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“Why?” Robert asked in confusion.
“Although it’s true that everyone has secrets that no one knows, it’s not impossible to for us to learn someone’s secrets if we pay a high enough price,” Audrey said with a gleeful tone.
Robert broke out in cold sweat. How did he even get wrapped up with these big shots? Did they actually have the hobby of prying into other people’s secrets?
Robert fell silent.
“Pfft…”
Audrey laughed out loud, she immediately said to Robert, “Look at you, you’re so scared that you can’t even speak. Senior sister is just teasing you. We won’t do such a boring thing. Don’t worry, unless you take the initiative to tell us your secret, we won’t pry.”
Robert wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and heaved a sigh of relief. According to his understanding of Audrey and the others, they definitely had the capabilities to do everything that she said. Although the system was very strong, it was still better to be safe than sorry. If the existence of the system was discovered, he would be in deep trouble.
Even senior sister Audrey started to tease him. It was really unforgivable.
“When I become stronger, I’ll ‘take care’ of all of you one by one.”
Robert secretly swore in his head.
“Audrey, did you feel something just now?” Mulan asked in confusion. At their level, unless they encountered an existence above the level of an actual God, they would not be feeling any sort of threat.
Audrey nodded. She had also felt something just now. It was as if she had been enveloped by a black mist. Even someone of her caliber had to do a double-take. She used her supernatural power to assess the situation. If there was still a threat in this world that they had not discovered, she would definitely be able to sense its existence at this moment.
Audrey immediately shook her head at Mulan and Fubuki.
Although they were not blood-related sisters, they had been together for so many years. They were already very familiar with each other. With just a single action, they could understand each other’s intentions.
Mulan and Fubuki knew that Audrey was the best at divination. If even she could not figure it out, then there were only two possibilities. Either the threat was extremely well-hidden, or some sort of interference was blocking off Audrey’s divination.
All of this seemed like a long time, but in fact, not even a single second had passed.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up first.” Robert was worried about continuing this conversation. If this continues, all sorts of secrets would eventually be exposed. That was not something he wanted to see.
“Wait, we still have something to ask you.” Mulan’s voice was casual, but Robert could feel the underlying threat behind her words. If he dared to hang up, the consequences would be very serious.
“Today is the day that the holy city of Rome holds its annual celebration. At the same time, it is also the time when the Divine Sword in the Stone chooses its master. For multiple years, the Divine Sword in the Stone had hidden its body. Even we can’t see the tangible body of the Divine Sword in the Stone. Many people even speculated that the Divine Sword in the Stone was not in St. Peter’s Basilica at all. Of course, we know that the Divine Sword in the Stone is firmly embedded in the huge rock of the Basilica, waiting for its master to come.”
After Mulan said that, Fubuki immediately continued.
“Ancient Egypt and Atlantis have just erupted with unprecedented battle intent. They must have sensed something.
“Ancient Egypt’s holy relic — the Eye of Horus — and Atlantis’s holy relic — the Trident. They were the first to show their battle intent. They must’ve sensed the mighty aura of the Divine Sword in the Stone being awakened.”
Audrey’s next words increased the credibility of Fubuki’s argument.
“I just did another divination, but I didn’t manage to learn anything. Unless I encounter the interference of the same level as me, my divination will definitely not fail.”
Robert scratched his head forcefully. How?!
How did these big shots immediately notice that he had just awakened the Sword of the Fairies bloodline?
Was there any justice left in this world?
At this moment, Mulan seemed to have thought of something.
“That’s right. I remember now. The Eye of Horus from ancient Egypt and the Trident from Atlantis had once fought against the Divine Sword in the Stone. They must be familiar with each other’s auras. The Eye of Horus and the Trident were sensitive to the power of the Divine Sword in the Stone, so they erupted with battle intent. As for the other divine artifacts and holy relics, they all responded to this surge in battle intent. They were refreshing their sense of existence in the world.”
After such an analysis, Audrey asked in a tone of anticipation and doubt.
“Are you the one who woke up the Divine Sword in the Stone?”
Mulan interrogated him as if he were a prisoner.
“Come on, tell me the truth or I’ll kill you!”
Fubuki said flatly.
“Junior brother, you’ve been exposed.”
Robert felt that his life was hanging by a thread.
He was treading on thin ice.
What if he was exposed?
He would not admit it even if he was beaten to death.
“Senior sisters, have you forgotten that I also came to the celebration last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. I also attempted to pull out the Sword in the Stone back then. If I really was the master of the Divine Sword in the Stone, why didn’t I succeed earlier?”
Since he had a cheat-like system, no matter how smart they were, they would not be able to rationalize their way to this conclusion.
After all, he was telling the truth. “Robert” had technically gone to the celebration for the past few years, but that was not the current him. Instead, it was the original owner of this body. Even if the previous owner was a good-for-nothing, he had worked hard in the past, hoping to change his fate in one day.
Thanks to Robert’s parents’ willingness to spend a lot of money, it was still easy to bribe their way to get their son a chance to pull out the Divine Sword in the Stone despite not being able to get a VIP invitation.
Unfortunately, his predecessor was destined to be a good-for-nothing. Despite going to the celebrations multiple times, he returned disappointed every time.
As the saying went, when there is a will, there is a way. Thus, his predecessor’s glorious sacrifice happened to coincide with the current Robert’s transmigration over to this world.
As for the predecessor’s participation in the celebration and his attempt to pull out the Sword in the Stone, these attempts were all recorded in the church’s historical records. If Audrey and the others wanted to check, they could find out even without the church’s permission.
After listening to Robert’s words, Audrey and the others, who seemed unfazed by the passage of time, revealed troubled expressions for the first time. Their deduction was definitely valid, but Robert’s words were also made sense. If Robert had really been chosen by the Divine Sword in the Stone, he would have awakened it long ago. Why did he wait until now? In the supernatural world, awakening one’s bloodline was of the utmost importance. Age did not matter. Therefore, at this moment, Audrey and the others were confused. Was It really not Robert? Could they have been wrong since the start?
However, they were not just some random supernatural awakeners. They quickly thought, could this be related to Robert’s secret?
If that was really the case, then the secret he was keeping would be incredible!
He had somehow hidden it from them for so long!
At this moment, the image of a holy woman clad in golden armor suddenly appeared in the ladies’ minds.
Could this have something to do with the bloodline of an old friend?
Sure enough, Robert was not as simple as he looked!