Chapter 722 Cooperation or Not
"What are you going to do, Father?"
Facing the Duke's gaze, Anvis was silent for a moment and finally spoke.
"In this matter, the interests of the Olivendi family come first, Anvis."
Duke Carrot replied indifferently.
"You may not know the significance of the key to the family, Avis. Now, I can tell you clearly that its importance is no less than that of Fiona to the family.
Remember the star prophecy? In fact, there are two interpretations of it in the family.
One view is that the so-called star in the prophecy refers to Fiona's existence, while the other view is that the so-called star actually refers to what this key will bring! "
“So, the family must obtain the coordinates of that door no matter what the cost.
As for your female explorer classmate, for your sake, as long as she is willing to cooperate, we will obtain the exact coordinates and have the ninth-level guardian personally take action to ensure that she will not be harmed. We will erase her memory related to the door and give her a sufficiently generous compensation."
"I can't let you do this, Father."
Narrowing his eyes slightly, under the Duke's oppressive gaze, Anvis slowly shook his head.
"Really? So how are you going to stop me, Avis?"
Seeing Anvis's reaction, Duke Carrot showed an amused expression instead. He crossed his arms, looking calm and composed.
"I can understand your desire to protect your friends, Avis. However, the underlying rules of this world are ultimately determined by power.
Before you really grow up, all your power comes from your family. What can you use to resist the will of your family? Your own strength, or those inferior forces you have developed in private?
I know that with the help of that book, you may have hidden some of your strength. But at your current age, no matter how strong you are, how strong can you really be? "
Looking at Anvis, who lowered his head slightly and seemed a little discouraged, Duke Carrot softened his tone again.
“Perhaps if I give you another hundred years, when your own strength breaks through the ninth level and you have cross-empire-level forces under your command, your will will have enough weight in the family.
But now, the family's will will not change because of your thoughts! Take this incident as a lesson to remember, Anweisi. I hope you can understand one thing, everything outside has the possibility of leaving you, only the power you control is fundamental.
For example, those mystical studies you like are fine as a hobby, but you must not let them affect your own strength improvement. Because at the critical moment, they can't help you at all!"
After speaking a lot of profound truths in a very pompous manner, Duke Carrot breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very satisfied.
Since his youngest son has behaved very maturely since childhood, there are not many opportunities to teach Avis a lesson like this, and he wants to experience this feeling.
"How about it, Avis? Do you want to tell me the coordinates of the door yourself, or should I ask your explorer classmate?"
"I'm sorry, father, but you may not be able to do that anymore."
To the Duke's surprise, Anvis suddenly raised his head and smiled.
"When you said you were going to send someone to look for my explorer classmate, I contacted the people from the Circle of Truth. After learning about the situation, they urgently took her away for protection. I'm afraid she won't be returning to the main material world in the short term."
"……What did you say?"
After a moment's pause, the Duke quickly took out a crystal ball from his ring and took a look at it.
When he saw the news urgently transmitted by the intelligence department that Claire suddenly left the Royal Pamir Academy and then disappeared completely after a wave of dreams, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"Do you understand what you are doing, Avis?! I won't say anything about you sneaking into the Circle of Truth organization. But you have to understand that you are a direct descendant of my Olivendi family, my own blood! You are naturally in an irreversible hostile position with the Circle of Truth! Since you can't stop my actions, you hand her over to the Circle of Truth? How could you make such a foolish choice?!"
Looking at Avis in the crystal ball in disbelief, Duke Carrot's face was as cold as ice. He wished he could pry open Avis' head to take a closer look to find out what evil had befallen his youngest son today.
"I'm sorry, father, there's one thing I didn't tell you. Claire was originally a member of the Circle of Truth, and her job was to find ancient ruins."
Avis calmly watched through the crystal ball as the Duke's calmness turned into anger. Anyway, with the protection of the academy's maze, the Duke couldn't possibly pass through the crystal ball to slap him.
As for Claire's identity, he, the leader of the Circle of Truth, has spoken. Even if a prophet is asked to predict the future, Claire is still a member of the Circle of Truth today.
"……What did you say?"
Duke Carrot was shocked again. The Ring of Truth was right beside me.
"Father, Claire is my friend. Why do you want to push her to the enemy? I can confess that she did find the 'door' during her expedition, and she didn't tell me the exact coordinates. She just asked me to help find the key.
I borrowed the key from you so that I can explore with her in the future."
“When she revealed the information about the door, you should have controlled her directly - alas, this matter is also my fault for not making you understand the importance of the key in advance.
Now that we know she is a member of the Circle of Truth, it is even more impossible for her to lend the key."
The Duke sighed, feeling a little troubled by the turn of events.
"Forget it, I will discuss this matter at the family meeting. In addition, as a punishment for your decision that harms the interests of the family, your resource quota for the next ten years will be halved!"
After the contact ended, Avis was somewhat relieved.
If it can be discussed at a family meeting, it means there is still room for improvement.
At the same time, his clone, who was currently in the floating city in the deep dream world, also explained the current situation to Claire.
"So, Avis, you are the founder of the Circle of Truth organization? I am also a member of the Circle of Truth?!"
Claire's blue eyes widened slightly, and she looked at Avis in surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"That's right, Senior Claire. As my companion, you are now also a member of my Circle of Truth organization. As the leader, I declare that Claire will be appointed as the chief explorer of the Circle of Truth, responsible for exploring ancient ruins!"
Anvis nodded, gave Claire an appointment in a serious manner, and then laughed.
"Don't be nervous, senior sister, it's just a title. And I also asked my father not to disclose any information about you..."
"It's okay, Avis."
However, Claire interrupted Avis' explanation with a smile.
"No need to explain anything to me. We'll always be companions, right?"
"Yes, we will always be companions..."
"Alert! A powerful dream monster is approaching!"
Avis also laughed, but was interrupted the next moment by Bomiya's alarm and the sudden shaking of the floating city.
"...until I am consumed by you."
At Claire's apologetic look, Anvis shrugged.
"Bomia, full fire!" . ….….On the other side, after the contact with Anvis ended, Duke Carrot immediately convened an emergency meeting.
In the Duke's eyes, this was undoubtedly an emergency, because the Ring of Truth might have also known about the door.
Soon, at the Duke's call, several ninth-level projections of the family gathered.
However, after the Duke explained the current situation, several ninth-rank officials had irreconcilable differences of opinion.
Some people believe that there can be no compromise and that the silver key must be kept in hand, while others think that limited cooperation is possible.
(End of this chapter)
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