Chapter 69 The Footsteps of War

Backlund, the home of furniture merchant Hampres.

Audrey once again met Herben Lanbis, a member of the Psychological Alchemists' Jury.

This old gentleman is still gentle and elegant, with all white and thick hair combed neatly, and the blue and deep eyes seem to contain countless knowledge.

Seeing him, Audrey's eyes were confused at first, and then suddenly, as if she finally woke up from the long dream and found her lost memory.

But she was not surprised and surprised by this, and accepted this fact without any resistance, as if it was a very normal thing.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Rambis." Audrey greeted with a standard etiquette that could not find any mistakes.

Hewin nodded slightly, and responded with a smile:

"Good afternoon, our girl."

During the several meetings over the past month, he gradually guided Audrey's self-positioning to "the pride of the Psychological Alchemy Society" and "the most important girl".

Audrey lowered her head and glanced at the diamond tie in front of her, smiled and found a seat to sit down, waiting for Hvin Rambis to speak.

For the so-called hints and guidance, she was prepared every time and was not affected. At this time, when she heard Hvin Rambis' address, she really wanted to roll her eyes regardless of her image, don't talk about etiquette, and was not afraid of being exposed. But in the end, he held back and didn't show any trace.

Hvin Rambis looked at Audrey for a few seconds, and said with an undiminished smile:

"You have done a good job during this time. As a reward, we decided to give you the potion formula of 'Dream Walker'."

While speaking, he took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his jacket pocket, put it on the coffee table, and pushed it to the noble girl diagonally opposite.

Audrey pressed her skirt with her hands, stood up slightly, took the paper, and unfolded it in front of Hvin Rambis.

Her gaze first fell on the main material, and then quickly slid to the ritual part:

"Main material: a dream catcher's heart, a mind phantom crystal, or the complete brain of an adult mind dragon."

...

"Ritual: Find the harpies in the spirit world,

Make a contract with it, then take one of its tail feathers, and drink the potion in the heat of joy or anger. "

As if aware of Audrey's doubts, Hvin Rambis explained with a smile:

"The harpy has the ability of nightmares, which can wake people up from the dream, so the essence of the whole ceremony is, when you are addicted to the dream and do not want to wake up, use an external force to pull you out, otherwise you may be permanently If you fall asleep, you may lose control and become a monster on the spot."

Audrey nodded thoughtfully:

"Taking magic potions in intense emotions is also to make myself sleep unsteadily, so I don't have a deep dream?"

"Yes, you have grasped the key point." Hvin Rambis said with a smile, "If you don't know much about the spirit world and can't find the harpies, we can provide some help."

If the essence of the ritual is to wake me up from my dream, then I don’t necessarily need a harpies, Mister Fool’s angel’s blessing can keep me awake in my dreams, and I can wake up whenever I want... Ao Dai Libi turned her eyes slightly, showing a little expectation and said:

"I can try it myself first."

"Okay." Hewin didn't care much about the girl's mentality of wanting to take an adventure.

He paused, and then said:

"This time there is one more thing for you to do. If you do well, we will provide all the ingredients for the 'Dreamwalker' potion."

"What is it?" Audrey asked without any resistance as before.

Hvin Rambis said with a slightly serious expression:

"Find out the attitude of your father Earl Hall, the current Duke Negan, Admiral Amyrius and other nobles towards a larger war."

"War..." Audrey repeated this often-heard but slightly unfamiliar word, vaguely feeling like ripples were suddenly swaying under the calm lake.

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"War..." Above the gray fog, Klein listened to Miss Justice's prayer and fell into thought.

He is currently unable to determine whether the Psychological Alchemists, or Hermes hiding behind them, or even Adam, welcomes or opposes the war.

As for whether King Loen, the prime minister, some nobles, and members of parliament want war, the answer is relatively clear.

Last year, "The Hanged Man" asked Miss "Justice" a similar question. Her answer was that the king and the prime minister had a tendency to go to war, but they chose to make internal changes first and straighten out the relationship in all aspects.

Now, almost a year has passed, and the various policies introduced at that time are basically on the right track.

In other words, it's time to start a war to regain the part of Ruen's lost interests in East Balam!

Now is an era of change, and the internal conflicts of various countries are fierce. Once the war starts, the degree will probably be uncontrollable... Moreover, Adam, Amon and other kings of angels have returned one after another, or have obtained key items, or are seeking breakthroughs, and the mysterious world is also a storm The crisis is approaching... Klein sighed and returned to the real world.

The next day, according to the scheduled itinerary, he first went to St. Samuel's Church to pray, donated dozens of pounds in cash, and then came to No. 22 Paisfield Street, intending to participate in the "Luen Charity Student Fund" some affairs.

As soon as he entered, Klein saw Miss Audrey Hall going downstairs with several Foundation staff members and walking towards the door.

This aristocratic girl is dressed very plainly today, her hair is simply pulled up, she doesn't wear any accessories, her dress is light green in color, and there are only ruffles around the cuffs, no lace or tassels.

"Good morning, Miss Audrey." Klein took off his hat familiarly, saluted, nodded to the staff, and said good morning.

After Audrey responded, Klein asked casually:

"Where is this going?"

He knew that Miss Justice's main job in the foundation was to collect donations from gentlemen and ladies in the upper class.

Audrey responded with a slight smile:

"Visiting various universities and caring about the students I helped before."

Having said that, she blinked her eyes, and her smile became more obvious:

"Mr. Dantès, do you want to go together? Go and see those children who have the opportunity to change their destiny because of your thoughts and kindness. Well, some of them are already young."

Although Klein hadn't thought about getting anything in return from the "Luen Charity Scholarship Fund", he sincerely hoped that this could help the target group, so he was still quite concerned about the current actual progress and the real situation, and hesitated a little Just smiled and nodded:

"This is an invitation that cannot be refused."

They went out together, and at Miss Audrey's suggestion, they chose a trackless public carriage.

"You seem to be quite used to it?" Klein asked Miss Audrey in a gentlemanly manner after getting into the carriage, and then sat across from him, asking with a smile.

Audrey looked at the nearby Foundation staff and said with a smile:

"It's not the first time, it's impossible for me to take my own carriage every time I go out, they use public transportation.

Having said that, she paused a little embarrassedly and said:

"The first time I took a stagecoach, I took out a £1 note, and the lady who took the money told me to go down and buy a few newspapers.

"Well, it's cleaner than I imagined, and the smell in the air is not too unbearable."

Klein nodded lightly and said:

"Because the really poor people rarely even take this kind of public transportation, they would rather walk, and under normal circumstances, they don't have to go, and they can't go too far."

"Mr. Dantès, you seem to be very familiar with these?" Although Audrey could guess the reason, she still asked this question in front of others.

Klein smiled and said:

"I haven't experienced it directly, but I've seen a lot."

Audrey did not continue this topic, but instead talked about the recipients who need to confirm their study and living conditions this time.

While chatting, they arrived at the first stop of this visit, Backlund Technical University.

Based on Audrey's identity and Dawn Dantès' social relationship, they directly met the principal of this newly formed university, a resident of 100 Berklund Street, Mr. Portland Mormont.

The old man was tall, with a ruddy complexion and a loud voice. He talked with his good neighbor Dawn Dantès and the honorable Miss Audrey about all the things that had happened since the establishment of the school, and complained about the Higher Education Commission from time to time.

Audrey and Klein listened decently with smiles, occasionally echoing.

Finally, they found an opportunity and offered to start working.

Portland was about to call his secretary in when he heard someone knock on his office door.

"Please come in." The principal responded loudly.

The door opened without any movement, and a girl with black hair and brown pupils came in. She was not dressed up, her face was thin, and her facial features were fairly straight. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Klein's gaze over there suddenly darkened a little, and he immediately retracted it.

The girl didn't expect that there were guests in the principal's office, she was a little nervous for a while, and hurriedly lowered her head and said:

"Excuse me."

"It's okay, they are preparing to leave." Portland said indifferently, "Is the item you made last week ready?"

"It's done." The girl passed through the door and stood aside.

Portland Mormont immediately smiled at Dwayne Dantès and Audrey:

"Her name is Melissa Moretti. She is very talented in mechanics. I discovered it by accident, so I asked her to help in my laboratory after school. Of course, she can only do some chores at the moment."

"Not bad." Klein praised with an obvious smile, with the corners of his mouth upturned.

Audrey glanced at him, then smiled and said:

"There are always some arrogant guys who say that women are not talented in the mechanical field, and this lady proved them wrong."

Portland shook his head with a smile and said:

"There's no need to care about those remarks. Well, I'll ask the secretary to lead you to understand the situation of those recipients."

Audrey and Klein left the office without staying.

After going out, Audrey glanced at Dawn Dantès again, but said nothing.