Chapter 683: Lanqi will not date Talia

"The four days in the flower city of Pariel passed in a flash."

"You work hard at Baptiste's house, and except for the cost of buying materials, the little money you save is all fed to her. But on rare occasions, she may find your work hard and start making breakfast for you."

"Her craftsmanship is surprisingly good."

"Today is the second round of the Person Kingdom's Platinum-level Card Creator Examination. You were brought to the Holy Silver Vine Arena by the Baptiste family."

"It's almost evening now and the exams are almost over."

The little black cat floating in the air reports to Lanqi about Master Lan's day.

Maybe it was because it couldn't come out when Lanqi was working at Baptiste's house, and now that they were at the Holy Silver Vine Arena, it was probably Lanqi's break time, so it crawled out from the shadows.

The setting sun shines on the Holy Silver Vine Arena, rendering the entire oval venue a brilliant orange-red.

Under the high, open movable dome, there are layers of arched audience seats, and the sandstone walls are filled with warm tones. Occasionally, you can hear the audience's noise and the examiner's instructions.

In the Tianyu Hall, in the Baptiste family's seating area, behind the wide sectional sofa, a dark elf cat began to circle around the butler.

"Fuck, how can this cat talk?"

Christina turned around and looked at the little black cat floating in the air and exclaimed.

She had already thought it was magical the last time she saw this cat in the Bosen Demon Realm. This time, she was even more surprised to find that the cat actually started to speak.

“Meow meow meow.”

Boss Cat looked at the blonde lady with a speechless expression.

Is it that an eighth-rank divine beast has no right to speak?

You should know that some fifth- and sixth-level monsters can speak human language.

"I'm sorry, I told it that it can come out after 5:30 pm."

Lanqi stood behind the sofa and said to Christina apologetically.

"It's all right."

Christina was just curious about the cat.

This once bloody ultra-ancient imperial arena has been given a soft and gentle aura after being integrated into the flower city of Pariah. It is difficult to associate it with the bloody and cruel gladiator fights. Instead, it is more like a silvery and white retreat where even cats seem leisurely.

She then turned around and looked at Yinoan beside her.

"Alas, if the Aquitaine Territory in the south wasn't so dangerous, I would have wanted to take you to the Baptiste family's winery, but I feel like I won't have a chance to take you there in the next period of time."

Christina continued chatting with Inoan.

In the southern border of the Kingdom of Person, in the Territory of South Aquitan, the Baptiste family had a large business, including agriculture, wine, and processing industries, and the local lord was a relative of her mother's.

"You don't need to go, this is the adults' job."

Kyle, the eldest son of the Baptiste family, who was sitting on the sofa on the other side, emphasized to her.

"I know, brother."

Christina lowered her head helplessly.

There will be a period of time in the future. If a war breaks out between the south and the Kremer Empire, for example, the commander on the front line needs to requisition their local inventory but has not discussed it with the capital, or the war breaks out suddenly and the caravan is trapped at the border and needs to negotiate with the local army, someone with a say in the Baptiste family may be needed to go to the south to coordinate. Once a similar situation occurs, Kyle will definitely not let her go, but Kyle, who is already in charge of part of the family business, will go there himself.

“But I’m actually better than my brother.”

Christina muttered.

Her brother had never practiced cultivation before and was just an ordinary person at level zero.

After all, she was at the second level and was a first-year official student who had passed the examination of the Alolan Royal College.

“Really.”

Kyle muttered to himself in annoyance, not wanting to care about this heartless sister anymore.

When other people encounter this kind of situation, they all wish someone would go to the dangerous place for them.

Only the fearless Christina helped her take over all the responsibilities of the family, but she refused to appreciate it.

Christina secretly made a face at her brother, looked at Yinoan, and found that Yinoan seemed to have not spoken for a long time.

I saw Yinoan frowning and shaking his head from time to time as if he had a headache.

"What's wrong? Inoan?"

Christina asked her with concern.

"I seem to be... from Aquidan, the southern border of Person."

Yinuoan murmured, holding his forehead.

Although she was unsure of the authenticity of her ID, the gray and white fragments that flashed through her mind made her seem like she had lived there as a child.

"There... is there a big mountain that is covered with snow in winter, connecting the mountain range..."

she asked, still uncertain.

"Yes, Mount Aquidans is very famous in our Person Kingdom."

Christina nodded repeatedly, "Hey, if I take you there, is it possible to help you regain your memory?"

She suddenly realized.

Because I heard from Butler Rocky before that one can only regain memory if he sees something familiar or is strongly stimulated.

Although Christina didn't really want Yinoan to regain his memory, selfishly speaking, she wanted Yinoan to stay with her forever, but if regaining memory was an important thing for Yinoan, she would definitely help Yinoan.

"You are not allowed to go. At least wait until things are a little more peaceful."

When Kyle, the young master of Count Baptiste's family, heard his sister's words, he immediately gave the order.

"I know..."

Christina pouted.

"It's okay, miss. I'm not in a hurry to get my memory back. It's fine now. Please don't embarrass Master Kyle."

Inoan quickly said to Christina and gave Kyle an apologetic look.

"It seems we can't go through for the time being, but I promise you that I will take you to the southern border to see Mount Aquidans!"

Christina smiled, hugged Yinoan, and assured her.

"Um……"

Yinoan may feel that the lady's intimate behavior is a little inappropriate, and he wants to break free from her anxiously, but he can't twist Christina. He can only observe the reactions of other nobles in the distance with wandering eyes and agree softly.

Lanqi looked at the two of them and smiled slightly.

With Inoan around, he wouldn't have to worry about the Baptiste family even if Christina fired him.

Although the time was short, he had a lot of fun working at Baptiste's house, or rather, he had a lot of fun in the Flower City of Parieux.

Then, he raised his head and cast his gaze again at the giant holographic screen in the Tianyu Hall.

There was a huge battle going on in the picture.

The broken temple simulated in the artificial shadow world was surrounded by towering stone colonnades, with relief carvings of battle formations of creatures from the Age of Gods crisscrossing each other. On the central altar square, two heavily armored figures were engaging in a deadly duel.

The figure of a brave and fearless fighter was covered in red armor as hot as lava, wearing a flaming iron-horned helmet and holding a scarlet spear high in his right hand. The other three-headed, six-armed demon wearing armor held several weapons in his hands, and his entire body seemed to be made of pure steel.

As many spectators watched with bated breath, the fighter in red armor swung his spear violently. In an instant, dazzling streams of molten hot liquid gushed out from the tip of the spear and were thrown towards the demons. The iron demon whistled and chopped down with the battle axe in his hand. In an instant, countless sharp air blades condensed on the blade edge, and actually split the air wave in half.

The fighter did not stop there. The ground around him instantly began to melt into countless magma. The boiling lava continued to gush out from the surface. In a blink of an eye, a red giant statue about three people tall condensed under his feet. The demon had already flown up with a battle axe in hand and chopped straight at the head of the giant statue, causing a burst of magma to splash! Currently, the second round of the platinum card maker exam was in progress, which was also the highlight of the [deck test].

The deck test is the most direct test of the card maker's overall level. Under the given conditions, the card maker is required to make a set of countermeasure cards on the spot. At the same time, the deck is given to the intelligent projection creatures of the artificial shadow world, and the artificial shadow world starts the actual combat simulation.

"Rocky, who do you think will win?"

Christina looked up at the housekeeper behind the sofa anxiously.

"I have no idea."

Ranchi gave an excellent answer.

He is not the examiner, so how does he know how this match will turn out?

In other words, if we send him to participate in the deck-making test, he can only come up with some weird things, and it is uncertain whether he can win.

Just at this moment.

"Stop for a moment."

A voice sounded in the audio and video, and then the entire artificial video world seemed to stand still.

I saw that it was the figure on the split screen who stopped the test.

A white-haired nobleman was watching the assessment remotely.

Looks less than thirty.

The chief examiner, Countess Rosalinda, and the deputy examiner, Bruton, who were originally in charge of the examination, both began to wait quietly for him to speak.

"Adjust the weather for the environment, increase the affinity of the fire attribute by 5%, balance the basic attributes of the demon and human war puppets, and increase the basic attack attributes of both war puppets, otherwise the limits cannot be tested."

He ordered.

"But if you choose a demon war puppet, it will be more difficult to adapt to magic cards. Adjusting the value may affect its own racial characteristics."

Countess Rosalinda hesitated slightly and spoke to the white-haired examiner who was connected live on the other side of the screen.

"Do as I say."

The white-haired examiner didn't argue or explain much to her, he just ordered.

Rosalinda breathed a sigh of relief, but still started adjusting it as he requested.

In this session, the platinum-level card maker Bruton, who served as the deputy examiner, just sat aside in silence.

Because the other party's authority is indeed higher.

"Who is this person who is so pretentious, meow?"

Boss Cat asked, looking at the giant screen in the arena in confusion.

"This guy is an examiner at the Card Creators Association headquarters in the Kingdom of Canberra, the western hub. He is also a platinum-level card maker."

Christina turned around and explained to the little black cat.

Even though she reached out and seduced the cat boss twice, the cat boss still didn't let her hug him.

"Countess Rosalinda is the examiner, so she has to listen to him?"

Boss Cat looked at the giant screen and then at Christina.

The white-haired nobleman named Loggins in the picture has long silver-white curly hair tied up slightly at the back of his head with slightly curled ends. His eyes are as bright as ice and snow, and there is always a hint of condescending pride at the corners of his mouth. Occasionally, he writes on the magic tablet.

He had conducted several examinations and almost took over all the authority of Countess Rosalinda as the examiner.

Whenever the chief examiner, Countess Rosalinda, reviewed a part that made him doubtful, Loggins would smack his lips impatiently and begin to instruct adjustments.

"That's true. As long as it complies with the rules and regulations, Loggins, as the examiner of the headquarters, does have higher authority than the chief examiner. But this guy is directing the exam with a smug look on his face, mainly because he and Countess Rosalinda don't get along well."

Christina continued.

"Why is he so idle that he can command the exams in the Eastern Region?"

Boss Cat's eyes widened.

It felt that Countess Rosalinda was a nice person. It and Lancitata had been warmly entertained by the Countess before, so it should not offend such a person.

"There are plenty of platinum-level card makers in the western hub area. It's easy to gather three examiners. There's no need to bother him."

Christina spread her hands, full of helplessness.

"He really hates Mi Gaiya so much."

The root cause is Duke Migaiya.

Countess Rosalinda did not offend Loggins, but Countess Rosalinda and Duke Migaia had always had a good relationship.

Then naturally, Loggins would be hated along with Countess Rosalinda.

It is said that when Loggins became a platinum-level card maker, he was the center of attention. However, who would have thought that Mi Gaiya would appear in the more backward eastern region, and afterwards he seemed to be always suppressed by Mi Gaiya.

I still haven't forgiven Mi Gaiya.

"Some viewers, please stop nagging me. Don't think I can't hear you."

A cold voice came from the screen, and Loggins' voice seemed to be cast across the screen to Count Baptiste's house. Christina was startled at first, and then Master Kyle rushed over and covered her mouth.

"Speak less, Christina. He can hear you."

His sister really dares to say anything.

There were obviously audio and video equipment on the scene, which allowed Loggins, who was connected in real time from the Western Hub, to hear even the slightest sound in the venue.

If they offended a platinum-level card maker, their family might not even be able to trade with gold-level or silver-level card makers in the future. With just one word from Loggins, card makers who didn't want to offend him would put the Baptiste family on the blacklist.

"Damn, idiot..."

Even though her mouth was covered, Christina still looked at the arrogant white-haired nobleman on the screen with hostility.

Even the audience at the scene has to be taken care of.

Is this the grandfather of Canberra? Although this platinum-level card maker named Loggins, who is a member of the management of the Southern Continent Card Creators Association headquarters, is somewhat annoying to the people of the Eastern Kingdom, there is always a group of enthusiastic young female fans at the scene, even holding shining cheering light signs. As long as Loggins opens his mouth, they will scream.

Loggins turned a blind eye to this, but he liked this feeling.

After a brief debugging, the screen changed back to testing.

The red molten giant ignored the wild axe strike and slapped the iron demon away with a backhand. The iron demon tumbled several times in the air, and before it landed, it saw several red molten meteorites falling from the sky, coming straight towards it with a deafening roar.

The situation began to turn in favor of the Red Fighter.

But no one expected that the obsidian hidden in the demon's arms began to burst into black flames, and the ground in the entire altar area was actually shaken by him to form a deep trench several meters deep, which began to transform into a curse force to return all the power of the meteorite.

Seeing that the attack was countered, the fighter's eyes widened with anger, his molten armor glowed with light, and the burning in his body became more and more vigorous. At this moment, countless deep grooves suddenly appeared on the altar square, and lava continued to emerge from the ground. Both sides finally burst out at the same time with their final full-strength attack. The two magical powers collided violently, causing a terrifying wave of magical power. The dazzling red and black were intertwined, and the whole scene seemed to collapse!

All the audience only saw a sudden burst of bright light and subconsciously raised their hands to cover their eyes.

When his hazy vision finally recovered, the huge screen in front of him slowly changed from pure white back to the Broken Temple. The Red Fighter was already half-kneeling on the ground, while the Iron Demon was still standing.

At this point, the butler grabbed the floating black cat from mid-air and placed it on his shoulder.

"Mr. Kyle, it's almost time for me to get off work."

Lanqi bowed slightly and spoke beside the Earl.

"Oh, you go first."

Kyle replied.

In fact, Butler Rocky's work hours were supposed to end at around five o'clock, but he just stayed with them for a little longer, as if he was waiting for someone.

…

When Lanci met Tata who had finished the exam and walked out of the Holy Silver Vine Arena, the streets of Pariel were already shrouded in the afterglow of the sunset.

They strolled along the sidewalk of the Pariel 6 district, watching the sun set over the distant horizon.

"How was it? I was worried that I would lose because of the interference from the examiner. I didn't expect that I couldn't let you use your full strength at all."

Lanqi said to Talia beside him.

“It’s simple.”

When Talia heard Lanqi's words that seemed to praise her, she glanced at him with a little pride.

Today's second round of assessment was relatively normal.

In the past, the number of people who passed each round of the Platinum Card Creator Examination would only be around one-quarter to one-fifth.

After three rounds of screening, there is often not a single qualified candidate in two or three sessions.

In this year's first round of [Principles of Magical Engineering] examinations, most of the candidates passed, and many even got high scores, which is an extremely special situation.

That's why the Southern Continent Card Creators Association headquarters dispatched examiners to monitor the exams in the eastern region in real time.

"It looks like your score in this round will be a little higher than Karin's, but you have to continue to beat her by a lot of points in the third round to have a higher average score than her."

Lanqi analyzed it to Talia.

Talia may not have seen Kallen's exam process in the waiting area, but Lanqi had been following Count Baptiste's family and watching.

Although the average score has no practical effect, only the GPA and whether or not you pass the test are useful.

But what they are betting on is who will get the higher score.

"Why, is this the professional evaluation given by Examiner Lanqi?"

Talia gave him another meaningful look.

She seemed to mean that if Lanqi could speak, he should speak more.

After finishing the exam today, she felt happier hearing what Lanqi said.

"No more."

Lanqi smiled at her and walked forward faster.

“…”

Talia clenched her fists subconsciously.

She felt that this guy did it on purpose.

"I will be the examiner in the next round. I cannot be subjective. I still have to maintain an objective attitude to evaluate you."

Lanqi explained with a clear distinction between public and private.

"What if you add subjectivity?"

Talia was curious.

It turned out that his comments just now were all objective, and he sincerely thought she was amazing.

"Hum, hum, hum, hum."

Lanqi suddenly felt like his throat was uncomfortable and he coughed several times.

"Are you feeling unwell? How about I make some medicine for you when we get home tonight?"

Talia immediately placed her hand gently on his back and asked, biting her lip.

Lanqi didn't say a word, but she understood it all.

Maybe this guy really should take some medicine to cure his bad habit of talking.

“…”

Lanqi began to sweat.

He suddenly forgot that this woman held the power of cooking, and if she poisoned him, it seemed that he really could not resist.

"Lanqi, are you okay?"

A male greeting was heard from afar.

“It’s okay, it’s okay!”

Lanqi quickly replied, diverting Talia's attention.

The voice was familiar. The two looked into the distance and saw the executioner Nigel walking towards them, seemingly looking for them.

Nigel took off his military cap. His neat short hair and handsome face exuded majesty in the sunset, but he looked quite friendly to them.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

Nigel said as he looked at Ranci who was very close to Talia.

Lanqi and Talia both subconsciously stood away and pretended not to know each other.

"Can we go to the cafe next door and chat?"

Nigel asked, pointing to the fashionable shops on the banks of a tributary of the Selina River.

He also kept observing his surroundings.

He knew that he could find Ranchi and Tata near the Holy Silver Vine Arena after the second round of the Card Creator Exam.

At this time, no one knew who was tracking or monitoring them.

However, in a human city, rashly monitoring an executioner would be more dangerous for the enemy.

"no problem."

After agreeing, Lanqi and Talia followed Nigel to the nearby riverside business district.

The sunset has quietly arrived, but the night in Parië is not cold and clear, but has a charming haziness.

The brightly lit night scenes on both sides of the river are reflected on the surface of the river, like a flowing Milky Way winding through the center of the city, filling the air with moist freshness.

In the night of Pariah, the executioner Nigel led Lanqi and Talia to an open-air cafe.

The cafe is located by the river and looks particularly elegant under the dim street lights.

They walked up the wooden steps set in the stone floor and walked up the path leading to the second-floor terrace.

Several rows of white wrought iron tables are displayed under the outdoor awning, and the sunshades sway gently.

They sat down at a table facing the river on the second-floor open-air terrace and ordered three espressos.

"I'm sorry to have delayed your rest time."

Nigel said.

"No, no."

Lanqi waved his hands.

Nigel was one of the few friends they had in Person Kingdom, and they were so happy that a friend invited them to play together.

On one side of the terrace stands a tall Bosen plane tree, and its dense canopy casts mottled shadows of dim lights in the evening breeze.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

From here you can enjoy the beautiful night scenery of the Selina River tributaries.

The waiter gracefully brought each of them a cup of strong coffee, and the rising hot steam spread the aroma of the coffee.

Nigel used a portable magic device to open a soundproof barrier.

"Do you two have any free time after the final round of the Platinum-level Card Creator exam on Sunday?"

The three of them began to chat about their recent situation while sipping their coffee.

"Yes, we have a lot of free time after finishing the exams, so we plan to have some fun in the Flower City of Pariel."

Lanci and Talia looked at each other, and Lanci answered.

In fact, this trip to Bosen is coming to an end in terms of time.

According to their plan, after finishing the invigilation work for the Platinum Card Creator Examination, they would stay in the Person Kingdom for two more days and would almost be returning to the Hutton Kingdom.

Although I really want to spend a few more days in the Bosen Demon Realm, time does not allow it.

If it was any later, no one could tell whether the Krelian Empire in the south would suddenly declare war on the north. Once the war broke out, it would not be easy for them to return to the Kingdom of Hutton.

"This Sunday night, I will go to the Demon Realm District 10 to attend a demon banquet. I have a bad feeling in my heart."

Nigel didn't ask them for anything, but just mentioned his plans for Sunday night, as if he was explaining his last wishes.

"What's going on?"

Lanci inquired.

"According to the progress I have found, this curse spreader has been around for more than a year. He is more likely to be a demon than a human, but the remaining spells he left behind show traces of non-modern demon magic. Compared to the demons in our Bosen Demon Realm, he is more like an ancient demon that came from the northern continent a few years ago. So my speculation makes me feel more and more uneasy..."

Nigel took out a magic device sealing box made of mechanical blocks from the inside pocket of his coat.

He untied it in front of Ranci and Talia.

All I saw was a piece of rag stained with burn marks of dark blue flames.

"This is the little trace we managed to save from the victim after we searched the Demon Realm two days ago and finally had a brief battle with the curse spreader."

Nigel explained.

Although Nigel had no hope and did not want to trouble Lanci and Tata, these two people who could break the curse might be able to determine more clues than he could.

He was quite certain that Tata was stronger than him, and might even possess the terrifying strength to fight the curse spreader head-on.

Lanqi looked at Talia after hearing this.

This is really professional.

Not just demons, but the original ancient demons. No one understands this better than Talia.

All I can say is that Nigel luckily found the Demon King to help him identify it. Maybe this is the bond of the demon clan.

"Is it the man who put the curse on Miss Lisanthy at the station?"

Talia gently reached out for the piece of cloth, closed her eyes and frowned, sensing the remaining magic on it, and asked Nigel.

The reason why she and Lanqi were attacked on the Floating Castle airship that day and encountered the crazy pastry chef Lisance was because a mysterious man had cast a curse on Lisance in advance.

"Yes, that's the guy in the video I showed you last time."

Nigel nodded.

This is the most crucial clue obtained by their Senate executive force in recent days.

Even so, it cost the lives of many colleagues.

The opponent is very strong.

If the other side had not been unwilling to fight and wanted to avoid their search, the casualties might have been even more severe.

Even Nigel could sense the terrifying aura of a high-level demon from the other party's residual magic power.

"The curse spreader, is it true that he is not a demon from your line of Person?"

The more Talia analyzed this magic, the more she felt something was wrong.

"No, it's definitely different."

Nigel stated his conclusion firmly.

“…”

Talia groaned.

While waiting for her analysis, Lanci took a sip of coffee.

"Have you ever seen this kind of magic power and technique? In addition to the famous demons who survived the holy war a hundred years ago, perhaps there are other powerful demons left?"

He couldn't help but look at Talia and ask what she was thinking.

An eighth-level demon may not be able to pass the Great Demon Trial and obtain the mark. Without three marks, even a ninth-level demon cannot become a Great Demon.

In addition, nobles like Shinora and Pranai, after obtaining a mark of mind and a mark of force in the Great Demon Trial, are more likely to directly obtain the marks bestowed by other Great Demon elders than ordinary demons, and collect all three marks to become a Great Demon.

"I don't know every demon clan, but I am sure that none of the powerful demon clans in our system at that time had this feeling."

Talia responded to Lanqi in her heart.

If such a talented ancient demon really existed, she would definitely know him.

"This sample of magic power is more like a creature from the land of disaster."

After hesitating for a long time, she finally added.

Lanqi and Nigel were both slightly stunned.

Nigel didn't seem to have thought about this situation.

Even though Lanqi had been to the northern continent, he had rarely heard of this word in the Protoss Empire on the south coast.

The Land of Disaster is an extremely unstable area located at the end of the world.

There are only a few atlases in the Royal Library of Protoss containing records of it.

"I've read in ancient books that the Disaster Land in the northern continent is connected to a lost land, and there may be other demons and humans in the lost land."

Talia explained.

Of course, this was a storybook in the royal library before the demons destroyed the country, so it is impossible to determine whether it is true or not.

Even if one enters the eighth level of the Disaster Land, it is very life-threatening and no one knows where the end is, so most normal people will not cross it.

“I see.”

Lanqi pondered without much interest. He didn't care about the uninhabited area at the end of the world. He only cared about the possibility raised by Talia that "there might be another system of demons in the world."

Nigel looked at Tata in confusion, wondering why Tata knew so much.

But he wouldn't ask too many questions, as he knew very well that there was no need to delve too deeply into the details of his friends.

"Meow."

The cat boss was sitting on Lanqi's lap, looking at Tata and then at Lanqi. Everyone at the table was silent for a while.

When they first sat down on the terrace, the streets of the flower capital of Parieux were still shrouded in the sunset.

As time passed, the glow of the sunset gradually dimmed, and the city was gradually shrouded in twilight. The sky turned into a deep indigo blue, and the stars twinkled in the night sky.

"By the way, haven't you been to the Northern Continent?"

Talia looked at Ranch and asked.

"If the other party is the mysterious demon from the Northern Continent a few years ago, then it is indeed possible that they have never heard of my name."

Lanci muttered.

Because that was before Rocky McCarthy's legend in the Protoss began.

Boss Cat didn't know what to say, but it just brought back bad memories.

It remembered that when they were in the Protoss Empire, they didn't know too many secrets about the Disaster Servant Land. After all, the Protoss Empire was on the south coast, and the Disaster Servant Land was too far away, located in the extreme north.

However, for a southern continent person like Lanqi, he probably doesn't have much interest in setting foot in such a faraway land. Even if there is a story set in the Lost Continent, Lanqi probably won't be the protagonist.

"No, who are you? Do you think your name is well-known in the Northern Continent? What I'm asking is whether you have heard of the other party."

Talia found Lanqi's answer a little funny.

"Not really."

Lanqi shook his head.

"But my friends in the Northern Continent told me that there is indeed a group of unknown demons hiding in the Northern Continent."

Lanqi remembered that Sigrid's letter mentioned that there was a panic in the north of the Protoss Empire, and the source of it was the appearance of a mysterious demon in the north.

"Could it really be the extremely evil demons coming from the other side of the Land of Disaster?"

Talia muttered to herself in confusion.

"According to the ancient books and legends of the Demon Palace, there was once an unknown powerful demon who infiltrated the Demon Realm. After being caught and interrogated, it was discovered that he came from the other side of the Disaster Land. The spells and tools he had were extremely dangerous. Despite this, they finally let him go because they did not want to make an enemy."

Talia didn't know the truth or details of the secret of the demon royal family. She conveyed everything she knew to Lanqi through her thoughts.

This kind of thing may be known to only her and Ifatia now.

Even if we take a step back, Ifatia may not know, because Ifatia doesn't like reading.

"In other words, the one spreading the curse in the Flower City of Pariel is most likely another more mysterious demon race outside of your system?"

Lanqi asked with his mind.

Then the unrest in the northern part of the Protoss Empire and the betrayal of Duke Morotian all have causes and consequences.

“This possibility cannot be ruled out.”

Talia agreed.

“…”

Nigel looked at Lanqi and Tata opposite him, exchanging glances for a long time. He didn't know how they could keep silent as if they were communicating information all the time.

He didn't know what to ask.

"In short, Nigel, Tata's identification result is that the other party is very likely a demon, not a human, and not the old demon from the holy war."

Lanqi seemed to notice Nigel's long-awaited gaze and told him the conclusion.

Talia's eyes twitched.

She felt that when Lanqi mentioned the "old demon tribe", he seemed to emphasize the meaning for an unknown reason.

"Understood."

Nigel nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

The race of the curse spreader alone is very important information.

He actually suspected that his teacher, Lord Perlman, might be the spreader of the curse.

Because the only eighth-rank demons who could match the curse spreader he had deduced in the past two days were Lord Perlman, the lord of District 10, and Lord Etiou, the lord of District 9.

After hearing what Lanci and Tata said, the suspicion of his teacher, Lord Perlman, was reduced a lot.

As Migaia's servant back then, Etienne has always been the demon lord closest to humans, so it is almost impossible that it is her.

Then it is very likely that the real culprit who spread the curse is a mysterious demon who sneaked in from outside Person in recent years.

Its range of activities can almost be locked in the Bosen Demon Realm - if the other party's race is a demon, with the sudden border control mode of the Senate in recent days, the curse spreader who wants to disguise himself as a human and cross the border to the city of Pariah is likely to be caught directly.

The curse spreader did not expect that Lisance would be freed from the curse, and thus intelligence could be revealed, triggering a series of countermeasures and chain reactions from the Senate.

"By the way Nigel, you said you were going to attend a demon party this Sunday night? Do you want us to go with you?"

The end of the topic always reminds me of the beginning.

Lanqi thought again of what Nigel said at the beginning.

He didn't seem to want to bother them, but asked them if they were free.

"I am very worried that a curse will occur at the teacher's banquet, because the curse spreader is now being searched by us in the demon world, and the situation will become more and more urgent. I am afraid that the enemy's plan is accelerating, and the final battle will break out at any time. And that banquet will gather many celebrities in the Bosen demon world."

Nigel explained with a bitter expression.

If a demon goes berserk and causes unrest at the banquet, according to the rules of the Bosen demon clan, the demon must be killed, otherwise it will attract the inspection of the Senate.

Now that the Bosen Demon Realm and the Senate already have considerable differences, they will not let the Senate find any handle to suppress them.

Once a frenzy occurs, Nigel is not sure if he can convince the other demons present to let him take the cursed demon away.

They might also fight with other demons.

Because in the eyes of other demons, they did not trust Nigel, the Senate's lackey, and if they allowed Nigel to take the berserk demons away, it was inevitable that they would fall into the Senate's trap.

The last battle with Astros left Nigel speechless.

He could neither explain that the cursed demons were now saved, nor reveal Lanci's existence.

Fortunately, Lanqi now has a mature disguise identity, Rocky McCarthy, which will not endanger Lanqi's return journey.

So on the day of the dinner, as long as Rocky McCarthy, who is able to break the curse at any time, is by his side, even if a cursed berserker really breaks out, he will be able to subdue and cure him in the first place.

"Anyway, at that dinner, as long as the curse spreader chooses to cause trouble, we may be able to convince other demons to help us catch the curse spreader by removing the curse on the spot, right?"

Talia summed up Nigel's conclusion simply and roughly.

There is a high probability that the Curse Spreader will not miss this opportunity to bait Nigel.

If Nigel wanted to save the demons and caused them to target him, the Curse Spreader would have a chance to get rid of Nigel without fail, and he might not even need to show up in person.

"right."

Nigel nodded.

He felt that something was about to reach a critical point in the flower city of Parië.

Due to the accelerated process caused by Lanqi and Tata's unintentional interference, a decisive battle in the Flower City Demon Realm may begin ahead of schedule.

"Then we'll go with you."

Lanqi responded decisively and simply.

"Thanks."

Nigel hesitated for a moment, then thanked the two of them solemnly.

"We just finished work and want to go to the Bosen Demon Realm for fun, but we don't have any friends who are familiar with that demon world. You can take us to see the upper-class banquets in the Bosen Demon Realm."

Lanci said with a smile.

If this curse is left unchecked and continues to spread, it may endanger Hyperion and others.

"That's getting late. We'll meet outside the Holy Silver Vine Arena on Sunday night."

Nigel did not deny Lanci's statement that they were friends and said goodbye to the two.

He checked his watch and saw that it was getting late.

Lanqi and Talia nodded and watched Nigel's back disappear into the stairs leading from the terrace to the interior of the shop.

We chatted for a long time without realizing it, and the night had completely enveloped Parieu.

The dim lights on the terrace and the flickering candlelight on the tables give this open-air cafe a dark golden hue.

Lanqi looked over Talia's shoulder and looked at the river.

“Will I win on Sunday?”

Lanqi asked softly, his tone full of immersion and emotion.

Sunday was both his last official job and an important test for Talia.

Only if Talia passes the exam successfully can they happily go to the Bosen Demon Realm to play.

“…”

Talia wanted no attention from him.

Only Lanqi would confidently answer this question in the affirmative.

He is just too confident and will fail sooner or later.

"If you treat me nicely now, maybe I'll be in a better mood when I grade you during the third round of exams on Sunday."

Lanqi's smile was like a ray of light in the summer night, always full of energy and vitality.

"You won't."

Talia said.

If he really brought his personal thoughts into his work, he wouldn't have been so casual with Kallen in the first round.

She has been observing and getting to know Lanqi better and better.

This person will never argue with you. Every pore of his body is permeated with a condescending tolerance for secular culture. He is so tolerant that he will indulge you endlessly and make you feel vulgar and inferior. When you are about to suffocate and go crazy, the only thing you can think of is to escape.

She was sure that Lanqi had no intention of taking revenge on Kallen.

Talia didn't want to care at first because she knew that Kallen would find out the truth sooner or later, but when Kallen jumped on her, the nature of the matter changed.

And she couldn't bear to see others bullying Lanqi.

"Are you saying that you are the only one who can bully me? Are you such a domineering princess?"

Lanqi said in surprise, as if he had heard Talia's thoughts.

“…”

When the cat boss saw that Tata was stunned, he could probably guess what Tata was thinking and what Lanqi had read.

No, Teacher Dalan, meow, you just read more stories, right? Do you have to translate it? Boss Cat knows that Lanqi understands it very well.

But sometimes he deliberately translates the girls' thoughts.

It will make girls very embarrassed.

This behavior is even more extreme than straight men.

"You're really calm when you're in high spirits, but the way you beg for mercy under me is really funny."

Talia leaned in a little closer and whispered in his ear.

Her voice, cold yet mixed with contempt, was full of sarcasm towards Lanqi.

Accompanied by a sound of light footsteps.

Nigel, who had just paid the bill and was passing by the stairs downstairs, pretended not to see them awkwardly and quickened his pace to walk out of the store.

"No no Mr. Nigel, it's not what you think!"

Lanqi quickly looked at Nigel downstairs and said.

"I didn't hear it. By the way, the Person Kingdom holds a fireworks festival on the last day of August every year. That day is very suitable for a date. It happens to be right after the Platinum Card Creator Exam. It is said that the priests of the Temple of Love will dress up as ghosts on that day. The more loving the couple is, the more likely they will be hunted down and arrested for public display."

Nigel turned back and preached to them.

"We're not going on a date that day!"

When the two heard this, their expressions changed and they looked downstairs and spoke in unison.

Their relationship is not good enough to go out together on such a special day! 　If the update exceeds 4,000 words during this period, it may not be updated at 9 o'clock. The update time may be delayed, but as long as you don't take a day off, it will be before 12 o'clock. 　　PS: I recommend a friend's book ~ "Everyone is a demon, why do you become a saint by virtue?"

(End of this chapter)