Delanai sat weakly on the ground, his body trembling slightly unnoticed. In order to prevent himself from slipping, Delanai had to put his body weight on the crystal sarcophagus. Although Ryan was extremely sorry, But he didn't go up to help him, because Ryan knew that Delanai was not physically weak, but because a belief he had held for decades was shattered.
After a long time, Delanai spoke feebly: "Maybe, maybe you are right, Archmage Meren loves this land so much. Although he blocks the wind and rain, he also blocks the sun. "
"I don't want to promise anything. It's not that I don't want to take responsibility, but because I don't have the ability to take responsibility. Teacher Delanai, I will not inherit the power of the guardian, but I will still help those who deserve help. , Victor once said, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. This is why he hates nobles so much, but at the last moment, he will still stand up and fight for mankind."
"Well, it seems that I am not suitable to be your teacher, Ryan." Delanai shook his head in shame. He reached out and took Ryan's hand and said to him in a sincere tone: "If there is a chance in the future, Just let Victor accept you as his student. My foundation is not very good. I am able to reach where I am today mainly because I inherited the power of Archmage Meren."
"In my heart, you will always be my teacher." Ryan said in a firm tone: "It was you who brought me into the palace of magic, and it was you who guided me on the real journey of life. I can go as far as Today, even though I have no achievements to speak of, it all depends on the foundation you laid for me..."
"Okay, okay." Delanai smiled after hearing what Ryan said. He waved his hand to stop Ryan's words, and then said to himself: "As you said, a towering tree can thrive without rain, soil, etc." , sunlight, and air, these four are essential, but why do we enjoy these weeds but can only cling to the ground and look up at the big trees? The reason lies in the big trees themselves."
"Even if I don't teach you magic, can't Galib's martial arts change your life? Can't you never meet another magician? Ryan, I know you are simple and humble, but can you go so far? Today, what you really rely on is yourself. If you want to say something, leave it to your parents. Without them, there would be no you. They are the people you should be most grateful to."
"Ah, when I heard you say that, I suddenly missed them. I have been away from my hometown for more than a year. I don't know how they are doing now. I really want to go back and see them."
"They are fine. Ghalib is still in Dense Fog Town. There is nothing he can do anyway, but you, you can't go back yet."
"Ah, why."
"If you don't want to involve them, you'd better stay away from them as much as possible now. Their safety is protected by Garnet, so you don't have to worry. But you can be considered out of everyone's sight now. Once you rashly reveal your traces, it will be harmful to you. Disadvantage, don’t forget, you and I are the ones who can prove Catherine’s true identity that night, and we are also the witnesses of the battle between the demigod lich and Ibel, they will use all their strength to find us.”
"Then we can go find Victor. With Victor here, are we still afraid of Catherine?"
"Who can prove what happened that night?"
"Didn't you just say that there were two of us, and we did see it clearly."
"Where's the evidence? Can the ruler of a country be overthrown just by your words? What about this country?"
"But, the actual ruler of this imperial capital is obviously Luke..." After Ryan said this, he suddenly understood why Catherine and the others took the risk to start the battle that night. It was precisely because the power of the imperial capital was in the hands of Luke, and Catherine had only maintained With a friendly image, once Luke is unable to manage, Catherine can quietly take over the power as her queen, and Ryan also vaguely heard that Catherine has accepted most members of the Fernando royal family. As long as she relies on them, Luke's If the forces cannot compete with all their strength, Catherine's plan has a high probability of success.
"You understand." Delanai said slowly: "This is the reason why Catherine and the others took the risk that night. They could have endured it for a while, but Luke left too fast and did not fully grasp the power. He exposed his intentions in front of Catherine."
"Looking back now, that demigod lich is really scary. Catherine is obviously a lich under it, but she actually got rid of the weakness of the undead. This makes her no longer afraid of light magic, and the confinement spell can't do anything to her. If If I had known about this earlier, I would not have wasted my mana and lost the initiative."
"Luke is bent on restoring the prestige of the empire, and the demigod Lich sent Catherine among us. There is no doubt that she is a traitor. She does not need to do anything. She only needs to hold back the footsteps of mankind. That is enough. , if mankind can return to the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms hundreds of years ago, then the day when the undead army will once again sweep across the continent is imminent."
"What Luke did was in conflict with the demigod lich's plan, and he actually sent out his biggest bargaining chips, Victor and Orlando. If it were me, I would probably launch the plan regardless of the cost. Even if they fail, they can drag Luke to death together and plunge the imperial capital into chaos. And, unfortunately, they succeeded."
"Then what should we do now." After hearing Delanai talk about the situation on the mainland, Ryan couldn't help but start to care about the safety of Faras and others in the imperial capital, and Delanai told him in a very affirmative tone. : "As long as you don't show up, they will be safe. An adventure is successful. What Catherine has to do now is to control the power in secret. This will take a long time, and with Victor supporting Faras behind her, Catherine will not It’s so easy to do it.”
"You say Fannie."
"Yes, this is the only way to fight against Catherine. Of course Faras can legitimately inherit Luke's power, and what she lacks is power. Victor has power. With the Royal Knights of Orlando here, in the imperial capital, Three different forces can achieve a perfect balance, even more balanced than when Luke was there. Of course, the price paid by the Imperial City is to delay the opportunity to recover. What awaits them will be a crueler than expected. of severe winter.”