Work Prophet
Chapter 91 - 7 Li Yu’s Goal

Chapter 91: Chapter 7 Li Yu’s Goal

Troubled for a long time and causing Miss Rabbit to lose her appetite and sleep, the mysterious insider was finally caught.

However, this led to even more questions.

Who exactly had spent a fortune to hire Jude to disrupt the Arias family, and what was his purpose? What connection did he have with the dragon in the swamp, hmm, if that really was a dragon.

Li Yu had already fulfilled the promise he had made earlier; from now on, his main focus would be on missionary work and territorial development, leaving the girl to seek the answers herself.

Still, Li Yu offered Ireya some advice. Regarding the first few questions, apart from sending people to investigate the intermediary known as Grey Swan, Li Yu also suggested that Ireya should seek her great-grandmother’s advice.

The elderly woman clearly knew some secrets that others did not, or else she wouldn’t have advised Ireya to take in the lizard people against everyone’s objections, but for some unknown reasons, she was reluctant to express her concerns outright.

As an outsider, it was hard for Li Yu to fully gain Ona’s trust; however, as the current Family Head of the Arias family and Ona’s descendant, Ireya still had a chance to have an open and honest talk with her great-grandmother.

Another matter was about the dragon.

Li Yu hoped that Ireya could finalize the members of the Dragon Seeking Team soon since, according to the lizard people, the dragon was growing very fast and if left unchecked, no one knew to what extent it might grow.

Miss Rabbit nodded, her expression somewhat gloomy.

Jude’s betrayal had clearly had a big impact on her. Although they hadn’t known each other for very long, they had experienced many things together.

During that time, at her request, Jude had stayed by her side as just a figurehead; they often bickered on daily basis, but a friendship had also blossomed.

At least that’s what Ireya believed, though she didn’t say it out loud, she trusted Jude, possibly more than many of the elders in the castle.

Yet Jude, in turn, used this trust to create chaos within the Arias family without her knowledge.

This stirred up some unpleasant memories for Ireya.

She recalled the election where her uncle Antonio openly broke his oath and was caught red-handed by Li Yu, and the Purple Bird Flower Knight who, after encountering the Lizardman Army, did not hesitate to abandon her, his lord, and fled swiftly.

Due to the latter’s diligent performance recently, Ireya had even considered letting him replace Harvey Knight, who was returning to his hometown, to take charge of the safety of Teacup Castle.

Looking back now, she found it ridiculous.

After coming out of the wine cellar, Ireya suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at Li Yu, and asked, "Will you also leave me?"

"Hmm?"

"If, I mean if someone someday finds you and makes you an offer you can’t refuse, will you leave me like the others have?" Ireya said, not waiting for Li Yu to respond before she added, "Forget it, never mind, it was a silly question. I’m being foolish again. Who admits they will betray before they do it.

"Besides, if one person betrays, perhaps it’s their own fault, but if so many people continuously betray me, it must be my responsibility as a lord."

"It’s not your fault," Li Yu said. "Those who mock and criticize you, if they were in your position, they wouldn’t necessarily be able to do any better than you."

Li Yu’s remark wasn’t solely for comforting Ireya; he was merely stating a fact.

Of course, Ireya couldn’t be considered a once-in-an-eternity wise monarch, nor did she possess great military tactics or scholarly knowledge, but she was originally a small Lord at the border.

Also, previously in her family, she wasn’t trained as an heir, but even so, Li Yu felt that her performance in the first month or two as a Lord was above average.

Li Yu wasn’t very familiar with the nobles of the Bratis Continent, but just by looking back at another universe’s human civilization, aside from those extraordinary founders who possessed exceptional traits, most other monarchs were rather mediocre.

And being mediocre was still considered good. There were also some who, instead of acting as an Emperor, were obsessed with carpentry, asked why not eat minced meat in the face of famine, indulged in alchemy and immortal cultivation until they met their demise, full of ambition and striving for excellence only to end up hanging themselves on the crooked neck tree on the coal mountain.

In Europe as well, it was hardly better, with Edward II whose reign was dominated by his male lovers, driving his wife to rebellion, Commodus who was enthusiastic about gladiatorial combat and eventually strangled in a bath by a gladiator, and Queen Mary who famously uttered the same outrageous statement as Jin Huidi—’If the people have no bread, why don’t they eat cake?’...

Such monarchs and nobles were too numerous to count, not to mention the petty Lords who wreaked havoc everywhere.

Compared to them, Ireya could absolutely be considered a top student; at least Miss Rabbit had no issues with her attitude, and even though she sometimes appeared a bit immature and acted on her emotions, she genuinely wanted to be a good Lord.

The reason she ended up in her current predicament had little to do with herself, mainly because she started off in hell.

An elder once said that personal effort is indeed important but one must also consider the course of history.

When it’s the time of opportunity, even a pig can fly, and when in the valley, no matter what you do, it’s wrong; only the way of dying differs.

After a pause, Li Yu continued, "Indeed, in this world, everyone has a price. If someone offers above the amount they deem acceptable, they can be bought, but you don’t have to worry about me; no one can afford my price."

"Hm, how much is your price?" Miss Rabbit asked curiously, "Five thousand, or ten thousand gold coins? Surely not a hundred thousand... No one would spend that much to buy a person."

"I want every person on this continent to believe in Saturday," Li Yu answered.

"......."

"I didn’t know you had such a grand purpose. But this sounds too fanciful, even the mighty Silver Moon Church is only limited to the West, and it took them thousands of years to reach that point.

"You and your Saturdays are impressive, but..." Miss Rabbit, worried about hurting someone’s pride, did not continue.

Nevertheless, Li Yu said, "I will do it, I will prove it bit by bit to those who don’t believe, so don’t get disheartened. No matter what others say, never give up on your goals.

"Whenever you face difficulties, think of me. If such a fanciful and impossible task has fools working on it, then you have no reason to shrink back."

"Mm, hearing you say this really does make me feel a lot better," the young girl swayed her ears and then added, "You are not a fool, you are the wisest person I’ve met, and you don’t think I’m stupid, always encouraging me by my side."

As Miss Rabbit spoke, her face turned red, she looked down, and kicked at small stones on the ground with her foot.

"Mm, I should also maintain some distance from you in the future, can’t rely on you for everything anymore. Otherwise, if this continues, I feel it won’t be long before I also become a follower of Saturday, and that would anger the goddess."

"I will look forward to that day," said Li Yu.

"Look forward to, look forward to what? Oh, you mean becoming a follower of Saturday? No, no, no, no, that wouldn’t do." The young girl shook her head like a rattle drum, "I studied in the Temple, my faith is devout, as firm as a rock, and cannot be shaken."