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Chapter 60
Chapter 60: A Private Request
For ease of management, Eileen locked Marquis Hughes and Princess Diana together.
Marquis Hughes was more cooperative than expected. Since the Duke had not ordered his execution at the first possible moment, that meant there was still room for the matter to be turned around.
However, so there really was a princess in the army. He had thought the Duke had raised the princess’ banner while purging the nobles just to deceive others.
After packaging more than one thousand of the Marquis’ private soldiers and three mages together and taking them away, Eileen left one battalion of troops garrisoned in Cold Lake City.
Е̌ ñ um̆ а́ .їd
Eileen sent scouts back to Ice City to report to the Duke, while she and Kate led the army onto ships, crossed the lake, and hurried toward Green Gorge City.
On the ship, Diana and Hughes looked at each other, and both felt that the other was a fool.
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Diana believed that Marquis Hughes’ brain must have been squeezed in a door. Instead of immediately summoning the nobles and gathering people to resist, he had surrendered with both hands after the army arrived and allowed others to slaughter him.
Hughes saw the disdain in the princess’ eyes and smiled without caring.
Although he did not manage affairs, he still knew how difficult it was to govern a territory.
In terms of ability, how long had Duke Oswald been in power? Yet he had already repelled two attacks from the demon race. Winter disaster relief, recruiting workers to mine, constructing a military camp, reclaiming land, distributing land, reorganizing the army, training troops…
W̃ е̃b̊ǹ оvе́ l̆ Е́n ǔm̆a
Each and every one of these matters had been handled methodically in the Duke’s hands, and because of that, the hearts of the people had turned to him.
In terms of power, the eastern nobles had now been completely purged, Count Londo in the southwest had submitted, and with Hughes’ own south now being reorganized, the always honest and well-behaved west, and the loyal north…
Before long, all the residents of the Northern Territory would have only one sky above their heads. That sky would not be in the Royal Capital, but in Ice City!
In terms of martial force, the bones of the Undead Giant Python were displayed in Ice City’s square. Whoever was unconvinced could go and try.
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He did not know exactly why the princess had insisted on dragging the nobles of the Southern Commercial District into courting death, but he expressed understanding.
After all, people like this, who held high status yet had never wielded real power, all shared one common trait: they always possessed an inexplicable confidence, always believing that everyone else was a fool, as if she alone were the smartest person in the world.
Еnǔ m̈а̃
The two of them sneered at the same time, and the ship docked.
“Your Highness, why do you not take the chance to buy over the Marquis? If we can get the staffs from the mages under him, perhaps we will still have a chance to escape.”
Taking advantage of the gap while the army docked and disembarked, the coachman finally found an opportunity to quietly walk over and speak to Diana.
“Heh. Do you think this coward would help us? He did not even dare reply to my letter. How could he have the courage to resist Oswald?”
“Besides, I have already figured it out. Oswald simply does not dare do anything to me. Just wait. I estimate that my royal brother’s envoy will arrive soon.”
Diana secretly gnashed her teeth. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. One day, she would make Oswald repay, double, the humiliation he had brought upon her!
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While rumors flew through the Royal Capital, Lilith hurried to Thorne’s residence.
As soon as she entered, she said to everyone, who had long been anxiously waiting, “Two pieces of bad news. No good news.”
“First, regarding our reward for subjugating the bone dragon, the King said that necromancers have appeared again in the Western Territory. He will bestow the rewards together after this matter is resolved. I estimate that our plan to make Thorne a noble will probably fall through.”
“The princess’ side is more troublesome. Oswald has already made his move. He not only detained the princess, but also sent Eileen to lead troops in attacking the Southern Commercial District. The army has already approached the border with the Central Region.”
Thorne scratched the back of his head. He still had not figured out the situation.
To him, the Northern Territory was a distant place, and Duke Oswald was even more of a stranger whom he had heard was very powerful, but whose reputation was very poor.
En̈ um̈ а̇
As for Eileen, he barely knew that she was his greatest enemy, but that was in the previous life. So the only thing he could ask was one sentence.
“The princess… is she all right?”
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“She should be fine,” Lilith replied briefly. “There is no need to worry about the princess’ safety for now. What we should pay the most attention to now is the matter of the King sending Duke Dale to subjugate the Northern Territory in the name of a noble war.”
In Lilith’s view, two dukes contending against each other was indeed beneficial to them. But Duke Dale looked impressive yet was useless. She was not afraid that he would win; she was afraid that he would lose completely and become Oswald’s stepping stone for nothing.
Annie lowered her eyes. She had crossed hands with Eileen, so naturally, she had more right to speak. “Eileen’s ability to command troops is ordinary, but she is very good at close-quarters chaotic battles. Her attacks are extremely decisive, and she is used to concentrating force to break through a single point…”
Annie was still analyzing the situation between enemy and ally when Lilith, at the side, suddenly grabbed Thorne’s arm excitedly.
W̆ e̊b̆ nо v̈ еl̀ Е̂ nu m a
“Thorne, this is an opportunity. An opportunity to directly deal with that slut Eileen!”
“Duke Dale commands twenty thousand troops, while the other side only has five thousand. If we add our assistance, this battle will definitely be won!”
Us?
Annie and Thorne looked at Lilith in stunned silence at the same time. As for Maria, who was sitting nearby, she seemed to have something on her mind and had not participated in their conversation at all.
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“Wait, wait.” Thorne felt even more confused. “Why would we go and participate in a war? That simply does not make sense.”
“Of course it is to help you deal with your greatest enemy in the future, Thorne.” Lilith blinked. Although she looked very adorable, her words made Thorne’s hair stand on end.
Ӗn u m а̃ .іd̃
“For you, I am willing to do anything. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will kill Eileen.”
For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat strange. Fortunately, Annie had never cared about the atmosphere.
“Let me say this first. I will not go. If it is to rescue Diana, count me in. But I will emphasize it again: Oswald and Eileen are very dangerous, and that Duke Dale is not worth trusting either.”
“What right do you have not to go?” Lilith stood up and immediately flared with anger, pointing at Annie as she cursed, “You ungrateful wretch. Do you not know how many resources the princess spent to save you?”
“Besides, your parents are still in the Northern Territory. The Charles siblings’ methods are so brutal, and they are slaughtering nobles on a large scale. Are you not worried about your parents’ safety? Do you have no filial piety at all?”
Annie rubbed her brow, somewhat unable to bear Lilith’s foul temper. “It is precisely because my parents are in his hands that I cannot go, and even more so, I cannot anger Oswald because of this!”
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The two of them began arguing again. Thorne was already used to this. He shifted his chair and sat beside Maria, who had remained silent all along.
“Miss Saintess, what do you think of this matter?”
“We should think of a way to bring Princess Diana back.” Maria sighed. She was unwilling to say too much to them and slowly got up to leave. “Thorne, no matter how powerful the opponent is, the princess is still your most reliable assistance. You should consider her more.”
The summer in the Royal Capital was somewhat stuffy and hot. Maria left the house and got into her carriage. Beside her ears, she could faintly still hear the argument inside the house, like cicadas chirping.
The scene of Eileen cutting through the battle formation, severing Nicole’s hands, and seizing the Wishing Star flashed before her eyes.
Time reversal. Time reversal…
Е ṅǔm̆ á
Who exactly had activated time reversal? If Thorne did not have memories from the previous life and did not share the same firsthand experience as them, then what meaning did everything they had done in this life truly have?
They had all come together because of him, but even now, he still had not realized his responsibility and spent every day with Lilith…
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“Lady Saintess, where would you like to go?” the coachman’s voice interrupted her troubled thoughts.
Maria’s voice was clear. “Back to the Church.”
“Yes.”
The iconic towering spired cathedral in the central area of the Royal Capital was the place where Maria had been born and raised. To many members of the Church, this was a sacred place and workplace they yearned for.
W̌e bṅоv́ е l̇ Е̂ñù m̊а̊
But in Maria’s eyes, this was her home.
After entering, the elderly nuns greeted her gently with smiles. Maria barely forced out a smile and walked in small steps to the Archbishop’s office.
Maria adjusted her mood at the door and knocked.
“Come in.”
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She pushed the door open and entered. Before her was Archbishop Grandpa John, with his white, long beard, but for some reason, another person had suddenly appeared beside him.
A blond man dressed in magnificent white armor turned around and gave her a wickedly charming smile.
W̊ӗ bn̊ о v́е̂ l Е̊ n ü m а̇
“I sensed your beautiful and noble soul, Maria. If you also sensed mine, please say it out loud.”
“Uh… you’re back, Brother Paul.”
Maria ignored his inexplicable attempt at looking handsome. In any case, she was already used to it.
Paul, the Holy Knight Commander, was four years older than her. The two of them were both orphans adopted by the Church. Compared with Maria’s excellent talent for goddess magic, Paul’s combat talent could simply be described as explosive, and he was hailed as the strongest of the younger generation.
It was just that even Archbishop John could not understand why Paul had not passed the Hero’s test.
“I have successfully destroyed the heretics’ nest. Oh, Maria, do you know? Those damned heretics actually boasted about something like the flesh being weak and mechanical ascension.”
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“People who cannot even cherish the flesh granted by the goddess have souls that are not beautiful at all.”
Paul continued his dynamic narration, hands on his hips and waist thrusting forward with endless movements, as though he could not speak without his limbs.
“Only… you destroyed the nest?” Maria was somewhat puzzled. With Paul’s ability, should he not have exterminated all the heretics?
“Yes, because I received a summons from the bishop.”
Only at this point did Archbishop John swallow the candy he had just secretly eaten. He stroked his beard, attempting to display his dignity.
“This is a private request from the King. Considering Duke Oswald’s strength, His Majesty needs to send an absolute powerhouse into the Northern Territory to bring the princess back.”
Е̂ṅ ù m̃ а.і̂d̃
“And so, I came.” Paul flicked his bangs and winked at Maria. “Solving the problems that everyone else cannot solve is precisely the meaning of my appearance here.”
Maria was speechless. I am begging you. Please behave yourself.
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“Will Duke Oswald release Her Highness the Princess?” Maria sighed. She did not understand why Diana had acted on her own. They were clearly all on the same team.
John chuckled. “Do not worry, child. He will still give this Archbishop some face.”
The Archbishop closed the envelope with his old, bark-like hand, and his eyes grew somewhat solemn.
“Oswald is one of the few people even I cannot see clearly. To be honest, I also do not dare judge whether he truly has ambition.”
Wе̌ b_n ӧ ṽêl Е̌ ñu̇m̈а
“But he is a good lord who understands the bigger picture and cares for his people. He knows when to do what, so I think there must be some misunderstanding in this.”
John raised his gaze and looked at Maria’s uneasy face, then slowly said, “Moreover, compared to him, I am even less able to understand the princess’ actions.”
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