I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Roland waved his magic wand, and then the unconscious Sir Buck was pulled out by an invisible force.

The audience inside and outside the venue was in an uproar, and the reporters took pictures with a 'ka-ka-ka' sound.

The Countess stood up in astonishment, and after taking a closer look, she was shocked—it was actually one of her own people! This matter was difficult to explain!

"Lord Roland, this is Sir Buck. He could never be an assassin. I think there must be some misunderstanding."

Roland was just deliberately making a shocking statement.

He also knew that it was very far-fetched to forcibly say that Sir Buck was an assassin.

Not to mention the group of people and monsters at the door, even the few people sitting here were big shots.

Sir Buck's strength was mediocre. Not only was his realm the same as his own, both being first-tier early-stage wizards, but his fighting experience did not exceed ten times. He was not even as good as the newly arrived junior brothers in Snake Tower. Who would send him to be an assassin?

Moreover, it would be known with a simple investigation whether he was an assassin or not.

Those who came to the banquet today were all carefully selected, so it was impossible to splash dirty water on them.

Besides, Sir Buck was also very wronged. He was just having a fit of madness. Roland wouldn't want his life because of this trivial matter.

Afterwards, he would have to cooperate with the Bloodless Family to deal with the mysterious anomalies. Today, there must be a good ending.

Roland said, "I don't know Sir Buck, but his behavior and mental state just now were a bit abnormal."

As he spoke, Roland took the plate brought by the servant, pointed to the ashes on it, and said, "Judging from his condition, he may have been cursed or contaminated.

I suspect that there must be some people who do not want to see us here today, and have done something to the guests who came today.

However, these things are not worth mentioning to the great Goddess Heraka.

Thanks to the favor of the Goddess Heraka, Her people have helped me to properly handle these things.

In order to avoid similar problems in the dishes served next, please let a wizard who is proficient in Heraka's mysticism check the bodies of the guests outside the door—preferably Heraka's shepherds, just let them deal with it in the way I just did."

Ka-ka-ka-ka.

As soon as the words fell, another burst of crazy photo-taking sounded in the hall.

The reporters frantically scribbled in their notebooks and revised the headlines.

"Conspiracy? Accident? The First Course of the Bloodless Banquet!"

"Shocking, the Countess of Bloodless actually 'entertains' guests like this!"

"The First Round of Negotiations May End in Rupture!"

"A Disarming Display? Appetizers Before the Meal!"

"Madness? Cover-up? The Mysterious Personal Advisor of Princess Catherine!"

"Feeding on Evil Spirits—A Baron from the Black Abyss!"

In the Book of Aleiah, which Roland did not see, some new words appeared.

【Proper Reputation + 1+1 + 1】

【Improper Reputation + 1+1 + 1】

【Strange Fame + 1+1 + 1】

【Goddess Heraka heard someone say Her name and received some special little snacks.】

【She felt a little excited, and secretly opened a small gap in the hand covering Her forehead, and then used those dense eyes to greedily and secretly pay attention to this place.】

【An ugly net is quietly being woven. The madly evil chelicerae are looking for anchors.】

【Roland has once again come to the crossroads of fate.】

【He decides】

【A. Escape. Run away quickly! ! !】

【Complete ###】

The above text was suddenly quietly erased by a mysterious force.

The content in the book became:

【Because you publicly proclaimed the glory of the River Styx, the sacred goddess's favorability + 1】

【You have saved a group of poor evil spirits, the sacred goddess's favorability + 2】

【The evil spirits brought some 'leeches' that should have belonged to the River Styx into the arms of Heraka. The sacred goddess's favorability + 3】

【You did not lead Sir Buck, who should have rested in peace, into the River Styx, the sacred goddess's favorability - 100】

Poor Sir Buck was carried down for treatment.

After this episode, the Countess ordered everyone to drive the nobles outside the door away.

As for this dinner, everyone really didn't have much appetite.

The Countess and Catherine whispered to each other, only drinking some wine and eating some of the desserts that came up later.

Roland was feasting here.

Although the leeches and blood stains had been cleaned up by him, these dishes looked a bit like 'being rinsed with water after falling into a stinky mud pit'.

It was a bit disgusting, but Roland didn't care.

His vigilance value was already maxed out, and he was unwilling to let go of any opportunity to replenish his body's energy.

From a taste perspective, it was actually quite good.

He alone ate one-third of the 'High Wall of the Gods' that had been carried up by four people before, which made Anna secretly drool beside him.

Catherine also had a face full of envy.

This guy Roland could be so calm no matter what happened.

Catherine was still quietly communicating with the Countess about the 'leeches'.

On this side, after Roland finished eating, he wiped his mouth with a napkin and reached out to call a servant.

After whispering to the servant, Roland privately gave him a small bag of magic stones.

There would be a lot of leftover dishes today, and the lord would generally reward the servants. Anna hadn't eaten yet, but Roland didn't want Anna to eat leftovers. Moreover, although these dishes were clean, they were still a bit disgusting.

However, the scale of today's banquet was so large that the kitchen would definitely quietly prepare more.

If it wasn't used, the kitchen would treat it as a benefit and share it privately.

As a distinguished guest, as long as Roland asked, the kitchen would definitely say yes and take things out. But Roland used to be a servant and didn't want to take this little benefit from the servants for nothing—there were those idiots who would secretly spit in it!

Roland specifically asked for the 'High Wall of the Gods' and the large pie.

He was also a distinguished guest, and the lord would give him face. He also privately rewarded the kitchen with money, so even if the kitchen didn't have it, they would find a way to remake some. If the butler knew about this, he would even personally supervise it.

This dish generally took many days to prepare, but the kitchen definitely had a lot of processed ingredients, and it could be remade in a few hours.

For this small bag of magic stones, this servant would definitely secretly take a little more, but the servants who could serve at the banquet were all high-level servants. They were not the kind of fools who would take it all.

Roland didn't know how much this servant would take from this small bag of magic stones, but he would distribute some and get things done well—the dishes would definitely be clean, and they would definitely satisfy Anna.

In addition, Roland also asked the servant to ask the chef about the recipes for these dishes, saying that if they were written in enough detail, he would give the chefs a sum of money separately.

Just some secrets of the dishes, not magic potion recipes, only a gluttonous wizard like Roland would be interested.

For chefs, the recipe for a dish was a family heirloom, and if colleagues gave money for a transaction, they probably wouldn't give it.

But if a wizard with a little special hobby was interested and rewarded a generous sum of money, the chefs would not refuse to forge this friendship with this big shot.

They couldn't wait for Roland to come to the kitchen in person to discuss cooking with them.

After dismissing the servant, Roland casually flipped through the Book of Aleiah.

Before, Roland felt the book shaking, and he guessed that some words must have appeared in the book.

After reading it, Roland showed a very strange expression.

He thought to himself: 'Why are these last few lines written so ugly? It's like spiders crawling!'

Roland thought for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.

The only reasonable explanation was that there was something wrong with the magic book.

He planned to check it out and maintain it when he had time at night.

However, the level of the Aleiah ancestors who made this book was a bit high, and he didn't know if he could find the fault point with his own alchemical level.

Before long, Catherine finished talking with the Countess. The Countess clapped her hands, and several female officials came to the opposite wall, holding magic wands and chanting magic spells.

Roland didn't know what this was for, but in this situation, the dance party must have been canceled.

It must be most important to deal with the mysterious leakage first, right?

The Countess must be anxious now, but she probably wouldn't let the two of them follow.

However, she would definitely organize people to deal with the mysterious leakage. At that time, letting a clone secretly follow would reveal some important information.

Thinking of this, Roland took a wet hand towel from the servant and wiped his hands, took out parchment and wrote some words to himself—after he finished writing, the same words appeared on the parchment.

This strange behavior was ignored by the servant.

At this time, Roland saw a look from Catherine, she seemed a little excited—the Countess believed it, she believed that we were not crazy!

Roland sighed and thought to himself: 'As a normal person who broke into an insane asylum, it's really too difficult to prove your innocence.'

Roland didn't plan to continue participating in the affairs of Bloodless Fortress. It was too dangerous.

The situation here had far exceeded Roland and Catherine's initial expectations.

First of all, there was an ancient god watching here. The danger level of the matter rose sharply!

Secondly, there were too many lunatics here! It was too difficult to communicate with them, and it was difficult for everyone to unite to deal with the matter here.

The best decision was to have a clone get some valuable information today and then leave immediately.

As for the Caged Seed and the Path of Truth, survival is paramount.

As long as the doppelganger can gather key information, there's always time for a more comprehensive plan later.

At this moment, the female officials had completed their incantations, and then the wall collapsed forward with a rumble, like building blocks, forming a landing.

Roland and Catherine stood up and looked over, and were immediately dumbfounded.

Beyond the landing, two ornate S-shaped spiral staircases led down to a huge hall, where many elaborately dressed nobles and ladies were waltzing in the ballroom.

They were having a great time, the noble ladies like blooming flowers and lotus leaves in the ballroom. Because there were so many people, the scene was very shocking.

At the edge of the dance floor, there were also many tables, or small areas separated by curtains - resting areas and other entertainment venues. They could play cards in them, or do other games.

Wizards from various schools were downstairs, even those strangely-looking wizards from the Eyeball School, all dressed in formal attire.

Roland even saw some wizards dressed like pirates, who should be those 'Black Sails of the Southern Harbors' that the female officials had mentioned before.

So... is Madam about to announce the cancellation of the ball?

Roland and Catherine couldn't help but look at the Countess.

The Countess said softly: "Oh, a ball without supper is depriving the gentlemen and ladies of their rights. Go and have fun, there will be plenty of refreshments."

Roland and Catherine's expressions immediately turned ugly.

What does that mean? Still dancing?

Catherine kindly reminded: "Madam, given the current situation, we should isolate the crowd and then conduct a detailed investigation. As I said before, now is probably not the time to hold a ball."

The Countess smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, someone will take care of it, and I guarantee that similar situations will not happen again tonight - you see, there is nothing strange down there, is there?"

Roland and Catherine's expressions were slightly stiff.

Indeed, there wasn't.

But this thing, it's not up to you to decide!

Judging from the current situation, the Earl, who is currently sleeping, is probably having problems.

Roland gave Catherine a look - are you sure Madam doesn't think of the three of us as lunatics? Are you sure she's not just humoring us?

Catherine gave Roland a look - Madam probably doesn't want outsiders to come into contact with the core secrets of Bloodless Fort, and is also worried that if we are idle, we will make trouble. So she wants to keep us here and deal with it herself.

Roland cursed inwardly.

Catherine and the Countess chatted in low voices for a few more sentences.

Afterwards, the two watched the Madam lead the people away.

Roland whispered to Catherine: "Let's escape too! Did you notice the Madam's abrupt words? We didn't ask her about the refreshments, but she was talking about supper!

She's obviously having an attack!

She has intermittent amnesia!

Madam probably forgot everything you just told her!

And then treat the two of us as lunatics and humor us!

Tomorrow, I don't know how the news will write about it."

Catherine covered her face in despair: "I'm really not crazy."

Roland took the opportunity to hug Catherine, but Anna walked over and gave her sister a hug.

Roland gave Anna an unhappy look - why are you everywhere!

Anna glared back at Roland fiercely - get lost, pervert!

Roland continued in a low voice: "Let's escape, Catherine, I've figured it out, this place is just a big mental hospital! And that quasi-Ancient God is probably the 'Bloodless Baron' who hasn't completely descended! We can't handle it."

Catherine raised her head, her eyes red, and said: "No! I've paid such a high price, I must get the thing!

The reputation of being a crazy princess is secondary.

The important thing is that she has now been pushed to the end by her old man!

If she runs away without taking the Caged Seed, then these years will be a waste of effort, losing both the lady and her soldiers.

As soon as she leaves Bloodless Fort, she will have to return to before liberation!

However, although Catherine still wants to continue to do it, she doesn't intend to provoke any Ancient Gods.

It is very low risk to take the Caged Seed and run away, right?

The Bloodless Fort is not unwilling to give the Caged Seed.

So, now we still have to cooperate, dance and reassure people.

The Countess was right just now - the reporters are all here!

If Catherine turns around and leaves now, it will confirm that Sir Buck is a conspiracy of Bloodless Fort!

When the King of Thousand Eyes opens his eyes and sees that things have been screwed up, every Bloodless Wizard will have to die!

The entire Bloodless lineage will be wiped out!

Now, the Bloodless Wizards, as future allies, are begging Catherine to support the scene and give them some face.

How could she refuse?

Besides, doesn't Roland want information on the 'Fruit Tree'?

In this information, there may be key information about the Path of Truth.

The two of them will delay here, let Roland's doppelganger get the information, and then she will turn around and take Anna away with the thing.

Catherine and Roland had a telepathic connection, and she understood what she meant with a few 'glances (conveying scattered thoughts)'.

She whispered: "Right, Roland? You don't want to see me leave here like this and become penniless, do you? Let's go, the two of us have been standing here for more than a minute, the reporters are watching."

Roland said: "I won't dance."

Catherine: "?"

Catherine looked in amazement at the ballroom below, and did not find any suspicious 'red marks'. There were no leeches or strange evil god auras below. Why wouldn't Roland dance?

Catherine looked at Roland very suspiciously, but found that Roland was looking at her body with a very strange look.

Catherine: "? ?"

Roland said with a smile: "Price, Catherine, price, what is the price?"

Catherine asked suspiciously: "What price? Are you talking about the 'Fruit Tree'? Roland, you can't get the Caged Seed here, but I promise you that I will find you a suitable Caged Seed later."

Roland smiled and said: "That's for sure, but what about tonight's price?"

Catherine: "? ? ?"

She asked suspiciously: "This transaction is balanced, what else do you want?"

Roland leaned close to Catherine's ear and whispered: "Let me fuck! Your Highness Catherine, I want you to kneel in front of me and be fucked by me - you don't want to become penniless, do you?

This shrimp-headed man!

He could actually say such dirty words?!

Sure enough, the little Rolands all inherited his virtues!

What's even more ridiculous is that he was going to agree - this is obviously a win-win transaction, and there is no risk, why refuse?

As a result, after he heard the female boss say that sentence 'I'm going to be penniless', he had evil thoughts!

Then, taking advantage of the opportunity that the female boss had to ask for his help, he coerced and lured people!

It's simply shameless to the point of being shameless, and disgusting to the point of being disgusting!

Catherine was stunned for a long time before confirming that she had not misheard.

She slowly straightened her chest, raised her proud head, then narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Roland - her eyes were full of murderous intent.

[Catherine's anger value + MAX]

"Cough, Your Highness Catherine, your eyesight is not as good as mine. There is something below."

Roland said nervously, wiping his cold sweat, he took Catherine's hand and put it on his arm, and said: "But please don't worry, I will do my best to serve you tonight."

On the other side.

A certain secret area.

Roland held the 'Hrakka's Poetry' with a strange look on his face.

Some words appeared on it inexplicably.

[Your woman is angry, anger value + MAX]

[But she seems to have agreed to your terms in her heart.]

[She seems to want to be.]

Roland had a black question mark on his face: "What operation did I do again? Why did Senior Sister's anger value explode again? What does she want me to do to her?"

"Forget it... Strange things are not one or two today. First, the goddess acted as the Book of Alaya, telling me the words displayed in the book, and then, all the statues became like this."

As he said that, Roland looked at the surrounding statues - they had all turned into the appearance of his Hrakka statue.

Or rather, wherever Roland went today, the statues there turned into this look.

Roland felt a chill down his spine and muttered: 'I have a bad feeling, I feel, I feel like something is watching me, these statues these statues are alive, alive!

I may be involved in a dispute between gods

I'm not curious, I'm not curious at all!

Forget about finding a Madam!

I have to find the secret escape passage of Bloodless Fort as soon as possible, and then go back to He Nian and run away!'"

At this time, a line of words appeared on the book.

[The most kind and pure Goddess Hrakka has given you three doors.]

[You decide]

[A. Run away. Run away!!]

[Completion reward: "The statue is hungry... it's hungry!" * 1, "What's the use of fighting? That two acres of land is my eternal home." * 1, Many maids and wealth but can only be used in the underworld * 1]

[B. Find something to eat.]

[Completion reward: Many Caged Seeds in cages * 1, Side effects description + 1]

[C. Find a lot and a lot to eat!]

【Completion Reward: Veil of Heraka (Path of Truth) * 1, Bloodstained Mask (Withered Blood Path of Truth) * 1, Strange Prisoner Seed Recipe * 1, Many, Many Prisoner Seeds in Cages * 1, All Selves Are Not Self and All Selves Are Self (No Side Effects After Clone Devours Prisoner Seed) * 1, Side Effects Explanation + 1, Severity of Illness + 1】

The corners of Roland's mouth twitched violently.