Should I raise you too?

Churches and chapels in all parishes were overcrowded.

Those middle-class individuals with a certain status, who had access to peripheral intelligence but not the truth, believed that a coup had occurred that night, and that the so-called "living dead" were soldiers who stormed the palace in the dead of night.

Otherwise, why was the palace reduced to ruins? Why did the old king suddenly die? Why was Crown Prince Fred imprisoned?

And why is the one who inherits the throne a girl named Elizabeth Scarlet, whom I've never heard of before?

The identity of the new queen quickly spread throughout high society. She was the second daughter of the Duke of Scarlett, who was supposed to inherit the throne fifteen years ago. She had been in the capital for several months, posing as the daughter of a wealthy merchant and participating in social activities.

It is said that behind her are the shadows of the archipelago, a military general, and the support of the newly appointed Baron Percy. Even the imprisoned former Crown Prince Fred agrees with her succession.

Opportunistic sycophants, wielding their wealth, went around gathering information and investigating the new queen's past. The manor where the queen once lived, the banquets she had attended, and the people she had chatted with all became the subjects of their inquiries.

Their report included Eleanor, Mabel, and all the servants in the manor, but one person who once held an important position was missing: Simon.

The power of the "Fire Stealers" is the power of "Destiny." Those whose destiny collapses will disappear completely from the world. Only those with extraordinary power can resist this erasure and remember their existence.

……

Eleanor sat in the servants' quarters of the mansion, staring blankly at the water glass on the windowsill.

This is the room Simon stays in whenever she comes to the mansion. She never learns her lesson and always knocks over the water glass on the windowsill when she climbs in through the window.

She and Simon performed the "small door in the woods" ritual here, and because of Mabel's sudden intrusion, she had to hide under Simon's blanket.

Now, everything has dissipated with the thick fog.

“Eleanor.” Evangeline pushed open the door and looked at her with concern.

Elisa used the royal collection to create a doll-like body for Evangeline, almost indistinguishable from a living person, except that it could not use supernatural abilities.

She went to the bedside, put her arm around Eleanor's shoulder, and comforted the girl she had watched grow up.

Eleanor looked up: "I don't want to stay in the capital anymore. Where did the lady suggest I go again?"

Evangeline did not correct Eleanor's form of address; they were both already used to the word 'Madam'.

She told Eleanor, "The Dawn Cross Society, in the Southern Continent."

“Let’s go there.” Eleanor stood up, gently pushed over the water glass on the windowsill, and watched it fall to the ground.

She sighed, "If only I could be like those ordinary people and not have any memories left."

……

Mabel strolled along the corridors of the Parliament building, a place that previously required sneaking in, but which she could now enter openly after inheriting her father's title and seat.

But this place, which she once longed for, has now lost its charm.

She walked into the parliament hall, touched the central podium, and memories flooded her mind.

Perhaps it was because of Alysander's possession, or perhaps it was because Mr. Simon had given her too much sunlight, but a few days ago, she slowly regained her memories of Simon and gained some strange powers, which should be called superhuman abilities.

If she had become a superhuman earlier, could she have helped Mr. Simon and his group that night and changed the course of events?

She raised her hand and, through her collar, grasped the "Scarab Badge" on her chest, an item she had picked up from the ground after waking up in the underground palace.

“Miss Mabel.” Julia, who had been promoted to parliamentary assistant, walked in and handed her a document.

This is a series of transaction records obtained from another bank through the Percy family bank and the identity of Baron Percy.

Mabel picked up the document and quickly glanced through it.

A group of accounts, either linked or implicitly linked to the embassy in the islands, withdrew all of £20 in cash last month, and then withdrew another £13 just two days before the fog incident.

There is no doubt that the £20 from last month was drawn by Mr. Simon to purchase the "Sun Disc." She was also present at that auction and lent Mr. Simon £5.

What happened to the £13 extracted two days before the fog incident?

She has been investigating for several days, and the money does not seem to have gone anywhere, but has been taken away or hidden.

Why did Mr. Simon withdraw funds before the fog incident occurred? Mabel felt there might be something fishy going on.

She checked everyone connected to Simon, including Susanna, and found that no one had recently received an extra £13.

Given Mr. Simon's meticulous nature, he wouldn't let the £13 disappear in vain; at the very least, he could have explained the whereabouts of the money before his 'sacrifice'.

Mabel fell into deep thought.

……

"It worked!" Susanna cheered, raising her mechanical pencil.

Whether it's cost, lead core, or reliability, all issues have been perfectly resolved. This push-button pencil is enough to replace traditional wooden pencils and become the new stationery sweeping the nation!

All of this is thanks to...

Hmm, who was it that we owed it to?

Susanna lowered her hand and stared blankly at the successfully made push-button pencil.

……

In the courtyard of the King's Palace, No, a former kitchen maid, island spy, and now a court maid, came to Elisa's side.

She is now Elisa's personal maid, a position that originally belonged to Eve or Maria, but for some reason, they resigned and left the capital.

Noel whispered to Elisa, "Your Majesty, today is your birthday, and the ministers all feel..."

“I don’t want to,” Elisa interrupted her. “I don’t want to see anything that’s being celebrated, anything.”

"Yes," Nuo replied.

She couldn't understand why Miss Elisa, who had successfully ascended to the throne, was unwilling to celebrate. Not only her birthday, but even her inauguration was kept simple, and she didn't show a single smile.

She followed Elisa's gaze and looked at the carriage ahead.

This is a Landau carriage. Although it is well-maintained, it is somewhat old and is completely unworthy of Queen Elizabeth's status.

This is the carriage in the manor. When Her Majesty was still a young lady, she often rode in it. The coachman back then... who was it again... anyway, the young lady liked to have that coachman drive her.

She tentatively asked, "Should we replace this carriage?"

Elisa glanced at her sideways: "I only ride in this carriage."

Nuo shrank back and stood to the side, not daring to speak.

Elisa looked ahead. The fog event was over, and Simon... after his sacrifice, the light screen remained beside her, but it would never update again.

The log entry stops at "Alysand has left, and Simon sits alone in the warm sunshine," and the intimacy level stops increasing.

She closed the logbook and opened the "Manor Memories Album" again.

This is one of the two features unlocked before the fog incident. It introduces various things in the manor from the perspective of a male servant, including the carriage in front of him.

She thought at the time that it was an extremely useless feature that could not provide any useful information or bring any useful tools.

Apart from that one time, she never opened that "picture book" again.

After the fog dissipated and Simon disappeared, she realized the significance of this "book". She stopped reading "Simon's Journal" and looked at the memories in the "book" again and again.

She looked at the carriage and then browsed through the description in the "book".

"Two-Horse Landau Carriage.jpg: A Landau carriage pulled by two horses, with a folding canopy, suitable for both sunny and rainy days. This Landau carriage is a used item, but it is in excellent condition. Simon likes this carriage very much... When he first set foot in the East District, Simon had to leave the carriage at the shop, and he specially chose a shady and spacious spot..."

She boarded the carriage, sat in her usual spot, looked up at the window, and vaguely felt the vibrations of the wheels and heard the servant's commands to control the horses.

She closed the "Manor Memory Album" and stared blankly for a while, then remembered another feature that was unlocked along with the "Album".

She opened "Simon's Message in a Bottle" and found that the previously empty interface now had a message in a bottle icon.

Elisa clicked on the pattern, and the note inside the bottle floated out and unfolded.

"Happy birthday".

Chapter 92: The Million-Dollar Evacuation (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Simon is probably really dead.

But he came back to life.

……

The newly launched pollution control plan in the capital has forced some factories with a lot of smoke and dust to consider relocation, with their first choice being Ashburn, an industrial city not far from the capital.

Ashburn boasts a large population, excellent infrastructure, and a bustling seaport, St. Marlene.

Ocean-going ships from overseas would dock here, and countless passengers would disembark at St. Mary's Port every day to board steam trains and head to the capital.

Similarly, travelers wishing to travel overseas, including to the archipelago and the southern continent, will also board ships here.

The Kingdom Star is a 6,000-ton steamship that travels between the Southern Continent and St. Mary's Port. It has two funnels and two masts, and can hoist auxiliary sails while using steam power.

The Kingdom Star can carry over 400 passengers and a large amount of supplies.

Its loud whistle rang out at the dock, reminding passengers to quickly check their tickets and board the ship.

Simon, dressed in a gentleman's suit, boarded the ship through the separate passageway of the first-class cabin with his two maids, and followed the ship's attendants all the way to his cabin.

"Sir, your trunk will be delivered shortly. Here, we'll leave your briefcase." The waiter put down Simon's luggage. "The ladies' rooms are downstairs. You can ask the maids for directions."

When addressing Eve and Maria, the waiter hesitated for a moment. Eve and Maria were also first-class passengers, but they were dressed as maids... What a generous gentleman.

Ocean-going tickets are expensive, and many masters won't even buy second-class tickets for their servants, who can only squeeze into the chauffeur's cabin.

He took his leave and considerately closed the cabin door behind him.