Chapter 217
Then one day, while gathering intelligence in bed, Bernard blocked the door, and that's when the chaos in the City of Desire began.
Ryan thought to himself, "You've only been inside for a few days, and you've already gathered this information so quickly!"
"That old bastard, my granddaughter and I were in a consensual relationship, what's wrong with him? Trying to kill me? Dream on."
"So, what's wrong with you now?"
"I just went to his house to get some things, didn't I?" Jonathan chuckled, taking a purple magatama from his storage bag and placing it on the table. "This is it."
"What's this?"
Ryan held it in his hand and examined it, but couldn't figure out what it was about.
"Sacred Object of desire, can't you see?"
"Ha?"
You know what... wasn't the magatama originally a 6?
"Anyway, I heard from his granddaughter that this Sico related to the secrets of the Temple of Desire."
"He told you such an important secret about his granddaughter?"
Jonathan took a drag of his cigarette and said casually, "There's nothing I can do about it, she's just too charming."
"Grass."
Ryan saw through it. You old codger, you just love doing this kind of thing, don't you!
But if that's the case, it's no wonder Bernard was looking for the location of the Temple of Desire.
"Don't get too excited. There are three of these things in total, and one of them is on another elder."
"What about the last piece?"
"Have no idea."
"What's the use of that?"
"It will be useful when you need it."
What you said makes so much sense.
"I've already found out where the second one is. I'll go steal it later... and take it out."
"Forget it, you're wanted throughout the city now." Ryan shook his head. "You should rest for a few days first, or you might die in there."
Ryan preferred Jonathan to be alright rather than the secrets of the Temple of Desire.
Secrets can never be fully unearthed, but there is only one person.
However, Old Joe clearly had his own ideas, and he still planned to go in again.
"Here, take this." He handed the jade to Ryan. "I'm going back to the City of Desire, not only to investigate its secrets, but also because I have things I want to do."
Jonathan didn't explain much, but insisted on going, and Ryan couldn't do anything about it.
However, to enter the City of Desire, one needs a key, which is extremely rare and is considered a 'Forbidden Item' within the City of Desire, meaning it cannot be traded.
The City Lord uses this method to control how people enter the City of Desire, minimizing the number of unrelated people who can enter.
Jonathan wants Ryan to help him get another key.
"The key is fine, I'll figure something out, but the most important thing is for you to be careful."
"I know, it's only been a few days, how come you've become like a woman?"
"I don't want to collect the old captain's body."
"Cough cough cough~" Jonathan choked on his smoke and glared at her. "Can't you wish me something good?!"
Ryan shrugged. Of course, he didn't want anything to happen to Jonathan, but the latter was stubborn and never did things the way they were supposed to. How so? His heart and actions were as clear as a mirror. It was rare to find someone as clear-headed as Jonathan.
"By the way Old Joe, Creed, do you remember him?" Ryan asked.
Old Joe paused in his smoking, turned around, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Who exactly is he? Someone who can trick the Old Emperor into performing a blood sacrifice must be someone of extraordinary status, right? A lot has happened within the empire recently, and I suspect he's behind it all."
Jonathan remained silent for a moment.
Put out the cigarette.
"Creed is His Your Majesty's illegitimate son."
"???"
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A question mark slowly appeared above Ryan's head.
"Almost no one in the Empire knows about this. Creed's mother was Princess of the Kingdom of Kaster. After Caster was defeated and destroyed by the Empire, His Your Majesty secretly raised that Princess."
"Later, she gave birth to Creed, but His Your Majesty did not want to make this public. In the end, the Princess committed suicide, while Creed was secretly raised by His Your Majesty."
Ryan: "..."
Damn, what kind of melodramatic drama is this?
"Has the Old Emperor been blinded by lust? He dares to keep Princess from an enemy country as a mistress? And even have her as a child? Isn't he afraid of getting stabbed in the stomach while plowing the fields?"
As expected, lust is a double-edged sword. Ryan was glad he was a Pure White Dragon.
However, this made him somewhat understand Creed's thinking; that guy probably only had one goal: to bring down Augustus.
Actually, it would be much easier to do this if he could climb to the throne, but no matter how you look at it, the throne is not going to him. If the Old Emperor's blood sacrifice is successful and he becomes War Servant, Creed's plan actually has a chance of succeeding.
It should be noted that even if the blood sacrifice couldn't bring the Old Emperor to the Eighth Tier, it would probably be very close.
When a mad emperor is corrupted by the Will of War, Augustus will collapse within a few years.
"That guy will probably use the power of the Eye of Dawn." Jonathan frowned and pondered for a moment. "I secretly investigated Creed back then, but all that information is stored at the Burning Covenant."
"Kreed's message?"
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"On the surface, it's a message from the Eye of Dawn; his code name inside is 'The Clown.'"
"Hmm... I understand just from the name."
Ryan planned to have 'Vainay' look for those documents later. Creed would definitely not let this go, and it was best to kill that kind of person as soon as possible.
After dinner, Jonathan settled in to recuperate. Ryan had someone arrange a room for him and then called Dilia over to inquire about the situation in the City of Desire.
The news came very quickly.
Elder Bernard got into a fight with outlaws in the City of Desire and was seriously injured, so he went home to recuperate.
"... The entire City of Desire is in an uproar. The whole city is searching for the outlaw, but it's said that he got in with a key, so he should have escaped by now."
"Because of this incident, the City Lord has suppressed his recent actions against the Northern Federation. The Temple of Desire is looking for him, but he does not intend to create enemies for the City of Desire without cause."
News of the City of Desire spreads quickly. Bernard is currently lying at home, Dilia can easily find out by using her authority to inquire.
Then, when she talked about this, she was both excited and admiring. Someone actually dared to cause trouble in the City of Desire and even injured an elder. How could such an outlaw be called a mere madman?
Ryan was initially worried that Old Joe's identity would be exposed, but Dilia immediately said, "It must have been those lunatics from the Blood Cult."
Because Old Joe used the Blood God's Power when he fought Bernard.
Upon hearing this, Ryan immediately understood why Old Joe had managed to send Bernard to the ICU.
It's not that the Blood God is stronger than the Son of the Sun, but because Old Joe was chosen, this power is actually biased towards the Chosen One. In addition, given Ryan's understanding of the Blood God's style—solving everything simply and brutally— the Power of the Blood God within Old Joe is probably terrifyingly strong.
But Ryan was puzzled. Old Joe had always resisted this power, and the investigation mission shouldn't have gone this far. If he couldn't win, he could just run away... In fact, Old Joe's escape route was always very clear. It wasn't anything shameful. Why would he need to fight Bernard to the death?
I have a feeling that something else happened to Old Joe during his time in the City of Desire.
"Go and get me a key to the City of Desire," Ryan said.
"That's no problem, but it will take some time. That thing is Forbidden Item in the City of Desire, and transactions are very cautious."
"Okay, as long as I can get it, I'm not in a hurry."
Ryan wasn't in a hurry to send Old Joe to the City of Desire; the city was under heavy guard, and it would be dangerous to go in.
"Sigh~ What secrets of desire? What's so great about finding that stuff?"
After Dilia left, Ryan sat alone at his desk, took out his notebook, and wrote down a few things he needed to do next—
①Suppress the Western Barbarians. (Cao Pi)
② Consolidate the Northern Federation government and annex all other states except for Verdea as soon as possible. (Cao Pi)
③Completely subjugate Wildeya, force Elvian to kneel, and render Hongru utterly unable to resist. (Cao Pi)
④ The affairs of the City of Desire. Cao Pi.
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⑤ Kill Creed. (Cao Pi)
⑥...
"... Wait, what the hell is going on with all this trouble?"
And each one has to be done, which is a real headache. Why can't we just remove the earlier ones and keep the later ones?
Ryan then wrote down one last thing he needed to do quickly—'Advanced'.
Yes, it's time for him to advance.
The Advancement Fragment for the Moon Goddess Temple can be obtained once Elvian is dealt with. His Magic Power has also reached the peak of the second tier, making it time to unlock the next stage of advancement.
We had no choice but to open it. The last wave of Pot of Greed had 'Shally' having too much fun, and with the addition of the eccentric scholar Amabena, we barely managed to land safely.
In order to achieve his grand goal of governing the country with a small head in the future, he needs to quickly increase his strength. Otherwise, if he really plans to hold a party one day, he will be powerless to do so and can only sigh in vain, which would be worse than death.
While pondering, Ryan opened the game and then saw 'Vainay's' AFK (away from keyboard) history.
"Huh?"
"Elvian knelt down?"
Ryan paused for a moment, feeling somewhat strange.
This woman swore allegiance to 'Vainay' in order to deal with him? This move was absolutely brilliant, a display of unparalleled wisdom, and even Ryan himself couldn't have come up with such a perfect plan.
Logically speaking, given Elvian's proud nature, she shouldn't easily back down; otherwise, he wouldn't have planned to take this step with his best friend.
"Just how much does she hate me? Tsk~ What a petty person."
With a thought, he took out the 'Vainay' Character Card, held it between his fingers, and as the card burned, the Power of Death transformed into flames that covered Ryan's body. The next moment, the Soul Singer's ability was successfully activated.
Immediately afterwards, power surged from his palm, and the Contract of Death appeared prominently in his palm.
Ryan's eyes lit up when he saw the contract.
"As expected, hehe~ Elvian, tell me, didn't you just give it away for free?"
The fact that he could summon the Contract of Death meant that the contract Elvian made with 'Vainay' was also valid for him.
That's true. It's a secondary Alts that I've been raising myself. Why can't the main account use things from the Alts?
With this thing, Ryan has gained an extra trump card to save his life. It just so happens that the Grand Duke is not here. He had been thinking about whether to transfer Haino over.
Speaking of which, the vice dean's pot is really useful. So many days have passed, it's time to fulfill my promise and help the vice dean get rid of the threat of that devil 'Lin Qi'... Tsk tsk~ Master Ryan is such a kind person.
"So now... let's just wait for Avilan to come and stick his butt out~"
9k! No 10,000 words today. After finishing this post, I went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. After taking Chinese medicine for a week, I feel much better. The treatment really works! Of course, it might also be because I've been exercising these past few days. Everyone should move around more, get some exercise!
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Chapter 140 Ryan vs. Elvian Avril, You've Been Wronged! [9k5]
Just as Ryan was pondering his plan, an emergency meeting was also being held in the distant royal city of Wildea.
Elvian originally wanted Ryan to marry into the family, but now the plan has changed. She needs to go to the Kingdom of Lotte and sit at the same table with that fool Queen Amabena. Once she leaves, Wildea will need someone to lead it.
Moreover, the Queen's marriage to someone from afar would have a huge impact on the royal family's reputation, so Elvian even considered whether she should step down as Queen.
However, this proposal was immediately opposed by Alfred.