Cloud Thinking

"Ronishi, check this Ide again, there is a big problem." Helia ordered.

"Your Highness." Ronishi took a step forward, his expression slightly serious, "Knight Chico just came and asked me to tell you that His Majesty Claude has summoned you."

Helia looked up at Ronnie, her eyes expressing "Why are you talking about such an important thing only now?", but she had no intention of standing up. Instead, she picked up the score sheet handed in by the assistant referees and took a quick look at it.

From this we can see which camp the deputy referees belong to.

Helia has eyes, and she knows clearly which ones are capable and which ones are just for show.

But there is one person who is different, and that's Ariana.

She is powerful and capable, but because she is too vengeful and acts a little arrogantly, most people do not think highly of her. Her identity as a woman makes her situation even more difficult.

But Helia helped her, and Helia wanted to protect her, which anyone with a discerning eye could see.

Therefore, people who stand on her side will naturally not lower her score, but people who do not stand on her side will naturally score as low as possible.

For example, Dorado always gave Ariana single-digit performance scores.

But what surprised Helia was that Valosinger did not stand with her on the issue of punishing Ariana.

This loyal dog of the royal family seemed not very satisfied with her and had his own ideas.

I wonder how Claude would feel when he finds out about this.

"Has anyone submitted a post to the Executive Hall refuting me recently?" Helia asked.

Luo Nixi shook his head. "No one submitted it. It seems that they think it is useless to submit it. It won't change anything."

Helia chuckled, "Not really."

"After the Ariana incident, they thought Claude was dissatisfied with me and wanted to deal with me, so they naturally didn't need to say bad things about me to avoid being implicated by Claude's anger."

"A bunch of idiots."

"No matter how unhappy Claude is with me, I am still his daughter. Even if he wants to punish me, how severe can it be?"

"Besides, through this test, I have uncovered so many of these guys' flaws and their little tricks. Claude has barely had time to thank me, so why would he punish me?"

"Our Grand Duke dared to go against me. Even if what he insisted on was the so-called fairness and justice, and even if I could not fully represent the royal family, since he chose to stand against me, it was enough to prove that—"

"This loyal dog in my father's hand has something else in its heart and eyes. It has its own little thoughts."

"The reason why my father kept him was just because he was an old dog that couldn't bite anyone. His only virtue was loyalty and obedience. My father kept him to look after the house because of their old friendship."

"But I never thought that this guard dog would be lured away by someone else's meat."

"Do you think my father will spare his life out of consideration for their old friendship and for Chico?"

Without even thinking, Ronishi shook his head. “His Majesty Claude still has some tenderness for his own flesh and blood, but what does the Grand Duke count for?”

"First, he has no capital to make His Majesty Claude worry, and second, he stands against the royal family."

"As for the Third… Chico is more cruel, more ruthless, and more loyal than the young Grand Duke. If he knew his father had betrayed Claude, he would probably want to execute him himself."

"Moreover, if I were Chico, I would not give up my current status for the Duke's House, which only has fame but no power."

"The Grand Duke made a wrong move."

"Maybe I'm getting old, and looking back, I realize I've been a coward all my life, so I suddenly want to rebel and be passionate." Helia said indifferently.

She stretched and moved her shoulders and neck, her bones cracking, but the accumulated fatigue did not dissipate much.

Ronnie took the initiative to bring her a coat as it was windy at night and it was easy to catch a cold.

"Your Highness has been exhausted these days and it seems that you haven't had enough rest. How about I ask someone to give you a massage before you go to bed? Maybe you will feel more comfortable." He suggested.

"Not really. Let's take a good rest after we finish this matter." Helia declined. She took the coat and put it on, then stood up and prepared to go to the Executive Hall.

There's no point in hiding. It's better to solve the problems that need to be solved as soon as possible to avoid having a bad sleep tonight.

……

"How do you feel?" Claude did not ask for accusation right away, but instead showed concern for Helia.

Helia leaned against the back of the chair with her legs crossed, slumped in the chair as if she had no bones, sitting in an awkward position. Claude just glanced at her and didn't say much.

"Tired, and annoyed." Helia replied truthfully, "There's never a day where I can't hear peace. Everyone just wants to argue with me, and they don't take me seriously at all."

"Honestly, I want to put them all in sacks and beat them up."

After hearing this, Chike laughed and said, "Your Highness the Princess is still childish."

As someone close to Claude, it is impossible for Cheko not to know about his father's affairs, and it is also impossible for him not to know that with Claude's cruelty, the Grand Duke will not be able to escape.

But even so, he still looked relaxed, and even had the energy to joke with Helia.

Either they didn't care at all, or they had guessed it a long time ago, so they were not surprised or nervous at all.

Claude ignored Helia's joke and asked, "What's going on with that female contestant?"

"Ask Ariana. It's nothing. She's just a girl with a hot temper and who acts a little recklessly." Helia said lazily, "Don't worry. Nothing serious will happen."

"I don't mind you making a big fuss," Claude said, "If you want to use her to do something, I have no objection."

Helia sat up straight at once, "Why, does father want me to cause some trouble?"

Claude didn't nod or shake his head, but continued: "Look, if it weren't for her, how could I catch Valosinger's tail?"

"So when you meet someone for something, if there is nothing going on, you really don't know what this person is thinking deep down."

Helia deliberately glanced at Chike, who noticed her gaze and smiled gently in return, as if they were discussing someone else other than his father who gave birth to him and raised him.

"Okay, that's what you said, father. I'm going to use my extraordinary ability to stir up trouble~"

Helia thought she was going to be scolded, but she didn't expect her father to ask her to continue making trouble. Then she was no longer sleepy or annoyed, but became excited.

"Even if you do nothing, there will be a lot of people who are unhappy with you." Claude stated the facts objectively.

Helia pursed her lips and shrugged indifferently, "Let them be, just don't get in my way."

With Claude's assurance, Helia felt fearless, and an evil plan was born.

After the 1V1 confrontation on the third day, there will be an additional talent show session.

We can take advantage of this moment to compile a summary of the scores for the first three items and make the final announcement later.

There are not many people with special talents, and even if there are, they are all magical talents, such as some rare magic, such as teleportation, tracking, team strengthening and so on.

"Hello, audience members and referees. I am Ide."

Ide stood in the middle of the field, raised his hands high, and greeted everyone enthusiastically.

"I will demonstrate a special magic next, and I hope to get help from Her Highness Helia in performing this magic."

Ide suddenly raised his head and looked towards the judges' seat high up, and towards Helia who was sitting in the center. His eyes were bright and full of desire.

Helia frowned in confusion, not knowing what this guy wanted to do, but she still replied: "What do you need me to do?"

"I need something that belongs to you," said Ide.

He said it openly and frankly, without any embarrassment or shame, as if all he wanted was a piece of paper.

Before Helia could react, Ansel beside her immediately slammed the table and said in anger, "How dare you!"

Helia grabbed Ansel's hand and rubbed it soothingly, signaling him to calm down.

There are so many people here, and he is so anxious to stand up and speak for her. Doesn't this prove in disguise that he has a special relationship with her, and there is some hidden secret going on?

That won’t do!

Ansel looked at Helia in confusion, but Helia patted his hands again and signaled him with her eyes to stop making trouble, so he sat back reluctantly.

"A handkerchief, please?" Helia asked.

"If it has your scent on it, then it's okay." Ide replied.

Tsk! Since you just want something that smells like me, a coat will do. Why do you want something intimate right away? Are you trying to make everyone misunderstand you?

Are you trying to tease everyone on purpose, or are you trying to tease me?

Helia took out her unused handkerchief from her pocket and handed it to the person beside her, "Give it to him."

After a while, everyone saw Id holding Helia's handkerchief in the water mirror. He even raised the handkerchief into the air and waved it. After making sure that everyone saw it, he summoned his magic wand and prepared to wobble.

I saw a red smoke flying out from the handkerchief and surrounding Ide little by little. The red became thicker and thicker, almost drowning him completely.

A breeze blew at the right time, dispersing the red smoke, and the person wrapped in it appeared in front of people again.

However, it was no longer Ide's appearance, but Helia with red hair and blue eyes.

Helia: ???

Not my friend? What? How did you become me?

Not only was Helia surprised, but there were also bursts of gasps from the audience, mixed with several prominent "Huh?"

"This is my magic. I can use other people's breath to transform into that person's appearance." Ide was still speaking in his own voice.

Helia didn't say anything, but stood up and left. She wanted to see if the other person's body shape had changed, and if he was exactly the same as her, with no difference at all.

Even Britney's disguise technique can only change her appearance, but not her body shape.

Ide opened his arms generously, allowing Helia and the other judges and examiners who followed him out of curiosity to look at him.

It's really the same.

If the other person didn't speak, standing next to her, it would be almost impossible to tell the two apart from the outside.

"How long can this last?" Helia touched the face that looked exactly like her own, feeling a little strange.

"It depends on how much of your scent is on the handkerchief," Ide replied.

"Some personal items, such as necklaces and jewelry that you have worn since childhood, can last about a week."

"If it's skin, flesh, bones and blood, it will take longer and the effect will be better."

"One drop of blood will sustain me all day."

"Is the sound impossible to imitate?" Helia asked doubtfully.

Ide shook his head. "Not really, unless I deliberately try to learn it."

Although she felt a little uncomfortable that the other party was imitating herself, she had to admit that this was indeed a very useful magic.

Helia wanted to learn.

"Can I learn?" she asked again.

Ide shook his head again, "This is a unique secret method that only I can use."

"It's not that I don't want to teach you, but you can't learn it. This is a magic with limitations."

That’s right…if this magic is so buggy, it will be a mess.

"Can you release it freely, or do you have to wait until the aura dissipates?" Ansel asked.

Like Helia, he was not happy about the other person turning into Helia's appearance. It was uncomfortable to watch.

"I can't remove it freely. I have to wait until the aura dissipates." Ide replied, handing the handkerchief back to Helia. "Stay away from things with auras. It shouldn't take long to remove it."

Helia held the handkerchief and moved away from Ide. Sure enough, about five minutes later, he returned to his original appearance.

"Very amazing magic." Helia commented.

“But it also depends on who uses it and where it is used,” Ansel continued.

Indeed, such people must either be used by oneself or die; in any case, they cannot be left outside.

It would also be troublesome if it were left outside and someone else took it and used it.

But Helia estimated that this person would not be elected.

Look at Dorado's angry face. If the Magic Association wants Ide, Dorado will definitely vote against it and then send someone to contact the other party.

Anyway, we can’t let the royal family benefit from it.

For a moment, Helia was not sure whether setting up the so-called veto power of the referee was a good thing or a bad thing.

Ariana is not a magician and does not have any other special talents, so she did not participate in this event.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or someone tampered with the results, but according to the score ranking, from low to high, Ariana and Ede’s scores were ranked last and second respectively.

Yes, these two people, one got zero points in the first assessment, and the other got zero points in the second assessment. They scored a whole item less than others. Surely they would be at the bottom.

Scores are reported from low to high, and people make the final vote one by one starting from the last one.

But it is mainly the referee who makes the comments. After all, the scores are already out. Except for those with special talents who need to be reconsidered, or some individuals who need to be specially picked out, the others can basically be determined based on the scores.

Ariana stood on the court again. The wounds on her face had disappeared completely, and there were no new injuries.

Helia has already rescued the person back to the Amber Palace, so it would be unreasonable if something happened again.

There was an examiner who was responsible for calculating the integrated scores. He was about to report the scores, but Dorado couldn't wait and raised his hand to speak:

"I'm going to exercise my veto power."

“She’s not qualified.”