Back at their residence, Angus looked at his son with a serious expression and asked, "Velin, what do you think of Commander Sirid?"
"Powerful, approachable, and surrounded by an indescribable presence that makes people unable to help but feel favorably toward him." After considering it carefully, Velin gave his honest opinion.
"Today, I'll teach you a lesson: don't judge things by appearances alone."
Angus suddenly took out an unfamiliar Magic Instrument and placed an Intermediate Magic Crystal into the central groove.
The next moment, a fiery red barrier enveloped the two of them, isolating them from the outside.
"Perhaps you think my relationship with Commander Sirid is close, but all of this is founded on mutual interests. It is precisely because our family has deep ties of interest with Sirid's branch that such cordiality exists."
"My father—your grandfather—and Sirid may have shared a pure friendship. But between our family and the royal branch Sirid belongs to, only interests can bind us together."
"Do you think Sirid sent people to investigate North Yi City?" Angus stared at Velin as he asked.
After hearing his father's words, Velin thought for a moment before answering, "Father offered something as precious as a Golden Apple. On the surface, it was to thank Commander Sirid for his help, but in truth, it completed a transaction in exchange for him no longer investigating North Yi City."
"No matter how discreet our actions in North Yi City were, some information would still have been discovered by them." Angus nodded and continued, "Only you, me, Migos, and Draide knew about the Treasure Vault. But sealing off the North Yi Palace Complex and my not appearing for two months plainly told him that something must have happened in North Yi City."
"Father, then were Commander Sirid's words merely politeness