As soon as Ymir spoke, everyone understood what was going on. It turns out that Joffrey wanted to recruit Annelotte as a magic assistant at this time. As for the middle-aged mage, he may be a shill for Joffrey, or he may be a smart man. Only they know this.
"Damn it!" Regnar was furious when he heard this. He knew very well what Joffrey had planned for Annelotte, but because he was the prince of the empire, he didn't want to make a fuss. But if Joffrey really takes things to this point, Regnar is not without the courage to fight to the death.
"Hey, don't be impulsive!" Kordak quickly held down Regnar.
"Let me go." Regnar shouted to Kordak.
"Calm down!" Kordak forced Regnar to a dark corner of the hall.
"Calm down? How do you want me to calm down? Do you want me to watch Annie working as a magic assistant with that bullshit prince?! Don't you know his intentions?!" Regna almost shouted.
"Shut up, you idiot!" Kordak suddenly exerted force on his hand, and the bones of Regnar's hand creaked when he squeezed them. He said coldly: "Don't fucking think that Annelotte should be yours! Then! It's just your wishful thinking! Anne is free to do what she wants to do. If she doesn't like Joffrey, then her character will naturally refuse. If she likes it, it's useless for you to jump out now! Oh, No, it will be useful. You might lose your life in vain because of this."
"You!" Regnar became even more angry at Kordak's cynicism.
"At least you have to check Anne's attitude first!" Kordak said first: "If she agrees without hesitation, don't you think it's ridiculous that you would come out to stop it? You don't even have a reason to stop it? You What are you talking about? Are you saying that Joffrey can't touch her because you like her? Don't you think it's ridiculous to say that? "
"Then what if she doesn't agree? Joffrey is the prince of the empire, and Anne's father is not here. She may not be able to withstand such great pressure on her own!" Regnar argued.
"Why do you underestimate your own woman so much?" Kordak asked, "Can't stand the pressure? With Annie's fearless temperament, who else can force her to do something she doesn't want to do? You can't do this at all. Don't worry!"
"What if Joffrey uses force?"
"This is the time for you to take action!" Kordak said: "You need to let everyone know that this matter is Joffrey's fault. At least this way, it will be difficult for him to find any reason to kill you! "
"..." Regnar looked at Kordak, his expression gradually calmed down. He was silent for a while before saying, "Okay, boss, you are more thoughtful."
"Nonsense, how else could I be your boss?" Kordak said calmly. In fact, he felt something was wrong as early as when Joffrey announced that he was recruiting magic assistants, and at that time he had already started to stop it. and persuade Regnar.
He looked at Regna's dejected look and comforted him: "Don't worry, things may not be as difficult as you imagine. Even if they are, the worst is that you, me and Anne will make a big fuss in the palace."
"Boss..." Regnar was quite moved. It seemed that Kordak was even mentally prepared to fight to the death for himself and Annelotte.
"Okay, brat, don't worry." Alex appeared near the two of them at some unknown time: "I'll settle this matter for you first, but this is the last time I'll wipe your ass. Don't think about it again. Count on me again.”
"Uncle!" Regnar was delighted. Alex was now the person in charge of the Military Intelligence Department. With his position, it must not be difficult to stop Joffrey. As for offending him, Alex also didn't care. Anyway, he would go back to Lance continent in half a year.
"Now you know the benefits of this position?" Alex hammered Regnar's chest: "Remember, just this time."
After saying this, the thin middle-aged man ignored him and walked into the hall.
At this time, everyone in the hall looked at Annelotte, looking forward to her answer.
The Frost Girl who was the center of attention first looked up at Joffrey indifferently, and then opened her mouth and said, "I refuse."
"Can you give me a reason? Miss Annelotte? I think this is a good thing for you and His Highness the Prince. And..." Before Joffrey could speak, Ymir had already spoken first, and he said sinisterly : "And according to the regulations of the Court Mage Association, under normal circumstances, members of the Court Mage Association are obliged to obey the reasonable dispatch of the royal family. Now His Highness Joffrey is just asking you to be his magic assistant and study magic with him. Personally I think this is a very reasonable request.”
After Ymir finished speaking, he glanced at Joffrey, and Joffrey was also very satisfied with this guy who cooperated with him in assisting, and cast a beam of admiration at him.
"In that case..." Annelotte frowned and said, "Then I..."
She wanted to quit the Court Mage Association, but before she could speak, Alex's voice rang out: "Miss Anne has other things to do now, so I'm sorry, Your Highness, Miss Anne is not available."
"Mr. Alex?" Joffrey couldn't help but frowned when he saw this thin middle-aged man. He also knew that Annelotte and Alex were actually members of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild in Lance Continent, so Seeing this guy's appearance, Joffrey suddenly felt bad.
"I wonder what is important about Miss Anne now?" Ymir deliberately emphasized the word "important". His meaning was very clear. Is it more important than the prince's cultivation
"Things related to our Military Intelligence Department are all confidential, and you are not worthy of asking." Alex said lightly.
Military Intelligence! Ymir's expression changed. Although the Palace Mage Association behind him was not afraid of the Military Intelligence Agency, any normal person would not want to deal with an intelligence agency like the Military Intelligence Agency. After all, this mysterious department always gives people a dark and bloody feeling.
"Can you tell me, Mr. Alex?" Joffrey obviously would not give up just because of an inexplicable secret.
"..." Alex looked at Joffrey silently, and then walked to Joffrey's side.
Joffrey also cooperated in setting up a silent barrier. He wanted to see what ridiculous reasons Alex could come up with!
"I wonder if your highness, Prince, has noticed that Annelotte is actually a waterbender." Alex asked calmly.
"What? She's an attribute user?!" Joffrey was shocked. He thought Annelotte was just talented, but he didn't expect that she was actually an attribute user! Attribute ability user! Another attribute ability user! In addition to that damn guy, another person with attribute abilities appeared in front of Joffrey!
Although the talents of attribute ability users are indeed enviable, Joffrey's hatred for attribute ability users has almost penetrated into his bones! Therefore, when he heard that Annelotte was a person with attribute abilities, his first reaction was disbelief.
"Then why didn't she use her attribute abilities during the game?" Joffrey caught a flaw in Alex's game.
"Because there's no need." Alex replied lazily: "Even if she doesn't use it, she's already a champion."
"..." Joffrey was speechless.
"Your Highness the Prince has no need to doubt this. You can confirm it with His Majesty the King." Alex said.
"Then what does her being a person with attribute abilities have to do with your Military Intelligence Department?" Joffrey asked.
"I believe His Highness the Prince must have heard of it." Alex said with a smile: "The Stoke Empire conducted research on attribute ability users more than 20 years ago."
"That's right..." Joffrey nodded, then he was stunned and said with some surprise: "Could it be that you..."
"That's right." Alex nodded: "In the past two years of the war, we have obtained some information about this from Stoker, so I want Miss Annelotte to go over and cooperate with us. some studies."
"Does your father know about this?" Joffrey's face darkened instantly. Although he is a little conceited, he is not an idiot who doesn't understand anything.
He also learned about this matter from some information, and what kind of cruel and dark experiments the Stoker Empire had done in order to study the reasons why people with attribute abilities would develop attribute abilities. And this research project, to some extent, also became the reason for the division of the Stoker Empire and the rise of the Hawke Empire. Therefore, when Joffrey heard that the Military Intelligence Office was preparing to study attribute ability users, he immediately became nervous.
"Of course, this is approved by His Majesty himself." Alex replied.
"..." Joffrey was silent. If all this was Larvin's will, then he would not dare to interfere any more.
"Okay, I understand." Joffrey finally nodded: "I heard that this kind of experiment is very... I wonder if Anne will...?"
"It's rare that you still pay attention to this issue!" Alex thought with a sneer in his heart, and he said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Miss Anne is the most brilliant sapphire in the empire, and we will naturally not let her break because of this. It's just that It's just a small test experiment, it won't cause any harm to her. Moreover, even if we dare, Mr. Mallory won't let us go."
Hearing the name of Gale Sword Master, Joffrey finally felt relieved. He nodded: "Okay, I understand."
The eldest prince of the empire removed the barrier, and then said to Annelotte: "Since you have other things to do, Anne, I won't bother you. I will figure out the magic matters myself."
"Thank you, Prince, for your consideration." Annelotte replied calmly. Since he had withdrawn his invitation, Annelotte would naturally not refuse. I just don’t know what Alex said to this guy
"Look, isn't the matter settled like this?" Kordak also breathed a sigh of relief.
Regnar looked at Annelotte silently, as well as Alex and Joffrey beside him. I thought silently in my heart: "One day, I will no longer rely on others! One day, I will rely on my own strength to protect you!"