Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 48 So you're a lawyer too!

"Hillston? It's not far from Queens."

The count frowned. The safest place in Backlund was undoubtedly the North District, where the headquarters of the Church of the Night was located.

Secondly, there are Queens and the West End, which are areas where aristocrats and top-tier wealthy businessmen gather.

Most of the night watchmen patrol here, making it the safest place.

The Earl of Hall's family even had a team of Night Watchers sent by the Church of the Night to protect them.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, no criminal would be so audacious as to commit a crime here.

If they really wanted to kill someone, the East Side would be the best place for them.

That's the area with the worst security and laxest oversight in Backlund.

They could even kill people there without being detected.

But a Sequence 7 criminal, especially a cultist who is clearly mentally unstable and dares to kill in Hillston, is someone no one can guarantee won't take the risk and commit the same crime in Queens.

So now is the most dangerous time.

Aside from the night watchmen, there were also young and beautiful noble ladies like Audrey.

"Audrey".

Earl Hall turned his gaze to his daughter.

"I understand, Dad."

Audrey's expression also turned serious, and she said earnestly, "I will try to avoid going out these days."

"That's for the best."

Earl Hall said earnestly, "Audrey, although you are already an extraordinary being, being only Sequence 9 is not enough to gain sufficient power to protect yourself."

"really."

Audrey, having already guessed the answer thanks to Ember's reminder, felt a slight sense of relief, but whispered, "You already know?"

"You took so many wondrous materials from the treasure vault, do you really think your father and I didn't notice?"

The Countess covered her mouth and chuckled. Sure enough, even after becoming an extraordinary being, Audrey was still that innocent and lovely little angel.

"Is that why you invited your lover?"

Audrey wondered to herself.

Because of her recent frequent contact with her lover, her parents mistakenly believed that her lover had given her the magic potion recipe.

So, did they invite their lover to their home to test whether he had ulterior motives?

Well.

At least for now, their relationship seems to be going well. Has the "lovers" pairing passed the test?

Thinking this, Audrey secretly glanced at Ember out of the corner of her eye.

Ember's expression remained unchanged, showing no abnormality, which relieved Audrey.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lover."

Audrey thought to herself.

Her audience formula wasn't given by Ember, nor was it Ember who 'lured' her onto the path of the Extraordinary.

But judging from the current situation, Count Hall has clearly misunderstood something.

Earl Hall noticed Audrey's furtive glances at Ember and exchanged a look with Lady Caitlin.

They both saw the 'understanding' in each other's eyes, and they had already confirmed a certain guess.

"A daughter is like a tree that cannot be kept at home once she grows up."

Earl Hall sighed inwardly. Was he worried that Earl Hall would hold Yu Jin accountable?

If it were from the beginning, he did have this idea.

But judging from the current situation, wouldn't his actions be like breaking up a loving couple?

That won't do; he doesn't want his precious daughter to hold a grudge against him like an enemy.

"Don't be too nervous."

Earl Hall chuckled and said, "You may attend those banquets or salons if you wish, but you can no longer go out alone; you will need at least one other extraordinary person accompanying you for protection."

Audrey nodded silently.

She didn't actually go out alone before; she always had a driver and Anne with her.

But none of them are extraordinary, so they are actually still 'alone'.

But bodyguards?

"dad."

Audrey asked curiously, "Do we have many extraordinary bodyguards in our house?"

"Not many."

Earl Hall pondered for two seconds before replying, "There are only about a dozen. One team consists of three extraordinary individuals from the Church of the Night. Among the other extraordinary individuals, some are trained by their families, while the rest are simply employees."

"But,"

Audrey glanced at Ember and whispered, "These are all wild Beyonders, right?"

Is it really appropriate for you to say to an official Extraordinary that you have more than a dozen wild Extraordinary at home?

"Don't worry."

Yu Jin saw through the girl's thoughts and shook his head, saying, "These are all tacitly approved. Most nobles in Backlund secretly employ extraordinary individuals to protect their own safety. This is an unspoken rule tacitly approved by the Church."

"It's not exactly tacit consent."

The Countess chimed in, not without a hint of complaint, "We have to donate a considerable amount of gold pounds to the church every year for these extraordinary individuals."

Audrey opened her mouth, her expression turning strangely odd.

What happened to the promise that official extraordinary individuals and unofficial extraordinary individuals are irreconcilable enemies?

So, is there actually an unspoken rule behind this?

"Count Hall".

Ember suddenly asked, "Could you tell me which sequence pathway the Hall family uses to cultivate extraordinary individuals?"

Earl Hall paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "There's nothing to hide. The Hall family has two extraordinary pathways: Arbitrator and Lawyer, but the highest they can reach is only Sequence 6."

After a pause, Earl Hall said with a hint of helplessness, "Unfortunately, you have already chosen your own path, and the two sequence paths I have probably won't be of much help to you."

"lawyer?"

Yu Jin's eyes flickered slightly, and he subconsciously glanced at Audrey.

Miss Audrey, as if sensing something, also looked towards Ember.

"dad."

Audrey carefully chose her words before asking, "May I inquire about the origins of these two sequence pathways?"

"The source is, of course, royalty."

Count Hall said matter-of-factly, "Most of the nobles in the Kingdom of Rune control these two pathways, which they all bought from the royal family."

After a pause, Earl Hall chuckled again, "This is also part of the rules; otherwise, even if the Church tacitly allows us to cultivate extraordinary individuals in private, the royal family would not permit it."

He originally didn't want Audrey to be involved in these things.

But now that Audrey has become an extraordinary being, and they have already laid their cards on the table.

Therefore, it is necessary to let Audrey learn more about the secrets of the mysterious world, so that she can avoid some detours.

In order to privately cultivate extraordinary individuals without being held accountable by the church, they donate to the church every year.

The church will also send a team of night watchmen to the door.

This is both to protect their safety and to oversee the extraordinary individuals they cultivate.

For example, to prevent them from getting out of control.

In order to gain the royal family's tacit approval, they needed to pay the royal family to purchase the potion recipes and materials.

The royal family can use this to amass wealth, and also to monopolize mid-to-high-level potion recipes.

Therefore, the royal family only sold potion recipes up to Sequence 6.

However, if nobles want their cultivated extraordinary individuals to continue to improve, they will have to pay an even greater price.

Alternatively, these extraordinary individuals could serve the royal family, exchanging their "contributions" for potions.

So, in the end...

In fact, this was just a transaction from beginning to end.

(End of this chapter)