People in rich clothes gathered together in groups of two or three, talking loudly or softly about what they had experienced and interesting things.
Exquisite food was placed on the long tables lining the left and right sides of the ballroom.
In the hands of the waiters walking through the banquet were the drinks placed steadily on the plates for the prominent celebrities around them to take.
This is a banquet.
A banquet held in the name of the country.
In the VIP room above the dance floor, Lei Mingkai frowned slightly.
Scandinavia is a neutral country, so both natural persons and regulators can live and work in it.
And in this regard, this banquet, which is the epitome of Scandinavian upper class society, is undoubtedly a representative.
However, under this circumstance, Lei Mingkai did not dare to appear at the banquet.
After experiencing the encounters with Jörmungandr, the Desert Tiger, and even Astrid, Lei Mingkai already had doubts about PLANT's ability to keep secrets.
"What's the matter? As a knight of Her Royal Highness, shouldn't I be guarding the princess at this time?"
While Remingkai was watching Lux being led into the banquet by Astrid Sass, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
Looking back, what appeared in front of Lei Mingkai's eyes was a face that was extremely inconsistent with the voice in his memory.
The waist-length brown hair, the charming face, and the frivolous smile on the corner of the mouth are completely opposite to the cautious and shrewd face in Lei Mingkai's memory.
However, Lei Mingkai still shouted the name that emerged from the bottom of his heart.
"Jormungandr."
The sound of this name made the man show a hint of surprise.
Immediately, when the surprise faded, all that was left was appreciation.
"As expected of you, Your Majesty the Knight! You have discovered all this. Could it be that my disguise skills are so bad?"
"This room is not accessible to ordinary people."
The moment the woman showed surprise, Lei Mingkai knew that he had guessed the identity of the other party correctly.
"Really? So that's the reason! I thought there was something wrong with my disguise technique!"
The woman raised her right hand, and as the long brown hair was taken off, the face that Lei Mingkai had seen before appeared in front of him again.
Jormungandr.
After seeing each other at Herman's Restaurant, Lei Mingkai never saw this woman again.
Unexpectedly, she would take this opportunity to cross-dress and come here.
"Ruth, Lady Rose. That's the name of this face."
Jormungandr put the long brown hair hood on the table, then sat on the sofa, looking at Lei Mingkai with a half-smile.
"Your Excellency must be wondering why I appear here?"
"No. The reason why you came here should be about that mysterious organization."
Surrounding the ring of the atrium and Jörmungandr, they undoubtedly exist to search for information and carry out unknown operations.
"Your Excellency remembers this very clearly."
Jörmungandr smiled softly, and then said seriously:
"That's right! Some information was indeed detected around the Atrium Ring not long ago. There is a mysterious organization that has never been known to the outside world on a small island in the South Pacific. We were able to discover the existence of this mysterious organization because of a conspiracy.
Accident."
"Accident?"
Lei Mingkai had a vague premonition.
"Yes. Unexpected. When our members of the Ring of Atrium are not assigned tasks, they are free to explore every corner of the world. Then, based on the value of the intelligence obtained from their exploration, the members of the Ring of Atrium can be retrieved from the Ring of Atrium.
In exchange for benefits. The information about this mysterious organization is a clue that a member who is keen on space exploration accidentally discovered while returning to Earth on vacation."
"Sounds like a loose ring around the atrium? Is this clue reliable?"
This was the first time Lei Mingkai heard about the structure of the ring around the atrium, and he couldn't help but have a little doubt about the information he had obtained.
Jormungandr was already used to this.
Although the ring surrounding the atrium is spread throughout the human world, the peripheral parts that do not involve the core structure are all run under this relatively loose organizational system.
But as long as intelligence is involved, many core elites will be dispatched around the Atrium Ring to conduct multiple verifications of the intelligence obtained by the members to ensure the authenticity and reliability of the intelligence source as much as possible.
In this regard, there is enough confidence around the atrium ring.
"Your Excellency, please rest assured on this! I personally went out to verify this information."
In order to increase his credibility, Jörmungandr took out a photo from his small satchel.
A photo of a culture chamber that is filled with culture fluid and is at least several meters high at first glance.
Lei Mingkai is no stranger to the training warehouse in the photo and doesn't care much about it.
What concerned him was the figure floating in the training chamber.
From time to time, the bubbles rising from the bottom of the culture chamber are blown up, and the beautiful long pink hair gradually floats, and the familiar silhouette...
Although, this photo cannot clearly see the face of the pink figure - the angle the photo was taken is exactly the back of the pink figure.
But Lei Mingkai already knew the answer.
Clones!
Lei Mingkai pursed his lips and returned the photo to Jörmungandr.
After Jörmungandr took the photo, he casually took out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from his small shoulder bag.
Upon seeing this, Lei Mingkai waved his hand to indicate that he had no such preference, and then calmly watched Jörmungandr light the photo and then light the cigarette in his hand.
In the wisps of rising smoke, Jörmungandr's eyes seemed to become a little misty.
"Originally, I thought you would be shocked by this. When I personally verified the authenticity of this information, I was also shocked by the people in this training warehouse."
Jörmungandr's voice was a little trembling, as if he was recalling the fear he felt when he saw the artificially created pink figure.
"Perhaps she is not a clone."
Watching the photo burn, Lei Mingkai finally remembered a certain mastermind hidden in the shadows of this world.
Librarian!
Clones?
No, it shouldn't be called a clone.
Perhaps, they should be called photocopiers.
But, is the mastermind behind the information revealed in this photo really the librarian in Lei Mingkai's memory?
And Jörmungandr has been observing the changes in Lei Mingkai's expression, trying to find something in Lei Mingkai's expression.
But the result is useless.
Although Lei Mingkai was a little surprised by the information revealed in the photo, it was not to the point where his face changed or his eyes changed drastically.
"The location of this island is on the Orb side?"
After thinking for a moment, Lei Mingkai set his target on the island.
"Well, yes. An uninhabited desert island about 338 nautical miles west of Orb."
"What's going on around here? Are there any garrison forces?"
Lei Mingkai began to think about how to board the island to find out what happened.
"No, there is no special place to pay attention to in the outer waters of the island. However, after landing on the island, you must always pay attention to the surrounding movements. Because the island is covered with various hidden sentries. I can sneak in
Inside, the photo I took just now was just a lucky coincidence."
Jörmungandr shook his head, raised his hand and drew a circle on the table, which served as a map of the island.
"Is it loose on the outside and tight on the inside? Ha. If it wasn't like this, I'm afraid it would be difficult to pretend to be an uninhabited desert island!"
Jörmungandr's intelligence gave Lei Mingkai a rough plan, but it still took some time and detailed intelligence analysis before he could take action.
If the mysterious organization on that small island is really a librarian, then that island is just one of the numerous strongholds of librarians.
If you act rashly, you will definitely alert the enemy.
"You need more information, right? Your Excellency."
Lei Mingkai's thoughtful expression at this moment was not unfamiliar to Jörmungandr.
Because, at many times, when faced with a lot of intelligence sent back by members of the organization, Jörmungandr himself was like this. In his meditation, he carefully screened for loopholes and hypocrisy in the intelligence, and finally determined the authenticity and validity of the intelligence.
"Yes. Can it be done? Jormungandr."
"No problem. That's what we're here for."
Jörmungandr agreed to Lei Mingkai's request.
After a pause, Jörmungandr continued:
"Then this is the end of Jormungandr tonight. From now on, it will be Lady Rose's time. Finally, here are some of our thoughts! Please accept it!"
Jörmungandr smiled softly, reached out and took out a package from his small satchel, and handed it to Lei Mingkai.
After Lei Mingkai lowered his gaze and glanced at the small package, he raised his head and looked at Jörmungandr, waiting for her next words.
"I heard that there is a man named Law Lu Cruze among ZAFT. He is very powerful. But according to our observation around the ring of the atrium, Cruze is very powerful and thoughtful, but he is abnormal.
Danger exists. If we regard it as a dangerous black knight, then we hope that you can become the white knight who protects Her Royal Highness and leads us to peace."
The wrapping paper on the package peeled off quickly under Jörmungandr's deft hands, until the mask with white as the main body and golden patterns as embellishments on the edges appeared in front of Lei Mingkai's eyes.
"This is just a prayer from our hearts! Your Excellency."
The white mask was presented respectfully by Jörmungandr with both hands, just like a courtier presenting a precious treasure to the emperor.
Remingkai watched Jörmungandr quietly.
Jörmungandr, on the other hand, remained motionless as he put on his mask, never wavering or making a sound, just waiting quietly for Lei Mingkai to speak.
"I promise."
The next second, Lei Mingkai raised his hand, picked up the white mask in Jörmungandr's hands, and put it on.
"Now, I can finally go out and meet people."
Jörmungandr was stunned for a moment, then smiled softly:
"Indeed."
The banquet is already halfway through.
While enjoying the delicious food, the chatting session gradually came to an end.
At the beginning of the banquet, the black-haired girl who was personally brought to the banquet by Astrid Sara and received everyone's attention also became the focus of the banquet again at this moment.
The second daughter of the Sarah family.
She has never appeared in the eyes of the world. It was only through a simple announcement from the Sarah family that the world knew that the Sarah family had a daughter after Astrid Sarah.
Although different from Astrid's blond hair that looked like the sun, this mysterious second daughter of the Sara family had bright black hair, but no one at the banquet was surprised.
Now that adjuster technology is widely used, the hair color of children is just a simple multiple-choice question.
The music gradually started to sound.
The youth session has begun.
The young people at the banquet began to make a noise.
"Audrey. It seems that everyone likes you very much!"
Astrid, who was no stranger to the current situation, smiled slightly and said casually to Lux.
"It's just that everyone is curious about me."
Lux shook her head slightly.
She had no interest in the young people who were gradually making noise. She simply moved her eyes and slowly searched the banquet scene.
"Are you looking for Kai?"
Astrid noticed Lux's movements and showed an understanding smile.
"Hmm. No. I'm just a little confused. The banquet has been held so far. Why hasn't Kai shown up yet?"
Lux waved her hands repeatedly.
"Really? You probably don't want others to find out! After all, Kai can't disguise like you, can he?"
Astrid knew very well where Reiming Kai was now and who he was talking to, but she didn't point it out and just found a random reason.
"Yeah?"
Only then did Lux realize that there seemed to be many adjusters at the banquet.
Owning that magical holographic projection necklace, he would naturally not be afraid that those adjusters would find out his identity, but Lei Mingkai was different.
In the dark, Lux subconsciously raised her hand to touch the necklace near her heart.
"Okay! Cheer up! Audrey, you are the protagonist tonight! Look! They are looking this way!"
When Astrid's voice came, Lux clearly showed resistance.
There was a burst of noise, which seemed to be the sound of young people competing for dance partners.
"Miss, would you be lucky enough to dance with you?"
When the invitation sounded, Lux was about to speak, but was stunned.
This voice is very familiar!
Surprised, Lux looked up and saw a mask, white with golden patterns on the edges.
But Lux recognized the person wearing this mask at a glance.
He is clearly the man who led and protected him all the way from the Silver Wind incident to this Scandinavian kingdom - Lei Mingkai.
The white mask is that familiar smile.
He invited again:
"This beautiful lady, I wonder if I would be honored to sing a song with you?"
Lux's eyes gradually became calm, but her heart became turbulent.