Chapter 117: Angelica’s Intelligence
“So, the problem now is not for you to be accepted by his women, but for his women to accept you…” Louisa keenly pointed out the crux of the matter.
Although Natia was excellent, it was perhaps because she was too excellent that the other party wouldn’t accept her.
But this was her best friend’s first love, after all. Even if the other party had other women, Louisa still wanted to help them get together. Otherwise, Natia might really be alone for the rest of her life.
Well, he was the Hero, so he should be a decent guy, right?
Natia tilted her head and thought for a moment, “I think that shouldn’t be a problem. Miss Angelica has clearly said that she can accept me.”
Louisa, who was thinking about how to make the clueless Natia please the Hero’s other woman, was stunned when she heard this.
What was going on?
Wasn’t possessiveness human nature? Why didn’t it work on these two people at all?
After a long time, Louisa muttered, “Birds of a feather flock together.”
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On the other side, Qin Chu was leaving with Violet, Angelica, and the invisible Anthea and Shaye. The two ghosts were still nestled in Qin Chu’s body, and they wouldn’t appear easily unless it was absolutely necessary.
After all, there were many clerics in the Imperial City, and these people were very sensitive to the aura of ghosts and spirits. There was a possibility that they would be discovered.
On the streets, people were talking about the death of Benson, a former member of the Hero Squad.
The seventh prince of the Demon King Nagath publicly claimed that he was the one who killed Benson.
This matter had already spread throughout the city.
But it didn’t seem to cause much of a stir in the Imperial City. Although an important member had died in battle, it didn’t seem to have much to do with them. After all, the Demon Beasts invading the Imperial City was something unimaginable for these nobles who lived in an absolutely safe environment.
For these people, Benson’s death was just something to be mentioned in passing, even less interesting than the gossip about which young master was rumored to be dating which young lady, or which noble’s wife was caught cheating.
Violet was very curious about everything in the city. A year before the War of Faith broke out, she had accepted the invitation of the Auville Empire to visit the Imperial City. The current Imperial City was vastly different from what she remembered, and everything brought her a sense of novelty.
The architectural style, the clothes people wore, even their accents were different from what she remembered, which made Violet feel a little melancholic.
Nikles led a group of guards behind them, their gazes occasionally drifting towards Violet, clearly curious about her tall stature.
They also admired Qin Chu very much. As expected of the Hero, he was amazing.
Especially when they saw Violet clinging to the Hero affectionately, her fair arm holding his hand in a slightly strange way, they couldn’t help but marvel. No matter what kind of woman it was, she had to be submissive in front of the Hero.
This was probably the charm of the Hero.
It was the same with the First Hero. Originally, the Holy See, the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess, the Auville Empire, and more than a dozen small surrounding countries planned to join forces and form a Hero Squad.
They had already selected suitable members, whose strength was absolutely guaranteed, and who could represent the interests of different factions. It was the result of balancing all aspects.
But the First Hero directly refused. He wanted to choose his own squad members.
Moreover, the members recruited by the First Hero were almost all strange.
Ekaterina, the notorious female thug, was sought after by various factions, but she rejected them all without exception. She was even hunted down for killing a high-ranking noble, but as soon as the Hero appeared, she immediately accepted his invitation.
Not to mention Karsus, who killed his father, mother, and brother, dabbled in dark magic, and was hunted down by all factions. Even such a person was offered an olive branch by the First Hero.
The Ghost Archer Sylph, Muse the Mad, the Shield Warrior Benson, the Noble Ronald… Except for Saintess Loseweisse, almost none of them were normal.
Now it seemed that the situation with the Second Hero wasn’t much better.
Nikles led the guards, keeping a distance from the Hero and following behind. They were so intimate, there was no reason for them to act as light bulbs.
Angelica walked beside Qin Chu, reporting the information she had gathered during this time in a low voice.
“Master already knows about Athena’s situation. In addition to the Eyes of True Sight, Athena has practically walked every inch of the Imperial City in the past few days, contacting everyone who has interacted with Master. She’s very interested in Master eliminating hundreds of Demon Beasts.”
“She even went to the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess and had a conversation with Saint Monique, but no one knows what they talked about.”
Athena could barely be considered a believer of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess. Her family’s territory was located within the sphere of influence of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess.
“And it was after the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess received the oracle,” Angelica added.
Qin Chu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, “The Church of the Earth Mother Goddess received an oracle?”
Weren’t almost all the gods dead? How could they still receive an oracle? But the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess still had believers. Could it be that they were the victors of the divine war?
“Yes, it was on the third day after Master left.”
“What was the content of the oracle?”
Angelica shook her head apologetically, “I’m sorry, I couldn’t find out the specific content of the oracle. Saint Monique kept it very secret, but it seems to be related to Athena. The day after receiving the oracle, Saint Monique specifically met with Athena.”
Qin Chu wasn’t angry that Angelica couldn’t get the information. He patted her head gently and said, “It’s okay. I told you, your safety is the most important thing.”
Then, Qin Chu carefully considered this matter. There were indeed significant differences between the second playthrough and the first. At least in the first playthrough, the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess hadn’t received an oracle.
It was very likely that this change was caused by him.
But he couldn’t judge what impact this change would have on him.
“What else?” After a moment of silence, Qin Chu temporarily put aside the matter of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess’s oracle and asked.
“Augustus is very quiet. He hasn’t done anything special.”
Quiet?
That old fox wasn’t someone who could stay quiet. His so-called calmness was probably just a facade for others.
“Wadsworth hasn’t done anything against Master either. Apart from preparing to choose a princess from the royal family to send to the residence, Wadsworth’s attention is more focused on his eldest son.”
“The Grand Prince, Lance?”
“Yes, it’s His Highness Lance,” Angelica nodded, her expression becoming a little serious, “Master, His Highness Lance is someone you must be wary of. He’s very dissatisfied with you and Loseweisse leaving the Imperial City for several days. I heard that he even said in public that he wanted to kill you…”
Qin Chu touched his nose.
It was understandable.
Although he was innocent and was only taken out of the city by Loseweisse, for Lance, the Grand Prince who was very fond of Loseweisse and had a strong possessive streak, it was natural for him to be furious when the woman he liked left the city with another man for several days and returned late at night.
“The relationship between His Majesty Wadsworth and His Highness Lance has also become very strained. It’s said that His Majesty Wadsworth has already summoned Lance’s fiancée from the Duchy, hoping that Lance will get married soon and give up on Loseweisse.”
Qin Chu found it a little amusing that Wadsworth, one of the strongest people in the Heavenly Continent, was now troubled by his son’s marriage.
Divine authority and imperial authority had always been in conflict.
As the highest representative of imperial authority, Wadsworth would never want or allow his son to marry Loseweisse.
After all, although this son was talented in cultivating Battle Qi and martial skills and could be considered intelligent, he was far inferior to the cunning Saintess Loseweisse. If they really got married, he would definitely be completely controlled by her.
Speaking of Lance’s fiancée, Qin Chu even had some impression of her. She was a very elegant and gentle woman, who had received the strictest education from a young age, striving to become a princess.
Although she hadn’t met Prince Lance much, because of the ideas instilled in her since childhood, she loved Prince Lance wholeheartedly. But in the end, Lance publicly declared that if he couldn’t marry Loseweisse, he would rather die alone than marry her.
Eighteen years of affection were shattered in an instant, and she suffered such humiliation in front of countless nobles and clerics. The princess-to-be couldn’t bear it and took Nightshade flowers, falling into an eternal sleep.
The death of the princess-to-be directly led to a rebellion in the Grand Duchy, causing the humans to suffer the disaster of civil war while facing the Demon Beasts. The Auville Empire suffered the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives for no reason.
Because of this incident, Qin Chu’s evaluation of Lance was that he was an idiot, even stupider than a pig.
If he was just an ordinary person, or even a minor noble, then Lance could pursue his own love.
But he wasn’t. He was the Grand Prince. He carried the burden of the entire Auville Empire on his shoulders. His marriage couldn’t be swayed by his own feelings. If he couldn’t even understand this, then if he really ascended to the throne, he would only bring disaster to the empire.
In fact, Wadsworth was later completely disappointed in his eldest son and decided to cultivate his third son, a son who, although not as strong as the Grand Prince, was more steady and rational.
“Master, please be careful. Recently, there have been more and more strangers appearing near the residence. Although they are dressed as ordinary nobles, from the way they walk, it can be seen that they are well-trained soldiers. The Grand Prince is very impulsive, he might…” Angelica whispered, “Moreover, Nikles has been in contact with those people many times.”
Qin Chu understood that this Lance was very likely to provoke conflicts, even assassination attempts. Based on his understanding of Lance, this guy was capable of doing such things.
After all, for Lance, what happened to the Heavenly Continent wasn’t as important as whether he could win Loseweisse’s favor. Loseweisse was the most important thing in the world to him.
Well, actually, Qin Chu felt that Violet was the biggest now. Her foundation was there. Even though Athena’s proportions were more exaggerated, there was still a gap in overall scale.
An opponent like Lance was easy to deal with. He wasn’t on the same level as Loseweisse, Augustus, and Wadsworth.
The truly terrifying enemies were the ones who hid in the shadows and stabbed you in the back. Qin Chu had personal experience with this.
Actually, His Highness the Grand Prince had already started to take action, but Angelica hadn’t noticed it yet.
Violet, holding Qin Chu’s other hand, looked straight ahead. Her lips didn’t move, but a faint voice echoed directly in Qin Chu’s ear, carried by the breeze:
“Seventeen meters behind us, there are four stalkers, Rogue class, probably assassins.”
“Two people by the window of the hotel on the left.”
“Three people inside the clothing store on the right…”
“Judging from their aura fluctuations, they are around level 60, average strength…”
Level 60 was already considered a high-level expert in the Heavenly Continent, but in Violet’s eyes, it was only average.
The corners of Qin Chu’s lips curled up. He didn’t respond, his gaze fixed on the road ahead.
Not far ahead, a middle-aged general in his forties, with a full beard and the look of a hothead, was walking towards them with a group of soldiers whose heads and arms were wrapped in bloody bandages. Some of them were even on crutches…
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