NOVEL FROG Chapter 294-299
Chapter 294: Three Sisters
p>Marvin was silently standing on Hope City’s wall.
He heard that three fights had already taken place, and the remaining six Legends had yet to go on stage.
In other words, Jessica had already dealt with three alone.
The man he saw get kicked to the ground when Marvin came out from the Teleportation Gate was someone fairly impressive.
It was Pampo Sea’s Aurora Sword Saint, who had advanced to Legend twenty years ago with his exquisite swordsmanship.
But Providence wasn’t fair. Ordinary classes couldn’t be the match of Fate Sorceresses.
Moreover, Marvin felt that after Jessica reached the 6th layer, her understanding of her power was a lot better.
Whether it was due to her Fate Power increasing by a wide margin, or her using her power more cleverly, he didn’t know.
In short, even after three consecutive fights, she still appeared lively, as if those fights hadn’t even happened!
Kate and Lorie were standing at her sides.
Beside them, three braziers were burning, each emitting a faint radiance that could warm one’s heart.
Sources of Fire’s Order.
They were surprisingly placed on Hope City’s wall.
‘No wonder so many legends were attracted.’
‘This is an arena…’
Marvin asked around and he understood what had happened.
After that scene of Rocky Mountain appeared in the sky, quite a number of Legends rushed from all parts of the South to Rocky Mountain to get a Source of Fire’s Order.
During his brief trip to the City of Knowledge, Rocky Mountain had welcomed more than 10 Legends!
Half of them came from the Pampo Seashore while the other half came from various other regions in the South.
The Three Sisters’ method to settle this was simple.
Want the Source of Fire? Sure, do you dare fight me?
Thus, a rare single elimination tournament appeared.
Duels of Legends.
All the Legends had a lot of confidence in themselves. Also, since Rocky Mountain was quite far away, Jessica’s name hasn’t spread far yet. They were more afraid of that Legend “Robin” who had torn apart the Dragon Clarke with his bare hands. But everyone was confused because Robin didn’t appear.
Since the Three Sisters came out with that kind of rule, the Legends’ hands were tied, as it would be hard to avoid contempt if they didn’t follow it.
Even if the Source of Fire’s Order was important, they felt their reputation was more important.
Thus, most of them agreed to decide over a duel, and those who won a fight over Jessica’s side would take a Source of Fire’s Order.
The losers would vow to not have any bad designs on Hope City.
It seemed fair, but the scheme in the hearts of the group of Legends was clear. Hope City’s side only had three Legends. This included the one who was just passing by, Robin. If that Robin left after tearing the Dragon apart, then only Kate and Jessica remained. Even if the latter’s strength was impressive, the former had just advanced to Legend.
There were nine Legends who agreed to fight, 9vs2. Even if it was elimination based, they should win.
But they had miscalculated.
Fate Power was a special existence, making Jessica brave and fierce. The first challenger was a Legend Wizard very confident in his own strength, but didn’t last long before he was barbarously punched by Jessica.
Before she’d hit him, he had used legendary binding and illusory spells… But to no effect!
Fate Power’s resistance toward magic was frighteningly high. The Legend Wizard was instantly eliminated.
The second challenger was a Legend Barbarian, also coming from Pampo Sea. This man was the one who lasted the longest among the three.
Of course, that didn’t mean he was able to deal any damage; it only meant he was able to endure…
From what Marvin was told, they only fought for about three minutes.
The Barbarian suffered from her beating for two minutes and forty five seconds.
If not for his amazing endurance specialty, he would have already been knocked out by Jessica early on!
After three minutes, he took the initiative to concede. He was crouching on the side, recuperating while spitting out blood.
Legends weren’t invincible. Receiving such serious injuries was a very dangerous matter!
The following people were a bit nervous.
After those two Legends, Jessica had still been full of energy, and she apparently wanted to vent a bit.
And these pitiful Legends became the targets of her venting.
The remaining people had discussed for a while before the Aurora Sword Saint said he wanted to give it a try.
That was when Marvin had arrived.
The Aurora Sword Saint was twitching on the ground. He was famous, but he hadn’t expected to end up in such an awkward state!
This was the strength of Fate Power!
“We concede.”
The remaining Legends just gave up.
There should be more Sources in the North, and some guessed that there would be a 3rd descent. It wasn’t worth fighting that crazy woman as if their lives were on the line.
They were imposing rulers in their own domains, but were beaten down by Jessica in Rocky Mountain!
‘This woman isn’t simple.’
This was what all the Legends were thinking.
Naturally, there was also another reason for them to concede. That Dragon Slayer Robin appeared!
He looked tall and thin, and oddly only had the strength of a 4th rank.
But they all felt that this was just a disguise. How could you tear a Dragon apart with your bare hands if you were only at the 4th rank?
It was definitely fake. He was baiting them into challenging him, and then he would expose his true strength and completely destroy them.
Was this Rocky Mountain’s plan?
The Legends secretly felt nervous.
But even if they conceded, their gazes toward those flames were full of longing.
Even if they weren’t clear about the final use of the Source of Fire’s Order, it most definitely was a rare treasure.
They were a bit unwilling to give up like that.
A few of them looked at each other and hesitated… what if they shed all pretenses and attacked together?
But they hadn’t expected that a shadow would suddenly come out of the Shadow Plane!
Legend Shadow Thief!
A hand wearing a snakeskin glove appeared under the brazier and easily lifted it.
Despicable!
In an instant, the people watching the scene scolded inwardly.
He was actually taking advantage of the Legends fighting Jessica to steal a brazier!
After smoothly grabbing it, the shadow wasn’t brash or arrogant and took a step to re-enter the Shadow Plane.
But the next second, he stiffened on the spot.
A powerful force erupted from the brazier.
Seven-colored radiance blinded everything. The Shadow Thief let out a blood-curdling screech as he immediately released the brazier.
The seven-colored light wrapped around the brazier and returned it to its original position.
After a moment of darkness, a small seven-colored dragon appeared and chased the Shadow Thief to bite him!
The pitiful Shadow Thief used a few escape skills, trying to avoid that dragon and escape to the Shadow Plane!
Everyone respectfully watched this other Legend run around on the city wall.
As one of the Three Sisters, Kate had always been very low key.
She was different from the flamboyant Jessica and the mischievous and smart Lorie. She didn’t like to be in the limelight, avoiding people’s attention.
But this didn’t mean she wasn’t powerful.
The experience in the ancient temple made her advance to Legend and although she only had three layers of Fate Power and was far from being as strong as Jessica, her Fate Power was Protection!
That seven-colored serpentine Dragon was the embodiment of her Protection Fate Power.
The three braziers were completely under Kate’s Protection. Marvin estimated that even if Shadow Thief Owl came, he would have to consider whether he should make a move.
Let alone this Shadow Thief who clearly wasn’t on the same level.
“Sirs. These three Sources of Fire’s Order belong to Hope City, to Rocky Mountain.”
“Whether you want to fight for it, or steal it, the Three Sisters will keep you company.”
“If people want to fight for it, fair and aboveboard, I’ll make a move, but I won’t kill. As for those sneaking in, don’t blame me.”
Jessica coldly snorted and thrust her left hand into an empty space at a lightning pace, and a shadow twisted!
“Ah…!”
A mournful scream could be heard as she grabbed that Shadow Thief from the Shadow Plane.
“Bang!”
Then, the Shadow Thief’s thin body was thrown to the ground!
Before he could use another escape skill to leave, his body was grabbed once again.
The tall Jessica easily raised the Shadow Thief.
“Don’t kill m…” But before the Shadow Thief could speak further, the Fate Sorceress punched him!
The muffled noise made terrified the onlookers. Jessica’s fist went through the Shadow Thief’s heart, killing him on the spot!
Everyone was silent.
The Shadow Thief’s blood splashed on Jessica’s fair face, her expression as cold as if she was a bloodthirsty Devil.
But in the eyes of everyone in Hope City, she was the War Goddess protecting them!
The Legends left silently.
The Aurora Sword Saint and the Legend Barbarian looked at each other in dismay as they rushed to thank Jessica, before leaving.
They expressed their thanks for her lenience.
If she had treated them like the Shadow Thief, they would have died instantly!
The gap between different Legends was very high.
They already had no reason to stay in Rocky Mountain.
With Jessica and Kate, Hope City was well fortified!
And the Three Sisters’ reputation would spread outside of Rocky Mountain after this event.
Within three months, Bards would sing songs of their deeds throughout Feinan!
…
“Since that’s the case, I can only ask you to take care of it.”
After the fight, Marvin stayed and celebrated with everyone in Hope City. After speaking with the Three Sisters, he prepared to leave.
Kate caressed Ding’s Fate Tablet, reluctant to part with it, before finally handing it over to Marvin.
Regarding the matter of the City of Knowledge, Marvin gave them a simple summary, but didn’t speak about that secret part.
After all, even if he trusted the Three Sisters, he still couldn’t talk about the matter of Mark 47.
Thus, as everyone bid him farewell, Marvin used the Book of Nalu and connected to Madeline.
The next second, a long distance Teleportation Gate appeared in front of him.
Marvin waved goodbye and stepped into it.
After a few breaths, he returned to eastern Feinan!
“Master, you are back,” Madeline said submissively.
Marvin’s eyes twitched.
“Why aren’t you wearing anything?”
Chapter 295: Slave
p>A long distance Teleportation Gate was visible on the tower outside River Shore City as the wind whistled by.
Madeline’s body was completely revealed in front of Marvin!
Even though the sky was already dark, Marvin was a Night Walker and could clearly see Madeline’s body.
The Half-Succubus’ hot curves formed a crazy visual attack.
He felt a bit at a loss.
Madeline blinked innocently. “I was bathing when you called me…”
Saying this, she spread her hand, exposing some bubbles on her arm.
It was just that… the bubbles on Madeline’s body were very faint, leaving her body quite visible.
And the transparent bubbles added to her charm.
Marvin felt a fire rising in his lower abdomen.
Madeline’s seductive expression and her hot curves ignited a fire in him.
She cooed cutely, “Master, if there is nothing else, I’ll get back to my bath. Please wait in my room…”
But Marvin didn’t let her finish her words and pounced on her!
The Half-Succubus was pressed against Marvin’s body and cried out in surprise.
“Teleportation Door.” Marvin’s breath became heavier.
“En…” Madeline let out in approval and a Teleportation Door appeared at the top of the tower.
Then, the two entangled people appeared in Madeline’s large bed!
The surroundings had turned deep crimson.
Marvin’s tongue was parched, and he only felt the fire all over. A cool feeling momentarily appeared in his chest, but was instantly extinguished by the fire!
Only this extremely soft body was in his eyes.
Madeline didn’t resist. Her eyes were faintly flickering with a black imprint as she took the initiative to open up her legs.
There was no need to take it slow.
She purred in his ear, “Please…”
The alluring voice immediately triggered Marvin.
He neatly took off his clothes in an instant.
They were naked and hugging each other as Marvin’s eyes reddened.
Just as he was about to act, he subconsciously kissed Madeline.
“Bang!”
An acute pain spread through Marvin’s lower body.
“Fuck!”
The sudden fierce pain sobered him up. He jumped off from Madeline’s bed.
In the distant Three Ring Towers, Hathaway, who had been in the middle of her experiments, suddenly stiffened as coldness flashed through her eyes.
And in Madeline’s room, Marvin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at River Shore City’s Lord who was once again frozen into an ice sculpture.
That fierce pain just now was from making a move on a block of ice…
An extremely intense pain had shot through little Marvin at that time!
“Hathaway…”
He smiled bitterly.
“Bang!”
The ice sculpture broke apart and left pieces of ice floating in the air for a moment. Madeline was burning all over and melted the ice in an instant!
She currently had the strength of a Legend, and would no longer stay frozen by Hathaway’s spell.
A burning fire still appeared between her eyebrows and Marvin’s lust was once again ignited. But at that time, Marvin noticed a mark from the corner of his eyes!
“Come Master… Climb on me…” Madeline called out in a low voice.
Marvin firmly clenched his teeth and kept his mind clear.
He roughly pushed Madeline away and then pried open her thighs!
This revealed faintly visible black runes on Madeline’s inner thighs.
This was the imprint of the God of Deception!
It started from her private parts straight up the inside of her thighs, gradually becoming fainter.
If not for looking directly, he might have not noticed.
Madeline apparently didn’t sense anything wrong.
She simply kept trying to seduce Marvin.
But how could the current Marvin have any lust?
He was already deeply scared!
If he had just done it with Madeline, he would have become like her!
A captive of the Book of Nalu.
This was the frightening power of the Book of Nalu. Despite Marvin being that page’s master, and even though the 6th Page, Rebirth, was relatively safe, it was only “relatively” so.
He immediately ordered Madeline to put on clothes and leave the room.
The latter was startled and wasn’t aware of what happened.
But she was unable to disobey Marvin’s order.
She could only tearfully dress herself and leave.
Marvin let out a sigh.
He began checking his logs.
Sure enough, it showed that when he saw Madeline, there had been an interference with his willpower.
And the source of the interference was definitely the Book of Nalu he was carrying on his body.
He silently opened the Book of Nalu’s 6th page. There were still numerous runes written on it, but that time, he saw a gloomy smile.
“You’ll become my slave sooner or later.”
“Someday.”
Those were the words of that smile.
Marvin coldly snorted and rolled the page up.
…
It seemed he had overestimated his own willpower.
Making Madeline his subordinate was already a big risk, but Raven was the true fuse.
Using that page to control two people increased the chances of connection between the Book of Nalu and Marvin.
Through this connection, the Book of Nalu was trying to corrode Marvin’s heart.
It almost succeeded this time.
What about next time?
Marvin bit his lip.
It seemed Vanessa’s Gift wasn’t enough. He had no other way to increase his willpower in a short time and could only try to think of a way to get that item.
…
After Marvin had been clear-headed for a while, he made sure that Madeline wouldn’t bother him and then took a nap on her bed.
He really needed some proper rest.
The next morning he looked for Madeline, who felt wronged, and made her send him to White River Valley.
Whether it was Anna, Wayne, or the guards, everyone was happy about the safe return of their Lord.
Only his fiancée was dissatisfied and cynically grumbled, “I heard that there was someone who tore a Dragon apart with his bare hands in Rocky Mountain. And the Three Sisters all have good looks, that Sir Robin would probably have a hard time choosing, right?”
Marvin smiled awkwardly.
Daniela came from the Cridland clan, so having her own information network was very normal. Others might not be able to guess he was Marvin, but she definitely could.
But she was just picking on him. While Marvin was gone, she had meticulously built up White River Valley.
In the field of territorial development, Daniela was really gifted!
…
Upon his return to White River Valley, Marvin almost didn’t recognize it.
The entire territory had gone through a large scale transformation. With gold, everything quickly turned around.
The port at White River’s estuary had already finished building their enclosing city wall. Although the inside was still empty, it had been done in such a short time. And this was mostly due to White River Valley having a clear sky most of the time.
The castle had also gone through some renovations to make it more durable.
The agriculture was planned out and Daniela changed the location of the market while opening a few paths to the rural areas, making everything a lot more convenient.
The adventurer camp in the southern part of White River had already been completed.
A small bustling town was formed there with at least five hundred low level adventurers lingering.
They were killing monsters in the wild while Daniela sent people to buy the materials at suitable prices.
These raw materials would go to the newly built storehouse near the previously abandoned wharf.
That wharf had been repaired, and there was a boat sailing on the river.
It was travelling against the current toward River Shore City and would then join River Shore City’s fleet of ships to go inland.
In any case, Madeline was already Marvin’s subordinate and the entire city was in her control.
White River Valley and River Shore City were nominally two territories, but someone with a good eye could see that the two territories were already one.
The unified taxes announced a few days ago were already clear proof.
Using River Shore City’s channels, White River Valley developed very fast.
Although the gold was used up very quickly, Marvin was very satisfied. In his point of view, he had to use all that he borrowed, as money not spent was just useless.
He could just go deep in the red while building nonstop before the Great Calamity to create a true refuge.
At the minimum, they had to be self-sufficient.
Because of Marvin’s warning, Daniela didn’t forget to develop the agriculture and the new wheat harvest was pretty good.
The team of guards was expanded once more and due to the military instructors’ training, there were many guards who successfully advanced.
There were currently seventy guards in White River Valley, with thirty people preparing for military service.
Of these seventy people, the original twenty guards had all advanced to 2nd rank. They were a bit stronger than ordinary 2nd rank class holders because of the cultivation tanks.
Necromancer Fidel was very cheerful here. He was originally a chatterbox, and there were a lot of people in White River Valley that were willing to chat with him, despite his constant contact with corpses. But recently, he had unearthed his gift in the medical field. It might be due to the Necromancer being sensitive to bodies? In short, he had recently become a doctor, curing a lot of the diseases that plagued the inhabitants.
Thus, this guy’s reputation in White River Valley was pretty good now.
There was also another guy comparable to him.
The nameless Alchemist.
Because of his intense requests, Marvin had originally given approval to build him a laboratory, but his alchemy experiments were only a waste of money. There was always something going wrong. Not a single decent product came out, so Daniela kept reducing his budget.
This guy wouldn’t take it while laying down, so he kept making trouble for her.
All kinds of mischiefs appeared one after the other. And White River Valley’s inhabitants knew of his longing for Anna, so no one had a good opinion of him whether inside or outside the castle.
If not for him keeping his mischief within a certain limit, Daniela would have already driven him out.
…
Seeing his territory clear and orderly, Marvin’s heart was a lot more assured.
It could be said that he was fortunate. He had Lola managing the commerce, Anna in internal affairs, Daniela in the construction field, and on the military side, he had nineteen Dark Knights overseeing White River Valley.
While he was gone, the Dark Knights’ strength had recovered somewhat.
Their power already reached the lower levels of the 4th rank.
Nineteen 4th rank Dark Knights was a very frightening idea!
Each one of them had the strength to cut a bloody path out of a battlefield.
If they were together, even cavalry with their powerful impact strength wouldn’t be able to get any advantage.
They would guarantee the security of White River Valley.
‘It seems like this Overlord is unneeded.’ Marvin laughed at himself.
Not only was Marvin “unneeded,” but Daniela’s arrival also gave Wayne some freedom.
He was still young after all. Under Hathaway’s guidance, he had started getting rid of the influence of the Universe Magic Pool and studied a unique magic path.
When Marvin returned, he had successfully written a 2nd circle Fireball rune.
This meant he could already break away from the Universe Magic Pool and independently cast spells. This was the symbol of a Legend!
But his strength was actually still at the 1st rank.
Seers truly were a bunch of gifted people.
Marvin knew that this new type of Wizard would rise after the Great Calamity, but he was really happy that Wayne took this step earlier.
He originally wanted to take the opportunity to spend more time with Wayne.
But not long later, Anna came and told him some great news.
Constantine returned.
He also brought with him a group of Sha clansmen… And the loot from the Red Dragon!
T/N: Don’t forget the power stones for not keeping it censored (1/3 of the chapter was). It’s a longer chapter as well. :p
Chapter 296: Planar Conquest!
p>Marvin wasn’t too surprised about Constantine’s return.
The powerful Night Walker had said that he would come back to White River Valley and help protect it after dealing with the Red Dragon’s corpse.
His return did seem to have been delayed though.
He brought a group of Sha clansmen with him.
Both parties had a long discussion, and Marvin finally understood why these Sha clansmen came.
…
The Shas originated from the northern part of the Saint Desert. They were very creative people who further developed gunpowder and firearms, the inventions of the ancient Dwarves.
The Shas’ Battle Gunners were also famous. The cooling time of firearms was a pain and the class burnt through a lot of money, but the Market Scuffle technique guaranteed their basic strength.
There weren’t many Shas, and their economy was not very developed. They still occupied the same region in the Sage Desert but were being encroached upon by the Bais.
Constantine brought that group of his countrymen this time to discuss with Marvin whether he could get them a place to live south of White River Valley.
“The environment of the northern part of the Sage Desert is worsening. It’s not a place where people can live.”
“Even if the Shas originated from there, they don’t necessarily need to end there. Although the elders are against it, there are still many people willing to follow me.”
“I want to find a safe place for them. They are very dutiful people. You don’t need to find work for them, they will find ways to earn a living.”
“In fact, your territory has an iron ore mine, and Shas are experts at mining…”
Facing the embarrassed Constantine, Marvin was decisive.
He would accept these Shas!
White River Valley currently lacked manpower. Furthermore, Constantine had helped him quite a bit in the past. Not returning the favor now would be too selfish.
Marvin wasn’t that kind of person.
The South Wizard Alliance was very strict regarding population movement. But if both sides had an agreement, they wouldn’t take issue with it. Constantine’s words had a lot of power in the Sha Council, and could easily convince a lot of their people. And there was no problem on Marvin’s side, so the Alliance wouldn’t interfere.
Anna handled some procedures on Marvin’s behalf at the South Wizard Alliance’s eastern headquarters.
The current Marvin was already a Viscount, giving him the power to bestow titles. He could make someone a Baron or a Knight.
Constantine could be a vassal under Marvin’s name.
As long as Constantine didn’t feel wronged about it and was willing to receive a title, these Shas could settle in smoothly.
South of White River Valley was a wilderness area, and despite most of it being in the range of the Wilderness Clearing Order, it had yet to be completely cleared out.
Letting the Shas live there wasn’t much of an issue.
After he agreed, he discussed a bit with Daniela and then chose the place where the Shas would live, about 30 kilometers from the adventurer camp.
Daniela had previously dispatched a group of people there to survey an iron mine, but they didn’t have enough manpower.
Both sides immediately worked together.
As for the matter of profits, it was left to the negotiations between Daniela and the elders of the group of Shas.
Marvin had worked with Constantine so many times that the friendship between them had grown quite deep. They wouldn’t let something like money be a wedge between them.
After all, their collaboration was profitable to both sides.
Seeing Marvin answer so straightforwardly, Constantine felt very grateful.
Not every Overlord would accept a group of foreigners so easily.
They would be worried about their loyalty.
But Marvin considered Constantine as his friend and trusted him.
He believed these Shas living in White River Valley wouldn’t be an issue. White River Valley itself was a new territory made of a group of outsiders, so they were very tolerant.
…
“This time, besides looking for a place to settle my people, the most important matter is that of the Red Dragon.”
Constantine was in the castle, taking a deep draw from his cigar. “That Red Dragon has already been harvested. I already found someone to do the preliminary processing and preservation.”
“Dragon Blood, Dragon Leather, Dragon Bones, Dragon Tendons, Dragon Scales, Dragon Heart, Dragon Spinal Cord…”
“You can take a look.”
He casually threw a list to Marvin.
Most of these raw materials were transported to White River Valley’s warehouse untouched.
A few parts had been processed by an Alchemist.
That was the friend Constantine asked to help him.
Both sides discussed a bit and chose a simple 50-50 split.
Marvin was the one that slew the Red Dragon, but it was entirely due to Brilliant Purple. And Constantine had used a lot of effort to take care of the body.
Marvin had in fact borrowed Ivan’s momentum to land his shot.
He hadn’t done anything else. He gained a great amount of experience for doing almost nothing and was still able to get so many good things, so there was nothing to complain about.
“Oh right, I still want to make a deal with you.” After talking about the details for a while, Constantine suddenly said, “I want all of the Dragon Spinal Cord.”
“In return, this thing is yours.”
He fished out a metal suitcase.
Brilliant Purple!
…
Marvin easily agreed to the request.
He didn’t know what Constantine planned to do with this Spinal Cord, but he clearly knew about the value of Brilliant Purple.
The cannon was very expensive, but it was very much worth it. With the homemade [Dragon Tooth] and [Dawn Light] artillery shells, its firepower was simply too high.
With something like that in stock, Marvin was a lot more confident.
He also bought Constantine’s surplus artillery shells.
One [Dawn Light], and three [Dragon Tooth]s.
These things greatly increased Marvin’s fighting strength. Even if they were consumables and had a side-effect (mainly the huge recoil), Marvin still felt happy with the deal.
After all, his Battle Gunner class wasn’t a free sub-class.
After getting all of the Dragon Spinal Cord, Constantine still seemed a bit apologetic and wanted to give Marvin some more valuables.
But he was shocked by Marvin’s next words.
“Does your Dragon Harvesting Master have some free time? I have another one. It’s rather damaged, but since it’s a Master, he should be able to save quite a few parts, right?”
From the Thousand Paper Crane in Marvin’s hand, a badly mangled Black Dragon corpse appeared in front of Constantine.
….
By the time he was done talking with Constantine, it was already evening.
Marvin took a rare meal with everyone in the dining hall. After chatting a bit with Wayne, he gathered some people in charge of White River Valley and held a small meeting.
It was a pity that before the meeting even began, the others saw through Marvin’s intention.
“Planning on ditching us once again?” Daniela sneered.
“Sir Marvin, even if your Overlord position seems a bit unnecessary, as an Overlord, being away from the territory all the time isn’t good, right?” Lola, who had already become the Chief Finance Official, widened her eyes.
“Brother, be safe.” Wayne was a lot calmer.
“Where this time?” Of all the people, only Anna cared the most about Marvin’s destination.
The female butler had to substitute for Marvin and pick up the broken pieces in order to manage White River Valley’s internal affairs. But she was already used to Marvin’s hurried lifestyle.
“A Secondary Plane. The strongest powerhouse there shouldn’t exceed level 18.”
Marvin smiled. “Rest assured and wait for my return.”
…
Next morning, Marvin once again left White River Valley.
But he didn’t leave alone this time.
He took nine Dark Knights with him. After having Madeline complete the necessary preparations for River Shore City and White River Valley, Marvin and the Dark Knights went north, quickly reaching the Ashes Tower.
This time, Marvin’s target was Arborea.
But due to the Secondary Planes being separated from Feinan by the Universe Magic Pool, he could only use special means to enter that plane.
In the past, before the information about the Planar Wars spread, Marvin managed to enter this secondary plane by chance.
At the time he thought it was a normal instance, but later on he found out that this was a god’s Secondary Plane.
And because of that event, he ended up with deep enmity with that god.
That god’s name was Glynos.
…
Hathaway had been waiting for a long time under the Ashes Tower.
But this time she was very cold. There was a hint of disappointment in her eyes while looking at Marvin.
Marvin bowed his head and didn’t say anything. He knew that Hathaway would definitely react to that matter.
But it wasn’t the time for explanations.
Early on, Marvin had already told her about Arborea’s coordinates and asked her to help find a way in, because that was where he could find the Shadow Diamond, the item he needed for his advancement to Ruler of the Night.
As a Seer and Legend, Hathaway was very bold when she set her Demi-Plane’s location… She chose to establish it just outside the Universe Magic Pool!
This meant that she might be found by gods.
But it also meant that she could easily go in and out of Feinan. She had more freedom than the gods stuck in the Astral Sea.
She brought Marvin’s group to her Demi-Plane, the Ashes Plateau.
She then pointed to a tower and told him, “This is the Space-time Lighthouse.”
“I found Arborea based on the coordinates you gave me, but if you are unable to establish a Space-time Lighthouse at that place… you’ll never be able to come back. Time flows 21 times faster there, so you should have enough time.”
Marvin nodded. He already had the materials to create a Space-time Lighthouse.
He had definitely made proper preparations for this trip to Arborea.
Seeing Marvin’s nod, Hathaway expressionlessly made a Teleportation Gate.
Bright light flickered on the lighthouse as a huge arch materialized in front of everyone.
“Let’s go! Let’s conquer that world.” Marvin smiled and told the nine behind him.
The nine men didn’t say anything in response as they tightly held their greatswords, stable as mountains.
But a fire could be seen in their eyes, just like those times when they followed the Night Monarch on his expeditions!
Chapter 297: Prince and Rebels
p>After going through the long space-time tunnel with the space-time lighthouse leading the way, Marvin’s group set foot on Arborea.
The tunnel disappeared completely as they all stepped on solid ground.
The land in front of them was completely green.
This was the inside of a forest and the smell of grass lingered in the air.
Marvin couldn’t help but look back, but unfortunately there was only a dense misty forest behind him.
Hathaway’s icy gaze was the last memory he had from Feinan.
‘Regardless, since I chose this path, I have to keep going forward.’
‘Even if the flow of time is 21 times faster here, I don’t have too much time.’
‘There is no use in stopping or looking back!’
Marvin’s expression became more resolute.
“Let’s go.”
The nine Dark Knights silently nodded and followed closely behind Marvin as he quickly moved through the forest!
Arborea welcomed its first ever group of guests from the Prime Plane!
…
God Realms, Shadow Realm.
Shadow Prince Glynos, who was using his perception to feel the Faith all around, was suddenly roused!
A scene appeared before his eyes:
A guest from another world appeared out of nowhere in a dense misty forest, and that shadow flashed past!
‘It’s him!”
Glynos ground his teeth bitterly!
‘Lowly ant, you dare enter my world.’
‘You will forever disappear this time!’
A dark expression flashed in the eyes of the Shadow Prince.
…
Arborea, Eastern Snow Mountain, Shadow God Palace.
A High Priestess with cunning looks was bowing and praying. A candle flickered in front of her, and below it a shadow was twisting continuously.
“Days keep passing…”
“Shadows are everlasting…”
She didn’t feel dull, praying day after day.
Although the god hadn’t answered the prayers of Arborea’s Cleric for a long time, she still prayed in appreciation.
She was an orphan and was brought up by the Shadow Shrine. And the last High Priest noticed her among thousands of orphans and promoted her to High Priestess.
After becoming a High Priestess of the Shadow God Palace, she felt the mighty power of god for the first time!
God opened a window for her to take a look at the outside world, and it had no limits.
And she was insignificant.
God was great, mortals were insignificant. And if they wanted peace, they would have to convert to the supreme shadows.
She devoutly prayed.
As always, god didn’t answer. But she was still content. This was her everyday task. Only through perseverance could she get a feeling of liberation.
Ten minutes later, the High Priestess slowly stood up and left the revered praying hall.
The large black doors slowly closed as two armored protectors stood up respectfully.
A Senior Priest rushed over from nearby and said in a low voice, “Lady Capella, the King is waiting for you to discuss how to handle the matter of the new rebel army appearing in the kingdom…”
Capella calmly asked, “How long has he waited?”
“About thirty minutes,” the Senior Priest replied cautiously.
“Let him wait a bit longer.” Capella remarked expressionlessly, “Last time, his son didn’t request authorization from the shrine and willfully reduced his territory’s taxes. This provocation to the shrine cannot be forgiven easily.”
The Priest wiped his sweat. “Prince Aragon has already been dismissed… The King already chose his side…”
“Not enough,” Capella dismissed. “These stupid people don’t know how to be grateful. The Faith they give to God keeps decreasing. In the future, God won’t even bother looking at this place, and it will all be abandoned.”
“Tell the king that what the Nottingheim royal family has today isn’t due to their noble bloodline, but because of God’s favor. He should know what to do.”
“Go, I’ll take a look at the new adopted orphans.”
The High Priestess gracefully went down the flight of white marble stairs without looking back.
And outside, many civil and military officials, including the king, were waiting beside the luxurious carriage. Everyone was bowing and not saying anything as they blankly watched the High Priestess leave.
After a short time, the Senior Priest passed on the High Priestess’ words to the king.
The old king froze on the spot.
The Senior Priest showed a hint of pity.
That Prince Aragon was the king’s only son.
Killing him would really be unbearable.
…
Marvin’s group kept walking through the forest and they soon reached the end.
In the distance, there was an imposing city in the middle of a plain.
North of the city was a chaotic mountainous region from which one could smell smoke.
“White Elephant City.”
Standing at the edge of the forest, Marvin looked over the city and a map appeared in his mind.
He remembered everything about Arborea.
This plane wasn’t big. It could hold at most one or two kingdoms.
In fact, the entire population of Arborea didn’t reach two hundred thousand, and the number of soldiers didn’t exceed ten thousand.
The wilderness surrounding it would at most be as big as Feinan’s East Coast.
Arborea was at least 70% forested, with the remaining areas split between mountains and plains.
This place had a lot of precipitation, numerous rivers and well-developed agriculture.
Here, the Shadow Shrine reigned supreme. The black-clothed High Priestess reigned above everything.
Even the king wouldn’t have the courage to speak up against the High Priestess.
This was a typical god plane.
Naturally, not everyone was willing to serve gods. This was something carved deep into mankind’s blood since ancient times.
Where there was suppression, there would be rebels.
From what Marvin knew, Arborea only had the Nottingheim kingdom and the king was the 13th generation of the Nottingheim family. He was old and muddle-headed and was basically the black-gowned High Priestess’ puppet.
The kingdom wasn’t united because the Shadow Prince hadn’t shown any miracles for a long time (miracles also consume a lot of Divine Power), which led to this place’s faith becoming unstable.
And added to that was the shrine’s high-handed rule and the extremely high taxes which even disturbed the Overlords of many different territories.
The officials were rarely pleased with the temple.
But there was nothing they could do about it. Here, God was supreme, and the Clerics’ power could be seen in the history. They could also see it themselves and didn’t dare to rebel.
Thus, they were dissatisfied but chose to endure for so many years.
But people had a limit.
Roughly thirty years earlier, the three northern territories’ Overlords colluded and raised the banner of rebellion, intending to overthrow the Shadow Shrine’s despotic rule.
The rebels were quite popular, and took over some towns very smoothly.
But later on, a High Priest personally left the Eastern Snow Mountain and brought a thousand Shrine Paladins to fight a decisive battle against the rebel army.
The rebel army collapsed under the might of the frightening Divine Spells.
Only one of the three northern Overlords escaped, while the other two were executed.
From that point on, the rebel army retreated to the northern mountains and forests and relied on the topography to mix with the kingdom.
Over thirty years, the rebel army kept growing in power.
And White Elephant City was the border city where Nottingheim Kingdom had repelled the rebel army.
Guarding this place was the king’s only son, the brave Prince Aragon.
From Marvin’s memories, this Prince was quite loved by the masses. He was very dissatisfied by the excessive taxes and took the initiative to reduce the taxes in his own territory, but he met the shrine’s forces and was ultimately executed. His four limbs were cut and he was imprisoned in a rotting cell in the shrine, remaining quite miserable.
And after that, the rebel army took advantage of the state of White Elephant City to attack once again.
This time, they changed their approach and attacked from the inside. Because of the lessons they learned last time, this rebel army nurtured Sorcerers and a few Wizards that could contend against the Priests and Clerics.
The fight became very violent.
But the Shadow Prince’s miracle changed everything.
He appeared with the form of a level 18 Holy Spirit and with the power of an artifact, used a prepared skill to destroy the entire rebel army in one hit.
And in the past, Marvin was level 18 at the time, and managed to get in Arborea by pure chance.
Even though he managed to get the Shadow Diamond in the end, he still died a few times!
This time, he came to this plane hoping to change the course of history.
‘I don’t know when it is right now, but Prince Aragon shouldn’t have been recalled by the kingdom yet, right?’
Marvin was still calmly reflecting.
After a moment, he ordered the Dark Knights to hide in the forest and await his command.
As for him, he was going to disguise as an ordinary farmer to sneak into White Elephant City.
…
White Elephant City was bustling with activity and it was no different from Feinan’s streets.
This place didn’t have a lot of different types of people. Most people were blonde with clear eyes, while a few had black eyes. It made Marvin feel particularly familiar.
White Elephant City’s security was pretty good. This was due to Prince Aragon’s administration.
Marvin observed everything as he walked on the street, carefully gathering information.
First, he had to check what time period he was in.
The Shadow Prince would definitely notice him coming to his plane, but he wouldn’t be able to catch him among countless people.
He could only have the shrine move to handle Marvin.
And Marvin wasn’t completely at a disadvantage.
Relying on nine people to conquer a plane. That was a catchphrase Marvin had jokingly said.
To conquer a plane, the most important thing was to mobilize the humans from that plane.
Whether it was the rebel army or Prince Aragon, they were worth partnering up with.
Marvin’s goal was simple: to completely overthrow the Shadow Shrine and establish a free kingdom.
If possible, converting Arborea into White River Valley’s subordinate would also be pretty nice.
After all, what he was after was the Shadow Diamond and the Twin Fate Flower in the Shadow God Palace!
Fighting for it alone would be courting death.
…
As Marvin was thinking, a shout suddenly echoed on the streets.
“The Shrine is executing rebels!”
“Gather everyone, every single person has to go!”
In an instant, the originally orderly street became chaotic.
Chapter 298: Calculated
p>Rebel execution?
Marvin frowned.
But he saw the people in the street leaving everything behind and rushing hastily in the same direction.
“Quick! Quick! Those who are late will be considered heathens by the shrine.”
The crowd’s whispers and children’s weeping voices echoed in the streets. Women hurriedly picked up the young children as the men moved forward apathetically.
Marvin also followed everyone.
Soon, all the inhabitants of White Elephant City were gathered in the central square.
This square was wide enough to accommodate several thousand people. Four black-gowned Paladins stood on a platform in the middle of the square, coldly watching everyone.
A luxurious carriage was on the side, with a purple-gowned Priestess inside.
The Priests of the Shadow Shrine of Arborea were ranked in a simple way. The strongest was the black-gowned High Priestess. She was bestowed Divine Power and Divine Spells by the Shadow Prince, and was more or less level 18.
After the High Priestess was a group of 4th rank powerhouses, most of them level 16, about the same as those four Paladins.
A 4th rank Priest would be called a [Senior Priest], while 3rd rank was Intermediate, 2nd rank was Novice, and 1st ranks were just ordinary Priests.
In general, a Senior Priest held ultimate power within a city.
Punishing the rebels was this Senior Priest’s idea.
She was sitting lazily inside the carriage, expressionlessly watching those rebels on the platform.
These were the rebels Prince Aragon had captured when he swept the northern hills.
A total of seven people, six adults and one child.
‘The Prince deserves to be called a heroic war deity…’
‘He was able to catch those hiding rebels in that ghostly place. Unfortunately, the Shrine doesn’t need a King that doesn’t listen to the will of the supreme shadows.’
Dina’s carriage was full of fruits and vegetables.
A beautiful finger pushed a grape between a pair of bright red lips. As she ate, Dina asked, “Is everyone there?”
A low Priest on the side respectfully replied, “almost.”
Dina raised her eyebrows. “What about the Prince’s people?”
The Priest sneered, “They should still be on their way.”
“Good, kill the six adults first,” Dina said with a smile. “I heard this Prince was someone merciful.”
“Understood.” The Priest immediately gave a command.
…
On the edge of the square, there were a lot of people bustling around.
But no one dared to make too much noise. Even the mothers carrying their children were covering their children’s mouths, doing their best to not let them make a sound!
If they disturbed the Shrine’s execution, the only result would be death!
They looked anxiously at those rebels.
Some people cursed at the rebels. Why couldn’t they just stay calm in their territory? Why did they have to provoke the Shrine?
Their eyes were cold.
But even if the rebels looked malnourished, their eyes were extremely bright. They were a hundred times better than these mediocre people.
They calmly received everyone’s curses, pity, and lack of understanding.
They never lowered their heads.
Including that little girl. She looked 6 or 7 years old. She had a scar and looked a bit pale.
Her eyes were very sharp, and not the attractive kind of sharpness.
‘A true tyranny…’
Something flashed through Marvin’s eyes, a sort of unbearable feeling.
What the Shadow Shrine was doing in this plane was what Feinan’s people would have to face in the future!
In the eyes of the gods, believers were only livestock to harvest Faith. If the plane’s Faith dried up, they wouldn’t mind destroying it themselves!
This was why there were always some abandoned Demi-Planes on the edge of the Astral Sea.
Those were Secondary Planes which didn’t give any Faith.
‘Since I plan to overthrow the Shadow Temple, it is necessary to have a figure step forward.’
‘But not now.’
Marvin cautiously looked at the side of the execution stand and tightly clenched his fists.
The disadvantages of the Night Walker were apparent here.
It was daytime, with his abilities on cooldown.
Even if there wasn’t an overwhelming powerhouse in White Elephant City, Marvin knew he wasn’t a match and simply couldn’t save these seven captives from the execution stand.
It would be completely crazy!
If he turned into an Asuran Bear, he might be able to cut a path out… But the other side had a Senior Priest overseeing the execution!
Marvin didn’t know how many Priests there were in White Elephant City, but some Divine Spells were very frightening. If he rashly made a move, he might die.
He clenched his teeth and used Stealth, intending to leave.
He wasn’t omnipotent. There were too many things he was powerless to deal with.
However, at that time, a disturbance occurred.
A handsome man riding on a white horse angrily rushed over from north of the square, making his way through the crowd. He was followed by twelve knights on horse.
“Prince Aragon!”
“Your Highness!”
Everyone became spirited as if they saw a ray of hope.
They all took the initiative to get out of the way.
Even though the Prince had nominally lost his Crown Prince status due to the matter with the taxes, in the hearts of the common people, he was still Nottingheim’s future.
“Stay your hand for me!”
“Those are the captives I took back! Only I can handle them!” Aragon shouted in the distance.
In the crowd, Marvin sharply turned his head.
Just from this shout, he could judge Aragon’s strength!
Level 18 Storm Swordsman!
This kind of strength was considered the peak of this plane. It was worthy of the powerhouses who dealt with the rebels for many years.
But at that time, the Senior Priestess’ lazy voice covered the Prince’s shout.
“Kill.”
[Divine Spell – Imperial Order]!
A shadow flashed through the eyes of the executioners on the platforms and they abruptly lifted their long blades high up in the air.
Blood flew!
The six adults’ heads were lopped off, rolling on the ground!
People couldn’t bear to look at it and lowered their heads.
Aragon’s angry roar spread through the square. “Dina!”
“You are going too far!”
Dina in the carriage said smilingly, “There is still one that hasn’t died yet.”
A strong executioner quickly walked toward that little girl.
He just raised his blade high up before he was stunned by the hit from a shadow!
It was the Prince’s sword!
Aragon quickly dismounted and rushed onto the platform in the blink of an eye.
He protected the little girl and stared at the luxurious carriage. “Dina.”
“With me here, let me see who dares to kill her!”
The entire square went quiet after those words.
Everyone knew that the Prince was truly enraged this time.
But this wasn’t the Prince’s country, it wasn’t even the King’s country!
This was God’s country.
“Hehehe…”
Dina’s pleasant laughter echoed from the luxurious carriage, but her tone was in fact ice cold. “I have an order from the Shrine’s High Priestess. The dismissed Crown Prince Aragon has ties to the rebels and violated God’s desires. He is to be striped of his position as Lord over White Elephant City.”
“He has to be brought to the King to undergo a trial.”
“Oh right, I have here an arrest warrant personally written by the King, do you want to take a look? Dear Prince Aragon?”
Standing on the platform, the Prince suddenly felt a chill!
Everyone was silent. Sadness filled their eyes as they looked at the Prince.
Even if they were already numb to the Shrine’s rule, they sincerely respected this Prince.
Seeing the Prince become a prisoner, they couldn’t bear it.
“Father personally signed it?” Aragon’s voice was quivering.
As they talked, the twelve Knights arrived under the platform. The one in front shouted, “Your Highness, don’t fall for this woman’s evil schemes.”
But how could this change anything?
Dina lightly threw a scroll.
“Just written from the king’s hands, check it yourself. It cost Priest Ronan quite a bit of Divine Power.”
Dina leisurely came down from the carriage.
She was incredibly beautiful, her body extremely alluring.
But in Aragon’s eyes, this woman was poisonous like a snake!
“Take her away!”
In an instant, Aragon threw the girl to the Knight under the platform!
“Your Highness!” The Knight caught the girl and entreated, “Come with us!”
Aragon shouted back, “Leave! This is an order.”
The Knight ground his teeth and carried the little girl with him as the twelve people left!
“Stop them!” Dina ordered coldly.
The Shrine Paladins waiting in ambush intercepted them.
These twelve Knights followed the Prince in every campaign and, even though they were very powerful, there were more than a hundred Paladins!
This was all calculated.
Dina sneered as she looked at the Prince being handcuffed by the Shrine’s bailiff.
He wasn’t resisting. He never went against his father’s orders.
A happy expression appeared on her face.
“Truly a refined person.”
“Bullying this kind of refined person is such a happy matter.”
“What do you say? Ronan?”
That low Priest at her side quickly bowed his head. “Lady Dina is the greatest one. We serve God, and capturing heathens is our duty. Prince Aragon went against God’s desires, so he is a heathen, the filthiest existence. He should be punished.”
Dina smiled even more happily. “Your words are correct. It’s a pity… such a strong man, do you think he can last more than a few minutes in bed?”
Cold sweat immediately appeared on Ronan’s back.
Dina glanced at him. “You deceitful waste. You wanted to climb on this Lady last night. Luckily you look good, but I didn’t expect you to be useless. Ahhh… If it wasn’t for the High Priestess’ firm order, I would really want to taste this Prince…”
“Eh? Why is it getting dark?”
In an instant, the area near the carriage plunged into darkness!
Dina was stunned. She could even see the starry sky.
An ice-cold voice echoed beside her ear:
“Sorry, I can’t bear it anymore.”
“Seeing a slut like you really makes me itch… and it will keep itching if I don’t kill you.”
The next second, ice-cold daggers cut across Dina’s neck!
Chapter 299: Tumor
p>The square was in a mess.
The darkness had suddenly shrouded everything. After the dust settled, a screech could be heard from the citizens.
Aragon and the Shrine Paladins looked at that scene in a daze!
Dina’s head fell to the ground, her eyes wide open.
And her attendant Ronan was also decapitated!
Such a scene never happened in White Elephant City, never happened in Arborea.
That was a Senior Priestess!
Such a high existence was killed before everyone’s eyes?
And the killer didn’t leave any traces behind!
The Paladins and the bailiff looked at the bodies with disbelief filling their eyes.
The Paladins rushed over recklessly, their horses even stomping on many innocent people!
And taking advantage of this situation, the Prince’s twelve Knights broke through the encirclement and escaped White Elephant City.
The entire square fell into chaos.
Marvin, under the cover of Eternal Night, quietly retreated.
With Eriksson’s Brooch, even if those Paladins used [Truesight], it wouldn’t do anything!
His Stealth was too high!
Saving everyone and leaving was impossible for him. Probably only a Legend like Ivan could pull off something like that.
But killing a Priest wasn’t too much of an issue!
Dina might be troublesome, but she was only a Priest around level 16. Furthermore, she was completely unguarded!
High Stealth + Eternal Night was just a perfect combination.
‘Would the Shrine be able to sit still after one of their Priestesses died like that?’
‘In the next few days, the Shrine’s sight might be focused on White Elephant City,’ Marvin sneered in his heart.
He already reached his goal and quickly disappeared in the crowd.
…
God Realms. The Shadow Prince squinted.
He had been paying attention to Arborea ever since Marvin entered.
So naturally, he noticed the purple-gowned Senior Priestess’ death.
These Senior Priests had a two-way connection with the Shadow Prince.
The Priests’ devout conviction would give him a steady supply of Faith.
A Senior Priest would usually give ten times more Faith.
The relation between gods and followers could be represented by a thread. Some were thicker, and some were thinner.
If it looked like there wasn’t one, then that follower was merely an opportunist.
As a god, the Shadow Prince was fond of those crazy followers who gave him a large amount of Faith. But the way crazy followers handled matters was simply too cruel, and wasn’t suited for supervising other followers. The kinds of pious followers with good brains like the Senior Priests were the most beneficial existences.
Thus, he would bestow Divine Spells and Divine Power to those followers, and occasionally he would answer them.
When Marvin killed Dina, the Shadow Prince felt a thick thread snap.
He followed that thread and hovered above Arborea.
In an instant, his sight focused on that city!
‘White Elephant City…’
‘Hehe…’
The Shadow Prince closed his eyes and began to connect to his most powerful apostle in Arborea!
…
Night, in White Elephant City’s prison.
Aragon was silently sitting cross-legged, wearing prisoner clothes.
A candle’s flame flickered in the distance. That was from the Shrine’s Paladin guarding him.
What happened during the day shocked everyone in White Elephant City. An Intermediate Priest temporarily took charge of the situation and connected to the Shadow God Palace.
It was said that at least two Senior Priests would quickly arrive to White Elephant City.
The High Priestess attached a lot of importance to this matter. Apparently, if they didn’t find the murderer of Senior Priestess Dina, half of White Elephant City would be sacrificed.
The previous jailer told him this information. Unfortunately, the jailer couldn’t stay for long as he was switched by the Intermediate Priest for a Paladin.
‘They actually don’t need to do so,’ Aragon sneered.
If he wanted to escape, how could these people keep him there?
Even the Shrine’s [Prison Shackles] on his wrists could easily be broken with his level 18 Storm Swordsman’s strength.
Especially with no Senior Priest watching him.
But he wasn’t willing to do so.
He remembered asking a question to his father in the past:
– What is the Shrine? –
At that time, Nottingheim the 13th was in the prime of his life. He was ambitious and prepared a series of moves to weaken the Shrine’s power.
He answered, “The Shrine is a tumor.”
“Soon, it will be eradicated.”
The young Prince nodded, confused. After a few months, he heard about the three northern Overlords’ rebellion.
At that time he thought it was quite inconceivable as the three northern Overlords were his father’s brothers; how could they rebel?
Then, the kingdom’s army retreated little by little.
Ultimately, the Shrine was forced to make a move and deal with the rebels.
But after the victorious news of two of the three Overlords dying in the final battle, he saw his own father stagger and fall to the ground.
He seemed to have aged ten years.
Aragon suddenly understood.
The Shrine was a tumor.
They tried to eradicate it, but the Nottingheim royal family ended up paying the price.
But there would always be people sacrificing their lives, trying to remove it.
…
Today, thirty years later.
Nottingheim the 13th, who had once said he would personally remove this tumor, was already old.
He lost the courage to fight with the Shrine. He even began to genuinely compel Aragon to suppress these “rebels”.
Now, in order to gain favor from the shrine, he was even ready to let go of his own son.
Aragon’s heart seemed to have died.
He could feel that this was a dying world. Everyone was apathetic.
They were raised like livestock, unwilling to raise their heads, unwilling to strive forward.
Because the Shrine said they couldn’t.
God said they couldn’t.
“Fuck God!”
In the dusky prison, the refined Prince swore for the first time.
Unfortunately, besides a rat crawling around, no one heard him.
Tomorrow he would be delivered to the king. The outcome of the trial was already decided. Life imprisonment was the lightest possible sentence.
“Is giving up my only option?”
He was unwilling.
At that time, an indifferent voice echoed from the darkness. “Your Highness Aragon, do you really intend to give up?
Aragon was startled!
He could see the Paladin in the distance, but he couldn’t see the owner of this voice close to him.
“It’s you!” he said in a low voice, shock flashing through his eyes.
It was the person who killed Dina earlier in the day!
It definitely was him, as only a powerhouse like him could easily go in and out of the prison!
“I have a plan that can help you eradicate the Shrine. We have a common enemy.”
“But I also need your help.”
Marvin’s voice slowly echoed beside his ears, “Tell me, in the king’s entourage, who is the person closest to you, and the most trustworthy?”