Chapter 29: A Familiar Flavor

Chapter 29: A Familiar Flavor

If they grasp Father’s hidden cards, how could they possibly not harm him? At the very least, it would negatively affect the matters he is doing everything he can to promote or oppose… Floating in midair within the mind world, Audrey looked down at the “island of consciousness” below. Her thoughts were calmer than even she had expected.

Immediately afterward, she suddenly understood something:

She finally knew what Hvin Rambis had truly meant to achieve by manipulating Karon into suicide.

Audrey had always cared greatly about that matter. She had gathered different pieces of information from different angles, giving her a relatively clear grasp of the whole situation. Yet she had remained deeply puzzled as to what the hidden mastermind had been trying to accomplish.

On the surface, that trap had targeted the Conservative Party’s moneybag, Baron Syndras. As long as any link in the chain had been handled incorrectly, the great banker would very likely have exposed problems and been dealt with by official Beyonder organizations. In actual execution, however, it had lacked the fallback measures that an excellent conspiracy should possess. The moment Dwayne Dantès acted in a way no one had expected, the carefully laid plan collapsed at once, and no effective follow-up was organized. It truly did not look like the work of a high-sequence Beyonder of the Spectator pathway.

As a comparatively experienced Spectator, Audrey had long sensed a trace of disharmony within it. Now, after hearing Hvin Rambis’s own words, she suddenly woke to the truth and grasped the essence of that earlier framing:

Hvin Rambis did not care whether Baron Syndras was successfully brought down. He had already obtained what he wanted.

Just as he had said moments ago, inside the kingdom, a significant rift had appeared between the New Party and the Conservative Party!

Hvin Rambis claimed he wanted to mend that problem, but in truth, his purpose was to deepen the estrangement and create further division!

Why would he do that? Audrey controlled her “mind island,” preventing it from displaying emotions of doubt.

She then responded to what Hvin Rambis had just said:

“I can understand your concerns about the kingdom’s situation. I will work hard to do it.”

The moment she finished speaking, Hvin Rambis on the “mind island,” gloomy and overcast, lowered the right hand that had been pressing against his forehead. Meanwhile, Hvin Rambis seated on the sofa smiled in satisfaction.

“You truly are a noble young lady filled with sympathy and compassion.”

After saying that, the old gentleman wearing striped blue-gray trousers lowered his right leg and leaned forward slightly. His eyes grew a little deeper.

“Given your identity and everyday environment, you will forget me. You will only remember Hilbert, Stephen, Escalante, and the others. If anything comes up, you will convey it through them…

“When there is something extremely important to report, you will subconsciously visit me, using the excuse of seeking academic advice… After entering my house, the memories you lost will be restored…”

As Hvin Rambis said these words, the version of him on Audrey’s “mind island” also opened his mouth and repeated them. Corresponding “rocks” deformed, swiftly sank into the ground, and descended into the subconscious domain.

At that moment, Audrey felt as though she had split into two people:

One was formed from the “mind island.” She could no longer remember the appearance or name of the elder before her. She only knew that she had come to Stephen Hampres’s home, met a member of the Psychology Alchemists’ Review Council, received praise related to the acting method, and been assigned a new mission.

The other floated beneath the spirituality sky, remembering everything that had happened before very clearly. Only her emotional fluctuations were comparatively faint, leaning more toward optimism rather than gloom.

Audrey was absolutely certain…