The villain queen eavesdropped on my inner thoughts and won't let me lie down?

Cultivating reading habits is indeed very important, but as long as it's published at the agreed time, then it's not considered breaking a promise, right?

Monthly updates and daily updates are both updates!

So the core reason for doing a monthly magazine is still that you want to be lazy and not work at full speed for me!

You clearly have the ability, but you're not using it, are you?

She seemed to see that Roger was clearly a person, but there was a pigeon's soul inside him, constantly making "cuckoo" sounds.

Do you think I'll let you have your way? Humph!

The Eternal Night Empress made a thoughtful appearance and praised, "Minister Roger, you have indeed considered it more comprehensively. Cultivating reading habits is indeed very beneficial. My 'Empress Long Live Gazette' was successful in this way... How about 'New Arcanum' also make a daily newspaper?"

Roger almost vomited blood upon hearing this, feeling like he had shot himself in the foot(搬起石头砸自己的脚: lift a stone to drop it on one's own feet, meaning bring trouble on oneself).

[Damn, I almost forgot, Her Majesty used to run the 'Empress Long Live Gazette', so naturally she understands the long-tail effect!]

[If we're talking about being ruthless, you're the ruthless one. I thought a weekly update was the limit, but you actually want me to change to a daily update. This, your minister, really can't do it!]

Roger quickly phrased his refusal: "Your Majesty, that's not possible. The 'Empress Long Live Gazette' is a timely news publication, but our 'New Arcanum' is still academic in nature. The articles on it must ensure substance. One issue a month is really the limit for magicians. We really can't do any more! Even if our magazine can work overtime, you can't let the Arcane Council and all the imperial magic schools work overtime every day just to rush manuscripts and do experiments, right?"

The Eternal Night Empress looked at Roger playfully: "Oh, the magazine can still work overtime, is it? Indeed, 'New Arcanum' should not increase its quantity, but should take the route of high quality. Then you can run a small newspaper like 'Arcane Miscellany', publishing everyone's discussions, not so serious, make it a daily or weekly, what do you think?"

Ask for the sky-high price, and settle for a reasonable one on the ground(漫天要价，落地还钱: ask for the sky-high price, and settle for a reasonable one on the ground).

Did you think I didn't understand psychology?

With only terrible and worse options in front of him, what could he do? He was also desperate!

"This, this weekly might be feasible..."

Roger replied with a grievance(委委屈屈: feeling wronged).

[I thought this empress was easy to fool just now, but how did she suddenly become smarter than a monkey, like she has mind-reading abilities, and all my little thoughts were anticipated by her?]

When Roger returned to Drinking Ice Manor, he saw Joey, who had finished working overtime and returned to work here, and quickly closed the door.

He asked nervously:

"Quick, help me check, have I been invaded by mind-reading magic?"

Joey: ???

ps. Yesterday's vote was also an experiment, and the scheming author used the conclusion today 23333.

GHS(GHS: refers to content that is sexually suggestive or explicit) is the primary productive force! I've learned it! Cheongsam is arranged!

Chapter 70: Can Self-Hypnosis Also Lead to Laying Flat?

Joey felt very puzzled by Roger's behavior.

His actions these days have been revolving around three places: Drinking Ice Manor, Charles's Mansion, and Maple Spirit Moon Shadow Palace.

Only ten days have passed since the Blood Moon Night in Aodu, and each of these three places has a very high level of security.

The Maple Spirit Moon Shadow Palace is even personally guarded by the Empress.

In this situation, which magician would have the opportunity to use mind-reading magic on him? Isn't letting himself do this kind of check a waste of time?

It was said that a short separation is better than a honeymoon, but as soon as we meet, we have to cosplay a female doctor?

Eh, could this be some special fetish of his?

Cross-dressing, role-playing, and then that thing...

It seems quite interesting too?

Roger waited for a long time, but Joey showed a shy look, and the whole person was confused.

Why are you blushing like a bubble teapot(泡泡茶壶: bubble teapot, slang for blushing)?

This check of mine is a very serious check!

But he didn't dare to say that he suspected the Eternal Night Empress.

He had no confidence at all that if he and the Eternal Night Empress fell into the river together, Joey would save him first...

He could only be forced to be a riddle person: "Good girl, this really can't be said too much, you wouldn't understand even if I said it, just help me check, the most detailed kind that doesn't let go of any details, you're the only one I can trust now!"

The words "only you" are extremely lethal to women.

Joey also happened to be the kind who fell for this, feeling relied upon, didn't ask any more questions, and directly agreed, obediently helping Roger to explore whether there were traces of being mind-read.

In the Eternal Night World, spells such as mind-reading and memory-reading are very difficult to master.

And they all belong to mental spells that forcibly invade the soul, which will cause considerable damage to the subject's sea of consciousness.

Usually, it is used after the target is subdued.

If the target's mental power is strong and the will to resist is tenacious, there is a possibility of failure or even backlash.

But the Eternal Night Empress's magical attainments are immeasurable, and Roger knows that his strength is vastly different from hers.

If it was her, maybe she could really play a wave of quietly entering the village.

However, no matter how magical magic is, it must abide by many basic laws.

This is also Roger's confidence in introducing scientific thinking into the field of magic.

Among them, there is a law called the "seesaw phenomenon" by magicians.

Strengthening a certain attribute of a single spell will inevitably cause the weakening of other attributes.

That day, Josdar used divine magic on Angelina, concealing it from the investigation of legendary powerhouses, maximizing concealment.

The side effect was that the influence that the divine magic could exert on Angelina was very limited.

By the same token, if the Eternal Night Empress spends her mind on concealing mind-reading from being detected by the subject, then it will inevitably be lacking in other aspects.

Her super high magical attainments can definitely weaken the seesaw phenomenon, but even gods cannot completely eliminate it and create perfect spells.

Therefore, Roger felt that Joey, with the strength of a magister, also had a high probability of finding traces of his mind being read.

A flying thief blew up the gate and robbed the vault. Faced with the ruins, it's not only Sherlock Holmes who can see "Wow, this place has been robbed", right?

As long as the Empress makes a move, she will inevitably leave some traces.

Giving Joey enough time should be able to see clues.

Ten minutes after the check started.

Joey was very serious and meticulous, and conducted a complete exploration of Roger's sea of consciousness.

She said very definitely: "President, there are no traces of mind-reading magic or any other mental magic invading you."

"Check again."

"Yes, ma'am."

This time, she used a full fifteen minutes.

"President, nothing was found."

"Just in case, do it again."

Twenty minutes later.

"President..."

"Again..."

"No, I really can't do it anymore."

Roger opened his eyes and realized that Joey's face was pale and she had no strength at all.

It shouldn't be, just doing a simple check, how could she be so tired?

Joey was also aggrieved.

During the inspection, she discovered a very outrageous thing: "The adult's mental power is much higher than mine. Every time I enter, it is particularly difficult. Every time I move in the sea of consciousness, I have to endure great pain and consume magic and mental power exponentially. I really can't hold on."

Looking at her pitiful appearance that was almost broken, Roger also felt distressed, knowing that it was definitely not possible to force her anymore.

He hugged Joey in his arms and comforted her gently: "I was too negligent. Next time, tell me earlier if you can't stand it, there's no need to keep holding on."

"It's to reassure the adults..."

"Yes, I'm already relieved. Now it should be enough to rule out that I have been mind-read."

"I'm glad that the adults are relieved. Can I sleep in your arms?"

She was really tired and exhausted, her voice was as thin as a cat, pitiful, and her fingers gently stroked Roger's chest.

Roger couldn't help but kiss her forehead: "Rest, you've really worked hard today."

Joey closed her eyes gently, with a satisfied smile on her face, and lay on Roger's chest.

Taking advantage of the girl's even breathing, Roger fell into thought.

After being reminded by Joey, he remembered that his mental power had been strengthened by the system treasure chest.

It's just that he doesn't know what standard the "100 units" mentioned by the system is, and how strong it is.

Now, listening to Joey, his mental power is stronger than her, a magister?

This should be good news.

Strong mental power means that he is difficult to be mind-read.

As long as he refuses to cooperate and his willpower is strong enough, even legendary mages cannot successfully mind-read him, let alone a silent invasion.

With such a strong mental power, even the Eternal Night Empress cannot casually mind-read him, right?

Perhaps in the future, he can find an opportunity to continue strengthening his mental power to avoid being mind-read by big shots and leaking his secret as a time-traveler.

"However, if it's not mind-reading, then I was purely crushed by intelligence today? This... is even more unacceptable!"

Roger showed a troubled look of "I lost".

Since proposing "New Arcanum", he has been taking advantage of the Eternal Night Empress's thirst for this magazine, taking every opportunity to command the Empress to do a lot of things.

He had a kind of illusion that he had already controlled this scumbag woman.

However, the Eternal Night Empress's wave of clean counter-kills, continuously predicted several moves, completely blocked Roger's retreat, and the price was just right on his psychological bottom line, forcing him to start doing "Arcane Miscellany".

The feeling of being forced to do business is not comfortable.

Originally, he wanted to wait until "New Arcanum" was completely on the right track, and the magazine had enough talent, so he could just issue tasks and be a hands-off shopkeeper before starting such a weekly.

As a result, due to the strong intervention of the Eternal Night Empress, he was forced to start business ahead of schedule.

This completely disrupted Roger's rhythm.

He also understood that he had never controlled the Eternal Night Empress, she was just cooperating with the performance before...

Damn it, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she will deceive people!

The Empress, who seems to be easy to fool, seems to want too much, and he is afraid that he will be played to death...

Should he surrender to the Seven Gods?

Roger sighed, knowing that this idea is too late now.

His bonds in the empire are getting deeper and deeper, from relatives to friends, they are all loyal to the empire, and they would rather die than follow him to the opposite side...

Since you can't change the environment, then change yourself!

Roger sighed helplessly.

During the ten days of preparing "New Arcanum", he did earn random treasure chests, but he didn't open any useful props and skills.

The slightly useful one is probably a god-level Chinese cooking, which can add a lot of dishes to the chefs of Charles's Mansion.

This wave of system's improvement to his combat power is not as good as the Xila small nest(稀蜡小窝: Xila small nest, most likely a place or item that provides comfort or advantage).

So in this small game, did the Eternal Night Empress win the counter-kill?

Okay, that's not the point.

The point is that Roger has completely understood that the lying flat system is a purely subjective thing.

As long as he is happy, he lies flat, he will be rewarded.

Before, he had been running around for the "New Arcanum" he proposed, but as a result, he still successfully lay flat and set a new record for continuous harvesting of treasure chests.

Now that "New Arcanum" is on the right track, and the Eternal Night Empress forcibly stuffed him with an "Arcane Miscellany", does he think he can disrupt his lying flat rhythm?