Chapter 77 Under the dark tide
The Lord of Heaven gently retracted his right hand and stared at the runes gradually disintegrating in the palm of her palm with a expression of regret and sadness. She sang in a low voice until the whole rune burst out and turned into a ball of sparkling star dust surrounding her. Then she stopped. The white cloak covered her face, and no one could see her expression clearly in the shadow.
"That's the end."
The Lord of Heaven sighed lightly, then turned around and stared at the small and dark figure in front of him.
"Mr. Belukelin, thank you for your help, otherwise I would not be able to break this contract without his awareness."
"You're welcome?"
Aini held the doll in her arms, her eyes still closed half-open. Behind her, two skeletons in maid outfits stood there quietly, motionless. The Lord of Heaven was obviously not as leisurely and optimistic as her. She frowned slightly, obviously very worried about this matter. The situation was obviously worse than expected. Even the Lord of Heaven did not expect that the Federation would stretch his hands so deeply. Even Prince Heine sent over. It was obvious that the other party was no longer so concerned about the agreement signed with the empire, and all that was left was just a superficial concealment.
"But luckily, for now, the situation has not continued to worsen, thanks to your recommendation..."
"Brother Yiming and Sister Meiyali are very powerful, even better than your doll?"
Aini's eyes opened slightly and she stared at the Lord of Heaven in front of her.
"So, if you dare to make any bad ideas for them, Aini will be angry?"
“………I didn’t expect that there would be someone who makes you so concerned about it……”
The Lord of Heaven smiled helplessly, and then her voice became much more serious.
"But, I think you are also very clear, Lord Belukolin, travel merchant, is suspected of selling and transporting magical gems without permission. According to regulations, his daughter Lita Kanarot must drop out of school and be imprisoned for 152 days, depriving her citizenship and demoting her to a civilian. Even if she is not aware of this, as the only person in her relationship, she must accept punishment. Betrayal of the State and the Council is a felony......"
"But, isn't Lita doing a good job now? She doesn't need to carry such a terrible thing at all?"
Aini still didn't wake up, but she gave her own objections.
"That was the credit of Mr. Iming and Miss Mayalie, and it did not offset Miss Lita's charge."
The Lord of Heaven walked forward excitedly, but then stopped again.
"I have always had clear rewards and punishments. Lord Belukelin, I hope you don't let me make a special case in this matter."
"That child is my student."
Aini finally opened her eyes and pouted in dissatisfaction and protested, as if the toys were confiscated by the adults, the child protesting.
"I know this very well. Lord Belukelin, I don't mean to target the Dark Tower in particular..."
"Don't you think it's too much to treat her like this?"
Aini raised her eyebrows slightly, and her eyes seemed to have opened a little. The doll in her arms was tightly held in her arms, and even deformed because of too much force. Silence for a moment enveloped the entire Dark Tower, and the atmosphere became very depressing. The Lord of Heaven tried to move his body and stood up as natural as possible, but he failed. This was Aini's home court, and it was obvious that she had expressed strong dissatisfaction and protest.
"……………So, do you have any clues about that car of magic gems?"
Then, Aini suddenly asked as if she had changed the subject. The Lord of Heaven was slightly stunned, and then nodded helplessly to answer.
"We have already got a clue at the beginning. It is obvious that some people in the empire want to attack our academy and create chaos and conflicts of interest between us and the royal family... We have already grasped some suspicious lists. As long as we grasp enough evidence, we can put them in prison at any time. However, things are a bit complicated. We never wanted the Federation to participate. Now it seems that things have obviously become clear, and then just... "
"Will you tell Brother Yiming about this?"
Aini immediately asked another question that was completely incompatible with the previous one, and at this time, the Lord of Heaven was speechless.
“……………In view of their contribution to the Imperial and Academy Council, I can try Lita Kanarot’s crimes privately rather than publicly.”
"Is it just because she is the daughter of the offender?"
"That's right!"
The Lord of Heaven seemed a little excited and angry. She slapped the table and made a loud sound.
"Please stop being childish, Lord Belukelin. Traitors must be severely punished. Although it is very unreasonable to involve innocent families, we must use absolute suppression to prevent any betrayal of the country! If we just punish someone, will the remaining potential instability stop their private actions? We must let them understand that any betrayal of the country is equivalent to the destruction of their own family. Even if it is a deceptive act, the law must be abide by! There are no exceptions allowed, and no exceptions!"
Aini remained silent, then nodded slightly.
"Ani understands it, but if that happens, everyone will take a step back. Ani has Ani's way too?"
“You mean…”
The Lord of Heaven stared at the girl in front of her in confusion. Even after so many years, she still couldn't grasp the idea of the girl in front of her, even now.
Yi Ming took a step forward, like a swimming fish slid through the grass, and the black light shot down a snake and bounced up from the ground. It didn't even have time to show off its proud fangs to the enemy in front of him, and was instantly dismantled. Yi Ming skillfully pulled out the snake gall from it, and then put the slender snake body on his shoulder. Alinoa looked at the shaking snake body with fear and carefulness, and then realized that at some point, the snake head had disappeared.
"Is this OK? There is a smell of blood everywhere. What if it attracts hungry beasts?"
Elinoa was obviously very worried, but Yi Ming didn't care.
"Isn't this better? Hunting is actually quite a waste of time. Since the other party is willing to come to the door, why do you need to be polite?"
In other words, Yi Ming did it on purpose.
Alinoa looked around nervously. Everything Yiming did was contrary to the common sense that Alinoa experienced. He did not deliberately hide his own traces, nor did he shout to drive away the birds and beasts around him, or even sprinkle blood everywhere without any scruples. This would definitely attract more wild beasts, but Yi obviously didn't care about this. It seemed that for him, every animal delivered to him was like a delicacy that he chose.
"Here you come."
Yi Ming suddenly stopped and then lowered his feet and shouted. So Elinoa was also suddenly shocked. She subconsciously pulled out the soul from her waist and called her, looking around vigilantly. And among the grass more than half a person tall, there was also noisy sound at the right time, as if something was slowly approaching the two of them.
"What do you think that should be?"
Alinoa, who was back against Yiming, asked in a low voice, but received an unimaginable answer.
"What else can it be, food?"
As if to refute Yi Ming's words, or to be angry by his relaxed attitude, the sound of the grass became louder and louder. From the traces above, it can be seen that something was condensing and gathering into a terrible beast.
Then, the grass suddenly separated.
A black shadow howled and pounced on Elinoa, but at this moment, a cool wave suddenly burst out from the empty air, like a water dragon with life, stabbing towards the black shadow. Instead of hitting it, she bounced the black shadow away. The water dragon also bent backwards due to the impact force, and then changed to a new look. The image of a woman in the upper body but a snake in the lower body appeared in front of Yiming and Elinoa. She held a spear condensed from ice to guard Elinoa. Obviously, this was what Marien said, praising the guardian elves of the envoys.
Yi Ming couldn't help but whistle in surprise. The elf in front of him not only had smooth movements, strong attack power, but also had self-awareness. Obviously, this is Elinoa's real ace, not the toy that could only be directly manipulated in the underground arena.
Is this intentionally showing her strength to me?
Yi Ming took two steps back and leaned against the big tree.
Since that's the case, let me see how strong you are, Your Highness.
Yi Ming stared at Alinoa's back with a thoughtful smile.
Chapter completed!