Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 607 Secret Action
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Hvin Rambis went to the bathroom for a while, and when he came out, he found that the people in the banquet hall were still discussing heatedly.

The content of the discussion is still the social issue that I just deliberately led to and expressed radical views on. - If you want to attract more responses and discussions, you only need to make very radical remarks. In this way, some people will agree with you, some will oppose you, and some neutral people who would not have spoken out will speak up to dissuade you because of these radical views.

This way, almost everyone can participate.

“I think there has to be a restriction.”

“I also feel that we cannot allow those people to walk around the streets and threaten the personal safety of our citizens.”

"Well, I don't think we need to be so serious. In fact, most of them are very friendly. After all, they are farmers who only know how to grow crops. As long as they can have enough food and clothes in Loen, they will be satisfied. This is actually a good opportunity to promote us."

"Having said that, the call now is for traffic restrictions, and I think the church should consider this."

……

He watched from afar the heated conversation between those people. This topic had developed from only three or five people in the beginning to a debate among more than ten or twenty people. Their voices were getting louder and louder, and almost everyone in the room was paying more or less attention to this corner.

Hvin Rambis certainly had no intention of rejoining the conversation. After looking at him for a while with a scrutinizing gaze, he raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.

When relatively equal and free discussions develop into debates with clear positions and purposes, people's focus is no longer on listening to different ideas and comparing them with their own, but on racking their brains to express their own views and make others accept their words.

In this way, the contradictions and prejudices that already existed in people's hearts were becoming more and more serious in the constant communication, just as he hoped.

He was not surprised by this, because it was as effective as every hint and guidance he had given over the years.

People's concepts and ideas are inherently fragile and will change due to many external reasons. He just added a little bit of strength to it. Of course, seeing these self-righteous smart people, such as the influential nobles like earls and marquis, react with anger, radicalism, conservatism, etc. as he wanted because of his few words, Hvin Rambis still felt a sense of accomplishment and pleasure.

He enjoys this feeling, the feeling of controlling other people's hearts and minds.

He was in a very good mood. He looked back at the little spectator from Feynaporte and found that the other party was no longer chatting with anyone, but was eating at a table against the wall with a plate of food and being served by a maid.

A wise move. Herwin laughed and turned to the smoking room to kill some time before the party was over.

……

"He just looked at us again." Susie concentrated on eating the beef on the plate, her lips moving slightly.

"He's gone." Audrey replied, "We can talk in a low voice, Susie, and you should eat less... No, forget it, you don't have to eat less, this will just help shape your image, you just need to continue to maintain your demeanor."

"Oh." Hearing Audrey's words, Susie picked up the fork that she had just put down.

After acquiring the human sense of taste, Susie immediately began to like the foods that she originally could not eat, and she was particularly fond of the chocolates and candies that she originally could not eat.

She took a sip of juice, rolled up a piece of spicy Fenepot with her fork, and cut a piece of black pepper beef ribs and put it into her mouth gracefully - as a lady, her eating manners were very elegant, and the two empty plates in front of her were also amazing - but Susie ate happily, pretending not to notice the whispers of the young nobles who were secretly observing her.

"Can you bring me some more cake?" she asked Audrey.

Audrey's expression was a little subtle:

"...Theoretically, no, Susie, you've already eaten a lot. Noble women must strictly control the amount of sugar they consume every day. You should know that I can only have afternoon tea once a day and dessert after lunch, right?"

"What about actually? Can I eat it?"

Susie looked at Audrey with her eyes wide open, trying her best to look innocent, so that Audrey could not help but think of her true appearance:
"Audrey, other people can't eat it because they want to control their body shape, but my body is now an extraordinary prop! And my purpose is not really to socialize with anyone, and it seems that no one wants to make friends with me. Since my figure will not change and I am not worried about embarrassment, then you can give me another piece. Just one piece, this is also an important part of shaping my image outside, okay?"

"...Okay." Audrey had no choice but to give in, and Susie happily stuffed another piece of fried dragon bone fish into her mouth.

Of course, outsiders could not see Miss Conrad talking and acting coquettishly with her personal maid. They could only see that the lady, who had already eaten two plates, asked her personal maid to get the chocolate cake dessert on the table.

"He is indeed a country bumpkin." The nobles whispered to each other with scrutiny and mocking looks.

They used their own ideas and prejudices to demand a dog, but Susie happily took the plate and ate it with relish.

"By the way, Audrey, how was my performance just now?" Susie said while eating.

"Susie, you can't talk while eating, unless it's a family gathering where people tend to talk. Otherwise, you still have to maintain your manners...Okay, I know what you're going to say, but you've always had good manners." Audrey felt a little helpless and relieved about Susie's increasingly powerful eloquence. She glanced at the corridor where Hvin Rambis disappeared, and her expression became serious. "You performed very well, which gave me a very bad idea."

"what happened?"

"Hvin Rambis is an experienced demigod. I didn't think he was the one driving such an obvious social contradiction."

"But judging by the way he treated you, he was definitely involved."

Susie was also a Sequence 6 Hypnotist. This Sequence was not good enough in front of Hvin Rambis, but it was already a quasi-mid- to high-level Beyonder in the Psychological Alchemy Society. Plus Susie’s age meant that she would undoubtedly be regarded as a respected person in the Psychological Alchemy Society.

This also explains why Susie appears to have a strong personality. Even though she comes from a foreign country and has family prejudices, she remains calm and composed.

Because she has extraordinary power, her power and her status in the mysterious world determine that she does not need to take a viscount seriously, nor does she need to curry favor with the viscount. People who become Sequence 6 at this age are almost certain to become demigods in the future unless something unexpected happens.

Susie nodded: "I heard you say that his identity is 'Arrogant'."

“Do you feel like you’re being targeted?”

"No, I didn't feel targeted. He just did it out of convenience, but I felt that he did want to suppress me in this way."

Susie thought about it and asked with a more realistic metaphor:
"It's like he thinks I've trespassed into his territory, so he wants to drive me away and intimidate me. Audrey, does he think I'm a threat to him? But I'm only a Sequence 6. Even if I seem to have the potential to become a demigod, there's no need to suppress me now, right?"

"That's what's strange to me, Susie. You make him anxious, but he shouldn't take you seriously."

It is not accurate to say that they are hostile to you. Rather, they are hostile to the demigod behind you. After all, a young Sequence 6 like you looks like a student or future successor of a demigod. In addition, your identity comes from Feynapotter, and you just happened to be caught in the crossfire.

Audrey was silent for a while, and finally expressed her biggest doubt:

“I always have a weird feeling.”

"Hvin Rambis, does he really think that all the current conflicts are caused by him, the 'behind-the-scenes pusher'?"

Did he really not realize that he might be used as a pawn? He brought the topic of conflict so easily to the nobles' dinner, where there were nobles and important figures who had close personal ties with the church and even had considerable influence on society. The disgust of the common people might be just some private fights and quarrels, or blatant discrimination, but the disgust of those who had the power to speak was not so simple.

Does he think the time is ripe now? Does he really still think that everything is under his control and he has it all figured out?

...He shouldn't be so "arrogant" as to say this, right?
"I think we should go." Audrey felt inexplicably uneasy. Fortunately, her goal had been achieved, Susie also showed up at the dinner and had a full meal.

"Won't you stay a little longer? I think they might actually come up with some treaties and demands."

Audrey felt that the opinions expressed publicly by those people were harsh and unpleasant to the ear. "Perhaps, but they are talking too much nonsense now, and it is difficult to extract effective information. If there is any result, we can find out tomorrow through the Viscount and the newspaper."

Since Audrey said so, Susie naturally had no objection. They went to find Viscount Conrad and prepared to leave early, but found that the Viscount was expressing his opinions in high spirits.

Audrey was stunned for a moment, and then she had the urge to cover her forehead.

How foolish... to indulge himself in public while entertaining the daughter of a wealthy Feynaport merchant in his own home.

Susie also made an awkward and forbearing expression at the right time, giving the bored nobles some topics for after-dinner conversation.

They really couldn't participate in this communication center, and the women and some young people were not very interested in what they talked about in terms of politics and social status. They either gathered in groups of three or five and talked in low voices with wine glasses, or had already taken their children to the lounge.

As a last resort, Susie had to find the personal butler who came with Viscount Conrad and told him that she planned to leave early.

The butler reported to the Viscount, who agreed without even looking at it. A few minutes later, Susie and Audrey quickly walked out of the banquet.

……

About fifteen minutes later, Hvin Rambis came out of the smoking room and found that the topic still showed no sign of ending.

"Isn't that a bit too intense?"

He glanced at the large clock on the wall and confirmed that it was already late. There was only half an hour left before the banquet ended. Normally, many guests should have left by now, giving the host enough time to clean up the banquet. However, judging from the number of people still at the scene, less than one-tenth had left, and the rest were still immersed in this warm atmosphere.

Herwin found it a little unbelievable, but he naturally attributed it to his excellent psychological suggestion and guidance abilities.

He looked around casually and found that the young audience member named Susie had disappeared. When he asked, he found out that she had left in a hurry.

Can't stand this atmosphere? You are really too young. Hvin Rambis couldn't help but laugh. Although he was not happy about using his little eloquence to bully a little audience away, the other party's disappearance did make him feel good.

……

"Actually, your request is a bit difficult to fulfill."

As the carriage was speeding through a street where there were few pedestrians, Audrey suddenly heard a sentence.

"Even if you wanted to do it, you should have waited until the New Year's Eve party, right? There would be more people gathered there, and you might be able to do a better job."

"There are only three days left. You don't have to be so anxious now. Wouldn't it be better to use the last time to do something you want to do?"

Audrey reacted suddenly, and she subconsciously wanted to ask the coachman to stop, but the sound at the top of her throat was forced back into her throat. Her spiritual intuition gave her a premonition of danger - since she could hear the other person talking, it proved that the two were very close, or even just passed by each other on the road. Once she asked the carriage to stop, the other party would realize that he had heard it!

There were fewer people on the road at night, so the horses ran faster. In just a moment of struggle, the carriage had already traveled a distance of four or five meters.

Although her mood fluctuated greatly, as a demigod, she controlled her subtle expressions and body movements very well. Susie, who was sitting opposite her, was not aware of Audrey's mental activities just now. After a while, the carriage slowed down gradually. Audrey slowly loosened her clenched fists and tried her best to keep her breathing steady. Her brain was working rapidly and she slowly calmed down.

“What does anyone want to do for New Year’s Eve dinner?”

"An attack? An attack on the nobles, the common people, or the church?"

"If it was the church and the nobility, I could probably pretend I didn't see it, not get involved, and think about how to profit afterwards."

"…But if it's civilians, I will definitely stop this behavior. The people are victims, even if they don't realize it themselves, I shouldn't watch them waste their lives in meaningless infighting."

Just as she was thinking about whether to investigate, the room suddenly became cold. Audrey and Susie looked at the carriage window at the same time, only to see a spiritual creature crawling in through the window, handing a letter to Susie, and then disappearing.

Susie glanced at the wax seal on the envelope:

"It's MI9."

"I previously delivered a letter to a captain of MI9 as a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society, saying that I wanted to gain a foothold in Loen and was willing to serve. I didn't expect them to find out my identity."

Audrey was not surprised at all:

"Although MI9 has lost some of its law enforcement powers, it still has its foundation. It would be incredible if we couldn't find you. Yes, your behavior also shows the confidence and lack of experience similar to our expected identity. Open the letter and read the contents."

Susie opened the envelope, glanced at the words briefly, and then raised her eyebrows.

"Don't they suspect I'm a spy?"

"They have the means of notarization. Although our goal is not to bring the emperor back, it is also to shake the social order, so helping them is not completely a lie. They should have already found out your fake identity and verified your words."

"MI9 wants me to use my extraordinary abilities to provide them with some assistance."

Susie read the message again, and then burned the small stove in the carriage to ashes:
"They didn't have the crazy idea to ask me to fight Hvin Rambis, but they said that there will be some actions at the end of the year, and they hope I can help cover it up. If there are any traces or someone mentions it, make the other person lose his memory. It's best not to let anyone find out."

Audrey frowned: "...What action?"

"It's not in the letter."

I just contacted the other party, so it is impossible to get very detailed information no matter how hard I think.

Audrey fell into deep thought.

TBC
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Was the person I was talking to on the street from MI9? It was possible, but it still felt a little strange.

What exactly were they planning to do before the New Year... Before Audrey could figure out what was going on, she suddenly heard the coachman exclaim.

She noticed something and immediately opened the car door and looked into the distance.

I saw a fierce fire in the direction of the Harvest Church. From the height, it seemed that the entire church was engulfed.

At this moment, Audrey's mind was completely blank. She didn't even think "why do this", but instead thought "why are you in such a hurry?"
(End of this chapter)