to verify the authenticity of the newspaper content. Those damn guys from the Privy Council are putting pressure on us to release the person."
Licinius asked calmly, "Can you still hold on?"
Dimon said, "We can hold on, but the Secretary of State won't give up. He actually brought his daughter with him, the First Princess Penny, His Majesty's cousin!"
Licinius frowned: "What does she do?"
Damon was stunned. He didn't expect him to ask this question. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty's rival when he was young. She has been traveling around the Eastern Continent with your Majesty in recent years. She is also the minister of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, responsible for unifying various religious beliefs in the empire. She seems to have a good relationship with Miss Jeanne."
Licinius said calmly, "So?"
"That's not the reason! There's a lot of noise out there right now. This is a really big deal."
Dimon said, "Amber can't stand it any longer. Boss, think of a solution. The pressure is all on the director and his team. This morning, that old man Cansius convened another parliament. The pressure is all on the old dean and the director. This is simply forcing the emperor to abdicate!"
Li Xini was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Okay, I understand."
Communication disconnected...
"what to do?"
Irena stared at the boy: "You should have thought of a solution, right?"
At this time, Noren came over with the pork rib soup and showed a concerned look.
Many things are not as simple as one plus one equals two.
The fighting power that Licinius now possesses is indeed far greater than that of the Valerius family.
But let’s not talk about where the real body of Grand Duke Bern is.
The size of the Valerius family is so huge that it is of great importance to the entire empire.
Can you overthrow it just like that
If the Valerius firm collapsed, countless people would suffer huge financial losses.
This is fatal.
Now that war has been declared, we must bear the consequences.
Licinius tapped the tabletop in silence.
Suddenly, the wind chimes outside the courtyard rang, indicating that a guest had arrived.
"Mr. Valerius?"
A cold sound, like the sound of ice cubes colliding.
Li Xini was stunned: "Ms. Jeanne?"
o
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The first district of the royal capital, the Council Hall.
Kansius sat at the end of the long table and raised two or three fingers. "I will only say three things. First, in this extradition treaty, the Seventh Prince of the Kingdom of Loen promised to give us two forbidden areas with 100% exploration rate, as well as the mining rights of a mining area. You know what this means to the empire."
He paused and said, "And now, we don't even know whether our ancestors are alive or dead!"
On both sides of the long table, all the cardinals were silent.
“The second thing is that because of yesterday’s farce, the Valerius Chamber of Commerce also broke out in a shocking scandal, and Mrs. Rosa was accused of treason and collaborating with the enemy.
From last month till now, how many nobles has the Administration arrested? How many houses have been raided? How many industries have been affected by this? How many people are on the verge of unemployment? "
With a cold face, he said in a deep voice: "The third thing is, if the Valerius Chamber of Commerce is affected, what will happen to the northern army? Who will support the military expenses and supplies?"
At this time, someone echoed: "I agree. First we need to stabilize Grand Duke Bern."
Others said: "The Valerius Chamber of Commerce must be protected, it cannot fail."
Someone else pounded on the long table: "The Bureau has gone too far this time!"
Grand Duke Kosen nodded and said, "Grand Duke Bern is exhausted and bedridden. The choice is left to everyone present. In short, the Bazel family and I unconditionally support the Valerius Chamber of Commerce."
Gordo, the old patriarch of the Medici family, stroked his hat calmly and said nothing.
Mrs. Ola sat beside him, maintaining a tacit neutrality.
The situation is not clear now and they have not received any instructions.
Therefore, it is not convenient to comment.
But the situation is indeed serious because it involves the interests of the entire empire.
Rather than a specific person or force.
So, everyone turned their attention to an empty seat.
There was a crystal ball, reflecting a middle-aged man lying on a hospital bed with a pale face.
He seemed to be dead, not even breathing.
The current director of the Bureau of Control is Constance.
"It seems that we won't be able to get any answer from Director Constance."
A blonde girl said calmly, "So, where is old Dean Hodel?"
Dean Hodel sat at the edge of the long table, looking very inconspicuous, but everyone turned to look at him, and the atmosphere became extremely heavy at this moment.