Inside the tent, Angelica and Grace kept their eyes locked onto the card.
A few muffled voices leaked from it. At first, the sound was distorted, but as time passed, the voices became clearer and clearer.
Angelica and Grace exchanged a look. They finally realized that there were five people being monitored by this card.
Lance, the Grand Chief Arbiter of the Titan Prosecution Office.
Noctis, the Archbishop of the Church.
Harrison, the mercenary of the chamber of commerce.
Theron, the First Prince of the current royal family.
And Cassian, the representative from the academy.
“That was quick. Is this space-type magic?”
In response to Lance's question, Cassian smiled and shook his head.
“Space-type magic isn't something just anyone can learn...”
“I suppose only that woman can pull this off...”
“Our...”
Cassian's eyes sharpened as he slowly spat out that title.
“Dean.”
“To restrict her movements, it seems you all have put in quite a lot of effort.”
The card suddenly fell silent, as if everyone tacitly agreed with Cassian's statement.
“The Chief Arbiter and the Archbishop want to hunt that dragon, this Tier 5 swordsman wants to retrieve the compass for the chamber of commerce, and I am doing this to nurture my student...”
Cassian smiled and said, “I just didn't expect that the First Prince of the royal family would personally get involved for the sake of his sister.”
“Is that really the reason?”
“It seems what happened recently is indeed just as those royal fellows said. The Third Princess is holding the compass, and right now she is...”
“Shut up!!!”
A furious roar suddenly erupted from the card, the sound waves nearly tearing the air apart.
Grace was also startled by the sudden roar, while Angelica frowned, lowering her head in thought.
Soon, Noctis's voice came from the card again.
“Alright, alright. If not for His Highness, I'm afraid we wouldn't be sitting here so smoothly.”
“I don't care about the other matters, but as for using the compass to lure that dragon, I hope you won't interfere when the time comes.”
“Hehe, a Tier 6 monster from ancient mythology? The Archbishop truly has a massive appetite...”
Grace suddenly looked at Angelica with some fear and said, “Lady Angelica, they seem to be talking about you! The Archbishop wants to capture you!”
Angelica waved her hand impatiently, indicating that she already knew.
“Your name is Harrison, right? The leader of that rescue team?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Exhaling a long breath, Theron, the prince, said coldly, “Once you get what you want, kill everyone present.”
“I don't want my father or anyone else to find out about this.”
“And my dear sister will, of course, have died in the attack of that dragon due to this team's lack of strength. Do you understand?”
Harrison replied respectfully, “As you command, First Prince.”
Theron added with satisfaction.
“Once this is done, I will happen to need a personal bodyguard by my side.”
Theron's implication was clear.
Using a level of power that ordinary mercenaries could never reach in their entire lives as leverage, he would make Harrison obey his every word.
This was his usual method. As for whether he would discard him afterward, that was a different story.
However, even though Harrison knew what the other was thinking, he didn't care at all.
Both of them had their own little schemes.
At this moment, Cassian added, “Mr. Harrison, don't forget my request.”
“When you kill them, that student named Erylin must be spared.”
Cassian's smile was somewhat pathological as he continued, “Let her watch closely... the trembling, the spasms, the transition from whole to broken when a human body is torn apart! Let her remember it. Let her never forget it!”
Noctis, seemingly aware of Cassian's plan, asked, “I heard that the potions you meticulously prepared were stolen? Could it be that Dean...”
Cassian sneered disdainfully, “Don't overthink it. That woman can't interfere right now!”
“It's just a thief. Even if the potions are priceless, they would only think about selling them for money.”
“The potions are just non-essential parts of our plan anyway, not worth mentioning.”
Grace's pupils slowly dilated as she stared at the card in disbelief.
The Archbishop and the others actually wanted to do such a thing to Miss Erylin?
As the dialogue from the card became more and more explicit, the full scope of this conspiracy unfolded before their eyes like an open spiderweb.
This was a complete and utter sham.
The Archbishop and Lance wanted to hunt Angelica.
Meanwhile, the First Prince wanted to murder his own younger sister, and the Third Princess just so happened to be on one of the crashed transport ships at this very moment!
That First Prince even put on a grand show of sibling affection for outsiders under the guise of searching for his younger sister's whereabouts.
To achieve this goal, he did not hesitate to wield imperial authority to establish a rescue team for the princess who had previously sent out a distress signal.
To prevent this matter from being exposed, he then needed to slaughter everyone on that rescue team!
And Cassian from the academy just happened to need Erylin to witness the deaths of her friends and family.
And now, some of the academy's students had also been assigned to that rescue team.
“These people all have their own hidden agendas and different goals.”
“But is it precisely because of this that they reached a consensus on their methods, leading to the current situation?”
“You humans really are strange.”
Angelica tossed the card to Grace with a look of disgust.
Looking at Angelica with deep concern, Grace spoke up, “Lady Angelica, what should we do? Miss Erylin seems to be in danger...”
“What does that have to do with me?”
Angelica waved her hand dismissively.
“I haven't even recovered from my own injuries yet. How could I have the time to worry about others?”
“Besides...”
With that, Angelica rubbed her dragon tail as if in pain.
“As I thought, I can't use any magic circuits above Tier 6 anymore. What a pain... Tch!”
Grace anxiously leaned closer to Angelica and said, “Then what should we do! Can you only cast Tier 5 spells now? What do you need? Actually, my magic can also—”
Pushing Grace aside, Angelica said crossly, “You humans' healing magic doesn't work on me.”
“To heal the injuries on my body, the most effective way is to find a mage who has mastered all magic types, have them connect with my mana, and repair the circuit gaps on my tail.”
“But unfortunately, Grace, such a person simply cannot exist. No one is powerful enough to memorize the magic circuits of nearly every magic type.”
“Every magic type has specific mainstream circuits. From Tier 1 to Tier 7, each circuit also has different derivations.”
“Grace, that adds up to tens of thousands of different magic circuits! You must have learned about this, right?”
“What normal person would be crazy enough to memorize these things line by line? Just like studying only what will be on the exam, magic circuits are memorized on a need-to-know basis. Who would care about circuits they don't use?”
“Besides, the other party would also need to be a mage of Tier 6 or higher. It would be fine if I weren't injured, but now...”
Angelica stretched indifferently.
“Ultimately, what does that person named Erylin have to do with me?”
Suddenly, a voice came from the card.
“What? Erylin isn't in that team?!”
“The hospital of the Titan Prosecution Office? She collapsed? Lance, what on earth are you doing? Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on her!”
Meanwhile, Theron, the First Prince, said with an indifferent expression, “An accident happened? Go quickly then. Don't keep me waiting too long.”
Both of them could feel Cassian's rage through the card.
It was as if the most critical part of the plan had gone wrong.
“An unexpected turn of events? Heh, now I want to go even less.”
Angelica wagged her dragon tail, looking quite smug.
“Grace, think about it. Didn't that woman slip this card onto me precisely because she wanted me to hear this information?”
“She wants me to act according to her wishes? How absurd. If she has the guts, she should come beg me on her knees!”
Angelica crossed her arms, her eyes filled with disgust.
“Damn Diviners! They spy on fate and then treat it like a chess piece, forcing everyone step-by-step into the game they've designed! Just thinking about this kind of scheming makes me sick!”
“The more she wants to manipulate me like a chess piece, the less I will act according to her wishes!”
“So, even if it kills me, I'm not going!”
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