Chapter 60: The Queen's Story, Don't Buy If You Mind
Families with wizards in their family tree will have more children, so that the chance of having offspring with magical talents will be greater.
However, nobles usually marry between people of equal social status, and in public they only have one wife, while most men will have mistresses in secret.
Felicia was just the Marquis's illegitimate daughter, and was one of the more favored ones among her father's more than ten children. Even when other illegitimate children were raised outside, she was taken into the Marquis's mansion when she was five years old - not because her father loved her so much, but because Felicia had shown an appearance inherited from her mother since she was a child, but superior to her mother's.
Those rare purple eyes alone are attractive enough. If she is brought into the manor and develops a good temperament, she will definitely be an excellent marriage partner when she grows up.
Almost every day when the girl was in class, whether she was learning etiquette, poetry, art, history, etc., the teachers would always suddenly remind her that there was something that she could use to communicate with the nobles in the future...
After being nagged so many times, Felicia couldn't help but feel annoyed. She didn't want to talk about such boring things. She also didn't like living in this place. It was not fun at all!
After two years of this deeply constrained life, a new round of talent testing began in the royal city. Since then, Felicia's treatment and status have greatly improved, far exceeding that of the young gold mage with level five elemental affinity in the Marquis's Mansion.
Felicia detected the eighth-level affinity of thunder talent, and the Marquis was very surprised! Such a face-saving thing, of course, he had to arrange a banquet to show it off.
Because most people around her seemed to like her, the girl was very happy at first, until she heard too many words like "You must work hard to become a powerful magician and bring glory to the family", and Felicia, who didn't have much patience, restrained her pure smile, relying on her powerful talent as confidence, and if she really didn't want to listen, she would just put on a sour face and walk away with her ears covered.
At a dinner party a few days later, Felicia was the center of attention and was praised by many guests.
The same words were repeated over and over again, and the girl's polite smile gradually collapsed. She began to look around, trying to see what the other children were playing.
Suddenly, their eyes met. The other person saw her among a group of adults, his eyes lit up, and he ran over like a gust of wind, holding up his skirt.
"Wow~ You are so cute! Your eyes are more precious and beautiful than the gems in my mother's collection. Can I be your friend?"
There is no girl who doesn't like to be complimented on her appearance. Felicia smiled shyly and nodded. This was the first time in the past two years that a girl of her age approached her actively. This girl was much cuter than the kid introduced by others just now!
"Do you want to come over and play with me?" Little Amber wants to save her new friend from the boring topics of adults!
Felicia held the hand that the other person extended. Her father had just asked her to play with other children of the same age who were brought over, but the other children behaved in a reserved and well-behaved manner. Felicia felt it was awkward to force herself to play with them, so she stayed with her father.
At this moment, infected by the enthusiasm of new friends, Felicia was happily and expectantly led away by Amber, and directly ignored the group of masters and ladies.
"Wait..." The child ran away without calling anyone. The Marquis pretended to be angry and said, "This child didn't even say hello. I'm sorry to make you all laugh."
Amber's mother smiled helplessly, "It's even more so in our family. As soon as we walked in the door, we disappeared. I guess she didn't even see me when she came over just now. All she could see was the cute little Felicia."
While the adults were socializing in a stable manner, the two girls had already exchanged their names.
"Wow, so you are the protagonist of this banquet!" Amber was outside looking at the new environment and missed the manor owner's opening introduction.
"I have a talent for water, and I found that out a few days ago. Let's study together in the future! I heard that our partner is the most powerful!"
Little Amber opened his hands wide to gesture to his new friend. Felicia quickly let go of her last bit of reserve because of his friendly and casual look. The two little ones hid in the corner and chatted animatedly.
Soon other children came over to talk to them at the signal of their elders. However, because they were told to flatter the two young ladies and build good relationships, most of the words they spoke were flattering. The sensitive Felicia did not like to communicate with them.
Amber just wanted to deepen her relationship with her new friend so that they could play together more often in the future. She also didn't like people of her own age coming over, so she and Felicia hid under the dining table, the hanging white tablecloth covering them tightly.
Felicia was secretly complaining about her family in her little world. Amber took her hand and said, "You can come and live in my house in the future." Then she started talking about how she had a lot of cute monsters at home.
There weren't many people actually eating at the banquet, so no one noticed the tiny sound under the table.
Until the tablecloth was lifted, the bright light from the pearl above the banquet hall suddenly shone in, startled the two little guys, and both looked at the person who came with wide eyes.
"Amber, it's you." The boy who bent over to look at them was older, with a handsome and friendly face. He curved his eyebrows, and his amber eyes seemed to be dripping with honey.
"Brother Xavier." Amber called out and came out from under the table with her new friend.
"Ms. Felicia." The ten-year-old Xavier simply greeted today's protagonist, politely introduced his own and his sister's names, and stopped talking to her.
Felicia glanced at the child he was holding and nodded casually.
Amber got along well with the boy and was able to talk to him, so the three older children and a five-year-old girl stood at the dining table for a while.
Normally, nobles would not bring their children to banquets, but the protagonist of this banquet was only seven years old, so the invitees all brought their own children, hoping that their offspring could build good personal connections early on through play.
Anne, the five-year-old girl in front of Felicia, was also brought by her parents because she could express herself clearly.
"Brother..." Anne tugged at Xavier's sleeve, pouted her lips and looked at him pitifully. Without saying anything, the other party could tell that his sister was bored.
The boy touched her soft hair helplessly and lovingly, and said goodbye to the two ladies, "I'll take her for a walk outside so as not to disturb your quiet time."
Xavier left holding his sister's hand. He tilted his head and listened carefully to his sister's childish words. His profile was filled with warmth that made people want to smile.
Looking at the two figures, one tall and one short, Felicia pursed her lips and looked unhappy.
Amber keenly noticed her mood sinking for a moment, "What's the matter? Don't you like Xavier?"
"No, he looks fine."
Felicia just thought about the three boys born to the Marquise during the past two years since she was taken to the manor. Her brothers only looked down on her and never allowed her to eat at the same table. Her third brother, a gold mage, would scare her with magic every time he saw her...
Whenever the three young masters invited their friends to visit the manor, they would bring people to see her, not to show off that they had a lovely sister, but to ask their friends: "Is she pretty? If you like her, she will marry you when she grows up."
Felicia knew early on what her destiny was. After detecting her talent, she finally felt free. She would have everything she liked in the future!
And she realized at this moment that she would never have a good brother like Xavier, a family who would love her from the bottom of their hearts...
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"Oh my god, I finally have a long vacation! Felicia, I have some mermaid pearls at home, let's dive into the sea and take a look."
"No, you're not afraid of being dragged into the deep sea and eaten by mermaids." The girl's purple eyes were calm, and she looked much more stable than her friend.
"Hey~" Amber leaned on her and said with a smile, "But Xavier will be there too. Are you really not going with us? It would be so boring without you."
The calmness on her face was broken, and Felicia's eyes wandered, "Since you said so, I'll give you a favor and let me go."
"Eh~Are you giving face to me or to your sweetheart?"
Felicia was furious and took out her staff, pretending to hit someone. "What nonsense are you talking about? Let me show you how I can deal with you!"
Two girls were chasing and playing on the road. Every scene and every moment of their emotions were memories worth remembering for the rest of their lives...
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"Felicia, long time no see." Even though the man had washed and dressed before coming to see her, his handsome face still couldn't hide his haggardness, but his eyes looking at her were bright and focused, gentle and affectionate.
But Felicia didn't dare to think too much. This guy has always had honey in his eyes when he smiles since he was a child, which makes others feel warm and sweet. Besides, she was angry now, so she wouldn't think too much about it.
The woman sighed softly, crossed her arms, and looked at him with her eyelids raised. Her long black curly hair made her look lazy and charming. "My friend, where have you been this year? You didn't tell anyone. Are you afraid that we would disturb your happiness?"
Her uncontrollable sarcasm was cute in Xavier's eyes. The man laughed twice, and only answered the question after the other party glared at him angrily -
"I went to prepare a surprise for my sweetheart. I never thought I would be away for such a long time. She was very unhappy because of my concealment. I don't know when she will forgive me."
Felicia's breath was choked, her mind was in a mess, and her eyes suddenly turned cold, "Then go and ask for forgiveness! Why are you coming to my side!"
She didn't even bother to ask him when he had a crush on someone or who that person was!
Felicia just wanted to quickly escape from the space where Xavier was, and then...
Before she knew what to do next, Xavier took out a wooden box and opened it in front of her. A fist-sized purple magic crystal with the same color as her eyes came into view.
The man looked down at her, his low and gentle voice seemed to carry a hint of coquettish intimacy, "Please, dear Felicia, forgive me this time."
“…”
Felicia was stunned for a moment, and recognized that this was the purple thunder crystal recorded in the rare magic material atlas. It was one of the best materials for making thunder staffs! In history, it was only discovered when the strong men overturned a piece of land during the war between gods.
Today, the only known resources in the world are in the hands of the elves, who have collected large chunks of crystals, but the elves are unwilling to trade, even for a small piece.
Felicia didn't want to ask Xavier how he got such a treasure. She stood on tiptoe, hugged him tightly, and then kissed his lips with a blushing face...
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"Hey! Your new staff is so beautiful. It suits you very well. Is this the token of love Xavier gave you?"
"Yeah, it's really pretty."
Felicia stroked the purple crystal. Her face, which was always arrogant and indifferent in front of outsiders, was now so sweet that it was almost unrecognizable.
Amber hissed and felt a pain in her teeth, and then she heard her friend mention how hard it was to get this crystal.
Xavier's family background is not as good as Felicia's, and he has no talent for magic. Fortunately, he has some talent in swordsmanship, but compared with his outstanding sweetheart, it is nothing.
But Xavier could feel that Felicia also liked him, which gave him the confidence to pursue her, so he decided long ago that when he was able to obtain a treasure worthy of Felicia, if his sweetheart still had feelings for him at that time, Xavier would confess his feelings.
He started thinking of various ways to make money when he was a teenager. After more than ten years, he had saved a lot of money. In addition, he was born into a noble family, so his family could give him a lot of gold coins. Xavier felt that it was enough and wanted to contact the elves to buy a piece of purple thunder crystal. If the money was not enough, he would go and earn more.
Unfortunately, the elves didn't even want to meet with the humans, let alone negotiate a deal. Xavier spent a year outside Silegusen.
This year, he used many exquisite, practical and rare objects that he had bought from far away as gifts in an attempt to strike up a conversation.
He tracked down several elf traders and offered them their bodies as a token of good will.
He patiently completed some of the elves' deliberate requests to make things difficult for people and became familiar with them. Sometimes when he was walking in the forest, he would be shot by arrows without warning. If he did not stay extremely alert, he would really die.
It wasn't until a unicorn approached him that the elves finally stopped being cold to him.
Xavier met the Elf King who came to the outskirts of Gusen. He seemed easier to talk to than other elves. After listening carefully to why he insisted on obtaining the Purple Thunder Crystal, he sold him a small piece.
If the Purple Thunder Crystal was not of greater collection value than practical significance to the elves, Xavier would have had the opportunity to ask for a piece. Felicia didn't know how long this stubborn guy would have stayed outside!
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"Felicia, has the third prince given up?" Amber came to see her friend today and asked her worriedly.
"Don't mention it. He comes to this manor every now and then. If I don't see him, he goes to find my father."
"With him involved, it will be even more difficult for the Marquis to agree to your marriage with Xavier."
Felicia sneered, "At worst, we can just elope. I don't want to see these people anymore!"
Amber sighed, knowing that she was just speaking in anger. It was true that Felicia wanted to elope, but considering Xavier's family, she had no choice but to be patient and stay and slowly deal with her father.
"You two should work hard to improve your strength. Then, one will be the Sword God and the other will be the Magic God, and no one will dare to refute you."
Felicia narrowed her eyes and said sinisterly, "How long will this take? I think we should find a way to assassinate that useless Third Prince."
"Good idea, but unfortunately he must have knights protecting him."
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"Felicia! Where are you?!" Amber's voice broke a little.
“Dan Yicheng, come to grandpa’s house with your mother. Why do you sound so anxious?”
"Come back quickly! Something's happened to Xavier!"
Xavier killed his sister.
Upon hearing the news, Amber immediately rushed to his home and saw her friend bound by holy light chains.
He was filled with hostility, and his handsome face was distorted, without any trace of his usual gentleness. He was sweating profusely, as if this simple binding magic was torturing him all the time.
Amber, and his parents named Xavier, did not receive any response.
The Archbishop of Light confirmed that Xavier's body was filled with a large amount of dark elements, which was why he felt extremely uncomfortable when touched by the Holy Light Chains.
The Vatican soon found a large number of ancient manuscripts recording physical transformations in the basement of Xavier's residence, and these were all banned books!
What’s more serious is that in the spacious basement, there is a bloody summoning circle that looks extremely evil!
The Archbishop frowned, "The will of blood sacrifice to open the abyss passage and summon the Dark God?!"
After a moment, the priest came to the conclusion that Xavier wanted to transform into a magical physique, so he killed his own sister, causing his soul to become corrupted and summoning the brief coming of the Dark God to fulfill his wish.
Fortunately, something went wrong. Xavier was contaminated by a large amount of dark elements and went mad, which led to him showing up in public and exposing the matter.
Amber retorted: "Impossible!"
Felicia had just been here last month and I complained to her about how rich the collection in this basement was.
Xavier was a very nostalgic person. He was reluctant to throw away used things even when they were broken, so he put them away as a memory. Felicia listened to him chattering for a long time while pointing at one old thing after another.
Even if Amber didn't know what the basement was used for before, based on her understanding of Xavier since childhood, she knew that it definitely had nothing to do with these messy notebooks and array patterns!
The Archbishop didn't care about that. He wanted to purify the darkness immediately - the two opposing elements of light and darkness existed in Xavier's body at the same time, causing him extreme pain.
Amber instinctively felt that if she continued her friend might die, so she and her mother, who also trusted Xavier, pushed the Archbishop away.
"Xavier is not that kind of person! Don't you have any other way to make him regain his sanity first?! The handwriting on these notebooks is not his at all. Xavier must have been framed by the real owner of these things!"
The archbishop replied coldly, "To restore sanity, we can only purify the pollution."
At this time, someone walked in from outside and sighed, "Ms. Amber, you can't judge a person by his appearance. I have heard that poor Annie's wounds were caused by Xavier's sword. Combined with what we see in front of us, the evidence is irrefutable. Don't stop the priest from doing his duty. You should keep your eyes open when making friends in the future."
Amber frowned, "Your Highness the Third Prince, why are you here?"
"I heard that a priest brought people here, so I was curious and came to take a look."
The blond, green-eyed man approached leisurely and asked in confusion, "How embarrassing... Felicia likes him? But after today, she will be able to see who is worthy of trust."
Amber didn't have time to deal with him now. She was busy persuading the Archbishop to lock Xavier up. "I will watch him and make sure he doesn't hurt anyone else."
Unfortunately, no matter what she said, the Holy See had no tolerance for dark forces. The archbishop waved his hand and imprisoned the two women standing in front of him. "After I finish the purification, he may have a chance to wake up." Or he may die.
Xavier's father had other children, and he knew that he could not resist the Vatican, nor the sudden appearance of the third prince with bad intentions, so his reaction was not as intense as his wife.
He was not trapped, so when he heard his beloved eldest son wailing in pain, he was still able to keep a calm face and feed him a potion to repair his internal injuries.
However, the light and dark elements treated the human body as a battlefield, destroying it much faster than the potion could repair it. Xavier bled from all seven orifices, but later he regained consciousness for a short time, endured the pain, and stopped crying out...
He turned his head with great effort and looked at Amber, and said weakly, "Ann, Annie...Feli...Xia..."
Amber was trapped in the wall of light and choked out, "I know..."
I know I have to bury Anne properly and find out the truth. I know I have to tell Felicia that you can't bear to part with her...
Xavier died, on a very ordinary day, without any warning, he was gone suddenly...
Amber closed her friend's eyes, which had not yet closed.
She felt like everything was a nightmare.
Xavier's mother was so shocked by losing all her children in one day that she fainted.
The people from the Vatican took away all the items in the basement. They had no interest in the purified people, no, the corpses, and left without hesitation. The third prince and the archbishop left together while talking.
By the time Felicia rushed back as fast as she could, she had already lost everything...
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"Amber, if I say that all this was planned by the Third Prince, would you believe me?"
Amber looked at her friend's pale face and cracked lips, frowned and went to the table to pour a glass of water, "Where's the evidence?"
"No, I just know it."
The words that the Third Prince had said to her, those gentle threats, those declarations of determination, were always recalled in her half-asleep state recently, and would wake her up completely.
"Okay, I believe it." Thinking of the sudden appearance of the third prince that day and his familiar attitude towards the archbishop later, Amber also had some doubts.
"It's time to eat. I can't seek revenge if I starve to death."
Amber suspected that if she hadn't brought Felicia to her home and watched her personally, Felicia might have died quietly somewhere.
Felicia chewed the food, but she couldn't swallow it, so she still swallowed it with water.
The woman lowered her eyes quietly, half hiding her eyes that were like a deep, cold pool...
She wanted to kill the third prince and torture him to death! He was just a piece of trash, so it was easy to do!
As for how the royal family would retaliate against her family, Felicia didn't care at all!
But what about the priest who had forcefully "purified" Xavier? She was too weak to fight the Archbishop...
Felicia continued to stay at Amber's house for a while, and her mood seemed to gradually improve.
Three months after her lover's death, Felicia calmly said goodbye to her relatives and friends, and left the royal city alone on the pretext of gaining experience.
He was gone for five years, and during that time he only spoke a few words to Amber when in contact. As for her father, Felicia would not ignore his contacts as he was still useful to the family.
After barely suppressing her strong murderous intent, Felicia finally returned to the royal city. She looked cold, arrogant and charming, and almost everyone thought that she had forgotten about the lover who had made a big mistake.
The third prince's desire to conquer was still unquenched, and he continued to pester this beautiful and powerful woman. Felicia's family also often advised her to marry into the royal family. After all, getting married would not affect her continued improvement of magic.
If the first heir already had a child, the Marquis would definitely want her to marry the eldest prince!
As everyone wished, Felicia's contact with the third prince gradually increased, and two years later, they got married.
Felicia endured the nausea and gave birth to a child with the third prince. For a long time, she even had to swallow her meals with water. Hatred became her backbone, allowing her to support herself day after day...
The third prince certainly knew that his wife had no love for him, but he was not disappointed. After all, it was already an honor to have such an outstanding woman. It would be even more perfect if she could give birth to offspring with magical talents.
But sometimes, when he was hurt by Felicia's look at her as if she was trash, he would make some sarcastic remarks, "How powerful and noble do you think you are? You are just an illegitimate daughter who wants to take advantage of the royal family!"
However, compared to marrying him and having children, these words could not make Felicia feel any different.
Later, the heirs to the throne died one by one, and the death process of the third prince was much more painful than outsiders knew...
Felicia came to power as she wished, and the next step... was to deal with the Vatican.
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Decades have passed, and Felicia can hardly remember her lover's voice. She can vaguely hear a hallucination in her ears. It was when she was annoyed because her family insisted on holding a boring birthday party for her. Xavier said to her, "Felicia, my love, have a happy birthday."
"Every year on this day, I am grateful that fate has given you birth, and that my love has found a home."
Her Majesty the Queen lowered her eyes, water marks slid down, soaking her robes, "Xavier, I miss you so much..."
A whisper dissipated in the night wind, and no one responded.
After an unknown amount of time, Felicia finally stood up and prepared to go back to the palace to rest.
Outside the small garden, Auston and his sister Chloe were stopped here because their mother looked unhappy in the banquet hall. Out of concern, the siblings had been waiting here for a while.
Felicia walked out of the grass wall and saw Austin, who looked 70% similar to the third prince. She couldn't help but reveal some disgust and hatred.
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