Crisis Resolved

Royal Palace Meeting Room

After letting Anna vent in their arms for half an hour, the group composed themselves and then followed the waiter here.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Anna composed herself and began to ask Old Suo about the specific circumstances of what happened back then.

"Teacher, what exactly happened back then? Why are there rumors circulating that you have passed away?"

The moment the blonde woman finished speaking, His Majesty the Emperor slowly closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Old Suo opened his eyes and began to recount everything that had happened back then. (PS: As usual, I won't go into too much detail!)

"So that's how it is, no wonder..."

As she spoke, Anna turned her head to the side and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, the blonde woman looked up and asked in surprise, "Teacher, you just said that you sent your wife and the others to the Spirit World?"

"Apart from Irene and Belserion stayed to take care of me, everyone else was sent to the Spirit World. I only recently brought them back."

Upon hearing this, the blonde woman quickly covered her mouth.

Seeing the shocked and beautiful student, His Majesty the Emperor asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Teacher, that's the Spirit World!"

"Humans... how could humans possibly be..."

Upon hearing the blonde woman's half-revealed words, the oblivious guy finally realized the problem.

"Oh~"

"I forgot to tell you before, as long as you change into Spirit World clothes, humans can survive in Spirit World."

After Old Suo finished speaking, both the blonde young woman and the blonde beauty were stunned. Uh... Fiore and his three companions were also stunned.

"T-Teacher, you... you mean..."

His Majesty the Emperor nodded to the stammering blonde woman, indicating that she had not guessed wrong.

After recovering from the shock, the blonde woman suddenly remembered something else important.

"Teacher, you were sealed away for four hundred years, what about Kurelle and the others..."

"Heh! You've studied Spirit Magic for so long, yet you don't know that the flow of time in the Spirit World is different from that in Asland."

"Different time flow rates? (Anna, Leila)"

"That's right, one day in the Spirit World is equivalent to three months in the human world!"

After answering, Old Suo raised his head as if recalling something, and then said, "The Eclipse is constructed using this principle. Didn't your uncle tell you that?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Anna... well, let's call her that for now! Miss Anna complained, "The situation was extremely urgent at the time. It was already good enough that my master was able to construct the Eclipse and teach me how to use it. How could he have had time to tell me all this!"

The His Majesty the Emperor realized that only the beings of the Spirit World knew about the flow of time, and how could the supposedly all-around genius Zeref, who had no talent for spatial magic, possibly know about this?

"Slap slap"

He lightly patted his forehead twice, then muttered to Lazy God, "Damn it! I forgot your uncle doesn't know Space Magic!"

"My martial uncle doesn't know spatial magic?"

Ah~

"That guy learns everything very quickly, except for Space Magic. No matter how much I help him, he just can't master it."

"No wonder my uncle was so powerful back then, yet he asked me to open the gate to the Eclipse."

After exchanging sentiments, the blonde woman found new questions in her memories.

"Etc!"

"Teacher, what is Asland?"

After the blonde woman's reminder, everyone in the hall noticed this hidden information, and they all turned their gaze to a certain person's face.

Ah~

"That... Asland is the name of this world, but the Celestial Spirit prefer to call it the human world."

"This world??? (Everyone)"

"Oh... I forgot, you don't know there are other worlds."

"Another world??? (Everyone)"

Seeing the wide-eyed stares of the crowd, Old Suo had no choice but to share the world information he possessed with them. (PS: This guy isn't stupid, so he would never tell the whole truth when speaking to outsiders.)

"I never imagined there were other worlds!" (Anna)

"God... the God Realm? Ankhseram... the god Ankhseram? (Cartel)"

"Ha! I used to think I was quite knowledgeable, but it turns out I'm just a frog in a well! (Darton)"

"Luckily, I haven't offended any gods, otherwise... gulp (Toma)"

"His Majesty Sordil has actually fought against a god! He's incredibly powerful!" (Arcadius)

"This is terrifying! This world is truly terrifying! Luckily, it has nothing to do with me... Hmm, what should I do tonight? (Leila)"

Fifteen minutes were given to everyone to process the news, while Old Suo stood to the side organizing his thoughts.

Just as His Majesty the Emperor was figuring out his next course of action, Anna, who had a quicker digestive process, asked again, "Teacher, since Master's wife and the others have been in Asland all this time, you must already know about 'Dark Wings', right?"

"That's right, I already know!"

"Then... can you..."

Before Anna could finish speaking, Old Suo said, "I know what you mean, but I can't do it!"

"How is this possible... With your strength, how could this be..."

"If this were four hundred years ago, I could have wiped him out in a heartbeat, but a four-hundred-year gap isn't so easy to bridge!"

After her last hope was dashed, the blonde woman's expression instantly fell into despair.

"Smack!"

Just as Anna was at her wit's end, a large... small hand landed on her head.

"Little girl, there's no need for that. Although his strength is far superior to mine, your teacher is no pushover either. Besides, your teacher's most prized skill isn't his fists."

Upon hearing this, scenes from four hundred years ago flashed through the blonde woman's mind. In an instant, an inexplicable confidence surged from her heart, enveloping every corner of her body. The next second, the blonde woman suddenly raised her head, focusing her once-glowing brown eyes on the boy in front of her.

"Teacher, have you already taken any action?"

Ah~

"I started planning this from the day I regained my freedom, but it will take some time before it is fully successful."

As soon as His Majesty the Emperor finished speaking, the blonde woman suddenly bent herself at a ninety-degree angle.

"Teacher, please let me lend you a hand!"

"Hehe! Even if you don't say anything, I won't let you sit idle, but there's no need to rush!"

After helping the blonde woman up, the silver-haired boy turned her head to face the blonde beauty and continued, "Alright, you two should have a chat now!"

She nodded to the teacher, then the blonde woman pulled the blonde beauty away from the main hall, disappearing without a trace.

After the two blonde beauties left, His Majesty the Emperor turned around and stared silently at Fiore and his three companions for a long time.

"Your Majesty Sordil, we... (Arcadius)"

"The reason I am discussing these matters in front of you all today is twofold: firstly, because I do not consider you outsiders, and secondly... because the Darkwings are our common enemy, so I need reliable allies."

The four members of Fiore were all seasoned veterans of the political arena, so they instantly grasped the meaning behind His Majesty the Emperor's words.

"Your Majesty Sordil, do the Dark Wings truly exist? (Darton)"

"Hehe! I won't lie to you, the reason Anna and the others designed the Eclipse was to deal with the Dark Wings."

After confirming the authenticity of the Black Wings, Fiore and his companions all swallowed hard.

"Your Majesty Sordil, are the Dark Wings really that terrifying? (Arcadius)"

"Although I have never fought him, based on the information I collected back then, that guy's strength is even more terrifying than the legends say."

"What!? (The four)"

"Can... can we really defeat him?" (Toma)

"It may be tough, but victory will surely be ours!"

Seeing the determined gaze of the silver-haired boy, His Majesty the King was suddenly startled.

"Do we really have to fight him (Cartel)?"

Turning his head to glance at the white-haired old man, the silver-haired youth swirled the teacup in his hand and said softly, "Of course you can choose to give up the fight, but... when this era ends, you should be the first to perish!"

After saying this, Old Suo threw a large stack of parchment scrolls in front of the four men, then turned and sat down to the side.

While His Majesty the Emperor drinking tea, the four of them recovered from their shock and began to dismantle the 'tube-shaped building' in front of them.

Although the 'column building' prepared by Old Suo was magnificent, the speed at which the four of them opened and read it increased exponentially, so it didn't take long for the 'column building' to turn into a layered pancake.

After storing the residents of the 'tenement building' in their minds, the four of them looked at each other and then froze on the spot.

"So? Have you made a decision?"

Hearing the voice coming from the side, the four of them turned their gazes toward the other party.

"Your Majesty Sordil, you...I...(Toma)"

"Hehe! It doesn't matter what you plan to do, as long as you forget what happened today."

"Your Majesty Sordil, His Majesty the King did not mean that. His Majesty simply... (Arcadius)"

"Knight Commander, there's no need to be nervous. I'm speaking from the heart, not threatening you."

After His Majesty the Emperor finished speaking, the four of them exchanged glances again. This time, their eyes did not immediately separate, but instead conveyed a special light between them.

A moment later, their eyes met, and His Majesty the King Toma slowly walked to the tea table and extended his right hand toward the suspended teacup.

"Your Majesty Sordil... It's a pleasure doing business with you!?"

After those words were spoken, the air remained silent for a few seconds.

Just as everyone's hearts were about to leap out of their chests, the suspended teacup actually did float in mid-air, followed by a loud thud of a fleshy palm striking the ground.

"Smack!"

"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

When those four words that touched everyone's hearts were uttered, the heartbeat graph of the four instantly turned into an 'N'.