"But on this operation, you can investigate what you want to investigate." Si Erweiqi suddenly changed his tune and looked seriously at Slyder.
"I'm allowing you to go this time on one condition: your first priority is protecting Wan Lan."
Slyder's face twisted as though he had swallowed a dead rat.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and spat out, "I'll go!"
With that, he strode away, his steps trembling with anger.
The old secretary withdrew his gaze from Slyder. "Your Majesty, is it too early to let him investigate that matter?"
Si Erweiqi tilted his head back, his eyes unreadable. "Whether I allow it or not, he's already deeply involved. I keep sending him on missions because I hope he'll build more connections with young people and stop thinking about that matter all the time."
Inside the Knights' Order's records repository, Wan Lan looked at Gerard and Kelin and nodded inwardly. The Emperor of New Rome really came through. Not only had he given her someone at the Seventh Tier, he had sent someone at the Eighth Tier too.
She felt as safe as could be.
It was just...
She looked at the scowling Duke Slyder, utterly baffled.
"Why... are you here again?"
Slyder laughed in anger. "Why am I here again? Exactly! Who the hell knows why I'm here again? Why don't you take a look at yourself? Why have you got another problem?"
Wan Lan turned away in distaste, refusing to indulge him at all. "Did you swallow gunpowder? Need me to buy you an ice cream to cool you down?"
Slyder took a deep breath, turned around, and shut himself off.
Gerard and Kelin, meanwhile, focused their attention on [Wind and Thunder King].
"May I ask a question? How did you get past the Knights'