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"This woman is truly extraordinary." Hilmanya said with a smile.

"Yeah, it's very similar to...uh, the charm of a big sister?"

"It's very appropriate. Such a person is not suitable to be a leader, but being the captain of a team is perfect. If it were an adventure team headed by her, I might even want to join."

"Uh... Hilmanya, do you want to go to the third world to experience it?" I looked at the mature and elegant elf girl with a smile in front of me for several seconds and suddenly asked.

"No, Your Highness, that's not what I meant." Hilmanya shook her head quickly.

"You may have misunderstood me. In fact, I have been thinking in the past two days whether it would be better for Xiao Heitan to go to the third world and experience it?"

"Huh? But... Lady Lilith only..." Hilmanya looked surprised, as if to say, this is not like the usual Prince. In the past, he always thought about how to protect his family and did not allow the slightest danger. Why?

Now Lilith is asked to risk going to the third world.

"I know, I'm not asking her to go to the third world to practice. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a suitable and safe place to practice for a while. The main reason is to let Lilith receive better education."

"I see. Indeed, although Lady Lilith is not very old, her understanding of the Necromancer has been very profound. She has made very rapid progress. I observed this from the sidelines when Lady Lilith was in class, and I also vaguely noticed this. First

The necromancers of the second world can no longer fully satisfy Lady Lilith’s desire for knowledge.”

"Have you noticed it too? That's easy to handle. How about it, Xiao Heitan, do you want to go to the third world to study?" I then realized that I had forgotten the real owner while discussing with Hilmanya, so I asked quickly.

"Well, I listen to daddy." Xiao Heitan nodded her head hard. I looked at her face carefully, and suddenly reached out to push aside a covering of bangs, and saw hope in her intoxicated eyes.

"That's good. Don't just think about listening to me. Your own wishes are the most important, you know?" Seeing that Xiao Heitan himself is also eager to seek higher knowledge and power, I nodded with satisfaction. I just listen to my father.

There's no way I can make up my mind.

"Yeah." Little Heitan nodded his head again, and his face turned red shyly. It's so cute. My little Heitan is so cute.

"Where is Lady Lucia?" Hilmanya asked.

"Oh, she went to her fox tribe's camp. She has some things to deal with, and she may have to go back to the fox tribe in the end. After all, going to the hell world is not a trivial matter."

"Your Highness, please be careful. Don't take any more risks." The word "hell world" seemed to have magical power, which also made Hilmanya nervous.

"Isn't there a little fox watching over me? Don't worry."

"That's right."

"Hey, don't I have any credibility at all?"

"Because His Highness has a criminal record."

"Hilmanya, you have also learned badly from little Jasmine recently. I feel this deeply."

"No, I just did what a servant knight should do."

While chatting like this, we returned home and told the girls about going to the Elf Tribe.

"Of course I want to go to the elves. I thought Brother Wu had already planned it. Be careful that Kajieer will ignore you in the future." After hearing this, Linya felt that I was not mentioning it. Not only her,

Everyone is nodding.

"No...it can't be." My heart tightened, thinking that Kajie would ignore me in the future, and even give me a Shenglong Fist like she did to Carlos when I got close. My heart was bleeding, and I finally felt it.

I felt like a big brother.

"My lord, it's been a while since I went to see Kajiel in the elves. Anyway, please give her some good cheer. I'll make some snacks for you to take with me."

"Oh, please, Willas."

With Linya's words in front of me, my heart suddenly became serious. After Vilas prepared the snacks, I immediately carried them with me and set off for the elves.

The Elf King City is as huge and lively as ever. Moreover, after what Akara said before, I observed carefully and found that more and more elves choose to live in the Elf King City. The originally loose and free elves are no longer there.

He closed it up quietly, carefully noticing this subtle movement, and for some reason a sense of doomsday panic enveloped his heart.

I hope... there won't be any problems in the first world. Although God is always piracy and copycats and is totally unreliable, the Dark Continent is still his brainchild, right? There's no reason to give up.

I kept looking for excuses to comfort myself, tightened my cloak, and quickened my pace to the Crystal Tree. A soldier immediately recognized my identity and took me to Yalandlan's residence.

Although the royal city has become more lively, without Artoria and the others, I feel particularly deserted inside. This deserted feeling not only did not ease after seeing Arlandlan, but became more intense, because the maid beside her had already

It's changed, it's no longer the Colgate sisters, but a middle-aged female elf I don't know.

"Grandma Yalandlan, I'm here to visit you."

"It seems that you have agreed to Akara's request." Yalandlan got straight to the point.

"Well, I agreed. I should say I can't refuse." I was silent for a while and said with a wry smile.

"From the perspective of a leader, for the sake of this continent, I must admit that Akara's approach is more secure, but I shouldn't let you do such a thing... No, I didn't expect that your progress would be so fast. In planning

In terms of the situation, I have already lost to my own students."

"That's because you can't use prophecy now."

"This kind of thing has nothing to do with prophecy." Yalandlan shook his head gently, his old eyes narrowed, revealing endless emotion.

"Are you planning to say goodbye to me this time? Akara should be ready soon."

"Yes."

"As a student, I have put a lot of effort into this adventure. They even reached out to our elves and borrowed many precious magic materials from me."

After a pause, Yalandan's voice became more serious: "So, Wu, since you have agreed to the plan, then go ahead and do it, and try not to live up to Akala's desperate effort. If you can get the Holy See Mountain back, this will

Maybe it will really be a turning point, and when faced with the Hell Clan's offensive, we may be able to try to be more proactive."

"When you say that, I feel even more stressed."

"Pressure varies from person to person. I think it's a good thing for you to have pressure, especially this mission."

"..." It seems that Yalandan has completely figured out my character.

"In addition, Grandma Akara also hopes that I can ask you for advice about this mission."

"Huh? It seems that my old bones still come in handy occasionally. I'm not completely rejected. I'm a little happy." Yalandan said jokingly, but his face gradually became serious.

"It's a pity that I have to live up to the expectations of Akela and you. I don't have any good suggestions. Everything about the hell world has been secretly explored by the Alliance since very early on. It's more than we know."

"No, I think Grandma Yalandan's words are enough. Isn't there a saying that no news is the best news? Grandma Yalandan doesn't think she has anything to suggest. Then it must be my journey.

It should go very smoothly.”

"Oh, it seems that I am still deeply trusted. However, since you said so, Wu, I still have to tell you some things to prevent you from being too lax. It's not a suggestion, it's just my own.

Just an idea.”

Yalandan tapped her index finger on the armrest of the seat. After thinking about it, she slowly spoke: "In my opinion, Wu, the task you have to face this time may go to two extremes, either calm and smooth sailing, or smooth sailing.

It’s extremely sinister.”

"Why? Grandma Yalandlan, please don't scare me." I was startled, and my heart fluttered. According to the attributes of a quasi-tragic emperor like us, if this is really the case, then it is definitely extremely sinister.

"I hope I'm scaring you too." The finger-tapping movement stopped, and Yalandlan's face became more serious.

"Why do you think the Holy See Hill stopped in that place? Why is it intact? Only some traces of the original battle are preserved?"

"Grandma Akara also mentioned that it might be because the devil and the devil couldn't do anything with it. They couldn't move it or cut it, so they had no choice but to leave it there."

"This possibility is possible, but if we examine it carefully, there may not be more reasons, even if the probability is relatively small."

"Appreciate further details."

"First of all, the Holy See Mountain is a masterpiece of the first-generation saint. Even for the Three Demon Gods and the Four Demon Kings, it has a huge temptation. Perhaps because it is huge and strong, it is like a mouse pulling a tortoise. It feels like there is no way to start, but

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and the seven bosses of hell always have a way to deal with them. Even if they use the stupidest method and send their men to dig out piece by piece, they can dig out a lot, right? The wisdom of the seven bosses is unfathomable, especially Belial.

, I don’t think they will be able to use the Papal Hill.”

"Then Grandma Yalandlan, why do you think it is?"

"The first thing that can be thought of is mutual checks and balances, just like the current situation of the Hell clan. Because everyone wants it, the four demon kings and the three demon gods compete with each other, resulting in a balanced state, and no one can do anything."

"Well, that makes sense."

"But this possibility is very small. First of all, this balance cannot be maintained for a full ten thousand years. During these ten thousand years, the battle between the Demon God and the Demon King has been victorious. One of the battles must be familiar to you, which was a thousand years ago.

The incident of the three demon gods being sealed."

"So are there other possibilities?"

"Of course. If I were the Demon God and the Demon King and couldn't eat alone, the easiest way would be for everyone to sit down and carve up the Holy See Mountain together."

"This..." I was stunned. Is there still such a possibility? But after thinking about it carefully, it is really the best way.

"However, the Holy See Hill is still there, which means they did not do this. This possibility can be rejected."

"Anything else?"

"Otherwise... that is, as Akara guessed, leaving the Holy See Mountain behind is probably setting a trap, a trap jointly set by the seven leaders."

"Can those seven guys work together to create such a big trap? It will still take a full 10,000 years." I couldn't believe it.

"It's not necessarily a trap, it may be other reasons that we can't think of. In short, let this cunning, conspiratorial, and deceptive devil king and devil be able to work together to maintain one thing, one purpose, and one determination.

Years, no matter how you think about it, it is impossible, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless, above them, there is another big hand controlling everything, and even the seventh leader has to obey orders, then this kind of thing can happen."

I was silent. For what Yalandlan said, he would be an idiot if he didn't understand.

"That's why I said that what I have to face may be two extreme possibilities. Either, as Grandma Akara said, none of the seven leaders are interested in the Holy See Hill or have nothing to do with it. In this way, everything will be smooth sailing.

Or, then the dangers to be faced would be incalculable, right?"

"You are absolutely right. Therefore, even if Tianhu returns without restrictions, it is not without danger."

"If that's really the case, maybe I should go back and think it over again." I didn't expect that this would involve a higher-level being than the seven bosses of hell, so I immediately lost my composure.

"You should think deeply about it, but you can't avoid it."

"How do you say this?"

"I have a hunch that the Holy See Mountain is likely to be a necessary turning point for our Dark Continent. Even I, who can no longer use prophecy, feel it. How could Akara not notice it at all? No matter how carefully I think about it, no matter how strong I become, if

The possibility is the latter, so how to fight? At this level, wisdom and perseverance can no longer compete."

"Then we can only leave it to fate?" I pulled my old face, feeling that fate was teasing me.

"Maybe this is the only way. In fact, this is not necessarily a bad thing. If it is the latter, I don't think the danger to you and Lucia will be too great. After all, if that kind of person just wants to kill you, he can do it right now.

Now that we’re here, there’s no need to use the Holy See Mountain as bait, right?”

"That makes sense." Yalandlan's words made me see the light again.

"In the final analysis, we still have to take this step. If we don't take this step and see the new situation, this vaguely manipulated battle between the mainland and hell may never move forward, even if there are a few more

The same goes for you and Artoria."

"I understand, Grandma Yalandlan, I will do my best."

"Sorry, maybe I shouldn't talk to you about these heavy topics. After all, they are just speculations."

"No, I'm glad to hear this. At this time, I can no longer be an optimistic savior who stays in the dark."

"Well, I'm very happy that you have this determination. I'm sorry that I can't help you. I can only bless you here. With the honor bestowed by the forest goddess and the fate of all the elves, I wish you, your fate and ours

Tightly linked together, we will live and die together..." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!