Agreement (Part Two)

It had only been a day since the Fifth Fleet had set sail to eliminate the pirates.

Based on past experience, no one could know whether they had won or lost until the navy returned. At present, the nobles on land had not turned their attention to the sea.

This time, however, people had clearly misjudged how things would unfold.

In a distant sea, the Fifth Fleet's naval soldiers had not only achieved a major victory, but one of its warships was now heading toward the coast. The soldiers aboard carried a handwritten letter from Romon, meant for that Count Xiusenya.

At almost the same time, something secret was taking place inside Count Xiusenya's Count's Estate. On the highest floor was a secret room without windows. The walls looked ordinary, but anyone who used Spirit Eye to inspect them would discover numerous hidden magical symbols. There was no one outside, and everything was utterly silent.

The room was very dim, but a dazzling circle of light shone in the middle. It was a hexagram drawn across the floor. White light constantly emerged from its outline, slowly gathering above it...

This was a Magic Formation for teleportation and communication. At that moment, its dazzling radiance flashed and spread, while the magical symbols on the floor gradually appeared and became clearer.

As this phenomenon intensified, a blurry male figure slowly emerged in the center of the Magic Formation.

Standing before the Magic Formation was Count Xiusenya. The moment he saw the blurry figure appear, he immediately asked, "Crook, how are things in the Royal City?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the situation here in the Royal City is somewhat complicated." The figure opened his mouth to speak. His voice was slightly distorted as it traveled here, but it was still mostly understandable.

"Oh?