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But of course it was impossible for it to escape. The old butler instantly moved and swung his sword to nail the right leg of the strange body to the ground, causing the insect to let out a shrill wail.

The sound was like the friction between two pieces of glass, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"Don't kill it." Ella warned softly, then snapped her fingers.

The ground where the second prince's body was located immediately grew several dark tentacles like a stretched lotus leaf, wrapping around the second prince's body and the worm that had half emerged from his neck.

Of course, there was also the second prince's head. Ella took a look and saw that the severed head was still with its eyes open, trying to secretly roll to the corner next to it. She decisively summoned two tentacles to wrap around the head.

Perhaps it was because he had tied it too tightly, the second prince's head fell out of the broken bottom, leaving a pool of black mud like a sponge with water squeezed out of it.

The moment the silt fell out, Ella sensed that it was something she had summoned before - according to the name on the evil god's skill tree in the system, the name of this silt was "Soil of Life".

At first she thought it was just something else of similar appearance, but the mass of mud immediately connected with Ella's soul after leaving the second prince's head.

Although these things are not complete lives, they are like half lives and have some simple thoughts that can perceive Ella's soul.

But this confused Ella - why was there mud belonging to her in the second prince's head?

Ken Bettis, what the hell is this guy?

Chapter 69: Fanatics

With the barrier lowered by Lilia in time, although the black fog that appeared out of nowhere was confusing, at least the strange image of the second prince with bugs crawling around his neck was not seen by too many people.

Ella used the summoned tentacles to wrap up the strange body and returned to the dungeon of the tower. After asking a Templar Knight to notify the archbishop, she and everyone else surrounded the body of the second prince that was sealed by spell.

Lilia and her group also followed in. Since the strange thing happened to the Second Prince, the rules of the prison were not so important.

"Your Highness Lilia, did you foresee this happening?" Ella asked Lilia first. It was obvious from what this guy said before that he had some premonition of this situation.

"I just had a similar dream to you, Saint Lady." As there were other Templar Knights observing her, Lilia was more restrained. "You told me in your dream that you might not be able to make up your mind today because of your doubts about the dream. If that happens, let me kill Ken Betis for you."

"A similar dream..." Ella frowned slightly, "How can you be sure that what Ye Xiao said in the dream is true?"

Lilia shook her head and smiled foolishly, "It was you who appeared in my dream, Saint Lady."

...The person who appeared in her dream was Ella instead of Ye Xiao?

Ella was increasingly puzzled. "But... even if it is my image, how can you be sure it is the real me and not an illusion or a forgery by the Oneiroi?"

Lilia walked forward, holding Ella's arm while puffing out her chest and said, "Of course, if it's a fake Saint, I can tell it at a glance."

I can't even tell the difference between what's real and what's fake in my dream...

Ella wanted to complain. Lilia said this with full confidence, and she didn't know where she got the confidence from. "Even so, he is still the second prince of your royal family..."

"He's just a prince. If the Saint Lady gives the order, just kill him." Lilia smiled, her amethyst-like pupils clear.

what?

The corners of Ella's mouth twitched. The logic running in this little princess's brain was incomprehensible.

"Don't worry, Saint Lady," Lilia continued, "We just need to ask the royal envoy to come in and use the photo crystal to take a photo of my brother's current appearance for Your Majesty."

"Originally, I was planning to claim that I was dissatisfied with my brother and wanted to kill him at this time; but now, I just need to claim that the Saint Lady discovered that the Second Prince was corrupted by evil forces, and I didn't believe that I forcibly took my brother out of the temple, but was ambushed by my brother. I had no choice but to fight back and accidentally killed my poor brother."

"Considering the current situation, this statement should have no flaws." Lilia held Ella's arm, and her deep purple eyes fell on the three Templar Knights beside her. "Well... the only problem is that the knights under your command may leak unnecessary information."

As she spoke, she put her lips close to Ella's earlobe and whispered, "How about I help the Saint Lady deal with these people as well? Just say that it was caused by my brother's madness, and you will be safe."

"Don't...that's not necessary." Ella broke out in a cold sweat and pushed Lilia's head away from her cheek.

She had always felt that although she looked pretty and quiet, she was a little crazy at heart. Now it seemed that the degree of madness might be even higher than she had imagined.

The Templar Knights standing a little further away could not hear the girls' whispers clearly, but when they saw Lilia's deep gaze, they all shuddered inexplicably.

"Ahem, let's get back to the matter of the Second Prince." Ella pinched the little princess's soft face, asking him to stop staring at her Templar Knights like a snake staring at its prey. "Have you seen this worm that seems to be growing on Ken Betis' neck?"

Ella regretted doing this. Lilia, who was pinched on the face by Ella, not only did not dodge, but rubbed her face against her fingers like a clingy cat.

“Reporting to the Saint Lady, this looks like the giant centipede that you see in the tributary forest outside the city,” a Templar Knight heard, his voice buzzing in his helmet, “but it’s a little too… unbelievable for it to come out of a human body.”

"I've never heard of a centipede that can parasitize in the human body." The old butler, who had rich life experience, also made a meaningless speech.

"Well, I've seen similar records in the Song of the Western Ocean." In the end, it was still the well-read Lilia who had to rely on her knowledge. Although she was a little crazy, her knowledge level was still very reliable. "A group of pirates attacked a passenger ship, but found that there was no one on the brand new passenger ship. They moved the supplies on the passenger ship and then burned the ship to ashes."

"At night, a drunken pirate felt uncomfortable in his stomach and went outside the cabin to vomit, but he suddenly saw two pirates hugging each other on the deck."

"There is a lack of women in the pirate industry, so this kind of thing is not particularly exaggerated. But the moonlight that night was particularly good, which allowed him to see a worm-like silhouette sticking out of the mouth of one of the pirates and drilling into the mouth of another pirate."

"The pirate was frightened and drunk, so he thought a monster had appeared and rushed over to kill the pirate with the bug sticking out of his mouth. In the panic, the pirate whose head was chopped off not only survived, but also fought back with his bare hands against the pirate who killed him with great strength."

"The noise alarmed the other pirates, and they lit torches to surround the moving corpse. After the body was set on fire, a charred insect with a centipede-like shape emerged from its neck."

"This book was written by a sailor to record his sailing experiences. This is one of the stories. The situation of the pirate with worms in the story is somewhat similar to my brother's current situation."

"Similar things have been recorded in some other books, but they were all recorded later and scattered in different regions. This is the earliest and clearest record of the characteristics of this insect that I have seen." Lilia added, "In other words, the history of this insect may be quite long."

Ella rubbed her chin. "Is there any book that records that this kind of insect can secrete or produce black mud in some other way?"

"Well, that's not the case."

This is strange, why is there my "soil of birth" inside Ken Bettis' head?

If the sludge was not produced by this guy, is it possible that he "took" it?

Ella suddenly seemed to realize something. She looked at the Templar Knights beside her and said, "Can you two help me find out who was in charge of guarding the tower prison during the pilgrimage festival yesterday?"

Chapter 70 Trivial Tasks

After checking the guard handover log, Ella wrote down the names of the Templar Knights who would be in charge of guarding during the Pilgrimage Festival, and then sent out another Templar Knight to summon the guards corresponding to these names.

If Ella's guess is correct, since this insect cannot produce "Soil of Life", then the "Soil of Life" hidden in Ken Bettis' head is likely to have been stolen from somewhere.

Thinking about it, the most reasonable time could only be when Ella was fighting Evans.

The Abyss Gate released by Ella during the battle with Evans only affected the Cathedral Square and did not affect the Tower Prison. The silt that overflowed after the barrier was destroyed was most likely stolen at that time.

If this is true, then there is a fact based on this speculation that makes people feel cold - that is, the other party knew in advance that Ella would have a big battle with Evans in the Cathedral Square.

Because only if the whole thing is anticipated in advance can the foreshadowing of the act of "stealing the land of life" be laid.

But if that was the case, why would they go to all that trouble to enter the tower prison? Wouldn't it be easier to just blend in with the millions of believers on the day of the pilgrimage?

What is the important key in Ken Bettis' process of "going to jail", "stealing" and "getting out of jail" that forced him (it) to do this?

Ella felt like her brain was about to burn out.

Where did the bugs come from? Was Ken Bettis manipulated or did he do it on his own initiative? Was there a deeper plot behind the Cathedral Square incident? What was the other party's purpose in getting this handful of soil? What was the dream she and Lilia had? Were Ye Xiao and Ella in the dream real or fake? What would happen if Ken Bettis didn't die? Is it possible that other people in the royal family also have bugs in their bodies...

The scattered but abundant clues seem to be related to each other, but when you think about them, you will only be confused.

Ella was still confused by this series of mysteries until High Priest Holmes came with several elders.

She thought about it and realized that in the final analysis, some key clues were still missing.

Perhaps only by completing Evans' memory mission and figuring out the reason why Evans went crazy can we find some clues in this series of unfathomable mysteries.

……

Let’s not talk about the confusion Ella was in for now. Ye Xiao, who had a hangover all night, just got up hurriedly at the call of Gratia.

He stretched and opened the curtains in the room. The sun was already high in the sky, and the light was somewhat dazzling.

He yawned and walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth with a wooden brush when he suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed something.

Ye Xiao took the wooden cup and stepped back. She looked at the pink-haired maid in a black and white dress who was folding the quilt. She was horrified. "Why the hell are you in my room?!"

"As a maid, isn't it normal for you to be in your room?" Gratia said with her hands on her hips.

"Is there such a saying?" Ye Xiao was confused. He could not remember clearly what happened after he fell to the ground last night, but he definitely did not invite this uninvited maid.

Then he looked at his lower body. He was wearing only a pair of shorts with bare legs, which was a bit chilly in this autumn day.

"Oh my God, I'm not even wearing pants. Get out, get out quickly!" Ye Xiao quickly put down the water cup, grabbed Gretia's collar and threw her out the door like a cat.

Unexpectedly, this guy was not angry at all. Instead, he blinked his golden pupils at Ye Xiao through the crack of the door that was about to close, revealing a sly smile, "It's delicious. Sister is very satisfied."

"What are you talking about?!" Ye Xiao quickly slammed the door shut and leaned his back against it, feeling an inexplicable fear in his heart.

After washing and dressing as usual, Ye Xiao opened the door. The little maid was still standing at the door with a smile on her face.

"Lady Gratia, please, can you not sneak into my room in the future? It's scary." Ye Xiao looked at Gratia's bright smile and for some reason he always felt something was wrong.

It's probably not a good thing to make the devil so happy.

"What are you talking about? You got yourself drunk and in the end I had to carry you back to your room." Gretia put her hands on her hips, her face turning red with dissatisfaction.

Ye Xiao scratched his head, "Ah? Well, if that's the case then I really have to thank you."

"Hehe, as long as you know how to be grateful to me... I am your maid." Gratia seemed to be in a good mood again, "Let's go."

"...Where to?" Ye Xiao was confused.

Even with Ella's empathy, his memory only retained the scene of the little maid falling headfirst onto his chest, and he remembered nothing after that.

Would this guy, who was so drunk, really get up and carry himself to the room? But Ye Xiao himself had no memory of going back to the room, so he couldn't just say that others were lying - what if this guy really did something bad?

The main reason was that he drank a little too much, mainly because he was forced to drink by Grettia. Thinking of this, Ye Xiao swore that he would never drink with this heaven-defying demon god even if he died.

"Do the mission." Gratia grabbed the corner of Ye Xiao's clothes, "Finish up some scattered tasks in the Imperial City so that we can go to Storm Harbor in two days."

This is true. The guild has a backlog of tasks that need to be completed in the Imperial City in the short term and they must be dealt with quickly in the next two days. Otherwise, if the tasks are overdue when they go to Storm Harbor, they will be fined and their credit will be deducted for breach of contract.

"But what does this have to do with you?"

"Of course it's related. I'm also a member of the Seven Stars Society." Gratia said, taking out a medal from her pocket, on which was engraved a deep blue seven-pointed star.

"Oh, really..." Ye Xiao was stunned, "No, then where is your Original Sin Society?"

"What's the big deal? Having multiple jobs doesn't matter." Gratia said indifferently, "They can't control me."

"No one really dares to do anything about it." Ye Xiao was speechless.

After packing up, the two headed to East City. Although there were quite a few tasks, most of them were small tasks that could be handled by a few people, so the entire guild was divided into different areas to do them simultaneously.

For example, classic tasks such as delivering a letter from the east end of the city to the west end, or helping the daughter of a wealthy businessman find a missing cat. The monster nests or underground ruins that require multiple people to conquer together, although the rewards are slightly richer, but due to time constraints, naturally they will not be done at this time.

There was another reason for going to East City, that was Ye Xiao wanted to go to the Five Fingers Bar again to find out their meeting place and code in Storm Harbor, so that when he arrived at Storm Harbor later, he could find the "Finger Severance Man" there to inquire about some local intelligence.

Compared to those miscellaneous tasks, this is naturally the top priority.

Ye Xiao and Gretia got off the carriage and walked on the streets of East City. It was not as crowded and prosperous as West City, but as an imperial city, it was not lacking in beauty and magnificence.

Small buildings made of white bricks are neatly arranged on both sides of the street. Various flowers are planted outside the dazzling array of shops. The less crowded streets add a sense of leisure and comfort to the pedestrians strolling through them.

Walking on such a beautiful street, Ye Xiao was originally in a good mood, until a little girl with long light brown hair came over with a bouquet of flowers and tugged at the corner of his clothes:

"Uncle and beautiful lady, please buy some flowers."

Chapter 71: Artolina's Trap

Ye Xiao admitted that he had not shaved for a while. After all, shaving did not increase his fighting power.

But at least he's not an uncle yet!

"Go away, little brat." Ye Xiao looked unhappy.

"You seem to have no love at all in normal times." Gratia on the side covered her mouth and chuckled, took a flower, and then stuffed a copper coin into the girl's hand.

"I'm not a good person." Ye Xiao was speechless.

The little girl carefully put the copper coin into her pocket. The burgundy dress she was wearing was simple and clean. Logically, her family conditions should not be too bad, as this kind of dress was made of dyed and good quality fabric. However, the sharp-eyed Ye Xiao noticed that several parts of her clothes that had faded due to frequent washing appeared slightly white in color.

A businessman who has fallen on hard times? A nobleman who has fallen on hard times?

Ye Xiao just thought about it casually. He couldn't possibly take care of every native who suddenly appeared on the road. After all, this was not an online game. There would not be big exclamation marks above his head telling him that there was work to do here.

The little girl thanked Ye Xiao and Gretia politely, then left with the flowers.

Gratia pinned the pale white flower she had bought in her hair and admired her own beauty in the reflection in the window with great interest.

Ye Xiao originally thought that the other party would say something like the classic line "Am I pretty?", but he didn't expect that after showing off her beauty, Grettia would take the flower off her head again, put it in her palm and blew on it.

The white petals fluttered like dancing snowflakes and disappeared around the corner with the autumn wind.

"...What are you doing?"

"No matter how beautiful a flower is, it will wither sooner or later." Gratia put her hands behind her back and continued forward. "After it blooms, its mission is accomplished."

"Good girl, you are unexpectedly quite poetic." Looking at the petite figure of the girl, Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile.