When Isha saw the scenery of the Hidden Mountain Territory, her mind suddenly drifted, after all, compared to the rapidly developing world outside, the time in the Hidden Mountain Territory felt like it had been paused.
On the Northern Border side, they had already recruited Druids for assistance, combined with large machines to aid in farming, while the Hidden Mountain Territory was still using the most primitive manual farming methods. Although the rural areas outside were similar, the Hidden Mountain Territory was notably more primitive.
The local lord’s castle was also very rustic; it couldn’t even be called a castle, just a low wall made of dirt. Isha felt that it had been quite some time since she had seen such a primitive mill in a lord’s castle. No, compared to a lord’s castle, it was more like the mill of a wealthy farmer.
“Lady Saintess, this way please.”
The people of the War God Church didn’t know why the Saintess of the Goddess Church appeared here, but in any case, the War God priest beside her couldn’t afford to lie. It seemed something significant had changed in the outside world.
The people from the War God Church in the Hidden Mountain Territory wanted to delay things, after all, they were actually participating in a rebellion. Even in the mountain valley of the Hidden Mountain Territory, it was not a good reputation for the War God Church to team up with other families to overthrow the local lord. Not to mention the local lord had been doing fairly well. Under the intimidation of the War God priest, they could only discuss the details while walking alongside Isha.
Since it was a side note, Isha didn’t fully believe it either but directly headed to the so-called lord’s hall, intending to eavesdrop and see what was going on.
At this moment, the four people in the hall were dumbfounded when they saw Isha entering with her escort and the War God priest. Why would the Saintess of the Goddess Church come with a War God priest into this mountain valley? Especially Larsen. In his impression, although the Goddess Church and the War God Church had a relatively good relationship as the main religions of two countries, it was never to this extent. Moreover, it seemed that the Goddess Church even held a higher status than the War God Church.
In an instant, Larsen’s mind whirled as he speculated countless possibilities.
Rubin, seeing the War God priest in his long robe, was trembling with tension. After all, this priest might be more noble than any noble he had ever seen in his life; even Priima hid behind Larsen, too scared to come out.
Theodore was much calmer since he didn’t know what level the War God priest’s robe represented. He immediately knelt in front of Isha and the priest, saying, “Lord Priest, Lady Saintess, this adulterous couple is trying to elope with the property of the Hidden Mountain Territory. You must uphold justice for the Hidden Mountain Territory!”
“I and Priima are innocent. Never mind, Lady Saintess, Lord Priest, you can ask the people of the War God Church and the villagers to know the specifics.”
Larsen didn’t let the suddenly intervening Saintess and priest ask the lord directly; after all, Rubin had to consider the influence of the Randolf Family, and the War God Church rarely dared to lie in front of a high-ranking priest while the subjects had their own understanding as well.
But Isha did not respond. Instead, she looked at Larsen a couple more times and then whispered a few words to her escort. The escort immediately dug out a portrait from the backpack. Isha, somewhat incredulous, compared that portrait with Larsen multiple times, seemingly trying to confirm something repeatedly.
“Is your name Larsen?”
Isha looked at Larsen with a strange expression.
“Yes, yes it is.”
Larsen was also very puzzled. In fact, he wanted to ask this Lady Saintess what had happened outside, but unexpectedly she asked him first.
“Are you sure? Don’t you have any other names? Have you always lived in the Hidden Mountain Territory?”
Hearing such strange questions from the Saintess, Larsen immediately became tense, but Priima stepped up and said, “No, Larsen probably came to the Hidden Mountain Territory only six or seven years ago, and he had amnesia at that time.”
Isha glanced at the members of the War God Church who were planning to rebel nearby. Those church members also nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Priima added, “Also, Larsen said he just regained his memory and now wants to find his family.”
Isha and her escort, even the War God priest, were no longer calm, and Isha cautiously asked, “Then what is your name, which family do you belong to?”
Looking at this suddenly strange combination, Larsen was actually very vigilant. No matter how one looked at it, the War God priest surrounding a Saintess of the Goddess Church was just too strange. What kind of world had it become outside?
Had Cape taken this piece of land, leading to such a bizarre scene? Was Augustus III still in power? Would he really be directly captured if he spoke out? After all, based on his own memories, Larsen believed his family’s situation could only be very bad.
“Lars, Connor Lars.”
In the end, Larsen still revealed his name before amnesia since the other side seemed to have a portrait of him. He couldn’t hide away, and he was already prepared for the worst. No matter what the outcome was, he could accept it as long as he could find out about his family.
He had prepared himself to accept the final judgment.
Larsen took a deep breath and said, “I am the eldest son of Duke Lars of the Cape Northern Border, the heir of the Lars Family, or rather, the previous heir.”
Hearing this, the War God Church members sensed that Larsen was not an ordinary person. Priima also revealed a shocked expression. She could judge based on Larsen’s subconscious words and actions that he might come from a prestigious background, but she truly only guessed that he was a blacksmith from some great noble family, never expecting him to belong to such a large family. After all, for Priima, the Randolf Family was already the pinnacle of existence. What was a duke? She wouldn’t even dare to think about it.
Theodore pointed at Larsen and laughed, saying, “What heir of a duke would be a blacksmith? Lady Saintess, this person is full of lies and just wants to find an excuse to take the property of the Hidden Mountain Territory and run away!”
Of course, Isha could not kneel and shout, “Welcome back, Imperial Son-in-law!” Instead, she simply exchanged a glance, and soon those people behind her directly sealed off the small lord’s hall, making everyone present tense, after all, these people looked like they could easily defeat everyone in the room.
Then Isha asked some questions prepared in advance about the portrait. Larsen, or rather Connor, responded fluently while feeling nervous, essentially confirming he was human.
Looking at Isha, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, Connor took the initiative to speak, “Lady Saintess, speak. No matter what fate my family has endured, I am prepared to accept it.”
Six or seven years might be long for some but short for a country; it might not be enough for any significant changes but could be completely sufficient for a great family to be utterly destroyed.
As far as Connor’s memories go, if the Lars family had already been stripped of its title and turned into an ordinary small family, Connor felt that it was as normal as could be, even feeling somewhat fortunate.
His several brothers fighting for power had led to family infighting, leaving the Lars family gravely injured. Losing the Northern Border was something he could also accept.
Rena’s engagement had been annulled, and she finally married some unknown small noble; that could be considered a good ending. As long as he could live a peaceful life, Connor was already satisfied. He just didn’t know how Sean and the others were doing.
Even if the Lars family was completely destroyed, if the Augustinians came looking for him to eliminate future troubles, Connor had also decided to accept this fate, as long as it didn’t harm others.
Connor was already prepared for the worst.
“What do you mean my daughter has become the Empress of the Empire?”
