The Tale of Hero Alice's Social Death

After all, the transformation of the sea of ​​consciousness only controls Kanrat's consciousness, so that he will not have any rebellious emotions, and will not prevent some of his physical behaviors - blinking is to keep the eyes from drying out, just like breathing is a part of the human body It is impossible for Alice to stop him from breathing.

Of course, Alice also felt that she was a little bit hindered when she performed the transformation of the sea of ​​​​consciousness on Kanrat just now—it seems that although the guards have searched Kanrat, what else is there on Kanrat? The props are hidden and can resist the effects of some spiritual magic.

But just like Xilu's Ring of Wisdom, these props can resist most spiritual magic, but they are still not good enough to resist forbidden spells. The Sea of ​​Consciousness Transformation easily broke through that layer of defense and invaded Kanrat's spirit , and made him lose consciousness briefly.

Alice forcefully inserted the words "you can't tell a lie for the next 10 minutes" into the end of Kanrat's memory. She didn't have many questions to ask, and 10 minutes was enough for her to spend all her time. Asked everything you wanted to know.

She didn't intend to set something like "you are not allowed to tell lies from now on". After all, Kanrat is just a part-time worker. The crime of stealing may get him locked up for a while, but he will still be released later. , If you can't tell lies all your life, Kanrat may not be able to mix in the future.

After inserting this passage into Kanrat's memory, Alice released the control of Kanrat's mind. In an instant, Kanrat woke up from the muddled state just now, and then realized what happened just now. He seemed to be controlled by spiritual magic, and suddenly showed a panicked expression, looking at Alice:

"What did you do to me just now!?"

"Let's test the effect first."

Alice didn't answer Kanrat's question, but looked at Kanrat and asked, "When you were arrested, the guards should have searched you. It stands to reason that you have nothing on you except clothes. It's funny, but my magic was obviously hindered just now... Do you have any props that can block spiritual magic?"

How dare Canrat say such a thing?He knows very well that he probably won't be able to escape if he is arrested now. I'm afraid he will be detained for a while for theft, and if other people know that there is a magic item in his body, he will definitely put it in prison before he is detained. It's taken out.

That would be tantamount to digging out a bone from his own body. Kanrat didn't want to go through this kind of thing. Anyway, this bone is still very hidden. Team, there should be no clues to be found.

But even though he thought very well in his heart, when Kanrat opened his mouth, what he said was completely different from what he thought:

"The middle phalanx of my right hand is a 'food-scarred bone' made by an alchemist, which can resist most spiritual magic and curses. It was replaced in the hospital in Hallmere City 4 years ago, and it took me almost 7 years. If I hadn’t taken on some jobs privately and saved some money, I’m afraid I’d have gone bankrupt after replacing this bone.”

After finishing speaking, Kanrat's face suddenly turned pale. He didn't know what happened just now. Originally, he wanted to say that he didn't have any magic items on him, but he didn't know that an indescribable feeling emerged in his heart. The desire to speak, and then explained everything in a crackling manner.

Canrat is not stupid. Few people are fools who have been in the thieves circle for so long. He immediately realized that Alice used spiritual magic to tamper with his brain just now—just like Alice As Si said before, she could make herself unable to lie, and she really did.

Xilu looked at Kanrat's panicked look from the side, and was silent for a while - for some reason, she always felt that this scene had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, as if she had encountered similar things before, but Thinking about it carefully, it seems that I have never encountered a similar situation at all.

The ring of wisdom in her hand can help her resist most spiritual magic, and basically she will not take it off. Since she got this ring of wisdom, she has not been disturbed by spiritual magic for a long time.

"Maybe it's an illusion."

Xilu, who couldn't think of a reason, shook her head, put aside the strange feeling that had just surfaced in her mind, and then looked at Alice, "Master Alice, let's hurry up and ask the business, after all, we are now If there is no evidence, we will directly arrest people, so it is better to solve it as soon as possible."

Indeed, although Alice and the others have a magic crystal in their hands, it can prove that Kanrat is the one who stole the book of "Shadow of the Demon King", but this evidence cannot be put on the face, so in fact, Lilith asked the guards to Arresting Canrat was actually an act of exceeding authority and violating regulations.

It doesn't matter in a short period of time, but after a long time, people may notice it, so Xilu will urge Alice to do business directly--as for what to do with Canrat later, it is very simple, now in Alice's Under control, Canrat told the truth, as long as he confessed the fact of the theft, he could be convicted.

"Then go ahead, Kanrat. Although the transaction between you and the client is carried out on the magic net of the Thieves Guild, the details must be discussed in person, right?"

Alice nodded, looked at Kanrat, and asked the key question, "Then tell us, who was the person who met you at the time? Judging by your shaken look, you must know it? And I guess The status is not low."

"The status is indeed not low, so I dare not offend..."

Canrat didn't want to say it, but the feeling of not being able to vomit came back to his heart just now. Although Canrat tried to restrain this desire to speak, what made him desperate was that the thought engraved in his memory He couldn't control it at all, "The person who met me was the leader of the Royal Guards of the Ryan Kingdom...Ganster Bryanken."

Chapter 370 I Urge Myself

"What did you say!? Ganster!?"

Hearing Canrad’s answer, Lilith was the most shocked of course—Alice is an outsider after all, and she has no real understanding of some important figures in the Kingdom of Lane, but Lilith, as the princess of the Kingdom of Lane, heard that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually her own. Acquaintances will naturally be very shocked.

This feeling is basically as if Alice heard that Catherine had betrayed—even more serious than this. The army leader must have known each other for a long time, perhaps since childhood.

In that case, it's no wonder that Lilith stood up in fright, and Xilu next to her also showed an unbelievable expression on her face. It seems that both of them knew about this guy named Ganster, and they didn't think about it at all. He was the mastermind behind the theft of "Shadow of the Demon Lord".

"Why did Ganster do such a thing? He is good at the magic sword technique, so he should not be able to practice the magic of "Shadow of the Demon King"... Most of the imperial guards are melee fighters who practice magic sword technique, even if he You want to train your subordinates, but you can't find a suitable candidate?"

Xilu frowned, looked at Lilith beside her, and said with some puzzlement, "In other words, his purpose of stealing this book was not to practice "Shadow of the Demon King", but to use it as something similar to a name certificate. ? After all, this thing is a forbidden spell that can summon the shadow of the demon king, so the demons should be very interested, right?"

"The demons...there is indeed a possibility. If Ganster is the mastermind behind the theft of this book, but also wants to contact the demons and usurp the throne, then give "Shadow of the Demon King" as a gift to the demons." It is reasonable to vote for the certificate."

Lilith covered her head, as if she had a headache about the current situation, "And Ganster does have the capital to usurp the throne. That guy is deeply trusted by my father and has considerable control over the kingdom's army. Maybe he has secretly The army has been integrated, and it has long been ready to set off a rebellion."

According to Xilu and Lilith, the leader of the Imperial Guard named Ganster was probably preparing to start a rebellion in order to usurp the throne of the Ryan Kingdom, and stole the "Shadow of the Demon King" as a gift for the demons. Vote for a certificate, in order to reach a deeper cooperative relationship with the demons.

Alice listened to the analysis of the two, and pondered for a while—although it sounded reasonable, Alice always felt that she seemed to have missed something important... Take "Shadow of the Demon King" as a testimonial?From a human point of view, it seems reasonable, but what if you look at it from the point of view of the demons?

As a "devil king", Alice also stayed in the demon world for a while, talked with the four kings of the demon race, and has some understanding of the situation in the demon world. Will the demon race plan for "Shadow of the Demon King"?Alice felt that the possibility was not great.

Because this forbidden spell, in fact, no one has ever successfully cast it since it was researched. I heard that the principle of this forbidden spell is far more complicated than "Dragon's Shadow", and the conditions are very complicated. Alice I also got a research paper on "Shadow of the Demon King" from Mador, in which I saw some interesting analysis,

For example, although the forbidden spell "Shadow of the Demon Lord" is superficially a summoning magic, used to deceive the world and summon the shadow of the tenth Demon Lord "Fojalo Fuld", in fact it is analyzed according to its principle Deconstruction can transform this forbidden spell into possession magic.

Using a large amount of magic power of the demon race as an introduction, this forbidden curse can be transformed into a possession magic that "attaches the power of the tenth demon king to the body", but this is basically only theoretically feasible, and the paper has not been carried out Too in-depth research to explore.

All in all, this "Shadow of the Demon King" is indeed a forbidden spell that can summon the shadow of the devil king, but in fact, a simple shadow cannot exert the fighting power that the devil king should have - just like the shadow of the dragon cannot use the dragon words Like magic, what's the point of simply creating a shadow of a demon king with extremely high physical strength?

In the battle with the brave, this kind of shadow is afraid that the brave will have no fighting power after a forbidden curse. How much desire can the demons have for this forbidden curse?Wouldn't it be more fragrant to learn a dragon shadow with a simpler principle than this demon king's shadow?

Using "Shadow of the Demon King" as a certificate of honor for the demons is basically giving a tasteless gift. From the perspective of humans, the demons may be very interested in this kind of forbidden spell that summons the shadow of the demon king. From a standpoint, this thing really doesn't work.

"Then, that Ganster got this "Shadow of the Demon King", could it be that he has already researched how to transform it into a possession magic?"

Alice frowned. If that Ganster used the "Shadow of the Demon King" not to summon the Shadow of the Demon King, but to possess himself and gain the power of the Shadow of the Demon King... then it might be a bit difficult.

A shadow of the demon king who cannot use magic and only has physical strength, and a leader of the Imperial Guard who has obtained all the power and magic power of the shadow of the demon king and can use magic-obviously, the latter is more threatening, even no less than the real one. The devil king, Alice definitely can't let this happen.

"But then again, Ganster doesn't seem to have any right to interfere with the banking system."

Just when Alice was thinking about whether the guy named Ganster was really going to change the "Shadow of the Demon King" into a possession magic, Xilu raised a new doubt, "It should be the Minister of Finance who can do whatever he wants." The matter of meddling... Could it be that Ganster has already won over the Minister of Finance?"

"Probably not... The Minister of Finance does not seem to have any contact with Gan Site recently. I have been asking people to help me monitor the movements of various nobles. If Gan Site has had close contact with the Minister of Finance, he will definitely report to him. mine."

Lilith shook her head. Ever since she found out that someone was trying to attract the demons to participate in the royal affairs of the Ryan Kingdom, she began to monitor various important people. The mastermind behind "Shadow of the Demon King", but if anyone has close contact, she will definitely receive information.

"Hey, why did your collection account lose several key transaction records?"

Hearing that Ganster had no close contact with the Minister of Finance, Xilu asked the poor thief, Canrat, "Did Ganster tell you what he did?"

"I really don't know that."

Canrat cried, shook his head and replied - the memory inserted by Alice is still in effect, and Canrat can't lie, which means he really doesn't know why the bank can erase his transaction records.

Although Ganster has considerable power in the military, he cannot exceed his authority to intervene in the country's financial affairs. The bank can erase these transaction records so thoroughly that even specialized hackers and thieves cannot dig out more. According to many clues, it is obvious that someone with extremely high power directly erased this transaction from the source.

Of course, the Minister of Finance can do it, but Ganster has no close contact with the Minister of Finance, and the possibility of cooperation between the two is relatively small, so who else can order the Minister of Finance to do such a thing except Ganster? ?Or, who else has more power than the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

Thinking of this, Alice suddenly realized a problem—she seemed to have fallen into the previous misunderstanding again, that is, she subconsciously believed that the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes was the throne of the Kingdom of Ryan.

But thinking about it carefully, Alice had some doubts before. The purpose of this behind-the-scenes man may not be the throne, but more like plotting against the demons—if you think of transforming "The Shadow of the Demon King" into a possession magic Alice seemed to have a guess about the required conditions.

The real purpose of the man behind the scenes is to gain the power of the Demon King through the forbidden spell "Shadow of the Demon King"—and in order to achieve this goal, transforming the "Shadow of the Demon King" into a possession magic requires a lot of demons. family magic.

In the human world, it is obviously impossible to find so many demons and gather a large amount of magic power of the demons, so...he used the usurpation of the throne as a bait to deceive the intelligence agents of the demons, and in the way of "cooperating with the demons", Lured a large number of demons into the human world, and even provided a path for the demons to enter the human world.

In this way, a large number of demons may enter the human world, and for this person, the condition for the "shadow of the devil king" to possess - a large amount of demonic magic power.

Once you think this way, then the throne of the Ryan Kingdom is no longer the goal, but the bait.

If the throne of the Kingdom of Ryan is no longer the goal, the suspects can be further expanded. Some people who should not be eyeing the throne of the Kingdom of Ryan may also be behind this incident.

He has more power than the Minister of Finance, can directly interfere with the banking system, and can make Ganster, the leader of the Imperial Guard of the Kingdom of Lane, obedient, secretly stealing "Shadow of the Demon King" for him... No matter how you think about it, there is only one person up.

"King Haydn..."

Alice's face sank slightly.

Chapter 370 Three, This Is a Thief

Of course, although according to Alice's idea just now, if usurping the throne is a means rather than an end, the suspicion of King Haydn will rise sharply, but Alice still has no substantive evidence to prove that King Haydn is really the mastermind behind all this.

In addition to the in-depth investigation of King Haydn, there are still a few issues that Alice has not figured out. Before she figured out these issues, Alice did not dare to act rashly. After all, this is the territory of the Kingdom of Lane. If there is a big move, it should easily reach King Haydn's ears.

The first is King Haydn’s motivation for wanting to gain the power of the Demon King—the human world and the demon world are different. In the demon world, politicians choose to rely on powerful people, while in the human world, powerful people choose to assist political talents. King Haydn Undoubtedly a decent king, he doesn't seem to have to go for great power.

The second is the source of pollution in the tree-human territory. If Alice's guess is correct, the source of pollution in the tree-human territory is probably also the work of the man behind the scenes. So what is the meaning of polluting the living environment of the tree-human tribe?Alice hadn't figured this out yet.

Finally, whether King Haydn has considered the consequences of his actions. His reckless actions, once exposed, will push the entire Kingdom of Ryan to the forefront. Other human kingdoms will never allow such a situation. The kingdom of the enemy is in the human world.

It was precisely because of these doubts that even though the primary object of suspicion in Alice's heart became King Haydn, she did not speak out about it—in any case, King Haydn is now the king of the Kingdom of Lane , Lilith's father, what he said directly might hurt Lilith's feelings.

Her feelings for Lilith are still very good, and she has done her best to help herself so much. Alice does not want Lilith to feel that she is sowing discord between their father and daughter without any evidence, so when everything comes to light Then, think about how to tell her.

Xilu and Lilith didn't seem to notice Alice's expression. After all, they didn't have as much information as Alice, and they couldn't think about the problem from the perspective of the demons. With doubts, he set the target on the leader of the Imperial Guard—Ganster.

That's fine, let Lilith investigate Ganster's situation by herself, maybe they will investigate King Haydn by themselves, and save Alice from being a bad guy - of course, if they don't investigate anything in the end If so, it's up to Alice to say it.

"Since the person behind the scenes has been asked, how should this guy deal with it?"

Although Alice has not stated her position, but because Alice did not open her mouth to refute, both Lilith and Xilu think that Alice should have agreed with their guess. After confirming that the target is Ganster, Lilith pointed Canrat, who was still tied to the chair, asked, "Do you want to kill him?"

Although many of Kanrat's previous ideas were wrong, at least one thing was correct - Lilith, as a member of the royal family of the Ryan Kingdom, would not soften her heart when she should be cruel, otherwise the powerful guard They will not choose to follow Lilith, and the thieves headed by Xilu will not be willing to serve an indecisive princess.

Kanrat is not only the one who stole "Shadow of the Demon King", but also heard a lot of things that he shouldn't know. The thieves are very strict about keeping their own information secret, but they are quite loose about other information. Well, who knows if he will sell this information to the whole world after letting this guy go.

Killing people is not good, but once this matter is exposed, the impact will be very great, and it may even cause the leader of the Guards, Gan Stet, to rebel in advance, and the impact will be far worse than the death of a thief Much more serious—although a bit cruel for a thief who was just doing his job, Lilith was actually planning to kill him.

No way, she really couldn't think of any better solution to prevent the thief from leaking information without killing people—don't say anything, trust his mouth, Lilith knows what a thief looks like, as a Xilu, the thief, knew better.

The thieves who serve Lilith are screened out layer by layer, and they still have to be checked frequently. The thieves like Kanrat who are left alone are the most untrustworthy.

"Don't... let me go lightly! I'm just doing things for others. I'm not the mastermind of this incident!"

Canrat was quite frightened by Lilith's understated tone. Although he knew that being a member of the royal family was not easy, but now that he was about to be silenced, he begged for mercy, "I...I I have already told you about the client, so there is no need to embarrass me!"

"Then what do you plan to do with the information you know?"

Xilu glanced at Kanrat lightly, and asked casually.

"Of course it is sold to those who are interested. The leader of the Royal Guards of the Ryan Kingdom intends to rebel. This is big news..."

It was only about 5 minutes since Alice added memories to Kanrat, so the effect of being unable to lie is still in effect on Kanrat - although Kanrat wants to swear that he will never tell the matter, but once When he opened his mouth, what he said was the thoughts deep in his heart.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Canrat's face turned ashen, knowing that he would not be able to survive this calamity. He still couldn't figure out why Princess Alice of the Gryffindor Kingdom actually knew the spiritual magic of the forbidden curse level. , directly broke through the mental defense of his "food-scarred bone", and planted a mark on his spirit that he could not lie.

You must know that spiritual magic is a very rare type of magic. Although there are many people in this world who can learn forbidden spells, it is true that a great magician who knows spiritual forbidden spells may not be seen for decades, which is very rare. .

At present, the only magician known in the entire human world who knows the forbidden spell of the spirit system is an old man in his 90s in the Yimir Kingdom, who is the honorary director of a mental hospital in the Yimir Kingdom. Silk is nothing like a half a dime.

"I knew it was impossible for thieves to keep a secret in this regard."

Xilu looked at this thief with a smile - she is also a thief herself, so she knows how much these wild thieves who don't serve a certain faction have a soft spot for selling information. This kind of guy can only keep secrets Ghost.

The reason why he didn't dare to reveal Gansite's identity was just because he was afraid of death, but obviously, the princess Lilith's deterrent power was not as strong as Gansite's, so this guy felt like he shouldn't be. Some small abacus.

Chapter 370: That's why Lilith is a rational fan

Alice doesn't know how Kanrate was dealt with by Lilith in the end. It probably depends on Lilith's mood. If Lilith is in a bad mood, she may be killed directly. Can find a spiritual magician to erase Kanrat's memory and send it back.