At this moment, there are still three minutes before the West Zone team launches a strong attack.
The giant dark orange chandelier looks like a mummy hanging upside down. The light shines on the bone-white marble floor, exuding a little blood red. The banquet hall was orderly and everything was as usual. The guests wearing masks were still drinking and drinking, chatting happily, and the banquet seemed to never end.
Catalina pushed the dining cart quickly towards the door of the VIP room, but under the dining cover there was not the dinner that Jaros had expected, but the judgment from the ancestral sword 'Heart of the Tree'.
Even after thousands of years of wind and frost and hundreds of years of dilapidation, the steel from beyond the stars is still unstained and as sharp as ever.
"Ms. Fishbone, what happened in the kitchen?" A male adult waiter saw her walking out of the kitchen and asked.
This is the last thing Catalina wants to see. Ed reminded her that this kind of transformation technique only records part of the target's physical characteristics, but not the tone and timbre of the target, so the secret will be revealed as soon as he opens his mouth.
Catalina did not speak, but stood still, staring condescendingly into the eyes of the other party under the mask.
If she just remained silent or waved her hands, the other party would definitely notice something strange. The only way at this moment was to turn against the enemy, and she had no choice but to make a desperate move - if it didn't work, she would have to fight her way out.
The other party was also stunned by Catalina's eyes, but she didn't know what she had done wrong. After a moment, Catalina turned her head and signaled him to return to his post.
"Yes." The other party said softly.
Phew... Catalina secretly breathed a sigh of relief as she pushed the dining cart away.
She had to secretly be grateful to her etiquette teacher in her heart. It was the wrinkled old woman who trained her posture to be impeccable - just an ordinary standing posture could show the appearance of a superior person. Majesty and courage, it was this momentum that helped her a lot.
Although she still couldn't forgive the old woman for forcing her to wear a corset, it was not meant for people to wear.
Knock, knock, knock, she knocked on the door panel three times, and then opened the sliding mechanical room door that opened the VIP room with the key.
"Please come in."
Jaros was still wearing the blue and green costume that was as bright as a peacock's tail, and he was dressed like an ancient drama actor. He stood there with a pair of stabbing swords and parrying daggers stuck in his waist, his back to her, as if he was looking at the things at hand.
Click. She turned around slightly and slowly locked the door.
The mechanical door of the VIP room is so strong that it will take a long time to open it from the outside, enough to last until the West Area team has completely eliminated everyone else.
As Burke Orton said, the power supply base of the central crystal is indeed parked at the end. It is a platform about the height of a bench, and an energy-filled crystal should be placed on the three-claw slot.
But... now it's gone.
"Is this what you are looking for? My dear niece."
Jaros turned around and smiled, revealing his right hand under his long sleeve. A citrine the size of a goose egg, overflowing with golden light, was being held in his palm. As long as he squeezed it hard, all his efforts would be in vain.
"Yes, Uncle Jaros. It seems that you are well prepared."
She felt the illusory projection disappear from her body. In order to ensure that the projection covered the whole body, the one-eyed spider did not stop at the dining car, but followed Catalina.
When she was closing the door, she deliberately paused for a while, but she didn't see the one-eyed spider get into the house. Maybe Ed was in a bad position and didn't have time to get through the crack in the door?
But whether Ed knew what was going on in the room or not, she could only face her uncle alone.
"I already knew it was you from the moment you entered the hall, Catalina. Whether you admit it or not, we are family and I care about you."
"Since you knew I was coming, why didn't you surround me in public in the hall? Do you just want to crush the crystal in front of me to make me feel despair and regret?" Catalina said what was in her heart doubts.
"Hahaha--"
Jaros burst into a burst of undisguised sarcastic laughter:
"...You've read too many chivalric novels, Kelly, and that's not going to help you in life."
It's been what kept me going for nearly half my life. Katarina denied in her mind.
"Then you want the inheritance of the family? The broken handle of 'Treeheart'? Or my life? I can give you the second and third things, as long as you have a way to ensure that after that, Burke Orton and the child We can leave safely. First of all, the most I can do is give up my inheritance rights, and the decision-making power is still in the hands of Grandpa Herbert."
"Giggle...you stupid boy. There is no way to ensure that I will fulfill my promise. We have only chatted for a few words, and you have already pushed yourself into the moral abyss."
Jaros smiled even more wildly. But suddenly he stopped laughing and asked in a serious and calm voice:
"...If I promise you to let Burke Orton and those little brats go, will you immediately draw your sword and kill yourself?"
"..."
Katarina was speechless. Based on Jelos's character, the uncle would almost certainly regret it after her death. Doing so would only cost her life in vain. It was impossible for her to really kill herself like this.
But he did agree to my terms, but I couldn't fulfill my promise first.
She realized with despair what a false promise she had made, even though she did mean it when she said it.
"See? Cripple Brandon found you the best etiquette teacher, but he failed to find you a competent philosopher as your enlightenment teacher."
"I'm not interested in these three things, and I'm even less interested in this rotten stone. If you want it, I can give it to you as a gift from your uncle to your niece - but before that , I hope you will answer me a question seriously, this question will determine whether you can get the gift."
question? She doesn't particularly like doing problems, but she can do well if necessary.
"There are only two people in the room, so how do you evaluate whether the answer is correct or not? Even if I get the answer right, you can say I got the answer wrong and crush the crystal."
"You really learn how to use it, little Kelly."
The corners of Jerry's mouth curved in a satisfied arc. Suddenly he closed his fingers together and clenched the crystal in his right palm:
"The answer is that you can only accept my rules of the game. If you refuse, I will 100% destroy it immediately; if you agree, there is at least one ten thousandth chance of getting it."
"……How about it?"
