Working Prophet

After Herodotus got the answer he wanted, he did not stay in the Iron Horn City any longer, and immediately asked Aunt Naima to prepare the carriage back to the Scaled City.

Then he turned to Clara who was still in a daze and said, "Go and clean up too."

"Huh?" Clara didn't react at first, until Herodotus repeated it again, "You want to come with me."

The little maid couldn't help being dumbfounded.

"The reason why I asked Golden Eyes to bring you here in the beginning was because I wasn't sure whether you could also communicate with Saturday and tell Merlin your current location through Saturday." Herodotus explained.

"But now it seems that you obviously don't have such ability. You just learned the method of contacting the gods from Merlin, but you are neither pious enough nor trained enough."

Clara could not refute, because these three points were exactly what she mentioned when she deceived Herodotus before.

Unexpectedly, the latter applied it back to her, and perfectly explained why she couldn't communicate with Saturday.

With this ability to draw inferences from one instance, the little maid could only lament that she was worthy of being the high priest of the Silver Moon Church.

But what Herodotus said next made her heart sink again.

"Besides, you have to help me continue to train my ability to communicate with the goddess. As you said, the more you practice this ability, the better it will become."

"Uh, yes...wrong."

"Very good, then you should stay with me from now on. As soon as I can establish a stable connection with Pissia like Merlin, I will send you back to the green field. I will do what I say." Dodd said.

Clara felt a bitterness in her heart.

She didn't suspect that Herodotus was lying to her, because it didn't matter whether he was lying to her or not. Anyway, she couldn't do what Herodotus asked.

But it's definitely not possible to confess. Although the little maid is heartless, she is not stupid.

She knew that the reason why Herodotus hadn't killed her yet was because she was still useful, so even if she wanted to continue living, she had to bite the bullet and continue this drama.

So Clara didn't say anything, just nodded, and was about to go back to the room to pack her things, but at this moment Ruby suddenly spoke politely, "Master Herodotus, if you have anything to bring, leave it to me. Take it."

"No, I don't have anything to bring, and you don't have to come with me this time."

"But I still have to take care of Miss Mary." Ruby's face turned a bit ugly and she forced a smile.

"Oh, I have worked hard for you during this period. You have done well. I said I will reward you for your loyalty. You can stay here to have a good rest, go to the market, and buy yourself new clothes or something. Nai Mother Ma, give her five golden lions. As for Mary, I will arrange for other people to take care of her on the other side."

"But I don't want to rest," Ruby became more and more anxious, "Please take me with you. Even if you don't continue to take care of Miss Mary, I can do other things."

"Next time." Herodotus said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

Ruby failed to recommend herself, and her expression was pale.

It's not that she really doesn't want to rest, it's just that she just encountered Herodotus whipping her a few days ago, and now she heard the latter's crazy plan, and she is not as irreplaceable to Herodotus as Clara.

Ruby knew very well what would be waiting for her once she and Clara were separated.

However, she did not dare to disobey Herodotus's order. Just when she felt desperate, Clara's voice sounded again, "But I still prefer Ruby to take care of me."

Herodotus thought for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons, and then said to Ruby, "Then you go and clean up too."

It was clear that Herodotus only paused for a breath, but to Ruby it seemed like ten thousand years had passed.

When Ruby heard the last sentence, she felt her body become weak.

After returning to the house and closing the door, the first thing Ruby did was to thank Clara.

The little maid blinked, "It's nothing. You've helped me before. We only have each other now, so of course we have to take care of each other."

Ruby's body trembled, and then she seemed to have made up her mind. She pulled Clara further away from the door, and lay in the little maid's ear.

"I...I have to confess something to you. I was actually ordered by Herodotus to approach you and become friends with you. This will make it easier to get secrets out of you."

Ruby said, already expecting Clara's shock and anger.

However, when she took a half step back and raised her head, she found that the little maid was much calmer than she imagined.

"You already knew?" Ruby was surprised.

"No, but since I'm still alive now, it means you didn't betray me," Clara waved her hand, "Everything else is trivial."

"You are a good person, Mary." Ruby said, "You are right, we must protect each other. Is there anything you need me to do?"

"For now, we must first stabilize Herodotus. He will definitely not be satisfied with letting me keep pounding clay pots. After all, I told him that my abilities will get stronger with practice."

"Then do you have any other...experiments like that?"

"I've thought of another one in the past two days, and I happen to have the materials on hand, but I haven't figured out how to explain it this time. After all, this phenomenon is not as simple and clear as whether cotton is burning or not."

"Making up stories? That's exactly what I'm good at." Ruby volunteered, "You can leave that part to me."

"Great!" the little maid was overjoyed, "But this alone is not a solution. Sooner or later the secret will still be revealed. We still have to contact Shuangxiujiao. As long as he knows where I am, Merlin will definitely have a way to get us." Get out."

"Since Herodotus has decided to take you back to the Scaled City, he will definitely look down on you and will not give you a chance to contact the outside world. However, he may still relax his vigilance towards me. Maybe I can help you get the news out."

"Then it's up to you."

"We can definitely go back to Greenfield."

"No, no, don't say that." The little maid's face changed slightly when she heard this, and she quickly covered Ruby's mouth with her hand.

The latter looked puzzled, "Why? I just want to cheer you up."

"There is nothing wrong with this goal, but Merlin calls this kind of behavior setting a flag. It is considered an invisible curse in the Kingdom of God. In short, it is better not to say this when nothing happens. As powerful as Merlin's prophet, he can carry it all Can’t live with this curse.”

"Okay. Then I won't say that again." Seeing Clara's serious face, Ruby also felt the seriousness of the situation, so she quickly assured her.