On the same day, Caesar returned to his manor in Arante: "On the way back, I heard that Princess Alice had been kidnapped, so I rushed back overnight. What on earth is going on?"
The guard lowered his head in shame: "It was me who failed to protect Her Royal Highness."
"What happened!" Caesar was very angry: "Send everyone in the manor out to find clues about the princess."
"Lord Caesar, you don't have to be angry. In fact, we already have some clues about the princess." Bing Zhixie told him the specific situation.
"Then what are you waiting for? Send people quickly to catch all the alchemists participating in the finals," Caesar said.
Bingzhixie said: "Sir, those people have been secretly monitored by the Wright faction, but I'm worried about arresting them now. Firstly, the target is not clear; secondly, if there is a hostage confrontation, it will be detrimental to us, and we are not sure.
The alchemist participating in the finals is the real one behind the scenes. If there are others behind the scenes, or if this is just a scam, it will be difficult to handle."
"Then what can you do?"
"To be honest, there is no good way. The princess was kidnapped, and we are all passive." Bingzhixie said: "Now Wright has asked the guards to block all roads leading to the city to prevent them from taking the princess out. I think the kidnapper's
If the purpose is not the alchemy competition, then there must be other purposes. As long as it is not a political purpose, they will definitely negotiate with us. If their purpose is the alchemy competition, give them first place and let them let the princess go. This is
The safest way.”
Caesar thought for a moment and said, "Isn't this too passive?"
"It is indeed very passive. We must distort the current passive situation unless we can find more favorable clues." Bingzhixie said: "The city government and the Duke have mobilized all the people they can mobilize to track down the clues. I don't understand criminal investigation.
They have so many full-time personnel, hoping to find something. But I have thought about it, as long as they have a purpose, the princess's life will not be in danger for the time being."
Caesar nodded: "That's all."
Bingzhixie said: "I am also responsible for Alice's kidnapping. I knew she was a princess, but I still let her wander around alone. Hey, Lord Caesar, didn't you go to pick up one of the twelve sages of the Holy Garden?
Mage Raphael?"
Caesar said: "He is still discussing matters with the king of our country in the palace of our empire."
"Then the purpose of his leaving the Holy Garden this time is really for the war between the Demon Moon Empire and Saint Bikoa?"
Caesar nodded: "This time Raphael is acting as the peace ambassador, urging the two countries to cease war and negotiate. We, Corussia, are a friendly country of the Demon Moon Empire. Originally, the king had prepared to send troops to support the Demon Moon Empire. Master Raphael
He came to us just to go to the front line of the Demon Moon Empire with our army. He wanted to use this to tell Saint Bikoya that the disaster caused by the war between the two superpowers would be world-class. These are not two
A war between countries. Therefore, the arrival of Master Raphael may be good news for Princess Alice. I hope nothing happens to her!"
Bing Zhixie pondered for a while: "Then I'll look for clues, sir. You can rest."
"No, I'll go with you. Princess Alice is a guest in my house, and I am obligated to be responsible for her safety."
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Another day passed, in a remote underground warehouse in the northern district of Arant City. Even during the day, the light here was still very dim. Most of the windows in the warehouse had been sealed, and only two small windows let in the outdoors.
of sunshine.
Alice shuddered and woke up from the cold. This was the third time today that she was woken up by the cold. She didn't do this even on the Holy Snow Mountain. Maybe it was because she was overdressed.
It's fashionable, or maybe the autumn nights in the north are cooler, or maybe it's her uneasiness that makes her wake up from her dreams: "What time is it now?"
Hullington glanced out the window: "It's probably nine or ten o'clock in the morning."
"Oh." Alice responded and said nothing again. She hadn't eaten for more than two days and really didn't have any extra energy to waste on talking. It wasn't that there was no food and water for her, it was just that she didn't want to.
Eat, or rather she dare not eat.
Because everyone here is imprisoned in a magic circle on the ground except for their power being sealed. Their captors do not allow them to leave this magic circle, so they have to eat and go to the toilet on the spot. There is not even toilet paper.
A lot of feces and urine have accumulated in the small magic circle. Fortunately, the light in this warehouse is dim, so others can't see clearly when they are defecating, but the smell is unpleasant.
‘Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta…’ The sound of two footsteps was loud in this empty and silent warehouse.
Everyone immediately became energetic and begged and begged for mercy. Even Alice and Hughington could not avoid it.
The footsteps got closer and closer, and the dazzling lights followed.
"It really stinks. It turns out that the poop of these self-proclaimed alchemists also stink." The two people came to the magic circle and looked at them mockingly.
"Hmph, these guys were extremely arrogant when they were first captured. Now, they have to beg us for mercy."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, I don't want to stay here any longer." Another person unlocked the magic circle and said, "Hurry up and re-seal their power."
One person watched and the other took action, completely ignoring their pleas. He quickly sealed everyone again, dragged Alice up from the ground and said: "Your Highness, your Royal Highness, come with us.
Right." Without even asking Alice if she agreed, he restarted the magic circle and dragged her away.
In a clean room in the warehouse, three or four people were smoking cigarettes and playing cards together. They kept complaining about why the boss assigned them this job.
The door was opened, and Alice was pushed into the room: "Come on, come on, I've brought the princess, get out of the way."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Alice looked at the rough men in the room with fear, but in this case, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and stay here.
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"Hey, the princess is here!" A big man threw away the cards in his hand: "The programs performed yesterday were not bad. After living for so many years, this is the first time I have seen a program in the palace. I don't know what is interesting today.
Let us watch and watch.”
Alice had been dragged here several times by them the day before yesterday and yesterday.
Another big man said: "The boss is really serious. Not only does he not let us leave, but he also doesn't let us call a few women over, and he doesn't let the women in the regiment come to accompany us. He makes us stay in this deserted place every day. Look,
Those alchemists eating and shitting are really boring me to death."
"It's a pity that such a beautiful girl is in front of us, and she is also a noble princess, but she won't let us move. Otherwise, it would be nice to let us brothers enjoy themselves here for a few days." A bearded guy said,
Looking lewdly at Alice's body.
Alice held her chest and took a few steps back, nervously looking around at the men looking at her with lewd smiles on their faces.
Soon, the room was cleared, and a simple small stage was set up with discarded wooden boxes and boards.
"Please, Your Highness, please perform a good show for us, preferably a striptease, otherwise don't blame us grown men for bullying you."
Alice shivered and walked past these men. From time to time, she was touched by these men. Although tears kept rolling in her eyes, there was nothing she could do.
Although Alice's power was sealed, these people did not weaken her in order to watch her perform, so she could still move freely.
Alice walked to the small wooden stage in her gorgeous long dress and glanced at everyone timidly: "I...I will...perform you a dance today, a country dance among the people of our empire, called "The Night of Farewell"
"The Last Dance."
A big man shouted: "What folk dance steps? Princess, you should do a striptease. I have never seen a princess do a striptease."
Alice ignored the man and just clapped her hands to make rhythm, sang and danced.
The graceful singing came to Hullington through the empty warehouse, and several imprisoned alchemists were fascinated by it: "She sang so beautifully from a little girl." Two alchemists even suppressed it.
Unable to control the emotions in my heart, I shed tears due to the sad singing.
Hurlington touched his nose and shook off the infected emotions in his heart: "Hey, are you still in the mood to listen to music? You'd better think of some way to escape."
"Is there any way?" One of the alchemists was already frustrated: "They said that the goal is to win the first place in the alchemy competition. When their leader wins the championship, they will naturally let us go."
"Tch!" Hughington was too lazy to pay attention to this kind of person who was sitting down to wait for death. He used the faint light to observe his surroundings to see if he could think of any way to escape.
Others were either listening to the song or thinking about their own thoughts.