After sending Mary and Karasuma Ying to the room, Hans left directly after completing his task as a guide.
"The decoration of this room is really luxurious."
In the room, Mary took off her trench coat and looked around the room.
Expensive carpets, sofa beds and chairs made of luxurious materials, as well as the authentic and fake celebrity paintings on the wall... this room is full of the smell of money.
And according to Hans, this room is just one of many rooms in this villa... Is this the life enjoyed by nobles in a feudal country?
"Yes." Nodding in response to Mary's words, Karasumaying put down her luggage bag and glanced at the two large beds in the room.
Fortunately, there are two beds, so at least you don’t have to worry about sleeping...
After solving the problem she was most worried about, Karasumaying quietly looked at Mary again.
I have to say that Mary's figure is really good, especially after taking off that windbreaker. It is even more obvious to the extent that just one look at her can make most women feel inferior.
Once again looking away from Mary's chest, which could easily cause shoulder and neck pain, Karasumaying glanced at the sunglasses on her face, feeling a little confused.
[Is it a personal preference to still wear those sunglasses even when you are in the room? 】
"Click."
At this moment, the door behind him suddenly opened, and a young girl peeked in.
"Hello, what can I do for you?" Mary asked first.
"Hello, I am Belinda, the maid in the villa."
The girl was wearing a maid outfit and looked young and cute. She was probably about the same age as Karasuma Ying, and could not be more than twenty years old at most.
She walked into the room, bowed to the two of them, and replied in proficient English:
"While the two guests are staying in the annex, I will be responsible for entertaining the two guests' daily life. If the two guests need anything, they can contact me directly through the landline in the room. I will be there at any time."
"Are you only responsible for entertaining us?" Karasuma Ying followed her words and asked.
"Yes."
Facing Karasuma Ying, Belinda lowered her head and replied: "There are many maids in the annex. The guests who came to the annex this time have their own maids responsible for taking care of them, and I was assigned to take care of the two guests. of."
"Exclusive maid? It's really like living like a noble..."
Making a slight joke, Mary looked at Belinda, her eyes slightly narrowed under her sunglasses.
"Little maid, can I ask you a few questions?"
"Please ask, I will try my best to answer."
"Your Commander Biluen came to us. What exactly does he want us to do for him?" Mary asked straight to the point.
"Huh?" Belinda was stunned when she heard this, and replied with a look of embarrassment: "This, because the commander has not told us, so I don't know very well..."
"Isn't it clear at all?" Mary looked at her and continued to ask.
Her tone suddenly became sharp at this moment, completely different from the kind and smiling look before.
The silent Karasuma Ying glanced at her, but did not speak to stop her.
"Well, this..."
Belinda, who was pressed by Mary, lowered her head in embarrassment, grabbed the hem of her skirt with both hands, and hesitated for a long time before finally speaking:
"I think it may be related to the secret treasure of our kingdom..."
"What secret treasure is it?" Mary asked.
"It's the blue sapphire. It's said to be an extremely precious gemstone mined in the kingdom by the first king.
It is a gem that exudes a faint blue light. Its size alone is the size of an adult man's fist. After it was mined by the first king, it has been passed down as a secret treasure of the royal family to this day. However, not long ago, the blue gem disappeared. Already..."
【Blue sapphire? 】
Listening to Belinda's description, Wu Wanying suddenly remembered that Mao Lilan had mentioned to her on the phone before, the blue gem that El Pharmaceutical was originally researching.
The blue gem of the Kingdom of Andrew disappeared, and El Pharmaceutical had a blue gem that sounded similar, and this gem was finally snatched away by Onymar, who was suspected of being related to the Kingdom of Andrew...
Vaguely, she seemed to be aware of some kind of truth, but she was not sure yet whether this guess was true or not.
"Does disappearing mean being stolen?" Mary pointed out the obscured points in Belinda's words.
"I don't know..." Belinda shook her head and explained: "Because by the time someone noticed, the blue sapphire had disappeared, and no one knew whether it was stolen...
However, His Royal Highness Preburn, the king's brother, was very angry about this. He believed that the palace's defense was lax, which led to the theft of the blue sapphire.
Therefore, His Highness Preburn handed over the task of retrieving the blue sapphire to Commander Biluen, who was responsible for guarding the palace, and asked the commander to retrieve the blue sapphire within a month.
Otherwise, His Highness Preburn will tell the king about Commander Biluen's negligence and ask the king to put Commander Biluen in the dungeon..."
After listening to Belinda's explanation, Mary was thoughtful.
"I see, so Commander Biluen invited so many detectives to the palace to retrieve the lost secret treasure of your kingdom?"
"No, this, this is just my personal guess. Commander Biluen has never told us the real reason!" Belinda explained quickly.
"What about the blue sapphire? What are its characteristics?" Mary continued to ask, ignoring her explanation.
"The characteristic is that it is large in size and emits a faint blue light..."
"What about other than that? For example, its shape, round? Square? Or irregular?"
"I, I don't know about this, because the blue sapphire is not disclosed to the public..." Belinda replied weakly.
"private?"
"Yes, because the blue sapphire was stolen due to wars in the history of the kingdom, and it was the current king of the kingdom who found it back ten years ago.
Since then, the blue sapphire has been sealed in the royal family's treasury and has not been publicly displayed..."
【Ten years ago...】
Karasumaying is keenly aware of this time period.
If she remembered correctly, Hans had said before when he introduced the Kingdom of Andrew to them that ten years ago was exactly when the current king Heningu began to reform the Kingdom of Andrew.
With the return of the secret treasure and the economic boom, it seems that this time period has some special significance for this country... Could this be an unintentional coincidence?
"Well, two guests..."
While Karasumaying and Mary were deep in thought, Belinda reminded her in a low voice:
"The banquet is about to start. If you have nothing else to ask, can you go to the banquet hall with me?"
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(End of chapter)
