stonecrandall Chapter 682 Sudden Changes in the Manor!
Chapter 682 Sudden Changes in the Manor!
"Everything will be alright."
Miss Hugh squeezed Fors's hand tightly.
Fors managed a forced smile, but had no idea how to respond.
Then she suddenly turned to Chu Yang again and asked, "Mr. Chu Yang, you are indeed very knowledgeable and wise, but I have one last question. The plan you provided for Xiu to contact the nobles was definitely not something you came up with in a short time."
"This plan must have been brewing in your mind for a long time. What exactly do you want to achieve through Hugh and me?"
Chu Yang shook his head slightly. Of course, he just wanted Miss Hugh and Miss Audrey to be able to meet.
But this true purpose can never be revealed.
"Miss Fors, you have too many questions. I have no obligation to answer them."
"If you think I have ulterior motives, then you can simply not carry out the plan to contact the nobles."
Chu Yang's expression remained very calm.
Although he really wanted to join the Tarot Club through Fors and Miss Hugh.
But he would never allow Fors to take the initiative in their relationship.
Moreover, even if Fors and Miss Hugh are excluded, he could still spend some more time to enter the Tarot Club through a new target.
Upon hearing Chu Yang's sudden change of attitude, Fors's expression froze.
"Chu Yang, Fors didn't mean that. He was just a little worried about me."
"No matter what, I believe in you, and please believe that Fors really has no ill intentions."
Miss Hugh, standing to the side, stood up and apologized profusely.
Regardless of what Chu Yang's true intentions were, he never complained about Chu Yang.
Because what she owed Chu Yang was far more than a life could repay.
"Chu Yang, whatever your goal is, Fors and I will do everything we can to help you."
Miss Hugh spoke with a very serious expression.
Deep down, she always believed that everything Chu Yang did was to follow the human trafficking route of the Lodak gang and dig deeper to find the mastermind behind it all.
Because Chu Yang once mentioned that one of his relatives had been sold to an unknown place.
Chu Yang nodded slightly, without offering any further explanation.
Fors suddenly spoke up, saying, "My question just now was indeed a bit unreasonable, but I also hope that both sides can be more candid with each other before reaching a cooperation agreement."
"If you don't want to answer, then I won't press you any further."
"Moreover, Hugh's statement just now also represents my meaning. In any case, I will not stand by and watch those human traffickers continue to act arrogantly."
Fors's expression was also very serious.
The reason she was able to become best friends with Miss Hugh and maintain that relationship as roommates was...
It was entirely because, like Hugh, she shared an extreme aversion to evil in her personality.
However, the two women handled the problem in completely different ways when faced with criminal acts.
Chu Yang remained silent, watching the two women before him without offering any immediate response.
He was using this behavior to convey his dissatisfaction to the men and women opposite him.
"Don't worry, after I finish writing this novel, my fame should increase, and then it will be easier for me to get in touch with some noble children."
Fors even habitually pushed up his glasses, preparing to express his apology to Chu Yang and his determination to carry out the corresponding plan with concrete actions.
Xiu, standing to the side, glanced speechlessly at her best friend.
She knew perfectly well that her best friend was talking nonsense, because this guy's procrastination was too severe.
Although she keeps saying she will finish writing the novel she is currently serializing as soon as possible, that "as soon as possible" is probably a long way off.
Why are you looking at me like that? I'll definitely finish the book within a month.
Fors, who was standing to the side, immediately widened his eyes.
The two women started bickering again, oblivious to everyone else.
Chu Yang smiled slightly upon seeing this scene.
He certainly wouldn't get angry because of Fors's few words.
After all, living in this extremely bizarre world, even if he knows the direction of the plot, he still needs to have enough strength to support everything in many situations.
Even as the absolute center of the original work, The Fool Klein needed enough partners to achieve his goals.
And he was even more so.
Rather than developing some unfamiliar partners, it's better to develop Miss Hugh and Fors, who have already been tested and proven in the process.
Moreover, it's not just partners; even family members can argue because of differing beliefs.
Therefore, Fors's questioning did not annoy him; on the contrary, it made him feel that this woman was very vigilant.
On the other side, Elinda's father, Holmes, was pale-faced, holding a three-legged toad that was emitting a foul stench in his hand, but he carefully placed it into a container.
The container already contained a sufficient amount of liquid.
After he gently stirred it with a glass hammer, the three-legged cicada began to slowly melt.
He forced himself to swallow it, suppressing his nausea.
Elinda, who was inside the shop, had no idea about any of this.
Meanwhile, in the afternoon, Chu Yang once again went to Manhattan and locked himself in his home to study.
This time, Manhattan directly provided him with an even more valuable set of ancient texts.
It contains a record of an ancient language.
Modern scholars have named this ancient language Fergus.
"The origin of this language has been confirmed to be from multiple different ethnic groups."
"Even dragons, which only exist in myths and legends, are a branch of this language."
"Therefore, truly learned scholars believe that there must be an extremely mysterious power hidden within this language."
"But we still have a long way to go before we can actually use it."
"Furthermore, numerous scholars have successfully confirmed that when someone attempts to learn this language and harness its power, they are at risk of encountering danger at any time."
Finally, Manhattan stared intently at Chu Yang and said, "So when you're studying, you must never easily read out any content from this language."
Chu Yang, who was standing to the side, nodded heavily.
He understood better than anyone in Manhattan how terrifying the secrets hidden behind this language truly were.
Those who recite this language are always at risk of being targeted by divine forces.
Over the next few days, Chu Yang devoted himself entirely to the learning process.
He would also use his pure white eyes to speed up his learning pace.
Manhattan exclaimed that he had simply received a truly gifted student.
Nearly a week passed in this way. Chu Yang was learning the mysterious Fergus language while also learning gun handling skills and combat techniques from Miss Hugh.
On another morning, Chu Yang and Miss Xiu arrived at the abandoned manor shooting range once again.
As the golden bullet casings fell to the ground, every bullet Chu Yang fired hit the bullseye.
This caused Miss Hugh, who was standing to the side, to gape in astonishment.
"It's almost unbelievable that you've lost weight despite your talent in the design field."
Miss Hugh's eyes held a very complex expression.
Because even when she first started learning about firearms, she didn't grasp it as quickly as Chu Yang.
Not to mention that her gun-fighting instructor was a real sharpshooter.
Chu Yang's teacher was just a young girl who wasn't very old.
True weapons require time to mature and become thoroughly integrated into one's body.
Therefore, even Miss Hugh doesn't believe that her current marksmanship is comparable to that of her former teacher.
She even felt that if she didn't possess extraordinary power, she might never be able to surpass her gunsmith teacher in her entire life.
But Chu Yang is different; his current talent with firearms might be enough to take him to the farthest point.
The two then engaged in close-quarters combat sparring.
This time, Chu Yang held out for a full thirty seconds in Xiu's grasp.
"How did you manage to do that?"
"I can clearly feel that your physical fitness hasn't improved much, but you've become much more capable of fighting than before."
Miss Hugh couldn't contain her doubts and asked on the spot.
"Perhaps it's because I digest potions much faster than ordinary people."
Chu Yang shrugged slightly.
He knew, of course, that his rapid progress was largely due to the influence of the Pure White Eyes.
He was digesting the extraordinary power brought by the magic potion every day.
All of this continuously spurred him to develop the Pure White Eye.
This, in turn, creates positive feedback for his physical and mental well-being.
It's no exaggeration to say that among readers of the same series, probably no one can compare to him.
"It seems that as I continue to grow stronger, the various enhancements brought by my cheat system will become increasingly substantial."
Chu Yang's anticipation grew stronger.
He even began to imagine that one day he might actually be able to fight the Fool Klein head-on.
Miss Hugh, standing to the side, finally let out a sigh of relief, then said with some regret:
"I think it's more likely that your body hasn't received enough nutrition in the past."
"But now that you've been learning alongside Mr. Manhattan and have become an extraordinary being, the void that your body originally had should have been completely filled."
"This also means that you are actually a true combat genius with physical talent."
"It's a pity that your physical talent has only been successfully discovered now."
Miss Xiu looked at Chu Yang's extremely strong physique with some regret and couldn't help but shake her head slightly.
"Do you think I can catch up with those so-called geniuses if I diligently practice physical skills now?"
Chu Yang asked with a smile.
"It's not that there's no chance, but the hope is very slim."
"If you want to increase your combat power in a short period of time, I still recommend that you use a melee weapon."
Miss Hugh offered new suggestions.
Chu Yang naturally had no objection to this.
The square had already been learning knightly training techniques from Miss Hugh.
If there were weapons that could allow it to fully unleash its combat power, that would be even better.
Do you have any weapon recommendations?
"Length is fine, I'm not picky."
Chu Yang had no idea what weapon he would use in the future.
After all, weapons are meant to be a transitional tool; his primary means of combat in the future will undoubtedly be the application of extraordinary power.
"I'm afraid I can't offer any advice on this, because I only know how to use daggers and special short weapons."
"That's because of my height."
"You're way too tall for me, so you'd better stick to using a long weapon."
Miss Xiu stared at Chu Yang with a resentful look.
Her height has always been a source of pain for her.
Unless she's willing to use extraordinary power to change her height.
But with such extraordinary influence, who knows which direction her body will transform into?
She didn't want to become a monster, neither human nor ghost, in the future.
After chatting for a while longer, Chu Yang suddenly asked, "Was Fors' book successfully completed?"
According to the original plot, Fors should be a person with a very serious procrastination problem.
That's why Chu Yang specifically asked about it.
"It's still a long way off, but I've been supervising her writing all this time."
"But in any case, it won't be finished until at least next Saturday."
Ms. Hugh felt extremely helpless about her best friend's excessive procrastination.
"If that's really the case, I think Fors' editor should thank you, and might even treat you to dinner."
Chu Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud. Sure enough, Fors was still that extremely procrastinating and somewhat lazy woman.
Just as the two were chatting and laughing, a heavy thud of hooves suddenly came from the perimeter of the manor.
Chu Yang and his companion's expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly began packing their belongings and quickly made their way through a side door to a secluded spot to hide.
Miss Hugh grew up on this estate and is naturally very familiar with the environment here.
Therefore, this extremely secluded hiding space was something they had prepared long ago to deal with unexpected situations.
Fortunately, after each shooting practice, they habitually collect all the spent cartridge cases that fall to the ground.
Otherwise, there probably wouldn't have been enough time to clean up the scene this time.
However, what they had no idea was that, just as they were unaware of their worries, someone swept away all traces left behind by a gentle breeze after they left.
And in the hidden underground space.
Miss Hugh frowned and asked, "After all, who would come to this estate at this time?"
"Could it be some people with ulterior motives again?"
Chu Yang smiled and reassured him, "It shouldn't be that bad. Didn't you say before that the night watchmen have already conducted a thorough search of this place several times?"
Even so, Miss Hugh remained somewhat worried. (End of Chapter)