Chapter 420: Judgement Declaration! (2/2)
The slaves were cautiously and conscientiously unearthing the cave's iron ore.
He even saw Lola managing the mine. And she surprisingly had a small attendant at her side.
The Halfling Little Tucker.
Anna had previously told him that they were short on people to manage the area on this side of the cave. Since Lola had nothing to do due to the matter with the Alliance, she conveniently applied to manage it, which Marvin approved without thinking too much about it.
Seeing Lola and Little Tucker here, Marvin couldn't help but recall that time when they went through the Spider Crypt together.
Lola saw Marvin, but she seemed rather calm. The two hadn't chatted for a long time besides at meetings.
This was because Marvin had been too busy recently, always doing something or other to prepare for the upcoming disaster.
But on the eve of the disaster, he suddenly found himself idle.
Naturally, this kind of leisure was only a facade.
He knew very well what sort of predicament he would face the next day.
But it still felt like it was fine to give himself a day off was fine.
He walked over and calmly watched Lola planning out the work of the slaves for the rest of the day. After a while, the latter smiled at Marvin and quipped, ”Seems like you have nothing to do.”
”It must feel bad to find out that after leaving the territory for so long and fighting to become famous, you feel at a loss when dealing with everything else here, right?”
Marvin spread his hands. ”It's not that bad, at least I can rest.”
Lola rolled her eyes. ”I've never heard of a Lord as carefree as you. Definitely an unreliable male Swimming Fish.”
After saying that, she left the cave with Marvin, her clothes full of dirt.
Outside the cave, there was a camp where they could rest for a while. A Dark Knight was in charge of guarding this place, so nobody would dare look for trouble.
The two entered the camp, followed by the small Halfling.
”In fact, I am not too clear about what will happen tomorrow.” Lola patted off some leftover dust and then looked at her small attendant. ”What about you?”
Little Tucker scratched his head as he replied, ”My father talked about a very frightening disaster.”
Marvin looked curiously at Little Tucker. ”So you came to White River Valley?”
The Halfling awkwardly explained, ”My father said he had some things to do, so he told me that I had to find a safe place to settle.”
”And thus, you came to White River Valley?” Marvin asked playfully.
Little Tucker answered with a blank face, ”I also have nowhere else to go. Many monsters appeared in the Spider Crypt, so I packed up and headed south before arriving here.”
”Fortunately, I have an acquaintance here, right? Even if she is very fierce sometimes...”
”Lola resentfully said, ”Hey! Little Halfling, before you talk rubbish, think of who took risks to give you a job!”
”Do you mean Lord Marvin? I saw his signature,” the small Halfling retorted.
Lola fumed, ”And would Marvin have approved of it without my application? Moreover, you saw that slovenly signature! Maybe more than half of his attention was on Anna when he signed.”
Marvin immediately felt very awkward.
He had recently signed many documents. Due to his trust in Anna, he didn't look very carefully most of the time.
But how did it turn out like that in Lola's mouth?
The quarreling of Lola and Little Tucker was already a common occurrence in the camp. They always ended up with Little Tucker surrendering, because Lola would always use her trump card...
”Whatever you say, you still can't hide the fact that you abandoned me and fled in front of a monster! You crafty Halfling, do you dare to deny this point?”
Little Tucker immediately went silent.
At that time in the Spider Crypt, he had completely followed his instincts as a Thief, and he would end up being reminded of this for his lifetime.
It was a lifetime humiliation...
After the small Halfling surrendered, Lola returned to her room and changed clothes.
She took out a set of cards with an exquisite cover and told Marvin with a smile, ”Having three people is perfect, we can play [Rock]. If you don't know how to play, I can teach you.”
”Rock has three kinds of cards, one is [Secret], one is [Constellation], and the other one is [Truth].”
”The game's rules are very simple, the one able to find the other side's Secret is the winner.”
”The Constellation card is fixed, and you can choose a Secret…”
As Lola gave a peaceful explanation, Marvin relaxed.
The three of them sat in the small house in the camp and spent a long while playing Rock.
Lola clearly was an expert at the game and simply never lost. Marvin lost more than he won. If they had gambled, he would have lost all his money.
But he felt extremely satisfied.
Time flew by as they played cards.
The sky quickly darkened and the slaves returned to the camp in groups of two and three.
Lola put down her cards and returned to her job.
Before leaving, she suddenly asked Marvin, ”After today, will we still have the chance to leisurely play cards?”
Marvin was silent for a moment before answering seriously, ”Yes. I believe we will.”
”En, I believe in you.” Lola showed a radiant smile and she skipped back to do her work. She started making a record of the slaves' day of work.
And Little Tucker naturally followed behind her as her assistant.
Marvin put down his cards and took a deep breath. He left the northern mine under the cover of the night.
In the castle, the dinner had been ready for a while.
There were only three people at the dining table: Anna, Marvin, and Wayne.
There originally had been another butler, but unfortunately, the old butler passed away not long ago.
The three of them were people who grew up in this castle.
The dinner wasn't particularly special.
Wayne finished his job and was extremely tired. After dinner, he returned to his room to rest.
Only Anna and Marvin remained.
”I heard you played cards today?” Anna looked at Marvin in curiosity. ”That doesn't sound like you.”
”Like me?”
Marvin laughed. ”Do you see me as an Overlord who runs all over the place, ignoring my obligations?”
”Not really.” Anna supported her chin with her hands and said, ”Even if others think you are simply running all over the place, I know how much you invested in this territory.”
Marvin calmly invited, ”Want to take a look at our territory?”
”Ah?” Anna clearly didn't understand what Marvin meant.
...
Half a minute later, at the tallest mountain peak west of the castle.
The wind whistled by as moonlight shone on the meandering White River, making it look like a silver belt charmingly circumventing the vast territory.
From up there, the entire White River Valley could be seen. Even the distant River Shore City and Sword Harbor were visible.
Anna had always been busy with the territory's matters, and it was actually the first time she had attentively looked over the entire place she had been silently working for.
”So beautiful,” the Half-Elf murmured, her eyes shining. ”Now I understand why she liked standing here.”
Marvin shook his head with a smile.
The person Anna referred to was, of course, Hathaway.
It was a pity that Anna didn't actually understand. The reason Hathaway stood there wasn't to look at the scenery, but rather to look at people.
Back then, Marvin could only be thrown down to the field as he looked up to her.
Now, the current Marvin was qualified to stand on this mountain peak with her.
But unfortunately, he had lost sight of her.
”Where do you think she is?” Anna asked.
Marvin took a step forward, seemingly talking to himself, ”Regardless of where she is, I'll find her.”
Anna nodded silently.
Marvin sat on the peak like this, silently watching the entire territory go to sleep.
He didn't even notice Anna quietly leaving.
Only Marvin remained, sitting alone.
And when the first rays of sunshine shone on the continent, an imposing voice burst through the sky!
The entirety of Feinan shook!
”People without faith will be destroyed.”
”Greedy mortals, you already occupied this continent for too long. You've forgotten how to worship.”
”Ignorant people like you definitely don't know what true power is in this world.”
”The sanctuary you are proud of will inevitably end up destroyed. The power you once seized, will inevitably be shattered. And those people claiming to be powerhouses will inevitably suffer the wrath of Gods!
”Non-believers, accept your judgement!”
”Pious followers, you can rejoice, as the God Era is about to begin!”
Marvin smiled.
It was the exact same Judgement Declaration.
The Great Calamity had arrived.