Chapter 180

"Avril, are you two really lovers? You don't even know what he does most of the time outside."

Although it's not a good idea to think like this, Avril, is it possible that your lover actually has many other lovers?

"What does it matter?" Avril said matter-of-factly. "Our love was a matter of free will, guided by the moon god. He likes to explore ruins and uncover more mysteries, while I chose to stay in Veldria. In fact, if I hadn't been successfully selected into the Moonlight Knight Order, I probably would have gone out with him."

Elvian's heart skipped a beat. Luckily, Avril was selected, otherwise she would have lost a great general.

However, after thinking it over, Elvian still felt uneasy. Judging from the current situation, what if one day that 'lover' came back and asked to take 'Avril' to travel the continent? Would the latter just resign and leave?

"Avril, would you mind telling me what your lover's name is?"

"His name is Rider."

"Rider?"

Elvian nodded slightly. "Next time he comes back, you must introduce him to me so I can have a good look at him."

"Your Majesty, Rider is just a commoner. Isn't it a bit... awkward for him to meet you?"

"It's alright." Elvian smiled faintly. "Avril, I have high hopes for you. From now on, you will be my confidante. If your lover is outstanding enough, I don't mind bestowing upon him noble honors."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"No need to be polite... Alright, Avril, that's enough for now. From today onwards, you'll live in the castle, and I'll personally train you to help you transform into an excellent warrior as soon as possible."

Avril exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty, isn't this... a bit inappropriate?"

"If I say it's okay, then it's okay."

Elvian has made up her mind; she will do everything in her power to make 'Avril' stay wholeheartedly with the Moonlight Knight Order!

With her as the Queen guiding and personally nurturing him, showering him with gifts, benefits, and promises, Elvian was sure she could retain him.

For the next two days, 'Avril' moved into the castle and regularly conducted combat training with Elvian.

Although Elvian is Queen, she has also fought in the Moonlight Knight Order, so she knows the Moonlight Knight's training very well.

The actual combat takes place based on the control of Magic Power, and is a pure contest of skills and professional characteristics. Elvian limited the use of high-level professional skills and only used some basic skills to fight 'Avril'.

The first day ended with Elvian's complete victory.

The next day, Avril was barely able to fight back.

By the third day, 'Avril' was already able to hold out against Elvian for quite some time.

This progress greatly shocked Elvian. On the one hand, she was amazed by the powerful characteristics of the Starry Knight profession, and on the other hand, she was surprised by the speed at which 'Avril's' combat skills had improved. This speed was simply unheard of!

According to the guards in the castle, Miss Avril would leave her room in the middle of the night to conduct combat skills training in some open areas. Since His Your Majesty had given the order and Avril had not done anything suspicious, the guards did not stop her.

Elvian believed that 'Avril' was a born warrior, a glory God-given!

Ryan remained completely unmoved by this, and even wanted to laugh.

He had already witnessed this scene, and it was just recently, when Motis acquired the Black Sword class change.

In short—never try to challenge the ability of AI Auto-Battle!

Each character's combat skills improve gradually, even in idle mode, but the improvement speed is much faster than that of a normal person. If targeted training is carried out on this basis, the speed at which a character's combat skills grow will be absolutely astonishing, even a genius like Elvian would feel ashamed.

Just kidding, my wives are no ordinary people.

Speaking of 'Motis', this Deep Sea Hunter really gave Ryan a big surprise. This afternoon, 'Motis' discovered a heretical stronghold of the City of Desire through the Chaos Space.

Actually, it's the same place where 'Motis' discovered the Tainted Knight. The Hunter's Guild's investigation is still ongoing. 'Motis' accidentally discovered that the abandoned ruins of the God of Desire connect to another place in the mortal world. Coincidentally, a ritual for the God of Desire is being performed there, and this power opened a Chaos Space portal, and then...

Isn't that a coincidence?

When 'Motis' appeared before a group of cultists, the air was momentarily silent.

Then a follower asked her if she was the 'Great Demon of Desire,' and who was 'Motis'? Deep Sea Hunter, what Great Demon of Desire? I'm the enemy of desire, okay? Could she tolerate that insult?

The ending was that Motis massacred the sacrificial site. The cultists of lust summoned a group of demons from the Chaos Space to try to kill Motis, the Heretic. However, Motis activated Wild Hunt mode and summoned a group of minions who killed everyone and the demons.

I also managed to complete the Advancement Quest.

This scene reminded Ryan of when 'Shally' changed jobs. Although it wasn't through the path of the Blood God's Faith Path, 'Motis's' level of violence was no less than 'Shally's'.

The Tier 3 Deep Sea Hunter, 'Motis', learned a new skill—Wild Hunt Tracking.

[Wild Hunt Tracking: Effect 1: Mark a target, gain their Magic Power fluctuations before killing them, and increase damage dealt to them by 20%. Effect 2: Activate a special perspective, enter tracking mode, and capture the surrounding environment, greatly increasing the chance of seeing through the disguise of desire.]

This is a skill with two abilities. Although the second ability does not directly bring combat benefits, it can see through the power of desire and discover those Desire Cultists who disguise themselves as normal people.

Ryan shook his head.

This is some deep-seated hatred, etched into their very bones.

But here's the problem.

These cultists were all killed, the Chaos Space portal closed itself, and then 'Motis' could not return.

"Damn it, where did this happen?"

In the image, Motis, wearing a gray cloak, is walking down the street.

Ryan didn't know where he was, but it was definitely not the Kingdom of Lotte anymore, because the architectural style was clearly different.

'Motis' came from a detached villa in the suburbs, which is a classic case of a pagan cult hiding in a city to carry out a ritual. However, it was the first time he had seen a ritual performed for the God of Desire, Ryan. Augustus was basically the Blood God, or the God of Death.

The God of Desire appears frequently in the Northern Coalition, but he is currently unsure of where this is.

After walking for a while, 'Motis' suddenly activated Wild Hunt tracking.

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In his skill state, the scene before Ryan's eyes became dark and profound, and everyone around 'Motis' was specially marked. Then he discovered that a special power surrounded the person in front of 'Motis' — the Power of Desire.

"You found it so easily?"

Or perhaps they sensed something was wrong, so they checked it out and confirmed it.

Motis didn't make a move, or even pay attention to the other party. After they parted ways at the next fork in the road, she resumed her Wild Hunt pursuit.

Two more have been found.

Ryan was completely astonished. Was this some kind of cult den?

Although heretics are rampant, they actually make up a very small percentage of the population. The fact that you can find them everywhere just by looking around suggests that there are a large number of Desire Cultists in this city.

This suspicion was confirmed by Motis's relentless investigation: this was a cult den.

Finally, 'Motis' stopped in front of a building.

This should be the municipal office.

Motis stood in front of a bulletin board, where the words "Wolde City Development Plan" were written in large characters at the top.

"Wald?"

Ryan pulled out a map and searched for a long time before finally finding the city's location among the member states of the Northern Coalition.

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This is the capital city of a kingdom called 'Adechis'. Adechis is located in the southern part of the Northern Coalition Kingdoms. Its strength is average, and its presence is average. I had never heard of this country being 'desire' before.

Even the royal city has so many Desire Cultists; anyone who didn't know better would think this was your official Supernatural Being force.

Ryan touched his chin, sensing that something was wrong.

If there were a large number of Desire Cultists committing crimes in Adechis, the Gate of Janus would surely have received no news. Moreover, Elvian is also establishing the Verdea Federation and promoting the worship of the Moon Goddess; how could she allow such a thing to exist?

The only possibility is that Adechis officials have hidden the news; otherwise, it's impossible that desires would run rampant and no one would care.

So, Adechis turned to the God of Desire?

This happened quietly; Northern Coalition has buried a huge mess inside.

Ryan could already picture the scene of the allied nations throwing shit at each other at Elvian's meeting about establishing a federation.

I imagine the Queen's expression at that moment will be priceless.

"Since things have come to this... let's go to sleep."

Ryan glanced outside; it was already dark.

Since we're already here, taking the train from Adechis back to Lot would take ten days to two weeks, which is too much of a waste of time. So we might as well stay here and explore first.

"Little Mo's wife, you can have fun by yourself."

Ryan switched to the 'Vainay' character interface and put the sacrificial materials she had prepared for him into his backpack. Elvian had already held a second round of negotiations with Amabena Bella. As agreed, Elvian would send someone over in the next two days to sign the alliance agreement with Amabena on her behalf.

Ryan will have to go and check on things then, otherwise Amabena alone might not be able to hold out.

As for Augustus, 'Shally' has returned to Baron. She has been granted the title of Duke and Imperial General by 'Vainay' and is responsible for leading the Holy Blood Legion to fight for the Empire.

Currently, 'Shally' is selecting new recruits, planning to gather 20,000 Holy Blood Army to enter the Kingdom of Lotte, serving as the sharp sword for the Empire's conquest of the Northern Coalition.

And 'Noxiya' is almost level 30, just waiting for her to hone her skills over the past ten years before making her debut.

"We still don't have enough characters."

Managing a vast empire requires too many important positions, and Ryan prefers to do it himself rather than select capable people.

So he opened the game interface and selected to Create New Character, but when he set Augustus as the spawn point, he was prompted that "no more than five characters of the same faction can be created".

"What the heck? It's full?"

Ryan was taken aback.

Lin Qi, Shally, Vainay, Ina, Noxiya... that's definitely five.

"Damn, there's even this kind of restriction. It seems the plan to make one person a country is hopeless."

Although five characters per spawn point is not a small number, Ryan had considered replacing the entire management team. Of course, doing so would be too much of a project, since each character creation requires a job change.

"Never mind, that's enough."

Fortunately, the Northern Coalition only created two, leaving three spots. Ryan decided to make all the remaining spots hidden professions.

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Ryan closed the game interface, walked out of the room, and entered the castle.

Cherd's castle was large, and at night, it was quiet and peaceful, with occasional sights of armored soldiers patrolling with weapons. The maids who passed by also moved quietly, and when they saw Ryan, they would step aside and respectfully bow their heads, calling him "Lord Ryan," and only continue on their way after he had passed.

Ryan had intended to ask Magana about the attack plan on the Great Plains, because Macaos had come to see him during the day and mentioned the Iron Blood Army's assembly. The 100,000-strong army was ready and waiting for the Grand Duke's order.

However, the Grand Duke was not in the room.

"Strange, where did they go?"

Ryan asked the maids around him.

"The Grand Duke should be at Mount Cafe," the maid said respectfully.

"Mount Cafe?"

Ryan thought about it carefully and remembered that the Grand Duke had mentioned it last time.

He inquired about the location of Mount Cafe, then left the castle and hurried there.

Mount Cafe is located in the woods behind the castle, less than half an hour away. As Ryan climbed up, he discovered that it was indeed very similar to the mountain he had climbed in Baron, except that there was no stream in the middle of the mountain path.

But when we reached the top of the mountain, we also saw a lake.

The bright moonlight shone on the lake, and a gentle breeze rippled the water.

There were insects chirping in the mountains and forests, and a familiar voice was singing.

A tranquil lake, shrouded in a dark mist, features a lone boat with a petite figure in a black dress standing on it.

A lone boat drifted on the lake, and as the song played, Ryan seemed to see countless souls wandering along with it.

What a peculiar song... Ryan thought to himself in surprise. It wasn't in Augustus's language. He sensed the power of Path of Death through it, similar to 'Vainay's' ability, but not as pure.

The Soul Singer is a professional ferryman, and although Magana is the Death Chosen, her abilities in this area are actually inferior to 'Vainay'.

As the song ended and the lone boat gradually approached the shore, Magana's figure became clearer and clearer.

"Ryan?" she asked suspiciously. "What brings you here?"

"Let's take a stroll tonight and look at the moon. Where was the Grand Duke just now?"

"Extradition back to their homeland."

"Those were the dead souls just now? Were they the fallen Iron Blood Army?"