Hate me, Miss Witch

Chapter 85 You can call me "Joker" (seven thousand)

"Ah-"

Char sneezed suddenly.

He touched his nose and looked a little unhappy.

In recent days, Xia Ya's spiritual perception has been a bit uneasy, and her eyelids feel twitching every time she gets up.

He always felt that something very subtle was about to happen to him.

But no matter how much Xia Ya thought about it, she never found any definite clues.

He even made a special trip to find a famous fortune teller in the imperial capital, but this great fortune teller who claimed to have a high-grade king-level fortune-telling owl pet, after a troublesome trip——

In the end, I only came up with a tip of "drink more wolfberry and eat more kidneys".

This made Xia quite confused and did not say anything, but it also cost him three hundred Rhine gold coins in vain.

"Being a magic stick seems to be quite profitable. In the future, I can also get a time-based pet beast to show off."

Xia Ya washed her face and quickly regained her composure.

Today is a very critical day.

Because today is not only the time for the mall's "Weekly Heartwarming Lucky Bag" to be refreshed.

Moreover, it was also the time when the first mission was refreshed after he completed the novice mission.

If Charia previously thought that free experience points and skill seeds were valuable enough, after seeing the dazzling array of products in the Sands of Time Mall, Charia set even greater goals for herself.

liver mission and then empty the store.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the “Black Cup”. If it really were an all-powerful wishing machine——

Does that mean that as long as he can find a way to clean up the side effects, he can return to Earth?
  Of course, after living in the Western Continent for so many years, Xia Ya has already developed feelings for many people and things here.

However, it would be nice to take Xiao Ai back to his hometown for a visit.

Let’s not talk about the cliché plot about returning home in glory, the return of the Dragon King, and “I became a legendary beast master, but was selected by a strange death game with rules.”

Just Coke, PS5, Internet and air conditioning, etc., Xia Ya misses them very much.

Those are all good things that can improve life. They are much better than this fantasy medieval world where magic technology is not very developed.

"Let's start with a small one."

Xia Ya washed her hands carefully on the sink, and then touched the light curtain with her mental power, redeeming a heart-warming blessing bag that could only be purchased once a week.

This thing must be replaced no matter what. Anyway, it is guaranteed, so you can't lose money no matter what.

[You have purchased the "Weekly Heartwarming Blessing Bag", which consumes one Sand of Time. The current number of Sands of Time remaining: 26 pieces]

There was a flash of blue light.

[You have obtained the "Super Skill Experience Card (Limited Time)"*1]

This time it’s not a small experience crystallization?

Could it be that the metaphysics of washing hands before drawing cards really works?

Xia Ya felt happy and began to check the panel attributes of the newly obtained items.

[Super level skill experience card (limited time)]

[Rarity: Blue]

[Category: Limited time props]

[Price: 10 pieces]

[Description: After use, the pet beast will temporarily learn a super-level skill within a certain ability system. The proficiency of this super-level skill will be solidified into "Perfect", lasting 3 minutes]

[Remarks: This experience card is a limited-time prop and will automatically expire after one day (current remaining validity period: 23 hours, 59 minutes and 53 seconds)]

This is a product that cannot be exchanged directly in Char's current Sands of Time Mall. It should be the prop column that the system says has not yet been unlocked, but it is included in the prize pool of the lucky bag and can be drawn.

Charia looked at the "Super Skill Experience Card (Limited Time)" in front of her and fell into thought.

One thing to say, if it is a "super-level skill experience card", it should be a very powerful item.

Although the time limit after use is only three minutes, within these three minutes, it is equivalent to unlimited use of a new, "perfect" super-level skill with proficiency.

Char still agrees with the intensity of ultra-level skills.

You must know that "Amaterasu", which once defeated the Twilight Incarnation, is actually only a quasi-super-level skill. Most of the main battle skills of Char's other pet beasts are still at high-level levels, including extremely practical skills. "Flash" and "Tsukuyomi".

Perhaps after Char breaks through the fourth ring and becomes a master beast master, and even Char's pet beasts are promoted to kings, these skills will be able to transform and rise to a higher level again.

And the three-minute usage time limit is actually enough to reverse the outcome of a battle at a critical moment, given Char's accustomed fighting style of winning with one strike.

But the most disgusting thing is that this experience card is limited to one day.

In other words, he must use this experience card today, otherwise this lucky bag will be in vain.

And Xia Ya is now in the imperial capital. It is not as urgent as when he was preparing for the final battle against the Cangting Principality. Naturally, there is no suitable opportunity to use this experience card.

"Either find a way to take on a difficult task today..."

"Otherwise, we can only let Yin and the others experience their future abilities and pave the way for creating this skill in the future."

This can be considered useful. Although the experience card is only limited to three minutes, after it is over, the experience and insights of using that super-level skill are still there.

If when Xia Ya helped Yin create his own "Amaterasu", he could use the experience card to let Yin experience the specific abilities of "Amaterasu" in advance, then it would save a lot of effort to create his own in the future.

There is no need for Xia Ya to work hard to help the silver tool to create illusions such as the Great Sun, the Golden Crow, the Flame Mountain, and the Sun God.

"It's somewhat useful, but not much. No wonder it's only worth 10 Sands of Time. The non-limited version should be worth at least 30 pieces."

"Forget it, it's still a little stronger than the little experience crystal Xi Jiayi."

Xia Ya moved his eyes away from the results of the lucky bag and looked at the other side of the light screen.

That was the first official mission released after the novice mission ended and the system cooled down for seven days.

[The first official mission has been started]

[Mission Phase 1: Trigger historical reverberation—"Esgania" (unfinished)]

"Okay, okay, the mission at the beginning is to find the remnants of history. This means you are not pretending, right?"

"And—Esjania?"

"What is this place?"

Xia Ya's eyes paused on the information on the light screen.

In order to find the ruins of the Cangting Principality, he spent several years in the field of archaeological exploration.

Then assisted by his extraordinary spiritual power.

Although Xiaya is young today, he is already enough to be called an archaeologist. Ordinary students in the Department of Archeology are far inferior to him when it comes to the field of ancient history.

If it was a place name that he had seen in ancient books, then Xia Ya would definitely be impressed by it.

"It can't be the existence in that lost history before the disaster land."

"It would be a big project to find it."

Xia Ya felt a little pain in her head.

Because of the existence of the "Disaster Land", there are huge gaps in human history throughout the Western Continent.

More than five hundred years ago, the Principality of Cangting was at the end of the Disaster Land.

Decades after the fall of the Cangting Principality, the Disaster Land officially came to an end. Therefore, although the history of the Cangting Principality is unclear, there are still some clues and records that exist.

However, if we push forward further and arrive at the early stage of the Disaster Land...

Even before the Holy See of Dawn was established, it was the old era before the Holy Calendar.

Perhaps only God knows the historical secrets within it.

But soon Xia Ya discovered that a new product option suddenly appeared in the mall exchange interface.

[Map Guide: Historical Echo "Esgania"]

[Rarity: Green]

[Price: five pieces]

[Item description: Help the host guide to the location of the historical reverberation]

"Good good."

"I just told you how to cancel the novice mission guidance function. It turned out to be waiting here, right?"

Xia Ya once again realized Tongzi's sinister intentions.

[You have purchased "Map Guide: Esgania", which consumed 5 Sands of Time. The current number of Sands of Time remaining: 21.]

There is no way, you still have to buy it.

His time is very precious. If he really has to search for Cang Ting ruins for several years like he did before, then Xia Ya would rather spend money to save himself some effort.

The next moment, in Xia Ya's mind, an illusory map of the Western Continent slowly unfolded.

Xia Ya's eyes narrowed slightly.

Because he discovered that the destination marked on this map guide was not far from him.

If we look at the size of the entire Western Continent, it can even be described as a hairpin difference.

Right within the Imperial Capital.

And, if he remembered correctly.

This location should still be a deeply involved and owned place.

……

Imperial Military Headquarters, Secret Information Department.

Lieutenant Colonel Sieg looked at Char, who was flipping through the Secret Service files in front of him, and the blond girl who silently followed Char and looked around at the unfamiliar environment with a cold expression.

A wry smile appeared on his face.

Not long ago, he had been threatened by Aurora with the holy spear pointed at his neck, and that feeling was still fresh in his memory.

A fourth-ring master was threatened by a third-level extraordinary academy student. If such words were spread, the entire military would probably laugh out loud.

However, Lieutenant Colonel Sieg at the time had a clear premonition.

If you refuse to take out the bottle of mysterious medicine, you will definitely die, without exception.

"Classmate Xia Ya, why didn't you think of buying information from the Shadow Council this time? Instead, you thought of our military's intelligence network?"

Lieutenant Colonel Sieg took a few steps away from Aurora before asking.

"That store was so dark that I was afraid to go there."

Xia Ya's attention was still invested in the piles of files in front of him, and he answered without raising his head.

"If I go there again, I'm afraid I'll really have to be left to pay the debt in my body."

"And didn't I just become a sword bearer? I seem to be equivalent to the second child in your military department. I don't use it in vain."

The intelligence network of the Imperial Military Department is very different from the type of intelligence held by the Shadow Council.

As for the military, they are more concerned about the exact movements of various countries on the Western Continent in the recent period, including the major forces and high-level experts.

The slightest disturbance in strategically important locations within the enemy country will be noticed. After all, this is likely to be directly involved in the development of the situation on the mainland and the direction of the war.

However, the military's intelligence network knows very little about the secrets buried in history and some taboo knowledge.

After all, this has no direct interest relationship with the empire and the military.

If not, Char would not have to send money to the Shadow Council again and again. Who would spend money if he could get it for free.

"Is this it..."

Xia Ya's eyes were fixed on a file.

He glanced at the information on the file and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The Thorns of Sin Club. "

"The club's business scope is bridge, imperial military chess..."

Xia waved the file in his hand towards Sieg.

"A board and card game club actually occupies an area of ​​less than half a block, and it is also classified as a first-class confidential information by your military department?"

"Of course it's more than that."

Sieg came to Xia's side, looking at the information on the file, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

"It's a card game club in name, but in fact, the "Sin Thorn" is a very large casino. "

“Moreover, unlike those casinos that are purely interested in making money, there is indirect evidence that Thorns of Sin is directly involved in some black industries. "Including but not limited to, organ trafficking, personal imprisonment, slave trade, etc..."

Xia Ya raised his eyebrows in surprise: "So you just watch each other in the imperial capital and engage in black industry under your noses?"

"I thought the time at St. Laurent Academy was just a special case... But now it seems that the military headquarters and the command bureau are all just trash waiting to die?"

Lieutenant Colonel Sieg gave a helpless smile: "The military headquarters and the command bureau are the product of a compromise between the empire and the great nobles."

"In name, they have the power of law enforcement throughout the empire, but there are many constraints in actual actions. Even the top brass of the military and command bureaus have people appointed by noble factions——"

A hint of coldness flashed across his stern face: "The owner of the 'Sin Thorn' club is Viscount Lowry. "

"In accordance with the Third Amendment Act enacted forty-one years ago—"

“Until there is definite evidence and approval from Parliament, and a search warrant is issued, the Command Bureau and the Military Ministry have no right to exercise law enforcement power in the property of any baron or above.”

"What we currently have are indirect clues, which are not enough to apply for a search warrant, and even if it does apply..."

"Even if the application is successful, by the time it is approved by the parliament where the nobles hold most of the seats, those criminals should have gotten wind of it, cleaned up the evidence, and run away."

Xia Ya raised the file in his hand and filled in the unfinished words of Lieutenant Colonel Siege.

"Good guys, you are really good at it. This directly protects the entire umbrella industry chain."

"I now understand why Her Royal Highness wants to rebuild the "Sword Bearer". "

……

"no way."

"Within the empire, the nobility has become more powerful than just a day or two. It has long been accumulated and it is difficult to return."

Of course Lieutenant Colonel Sieg heard the sarcasm in Char's words, but he just nodded in agreement.

Although what Xia Ya said was unpleasant, it was all true.

If we really have to rely on the current command bureau and military headquarters to maintain order, then I am afraid that in less than ten years, the country's remaining national strength and people's hearts will be completely sucked dry by those vampires.

By then, even if the Foresta Empire has not been destroyed, it will only exist in name only.

He looked at Char and spoke seriously.

"That's why I swear allegiance to Her Highness Isadella."

"Among the princes today, only Her Highness Isadella's vigorous and resolute methods can possibly clear away these cancers and haze."

"Let Foresta, let Camelot—"

"Re-become the orderly city and ideal city that gathered the aspirations of all people at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China."

"It is indeed a good thing to have ideals." Xia Ya listened to Lieutenant Colonel Siege's words noncommittally and put down the file in his hand: "There is more to this casino than meets the eye."

"The crimes committed by a mere viscount cannot reach the first level of confidentiality."

"Indeed."

Lieutenant Colonel Sieg spoke again: "Mainly because the owner of this casino, Viscount Lowry, has another identity."

"Oh?" Xia Ya paused and took the tea that Alora had made for him.

Tea is also one of the businesses opened by Xiaya. It pays attention to using tea instead of alcohol. It focuses on health preservation and is quite popular among middle-aged and elderly people.

He took the steaming ceramic teacup and blew on it: "Who?"

Lieutenant Colonel Sieg hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: ""Vermilion Rose", the Borgia family. "

“This casino is one of several important gold sales caves and transfer stations controlled by the Borgia family in the imperial capital. Every day, huge amounts of money and resources are transported to various parts of the Western Continent using this as a transfer node. "

"And Viscount Lorry is the white glove of the Borgia family."

Xia Ya paused and took a sip of tea: "Why does it feel like there are Borgias everywhere?"

"Except for behemoths like the Shadow Council that can stand on their own without external help, most of the hidden industries within the imperial capital have the background of great nobles."

"And the Borgia family can be regarded as representatives of the great nobles."

Lieutenant Colonel Sieg explained: "If the thorn of sin can be solved, it will also be a big blow to the capital chain of the Borgia family, and it will also be able to shake the current situation in the imperial capital to a certain extent."

"but……"

He shook his head helplessly.

"In other words, if we can remove the casino, it will be considered as sharing the worries for Her Royal Highness?"

"Of course, the Borgia family is currently the most powerful noble alliance in the imperial capital, and it is also the biggest obstacle to His Highness."

Sieg nodded: "But the other party has a deep background and it is extremely difficult to break through according to normal law enforcement procedures."

"And if we don't follow the normal process and use force, it is likely to cause a joint backlash from the great nobles..."

Sieg's words soon came to an abrupt end.

Because he saw that Xia Ya had stood up at some point.

Xia Ya stood up and put on his jet-black windbreaker: "It's good if I can help His Highness share his worries."

In the previous final battle of the Principality of Cangting, the two-way teleportation array provided by Isadella, as well as the "Judgment Order" that contained the Black King's Word Spirit, had indeed been of great help to Char.

Although Xia Ya doesn't like to make big cakes, she doesn't like to owe others favors.

If there is a chance to return this favor, it would be great.

He straightened his collar and said hello: "Come on, Xiao Ai, here comes the life."

The blond girl next to her nodded and followed Xia out obediently.

But soon, Aurora's footsteps stopped in place.

She looked at the military passage not far away with her blue eyes, and her pretty iceberg-like face showed a bit of hostility.

Char followed Aurora's gaze and immediately understood the origin of the girl's hostility.

A graceful figure appeared at the corner of the passage. She was wearing a long white dress and her pretty face was full of innocence.

The most important thing is that tolerance is great.

She walked briskly and soon arrived in front of Char and Aurora.

"This is the secret office of the military department. It doesn't seem like a place where a good girl like Saint Laurent Student Council President should come."

It was extremely rare that Aurora spoke before Char.

"It's a little hurtful for Aurora-san to say such things."

Diris' innocent and pretty face showed a hurt look. If Char hadn't seen the other party reveal his true form as a succubus, he might have been deceived by that pitiful appearance.

"The student council president is just a hidden identity. Now I am considered a member of the Sword Bearers. Of course I can appear in the military headquarters."

As she spoke, she came to Aurora, and then spoke at a volume that only the two of them could hear: "Don't worry, Aurora-san, I'm not actually a threat to you."

"I have personally experienced Xia Ya's dream, so I know your position in Xia Ya's heart very well..."

"You are too important to him. I can't shake your place in his heart."

"Perhaps, there are not many people in this world who can shake..."

Aurora's cold expression has not changed, but the shining silver light in her blue eyes has faded slightly.

"cough--"

Xia Ya coughed lightly, breaking the solid air of the Shura Field in front of him: "President Diris, you just said that you are also a member of the Sword Holders? What do you mean?"

"Sword Bearer is actually the general term for an entire organization. Just like the command bureau and the military department, there are naturally superiors and subordinates."

"Otherwise, just relying on the energy of a few people, no matter how powerful it is, how can it become the Sword of Damocles that monitors the entire territory and hangs over the heads of all those who are disordered."

Diris took a step back and looked at Xia, with a pure and sweet smile on her lips.

She gently leaned close to Char's ear, ignoring Airola's murderous aura that burst out in an instant, and exhaled like a blue breath.

"According to His Highness' wishes, from now on I will be your subordinate as the sword bearer."

"In other words, I won't refuse those unspoken rules that my boss has for female secretaries, such as letting me stay in secret offices or letting me stay under your desk."

The warm gas sprayed on Xia Ya's earlobe, with a slight itch.

"Or even if you don't like my beauty, let me use the ability of the succubus royal family to help you imagine His Highness, or your golden elf teacher from the Black Tower..."

"Even if Airola-san's steel-plate-like figure becomes a little plumper, it's totally fine..."

"I said Tingting."

Xia Ya spoke, interrupting Diris's words.

Feeling the cold-to-the-bone eyes of Aurora behind her, as if she was about to kill anyone at any moment, Xia Ya couldn't help but sigh.

"President Diris, you are just teasing me on purpose, otherwise shouldn't there be some things left to be discussed in private?"

"Is that right?"

Diris blinked her weak and innocent eyes: "But I thought you preferred the exciting feeling of stealing a cock in front of your real girlfriend."

"Okay, stop talking."

Xia Ya had to admit that some of Diris' suggestions just now really made his heart move.

The only problem is that he is afraid that after the incident is revealed, he will end up in a bad situation.

It can only be said that Diris is worthy of being a succubus royal family. Even if she is a succubus with no experience, now that she has had a little contact with Char, she can learn to start her own business very quickly. It only takes a few days. Lao Si Ji.

"Since the Sword Bearer is an organization, that means you should not be the only subordinate assigned to me by His Highness."

"As expected of Xia Ya, he deduced this information without any explanation from me."

There was undisguised admiration in Diris's eyes, which made Alora's eyes become even colder.

"The original sword bearers were formed by several legendary knights who followed the late emperor."

"So those real sword holders also have another name - "Knights of the Round Table." "

"Several legendary knights and the king held a meeting on a round table to decide the future destiny of the empire."

"Later, as the royal family's control over the empire gradually declined, the Sword Bearer and the Round Table gradually became history."

"But there are still a few blood descendants of the original Knights of the Round Table who remain today, and they still maintain their loyalty to the royal family. There are two of them in the Imperial Capital Military Department today."

"Descendant of a legend?"

Xia Ya frowned: "It won't be the kind of childish one who keeps talking about the glory of his ancestors, the seven virtues of knights and the golden spirit... He babbles all day long, but is scared to shit when something happens. Will you become a burdensome little brat?"

"Of course not. Even if that kind of person really existed before, he would have been turned into dust by the nobles in those dark ages. How could he survive until now?"

Diris smiled: "And if this is the case, they will never be selected by His Highness, or even be entrusted with important tasks as his trusted subordinates."

"That's true."

Xia Ya nodded.

Apart from anything else, Xia Ya still approved of the second princess's vision in selecting her subordinates, and she didn't act like a show-off to hold her back.

Of course, the most important reason why Xia recognized the princess was because she chose him as the sword bearer.

In the field of discernment, I, Xia Ya, would like to call you the strongest.

"Then take me to meet them."

……

In the lounge of the military headquarters.

There are two slim figures, indifferently blending into the bench and the black shadow behind the bench.

Their appearance is very similar, but they show two completely different auras.

Time passed little by little, but there was always silence in the lounge, and no words were spoken.

Until a certain moment.

The door to the lounge suddenly opened.

Wearing a long black trench coat, the upper half of his face was covered by a white metal mask, only revealing a pair of black eyes, and walked into the lounge.

Behind him, there were two girls on the left and right, one with blond hair and a shawl, exuding a cold and chilling aura, and the other with a pure face, wearing a plain white dress, with a slightly timid feeling.

Half of the two girls' faces were also covered by similar metal masks, with only their swan-white necks and delicate lower jaws exposed.

"Ladies."

Char looked around the entire lounge.

"From now on, you can call me -"

"Joker". "

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