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Theresa always felt that there must be some other reason why Iris knew so much, but she didn't know yet.

Elise could also sense the other person's suspicion, but before she could explain, the maid came over to call her for dinner.

This is a good opportunity for Elise to get away with it without having to come up with any explanations.

Isabella also returned, so during the meal, Elise took the opportunity to inquire about Vivian's recent situation.

“Miss Vivian seems to be busy with something lately, and the affairs of Hope Land have been mainly handled by the clan chief,” Isabella said softly.

"Is something you're busy with?" A thoughtful look flashed in Elise's eyes. What could be related to Vivian at this time?

Is it an incident of an evil god descending, or the series of disappearances of Seria, or something else entirely?

Because of Elise's interference, the future is now subject to great change, and even she is not entirely certain about it.

However, since she couldn't figure it out, Elise wouldn't force herself. It wasn't like she couldn't contact Vivian; she could just ask her directly.

With that thought in mind, Elise pulled herself together and began to enjoy her dinner.

Volume 1: Chapter 379 The Serial Disappearances Case

That evening, after dinner, Elise went directly to Vivian's mansion.

Although Vivian has been quite busy lately, it's her time to rest now, so if you go directly to her, she'll most likely be at home. 6

Just as Iris had expected, Vivian was returning home when she arrived at the mansion.

Vivian, stepping down from the carriage, glanced at Iris, her slight weariness vanishing instantly, replaced by a gentle smile. (Seven)

"Let's talk in my room."

"it is good."

Pushing Vivian into the room, before Iris could even speak, Vivian had already gotten up and hugged her.

Elise, momentarily stunned by the hug, broke into a bright smile: "I've never seen you like this before."

"The past is the past, the present is the present." Vivian certainly knew what she was like in her past life, but it was precisely because she knew how she had behaved in the past that she wouldn't hold back in front of Elise now.

After carefully feeling Elise's warmth, Vivian released her grip, sat back in her wheelchair, and said, "Why are you looking for me at this hour?"

“I’ve returned from the Holy Kingdom, so of course I had to check on you.” Elise said, taking a bracelet from her spatial ring. She had bought it in the Holy Kingdom; it was a bracelet with purifying power and could ward off a certain degree of curses.

Vivian also realized the bracelet's clever use. She took it, put it on casually, and then said, "You seem quite worried about my safety?"

"Why not?"

Vivian is the emperor's daughter, and even with a seventh-level being protecting her, her situation is not considered safe.

In the past, when playing games, if you chose Vivian as the protagonist, you would often be assassinated. Moreover, Elise had previously assisted Vivian and knew just how dangerous those assassinations were.

"I will be more careful."

"Good to know." Iris nodded in satisfaction, then walked behind Vivian, idly playing with the other's hair as she asked, "So what have you been busy with lately? You've even handed over the matters at Hope's Land to Lily?"

Have you heard about the recent series of disappearances?

Vivian's words made Elise raise an eyebrow. Of course she knew about such a major event, and had personally experienced it countless times.

"Since the Empire and the Kingdom went to war, there have been cases of people mysteriously disappearing in Seria. At first, such cases were not unusual, but as time went on, more and more people went missing. Finally, it was the disappearance of a young lady from a noble family that attracted the attention of the garrison."

"The garrison suspects it was done by cultists. After all, cultists have become more active in the empire since the war started. But there are many cultists in the empire, and these missing people don't have anything in common."

"This matter has become a big deal, and it is currently being handled by my supporters."

Vivian felt that she must have experienced this in her past life, but unfortunately she has not yet awakened the relevant memories.

She silently looked at Elise, wondering if a deep conversation with her tonight might awaken some related memories. Once she had those memories, dealing with such matters would be much simpler.

Although she hasn't awakened any related memories, Elise should have them, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

With just a glance at Vivian, Elise knew what the other was thinking.

She chuckled and said, "Your guess is right, it was indeed done by cultists, but it wasn't just cultists."

"Who else?"

"A behemoth."

Iris's words made Vivian's eyes narrow. It was clear that Iris was speaking from their perspective. To them, the empire, the national machine, was probably the only thing that could be considered a behemoth.

Vivian suddenly felt somewhat unfamiliar with the Empire. When did the Empire start cooperating with cultists?

Or perhaps the empire began cooperating with cults long ago, which is why cults are so prevalent.

What caused those people to disappear?

"For another god-making project."

"Is there more than one project to create a god?"

Vivian had just raised a question when she quickly answered it herself: "Right, there can't be just one of these plans, but I still don't quite understand what the missing people have to do with the god-making plan."

"Think about it carefully again, what do those people have in common?"

Vivian frowned slightly. She had already looked through the files of the missing persons, which included ordinary civilians, academy students, and even young ladies from noble families. There was no connection between them.

Or perhaps there are some commonalities that you've overlooked.

Unable to come up with anything, Vivian could only turn her attention back to Elise, not wanting to waste her brainpower on information that could be obtained so easily.

"They are all favored by the gods."

Those favored by the gods are people born with special abilities. These people are the perfect sacrifices for cultists. The blessings gained from sacrificing one person can even exceed those from sacrificing a hundred ordinary people.

For example, Flora is a chosen one, born with the ability to see the essence of magical circuits, and Sally's sister is also a chosen one.

Those favored by the gods possess a wide variety of abilities; some may seem unremarkable, while others are incredibly powerful.

Vivian recalled the victims' files and found that some of the missing people were indeed chosen by God, but the files did not specify whether the others were chosen by God.

After all, some people's abilities are so simple that they don't even know they are chosen by the gods.

Moreover, those favored by God have always been easy targets for cultists, and many people, even if they know they are favored by God, will not take the initiative to reveal it.

“You can check it out. Similar disappearances have happened before, but not as frequently. This time, they took advantage of the war and the increased activity of cult members to cover their tracks, so they went a bit too far.”

"I need the locations of those cult members' strongholds."

“I can tell you the location, but you can only trace it up to the cultists; you can’t go any further.” Elise’s expression turned serious.

The forces behind the cult are beyond their current capabilities. Only investigating the cult is enough to solve the series of disappearances without attracting the attention of the mastermind.

"Don't worry, I know what to do," Vivian replied softly.

Volume 1: Chapter 380 This Time I'll Take the Initiative

"The strength of the people at that cult stronghold is probably as I described."

Elise briefly explained the location of the cult's stronghold and the strength of its members to Vivian. With this information, the case of Vivian's disappearance should be much easier to solve.

If this incident were in a game, it would have required a lot of complicated investigation and evidence gathering to find any clues. Only because Elise was there could it be resolved so easily.

However, eliminating those cultists is only the first half of the disappearance case. There will be other cultists and more disappearances, but they will become more covert. To completely resolve the issue, we need to wait until the later stages of the game.

In today's context, one would need to gradually accumulate strength.

Vivian didn't take out a piece of paper to write it down, because she had already memorized it completely.

“Although you’ve said a lot, I still feel there’s something inappropriate. If possible… I’d like to see if I can recall any related memories.” Vivian looked directly at Elise.

Back in the Land of Hope, she was so busy dealing with all sorts of things that she didn't have much time to have a deep conversation with Elise. Now that she finally had the time and opportunity, she certainly wasn't going to let it slip by.

Iris, who was still wondering how to start the conversation, smiled slightly after hearing Vivian's words.

"Since you've already said so, I'll stay and keep you company tonight."

Vivian didn't respond verbally, but silently activated the silence barrier in the room. When the room became completely silent, it meant that their communication had begun.

As Vivian once again succumbed to pleasure, fragments of memories from her past life naturally surfaced in her mind.

She has memories of discussing various matters with Elise, as well as memories of Elise protecting her from assassination attempts.

The most poignant scene is when Elise's heart is pierced while she is protecting herself, and she only manages to survive thanks to her own survival skills.

Besides that, the most important thing is probably the memories related to the god-making plan, but not the current god-making opportunity of the empire, but the god-making plan she implemented after becoming empress.

I must say, the version of myself I remember was incredibly crazy; I actually thought of resurrecting Elise through a god-making project.

But if Elise really died in front of her, she probably would have done the same, right?

No, she wouldn't let Elise die in front of her.

This time, she will wipe out everything that could threaten Elise.

"I'm a little curious, why did you have that resolute and domineering expression after you were done?" Elise looked at Vivian beside her with a somewhat strange expression.

Vivian was just lost in pleasure, but her expression changed drastically the next second, leaving her momentarily stunned.

Upon hearing Elise's words, Vivian replied calmly, "It's just that I happened to remember some things."

"Could it be that he remembered something related to the disappearance case?" If so, isn't that too much of a coincidence?

Vivian gently shook her head: "No, it's just some memories related to the God-Making Project."

"I see." Elise nodded thoughtfully, then a seductive smile returned to her face. "How about we try again and see if we can awaken more memories?"

“Okay, but this time I’ll take the initiative.” Vivian said, already taking out her magic-suppressing collar.

……

The next day, when Elise woke up, it was almost noon.

Having returned to Seria, she had nothing to do for the time being, so she slept until she naturally woke up.

On Vivian's side, there's no maid who specifically wakes her up.

Upon waking, Elise did not get up immediately. Instead, she lazily wrapped herself in the blankets, enjoying the comfort of staying in bed.

Unfortunately, her lingering in bed didn't last long before Vivian's room door was pushed open.

At this point, Vivian was the only one who could get in.

Vivian maneuvered her wheelchair into the room, casually closed and locked the door, and then looked at Elise lying on the bed: "You're still not up."

"There's nothing I can do. Who told you to do so many terrible things to me last night?" Elise looked aggrieved, like a pure young girl who had been violated.

Unfortunately, her performance had little effect on Vivian, who was well aware of how much energy Elise had drained from her the night before, leaving her feeling weak this morning.

Fortunately, she usually looked sickly, so even if she was a little weak, no one would notice anything amiss. It was just that she needed to cover up the few marks that Elise had left on her.

Looking at Vivian, who was wearing a high-necked dress, Iris couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Those marks on your neck, wouldn't they just disappear with a little bit of healing lotion?"

He hissed, "I want to keep it."

"How come I didn't know you had this kind of fetish?"

Ai said, "After all, it was you who left it. If we leave it alone, it will recover after a while."

Elise originally wanted to tease Vivian, but Vivian's reaction was too indifferent, and she didn't react much no matter how much Elise teased her.

Helpless, Elise had no choice but to abandon the idea for the time being and instead asked, "Where did you go so early in the morning?"

San said, "Go and take care of that cult stronghold you mentioned."

"How's the battle going?" Leng asked Cang.

"The cultists among them were all wiped out, and a few of the chosen ones who hadn't been sent away were found; they have now been returned."

Hearing Vivian's words, Elise frowned slightly: "You resolved it too quickly. Such a rapid resolution will put you in a dangerous situation."

After all, those cultists were backed by the empire's high command. Their god-making plan wouldn't stop just because they were arrested. To avoid being exposed so quickly again, those lunatics might very well send someone to assassinate Vivian.

"I know what you're worried about, but if we don't address this quickly, more people will go missing, and my supporter's situation will worsen."

U: "Okay, then you need to be careful lately. How about I lend you Vanessa temporarily too? I have new bodyguards with me."

Sera is currently at her home. Although her mental state is somewhat strange, she is still a ninth-tier being, so with her around, her safety within the manor is generally not a problem.

Vivian hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright."

Volume 1: Chapter 381 The Radiance of Compassion 6

U: "By the way, the supplies you asked me to prepare before, I've already prepared them. They're in a warehouse outside Seria."2

N: "That's perfect. I'll go over there after lunch and transfer those supplies to the Cursed Fertile Land." 7

Elise hadn't forgotten Theresa's people; the supplies transferred last time were almost used up, so she asked Vivian to help prepare another batch.