The atmosphere in the parlor fell silent again, and the two women sitting in the same seat both looked at each other, as if they were both considering how to speak—the maid who had come to serve the refreshments gave Sally a reason to finally stand up and sit back in her place, and when they faced each other, they both held their teacups, as if they were interested in the hot drink in them. Ethereal.2.

"I..."

"Actually..."

Unexpectedly, the two spoke at the same time. This relieved the originally tense atmosphere a lot, and Akasha exhaled, "What does the Duke have to say?"

"I'd better call you sister," Sally, despite her young age, has a much stronger aura than Akasha. Being in a high position gave her words a momentum of their own, but at this time she did not use her identity to suppress people, but continued in a calm tone: "Roddy is here... Actually, you and I don't need to be so stiff. I used to be ignorant, but to be honest, now I don't want to fight with my sister about anything. ”

"What do you mean?"

Akasha knew that she couldn't compare to the duke in front of her in terms of scheming and momentum after all, so she had to ask in passing.

Origin is a matter of no choice, and the huge class gap between the two cannot be erased at will. As long as it is in a feudal society, this gap in identity determines Akasha's weakness. Because of this, she has more hostility towards Akasha in her heart - this hostility comes from class fear and inferiority.

Sally was relieved to see that she was willing to talk. It's better to be sparse than blocked, and Roddy's amorous attitude is something that can't be stopped, but this makes the situation tense, and it's definitely not what that guy wants to see... In her opinion, everything that Roddy, the "cabinet minister", has to worry about is more important than "emotional problems". As the nominal owner of Ivta, even if she has some grievances in her heart, she has decided to make a certain sacrifice to ensure that Roddy uses all his energy to govern Ivta.

"This 'cabinet meeting' is not simply for the sake of the dragon clan, maybe sister, you have also seen that this year's harvest in Evta seems to be smooth. Charles II, on the other hand, is even worse, and seems to be crumbling..."She looked up at Akasha, and sighed in her heart that the woman in front of her was indeed full of seduction—not only because of her figure, but also because of her pure aura. Compared to the ladies who are full of deceit and only know how to squeeze the best profit, Akasha obviously gives everything she has to Roddy, and makes it the proudest thing in her life.

This is actually beyond the boundaries of feelings, and is more like a simple risk. However, the young Sally could not understand the deep meaning, she sorted out the language, and continued: "Actually, the kingdom of Karen has been supported for more than seventy years, and the royal family is far deeper than it seems on the surface. In a short period of time, it is difficult for us to shake the foundation of the other party, and controlling the 'Rosace Cross' is already the limit of what we can do at present, no matter more... The backlash will probably be significant. ”

"Whether it's the public opinion that we are trying to control or the inclination of magicians, there are many enemies we will face in the future. Contradictions within Ivota are also emerging – it is clear that the system pursued by Roddy has touched the interests of too many people, and such a backlash could occur at any time. ”

Sally put down the teacup gently, looked at Akasha, who had changed her face, and said, "Don't look at everything is too peaceful now, in fact, Evta has been walking on thin ice, and is in danger of capsizing at any time. ”

"It's obviously better to have someone like you to help him. ”

Akasha had to admit this, and she looked away a little distractedly, her lips pursed - she also knew that no matter how hard she tried, it would be difficult to compare with the Duke with higher vision and power.

"That's not what I meant, Sister Akasha. ”

Sally sat up straight and continued, "I think... You and I are sitting here either in a cold war or provoking each other, but it will make Roddy distressed. He stood in front of Ivota like a mountain, defusing countless calamities and bearing countless pressures for us. And in his heart, I think the most important thing is not necessarily the thousands of people of Evta, but you and me. ”

At this point, I don't need to explain too much. Akasha hadn't thought about it, but she didn't see it as well as Sally. At this time, I realized the naivety of my previous behavior, and I couldn't help but be a little discouraged: "I made a joke, Sally... Forget it, I'll call you sister, I hope you don't blame me. ”

When she said this, Sally breathed a sigh of relief—the almost frozen atmosphere between the two quickly disintegrated in these few words, and although they were still not friendly with each other, there was no longer such a-for-tat contradiction.

Akasha can endure and do anything for Roddy, so she adjusted her emotions quickly at this time, and after taking a breath, she changed the topic and said: "The cabinet meeting may need to be postponed for a few days, so do you need to go to the exchange meeting today to see it? Or the Magic Research Department to see the latest achievements? Roddy said that after the road is repaired, some things will be applied to Hollier City soon." ”

"Okay, these are naturally arranged by my sister. The city is so much better than Hollier that I didn't even have time to look at it when I entered it. ”

Sally smiled slightly, but as soon as she finished speaking, the three little snakes of the "Pit Viper's Kiss" came up with curiosity - they all felt the change in Sally's mood, obviously wanting to see who made the decision from their master.

For this reason, Sally specifically asked Akasha if she could let the three pit vipers out, and Akasha heard about the "Kiss of the Pit Viper", and at this time she was also curious about what was wrong with this artifact, so she nodded happily in agreement - so in the next second, she saw three pit vipers more than two meters long swimming up the couch, curiously surrounding her armchair.

Stared at by six pairs of different eyes, Akasha was indeed a little panicked at first. However, believing that Sally would not be bored enough to scare herself with this, she reached out and tried to touch the Maggiera in it. To Sally's surprise, the three pit vipers seemed to have a crush on Akasha, and ran to her side one by one to be petted, apparently enjoying their squinting looks.

Sally herself was a little surprised by the performance of the three pit vipers. Maguela's lazy personality may be understandable, but Alecto and Tisiphone's distinctly cold personalities have never been the case with them being interested and getting past them. Akasha didn't realize this, and after the initial nervousness, she watched with interest as Mageira crossed her lap and began to pretend to sleep, while Alecto climbed up his shoulders and looked left and right, and Tisiphone tilted his head to enjoy her touching...

"Spiritual snakes, they're pure elemental creatures, but... I always feel a little familiar. ”

The more Akasha thought about it, the more it seemed familiar to the "three pit vipers", and just as Sally summoned the three pit vipers back, she finally realized where she had seen something like this!

"That temple..."

"Huh?"

Sally wondered why she stared at herself and said the word, only to see Akasha snort and ask, "Everyone says the 'Pit Viper's Kiss' is an artifact... So the meaning of this 'artifact' should refer to the gods who used it, right?"

"It?" Sally raised the scepter in her hand, "but there are different theories, and there is no definite source. I have collected a lot of information and theories, but none of them have conclusive evidence, either from overseas or from the sky. ”

These words confirmed Akasha's inner thoughts even more, she shook her head and said in a low voice: "So, it is very likely that it came from overseas." ”

"Because I saw a similar scene on the frescoes of one of the temples in Rasiman..."

While Akasha and Sally were discussing the artifact, Roddy, who was waiting for Kardashian's spell detection, was looking down at the "Imprisoned Orb" and revealing the message that Edith had left for Camilla.

"Be cautious... Don't cast spells. ”

Roddy jotted down these two points that needed attention, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart. However, Kardashian next to her was still heartless, and after the five-minute detection spell was over, she suddenly said loudly: "There is a reaction!

This news really made Roddy excited, but Kardashian was obviously happier than him, and she didn't even bother to change the dragon body, and waved at Roddy, and flew in the other direction with him. Because the direction was determined, Kardashian no longer maintained the previous flight altitude of 500 meters, but only flew 40 or 50 meters above the ground. Even so, there were still many tall trees in the Brill Forest that they had reached such heights, so from time to time in the air Roddy could see the spires of the trees streak in front of him.

"Kardashian—"

"Call sister, why are you so polite?"

Well, it's polite to call your name now... Luo Di was helpless, so he had to continue: "Sister, I just got a few news from the Great Arcanist, mainly that we must be cautious after entering the magic tower, because our strength will be suppressed. At the same time, don't touch the tower's passive defense circle, you can't cast spells in it yet..."

"So many rules, why can't you cast spells?"

Kardashian said so, but she also understood that the magic towers of that period were very well-disciplined and heavily guarded. The more powerful the mage, the more forbidden it is within the tower - because many times the tower will act as a "war fortress" and cannot tolerate any negligence.

"I didn't say the specific reason, but I said that it would hit some trap and some other things, and it was difficult to entangle. ”

Kardashian didn't say anything, and Roddy didn't know if he listened. But he estimates that this dragon clan will not take it very seriously, although the name of "Grand Arcanist" is bluffing, but what power can a magic tower that has not been used for 700 years be without the control of the master? Besides, Edith's words are a little too alarmist-dignified dragons, can't they cast spells after entering the magic tower?

(End of chapter)