Bishop Electra was all smiles after hearing there was intelligence to hand over, chatting for a few more sentences.
After the condolences, he mentioned another purpose for his visit: "The 'Cathedral of Serenity' in Winter County, the headquarters of the Church of the Night, has dispatched a Beyonder squad that has already arrived in Backlund."
"In the near future, they will repair and strengthen the seals of various family treasuries in batches according to the appointment order. In about seven days, it will be the Sheffield Family's turn."
After the chat, Bishop Electra requested to take his leave, and Altair rose to see him off personally.
Watching the carriage depart, Altair complained in her heart: "This Bishop is truly frugal; he didn't even want a private carriage ride and chose to take a public carriage at his own expense—"
"Wait, the Church of the Night can reimburse him. No, I'll write to George III later to apply for funding reimbursement too. As for having no missions recently, how can there be expenses... Well, I might as well give it a shot and see if I can get anything."
Returning to the manor villa, Altair found a random spot in the living room and sat down.
This sudden attack gave Altair a reason to aggressively enter the Backlund East Borough, using—
—this breeding ground to nurture herself.
According to the normal process, she should start with a public opinion war, comforting and notifying the public, then dispatching guards to the East Borough, collaborating with the Police Department to sweep away defiant gang forces under the pretext of the attack, and acquiring the desired territory.
No, she couldn't fight a public opinion war. The various forces in Loen wouldn't let Altair expose the Beyonder world, and once such an attack was exposed, it would damage the reputation of a "Noble Girl."
The acquired East Borough territory couldn't be placed under her own name either.
After thinking through the rough plan, Altair went to the study and began writing a letter to vent her grievances.
As she wrote, she muttered, "Oh, the restless people of the East Borough, just consider yourselves unlucky."
"Who told the Beyonders of the Rose School of Thought to be so blind as to openly attack an underage, occult 'Noble Girl'?"
"Now that I've transmigrated as a noble, how could I just endure being bullied—"
"I certainly won't wrong myself. People I can't afford to provoke can be handled using the family's connections—I can call my parents—"
"Mhm~ write it like this... make it sound more aggrieved... add some psychological trauma... and highlight my kindness and worry."
"Yes, yes, yes~ write it just like that."
"Respected Uncle-Grandfather Leif."
"I hope this letter finds you well."
"Something happened last night that has left me terrified and uneasy. After much deliberation, I do not dare to hide it and am writing specifically to report this to you."
"Yesterday evening, during my leisure time, I attended Mr. A's Beyonder gathering. On my way back, I was suddenly attacked by a 'Werewolf' Beyonder from the Rose School of Thought. This person not only carried a mission from the sect but was also full of malice towards me, wanting to—"
"Fortunately, thanks to the guards' desperate protection, the man was barely captured. Although I suffered no physical injuries, I was scared out of my wits by this sudden attack and remain shaken even now."
"Forgive me, but I find it hard to imagine that in Backlund, the heart of the Loen Kingdom and the capital of capitals of the world, such arrogant thugs would appear. Not only did it disturb me, but I fear other citizens might suffer the same fate in the future."
"I know that Uncle-Grandfather Leif has always protected the family, valuing family honor and local order. Therefore, I take the liberty to inform you of this matter, hoping you can send someone to investigate thoroughly and punish the culprits."
"The family guard captain, Simon Blanco, was also extremely indignant upon hearing of this. He has volunteered to participate in this matter, and I hope you will agree."
"This encounter has made me realize the dangers of the world and appreciate the precious stability of home. I wish Maternal Great-Uncle all the best and good health. I await your reply and arrangements."
"Your granddaughter, Altair Sheffield."
"April 1, 1347."
After finishing the letter, Altair placed the information interrogated from the side into a gray envelope, sealed it with black wax, and stamped it with the family crest.
Looking at the unadorned envelope, a mischievous smile couldn't help but appear on Altair's face.
She thought to herself, "Don't blame me; you guys started this."
During this period, there were clear requirements for the color of envelopes used for communication between nobles. For example: creamy white or off-white for daily greetings among relatives, light gray for family affairs or business negotiations, light blue for women's correspondence, lavender for submissions to the royal family, and charcoal black or dark gray for family funerals—
The gray envelope paired with black wax that Altair used this time was undoubtedly saying: This attack nearly scared me to death—you must punish them severely.
Leaving the study and going downstairs to hand the letter to the mail servant, Altair then diverted to notify Simon, telling him to follow Uncle-Grandfather Leif's arrangements in the near future and head to the East Borough to claim territory.
After Altair sent the letter, the security in Backlund's East Borough improved significantly the next day. For instance, the once arrogant ordinary gang forces became targets of a severe crackdown.
Another example: a certain short Bounty Hunter not only failed to receive any suitable bounty missions recently but was also nearly caught by official Beyonders, forcing her to rely on the support of a certain "Salted Fish" to survive.
Various Beyonder gatherings in the East Borough were also urgently halted.
The Demoness Sect tried to instigate gangs to openly attack "ordinary people" dressed in special clothing.
But no one expected that these ordinary people would dare to openly use high-powered weapons in Backlund's East Borough, right in front of the Police Department and the Inspectors.
After the fight, they would even call the Inspectors to clean up the mess.
April 8, 1347 ——————————————
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In the morning, after having breakfast with Vivian, Altair sat in the drawing room bored, passing the time.
At this moment, Altair deeply regretted writing and sending that letter from seven days ago.
Although her goal of "taking a piece of territory for herself in the East Borough" had indeed been achieved—
—she now had no way to go out and take over the territory. The reason was that the phrase "attended Mr. A
's Beyonder gathering during my leisure time" led to her being punished as well, requiring her to be grounded for a month.
The supervisor for her grounding was Butler Hahn, who had rushed back after receiving the letter.
Over the past few days, Altair had tried acting spoiled and using her authority as the family head, but Hahn simply wouldn't agree to let her go out and play.
With nowhere to vent her emotions, Altair could only go to the basement every day to study the placement of flesh, the hardness of bones, interrogation methods, and whip techniques with Mr. "Werewolf"—
She tried out every familiar playstyle from her past and present lives.