"Ro-Lent" occupied a vast area, especially near the Francia Palace, which featured expansive gardens and empty lawns decorated with fountains.
And at this moment!
A large number of people had gathered here unknowingly, and the perimeter was surrounded by elite soldiers clad in full-body armor.
The First Prince, His Highness Barbro; the Second Prince, His Highness Zanac; and the Third Princess, Princess Renner, were all present.
Such a commotion had even drawn the attention of the entire Royal Capital. However, with the elite soldiers blocking the perimeter, coupled with the status of the two princes and the princess, even some high-ranking nobles could not get close without permission.
But in this Royal Capital where news traveled fast, finding out the cause of the matter was not a difficult task.
According to the information circulating among the maids serving the princess, the two adventurer teams invited by Princess Renner, "Blue Rose" and "Free Will," had gotten into a dispute and intended to resolve the issue in the way adventurers do.
On the vast, verdant lawn.
The crowd stood at the edge, their gazes fixed on the two figures in the center of the grass.
The development of events had completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
Princess Renner clasped her hands together, her blue pupils looking toward the center of the field with worry, though deep down, her eyes remained calm, albeit with a hint of something unusual.
This was not in her plan; even the appearance of her two older brothers had not made her feel this surprised.
In the center of the lawn.
Evileye and Lyle stood in opposing positions, calmly observing each other.
Of course.
Due to the mask covering Evileye's face, Lyle could not observe the expression on her face.
"The development of events has become a bit interesting."
Lyle's eyes flickered as he quickly thought through the trend of the whole situation during the slightly chaotic scene just now.
Evileye's actions were definitely not because of that set of assassin magic equipment.
First.
Lyle already knew Princess Renner's true goal: the "Eight Fingers" slave department. This was not hard to guess; by the time the plot started, the proposal to abolish slavery had already passed.
And now, it was simply happening earlier. Lyle could guess some of the reasons for Renner's abolition of slavery at the original timeline, but the current goal was even easier to guess: the army that Leinas was currently building!
Don't look at the fact that Leinas had already finished forming the army; the actual control of the entire force had nothing to do with Princess Renner, because the support was provided by the Second Prince.
There was no money, no resources, and certainly no people!
In this situation, Renner would inevitably take action. The fundamental purpose of inviting Lyle was to show that she knew about the connection between Leinas and Lyle, and to thereby obtain his support.
"Eight Fingers" was a huge piece of fat meat.
"Blue Rose" was merely a bargaining chip, and an invisible check and balance at that.
The members of "Blue Rose" likely hadn't realized this point. Lakyus's relationship with Renner was too close, but the others like Gagaran were different.
And the arrival of the two princes could not be hidden from the experts present.
Gagaran suddenly asking Lakyus to talk about "business" was because she didn't want Lakyus to violate the Adventurer Guild's regulations or even get involved in politics, thereby avoiding the reaction caused by the arrival of the two princes.
However—
Evileye had directly exposed the entire situation with the words, "Let the adventurers decide the ownership of the spoils in the adventurer's way."
This caught everyone off guard.
The benefit of doing this was that no matter what the two princes wanted to do upon arrival, they could no longer continue the conversation.
"There should be one more reason."
The priest's robe draped naturally over Lyle's body swayed with the gentle breeze. He lifted his foot, releasing the green grass he had been stepping on, allowing the blades to spring back up:
"The [Ninja] passive ability 'Conceal Presence' can even evade magic-based detection methods."
"But when facing Evileye, who has a higher Rank and the Vampire race, she might be able to detect something abnormal through intuition, so she wants to test it out personally, right?"
The thread of the whole process was now clear.
A sharp glint flashed in Lyle's eyes.
Evileye watched Lyle's small movements through her mask, a low, resonant voice emanating from behind it: "What are you doing?"
"I just think that in the upcoming battle, many of these flowers and grasses will die." Lyle scanned the beautiful lawn and spoke with a hint of regret.
"Oh, are you trying to 'refuse' now, just like you refused twice in the hall earlier?" Evileye spoke flatly, without any emotional fluctuation.
Lyle shook his head, raised his gaze, and looked at the short figure wrapped in a red robe opposite him.
According to Renner's plan, to deal with "Eight Fingers," Blue Rose would certainly assist.
By then, there would be quite a few benefits for Lyle.
He could let Imina take over more departments of "Eight Fingers" along the way, and also use this opportunity to master some new magic and techniques from Evileye and the others.
But!
He didn't care about these boring things at all.
Now, Evileye was right before him.
And—
Lyle's gaze became flat. He was not here to cooperate with this Golden Princess.
Trying to influence two adventurer teams with just words and wisdom was underestimating the "strong"!
Always staying in the palace, she would never understand the power of those top-tier experts, nor would she understand that these people would not be easily swayed.
Cooperation?
That is under the premise of equality between both parties, and Princess Renner is not qualified.
The simplest and crudest way to prove this point is to demonstrate power!
From beginning to end, what needed to be proven was not "Free Will," but that Renner, as a princess, had to prove she could serve "Free Will"!
"Language is sometimes pale and powerless."
Lyle watched Evileye and spoke softly: "The most direct way for adventurers to communicate has never relied on language."
The battle that Evileye had suddenly proposed, although unexpected by everyone, made Lyle feel that the timing could not be more perfect.
Evileye lifted her head, seemingly examining Lyle seriously, and suddenly said: "Compared to before, I actually appreciate you a bit more now."
"Hmm? That is my honor."
Lyle smiled dismissively.
As the two fell silent again, an invisible wave of magical power radiated from them, faintly forming a pressure that spread in all directions.
The crowd standing on the perimeter each had different emotions.
The loose flesh on Second Prince Zanac's face twitched. He rolled his eyes and glanced to the side at Princess Renner, who wore a face full of worry: "What exactly is going on here?"
"Brother, this matter is my fault."
Princess Renner hurriedly lowered her hands that she had been holding in front of her chest and bowed toward the direction of the Second Prince and the First Prince.
Her golden hair fell down.
Princess Renner's deep blue pupils stared at the ground, a terrifying desire flashing in her eyes.
The brief exchange in the hall had given her a satisfaction that Climb could not provide.
If Climb's existence brought comfort to Princess Renner's heart, then Lyle, who could understand what she said and knew what she was going to do, was like someone suddenly standing in front of Renner when she was alone in the desperate situation of a desert, handing her a glass of water.
However, the current situation.
Made Princess Renner realize that Lakyus could not completely influence Evileye, just as she could not influence Lord Tang at all.
She could not do as she did with Climb and keep him by her side.
This feeling... made her go a bit crazy.
Princess Renner stood up, the expression on her face returning to worry. Her slender fingers were clenched tightly; due to using too much force, her fingertips had turned white.
Seeing Her Highness the Princess apologizing for this matter, Climb felt a bit agitated inside and wanted to speak up to explain for Princess Renner.
But he knew that at this moment, he absolutely could not speak; the situation before him had already caused Princess the Princess to lose face.
He could not add to the chaos.
If possible, Climb would actually hope that Young Miss Evileye of "Blue Rose" would teach that leader of "Free Will" a harsh lesson.
Climb hurriedly suppressed the thought in his heart and looked nervously at the two people on the lawn; he still hoped they wouldn't fight.
This place was close to the Francia Palace, and high-ranking nobles or foreign guests often passed by here. The royal family had always advocated for an elegant, gorgeous, and aristocratic style.
If the two fought and caused damage, it would further affect the Princess. If they changed the location to another training ground, it wouldn't be impossible.
Climb felt his mind was a bit chaotic, and he also felt his own weakness, that he couldn't do anything.
"Is that so?"
Second Prince Zanac stared at Princess Renner, a smirk appearing on the corner of his mouth. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the tall and burly First Prince Barbro beside him: "Brother, who do you think will win between the two sides?"
First Prince Barbro narrowed his eyes and spoke solemnly: "Both sides are adventurers of the Kingdom. Regardless of who wins or loses, we must try our best to avoid any damage; that would be a loss to the Kingdom."
After saying this, First Prince Barbro glanced out of the corner of his eye at the two sides, the members of "Blue Rose" and the members of "Free Will."
"Tch."
Second Prince Zanac sneered in his heart.
Sure enough, even his dim-witted older brother could be smart at critical moments.
The reason the two of them went to the palace where Renner was located was naturally for the "Free Will" adventurer team.
As for "Blue Rose," their leader Lakyus had the best relationship with Renner, and her status was special, so there was almost no possibility of winning her over.
Compared to "Blue Rose," the value of "Free Will" in the eyes of the two princes was clearly higher.
"Ahem."
First Prince Barbro coughed lightly and said righteously:
"Leinas, Gazef, you two, if any accident happens on the field, immediately save the two of them."
"Yes." Gazef nodded solemnly.
With such a big thing happening in the palace, Gazef, as the Warrior Captain, naturally rushed over immediately, and also to protect the princes.
Leinas's mouth twitched, and she said flatly: "Understood."
She didn't think she could stop her master, and she had never seen her master use full power.
People in the Kingdom were different from the Empire; they didn't worship magic at all, so they didn't understand the terror of truly powerful magic.
First Prince Barbro stood with his hands behind his back, nodding with satisfaction on his serious face.
Gazef was the King's man, and Leinas was Princess Renner's person, though she should have the support of his good brother Zanac behind her.
He had the highest status on the scene, and with him giving such an order, the two could not object. Even if something really happened, it wouldn't be his loss anyway.
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