Chapter 268: Reaching out to Dolores? (4)
In the hotel in Lombot, Agnes had been quietly waiting by Ron's side.
If Ron's soul had left his body on its own, then she could not help in any other way except waiting for Ron's soul to return to its place. Moreover, Agnes also carefully checked the surroundings of the hotel and could not see any signs of invasion.
She could only keep calling in Ron's ear, hoping that Ron could hear her voice through the connection between soul and body and wake up as soon as possible.
On the other side, Apu and Holt met again.
This was the nth time the two had met in recent days.
More than half a month ago, the two decided to kill Ron, and even made careful plans the next day.
On Apu's side, besides himself, there are also the thirteen lackeys around Apu. No, they are the top three masters among the Thirteen Protectors. These three are also the only legendary powerhouses under Apu's command, and they are all Apu's die-hard confidants.
One of them is the leader of the Knights of Dawn, one is the director of the Inquisition, and the third one does not actually hold any power in name, but no one dares to underestimate him. He is the strongest among the three. He specializes in handling some difficult and dirty things for Apu, and his methods are extremely vicious and cruel.
As for Holt's side, it was naturally Antonio and Hercules.
Although there are only two of them, their realm is slightly higher than the three people on Apu's side.
There are seven legendary masters in total. Whether it is Apu or Holt, they are full of confidence. Once Ron approaches Adams, Ron will definitely not return.
The net had clearly been spread out, waiting for Ron to show up, but Ron seemed to have disappeared, with no trace at all.
Apu had seen with his own eyes that Ron and Agnes were heading towards Adams. According to estimates, they would be able to return to the royal city in two or three days, or at most six or seven days. There were sentries left by them in all places leading to Adams, waiting for Ron to approach and directly kill him outside the Adams Royal City. However, they still had no trace of him for so long, which made the two of them feel suspicious.
They even suspected that Ron and Agnes had returned to the royal city, so they sent several times more manpower to search everywhere, but found nothing.
"Apu, your judgment couldn't be wrong. Ron and Agnes, those two guys, didn't they ever think about returning to Granville?" Holt asked, tapping the table with his fingers and frowning.
He was originally filled with anger, but now the waiting time was getting longer and longer, and the initial impetus had long turned into irritation. Especially when he thought that these two people might be hiding somewhere without his knowledge, doing something shameless, and he could only wait here, Holt's mood suddenly became even more irritable.
"Impossible..." Apu immediately shook his head: "Although I didn't hear it clearly because I was too far away, at least I heard him say when he said goodbye to the fox girl that he would go to the orc territory after dealing with Granville's affairs."
"He will definitely return to Adams." Apu said again. As to whether this was for himself to believe or for Holt to believe, it was hard to say.
"But if that's the case, why hasn't he shown up yet?" Holt frowned.
A Pu opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer. Then, his expression suddenly changed. He seemed to have thought of something: "Damn, we all forgot one thing..."
"That guy is known as a prophet. Could it be that he has already predicted that the two of us would join forces to deal with him on Adams' side, so he is hiding on purpose?"
As soon as these words came out, Holt's face suddenly became gloomy.
They calculated on all sides, only thinking about gathering enough strength to deal with Ron, but completely forgot that Ron was a prophet. Since he was a prophet, it was natural for him to know their plans. If he knew everything, who would be stupid enough to jump into the fire pit? The prophet was really terrible.
"Then what should we do? Should we just let him go?" Holt's eyes were cold and his face was distorted. The woman he wanted but couldn't get, who was also his princess, was actually deprived of the chance by that bastard Ron. Holt could not tolerate this in any way.
What made Holt most uncomfortable was that during this period, Holt arranged some people to conduct some investigations into Ron's affairs.
It would be fine if you didn’t investigate, but once you do, you’ll be shocked.
His eldest daughter, Dolores, once went to Larnaca to attend an auction. She stayed in the same box with Ron, and they even stayed in the same hotel...
Sykes Hotel.
The name didn't sound like a good place. According to the information brought back by the spies, it was a famous brothel in Larnaca.
If two people stay in the same hotel, you can easily guess what will happen.
Ron, this damned little bastard, not only kidnapped his most precious daughter, but also kidnapped his wife. How could there be such a hateful guy in this world? It can be said without hesitation that after learning this information, Holt's hatred for Ron has far exceeded that of Apu.
Apu's brain was spinning at super speed. Killing Ron was the highest priority in Apu's mind, even higher than his pursuit of power. If he couldn't kill Ron, this might become a knot that would haunt him for the rest of his life. If he couldn't untie this knot, he wouldn't be able to make any further progress in strength.
"I heard that Ron has two women, Cecilia and Irelia. They are also in Adams now. Why don't we kill these two people and then spread the news? Once Ron gets the news, he will definitely come here immediately. This guy attaches great importance to his women." Holt said after thinking carefully.
But Apu immediately shook his head: "No, this plan is too dangerous. These two women seem to have been greatly stimulated after experiencing the disaster in Larnaca City. Cecilia directly turned into a bloody nun and can manipulate blood. Although she is only at the heroic level, it is difficult for low-star legendary masters to match her. As for Irelia, she is even more weird. Even I don’t know the origin of the magic she uses, but it is extremely powerful. The most important thing is that these two women have a very close relationship with Christian. If you want to touch these two people, you will definitely alarm Christian..."
"That bitch has now reached the peak of the legendary level. Even if the two of us join forces, we are no match for her."
After a pause, Apu said, "However, Brother Holt, your words remind me that the women who are closely related to Ron are not just Cecilia and Irelia, but also your daughter Dolores..."
Perhaps because they have a common enemy, the two mortal enemies now have a much closer relationship and even call each other brothers.
As soon as these words came out, Holt's face suddenly darkened: "Are you asking me to kill my daughter?"
"No, no, no, how could that be." Apu immediately shook his head: "With Ron's lustful personality, niece Dolores should have been no longer a virgin by now. Although this is not a big deal in the upper class, don't you think that you should arrange niece Dolores's marriage earlier?"
"You suppressed the nobles of Granville with the help of Dolores. It's time for Dolores to give up the military power. After the wedding, I think the princess will also be more focused. Coincidentally, I heard that Arianna is currently in seclusion, trying to break through. I'm afraid she won't be able to come out for some time. Don't you think this is a good opportunity?"
Holt understood immediately and a smile gradually appeared on his face. The reason why Dolores was able to hold the nobles hostage and squeeze out a lot of wealth was indeed the result of his indulgence. Even Dolores's buying of the military's hearts was Holt's indulgence. In his eyes, this eldest daughter was his white glove. Now is almost the time for Dolores to retire. Otherwise, after a long time, the army might really be named Dolores instead of Holt. Moreover, as long as the news of Dolores' marriage reached Ron's ears, he would come over.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
As long as Ron shows up, we can naturally find a way to deal with him.
"That's my precious daughter, Brother Apu. Which son-in-law do you think I should choose?" Holt asked with a smile.
"I think... the eldest son of Grand Duke Egbert is a good choice... After all, Grand Duke Egbert also has the strength of a legendary six-star. He should not want his beloved son's marriage to be disrupted, right?"
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The boat that carries souls.
Ron was not a true prophet. He didn't know that Apu and Holt had already woven a big web for him, waiting for him to fall into the flame.
Ron, who had just come out of meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. Deep in one eye, there was a galaxy with no end in sight, like countless grains of time. Deep in the other eye, there was a clock with the hands moving slowly.
This strange state lasted for a long time before it slowly dissipated, and Ron's eyes gradually returned to normal.
He exhaled heavily, and looked at the Key of Time in his hand with complicated eyes.
Ostara's fragments were already extremely valuable magical secrets, and in Ron's eyes, the gravekeeper's notes were not necessarily less valuable than Ostara's fragments.
But now, Ron was absolutely certain that the Key of Time was far more precious and powerful than Ostara's fragments and the gravekeeper's notes.
Ron didn't know how long he had been in meditation. He could only vaguely feel that it seemed like a long time had passed.
During this long period of time, he only comprehended the first two pages of the Key of Time... and the first page recorded the classification and simple introduction of various powers.
In other words, during this long period of time, he only truly mastered one page of content.
And this content is only the initial introduction to the practice of time magic, plus the first, easiest to master, and most easy to understand magic recorded in the Key of Time.
The difficulty of studying it alone was enough to show how extraordinary the Key of Time was! Although he wanted to study it further, as well as the Eye of Secrets, he had stayed there for too long this time, and Agnes outside might have been getting anxious.
Ron's consciousness gradually sank, and during this second period of time, he went offline!
Chapter 4 is here.
(End of this chapter)