The Sun King's Evidence

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Ryan narrowed his eyes, and his half-smiling look gave people a chilling, calm and confident look: "Do you know Gothic?"

"Yes, and I can also disguise myself, Mr. Lane, and I am willing to follow you to repay your kindness." Emilia said softly, and bursts of blush flashed across the girl's face.

"Pfft~ Hahahahaha!" Veronica on the side suddenly laughed, her smile was bright, and the Witch of Gloria took out twenty-five gold dinars from her small bag and handed it directly to the captain's hand: "Okay, okay, don't pay any more. I paid for this money, and this Miss Amelia became the guarantor. In exchange, she will be mine from now on."

"No, Amelia!" Wilt was in disbelief. The deputy leader quickly walked up to the girl: "You don't have to do so much for us..."

"This is my choice, deputy captain. Let me call you deputy captain for the last time." Emilia stood on the spot and bowed to the deputy captain of the Blood Ax Mercenary Group in front of her: "Thank you mercenary group. Thank you very much for taking me in for so many years.”

"Hey~ don't think too much. This money is just the cost for us to hire Emilia. When the employment period ends, it will be up to her to decide whether she is willing to return to your mercenary group." Veronica photographed Patting Emilia's tender shoulder: "Let's go, my little mercenary... no, it's the little maid."

After the captain took the money, he couldn't say anything else. When the Poseidon Priest saw the dispute was over, he said, "Then you can negotiate the remaining matters privately."

After coming out of Poseidon Church, Witch Gloria asked Emilia to pack her luggage first and then meet up with the two people.

Seeing that Veronica was still laughing along the way, Ryan said reproachfully: "Veronica!"

"Hahaha~ Ryan, Ryan, you are really, what should I say about you?" The Witch of Gloria was laughing so much that Ryan was helpless: "How did I know that she actually knows Gothic?"

"Hahaha~ Who could let a random female mercenary see through you? Hahahaha~ Ouch~" Veronica was about to laugh: "Okay, tell me why you paid this money?"

"Isn't the family just short of a maid? I think this girl is very suitable." Veronica covered her chest, looking aggrieved and tearful.

"to be honest!"

"Okay, disguise." Veronica finally told the truth: "This little girl's disguise is very strong. She made her beautiful face look so ordinary. We really need this disguise technique. And I can see that she is very insecure, especially in Marienburg. She seems to be very cautious. She is afraid of everything around her. Don't think that she was forced to propose it. Follow yours.”

"Is all this part of her plan?" Ryan cheered up.

"She longs for a sense of security. I can conclude that from the first moment she saw you, this girl has determined that only you can bring her a sense of security. Even if there is no such thing, she will definitely find a reason to find a way to follow you. Yours." Veronica became serious now, and the woman crossed her arms: "So she had already planned to use this matter to leave the mercenary group."

Ryan nodded when he heard this. He had always felt that this matter was a bit strange. Emilia's behavior was a bit... too natural. From the incident to Ryan's intervention to Emilia's voluntary withdrawal from the mercenary group to act on her own. During the whole process of repaying the debt, the girl acted very fluently: "What do you think is the reason for her lack of security?"

"I don't know, maybe...she is very beautiful?" Even Veronica was a little unsure at this point, but the witch said in an indifferent tone: "But that's not important, all we need is her Disguise, as for whether you keep her by your side after this is completed, this is something you have to decide. The family also happens to be short of a maid, and according to what you said about your journey in Nord, this The female mercenary named Emilia is brave and smart, she shouldn’t be a bad person.”

"Under what circumstances can she feel safe in a remote country like Nord and a place where all kinds of monsters are rampant, but she can't feel safe in Marienburg, the largest port terminal in the old world and surrounded by so many military guards? How do you feel?" Ryan touched his chin, he always felt strange.

"Before...what did that girl say to you?" Veronica found it more interesting the more she thought about it.

"She pronounced my real name! My... last name that I have never made public."

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The reason why they did not visit the Weimei Club in the morning was because Ryan and Veronica learned that Anida, the president of the Weimei Club, had something to go out in the afternoon. After thinking about it, they thought it would be better to take advantage of the fact that Anida was not at the Weimei Club in the afternoon. Come visit me when you are here.

Visiting the Aesthetic Society is an important step in exploring this organization, because no matter how many gossips you collect, seeing it is worth seeing it.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the change. After being followed, Ryan knew not to blatantly investigate the Aesthetic Society.

After a morning of specious shopping, he confirmed that Anida had left the Aesthetic Club due to some personal matters, and while being followed, the two of them walked around the shield block and naturally went to the Aesthetic Club. This was also true. Nothing surprising.

Ryan and Veronica arrived at the door of the Aesthetic Club.

The bright red carpet was spread from the inside to the outside. When the well-dressed waiter saw Ryan's appearance, he immediately gave the warmest smile and reception: "Hello! Mr. Ryan! Welcome to the Aesthetic Club!"

"Hello! I've heard about the art of the Aesthetic Society for a long time, so I came over to take a look today." Ryan raised his head. Huge white stone pillars supported the four-story building. The entire building was almost completely transparent under the decoration of glazed windows, with a height of more than ten meters. Silk curtains hung from the roof one by one.

After being welcomed by the waiter and walking into the Aesthetic Club, a huge fountain sculpture appeared in front of the two people. A giant man carried a deer on his shoulders. The deer's mouth continuously spurted water. A giant five-meter-long and three-meter-wide fountain sculpture appeared in front of them. The crystal chandelier hangs straight from the high ceiling to the mid-air of the house. The famous paintings are all by the hands of famous artists. Many nobles hang around here, wearing luxurious silk clothes and various gold and silver. For jewelry, the merchants were busy negotiating prices with the artists wearing berets and vests, emphasizing which piece of precious art they wanted to take away, and how much real gold they had to pay for it. silver.

"Mr. Lane, do you need me to introduce you?" A waiter said enthusiastically. Lane nodded: "Sorry to trouble you."

"Our Aesthetic Society is committed to letting people search for beauty, discover beauty, and fall in love with beauty. Over the past thirty years, with the efforts of President Anida Klausner, we have collected more than 4,000 precious collections. The Aesthetic Society's The headquarters has been expanded nine times and is currently divided into six areas, namely the Human Art Hall, the Elf Art Hall, the Dwarf Art Hall, the Painting Hall, the Sculpture Hall and the Decorative Art Hall." The waiter introduced in detail. .

"The three most precious treasures in the collection of the Human Art Hall are the 'Blessing of the Holy Grail', 'The Battle of the Reik' and the first edition of Charlemagne's Code." The waiter led Ryan to the Human Art Hall and showed Ryan around the beautiful Collection of the society.

The painting "The Blessing of the Holy Grail" was once a national treasure of Britannia. Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Knights is now unable to collect a large amount of funds to take it back from the Aesthetic Society. This painting depicts the founding Knight King Arthur leading the twelve earliest Knights of the Holy Grail. Kneeling in front of the Lake Fairy and swearing allegiance, the young first-generation Knight King with dazzling blond hair and green eyes took the crown from the hands of the Lake Fairy and crowned himself.

Ryan remembered that Arthur, the first knight king, did not live long. Arthur, whose strength was close to that of a demigod, only ruled Britannia for less than twenty years before he died due to illness. His body was placed on a small boat. He drove into the depths of the Fairy Lake and disappeared forever in the mist of the Lake Fairy. There are legends that he will reappear when the Knight Kingdom is in greatest danger, and there are also legends that he has been protecting his kingdom in another way.

The Lady of the Lake would certainly be interested in reclaiming this national treasure of the Kingdom of Knights.

"The Battle of the Reik River" depicts an earth-shattering war between the Lord of the Dead, Nagash, and the Emperor Charlemagne. In the picture, the human army bravely fights against the undead army of the Lord of the Dead, Nagash. Ryan Remember that the end of this war was Charlemagne's narrow victory. Nagash lost his body and became immortal since then. It also took Charlemagne several years to recover from the poison and curse of the Lord of the Undead.

Another treasure is not on display today.

After visiting several exhibition halls, Ryan was surprised by the wealth displayed by the Aesthetic Club. Many treasures and out-of-print collections were acquired by Anida at almost any cost, spending countless money and connections.

Where did she get so much money? She is neither the widow of a big noble nor a big businessman constantly funding her, Ryan thought.

The answer in his mind became more and more accurate.

After a tour, along the giant spiral staircase, Ryan and Veronica came to the third floor. The third floor is a huge luxurious living room, a social place open to most people. In this place, as long as the clothes are It's decent, anyone can come in to enjoy drinks and snacks, the living room faces the sea, and all the people sitting in the living room are the upper class of society.

Most people noticed Lane's appearance. Among them, the artists actually didn't have much favorable impression of Lane, a "warrior" like him. They just nodded when they saw him coming in, while the nobles and businessmen were much more enthusiastic. Among them was a noble earl. He immediately walked up: "Hello! Mr. Lane, I am Edmund Huron. You can just call me Edmund."

"Hello! Sir Edmund!" Ryan shook hands with Edmund in a friendly manner. He noticed that the earl was a little depressed.

"Hello, Your Excellency, I am Veronica Bernadotte, from the Gloria Council." Veronica also greeted the Earl, but the Earl obviously did not take a witch seriously and just said casually He glanced at her and then looked away, which made Witch of Gloria a little unhappy, but there was nothing she could do about it.

"Why did Anida invite Mr. Lane to come to the Wemei Club but Mr. Lane didn't come, but now he comes uninvited?" Edmund smiled and patted Lane on the shoulder. There was not much hostility in his voice, because Lane's performance He was very firm in his rejection of Anida, and he also had a girlfriend. Edmund naturally felt that Ryan had no idea about Anida, so he did not regard him as an enemy: "Today is really unlucky, Anida is a little bit... The matter is out."

"That's really a pity." Ryan shrugged and said in a frivolous tone: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with me coming here today. It's just that Veronica said she wanted to come here to have a look, so I brought her here, but we can only visit the things downstairs. The exhibition hall, the one upstairs looks like it will be rescheduled for another day.”

"No, there is no need to change the date. I can take you and your female companion to visit now." Edmund thought that Anida was not here, so he could satisfy the boy's curiosity and avoid him appearing next to Anida again. .

So Edmund took the decision and took Ryan to visit all the ballrooms and small exhibition rooms upstairs. Even if Ryan expressed curiosity, he would signal the waiter to open it for Ryan to enjoy. Only Aneda could enjoy it. He said he was helpless on the fourth floor, but Ryan very kindly said that it was not a place he was interested in in the first place.

So, the earl and the White Wolf Knight talked happily for about an hour, and then Ryan took his leave. Edmund didn't stay long, and just said: "Three days later at eight o'clock in the evening, the Aesthetic Society will organize an art The salon is open to all artists from the mainland, but of course, it is only open to artists. Is Mr. Lane interested in participating?"

"I guess I won't come." Ryan shrugged and spread his hands to indicate that he might not come. He had already heard what Edmund meant. A knight like Ryan would definitely not be welcome to the art salon unless he was really good at art. Also very accomplished.

"Oh! That's such a pity." Edmund said as if it was a pity, but there was no pity in his tone: "There are many interesting places in Marienburg. Ryan, you can take Miss Veronica to your heart's content. Let’s take a tour.”

"I will, Edmund. Goodbye."

"goodbye!"

After coming out of the Aesthetic Club, Ryan and Veronica returned to Amber Avenue without stopping, and the figures following them did not disappear until they approached Amber Avenue.

"Is there anything gained?" Veronica shook her head with a grimace: "It's so clean. I didn't notice even a trace of strange energy within the Aesthetic Society."

"Me too, and I'm sure that even if we can really enter the fourth floor to search, we won't be able to find anything, and we will offend a lot of people." Ryan was also very depressed: "Is the clue broken here? "

"We can only think of new ways and find new clues now." Ryan thought for a while: "In this case, I will go see the Duke."

"Meet the Duke?"

"Well, let him make an identity for me, a new identity." Ryan smiled very sinisterly: "With Emilia's disguise, I know what to do."

Marienburg Civic District, White Wool Hotel.

The members of the Blood Ax Mercenary Group were packing their things. They were hit repeatedly and the morale of the mercenaries was low.

At this moment, Belshazer Geert, the great alchemist of the empire, wearing a gold mask, holding a gold staff, and wearing a gold cloak, walked into the hotel. He said to the mercenaries: "Be prepared. Mercenaries, you will follow me into the deep mining area."

"It's you?!" Wilt's eyes turned red when he saw Galt appear. He walked straight towards Galt. Anyone could see his excitement.

"Mr. Galt, I need you to give us an explanation."

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