After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

After tidying up the house, there wasn't much left to tidy up. Elena walked quietly behind Oswald and reached out to massage his temples.

"Something on your mind?"

"I heard that Zena and some of the elves have already left the Northern Territory." Oswald took Elene's hand and sighed, "The destruction of the Elven Kingdom is imminent. The goddess tempted them to make a wish, and then personally gave them despair. It's hard for me not to worry about the future of humanity."

Oswald couldn't blame the four races for their stupidity; after all, who would suspect the Creator's deception?

A dog raised by humans would never imagine that one day it would end up on a dinner table.

Perhaps when it is chained to a tree trunk and watches its owner beat it to death with a stick, it will only whine pitifully.

I wondered why, whether I had done something wrong.

Is it cruel?

No, this is reality. Never expect that those above you will have any goodwill towards you.

When questioning becomes a crime that needs to be stopped, then everything else is just a delusion.

Is he cold-blooded?

Yes, many things are not important. Morality and law are just constraints that limit the scope. Just like the system said, even civilization is not important. It is only important because you are in it.

The genetic lineage within you has replaced countless protagonists in this game, and it doesn't care whether you can continue playing; at most, it will encourage you to hone your skills.

Therefore, it's hard for Oswald not to worry. He can indeed preserve himself in the hands of the goddess, but if one day the goddess goes on a killing spree, he doesn't have enough power to stop her.

At this crucial moment, the system went to a meeting, which lasted for several days. At first, Oswald thought it was something they had done, which caused dissatisfaction from the system headquarters.

But the system explained that something major had happened, and all systems had to be present. As for what exactly had happened, it would only know once it arrived.

Elena rested her head on his shoulder. "Your Grace, you're just tired. Did Marquis Barton say something to you?"

"He just wanted to increase the population of the western pastoral areas... Elena, the future is not far away. When we plan for the future, we cannot ignore the objective existence of the gods."

"Thank you for your hard work during this time. I have some things to prepare."

After saying that, Oswald stood up, hugged the stunned Elena, gave her a gentle kiss, smiled, and strode out of the office.

Oswald's seclusion has begun again, and perhaps seeing this scene will awaken Red's traumatic memories on the spot.

The Duke, sitting cross-legged with his back to the door in the empty room, had not moved for several days in a row, which was truly terrifying.

(First light.)

Oswald called out in his heart, and a beam of light immediately shone down.

"I'm here, time traveler. Are you sure you want to begin?"

Oswald nodded at first, then smiled casually. (What, you're not satisfied with this deal?)

Silence, a long silence. Chu Guang had anticipated the transmigrators' madness, but...

"Okay, let's begin."

As Oswald's body glowed with golden light, his lungs vanished completely. At the same time, on the surging sea surface in the psionic space, all of Oswald's flesh except for his bones rose into the sky piece by piece and merged into the boiling storm.

Because the Duke had given the order that no one was allowed to approach that room, even Elena had no idea what was happening inside.

Besides handling government affairs, Elena was also busy planning this year's construction. A few days later, another piece of bad news arrived.

Having probably developed resistance to the anesthetic, Annie in the dungeon has woken up and is insisting on seeing the Duke.

Calling Jenny, Eleanor arrived at the bottom of the dungeon and waved for the guards to leave.

Clutching her aching head, and quite certain that she had been subjected to a physical sleep method, Annie looked at Elene, whose every move exuded a regal air, and her expression turned somewhat gloomy.

She really disliked the maid who made her look so pathetic.

Elene didn't take Annie seriously. First of all, she was probably the only one in the world who knew that the Duke was not the original Oswald.

Perhaps some people had their doubts, but everyone assumed it was a good thing, and Elena was certain that Luna, who was closest to the Duke, was not among those who had doubts.

It's hard to judge, or perhaps Luna is just very good at disguising herself?

Furthermore, even Jenny struggled to gain a place in the Duke's heart, let alone Annie, who was ruthlessly arrested and imprisoned in every lifetime.

The name Lao Ya is truly well-deserved.

"Come to think of it, I haven't asked you yet, what are you doing back here?"

Elena and Jenny pulled out chairs and sat down, picking up the hot tea that the soldiers had prepared on the interrogation table and taking a leisurely sip.

Jenny nodded; she was also curious about this topic.

You see, if Annie doesn't come back, the Duke may have forgotten about the imprisoned Marquis's family. If Annie sneaks into the Northern Territory, the Duke might just start another massacre.

"Ha." Annie sneered. "I've already seen the truth, Eleanor. Including the first life you all most want to know, don't you want to know the secrets of Oswald?"

Elena gently pinched her chin. A secret? Could His Excellency the Duke have any secrets I don't know?

"What exactly are you trying to say? Let me warn you beforehand, the Duke will not be coming to see you."

Eleanor was quite interested in what happened in the first life, and if she wasn't mistaken, the biggest variable lay with Annie and Nicole.

"He..." A pang of sadness rose in Annie's heart, yet she said with a firm and sarcastic tone, "He's not the Oswald of the past, but an unknown monster that has taken over Oswald's body!"

Upon hearing this, Elena tilted her head, her black gemstone earring swaying gently, and asked in confusion.

"Otherwise what?"

"What?!"

Annie, whose mental defenses were shattered by those three words, looked at Eline, who seemed to take it all for granted, and was suddenly plunged into shock and confusion.

Janet, standing to the side, was slightly surprised, covering her mouth, but quickly regained her composure. The person she knew should always be the current Duke.

"You knew? How could you possibly know?"

Annie rushed forward, grabbed the railing, and kept questioning her. The calmer Elene was, the more flustered Annie became.

Something must have happened in Oswald. Based on the theory that whoever benefits is the most suspicious, Elene, as his personal maid, probably knows more about the unspeakable secrets.

"calm."

Elena tapped the table, while Annie, clutching her throbbing head, suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"More than that, I don't understand how the original Oswald disappeared, since you experienced the first life."

"There were only two possibilities at the time: either one of you used the Wishing Star and triggered some kind of change in your soul; or the goddess herself intervened and changed something."

Determined to extract more information from Annie, Elene began to proactively analyze the intelligence for her.

"However, I personally lean towards the former. After all, you see, the goddess dislikes the Duke, doesn't she? How could she possibly bring in a soul she doesn't like?"

"And, Miss Annie, could you tell me what you wished for?"