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Chapter 961: Cecilia's Doppelganger
Chapter 961: Cecilia's Doppelganger
Cindy Doppier spoke at length.
After listening to her, Xiaotian finally understood the true nature of the treasure maps:
Fifty years ago, Cecilia had already made the treasure maps public to all the Skrulls.
However, when she revealed them, she didn't disclose their origin. She only mentioned that the treasures depicted were incredibly valuable, even beneficial to Seventh-Rank cultivators.
At the time, no one was particularly interested in investigating the origin of the treasure maps.
If a god-tier powerhouse had announced them, they were definitely worth looking for!
Thus, these dozen or so treasure maps quickly spread across the world, sparking a treasure-hunting craze!
Explorers from all over the world flocked to the Wildlands. For a time, "treasure hunting" became the hottest topic!
But as time passed, people began to realize something was amiss.
With great enthusiasm, they ventured into the Wildlands.
But one month, two months, three months... even after half a year, no one found the treasure. Not even the terrain depicted in the maps had been encountered!
Could the treasure maps be fake?
People began to doubt the authenticity of the treasure maps.
But Cecilia was a god-tier powerhouse, and no one dared to question her directly.
After multiple failed attempts, the treasure maps gradually faded from people's minds, and the hope of finding the treasure waned.
This continued for fifty years.
During these fifty years, there were no reports of any treasures being found in the Skrull world. Most Skrulls didn't even know about the existence of these treasure maps.
In the Sun Empire and the Lankte Alliance, these treasure maps were almost nonexistent.
However, in the Beck Kingdom, where Cecilia was their national god-tier powerhouse, the treasure maps were still included in electronic maps, though no one took them seriously anymore.
Until Xiaotian began to solve the treasure maps one after another...
...
Cindy Doppier's account helped Xiaotian understand the entire sequence of events.
Since the treasure maps were released by Cecilia, she must be connected to that secret faction!
It was unclear if Cindy Doppier had any ties to the secret faction, but Cecilia's connection was undeniable!
Xiaotian thought for a moment and asked, "So, Mr. Doppier, where is Lady Cecilia now?"
Cindy Doppier picked up a cup of Lek insect juice from the table and drank it in one gulp before answering, "Lady Cecilia is currently in seclusion, recovering from her injuries."
"In seclusion, recovering from injuries?"
"Yes," Doppier replied. "Two months ago, she was severely injured by a surprise attack from your Blue Star's god-tier powerhouse, Cao Cao. Since then, she has been in seclusion, recovering on her territory and hasn't ventured out since.
Even now, two months later, Lady Cecilia hasn't shown any signs of emerging from seclusion. She is likely still in the process of recovering."
"I see," Xiaotian mused, rubbing his chin with a peculiar look in his eyes.
He was convinced that Cecilia was connected to the secret faction, but he didn't dare to rashly investigate her territory.
Though Xiaotian possessed the Disguise Spell, the gap in their ranks was too great. Venturing there recklessly would be extremely dangerous.
He thought to himself, "I'll inform Su Yu and Chancellor Cao about this. They can both become invisible. Next time, let them 'visit' Cecilia. I won't join in this time."
With that, Xiaotian stood up from his seat. "Since these treasure maps were released by Lady Cecilia, I'll leave it at that. I don't have the courage to face her.
So, I'll take my leave. Mr. Doppier, see you in nine days!"
"Goodbye," Cindy Doppier waved to Xiaotian as he left.
...
After parting ways, Xiaotian used the Disguise Spell to blend into the environment and quickly left Cindy Doppier's residence.
Cindy Doppier stretched and let out a sigh of relief, preparing to have the AI Shell record the event.
Two minutes later, he left his study to go downstairs and spend some time with his wife.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine!
This chill felt like an assassin had appeared behind him. Having been targeted by assassins many times before, he immediately became alert the moment the chill hit him!
Without hesitation, Doppier quickly reacted.
He swiftly retrieved a gray, shimmering orb from the spatial ring on his right index finger. With a light flick of his fingers, the orb transformed into an energy shield, enveloping his entire body.
This gray energy shield was his strongest means of self-preservation.
The shield's defensive capabilities were astonishing, capable of withstanding a Middle-Seventh-Rank cultivator for a minute. Within that minute, his security team would surely arrive.
With the energy shield in place, Cindy Doppier's mind instantly calmed.
But when he turned around, his composure was shattered by what he saw!
A completely black figure emerged from the room's shadows. This figure was none other than the god-tier powerhouse they had just been discussing—Cecilia!
...
However, this Cecilia seemed different from the one he usually knew.
The usual Cecilia dressed normally, in typical psionic warrior attire, favoring blue and red.
But this "Cecilia" was entirely black.
She wore a black robe, and even her skin and hair were black, darker than the darkest human skin on Blue Star. Light seemed to be completely absorbed by her skin!
Cecilia's eyes were also pitch black, including the whites.
At that moment, she stared at Cindy Doppier with her pure black eyes, but said nothing.
The sight of this terrifying "Cecilia" sent a chill through Cindy Doppier's heart.
His body froze, unable to move a single finger.
Is this really Lady Cecilia?
Why does she look so terrifying?
And did she hear everything he and Xiaotian discussed?
Why didn't he and Xiaotian notice her presence?
But what dominated his mind was the word "finished."
If Lady Cecilia discovered his secret connection to the Blue Star humans and exposed it to the world, he would surely be executed as a traitor!
...
As Cindy Doppier was consumed by extreme fear, there was a commotion outside the residence.
Sensing a massive energy fluctuation at the residence of the Speaker, his security team sprang into action. Two Seventh-Stage cultivators were already rushing over and would arrive on the scene in less than half a minute!
“Doppler.” At that moment, “Cecilia” spoke.
Her voice was devoid of any emotion, as cold and mechanical as an AI from centuries past.
“Tell your people that everything is fine here and not to enter.” Cecilia said coldly.
“Yes, Lady Cecilia.” Cindy Doppler’s face turned pale, and a sheen of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
However, he immediately followed her orders, using his AI shell to inform his security team that everything was under control and that Lady Cecilia had just arrived.
Upon learning that Speaker Doppler was not in danger, the commotion outside the residence gradually subsided.
The two Seventh-Stage cultivators did not come closer and returned to their posts after receiving the message.
Cecilia, meanwhile, crossed her arms and fixed her gaze on Doppler’s face, her eyes never wavering.
Cindy Doppler felt his scalp tingle under her intense scrutiny.
Only after the commotion outside had completely died down did Cecilia speak again. “The young girl you met just now is from the Blue Star, isn’t she?”
“Lady Cecilia, please allow me to explain…” Cindy Doppler hurriedly began, eager to justify his actions, which were for the good of the nation and in line with public opinion.
But before he could start, Cecilia waved her hand to cut him off. “No need to explain. I’ve been observing everything from the moment you first met Krypton, and then with Xu Xiaotian.
Do you think I don’t know where the spatial ring came from?”
“…” Cindy Doppler was completely stunned, unable to respond.
He hadn’t expected that Cecilia had known about his meetings with the Blue Star humans for a long time and had been watching from the shadows.
However, one word in Cecilia’s statement caught his attention: “Krypton.”
He knew that “Krypton” was Su Yu’s username in the game Evolution. Recently, the Blue Star human Brandon, who had been favored by Emperor Manina, often referred to Su Yu as “Krypton.”
But now the question was—why did Cecilia also call Su Yu “Krypton”?
This was something he couldn’t understand at all.
Seeing that Cindy Doppler didn’t respond, Cecilia continued, “Actually, I am not the real Cecilia, but her avatar. For many years, I have been dispatched by her to carry out missions, one of which is to monitor the successive Speakers of Beck Country.”
“Oh, so you are Lady Cecilia’s avatar!” Cindy Doppler exclaimed, suddenly understanding.
No wonder this “Cecilia” looked so different from the real Lady Cecilia; she was an avatar.
However, he didn’t dare to have any thoughts against this avatar.
If it was Cecilia’s avatar, it must have at least Seventh-Stage power. Killing it was out of the question, and the avatar likely shared memories with the real Cecilia.
Cindy Doppler asked, “Then, Avatar Lady, does your true form know what’s happening here? And, do you allow me to continue my contact with the Blue Star humans?”
“The true form knows, of course.” The avatar replied coldly. “She shares all my visions. You can consider me her external eye.
As for your contact with the Blue Star humans, my appearance is to instruct you to do a few things.
Follow my instructions, and there will be no trouble. If you don’t… you know what will happen!”
Cindy Doppler’s expression tightened, and he quickly replied, “Lady Cecilia, everything I do is for the benefit of the entire country, including my contact with the Blue Star humans and the spatial ring trade.
As long as your instructions align with the interests of Beck Country, I will do whatever you say.
On the contrary, if your instructions harm the country’s interests, even if you expose my meetings with the Blue Star humans, I will not comply!”
Cindy Doppler’s words were resolute and principled.
Cecilia looked at him, and a hint of approval flickered in her cold eyes.
It seemed the people of Beck Country had indeed chosen the right person.
“Rest assured, my instructions will not harm the country’s interests. Just follow them,” Cecilia said coolly.
“Alright, please instruct me,” Cindy Doppler said, his face serious.
“First,” Cecilia raised her right hand and extended one finger. “The ‘Final Secret Realm’ that will be opened this time has a very high difficulty level. The Blue Star humans will likely suffer heavy casualties, with at least half of them dying.
After this experience, the Blue Star humans might think it’s not worth it and decide not to open the Final Secret Realm again.
Your task is to find a way to make the Blue Star humans continue opening the Final Secret Realm, at least for the next two times, understand?”
“This…” Cindy Doppler was at a loss for words.
He was extremely surprised.
Lady Cecilia, how do you know the next Final Secret Realm will be so difficult?
And, what benefit could two more openings bring you?
But he didn’t dare to ask these questions.
He had a vague feeling that this might be part of a larger conspiracy!
The “Final Secret Realm” is the ultimate secret realm of the Skrull Star, where countless powerful beings are born.
Why is Lady Cecilia orchestrating the Blue Star humans to open this secret realm five times?
And, she must have started planning this 50 years ago, since the treasure map appeared 50 years ago.
Back then, the war between the Skrull Star and the Blue Star hadn’t even begun!
Cindy Doppler suppressed the jumbled thoughts in his mind, deciding to consider these matters later.
He asked, “Lady Cecilia, what exactly do I need to do?”
Cecilia replied, “I’ll tell you when the Blue Star humans come next month.”
“Alright…”
“One more thing,” Cecilia continued. “In the next month, you can contact Manina’s third son, Morgan Sunflare.”
“Prince Morgan?” Cindy Doppler was taken aback. “Why should I contact him?”
“Aren’t you always trying to bring down Manina Sunflare?” Cecilia’s lips curved into a strange smile. “Starting with Prince Morgan, you will have a chance to bring down Manina Sunflare!”
(End of Chapter)
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