Chapter 171: Investigating Themselves

Chapter 171: Investigating Themselves

Queen Borough, inside the luxurious villa of Earl Hall’s family.

The finest Feneport Saint Desi Mountain coffee gave off a rich aroma, mingling with the lovely fragrance of Queen black tea to form an intoxicating symphony of scent. The two wreathed the elegant three-tiered stands, setting off plate after plate of delicious and exquisite desserts.

This was Audrey’s afternoon tea.

Her noble friends with an interest in mysticism had arrived as invited, sitting around her amid pleasant conversation and laughter.

Under Audrey’s quiet guidance, Jane, Murray, and the others developed a strong interest in the “chivalrous bandit Black Emperor” who had appeared the previous night. One after another, their gazes turned toward Cons Learsen, the noble youth who had joined MI9.

“Did that ‘Black Emperor’ actually have Beyonder powers?” the sweet-looking Christine asked curiously.

Among them, every person’s father was at least a viscount, which gave those who liked mysticism sufficient status and channels to learn of the existence of Beyonder powers and potions. However, like Audrey in the beginning, they were unwilling to join the Nighthawks, Mandated Punishers, Machinery Hivemind, or MI9. They did not wish to waste large amounts of time carrying out official duties.

Aside from that, the families they belonged to could not be traced back a thousand years, nor to the time when the Loen Kingdom had just been founded in the Fourth Epoch. They were not ancient nobles, nor were they completely loyal to the royal family or entrenched among the upper ranks of the military. As a result, they had never been bestowed potion formulas. Even if they possessed Beyonder materials, they might not be able to recognize them; even if they recognized them, they would not know how to use them.

This greatly limited the possibility of Murray, Christine, and the others becoming Beyonders. They could only yearn for it, yet find it very difficult to take that crucial step.

As for whether their elders had privately collected potion formulas and cultivated a few Beyonders for their own families, that was not something they could know. After all, it was not allowed. If the king truly caught them with such evidence, he could absolutely use it as grounds to strip them of their titles.

Of course, at this very moment, there were already two “traitors” in the drawing room: Audrey, who had advanced to Sequence 8 Telepathist, and Viscount Glaint, who had collected one Beyonder material and would soon become an Apothecary.

The tall, thin young gentleman Cons took a sip of coffee and said, “I won’t answer directly. I’ll only tell you a few facts.

“In the dining room where the battle took place, apart from traces of a gas explosion, various methods also detected elements such as toxins, substitutes, a wraith’s shriek, and bullets condensed from sacred power. Oh, and that ‘Black Emperor’—no, that chivalrous bandit—was in a ghost-like state.”

It doesn’t seem to be the one who killed Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilangos, nor does it seem to be the one who dealt with Lanevus in the sewers… The person who stole the Black Emperor card and created the Capim case is Mr. Fool’s third Blessed? Just in Backlund alone, He has at least three Blessed… How many Blessed does He have in total? Audrey’s heart stirred. Pretending to be innocent, she asked, “There was an intense supernatural battle there?”

Under her guidance, Murray went a step further and asked, “There were Beyonders in Capim’s house? Fairly powerful Beyonders? And more than one?”

“He was only a human trafficker…” Viscount Glaint could not help expressing his confusion.

Audrey maintained a faint smile and a curious gaze, waiting patiently for Cons’s reply.

Cons chuckled.

“Murray’s guess is correct. That is all I can say.

“Do you want my team leader to lock me in confinement?”

Capim had fairly powerful Beyonders in his house, and more than one…

As expected, he wasn’t an…