The Peaceful Liberation of the Northern Alliance (1)

Philiers, Royal Palace, Council Hall

"Your Majesty, the one hundred selected students have been settled into the Royal Magic Academy, and the mages who will be teaching them have also moved in. The Royal Magic Academy will be able to operate normally tomorrow."

After listening to the Prime Minister's report, Old Suo nodded in satisfaction and then said, "By the way, Prime Minister, did you bring Herder with you?"

"Your Majesty, he has arrived and is waiting outside the palace!"

"Let him in quickly!"

"Yes!"

While the Prime Minister was out summoning Herder, Old Suo whispered to the servant beside him, "Go and urge the Queen to come quickly!"

"Yes!"

After speaking, the attendant went around the screen and left through the back door to convey His Majesty the King's orders.

"Your Majesty, Herder has arrived! (The Prime Minister)"

Old Suo nodded and then said, "You all stand to one side and wait a moment!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing His Majesty's order, the two prime ministers straightened up, stood to one side of the hall, and waited quietly.

A moment later, footsteps came from the side and back of the council hall. Then, the Queen, whose face was slightly displeased, and Grand Princess Diphiya appeared in everyone's sight.

"Your humble servant greets the Queen and the Grand Princess! (Prime Minister)"

Upon hearing the Prime Minister's words, Herder, who was standing to the side, quickly followed suit and bowed.

"Student Herder greets the Queen and the Grand Princess!"

"Get up, everyone! (Irene, Diphiya)"

"Thank you, Queen! Grand Princess! (Prime Minister, Herder)"

After the two of them stood up, Irene and her companion slowly stepped forward and bowed to Old Suo on the throne.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Alright! You two, stop pretending and get up now!"

After the two straightened up, the curious, talkative, and sarcastic Diphiya immediately looked up and complained, "Brother, what happened that made you send people to urge us to come here?"

"Hehe!"

After chuckling twice to ease the awkwardness, Old Suo pointed at Herder and said, "The reason I was in such a hurry to call you here is because I found a descendant of an Old Friend, and at the same time, I found an outstanding student."

Before Divine Constable Di even open his mouth to complain, Queen Irene, who couldn't stand it any longer, delivered the final blow.

"You scoundrel, just give it a rest and stop misleading young people!"

"Irene, how have I misled others?"

Hearing Old Suo's rebuttal, Irene sneered, "Heh! If Anna weren't so gifted and had such a strong ability to learn on her own, she would probably have been turned into a good-for-nothing by you long ago! If I weren't by your side, Xiao Ou probably wouldn't even know what magic is! With your teaching level, you dare to say you're not misleading students?"

Faced with the Her Majesty the Queen's double attack, Old Suo stood frozen in place.

"Holy crap! What's going on? I feel like I'm about to have to hand over my position as the chief constable? (Diphiya's inner thoughts)"

"Um... His Majesty's teaching ability can't really be that bad, can it? (Herder's inner thoughts)"

"Good heavens! I'm so lucky to have witnessed Queen Irene's splendor again! What a stroke of luck!" (The Prime Minister's inner thoughts)

"My dear wife, can't you please go easy on me?" (Old Suo's inner thoughts)

"Phew! Luckily we caught it in time, otherwise we'd have to clean up the bastard's mess again! (Irene's inner thoughts)"

The air remained silent for a long time until His Majesty the King, in order to save face, finally broke the silence with his carefully prepared words.

"Irene, you're wrong to say that! Without my guidance, how could Anna have used Spirit Magic or constructed Spatial Teleportation Array? As for Xiao Ou ... although you taught him most of the magic, it was I who helped him systematically understand magical knowledge. Furthermore, if I had been able to move freely back then, I could have trained him into a top-notch mage even without your instruction."

After delivering a strong counterattack, Old Suo immediately sent a secret telegram to Her Majesty the Queen.

"My dear wife, please, have some mercy on me! I still need to be king from now on!" (Mind Talk)

"Alright! Considering how pitiful you are, I'll just symbolically acknowledge your ability!" (Irene's reply Mind Talk)

After the secret negotiations concluded, Her Highness the Queen replied listlessly, "Very well! Since you believe you have the ability to teach others well, then prove your ability to us with your actions!"

"Hmph! I'll definitely show you my teaching abilities!"

Looking at the arrogant His Majesty the King Her Highness the Grand Princess, fearing that the two would start fighting again, immediately changed the subject.

"By the way, brother, you said this kid is a descendant of an old friend, so which old friend is he a descendant of? Do I know him?"

Seeing that the topic had returned to normal, His Majesty the King on tenterhooks, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Of course you know him, because this child's ancestors were from our Fostadu!"

"What? Brother, you mean this kid is from our Fostadu?"

"Um!"

Looking at His Majesty the King, who was nodding slightly, Divine Constable Di exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? Didn't you send Fostadu to the Spirit World? Diphiya could they have descendants on Ishgar?"

Hearing Diphiya's words, Old Suo smiled and shook his head, then said, "Diphiya, have you forgotten that when I led the Fostadu men to Dragunov, one person was missing from the group?"

"One person is missing... Ah! Dude, you mean he's a descendant of that Carl guy?"

"That's right! According to this kid, Carl sneaked down the mountain to visit his wife, so he missed the chance to leave with everyone. (Old Suo)"

After His Majesty the King finished speaking, Diphiya pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Hmm! Given Carl's personality, it's quite possible!"

After the siblings finished their discussion, the Queen, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly exclaimed, "Carl? Oh! I remember now, he's the warrior who accompanied you to the banquet at the palace after the first grain raid."

"That's right, it's him!"

"So that's why I didn't see him when you brought the men of Fostadu here... (Irene)"

"Yes! (Old Suo)"

Looking at the three people with their faces full of melancholy and longing, Herder, who had been listening for a long time and had almost gathered enough information, stammered, "Your Majesty, you... you..."

Hearing the childish voice, the three realized they had been so engrossed in reminiscing that they had neglected the main character. So, His Majesty the King immediately recounted their relationship with Carl.

"Herder, you don't know this, but four hundred years ago in Fostadu..."

A quarter of an hour later, after learning the whole story, Herder stared in disbelief and said, "Your Majesty, you mean... you are... you are..."

Seeing the shocked Herder, Old Suo and Diphiya didn't waste any words and immediately reverted to their dragon forms. (Of course, before reverting to their dragon forms, Old Suo had already pulled everyone into an alternate dimension to ensure that their transformations wouldn't cause the roof to collapse and expose their true identities.)

"Gulp"

After swallowing the saliva in his throat, Herder collapsed onto the ground.

"It... it's actually true? (Herder)"

"Herder, are you still willing to become my apprentice?" (Old Suo)

The thunderous sound overhead entered the boy's ears, pulling him out of his daze.

"Waaah! Prince and Princess, I've finally found you!"

Looking at Herder, Old Suo was streaked with tears, the two men exchanged a glance and then said, "Herder, what's wrong with you...?"

"Prince, after our ancestor was separated from you, he immediately took his wife to the Kingdom of Donagunov to look for you. But as soon as our ancestor and his family left the Cuyis Tree Sea, they learned of the defeat at the front and the disappearance of you and everyone else. At that time, our ancestor went mad and wanted to go to the battlefield to find you. His wife could not stop him and had to go with him."

"Later they came to West City, where their ancestor's wife was about to give birth, so they stayed there."

"After his wife gave birth, our ancestor, worried about the safety of his wife and child, gave up going to the battlefield, but he never stopped inquiring about your whereabouts."

"When the son grew to a certain age, the ancestor began to pass on his skills to him, while also warning him that they were not the Cuiyi'aorshu people, but humans belonging to the Dragon Clan Secret Realm of Fostadu."

"Around the time when the second ancestor was seventeen years old, he fell ill with depression and was bedridden. On his deathbed, the ancestor commanded the second ancestor to swear an oath never to forget his identity as a member of Fostadu, and ordered the second ancestor to find news of you. After saying this, the ancestor grasped the northwest direction with both hands and passed away."

"Later, the second generation of ancestors, who inherited their father's will, searched everywhere for news of you, but found nothing."

"Later, the second generation of ancestors established these two things as ancestral precepts, requiring future generations to complete this task no matter how much time it takes."

"Four hundred years of fruitless searching gradually eroded our motivation and confidence, making us begin to doubt the credibility of our ancestral teachings. Just when we were about to give up, I suddenly saw Your Prince's name in the decree, so I discussed it with my grandfather and decided to give it a try. But I never expected... I never expected... Waaah!"

Having reverted to his human form, Old Suo held Herder in his arms and softly comforted her, "It's alright! It's alright! It's all over! It's all over!"

"Uh-huh"

Hearing Old Suo's gentle words of comfort and feeling the burning heat on his head, Herder wiped away the tears on his face and nodded vigorously.

"Prime Minister, Diphiya, Herder, and I need to go out for a while. We'll leave the palace in your care!"

Having already guessed Old Suo's intentions, the two prime ministers nodded in unison, and then (the prime minister) said firmly, "Your Majesty, please go out with peace of mind. Leave the affairs of state to me!"

After nodding, the three of Old Suo, along with the dissipating Silver-White Light, evaporated from the main hall.