Chapter 223

"Old Joe, we're heading back now."

Ryan called out and left with Jonathan was admiring the scenery in the distance.

"Avril, is it really nothing that happened inside?" Elvian asked in a low voice.

Avril shook her head. "No, it's just that Ryan seems to have received God-given."

"God-given? How is that possible?! How could the Moon Goddess bless an outsider?" Elvian exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't know either, but it is indeed a blessing... Your Majesty, could Ryan be Chosen of the Gods?"

"..."

Elvian didn't speak. To be honest, she was a little confused. If the enemy suddenly received God's favor, wouldn't her hatred for Ryan become a joke?

"Forget it, don't think about it too much." Elvian suddenly felt very tired, and had an urge to 'just destroy it already'. "Avril, remember not to go to Ryan again tonight, and see what he has to say tomorrow."

Avril tilted her head. "Then Your Majesty..."

"Of course I won't go!" Elvian scoffed. "Even if he really is the Chosen of the Gods, he is still Wildea's enemy."

"I understand, Your Majesty. I'll head back now."

"Go."

Elvian waved her hand, and after 'Avril' left, she returned to the castle.

But after returning, something just didn't feel right. The words "Chosen of the Gods" kept lingering in his mind, and also, Ryan hadn't signed the contract yet!

This is the most important thing. As long as Ryan doesn't sign, the kingdom will remain unstable, the threat from the Northern Federation will remain unresolved, and countless citizens of the kingdom will suffer as a result every day.

"This can't go on any longer!"

After much deliberation, Elvian decided that she should do something.

She is the Queen of Veldria, possessing not only glory and power, but also bearing the responsibility for the entire kingdom.

With this in mind, Elvian's gaze hardened. As night fell and darkness enveloped the royal city of Wildea, she took advantage of the darkness to leave the castle and head towards the Leicester Hotel.

She decided to talk to Ryan.

If possible... let's make a deal, Elvian thought to herself. This was the last thing she could think of. After hearing what 'Avril' said yesterday, she couldn't sleep after returning home. She saw two words in that contract—compromise.

"As long as the peace talks can end smoothly, what does it matter if... even if I sell my body to Ryan? He can only get my body at most, but he will never get my heart. I am sacrificing for the kingdom!"

Elvian comforted herself as she hurried on her way. When she arrived at the hotel, she saw a familiar figure enter the hotel in the distance.

She was stunned. That was... Avril?

Elvian's expression was strange, so she quickly followed and confirmed that it was indeed 'Avril'.

The latter went straight up to the third floor and headed towards Ryan's room.

Elvian wanted to call out to the other person, but for some inexplicable reason, she didn't rush to speak... Avril was Ryan's lover, and with her there, it might be easier for Ryan to agree. Anyway, Avril had already... I'm sorry, Avril, for Wilder's sake.

If Avril isn't good enough, then I'll... Elvian's eyes flickered. After Avril went into the room, she quietly followed and hid outside the door to listen.

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Chapter 142, Three-person play segment, Elvian: Tired? Let's destroy it! [Revised]

"Moon Goddess... Castia, the goddess of the stars and the moonlit night, is mainly worshipped in the Northern Continent. Her appearance is unknown. Legend has it that she appeared as a moon deer in the ancient times of Veldria. She later sent down divine oracles, but there has been no news of her for the last three hundred years."

"Veldya is the largest country that worships the Moon Goddess, and in essence, it still controls the power of the Moon Goddess Temple. The faith within the previous Northern Coalition was actually roughly unified, and they all worshipped the Moon Goddess... As for now, the King of the Wild Hunt is the most powerful."

Inside the room.

Ryan looked through the records about the Moon Goddess, which 'Avril' had taken from the royal library.

After leaving the temple, Ryan began to sort through the jumbled information in his mind. There was a lot of data, but not much substantial content. In short, it was a bunch of photos taken with a high-precision camera. The memory was large, but the content was sparse and not very understandable.

According to those images, the Temple of the Moon, which was guarded by Veldya, was once the oldest place of worship for the Moon Goddess, but it was destroyed in a great war during the Dark Ages before the Golden Dawn.

The information Ryan gained from his advancement was about that war.

The content was vague, basically the same as what I saw during the talent test—the kind that sounds impressive but is actually unclear. The difference was that the sun had become the moon, the moonlit night was shrouded, the black tide swept in, then war raged, leaving the land desolate.

What Ryan is now uncertain about is whether these things are information left over from within the temple, appearing because of the Moon God's power, or whether they are integrated into the Advancement Fragment.

Although being blessed by the gods is a good thing, Ryan still wants to develop in a low-key manner if possible. He can just use his Alts for God's Chosen. He just wants to be a little white dragon in peace.

"Forget it, it's just a skill anyway. Just treat it like an echo, like the character heard it. Just be more careful in the future. The key thing is this thing."

Ryan glanced at the '6' on the back of his right hand. The moon goddess's blessing was a good thing, but desire... this thing was truly chosen by the gods.

Thankfully, this power was destroyed by the Cross Sword back then. Otherwise, it would have been a great injustice if it had truly become the chosen one of desire, since it seems to have nothing to do with desire at all. Speaking of which, it seems the Moon Goddess's power was 'expelled,' does the Cross Sword choose its own circumstances? Or is it because this power wasn't a chosen one's inheritance?

"Wow... Avril, you're amazing."

The intense stimulation caused Ryan to look away from his book and down at 'Avril' in front of him, who was currently working hard for Wilderness. If the Queen couldn't be relied on, then they could only rely on her, the acting Queen.

The gentle comfort made him feel more comfortable than ever before, his body and mind relaxed. He focused on feeling, and even the air in the room seemed to be filled with a warm, luxurious atmosphere...

Oh, that damned Power of Desire is wreaking havoc again. Ryan is as holy as Buddha, but this power is just too strong, causing even Buddha to fall.

In the end, he threw the book into his backpack and focused on cooperating with 'Avril's' redemption of Wilder.

It has to be said that although 'Avril's' growth period was short, her skill improvement was indeed the fastest among all those Alts. Unlike Grand Duke, who has tried so many times and is still a newbie... Well, being a newbie is fine too.

Sure enough, her charm wasn't just for show; she possesses a talent far superior to Ina's in this area. Could it be that charm points also affect this ability? Then wouldn't 'Aisha' be even more... Oh, damn God of Desire, I don't want to think about this! Take your power out of my body!!!

Ryan roared in fury, finally unleashing his full rage.

"Phew! Avril, you did a great job. Don't worry, I'll give tomorrow's negotiations a good look," Ryan joked.

Avril looked up, her eyes filled with longing.

"Lord Ryan, please turn your merciful gaze upon Wildeya and see the suffering of your people. Even if we are at fault, our people are innocent. Please spare them. I will do anything to save Wildeya."

'Avril' perfectly embodied her role.

For deep emotional exchanges, it's natural to do something romantic. Ryan has been doing this kind of role-playing since the very beginning when he was interacting with 'Avril', and it has to be said that the latter's acting talent is outstanding... No, this might not be acting talent, it's just that high-charisma characters are born with it, right?

Speaking of which, the first wife is quite charming, but she always has a cold expression, which is probably related to her personality.

With that in mind, Ryan was even more looking forward to communicating with his mature and sophisticated wife, 'Aisha'.

"Ha~ What does the suffering of the people of Veldya have to do with me? I'm not a Veldya. Besides, if it weren't for your Queen's meddling, would we have ended up like this? To be honest, Avril, if it weren't for our past relationship, I would have lost my temper long ago given Elvian's attitude."

"Think about it, she clearly intends to secretly help the Empress deal with the Grand Duke. I am the Grand Duke's man, how can I tolerate this? More than the punishment for the failure of the peace talks, I am more worried about the future threat from Wilderia. Anyway, I am an Imperial Earl and have the Grand Duke's protection, what can the Empress do to me?"

"..."

"..."

"Ryan, as expected, he never intended to negotiate from the start!"

Outside the door.

Elvian, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, clenched her fists, wishing she could rush in immediately to protect 'Avril' behind her.

But considering the importance of this peace talk to Wildea, she held back. After all, 'Avril' was already enduring humiliation and suffering, and Ryan had just said she had performed very well... Damn Ryan, what Moon God's Chosen? Absolutely not! If she's chosen by a god, it's the God of Desire!

Just thinking about what the two of them had done inside made Elvian both angry and blushing.

In fact, the room was protected by Mana Barrier, so normally the sounds inside wouldn't be able to travel outside. But Elvian, being Seventh Tier Transcendent, naturally had her own methods.

However, she could only barely hear the sounds inside, and could only fill in the details with her own imagination.

Anyway... it can't be anything good, right? Although she hadn't experienced it herself, she had often heard about the 'scandals' of nobles, which were commonplace in the kingdom.

"It seems we still need to find a way to finalize the peace talks. I have already signed a contract with the Empress and it is absolutely impossible for me to betray her again. Since that's the case, there's no way to talk about reconciliation with Ryan. He probably thinks the same way."

"No wonder Ryan didn't care about what I said before, because he already knew all this. It's a pity that I... only realized it now. How could I not lose?"

"Forget it, thinking about this won't help. Since Ryan and I both know the truth, let's see how we can get him to agree."

As Elvian was pondering, she turned her attention back to the room.

The situation is very clear.

Just like Avril said, she would do anything for Wilder.

It's not that she can't do it.

Anyway, she's already signed a contract with the Empress, so what else does she have to lose?

Body?

Compared to Wilder, he's nothing!

As a king, one should have this kind of awareness.

"Does Lord Ryan already intend to destroy Wildea?"

Then, a sound came from inside again.

It was Avril spoke.

"That depends on your Queen's attitude, but judging from her appearance, it probably won't work. What's a defeated ruler so proud of? Otherwise, Avril, why don't you come back to Augustus with me? As for Wildea, let's just destroy it."

"You should know that this is impossible. Her Your Majesty treats me like a sister, and I swear I will never betray her."

"Pfft~ Sisters? The royal family is the most ruthless. They can even kill their own brothers and sisters, let alone an outsider. Avril, you are still so naive, just like before."

"..."

"Sigh, forget it. Just looking at you makes me angry. If you want me to give up my plan to destroy Wildea, then we'll see how you perform."

"..."

"Cry? If crying could solve problems, there would be no difficulties in the world. If you don't want to, fine, then tomorrow..."

"No, I can do it, I..."

"Let's go then. This time it's an upgraded version of the game... This pot, oh, you've never seen it before? Hey~ it's called the Pot of Greed. You'll see how powerful it is in a moment."

Did Avril cry?

Elvian was taken aback.

Pot?

That relic of desire?!

Damn it!

Bang~

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Elvian could no longer hold back and smashed the door open.

"Ryan, stop!!"

In the room, both the persecutor and the persecuted were stunned.

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Looking at Elvian standing in the doorway, Ryan wanted to scratch his head. What happened? My wife and I were playing role-playing games here, and the door was smashed like this? Hey, can I call the police?

"Your Majesty?! What brings you here?" Avril, who had been stunned for a second, instantly returned to her duty and quickly stood up, her surprise mixed with a hint of panic, and her panic mixed with a hint of fear, for fear of being reprimanded by Elvian.

"Of course I'll come!"

Elvian was a little guilty when she said this, after all, she had told 'Avril' that she would never come looking for Ryan, but now not only did she come looking for him, the two of them even bumped into each other. If it weren't for this awkward situation, she would have wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

But... Avril, she will protect her!

Who says royalty is heartless?

Who says she's a hypocrite?

She treats Avril as her younger sister!

"Ryan, I heard everything you just said. Since that's the case, we don't need to put on this act anymore." Elvian sighed in relief. "You should be able to guess what's going on between me and the Empress. I had no choice but to do this in order to protect Wilderia. It's the same now. I have only one goal, and that is to sign a peace treaty."

"If you agree, then state your conditions. I will grant you anything I can. If you do not agree... then tonight I will use every means to kill you. Magana's anger is a matter for later. If Wildea is destined to perish, then it will not let its enemies get away with it!"

Ryan's lips twitched slightly. "Your Queen, I was discussing important matters with Avril when you suddenly barged in and started chattering away."