[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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Plum Tess was stunned for a moment, and then Saturn took the blood-stained glass piece from her hand without any trace.

"Go ahead, don't do anything stupid," Saturn finally warned.

The Duke of Buckingham didn't seem to notice their small movements, and he led Mei Tess to the tower where she was imprisoned.Along the way, Mars, the Duke's bodyguard, was always around. Although she didn't bring the ferocious black panther Phobos this time, there was a falcon on her left shoulder, which was another pet of hers. , Demos.

It has a pair of eyes that can sow fear, so Mei Tess dare not act rashly anymore.

When he walked to the first cell on the lower level, the Duke of Buckingham ordered Mars to open the cell door, "More than 100 years ago, my ancestors designed this castle for the selection of qualified dark stars. I inherit this castle Afterwards, an astrologer was hired to make changes, and many puzzles were set in the cell, and it is believed that one of the five girls will be able to solve one of them and open the cell door."

"You mean, there's more than one puzzle here," said Mei Tess in disbelief.

"Yes," the Duke said with a smile, "for example, when I chose Mars back then, the girl locked in this cell found a method of disposing poison in the folder of the book, and then she followed The clues found the materials in the pillow, the belt and the spine of the book, and successfully formulated the poison. However, she couldn't find a way to let the guards eat it... Finally, in desperation, she took the poison herself. I swallowed that poison pill."

Mei Tess looked towards the cell with fear, as if she had really seen the tragic scene.

They passed another cell, and the duke went on to say, "The gypsy girl who was imprisoned here used meditation to untie the astrolabe and get the dagger, but she lacked the necessary courage and courage, and she also failed."

When he walked to the last cell at the end of the corridor, the Duke looked back at the guard who was teasing the falcon behind him, "And my black beauty, she didn't want anything, she just broke the guard's neck, which also made her my Mars."

After several seconds of silence, Mei Tess said tentatively, "That means the real key to unlock the prison door is to kill the guard..."

"You are very smart," the Duke said with a smile. "Only with blood on your hands can you become a qualified Dark Star."

"But they are all your subordinates, don't you care about their lives?" Mei Tess asked in disbelief.

"No, they are not my subordinates," the Duke shook his head. "They are slaves I bought from Ottoman Turkey. They have been eunuchs since they were young. They will not have sex or feelings. They will only carry out the orders of their masters. It would be a good idea for them to come and test your tools."

"You chose me because I stabbed the guard..." Mei Tess's amber eyes flickered.

"Not all." The Duke of Buckingham led her to the upper floor. Before reaching the cell where she was held, the Duke lightly touched the mechanism on the wall and led Mei Tess into the secret passage.

They went all the way to the back of the relief of the sun god.Mei Tess found that the relief was completely hollow, especially the eyes, which were carved out of a translucent gemstone.Standing behind the relief, the people in the cell can clearly grasp what they say and do.

"Among the five girls, Anna disappointed me the most. When I found out that the maid who was helping here turned out to be her lost sister, I thought it was a good show. However, she got so much information, but she still changed everything No, not even as good as the two girls in the cell next door, one at least knew how to seduce the guard, and the other managed to injure the guard when he was dragged out of the cell door. But Anna is very beautiful, and any man will feel pity if he sees it My face will never disappoint Mera."

As if not paying attention to the anger in Mei Tess's eyes, the Duke of Buckingham continued, "And that Gilly is only a little clever, and she is useless. She chose to go all the way with Elise, just to leave behind when the pursuers approached." She, let her attract the hounds. She probably never dreamed that she would be killed with a dagger by Elise who was pretending to be crazy."

"It's Jean," Mei Tess corrected, who didn't even know the name of the girl who died because of him.

"And Elise is really ruthless. She even ate that disgusting rodent alive in order to pretend to be crazy. In order to escape for herself, she was relentless when stabbing her companions. She is exactly the person I need." The corner of the Duke's mouth turned pale With a stern smile, "You too, Plum Tess."

"I'm afraid Elise and I are two completely different people," Mei Tess raised her eyebrows and said.

"No, I saw how you charmed the helper girl to give you information. And how you solved the puzzle on the astrolabe to find one of the keys I set... I believe you will be A qualified dark star."

"Dark Star... Under the light of the sun, all the stars will become dim." Mei Tess looked at the familiar relief, "So, this Apollo statue represents yourself? "

"You are a little wrong, he is not Apollo, but Helios." The Duke of Buckingham seemed a little angry, "Helios is the son of the Titan God Hyperion and Theia, only he is the same from beginning to end. The sun god, all the sayings about Apollo being the sun god in later generations are all misinformation by poets and dramatists."

This was the first time Mei Tess had heard such a statement.She slowly approached the relief, and through those translucent eyes, she saw the arrow she placed on the astrolabe, which aroused another question in her heart.

She looked around. The structure here is circular and opaque, so she couldn't judge the direction of the arrow. "That arrow points to the east where the sun is rising?"

"Come with me," said the Duke of Buckingham.He took Mei Tess to the top of the tower, where the dome was made entirely of glass and there was a clear view of the evening sky.

"The arrow is actually pointing to the west..." Mei Tess murmured, "but that's the direction of the sunset..."

"Yes, but one day, I will make Great Britain an empire on which the sun never sets." The blue eyes of the Duke of Buckingham shone with golden light, "So, I need the dark star... I need you to come Aid my business."

Not knowing where the courage came from, Mei Tess blurted out, "What if I don't want to?"

The Duke was silent for several seconds, neither anger nor disappointment could be seen on his expression.He just brought Plum Tess to a statue.

"Who is she?" Mei Tess looked curiously at the lifelike marble beauty in front of her.

"Milady, the first Dark Star," the Duke of Buckingham explained. "She is a ruthless, insidious, cunning, unscrupulous woman who once planned to assassinate the First Duke, but was later subdued by the First Duke. After that, although they still hated each other, that did not prevent them from achieving each other. She Help the first Duke get the position of Prime Minister, and the Duke also let her get what she wants most, power, wealth... and revenge!"

He paused, as if to give Mei Tess time to settle down.

"Plum Tess, I know what you want."