Chapter: Chapter 164
Leticia naturally had her own considerations for sending Elsa away, yes, you can take that as the truth.
In reality, she just felt that her little sister Ya was sitting outside all alone and was too lonely. Elsa sitting here was of no use, so it would be better to send her away to accompany Ya home.
As for what Elsa thought?
Leticia, who had reached the peak of shamelessness, declared that Elsa was nowhere as important as Ya. Besides, Elsa was an adult who could control her emotions, so how could she possibly get angry over such a trivial matter?
“Sister, why did you make Miss Elsa leave? She’s the one who brought back this member of the God’s Throne, and she must have many questions in her heart right now,” Kira said from the side, quite unable to understand her sister’s actions of driving Elsa away.
“Matters related to gods are not suitable for Elsa to know,” Leticia explained. “Although Elsa and I have a very good relationship, she is, after all, a Grand Duke by status. It’s not appropriate for her to know.”
Right now, Elsa was in a state of confusion. She knew some things, but not everything, which gave Leticia room to maneuver.
“You didn’t talk about gods in front of her just now, did you?” Leticia asked.
Kira and Sher shook their heads. “No.”
That member of the God’s Throne was currently lying in a heavily guarded small room, with Candice treating her.
Before that, Kira and Sher had spoken with her for a while.
“I think what she said is highly credible,” Sher stated her judgment. “Her actions are logical, and her motives are impeccable. I don’t think she’s lying.”
The young girl from the God’s Throne had not hidden the purpose of her visit at all: to prevent a disaster and to retrieve the divine artifact located here. If she succeeded in the latter, the former would naturally be accomplished.
After the God’s Throne obtained the divine artifact, they wouldn’t do anything heinous. Their methods had always been relatively peaceful, at least compared to those who wanted to destroy the world at the slightest provocation. It just didn’t sound good. Sneaking into the demon realm to steal a divine artifact sounded like something a thief would do. Even though she was trying to stop bad guys from doing bad things, her actions would still make her appear as a bad person in the eyes of the demons.
Leticia would probably laugh out loud seeing her beaten up like this. It’s dogs fighting dogs, and she was happy to watch.
Laughter aside, the news brought by the girl still needed to be taken seriously, especially since she was so severely injured, clearly having gone through a fierce battle. In Candice’s words, it was a miracle that she was still alive. Anyone else would have died long ago and still been able to communicate with clear consciousness.
Perhaps it truly was a miracle. She was from the God’s Throne, a divine messenger of the organization that walked alongside gods. She must have divine power within her. It was likely the power of the god within her that kept her alive and allowed her to convey information despite such severe injuries.
“My lady and I have already sent people to the place that person mentioned. Judging by the time, we should have a report soon,” Sher said, glancing at her watch and mentally calculating, then said to Leticia, “That place is not far from the Demon King’s Castle. If the people sent go all out, they can make a round trip in ten minutes.” Even with time to assess the situation, twenty minutes would be more than enough.
Indeed, as Sher had said, not long after Leticia returned, the people she had sent to verify the situation rushed back. The girl from the God’s Throne had not lied. A fierce battle had indeed erupted at that location. The dilapidated church that once stood there had been torn to shreds by the aftermath of the battle, and the divine artifact the girl mentioned had likely been taken by the “bad guy” she spoke of.
This was troublesome. The divine artifact had fallen into the hands of an evil person. If she truly wanted to unleash a god to destroy the demon realm, what should they do? That person was now nowhere to be found. Searching for her like a headless fly would be impossible. The demon world was too vast, and finding someone without a clue was like searching for a needle in a haystack. It was basically impossible.
“Sister, I think we’ve seen the person who took the divine artifact,” Kira’s next sentence made Leticia’s eyes light up. Although the girl from the God’s Throne couldn’t move and couldn’t draw her enemy, she had verbally described the person’s characteristics. The two most important characteristics were: first, she was human; second, she was like an old nanny, always with a stern face, looking difficult to get along with.
These two characteristics combined conjured an image in Kira’s mind. Coincidentally, she had met such a woman not long ago at a dance party hosted by Elsa. She was Mo Zili’s master. She had brought Mo Zili to the demon realm to find her parents, and not long ago, she had placed Mo Zili with a teacher she was acquainted with at the magic academy and then disappeared.
This suspicion practically screamed “I am the culprit!” It was too coincidental. The timing of the crime perfectly matched her disappearance. Leticia didn’t care about motives; she just needed to know who the bad guy was. With so few humans around the Demon King’s Castle, the characteristics described by the girl from the God’s Throne immediately pointed to that woman.
“Mo Zili, Mo Zili is definitely the key!” Not only that, Leticia exclaimed loudly. If that woman only intended to take revenge on the demon realm, she wouldn’t need to bring Mo Zili with her. Wouldn’t it be better to sneak into the demon realm alone? Why bring Mo Zili? There must be a reason she had to do so, for example, a sacrifice needed to unleash a god.
It wasn’t easy to release a god from a divine artifact. If it were that simple, why would the previous Mist God have been so agitated upon seeing Leticia? According to the prophecy, accepting a god’s power wasn’t difficult; any intelligent life form with some talent could do it. However, to release a god from a divine artifact, at least one sacrifice was needed. The quality of the sacrifice also had extremely strict requirements, such as Leticia herself, whose quality was very high, capable of unlocking the seals of all divine artifacts. Of course, there was no one who could use her as a sacrifice.
But Mo Zili was different. That little girl trusted her teacher too much. She would probably help count the money even if she were being sold. Her teacher bringing Mo Zili here; Leticia didn’t believe it was without purpose. There must be some use for her to be brought here. The reason, arguably, was to use Mo Zili as a sacrifice. Could there be other reasons? Of course, but that wasn’t what Leticia was considering. She hoped things were as simple as she thought. That way, she could just wait by the stump.
Right, what’s most important now is to guard that stake! If she guarded the stake, she could wait for the rabbit to run into it itself. Whether it would kill itself or not was another matter, but at least Leticia could wait with a hunting net. If it didn’t die, she would go up to finish it off and retrieve the divine artifact.
“Immediately send people to stake out the place where Mo Zili used to live, and then capture that teacher and interrogate her thoroughly. What is her relationship with that woman?” Leticia gave a decisive order.
“Okay, I’ll arrange it right away.” Sher immediately turned and ran to carry out Leticia’s orders. The maid’s execution ability was always trustworthy.
After Sher left, Leticia decided to go and meet the girl from the God’s Throne to ask for more details. However, when Leticia opened the door, Candice forcefully pushed the Demon King小姐 out of the room. “The patient has lost consciousness. Your Majesty should come back tomorrow.”
Lost consciousness? Wasn’t she fine just now? Leticia opened her mouth, feeling that something significant might have happened in the room during that time. Candice’s expression was a bit awkward. She rubbed her hair, blushed, and said softly, “I didn’t expect her resistance to magic to be so high. With just a little force, she fainted.” She was truly kind, but the effect of the demon realm’s magic on the girl seemed not to be insignificant. With just one healing spell, the girl directly spat out a mouthful of blood. Candice panicked at that moment and quickly cast another healing spell, but the girl directly fainted. Fortunately, the girl’s condition did not worsen but began to improve rapidly. Perhaps Candice’s magic was too fierce, making the girl unable to withstand it.
“Tomorrow, tomorrow she will regain consciousness, and according to my calculations, she will also recover some mobility,” Candice patted her chest, making it heave, “Believe me, Your Majesty.” At this point, what else could Leticia do? She could only trust Candice. The imperial physician had earned quite a bit of trust from Leticia; at least Leticia didn’t suspect Candice of having any disloyal intentions. Tomorrow, that would be fine. After all, she had to go to the Demon King’s Palace tomorrow to discuss matters with those old sages. Oh, and she had to show them the blueprints she had just obtained. What Bai Ling had left behind was definitely important.
“You want me to thank you? Hmph, sneaking in without listening to me. I’ll settle with you sooner or later,” Leticia began to whisper when she thought of Bai Ling. Thank you? Thank you was impossible. If Bai Ling hadn’t interfered, she would have definitely obtained more useful materials than these. As soon as she came in, she only got a few thin pieces of paper. Hmph, she was unhappy now.
“Your Majesty?” Candice was a bit confused by Leticia’s mumbling. Leticia immediately shut her mouth. “It’s nothing, don’t think too much about it, don’t ask.”
“Oh, then I’ll go back and check on her condition again.” Candice, being tactful, didn’t inquire further and turned to go back into the room. She dared not leave as long as this girl didn’t wake up. If anything went wrong, she could handle it directly if she was here. If she wasn’t, and had to rush over from her residence after receiving a message, how much time would that take? Perhaps the person would die during that time. She had cast two spells on someone who was recovering well, and the person fainted. If anything else happened and she wasn’t present to prevent the girl from dying, Candice felt she would be beaten to death by Leticia. Therefore, she decided to stay here until the girl woke up.
Candice was so dedicated that Leticia couldn’t say anything. She couldn’t dampen the girl’s work enthusiasm. “Alright then, keep up the good work,” Leticia finally offered Candice verbal encouragement. “I’ll head back first, and I’ll come again tomorrow.”
“Farewell, Your Majesty!”
The busy day was finally over. Leticia felt it was the busiest day she had had in years. Even though she was a Demon King, she had to go to the front lines herself because she couldn’t rest assured about some matters. From certain perspectives, Leticia and Kira were indeed like close sisters.
“Actually, Sister, you don’t need to rush around yourself. There are many trustworthy warriors among the Demon King’s Palace guards and the Imperial Guard. They all want to share your burdens,” Kira said to Leticia on the way back to the manor. Her sister running around like this didn’t look like a Demon King at all. What kind of Demon King goes to the front lines herself? If the Demon Kings in those stories were all like Leticia, how would adventurers have any chance to grind levels slowly? With Leticia’s meticulous attention to major events, if she heard about an adventurer, she would probably summon the Four Heavenly Kings and go give the still-leveling adventurer a surprise. Then the story’s name would be changed to “What Should I Do If the Demon King Blocks My Starter Village While I’m Still Leveling?”
“I’m just not at ease. I always feel more at ease if I do it myself. Anyway, I don’t have anything else to do, so I might as well go and take a look at those places,” Leticia rested her chin on her hand, looking at the slowly receding streetscape outside the window, and replied softly.
“It’s only at times like these that Sister looks a bit like a Demon King,” Kira giggled, covering her mouth. Leticia glared at her sister, feeling a bit embarrassed. “When do I not look like a Demon King?”
“Sister, you should ask on which day, besides today, you have looked like a Demon King,” Kira had no intention of saving her sister’s face. She revealed a cute smile, but her words were hurtful. “And my answer is, not a single day!”
“Kira! I’m disowning you as my sister!” Leticia shouted loudly. However, this soft threat had no power at all. With a casual remark from Kira, Leticia surrendered. “Then you’ll have to handle all those documents by yourself.”
“Ah, this…”
