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54 Treasure

Alice didn't actually leave.

Although she was angry, she had not forgotten the purpose of her visit. Although she intuitively felt that this Sequence 9 "thief" lady might not even be enough to fill the gaps between Amon's teeth, she was already the person in the family who was most likely to be related to Amon.

Of course, it's not because of the sequence. After all, if you consider this, you might as well see if there are any "thieves" among the Extraordinary bodyguards of this family who are not very powerful.

What Alice was concerned about was the item on Hazel's body.

Although she had never tried divination, Alice could tell that the item had a similar ability to steal. Alice was not sure which sequence of the "thief" pathway it belonged to, but "thief" and "swindler" obviously did not have such an ability, which meant that the item was at least from a middle sequence.

——Now that Beyonder traits are becoming increasingly scarce, Sequence 7 can already be called a mid-sequence.

A magical item of this level should not be held by a little girl of Sequence 9, let alone this girl...

Alice looked at Hazel, who was holding the book that she had placed on the table as a decoration, but her eyes were not on the book at all, and she seemed to be daydreaming.

This was indeed true. Hazel was still thinking about what had just happened. This short moment had such a huge impact on her that she had not yet recovered.

Alice realized this after thinking about it carefully, but that was not what she cared about. What really bothered her was that this girl seemed to know little about the extraordinary world.

She didn't seem to be like most Beyonders, who had a natural awe of beings with higher sequences or more bizarre abilities than themselves—she even dared to refute herself.

This level of offense was something Alice rarely experienced after becoming an angel. Alice didn't think it was a problem with her attitude, because other people would often become more afraid after seeing her attitude.

So the abnormal one must be Hazel.

Alice actually struggled for a moment whether or not to look into Hazel's past fate. Even if it had been covered up, Alice thought it would be difficult to hide it from her unless Amon did it himself.

But there was no need for Amon to lead her there like this. If it was really Amon who did it, Alice had no problem with her past, so she chose to admit her mistake.

But Alice finally gave up trying to get the answer directly. After all, she had plenty of time, and the process of finding the answer might be interesting.

However, Alice did not stay there to watch. She just left a mark on Hazel and started wandering around Congressman Macht's house.

This place is actually not as big as Audrey's residence, or it is far behind. Such a huge difference surprised Alice, but after thinking about the poor and beggars in the East District of Backlund, Alice felt relieved.

She realized that this might be the gap between the rich and the poor. In the eyes of the nobles, those poor people might not be much different from interesting toys.

While Alice was struggling, there was finally movement from Hazel's side. She turned her head and saw that Hazel had finally come back to her senses and put down the book in her hand.

Hazel got up and went out, and Alice followed her without hesitation. She followed Hazel to a room and stopped, then frowned.

When Alice used her spiritual power to scan Congressman Macht's home, she had noticed this room - it was only slightly more normal than Hazel's.

The problem with this room is not that the noble lady has become a Beyonder. In fact, the main problem is that there is a demigod in this room.

Due to the limited number of Beyonder traits and the restrictions of the ritual, high-sequence Beyonders are extremely rare. Alice actually considered the possibility that Senator Macht could afford to hire a demigod as a bodyguard, but this matter still has to take a lower priority.

After all, unlike Hazel of Sequence 9, there might be bigger issues behind the demigod. Alice thought that it might not be her turn to deal with this matter, and it would most likely be reported.

Now it seems that these two anomalies are together?

Alice followed Hazel into the room, which contained gorgeous decorations that she had seen before, and Alice's evaluation of it was not as good as Miss Justice.

Alice stepped on the gorgeously patterned carpet and paused for a moment. Then, she became a barefoot girl in a white robe.

This carpet is so comfortable to walk on...

Alice walked forward happily on the patterns on the carpet, but her eyes slowly narrowed as she looked at the mouse on the leather sofa.

This obviously couldn't be a pet kept by a noble lady with special hobbies, because it was just an ordinary gray mouse with rough and ugly fur, and its open eyes were a sickly red.

It was sitting on a snow-white blanket. Hazel closed the door and walked over there. Alice saw that her previous arrogance was no longer there, and instead she shouted with a hint of respect:

"teacher."

Teacher...?

Alice squinted her eyes at the mouse.

Up to this point, the thread of events seemed to be clear. She knew that Amon had the habit of eating extraordinary people of the same path as snacks. If this demigod hiding in the body of a mouse was from the "thief" path, then he would obviously be a good snack.

It is very likely that Congressman Macht and his wife were just innocent bystanders affected by the disaster.

Alice didn't feel much sympathy, she just frowned slightly and looked at Hazel.

The word "teacher" seemed to expose the relationship between Hazel and this "thief" demigod, but Alice was full of distrust of this path that had theft and fraud hidden at the bottom.

Student…?

Alice glanced at the not-so-good-looking mouse, blinked, and didn't show up, instead patiently watching the exchange between the two "teachers and students".

"Teacher..." Hazel looked around, as if she was afraid of something, "Can you confirm whether there is anyone... no, is there someone like you eavesdropping on our conversation?"

"An existence like me?"

The mouse began to speak, and Alice watched the scene in amazement. The voice was not pleasant, in fact it was a little hoarse, and there was a subtle weakness in it, but she could tell it was a woman's.

Alice took another look at the messy fur and muttered to herself,

"It looks like it's in a bad state...it could be her?"

Although she had seen animals become Beyonders, the demon dog that day did not become a demigod after all, while Amon had truly transformed into an animal. Therefore, in Alice's opinion, it was more likely that this demigod from the "Thief" path was a human.

"She, she suddenly appeared..." Hazel began to describe what she had just experienced. Alice frowned slightly and her fingertips twitched - she didn't want Hazel to talk about anything related to Amon.

So the frightened Hazel focused on describing Alice's strangeness, but did not mention Amon and the two "He". After all, it is understandable that a frightened person would miss some things when talking to others.

After listening to Hazel's description, the mouse demigod did not think of asking Alice's purpose, and only repeated in a low voice:

"Miss Fate..."

Obviously, as an orthodox extraordinary being, the mouse demigod has an instinctive awe for such a mysterious title.

She turned her attention to guessing Alice's possible identity. Fortunately, she had heard relevant news, and soon, Hazel got the answer she wanted:

"I seem to have heard of this name...

"I remember that the Church of Evernight seems to have a new saint recently... a demigod, half human being. She is very famous on the sea. It is said that she likes to call herself Miss Destiny when she travels abroad."

The saint of the church...Hazel also remembered that Alice suggested taking her to the church. She felt relieved and asked:

"So, that Miss Destiny is here on behalf of the church?"

This was also not good news for a wild demigod, especially a demigod in a weak state. However, Alice had a relatively unique reputation on the sea. The mouse demigod thought for a moment, then shook his head and said firmly,

"Impossible."

Hazel wanted to ask more questions, but the mouse demigod was not a qualified teacher. She no longer had the patience to answer. She just glanced at Hazel and said coldly:

"It is very rude to talk about other demigods behind their backs. However, considering that you were frightened today, if you are afraid, you don't have to go looking for treasure tonight."

Looking for treasure...?

Alice's ears pricked up, and she sat up straighter with a little excitement.

There is no child who doesn't dream of finding a treasure. Alice is no exception, and Hazel is no exception, especially since the mouse demigod said it in the form of provocation, so Hazel said without hesitation:

"I can do it!"

This was the result Alice had hoped for, but she couldn't help but look at Hazel with pity, and said thoughtfully:

"Maybe she and Little 'Sun' can have a good chat..."

Alice shook her head and focused her attention on the conversation between the "teacher and student" in front of her, but their chat ended there. Mouse Bansheng immediately found an excuse to expel Hazel from the room, as if the room belonged to her.

Alice was shocked at the shamelessness of the mouse demigod, and she marked Hazel and planned to come back to check after dinner.

She also wants to go looking for treasure.

Alice's dinner time went smoothly without being disturbed. After dinner, Hazel, like all noble ladies, said good night to her parents and went to bed after doing a lot of preparations.

In the middle of the night, after the bedroom became quiet and dark, Hazel suddenly sat up from the bed. Alice watched her change out of her pajamas and put on clothes that were more convenient for movement.

She was about to go out... Realizing this, Alice immediately followed excitedly.

Alice was surprised to see Hazel climbing out of the window, and after a moment's thought, she also jumped and caught up with the young lady.

Hazel was fast, nimble, and careful, and Alice noticed that she followed the shadows expertly, like an experienced thief.

This should be the effect of the "Thief" potion... This is obviously not a skill that a noble lady should master. After thinking about it for a while, Alice realized that this might be the credit of the potion, and she followed thoughtfully.

Having come this far, Alice certainly wouldn't give up and go see Hazel halfway. She just followed after making sure there was no danger ahead.

As Alice's curiosity gradually turned into astonishment, Hazel came to a manhole cover. As Alice stared in shock, she reached out to move the cover away and climbed down smoothly, not forgetting to close it again.

Alice stood in front of the manhole cover in silence for a moment. After a little hesitation, she also lifted the cover and tried to climb down.

This is to ensure the integrity of the expedition.

But she soon regretted it. Although both the "machine" and the "clown" provide the ability to control the body, they are different from the "clown"'s instant reaction ability. When you don't know how to crawl into the sewer, you will slip easily.

Of course, it was not easy to slip and fall. Alice just slipped with one foot, and then she jumped to the bottom along the pipe and bumped into Hazel who had just landed steadily, without even feeling any pain.

As for being discovered...haha, when the manhole cover was moved, she had no intention of hiding.

"Can you go cover the manhole?" Alice shook her head, waking up from the rapid slide just now, and climbed up from Hazel's body, pointing at the manhole cover above her head and asked Hazel.

Hazel took a breath. Alice knocked her against the wall of the water pipe. She wasn't actually injured, but the pain from her bones to her internal organs was so intense that Hazel thought she didn't want to experience it again - she couldn't even stand up or think about the current situation.

Alice's request was not granted, so she remembered to check on Hazel. She walked forward, stared at Hazel's still open eyes and thought for two seconds, then stretched out her index finger and placed it vertically in front of her and asked:

"What is this?"

"1." Hazel answered subconsciously.

"Not stupid, not dizzy..." Alice touched her chin, "Can you still move?"

Hazel subconsciously followed Alice's words and moved her body tentatively. The severe pain finally made her sober up. She looked at Alice and screamed:

"It's you!"

The voice was very loud. Alice listened to the momentum of the voice, nodded with satisfaction, and said to her:

"It seems that you are indeed well... Then please close the manhole cover.

"Otherwise, it will be troublesome if someone finds this place later - someone might even fall down."

Yes, it would be troublesome if someone fell... So why is she here?

"...Are you following me?" Hazel finally came up with this answer after realizing it belatedly.

Alice didn't answer this question. She looked at Hazel and repeated her request:

"Can you help me close the manhole cover?" (End of this chapter)

55 Umbilical Cord Blood

When Alice repeated the same words for the third time, there was a hint of anger in her voice.

From Hazel's attitude, Alice judged that her words were not taken seriously. She fixed her gaze on Hazel, just looking at her, waiting for her next response.

Hazel shivered and suddenly felt a little cold. After looking around, she raised her head to look at the manhole cover above her head.

But the manhole cover shouldn't be the reason why she felt cold in the sewer. After thinking for a while, Hazel said hesitantly:

"I feel a little cold... maybe I should go back and put on more clothes."

Alice stared at Hazel and frowned. This was not an impossible request, but Alice did not want to go back with Hazel, so she asked,

"What's the matter with this treasure?"

Alice actually thought that she should use some interrogation techniques at this time, but when she searched her mind, she found that she had no knowledge in this area, so she had to give up on this matter with regret.

Hazel was confused by such unskillful questioning. She recalled the teacher's attitude towards Alice - not too defensive, and not friendly enough.

This didn't seem like a relationship where they could exchange clues to treasure, so Hazel looked embarrassed. Alice stared at her and suddenly regretted not killing her directly before.

In fact, it's not too late now. As long as I kill everyone who knows about this, Klein won't know...

Alice picked out the insiders in her mind one by one, first Hazel, then Councillor Mori Macht and his wife Liana, then Bishop Elektra, and then...

Dwayne Dantès's slightly aged face appeared before Alice, forcing her to give up the idea with regret. She realized that Mr. Fool was present.

Besides, what if the church finds out? Should I kill them all? Also, the bad luck I left on her hasn't taken effect yet...

Alice tried desperately to find excuses for herself. She tried to persuade herself, but not only did she fail to give up the idea of ​​killing, but she actually came up with a good idea.

Amon must be interested in the demigod of the "Thief" path. I can tell Amon about this, then...

Then the treasure will also be taken away by Amon.

Alice lowered her head in disappointment. She realized that the Angel King from the "Thief" path was not a good partner. Even if she wanted to invite others to play an adventure game, he was not a suitable playmate.

"Go away." She said to Hazel with annoyance.

At a certain moment, Hazel felt as if she had been pardoned. She was inexplicably happy and ran quickly towards the place where she had climbed down.

Alice stared at Hazel's back, and before she officially started climbing, she suddenly had an idea and shouted:

"Wait a moment.

"Your teacher asked you to find treasure before, but you don't seem to have anything like a treasure map... You have a way to locate the treasure, right?"

Hazel was stunned for a moment, but this was one of the few questions she could answer. She turned around and said with a little pride,

"This is my ability."

Ability...? Looking for treasure...?

As an angel of the path of "fate", Alice hesitated for a moment, looked back and asked:

"…divination?"

If that's the case, then there would be no feeling at all... However, "thief" and divination don't sound like a good match. After all, a thief can't try divination every time before going out.

Unless this thief is a "fortune teller"...

Alice's mind suddenly popped up the image of Klein wearing a nightgown and stealing things. It was too bizarre, so she quickly dispelled the image and brought her attention back to where it had strayed.

Hazel's confused and surprised expression gave Alice the answer. She sighed and tried to analyze an ability that was more suitable for the "thief":

"Let me think about it…

"A thief... well, before stealing anything, it seems that the thief always checks the place first, confirming how many people are at home and when they will go out... er, okay, this is burglary.

"Hmm... maybe this ability should be simplified so that it can be used in all situations where stealing is required...

"I see!"

Alice's eyes lit up, she stared at Hazel and said firmly,

"You know where the valuables are!"

Hazel's expression was filled with astonishment again. Alice got the answer from her undisguised emotions and said softly:

"It's not as good as using a treasure map to find treasure or solve riddles, but it also sounds more like a formal adventure than divination... The bad news is, I don't think I can replicate this, unless..."

Alice's eyes fell on the necklace on Hazel's neck. After a few seconds, she looked away and muttered,

"If I want this, I might as well go and kill your teacher..."

"?" Hazel stood there, not sure whether she should stay here.

The good news is that this was just a casual remark by Alice and she didn't take it seriously. She just looked at Hazel and thought about what she should do next.

Maybe I should report this to the church...?

No, wait...

Alice suddenly thought of the angel on Leonard's body.

Hmm... If I give him the demigod hiding in the body of a mouse, can he accompany me to find the treasure?

The goddess didn't do anything to him, so he should be trustworthy. If that doesn't work, I can still give him to Amon...

...If I ask Amon not to hurt Leonard, will Amon agree?

Things got stuck here, and Alice realized that even if Amon would agree, it would never be a good idea to let Amon know who she cared about.

——This is not a question of whether it is dangerous or not. Although Alice has no expectations of Amon's moral level, she believes that Amon will not threaten her with other people like Will Auceptin did, because Alice thinks that Amon is more likely to find it fun to tease her.

This was undoubtedly a bad idea, and Ellie ruled out this option without hesitation. At least she didn't intend to consider it until she was sure whether the angel in Leonard was really safe.

Unable to figure out the result, Alice frowned. She stared at Hazel and couldn't help but regretting that she had spared her life.

If I had killed her in a rage, I would be the one playing the treasure hunt here now...

She licked her lips and realized that she had let Hazel go because she was worried that Klein would be angry. In that case, she might as well leave the solution to the subsequent problems to Klein.

——She made sacrifices in order not to affect Klein's mood, so Klein should also find a way to compensate her.

Alice made the decision for Klein with satisfaction, and then thought about her own exit.

She exhaled, her expression suddenly solemn. In Hazel's puzzled and confused eyes, Alice straightened her robe, looked at her with a smile, but her eyes seemed to be looking through her and at something else, and said:

"As much as I wanted to, fate seemed to think that it would be better for your teacher to wear a monocle than to die.

"I hope you don't get infected."

Then Alice shook her head, and before Hazel could speak, she passed her and disappeared from Hazel's surprised sight.

Alice did not go to find Klein. Although she had visited Mr. Fool's bedroom more than once at night, sometimes she would choose to let Mr. Fool have a good sleep.

For example, now.

Alice returned home and should have chosen to lie down and sleep, but she realized something was wrong - there was someone at her door.

The man could be described as dishevelled, but he probably didn't mean to do that. Alice noticed that he didn't look very well, but that made sense. No one who was forced to wake up at night would feel very well.

Besides, this was Alan Kress, Alice remembered, and his wife was pregnant with Will Auceptin—he didn't seem to be in good spirits anyway.

But why is he here...

This was quite surprising because it meant that Will Auceptin might want to contact her, otherwise, Alice didn't think Alan would have the chance to stand in front of her.

Oh, the main reason is that Alice almost forgot that there was such a person as Alan.

Of course, Alan himself must not know about this, so Alice pushed the door open behind Alan, startling Alan who was leaning against the door.

The man with bloodshot eyes was obviously frightened. He turned around in shock and found Alice. His eyes lit up and he shouted,

"You, you're back!"

Alice looked at Allen who was extremely surprised, and after thinking for two seconds, she made a reasonable guess:

"You had a nightmare again?"

This was the only possibility she could think of.

"No, it wasn't me," Alan denied, "it was Velma…."

"Velma?" Alice asked doubtfully.

"That's my wife," Alan explained.

Alice remembered the name instantly. She had indeed heard Alan mention it, but she didn't even remember Alan, let alone Alan's wife?

Alice told herself that this was a normal thing, and then asked without any guilt:

"Oh? So what did she dream about?"

Alice did not guess Will Auceptin's purpose at this juncture. As Allen said, his wife had a nightmare, so Will's purpose was obviously related to the content of the dream.

Alan did not hesitate to narrate the content of his dream. He described it in great detail, starting from the unexpected birth to the spurting umbilical cord blood.

Alice did not interrupt him halfway. She listened to Alan's story patiently and finally asked curiously:

"Cord blood?"

Alice realized almost instantly the possible specialness of umbilical cord blood. Will's premature birth was not a surprise to her, but the splashed umbilical cord blood, coupled with Velma's subsequent loss of consciousness, gave Alice a guess.

She knew what umbilical cord blood was. For newborns, it was a very special thing. In the modern medicine that Alice understood, having umbilical cord blood was, in a sense, like having an extra life.

The most important reason is that umbilical cord blood seems to be able to be guided to differentiate into a certain organ. If an organ in your body is damaged due to an accident, that's when umbilical cord blood comes in handy.

In addition, umbilical cord blood also seems to play a role in bone marrow transplantation.

This sounds like an extremely precious ingredient in blood, and for mythical creatures, this inevitably reminds people of the blood of mythical creatures. Those bloods contain power and authority, which are of course extremely precious.

Alice's first thought was rather strange. She remembered that she had not yet given the blood of the mythical creature to the "Hermit" Cattleya. If she took Will's umbilical cord blood, would she not have to draw her own blood?

Moreover, it sounded like there were still a lot of drops in it...

Alice remembered her previous idea of ​​selling blood, and at this moment, she began to expect that this was a prophetic dream.

Alan didn't realize how unwise it was to ask for help. He nodded and asked anxiously:

"Yes…The One who told me to tell you this dream said that you are the only one who knows what this is about.

"You, you…"

Alan looked at Alice, and Alice realized that there was a hint of fear in his eyes. She was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered Alan's original dream.

In that dream, Alice, who was suspected of cutting open Velma's belly, was obviously not a good character.

Just like the reason why Alan first approached Alice - he just felt that Alice was at least a human being, and he actually didn't believe in Alice's kindness.

However, he is actually much smarter than Hazel...

Thinking of Hazel's attitude when she spoke to herself, and looking at the hidden Allen, Alice shook her head and commented:

"You are quite smart... Well, if possible, try to live a little longer?"

Cold sweat slid down Alan's back. He froze in place, losing the ability to speak.

She... no, what does He mean?

Alice looked at him in confusion, then recalled what Alan had just said, touched her chin and muttered to herself:

"Will thinks this has something to do with me? Um... but what did I do? No, I should say, what should I do to achieve that effect..."

Thinking of Will's umbilical cord blood, Alice's heart was moved again.

——You know, if too much blood of mythical creatures is taken away at one time, the angel will fall into a weak period.

If Will couldn't get the cord blood back, it wouldn't matter even if he couldn't get it, because no matter whether it was a good thing for Alice or not, it would definitely be a bad thing for Will.

Alan was stunned for a moment, and it took him some time to react. This was the answer to his previous question, but Alice's subsequent tone was no longer puzzled - she seemed to be full of anticipation for the scene in the dream.

This was undoubtedly bad news for Alan, but he didn't even clench his fists in anger. He only felt a deep sense of powerlessness - after all, he had been with Will for so long.

Allen was extremely certain that the two choices before him were not good people, at least they did not take him seriously. (End of this chapter)