The Duke in the Spire of Thorns

Dickens got a lot from the mermaid while waiting for the Arrol party.

He asked Celeste for the blood of the mermaid, the hair of the mermaid, some scales of the mermaid, and some saliva of the mermaid.These demands were excessive, but the leader of the mermaid who was said to have an extremely cruel temperament did not make any resistance. As long as Celeste mentioned it, it would give it without hesitation.

The more it is like this, the more guilty Celeste feels.

During this period of time, Celeste has basically figured out what Dickens had planned.He guessed that he had been the first bait in the plans of his good mentor.

Yes, who else would be more suitable than him?

How can a baron compare to a future duke?

After Celeste figured it out, any admiration for Dickens that remained in her heart disappeared completely.

"I'm not an alchemist."

Celeste said to the mermaid: "I am the heir of the Mansfield family. I don't know if you have heard of our family's reputation. I came of age six months ago and left home to travel. I have a younger sister who lives in two Missed years ago, she was a very beautiful and lovely girl, not long after I left home, I happened to meet a girl who looked very similar to her."

"I went to chase her, but I didn't catch up with her. After many inquiries, I learned from the local population that it was an evil little witch, but I was sure that it was my missing sister. My sister was very kind, and she would never It might be an evil witch. I couldn't get any more news from the local population, and I went back to the hotel depressed, but I didn't expect a person in a black robe to wait for me in my room."

"That's Dickens."

Celeste paused at this point, but the mermaid didn't make a sound. It stretched out its hand to caress Celeste's cheek. Its claws were cold, and there were some rough scales in its palm.It leaned on the edge of the bathtub, leaned up and kissed Celeste.

There was a strange sweetness in Celeste's heart, and he continued:

"He told me that the person I'm looking for is an apprentice of a very powerful alchemist. He can let me meet my sister, as long as I agree to be his apprentice. Because he thinks I'm very talented. In fact, He was right, I am indeed talented in alchemy. Not long after I was with him, he proposed to go out to sea to catch mermaids, and you will know the rest."

Celeste looked at the handsome face of the mermaid, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "I think, in fact, at the beginning, Dickens wanted me as a bait, but my status was too high, he didn't dare to do it, so he just A plan was laid out. You see, now he has succeeded."

The mermaid flicked its fish tail, making snow-white water splashes, "If you want, I can take you away." It licked its lips: "He can't keep me shut."

"You go." Celeste said, "I want to stay and wait to see my sister."

"I'll come to you after I've settled everything."

The mermaid took a quick look at him and said sweetly, "I want to stay and protect you, and I won't leave."

—I don't believe you, my dear human being.

Escrit thought so in his heart, but he cunningly controlled his thoughts without anyone noticing.

After Celeste left, it specially observed the behavior of human females. It didn't take much time for it. The mermaid soon found a seaside town and quietly observed the daily behavior of the human beings living there. .

They would have emotional ups and downs about things that were not important to the mermaid. Escrit couldn't understand their actions, but he remembered these things.And try to imitate.

It was easy for him, merfolk were good at deceiving, they were too good at disguising.

Escrit narrowed his eyes, recalling the look of the female side of the human couple. It gently kissed Celeste and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I will always protect you."

Celeste smiled briefly, and the panic in his heart was greatly reduced.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for Arao's party.

In order to show this obedient mermaid leader, Deakinst deliberately proposed to choose the place of the party by the sea.The other alchemists more or less heard that Dickens had successfully captured a mermaid leader, and did not object to Dickens' proposal.

On the day of Arao's gathering, the surroundings of the abandoned castle, which had been quiet and dead, became lively. The alchemists did not live in Dickens' hideout. They brought their own accommodation and set up camp around the abandoned castle.

Celeste had been looking forward to this day for a long time, but seeing this day finally came, Dickens didn't say anything, as if he had forgotten about it.

"I want to see my sister." Celeste approached Dickens directly, and made a straightforward request: "Today is Arao's party, you promised me."

Not long ago, he stopped thinking of Dickens as his mentor, and Dickens knew he was aware of his plans and didn't mind, "My dear lord, would you like to see your sister? That's a reasonable request, but it must be Wait until tonight."

He didn't show the teacher's score anymore, "After the Arao party is successfully concluded, I can fully satisfy your simple and reasonable request."

"I still have a place to use you now. If you see your sister and realize your wish and leave me alone, wouldn't I want to make a fool of myself?"

Celeste couldn't bear it anymore: "I'll just see her from a distance, that's all I want!"

Dickens grinned, "Okay, okay, but everything is fair trade, you want to see her? Yes, a bottle of mermaid blood. I just ran out of blood in the last experiment."

Dickens looked at Celeste. His former little apprentice looked extremely angry now. I have to say that he looked beautiful enough when he was angry, no wonder he was able to attract the mermaid leader.

But soon, everything in Celeste will be his.Dickens thought happily: the noble status, the untold wealth, the vast territory, and the mouth-watering delicious soul and young skin, all belong to him.

He has been planning for nearly seven years, and finally he is going to get these things he has dreamed of.

Celeste refused his request, turned and left.However, Dickens suddenly stopped him: "Forget it, I'll just treat it as a discount for you." As he said this, his wrinkled face laughed distortedly, "Come on, we'll meet soon , and then cooperate with me to complete today's party, and then you can go home with your sister, and we have nothing to do with each other."

Through the long dark corridor, Dickens led Celeste to the outside of the dark castle. The barren open space now has various buildings of various sizes. Some alchemists communicated with each other and bargained in the open space. exchange what they need with each other.

Celeste saw the girl in the lavender dress almost at a glance. The girl followed a middle-aged alchemist respectfully and disappeared into a dusty tent.

"Only one side."

Dickens held Celeste by the shoulder, preventing him from running over: "It's not the time yet."

Then, he said to Celeste with a smile on his face: "See you now, go back and stay with that mermaid, try to make it obedient, I know you have a way."

"Even for your sister, you have to work harder, don't you?"

Dickens left after speaking, leaving Celeste standing alone.He pondered for a while, then walked back.

He pushed open the bathroom door and saw the mermaid waiting for him at the edge of the bath, "Have you found your sister yet?"

"I found it." Celeste walked towards the bath: "Let's get started."

He is not a person who likes to sit still, so he discussed a plan with Escrit not long ago.On the day of Arao's meeting, after confirming the location of his sister, he took the mermaid out and confuse the alchemists with the mermaid's singing, then he could take his sister away and put the mermaid back into the sea.

What a perfect plan.

At first, Celeste was worried about whether the mermaid's singing would affect him, but after the mermaid reassured him, he still had doubts.After all, didn't the mermaid captivate his mind with singing?However, after the recent period of getting along, Celeste has fewer and fewer doubts in his heart. Now, he has completely believed in this beautiful and harmless creature in front of him.

"I'll take you to the top of the castle."

Celeste rolled up his cuffs, intending to hug the mermaid, but the mermaid was not only heavy, but also had a slippery tail. Celeste tried hard for a while, but got nothing but getting himself wet.

The mermaid looked at it with interest for a while, and it cooperated meticulously where it should cooperate, but Celeste still failed. The poor human's cheeks were flushed, he was out of breath, and his clothes were wet.

"I'll do it myself."

The mermaid said that it supported the edge of the bath with its two paws, turned over and jumped out of the bath, and landed on the dry ground. The mermaid's two arms were very powerful, and the fish tail under the waist was slightly curved, supporting the ground. , it supported the ground with both hands, and the fish tail cooperated with the force, and crawled forward in a meandering manner.

It looked like a ferocious reptile.

When Celeste saw such a mermaid, his heart throbbed suddenly, as if something bad was about to happen, but he shook his head, thinking it was his own illusion.

Now is a critical period, and he has no time to think about it. Celeste shook off the fleeting thoughts in his mind and began to concentrate on helping the mermaid go out.

Celeste was very familiar with this abandoned castle, and quickly climbed to the top of the castle through a small staircase. He opened the crumbling wooden door, and the clear blue sky came into his eyes.

He was trembling with nervousness, and after confirming that there was no one on the top of the castle, he stepped aside so that the mermaid could come out.

The mermaid leaned on the ground, crawled to its chosen position like a boa constrictor, turned her head and smiled at Celeste: "Honey, come to me."

Celeste didn't suspect him, and walked towards the mermaid.

The mermaid's eyes were extremely gentle, and it said softly, "I'm going to start singing."

Celeste held its arm tightly, licked its dry lower lip, "Okay, you sing."

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