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Chapter 279 - 77 Pre-departure Review

Chapter 279: Chapter 77 Pre-departure Review

The Wolf Family had finally begun their journey back home.

Everyone thought they would return to their country a few days later, but those folks unexpectedly dragged their stay out in the Weisbach Palace until October—raising the likelihood that they were plotting some sort of conspiracy.

During this time, many things had happened. For instance, the Richartnal Knights had departed, reportedly invited by the Luxembourg family, the rulers of the Bohemian Duchy, to quell the constantly rebellious Hussite factions.

For example, Eleanor and Sigrdrifa had finally adapted to the Power Armor. Eleanor had already mastered the moves of Sword and Shield Flow and Spear Shield Flow and was learning the most difficult and profound Reed Style (right hand with gun, left hand with sword), while Sigrdrifa had also become stylish and skillful with her Arm Slash technique and the skill of disarming an opponent barehanded.

For instance, Hood the lad had finally gotten married—all members of The Azure Longsword had attended his wedding. The once dapper young man seemed to have matured at the wedding scene, and he appeared to be starting to grow a beard.

Is settling down really a man’s catalyst to maturity?

After the Magic Potion had fully digested, Miel consumed "Luck II" again, thus also stepping into the ranks of "Lv.6." "Luck II" increased her ability to regulate luck, allowing her to manipulate not only her own luck but also that of her opponents.

Of course, such manipulation still followed the law of European-African Conservation, similar to forcibly lowering an enemy’s luck value, causing them to encounter misfortune and "major failures" consecutively in battle. Then, after this period, the opponent’s life would be filled with all sorts of unexpected lucky surprises—the kind where one might find money simply walking down the street.

However, if the enemy were killed during the period of bad luck, there would be no aftermath to speak of, just as Aske said, even if luck conserved, the difference between controllable and uncontrollable was as vast as the heavens and the earth.

Sigrdrifa took the last bottle of "Thunder II," thereby catching up with Aske and entering Lv.7. "Thunder II" expanded the range of her voltage discharge, so now, without direct contact with the enemy, anyone approaching her body would encounter the so-called "step voltage" and suffer electrical damage.

This one had Power Armor and had mastered the level II abilities of Frost and Thunder, so lately, she had been quite unrestrained. During practice, she liked to wrap herself in a thick layer of cold air and electric arcs, then, wearing the Power Armor, she would walk around muttering some "Giant language," pretending to be a Titan striding across the ancient icy plains.

That was until Aske tripled her training schedule under the guise of "helping her vent excess energy."

On the day before departure, Eleanor approached Aske with a worried face and asked him,

"Squad Leader, how does one gain recognition from others?"

"Get stronger," Aske answered.

"That’s really a response you would give," Eleanor said with a wry smile.

Aske looked at her indifferently and asked, "Rejected by your father?"

"Mhm," Eleanor said. "I asked my father if he could grant me a fief."

"It doesn’t need to be big, just something like your Berg Village would be good."

"Why can you become a lord, but I can’t?" she said, quite dejectedly, "Is it just because I’m a woman?"

"It’s not that, it’s just because you’re not strong enough," Aske said.

"How strong do I need to be?" Eleanor asked.

"Not much, about my level should do," Aske said.

Eleanor: ......

"Don’t joke," she said.

"So why set limits for yourself?" Aske asked, puzzled, "Why do you feel like you can never reach my heights?"

Eleanor blinked and looked at him.

"You have the potential to get stronger," Aske said. "It’s something I confirmed after a few days of sparring in the underground arena at Constantinople, or else I wouldn’t have recruited you into my team."

"Don’t think my current strength is unattainable for you. You should see me as your role model, your motivation to chase, even your target to surpass."

"If I truly surpass you, Squad Leader, wouldn’t you feel upset?" Eleanor asked with a twirl in her eye and a smile.

"No, I would only feel relieved," Aske said. "No matter how strong you become, it can’t change the fact that I brought you up."

Eleanor paused for a moment, taken aback, then smiled.

The disheartening and dejected mood she had felt from being rejected by her father had now vanished completely, as if the clouds had parted to let the sunshine through.

She realized the Squad Leader had an uncanny ability to paint a rosy picture, always able to appear like a savior descending from the heavens whenever someone hit rock bottom, and then say:

"Your problem isn’t really a problem. Come on, just get stronger."

Yes, just get stronger.

Strong enough that nobody can ignore you.

Suddenly, Eleanor felt that her obsession with becoming a Lord wasn’t so strong anymore—because she had found another path to "gain her father’s recognition."

While she was lost in thought, Thira suddenly teleported to Fire Island.

"The Wolf Family’s diplomatic delegation is about to set out," she reminded.

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"Name?"

"Richard Lenchet."

"Position?"

"Knight Squire, responsible for protecting Viscount Heinrich."

"Do you have any conspiracies to harm the Weisbach Family?"

The one being interrogated flickered his gaze and shook his head determinedly:

"No."

Under the guise of "security checks," the members of the Cangqing Sword Mercenaries, prior to the delegation’s departure, gathered all their members and began interrogating each person in the team.

In response, Viscount Heinrich issued a strong diplomatic protest, to which the Weisbach Family replied simply.

Due to the increasingly intense risk of Hussite insurrections within the country, the Bavarian Duchy was unable to spare enough guards to form an escort team and had to outsource the task of escorting the Wolf Family’s diplomatic group to the Cangqing Sword Mercenary Corps.

As for how the Cangqing Sword Mercenaries chose to handle things cautiously, that was their own business; as long as they fulfilled the contract and escorted the Wolf Family’s delegation back to their own country.

Heinrich, powerless against such a shameless tactic and having personally witnessed the prowess of the Cangqing Sword Mercenaries in the arena, had no choice but to let his people undergo the interrogation.

Thira sat at a temporarily set up desk, continuing the interrogation with the individual in front of her. Mia stood behind her, roughly determining whether the subject was a Transcendent with the "Weakness" ability, while Nora and Medea stood to the left and right, using the Mind Reading Ability to dig into the surface thoughts of the person.

After each interrogation, the four women would quickly hold a small meeting with Aske.

"Fewer weaknesses, likely to be a Transcendent of the Physical Department," Mia said. "Not a high level."

"From what we can gather, this Knight Squire has guessed that there is a conspiracy within the delegation," Medea mused.

"But he himself is not aware of it," Nora added. "And, he also holds a sense of resistance and wariness towards other members, as if he fears becoming a victim of the conspiracy."

"Mm," Aske looked at Thira making notes, "Continue the investigation."