Both of them had their own thoughts, but after some small talk, they became more familiar with each other.
"May I know why the Palace Master has come to the Northern Region?" The old man landed slowly, and controlled the octopus to shrink quickly, from a huge creature to a black octopus the size of a palm, lying on his left shoulder.
"I was just bored, so I came out to find some strong monsters to practice my skills." Garon smiled, "I didn't expect to meet Tower Master Anjiad, I'm really lucky."
"Our Seven Night Tower is not far from the Kovitan Empire, why don't the Palace Master come with me to the inner tower as a guest, so I can treat you well." Anjiad replied with a smile.
Garon originally wanted to rope him in, but when he heard that he came from the powerful Kovitan Empire, he also had other thoughts. Both of them wanted to improve their relationship. So they decided to travel together, and talk about the scenery of the Northern Region, and the various unique sights.
When he mentioned that he was looking for a little guy who stole his precious heirloom, Garon immediately agreed, and asked his Black Fire Guards to help with the search.
The ten or so Black Fire Guards he brought rode on their Great Thunder Eagles, and quickly became ten or so little black dots in the sky above the snow.
Garon only left one Black Fire Guard beside him, who was carrying miscellaneous items.
The two of them chatted as they walked, and after a while, the Black Fire Guards on both sides sent out signals that they had found someone.
Garon and the old man Anjiad rushed over, and saw a group of people facing the Black Fire Guards as if they were facing a great enemy.
There were about ten people in this group, all dressed in red, and the weakest of them was Form 2, and there were even two Form 3.
At this time, they were surrounded by the corpse of an eel-like black monster. The surrounding snow was covered in red blood, and there were even corpses lying in some places.
"Sir from the Royal Alliance of Luminarists, this Black-Tailed Eel is something that we had to pay a huge price for …" Seeing the two of them walking over together, one of the men in red stood out and said hurriedly.
"A Form 3 black-tailed eel …" Anjiad's eyes were filled with greed.
"A mere Form 3 black-tailed eel." Garon on the side showed disdain. This material was mainly used to make leather armor and spell scrolls. There wasn't a lot of other uses. He had the Black Fire Heavy Armor specially made by the Wang Family, and the tactics scroll was also made from high quality black dragon skin. That was a Form 4 top monster, it was not something these little monsters could compare to.
It was just that Garon was too lazy to bring it with him when he went out. Other totem users, especially those who focused on totem battles, would pay extra attention to tactics. In other words, most totem users mainly used tactics, totem talents, and heirloom abilities to fight. However, Garon was different. He basically did not need to use tactics to fight. His body was the fastest and simplest killing tool.
In addition to Kovitan's strong ability to supply resources, he could easily see the finished products made from these type 3 materials, so why would he be interested in these dirty raw materials? Therefore, materials related to tactics were not attractive to him at all.
Hearing such words from an expert of the same level, Anjiade's face twitched, but he was too embarrassed to ask for it.
To the Seven Nights Tower, a Form 3 black-tailed eel was already a decent amount of wealth. Almost every part of its body was a treasure.
Even after hearing this, the other party did not relax.
Although there were so many of them besieging a black-tailed eel, in reality, black-tailed eels were social creatures. It was not easy for them to lure one out and kill it. They even caused the death of one of their members. If an outsider suddenly snatched it away, that would be a tragedy.
"Let's go, let's look at the next place. Maybe we can meet the person you want to catch." Garon noticed the greed in the old man's eyes.
After that, the two of them continuously met totem users who came to the North to hunt monsters. These totem users were mostly Form 2, and there were very few Form 3. Most of them came from Kovitan. Once they saw Garon wearing the uniform of the Royal Alliance of Luminarists, these people avoided him like the plague. Only a few people knew that the Seven Nights Tower Master, Anjiade. However, it was far less than the fear they had towards Garon.
This allowed Anjiade to once again experience the benefits of being a member of the Royal Alliance of Luminarists.
After searching for a while, the two of them did not find any clues. Garon took the opportunity to remove Anjiade's invitation to be a guest of the Black Fire Palace.
Anjiade only said that he needed to think about it, and did not reject it immediately.
Garon was not in a hurry. Instead, he used his status as the head of the Trejons Family to ask for trade support from Anjiade's Third Pagoda. The North's specialties were all kinds of high grade animal fur with high heat retention and good aesthetics. There were also some unique treasures.
Anjiade did not reject this and immediately agreed. The two of them agreed on a secret code, and only then did Garon return to the Kingdom.
*****
Queen Consort's Palace
Delouse frowned as she sat on the Queen's throne. Through the floor-to-ceiling window at the side of the palace, she could see a black-armored guard on duty outside. The heavy armor was engraved with a large number of dark red patterns. It was obviously someone from the Black Fire Palace.
"This is not good … This Nine-Headed Dragon came out and planted his spies everywhere." A voice came from a dark corner, and directly entered the First Consort's ears.
"That's why I need you to think of a way. With Garon, we need to take another precaution. "Delouse's lips moved slightly, and a trace of a voice came from the corner.
"If there's no other way, then we can only do that!" The voice in the corner seemed to have made a decision.
Suddenly, a high-pitched voice came from outside the palace.
"Minister Veska has arrived!!"
Soon, a white-haired old man with an old-fashioned face walked into the palace under the escort of two white-armored guards.
"Greetings, First Consort." Veska respectfully bowed, "Under the orders of His Majesty, I am here to inform Your Highness that the trust ceremony will be held tonight. I hope Your Highness will keep it a secret and make preparations. "
"Tonight?!" Delouse was slightly shocked. Her beautiful eyes moved, and she was suddenly caught off guard. "Why did His Majesty suddenly order for the ceremony to be held tonight? I did not have any news beforehand, and it seems a little rushed."
"This is His Majesty's order, we have no right to question." Veska bowed and turned to leave.
Not long later, a maid in a red dress came in from outside the palace. It was the First Consort's personal maid.
"Your Highness, what do we do now?" The maid walked to the Consort's side and asked softly.
"Inform everyone to make preparations. Although it's a little rushed, but the day has finally come. Veska, that old fellow, might have seen through something. Get them to make preparations and be on standby. "
"Understood."
"Alright, hurry down. The Blackfire Palace is now purging spies, don't attract attention."
"Yes."
Looking at the maid's figure leaving the palace, Delouse's sea blue eyes gradually deepened.
Nine-Headed Dragon and Garland Sword … It seemed like Veska, that old bastard, was the one who came up with the plans for Avic. One in the light and one in the dark, purging all suspects at the same time. What a big move.
*****
Garon had just returned to the palace when he heard the news that the trust ceremony would be held tonight.
His heart was also slightly shocked. Avic had actually made up his mind so quickly to thoroughly investigate and take action.
But even after investigating for so long, Garon still felt that the First Consort's Obscuro Society's pawns were still hidden in the palace, and there were quite a few of them. This made him feel uneasy.
He went to the Eleventh Princess' palace to patrol. He had been guessing. Avic had obviously sensed the First Consort's betrayal, but he still failed. It was very likely related to the Eleventh Princess. So he closely monitored the Eleventh Princess, not letting her out of his sight, and not allowing any outsiders to come into contact with her.
There was no movement in the Eleventh Palace. The Eleventh Princess was focused on practicing her painting, and did not seem to notice his arrival.
This made Garon slightly relieved. He had made up his mind to participate in this ceremony.
Regardless of whether Avic's assassination was successful or not, he wanted to get as much out of it as possible. Of course, it would be best if it was unsuccessful. More importantly, unlike the previous time when he slaughtered trash, this time he could legitimately kill a powerhouse. Besides, he was also interested in the legendary Ancient Endor heirlooms.
Soon, after dinner, the sky quickly darkened.
Avic had also entered the inner hall of the underground palace. At the same time, in the underground Blood Jade Palace, he gathered Garon, Edin, Veska and the others to participate in tonight's secret ceremony.
*****
In the inner hall of the underground palace.
The pitch black floor was covered with smooth mirror-like black bricks. Each of them was huge square, and could almost reflect a person's shadow.
Above was a hemispherical black ceiling, dotted with silver light. In the middle of it, a huge crystal chandelier hung down, emitting a strange faint red light.
The Blood Jade Palace was about the same size as a normal palace, but the interior walls were densely carved with golden human figures. These human figures all protruded out of the walls, forming a large relief. The carvings were lifelike, as if the palace was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.
In the crowd, there were officials, nobles, children, elders, but most of them were beautiful and flirtatious women.
These women were completely naked. Some only had light gauze to cover their bodies, some were half-covered, some had exaggerated movements, some were shy and charming.
All of the relief's gazes were focused on the center of the Blood Jade Palace, in a blood-colored pool.
Avic was dressed in a complicated emperor's uniform, wearing a silver crown and holding a royal scepter. His gaze was solemn as he stared at the First Consort Delouse who was half-kneeling in front of him.
Behind the two of them stood Garon, Veska and Edin. There were also some elite guards dressed in silver armor and wielding white dual blades.
This ceremony was unusually simple. There were not many nobles present, and no foreign officials were notified. The two Grand Dukes were not present, and even the representatives of the Elder Council were not present.
It could be said that Avic was in a hurry to hold the ceremony. No one knew what he was thinking. Perhaps the First Consort had guessed it, but now that it was a foregone conclusion, she had to go with the flow.
The faint red light shone on everyone, making the hall seem slightly mysterious.
"Now, let the ceremony begin." Avic said solemnly.
"Dang … Dang … Dang …"
The melodious sound of a bell came from outside the palace.
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp …"
Suddenly, white streams of air flew in from the windows on all sides of the palace, like white ribbons flying towards Avic and the half-kneeling First Consort.
The white streams of air were formed by countless small yellow and white pieces of paper. They chirped like little birds, flying around the First Consort in circles.
Avic raised his right hand, and the inconspicuous black ring on his finger suddenly emitted wisps of black smoke. The black smoke floated upwards, slowly fading into the air. Soon, the entire palace was filled with a faint floral fragrance.
First Consort Delouse knelt on the ground with her head lowered. White and yellow pieces of paper slowly fell from her head, quickly turning into delicate flower petals.
Many white and yellow petals fell from her head and body. Like raindrops, the petals fell on her body. Some fell down, while others slowly changed shape, turning into white and yellow butterflies.
The butterflies fluttered, some stopped on her shoulders, some scattered in all directions.
"In the name of my ancestors, from now on, I grant you, my Consort, the final right of protection!" Avic put the ring on his right hand above Delouse's head, solemnly saying in a loud voice.
Suddenly, a wisp of black smoke came out of his ring, flying towards Delouse like a living thing.
Veska, Edin, and Garon slightly lowered their heads, showing respect. They were the only three close officials that Avic had gathered.
At this time, in the middle of Delouse's golden curls, a strand of black hair braided into a braid was quietly undergoing a strange change.
The braid became darker, and the tip became sharper and harder. The entire black braid gradually turned into the shape of a scorpion's tail.
With a swish, the scorpion's stinger popped out, shining with a red and black luster.
And Avic still had his right hand raised, hovering above Delouse's head. His gaze was focused, as if he didn't notice anything.
Just as the ceremony was about to be completed, it would be the only time Avic would lose his final protection, and at that time …
The First Consort lowered her head, not letting the coldness in her eyes show.
The black smoke that flew out of the ring on her head was like a living thing, continuously entering Delouse's head, as if it was endless.
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