Why it never ends

Chapter 1133 Intimidation

Until the end of this conversation, Arevalo still couldn't get a definite answer from Hesta - what exactly was the method that could prevent him from being passive? Hesta seemed to want to say it out loud several times, but in the end he was very cautious and suppressed his words.

Later, Si Lei knocked on the door and called Hesta away, so Arevalo had to temporarily drop the topic.

Trion on the side looked at Fatima several times. Until this moment, he finally understood why Hesta had the opportunity to bring these people into His Majesty's palace.

……

"I haven't seen you these past few days. Where have you been?" Hesta asked. "Are you still near the farm?"

"Always." Si Lei said, "I just stayed in the small town next door - have you been there? It's very close to you."

"Yes," Hesta replied, "I recruited the Lalin sisters from the tavern over there."

"I found out something very shocking," Si Lei lowered his eyes slightly, "I think you should already know it, so I came back to ask you directly."

"About what?"

"In the early spring," Si Lei was silent for a moment, his throat moving slightly, "some terrible things happened on this farm."

"Ah."

"You do know?"

"So many people got pregnant at the same time, it can't be a coincidence..." Hesta whispered, "I asked Wosandta once, but she only gave me a very vague affirmative answer at the time."

"Wosandta..." Si Lei immediately remembered this person's face, "Take me to see her. I have something to ask her."

"What exactly are you looking for?" Hesta asked. "The previous fire—"

"The fire incident has long been investigated," Si Lei said, "Didn't we already have the answer before you asked me to investigate?"

"So you are now——"

"Give me a few more days. It's too much trouble to explain now." Si Lei said, "And do you have a room reserved for me?"

"Of course, there are plenty of rooms here, it depends on which one you want to sleep in."

"Which one..." Si Lei fell into deep thought.

"Or I can take you around and you can pick one." Hesta said with a smile, "Don't be polite. After all, even if you like it, you can only stay for three months."

Si Lei laughed and said, "Let's go."

This was not the first time that Si Lei had entered a king's palace - it was just that these palaces were protected cultural relics and museums in various places before, and there were often fences between the aisles and rooms to block pedestrians... This was the first time that he was actually in one of them and even used it as a foothold.

From the moment she stepped into the hall, Si Lei felt a strong presence - the space inside the building was so large that it made her speechless. If the five-meter-high floor height of most mercury needle workstations made her feel comfortable and spacious, then the height from the ceiling to the ground here revealed a terrifying meaning.

The huge and symmetrical design showed a solemn order. In the corridor, every step she and Hesta took aroused an echo. This sound was like a reminder: everything here was not set up by human standards. Its existence showed royal power and obedience...

This feeling was so strong that when she walked through the hall, passed the rooms with closed doors, and even stopped at the entrance of a spiral staircase, Si Lei felt a little dazed, as if the walk at this moment did not come from herself, and she and Hesta - two living people - were driven by the same ritual to some extent.

The frozen building was overwhelming, and people seemed insignificant. "What's wrong?" Hesta felt something was wrong with Si Lei and turned around. "What are you looking at?"

"I might not be able to sleep in a place like this." Si Lei said, "Maybe that small town is more suitable for me - I can also drive to the hotel there every day to sleep."

“It costs money.”

"I didn't come here at my own expense," Si Lei said softly, "I get meal and accommodation subsidies every day, so it would be a waste if I don't spend them."

"That's fine," Hesta laughed, "...The night before last, when we first came here, many people cried."

"Yeah."

"Yes," Hesta said, "right here, Santa—the one who always helps us and takes care of the kitchen, remember?—would not go any further, so she knelt here and put her head on the steps to pray."

Hesta stopped walking.

To their right, sunlight filtered through the three-story windows, causing reflections on the marble floor to their left. Silei and Hesta stared at their own shadows on the ground.

"That girl, the one who studied anthropology...ah, what was her name - Lu Qizhen, told everyone here at that time not to stop and not to be intimidated by this palace. It exists to intimidate and discipline everyone," Hesta said. "This huge staircase is not to help us climb, but to put us in a position to be watched, making our movement a performance - it does not allow us to reach our destination quickly, but requires us to walk a distance to be 'seen', without any cover or support."

Si Lei let out a low sigh and reached out to grasp the bronze handrail beside him. The pattern on the handrail looked like some kind of plant growing on bones.

“Very sharp insight.”

"Who do you think was the first to climb up to the second floor that night?"

"You?" Si Lei asked, "Or Victoria?"

"No," Hesta said, "we must be the last one to come."

"How many more mercury needles?"

"It's Eleven," Hesta said with a smile. "She jumped to the front in a flash."

Si Lei suddenly realized: "...Oh, that makes sense."

"So don't go looking for a small hotel in town," Hesta said. "Even if you're not used to it at first, you'll get used to it after sleeping for a day or two. Look, everyone is eating and attending classes here now... It's all very natural now."

"You make it sound as if if I sleep somewhere else, I'll be defeated by this palace." Si Lei said with a smile, "Okay, I accept the challenge. I'll see how long it takes me to adjust."

The two walked all the way to the end of the stone steps. Si Lei heard what seemed to be children's voices not far away, and she looked up with some curiosity.

"Are you in class?"

"The two teachers you sent over that day are the two students of Pakat. They are very experienced in coordination," Hesta said. "Have I told you that I have previously sent emails to all the teachers who resigned from the 12th District Reserve Base, hoping to invite them all over... It is also a very tedious project."

"No," Si Lei said, "and then what?"

“After they arrived, the project was handed over to them.”