our family is gone

Chapter 808 Secret
When Amanda heard Tamara coming, she immediately rushed over here. Before entering, she was a little worried that her intrusion would cause Lance to be disgusted, but after seeing the lord's greeting, she couldn't help but feel happy, and walked over with a smile on her face.

Amanda's sudden intrusion reflected a very important thing for Tamara. You know, she couldn't see the lord at all before, but now she can come in directly and is not disliked. This is enough to show that the relationship between them has changed a lot after she left.

Tamara's face became more and more ugly. She looked at Amanda who walked in with a stern face, but Amanda was not afraid of such a look at all. Not to mention the pressure, it made her hold her head and chest high, and walk with her long legs that could not be covered by her coat, with a proud look on her face.

"You should have heard about the pirates. Our ship has an escort, but other merchant ships don't. No wonder the cargo volume has been a little strange recently. Someone doesn't want to spend the winter peacefully."

Lance didn't care about the open and secret struggles between the two of them, but was really talking about business, so Amanda continued talking along.

“Those pirate accomplices boarded the ship from Totnes. Everyone knows that the pirates relied on Totnes to ship the stolen goods. It must be related to them.

If Hamlet's ship is hijacked by pirates, and those people are taken as slaves or forced to become pirates, Hamlet's reputation will be ruined, and no one will dare to come. "

"It seems like they have already taken action, but they are still so secretive." Lance smiled calmly and gestured to Amanda, "Tell me who is behind Totnes."

Why do we say Amanda came at the right time? Because as a consultant, she has to help Lance answer some questions.

“In fact, according to what we know, Totnes was not as prosperous as it is today, nor as prosperous as Old Hamlet, but it was also a prosperous place.

The local lord is a special duke in the empire, one of the rare great nobles in the empire. What is special about him is that he is a female duchess.

But Totnes also suffered an incident in the past, but it did not lead to the destruction of the entire city, but was limited to problems at the top level. "

As soon as the word "but" came out, Lance knew that things were becoming complicated, and Amanda told him what she knew without much hesitation.

Probably Totnes was not bad in those days. Although not as good as Hamlet, it was also a wealthy territory in the empire. The Duchess governed the territory in a very traditional aristocratic way.

Then something happened. No one knew what happened exactly, but by the time everyone realized what was happening, there had been a major reshuffle in Totnes' top management, and the Duchess had become a different person.

“No one knows how this woman became the Lord of Totnes. Anyway, some of the subordinates who were originally loyal to the Duchess changed their allegiance, and even those who disagreed disappeared.

Then the woman pushed out some people to manage, and she hid behind. Unlike Hamlet's decline, Totnes rose rapidly after the woman took power, and it became what it is today."

Lance was also somewhat surprised when he heard this. He estimated the time and couldn't help but sigh, "What a good move! The emperor cooperated with outsiders and used Totnes as a price to destroy Hamlet. This directly solved the problem of the two major territories."

As he spoke, the mocking expression on his face became more intense, and he said jokingly, "But that idiot may not have thought that even without Hamlet, there would still be Totnes. If one's own strength is not good enough, no matter how many tricks one has, it will only be a joke and will only help others."

The emperor probably had a simple idea. Totnes was not his anyway, so he might as well give it away. As long as he could kill Hamlet, he could take over the prosperity.

But who would have thought that the ancestor was also a ruthless person. He directly sacrificed the entire city, turning Hamlet into a dead place and cutting off the trade route.

In addition, with the barbarians from the mountains moving southward, the emperor could not get Hamlet's resources or trade routes, and was even forced to appoint an earl to stabilize the border.

On the contrary, Totnes inherited the benefits of Hamlet and developed rapidly. The emperor could do nothing but watch it. He was really a clown.

The conversation between the two did not avoid Tamara at all, but for some reason, she felt that Lance was talking about her. After all, it was she who brought Hamlet to Amanda.

Now that she has taken over the magpie's nest, she has become a consultant and she seems like a stranger.

It was me. I was the first one to come here, and so was the consultant...

"Is there really no such thing as that woman?" Lance was still quite curious. He had been to Totnes once, and it took a lot of talent to create such a place.

"That person doesn't show up outside, and we only know that she's a woman. No one has ever seen her take action, but she should be a transcendent, and very powerful."

"The church doesn't care?" Lance asked casually, but he reacted the next second and couldn't help but teasing, "It seems that the guy who took Totnes is really strong."

“No one knows the real name of that woman, but her nickname is Scarlet Rose. She is also an old monster who has lived for who knows how many years.

I heard some rumors circulating in Totnes when I was there, that the city recruited virgins to be maids, but those who were chosen never came out, so I'm afraid they weren't good people."

Finally, Tamara found an opportunity to interrupt the topic. When Amanda left, she was not even a master. Although she had access to a lot of information as a direct descendant, some of it was not something she could know. Sera might know it, but she would not reveal it.

Although Tamara returned to the organization later, her performance proved her talent, so she naturally received more resources. She also obtained more secrets from her teacher when she came, mainly because they were afraid that she would mess around in Totnes and offend the wrong people.

Lance letting Tamara watch him interact with Amanda here was originally a stress test. Now it seems that she has indeed gained the recognition of the organization, otherwise she would not know this news.

The information revealed does have some interesting content. It is unknown what the owner behind Totnes plans to do by occupying this place.

"Interesting~ Then let's have some fun with her." Lance looked quite amused, and turned to signal Amanda, "Go and help me see how the interrogation of those pirates is going, and then order them to hang her at the dock for three days and then put her in the sanatorium, so that everyone will know the pirates' plan."

"Yes." Amanda knew that this was a way to get rid of her, but she responded and left without much hesitation because she had already won.

When he passed Tamara before leaving, his smile was full of provocation. If Lance had not been here, I'm afraid the two of them would have picked up weapons and started fighting.

"You came to Hamlet because of your problems, didn't you?"

Lance stopped pretending and directly pointed out the problem that Tamara was facing. Although the aura was hidden well, it could not escape his perception. After all, the aura from the ancient gods left a deep impression on him.

Tamara, who had been suppressing her anger, didn't care about anything else when she heard this. Her heart tightened and she turned around abruptly to meet Lance's calm gaze.

The two holy objects suppressed it, and even the teacher didn't notice it. He thought it was unstable after a breakthrough, but he saw through it at a glance. "Is it strange? I also saw your talent at that time. I understand you."

Lance really couldn't just leave it alone, because the last person to receive the [revelation] was the ancestor. She couldn't see anything now, but who knew if she would be further eroded and turned into the next "ancestor"?
For example, sacrificing Roma people and twisting all the elders into bosses, similar to witches, necromancers, and pig gods.

The ancestor set up an Ascension Sect and believed in ascension. She can also set up a belief in the stars, or create a cult like the Universe Sect. When the ball rapist recruits some aliens, it is just to unlock the seal of the ancient gods and enter the universe.

No wonder the elders of the Roma organization banned Tamara from contacting these things and even wanted to seal her talent after realizing that her talent was contaminated. Now it seems that they made the right decision.

Even if Tamara stole the holy relic and escaped, she would not be able to do anything because she had no resources and was being hunted. If I had not intervened at the beginning, Tamara would have been killed by Amanda long ago. How could she have gone back and become the champion so quickly?

It is indeed a long-standing organization of extraordinary people, and there is still some logic in the way they do things.

But now that it has come to this, Lance has no choice but to speak.

"Tell me what happened to you, maybe I can help you."

Tamara hesitated for a moment, but could only say it out loud as a complaint.

At the beginning, I was suddenly sent to the observatory by my teacher and lost contact. Later, when I broke out and heard that Hamlet was in trouble, I wanted to rush here, but halfway through, I heard that the vision disappeared again. Then my teacher gave me a new task, to investigate the business of the empire. However, I was trapped in Totnes by Sera. I accidentally found out that Hamlet's ship was targeted by pirates, so I took action and came back here by the way.

"Even I know that, so Sera must also know that the pirates have targeted Hamlet, but she didn't say it, or she waited until she was damaged to say it in order to show off her ability. This is not what a friend should do."

"Hamlet and the Roma are just business people. There is no such thing as friends or no friends. I naturally remember the news Sera gave me. It's not surprising that you didn't tell me and waited for the news to increase the price. After all, you are selling information."

Lance could feel that she was defending herself and even tried to provoke Sera, but none of that mattered. What he needed to know was where that power came from.

"We are talking about that power. How did you get infected with it?" Lance warned her, "Tell the truth honestly. This concerns you. If you think I can't help you, then go back."

"It should be related to the blood moon incident that occurred in Hamlet." Tamara spoke the key points as soon as she opened her mouth, and Lance looked as if to expect it.

The blood moon is the projection of the ancestor's power in reality. If we compare the divinity of the saints of the church with that of the ancestor, to some extent the ancestor is really more divine than a demigod, but his body is stuck because it cannot accommodate so much divinity.

Then his power must have had a greater impact on those who were already in a void rift like the Observatory, without the constraints of reality. He was even pushed by this power to become the champion, but he was also contaminated by this power.

Lance asked for more details, and Tamara elaborated, not daring to mess around with her own problems.

"I roughly understand the situation. I can help you give up that power, but are you willing to give up that power?"

As soon as these words came out, Tamara immediately understood what it meant. This meant that her strength had declined. Only by mastering that kind of power could she understand what a champion was. However, the vague problem also made her feel uneasy, and she immediately fell into a dilemma.

"It was you who warned me that supernatural powers were dangerous. You pointed at those who entered Rat Street and tried to become supernatural beings, mocking them for overestimating their own abilities and daring to do anything, but few of them actually succeeded.

With your talent, even if you give up this power, you can still be promoted to champion, and becoming a legend is just a matter of time. If you are greedy for this now, do you want to go further in the future?"

I understand!
Tamara finally understood something. She has a decisive character, otherwise she would not have dared to steal the treasure and run away.

"Then come on."

But at this time, Lance smiled strangely and said, "But you also know the weirdness of supernatural power. What if I am also contaminated? The risk is very high, so why should I help you?"

He had just agreed to help, but now he suddenly said this. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that Lance did not agree directly just now, but used some empty words.

This made Tamara dumbfounded, and she asked subconsciously.

"Aren't we friends?"

"Friends never need to be spoken out loud; they are in the heart." Lance replied calmly, not disturbed by her words.

Lance won't say a word when something happens to a true friend like Bigby, but it's hard to say about you, Tamara. Since you are good at calculating, I'll settle the account with you and see how you react.

"what do you want?"

Tamara had a cold face, there was a bit of disgust in her eyes, and her voice changed a little, as if she was suppressing the anger in her heart. The relationship they had back then was burned out by this fire.

Lance just looked at her like this, remained silent for a few seconds, then shook his head and said with emotion:

"I knew there was a tragically thick barrier between us."

After saying that, Lance raised his hand and waved, and the strange power in Tamara's body was instantly removed. He had killed the ancestor, so how could that remaining breath block his blessing?
Tamara was still feeling angry and dissatisfied, but before she could understand what was said, the strange power in her body quickly dissipated.

"That's not what friends do. Go away."

Lance waved his hand and said nothing more.

Before she could feel it carefully, she was brought back to reality by a sentence. She stood there blankly, looking at Lance holding the book...

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