242 Lucien, the Friend of Nature (1/2)

Chapter 242: Lucien, the Friend of Nature

Translator: _Leo_Editor: Vermillion

”Huh?” Lucien was surprised by the arrangement. He did not prepare for a speech and he doubted the content would be effective.

Lucien had planned to prepare a speech and convince the members of the committee, however, as Florencia did not mention anything related to the speech, Lucien thought he did not need to do anything. He got lazy and just forgot about it.

Iristine and Arcelion looked excited, as they kept saying, ”Make sure you explain the balance of nature theory completely. The theory is what we druids believe and you need to convince those sorcerers of it!”

Due to the excitement, the two elves did not feel the pressure, and their words made Lucien's head ache. He needed to give a concise but strong speech as long principles would not be effective.

”What should I say? I can't construct any convincible content in such a short period of time!” Lucien thought.

Lucien decided to help deal with the pollution because he knew that it was good for the environment he lived in and it was just a reasonable action. He could not convince the members with an emotional speech as he just could not relate to the situation. It was impossible for him to cry for the pollution.

”Well, let me check if anything helps in the spirit library.”

Led by the Adaminite Golem, Lucien, Iristine, and Arcelion arrived at the side door of the Affairs Committee. They sat down on the soft long couch and waited to be summoned.

*Tick Tick*

On the opposite end of the hallway, there was a clock making monotone mechanical noises. Iristine got nervous after the excitement cooled down and she stared at Lucien. ”Mr. Evans, what should I say?” It was nothing like the Tree Ritual hosted by her in the royal palace, as she couldn't just complete the mission by following the procedure. Also, this time, she had to face the evil sorcerers instead of her elf friends.

”Why did you get excited so early?”Lucien thought, speechless for a while.

He looked at Iristine with a gentle expression on his face. ”Talk about the consequences of failing to deal with the pollutions and the possible revenge from nature. It's what you're good at, isn't it?”

”So, the consequences of the pollution and the revenge of nature…” Iristine kept repeating those words while she tried to calm down. Arcelion was not nervous like Iristine, as he had hosted many important events in the royal palace and communicated with the guests as a representative of the royal chamber. Unlike his sister, he had a lot more experience in giving speeches.

*Chi*

The side door opened when Iristine was still trying to construct her speech. A girl with the badge of a level four arcanist and fifth-circle sorcerer stepped out of the room. The girl was about 20 years old and she looked energetic, but everyone knew she was older than that.

”Honored guests, who'll be the first to give the speech?” She spoke in a crisp tone with a low voice, it seemed like she did not want to disturb the committee members inside.

Arcelion looked at his sister and stood up. ”I'll be the first one, miss.” He knew that Iristine was not prepared yet.

”You can just call me Rachel, Your Highness.” The young girl nodded slightly and smiled.

Lucien heard the name and raised his head unconsciously. It was an average-looking girl with flaxen hair and a pair of flaxen eyes. The girl gave Lucien an energetic and positive feeling, making him feel that they had met before.

Rachel was a genius in Astrology, Force, and Illusion, and was a member of Tower, just like Larry, Timothy, and Ulysses. She was about 28 or 29 years old, and although her progression was similar to Felipe's in the past, the necromancer was much faster now.

Rachel noticed Lucien's sight and responded with a smile. She then led Arcelion into the hall and closed the side door.

About five minutes later, Rachel opened the door and Arcelion stepped out of the hall.

”Brother, how was your speech?” Iristine was concerned.

Arcelion shook his head with a serious expression on the face. ”They listened to my speech but they sent me out before saying anything.”

The atmosphere became heavy. The committee members had a discussion before asking Rachel to invite Iristine inside.

Iristine arranged her simple green druid long robe. It was designed for climbing, and she was trying to make herself look calm and trustable.

Again, five minutes later, Iristine came back with a depressed look on her pretty face. It looked like she was about to cry, and she looked at Arcelion. ”The first thing I said was 'talk about the consequences of the pollution and the revenge of nature'. It was the same as what Mr. Lucien just told me…”

”You repeated that sentence too many times… What happened after?” Arcelion tried to distract his sister.

Iristine bit her lips and continued, ”Miss Florencia calmed me down with a smile and I finally said what I wanted to say. They did not say anything, but I heard people arguing when leaving the hall. It seems like someone didn't like the idea.

Lucien tried to comfort the two elves while reading the information from the spirit library, ”You've tried your best…”

”I wonder what the result will be…” Iristine looked at the closed side door, a bit worried. ”If we fail, our relationship with the Congress of Magic will get worse… However, Mr. Evans, you'll always be our friend no matter what happens.”

Time flew in the silent environment. The side door finally opened again after a while. Rachel smiled at Lucien and spoke in a passionate tone, ”Evans, your turn.”

Lucien was wearing a white shirt with a black tuxedo and a pair of gold-wired glasses on his eyes. It was a formal outfit. He nodded and smiled after hearing Rachel's words. He arranged the collar and the cuff before following her into the door.

Behind the side door lay a narrow and quiet pathway. There was a polite smile on Rachel's face, but she did not say anything while leading the way.

Lucien turned at a corner after about ten steps inside and saw the committee members that were sitting around a large table.

Some of them were wearing magic robes and the others were wearing different types of formal attire. There were several empty chairs and there were fewer people here than Lucien expected.