My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

Although he was very surprised, based on his cunning, if Adele asked him in a flat tone, it could only mean that Aunt Bai had said almost nothing.

Upon seeing Weiss's statement, Adele immediately showed a satisfied expression, and then, unusually with appreciation, praised him, saying, "That's really good..."

"Absorbing so quickly, no wonder he's a naturally awakened extraordinary being~~~"

According to her deduction, Weiss was able to advance to the seventh rank so quickly because he must have sold off all the night patrol points and all his family property that she had left him, squandering all his resources to reach his current level.

To be honest, she still felt a little pained about the money she had saved up over the past few years.

But if it's something that can be bought with money, and it can directly create a seventh-tier transcendent being capable of defeating the Eight Guardians, then it's already a very worthwhile investment!

Moreover, he came from a humble background with no prior education.

The future is limitless...

After that, Adele did not ask for any further details.

After finishing her meal, Adele said she had to go to the Night Patrol headquarters, and Cassandra personally got up to see her out.

Weiss watched their figures disappear around the corner of the corridor, then immediately leaned down to look at Aunt Bai beside him and asked, puzzled:

"Aunt Bai, what's going on? Didn't you tell Adele about me?"

Aunt Bai blinked, her expression somewhat innocent: "I'm keeping your secret."

"Aunt Bai is truly an unparalleled sage..."

Weiss was moved and believed it to be true.

He immediately hugged the fluffy Aunt Bai and became very affectionate.

Aunt Bai sighed as she enjoyed Weiss's caresses.

Child, I dare not say it...

If you accidentally let a lie slip out, you have to make up countless lies to cover it up.

After all, based on what Weiss has shown on paper, there is no way he can defeat the Eight Guardians. If Adele really wants to dig deeper, she will only find the situation more and more unreasonable.

If they accidentally bring up the Five Mysteries or Paradise halfway through the conversation, the entire royal city might just explode on the spot.

It's hard to say whether Night Patrol will even let Weiss participate in the Snow Palace Trial then...

Anyway, the Snow Palace Trial is about to begin, and in less than a week, Adele will be able to witness Weiss's true strength firsthand. At that time, it won't matter whether she says anything or not; she will understand on her own.

Thinking of this, Aunt Bai snuggled closer to Weiss with a clear conscience, squinted her eyes, and continued to pretend to be obedient.

......

—Night patrol of headquarters, conference room.

The flames in the fireplace crackled and danced, and core members of the royal city's direct guard sat on either side of the long table, the atmosphere solemn.

After the night patrol, he sat in the main seat, a stack of the latest intelligence documents spread out in front of him, silently flipping through them with an icy expression.

Four other bodyguards sat on either side of her.

Astrology, Ice Queen, Winter Duke, Snow Knight.

This was the first time that Ice Queen had officially met Snow Queen and Snow Knight.

She sat with her legs crossed in a languid posture, her pupils curiously observing the two newly arrived colleagues opposite her.

The legendary snow-covered aura emanating from the body of a night patroller after a snowfall is said to be unfathomably deep.

As expected of the strongest 6th-tier warrior in the royal city...

However, to Bingfei's surprise, the concentration of snow factor on the Snow Knight was much higher than that on Dongjue.

She had previously read the internal files of the Snow Palace Trials and knew that the Snow Knight's record was only three kilometers. She originally thought it was just a roadside run, but she didn't expect to see it with her own eyes and find that the snow aura on this person was unexpectedly strong.

Of course, he's nowhere near as good as Mr. Weiss...

Soon, after Xue Hou finished reading the intelligence, she remained silent for a full three minutes. As the temperature inside the room dropped to freezing, she turned her head to the side.

"Mr. Dongjue..." Xuehou's voice was as cold as ice, making Dongjue shiver.

"After the Snow Palace Trial is over, you should go to the Southern Region to train with Lord Cang Wang for a while."

"There's no need to come back until we've mastered the second secret."

Dong Jue was on the verge of tears, trying to explain, but ultimately managed to squeeze out only one word: "Yes..."

As a dignified direct guard, he was defeated by a newly promoted commoner, and in front of everyone!

Now all the newspapers in the entire capital are using his defeat as a side dish to their headlines.

This is truly damaging to the reputation and honor that Night Patrol has built up over the years.

He had known all along that the punishment would be severe, but he hadn't expected that Xuehou would exile him directly to the frontier.

King Cang, one of the eight guards directly under the Night Patrol, is a 3-star martial arts master and one of the ten active kings. He is currently dealing with a series of lingering issues in the Southern Region following the passing of the Wedding Dress Road, one of the Seven Wonders.

Can't we return to the royal city without comprehending the second secret...?

I don't know how long I'll have to stay there...

Seeing this, Miss Xing couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile, her face full of schadenfreude.

Then, just as she was secretly rejoicing, the snow queen's icy face slowly turned towards her.

"Miss Xing."

"Yes!" Miss Xing's smile vanished instantly, and she straightened her posture like a well-behaved child.

"I heard that Night Patrol spent quite a few gold coins to buy you out of the casino these past few months."

"This fee will be deducted from your future salary..."

Miss Xing's face immediately fell, but she didn't dare to argue back: "Yes, ma'am..."

After finishing her internal affairs, Xuehou turned to look at Bingfei.

The icy gaze softened slightly when it met Bingfei's.

"I'm entrusting this Snow Palace trial to you..."

Bingfei returned a sweet smile, her icy blue eyes curving into two crescent moons: "I will do my best."

Even if Ice Queen fails, Snow Queen still has a backup plan.

However, as much as possible, she still wanted to trust Lady Shirayuki's judgment.

Ice Princess shouldn't disappoint me...

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the conference room door.

"Come in," Xuehou gestured, raising her hand.

The next second, the heavy door was pushed open.

The woman with the purple hair and scorpion braid brought Adele in.

The guards in the conference room all turned their gazes toward the door.

Ice Queen narrowed her eyes slightly when she saw the purple-haired scorpion whip woman.

She knew that this woman named Sera was a 2-star officer of the combat faction in the Night Patrol Headquarters, and the only one among the new generation of members who joined in recent years to cross 10 kilometers on her first challenge of the Snow Palace Trial.

He is one of the top experts in the entire headquarters.

However, what caught her attention even more was the dazzling blonde woman beside Sera.

Adele walked into the conference room, meeting several pairs of gazes.

After the snow, she stood up and introduced the guards present: "This is Adele Selenenis, the night patrol captain of Moonlit City on the Black Realm's border. I intend to recommend her for a two-star officer position at headquarters. From now on, we will be colleagues."

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent for a moment.

Both Dongjue and Zhanxing wore expressions of disbelief.

Adele Selene – once that last name is mentioned, everyone knows who she is.

Isn't that the Little Sword Saint's cousin?!

She is the older sister of the wife of the man who just defeated the Winter Duke.

The bloodline of the Lunette family...

Can she use it?

It's worth noting that before this, apart from direct guards, there were almost no examples of people being promoted to 2 stars immediately upon joining the company.

Let alone a squad leader in the border suburbs, it's impossible for even squad leaders in the surrounding core towns to be transferred.

In fact, having fought alongside Adele in the underworld for a month, Snow Queen was well aware of her strength, and her initial idea was to directly promote her to a three-star executive.

However, when Adele learned that the entire Night Patrol headquarters, including the Snow Queen, currently only had three three-star executives, she quickly declined.

Elune is currently unconscious, so she can no longer hold a position that draws too much attention, lest she be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.

Besides, coming to the capital was out of necessity, not for promotion or wealth...

That's why the term "two-star cadre" was changed after the snow.

Adele gave a light greeting to everyone present, her gaze casually sweeping around, taking in the three people she had never seen before: Ice Princess Astrologer, Winter Duke, and the others.

Then, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, she was a little nervous on her way to the Night Patrol Headquarters.

She had originally assumed that her renowned and legendary personal guards would all be of similar or at least on par with the Night Patrol Snow Queen—those unfathomable individuals, except for the relatively inexperienced Snow Knight…

But after seeing these people with her own eyes, she felt that the fact that Winter Duke was defeated by Weiss was not so outrageous.

This idea might offend the Duke himself, but Adele did feel much more at ease.

Well, at least the fighting force on the royal city side hasn't collapsed...

You should know that when she first entered puberty, she was also obsessed with fantasy novels of similar themes written by Vera.

Typically, by the mid-game, after switching from the Black Frontier to the Royal City map, the combat power system expands and explodes.

Tier 5 guards the city gate, Tier 6 runs around everywhere, Tier 7 is worse than a dog.

Fortunately, the reality is not as exaggerated as it seems.

Sure enough, those fantasies written by authors from the outskirts of the capital who had never even been to the capital should not be taken seriously at all.

Seeing is believing, you know!

...

Night gradually deepened.

It was quite late when Adele returned from the Night Patrol headquarters. Worried about disturbing Elune's rest, she didn't go to the master bedroom and was instead arranged by the maid to stay in another guest room.

Aunt Bai accompanied her, probably because she felt they hadn't seen each other for so long and needed to spend more time together.

So, as usual, Whis went to sleep with Elune tonight.

Weiss maintained a very polite and restrained distance and posture, gently half-embracing Elune.

Ever since Elune woke up last time and chose to snuggle into his arms instead of pushing him away because she was hot, Weiss was pretty sure—

She must have genuinely found the position comfortable.

Instead of the kind of jokes about Hakimi and vegetative state patients who "go about their own business."

Before going to bed, Weiss casually flipped through the progress of his exploration of the World Book.

Before we knew it, the progress bar in the royal city had already risen to about 8.6%.

He checked the income sources in the history and found that the progress had increased significantly when he went to the Starry Tavern with Cassandra last time.

However, what bothered him a little was that... whether it was the eccentric jellyfish-haired girl Grace or the top student of the academy, Corona, their direct contact actually caused the progress of the World Book to jump up a little bit each.

It's one thing that Grace has some connection with Wilder Hess and Rain.

Corona.

It's a bit mysterious...

What secrets could an academic chief from a working-class neighborhood have that would make the world book's progress so fast?

It seems the Little Sword Saint was right.

We need to be very careful around this woman...