A bottle of kidney tonic from the Nether Realm brought Rhine back to full strength in an instant.
"Well, well, Prince."
Olivia's voice rang brightly in Rhine's mind.
Olivia: "Your performance really impressed me. I never expected you to be so capable."
Rhine smiled. "You know how it is. That's the power of love."
Olivia was in high spirits. "Last night's show was a delight. As a reward, I'll grant you a blessing of boundless energy. Keep up the good work!"
Another radiant blessing settled over Rhine.
A blessing of boundless energy. Yes, it meant exactly what it said.
Olivia: "By the way, something extraordinary happened in your territory late yesterday."
Rhine: "You mean the Grand Tutor of Leta finding new Demigod remains?"
Rhine didn't hide the truth from Olivia when she probed.
After all, Olivia's power resided in his eyes. He couldn't keep anything from her.
"So you really were behind it!"
Olivia was overjoyed. This mortal before her had brought her one surprise after another!
Olivia said with a smile, "I thought yesterday's events were far too much of a coincidence to be natural! Just how many interesting ideas are you hiding in that head of yours?"
Rhine reminded her, "Don't forget our agreement, Princess. You can't pry into my thoughts."
"Of course!"
Olivia was a dragon of her word. "Getting to know someone with my own eyes instead of using mind reading is quite an interesting experience for me."
In fact,
from the moment Rhine and Hela had settled on the precise coordinates for their teleportation to Leta,
everything that happened afterward had been part of Rhine's calculations.
Detonate the worm, destroy an orc settlement, and draw the attention of the warlike Spring Breeze and First Love.
Meanwhile, the elemental disturbance caused by Hela as she entered Leta's borders would draw the demigods of Leta.
And when Spring Breeze and First Love encountered Leta's demigods,
there was no doubt the ship would be easily destroyed. Then the demigods of Leta would discover the treasure hidden in the orcs' garbage heap.
A damaged Law God Mechanism.
And the Demigod remains that served as its power source.
The purified Demigod remains were a necessary offering for Leta to crown its "King of the Moon."
And the best candidate for the title in modern-day Leta was Alice.
By the time the demigods found the holy relic that could save Leta, Rhine had already made sure Alice's body would remember him.
In the end, the instant detonation of a Rift Worm had directly brought about the coronation of a new King of the Moon.
And this new King of the Moon
had already been made into Prince Hain's image.
With that, Rhine's initial arrangements in Leta were complete.
He could leave things alone for now and let the situation develop on its own.
Now,
Rhine needed to turn his attention back to the true goal of his and Hela's visit to Leta.
The ancient dragon, Obadiah.
42. The Elves' Strongest Demigod
After seeing Mr. Rhine off, Alice sat dazedly on the bed for a long time.
"Mr. Rhine..."
At last, she clutched the blanket and breathed in the lingering scent of Mr. Rhine. Exhaustion overcame her, and she drifted into a deep sleep.
"Alice, wake up! Alice!"
After who knew how long, the sound of her employer's voice roused Alice from her sleep.
Alice opened her bleary eyes. Her employer stood there, covered in a cold sweat, calling her name in a trembling voice.
"Alice, wake up! There's an important person... who wants to see you..."
An important person?
Alice asked groggily, "Is it time to see a customer? But I'm so tired..."6
"Alice, stop fooling around!"
Her employer pulled her out of bed. "Go wash your face and change your clothes! When you meet that important person, you must show her respect. Answer whatever she asks, and don't say a word more than necessary! Do you understand?"
After a quick wash, Alice changed her clothes, left the suite, and entered the crowded hall.
But the moment Alice stepped into the hall,
she was wide awake, though she'd been barely able to keep her eyes open just a moment earlier.
The hall was unusually quiet today.
Alice's establishment, usually filled with music, dancing, and merriment, was now utterly silent.
The place was packed with customers, yet they kept their heads down. None dared speak or leave.
Only the seat in the farthest corner of the dance hall radiated an overwhelming presence, almost like a forceful pressure!
Alice looked over in confusion.
A silver-haired beauty, dazzling as a goddess, was chewing a piece of coarse-grain bread with a blank expression.
A piece of bread and a glass of water.
That was the lunch she'd ordered.
The silver-haired beauty was as beautiful as a deity, but for some reason, she looked... utterly haggard.
Her violet eyes were dull, her lowered gaze weary. Even her proud, otherworldly bearing was shrouded in a gloom that wouldn't lift.
Her employer discreetly pointed to the silver-haired woman. "That's the important person. She wants to see you."
Alice stepped forward and looked at the silver-haired woman. "May I ask who you are..."
"Hello, Alice."
The silver-haired woman spoke. "I'm Electra Lucia, Grand Tutor of the White Light Courtyard."
"T-The Grand Tutor?!"0
At the mention of that incredible name, Alice's heart nearly stopped!
After the initial shock, she finally understood the reason for the heavy silence.
The person standing before Alice was the strongest demigod in Leta. She had once single-handedly slain and assimilated a Demigod, and during Leta's darkest era, she had sustained Leta's elemental ley lines alone for ten whole years.
Electra Lucia, the legendary Grand Tutor of the White Light Courtyard!
The common people of Leta might not know the name of their current regent, but they had certainly heard tales of the Grand Tutor.
"Grand Tutor..."
Alice said cautiously, "I don't know how I could be of any help to you..."
The Grand Tutor asked, "Alice, do you know who your parents are?"
Alice shook her head and answered honestly. "I was abandoned as a baby. My employer found me and raised me."
The Grand Tutor said, "Your father was the second son of the Royal Family Philimon Family. Your mother was the daughter of the previous regent. Your parents were defeated in a political struggle. Knowing disaster was about to befall them, they entrusted you to a family while fleeing. You eventually ended up here."
Alice stared in disbelief. Why did the legendary Grand Tutor of the White Light know so much about her past?!
The Grand Tutor asked, "Are you surprised?"
Alice replied, "A little..."
The Grand Tutor said, "I simply did some research before coming to find you."
The Grand Tutor continued, "Alice, I need you to come with me now. I'll explain everything on the way."
"I understand."
Still bewildered, Alice nodded.
She was completely baffled and had no idea what was going on. Why did the Grand Tutor know about her past? And why did her past sound so important?!
But how could Alice refuse?
The other person was the Grand Tutor, after all...
The Grand Tutor quickly finished off the rest of her bread. "By the way, employer."
The employer, who had been waiting respectfully nearby, asked, "Is there anything else you need, Grand Tutor?"
The Grand Tutor said, "Hand over the Demigod remains you've been keeping. They don't belong in your hands."
The employer immediately replied, "I'll get them for you!"
The moment the Grand Tutor arrived, the employer had known there was no way to keep the remains.
He respectfully presented the clay jar containing the Demigod remains to the Grand Tutor.
The Grand Tutor said, "I'll have someone pay you in a couple of days."
After speaking, the Grand Tutor turned her gaze to the jar.
When she opened it, the Ore Worm inside let out an excited cry at the sight of the Grand Tutor.2
In fact, a closer look would show that the worm wasn't made of ordinary ore.
It was made of corroded mithril.
"And another thing..."
The Grand Tutor turned to Alice. "You work here?"
Alice nodded.
The Grand Tutor said, "This is a scandal. From now on, don't mention it again."
Alice smiled wryly. "But everyone here knows I'm a prostitute. Even if I don't bring it up..."
"They'll forget."
"Huh?"
As she spoke, the Grand Tutor lightly tapped the jar with her knuckle.
Sss—!!
The worm in the jar let out a piercing shriek, its cry ringing through the whole dance hall... no, through the entire town!
When the worm finally fell silent,
the people in the dance hall looked at Alice with nothing but unfamiliarity and awe.
It was as though they'd forgotten Alice...
They saw only a beautiful, goddess-like elven girl they'd never met before.
Alice was stunned. Seeing the strangers' gazes all around her, she felt a sudden swell of panic. "Grand Tutor, what did you do?!"
The Grand Tutor said, "I had this thing eat their memories."2
As she spoke, the remains of the worm melted into a pool of flowing mithril and seeped into the Grand Tutor's body.2
The Grand Tutor headed for the door. "It's time to go, Alice."
The Grand Tutor of the White Light Courtyard had erased the memories of Alice from everyone in the town.2
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