A banquet hall.Two banquet halls.Three banquet halls.The sight is different; The content, however, is the same.Howlen's footsteps wandered through the vast Arena Palace, as if trapped in a labyrinthine illusion, and the dreamlike sight made time completely meaningless and his mind was in chaos.All signs are showing that this is an aristocratic playful party, but Mr.
Harford accurately captured the curiosity of the nobles, and strictly adhered to the mystery, and finally created a top-level party in the Arena Palace, which made the nobles of the Leia Empire flock to it one after another.Perhaps, these are regular areas where the real secret is hidden in the lounge?
Or is it in a more mysterious secret room?
Just as Hodden was about to go to the private VIP room to investigate, a call came from the side, "Wait. ”Hoden's heart contracted slightly, could it be that his wandering whereabouts aroused suspicion?
But on the surface, Horden still calmly stopped, turned to greet the guest in front of him, because he was wearing a strict and gorgeous mask, even his body and dress were hidden in the black robes, and what appeared in front of Horden's eyes was a mysterious image without any features.Although Hoden can still judge from the height, shoulders and other lines, this should be a man; can also judge from the details, such as movements, voices, etc., that the other party should be over sixty years old, or even older, and his hoarse voice and calm tone have revealed the secret of his age.But that's all."
Sir."
Although Hoden is good at observation, at this time the clues are limited, everything is hidden behind the mask, and Hoden does not dare to use psionic energy to test easily.The guest standing in front of him did not speak, but carefully looked Hodden up and down, and the gaze behind the mask faintly revealed an uncomfortable sharpness, as if it was salivating, and seemed to be assessing - the other party's eyes were not direct, but hidden behind politeness, and that hidden edge was even more uncomfortable, sounding the alarm in Hoden's mind.However, Hordon did not act rashly, judging from the content and context of tonight's banquet, the intersection between the guests and the waiters is expected, so far it has not happened, it does not mean that it will not happen, what he needs to do is not to make a fuss and disrupt the plan, but to further test it in a calculated way.Maybe this is your chance.On the surface, Holden still showed the restraint and nervousness of the waiter, and called out again in a cramped manner, "Sir?
Is there anything I can do to help?
”The guest standing in front of him still didn't speak, and then, Hoden could feel a cold psionic energy fall, scrutinizing his body - the strange thing was here, the psionic energy was not malicious, but was testing Hoden's bones and muscles, as if it were a physical examination.Inexplicably, Holden immediately thought of the health check-up at the "St.
Peter's Examination Center"."
Sir?"
Horden took the initiative to speak for the third time, interrupting the other party's inspection, because this was the normal reaction of the waiter.Sure enough, the other party did not get angry, but withdrew his spiritual energy, stretched out his right hand from under the cloak, and waved it gently, "You can leave." ”That's it?
The guest didn't say much, didn't blame or scold, didn't say anything, and didn't wait for Hoden to react, turned around and left directly.Holden was full of question marks, and he always felt that he had vaguely grasped something, but the other party's movements were so headless that he couldn't easily judge - who knows if this was an individual act or a general act?
Is it directly related to tonight's banquet?
Mysterious, weird, but ordinary.Obviously, these three adjectives should not be placed on the same thing, because they are mutually exclusive, but at this time, they are being played out, and all aspects are proving that this is obviously not a normal dinner party, and it is definitely not as simple as it seems.After a brief strange experience, Hoden immediately realized that his investigation might be going a little wrong, and that the focus should not be on the Arena Palace, nor on the guests, but on the waiters themselves, who, like Samuel and Hoden Herlow, are the targets.Therefore, if you follow the waiter, you may be able to find that you are tired of it, and you don't need to walk around at the risk of exposing yourself in the huge Arena Palace.So, Holden adjusted his strategy, and it didn't take long for him to reap the rewards.Waiters, indeed, are the target.Rarely, only a small percentage of the guests did this, but it was true that they were repeating what Hoden had just done: observing a waiter, ordering him to stop, and then starting to check, first with his eyes, then with psionic scans—different guests had different ways, and each had their own way, some rough, some gentle, some simple, some more complicated.The problem does not arise at this point.If it's just a "check", then maybe the guests want to get the waiters to join the game tonight, after all, it's hard to control your impulses in such an environment; However, the real anomaly came in the second part that followed: one after another, Hoden observed at least three waiters leaving their posts and following the guests to a room diagonally across the hallway.That room is not a banquet hall, but a small lounge, a space for the waiters to rest and adjust, Holden is naturally no stranger, so why did the waiters and guests go to that lounge?
Is the secret hidden here?
Rather than rushing forward to investigate, Holden spread out the induction net.Later, it was found that there would always be a waiter at the door of the lounge in time to prevent anyone from breaking into the room to disturb him, but there was no violent movement in the lounge, and those waiters were just removed from their blindfolds, revealing their full facial features, and then the guests further directly tested the bones with their hands, and that's all.Immediately after that, the guests and waiters both leave the lounge, and the waiters waiting at the door of the lounge will become the guides, and instead of returning to the banquet hall, they continue down the corridor to another unknown location.It's like......
Layers of screening are general.Inexplicably, the picture of "draft for the emperor" came to Holden's mind, and only after the first, second, and third rounds of screening could he enter the Forbidden City, and then look forward to jumping on the branches and becoming a phoenix.But does such a mysterious top group exist at Mr.
Hartford's dinner?
Is that mysterious group the secret?
Or is it just an extension of a fun party, just a difference between a public and an intimate party?
Or a party with a special hobby?
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