Mace was wary of all young people. The guest list for Lucas's banquet had been prepared by Luke, and it was composed of well-known figures. She couldn't understand why this young man, who had taken over Alkmaar's casino and brothel industries, had been invited. Alkmaar hadn't told anyone except Luke about his plan.
Mace despised anyone who posed a potential threat to Alkmaar's safety. She couldn't make sense of this situation, but she dared not question Mr. Alkmaar's decisions. Initially, she had no intention of accepting this young man. But now that he had saved Lucas twice, and Lucas had grown to trust him completely—perhaps even more than he trusted her—their bond appeared to be surpassing the brother-sister relationship. Mace's feelings were complicated.
For the sake of her brother and out of respect for Mr. Alkmaar's peculiar decision, Mace decided to change her attitude. She would temporarily accept the man to avoid damaging her relationship with Lucas. Smiling, she said, "Mr. Donning, I'm sorry. I was overly concerned for my brother's safety before, and that's why I acted the way I did. I hope you can understand."
"If my family were in danger, I would also act irrationally in a moment of excitement," Donning responded, showing understanding.
Mace pulled out a bank draft and handed it to him. "Since you've saved my brother twice, consider this a thank-you gift. If you ever run into problems in your business in the future, feel free to come to me."
"If I refused this draft, you'd probably think I had bigger motives. So I'd better accept it. But I assure you, I have no hidden agenda. Please believe that," Donning said as he accepted the draft and left.
It was a draft worth one million Caesars. This charming lady was indeed generous. As Donning left the apartment, he felt pleased. Everything was developing just as he had expected. This game was becoming more and more interesting, with both sides convinced they were the hunters. The two incidents he had orchestrated to gain Lucas's trust were mere preludes. Alkmaar, to lull himself into a false sense of security, would soon assign Donning a difficult task, believing there was nothing suspicious about him getting closer to Alkmaar.
However, before that, Donning still had to act for his partner. He took Taylor to some jewelry stores and clothing stores, making his partner think that he was completely in love with Taylor, so that his partner would think that he had grasped Donning's weakness. This would be more beneficial for the cooperation.
"Darling, you have to meet my parents tonight." Taylor Swift returned with a full load, hugging Donning's neck with deep affection in her eyes. "Before my parents meet you, they are a little worried about what kind of young man their daughter has found."
The restaurant was chosen to be a famous one in Brot City. Taylor's parents were honest and kind - hearted citizens. Donning behaved like a perfect gentleman, and soon won the praise of the two old people.
"Look, our daughter has found a gentleman. At that time, Taylor was determined to work in the casino. To find a good man who doesn't like gambling, we even laughed at her. Don't be silly, child. People who enter the casino all like gambling." Taylor's father was a little drunk while holding a wine glass. "Now it seems that she was right."
Taylor raised her head proudly. "I've always said that only by entering the casino can one know which man is not addicted to gambling. Those so - called nice guys on the street are just not tested in that environment, otherwise they would become gamblers."
Taylor's family hated gamblers. Once, the small capitalists in Brot City lost everything in the casino. Taylor's father described it as a disaster. He used to like to gamble a little, but after seeing all that, he swore that his daughter must find a man far away from gambling.
"Young man, I know it's a bit rude to ask, but you need income for your married life. What kind of work do you do?" Taylor's mother mentioned the most practical problem. She didn't want her daughter's married life to be in poverty.
Donning's expression froze slightly for a moment. Taylor's parents reminded him. Suddenly, he thought this was an opportunity, a good opportunity to make further requests to Mace and get involved in Alkmaar's big business. As for the current question, of course he had the best answer. He regained his composure and replied politely, "I have a farm and hired people to take care of it for me."
While this dinner was going on, Cybertron was having a hard time. After leaving the Holy See, he wanted to continue to track down the wizard who wanted to kill the paladin of the Holy See. For this reason, he got all the information about those who possessed supernatural powers from the local government, especially about wizards with silver raven badges.
But it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. He traveled a long distance, worked tirelessly, and investigated almost all the wizards with silver raven badges, but finally found nothing. This made him feel frustrated and in a bad mood. Finally, he gave up the investigation and returned to the Holy See in Brot City. It was exactly the snowing night.
Altot was of course very satisfied with this result. A stubborn paladin hit a wall and didn't find any clues. It was a perfect ending. Everything was over. Of course, on the surface, he had to comfort this paladin who had become a copper sword - badge paladin. "Cybertron, believe me, your efforts have been seen by the great God. Welcome back. You must be tired. Go back and see your poor mother. She must miss you very much."
Cybertron returned to his residence, greeted his mother when he entered, and then cooked a sumptuous dinner by himself, enjoying this wonderful time. As for that wizard, he could only wait until he made another move. At that time, Cybertron would feel that familiar feeling and would never miss it again.
But after dinner, some changes occurred in his palm. Holy light emerged, a sign of the restlessness of supernatural power. And this time it was near Brot City. There were two signs of restless supernatural power. What kind of person would use supernatural power right under the nose of the Holy See? Cybertron became vigilant.
Without time to change into a clean set of clothes, Cybertron rushed out of the apartment. He had to go to those places to find out. Following the guidance of the holy light, Cybertron soon arrived at Wilson Cemetery on the outskirts of Brot City. He didn't alarm the cemetery keeper. Letting ordinary people know that mysterious forces were at work would keep them in constant fear.
Entering the cemetery, he found the tomb. The words on the tombstone showed that the deceased was named White. The snow swept away from the tombstone hadn't been completely covered again, including the footprints in front of the tombstone and signs of the soil on the grave being turned over.
Holy light couldn't resurrect the dead. It was disrespectful to the dead. What kind of possessor of supernatural power would choose to come here on a cold snowy night to summon this deceased's bones?
After noting down the name on the tombstone, Cybertron rushed to the other place where the supernatural power fluctuated, Elven Forest. But after stepping on the edge of the forest, he hesitated. Once he entered the huge forest at night, he might encounter some accidents that even he couldn't solve. It would be a disaster.
Finally, he gave up the decision to enter Elven Forest and returned to Brot City and reported this incident to the Holy See. Altot hadn't received any benefits, so this matter must be taken seriously.
"Cybertron, you have to seriously investigate this matter. This is a contempt for the Holy See and God. Don't let them get away with it." Altot immediately approved Cybertron's request. "I will send other paladins to cooperate with your investigation. I hope you can give the Holy See a satisfactory answer and explanation."
Altot was also very puzzled. If the Alkmaar family needed to use supernatural power to do something, then he would receive a considerable benefit. But this time there was none. This was not the Alkmaar family's doing. Then who could it be? However, it was also good. Let Cybertron completely shift his attention from Turan. This matter happened so timely.
Cybertron entered the government and retrieved all the information about those who possessed supernatural powers in Brot City. However, there was one thing he couldn't figure out no matter what. There were no Druids, possessors of supernatural power, in the forests within Brot City. But in Elven Forest, he clearly felt the Druid's natural power.
There were Druids from other places who had come here. After confirming this, Cybertron handed over the task of investigating Elven Forest to his other companions, and he focused on investigating the dark witchcraft of the wizard in the cemetery.
The name on the tombstone was the only breakthrough in the investigation. He had to confirm whether someone had deliberately found White or if it was just that a wizard wanted to use something related to some deceased to study some advanced witchcraft and accidentally chose him. If it was the second case, then he had to warn this wizard. After all, the other party just wanted to study advanced witchcraft and hadn't used supernatural power to get involved in some worldly grudges. Just a warning to be more behaved was enough.
If it was the first case, then this wizard must have an ulterior secret. As for how to punish, it had to be decided according to the investigation results. He went to the government agency in charge of Brot's population archives and got some information about White.
A lawyer who died on the night before an important lawsuit he was representing was about to start. Finally, the doctor confirmed that he died of heart disease. So was someone using supernatural power to investigate the matter of that lawsuit? Cybertron saw from the information that the merchant Clark who hired White as the lawyer.
Was this merchant using supernatural power to seek justice for himself? This was not allowed. Cybertron soon found Clark. But after playing a game of chess with the old man, he denied his own judgment. An old man in his twilight years, there was no suspicion in his words about that case. He thought it was just because of the lack of his evidence chain, and he didn't want to dwell on those past events anymore. He just wanted to be happy in his old age.
But one sentence of this old man caught his attention. "Look, an old man who has been ignored has had two young guests these days. What a surprise."
After asking, he got the information about the other guest. It was a Brot First Court staff member named Fonte. When First Court staff members needed to use supernatural power to intervene in certain cases, they would inform the Holy See. This was the privilege of law enforcers. But from Altot's reaction, the First Court staff member hadn't informed him about the use of supernatural power.
This was clearly an individual act. Cybertron bid farewell to Clark and headed for the First Court.