Lucian's gaze swept back and forth between Zani and Carlotta's bosoms, then he said with certainty: "No matter how you look at it, Zani's strength is a bit stronger."
Carlotta noticed Lucian's line of sight and her face instantly turned red: "The way you judge strength is by seeing whose is more... more..."
Carlotta really found it somewhat hard to express. Although her bosom wasn't as ample as Zani's, it wasn't small either, right?
But she had to admit that Zani was indeed very majestic; the buttons on her chest even seemed like they were about to burst.
Zani said somewhat embarrassedly: "The Second Miss's true strength is no worse than mine."
Although Zani was talking about true strength, because Lucian had just mentioned the method of distinguishing strength, her words inevitably led to misunderstandings.
Carlotta: "..."
Rover bit down on Lucian's neck: "According to your method, wouldn't my strength also not be as strong as Zani's?"
Lucian chuckled: "There's always an exception to everything, right? Otherwise, why don't you and Zani have a fight?"
Zani & Rover: "?"
Zani sighed, feeling a bit mentally exhausted. She continued to inquire: "In any case, for the safety of you all, I think it's better if I go with you."
Although Zani really wanted a vacation, she still had excellent professional ethics.
Vacation was very important to her, but responsibility was even more important.
Carlotta pondered for a moment. Zani was the most outstanding employee of the Montelli family.
Although she hadn't worked for the Montelli family for a very long time, her strength and professional ethics were evident to all.
Thinking of this, Carlotta nodded slightly in agreement.
Carlotta recounted the events that had happened earlier, and Zani listened thoughtfully.
Then Carlotta continued: "The Montelli family has always been exploring the ancient secrets hidden in Rinascita."
"The Order of the Deep's tampering with doctrines and scriptures, the inexplicably deleted period from history known as the 'Age of Ignorance' and 'Age of Strife.'"
"If there's anything that can completely break the shackles entwining Rinascita, allowing everyone to gain freedom, it must be—the truth."
"The journey to explore the historical truth is also one of the efforts we're making to rebuild the shipping routes."
"So next, we plan to go to the ruins there and take a look."
Zani nodded slightly: "No problem. Although it sounds a bit dangerous, I'll do my utmost to protect your safety..."
However, at that moment, the alarm in the vault suddenly sounded, the piercing noise ringing like a warning bell in everyone's hearts.
Zani quickly stood up and scanned the surroundings: "What's going on? This is... the alarm for the vault entering full alert status?"
Carlotta's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she pondered for a moment: "This might be a contingency left by that traitor."
"Let's go. We'll see what kind of surprise that guy has prepared."
The group arrived at the counter, where the surrounding guards were running toward the door in a panic, and the receptionist said somewhat flustered:
"...Miss Carlotta, we've just received a report that the guard Echo deployed at the main entrance has gone out of control for unknown reasons."
"We're currently evacuating customers and non-combat personnel according to Protocol Four. Nearby defense department employees have rushed to the scene and are attempting to suppress the out-of-control Echo, but..."
Carlotta seemed to anticipate what the receptionist was about to say and interjected: "But due to insufficient manpower, even the bank's personnel have been reassigned because of Carnevale."
The receptionist said cautiously: "Y-Yes, that's right. If possible, please authorize the access to deploy the Echo collection in the vault..."
Before she could finish, Carlotta shook her head slightly: "No need for such trouble. I'll handle this personally."
The receptionist was stunned and looked at the Second Miss with her resolute gaze, somewhat worried: "But your safety..."
Zani: "Leave it to me. I'll protect the Second Miss. As an employee of the bank's defense department, I have a lot of experience handling such emergencies."
Lucian chuckled: "If it's an Echo going out of control, I think I have a simpler way."
The group headed toward the main entrance, and Carlotta asked curiously: "A simpler way?"
Zani guessed first: "It should be using that flower, right?"
Earlier in the Nimbus Sanctum, Lucian had used a bouquet to bring clarity to Phoebe.
But Carlotta was unaware of this.
The group arrived outside and found that it was already in chaos.
Many family members had fear in their eyes as they looked at the highly oppressive vault guard in mid-air—the Construct Armament.
There were also some guards and family members lying on the ground, looking very pained.
Clearly, the Construct Armament had already started its destruction ahead of time.
Carlotta's eyes narrowed, and she condensed that sparkling pistol.
But Lucian raised his hand to press down on the gun she had lifted.
Under Carlotta's puzzled gaze, Lucian took out the Mandala Flower and waved it, muttering something...
Then, white light sprinkled down from the sky, landing on the Construct Armament. Its gaze changed abruptly, from glaring menacingly at the crowd to a harmless, pitiful look.
The Construct Armament descended and no longer assumed a defensive posture.
Carlotta's eyes widened as she stared at the scene before her: "This..."
She felt amazed. Originally, Phrolova's Red Spider Lily had given her a lot of trouble, but now the white flower in Lucian's hand seemed capable of purifying such control.
Carlotta's expression grew even more curious: "What other secrets do you have?"
"Besides the lie detector from before, could you lend us this white flower for research as well?"
The Montelli family wanted to develop private terminals and Echoes in Ragunna. Although Echoes absorbed by terminals were already obedient enough, in case something like this happened where Echoes were controlled by special people or objects, it would be a blow to the reputation of private terminals.
But if they had this flower, it would be different. They just needed to research the way this flower purifies Echoes and integrate it into the terminal to prevent such situations.
At that time, they could just shout 'Come back, XXX' to recall the Echo and purify it anew...
Thinking of this, Carlotta's eyes sparkled brightly: "I'm becoming more and more interested in you."
Rover, seeing this, immediately said: "I advise you to put away those little thoughts, after all, this is my fiancé."
Zani, seeing that the Construct Armament had been purified, went to the side of several guards and family members lying on the ground to check:
"Fortunately, the injuries aren't severe..."
Zani furrowed her delicate brows, somewhat troubled. As a colleague of these guards, she should stay to handle the aftermath.
But she had just promised to protect the Second Miss and Lucian and the others...
Carlotta noticed the hesitation on Zani's face, but before she could speak to let Zani stay, Lucian spoke first:
"Small problem, let me handle it!"
Carlotta looked over in confusion, only to see Lucian's body slowly floating up.
His hands bloomed with faint light, and a large amount of photoelectricity scattered onto the wounds of those injured. In just an instant, those shocking wounds improved visibly to the naked eye.
Some family members, seeing this, quickly exclaimed: "A miracle! This is a miracle!"
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I won't drop this chill, it'll just have a very slow update.