"Kids, have some."
"Thanks, ma'am!"
In the quiet night, the group stopped in a town not far from Mirror Lake City. After crossing several mountain ridges, they finally entered the territory of the Lanting royal family.
As Ledo said, the rise of the Holy Sword Faction caused unrest throughout the territory.
The purge by the Holy Sword faction forced other factions to take sides, including the conservative Yaroland faction and the Tiran's Helm faction, as well as the Volunteer Army and the "Peace" mercenary group, which resisted violence and vowed to fight the Holy Sword faction to the death.
Of course, some of the weaker factions surrendered directly and joined the Holy Sword Faction.
"Ah, don't you know? Windsor was a good girl. Earl Ellen brought her here, and she also brought the Saint Yaro Orchid from the Western World to commemorate the warriors who fought against the demons here back then." Inside the wooden house, the blind old woman told the knights about the past.
"Speaking of which, Lord Allen has changed a lot. In the past, he used to personally inspect the situation in the territory, but now he doesn't care about the rampant monsters."
"Monsters are rampant?" Connor asked, warming himself by the fire.
"Yes, oh! They're just some minor monsters. It's fine to ask the Adventurers' Guild and mercenaries to handle them, but they won't be kind enough to investigate thoroughly and solve the problem completely," the blind old woman said, her face turned towards the firelight.
"Even the mayor is struggling with choosing sides, so we can only try to find a solution on our own..."
"By the way, you're from out of town, aren't you?" the old woman said to the wary assassins outside the door.
“The differences between those places are quite obvious… You came for Windsor, because Her Highness Windsor’s body has already reached Orvik City along the way.”
"Taking into consideration the favors Her Highness Windsor had bestowed upon the territory, and taking into account our feelings, the Holy Church has arranged for the goods to be transported to Orwick City. We, the recipients of her kindness, can also see her off one last time..."
"Earl Allen still made a move. Sigh, perhaps there's some hidden reason behind it?"
"The sanctuary isn't bad, Princess Windsor isn't wrong, and Earl Ellen loves his people, so what is the cause of this disaster and tragedy?"
The knights lowered their heads, while Dylan leaned against the wall, gazing silently at the moonlight.
Connor glanced at Elsie, looking confused.
So, you are the source of this disaster!?
"That's enough! Whose side are you on? Was it a mistake that I was born?"
【Born! Elsie, you were born! You are sinful!】
"What kind of punctuation is that? I was born... damn it! Is that a pun insult?"
That being said, the current situation is extremely chaotic.
If we start the analysis from the perspective of the existing purpose...
Yes, it's time to give the narrator some screen time.
【？】
Okay, okay, you'll leave all the trouble to me?
"Could you try not appearing in dozens of chapters?"
[After I finish speaking, will you leave me hanging for another twenty or thirty chapters?]
"Who am I? I'm Elsie! Would I lie to you?"
[...]
I still can't trust you!
Okay, let's do a quick analysis!
[Alan's spousal murder dispute originated from the time of your birth. It seems something caused their relationship to deteriorate, from initial indifference to later minor frictions, the conflict gradually escalated.]
It's worth mentioning that Aicardo tried to dissuade them, and the Sia family certainly tried to reconcile. The Lanting royal family and the Saijing royal family also turned a blind eye, considering that the family feud hadn't escalated into a major power military conflict.
[This delay, lasting only six months, saw Alan begin to descend into increasingly irrational madness, and the war erupted into full force. During this period, you were caught in a power struggle between two families, ultimately ending up in a goblin lair, where you were rescued by Kyleat.]
The involvement of the Holy Church is somewhat unexpected. Firstly, what are their stances? Are they advocating for peace on the mainland? For the unification of the mainland? Or is it simply about missionary work?
[You also saw the angels' attitude towards you; it seems the Sanctuary is hostile towards you... while Alan, supported by the Sanctuary...]
"!!!"
Elsie seemed to have figured out the key point: "If we're talking about what they have in common..."
"Have we overlooked the vampires?"
[The Sia family... In the stories of heroes across the continent, Sia is the most mysterious and legendary assassin in the hero's team.]
[And since you have nearly half vampire blood in your veins, Allen is definitely not a vampire!]
"So that's how it is?" Elsie realized: "Venusa, the Shia family... are all vampires, vampires who hide as humans."
[The sacred texts record that vampires were once on par with demons. Ancient priests were the first to wipe out the most powerful vampires on the continent, exterminating their strongest members, thus forcing them to exit the stage of history.]
The original sanctuaries were established one by one by the priests from various regions; how could they possibly allow the remnants of the vampire race to grow stronger?
"Hey! Can you not be so aggressive?" a Blood Princess Knight complained.
I'm not a vampire!
"Yes, you're not even human."
Why does your mouth smell so bad?
“Alright, it seems the Sanctuary has taken control of Elen.” Elsie analyzed, “Or? A threat?”
"But what is my role in all of this?"
"The Holy Sword Faction behind Allen wants to kill me, which indirectly shows Allen's stance. He has no reason to kill his own offspring, right?"
"He must have known that Windsor was a vampire, but he got her pregnant and had me born just to get rid of another little vampire?"
"Then he could have made his move while Windsor was pregnant!"
So, the question comes back to the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary clearly intended to kill you, meaning they were unaware that vampires still existed in the world?
"I...exposed the entire Shia family?" Elsie was stunned.
It seems that due to certain factors, the Holy Temple has grasped the fact that the Sia family is a vampire, and they now have a reason to send troops.
That's right! They can't accuse a hero's family of being vampires! That would be a frame-up! So they need evidence! And that evidence is...
"Me?" Elsie realized, but something seemed off. "Wait, if they need evidence, why not use Windsor's?"
“Windssa is also a vampire, and her existence proves that the entire Shia family are children of darkness!”
Elsie looked at Dylan, who turned around and looked at Elsie: "What's wrong?"
"Uncle Dylan, are all members of the Shia family vampires?" Elsie asked. "Do people on the continent know that?"
Dylan chuckled softly, then crouched down and patted Elsie's head: "They won't know. Shia is blessing us. No one can extract the family's secrets from the corpses of assassins who faced death without flinching."
"We, the assassins who walk in the shadows, are the family's secret last line of defense."
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