Night World Players

Chapter 132 Ophelia: My brother-in-law is here, I'm going to run away (two in one)

Present world, Mystery Tower, Hall of Epoch.

Ophelia's delicate brows were slightly furrowed on her porcelain doll-like face.

The wine-red eyes lowered their gaze and fell on the woman in heavy armor who was kneeling on one knee in front of him.

"Just when you were about to find the key clue to the 'Gravekeeper', Ingrid appeared and attacked you..."

"Kate, can you confirm this information?"

As the second princess of the Granville Empire, Ophelia was naturally no stranger to Ingrid.

He was born in a remote village on the border of the empire, whose name was not even recorded on most maps. He just barely passed the entrance examination of Star University by relying on the compulsory enlightenment textbooks used throughout the empire.

Then, in a university where most of the students were descendants of nobles... whether in terms of innate talent, education and training since childhood, or the supply of extraordinary resources and materials, they were far superior to his own, relying on the "Yin Iron" of the Night Blade rated as the most mediocre by the Ruins Institute -

It took him four years, hundreds of historical remnants, and countless serious injuries to climb from the bottom of the Obelisk rankings to the second seat at the round table.

And this resume continued even after Ingrid graduated from Star University and joined the military.

There are many factions in the military of the Granville Empire. Every high-level position is firmly controlled by the royal family, the great nobles and many other forces. It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to get promoted.

However, Ingrid broke this unspoken rule.

In less than ten years, she rose to the position of Director of the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Land and Order with impeccable manner, relying on her military exploits and military honors that far surpassed those of officers of the same rank by several times.

Such a resume is so legendary that many people have suspected whether Ingrid has some unknown background.

"Those old men in the imperial capital have always suspected that Ingrid is a secret weapon cultivated by our royal family to eliminate other nobles..."

Ophelia chuckled. "I didn't expect that the secret weapon in their eyes would be the first to attack us."

As the second princess, she naturally knew that Ingrid's rise had nothing to do with the royal family.

"The opponent's aura was well hidden, and he immediately escaped after one successful attack, without giving me the opportunity to use the holy relic to detect the soul aura and identify his identity."

"Therefore, Your Highness, I cannot be sure..."

Kate shook her head.

"only--"

She bent down and looked at the broken hole on her heavy breastplate that went straight through the fine steel armor.

"There are no more than five level six transcendents in the Granville Empire who can penetrate my defense with one strike."

"Moreover, I once fought alongside Ingrid in a previous joint military operation."

"That kind of violent fighting method, where you injure the enemy by a thousand but lose eight hundred of your own... no, injure the enemy by eight hundred but lose a thousand of your own, apart from the barbarians in the Northern Territory, I have only seen it in Ingrid."

A look of reminiscence flashed across Kate's eyes, along with a barely perceptible awe.

"If I have to make a metaphor, then Ingrid is like a bloodthirsty wolf."

"Even if I know there is an absolute gap in strength and I know I cannot win, I will definitely bite off a piece of my opponent's flesh before I die."

Listening to Kate's statement, Ophelia's delicate brows couldn't help but frown even tighter.

No one knows whether there are still any legends in the world today. Even if there are, they have disappeared for many years and will not easily interfere in disputes between continents and countries.

In this case, the peak of level six represents the strongest combat force that the countries on the continent can deploy under normal circumstances.

Therefore, in such an environment, Ingrid's rebellion was extremely terrifying... Not only was she a sixth-level transcendent, she also held a high-level position in the military.

Although Ingrid never took the initiative to join any faction during her rise, the fact that she has reached her current position naturally means that there are people in the military who appreciate Ingrid, including some powerful people.

Even today, Ingrid's existence itself is a banner, representing the position of a considerable number of neutral officers in the military who are of civilian origin and have never sided with the nobility or the royal family.

Although these civilian officers usually remain neutral and have a low presence, they are rooted among the grassroots non-commissioned officers, and their number and influence cannot be underestimated.

This is too complicated - if it is not resolved, it may cause unrest throughout the empire...

And those great nobles who covet the royal power, and even the countries outside the border who are eyeing the Granville Empire, will not miss such an opportunity.

"However, what is more concerning is..."

“It’s obviously taken a lot of hard work to get to where I am now.”

"Why would Ingrid risk exposing her identity and giving up everything she had accumulated in the empire... to take action against Kate?"

Ophelia uttered a whisper.

Behind her, above the pitch-black undead metal, analytical formulas appeared one after another.

Using Ophelia as a mechanic's database, all the intelligence information about Ingrid was retrieved and then analyzed.

Based on the currently known information, the simplest inference is... that Ingrid was originally trained by the "Gravekeeper" and was sent by the Gravekeeper to infiltrate the empire as a spy.

But - Ophelia vaguely felt that this was not the correct answer.

Not only is Ingrid's resume inconsistent with this guess, but if one wants to train a spy to infiltrate the empire's upper echelons, then it would be much easier to select one from among the nobles who are fence-sitters within the empire than to select a commoner from a remote area and let him climb up to his current position step by step.

Ophelia also learned more detailed information about the "Gravekeeper" in the Sixth Epoch through the live broadcast screen of the video crystal and the historical echoes of the night world.

She vaguely felt that this secret organization that spanned the long river of history and several eras of civilization must have some deeper purpose... and would not just focus on the disputes within a country. This did not conform to the pattern shown by the "Gravekeepers" in the Reverberations of the Era.

The data stream composed of 0s and 1s turned into dark arcs in Ophelia's eyes.

Then, the filtered information slowly appeared in her field of vision.

Ophelia's wine-red eyes flickered with lightning as she quickly scanned the files on Ingrid.

After a while.

Her gaze was fixed on two short lines of text somewhere in Ingrid's file.

[In the 989th year of the Xiahua calendar, in the northern part of the Golden Deer Territory, seven border villages and towns, including Robert Village and Moncarlo Town, were destroyed by an unknown disaster]

[According to preliminary investigation, this phenomenon is suspected to be the collapse of a night world with an undiscovered entrance, causing the arrival of the dusk disaster]

It is now the 994th year of the Xia Hua calendar, and the 989th year of the Xia Hua calendar was exactly five years ago.

The village of Robert, located in the northern part of the Golden Deer Territory, happens to be Ingrid's hometown.

Ten years ago, she walked out of this remote border village and came to the prosperous imperial capital, where she enrolled in Fanxing University and began her legendary resume.

In the beginning, the place name "Robet Village" was not recorded on most maps of the empire, but only a small mark.

But later, because of Ingrid's achievements at Star University and the Imperial Capital, the name of this small village was marked on almost all maps of the empire, in the name of Ingrid's hometown.

only--

Five years ago, in the year 989 of the Xiahua calendar, Ingrid had just graduated from the Starry University as the second-ranked obelisk, and had joined the Imperial Army with dreams for less than a year. She was starting as a mid-level non-commissioned officer and climbing up step by step.

For unknown reasons, her hometown was destroyed by a sudden disaster at dusk.

To this day, the origin of this dusk disaster seems to be confusing and has never been truly investigated. It can only be attributed to the fact that the entrance to a certain night world was too hidden, until it completely collapsed, causing the dusk disaster to come, and it was never discovered by the night travelers.

"So, Ingrid..."

"Is the reason you attacked Kate related to the incident five years ago?"

"This dusk disaster is also related to the gravekeeper?"

Ophelia stared at the information in the file and murmured to herself.

"But no matter what your reasons are—"

"Since you dared to attack my people, chose to help the gravekeeper, stood on the side of the empire, stood on the opposite side of me and my sister..."

"Then I think you should have made up your mind to deal with it."

The calm expression that she had when she was watching the live broadcast disappeared from the second princess' wine-red eyes.

Instead, there is a biting cold light, so chilling that it reminds people of the perpetually frozen frost on the top of the snow-capped mountains.

"Mobilize all our hidden agents in the military and the Administration Bureau to thoroughly investigate everything about Ingrid, the Director of the Inspectorate, and reopen the investigation into the dusk disaster in the northern part of the Golden Deer Territory five years ago."

"Also, thoroughly investigate everything related to the Tomb Keeper organization in the empire, especially those great nobles...Among those nobles in the imperial capital, there must be someone who knows about the existence of the Tomb Keeper, and even has secret communications."

"Sister Wang once told me that if you find a cockroach on the floor, it means that hundreds or thousands of cockroaches have already built a nest in your home..."

Ophelia lowered her eyes and looked at Kate who was kneeling on one knee. "If there really is a force in the imperial capital that is colluding with the gravekeeper, then it must have already been intertwined and secretly built an extremely large network of power that is enough to subvert the entire empire."

"Investigate thoroughly and uproot this entire network of power."

"No matter which grand duke family will be affected in the process, no matter what level of backers they have."

Her voice was apparently very calm, yet it made the listener feel as if they had fallen into a thousand-year-old cold pond, chilling them to the bone.

"If we encounter obstacles again..."

"Kate, you should know what to do."

Listening to the cold voice coming from her ears and looking at the cold light in Ophelia's eyes, Kate, who was kneeling on one knee, felt a chill in her heart.

As the most loyal subordinate of Her Highness the Second Princess and someone who considers herself Ophelia's sword and shield, this is not the first time Kate has seen Ophelia show such an expression.

In the past, every time Her Royal Highness the Second Princess showed such an expression, it meant that a powerful official or nobleman with great power in the court would lose his head.

Although she looks only thirteen or fourteen years old, she is as innocent as a doll.

However, everyone in the imperial capital knew that the fame of this swan-like second princess was not due to her status as a princess, but to her cold and bloody murderous tactics.

Her reputation of being able to stop children from noble families from crying...is not just a joke.

Kate remained kneeling on one knee and spoke respectfully.

"As you command, Your Highness Ophelia."

……

"Um, um..."

However, it was at this time.

An inopportune voice broke the cold and silent atmosphere in the Epoch Hall.

Dean Yin shook his tail and said weakly, "Although I have no right to interfere with which noble clan you want to exterminate, little princess..."

"But I have to remind you."

It pointed its furry white tail towards the center of the hall not far away, in the direction where the Epoch Tombstone stood majestically.

At this moment, the Epoch Stone Monument that had been standing silently was now quietly surrounded by wisps of the faint night light.

It is becoming thicker little by little, almost condensing into substance.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be that Rast has successfully completed the Reverberations of History and is ready to leave the Night World."

"Looking at this situation, Rast will come out of the night world in a few minutes at most."

"So, sister Hiltina, do you want to meet your brother-in-law in advance?"

Listening to Dean Yin's words, Ophelia looked at the increasingly dark night, and her delicate little face, like a porcelain doll, froze slightly.

The originally cold and murderous aura, like eternal frost, also disappeared in an instant.

"Don't talk nonsense, little ferret."

"Last hasn't passed my inspection yet."

"To become my sister's husband... it's not something that can be determined by just a live broadcast in Night World."

Having said that, Ophelia's voice was clearly a little flustered.

"I can't meet him right now. If Last finds out that I sneaked over to spy on him, and he tells Sister Wang..."

The panic in Ophelia's voice clearly became more intense.

"Kate, let's go."

She spoke in rapid succession.

The next moment, the surging liquid undead metal suddenly expanded.

Ophelia's figure, as well as Kate, who was still a little confused at the moment, were quietly wrapped in it.

"Little Snow Ferret, I'll leave it to you from now on."

"If Luster knew that I had been here..."

"I think you should know the consequences."

When the darkness dissipates.

Ophelia was no longer seen in the Epoch Hall.

Only one ferret was left, staring at the disappearing darkness with a confused look on its face.

It was clearly your idea, so why did you collapse and retreat when it came to the team fight?
(End of this chapter)