When Abel left the Goff Family, he also made a promise that the Titan Temple would always be open to Abel's Bloodline Family. Currently, Abel's Bloodline Family only had Family Bennett. As for Family Harry from Harvest City, he would have to wait until he had children.
After returning to his magic tower from the dwarfs, Abel began to think of a place for Babala.
If there was one place that was the most important to Abel, it would definitely be Harry Castle. That was Earl Marshall's spiritual sustenance. Abel had always been worried that as he became more powerful, his enemies would become more powerful as well.
If one day, his enemies decided to attack Harry Castle, even with Tower Spirit Flora's protection, it would not be able to unleash its full power due to the distance.
Also, most of the people living in Harry Castle were normal people. Earl Marshall was also a normal person, so he could not live in a mana environment. Therefore, there were many wizard defense methods that could not be used in Harry Castle.
However, a defense circle was not strong enough to defend Harry Castle. It might be able to block a normal Knight or beginner wizard, but it was only a matter of time for an intermediate wizard to break it.
Therefore, he needed a way to protect Harry Castle and Earl Marshall.
Babala's appearance made this possible. What could be a better guardian than Babala, a guardian plant specially cultivated by the ancient Titans for protection?
Abel and Babala's relationship was a special contract. Babala's soul was bound to the Titan Temple's control card, and Abel's soul was recognized by the Titan Temple's control card. This kind of indirect relationship allowed him to control Babala without using up his soul contract space.
In the basement of Harry Castle, Abel and Earl Marshall were standing in the middle of the basement.
"Uncle Marshall, this is Babala, the guardian of Harry Castle!" Abel took out Babala from his monster ring and introduced it to Earl Marshall.
Since he had a contract with Babala, he didn't need to use his soul speaker ability to communicate with it.
"Babala, this is my uncle. From now on, you will protect this castle and him!" Abel said to Babala, who had just come out. It was still very weak.
"Abel, you want it to protect me?" Earl Marshall looked at the huge plant on the ground that looked like it was about to wither. There was a foul stench coming from the flowers, and he couldn't help but ask in confusion.
Indeed, Babala was in a miserable state. Changing its habitat this time had caused it great harm. There were only a dozen or so roots left. Coupled with its leafless body and withered flowers, it was hard to say whether it could survive in this state, let alone protect others.
"Uncle Marshall, don't underestimate it. Babala will protect Harry Castle for thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years!" Abel lowered his voice with a smile.
At that moment, tiny roots began to extend from Babala's roots. The perfect gem was wrapped up by the tiny roots, and large amounts of energy began to be sucked out of it.
Babala's body was like a plant in spring. It began to glow with life, and the giant flower began to brighten up. However, the foul smell was getting thicker.
At the bottom of Babala's body, countless tiny roots extended out and grew rapidly. The roots pierced through the floor of the basement, and its body slowly sank into the basement.
Earl Marshall couldn't see, but Abel could sense that Babala had built its own space underground. It was right in the middle of Harry Castle. In order to protect Harry Castle, its roots continued to grow.
Slowly, the entire basement of Harry Castle was filled with Babala's roots. As long as it needed, it could turn Harry Castle into a magic forbidden zone. It could also let the enemies of Harry Castle feel the power of its roots.
The reason Abel brought Earl Marshall here was to let Babala remember Earl Marshall's scent. If he needed to leave in the future, Earl Marshall could call for Babala's help.
"Is Babala very powerful?" Earl Marshall asked. He didn't know what wizards were capable of, but he knew Babala was not simple.
"Uncle Marshall, with Babala, you don't have to worry even if all the wizards in the Holy Continent came!" Abel said gently.
If Abel didn't have a serious expression on his face, Earl Marshall would have thought he was joking.
Of course, Abel was not joking. As long as the magic forbidden zone was activated, wizards would be weaker than a Knight. At least, no wizards in the Holy Continent could break it.
Other than Earl Marshall, Abel didn't tell anyone about Babala's location. This existence would become Family Harry's most important secret. Babala's lifespan was almost unlimited. Together with Steward Bartoli, it would be the eternal guardian of Family Harry.
Of course, Bartoli and Babala didn't need to see each other. They were both Abel's contracted creatures, and their scent was instinctively connected.
Abel went into retreat again. He returned to his magic tower and didn't show his face. The Duchy of Carmel had gotten used to this.
The Duchy of Carmel was slowly stabilizing its land. The war in the Holy Continent was still spreading. Other than the 3 big empires, all the other duchies were involved.
The 3 big empires didn't stop the war between duchies. Perhaps the best way to solve the food problem was to reduce the population.
What could be a faster way to reduce the population than through war?
The human world in the Holy Continent had fallen into the abyss of war. Even the 5 duchies that bordered the Duchy of Carmel were not spared.
The war had caused the nobles in the human world to collapse. Large numbers of noble families had disappeared, and other nobles had swallowed other nobles to become even more powerful.
Powerful nobles were no longer limited to being normal nobles. Their ambition made them want more power. Some duchies had disappeared, but new duchies had appeared.
These new duchies wanted more land to become more powerful. Although the food supply had decreased, the value of the land had also increased.
In the chaos of the human world, the Duchy of Carmel stood firm. No other duchies dared to have any thoughts about the Duchy of Carmel.
In this chaos, the dwarfs had sent out large numbers of engineers to Bakong City and Billy City. They had done a lot of construction in these 2 cities, but not many people knew about it.
Of course, the 3 big empires couldn't hide this from them. The Kingdom of St Pierrt and the Kingdom of St Anwall had signed a peace treaty with the Duchy of Carmel, so they just asked and didn't interfere.
However, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis was different. The construction of these 2 cities was done in a vassal state of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. This had a serious impact on the reputation of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. Therefore, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis raised a serious question to the dwarfs.
The dwarfs used the reason that Abel was a brother of the dwarfs, and building a defense system for his brother's duchy didn't violate the treaty between the dwarfs and the humans. This was why they rejected the Kingdom of Saint Ellis's question.
However, the most affected party was the relationship between the Kingdom of Saint Ellis and the Duchy of Carmel. Although Abel knew that Emperor Ambrose of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis had personally sent an order to the Assassins Guild to assassinate him, the relationship between the Duchy of Carmel and the Kingdom of Saint Ellis was still normal.
…
In the palace of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis, Emperor Ambrose was in the study room of Emperor Ambrose and Prince Derek.
"Father, why are you publicly questioning the dwarfs for building a defense system for the Duchy of Carmel? You should know that this is officially going against the Duchy of Carmel and Guru Abel. Our Kingdom has spent a lot of effort to build a good relationship with Guru Abel. Is this worth it?" Prince Derek didn't understand Emperor Ambrose's actions. There were only the two of them in the study room, so he asked directly.
"Derek, you are in charge of the intelligence network. You should know that the Assassins Guild has recovered, right?" Emperor Ambrose didn't answer Prince Derek's question. Instead, he asked another question.
"Yes, the Assassins Guild used the chaos in the human world to gradually recover a large amount of task points. Although the losses were great, they have recovered about 70% of their strength!" As the leader of the intelligence network of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis, Prince Derek obviously knew about this. He nodded and said.
"Then do you think that with Guru Abel's temper, he would let the Assassins Guild go?" Emperor Ambrose continued to ask.
"No!" Prince Derek had analyzed all the information about Abel and understood Abel's personality very well.
"Derek, then tell me, how did the Assassins Guild recover?" Emperor Ambrose asked again.
"From what I see, the Assassins Guild must have satisfied Guru Abel's request. That's why he let the Assassins Guild go!" Prince Derek thought Emperor Ambrose was testing him and replied.
"I received news from the dwarves and elves. The Assassins Guild's task points that were originally closed are now open to the two races!" Emperor Ambrose said in a low voice.
"How is that possible? How can the dwarves and elves be so easy to deal with!" Prince Derek had information about the human world. He didn't pay attention to the dwarves and elves recently. Just the information about the human world was already too much for him to handle.
"That's why I suspect that the Assassins Guild is already under Guru Abel's control. Only he would have such a relationship with the dwarves and elves. Only he could change their attitude towards the Assassins Guild so quickly!" Emperor Ambrose continued.
"Then shouldn't we be on good terms with the Duchy of Carmel and Abel?" Prince Derek didn't understand and asked.
Once the Assassins Guild was in control, the Duchy of Carmel would have the power of the underworld. Although this power didn't seem like much, it would greatly increase their intelligence and military strength.
"Because of the assassination of Guru Abel, I was the one who personally placed the order with the Assassins Guild!" Emperor Ambrose said with a bitter smile.
If he could turn back time, he would never have made such an order. An organization that had been around for thousands of years had actually been wiped out by a young Magus. This was almost impossible, and he had never thought that it would end up like this.
"What!" Prince Derek cried out in shock.
Although he knew that there were all kinds of filth in politics, this was the king of a duchy, a true noble, a Grandmaster Blacksmith, and a Magus. No matter which identity he had, his life should not be threatened.
The reason why nobles were envied by countless people was because even if they lost a war, they would rarely be killed. Most of the time, they would be ransomed or exiled.
After becoming a noble, they wouldn't have to worry about their lives. This was because the nobles' system protected them. Nobles were the foundation of the human world.
"Now you know why I reacted this way to the dwarves building a defense system. The Duchy of Carmel can't get any stronger. If it gets stronger, it will threaten the foundation of the empire!" Emperor Ambrose said in a low voice.
"But Guru Abel wouldn't start a war with the empire just for the Assassins Guild's order, right?" Prince Derek asked with a lack of confidence.
With his understanding of Abel, he couldn't see anything that Abel wouldn't dare to do.
"Perhaps you don't know, but your intelligence network didn't discover one thing. The Duchy of Carmel signed a peace treaty with the other 2 empires, but they didn't bring the Kingdom of Saint Ellis with them!" Emperor Ambrose's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.
"Father, could it be because the Duchy of Carmel is a vassal state of the empire that they didn't sign a peace treaty with the empire?" Prince Derek said something that even he didn't believe.
It didn't matter if the Duchy of Carmel signed a peace treaty with the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. The Duchy of Carmel signed a peace treaty with the other 2 empires. This was a vassal state's attitude.
"Father, we can't start a war with the Duchy of Carmel. The empire doesn't have the strength to fight another war!" Prince Derek knew why Emperor Ambrose wanted to talk to him today, so he begged.
His intelligence network had a lot of information on how strong the Duchy of Carmel was. If they fought with the Duchy of Carmel, even if they won, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis would be greatly weakened. On top of that, the Duchy of Carmel's strength was increasing too quickly.
Because of the war in the human world, countless Knight families migrated to the Duchy of Carmel. Since the Duchy of Carmel had annexed the Duchy of Keyen, there was a large amount of land to accommodate them.
The Duchy of Carmel was now only a little weaker than the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. Not to mention the mysterious Abel. His strength had always been a mystery.
Emperor Ambrose had his own reasons. He had been trying to contact Abel in private, but Abel didn't even want to meet the messenger he sent. Instead, he was chased away by the messenger he sent.
If there was even a sliver of a chance of reconciliation, he didn't want to fall out with Abel.
To be honest, he was very scared of Abel's power. The unknown was scary. Abel was powerful enough to kill multiple elite wizards, 6 elite orc priests, and destroy an entire city. His power was enough to send shivers down his spine.
If there was even a sliver of a chance, he didn't want to go to war. He didn't want to be Abel's enemy. He hated it. Assassination was just a normal political tactic. Every empire and duchy in the Holy Continent was involved in some form of assassination.
If one side placed an assassination order, you could also strike back and place an assassination order.
However, Abel's actions had shown one thing. The Duchy of Carmel was accumulating power and would soon become the enemy of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis.
If the king of a normal duchy or Duchy of Carmel was not Abel, Emperor Ambrose would not be afraid. This was mainly because of Abel's temper and nature. Ever since he studied Abel's growth, he had discovered a pattern.
None of Abel's enemies could live peacefully. They either died by accident or were directly killed by Abel. Basically, none of them could live for long.
It was fine if it was only one enemy, but every one of them would be killed. It didn't matter if it was Abel who killed them, but it definitely had something to do with Abel.
No matter how much Emperor Ambrose didn't want to fight Abel, he couldn't guarantee that Abel would not take revenge on the Kingdom of Saint Ellis once he became powerful enough.
As a matter of fact, he was already prepared to pay a huge price to Abel as soon as he sent out the messenger. He was willing to pay any price as long as he could get back Abel's attitude.
However, Abel's wizard power had increased too quickly. He might become an elite wizard in a few years, which meant he might leave the Holy Continent in a few years.
Therefore, he needed to take care of all the dangers before he left the Holy Continent. Emperor Ambrose could use underhanded methods to assassinate him. Abel had a very good relationship with Emperor Ambrose when Emperor Ambrose ordered him to be assassinated.
If even a relationship like that could be assassinated, then once he left the Holy Continent, would his family and friends in the Duchy of Carmel, Harry Castle be killed by Emperor Ambrose? Would he be wiped out by the Kingdom of Saint Ellis?
Most importantly, he needed to set an example. He needed to make sure that no one in the Holy Continent dared to make an enemy out of the duchy of Carmel. He needed to have enough power and status.
The Kingdom of Saint Ellis was perfect for this. As long as the Kingdom of Saint Ellis was destroyed, no one in the Holy Continent would dare to mess with the Duchy of Carmel.
This was Abel's simple idea. Maybe he didn't think like this at first, but as the Duchy of Carmel became more and more powerful, he couldn't help but have this idea.
In the end, he only wanted to kill Emperor Ambrose. As the Duchy of Carmel became more powerful, his ambition grew. He wanted to provide a better environment for his family to grow. He wanted to destroy an empire to give birth to a powerful country.
"I've already talked to the old man, and he agreed to help. He can also invite his 3 rank 17 wizards, 50 intermediate wizards, and 20,000 official Knight soldiers. I don't think anyone can stop the footsteps of the Kingdom of Carmel!" Emperor Ambrose lowered his voice.
"Father, the Wizard Union already has a rule. Advanced wizards are not allowed to interfere with the affairs of the common world. If the Wizard Union finds out about the old man interfering with the war with the Duchy of Carmel …" Prince Derek felt a little relieved, but he still had some concerns.
"The old man is already a rank 18 wizard. No one in the Holy Continent knows about this!" Emperor Ambrose said proudly.
Rank 18 wizards were the most powerful beings in the Holy Continent. They were invincible. Even if Abel had all kinds of legends, rank 18 wizards were still the pinnacle of the Holy Continent. They were like gods.
The Wizard Union wouldn't go after a rank 18 wizard and 3 rank 17 wizards just for Abel. There were only a few rank 17 wizards in the Holy Continent, and they were all friends.
"Father, the most important thing is still the food problem. If we go to war, will the Kingdom have enough food?" From Prince Derek's tone, there was no longer any resistance to war. He was already planning for the war.
"The Kingdom will give out some titles in exchange for food!" Emperor Ambrose said calmly.
It seemed that he had already considered the problem of food, and even had a solution.
"Titles in exchange for food!" Prince Derek's face turned bitter. Since when did the Kingdom have to sell their titles in exchange for food?
Selling their titles in exchange for food would cause a huge reaction among the nobles. Even if they won this war, the consequences would be severe.
… …..
Abel didn't know what the Kingdom of Saint Ellis was planning. He was still in retreat, and all the government affairs were left to his ministers. They didn't need the king to do anything.
It had been 2 months since Abel came back from the ocean. One morning in April, he just came back from the Dark World. As he was resting in the elven garden, tower spirit Flora's voice emerged.
"Master, Young Master Bernie from the dwarfs and Lady Carrie from the elves want to see you!"
"Why are they looking for me together?" Abel mumbled to himself in confusion. Afterward, he drank all the juice in his cup and disappeared in a flash of white light.
Bernie was pacing back and forth in the guest room of Harry Castle. He looked very anxious.
On the other hand, Lady Carrie's face was very pale. She didn't even dare to move her body. She had been like this ever since she entered the guest room of Harry Castle.
"Lady Carrie, what's wrong?" Bernie finally realized how pitiful Lady Carrie was, so he quickly asked.
Lady Carrie was startled by Bernie's question, and she woke up from her extreme fear, "Bo … Bernie, it's nothing. I felt a great danger as soon as I got here!"
"This is Guru Abel's territory. What danger can there be?" Bernie looked around and asked in confusion.
At that moment, a flash of white light appeared, and Abel appeared in the guest room.
As soon as he appeared, Lady Carrie felt her body lighten. The sense of danger that almost made her collapse suddenly disappeared. She couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.
"Lady Carrie, what's wrong?" Abel immediately noticed something was wrong with Lady Carrie, so he quickly asked.
"Lady Carrie said she felt a great danger here. Don't you think that's funny?" Bernie laughed.
He was a frequent visitor of Harry Castle. He always came here to eat and drink, so he knew this was the safest place in the Holy Continent.
Because 3 rank 17 wizards had died here, this place had become the holy land of Knight and Wizard. No Knight or Wizard would dare to do anything here.
However, Abel knew why Lady Carrie was acting like this. Lady Carrie was an intermediate Druil, so she was very sensitive to plants. Since she and Bernie had appeared in Harry Castle as strangers, of course they would attract the attention of Babala.
Bernie was not very powerful, so he couldn't sense Babala's presence. Of course, he wouldn't be afraid.
However, Lady Carrie was different. As a druid, she could clearly sense Barbara's presence. That kind of extreme pressure, that kind of life threatening feeling, that kind of pressure, that kind of pressure, that kind of pressure, that kind of pressure, that kind of pressure, that kind of pressure, that kind of pressure, almost made her not dare to do anything.
Lady Carrie was a genius among the elves, so she had a strong sense of nature. Of course, Babala had just been transplanted under Harry Castle, so it was still recovering. It couldn't perfectly control its power yet.
"Lady Carrie, I'm sorry. I've installed some safety measures in Harry Castle. I'm sorry!" Abel smiled and explained.
Lady Carrie didn't believe it, but she knew this was Abel's secret. He didn't need to explain it to her, so she forced a smile and nodded.
"Bernie, you haven't been here for a while. Why are you here with Lady Carrie?" Abel asked.
"Guru Abel, I'm here to ask for a favor. My tribe needs 20 barrels of Grandmaster wine. Just name your price!" Bernie said in a slightly embarrassed manner.
He knew the effect of the Grandmaster Wine. It was such a powerful effect. For the dwarven wizards, it was a cultivation accelerator. Every time they bought it, they would buy it by the bottle. This time, the request was indeed a bit too much.
"Guru Abel, I'm also here to ask for 20 barrels of Grandmaster wine. I might need to order from you regularly in the future!" Lady Carrie didn't know how precious the Grandmaster wine was, but she knew it was not normal from the look on Bernie's face.
Of course, if the dragons wanted wine from them, how could it be normal?
"Grandmaster wine? Why do you need so much?" Abel asked in confusion.
The price of food had skyrocketed, and there was a huge gap in the production of wine. Most of the master wine and Grandmaster wine were made by the Duchy of Carmel, and a large amount of food had been invested in it.
If he increased the production, he would need more food. Now, food was life. If it weren't for his relationship with the dwarves, he wouldn't be able to stop the supply of master wine and grandmaster wine. He would have stopped making wine.
"Guru Abel, to be honest, Blue Dragon Emmanuel knew about the Grandmaster wine from somewhere, and he asked the dwarves for it. I had no choice but to come and beg you!" Bernie said with a pitiful look on his face.
"Guru Abel, it's the same for us elves. I'm close to you, so my tribe sent me here to buy Grandmaster wine!" Lady Carrie added.
Well, he couldn't blame the two elves. He was the one who started Blue Dragon Emmanuel's addiction to Grandmaster wine.
"Blue Dragon Emmanuel, I know him. I'll explain it to him later. The Grandmaster wine has been low lately, so I'll explain it to him!" Abel waved his hand embarrassedly.
"Abel, you're not lying to me, are you?" Bernie was so shocked that he even forgot Lady Carrie was beside him. He did not use any honorifics.
"Bernie, do I look like I'm lying?" Abel said in a bad mood.
Bernie wanted to say "You do," but he didn't dare to. Ever since he met Abel, Abel had never lied to him other than the secrets he couldn't tell.
He just couldn't believe that Abel knew Blue Dragon Emmanuel. It was a blue dragon, a dragon from the Holy Continent.
The sea was not dangerous. The dwarves sent out 7 sky ships, and only 2 came back. The dragons had always treated the sea around the Holy Continent as their backyard. The only reason the Holy Continent was safe from the sea spiritual beasts was because of the protection of the dragons.
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