novelraw Chapter 671: That Game
Chapter 671: That Game
"Are you talking about Chief Steward Heidelin? Please come this way, she should be resting at her residence right now right?"
The Wutong Tree above was still immersed within the joy of the Cardinal experiment succeeding. Fisher also hadn't seen what the finished Cardinal actually was like. But he had already told Valentiina Turan the situation in Naris first. She expressed later letting Fisher and the Six Tribes' leaders meet together to discuss matters afterwards. Schwalie's delegation would also participate.
But during the meeting preparation period, Fisher still prepared to first go take a look at the matters Eimhart mentioned regarding Helaire.
He found a Cangniao-zhong guard of Valentiina Turan's, letting her lead himself heading to Heidelin's residence. Incidentally along the way Fisher could still inquire a bit regarding matters of Heidelin.
"Has Heidelin always been at the Wutong Tree recently?"
"More than recently, seemingly during the time Lord Phoenix was sleeping she had always been helping the leaders rebuild the Wutong Tree. Moreover Lord Phoenix trusts her very much, internal affairs are all managed by Chief Steward Heidelin."
"Like this..."
Which is to say, Heidelin had always been at the Wutong Tree since four and a half years ago. Back then when he descended the snowy mountain from the Wutong Tree it was relying on the Slime Species' teleportation, also didn't know what exactly the situation inside the Snow Fox-kin settlement was like.
Actually if it wasn't for Eimhart saying he personally witnessed Heidelin turning into Helaire, Heidelin's tracks were extremely reasonable. This was also why the people of Wutong Tree including Valentiina Turan had never felt it bizarre.
Thinking up to here, Fisher couldn't help but look towards the Eimhart with a face full of nervousness on his shoulder, asking him."Are you certain you didn't see wrong back then?"
Eimhart hearing this widened his eyes, angered to the point of almost jumping up.
"You doubt me? Even if I died it's impossible for me to see the appearance of that heaven-slaying one wrong. Not to mention at that time she even crushed the sigil of Eliog on your body right before me stamping her own, this should not be fake anymore right?!"
"Stamped at that time? Wait, then why have you never told me?"
Facing Fisher's questioning, Eimhart shivered realizing his own slip of the tongue. Then with an evasive gaze incidentally guiltily defended.
"That... that at that time was all to blame Baimon ah! She wouldn't let me tell you, otherwise... otherwise imminent disaster would befall us all ah! I did this exactly to protect you ah, Fisher. I am absolutely not because exactly like her wanting to see what exactly would occur when you are discovered by Eliog having Baimon's sigil stamped upon your body ya!"
Good good good, explaining like this right?
Fisher's complexion turned black. This fellow not only hid it from himself before Raphaela and Jasmine met, even the sigil upon his own body being swapped by Helaire also didn't tell himself, exactly waiting for the scene of fierce conflict to explode upon his own body.
"Arrived, this is exactly the place."
The Cangniao-zhong guard in front familiarly brought Fisher before a room. The room even hung a doorplate, inscribed "Heidelin". Behind exactly identical to Valentiina Turan, didn't bear the surname of the Turan Family anymore.
"Thump thump thump"
"Chief Steward Heidelin, there is a guest looking for you."
The guard knocked on the door several times, but inside was yet extremely quiet, no response at all.
"Strange, could it be the Chief Steward is still outside ma. Today's breakfast is even still placed outside not brought inside to eat."
Fisher and the guilty Eimhart beside exchanged a glance. Closely following arriving before the door, softly opening the mouth saying.
"We'll know entering inside taking a look."
"This... alright ba."
The Cangniao-zhong guard had some hesitating to speak, but the moment thinking of his relationship with Lord Phoenix, then also didn't say anything more.
Fisher twisted the handle for a bit, feeling the door bolt was locked. He lightly exerted strength then completely dismantled the entire door, making the guard behind watch until dumbfounded.
Eimhart flew up hiding behind his back, cautiously poking out one eye. Watching Fisher destroy the room door and push it open, revealing the clean and tidy bedroom inside.
"No one?"
"What, is Chief Steward Heidelin not here ma? This won't do, I must quickly return reporting to Lord Phoenix, she seemingly hasn't shown her face since yesterday."
The Cangniao-zhong behind looking at the completely empty room expression instantly panicked up. After all Heidelin was also a leadership figure of the Wutong Tree, disappearing without a sound like this is indeed a major matter.
The Cangniao-zhong flapped her wings hurriedly flying away. While that Eimhart hiding behind Fisher's head even more cockily flew back, exactly like saying "Say it! Is there a ghost?!"
Fisher didn't pay attention to him, merely frowning walking into this room that looked like it hadn't left any traces behind.
Heidelin's Chief Steward robe was still neatly hung upon the clothes rack beside. Within the room yet didn't leave a single bit of scent behind, even with Fisher's nose enhanced by Life Chaos also didn't smell anything at all.
But precisely within Fisher's peripheral vision, he yet suddenly saw a piece of white letter paper placed upon the table at the head of the bed.
Fisher rapidly walked over picking up the letter paper. Above a line of elaborate Naris text wrote.
"Fisher personally open."
"Aiya, you quickly don't look, don't look, inside is definitely whatever defense of hers ah. All are excuses, fake, absolutely don't believe!!"
Eimhart was extremely far away from that letter paper, exactly like that letter paper was poisonous.
Fisher was silent for a moment, still unfolding the letter paper, revealing the letter content inside that merely only had two sentences.
"Darling, don't forget that game we agreed upon previously oh."
"[One price, three rewards]..."
"Helaire who loves you~"
Fisher retracted his gaze, expressionlessly crumpling the letter paper into a ball.
Helaire, had not been sealed, Heidelin truly was her.
That game she mentioned...
One price, three rewards... what exactly does it correspond to?
He still remembered before returning to the present at the Sanctuary, three fingers on Helaire's hand put down two. Seemingly indicating two rewards had already been fulfilled. But what exactly were the two rewards fulfilled at that time?
Could it be her body?
Doesn't seem like it.
Speaking truthfully, even if doing that kind of matter with people of the Sardin Woman's Country like Alajina Fisher wouldn't produce a feeling of suffering a loss within his heart. Only when completely defenseless before Helaire would he feel like this.
Moreover subconsciously, Fisher also felt she wouldn't use this kind of childish plaything as a reward.
Intuition told him, although what Helaire stated was a "game", but this was absolutely not any minor squabble matter.
Then, what exactly were those two bestowals in the end ne?
Just precisely when Fisher was frowning bitterly pondering, a bright moonlight yet suddenly crashed into his brain.
"Mother Goddess?"
"Mother Goddess? What Mother Goddess? Renee ma? Right ah, you quickly go find Renee ah. First let Renee execute Baimon, giving her a bit of a lesson, then..."
"Eimhart, you don't speak first, let me think..."
He suddenly remembered, that "Mother Goddess" that suddenly appeared within the Spirit World when he was leaving the Sanctuary, that Authority that inexplicably appeared within the Spirit World, as well as the numerous clues of items bestowed by the Demi-Human Completion Handbook in the past.
The Mother Goddess doesn't know why she came to this world. She also seemingly didn't possess the mission of invading this world, instead even helped the humans within the world during the Mythic War, and right now even more cooperating with the gods to combat Chaos.
Suppose, suppose the Mother Goddess, as well as the [Infinity] Authority she represented was exactly one reward mentioned by Helaire ne?
If even an Authority that the gods couldn't contend against could merely act as a single reward, then what was the other fulfilled reward, what was that price needing to be paid ne?
And was the Helaire who proposed this game truly just an Angel or Demon God ma?
Fisher, what exactly did you sleep with previously ah?
Fisher while asking his own conscience like this, a layer of fine cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Everyone, over at Naris there is news again. Empress Elizabeth's marriage has already been finalized, Prince Consort identity confirmed as the disciple of the Century Grand Mage Helson, Fischer Benavides..."
Within the grand hall where the Phoenix Throne was located previously right now had already sat full of people. Besides the gigantic throne where Phoenix Valentiina Turan sat, the left and right sides of the round table below what sat could be said to be distinct as Jing and Wei Rivers.
The left side were the various patriarch representatives of the Snow Mountain Six Tribes, also the native forces of the Wutong Tree. Heidelin's seat was vacant, the previous Cangniao-zhong seemingly had already told the news to Valentiina Turan.
And the right side then sat Alajina, Pakhz and Aoxi as well as the later forces on the Iceberg Queen Ship. Worth mentioning is, as an ordinary crew member Isabel could always participate in this kind of Wutong Tree high-level meeting, exactly because of her special identity.
The several years of experiential training experience upon the ship was displayed exquisitely within the few months of practice within the Wutong Tree. Don't know if that Godlin bloodline similar to Elizabeth within her body was activated. In short, her insight in certain aspects had already no longer been as immature as in the past.
Currently doing the report is the patriarch of the Snow Fox-kin Dar, Schwalie's emissary as well as the Lord of Fate hugging Alicia attending the hearing below the round table.
"Because of the special relationship between Lady Valentiina Turan and Mr. Fisher, the Golden Palace within the press conference this morning specially responded to the questions of Sardin Woman's Country reporters. Explaining Mr. Fisher's background as well as denying his... rumors of having intimate relationships with females of other nations."
"Ga zhi."
Outside the meeting room at this moment, the burdened with many worries Fisher had already returned bringing Eimhart. Under the guidance of the guards fulfilled Valentiina Turan's instructions, at the first moment bringing him to the meeting site to discuss important matters.
Just pushing the door open, Dar's words completely happened to be spoken to the end. Thus, everyone present all looked towards the Mr. Fischer Benavides who pushed the door entering.
That group of people's gazes, making Fisher look inevitably having his heart somewhat frightened.
"..."
Dar's report came to an abrupt end, adorably blinking his eyes towards Fisher, don't mention how comical it was.
"Cough cough... Everyone, exactly Fischer returning from afar was also in order to convey intel regarding Naris. Wait for Patriarch Dar to share the known intel with everyone, then let Fisher explain for everyone. Quickly take a seat ba, Fisher."
Valentiina Turan lightly coughed a sound. She who just learned of Heidelin's matter her mood was obviously bad. Yet still maintaining the majesty of the Phoenix, letting her husband take the seat of honor.
Thus, Fisher then sat upon the position Heidelin vacated, exactly opposite Alajina.
The several people before him besides Alajina all looked towards him, seemingly previously still not knowing he had returned.
Aoxi still had no difference from previously, still completely draping half her face under the cover of the cloak. She was already adult, during the four and a half years' time she would also no longer grow taller, merely bending her eyebrows greeting Fisher.
Rather Pakhz, clearly fifty-something years old, should be even more senile than previously. The result was a glowing ruddy complexion on the face, not even having a few more wrinkles, truly making Fisher surprised.
As for Isabel...
Looking at her short blonde hair, sturdy physique, the skin on the face slightly a bit coarse yet exceptionally healthy. A pair of golden pupils bright and piercing, truly full of wildness exactly like a small leopard. Fisher almost didn't recognize her.
"And besides this, the Golden Palace, Sardin Woman's Country also published a cooperation statement, signing a contract for future long-term cooperation... At the press conference, the Golden Palace again responded to the 'rumor that this move by the Golden Palace is to retaliate against females having an affair with the Prince Consort' raised by Sardin Woman's Country reporters. And expressed 'the wanted circular targeting Mr. Fisher in the past was in order to protect domestic talents', 'that Phoenix has no involvement with the future Prince Consort of Naris'."
"..."
The other participating leaders present after Dar finished reading this section, again silently entirely looked towards Fisher. Making him who was still pondering matters regarding Helaire doubtfully raise his head up.
"The content regarding the Northern Border is extremely scarce, even to the point of not mentioning Miss Alajina as well as Miss Isabel whom the Golden Palace previously heavily emphasized. The remaining many pieces of news yet suddenly associate with the Southern Continent that we had originally deemed as abandoned, or said, associated with the Red Dragon Court of the Southern Continent. These few days Naris released exceptionally many sanction projects regarding the Red Dragon Court, and claimed wanting to help the Green Dragon Court continue resisting the Red Dragon Court, will provide any possible assistance."
"At the same time, the Golden Palace also defined the Red Dragon Court of the Southern Continent. Claiming they are 'terrorists destroying peace', the Red Dragon Court headed by the Red Dragon King Raphaela, Priest Jasmine will inevitably suffer Naris' settling of accounts. But exactly in the afternoon of that day, Schwalie's Giant Snake Publishing House then claimed to have grasped the critical evidence of 'the Empress's operation purpose'. According to Prince Lausanne's description, the Priest within the Red Dragon Court had once studied further in Naris, and is inextricably linked with Mr. Fisher who was a professor at Saint-Nazareth University at the time...
"This triggered intense dissatisfaction within Naris' society, and deemed the Red Dragon Court as 'chimpanzees stealing civilization', expressing intense support and backing for the sanction decisions the Empress Elizabeth made. Naris responded this morning to the matters of Prince Lausanne and that Red Dragon Court Priest. Denied the Dragon Court Priest having an affair with the future Prince Consort, yet didn't deny the matter of Jasmine having never studied further in Naris. Even indicated the defeated 'First Pioneer' had once colluded with Demi-humans related to Priest Jasmine, betraying Naris."
Just finished speaking, the gazes of all other people beside him couldn't help but fall upon Fisher's body again.
Valentiina Turan and Alajina were even more like unable to listen on, surprisingly with cold faces simultaneously opening the mouth.
"Simply a pack of lies!"
"Utter nonsense!"
"..."
Valentiina Turan and Alajina simultaneously blanked, both looking towards the other party.
This not saying it was fine, saying it made the entire meeting site even quieter, as if a dropping pin could be heard.
No, Patriarch Dar, do you and I have some animosity or some grudge ma? Or is it said this fellow of yours was also infected by Eimhart?
You reading news is just reading news, what meaning is there always reading the content of this kind of gossip news? Is there any guiding significance to the future actions of the Wutong Tree ma? Right or not, seemingly there truly is!
Fisher very quickly then realized, Naris' current public opinion was sharper than before.
The Golden Palace manipulated by Elizabeth almost concurrently issued declarations of war against all forces related to the World-Ending Prophecy. This triggered Fisher's vigilance.
Why did Elizabeth suddenly abnormally mention the Priest within the Red Dragon Court, having to know, this was entirely unprecedented in the past.
Don't forget, back then he was regressing at the region of the Green Dragon Court. He learned the propaganda of Naris there, it was uniformly about Raphaela, absolutely not mentioning that so-called "Priest Jasmine".
Otherwise think about it, if Naris mentioned Fisher could it be he would completely defenseless follow Raphaela back directly bumping into Jasmine, then falling into a scene of fierce conflict ma?
Then why mentioned it again now?
Could it be because Jasmine being extremely conspicuous during the war resisting Barbatos previously was noticed by the Human Allied Army? But she clearly entered the Demon Dynasty together with himself ah, didn't even show her face on the frontal battlefield...
This is a signal.
In front is falsely reporting his own self continuing to marry her in the Golden Palace, behind is mentioning the matters of Blake and Muxi again. The two matters combined forming a set of combination punches, it's very difficult for Jasmine not to take the bait.
Elizabeth wants Jasmine to go to Naris, which is to say, Jasmine relates to the future plan of accomplishing the Trinity of Death.
Right, this also coincidentally corresponds to the second line of the World-Ending Prophecy. Originally Jasmine as the mysterious Son of the Sea was related to this line of the World-Ending Prophecy. But regarding how it is specifically related is also completely unknown.
Fisher whose pupils instantly understood Elizabeth's plan abruptly lifted up. He couldn't even be bothered to haggle over Dar's words beside him. He hurriedly turned his head seriously looking towards the Valentiina Turan on the stage, giving her a look.
She slightly blanked, realizing Fisher had some things to say, then lifting her hand up, speaking full of majesty.
"Alright, Patriarch Dar, thanking your report. We have already roughly understood the matters concerning the Cardinal experiment and the matters concerning Naris. And Fisher also has some intel to share with us..."
This time, the gazes of the big guys again looked towards himself. Fisher then stood his body up, softly opening the mouth saying.
"The Flame of the Soul will first ignite, burning to silence all of the world with the flames of war."
"Twisted Life will raise gigantic waves, erasing the Rules living creatures rely on for survival."
"From within the Barrier the False God will make the remnants of the thieving bandits have nowhere to hide, no home to return to."
"The unable to be eliminated, fallacy of yours will use song to compose the Epitaph for you..."
This sentence by sentence of simple vocabulary echoed and collided within the space. Exactly like twisting within the rope knot of Destiny, awakening a kind of absolutely unprecedented fear engraved within the Soul.
Valentiina Turan opened her mouth, the Mana Circuits upon her body also couldn't help but light up. While the Peach Blossom upon the hair knot behind her head even more uncontrollably grew out, extremely uncomfortably drooping down.
The Lord of Fate closed her eyes. The others also successively swallowed a mouthful of saliva, yet no matter what couldn't dispel that kind of vicious chill upon the body.
Beside him, the gigantic Slime patriarch Barion didn't even hold the pacifier in his mouth anymore. His baby-like face was extremely serious, looking towards that standing up Fisher asking.
"Mr. Fisher, what exactly are these you said..."
Fisher turned his head back looking towards Barion, again looking towards everyone present.
"This is a segment of the World-Ending Prophecy, also the matter Elizabeth and Naris are currently doing."
(End of this chapter)