Lista Howard, Lu Ning had not paid attention to her before, but after appearing twice in the future talk, she had to start paying attention to this person. No one mentioned issues related to Lista in the discussion just now, so Lu Ning could only try to see if he could choose this person.
The answer is yes.
When Lu Ning regained consciousness, she was standing in front of the main hall of the Eight-Eye Pavilion, with Lenwood and Milia next to her. The sun had just risen and the sunlight was not too dazzling. She did not directly control Lista's behavior, but just watched everything from the perspective of a bystander.
"Lista, after meeting your grandfather this time, it's time to wait for the family dinner." Lanewood said, "I know I've said it many times, but I still have to remind you -"
"Everything depends on what grandpa said."
Lista adjusted her neckline - she was wearing an expensive suit that looked like it was custom-made, and her expression did not look like a seventeen-year-old girl, but as serious as an adult.
"very good."
Lanewood stepped forward and opened the door to the main hall.
The servants were working. Rosemary, who was cleaning the hall, gave a slight salute to Lanewood. Lanewood nodded to her and said, "We are here to meet the head of the family."
"Okay, I'll take you two upstairs."
Lu Ning could see quite clearly from the perspective of a bystander. There was no doubt that Lanewood was a little nervous at this time. Based on what she had said before and her previous experience, it was speculated that it should be September 20th. The morning of the fifth day.
At the entrance of the stairs on the fourth floor, Lian Qingyi was leaning against the wall, smoking from a pipe. When he saw Lanewood coming upstairs, he greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Good morning, Mr. Enwood. You came very early today."
"Good morning, Mr. Lian Qingyi." Lanewood frowned slightly, "Although you are a guest, I still want to remind you that smoking is not allowed indoors."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's an old habit." Lian Qingyi put down his cigarette bag and chuckled, "Then I'll go to the balcony while you are busy."
After Lian Qingyi left, Lista suddenly spoke: "I don't have a very good impression of this person."
"You can just keep this sentence in your heart. There is no need to say it out loud, Lista." Lanewood said, "You can just know many things by yourself."
"But he is a person who serves the Howard family." Lista emphasized, "Only when he is loyal, the Howard family will allow him to make some small oversteps."
"Oh? You think he's disloyal?"
"He doesn't care about the little rules here, and judging from his conversation with you, he is not informal, but ignores the rules." Lista looked at the direction Lian Qingyi left, "But he is Grandfather’s guests should be decided by Grandfather.”
"Okay, don't bring this emotion to your meeting with your grandfather."
"Will not."
After handling this small matter, Rosemary led the three people to Rennix's door and knocked on the door. After getting permission from inside, he opened the door and let them in.
Rennix's study room is still the same as in his memory. He is leaning on the easy chair with a sluggish look on his face. At this time, doctor Lu Ning is preparing equipment for physical examination in the room.
"Hello, father."
Lanewood bowed his head slightly to Rennix.
"You came so early, probably because you don't want to come again before the family banquet." Rennix said in a slightly weak voice.
"You have piercing eyes."
"What's the matter?"
"Come to visit you. Also, thank you for letting Lista come to the island."
"She has inheritance rights, which is why she can come here. She is not of age, so she cannot bring companions." Rennix looked at Enwood, then looked at Lista, "Come to Enwood, you can come from me I have learned a lot here, and you are a good student, but that is all I can say. But you have an excellent daughter, who is better than you."
"If my daughter can't be better than me, then you and I are worried about the future of the Howard family," Lanewood said.
"Okay, is there anything else?"
"No, I think you are ready to announce important things at the family banquet. I don't need to ask you too much, just enjoy the holiday here." Lanewood said.
"Very good. You and Milia can leave, Lista will stay first."
When Lanewood heard this, a trace of astonishment flashed across his face. But he immediately concealed his expression: "Okay, father."
Then he pulled Milia, turned to give Lista a look, and the two left Rennix's room. Lista just stood there. Lu Ning didn't feel any nervousness in her. He just watched like a bystander as the doctor finished examining Rennix and then left, leaving the room to these two. personal.
"Grandpa." Only then did Lista speak.
"Lista, you shouldn't be on this island. Your father wrote to me and asked me several times before I agreed." Rennix said slowly, "You are very good, but you are not yet an adult after all. .”
"You shouldn't judge a person like this, Grandpa." Lista smiled, "Since you think I am excellent, you should think that I have enough ability. If you think that I do not have enough ability due to age, If you don’t have experience to deal with everything, then I’m not good enough.”
Lu Ning saw that Rennix actually smiled.
In the second round, when no one was playing, Rennix never showed a kind smile. He always had a serious face, and even when he smiled, it was always a sneer.
"Lista, this island is about to face a tragedy caused by the blood of relatives."
"You can't hold it anymore? How long do you have to live?"
Lista actually asked directly.
"It's not a long time. I've been on this island for too long. My body has been irreversibly damaged by magic. And as the ritual on this island is fully activated, this time will continue to shorten. I I will find a painless way to end my life. Lista, why don't you help me choose a way?"
"There should be no room for me to interfere in your plan, grandfather." Lista shook her head, "You have been planning for this for ten years, so your choice should be eight-day chanting."
"But it won't last eight days, I know it very well." Rennix sighed.
"I know you want to pursue stability, but pinning everything on possibility is not stable, right? I don't believe that a smart mind like yours can't think of a more efficient way, so why is it so slow?"
"Because there are too many things that I need to do, and they are too complicated, Lista." Rennix pointed to his head, "This is where I hope you can grow. At your age, I was not even as good as You, but I do know more than you now.”
"I respect you very much, grandfather. I admire your knowledge and vision. When I was young, I thought you were an endless ocean."
"Haha, what about now?"
Lista stared at Rennix's aging face for a few seconds before speaking: "A big lake."
"It's still vast, but you can already see the end at a glance, right? Lista, if someone else said this, I would laugh at him from the bottom of my heart." Rennix reached out and opened the drawer of his desk, "I I’ve prepared a gift for you.”
"Gift...Grandpa, it seems you have made up your mind."
"I had no intention of letting you come to the island in the first place, but your father is not qualified enough. Although he has learned well in chimera magic, he can't go any further in magic. He doesn't understand it, but he insists on bringing you here. .”
"Do you really care about my father's opinion?" Lista asked doubtfully.
"I will still care. As long as it does not conflict with my plan, why don't I agree to some legitimate requests made by my son?" Rennix took out an envelope from the drawer and handed it to Lista.
"It's 'Desperate Express'." Lista frowned after taking the envelope, "Why did you give it to me? Grandfather?"
"Think about it, Lista." Rennix smiled, "Since you have come to this island, of course I have to make some other preparations for stability. Lista, I know very well that you are not here Support me, you are here to...sabotage my plan.”
"I am Howard, grandfather." Lista raised her head slightly, "What we think we should do, no matter whether it is right or not, will be done until it is done. Are you going to stop me?"
"I don't have the energy left, but I really want to see how far you can go. Don't let your father know, and leave, Lista."
"I will regard this as a graduation exam, Grandpa." Lista squeezed the envelope tightly, and Lu Ning could feel that she was full of confidence. "Only part of your goal will be achieved - the beneficial part. I promise."
Rennix nodded tiredly and stopped talking. After Lista bowed slightly, she opened the door and walked out of the room.
The conversation between the two gave Lu Ning a little understanding of the character of the character she chose this time.
Most of the people on the island are relatively tactful adults. Even Kagabo, who has the worst temper among them, will remain silent once he finds that the direction of the topic is unfavorable to him. The servants are even more supporters of Lenix, and they are quite aggressive. That is, Huo Yinglong and Xinxia, the two younger ones.
However, it can be said that Lista is young and full of energy and is arrogant because of her talent.
She is undoubtedly a magical genius, recognized by Rennix as excellent. Lu Ning is not even ready to control Lista now. She is very interested and wants to see what this newcomer added in the third round can do on the island.
After Lista went downstairs, she saw Lanewood and Milia waiting for her in the hall.
"Lista, what did father tell you?" Lenwood asked.
"Nothing, academic problems."
"It seems that father doesn't want you to say too much. Well, since that's what he means..." Lanewood understood immediately, "I won't ask anymore, let's go back first."
"Father, you should have an agreement with Uncle Dimitri." Lista shook her head, "I'm not interested in your appointment. You'd better let me hang out here in the main hall. When I came last time Only ten years old.”
"Okay, that's fine. Just ask a servant to take you back when you go back... Even if you drive by yourself, you have to find someone." Lanewood warned.
"I know, Father."
Lista's attitude towards Lennwood, while perfectly following the family rules, did not show too much affection for her relatives. At the same time... Lu Ning felt that she did not have the same hatred as Rennix's children.
"Rosemary, put down what you are doing and introduce the main building to me. I want to see if there are any changes here from what I remember."
...and strong.
Lu Ning continued to observe. She completely shared Lista's vision and emotions, and could even sense some of Lista's magic in a way similar to when she played Rennix. It's a pity that the boundary between tourists and role-playing characters is sealed by the distribution center, and it is absolutely impossible for her to use these magics.
When she walked into the back garden, Lista saw the gardener Yin Asong, and she undoubtedly saw some problems with the gardener at the first sight. In a few casual words, she directed Yin Asong to stay away from the gardener's cabin. After picking up the flowers and plants at the other place, she took the rosemary directly to the gardener's cabin. She opened the door lock easily with a hairpin. After entering the room, Lista pulled out a piece of hair, ignited it with a lighter, sprinkled the powder into the air, and her eyes fell on the place where the magic book and spell-casting materials were hidden.
If Lu Ning might have had some sympathy for the heir before this round, now she is sympathizing with the senior executives of the Howard Consortium who are just ordinary people.
She used the envelope named "Desperate Express" to rub the entire contents of the magic book into it, and then put the book back to its original place.
Immediately afterwards, she visited Kagabo, and through pure trading, exchanged two amulets that she called "defensive spells" for two bottles of potions prepared by Kagabo himself.
Then there was Schritt. During the conversation with the painter, Lista showed her artistic appreciation and art history skills that Lu Ning could not imitate herself. In just half an hour, she finished what Schritt was going to create. The source of inspiration, drawing method and expression form of the painting are all clearly understood. Finally, she also warned the other party a little, asking him not to rush to create - because inspiration needs to explode, but art needs to settle.
Then came Asaka Shinmiya, Pan Shen, Sora Tsuburaya, Heima Kusumi, Han Xizhe, Watanabe Fuchiko...
Lista spent an afternoon visiting most of the guests in the main hall. Except for Gustav, Justina, and Lian Qingyi, she had a few words with everyone. Those who had previously been considered by tourists to have suspicious backgrounds spent some time talking, and maintained the stability of their relationship at the level of "ordinary friends with common topics."
However, she did have a good conversation with everyone in each other's areas of expertise. This approach allowed Lu Ning to completely believe that Lista had a very clear purpose. She was different from those people on the island who didn't know what was about to happen.
