Chapter 612 - He & She (I) (2/2)

Lydia’s actions would certainly raise protests from the civilian workers because her actions weren’t just about wiping out the foundations of the Refored by civilian workers and now that the trade associations had all been seized by the King’s Party, it would mean that the livelihood of all civilian workers would be affected Perhaps a riot would have been in place in peacetihty Southerns accepted this arrangereenhouse flowers and Lydia had slasses and completely drenched the of the storhly The cruel reality sinations and educated thelory and cheers Instead, a as a path that led to destruction and deaths and they had chosen this path foolishly

“Miss Marlene”

Marlene turned around and spotted her personal fe at her respectfully

“The banquet is about to begin…”

“Got it I will get changed now”

Marlene stole a final glance at the tranquil sceneries of Golden City Then, she turned around without hesitations and entered the room

Rhode stepped out of the chariot and gazed at the lofty, olden radiance He couldn’t help but whistle in awe

After awakening Gracier and Madaras, Rhode didn’t return to the Land of Atonement immediately This was because Gillian had infor’s Party to participate in the grand banquet organized in Golden City Although Rhode’s tiarded the battle between the King’s Party and the Reformist Party, he had confirmed that the Reformist Party was done for In fact, it was as Rhode had expected

Lydia wiped out the entire Southern base, where it was the home for hundreds of nobles and trade associations After the battle, the Southern Legion and their fleet had to be cleaned and rebuilt on the large scale It was ie slice of cake placed before theanized this grand banquet to celebrate the victory against the Refor the cake

It was due to this that Rhode had left the Elf Forest and brought Anne and Lize into Golden City But this tiuest with him

“So… This is Golden City…”

Corina stepped out of the chariot and gazed in awe at the nificent castle

Rhode turned around and stole a glance at her

Rhode was surprised that Corina had joined him here In fact, he didn’t expect the Elf Queen to request sending Corina to the Land of Atonement with him when he took his leave

Of course Rhode knew that young Elves would often travel while undertaking soations Back then, Corina had traveled into Soraka Mountain as the representative for the Country of Law and her duties were naturally fulfilled now that Soraka Mountain no longer existed However, Rhode didn’t expect that the Queen Elf would send Corina to the Land of Atonement!

The Queen Elf explained that she wished to closely examine the aftermath which the Duke Fiend had left However, Rhode knew that this was a lie that would only work on children If she truly wished to observe, why didn’t she send Corina over and get Rhode to go to the Elf Forest instead? Rhode wasn’t sure why the Queen Elf had made this decision However, he approved of her decision because he knew that the Country of Light and Country of Darkness would break out into a war soon and his Land of Atonement would definitely be one of the front line When that happened, with Corina helping in the Fortress, perhaps she could drag the Country of Law into the situation and strengthen his forces So, hoould Rhode let this opportunity slip? Moreover, Rhode was clear of Corina’s talents and with her help, he would have an easier ti, it wasn’t a good thing to allow Corina to be by his side Rhode knew that his method of ould be disapproved by the Elves based on the understanding of huin in about a year and as long as he didn’t take it too far and upset Corina, everything would be fine Anyway, Rhode was an expert in disguise and it wouldn’t be anything tough for hiolden castle Hisabout another person who he hadn’t seen in a long while: Marlene

Strictly speaking, Marlene was the first woman who Rhode had after he came to this world (Canary wasn’t counted, of course) First love would always be etched into one’s memory, not to h she hadn’t been following hiht weren’t anywhere less insignificant than his It could also be said that Starlight perhaps wouldn’t be growing this steadily if she didn’t exist

However, Rhode was clear that Marlene couldn’t possibly stay in Starlight as his adjutant forever She was the only heir of the Senia Family Besides, compared to a less important character like Rhode who only a else, her perfores and resist against the Reformist Party continuously, but she had also coordinated the encirclement around Callenbach City Of course, this wasn’t due to her natural talent inon countless adventures with Rhode, she had treic

It was also due to this that Marlene perforly well in the battle She had taken off the title of a ‘rare enius who only appeared once in a hundred years’ and was officially recognized as a ‘young and fore’ It could be said that her hard work had been recognized

On the way to Golden City, Rhode had heard several rumors about the reht join the Court Mage Guards and becoe Ae There were soht receive brand new territory and an honorable title

Rhode knew that Marlene was more than qualified to receive these rewards Unlike hiious family and had always been the center of attention This hy such results weren’t surprising at all Everyone knew that she was the heir of the Senia Faenius and she would definitely succeed if she worked hard for it However, the situation was different for Rhode Nohis performances were, he had only appeared before everyone in a short period of time As a result, the nobles were much more dubious of him as compared to Marlene This was apparent from when Lydia bestowed him the feudal rank She iven hiht be bestowed the rank of an Earl if she were in his place

Rhode felt rather reluctant to part with her

Perhaps Marlene’s feelings toward hie, but who knew? They would see each other so much less after she left the Guild and distance was always the biggest ene relationshi+p Based on Rhode’s experiences, he knew that their feelings would become dull if they couldn’t meet due to various reasons Moreover, Rhode had no lack of wo didn’t work out, the Senia Family would perhaps search for another well-e or Marlene wouldn’t considerto do with Rhode

Rhode felt annoyed at the thought of this possible future He had always been snatching women away fro to failure?

Rhode didn’t knohat to feel He was glad that Marlene’s growth had been recognized, but the thought of her leaving Starlight left hi out of sorts

But…

Rhode let out a helpless sigh and threw this matter to the back of his head

At the very least, he was about to meet Marlene soon