Edge of the Roof of the World, Sky Castle.
This was the edge of the world. White snow and cold wind constantly blew from the top of the mountain. A huge castle towered into the clouds and several wizard towers flashing with arcane light were connected to each other, forming the headquarters of the Garland Council. This was the edge of the world, about two thousand meters above the horizon. The path up the mountain was filled with all kinds of fierce beasts and dead ends. Only those with great perseverance could reach this place. The mountain range was covered with magic circles and locks set up by the witches to stop unwelcome guests.
Sky Castle was located at the intersection of the Nords Kingdom, the Empire, and the Dwarven Kingdom. It was in a semi-independent and superior geographical position. A large number of witches and sorceresses stayed here to study the path of arcane magic.
One of the wizard towers in the huge castle. First floor, side hall.
The light of teleportation illuminated the cold and damp room. A sorceress arrived in her mother's wizard tower.
Two sorceress apprentices immediately walked in. "Miss, you're back?"
"Yes, I'm back. Where's mother?" Teresa's attitude was surprisingly good. The two apprentices looked at each other, feeling a little flattered. Usually, their mistress would at most give a faint "Yes".
"Madam is waiting for you on the top floor, but she said that you don't have to go see her immediately. She said that we should wash away the fatigue of the journey first." The two apprentices whispered.
"Okay." Teresa walked up the wizard tower, surrounded by the apprentices.
The wizard tower had many functions for a spellcaster, such as research, living, training, and fighting. Therefore, the first floor of the wizard tower was filled with all kinds of mechanisms and magic circles, as well as a large number of battle golems. The sorceress walked up the long spiral staircase to the fifth floor before returning to the residential area.
When she came to the bathroom, the apprentices had already boiled hot water for her. Teresa took a comfortable bath, then changed into her favorite purple robe and loose wide-legged pants. Wearing slippers, she knocked on the door of her mother's room. "Mother?"
"Teresa? Come in! "A mature female voice came from the room. Teresa pushed the door open after hearing it.
The elder's bedroom could no longer be described as extravagant. The carpet on the floor was made from the finest white bear fur, and all the furniture in the room was made from the finest walnut wood. The light yellow magic lamps contrasted with the snow outside the glass windows. The elder of the council, the sanctum witch Aurora Trovic, was sitting on a large white wolf leather sofa. She wore a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles and looked at her daughter with a smile.
Teresa remembered that the white wolf leather used to make the sofa was a gift from Laing. When she thought of Laing, her heart throbbed with pain. She knew that she had come back at the wrong time. She looked at her mother and felt wronged. "Mother?"
In terms of appearance, Aurora and Theresa looked very similar. Aurora was like a large, mature Theresa. Her temperament was like a ripe fruit, emitting an alluring aura. Councilor Garland's female elder was wearing a white nightgown, revealing only her calves in nude stockings. "Daughter, you're back?"
"Why did the council summon me back at this time? Mother? Don't you know that Laing and I've reached a critical point in our mission? " Teresa sat opposite her and said softly, "I asked Emily and the others. It doesn't seem to be that urgent."
"It's not urgent, but that's our president's idea. She thinks that your partnership with Laing isn't working well, so you should come back." Aurora twitched the corner of her mouth. "It's not that I don't want to speak for you. My daughter, your performance is indeed not good enough."
"But …" Teresa was still trying to defend herself, but Aurora raised her hand to signal her to listen first. "Teresa, let me ask you. What did you do during the journey?"
"The White Wolf Church described in detail that Ryan had single-handedly killed the Doomsday Bull … or the Four-armed Bull Demon, Thaus, on the peak of the Skawil Mountain. He had suffered serious injuries and barely escaped. At that time, my daughter, where were you?"
"The Order of the Holy Virgin, the officials of the Empire, and the White Wolf Church described in detail at the same time that Laing killed the Chaos Champion, 'Crushing Bear' Birig, in an extremely unfavorable situation in the battle of Mjolden Haven. He defeated thousands of barbarian troops by himself. At that time, my daughter, where were you?"
"Again and again, the council kept hearing that Laing had created one feat after another by himself. This rising star is now a famous human hero on the continent. But my daughter, where were you? Are you really Laing's partner? Why didn't I hear your name once? "
Aurora's words caused Theresa's face to turn red with shame. She wanted to defend herself, but no matter what, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
"And, in my opinion, your temper and character should have caused him a lot of trouble along the way, right? Let me think about it again. He must have tolerated you for my sake, right? "Aurora said calmly, but her eyes were still full of smiles." How much did I guess correctly? "
Teresa lowered her head, her small hands tangled together in pain. "All of it, my mother. Along the way, I've caused him a lot of trouble. I could feel him forcefully suppressing his dissatisfaction with me many times. His attitude towards me was even worse than before. But I always considered myself his benefactor and powerful spellcaster partner, giving him a hard time all day … until later, he couldn't help but scold me directly. Only then did I understand that I was wrong."
"But his impression of you can't be changed." Aurora's words made Teresa's heart fall to the bottom of the valley. However, the female elder of the Garland Council still said bluntly, "You like him, don't you?"
"Mother!!!" Teresa subconsciously said angrily.
Aurora sighed softly. "Daughter, you're just like a young girl in love … That's normal. Who would like an outstanding man, especially Laing. He's too outstanding. It's not strange for my daughter to be infatuated with him. But my daughter, this doesn't mean that you have no opponents. You should know that Veronica is Laing's partner."
"What?!" Teresa suddenly raised her head. Then, the female Warlock immediately thought of Laing's series of actions. "No wonder, no wonder he won't let go of the matter of his partner. No wonder he …"
"And Veronica is Margarita's person!" When Aurora said this, her tone inevitably had a hint of ridicule. "If it wasn't for Laing's protection, would Veronica be where she is today?"
"So … the recall this time was the president's idea?" Teresa pushed up her glasses. "Yes, Laing is definitely the president's target! And Veronica is Laing's partner … "
"And Veronica, that little girl, is very likely to have that kind of relationship with Laing. She's usually clean and doesn't even look at men. She's only been together with Laing, and she's no longer a virgin … But that's not important." Aurora shook her head. Her waist-length black hair, which was the same as her daughter's, flickered and swayed slightly. "What's important is that my daughter, you need to know how to reflect. What exactly did you not do when you had the advantage? Why did you end up like this after I fought for you with all my might? The affection that Laing had for us has been squandered by you. "
The room fell into silence. There was only the crackling of the special magic furnace in the fireplace, and the sound of the cold wind and snow outside the window knocking on the window.
"It's my fault, mother. Please give me another chance!" Teresa gritted her teeth and admitted her mistake. "I will definitely do better than Veronica!"
"No!" Teresa's request was flatly rejected by Aurora. "You know your own problem, but if you let the current you interact with Laing again, the final result will still be the same. You've already left a bad impression on him. You want to interact with him now? Can you change the habits that you've cultivated since you were young? No, you'll only continue to strain the relationship and eventually be eliminated. After a while, time is the best medicine. Time will dilute the bad impression you've left on Laing. "
Teresa was anxious. "But Veronica is now by Laing's side …"
"Oh, don't worry about that. Veronica won't be by Laing's side for long. She must complete the mission as soon as possible to prove that she's better than you." Aurora reached out and pushed her gold-rimmed glasses. Her eyes were full of majesty and dominance. "I can still make her leave, but Margarita has just transferred her to Laing's side. I definitely can't transfer her away immediately. But once the mission is over, I have a way to summon her back. Veronica must report back to the council. The only thing I'm worried about is that if I do that, Laing might be even more dissatisfied with us … But for you, I can't care so much now."
"Mother … I'm sorry." Teresa walked softly to Aurora's side.
"Teresa, go to the Great Secret Realm to train." Aurora held her daughter's hand. "Get rid of your bad habits and your arrogant personality. Go and interact with Laing again. Do your best! You have to fight for your own happiness. Don't blame others and push the blame away. Remember, whether or not you can gain Leon's favor doesn't depend on Veronica. It depends on how outstanding you are. Remember, House Trowek needs an outstanding heir. My mother and I also need outstanding external help. Our investment in Leon has proven to be worth it. There's no reason for us not to continue. "
"I understand, mother!" Teresa squeezed her mother's hand, her eyes burning with a raging fire.
— — The dividing line of the new storm has appeared.
North of Nord, the coast of Chaos Sea.
The Empire's army defeated thousands of barbarians with less than five hundred casualties. Only a small number of barbarians managed to escape with their ships while the rest were wiped out by the Empire's army.
"We've won this battle! Your Majesty! " The Empire's general, Adred Kroberg, walked to the Emperor's side excitedly. The battle was far easier than he had imagined. Under the full attack of the Rik Guards personally led by the Emperor himself, the barbarian army was driven into the sea to feed the fish. Several tribes were erased from the history of the barbarians because the Emperor had ordered that no captives were needed.
The barbarian's great chieftain, Orfson, was smashed in the head by Karl-franz. The godly hammer was so powerful that it could enhance the Emperor's physical fitness and combat ability tenfold.
"This is all thanks to Galt. If it weren't for his magic, we wouldn't have won so easily." Karl-franz said calmly. The Emperor had not only considered the superficial meaning of this victory, he had thought of more.
After this battle, a great victory would not only increase the Emperor's prestige further, it would also make the Kurfürst more convinced of the Emperor. Karl-franz could foresee that if he asked the Kurfürst to send troops, the difficulty would be greatly reduced. In the court of the Empire, the Emperor's right to speak would be greatly increased.
Karl-franz had already made a blacklist in his heart: all the nobles who refused to respond to the Rik Guards' summons had been blacklisted in the Emperor's heart. These nobles would have their territories confiscated and be held accountable. The Emperor would take back the precious lands of these disobedient subjects. Some of them would be used to enrich the national treasury, and some of them would be re-enfeoffed to the capable and loyal vassals.
After such a glorious victory, the nobles would never question the Emperor's noble actions, because the loyal nobles would only be rewarded and not punished. In such an environment and conditions, who would care about the lives of those disloyal? The other nobles would only think about their fertile lands.
After rearranging the candidates for several important professions in his heart, Karl-franz knew that he still had a long way to go in the future. To reunite a divided and powerful country, the Emperor still faced many difficulties. However, the Emperor firmly believed that everything would be like today's victory, and the bright era that belonged to mankind would eventually come.
Just like more than a thousand years ago, when Emperor Charlemagne led mankind to unify the entire continent.
A great alchemist wearing a golden cloak and a golden mask approached with a golden staff. "A glorious victory, my Emperor."
"Yes, a glorious victory, but this is far from enough. We can't be complacent just because of victory." The Emperor nodded and then shouted, "Quickly clean up the battlefield! My officers and soldiers! Return home with victory and glory! "
"Victory! Glory! We will use this victory to wish you a happy Winter Veil Festival in advance! My Emperor! " Some of the Rik Guards shouted loudly. Karl-franz also laughed and did not care. "Happy Winter Veil Festival! My soldiers! "
After the Emperor and the great alchemist walked a little further away, Karl-franz took the opportunity to whisper to Gelt, "I hope you can become the chief wizard of the royal family, my great alchemist.
Gelt's body trembled slightly. The great alchemist knew that the opportunity he had been dreaming of had really appeared in front of him, and the great alchemist's reaction was very fast. "I am willing to serve you, my Emperor."
"Very good!"
The two men walked silently for a long time before Gelt told the Emperor his thoughts. "Please allow me to temporarily leave on the way back to the army, my Emperor. I need to buy a batch of alchemy materials."
"Where will my great alchemist go to buy these materials?" The Emperor completely understood this point, and the war was over, so there was no need for Gelt to stay in the army.
"I will go to Marlin Castle."
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