Arab City, Mage Tower.
The female lord Myrcella was wearing a white silk nightgown and her long brown-red hair was spreading on her shoulders.
She took a piece of information and walked gracefully to the dressing table in the bedroom. A magical light floated across her slender palms, and the mirror on the dressing table gradually appeared in the shadow of the sunset mountain range.
A woman wearing a silver chain armor shirt, with silver hair tied into a refreshing ponytail and a beautiful face stood at the door of the bedroom and leaned over and said slightly: "Ms., this is the detailed information about the coup in the Dark Castle yesterday."
"Is the Ghost City involved?" Myrcella asked.
Kevlil is a shadow minder. The power of psionic energy and bizarre secret skills perfectly blend together, making her the best spy in the Mage Tower.
"There is no shadow of the shadows."
Kevlier shook his head slightly, "Although the Ghost City and Santalin often clashed on the trade routes in the Enoaoke Desert, they were not interested in the Sunset Mountains."
"So..." Mycella sighed, "Whether it is the Valley and Cormanso, or Sambia and our kingdom, the Ghost City suddenly becomes so patient, which is very abnormal."
"It is true. The ghost city has a strong desire to rule the territory of the former Sei-Nervous Empire. The ghost princes also stared at the surrounding areas of the desert. Suddenly, it became quiet, and it seemed that they were planning some major plan."
The female spy expressed her guess, "However, this time the plan for Dark Castle was from the Dragon Well. As far as I know, the Dragon Being ruled by Saiweilin has always kept a very low-key life and never took the initiative to cause trouble. This time, it is probably of a different meaning to expand the territory at the risk of offending the Santalin Society."
"I have learned from the mage lord of Mokou Town that the Dragon Bible Cult has reached a cooperative relationship with the Yinhun City, and you should have felt it in the last battle." Myercella said, "The Dragon Bible Cult suddenly seized the Dark Fort of the Santalin Society. Obviously, they already have the strength to bear the anger of the Santalin Society."
Originally known as the Fortress of the Distant Mountains, the Dark Castle is the western stronghold of the Santalin Society, located in the Sunset Mountains in the heart of the western part of the Kingdom of Cormier.
There are rumors that the fort itself is made of a huge black stone that blends together in some unknown way, not the original building material of the Sunset Mountains.
This led some scholars to believe that the black fortress was formed by earth elements summoned by the great arcanes of the Naserel era.
The giants are considered to be the primitive inhabitants of the castle. There is still some controversy as to whether these giants were slaves to the Arcanist of the Naserrel, but anyway, when the Naserrel Empire fell, the giants became the real master of the castle.
However, as the giant kingdom fell into internal strife, Santalin took advantage of the situation and became the second owner of this dark castle.
"The Dragon Bible Cult occupied the Dark Fort, and the forces entrenched in the western center of the Santalin Society were also severely damaged. This indirectly led to the Ogres, Hill Giants and Goblins, who had defected to the Santalin Society, all moved eastward in the Sunset Mountains, trying to settle to the Storm Horn Mountains."
Kevlier reported: "I have received the exact news that the Dragon Training Clan in the Orc tribes is preparing to accept this group of driven outcasts."
"Training the Dragon Clan?" Mycella frowned slightly, "That's how even the orcs in the Storm Horn Mountains became restless."
The Dragon Training Clan of the Orc tribes is a powerful tribe second only to the Orc royal family. They are best at cultivating mobile winged dragon knights.
Although the orc tribes in the Storm Horn Mountains are not a fatal threat to the Kingdom of Cormier, they are like weeds. With the help of the complex terrain of the mountains, it is difficult for the kingdom's army to completely eliminate it, becoming a hidden danger that cannot be eradicated from beginning to end.
"The orcs have been hiding in the mountains for more than ten years to recuperate. It is normal that they can't help but be ready to move ambition." A smile of worry floated in the beautiful eyes of the female spy under the silver hair, which was as dark as a stone. "What I am more worried about now is that the Dragon Sect, Santalin will send two rulers to die in the Dark Castle... It's so strange."
"I accidentally learned from a core member of the Santalin Society who fled." Kevlil's expression rose a strange look. "Article Imir, who commanded the dark priest, was choked to death by a chicken bone. The leader of the elite knight of the fortress, actually got up at night after getting up at night because of a drunken mistake."
"It's really weird." Myrcella nodded slightly, "It's obvious that this is definitely from the planning of the Dragon Bible Cult."
The shadow thinker is a ghost who can spy on the thoughts of those unprepared people. When they shuttle through the entangled path of the mind, they are as skilled as sneaking in the dark alleys of the city. Therefore, she firmly believes in Kevlil's words.
"However, based on my understanding of the many leaders of the Dragon Bible Cult."
The female spy hesitated for a moment and said, "This is not like the style of the Dragon Belief. I always feel that there are devils from the lower planes involved."
"devil?"
Myrcella raised her slender eyebrows, and she thought for a long time before she spoke slowly, "You go down first, remember to closely monitor the every move of the Dragon Bible Sect. I am worried that after they cooperate with Yinhun City, they may threaten us."
"I understand." Kevlil saluted respectfully, then turned around and left.
"Dragon Worshiping the Dragon Sect, Orcs, Santalin Society, Ghost City..." As the female spy left, Myrcella murmured to herself, and her beautiful brows gradually frowned.
"Maybe... he can come up with a good solution." After a while, the female lord standing in front of the window and looking into the distance seemed to remember something and whispered to himself.
She stretched out her white palm and sent out a message through the messaging spell.
Then he quickly walked to the closet of the room, put on a plain robe, and walked towards the living room.
As she expected, after the message was transmitted, Brian arrived at her mage tower at the fastest speed by teleporting spells.
As usual, he had a slightly messy black hair, dressed in a plain adventurer outfit and a dark purple cape without any decoration, and his deep black eyes were filled with wisdom, calmness and confidence that surprised her.
"Sorry, I'm disturbing you." Myrcella smiled softly at the young mage lord and reached out to signal him to sit down. "I have something very important to discuss with you, so I can only choose this abrupt approach."
After constant contact with Brian, her instinctive intuition told herself that this young lord, known for his rationality and confidence, might give her good advice.
After all, whether it is facing the army of Yinhun City or going to the four elemental planes with him, he gives himself a very sure feeling.
She had no reason to suspect that the other party would not be able to think of a solution after hearing the difficulties she was currently facing.
"It's not a disturbance." Brian responded with a smile, sat on the chair, looked at her inadvertently, and asked, "What's the matter with me?"
In recent days, he has been locking himself in the Wizard Tower and with the help of Ms. Polaris, he has improved the tower's defense system.
When he received the message from the female lord, he immediately realized that something major happened recently, otherwise she would not have called herself so urgently.
At the same time, he could clearly see a hint of worry in Myrcella's silver-gray eyes.
Obviously, she was likely to have encountered some difficult problems, so she called him over and asked for her own opinions.
Myrcella no longer hesitated and told her all about the Dragon Bible Cult.
After learning the details, Brian, who was sitting on the chair, put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the female lord opposite him, and asked: "You are worried that the alliance between the Dragon Bible and the Ghost City will threaten the safety of the Kingdom of Cormier."
"It's true, and my eyeliner suspects that the Dragon Bergian has colluded with the devil."
Myrcella nodded slightly and said with a worried look on her face, "If this is the case, I am very worried about what conspiracy they and the Ghost City are brewing against the Kingdom."
"Your concern is right, Miss Lauer."
Brian sighed lightly and rubbed his unconsciously locked eyebrows. "Although the Yinhun City suffered a loss in my hands, this does not mean that it will hinder their idea of ​​invading the kingdom, and it will even make these erotic relics with trauma even more crazy."
What worried him the most was still happening.
As he accidentally traveled through time and successfully came to the world of Torrell, the timeline had begun to shift its original trajectory under his unconscious influence.
For example, the monarch Glazt, who voluntarily gave up the interests of the dark area, was a ghost city that cooperated with the Dragon Bergian Cult in advance. He even suspected that the spider-forming wizard of the ancient Orence city of the Drow Elves was likely to be delayed by his appearance, many demon lords incarnation descended to the dark area in advance or delayed.
However, these are not important to him. What worries him the most is actually what the female lord just told him: The Dragon Blessing Sect colludes with the devil!
Although this wise and beautiful female lord is just suspicious, Brian, who has witnessed the truth of history, is very clear about the authenticity of this incident.
The five-colored dragon queen, Tiamat, has long been a major threat to the main material world. She has frequently appeared in places such as Quesenta and Ense, and enslaved mortals with her own power.
Although mortals do not know it, the end of the "Ofa Catastrophe" and the "Year of Turbulence" ultimately made it difficult for the gods to directly interfere in the material world.
Without powerful magic and mortal assistance, Tiamat would not be able to descend from her lair in Aphonus to the material plane.
In order to allow his incarnation to permanently descend to the material plane, Tiamat secretly controlled the believers of the Dragon Worship Cult and the Five-Colored Dragon to implement a plan that was enough to change the fate of the world.
Although this plan weakened her strength in Affonus, it could make her an invincible existence in the material plane.
After all, the gods are the ceiling of the combat power of the kingdom. Even if they are an incarnation, they are not a legendary profession that can be easily touched.
Moreover, in Brian's impression, if the plan is really successful, it will be an incarnation of half of the divine power of the five-colored dragon.
It is easy to imagine how powerful it is to fight legendary pros, which is easier and more casual than adults bullying children.
Aphurus is a desolate land covered with gravel, with fiery comets passing through the sky, and the devil nobles ruled the solemn and depressed steel fortress.
The Styx jagged through the basalt cliffs of Affonas, winding through the grey plains, and finally through a large hole and fell into the other eight layers of hell below.
All the rivers of Affonas come into the Styx, each with bright red blood flowing, and flocks of flies are flying above them.
Asmontis, the lord of the Nine Prisons, appointed the fallen angel Zariel as the duke of Aphonus, breaking the previous wish to let the pit demon named Baier take over this position.
During the exile from the throne of power, Zariel was at the mercy of Tiamat - a fate that still left her resentment.
Although Zariel is the ruler of the first level of the Nine Prisons, she cannot directly kill the Dragon Queen. She believes that summoning Tiamat to the material plane and weakening her strength is the best way for her to get rid of her.
So Zarier instructed her servants to assist those who attempted to release Tiamat, her power made the red-robed wizard summon the devil's legion easier and allowed the Dragon Bible to develop more believers.
However, just as Zariel wanted Tiamat to leave here, other devils would rather see the Dragon Queen stay in Affonas.
The most important force among them is the deposed demon Baier and a large number of devils loyal to him.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Brian was reborn in his small world, he accidentally encountered a cicada escaped from his shell and tried to secretly develop and accumulate souls in the low demon world and enhance his strength, that is, the Lord of Aphras Baier.
So, under his compulsion and threat, he signed a series of unequal master-servant contracts with him and became his own demon pet.
He naturally knew the devil's betrayal.
However, in the end, he was still disguised by his own magic pet.
He thought Bayer would wait for his strength to gradually become stronger, and then use his own strength to forcefully terminate the contract.
Who would have thought that when he came to the astral world with Herist to find the main material world, his demon pet ran away directly.
He also used secret techniques to isolate the induction between the master and the demon pet.
Brian didn't take this situation too seriously. After all, the contract signed by the two was still in his own hands. As long as he dared to show up, he could use the power of the contract to kneel down and sing to conquer.
What he didn't expect was why this restless demon pet gave up his plan to develop vulgarity and even provoked Zarel in advance, so that the other party also sent servants to cooperate with the Dragon Bible Sect in advance.
"Is it because of Zariel's Sword?" Brian thought in a panic.
As a player who happened to have experienced the large expansion pack of "Zarel Redemption", he certainly knew Zarel's weaknesses.
When he was chatting with his demon pet, he deliberately revealed this information.
Of course, he only mentioned the function of this sword, but did not tell the demon pet anything about the sword.
The purpose of doing this is to deliberately arouse his appetite.
Unfortunately, this sword was hidden in Affonus, and with his current strength, it was impossible to obtain it.
Brian put away his flying thoughts and stopped thinking about it.
Because the first thing he needs to consider now is what impact the devil will have on himself after he cooperates with the Dragon Bergian in advance.
If he expected it was not bad, the two servants sent by Zariel were most likely the Hell Knight Haruman and the High-level Demon Ruila Mir.
The former is a key figure who can find the Sword of Zarel in the Batto Hell, while the latter's purpose is to fully help the Dragon Bergian Cult complete the plan to summon the Dragon Queen.
Obviously, neither of these two people are the ones he can mess with at the moment.
However, recalling the group of paladins who had made the "conquest" oath of 'conquer' he met in the Enoak Desert, and two paladins who had visited their territory.
This made him realize that his town was likely to have Baier's devil servants hidden.
As a devil who has reached the legendary realm and is good at calculating, Brian does not think he can pull him out.
As long as he knows that he is temporarily in the same camp as the other party, it is enough.
In this way, facing the threat brought by the servants sent by Zariel, his pressure may be much less.
"Then do you know how we should deal with the counterattack in Ghost City next." Mycella asked when she saw Brian come back from her thoughts.
"Of course, it's the soldiers who come to block the water and cover the soil." Brian, who figured out the problem, expressed his thoughts. "It's obvious that the ghost city must be planning how to target our kingdom. This is a question that no one can escape."
"Since that's the case, we should not try to waste time and speculate on their thoughts." He then added, "but take precautions in advance."
Although he knew that after the Yinhun City and the Dragon Being Sect were united, it was very likely that the attack would be launched, but the history of this world had gradually shifted due to his appearance, which led to him not guaranteeing that his guess would be correct.
If history is shifted and completely out of his control due to his advance disclosure, it is obviously what Brian is most reluctant to see.
Some things that he should try to hide should be kept as much as possible, such as the arrival plan of the Five-Colored Dragon Queen Tiamat.
"Based on the information I have collected, the Dragon Being Cult is studying the Dragon Crazy Lock." While the female lord was waiting patiently, Brian thought for a long time and said to her:
"Next, we are likely to face the attack between the dragon and the ghost city. Of course, we cannot rule out the orcs in the Storm Horn Mountains and the dark temple of the Santalin Society. So when we cannot stop it, the only thing we can do is to prepare for defense in advance."
"But don't worry, as long as Mokou Town is still there, the army of Yinhun City will never step into the Kingdom of Cormier." Brian promised her, his deep eyes flashing slightly, full of confidence.
Since reaching a tacit understanding with the ghost prince Brenas, he has been confident that he will block any attacks from the ghost city, but his hopes are not great for the Dragon Bergian, Zarel's devil servants, the orcs of the Storm Horn Mountains, and even the crazy ancient dragons.
The only thing he could do was to ensure as much as possible that the Kingdom of Cormier, a supporter in his own rear, would not be completely destroyed in this disaster.
He still understands the principle that the lips are gone and the teeth are cold.
Because without the support of the Kingdom of Cormier, he would not be able to conquer the Enoak Desert.
"I got it, Brian, I understand what you mean."
Myrcella gradually stretched out her frown brows and showed a far-fetched smile, "It seems that it is a good choice to discuss with you when you encounter problems in the future."
When she finished speaking, she couldn't help but sigh softly in her heart.
As a practitioner of the Abbottology, the leader of Arab City and the guardian of the northern border of the Kingdom of Cormier, they are facing powerful enemies such as Yinhun City and Santalin.
The pressure she bears alone can be imagined, and even the time she spends studying and practicing in her spare time in official duties is not as sufficient as she imagined.
If it weren't for the burden of the family and territory, she actually yearned for an unrestrained adventure career, but this was obviously impossible. The fierce war ten years ago left the Raul family alone, and she even had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of continuing the family line.
Now, as she became more and more involved with Brian, she finally realized that she had met someone who could help her share the stress.
Looking back on her ten years of experience, a touch of sorrow came to her heart unconsciously, making her almost show her ugly appearance in front of the young mage lord.
Brian noticed the slightly emotional expression shown by the female lord's beautiful face. While surprised, in order to resolve the embarrassment, he looked at her with a calm gaze and changed the subject.
"Miss Raul, since it's a defense, I think we need to change our strategies, such as using ancient magical technology to arm the army."
Compared to calling her Duke or Lord Lord in the game world, he prefers to call her Miss Raul, because it makes her look closer.
And the fact is the same. After all, he had already figured out the temperament of the female lord.
Although he was born with a noble family and grew up surrounded by people, as a super spell in the legendary field, Myrcella is the target of many wizards.
But Myrcella is not a rude and unreasonable lady, a legendary wizard with a proud heart. She always maintains the same calmness and calmness as ever. Her slightly raised mouth often reveals a little soft smile, which makes people feel good about it.
Brian is no exception.
To put it as an ordinary human, Myrcella is already a mature woman over thirty years old, but the magic blessings from the fairy wilderness have kept her youth forever. She seems to have an incredible charm that can make people calm down involuntarily.
In fact, it was only after Brian learned about Hisay that Myrcella had also received magical blessings from the fairy wilderness.
At the same time, the doubts about why they have the same hair color and silver-gray eyes were also solved.
"Your idea is good." The female lord gracefully picked up the teacup and took a sip. There was a little agreement and curiosity in his beautiful eyes, "What kind of technology is that makes you pay so much attention to it."
"The magic pulse cannon from the Naserel Empire era." Brian said with a smile, "If my wizard tower has this magical technology, it would be better to worry about whether it is the orc army or the ghost army."
"It's just that this kind of defensive weapon was once supported by the Miser energy nuclear power that could function normally." He said helplessly, "This means that it cannot be widely popularized."
"It's okay." The female lord felt relieved of the teacup and showed a soft smile. "If I expected it was not bad, only your wizard tower could be equipped with such a weapon. If there were any difficulties, just ask. As your immediate boss, I will fully support your work."
"Then I'll say it straight." After being guessed, Brian stopped hesitating.
"The main material of the magic pulse cannon is Mithril, and only Mithril can withstand the radiation of this devastating energy. So, I need a large amount of Mithril, the more the better."
"No problem." Mycella said indifferently, "I will send you all the extra mitral silver from Arabia. Although there are not many mitral silvers, it is still more than enough to make more than a dozen pairs of full-body armor."
"Thank you for your generosity." Brian smiled and quipped, "But I'm curious, are these mitr silvers free? Or are they required to pay in installments?"
"Record the account for the time being." The female lord was stunned when asked, then smiled and said quickly with a stern face.
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After refusing to have dinner with the female lord, Brian hurriedly returned to his wizard tower and buried himself in the mountainous study.
Although he ended a pleasant conversation with the female lord and used his confidence to help her calm her worries, in fact, it was not as easy as he said in his words.
Zariel's devil servant cooperated with the Dragon Berbery in advance, making him realize that he must not follow the previous storyline, and he must prepare and consider it more often.
After all, the current situation has indeed reached a point for him that it is enough to destroy the Kingdom of Cormier.
After thinking for a while, he decided to send someone to send the tokens he obtained from the small world and letters he wrote in person to Halua, the magic kingdom in the southernmost part of the continent, and handed them to the elders' council.
His original plan was to wait until his strength was improved to the legendary realm, and then go to the Kingdom of Harua in person to gain a position as the elders' council, and eventually become his leader.
However, with the advancement of many major events, he knew that he might not have so much time to develop with peace of mind, and if he was not careful, he might fall into a place of terror.
He must prepare more backups for himself.
If this plan is successful, he will be able to obtain assistance from a group of spellcasters from the Kingdom of Halua, so that he will be much more at ease in the face of various forces.
After sorting out the letters and tokens, he began to think about who would send him to send this letter to him.
Although he has teleportation spells with no distance limit, Haruha is a evasion kingdom, and almost no teleportation array can be directly reached.
When time does not allow, it is impossible for him to go there in person.
In this case, we naturally need to find a trustworthy person.
What made him regret was that Herist was not convenient to meet with him because he needed to integrate the fifth personality, otherwise she could directly teleport him through the Astral Realm.
After determining the right candidate, Brian began to consider the second question.
The dark area will become a place where many demon lords incarnate and descend in the future. There is no doubt that this has become a foregone conclusion and no one can stop it.
He also recently learned from the mouths of the gray dwarfs and the mushroom people that the dark area has become more chaotic than before, so chaotic that at least three Drow families in ancient Orence were completely destroyed.
He had promised the god of the mushroom man to protect the mushroom people in the dull woodland and not to be destroyed in the waves of demons.
He never forgot these promises.
Moreover, as the abyss demons continue to rage the dark areas and cannot be satisfied, the Kingdom of Cormier on the surface becomes the first choice for the demons.
Brian must find a way to arrange manpower in the dark area in advance to welcome the wave of the abyss demons.
In this way, he would need to divide his troops into a dark area.
This is a very headache for him, because it is really difficult to find a suitable candidate based on his current strength alone.
"That's all." Finally, he sighed and made a forced choice in his heart.
"Brian, have you agreed to the terms I have given you?"
At this moment, a gentle and beautiful voice sounded with a slightly sexy voice.
Even if Brian doesn't look up, he knows who the speaker is.
Obviously, she is good at choosing time and only appears and speaks when she has finished thinking about all the questions.
"What conditions?" he asked in a pretentious manner.
After saying that, he subconsciously looked over.
Immediately afterwards, the scene inside his sight made him stunned.
The phantom of Ms. Polaris was sitting high on a pile of books, and her two white calves were swaying in front of her.
The most important thing is that the hem of her robe is not very long, and if she continues to sway like this, it is only a matter of time before she exposes.
Although it is just a translucent phantom, which is invisible and intangible, it gives people an extraordinary temptation.
"As an elder, I think you should pay attention to your image." Brian looked up and realized that the Polaris Lady at this moment had turned into a girl who was thirteen or fourteen years old.
"Although the Wizard Tower has sufficient energy, it is not something that makes you so squander." He said helplessly.
"Puchi!"
The North Star lady smiled. When she smiled, her eyes were curved, like the bright moon.
"I just want you to see what I look like in every age group." She asked with a smile, "Brian, which age group do you think I am the most beautiful."
"In my later years." Brian sorted out the messy books and said without hesitation:
"You are ominous in your later years, in a trance, in a slack skin, and in old age. As a great arcane in the Naserel era, you are completely worthy of calling you a great-great-great-great-grandmother."
"You still mention that this hurdle cannot be overcome, right?" Ms. Polaris glared at Brian angrily, waved his hand angrily and slapped him. Her white and tender little hand "passed through" his head.
Brian seemed to have become accustomed to her actions and did not care.
"My little master, have you considered my proposal?" She put away her playful expression, and with a thought, she turned into a mature young woman again.
"You have to understand that tower spirits are the top artificial intelligence. They are responsible for the integrated operation of the wizard tower, integrating terminal operations, data records, combat command, experimental assistants, etc. Once upon a time, my floating city created 8 tower spirit components."
"Aren't you Taling?" Brian looked up at her and asked, "Can't you do these things?"
"Of course it can be done." Ms. Polaris said, "I just suggest you do a few more. In this way, it will be a great improvement for the entire Wizard Tower."
"In my opinion, you just want to be lazy." Brian saw through her thoughts, "Okay, then I will allow you to make two more tower spirits to serve as assistants for you."
To make a tower spirit, in addition to mastering the essential alchemy knowledge, you also need a powerful soul as the core. The quality of the soul crystal determines how high the upper limit of a tower spirit is.
Generally speaking, only the kind of soul that has reached the legendary realm during his lifetime is the best material for making tower spirits.
As for those below the legend, there is a high probability that they will crash during the production process, or the functions will not be so complete after production.
This is why Brian hasn't agreed for a long time.
Obviously, he did not have enough soul crystals in his hands.
"That's right." Ms. Polaris floated to Brian and showed a cunning smile. "Actually, I knew you had three earth element soul crystals of good quality in your hands, and I also knew what you planned to use them for."
"Tell you the truth." She changed her mind and said earnestly:
"The role of the Essence Gold Golem and the Mithril Golem is not as great as you imagined. With your current strength, the cost-effectiveness of a Essence Gold Golem is the highest, but it is different to have two tower spirits. Under my training, one of them is responsible for the combat system of the Wizard Tower for you, and the other serves as an experimental assistant, database, and terminal computing for you, which is still extremely critical."
"Then you can leisurely slacking off fish in my wizard tower, right?" Brian was moved by her, but he still didn't forget to tease him.
"I already have the sense of autonomy, so I will not work for you in accordance with the rules like an ordinary magic weapon." Ms. Polaris said indifferently.
Brian did not refute because what she said was not unreasonable.
"Then you will make these two tower spirits." He took out two earth-yellow earth element soul crystals and said to her, "Also, I have already collected the materials for the magic pulse cannon. After the tower spirit is finished, you can start to arrange it."
"I need to stay in seclusion for a while and digest something."
He took out the color-resistant scroll he had obtained from the female lord and reminded Ms. Polaris: "Nothing is important, try not to disturb me."
Chapter completed!