It wasn't until Catalina's footsteps disappeared at the end of the corridor that Ed walked out of the utility room next to her.
Although this place is locked, it is not a high-end product, and it is nothing more than a piece of cake for a one-eyed spider with a lock-picking tool.
Just when Catalina was talking to Sir Reed, he used a red-eyed spider equipped with "Mentilosa's Eyes" to enter the room along the drainage pipe of the pocket steam engine and released the projection of the "Secret Keeper".
The words "Beware of flames" should be enough to alert the prince's experienced guards immediately.
Of course, Ed could have said it more bluntly: "The Nirvana Order has sent a Heartburner to assassinate Prince Edward. The assassin may have suture marks behind his ears." However, obscure information can sometimes reflect the mystery better. feel.
For some reason, Katarina seemed completely absent-minded, wondering what she was thinking. Originally, Ed was worried that she would notice it, but it saved him a lot of trouble.
He pressed the door handle, and there was a soft "click" sound, and the door that Catalina had brought open slowly opened.
Next, it’s time to complete His Highness the Prince’s commission.
The reason why Catalina was chosen to warn Edward and his guards was not only because she was the most suitable person, but also to distract her.
In this way, Ed can take the opportunity to complete his plan-to steal the holy oil used in the canonization ceremony.
According to his temporary research on knights, there are two core items in the knight's canonization ceremony: swords and holy oil. The sword used for canonization was worn by Sir Reed. Ed knew very little about this person and did not dare to act rashly for the time being.
As for the holy oil smeared on the brows of the consecrated person, it is usually laurel oil or olive oil with seven kinds of balsam added, including myrrh, amber, orris hydrosol, ambergris, agarwood, honey, and labdanum. It has no magic or specificity in itself, and is merely a ritual item.
Sir Reed lived a simple life and did not have much spare money. Therefore, Ed speculated that the holy oil used for knight canonization must be provided by the Oakland family, and it should be in the room where Catalina rests at this moment.
There are two tea sets on the table, and the golden and black tea is still warm. There are several bouquets of ice roses in the glass vase. The cold indigo in the center of the petals slowly spreads outwards, fading into silent gray, pale and lonely in the twilight.
"Sylvie, are you there?" Ed suddenly said.
"What's the matter?"
Sylvie gently pulled out the ice rose from the vase, put it in front of her lips and sniffed it. Her deep red eyes matched the light blue petals.
Since Sylvie can appear here, it means that she is not under surveillance. Ed suddenly felt a little relieved.
"I parked the one-eyed spider in the gap between the paintings in the corridor. Please monitor the movements outside for me while I search for holy oil."
Because of the existence of the Keeper's program, he can entrust the mechanical creations he controls to Sylvie's control, so that he can focus on searching for the holy oil.
In the managed state, although the images collected by the one-eyed spider cannot be transmitted to Ed's own field of vision, Sylvie can directly remind herself whether someone is approaching.
Where will it be placed?
Window sills, cupboards, bookshelves, wine racks... Ed quickly searched several places where it was easier to put things, but he did not find the holy oil.
Isn't it Catalina's side? This is not easy to handle...
Wait, I thought about it, there is another place I haven't searched yet - the dressing table behind the screen.
Ed went behind the screen and opened the drawer. A glass bottle the size of a water bottle lies quietly in the drawer. It is shaped like a light bulb and has a gold screw cap on the bottle mouth.
There are tiny crystal dust particles suspended in the solemn golden holy oil, like a river bed flowing with golden sand.
Yes, this is it. Ed shook the holy oil and put it in his pocket. Just when he was about to leave, Sylvie's figure quickly burned and dissipated, and she reminded her with flame text:
"Someone is here, my dear good gentleman. It seems to be Catalina's maid."
Tsk, it’s really unlucky to come here...
Leaving now will only lead to a head-on collision, and leaving through the window may also lead to being discovered by the security personnel outside. Fortunately, Ed has already made plans in advance:
"Sylvie, I will also hand over the control of the red-eyed spider to you, and use Catalina's character card to enhance the projection on me."
"no problem."
After Ed finished speaking, he calmly sat down at the tea table. Under the gaze of the red-eyed spider, his figure gradually blurred, distorted, shimmered and changed, his hands gradually became longer and softer, and his chestnut hair hung leisurely from his forehead——
Katarina's character card contains all her relevant personal data. As long as it is projected onto Ed's body, he can change his appearance, achieving an effect similar to the "veil" secret text.
"Miss Catalina?" There were three unhurried knocks on the door.
"Ahem...please come in."
Ed put his arms on the table and replied imitating Catalina's tone. Although there are some differences in the intonation, the timbre is the same as my own.
"Your voice...?"
"My throat feels a little uncomfortable. Just let me rest for a while. Is something wrong?"
"The master asked me to bring you a cup of refreshing herbal tea. Please drink it slowly."
The maid brought the large teacup filled with tea from the tea tray to the table. The teacup shook, leaving a few drops of crystal tea juice on the table.
Something seems wrong...
Pouring tea is one of the basic tasks of a maid. It stands to reason that the maid taking care of Catalina must be well-trained and should not make such low-level mistakes as "spill it on the table".
Ed looked up again and quietly observed. If it was just an accidental mistake, the other party should quickly wipe the table clean at this time, but the maid in front of her obviously did not have this consciousness.
"Okay, I understand. You can go do other things first. I'll drink later when I'm thirsty."
He did not choose to alert the enemy. If the opponent is an assassin from the Nirvana Order, he will definitely be at a huge disadvantage if he attacks at such a close distance.
However, shouldn't the assassins of the Nirvana Order give priority to targeting Prince Edward? What are they doing to find Catalina's head?
"You'd better have a taste, so that I can explain to the master." The other party seemed reluctant to give up.
"Uh, okay..."
Just when Ed picked up the tea cup and thought about how to fool him, a cold light pierced from under the tea tray held by the maid.
Ed, who was already on guard, immediately summoned the "Lake" barrier, and an invisible barrier rippled in the air, blocking the sudden attack.
Only then did he see clearly what the other person was holding: a scissor-shaped tail, a sharp needle...
A metal syringe.
