Above The Sky
Chapter 695 - 695 622 The Fierce Sunlight Reveals Everything First Update 5200_2

695: Chapter 622: The Fierce Sunlight Reveals Everything (First Update, 5200)_2 695: Chapter 622: The Fierce Sunlight Reveals Everything (First Update, 5200)_2 With just a simple potato, Ian could concoct four or five dishes with vastly different flavors, all delicious…

This incredible transformation was akin to alchemy!

And every time, Ian would tell him that an alchemist who was no good at swordsmanship was no good as a chef.

As a knight who was adept in alchemy, it was only natural that he could cook.

——Nonsense!

Even Yisen Gard would mock Ian saying, “Aren’t I an alchemist too?

Don’t I know swordsmanship?

Why can’t I cook?!”

“Is your swordsmanship as good as mine?”

With that simple counter-question from Ian, Yisen Gard immediately recalled the feeling of being easily overpowered during their sparring, left with no ground to argue.

This afternoon, Yisen Gard had accompanied Master Gossay to the Upper City District for several meetings and was planning to continue working on the armor suit’s improvements with Ian in the evening.

Honestly, the two weeks he had spent collaborating with Ian on the development of the armor suit could be said to be the fastest Yisen Gard had progressed in inscriptions and combat potions.

Ian was never stingy with sharing knowledge.

He would always simplify the most complex subjects for Yisen Gard’s benefit, and being an elite alchemist himself, Yisen Gard’s insights had been extremely beneficial to Ian, especially the Ellen Family’s experience with armor suits, which had left a big impression on him.

It even gave him a whole new inspiration.

——As opposed to armor suits which served just as weapons, Aether Armaments meant for comparison studies might not need a completely metallic structure…

Half metal, half armor suit might be quite good, wouldn’t it?

Or perhaps cloaking the armor suit with another layer, that didn’t sound too bad either?

“Duke Sorin’s advance to the Fifth Energy Level, and him dragging Silvermoon City into the mantle was a big deal indeed,”

While snacking after dinner, Ian exchanged intel with Yisen Gard, the blonde youth explaining with difficulty, “My father is also coming…

He doesn’t want to see me, and I don’t want to see him…

even if I wanted to get information about His Majesty Akseir’s plans from him, it cannot be done in the Imperial Capital.”

“I’m planning to go out with my teacher and attend an alchemy conference in Icewind Valley, to hide away for a while.”

“Ian, would you like to go too?

Or will you stay in the Imperial Capital?” Yisen Gard invited.

“I’ll see later,” Ian replied noncommittally, curious about the matter after hearing that Marquis Ellen would also be coming to the Imperial Capital, “So many great nobles are gathering in the Imperial Capital, what exactly are they planning to do?

But you’re right, even if we want to understand the Guardian’s thoughts, we can’t do it in the Imperial Capital, it’s like plotting right under someone’s nose.”

“Probably a coordination meeting before a full-scale war.

That’s what the teacher said,”

Yisen Gard shook his head slightly; his power wasn’t high enough to get involved in such matters, “However, as far as I know, all the princes and princesses with succession rights have returned this time.

Even without Duke Sorin’s incident, it seems something big is bound to happen.”

“The royal family?

Could it be…”

Ian raised an eyebrow, considering a possibility, “Is it about the appointment of a successor?”

“How could it be?”

Even Yisen Gard, a political novice, knew it was unlikely and shook his head, finishing off the last piece of potato cheese, “Considering the Fifth Energy Level, The King is still young.

Moreover, according to tradition, the succession goes to the strongest; appointing a successor is pointless.

Only in places like Yanjiang, where The King isn’t the ultimate ruler, does appointing a successor make sense.”

That was true indeed.

Ian thought for a moment, feeling he might be constrained by Earth’s way of thinking.

In Terra, what good was an appointment without sufficient power?

Ultimately, one would have to step down obediently, as the order brought by primogeniture was nowhere as stable as the order enforced by the powerful.

Nevertheless, these matters had nothing to do with him or Yisen Gard, especially since the latter was planning to leave the Imperial Capital for a while.

——Let’s check the fortune.

With this in mind, Ian’s eyes lit up with a cyan phosphorescence, and he looked at Yisen Gard, who, accustomed to Ian’s sudden use of Spirit Energy Observation, happily continued eating his late-night snack.

In the Foresight View, Yisen Gard was still a deep blue.

His strength had indeed improved recently, and sparring with Ian had further enhanced his combat abilities, but growth in the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon wasn’t so rapid.

He would need some time to achieve the Second Energy Level.

Besides, Yisen Gard’s future fortune was…

decent.

But Ian noticed that his friend’s fortune was actually on a downward trend.

This was not a good sign.

——Why the decline?

Ian was puzzled, but after careful thought, indeed, leaving the Imperial Capital was like leaving the center of the academic circle, unable to access the most critical information firsthand.

The decline might be justifiable.

He decided to remind Yisen later to be mindful of this matter.

Then he turned his head to look at Hua’an and Frost Butterfly.

Since the Foresight View was already activated, he might as well check on them too.

Then, he almost slapped the table and stood up.

Ian did not actually stand up, his expression did not even change, but his heart was already in turmoil.

Because what was reflected in his eyes was pure darkness.

Constructed of the most intense scarlet and the deepest dark, like tangible despair, it was the color of death.

——How can this be?!

Ian’s anomaly wasn’t noticed by everyone, as Hua’an was busy introducing the difference between walnuts and almonds to Frost Butterfly, who clearly preferred the taste of almonds…

The two fae appeared carefree and untroubled, a true reflection of their nature.