“One hundred percent real, this is the image crystal that the Duke of Gray Tower commanded me to give you…”

Before he could finish his sentence, a floating device directly clamped the image crystal in his hand.

Ravenna activated the image crystal while continuing to walk forward. The man, considering his own life, obediently followed at a distance of ten meters.

“…”

Ravenna, who quickly browsed through the images, furrowed her brows deeply.

“Ridiculous.”

The woman coldly spat out one word.

Her face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and she murmured indifferently:

“Do you think… this uncivilized creature is more qualified… to be your pact head than me?”

The sorceress, whose temperament was as cold as an iceberg, stopped, turned her head, and glanced at the man.

“If there’s anything, go to the business department. The person in charge will contact me.”

After saying this, she walked away without looking back.

“Ansel of Hydral.”

This future sage, who almost never showed any emotional fluctuations in front of anyone, had a hint of… anger in her tone.

“You and me… we won’t end so easily!”

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“Waaaaaah!”

Seraphina covered her face, rolling back and forth on the couch. “I just can’t watch it! I refuse to see!”

Ansel, on the other hand, propped his cheek on one hand, his eyes squinting in amusement as he watched the images projected in the air. He commented with a serious tone, “Isn’t this a splendid recording of you, Seraphina? I find it quite perfect, yes, perfect indeed.”

Hearing herself loudly proclaiming “The strongest pact head of Hydral,” Seraphina couldn’t stand it. Her ears turned red as she yelled, “Ansel, stop playing it! You’re forbidden from playing it anymore! If you continue, I… I will fall out with you!”

She had felt nothing when she was saying it, even thought it was quite enjoyable and liberating. But why did it sound so… embarrassing now?

“Alright, it’s over now.”

“…” Seraphina, who had been covering her eyes, peeked through her fingers at the spot where the screen had been. Only after confirming that there was nothing left did she let out a sigh of relief.

“Who… who was it in the end!”

Seraphina gritted her teeth, pounding a fist on the couch. “Who was secretly recording! How could I possibly not have noticed, why didn’t the head of wind work?”

Ansel first gave Seraphina a very subtle look, then couldn’t help but chuckle and comfort her, “The power granted by the pact head grows with our strength. It’s powerful, but not omnipotent.”

“…” Seraphina, whose cheeks were still somewhat red, exhaled and said with a disgruntled face, “Anyway, don’t let me catch that sneaky recorder.”

Our young lord Ansel just smiled without saying a word.

Knock, knock, knock—

The sound of knocking came, and Ansel raised an eyebrow slightly: “Come in.”

Marlina pushed the door and entered, bowing slightly to Ansel, “Mr. Ansel, I have some matters to report to you.”

“Uh…” Seraphina raised her hand, “Should I step out for a bit?”

Ansel looked at Marlina, who was slightly bowing her head, with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, and gently waved his hand, “Seraphina, why don’t you go to the kitchen and get some fruit.”

“Oh!”

Seraphina, who just happened to want to eat something, happily agreed and ran out in a flurry.

“Sit, Marlina.”

Ansel patted the spot next to him, “What’s the matter?”

The girl in the black dress obediently sat next to Ansel and answered in a gentle voice, “It’s about the Revolutionary Army.”

“…Oh?”

Ansel was somewhat surprised, “What happened with the Revolutionary Army?”

Marlina wouldn’t report meaningless things to him, such as the Revolutionary Army being hit hard by the grand duke’s forces, which didn’t need to be mentioned at all, as this was what Ansel had arranged.

“Some time ago, I established trade routes in city of Sparklens and Luminopolis for two rather… vindictive extraordinary beings under the banners of the Duke of Gray Tower and the Duke of Ironblade.”

The girl’s voice was very soft and calm, “These two cities were occupied by the Revolutionary Army. Although it was for a short time, they were still affected, and more importantly… they lost face.”

After all, this was brought up by Marlina, and to some extent, Marlina represented Ansel.

Those two “lucky ones” chosen by Marlina certainly wouldn’t look up to the cities of ordinary barons, but the key was that they couldn’t possibly refuse Marlina, who represented Ansel, and would even see it as a shortcut to get close to Ansel.

And once the connection was established, when the Revolutionary Army occupied the city, this route was cut off.

The two individuals under the two grand dukes were naturally furious and prepared to settle accounts with the Revolutionary Army privately.

“So.” Marlina bowed her head slightly, “Whether the damage to the Revolutionary Army expands depends on your intentions.”

If Ansel wanted to let the Revolutionary Army suffer more, he would ignore it; if Ansel wanted to sell a favor to the Revolutionary Army, he could give a hint on the side.

If he wanted to cause a little more damage, Ansel could also actively design something to let the grand duke lose his extraordinary beings under his command, and also let the Revolutionary Army suffer a big loss.

In these two months, it wasn’t just Seraphina who had transformed.

Marlina, who was hardly the focus of Ansel’s attention… relying on the persistence and desire in her heart, coupled with these virtually unlimited resources, had also grown to this point.

She knew she couldn’t compare with Seraphina, so she chose to do her best in what she could do, striving for perfection.

She couldn’t do anything about Ansel’s arrangements for Seraphina, but when she learned that Ansel was planning to take action against the Revolutionary Army, she immediately started planning—investigating two extraordinary beings under the grand dukes, running around in various cities, gradually solidifying her image…

Although it was never mentioned in Ansel and Seraphina’s life, Marlina had always been demanding herself with the most meticulous and almost demanding attitude, and finally achieved such results without even Ansel knowing.

Even if Marlina had vast resources, even if she had Ansel behind her, the entire plan didn’t have any mistakes, and Ansel himself was completely clean, with only the Revolutionary Army and those two extraordinary beings being unlucky. freёweɓnovel.com

Even if there were any mistakes, Marlina had already prepared for it, all the blame would be pointed at her, and not a single stain would be left on Ansel.

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