As a queen who has lost her kingdom, I can see the comments section.

Chapter 66 The Missing Person

It was a missing person report, stating that several women had mysteriously disappeared in Beard City recently, and their whereabouts were unknown.

The report identified the missing persons and urged people to report any sightings to the police station immediately. Among those listed was the name Vera Hicks.

"Vera has disappeared?"

Amelia was somewhat surprised that the Hicks family's countess daughter had disappeared.

After her initial surprise, she subconsciously glanced at the comments section, as her words had drawn the attention of the viewers.

Who is Vera?

[Willa Hicks, isn't she the count's daughter?]

[I remember now, she's Lily Hicks's 'niece,' right?]

Did the Hicks family experience anything like this in the original storyline?

[Probably? However, in the original storyline, Eileen wasn't in Beard City at this time. In the future, Eileen would learn about the Hicks family's massacre through newspaper reports, but what happened to the Hicks family before that is indeed difficult to understand.]

[The newspaper reports are too blurry to read; there's no way to determine how Vera disappeared.]

After glancing at the comments, Amelia's slender fingers began to move, repeatedly folding the Luban Morning Post in front of her until only the report about Vera's disappearance was highlighted. She brought it close to her face, pretending to be reading the report more intently.

This action also made the newspaper reports clearly visible to the audience.

It seems Vera isn't the only one who's missing.

Are all the missing people women? Is there some kind of pervert in Beard City?

[The fact that a woman went missing at this time... I have a feeling it might be related to the Red Moon.]

[Wasn't the Red Moon Society completely wiped out by Amelia, that old fox?]

Although the Red Moon Society has been eliminated, let's not forget that they originally planned to hold a bloody ritual in Beard City, a ritual that required capturing many people to collect blood.

I understand now. The Red Moon Society had already been making arrests before, and these missing people are those who were arrested earlier.

As she watched the barrage of comments appear, Amelia realized what was happening.

Red Moon Society?

She remembered Omar's diary, which was in the cabinet next to her, and she immediately took it out and looked at it again.

She had already read the entire contents of the diary, though she hadn't read it carefully, only skimmed it, but she still had a general impression of it, and felt that it contained some information about bloody rituals.

Amelia opened the diary and flipped through it quickly, finding the content she was looking for in no time.

That was a diary entry Omar wrote after he kidnapped a girl who met the conditions for a blood sacrifice. He said he safely delivered her to an abandoned factory in the west of the city and looked forward to the blood sacrifice in the diary.

"The abandoned factory in the west of the city?"

Amelia seemed lost in thought.

In Beard City, the western district is mostly filled with factories, but since this is the capital, there shouldn't be too many abandoned factories. Perhaps I can find that location.

As Amelia thought about this, her thoughts gradually became clearer.

She was going to rescue the person, not just for the sake of saving them, but also to further improve her relationship with the Hicks family. Perhaps she would need the Hicks family's help to obtain a sufficiently pure Holy Spirit potion.

But what reason could I use to rescue them?

Because she needed to earn Vera's gratitude, she had to rescue people as Lily Hicks, and couldn't hide her identity. Therefore, as Lily Hicks, she had to have a reason for discovering that the abandoned factory was holding some people.

After thinking for a moment, Amelia walked towards Eileen first.

"Eileen".

"Miss Lily, what's wrong?"

Hearing the sound, Eileen kept her head down, not daring to look up, struggling to control the impulse within her.

Inside the spacious room, there were only the two of them. In this place, no matter what she did to the beautiful girl in front of her, no one would notice. She could do whatever she wanted.

Such thoughts kept popping into Eileen's mind.

She had to try her best to restrain herself and not do anything to offend Amelia.

"Here's the thing, there's a little more to the story about the Red Moon Society," Amelia said, explaining what she had just discovered.

"Miss Lily is planning to go rescue people?"

"Yes, my current rough idea is to pass through the West District, then find something amiss at the abandoned factory, find the people, and rescue them. Of course, the specific methods will depend on the situation on the ground."

Amelia felt that there shouldn't be any Red Moon Society members left at the abandoned factory, because the Red Moon Society's previous gathering code was an emergency gathering code, so the Red Moon Society members should have really been wiped out.

“Miss Lily, are you going to the West District? If so, I must follow you.” Eileen hesitated as she said this.

Her current situation is not optimistic. If possible, she should avoid going out as much as possible. However, if Amelia goes out, she can't help but follow her, lest something unexpected happens.

Amelia was fully aware of Eileen's situation.

"Eileen, you can stay at home. I'll go by myself."

"No, I want to keep up with Miss Lily."

"But the curse on you..."

"I will be patient!"

Eileen insisted that Amelia should not go out alone. Although Beard City was the capital of the Duchy of Luban, it was not absolutely safe. The battle between the Baker Adventurer Group and the Red Moon Society last night was enough to illustrate this point.

Seeing Eileen's determined look, Amelia smiled and said, "I understand. Since Eileen wants to come with me, then let's come together. However, to avoid any problems with your curse, Eileen must follow my instructions along the way."

"I understand." Eileen nodded seriously.

"Then let's go out."

Amelia didn't need to dress up; she simply led Eileen out of the house.

She came into the courtyard and led the carriage out: "Eileen, please get into the carriage. I will drive it today. Once you are inside, you will be isolated from the outside world, so you don't need to worry about the curse being triggered."

"I'll get into the carriage? And Miss Lily, you'll drive?" Eileen was taken aback.

"Alright, hurry up and go inside. If you want to come out with me, this is the only way. You can't possibly drive the carriage, can you? You should know that's impossible, right?" Amelia urged.

Chapter 67 Your Highness

Eileen felt it was inappropriate to have Amelia drive her carriage, but she couldn't think of any way to argue against it.

Because Amelia was right, she really couldn't drive the carriage outside, because she would see many people along the way, and the curse within her could be triggered at any time. Only by staying in the carriage and isolating herself from the outside world could she ensure that nothing went wrong.

In the end, Eileen still got into the carriage.

Amelia opened the courtyard gate, led the carriage to the street outside, closed the gate again, and then drove the carriage towards the West District.

Red Maple Street is located in the East District, which is quite a distance from the West District. However, Amelia went straight there without stopping along the way and arrived in the West District an hour later.

There weren't many people on the streets of Xicheng District because it was working hours. In this district, where workers make up a larger proportion of the population, everyone was working in factories, so naturally, there weren't many people to be seen outside.

After Amelia arrived, she started circling around the West District.

All she knew was that the people captured by the Red Moon Society were imprisoned in an abandoned factory, but she didn't know exactly where that factory was located in the West District, so she would have to search for it slowly.

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In a sealed room in an abandoned factory, the environment was very dark, with only sunlight shining through an iron window overhead, casting patches of sunlight on the floor.

There were seven girls in the room. Most of them looked panicked and helpless, and were crying softly.

Of course, before crying, they also tried to scream hysterically, hoping that people outside would discover the situation and rescue them, but even if they screamed until their voices were hoarse, it was no use.

This is inside an abandoned factory, where no one usually passes by, so their voices can't carry very far.

Vera Hicks looked somewhat haggard.

Her long, light blue hair, tied in pigtails, fell loose behind her, and her gorgeous dress looked somewhat disheveled.

She wasn't as nervous as the others, not because she was more mentally resilient as the daughter of an earl, but simply because she noticed a young girl there and felt she had someone to rely on.

Seeing that no one else was paying attention to her, Vera approached the girl.

She was a tall, slender girl with long red hair and red eyes. She stood there gracefully.

Unlike the tension and sorrow of the others, the girl stood there calmly, possessing a composure that the others completely lacked.

Vera didn't know what that feeling was like, so she could only frantically search for relevant words in the books she had read, and finally came up with a more suitable description—a kingly demeanor!

Is it because Verna is a princess that she is fearless?

Vera thought to herself.

That red-haired girl was none other than Princess Verna Luban of the Duchy of Luban!

Vera was somewhat surprised when she saw that the other person had also been brought here. She never expected that even a princess would be captured. She thought that it was already very bold of those people of unknown identity to capture her, the daughter of a count, but in fact, their audacity far exceeded her imagination.

Or perhaps, those people didn't actually know who they were arresting?

"Your Highness," Vera leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "We haven't heard the voices of those bad guys in a long time. Have they left? If so, is there any way for us to leave?"

“I’m trying to figure something out,” Verna replied calmly.

She is indeed trying to find a solution.

What should I do to leave this place?

She actually has a hidden identity, which is that of a lower-ranking apostle. No one knows that she is a lower-ranking apostle except herself.

As a princess of the Principality of Luban, Verna might seem to have no need to hide her status as a lower-ranking apostle. However, this is not the case. The Principality of Luban is currently at a critical moment in the power struggle, and any apostle would become particularly conspicuous. Therefore, she has always disguised herself as an ordinary person in order to fade into the eyes of others.

She doesn't want to reveal this identity yet.

Of course, that's not important at the moment. What's important is that she believes in the Book of Mystery and possesses the ability to set up barriers, and these are all auxiliary abilities; her physical body is relatively weak.

The iron door in the room was very thick, and the lock was on the outside. She had taken a closer look and concluded that she couldn't break it... She was quite helpless in this situation.

As for why she, as a princess, was also captured...

Because she has many secrets, Verna usually doesn't like to have guards with her and often goes about her own business.

She met Aaron while she was traveling alone.

Yes, Aaron, a middle apostle!