A mob of clones

Chapter 246 Who is telling the truth and who is lying (Updated with 1.17 recommendation votes)

"Where is it so dark?"

Hazel was very confused, really confused...

Looking at the dark road in front of her, Hazel's face was full of doubts. She couldn't remember why she appeared here, and she also couldn't remember where exactly this place was...

She just subconsciously raised her steps and walked forward, but the darkness in front of her remained unchanged. No matter how she moved forward, the scene in front of her did not change. It was as if someone shone an invisible black curtain on her eyes, covering her eyes. all her vision.

Inexplicable fear slowly surged into Hazel's heart.

As her mood became increasingly anxious, the dark environment around her gradually changed, and faint rays of light began to appear in front of her.

Seeing this, Hazel immediately quickened her pace.

Gradually, the light in front of Hazel's eyes became cooler and brighter. At a certain moment, she finally broke through the layers of darkness and stood in the light.

Bathed in the sunshine, Hazel's taut face suddenly showed a gentle expression, but before the expression on her face could last too long, a gentle and slightly reproachful voice suddenly appeared. It reached her ears, making her whole body tremble.

"Hazel, why did you come back? Where have you been this night?!"

"And your clothes..."

She suddenly opened her eyes, and sure enough, what caught her eyelids was a very familiar middle-aged woman, her mother, Mrs. Macht.

And standing behind her mother was her father, Congressman Macht.

Seeing the two people in front of her, Hazel realized what had happened before, and then remembered that she had finished digesting the potion and went to find the teacher.

He quickly looked down at his body, and as expected, he saw the clothes on his body that made it easier to move around.

Seeing this, Hazel immediately knew that she was going to suffer, but just when she was about to open her mouth to quibble, a terrifying scene appeared.

I saw a strange change in the expression on the face of Representative Macht, who was looking at her reproachfully and worriedly.

Almost instantly, Hazel's originally serious face with a hint of worry turned into a frivolity that Hazel had never seen on her father's face. Then she saw her father put his hand into his pocket. It seemed as if he had taken out something, and then he spread his right hand towards her.

In the next moment, a little light condensed out of thin air, turning into a crystal clear monocle in the palm of Congressman Macht, and put it on his right eye.

"This……"

Seeing the scene happening in front of her, Hazel's eyes, which had been a little panicked because her condition was discovered, suddenly shrank, and an ominous premonition filled her heart.

She looked at the others in the room with slight panic.

Then she saw her mother, Mrs. Liana, taking off the decoration on the bridge of her nose and putting on the monocle she took out from somewhere.

The maids and maids standing next to Senator Macht and Mrs. Macht also took out monocles of the same shape and put them on their right eyes at the same time like a gear-driven machine. They all turned their heads and looked. He turned to Hazel and gave her the same teasing smile as Senator Macht.

The uncanny valley effect states:

Since robots are similar to humans in appearance and actions, humans will also have positive emotions towards robots.

And when the similarity between robots and humans reaches a certain level, humans' reactions to them will suddenly become extremely negative and disgusting. Even if the robots are only slightly different from humans, they will appear very conspicuous, and the entire robot will have A very stiff and terrifying feeling, like facing a walking dead.

When the similarity between robots and humans continues to rise, equivalent to the similarity between ordinary people, humans' emotional reactions to them will return to the positive side again, creating empathy between humans.

This theory does not apply to robots, but it also applies to acquaintances.

The more like a person is to one's family or friends, the easier it is for a person to like him or her.

There will be no problem when the similarity is low or basically the same.

But the similarity is neither low nor high. When it reaches a certain level, the similar but awkward feeling can also bring great fear to people.

"Tap tap tap~"

Almost instantly, Hazel instinctively backed away. A great sense of fear filled her heart. She looked at the familiar and unfamiliar people in front of her, and her mind went blank.

Driven by fear, Hazel even wanted to turn around and run away.

But just as she turned around, she bumped into a tall figure...

Looking at the black robe in front of her, an ominous premonition suddenly surged into Hazel's heart. She slowly raised her head, and then she saw a man with a monocle on his right eye, his head lowered, jokingly. Look at her.

"Shh~, miss, don't move..."

……

"what--"

Screaming and sitting up from the bed, Hazel completely lost her usual arrogance at this moment, her face was full of panic, and big beads of sweat were pouring out from her forehead.

The figure wearing a monocle was still in her mind for a long time. Even if her consciousness gradually returned, even if the exquisite details of the room gradually came into her eyes, Hazel still couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

"Is it a dream? Is it just a dream?"

The morning light pouring in through the window makes everything look peaceful and comfortable. Gorgeous murals are hung on the walls, soft silk quilts are spread on the bed, and the room is filled with a light floral fragrance.

Looking at everything familiar in the room, Hazel stretched out her hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead, took a deep breath, and then barely came back to her senses.

And just at this moment...

"Dangdangdang~"

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Hazel, who was already a little nervous, almost jumped out of the bed like a cat with exploded fur.

However, years of cultivation still allowed her to suppress the nightmare images that kept flashing back in her mind like a slideshow, and she spoke with a slightly trembling voice:

"Come in."

As Hazel finished speaking, the door to her room was pushed open, and her exclusive maid also appeared outside the door.

When the maid saw Hazel dripping with sweat on the bed, she hurriedly approached and asked with concern:

"Miss Hazel, are you okay?"

Looking at the maid in front of her who was looking at her anxiously, hoping to help, even though Hazel had tried very hard to suppress herself, she still couldn't help but recall the image of the other party wearing a monocle in her dream, and her face suddenly turned pale again. .

But then she tried to calm her breathing, took a deep breath, and tried to regain her composure. She smiled and said:

"It's okay, it's just a nightmare."

After looking Hazel up and down, it seemed that she really didn't find anything unusual, and the maid also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she nodded slightly, bowed slightly to Hazel, smiled and said:

"Miss Hazel, do you need to go to the Church of the Night to pray? Today, Congressman Macht is going to visit the Bishop of St. Samuel's Church, His Excellency Elektra. If necessary, you can go together and ask Mr. Bishop to pray for you. bless."

Hearing this, Hazel subconsciously shook her head, because her teacher taught her not to have too much contact with the church's bishops and other senior figures before arriving at the request, otherwise problems would easily arise.

But soon she recalled what she had seen before she fell into coma.

It was a wild cat on the roadside. The moment the person saw her, he put on a monocle and transformed from a cat into a human. And just by raising his hand, the other party made her unable to move, grabbed a twisted and disgusting worm from her shadow, and said a lot of strange things.

The guy even said that the worm was the teacher who taught her for almost a year. A lot of the knowledge he taught her was wrong, and the purpose was to train her and steal her body when she met the requirements.

Extraordinary people are not uncommon in this world. Those with certain identities in the church are basically extraordinary people. I don’t know what they are.

Hazel had reason to suspect that the reason why she had that nightmare was because that guy brought a strong psychological shadow to her...

"wrong?!"

After thinking about this, Hazel finally remembered what was wrong with the matter.

In her memory, before she lost consciousness, she was clearly on her way home, but why did she return home directly after waking up.

Could it be that strange man who sent her back?

And there are clothes...

Looking at the pajamas she was wearing, Hazel's mind went completely blank...

Fortunately, after reaching out and groping slightly, Hazel found that there was nothing abnormal about her body, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

But as she breathed out, Hazel became even more confused.

Judging from the look of the maid, it was obvious that she had no idea what happened last night, which ruled out the possibility that she was brought back openly by someone else through the gate.

It could only be that the guy with extraordinary power knocked her unconscious and brought her back secretly.

But why? !

Why did the other party do nothing after knocking her out, and just sent her here without taking anything and it was over?

Could it be that the other party is afraid of her father, Representative Macht, as a member of the House of Commons? Or is he afraid that after attacking her, her father will ask his friend Bishop Electra to track down the other party's identity?

No, Hazel’s intuition told her that none of the above options were possible.

Hazel was only deceived by the demigods of the Jacob family. There was a problem with her own channels for obtaining knowledge, and she did many stupid things that were ridiculous.

But this does not mean that Hazel is really stupid. On the contrary, she is very smart.

After experiencing it personally, she clearly understood what kind of strength the person who attacked her before had.

Faced with this level of power, if the relationship between Representative Macht and Bishop Electra could be resolved, Backlund would not have so many newspapers reporting a murder and disappearance case almost every few days.

Since he is not afraid of her parents, and even directly grabbed a ball of worms and said it was her teacher, it is obviously not possible that he is afraid of her teacher.

Then there is only one truth - the other party's target is not her at all, and even those nonsense that she originally thought are probably true...

Suddenly, Hazel fell into deep self-doubt.

"Could it be that what that guy said is true?!"

"The teacher has been lying to me all along."

"He really means no harm?!"

……

With all kinds of questions in her mind, Hazel suddenly raised her head, looked at the maid in front of her who was about to turn around and leave, and said coldly:

"When did father make an appointment to visit Bishop Electra?!"

Suddenly hearing Hazel's words, the maid was obviously slightly startled, but she reacted quickly and responded almost instantly.

"At two-thirty in the afternoon, Mr. Macht made an appointment with Bishop Elektra to visit for afternoon tea."

Wen Yan, Hazel also nodded slightly.

"Okay, I understand, let's go on."

As for the master's decision, as a maid, she naturally didn't say anything and just bowed and retreated.

“If you need anything, feel free to let me know and I’ll help you…”

Looking at the maid leaving the room, Hazel's eyes instantly became firm. She had undergone earth-shaking changes compared to before...

She clenched her fists hard, and her slender fingers even turned a little white from the exertion.

"No matter what, I will definitely find out the truth!"

"Who is lying and who is cheating, I will find out one by one!!!"

……

the other side……

"Madam, your luck is..."

"Ok?"

In a divination club, Wu He, who was performing divination for a lady, suddenly paused when he opened his mouth. His brows furrowed slightly, but the next moment he slowly relaxed and said silently in his heart:

"Are you awake? And it seems that the hint before has worked."

"But she doesn't seem to be completely convinced. But compared to what others say, you'll be truly convinced after you actually check it out yourself."

"When she truly understands the extraordinary world, she can try to develop into Miss Audrey's friendship model with Xio and Forsi."

"If we can break into the aristocratic circle of extraordinary enthusiasts through her, we might even be able to get in touch with Ms. Audrey's group of people in advance, and then we really won't be short of money."

"Oh~, compared to developing strangers, people with known personalities in the plot are more reassuring..."

And just as Wu He's thoughts were racing, a slightly anxious female voice suddenly reached Wu He's ears, causing him to come back to his senses.

"Mr. Kaslana, is there something wrong with the divination?"

In response, Wu He also showed a professional smile, stopped his divergent thinking, reached out and put down the pendulum in his hand, smiled and said:

"No, Ms. Elizabeth, it's not that there's something wrong with the divination, it's just that I thought of something else..."

"Then, let's continue. You just said that you came to Backlund from Tingen City to visit relatives, right..."

……

(End of this chapter)