Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 262 Intelligence Department

"Your Highness, the latest news from Rhea Lucalia has arrived."

"Read it."

"Yes -" the attendant unfolded the letter in his hand and reported: "Since the beginning of the sixteenth-finals, the three His Highnesses of Kallia have each defeated two opponents in two rounds to advance to the quarterfinals. Among them, His Highness Latarn won the first place. In the first round, he broke the record for the shortest fighting time in this duel competition, defeating the high-level mage Oga from Haimo Classroom in just one minute and twelve seconds, and in the second round, he refreshed his own record to forty-seven seconds."

"According to the analysis of our intelligence personnel in the academy, in recent days, there has been a significant change in the attitudes of various participating forces towards the Kaliya royal family, such as the Rodel Secret Arts Association, the Twelve Seats Federation of Galid, the Morning Star Society, etc. Many organizations have declined recent private gatherings arranged by the college and have shown hesitation in collaborating on other broader projects."

"In turn, there have been countless private invitations to the three Highnesses of Kallia in recent days, and the Kallia Royal Chamber of Commerce headed by His Highness Racade has also received dozens of major orders in the magic field."

"It's just that since the start of the duel competition, the three His Highnesses have unanimously changed their previous friendly attitude. His Highnesses Racade and Lani have never received any private visits from any organization or individual. Only His Highness Latarn has come forward. We organized two gatherings with the academy and Celia Magic Town, and screened out all irrelevant people during the process, so we have no way of knowing what they talked about."

"It doesn't matter what we talked about -" Godwin put down his quill and smiled slightly, "At least we can know that they did a good job and Kallia's basic purpose has been achieved."

The attendant was startled, but after thinking for a moment, he understood what his master meant. He then showed some hesitation on his face and said, "Your Highness, the current development of the situation may not be a good thing for us."

This time, it was Godwin's turn to be silent.

He closed the official document in front of him, took out another dozens of pages of memorials from the drawer, turned to the unfinished area last time, and continued to write something.

After a moment, the attendant heard him sigh softly.

"That's a good thing, Widam." He said without any refutation.

"As a member of the mortal world, when we focus all our vigilance and hostility on the same kind of people who also have the blood of mortals, it is a ridiculous move that even ants would disdain to do - not to mention, we don't want to become ants. existence."

"Maybe you can't understand it today, but I still hope that you in the future can understand that whether it is the Kalians or the ancient dragons, or even the descendants of the Ancient Storm Dynasty, the Eternal City, the Ude Dynasty and the Tibiya Pseudo Dynasty, they are all us An irreplaceable and precious ally.”

"If you look at the long river of time from a high enough perspective, the disputes and contradictions in your eyes are just trivial matters, and the real dangers exist higher, further, and more difficult to detect."

"Therefore, I am pleased with their progress," he said softly. "On the road to perfecting the law, with every additional force like this, we have one more chance of success."

The personal guard named Weidam calmed down and thought about it for a long time, and finally took a breath and said: "I have learned a lesson."

Godwin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's continue talking, how is Lucia?"

Weidam noticed that whenever he mentioned the only ancient dragon god in the world, His Highness's expression would show a bit of relaxation and happiness that was quite different from usual.

It has long been an indisputable fact spread throughout the world that His Highness Lucia Sanks, the only heir to the Ancient Dragon Dynasty, has a close personal relationship with His Highness Godwin, the recognized heir to the Golden Dynasty.

Three years ago, after Lucia's completely crushing victory against Greg in Serant Arena, many conspiracy theorists speculated that Godwin would hate the former for compromising the accumulation of the Golden Clan since the time of the late King Godfrey. With the honor so far, not only Lucia himself will become a thorn in the side of the Golden Dynasty, but the relationship between Godwin, the priests of Forsanx and even Fam Azra will also be difficult to recover. However, subsequent developments slapped almost everyone in the face. In the next three years, whether in the ears of outsiders who heard rumors or in the eyes of real insiders, the friendship between the two Highnesses deepened day by day, and even gradually It has developed into a state of intimacy.

On the contrary, Priest Fulthanx, who was once a close friend of Prince Godwin, devoted more and more time and energy to the heavy affairs of Rodel Ancient Dragon Temple, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, began to gradually maintain the relationship with his former close friend. distance between.

What is even more elusive is that no matter how puzzled the outside world is about the relationship between these three big figures, they themselves seem to be accustomed to all this evolution.

Careful people have also captured the figures of the three people gathering in private, but the difference from that time is that Priest Fur no longer stood side by side beside the Golden Prince, but appeared half a step behind Prince Gu Long - the man who once The position belonging to the Priest of Lance.

It was with Godwin's full support that Lucia's military industry in the Golden Dynasty rapidly developed to what it is today. In turn, the rare materials and superb forging technology from Fam Azra also brought Godwin's subordinate Blazing Sun to the forefront. The legion's combat power has increased to unprecedented heights.

"His Royal Highness Lucia's situation is similar to what you expected. There were no twists and turns in the previous two games. Unlike His Highness Latarn, he gave his opponent ample room to show off. After using all his cards and still getting nothing, the opponent was defeated in two rounds. They all felt that they had lost all face and chose to surrender in despair."

Godwin couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and nodded: "It is indeed his style."

"However, it is said that at the request of His Highness Lucia, the academy has arranged the four participating demi-temples in the same half area. Next, His Highness Lucia will face His Highness Lakad, and His Highness Latane will face the other half. Your Highness Lani."

"Who's left in the other half?"

"The two night mages of Celia, Jennings and Roy Heller, Haimo's second professor Yog, and a wild mage named Adura."

"Lucia's magical attainments are already among the best among the demigods, and since he deliberately made this arrangement, he must have some idea of ​​the academy's plan. Based on his relationship with those children, he must be the one in the end. Participate in the finals." Godwin touched his chin and said, "On the other side."

"Your Highness, are you wondering about that wild mage who appeared out of thin air?"

"No - although geniuses are rare, they do exist. No matter what her past background is, as long as she is not a person with evil intentions, she is a blessing to the magic world."

"What I'm worried about is Yug," Godwin frowned and said with a slightly solemn expression, "I've already heard about him. His disappearance caused quite a stir in the Western Continent back then. But since he emerged from a coma, After he regained consciousness, the academy’s reports have been reserved in their evaluation of him.”

Weidam knows that the heads of intelligence departments in various places are the most capable and trustworthy confidants of His Highness. When it comes to the evaluation of people of Yug's level, the intelligence departments have always been cautious to prevent inappropriate behavior. Judgment interferes with His Highness's decision-making.

In the early years, the Academy's Intelligence Department had always had a very high evaluation of Yog. They believed that he was far better than Servais, Miriam and others, and that he was enough to become the top leadership of the Academy in the future. He was also worthy of the Golden Dynasty's full efforts to win over and cultivate. Object.

But after Yug disappeared and returned, without the slightest decline in his personal strength and magical talent, the Intelligence Ministry suddenly adjusted the direction of the assessment, which is enough to show that those "eyes and ears" active on the front line must have discovered many things that are difficult for outsiders to detect. details.

Although Widam is Godwin's personal attendant, he does not have the authority to read intelligence reports at the level of the head of the Intelligence Department. But according to His Highness, the problem with Yog is more than a simple serious injury and disappearance.

(End of this chapter)