Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 30: Eliel
Before William could respond to the other party's offer, the previously closed door of the hall was suddenly pushed open.
This sudden movement caused the two people in the hall to turn their heads and look over.
Surrounded by several guards, a well-proportioned young man in traditional purple clothes walked in. His high jaw, coupled with his long hooked nose, made him look a bit sinister. His dazzling, almost transparent blond hair was tied into a bun at the back of his head, highlighting his noble bloodline as a pure Kos person.
It was obvious that this was a noble from the Platinum Province.
The man walked straight to the center of the hall, ignoring William beside the throne, raised his head to look at Flora, bowed perfunctorily and said:
"Your Excellency the Duke..."
Although honorifics were used, William did not hear a trace of respect in the other party's words.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation with this...guest, but there are some troublesome matters that may require your intervention."
In response , Flora replied in a normal tone:
"If you were really sorry about this, you wouldn't have barged in so rudely."
Then she turned her head, glanced at the guards following behind the other party, and continued:
"And I won't bring any monks from the Tower of Oblivion with me. Yinlaier Kos, can I take this as a threat?"
William, who was standing aside, was also attracted by the guards following behind the other party from the very beginning.
The guards, who were wrapped in black robes and whose faces could not be seen at all, followed the visitor quietly. They were as quiet as ghosts, with no breathing or footsteps.
They are definitely not living people, but they don't look like the dead either.
After a simple check using the detection spell, William came to this strange conclusion.
There is no breath of life, but there is no trace of necromancy either.
In response to Flora's words, the man called Yin Laier maintained a smile that was just enough to make people see the hypocrisy and replied:
"I heard you were in the reception room, but I found no one there, so I rushed here. The bad thing about magic casters is that their whereabouts are unpredictable. One moment they're here, the next they're there."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the black-robed guards behind him and continued:
"As for threats, I promise I have no such intention. Ambassador Albert was worried about my safety and forced them to come with me. As the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush a person, and I have no way of refusing his orders. If you want to blame me, I can convey it to you after I return."
"No need for that. Let's get down to business. What brings you here?"
Flora said coldly.
Yin Laier didn't rush to talk about his own affairs, but turned to William on the side.
"Although I don't know who your guest is, could you please ask him to step aside?"
"Just say it directly in front of him, it's okay."
The man on the throne replied.
In William's opinion, Flora's words were probably a way of showing her sincerity in cooperation.
But her words seemed to make the other party somewhat unhappy.
"Excuse me, Your Excellency the Duke, this is not in accordance with the rules. There has never been a similar precedent in the past that would allow an outsider to..."
"First of all, he is not some outsider, but an advisor I trust...an advisor on the threats to the Moon Realm."
Flora interrupted coldly.
"Secondly, in Holy Tree City, I am the one who follows the rules."
Seeing that Floral's work was not working, the man turned around and looked at William for the first time and said:
"Then, sir, could you please excuse me from the conversation for now? As a citizen of the empire, you must be aware of the meaning behind this symbol, right?"
As he spoke, he tapped lightly with the nail of his index finger on the badge pinned on his chest.
Believe it or not, William actually recognized that emblem, the pale comet - that was the emblem of the royal family of the Kos Empire.
According to historical records, after the conquest of Terra, due to a series of complicated historical reasons, the royal family of the Kos Empire was not completely liquidated. Even after the unification of the Vic Continent and the coronation of the emperor, Terra I re-granted their original surname and family emblem. After eight hundred years of development, the Kos family has branched out. Now, the Kos family is the most prominent noble family in the entire empire, except for the Riel royal family.
"so what?"
Although he could still hear their subsequent conversation by stepping aside through some means, William really didn't want to give in to such a person, so he asked back in a provocative manner.
"so?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Laier looked at William and glanced at his long gray hair.
"So, don't think that you are a member of the royal family just because you have the same hair color as the royal family, Old Beifang. I sincerely advise you to leave here, because what I am going to talk about next will not bring you any benefits after you return to human society. In addition..."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the magic medium in William's hand.
"Even if you are willing to stay in this primitive 'paradise' for the rest of your life, as a magic caster, you certainly don't want your name to be on the blacklist of the Star Council, right?"
Since the founding of the empire, the Kos family has been strongly supporting the cause of the Star Council, and now at least 30% of the members of the entire Star Council have close ties with that family. With Yin Laier's connections, as long as he investigates the other party's true identity, it will be easy to completely destroy his future path of magic.
After he finished speaking, Yin Lai'er felt that his threat had worked - the other party shook his head with a gloomy expression, then turned and walked to the side.
Seeing this, Yin Laier's face once again showed a hypocritical smile like a hyena.
However, the other party stopped in an empty space after taking a few steps. Then he turned around, tapped the magic medium in his hand, condensed a gorgeous ice crystal throne with magic power, and finally sat on it with his legs crossed.
After doing all this, the other party even waved to Flora who was sitting on the Kuruo throne, as if to say "Okay", as if he was the person with the highest status here.
"you……"
An impulse came to his mind to order the guards around him to slit the man's throat on the spot. Fortunately, his reason stopped him in time. It was not a wise thing to use force in the temple of Fularo, even if there were monks from the Tower of Annihilation around him.
"Okay, Yin Lai'er. As the ruler of Jade Province, I don't have so much time to play dumb with you. If you have something to say, please tell me quickly."
After hearing Flora's impatient words, Yin Laier glared at William beside him, then turned to the one on the throne and said:
"The matter is very simple. It is about the rebellious members of the Blind Sisterhood who fled to the Holy Tree City."
"Is there any problem with this matter? I have already sent Wild Hunt warriors to deal with it, and..."
Having said that, Flora paused as if she remembered something, and then continued:
"Moreover, the girl that Queen Irene asked to be captured is already in my hands. If you had really been to the reception room before, you should have understood this."
Recalling that Nezemal was that man's subordinate, Flora did not mention the former executor of the Eighth Order in her words when she replied.
On the other hand, the other party is not concerned about this matter.
"Of course I know you have captured her. All you have to do next is send her back to Platinum City safely, and then everything will be fine. But the problem lies at this step."
The other party said as he paced back and forth anxiously.
Seeing the other party's words and actions, Flora couldn't help but recall what she learned at the meeting not long ago, so she asked:
"Someone reported to me earlier that the child was planning to accuse someone from the Imperial Embassy of murder. Could they be talking about you?"
"Yes! No, no, that's not an accusation! It was that blind bitch who openly spread rumors about me, saying that I ordered my men to kill an innocent forest elf, and that there was magic residue on the body. Then your people asked me to attend your public trial or something. Damn it, when did you become so civilized here?"
The other party said with some excitement.
"That doesn't sound like a big deal. After all, the imperial court has not come to Holy Tree City, and the ambassador has judicial immunity."
To this, Floro replied:
"But the mob and the Oak Council don't care about judicial immunity. The little bitch was talking too much in the Tree Canopy Temple, and then the family of the deceased spoke out in front of hundreds of people for justice. Thanks to your previous policies, the hungry mob is now surrounding the embassy, waiting to eat my flesh."
"You have the guards of the Tower of Annihilation, so why are you afraid of these?"
Flora said with some sarcasm.
"Yeah, I'm not afraid of any of those thugs coming at me head-on. But this is fucking Ravenwood, and these guys can't defend against every poisonous bone arrow hidden in the shadows of the bushes."
Yin Laier gestured exaggeratedly and said, then continued:
"When I went to the reception room to pick someone up, a few guys from the Oak Council stopped me outside. They said that I had to stand trial in front of the 'Great Mother' before they would allow me to take the witness away..."
"so what?"
Flora interrupted the other person's chatter.
"So what?"
Yin Lai'er asked with some confusion.
"So, did you really order these guards of yours to kill an innocent forest elf?"
