After finding an excuse to send the maids away temporarily, Audrey locked the bedroom door and turned around to look at the large golden retriever,
"Did you hear, um, or encounter anything?"
The large golden retriever Susie was calmly squatting there. She made a "woof," vibrating the surrounding air as she said: "Yes, I heard the Count discussing matters with a few Members of Parliament in the study. They said the King and Prime Minister have reached a consensus and have given up on the plan to retaliate against the Feynapotter Empire on Balam's eastern coast within a short time frame. Where is Balam's eastern coast?"
Seeing Susie's astonishing progress in mastering the Loen language, Audrey felt increasingly complicated emotions. She was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I'll give you a map tomorrow..."
"Sure~" Susie replied happily. "The King and the Prime Minister believe the most important thing now is to advance the previous reform plan and determine government affairs personnel through public examinations. They hope to get this passed in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons before October."
"Really?" Audrey asked in pleasant surprise.
This was the first thing she had tried to subtly guide using her own abilities since becoming a "Spectator"! If it could become a reality, it would fill her with a sense of accomplishment!
Susie answered very honestly, "I can't give you a definite answer. This is just what I heard. I can't even deeply understand what it means. After all, I'm just a dog that has just started learning."
"..." Audrey was briefly stunned, then immediately burst into a smile. "Susie, you did an amazing job! This is your reward!"
She took a bag out of a ornately decorated cabinet, tore open the seal, and placed it in front of Susie.
This was dog biscuit made by the "
Sitting upright, Susie twitched her nose and raised a paw, as if considering how to eat in a way that matched her current status.
A few seconds later, she gave up thinking, followed her instincts, pounced forward, grabbed the bag of dried food in her mouth, and rushed towards the door.
She straightened up, opened the door with one paw, went all the way out, hid in the shadows, and began munching, enjoying her snack.
....
On Sunday afternoon, after making up for the sleep he lacked due to his guard duty at the
He had originally planned to use divination methods to find the "Monster" Admiral and investigate the reason for his recent weirdness, but he was interrupted by the sudden loss of control of a Punisher and had to come again today.
Passing through the billiard room and entering the underground trading market, Klein didn't need to search this time. He immediately saw Admiral curled up in a corner, trembling violently.
The young man with messy, greasy black hair and a pale, sickly face sensed Klein's approach. He immediately covered his eyes, pressed himself against the wall, and tried to move towards the side door.
But Klein had already caught up quickly, blocking his front, and quietly tapped his left tooth twice.
In his Spirit Vision, Admiral's aura was rather unhealthy. Regardless of the color, it was somewhat dim. In other words, although the other party didn't have any major illness, his body was very weak.
At the same time, Klein discovered that the "Monster's" emotional colors clearly showed fear and tension, completely lacking the blue of rational thought.
The superficial layer of his Spirit Body had expanded from the deepest part of his Ethereal Body. Its color was a uniform transparent colorless, as if formed from pure light. Was this the special trait of a natural-born "Monster"? Klein nodded almost imperceptibly, stared at Admiral's face, and directly asked: "What have you seen recently? What have you encountered? Why are you hiding in the corner trembling, saying everyone is dead, all of them are corpses?"
At this, Admiral lowered his head and looked down at his toes, as if not daring to look directly at the person in front of him.
Wearing grey-blue trousers and a tattered linen shirt, his whole body trembling, he replied in panic: "No, I didn't see anything. No, no. I just had a dream. The dream was full of blood, the ground was covered in dead people. Haha, wuwuwu, there was me among the dead too, and me! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
He laughed and cried simultaneously. The content of his answer made Klein feel his own thoughts becoming chaotic.
Rubbing his temple, Klein asked in a deep voice: "Why are you afraid of me?"
Admiral was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly crouched down and shouted in extreme terror: "No! No!"
...
Gazes followed this way. Klein immediately felt awkward.
I didn't do anything to you... Why are you shouting as if I did something to you! He chuckled dryly a couple of times. Seeing that Admiral was curled up and trembling, only pleading for mercy without any other words, he had no choice but to distance himself from him and pretend to be passing by.
Hmm, maybe I should go consult Mr. Azik. But he went on vacation to the northern lands of the Feynapotter Empire the week before last and won't be back until Thursday or Friday next week... Before that, I should report to the Captain... Klein yawned while covering his mouth, turned around, and left the underground trading market.
After receiving this week's salary, his secret savings stopped bleeding and returned to 8 pounds and 10 Soule. But he could still only look at those mystical materials. Of course, if he wasn't afraid of the high interest, he could go and borrow from Boss Sven.
As he walked out of the Brazen Dragon Bar and waited for the public carriage, Klein's mind was wandering to the next matters: "Just one week left and the initial 12 pounds I drew will be paid off. The money I take home will finally reach 3 pounds a week. Melissa won't have any excuse to delay hiring a maid for chores... I'll hide the other 3 pounds for a while longer, and save up some more secret savings..."