NOVPUBDespite Nigel’s efforts to hide Lixancy’s recovery and its connection with Lanci and Talia,
the situation that day had been witnessed by passersby on the street. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
The enemies must understand the nature of the Curse far more than The Senate does, knowing that a Curse cannot heal on its own, and sooner or later they could deduce the real reason behind Lixancy’s recovery.
"If you two are going to play in the Poseen Demon World these days, you must be careful. The Poseen Demon World lies beyond the Protective Enchantment of Floral City Pariel, and right now with the complex relations between The Senate of the Poseen Kingdom and the Lords of the Demon World, and with unknown forces plotting in the shadows, you could encounter an out-of-standard Rebirth Church Cardinal Bishops at any moment. It’s very unsafe,"
Nigel added.
The city’s safety Barrier on the North Shore of Pariel only reaches District 6, and Districts 6 and 7 are separated by an Ancient Spatial Barrier, which ordinary Protective Enchantments cannot cross.
This also leads to a middle ground between Districts 6 and 7 that is not under the jurisdiction of Floral City Pariel nor part of the Poseen Demon World.
However, normally, by taking the official passageway, one can avoid entering that middle ground.
"Oh dear, if the mastermind behind the scenes discovers it was those two who did the good deed, won’t all the hatred be directed at us, meow?"
the Cat Boss suddenly realized and said.
"To be precise, yes."
Nigel nodded at the little cat.
If he were to put himself in the enemies’ shoes, Lanci, the troublemaker, might indeed be more detestable than anyone else.
At that time, Nigel couldn’t guarantee how much hatred Lanci would attract.
This was exactly why he had reminded both of them to be cautious about their safety.
"Oh my, that’s quite frightening, Tata, you’ll have to protect me. I didn’t even plan to do anything,"
Lanci said, fearfully stroking his cheek.
"Remember to say the same thing when we really encounter enemies,"
Talia said.
Lanci’s habit of feigning weakness was getting to Talia; it made her blood pressure rise, and she couldn’t fathom how enemies would feel seeing it.
"Why?"
Lanci asked, puzzled, sensing Talia might be using sarcasm.
"When you meet an enemy, will you talk like you just did?"
Talia asked him.
"Yes, I always speak like this, don’t I?"
Lanci nodded.
"First, let me ask you, who do you think is better at taking on hatred, you or me?"
Talia’s voice was very gentle and patient, as if she were quizzing her student.
"Of course, it’s you,"
Lanci knew that as a Sixth-order, he was much more fragile than the Eighth-order Talia. If they really entered an eighth-order battlefield, he could die from a careless touch.
And if he, as the host, died, Talia would die immediately as well.
So now when the two of them teamed up, Talia should be the one taunting, protecting Lanci.
Talia nodded slightly, a faint smile on her lips, as if to say: So, you understand this concept, huh.
"So just infuriate the enemy, draw all the hatred away. Whether I can stop them or not doesn’t matter to you. If they kill you first, I’ll die right along with you, you fool!"
Talia screamed in her heart, as if broadcasting through flawless jade.
The Cat Boss, watching Lanci and Talia silently staring at each other, knew they were communicating telepathically again.
Forget it.
Their affection had cooled.
Teacher Da Lan was indeed a chaos magnet, wherever he went, the waters were muddied and a free-for-all ensued.
This matter might not require Lanci to do much digging, the Poseen Kingdom may soon find the mastermind behind the curse that plagued the great wizard Parlony.
In those mystery novels where the official institutions are utterly useless, relying entirely on the protagonist to solve everything, the plot is downright brain-dead.
But now, this was normal. If a century-old official institution of the Poseen Kingdom couldn’t investigate criminals more efficiently than Lanci, always passively taking hits, it would have closed down long ago.
Lanci just needed to be consistent, dealing with whoever came for him.
"Sigh meow."
The Cat Boss shook his head on the sofa, just hoping not too powerful an enemy would come.
Otherwise, once Lanci started invoking the Gods, the nature of the matter would change.
