Chapter 200
Looking at the impressive attribute panel, Ryan nodded in satisfaction.
She truly deserves to be his beloved Second Wife.
"Little Mo, Little Mo, look at Shally, and then look at yourself. The Wild Hunt's reputation can't be allowed to fall so low."
In fact, the Deep Sea Hunter is already very strong, but his level hasn't been raised yet. Another important point is that the Black Sword Elk hasn't been repaired. Its power is greatly reduced after reaching the third tier.
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If we continue using it, the effect will definitely not be as good as those Fourth Tier and fifth-tier weapons. Once Motis is done with this, Ryan plans to have her look for clues about the black sword.
If we can find that old man, we can at least ask him how to repair the black sword. Otherwise, how can we keep carrying a broken sword?
While she was pondering, 'Shally' had already followed 'Motis' out of the main hall and to another part of the castle.
In fact, all nine councilors had already arrived, but just to be on the safe side Ryan divided them into two groups of five and four. Killing five would allow 'Shally' to advance, and then they would deal with the remaining four.
If nine people were piled up together, it would be very difficult for 'Shally' to kill them all.
"It's unbearable to watch, a complete crushing defeat."
In the scene, Motis uses the same trick again, trying to attract the attention of the four councilors. Shally ambushes and kills one, then chases and kills another. The remaining two are no match for her.
The mind control was indeed a bit of a problem for 'Shally'. Her ability to control desire pathways was quite famous, but unfortunately, the damage was too low. Even if 'Shally' was briefly controlled, the Blood Bull Knights were no joke, and even if they attacked her, she wouldn't lose much health.
Not long after, these four people were also killed by 'Shally'.
Ryan stroked his chin. With 'Shally's' current combat strength, she should be more than capable of defeating Monica. Moonlight Knight? What a trash class, she's only good for the Moonlight Knight Order.
After eliminating all the councilors, Ryan had 'Shally' carry the train back to Silvermoon City overnight, and then he switched to the 'Lin Qi' character interface.
At this moment, the Saintess Maiden is commanding the people of Gate of Janus to begin purging the Desire Cultists are lurking in various countries.
Although they are called various countries, they are mainly just royal cities. The people of Gate of Janus infiltrated in advance and then carried out precise strikes according to the list provided by 'Motis'.
These people are all high-ranking officials who currently control the situation. Every single one of Gate of Janus has their own identification methods, and their ability to capture Heretic is indeed outstanding.
After tonight, the entire Northern Federation will undergo a dramatic change.
A bloodbath ensued overnight!
I woke up... nothing happened.
Because the news of the king's assassination was concealed, the purge of heretics had little impact on the common people; the City of Desire was merely impersonating the king. At most, a few underlings were deployed by the councilors to openly help manage the country. Their deaths caused some sensation, but were far from generating explosive news.
Until 'Lin Qi' led the Holy Knights to appear in Adechis, the Gate of Janus publicly announced that it was true that the Northern Federation had been accused by Veldya of being controlled by heretics. The City of Desire had indeed controlled the Northern Federation, but thanks to Queen Diana's wise decision, Adechis cooperated with the Gate of Janus to successfully thwart the City of Desire's conspiracy!
The news caused a brief period of chaos within the entire Northern Federation.
Although the federation has been established, each country still maintains its own independent operation. As a result, the king suddenly disappeared. Who can he complain to?
Fortunately, it was only the king who was gone. After all, the City of Desire had a limited population, and they couldn't kill all the royal family members of each country. If the king was gone, they would just choose another one. As long as the threat of heresy was eliminated, the Federation would still be a powerful Federation.
The death of a king has little impact on the lives of his subjects. In a unified political system, the death of a king is not a significant issue, since the federal head, Motis, is still alive.
As for how likely it is that she is Desire Cultists, the Saintess 'Lin Qi' personally verified it with the power of Janus in front of the people of Adechis. Under the light of Janus, Queen Diana shed her disguise of many years, revealed her 'true face', and announced that Adechis would move towards a new future. Anna would also change her name to 'Motis' from then on.
This series of absurdities became reasonable under Lin Qi's manipulation. Everything was guided by Janus. In fact, as long as the noble ministers of the Adechis Royal City did not object, the common people could not voice their opposition.
As for those noble ministers, they had either been dealt with by Kant and his men before this, and there were actually very few left, as they had all been recruited by Motis.
Ryan had to admit that the influence of religious forces was indeed significant; the ignorant masses had no voice, and all they needed to do was believe in the 'voice of God'.
The noble lords with a voice will also assess the situation. Under the premise of the establishment of the Northern Federation, the political systems of various countries are already integrated into the Federation. In other words, whether 'Motis' is the original Queen Diana is no longer important. What is important is that she is the head of the Federation.
Of course, there were dissenting voices, and quite a lot of them, but those voices came from Wilder.
Elvian was furious.
Originally, she was very happy after learning that Gate of Janus had entered the scene. She thought that as long as the City of Desire was dealt with, the Northern Federation's internal system would explode.
As a result, Lin Qi's actions left her dumbfounded. The ignorant masses couldn't understand the situation inside, or rather, they didn't want to see it; it didn't affect them anyway. But Elvian saw it clearly. Wasn't this exactly what Gate of Janus and Adechis had agreed upon—to support them in consolidating their power in the Northern Federation?!
What are we supposed to do?
Even a fool could guess that if Gate of Janus supports the Northern Federation, it means they're going to attack the Verdea Federation!
Elvian contacted Ryan immediately.
"Is this what you call helping? Aren't you on good terms with that Saintess? You had her help the Northern Federation against me like this?!"
Elvian was so angry her nipples hurt.
Ryan spread his hands, looking completely innocent. "Your Queen, there's nothing I can do about it. Lin Qi is just following the Pope's orders. This is the decision made internally by the Gate of Janus. Even as Saintess, she can't change it."
"You mean, Pope Janus wanted to do this?" Elvian's eyes narrowed slightly. "I understand. For so many years I have opposed Janus's forces entering the Northern Coalition. That Pope has probably been displeased with me for a long time."
If Wildea were to conquer the Northern Federation and establish a unified political system, she would be even less likely to allow Janus's power to emerge.
Naturally, the other party then turned around and supported the Northern Federation against them, making a secret deal that would greatly benefit Gate of Janus.
I was careless.
She had been so focused on dealing with the City of Desire that she had forgotten about this.
This tactic of using one enemy to devour another has instead put Wilder in an even worse situation than before.
"Hmph! So what if they have the Gate of Janus's help? They can't directly participate in the power struggles on the continent. As long as they don't send troops, I have nothing to fear." Elvian sneered. "With the strength of the Northern Federation, what can they use to fight me?"
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After speaking, Elvian looked at Ryan, her tone softening.
"Rider, you'll have to work hard to find a way to hold off the Augustus Empire. You absolutely cannot let them send troops at this time, do you understand?"
Actually, Elvian was already a little apprehensive.
If Augustus were to send troops to join forces with the Northern Federation against Wildea at this time, they would be doomed.
So, we can only rely on Rider!
"I know you've had a hard time and are in a difficult position... What is your wish? I will grant it as long as I can."
Ryan shook his head. "Your Queen, I don't want anything. This is all something I'm willing to give."
No! You have to have it!
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"What I mean is... you have made such a great contribution, so I will naturally reward you."
Elvian coughed lightly. Her thoughts were simple: Wildea was indeed at a critical juncture. The Gate of Janus was going to deal with them, and Augustus was also watching them closely. If Ryan led the Kingdom of Lotte to rebel, then Wildea would be in danger.
Although Ryan has always been loyal, Elvian is uneasy about his loyalty.
Because Ryan asks nothing of her, nothing binds Ryan to Wilder... Avril his lover? Haha~ Don't be silly, Elvian doesn't believe Ryan has any deep feelings for Avril at all.
Didn't you see that there's an Amabena on the left and a 'Lin Qi' on the right?
Interests and ties are key now, and the crucial point lies with Ryan. She knows that if Ryan can find a way to talk to the Gate of Janus again, it's not impossible for the Verdea Federation to allow Janus's influence to flourish in the North.
There's no way around it; even the Queen can be flexible.
"Well, even if you put it that way..."
Ryan was speechless. This woman was really pragmatic. Now she knew to give me benefits. Why didn't she do this earlier?
"How about this, as we agreed before, I will bestow upon you the honor of a duke, how about that?"
"Oh, that works too."
Looking at Ryan's indifferent expression, Elvian was puzzled. Did the Duke not attract any attention?
What exactly does this guy want?
Wait... a woman?
Oh right, this guy is basically a womanizer.
She's been smitten with Avril, Amabena, and Lin Qi —she likes them wherever she goes.
"Rider Ryder, what do you think of me?"
"Huh?" Ryan was taken aback. "The Queen is naturally wise and powerful, and her charm is unmatched."
"Hmm... It's alright. Keep an eye on Augustus's movements and inform me immediately if anything happens. Also, have Monica prepare; our decisive battle with the Northern Federation is about to begin."
"Yes."
After ending the communication, Ryan continued to focus on what was in front of him—he was still watching 'Lin Qi's' conversation with the Adechis executives.
That's how it's been since just now, which is why he was a little distracted during his conversation with Elvian. Mainly, that duke or whatever he was talking about wasn't very appealing, so he didn't care about him.
He didn't understand Elvian's last sentence, but it didn't matter.
Two days later, news of the cooperation between Gate of Janus and the Northern Federation began to spread throughout the Northern Continent.
In an instant, the major powers of the Northern Continent seemed to understand something.
The Gate of Janus excels at 'cooperation with others', and the disintegration of the Northern Coalition gave them the best opportunity. On one side was Wildea, which had always rejected the spread of the Janus faith, and on the other side was the Northern Federation, which was willing to accept help and negotiate cooperation. It was obvious which side they would choose.
Ryan knew that Elvian was genuinely anxious.
Although the Moonlight Knight achieved a great victory on the main battlefield, it will take at least two more months to take down the Northern Federation.
Will the Gate of Janus remain inactive for two months? Will the Augustus Empire just stand by and watch?
This time, the Queen has pushed herself to the brink.
"Hmm... that's about it."
Inside the castle.
Ryan his next move; the situation was close enough that the Holy Blood Army could make its move.
Beep beep beep~
"Sir Ryan."
Amabena's head squeezed through the crack in the door, and she blinked. "Guess what good stuff I found?"
"A comic book I've never read before?"
"How could it be something like that!" Amabena pouted as she walked in. "Didn't you ask me to look for any information about the God of Desire Relic Site?"
"Yes, you found it? Didn't you say you searched the royal treasury thoroughly but couldn't find it?"
"It's not in the royal treasury, but it's in my grandfather's tomb."
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A question mark appeared above Ryan's head.
Girl, do you want to hear what you're saying?
"I remembered yesterday that my father told me that when my grandfather was buried, he asked him to put something in the tomb, saying that it was related to the survival of the Kingdom of Lotte and was a secret that must never be known to outsiders. Then today I opened my grandfather's tomb and found this inside."
Amabena pulled out a piece of parchment.
This was a specially treated parchment with faint Magic Power fluctuations on it. When Ryan unfolded it, he found that it seemed to be a map.
The strange thing is that no matter how you look at the map, you can't figure out what it is. You can tell it's a map, but you can't determine the information it's supposed to show.
It's not because of a lack of information, but because some force has blurred perception, preventing viewers from obtaining real information from the map.
This is magic.
Ryan looked at the map information in the lower left corner and, upon closer inspection, noticed a '6'.
"Is it a matter of life and death for the Kingdom of Lotte?"
He vaguely guessed that it might be related to the secret of the god of desire. If the Loth royal family worshipped the God of Desire... if this secret were to get out, it could indeed bring about the destruction of the country.
So why not just destroy it?
It must be taken into the coffin.
What's even more outrageous is that it was actually dug up by his own dutiful granddaughter.
Ryan looked at Amabena: "You're digging up your grandfather's grave. Aren't you afraid he'll come looking for you in his dreams?"
"If he comes looking for me, I'll complain to him and tell him that his father has squandered the family fortune!"
"You win."