Snow Rock City, branch of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild.
Malloryte gently placed Annelotte on the bed, looking at the girl's peaceful face, he sighed silently.
"It seems that you like this boy very much, and you actually asked Annie to protect him." Malloryt said softly.
"No, my friend. This is not protection, I just let them take risks together." Villes shook his head: "As you said before, Anne has been living in such an environment, which has a great impact on the development of her character. It's really disadvantageous. So I let her get in touch with this stupid boy, maybe this stupid boy can give her some changes."
"So, you will choose him as your heir?" Malolite picked up the information on the table and flipped through it.
"Yes, Regner is great, and I am very satisfied with his performance."
"What about Balor?"
"He also has a chance, but I'm not very optimistic about him right now."
"You would actually fall in love with such a coward?" Malloryt frowned: "Looking at the information, this guy is just a coward who is afraid of getting into trouble."
"But this does not prevent him from becoming stronger. I think you should also understand that people will burst out with amazing energy when they are afraid. Regnar is such a person. There is a fire hidden in his heart, and fear is Wind, if you don't use it well, it will blow out this fire. But if you use it well, the wind of fear will blow the flame in his heart stronger and stronger, and even... let it ignite the whole world!" Villes said.
"Okay, I don't care how you brag about this brat, but if anything goes wrong with Annie because of this, I'm the only one asking you." Malolite stared at Villes and said.
"Hey, after all, I am the one who raised Anne for fifteen years, okay? Do you think I don't love her?" Villes seemed a little impatient, and he waved his hand:
"Let's not talk about it anymore. You didn't come all this way just to take a vacation and see Anne, right?"
"Of course, His Majesty Larvin is asking for your help again this time. To be honest, the situation in the south of the empire is not particularly optimistic, and your help is crucial to them now," Malolite said.
"That's the same thing, interests. If they can't come up with something that's enough to make me excited, why should I wade into this muddy water?" Villes said expressionlessly.
"His Majesty Larvin said this matter can be discussed."
"That's good, I will go to the west in person after a while. What are your plans now?" Villes asked.
"I'm tired of staying in the west. I plan to stay here for two years. Please help me make arrangements."
Velez looked at Malolite: "Is this considered one of the sincerities given to me by Emperor Larvin?"
"It can be said that since I am already here, I will naturally help you deal with some things. After all, if your side is stabilized earlier, the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild can also shift its attention to the east." Mallory nodded, but he Then he said: "But don't expect me to obey your orders. What I do depends on my mood!"
"I understand, do you still want to see Annie now?"
"..." Malloryt was silent for a moment, and finally he sighed: "Let's forget it..."
Velez silently patted the old guy on the shoulder and said nothing more.
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"My lord." When Annelotte woke up, Villeless was sitting quietly aside, not knowing what to think. Based on the surrounding environment, Annelotte knew that they were currently in the Snow Rock City branch of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild.
"Are you awake?" Villes smiled.
"Yes... Sir, Regner..." Annelotte was still very worried about Regner's injury. After all, it was Balor who took action.
"His condition is quite stable now."
"Really..." Annelotte breathed a sigh of relief, but Villes' next words made her heart skip a beat.
"But this is temporary. I only found something to temporarily suppress the toxins in his body. He has not yet completely detoxified."
"Then, sir, is there anything else we can do now?" Annelotte asked again.
"Yes, but it will require effort on your part."
"Why?" Annelotte was surprised. Although she had learned some knowledge about poisons from Villeless, she could not compare with Balor, who had been carefully taught by the president. She could only judge that the poison was hot and could burn a large amount of energy in Regnar's body in a short period of time, but she had no idea how to detoxify it.
"The main material of the poison made by Balor is the extremely hot fire salamander gall. Once the essence condensed from this substance enters the blood, it will burn the energy of the human body crazily. Therefore, to be precise, Regna is not He was poisoned, he just had a fever, a very serious ultra-high fever. If this state is not relieved in time, his body's physiological functions will be destroyed by the high temperature in a very short period of time, and the outcome will be death." Weierai Si explained.
"Is there an antidote in Balor?"
"There is no antidote in Balor." Villes sighed: "As long as the fire salamander gall continues to exist in Regnar's blood, his blood will continue to boil. This kind of thing Although the heat is not the strongest in the world, it is very stubborn. Using cold medicine in a short period of time cannot completely neutralize its medicinal properties, and over time, Regnar may be burned to death. So the only way The quick solution... is to use the frost essence condensed in your body."
"My frost essence." Annelotte repeated expressionlessly.
"Yes, only the frost essence condensed in your waterbender's body for many years can quickly neutralize the heat of the fire salamander's gallbladder. And I think you also know the cost of this, which is that your level will be reduced by about four levels. "Villes said, staring at Annelotte.
"I do." Annelotte nodded, as if she didn't care at all about lowering the magic level by four.
Villes was stunned for a moment. He thought that Annelotte would agree, but he didn't expect that the girl would agree so easily. The president sighed and said helplessly: "Silly girl, I think you should know what the fourth level of magic level means."
"I know, I will become a low-level mage again." Annelotte replied.
"Then I think you should also know Balor's intention of doing this, right?"
"Yes, it seems that he came to assassinate Regnar this time, but in fact he was targeting me. Although he did not dare to attack me directly, he weakened my strength very well through this method. From then on I will no longer be a threat to him," Annelotte replied.
"Then you are still willing?" Velez's voice was a little anxious. He didn't understand how the usually smart and strong girl could be so impulsive in this matter.
"Yes, I do." Annelotte nodded.
Villes put his hand on his forehead and said a little feebly: "Tell me Annie, do you like this boy?"
"I didn't." Annelotte answered simply.
"Then why are you willing to pay such a high price for him?" Villes asked.
"Because my lord asked me to stay with Regnar. Although I didn't say it clearly, my intention was to protect him from Balor. And now I failed to protect him, so I must make up for it." Annelotte explain.
Villes was stunned. He didn't expect Annelotte to come up with such an explanation. He had some doubts about the authenticity of this reason, but seeing Annelotte's serious expression, he couldn't help but not believe it.
The reason why Annelotte looked serious was because she felt that she really thought so. As for whether the girl also used this reason to excuse herself, no one can know.
"So you have become weak, what will you do in the future? Even if you want to recover, I am afraid it will take a year or two. Balor has become very unstable now. I think he may completely escape my control. At that time, you It would be dangerous," Villes asked.
"I have..." Annelotte hesitated and said, "I have companions. Regnar and the others will also be with me. I think they will help me."
"You believe them?"
Annelotte remembered the courage and determination shown by Regnar when he blocked her behind when fighting the Crystal-backed Snow Lizard. She nodded: "Since Regnar believes in me, then I also choose to believe in him."
"Really?" Villes pondered for a moment: "Well, I hope he won't let you down. Go and help him detoxify. I think you should know how to do it."
Annelotte bowed to Villes and then walked towards Regnar.
"Old friend, it seems that what Regnar brought to Anne was not a small change, but a huge change." Villes murmured as he looked at Annelotte's back.
…
The moment he was stabbed, Regnar felt a heat spread from the wound to every corner of his body. The feeling was like putting someone on a fire and being roasted in clothes. The high temperature quickly took away his consciousness.
Regnar didn't know how long it took for him to wake up. He found that the high temperature in his body had dropped.
"It seems that someone has detoxified me." Regnar thought to himself. He looked around and saw that Kordak, Vera and Annelotte were not with him. He didn't know where this place was.
"Are you awake?" A deep voice rang.
Regnar was suddenly startled because he saw someone sitting on the desk not far away. But after he looked carefully, he was shocked again, because it was not a person, but an elf! He has long blond hair that is almost white, and his ears are slender and sharp. His face is as delicate and handsome as his kind, but a deep scar from his left ear to the right corner of his mouth ruins everything. .
"Did you save me? Thank you." Since the elves of Yesong Forest saved Kordak's life last time, Regnar still had a very good impression of the elves, and he was particularly polite when speaking. polite.
"Boy, I can't save you. Someone else will save you." The elf said, "Okay, let me introduce myself first. My name is Viles, Viles Deep Shadow, and I am the president of the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild. "