Cloud Thinking

Regarding this trip, Claude did not show too much reluctance, but thoughtfully ordered people to help Helia prepare everything, and even gave Chico to her. Helia could not refuse, and had to bring Claude's spy with her.

He also arranged for a group of girls of similar age to travel with Helia. These girls would attend Carter's College with her, so that even if the news leaked out, the enemies hiding in the dark would not be able to immediately find Helia among so many people.

In addition, Claude also assigned a great court magician to accompany him. Her name was Britney York, a very petite and young woman. When she was first seen, she was lying on the lawn basking in the sun. Even when she saw Claude, the god of death, she looked lazy.

"Britney is an eighth-rank magician who is proficient in defensive magic. She is also a girl, so she is the most suitable candidate." Claude explained this to Helia in advance, but when Helia actually saw Britney, she was still a little shocked.

The reason is simple. Britney was born with a baby face. When 15-year-old Helia stood next to her, at first glance, she looked even younger than Helia!

"Your Majesty Claude, and the little princess." Britney yawned loudly, stretched slowly, then slowly sat up from the lawn and waved to the two of them.

Helia looked at Claude beside her. She didn't care that Britney couldn't even be polite, but what if Claude got angry? Would he kill this carefully selected magician in a rage?

But as Claude said, he was very tolerant of all those who were valuable to him. Instead of blaming her, he nodded to Britney with a friendly expression and said, "Britney, I have something to ask of you."

"I knew you had no good intentions when you came to me, Claude." Brittany complained. She propped up one leg, resting her head on her knee with her hands, and shifted her gaze from him to Helia beside her. "Is it for the little princess?"

"Well, I'd like you to change her appearance and escort her to Carter's College." Claude said, pointing to his blue eyes, "Especially the eyes."

In order to ensure Helia's safety, Claude decided to keep a low profile and change Helia's identity to go to school. After all, someone dared to assassinate Helia and Claude in the heavily guarded palace, not to mention the Carter College which was 108,000 miles away. Helia was afraid that if she went there brazenly, she would not even be able to bring back a complete body.

Her blue pupils were a symbol of royalty, and her red hair was even more eye-catching. If she didn't change her appearance, her identity would be discovered as soon as she left the palace.

"Haha! We can go out and play now!" Britney's gloomy face suddenly brightened up. She stood up quickly and approached Helia at a very fast speed. She stared at her face carefully for a long time, and muttered as she looked at her, "What do I want to change into... How about becoming a boy..."

Helia looked at Claude hesitantly and said nothing.

Claude hit Britney's head without hesitation, "Just change the color of your hair and eyes, and make your face more ordinary."

"Other people want to become beautiful, but you want to make your daughter ugly..." Britney complained softly, but her attention was soon attracted by Helia's face. She held her face and touched it here and there, as if thinking about how to change it.

"Hiss, such a beautiful face is going to be made ugly by me, little princess, you won't blame me, right?" Britney had heard a little about Helia's temper. She was not afraid of Claude, but she was afraid of making the beauty angry!

"As you please," said Helia.

She was an ordinary person before she came here. Suddenly, she was transmigrated into a peerless beauty. Wherever she went, she would attract people's attention. To be honest, this caused her a lot of trouble. And even though she had lived in this world for so long, she was still not used to seeing herself in the mirror. And she had to consider whether she was worthy of her face when doing anything. It was really tiring.

"Well... let's go. I'll take you to change your face." Britney took back her hand that was touching Helia's face, put it behind her back and walked slowly towards the palace on the side. Claude followed her to prevent Britney from overdoing herself.

Britney's place was so messy that Helia and Claude had no idea where to start. They stopped at the door and watched Britney walking around in her garbage pile without feeling embarrassed. They turned around and found that Helia didn't follow them and waved at them.

Helia looked at Claude who was standing beside her. He frowned and stared at the garbage house with his eyes downcast. He seemed not to want to go in at all. When he noticed Helia's gaze, he couldn't help but sigh and stepped out.

The two followed Britney to the second floor, which seemed a little cleaner and tidier than the living area on the first floor. At least there was a place to stay.

Britney asked Helia to sit on a chair beside her. As soon as her butt touched the chair, she suddenly lost her balance and was about to fall. Fortunately, Claude was quick to support her. Then they both realized that the chair was missing a leg.

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"Ah! I forgot that the chair was gnawed by my lab mice. Are you okay, little princess?" Britney was attracted by their movements and realized what happened later. She also heard her muttering softly, "How did I sit on it without falling before..."

Maybe it's because her lower body is stable... Helia replied silently for her.

Helia and Claude waited for a while until Britney was ready. She looked around the room and confirmed that there was only one chair that could be sat on. She held the small magic wand and cast a repair spell on the chair. The grooves on it disappeared, and the chair instantly became like a new one.

"Come on, sit down. I'll show you a face-changing show. It's my specialty." Britney asked Helia to sit down. In her palm was a ball of something similar to slime. The color was disgusting, which made Helia feel a little resistant.

Out of sight, out of mind! Helia closed her eyes and waited for Britney to perform magic. She felt a slight chill on her cheeks. The touch did not seem human. It should be the slime... Britney's warm fingers moved around her face. Not long after, she heard her telling her to open her eyes.

"Um... what color eyes do you want?" Britney asked. The slime in her hand had disappeared. Helia's face felt a little numb and she didn't know what she had become.

"Hmm...what color are Marquis Frank's eyes?" Helia looked at Claude and asked.

Claude had been leaning against the window looking out. When he heard Helia's question, he turned around and looked at her indescribable face. His brain stopped working for a moment, and then his expression became complicated. He replied, "Emerald green."

Seeing his strange expression, Helia raised her hand to touch his face, but was stopped by Britney, "Don't touch it now. You can't wash your face in the next few days. This way the fake face will be more stable."

"Can I look at myself now?" Helia asked.

"How about waiting until you change your eye and hair color?" Britney said. Seeing Helia's ugly expression, she comforted her, "Don't worry, it's not ugly. No face that comes out of my hands is ugly!"

"Don't you think so, Claude?"

Claude was speechless for a moment, his expression changing several times, recalling Britney's past masterpieces, and finally nodded under Helia's stare, "Anyway, it's not ugly."

Helia was relieved, but not completely reassured. "Then change the eyes to emerald green and the hair to white."

The average Chinese person is obsessed with white hair. This statement is not false. Since there are trial cards for other hair colors, you would be letting down your XP if you don't get some white hair.

"Gray hair... Then I have to adjust my face again..." Britney thought about it carefully, and pinched and pushed Helia's face again, until she nodded in satisfaction, and then began to change color.

"It's done!" Britney looked at the masterpiece in front of her and couldn't help but sighed: "As expected of me, I haven't pinched faces for such a long time, and I can pinch them so well! One day I'll have to ask Claude to give me a medal!"

Claude rolled his eyes at her, walked up to Helia, and looked at her carefully. After confirming that there was no familiar mark on her face, he stepped aside and let Helia look in the mirror herself.

To be precise, it wasn't a mirror. There was no mirror in Britney's room. People like her didn't care about how rough they looked. There was still grass on her head from lying on the lawn.

Only the glass window could reflect the human figure. Helia walked to the window and took a close look at the glass. The figure on the glass showed the same surprise as her.

She has turned into a little handsome boy!

To be precise, her appearance became more heroic. Before, she looked delicate and beautiful, but now she has a kind of androgynous beauty.

Just cut your hair short and change your clothes and you can become a handsome young man.

"Britney, your cooking skills are really great!" Helia praised. She really wanted to touch her handsome face, but she kept Britney's instructions in mind and put her raised hand down again.

"That's it! Who am I!" Britney said proudly with her hands on her hips, chest out and head held high.

"How about I cut my hair and dress up as a boy to go to Carter's College?" Helia suggested.

"No need. It will be more troublesome to hide your identity after changing your gender." Claude rejected it without hesitation. He didn't want Helia to hang out with a bunch of wild boys all day long.

"Hey - Claude, are you afraid that the little princess will get into a nest of men and be abducted? Hahahaha!" Britney saw through Claude's little thoughts at a glance and complained mercilessly.

Claude ignored her, but his face darkened. Seeing this, Helia immediately said flatteringly, "I was born as your father's daughter, and I will be your daughter for the rest of my life. If your father points east, I will never go west, and if he points north, I will never go south!"

Britney was stunned when she heard this, then burst into laughter. Claude could no longer bear it, and took Helia away amid Britney's roaring laughter.

Uh...did I try to flatter the horse but ended up hitting its leg?

After the new fake face stabilized, Helia finally set out on her journey. On the day of departure, she was finally able to free herself from the heavy skirt and cumbersome accessories, and put on simple slim-fitting clothes and trousers. She braided her long hair into a long braid and coiled it behind her head, looking fresh and cool.

She followed Claude in silence all the way to the palace gate. Chico and Ronnie were waiting beside the carriage, standing on its left and right like door gods. Britney had already sat in the carriage and began to doze off. The carriage carrying the luggage was also ready to set off.

"Then father, I'm leaving." Helia said dryly. She was not good at dealing with separation, let alone her old father who had been with her for a long time and was like a stranger to her. She felt that she had a lot to say in her heart, but she couldn't say it.

"Well, be careful on the road, and tell Chico if you have anything." Claude noticed Helia's embarrassment and simply said it, patted her shoulder and pushed her forward a step, indicating that she could go.

Helia looked back and met Claude's somewhat cold face. She bowed and walked towards the carriage. She didn't look back until she sat down.

Claude stood at the palace gate, with two rows of tall knights standing behind him. Without Chico, he became a lonely person, watching the carriage carrying Helia go farther and farther away.

Helia looked through the car curtain at her father, who looked more and more like an empty-nest elderly man. In the end, she extended her hand regardless of etiquette, waved vigorously, and shouted, "Goodbye, Dad! Take care of yourself!"

Seeing the waving little figure and the girl's childish voice floating in the wind, Claude did not even think of blaming her for her impoliteness. A warm feeling of relief rose in his heart, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.