Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

The professor's roar echoed in the classroom, but not many students dared to look up. After all, the professor was famous for his bad temper.

"If this happens again, none of you will graduate!"

The professor slammed the table hard, scaring everyone.

People in other classrooms have become accustomed to the roars and scolding sounds coming from this classroom. This highly respected professor is the most senior person in the college. Even the current principal does not dare to speak loudly in front of this professor. After all, the principal can be replaced at any time, but this professor is a living fossil in the true sense of the word. There is no substitute for him.

What can we do? Just keep offering it.

It is a great favor that this gentleman can spare some time to teach, considering that this professor has never had a good temper.

After finishing the lecture, the professor returned to his own laboratory and placed the book on an empty space on the bookshelf. Then, several pieces of music piled on the table floated into his hands without any wind.

"Humph—how could this be that guy's work? He has talent, but it's not enough." He smiled mockingly, "It has a bit of charm, I miss it a little bit—"

Of course, the old professor had carefully read these musical manuscripts. Indeed, compared with what those rubbish wrote, they were indeed the best of the best. But if compared with that person, they pale in comparison.

If he didn't know the truth of the matter, perhaps even he would doubt whether that brilliant guy had understood the so-called cycle of life and death.

The professor on Ludwig's tower, the Lord of the Sarkaz Lich King's Court, the gatekeeper of the Hall of Knowledge, the longer he lives, the more titles he has, and the more complicated they are to pronounce, but his identity and name are no secret.

Fremont, the current Lord of the Lich King's Court, came to Leithania thousands of years ago before the city was built. He made a pact with his ancestors to bring knowledge to different races, allowing the art of Originium to develop rapidly. However, he never interfered with various countries. Therefore, he lived in Ludwig's Tower for a long time to study knowledge, and called himself the Lich and the gatekeeper of the Hall of Knowledge.

Of course, this self-proclaimed claim is just a statement of one's own responsibilities.

And the more secret identity is that he is the most valued teacher and close friend of the Witch King.

If there is anyone in this world who knows Herhunzoren best, then Fremont is definitely the one. He is the Witch King's best friend and also the hero who helped him conquer the Witch King.

It can be said that he personally pulled the Witch King off the throne. Many people don't know this. In fact, even the title of Lord of the Lich King is rarely mentioned anymore. He has been staying in the high tower and not caring about worldly affairs for a long time.

Leithnia was originally just a place for him to stay, but he has never left since he came here a thousand years ago.

This is very special for me, a lich who has been wandering on this land, because if a lich stays in one place, the flow of knowledge will stop, which is simply unacceptable to a lich.

But what exactly is holding back the Lord of the Lich King?

No one knows, no one remembers——

"Are you looking for me?" At this moment, the space in the laboratory of the tower was slightly distorted, and a girl appeared there.

The lazy girl yawned. Even now, she looked listless. Only after Fremont glared at her did she stop looking like she was about to fall asleep at any moment.

"So...what's going on?"

"I plan to have you find the composer of this music—" Frémont instructed directly without any hesitation, "Find him, and then bring her to me. Perhaps this can prevent a war or explain some misunderstandings."

"...You could ask anyone for this kind of thing...why me?" Ermengarde wanted to refuse, but she was standing before a lord of the royal court, so she could only utter a small complaint. "Teacher, if you just pull the thread, you can find ten thousand people to help you find someone, right? Even if it's the White Queen? She wouldn't mind looking for the reincarnated Witch King, right?"

"Oh, you also believe in reincarnation?"

"I certainly wouldn't believe anyone else, but that's Hercules... a man you, Teacher, praise so highly. What if?" Ermengarde complained. "Didn't you also say he was a genius?"

"Life is something we can never fully understand, let alone reincarnation. If he could truly understand that, he wouldn't have died in that place."

"Look... aren't you still speaking for him, teacher? Do you really want me to find this guy who dared to impersonate the Witch King?" Ermengarde asked seriously. "If I do find him, don't turn your back on me. Repairing the little cube is quite troublesome..."

Alas, as a messenger of the Lich King's Court, I am just a brick, and I have to be moved wherever I am needed - although Ermengarde is not so resistant to accepting such orders.

After all, she was quite curious about what kind of person could write such a piece of music.

What if he is a madman, what if he is a genius, what if he is an interesting person, what if he is a boring person - anyway, it is all interesting.

"Go find her and bring her here. You don't have to worry about anything else." Frémont waved his hand to send Ermengarde away. Ermengarde jumped out of the window and disappeared.

Miss Lich is not so inefficient as to ask questions everywhere when looking for someone. Everyone in the world has a unique thread, and Miss Lich is now looking for where the unique thread of this piece of music is connected.

She raised her head and noticed that the trembling line was actually heading towards Victoria - this was the place her teacher had personally told her not to go to, saying that there was trouble going on there and that the lich should not approach unless she needed to deliver a message.

But in this situation, it shouldn't be considered as wandering around aimlessly, right?

It's a task assigned by the teacher himself, so... that means I can go, right?

Ermengarde clapped his hands. "Anyway, let's go and take a look! If we can find the little Witch King, we'll bring him back. If not, we'll just find some local snacks somewhere!"

Hehe, this is the famous Victoria, there must be a lot of delicious food!

With anticipation, Ermengarde waved his hand, threw out his small cube, sat down in it, and left Leithania at high speed with a comfortable posture rarely seen for a warlock, running all the way along the vibrating line.

However, the little lich's actions obviously would not be discovered by Noah, who was hiding far away in the Victoria Mountains. She was still worrying about how to deal with Abrana who ran to her room every day to exchange information with her.

This woman was so annoying that even the good-tempered Noya wanted to curse her. However, she was living under someone else's roof after all, and she had no intention of leaving until her body recovered. Even if she did leave... there was no guarantee that she would not be dragged into a turbulent situation in her current state. After leaving Kjerag, she began to miss the simple customs of the people in Kjerag. Victoria was really a troublesome place.

As soon as he arrived, he was involved in the Xiaoqiu County incident. Not only was he forced to participate in it, but even though he did his best to help the people, he was captured by Abrana.

It would have been fine if he was captured by Abrana, but I don't know what's wrong with Draco. He comes to her every day to [exchange information]. Noa must have kept most of the information secret. She would have exchanged almost all the information she could have exchanged. Besides, the other party didn't have any sincerity. The information he gave later was so watered down that even writing it down would be considered watered-down.

To be honest, Noah had already started to feel something was wrong. This guy couldn't be really free, and before leaving, he always took away his discarded manuscripts, even those in the trash can.

However, no matter whether it was emotional perception or verbal probing, it seemed that no conclusion could be drawn. Noah could only temporarily regard it as a way for the other party to consume his attention.

Fortunately, Kuro is still by my side, so I always have confidence.

If it really doesn’t work... have a fight with them!

Noah made up her mind to wake up countless times, but she never took action... It's not that she didn't want to run away, but the inflated intelligence provided by the other party occasionally contained some information that interested her.

For example, Rhodes Island, Bagpipe, and even Kjerag and Casimir. When Margaret was mentioned one time, she couldn't help it.

"What is Margaret doing in Rhodes Island? Can you explain it clearly?"

"Ah, we need to exchange the following information——but you don't seem to be very sincere?"

Abbrana's smile made Noah harden—his fists hardened.

Chapter 29: The Betrayer

Noah hates two types of people the most: one is the person who can't speak clearly, and the other is the person who runs away halfway through speaking!

Now, Abrana had unfortunately stepped on two minefields, and Noya was really about to take action. However, she still suppressed her anger and continued to ask, "So what do you want to know?"

"It's really obvious what you care about. Is that Radiant Knight that important to you?" Abrana asked with a smile, though it was more of a tease than a question. "You don't seem to ignore any news related to the Radiant Knight. Should I say you're very perceptive, or are you just putting on an act, Ms. Swindler?"

"I haven't deceived anyone—" Noah retorted, "Besides, I'm not pretending to be anyone. I am who I am. I am Noah Kyrielight. If you don't want to tell me the details, the door is over there. You can leave."

So, patience has its limits. Noah thought he had a very good temper, but Abrana's endless temptations and malicious speculations still made Noah uncomfortable.

She could accept Abara's hostility towards her, her suspicion of her, and even her desire to kill her. These were all within her expectations, but she could not tolerate Abara's endless harassment. Every time she tested her, it was like forcing Noah to admit that she was a liar, a fraud, and someone who would disguise herself in front of others in order to achieve certain benefits.

Being thought of this way was not something worth getting angry about, and even Noah didn't mind it, but... she was not a clay doll, and even clay figures would get angry.

"This is the first time I've seen you angry. It means you're actually quite interested in the news I'm telling you, right? So, I'll give you a good price this time, right?" Abrana narrowed her eyes. Although she was smiling, her eyes weren't laughing. "How about telling me why you left Casimir?"

"...This kind of thing isn't a secret. Your intelligence department isn't just there for nothing. You should already know about it, right?" Noah frowned. How did he leave Casimir? Was he just wanted and ran away? Or what? This kind of thing would be easy to find out with a little research, right? Why ask such a meaningless question?

But Abrana naturally would not be fooled by Noah's words. What she wanted to know was why Noah wanted to leave Casimir.

Noya's abilities, her conversational eloquence, all proved she was a highly skilled interpersonal figure. Even she couldn't break through Noya's defenses so quickly, so how could those merchants in Casimir possibly do that? Abrana wasn't so self-deprecating. She was no pushover. She believed Noya wouldn't have ended up like this if she hadn't wanted to. She had indeed investigated Noya's situation.

It was precisely because of these investigations that she felt more and more that Noah had a good hand but played it in the worst possible way.

In this ending, the only big winners are the Supervisory Commission and the Knights Association, and possibly the competitive knights and infected, but that doesn't matter; the real beneficiaries are the Supervisory Commission. The severely weakened Commercial Federation launched a tsunami against Noah, whose interests were already deeply intertwined, leading to Noah's expulsion from Casimir. So, why did the Commercial Federation lose?

The Business Federation had too many opportunities to turn the tables, but Noah didn't take any of them.

Knowing she wouldn't be spared if the Commerce Federation failed, she seemed to do nothing. She even had a vague desire to help the Oversight Commission. Why? Was Noya a traitor to the Oversight Commission or the Knights' Association? That was unlikely, or else she wouldn't be wanted.

So... a double agent?

Judging from Noah's background, this is indeed possible, but why does the double agent have to escape now? It can't be that Casimir's plan also includes Victoria, right?

Then when all possibilities have been ruled out, there is only one answer left.

"I want to know why you failed in this competition. Your original plan was to use this crisis to turn the tide and become the actual controller of the Business Federation, right?"

"...Huh?" Noah blinked, but in Abrana's eyes, her behavior seemed more like she was hiding something. Indeed, perhaps Noah was indeed a spy of the Supervisory Commission at the beginning, and a very deep one at that. The Chamber of Commerce gave Noah preferential treatment because of her special status, and even pushed Noah to the position of spokesperson for a time. As a result, Noah touched the top level of the Chamber of Commerce.

Then, coincidentally, the Howling Guards were suddenly eliminated, and the main controller of the [New Howling Guards] who replaced the Howling Guards was actually a craftsman who had a good relationship with Margaret Linguang.

Is this a coincidence? No, this should be a small benefit that Noah gave to the Supervisory Commission, inserting his own pawn into the Business Federation. Although the effect may not be great, it will at least make the Supervisory Commission willing to provide Noah with more resources.

Then came the timely return of the Knight of Glory. The appearance of a popular knight like the Knight of Glory Lin Guang was definitely not an accident. This should have been arranged by the Supervisory Commission. The existence of the Knight of Glory made the Chamber of Commerce hesitant, and Noah also took the opportunity to gain a better strategic position. In order to restrict Margaret Lin Guang, Noah's identity as the head of the Kirilet family became so important.

Relying on Noah Kyrielight to fight against Margaret Linguang, the idol promoted by the Supervisory Commission, is obviously the best choice for the Chamber of Commerce.

In fact, the Chamber of Commerce did so. Noah should have taken the opportunity to bribe some of the directors to gradually expand his voice.

If the plan goes well, after the Knight Competition, Noah Kyrielight will definitely become a permanent director of the Chamber of Commerce and obtain the right to actually control Casimir.

But what she didn't expect was that the Knights of Glory and the Knights Association had their own plans, and then there was the unexpected [Big Partition] incident. It was this Big Partition incident that interrupted Noah Kyrielight's upward climb. Although he was not dismissed because of this, the result was obvious.

After the Great Partition, Noah's plan had already partially failed, but it was not a major setback during this period - what really caught Noah Kyrielight off guard was the betrayal of the No Heroes Alliance. After the No Heroes Alliance purged several directors, Noah lost the means to actually control the No Heroes Alliance.

This mistake left Noah with no available troops at hand, and the Supervisory Commission's backstab finally arrived. The arrival of Silver Spear Pegasus completely triggered the problems of the Chamber of Commerce, and Noah's position suddenly became even more embarrassing.

When Margaret Linguang shone brightly and supported the Blood Knight to the Wall of Champions, Noah was already completely powerless to save the situation. In order to avoid being liquidated afterwards, she found a chance to escape.

This is the fate of a double agent. Once their attempt to sit on the fence fails, they naturally have to plan their escape route.

In Abrana's deduction, this series of logic is very smooth and consistent with the judgment people make in this situation.

"Originally, you might have been just a pawn controlled by the Ombudsman, but you refused to be controlled, so you chose to pursue your own development within the Commerce Federation. After developing a logistics network that even amazed me, you seized the opportunity to rise to prominence in Casimir. It was truly a brilliant move. Even now, I think your ability to accomplish such a transformation through the legacy of Kirilet is itself an astonishing achievement."

Abrana analyzed, "Then it's about how you escaped the Control Commission's control. You must have sold some of the Control Commission's intelligence to the Commerce Federation, bringing them to your attention. This allowed you to rise through capital and become a rising star in Casimir's business world. This also caused dissatisfaction among the Knights."

"You're very clever. You exploited the inherent hatred of the capitalist class towards the knights, setting you up as a role model and reaping the benefits. However, this also meant you began walking a tightrope. From this point on, your margin for error was extremely low. However, you did a great job. If all had gone well, you could have seized the opportunity to become a true resident director, and at that point, you would have been completely free from the control of the Supervisory Commission."

"...You do have a good imagination."

"Can I take this as evidence that my guess is correct?"

"...I don't think so." Noah was speechless. Why did all these things seem to have some credibility when put together in her words?

Although this wasn't the case at all, she was still quite curious about how she would proceed...

"Then, the Great Partition and the Helmetless Alliance went offline. These events caught you off guard, abruptly interrupting your previously smooth path to advancement. You couldn't have anticipated these events, and this was actually the flaw in your plan. It didn't have much room for error. To ensure your own safety, you had no choice but to pledge your loyalty to the Commerce Union—and so you submitted your medical report. This report was your biggest secret, because you used it to frame the Radiant Knight—giving the Commerce Union a reason to expel her from the city."

"...The Radiant Knight and I are childhood sweethearts."

"Perhaps, at first, you didn't know the truth of this matter. Perhaps it was your father or your grandfather who did it, but you took advantage of this to consolidate your position and forcibly bind yourself to the Chamber of Commerce. Up to this point, you were still within the plan, but what you may not have expected is that this incident did not affect the reputation of the Knights of Glory. On the contrary, those people pointed the finger at you."

Abrana laughed. "This is a very strange thing, but in the end, all your plans failed, and you also fell out with the Knight of Glory. You must hate the Knight of Glory the most now, so that's why you care so much about the Knight of Glory's intelligence, right?"

"..." What else could Noah say? It was a brilliant reasoning, everything made sense, but it was all wrong.

Noah covered his head, realizing for the first time that this was the conclusion of his experience in Casimir. But it was true that most people probably didn't understand why he had to give up everything and leave Casimir.

Before considering my own reasons, all my actions did have the connotation of a double agent.

Neither the China Securities Regulatory Commission nor the Chamber of Commerce has completely sided with either side, and there is nothing wrong with them taking advantage of their status.

But his reason was just to protect the crumbling Linguang family... They probably had no way of finding out this reason, after all, there was only one sentence in the letter and nothing else.

It would be a miracle if they could find out...

After the key information was missing, and Abrana didn't believe that anyone would give up everything to help Margaret Linguang, she could only connect the information in her own way, and the mistakes were understandable.

"If you really think so, I won't refute you..." Noah sighed. It was too troublesome to explain, so she just admitted it. "So, why did Margaret go to Rhodes Island?"

"Don't you know yet?" Abrana asked doubtfully, "Since you hate Margaret, is it impossible for Margaret to hate you too? Perhaps she is looking for you, but she doesn't know that I have brought you here yet."

"...She's not like that." Noah shook her head. "She never hates anyone—she's Margaret Linguang."

"Oh, even the most noble person can't be much more noble when faced with someone who falsely accuses them." Abrana laughed. "But I can understand why you're called the 'Witch of Betrayal.' You do have some abilities, though. If I extend an olive branch to you, would you accept it?"

"You want to recruit... a fraudster?"

"Swindlers have their uses, witches have their uses, and... I admire you greatly. Would you be willing to share your talents with me? As a monarch, if I can't even utilize your abilities properly, then it's simply because I'm not able to control them properly." Abrana extended her hand. "Traitorous witch, I will make you my most outstanding strategist. When my kingdom stands tall on earth, I will allow you to reclaim the authority you lost in Casimir—how do you do it?"

"..." Noya was silent for a long time. Abbrana's recruitment was not a surprise to her. However, she only thought about it for a moment before making a decision. Noya raised her head and said, "Miss Abbrana, there is an old saying in Yan Country: Those with different ideals cannot work together."

"We have different paths—I think our paths will intersect one day. I hope you change your mind."

Chapter 30: Hypnosis?

Abrana was actually very satisfied with Noah's reaction. She felt that the more stubborn Noah was, the more it showed that she couldn't let go of her failure.

It's a good thing to be unable to let go of failure. She is such a person too. She is also happy to share her experience with Noah. Maybe Noah's original plan failed, so it wouldn't be a bad thing to do something big with her, right?

Abrana felt that she had completely understood Noah, and could even be considered a confidant. Now Noah was just a little rebellious after his mentality was exposed.

The so-called art of controlling subordinates is naturally to thoroughly understand the problems and strengths of your subordinates and then make use of them. Noah's past failure was not her problem, but man proposes, God disposes. According to Abrana's speculation, Noah even had a lot of backup plans. One or two accidents could not affect her plan. The biggest problem was that she miscalculated the madness of the infected. She never thought that something like a large partition would happen again.

Although I don’t know why those infected people have this ability, the fact is the fact, and Abrana is not someone who likes to get entangled.