Chapter 780 (2/2)

Now that they were no long a lesser noble family in some remote place of the Northern Region, their father thought a more capable child, Edith, was a better successor and thus had great expectations of her.

However, Edith was clear that Cole’s shortcomings were not going to hold him back in Neverwinter. On the contrary, being prudent, introverted and a fast learner meant that he would adapt well to the job in City Hall.

The moment she had known that a group of common people with snow powder weapons in hands had captured Timothy’s city in merely one day, she had realized that personal strength and courage were not that important as before. This was also why she had insisted on keeping her brother in Neverwinter to learn new things.

Cole casually picked up a long dress and lifted it in front of him, acting as if he were checking whether it fitted him or not. He asked, “Oh, sister. Where’re you going indeed? I don’t want to stay in such a large house alone. I’ll get bored.”

“But it was you who asked me to buy a big house. It’s five hundred gold royals, which is quite expensive even for me. Now you think it’s too big?” Edith asked him in a cold voice.

The boy was startled and almost dropped the dress on the ground. “No… no… I’m very satisfied with this house.”

“Wait until next summer. Our little brother will come here to keep you company.” She glanced at him and found that the dress seemed to suit him well. “As for where I’m going, it’s a secret of Neverwinter, but it’s not something I can’t tell you. According to the old rules, you have to pay a price for this.”

Cole hesitated, as he was familiar with this little game and had been tricked into doing many silly things this way. However, in the end, his uncontrollable curiosity still took over his fear. He said to Edith, “I want to know.”

She smiled and said, “I’ll go to the Great Snow Mountain of the Western Region with some soldiers from the First Army.”

He was surprised and asked, “You mean the source of the Redwater River? Is there anything special?”

“Some unknown demonic hybrid monsters or alien species. We’ll probably meet anything there.” Edith said and then continued to describe the Taquila witches she had seen during the meeting. “Now we’ve entered into an alliance with those tentacle monsters. I can’t wait to witness our monster allies fighting against the monster enemies.”

Cole listened with his mouth agape and then stuttered, “Wait… wait… Aren’t you afraid of those things? And His Majesty made a deal with some monsters? Even the demons don’t look that scary, do they?”

“So?” She threw up her hands and said. Not seeming to care much about her brother’s worries, she continued to ask, “Isn’t it a good thing for us?”

He could not believe what he had heard and asked, “A good thing? Sister, are you crazy?”

“What?”

“No, I mean…”

Edith sighed and explained, “Do you remember what we want to achieve by serving the king here?”

Cole replied with great care, “To achieve… greater power?”

She looked at him with shining eyes and said, “Not exactly, but at least it’s not wrong. Greater power comes from a bigger domain and a larger population. If the ancient witches, some alien species and even the demons all rush to the king’s side, the power of this kingdom will extend from the human world to some alien lands. Do you understand?”

He gasped at what she had said.

She continued and said, “A lesser noble who owns just a village can easily remember the names of all his subjects, but a lord of a city can never do that. The diversity of the people in a domain indicates how vast the domain is… and I remember no king had ruled over any alien species in the history. This is the new opportunity our family wants to seek. We left the remote and backward domain for this, so why are you worried about it?”

Hearing this, Cole stood at the place for quite a long while before he could open his mouth and said, “But…”

Edith interrupted. “But they’re not our kind. That’s what you want to say, right?” She twitched her mouth and continued. “As long as His Majesty is still at the helm, he will be able to do whatever he wants with those alien creatures.”

Her words made him sense a chill in this warm room.

“Now, it’s time for you to pay back.” With her eyes squinted, Pearl of the Northern Region pointed at the long dress and said with an affected drawl. “Put it on and let me have a look.”