Chapter 110

"... Strange, why did those rifts in the Inner World suddenly disappear?"

Berman City, in the castle courtyard.

Caslathdi invited Ryan over for afternoon tea to discuss the recent national situation.

The Demon Legion are threatening humanity, and the existence of superhumans is no longer a secret; it's common knowledge.

These days, she has been trying to calm the people and arrange for people to deal with the chaos caused by the demons. Fortunately, with 'Shally' and 'Ina' and the people of the Burning Covenant on the front lines, there are very few situations that truly endanger the people.

"Perhaps the Blood Cult had a change of heart and suddenly gave up," Ryan said, sipping his tea.

Caslathdi rolled her eyes. "Do you even believe that yourself?" Then she pondered for a moment and added, "I do suspect that Magana did something."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Haven't you noticed? The situation stabilized starting from the Western Territory. If anyone could do that, besides the people of Gate of Janus, probably only Magana in the Empire."

Ryan said calmly, "Then why wasn't it His Your Majesty did it?"

"Father..." Caslathdi shook her head gently, "Ryan, haven't you noticed? Father has changed. I even suspect that the mastermind behind this 'war' might be..."

Ryan was startled. "Your Highness, be careful what you say."

Your Highness, please continue!

Caslathdi raised her hand, signaling Ryan not to be too surprised.

"Remember Bill? I always thought the power he secretly cultivated was controlled by my second brother. But my second brother clearly has the support of General Elvin and holds great power, making him the most advantageous in the struggle for the crown prince position. Under such circumstances, why would he still get involved with heresy and leave behind something that could be easily seized upon?"

"... Yes, that's what I think too."

"If all of this was secretly arranged by Father, then it makes sense." Caslathdi's eyes flickered slightly. "I always thought that my second brother wanted to start a war and gain military merit to increase his influence through military power, but I was wrong. In the Western Territory, Magana was severely injured, General Erwin was defeated, and with the recent reform of the Imperial Merchants, the three people who were originally the most powerful contenders for the throne have all been suppressed, leaving only me, a remote Princess with little influence."

"Now even I am being summoned back to the Imperial Capital. All these things indicate that my father probably does not want to inherit the throne. If that is the case, then he must first survive... Moreover, my father was once a powerful Blood Divine Path Supernatural Being."

Ryan was surprised. The Princess had been quiet these past few days; it turned out she had been thinking about these things.

Moreover, the crime scene was perfectly recreated. It has to be said that when it comes to brains alone, Caslathdi has an advantage over Magana.

Unfortunately, even if the Princess knew all this, it was useless... no, she was even more desperate. Judging from the expression on her face, Ryan guessed that Caslathdi's heart was already mostly dead.

Alas, Princess, there's nothing we can do. We only have this small territory in the Southern Territory. Even if we turned the world upside down, we couldn't raise 20,000 troops. How could we possibly fight the Grand Duke, especially now that our opponent is the Old Emperor?

Ryan was waiting for the Old Emperor's reaction. The impact of the war was weakening, and even if there were still a few places that hadn't been cleared, it was far from meeting the Old Emperor's expectations.

So this degenerate Old Emperor will probably be furious and do some crazy things.

He's old!

They've gone mad!

He also lost the rationality and pride that an emperor should have.

If he were to face the Old Emperor, Ryan wouldn't be very confident, but now... oh no, I'm a loyal subject of the empire, and I don't need to charge into battle.

"Your Highness, rest assured. The empire is in chaos right now. We can rely on these three cities and develop gradually. There is hope," Ryan said with a light laugh.

"I hope so... You've worked hard, Lord Ryan, you should go and rest."

After finishing her afternoon tea, Caslathdi returned to her room, intending to calm down and focus on her cultivation, and think about what to do next.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a figure standing by the window with his back to the door.

Caslathdi was stunned; the familiar figure from behind made her feel incredulous.

"Teacher?!"

The figure in the room wore a white magic robe, and her long silver-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Upon hearing the sound, she turned around, a gentle smile appearing on her exquisite face.

"Caslathdi, we meet again."

Haino looked at Caslathdi with his bright blue eyes and said approvingly, "It's only been a little over a month, and your Magic Power has improved a lot again."

"Greetings, teacher." Caslathdi bowed slightly.

Although she was an imperial Princess, she could not be without proper etiquette in front of Haino.

Not only because Haino was her teacher, but also because Haino was a once-in-a-century genius of Saint Marian, a seventh-order Holy Word Master, and the youngest vice dean in the academy's history.

Moreover, because she is so well-maintained, she doesn't look like she's from a different generation when standing next to Caslathdi; instead, she looks like the older sister.

Compared to the halo surrounding Haino, Caslathdi's status Princess seems rather dim.

"Was that child your friend?" Haino asked with a smile.

Caslathdi thought for a moment and said, "His name is Ryan, he is a student's... vassal, and also a friend."

"Hmm, there's something strange about him. I can sense that his Magic Power talent is outstanding, but there seems to be a special power suppressing it within him."

"Special power?"

Caslathdi had never thought about Ryan's Magic Power talent. She just guessed that it was probably not low, but since it didn't really matter, she never paid much attention to it.

After all, even the most talented person needs time to grow, and what she lacks most right now is time.

"I'm not sure either, but I'm sure it's not some evil force, so you don't need to worry," Haino said with a smile. "More importantly, you look so worried. The struggle for the crown prince position isn't going well, is it?"

"... Um."

Caslathdi sighed softly, "The situation in the Empire is far more complicated than I thought."

"I had thought of this before I received your letter. I originally wanted to persuade you to stay at the academy and study with me, but I could tell that you wanted to come back. Since that's the case, as your teacher, I should do my part for my student."

The relationship between Saint Marian's students and teachers is not so simple. Although Haino occasionally teaches courses at the academy, the only one who can truly be considered her student is Caslathdi.

"Teacher, how can you help me?" Caslathdi asked, puzzled.

"Teacher may not have many other skills, but fortunately, he has some talent in Magic Power cultivation and some connections. I believe it shouldn't be difficult to find some people to help him. In addition, I have studied alchemy quite a bit over the years and have made a batch of puppets."

"Alchemy Puppet?" Caslathdi was taken aback. She desperately needed connections, but Alchemy Puppet were... "How many are there?"

"Around one thousand."

"Only a thousand..."

"Well, the lowest level is equivalent to Third Tier Transcendent, and the highest... is probably Sixth Tier."

"??????"

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