Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 282 Partner
"They're performing it for you."

In the corridor of the Ceria State Guesthouse, Lucia looked at the two Night Mages walking away, patted Michaela's thin shoulder and smiled.

"They knew how I would react, but they didn't expect you to be so ruthless—"

Latan groaned after coming to his senses. Then he smiled happily and said, "Anyway, Lucia, well done!"

"You threw your own face into the mud and expect others to pick it up and hold it. How can this be justified?" Lucia sneered.

"Victor Cranwell, the leader of the Selia Intelligence Department, was born in 1917. His father died in an operation to kill the Fallen Star Beast. He was raised by his mother, who was from the Cranwell Earl family of West Asia. He is a pure New Party noble bloodline."

"Captain of the Cardinal Guard Selina Rosie, although not of noble birth, has been a member of the Rodel Knights since her grandfather's generation. Her only brother is currently serving in the Dikdas Fortress."

"Since you are going to serve our great King Elden as a dog, you must be prepared to be a dog. You can't get everyone's understanding by wagging your tail at your old master." He still had a faint smile on his face. "After all, dogs also have to learn to distinguish occasions. It's not their turn to bark at people they can't afford to offend. They deserve to be beaten."

Michaela lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly: "You are always so sharp, Lucia."

"Although I always try to persuade you to be more prudent, in the end, you are always proven to be right."

The exchange of just a few words was just a trivial quarrel in the eyes of many private students and academy mages. Perhaps they still didn't understand why Victor's simple greeting had provoked the two princes - it was just that the private students who advocated strength regarded Lucia as an unshakable leader, and the academy mages who advocated knowledge had just seen the dragon language magic that subverted all theories, so when the two sides clashed, they all subconsciously followed Lucia.

But from the perspective of the six demigods, the nature of the matter is completely different. As the core figures of Selia, the captain of the cardinal guard and the head of the intelligence department, expressed their loyalty to Michaela in front of Kalia and the ancient dragon demigods, which at least shows two things.

First, the top leaders of the magic town of Selia, at least a considerable number of them, have already turned their backs on the Eternal Descendants system and have chosen to serve under Radagon openly.

Secondly, as another organizer of this Magic Conference, Ceria, like the Shuangxian Classroom earlier, has already lost a lot of respect for Kalia and the ancient dragons.

Lucia's battle with Yug in the Star Arena woke up the two sages, but now it seems that Ceria, who is thousands of miles away, is still a little confused.

If there was enough time, Lucia would not mind letting the other party reflect on his position slowly, but he had too many things to do in Gaileed this time. Not only did he have to prepare for the negotiations and surrender of the Origin Faction, he also had to seal the corruption curse on Marenia and be ready to deal with the possible revival of the evil god Esti.
With so many important things on his shoulders, he really didn't have the time to play along with a bunch of idiots.

He didn't know his own name or weight, but after a slap in the face he knew everything.

"Nowadays, more and more people want to join my father's army," Michaela sighed tiredly as she looked towards the end of the corridor. "What I'm afraid of is not the unrealistic demands of the law by those fanatical fundamentalists, but the people who are far more numerous than them and hold high the golden banner, calling all fighting and killing in the name of justice."

"At that time, plundering and grabbing will be called holy war, and all opponents will be heretics." Lucia took over his words and said more bluntly.

"In the face of the supreme law, there is no right or wrong, and there is no distinction between old and young, women and children. Wherever the light reaches, all existences in the shadows should be burned to ashes."

Lani was currently taking care of Malenia who had just fallen asleep. Lacade could not bear the loneliness and went for a stroll in the town. Latan, the only one present, was silent for a long time after hearing what was said.

Unlike the original timeline, under the influence of Lucia over the years, Latan not only got closer to Michaela and his sister, but also no longer blindly worshipped his father and the War King as he did in the past. He began to think about what a hero should do besides superior martial arts and outstanding achievements, and what kind of existence a demigod with noble blood like him should become besides being a powerful hero.

But now he has not yet got the final answer.

"Lucia," Michaela turned around and said, "In the next few days, I will be conducting the last round of experiments before sealing the corruption. It will be inconvenient for me to go out for the time being. I will leave everything outside to you."

"Do you need help?" Latan asked.

"Not for now, I'll let you know if I need anything."

"Don't worry," Lucia nodded, her lips curled up slightly, "The signal has been sent out. We should wait and see what happens in the valley before deciding what measures to take next."

At the same time, in the No. 11 Mage Tower in the center of the magic town, Servis, who had hurried over, had overturned Victor's table.

"Are you a stupid pig?"

Servis' handsome face twisted in anger, his palm tightly grasping Victor's collar, "Didn't I tell you on the way here - Lucia Sanx just won the duel tournament, and she used a kind of magic that even Luther and Azrael couldn't understand! A magic that doesn't even require a spell!"

"That ancient dragon smashed half of Yug's body in front of tens of thousands of people. You also participated in Yug's transformation, so you must know what kind of monster it is!"

"I don't care whether you are trying to show your goodwill to Prince Michaela or deliberately expressing your feelings to Lucia at the behest of some important person above. I don't care at all! I just want you idiots not to drag me into your own deaths, understand?"

"Let him go!" Selina put her hand on the hilt of the knife and shouted angrily, "Be more respectful, we are your partners, not your slaves!"

"Partner?"

Servis sneered and said sarcastically, "This is the funniest joke I've heard this year!"

He pushed Victor away, causing him to stumble back a few steps and lean against the wall, gasping for breath. He then strode to Selina, grabbed her wrist and helped her pull out the dagger, holding it against his throat, and said, "Even if I give you a hundred guts, do you dare to cut me with the knife?"

Selina stared at the extremely arrogant man. Her five fingers holding the hilt of the knife turned white due to excessive force. After a few trembling deep breaths, she snorted angrily and finally put down the dagger.

"You're useless!" Servis cursed mercilessly. "You're not as good as Miriam, that stupid woman who only knows how to use violence!"

"you--"

"Alright!" Victor, who had recovered his breath, stopped Selina and looked at Servis with an unpleasant expression, saying, "Professor, no matter what, it has been done. If you came here just to humiliate us, there is no point in continuing the conversation today, right?"

(End of this chapter)