I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 538 Then Be Careful

"How is this related? To tell you the truth, there is no concrete evidence or connection. It's just that what happened to their family reminded me of one of your predecessors, which happened before you joined Mizzikatok..."

Professor Lawrence then told Lloyd the story of this predecessor in a melancholy tone.

"He is a student who successfully passed the space department assessment after many twists and turns. He is not as talented as you. He is not even as good as that useless Dandy. He has been here for several years, but he is only rated C+. Among all the previous Space Department members, he can be considered the worst..."

"But he is a very well-behaved and hardworking person. He is always the first one to come to the lab and the last one to leave. He always cleans the lab very well. So even though his skills are not that good, everyone still likes him."

"He also came from a declining noble family, and his family situation was more complicated than Lord Rand's... You can probably guess what happened next. All the members of his family died one after another in just half a year, and in the end he was the only one left..."

"I still remember the last time I saw him in the mental hospital. His body was not alienated, but his entire thinking consciousness and cognitive system had completely collapsed. He kept mumbling incomprehensible words, which made me feel like he was chanting some kind of hymn."

"This... is really a sad story."

Lloyd responded in a low voice, and then asked:

"Then did this senior... ever come into contact with ancient nobles?"

"There was no direct contact. We just helped out while building the space channel to contact the other party and recorded some data. The connection can be said to be very weak."

Professor Lawrence shook his head and added:

"As for the situations of those people in his family, according to what he said, the causes of death were very complicated. The baby who had just turned one month old accidentally drowned; the investigator who was out on a mission disappeared completely; they unfortunately lost in a duel; or they encountered a trap set by their enemies..."

"Some were illogical accidents, some were premeditated and malicious murders, and he himself died because he acted too hastily - in order to investigate the changes in his family, he was madly exposed to too much dangerous knowledge."

At this point, the old professor paused and suddenly changed the subject to something seemingly unrelated:

"In the Department of Environment, there is a theory that they accept, which holds that the essence of the world is chaos and disorder, and that humans will never be able to understand the true nature of the world, and naturally will never be able to predict the direction of future development..."

"Then this group of people often clashed with the Department of Mysticism, especially those who made predictions. At the worst, it even led to a large-scale fight..."

"Of course, I personally don't agree with this statement. It's too nihilistic. Besides, the subject I hate the most is philosophy!"

Lloyd didn't quite understand why the old professor would say this to him for no apparent reason, and was still trying to bring the subject back to the topic:

"Did the senior come to any conclusion from his investigation?"

"Conclusion? Of course there are some. There are probably more than a dozen conclusions, right? But he didn't have time to verify them specifically. He passed away..."

"This……"

"And the reason why I told you all that is because when similar incidents occur again, I tend to think that it is the ghosts in the graves, or some other ghost thing, rather than true coincidence. Otherwise, it would be too despairing."

Professor Lawrence's tone softened a little when he said this, and he returned to the topic of Wei Ya's family:

"Anyway, that lord wants to use the power of Mizzkatok to help solve this problem, but I can't make a promise. I can only give him a suggestion and ask him to try to seek help from you. As for the price... first of all, you have to give up the idea of ​​letting you become a son-in-law. The rest is up to you and him."

"Ah, this... a son-in-law? The Lord doesn't really have this idea, does he?"

Lloyd asked back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and then he complained in his heart:

I am not the Dragon King, but an outstanding young man who aspires to become a saint. How could I possibly become a son-in-law?

Even though Wei Ya is pretty, cute, gentle and charming, what about Xildina? What about Ai Luoluo?

What about my sister?

"Okay, don't think too much. It's your own choice whether to accept this kind of troublesome matter. I'm just setting a premise for you to prevent you from being taken advantage of... Of course, the academy probably won't invest resources in this kind of thing. If you agree, you have to take it on yourself."

"Okay, I see. Thank you for your concern."

Lloyd nodded first, then asked in a humble tone:

"But if I want to help, how can I start? Didn't you say that the Lord asked many powerful people to help, but in the end he still had no clue? In this kind of boundless matter, even if I am smart and excellent, I can't figure it out, right?"

Professor Lawrence looked at him for a while, hesitant to speak, and was stunned for several seconds before reminding him:

"You can go to his house and make a decision."

"Uh...Okay, then after today's matter is over, I will discuss it with Weiya, and I can also ask Xildina by the way?"

"That's a good idea. As the saint who controls this city, Professor Hiltina must have some vision that we don't have."

As the old professor spoke, he suddenly turned his head and looked to the side, pointing with his finger.

"That pink-haired girl over there seems to be looking for you?"

Lloyd looked in that direction and couldn't help but laugh.

"It's Miss Desita!"

"You mean two aren't enough?"

"What are you talking about? Miss Desita is our family's savior. I treat her as an elder."

Lloyd said unhappily, and quickly stood up, approached Miss Destar, and greeted her:

"Long time no see, Miss Desita and Mr. John, it's an honor for you to come here today."

Miss Desta was accompanied by one of her biological brothers, who had met Lloyd several times. Like his sister, he was a kind-hearted man and had a good impression of Lloyd.

"Congratulations, Lloyd. I am very pleased that you and your sister have achieved what you have today."

Miss Desta responded first, and her brother also laughed and joked:

"Haha, kid, you promised me solemnly when you were in college that you would come to work for me as a designer after graduation, but you suddenly became a big shot? Look at your pomp today, you really put us to shame."

"Yes, no one would have thought that the little rascal who tricked me into buying all the flowers would grow up to be the one we all look up to... Let me tell you in secret, this is my brother's first time in this banquet hall. When he first walked in, he was stunned, stupidly..."

"You were the same, weren't you? You were frightened by that great knight commander in armor, and almost embarrassed me."

Lloyd looked at the quarrel between the brother and sister, and his heavy mood relaxed a lot. He said sincerely:

"You are too kind. If it weren't for your help, my sister and I would definitely not be where we are today. We will remember your kindness for the rest of our lives."

After that, he gave the brother and sister a polite hug and then asked:

"Are you two the only ones coming today? I thought it would be a little more lively."

"Hehe~ Our sister actually wanted to come too. You know, she actually likes Evelor very much and often hugs her like a doll. It's just that she has contracted a strange disease recently and is recuperating in the hospital."

Miss Desta replied.

"Strange disease?"

When Lloyd heard this, he immediately became alert.

"Don't worry, it's just a new type of flu. It's nothing serious. You'll just be weaker."

Mr. John spoke casually, as if he didn't take it seriously.

The three of them continued chatting like this, and the topic somehow turned to real estate development. The brother and sister, who had been in high spirits, became frowning.

"Alas... the development has been interrupted. We don't know when we can make back our initial investment. It feels like our family has been really unlucky during this period. Business is not going well, my sister is sick, my father even fell when he went out, and even Ms. Landis has been admitted to a mental hospital..."

"Why are you talking like that today? Lloyd, don't listen to my brother's nonsense. Our family is fine. These are just trivial matters. I just miss the butler very much. I wonder how he is doing now?"

Lloyd frowned slightly and then explained:

"Randolph should be in the process of his eighth Transcendence at the moment. This will be a long process, so it is not convenient to disturb him."

"Is that so... I was hoping he would come back to visit me someday..."

As Miss Desta spoke, a look of loss appeared on her face, as if her hopes had been dashed.

Lloyd caught this scene, considered his words, and said:

"Ms. Desida, I would like to pay you a visit tomorrow to formally express my gratitude to you for your care and concern all along."

"Eh? No need to be so formal, right?"

But Lloyd still said seriously:

"Yes, I have promised Mr. Butler that after he leaves, I will take over and protect you."

"This……"

Miss Desta looked touched at first, but then immediately became hesitant and conflicted, and finally shook her head.

"I received your kindness, but let's do it another day. I want to go to the hospital to visit my sister tomorrow."

However, Lloyd acted like a fool who didn't understand the polite refusal and said bluntly:

"Then I'll go with you."

"Eh? You..."

Miss Desta was stunned, as if she had not expected Lloyd's emotional intelligence to suddenly drop to zero.

Mr. John next to him lowered his voice and asked:

"Lloyd, have you heard anything?"

"Well...but today is not the time to talk about this. My sister will be coming down soon. Let's talk about it after we meet tomorrow, right?"

This answer made the brother and sister look at each other, and finally nodded reluctantly.

Lloyd roughly guessed that their family might have encountered a similar situation as Weiya's family.

It's just that today's occasion is special. Maybe they are concerned about their reputation and are not willing to talk about these things with their former 'little brother'; or maybe they are kind-hearted and don't want to involve themselves.

Lloyd would rather they just wanted to save face, rather than because the situation had become quite difficult...

Just at this moment, melodious music sounded in the banquet hall, mixed with the sound of gears turning, and then a crack appeared on the ceiling, and a section of a specially made spiral staircase was slowly lowered.

Then, Evelor's petite and lovely figure walked down the stairs slowly, with a peaceful smile on her face, and she kept waving her hands at the guests below, whether she knew them or not.

Paired with that pure white dress, she looked like a little princess in a fairy tale, noble, elegant, delicate and lovely.

However, Lloyd still noticed the nervousness and embarrassment in his sister at a glance. She was trying hard not to show it.

She must have hesitated on the stairs for a long time before she mustered up the courage to appear in front of everyone, right?

So Lloyd hurried over, took his sister's hand, and led her up the last few steps of the stairs gracefully.

The guests present also gathered around, applauding and talking about it.

Although many people came here today purely for socializing, the necessary procedures still have to be followed.

"So she is today's protagonist? I didn't expect her to be so petite. She looks only 12 years old, right? Like an exquisite doll."

"Both the brother and sister are great, one is cute and the other is handsome. I really envy their parents, but it seems their parents are not here today?"

"Compared to this, I am more concerned about Miss Evelor's necklace. If I am not mistaken, it seems to be the latest model from last year? Then, wouldn't the gift I prepared today be mediocre?"

"You don't have to worry about that. After all, this is an [Initiation] ceremony, not a birthday party. The point of the gift is to be special and to highlight the 'extraordinary', rather than being expensive."

"I wonder what these big shots here will come up with? Can they open my eyes?"

According to the process of the ceremony, after Everole appeared, she first made a formulaic speech, which was probably about thanking everyone for coming and so on.

After the speeches, the guests went up to greet each other one by one and presented gifts.

As a relative, Lloyd was naturally ranked first.

"Sister, I have prepared something good for you!"

Lloyd said with a smile, then took out the bracelet he had prepared earlier from his pocket, opened the gift box, and handed it to Everole.

Everole looked at the silver-white, exquisite and beautiful bracelet in the gift box, her emerald green eyes lit up slightly, and she said with a smile:

"Thank you, Xiao Yi! Can you help me put it on?"

"Well, be careful then."

Lloyd reminded, then took his sister's small hand in a white silk glove and put the bracelet on it.

"Watch out, I'm about to let go."

"Eh?"

Everoel was stunned for a moment, and the next second she suddenly felt her hand sink...

If Lloyd hadn't been there to support him, he would have stumbled right away.

Why is such a beautiful bracelet so heavy?

It's like a lump of lead!