He must have been tricked. Looking at Beatrice, who struggled to carry the bag and follow behind him, Roland felt very uncomfortable.
If it were any other man, they would probably be grinning from ear to ear.
But Roland wasn't in the mood.
Leaving aside his personal preferences and the question of whether this widow was beautiful or not.
He already had Andonara and Vivian at home.
It was already great luck that the two women could get along harmoniously. If he really brought another woman back, no matter how gentle Andonara was, it would be strange if she didn't flip out.
So, Roland didn't really intend to accept this Beatrice, but it was fine to take her to a safe place.
After walking for a while, Roland left the Association of Mages and took Beatrice around the streets. With the help of mental power, after confirming that no one was following him, Roland took her to the outskirts of the princess's manor.
Then he sank into the ground with magic, found the passage, and walked straight back to the underground library.
Suddenly going underground, Beatrice was a little frightened. Her hands holding the bag of money were already numb and painful, but she didn't cry out.
When Roland took her to the library, Andonara heard footsteps and knew that Roland had returned.
Then she saw Beatrice behind Roland, but she didn't have any special expression. Instead, she smiled and stepped forward to help Beatrice carry the bag of money.
Beatrice looked at Andonara with some worry, then looked at the bag of money in her hand, a little worried.
She was afraid that this woman would take away the money that belonged to her and Roland.
"How's the situation outside?" Andonara asked.
First Princess Stephanie, who was sitting in the corner and resting, also cast her gaze over.
At this moment, Beatrice finally saw Stephanie. She covered her mouth in surprise. "First Princess, why are you here?"
"You're Beatrice?" Stephanie was a little surprised. "Why are you following Roland?"
Beatrice would attend most of the parties that Stephanie hosted.
After a long time, the two knew each other, but they weren't familiar. After all, the gap in status was a bit big.
Beatrice's eyes turned red when she talked about it.
Stephanie looked at Roland with a suspicious gaze, because no matter how she looked at it, it seemed that Roland had done something.
Andonara was the only one who remained unmoved.
After spending so much time with Roland, she already knew what kind of man Roland was.
Even such a beautiful, well-built, and gentle woman like her had to pester him for nearly a year before she could win his affection.
How could Roland be interested in a woman who came out of nowhere?
That was why Andonara was so confident.
Beatrice walked up to Stephanie, bowed slightly, then sat down cross-legged, wiped her tears, and explained what had happened.
After hearing that, Stephanie sighed. "Indeed, if you return to Delonwa County just like this, you'll probably be made into a terracotta."
Then she looked at Roland. "You already have Andonara. Why don't you let Beatrice follow me?"
She thought it was for Beatrice.
But Beatrice shook her head vigorously. "Thank you, Your Highness, but I prefer to follow Roland."
Although Beatrice was not very smart, she knew how to live.
She knew how to look at men.
If he followed the First Princess, he would be safe for a while, but what about the future? After a long time, he would still be "sent" away by the First Princess, and then it would be up to him to decide what kind of man he would meet.
But it was different with Roland. After just a few hours together, she could tell that Roland was a good man.
In many cases, a man's good or bad could be seen from his expression and details.
There was no lust in Roland's eyes, and he respected her very much.
Although he was not handsome, he had the mysterious and leisurely temperament that only a Mage had, which really added a lot of points.
Such a man was rare.
Or rather, it was difficult to meet one with her qualifications.
Since she had bumped into fate, she couldn't just let it go.
Otherwise, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
That was how Beatrice felt.
Seeing that even Beatrice had rejected her and was as devoted to Roland as Andonara, Stephanie was a little dissatisfied.
But she quickly threw that little thought away and asked, "Continuing with the topic, what's the situation outside?"
Roland shook his head. "I don't know. The Association of Mages doesn't want to investigate, or rather, they don't have the motivation to. There's no movement from the palace, and only my friend Schuck is now leading a team around like a headless fly. There seems to be a special tacit understanding between the several forces. "
"What tacit understanding could there be? My father told me before that this was a test for me, and they're all holding back for my father's sake."
Roland sighed. "That's why it's not good to have too many children. Family is limited, and there's less if it's divided equally among everyone. Your daughter's life and death are unknown, and they actually see it as a test for you. "
"To wear the crown, one must first bear its weight." Stephanie retracted her intact left leg, then bent over and rested her cheek on it, hugging her knees with both hands, which made her look a little delicate. "Although I'm already half-decided, to become a queen, I'd have to do something that'd make sense anyway."
Did the people of the royal family all take this situation for granted?
Roland suddenly felt that the First Princess seemed a little pitiful.
Then he almost laughed out loud. Why would an ordinary person like him sympathize with a member of the royal family?
It was like a beggar worrying that the richest man would soon become poor if he spent too much money.
Ridiculous!
At this moment, a system message notification suddenly came, and he opened it to see that someone had pinged him in the guild chat room.
Schuck: "Roland, come meet me at the Moonlight Stone Tavern. There's something I want to talk to you about. Come alone."
Roland: "I'll be there."
After sending the message, Roland told Andonara and the others that he had something to do and had to go out.
Then, under the somewhat reluctant gazes of the three, Roland teleported away.
The Moonlight Stone Tavern.
It was still the same seats, the same people, and even the scene of Schuck being pursued by the waitresses was almost exactly the same.
Roland sat down in front of Schuck and asked, "Calling me out in such a hurry, did you find something?"
"Indeed." Schuck smiled and said, "I heard that shortly after my colleagues left Menon, he died, and then you took the blame."
"It seems that you're quite well-informed."
Schuck shook his head. "That's because I sent someone to keep an eye on Menon."
"Why?" Roland was a little surprised.
He had seen Menon mentioned in the magic book, and then Menon's ideas were circled again, so he thought to ask Menon what he had found.
As a result, Menon died less than three minutes after meeting him.
He had a clue to investigate Menon, but why did Schuck want to investigate and monitor this man?
As if seeing the doubt on Roland's face, Schuck smiled and said, "We are Saint Samurai of the Church of Light, and we have a relatively keen sense of dark magic. Menon once took on dark magic, and he was on our special list together."
So that was it!
"After Menon's death, we found a faint burst of dark magic in the capital. Someone must have activated a curse remotely, which caused Menon's death," Schuck explained. "But the other party's methods were very good, and we didn't find the exact source of the dark magic at all."
"In other words, you still don't know the true identity of the enemy!"
Schuck shook his head. "We really can't find it, the enemy is very clever. But we're not completely without gain. As far as our intelligence personnel know, the ice curse isn't something that just anyone can use. It seems that only liches, or inhuman dark creatures, can cast it. "
"You mean, there's a monster of dark magic hidden in the capital?"
"Yes, that's what I think." Schuck took a sip of fruit wine. "Whether he's human or not, he's a monster if he can use the ice curse. I'm not telling you to be careful. Players won't die, but the people around you have to be careful. After all, once they die, it's almost impossible to resurrect them unconditionally. "
Got it.
Roland and Schuck then chatted for a long time, and in the end, it was Margret who suddenly appeared and pulled the latter away.
The dragoness was strong, and even though she was less than 1.5 meters tall and looked weak, she pulled Schuck as easily as if he were a rag doll.
Roland went home on his own, but just as he walked out of the Moonstone Tavern, a white bird suddenly hovered over his head.
"Follow me."
A familiar female voice came into his consciousness, and then the white bird flew out of the city.
After a moment of stupefaction, Roland immediately followed with Human Cannonball.
Not long after, Roland followed the bird to a large forest, flew to the middle, and suddenly fell to the ground with a pull.
Thirty seconds later, Roland's feet touched the ground, and then he saw that the environment around him had become very strange. There were green plants everywhere, and the vitality of these plants seemed to have become very strong.
Before Roland began to study why these plants had such strong vitality, a green light fell from the sky.
With her wings spread, Nia, wearing a white robe, slowly descended from midair.
After landing on the ground, she took the initiative to wave at Roland. "Long time no see, Roland."
"It's really you, Ms. Nia."
Roland smiled. After not seeing her for a while, Nia seemed to have grown a little more broad-minded.
Did angels always go through puberty?
Nia skipped to Roland, the wings behind her temporarily retracted. "It was indeed the right decision to give you the task of defeating Pan En. I didn't expect you to touch his clothes so quickly."
Roland was slightly stunned. "Isn't the time limit for this task ten years?"
"But if there's a clue in front of you, will you finish it or not?" Nia narrowed her eyes and smiled, seemingly a little mischievous.
"What clue?"
"Because this is the Holy Realm, I can't spread out my mental power to scan the whole city. If I really do that, the Church of Light may fight the Church of Life." Nia snorted and put her hands on her hips. "But I'm very good. I already know roughly where the dark creature is. It's in the north of the city."
Wasn't the north of the city the territory of the Holy Realm?
Roland seemed to have a headache. If it weren't for the fact that Nia's eyes were really pure and beautiful, Roland would have long suspected that Nia was trying to make trouble for him.
Going to the Holy Realm to find the dark creature was equivalent to combing the hair of a bald man.
People would go crazy with anger.
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