Walking into the brightly lit hall, a burly middle-aged man was sitting there with a glass of wine in his hand and a plate of fruit in front of him. He was slowly sipping on it.
"Mr. Venus, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
After a while, Adil walked in and looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the middle of the hall. He couldn't help but say apologetically.
"It's alright, your hospitality here is very good." Looking at Adil walking over from afar, Venus revealed a smile. Coupled with his slightly red face, he looked quite eye-catching. "In fact, I didn't wait for long."
"It's good that you're not angry." Adil smiled as he looked at Venus, who was on credit, and said, "I wonder why Mr. Venus has come here this time?"
"Indeed." Venus nodded and sighed. "There's news from the governor of Lyon."
"Hmm?" Hearing this, Adil was taken aback.
Some time ago, Leon was not in Kariya City. He was summoned by the Royal Capital and went to the Amethyst Empire to report on his work.
During this period of time, the army of Caria City, which was originally under Lyon's control, was actually under Venus's control at this time.
This was also the reason why Adil was so polite to him. If it was an ordinary person who came to visit, perhaps he wouldn't even be able to meet them, let alone be so polite.
"Did the governor run into some trouble?" Adil frowned and asked hesitantly after a while.
"That's right," Venus nodded lightly and sighed. "And it's not just ordinary trouble."
"Please tell me about it." Adil's expression returned to normal. He looked at Venus and gestured for him to explain the situation.
Under Adil's gaze, Venus didn't hesitate and nodded. He then began to explain.
The reason why Leon entered the Royal Capital this time was because he was summoned by the Amethyst Empire's royal family. However, the main reason was that the King's Tomb under the Royal Capital was rioting.
It had been a few months since the blood moon. At this time, the original curse had completely recovered, and the King's Tomb at the foot of the Royal Capital was no exception. During this period of time, it had been in constant turmoil, bringing great losses to the royal family.
In order to deal with this King's Tomb, the royal family gathered the various governors and prepared to mobilize the power of the various governors to enter the King's Tomb together and completely pacify it.
"The royal family's action this time is admittedly to suppress the king's tomb, but from another perspective, they are also weakening the strength of the various provinces in order to strengthen the royal family's authority."
Sitting in front of Adil, Venus sneered, "This time, it's not just the Elka Province. There are a total of 13 provinces in the country, including the various nobles in these provinces. More than half of them have been recruited to suppress the rebellion in the King's Tomb. The intention couldn't be more obvious."
"But even so, there's nothing we can do." Sitting on a wooden chair and listening to Venus' complaints, Adil's expression did not change, but he was secretly frowning.
It had to be said that the Violet Gold Flower royal family's action this time was definitely not only to suppress a mere Disaster-level curse, but also to deplete the strength of the various large families, thus strengthening the weak branches and achieving the purpose of increasing the royal family's authority.
But even if he knew this, so what?
The Violet Gold Flower royal family had been passed down for more than 300 years, and the royal family had not yet completely declined. They still had extremely powerful strength.
Whoever dared to disobey the royal family's orders at this time would definitely be attacked by the royal family, and their outcome would definitely not be good.
Thus, no matter how afraid he was, he had to go, lest he was targeted by the royal family.
"Against the curse, ordinary soldiers are not very useful. We only need to send psychics."
Sitting opposite Adil, Venus looked at Adil and continued to speak.
"Does the Governor wish for me to go there?" Adil asked with a smile. His expression did not change in the slightest.
"That's right." Venus nodded. "You must go."
"In the past few months, news of you has already spread, and now the royal family knows about it, so they specifically called for your name. So, regardless of whether Sir Governor wants it or not, you must go. "
Hearing this, Adil frowned, seeming to be somewhat resistant to this.
He did not speak for a while and sat there in Silence. After a long time, he raised his head again, looked at Venus in front of him, and lightly nodded. "When do you leave?"
"In three days." Seeing that Adil nodded and sat opposite him, Venus secretly heaved a sigh of relief. After giving a deadline, he hurriedly added, "Of course, this time is not fixed. If you have any urgent matters on hand, you can leave after finishing them."
"There's no need." Looking at Venus, Adil got up. "Three days is not bad. In that case, I will wait here for Mr. Venus's arrival."
"Okay." Venus nodded. After confirming Adil's reply, he finally let go of the anxiety in his heart and became a little grateful. "Ximu, believe me, Sir Governor will definitely thank you."
"There's no need to thank me." Adil smiled. "I'm originally Sir Governor's subordinate, so it's my duty to work for the governor."
"However, if I really want to thank you, I hope you can prepare some white gems for me. I'm sure you know that I like this stuff very much, Mr. Venus," Adil said with a smile, hinting at something.
Hearing Adil's words, Venus did not reply, but a trace of understanding flashed in his eyes.
Recently, the news of Adil's love for white gemstones had spread around. Not only Venus, but even some of the nobles and merchants with slightly higher status in Caria City now knew about this hobby of Adil.
This was also the reason why Adil was able to collect so many pure stones in a short period of time.
Those nobles and merchants with high status were all people with wide connections and strong financial resources. After these people inquired about Adil's preferences, they immediately sent gifts in various ways, only hoping to establish some friendship with Adil so that they could ask him for help when they were in trouble in the future.
Just the pure stones sent by these people were several times more than what Adil bought himself, which made it much more convenient for him.
Therefore, in this case, Venus naturally knew about Adil's preferences. At this time, he directly agreed. "I remember that there are still a lot of white gemstones in the secret vault of the Governor's Mansion that have not been used."
"When I go back later, I will immediately send someone to send them to you."
"Then I'll trouble you." Hearing this sentence, Adil smiled and seemed to be very satisfied.
"No, as long as you like it." Looking at the time, Venus said while getting up. "It's getting late. I still have some things to do, so I'll leave first."
Out of politeness, Adil tried to persuade him to stay. In the end, when he saw that he was really going to leave, he got the butler to send him out.
Watching Venus's figure gradually disappear, the smile on Adil's face gradually disappeared and was replaced by complete indifference.
"Their ideas are all better than the previous one. Unfortunately, none of them clearly saw what exactly is underground."
Thinking about the content of his conversation with Venus, he shook his head, feeling a little amused by the royal family's big move this time.
It had been more than four months since the descent of the Blood Moon.
According to what Adil had seen from the Wheel of Destiny, there were only two months left before the King's Tomb would completely erupt.
The Violet Gold Flower royal family's current idea was indeed not bad. They used the name of the underground King's Tomb to gather governors and psychic families from all over and expend their strength in the King's Tomb. This could not only solve the hidden danger of the King's Tomb, but also silently deplete the strength of the governors and families, thereby strengthening the royal family's authority. It could be considered as killing two birds with one stone.
However, there was one thing that they had completely miscalculated.
"Under normal circumstances, if it's just an ordinary Disaster-level curse, it's not wrong to do this. However, what if it's not a disaster under the Royal Capital, but a real forbidden area?"
Thinking about the scene he saw in the Wheel of Destiny, he muttered to himself, and his expression became colder and colder, "They miscalculated the strength of the curse. Just this mistake alone is enough to lead to serious consequences. In the end, even if a large number of people go down, not only will they not be able to destroy the curse in the King's Tomb, but they will also be sending themselves to their deaths, increasing the power of the curse in the King's Tomb for nothing, causing it to erupt in the end."
The power of a curse would constantly grow.
In theory, even if it was originally a weak curse, if it had enough time and accumulation, it could continue to grow until it reached a terrifying level.
This was the case for the Lost City. According to the records, when it was just born, it was just an ordinary disaster. However, after thousands of years, after devouring countless lives, it had transformed into a forbidden area.
It was the same for the curse in the King's Tomb.
According to Adil's estimation, the current curse in the King's Tomb had probably reached the level of a forbidden area.
At this level, if the royal family did not hold back from the beginning and attacked with all their strength, there would be no problem. No matter how much they paid, the result would not change, and they could directly flatten the King's Tomb.
However, the royal family had miscalculated the curse in the King's Tomb. Not only did they not plan to personally take action, but they also wanted to mobilize the power of the governors to suppress it.
This was like sending themselves to their deaths. If this batch of people died in the King's Tomb and devoured these people, the curse would definitely become even more terrifying. In the end, when it erupted, it might even overturn the entire Royal Capital.
This possibility had already clearly appeared in the future scene shown by the Wheel of Destiny, indicating that the following scene would be bloody.
"However, this has nothing to do with me." Thinking of the various scenes that appeared in his mind, Adil shook his head with a cold expression. "With my current power, if I really fight against it, I'm afraid I'm no match for the curse in the King's Tomb. I can only ensure that I don't die in there.
"After I get involved, I'll harvest as much Realm Energy as possible before the curse completely erupts and save Leon. As for the rest, I'll just act according to the situation."
He shook his head and said somewhat helplessly.
If it was possible, he wanted to stop this from happening. After all, if he did this, he would definitely be able to obtain a lot of Realm Energy from saving a city from the curse, which would be enough for him to do many things.
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