Angelica's Intelligence (7) / Hero? I Quit! (8)

Although her family hired an etiquette teacher for her, it was completely useless.

Her parents initially felt she had disgraced the family, but... in the end, they decided to let her be.

There was no way around it; her books were just too popular, and that made a lot of money.

This scene drew many disapproving glances, with many feeling that the girl's behavior was extremely impolite. The only saving grace was that she didn't wipe it directly with her sleeve.

"Louisa, stop just eating! You need to help me figure out what's wrong with me," Natia.

"Mmm... gulp..."

She swallowed the cake in one gulp, picked up the cup and gulped down most of it with coffee. This time, Louisa wiped the liquid from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand. "Hmm, I heard it, I heard everything. You said that when that man touched you, your body did react, that you liked his touch, and even craved him to touch you more."

"But when that man rejected you because of another girl, you weren't very disappointed, were you?"

Natia nodded sullenly. She had been thinking about this question for days but couldn't find an answer, so she could only turn to her best friend for help.

"I don't feel any possessiveness like you mentioned. Even when other girls get close to him, I don't feel uncomfortable..." Natia added.

"Possessiveness..."

Louisa gently poked her cheek with her finger, a rather cute gesture, and looked at her best friend across from her with her bright eyes. "Natia... you didn't understand what I said before."

"Possessiveness is something that applies to ordinary girls. Are you an ordinary girl?"

"Your childhood experiences are completely different from ours. Before this, did you even know what possessiveness was?"

"Magic is the most precious thing to you, isn't it? If I asked you to pass on your magic to me... no, not me, but someone else, what would you do?"

Natia considered the question seriously, "If she's talented, I'm fine with it."

"That's right, that's how it is. You grew up on Sage Mountain, where twelve old men generously shared their magical training experiences with you..."

"Therefore, the idea of possessing something exclusively doesn't even exist in your mind."

"For you, magic is something that can be shared, even the man you love can be shared."

"Your reaction is making me a little embarrassed. My God, you actually put his finger in your mouth and even pressed your face against his hand. Please, that's something only boyfriends and girlfriends do, okay?"

Natia completely ignored Louisa's other points. "You mean to say, I've really fallen in love with him, right?"

"Yes, without a doubt, you've truly fallen in love with him," Louisa declared definitively.

"So, in order to become his woman, let's try our best!"

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Chapter 117 Angelica's Intelligence (7)

"So, the problem now is not about you accepting his woman, but about getting his woman to accept you..." Louisa astutely pointed out the crux of the matter.

Although Natia very outstanding, perhaps it is precisely because she is too outstanding that the other party will not accept her.

But this was, after all, her best friend's first time falling in love. Even if the other person had other women, Louisa wanted to bring the two of them together. Otherwise, Natia might really be alone for the rest of her life.

Well, he's Hero after all, so he should be a decent guy.

Natia tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "I think this shouldn't be a problem. Miss Angelica has clearly stated that she can accept me."

Louisa, who was pondering how to get the naive Natia to please the Hero's other woman, was completely stunned when she heard these words.

What is all this nonsense?

Possessiveness is human nature, so why does it completely fail to affect these two people?

After a long while, Louisa muttered a complaint, "Birds of a feather flock together."

On the other side, Qin Chu was leaving with Violet, Angelica, and the others, Antia and Saya, who were unseen by the others. The two ghosts were still curled up inside Qin Chu's body, and they would not easily appear unless it was a crucial moment.

After all, there are a large number of clergy in the Imperial City, and these people are quite sensitive to the aura of ghosts and spirits, so they might be able to detect them.

You can hear people talking on the street; Benson, a former member of the Hero's Party, is dead.

The seventh prince of the Demon King Nag publicly claimed that he killed Benson.

This matter has already spread throughout the city.

However, it didn't seem to cause much of a stir in the Imperial City. Although an important member had died in battle, it didn't seem to have much to do with them. After all, the idea of Magic Creature invading the Imperial City was hard for these nobles who lived in an absolutely safe environment to imagine.

For these people, Benson's death was only worth mentioning, not even as interesting as which young master was having an affair with which young lady, or which nobleman's wife was caught cheating.

Violet was very curious about everything in the city. The year before the War of Faith broke out, Violet had accepted an invitation from the Orwell Empire to visit the Imperial City. The Imperial City was now vastly different from what she remembered, and everything brought Violet a unique sense of novelty.

The style of the buildings, the clothes people wore, and even their accents were different from what she remembered, which made Violet feel somewhat lonely.

Nicholas led a group of guards behind him, their eyes frequently glancing at Violet, clearly very curious about Violet tall figure.

I have great admiration for Qin Chu; he truly deserves to be called a Hero, he's amazing.

Especially when she saw Violet snuggling intimately against the Hero, her fair arm holding Hero hand in a slightly strange way, she couldn't help but marvel. No matter what kind of woman she was, she would have to be obedient in front of the Hero.

That's probably the charm of Hero.

The same was true for the First-Generation Hero. Originally, the Holy Church, the Earth Mother Church, the Orwell Empire, and more than a dozen surrounding small countries planned to unite together to form a Hero's Party.

They had already selected suitable members, whose strength was absolutely guaranteed, and who could also represent the interests of different forces; it was the result of balancing various aspects.

However, the First-Generation Hero refused outright; he wanted to choose the team members himself.

Moreover, almost all the members recruited by the First-Generation Hero were strange.

Ekaterina was a notorious female thug, and various forces wanted to recruit her, but she rejected them all without exception. She was even hunted down for killing a high-ranking nobleman, but as soon as the Hero stepped forward, she immediately accepted the invitation.

Needless to say, Karthus killed his father and mother, murdered his brothers, became tainted by dark powers, and was hunted down by various forces. It was someone like him who was able to receive an olive branch from the First-Generation Hero.

Ghost Archer Sylph, Mad Muse, Shield Guard Benson, Noble Prince Ronald... Apart from Princess Rosweisse, there are almost no normal people among them.

It seems the Second-Generation Hero isn't much better off now.

Nicholas led his guards, keeping a distance from the Hero and following behind. Since the hero was so close, they had no reason to become the magic lamp.

Angelica followed Qin Chu on the other side, quietly reporting the intelligence she had gathered over this period of time.

"Master already knows about Athena's situation. Apart from the Eye of True Vision, Athena has practically traversed every paving stone in the Imperial City these past few days and contacted everyone she has spoken with. She is very interested in Master's elimination of hundreds of Magic Creature."

"She even entered the Earth Mother Church and had a conversation with Saint Monica, but no one knows exactly what they talked about."

Athena could be considered a follower of the Earth Mother Church, as her family's territory was located within the Earth Mother Church's sphere of influence.

"Moreover, this happened after the Earth Mother Church received the Divine Oracle," Angelica added.

Qin Chu raised an eyebrow. "The Earth Mother Church has received Divine Oracle?"

Most of the gods are probably dead, so how could they still receive Divine Oracle? However, the Earth Mother Church Cult still exists; perhaps they were the victors in the War of the Gods?

"Yes, it was the third day after the master left."

What was the content of the Divine Oracle?

Angelica shook her head, her face full of apology. "I'm sorry, I couldn't find out the specific content of the Divine Oracle. Saint Monica is extremely secretive about Divine Oracle, but it seems to be related to Athena. The day after receiving the Divine Oracle, Saint Monica specifically met with Athena."

Qin Chu wasn't angry that Angelica hadn't obtained the information. He patted Angelica's head gently and said, "It's alright. I told you that your life is the most important thing."

Immediately, Qin Chu carefully considered the matter. The second playthrough was indeed very different from the first. At least in the first playthrough, the Earth Mother Church did not receive Divine Oracle.

There is a high probability that this change was self-inflicted.

But he couldn't predict what impact this change would have on him.

"What about the others?" After a moment of silence, Qin Chu temporarily put aside the matter of the Earth Mother Church Divine Oracle and inquired.

"Augustus perfectly calm; he hasn't done anything unusual."

Calm?

That old fox isn't someone who can stay calm; his so-called calmness is probably just a facade he puts on for others.

"Wadsworth didn't do anything against his master either. Apart from preparing to select a princess from the royal family to send to the palace, Wadsworth's attention was more focused on his eldest son."

"Prince Lance?"

"That's right, it's Prince Lance." Angelica nodded her head, her expression becoming somewhat serious. "Master, Prince Lance is someone we must take seriously. He's very unhappy that you and Rosweisse left the Imperial City together for several days. I heard he even publicly stated that he wanted to kill you..."

Qin Chu touched his nose.

Too.

Although he was innocent and was simply taken away by Rosweisse, for Lance, the eldest prince who was very fond of Rosweisse and had a strong possessive desire, it was natural to be furious that the woman he loved would return to the city late at night after leaving with another man for several days.

"His Majesty Wadsworth and Prince Lance's relationship has also deteriorated significantly. It is said that His Majesty Wadsworth is preparing to summon Prince Lance's fiancée from the Duchy, hoping that Prince Lance will marry her as soon as possible and abandon Rosweisse."

Qin Chu found it somewhat amusing that Wadsworth, one of the strongest beings on the Skyvault Continent, was now also overwhelmed with worries about his son's marriage.

Theocracy and imperial power have always been in intense conflict.

As the supreme representative of royal power, Wadsworth absolutely did not want and would never allow his son to marry Rosweisse.

After all, although this son is very talented in cultivating Battle Qi and martial arts, and can be considered intelligent, he is far inferior to the cunning saintess, Rosweisse. If they were to marry, he would definitely be completely dominated by her.

Speaking of Lance's fiancée, Qin Chu even had a vague impression of her. She was a very elegant and gentle woman who received the strictest education from a young age and worked hard to become a princess.

Although she hadn't met Prince Lance much, she was deeply in love with Lance because of the ideas she had been instilled with since childhood. In the end, Lance publicly stated that if he couldn't marry Rosweisse, he would rather die alone than marry her.

Eighteen years of longing shattered in a single day, and she suffered such humiliation in front of countless nobles and clergy. Unable to bear it, the future princess took Night-Sleep Flower and fell into a peaceful, eternal sleep.

The death of the future princess directly triggered a rebellion in the Grand Duchy, causing humanity to suffer the calamity of civil war while facing Magic Creature, and the Orwell Empire suffered the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives for no reason.

Because of this incident, Qin Chu's assessment of Lance was that he was an idiot, even dumber than a pig.

If he were just an ordinary person, or even just a minor nobleman, then Lance could freely pursue his love.

But he is not. He is the eldest prince, and the entire Orwell Empire rests on his shoulders. His marriage cannot be swayed by his own feelings. If he cannot even understand this, then if he were to sit on the throne, he would only bring disaster to the empire.

In fact, Wadsworth had already become completely disappointed with his eldest son and was preparing to groom a third prince, a son who, while not as strong as the eldest, was more composed and rational.

"Master, please be careful. Recently, there have been more strangers appearing near the palace. Although they are dressed in the clothes of ordinary nobles, their manner of walking suggests they are well-trained soldiers. The Crown Prince is very impulsive, and he might..." Angelica whispered, "Furthermore, Nicholas has had several contacts with those people."

Qin Chu understood that Lance was very likely to take actions such as provocation, conflict, or even assassination. Based on Qin Chu's understanding of Lance, this guy was really capable of doing it.

After all, for Lance, what the Skyvault Continent would become was far less important than whether he could win the favor of Rosweisse; Rosweisse was the most important thing in the world.

Well, actually, Qin Chu felt that Violet was the biggest right now, with her solid foundation. Even if Athena's proportions were more exaggerated, there was still a difference in overall scale.

An opponent like Lance is easy to deal with. He's not in the same league as Rosweisse, Augustus, or Wadsworth.

The truly terrifying enemy is the kind that stabs you in the back from the shadows—a fact Qin Chu has experienced firsthand.

In fact, the Crown Prince had already begun his actions, but Angelica simply hadn't noticed.

Violet, holding Qin Chu's other hand tightly, stared straight ahead, her lips moving unseen, yet a faint sound, carried on the breeze, echoed directly in Qin Chu's ear:

"Seventeen meters behind us, there are four watchers, thieves of the rank of thief, probably assassins."

There are two people sitting by the window in the hotel on the left.

There are three people in the clothing store on the right...

"Judging from the fluctuations in his aura, he's probably around level sixty, his strength is average..."

Level 60 is considered quite a good level in the Skyvault Continent, but in Violet's eyes, it's only average.

Qin Chu's lips curled up, but he didn't respond, his gaze simply fixed on the road ahead.

Not far ahead, a middle-aged general in his forties, with a full beard and a reckless look, led a group of soldiers with blood-soaked bandages wrapped around their heads and arms, walking briskly towards them. Some of them were even using canes...

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Chapter 118 Hero? I'm Not Doing It Anymore (8)

These people looked like they had just come from the battlefield, their bodies covered in wounds.

His face was contorted with pain, and his eyes even held a hint of resentment as he walked straight toward Qin Chu.

"Violet, what do you think these people are planning to do?" Qin Chu suddenly asked Violet beside him.

"It's obvious they're after you," Violet quickly replied.

Although she has been alone for over a thousand years, her wisdom in becoming a saintess is beyond question.

Violet has now regained her composure and, after spending a few days with the outside world, has gained some understanding of the situation.

Magic Creature, war, and Hero...