"Looks like you know where they came from." Viscount Victor's expressions and movements seemed to Helliga to mean something deeper. And Viscount Victor's next words also confirmed this beyond any doubt.

"Well...... existence of 'associations' is a fact that we have known for many years." Victor nodded, "I also helped a little in the attack on the Imperial Guerrilla Association back then, and I still have some understanding of their existence. ”

"It's complicated, and it's very puzzling why the Holy Maiden of the Empire became an apostle of the Society...... The fact that she can live for more than two hundred years is even less strange than her attitude. "However, as far as I know, the Society's current manpower is mostly on Crossbell's side, and although I don't believe they will do anything to the Empire, at least it should be safe for now." ”

"We can't let our guard down for a minute when it comes to 'association.'" Viscount Victor disagreed, "I know you defeated them once when you were in Liber...... But their original purpose was just to get what they needed and then retire. ”

"Makes sense." Helriga nodded, "Project Phantom Flame...... What the hell is it? ”

“…… However, I seem to have an answer to the purpose of that little girl's trip. It's just that she alone may not be enough, and I don't know what the idea is over there. ”

"She has two companions of similar strength to her...... And the three of them seem to have some kind of special formation, once they use it, it seems that they can even fight with the "Sword Emperor". ”

"In that case, that's enough." "Actually...... That's about Lohengrin. ”

"Oh?" Heliga asked curiously, "Is there really a problem with that castle?" ”

"Hmm. I haven't told Laura yet, but with His Highness's permission, I checked the royal library and found out. Victor nodded, "That ancient city was once the home of an undead lord, but it was destroyed by the presence of the Holy Maiden of the Spear, and then sealed by a mystic—the rumors of that mysticism have not survived. However, this ancient city still has a large amount of aura belonging to the netherworld, so for a period of time, as long as there is a change in the leyline, there will be some monsters that do not exist in the real world for a short period of time. ”

"That's why I met ...... back then," Helliga remembered many years ago, when the power of the Dragonborn, which he didn't even realize at the time, was first used by him, and all kinds of ghostly monsters in the ancient city.

"Hmm...... After that time, I often commissioned Tovar and the guerrillas, as well as some protégés who had returned from wandering and had reached the level of mid-pass or above, to investigate and see if they could find any clues. I visit it once in a while, but it never happens again. Only once or twice, it seems that there are suspicious wreckage in some upper areas of the ancient city. Viscount Victor showed a suddenly realized expression, "Now that I think about it, as a saint, she should know her hometown well, so she naturally knows that this ancient city will have problems of one kind or another from time to time, so after almost having an accident, she will take matters into her own hands, or let her subordinates take action, to get rid of the threat here." ”

"So, why didn't I see Laura and Grandpa Klaus when we were in a situation at that time?" Viscount Victor's guess could be explained, and there was only one doubt that Helliga had never been able to figure out.

"I don't know about that. The little purple-haired girl with you, and the peculiar black cat, may be able to answer your questions. ”

"Whew, you can see it. Although she has a deliberately hidden appearance. Heliga smiled, the Swordsmith of Light's eyesight was indeed top-notch, "However, I haven't planned to find out anything about them yet...... After all, there are various reasons behind it, and it is not clear whether she and the forces behind her are good or bad for us. But for sure, it's also part of the empire's history and heritage, and things look rather complicated...... If you don't know for sure, I think it's better not to act on your own. ”

"You probably know more about 'association' than I do. I suspected that the little girl was from over there...... But it doesn't look like it's. Viscount Victor smiled, "In short, it's to deal with the occasional problems that arise in the ancient city, or to step on the next step of the association...... Now that you've found it, you can't just leave it alone. I'll figure it out over there, but you...... Just enjoy this so-called internship—"

Viscount Victor could finish his sentence when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

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"Challenge the Swordsmith of Light?" Jusis and Laura asked in unison, "Rien, do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"It's good to ask for advice...... Gaius asked worriedly, too.

There is a reason why these three people reacted so much - first of all, Li En himself is just the first pass of the "Eight Leaves and One Sword Stream", and the "Sword Craftsman of Light" who has already reached the ultimate realm is not at the same level at all, nor is he in the same position, and the gap in strength is even more like Taishan - in this case, the low martial arts cultivation party to the high martial arts cultivation side "challenge", which not only means disrespect, but also some kind of very rude provocation. According to the unwritten rules of ancient times, the so-called "challenge" is a large-scale duel that is allowed without showing the ultimate killer move, but even so, in practice, there are definitely not a few accidental injuries caused by some reasons. The most important thing is that Dawn knocked on Viscount Victor's door abruptly without any mental preparation, and made this request in front of Helliga and Viscount Victor with surprised faces.

Of course, to everyone's surprise, but not even Heliga, the "Swordsmith of Light" gladly accepted.

"Don't stop me, Laura. I've already figured it out. However, Ryne, who has always been a good old man, rejected Laura's argument very firmly this time, "Sword Maker of Light...... Just now, I was completely convinced. ”

"......" Viscount Victor, opened the sword box that kept the "Garanshire", the sword inherited by the Yarsside family for hundreds of years, with an indifferent expression.