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"I'm sorry, Sister Osvia, I really want to accept your invitation, but I must get my father's permission to leave the Kalras Province."
Shaking her head regretfully, Fiona politely declined the invitation.
"That's really a pity, but if you want to go out for fun one day in the future, I can help you mention it to His Excellency the Duke."
The fourth princess nodded and did not continue the topic.
"Speaking of which, have you heard about it? It's the constructing network headband promoted by the Federal Council. It seems to have spread to a small extent within the empire recently."
Seeing that the scene was a bit cold, Catherine Alfred, the seventh daughter of the Alfred family with blond hair and purple eyes, spoke up and took the topic in a new direction.
"I have tried it before, and there are indeed many interesting tidbits and local legends on it, as well as some special games that allow you to simulate the life of a high-level professional. It seems that it is so popular among civilians, isn't it? There’s no reason.”
"The empire has been strictly prohibiting the spread of such things. The rings you mentioned may have been spread through some special and shady channels.
Also, that thing is actually very dangerous, so it's best not to touch it lightly. "
After hearing what she said, Osvia shook her head and her face became unusually serious.
“The advent of the Lord of Dreams, which shocked the entire continent of Yal, and the birth of the contact group, if we delve deeper into the reasons, the construction of the network headband played an indispensable key role in it.
In that incident, many professionals who wore the headband fell into a deep sleep, but never woke up.
Although they have now removed the ability of the network headband's consciousness to directly connect to the network, according to research by scholars at the Royal Academy, these headbands are still absorbing the escaping mental power of professionals and injecting it into the constructed network. , to keep the network running.
Moreover, behind the construction network are many high-level prophets from the Federation. Under their control, it is difficult to ensure that it will not cause another disaster similar to the previous arrival of the Lord of Dreams. "
"Is...is that so? Thank you, Your Highness, for informing me."
Catherine's smile was a little stiff. She had originally prepared several advanced construction headbands to share with everyone at the tea party, but now it seemed that her original plan was in ruins.
.….….
While the 'girls' were holding a tea party, Anvis found Anne, the head maid, who was waiting at the side of the garden. She is directing the orderly work of her many maids and is always ready to remedy any problems that may arise.
"Miss Anne, are there any unusual personnel changes or situations in the City Lord's Mansion recently?"
"Unusual personnel changes and circumstances?"
Anne glanced at him with some confusion. As the city lord's adjutant, do you need to ask me for this information?
“I got some news that there may be a powerful presence attacking Fiona City Lord in the near future, and I need to make some defensive preparations in advance.
But going by just my own sources risks missing some key elements, so I'm ready to hear what you have to say. "
Regarding Anne's question, Avis explained half-truthfully.
"A powerful being attacked?!"
Anne was shocked when she heard Anvis's words.
"Well, according to what I know, there have been no personnel changes in the castle recently, and there have been no special events. Everything is normal."
After thinking for a moment, Annie finally shook her head.
"Furthermore, with the guardian of the ninth level being here, we don't need to worry about the safety of the young lady, right, Sir Boli?"
...The ninth level is not omnipotent after all.
Seeing Annie's disapproval, Anvis sighed inwardly, but she also knew that this was not a level she could contact yet.
"It's nothing, don't worry, I'm just asking."
Turning away under Anne's doubtful gaze, Avis decided to temporarily make some arrangements around Fiona, waiting for the enemy to lose his patience and act.
As a top-level Child of Destiny, Fiona's own power is actually quite strong. As long as she can create some opportunities, there is a high probability that the power of destiny can help her turn the corner.
When his attention was focused here, the invisible premonition became stronger, which also made Anvis sure that he was not looking in the wrong direction.
Although according to the Duke, Fiona, who was a creature of magic experiments, has no blood relationship with him.
But because his special double bloodline structure was referenced during the preparation, what actually existed between him and Fiona was a special destiny connection that was different from blood relatives.
Even if the web of fate is temporarily obscured by the power of external gods and cannot predict related things, it cannot completely obscure the hazy premonition brought about by this connection.
.….….
Two days later, to Anvis's surprise, Duke Carrot still did not return. Instead, Pomona appeared alone with an injury.
Anvis originally thought that both of them would not be able to come back for the time being, but unexpectedly one of them actually came back.
In any case, this is a good thing. With one more ninth-level combat power, he can also understand what happened at that time.
According to Pomona, who returned to his family, he was accidentally plotted by the enemy and trapped in the divine flame. In order to save him, Duke Carlot fought with the priest of the alien god.
As a result, at the height of the battle, he was suddenly teleported out by the divine flame and landed directly in a primeval forest near the west coast of the Federation.
When he rushed back to the battlefield, Carrot had disappeared. Only traces of their battle were left on the scene, and the tracking spell did not work.
No one in the family had any doubts about Pomona's words, because the Duke's location could not be located at the moment.
Considering safety issues, the family guardian decided to personally investigate the battlefield where Carlott last disappeared, and asked Pomona to come back to recuperate, while temporarily taking care of Fiona on his behalf for a period of time.
No one raised objections to this development.
Although Avis always felt that something was wrong, he couldn't put it into words.
That night, out of a strange feeling of irritability, Anvis did not continue to deal with daily affairs, but walked aimlessly to the terrace at the top of the city lord's palace.
The summer night sky is very clear. The silver and purple moons soar in the sky, casting bright two-color moonlight, which makes the spirit seem to be a little more active.
Under the terrace, the Herring Gull City at night showed another wonderful side of it. The light coming from the windows of countless houses was like reflecting the stars in the sky, quiet and bright.
"Um?"
However, it seems that Anvis is not the only one who knows how to appreciate it. On the terrace, there is already a dark figure standing there.
"I wonder who you are?"
He approached with some doubts. Although he had recognized Pomona's figure, as an ordinary fifth-level adjutant 'Levin Boli', Avis still pretended to be unclear and asked questions.
"...insects that don't know whether to live or die."
However, what Avis expected was that Pomona's reaction was to slap him when he saw him.
Under the influence of the power of rules, Anvis' clone turned into ice crystal dust on the spot!
