Secret: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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As soon as Audrey walked in, Susie ran over with her tail wagging.

It rubbed Audrey's calf in circles affectionately, and its four paws made a clicking sound on the spotless marble floor.

The two maids came over, led Audrey into the dressing room, and took off her waistband. She changed out of the white and gold-based long skirt specially prepared for the christening ceremony, and brought her comfortable and soft home clothes.

"Where is Miss Irena?" Audrey turned to ask the black-haired maid.

The maid lowered her head and said in a soft voice: "Miss Irena has told me that if you need to see her for anything, go to the study on the second floor."

Audrey nodded, and then she suddenly asked again:

"What are your usual jobs? What is your weekly salary?"

The two maids looked at each other. Considering that this distinguished guest was treated almost the same as the eldest lady herself, they cautiously asked the black-haired maid in question to report her salary truthfully:

"We are all maids specially trained to serve guests in the mansion. We are responsible for helping guests change clothes, leading the way, paying attention to the needs of visitors and managing the guest rooms in the mansion. If there are no guests, we will assist the dressing room maids in managing wardrobes and shoes. Or assist other maids in their work. Our weekly salary is 4 Louis 10 Firgins, which increases during the social season, and occasionally visitors give gifts."

Intis is a country that loves gold, and extravagant banquets often last for several days or even a week.

In the past, maids were always busy during festivals, but there was also a high probability of receiving small objects, jewelry, and even clothes as gifts from guests - often one item was worth their money for several months or even a year. salary. The Marquis Palace does not care about the value of the gifts given to the maids. They can take away the property themselves or sell it through channels, so they also have great enthusiasm for work.

The brown-haired maid added: "Originally there were seven, but now we only need two, because there are not so many visiting guests... We have served the Marquis in the mansion for three years, and our original weekly salary was 3 gold Louis.”

The reason for the decrease in guests is self-evident. Audrey was silent for a moment and said:

"OK."

"Go and do your business, I have something to discuss with Miss Irena."

At this time, Susie bit her skirt and made an application to communicate alone. Audrey shook her head, bent down and touched Susie's head and ears: "Susie, you can't follow me now. I still have business to do - you go back to your room first, I will go find you."

Irena is a demigod. Although Susie, a Sequence 6 extraordinary dog, will not hide it from the other party for too long, it would be rude to bring her directly in front of the other party and let her listen to the conversation between the two of them.

Susie had no choice but to bark and step aside obediently.

"Please help me take it back to the room."

Its well-behaved and human nature has surprised the servants in the mansion more than once. Everyone knows that Miss Hall's pet is obedient and docile, and the two maids will certainly have no objection. The brown-haired maid gently held its collar, and they bowed slightly to Audrey. After Audrey left with the big golden retriever dog, they took her dress and dress to be washed and dried.

Soon, Audrey knocked on the door of Irena's study and once again saw her relatives acting very casually in their own space.

Audrey saw that the other party was holding a copy of "Roselle's Drama Collection" and flipping through it, but she was not in the mood to joke or exchange greetings with the other party. She sat down directly on the chair opposite Irena without saying a word. Conceal your nervousness and worries:

"There are still some things I can't understand about the Creator...and the teachings of the Church of God. I hope to get your help."

Mr. Fool's previous words made her uneasy inexplicably. The other party actually chose the unpopular title "God" instead of the "Creator" who is familiar in the mysterious world and has the highest status and is the source of all gods and divinity. This makes Audrey, a demigod-level " The audience" immediately smelled something bad.

The most important thing is that Mr. Fool’s attitude is worth pondering.

There are no strict requirements for faith in the Tarot Club. Of course, based on Audrey’s understanding of herself and Mr. Alger, the “Hanged Man” at that time, even if Mr. “The Fool” said that he must have faith if he wants to organize a meeting here. themselves, as long as the party is private enough, they will consider it too. After all, I have always had expectations for the mysterious world, and the church cannot give him the power Mr. Alger wants.

Audrey heard from Forsi that Forsi originally wanted to convert to "The Fool" and serve him to express his gratitude to the god for saving her from the ravings of the full moon, but Mr. "The Fool" also refused.

When she was originally recruited by the Psychological Alchemy Society, Mr. "Fool" also expressed his casualness, and she even became a spy with great interest... But now, she followed the Psychological Alchemy Society to Intistrier, and held the meeting as a matter of course. After receiving religious baptism, I also listened to the scripture interpretation arranged by the church, and got to know my future colleagues. On the way back, I was immediately approached by him. Apparently, I had done something wrong to make Him unhappy.

From this point of view, Mr. Fool’s current abnormal attitude is definitely due to something wrong with the Church of God itself.

He seemed to hate it here.

"Of course, no problem, I'll be happy to answer your questions."

Irena sat up straighter, closed the play in her hand and put it aside, and asked casually: "Father Selti should have explained some contents of the Bible to you today, right? He is the leader of the Aurora Order in Eternal Flame." He is an old man from the Yang Church, and he is not a fanatic. He has a very thorough understanding of the Holy Scriptures. He will tell you that it is better than guys like Darkness and Secret Blood... They will turn the classroom into an improvisational comedy in a lunatic asylum."

"What I care more about is... God's attitude towards human beings."

Audrey bit her lip. She didn't know the people Irena gave as examples, and she was not in the mood to respond to Irena's lively jokes. She said straight to the point:

"I met my senior by chance today."

"He had never made any comments about my faith or the organization I belonged to before, but when he learned that I wanted to join the Church of God, he was unusually unhappy and hinted to me to 'think more and see more.' .”

Irena's expression changed slightly.

"Excuse me for interjecting."

She thought for a while and said:

"It seems that your senior is also a person without faith, and is a big man with considerable knowledge in the mysterious world."

"After much thought, there is only one place in the Bible that makes me uneasy about this god, and that is in the Old Testament, He - He behaves as a completely omniscient tyrant, just like the one Ruen currently believes in. Same bit."

"What you want to get must be held in your hands, and those who disobey are doomed to perish... Maybe the gods should be like this, thinking that they are absolutely correct. Maybe the God of Thunder also protects the people of Loen, but ——The appearance of my senior reminded me. The beautiful side of heaven is so perfect that even after I finished reading the Old Testament in the morning, I still can’t completely give up the beautiful fantasy in my heart.”

"I said too much. What I mean is...what if one day, God thinks that humans are wrong?"

Will the promise of heaven still exist by then? Will the human race still exist?

Will we be lightly abandoned, or will we be wiped out by God and replaced by a new race to favor us - just like God chose the ancestors of mankind in the darkness and chaos?

"...I can't answer your question, Audrey."

Irena was silent for a moment, then slowly leaned on the cushions and said relaxedly in a self-deprecating tone:

"Your sense of justice and kindness always surprise me. It reminds me of the time when we exchanged letters. Across the text and thousands of kilometers away, I can feel your heartfelt gratitude after helping others and rescuing patients. Contentment and happiness.”

"The same is true for your question. Although I don't understand why you think this way, but you are worried like this because you value human beings too much. It can even be said that you value every human being. You hope that everyone can be happy. ...Although you and I may not live to the day when the Lord abandons mankind, you will still worry about such a thing happening."

"But I am different. I am just doing my best to help, so I have never thought about the consequences of God breaking his promise one day..."

"...After all, to me, having the Kingdom of Heaven come, even for just one day, is a great blessing to those poor people."

Irena thought of the Southern Continent.

Audrey also thought of the Southern Continent.

"But maybe not everyone needs the happiness of heaven? His Highness Richard's life is so hard, and he has experienced such misfortunes and blows, but he can still be happy because of some improvements in the highlands. Well, I am very selfish and very conceited. Da, the light I pursue is the light I want, and I want to give these things to them, because I feel that heaven will really make them smile."

…

The residence of the Abraham family in the eastern city of Trier.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the banquet started on time.

Forsi had already put on an elegant and beautiful dress, which was a gift from her teacher Dorian. In the afternoon when she arrived at Abraham's Mansion, Dorian called out to her for two reasons that Forsi simply couldn't refuse: "To celebrate your upcoming becoming a 'traveler' and to show off my outstanding students to everyone at the banquet." She hired a tailor to tailor it for her, and a fitting dress was made within two days.

A skilled designer made an Intis-style dress for Forsi, decorated with many bows, lace and ribbons that were difficult to see in Rune's dress. Although Forsi strongly asked the teacher not to spend too much, Dorian still gave her a set of jewelry.

"This is too expensive, teacher!" Forsi smiled bitterly.

"No, this is barely enough. For that big shot, our best efforts are nothing more than this." Dorian also smiled bitterly.

If Forsi had known that the banquet she was about to attend had such a high standard, she would probably have developed a social phobia and found a reason to avoid it for the time being.

The hall was as warm as spring, with huge crystal chandeliers hanging from the dome, flickering with countless candlelights, illuminating the entire venue as if it were daytime.

In the right corner, band members wearing vests and bow ties played a brisk melody, while on the left were long tables with roasted chicken, pan-fried foie gras, stewed lamb, and Trier's famous dishes. Delicious dishes such as red wine-baked snails and cream cheese-baked lobster.

Even though they were far away, Forsi could smell the fragrance they emanated.

"I'm wearing a bottle of Sequence 7 potion... or my year's royalties... or a three-bedroom house in Jowood District..."

"How can I take this back and keep it? Or I should ask the teacher to store it in the Abraham family."

The banquet has begun and people are already getting food. Forsi also tried his best to straighten his back and remain elegant. He recalled the table manners he had learned temporarily, took a plate and filled it with his favorite food.

Although the waistband was not tight, Forsi did not dare to move too much. She wore exquisite gloves like the ladies in Intis, and the sapphires on her earrings and necklaces sparkled with the color of her eyes.

Forsi liked the feel of the matching fan very much. She used the gorgeous fan to cover her face and cheeks that she was chewing, leaving a pair of bright eyes to observe other people, even though she was actually fanning the social scene in Trier. Know nothing.

She put another piece of pan-fried keel fish on the plate, and there were seafood marinated in fruit wine in the distance. Backlund has the advantage of a port, and fresh sea fish is not too expensive. Forsi occasionally eats seafood in Backlund, so he accepts Trier's new dishes well.

There was also a lot of wine at the banquet, including Mist Champagne, Ormere wine, Southwell red wine, and collections from Trier Winery... They were all famous wines rarely seen outside. This gave Forsi an idea of ​​the financial resources of the Abraham family. A new understanding. Although according to Teacher Dorian's tone, this banquet is a banquet that all parties in the Abraham family must do their best, it still does not represent all of them. Although they are down and out in the mysterious world, in reality they are all rich.

After simply eating some meat, Forsi approached the cream of mushroom soup on the table. The black pepper exuded an attractive aroma. There was also vegetable soup not far away. It was difficult to see green in winter. She also planned to go. Have a taste.

She took a glass of champagne with an attractive golden color and fine bubbles like mist from the tray held by the waiter in a red vest passing by.

Forsi took a sip of champagne, and before he could evaluate the taste of this expensive wine in his mind, he heard a middle-aged man passing by him who was also holding a glass of champagne say to the people around him:

"I heard that the church next door has a new demigod."

The lady next to her was obviously well-informed. She nodded: "I heard she was a young and beautiful girl. The pastor who worked with my nephew said that the lady was extremely beautiful, and her long and silky hair looked like it was under the midday sun. of gold.”

"The most eye-catching feature is actually her beauty. Is it possible that she is a witch?" the middle-aged man said half-jokingly.

The lady also laughed: "Judging from the way they fled in embarrassment, it shouldn't be possible. And I heard that the lady was probably an audience member. After all, the news came from the Psychological Alchemy Society. But I I’m not sure, it’s just rumors I heard about.”

Golden hair, young lady, "audience" of the psychological alchemy meeting... Forsi, who was sipping champagne, suddenly felt something in his heart. But the fact that the other party was a demigod made Forsi not sure of his thoughts. Besides, why did Miss Audrey suddenly appear here? Shouldn't she stay in her own home? In my impression, she seems to be at Sequence 6...

"Excuse me, you two."

But Forsi's curiosity still prevailed, and she hadn't seen her old friend for a long time.

So she put the dinner plate aside, showed a dignified and soft smile that she had practiced for fifteen minutes in front of the mirror in the morning, took the initiative to approach these two senior-looking people, showed her curiosity, and chatted with them as naturally as possible. , and then added the topic:

"Two seniors, I also got some gossip about what you were discussing just now..."

"I heard that the lady is from Loen?"

"That's what I heard too." The middle-aged lady nodded naturally, confirming Fors's guess, "I heard that he is a distant relative of the Montemar family in Loen, so he must also be from Loen. Noble."

Forsi's heart slowed down for a moment, and she smiled and said, "Could it be the Hall family from Loen?"

"It seems to be this last name. When I went to do errands, I heard the carriage driver of the Montemar family who was responsible for picking up and dropping off at the entrance of the Cathedral of Light said the name 'Miss Hall', but it may also be another name with the same sound." The middle-aged man said, "However, the Creator Church will make an announcement in the next two days and arrange a job and area of ​​responsibility for this new saint. Then we will know which Luen family she is."

Forsi was already a little distracted.

One or two are coincidences, but when these factors are accumulated, Forsi is basically certain that the new saint from the church next door is the "Justice" Miss Audrey he is familiar with! Rather than why the other party appeared in Trier following the Psychological Alchemy Society, Fors was more curious about when she became a demigod? ——The communication between them has decreased, it must have been less than half a year!

She walked away dazedly, towards her goal, black pepper cream mushroom bisque, and unknowingly drank all the champagne in her hand.

TBC

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Good night!