Chapter 17
Daphne was dumbfounded. What on earth had happened?
Einių immediately used the Robo Helper outside to inform the butler of what had happened.
The butler reported the matter to Lester at once and waited for orders. Then, he sealed off the entire manor.
He had the authority only to manage the manor, not to deploy the soldiers stationed there, an all he could do was wait for Lester’s instructions.
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At HiMi Nobles Restaurant, Lester sat across from a woman from the White Fox family, who his family sent over.
Her name was Natalie Fox She dressed seductively, and just meeting her paze was enough to steal a man’s soul.
However, Lester wasn’t interested in her at all. He even felt a hint of hupatience.
Her clothes barely covered anything, with hall of her ample bosom exposed, not to mention the rest. She wasn’t half as elegant as Daphne
He suddenly pictured having a meal with Daphne, how clumsy and shy she had been. It was so much better than this woman in front of him.
“Colonel Lester, our families arranged this blind date for us. I wonder what you like. Please go ahead and order first.”
After she had spoken, the electronic menu next to her floated over to Lester..
On this planet, most Beastkin usually just took the vitalis tonic. Few enjoyed eating food, and those who did generally preferred it raw.
Lester frowned and ordered a few of the restaurant’s signature dishes. He passed the menu to Natalie to see if she wanted anything, but she smiled coyly and said she liked whatever he picked. She had nothing to add.
Once everything was confirmed, the menu automatically uploaded the order. The chef saw it and began preparing it right away
While they waited, Natalle kept talking, but Lester sat there expressionless, giving only a few indifferent replies.
She could sense the awkward atmosphere. Fortunately, there weren’t many customers in the restaurant, so the chef quickly served the dishes.
The Robe placed the food on the table. Natalie couldn’t wait to taste the cuisine from downtown.
She used a knife and fork to slice a piece of raw meat. The moment she cut into it, blood seeped out. She looked thrilled. She skewered a piece of meat and put it in
her mouth, chewing with great pleasure.
“The meat from the downtown restaurant is delicious. Colonel Lester, you should try some too.
ad done this
When soldiers fought in the wild without a supply of vitalis tonic, they would luunt wild animals, peel off the hide, and eat the flesh directly, Lester had before. But today, watching this scene made him feel sick
Right then, Victor rushed in without knocking. “Colonel Lester, something’s happened”
Lester felt relieved, as though a burden had just fallen off his shoulders.
“sorry, there’s something going on in the military. Someone will take you back later,” Lester said as he stood up and left.
Natalie sat there alone, completely stunned
Before receiving Lester’s orders, Daphne and Emma had already started looking aroundtheir room.
at their
Although the butler couldn’t deploy the soldiers, he could still give orders to the other malds. Ade from the Bobo Soldiers, they also had Robo Helpers at disposal
After Herkoen broke in last time, Lester was furious and had the manor’s defenses strengthened.
The biggest question now was that no one in the manor admitted to taking the snake eggs. That likely meant an enemy had slipped in. But how?
Daphne suddenly remembered the gardeners and laborers she had seen earlier. She immediately asked the butler to gather them all and question them one by one.
Normally, the manor only used mid–level defenses. Now, it was on top–level lockdown. There was no way an intruder could get in, so the suspect had to be among
The gardenen slood in one line. The labore stood in another. The butler asked each one infum.
On the far right of the line of works stood a teenage boy. He had a fee look about hija that made people shrink away at a single glance.
The butler started with the gardeners. After questioning the first gardener, the boy lost his patience.
“Could you hurry this up? I have another part–time job to get to
His voice was devoid of emotion in the silent atmosphere, it sounded especially abrupt.
The lead worker scolded him at once. “How can you talk to the client like that? If you don’t want to work, then get lost. Don’t waste my time.”
Then, the lead worker tried to appease the butler with a flattering andle. He couldn’t afford to lose this big client,
#sir, please don’t takar a lid like him too seriously. He just started working and doesn’t know any better. Please don’t be upset.”
The butler was intrigued by the teenager’s appearance. He looked like a rebellious youth.
“You hast gor bere? What’s your name?”
“Lucen Veyne.”
The butler glanced at the into that had been sent to his terminal, “Lancien, the second says you left multiple times while you were planting tires. Where did you go?”
“I didn’t go anywhere. I just stepped out nearby for a suwola.”
“A young guy like you is already smoking?” The butler shook his head
“I’m broke and under alot of stress. So, I stimolor,”
Lucien’s answer didn’t make anyone suspect him. They continued asking everyone but still had on leads. Where was the culprit idding?
Daphne stood nearby, unable to stop worrying. But no matter how ausios she was, all she could do was wait
The butler said they had to wait until bester came back. With his strong psiodle strength, he could quickly flissh out the culprit.
For Lucien, once Lester retumed, he’d have no chance to escape. So, he had to get away befote Lester anlved..
“want to go have a smoke.”
His sudden request rang out in the crowd.
Rebellious teens were hand to control. As long as he wasn’t causing trouble or acting suspicious, the butler let it slide. The only condition was that he couldn’t go
Carrying a spatial ring around was very dangerous, especially when muuming to someone with stranger psionde strength, because the ring’s security code would be
useless.
To avoid drawing attention, Lucien had Swallowed the ring right after placing the two snake eggs inside it.
He found an empty comer, spat out the ring, and then put it back on his finger.
While relying on the memory in his mind, he made his way to the manor’s front gate.
The pate was leavily guarded. He had to make sure he emuld break out successfully and survive long enough to report back
He had been gone for a while. Even two cigarettes should be finished by now, so the butler began to feel uneasy
He immediately sent maids to find him. They came back saying they couldn’t find any trace of the boy.
The culprit was obvious. No one expected it to be a teenager.
The butler notified the soldiers to watch the gate in particular. Not even a fly was allowed out,
When he saw more soldiers gathering at the gate, Lucien let out a frustrated sigh. If he’d known, he would have made a nm for it earlier In the distance, a military flying car could be seen approaching
the manor.
Seeing that Lester was about to arrive, Lucien looked up and transtoned into a black wolf, charging straight toward the gate.
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