411 Poison 1 (1/2)

Chapter 411: Poison 1

The next day.

Avic’s edict arrived as expected.

Garen dressed neatly, and followed the herald to the palace to see His Majesty.

It was the same study as before; Avic was seated on the bench quietly, looking relaxed and at ease. As he saw Garen come in, a satisfied look flashed across his face.

He stood up and gently shook Garen’s hand.

”Trejons, you are finally here. This time you have truly salvaged the reputation of Kovitan’s royal family.”The joy on Avic’s face was void of any pretense. Even his greetings were raised a notch higher.

”Your majesty, that is an exaggeration. This is what I am obliged to do.” Garen answered humbly.

Both of them sat down on two separate golden chairs by the window.

”Coincidentally, I am holding an Aegis Ceremony a few days from now. Since you are back, do join us. Never expected that you would become a fourth form master; it is a rare sight in this country. It is perfect timing; I have already notified the rest of the fourth form totem users that you are back. Compared to the average person such as myself, you high form totem masters would definitely have more to talk about.”The smile on Avic’s face was neutral. Perhaps he knew that Garen had killed one of the princesses, or perhaps not; either way, he didn’t look like he really minded.

Garen only smiled politely and listened as he continued on.

”Obscuro’s God Cloud – I have heard of his fame previously, and it is certainly distinguished. His experiences are similar to yours; Kovitan’s defense minister Veska had once faced off God Cloud, and I have called him here today so that both of you can interact with one another. ”Avic calmly continued, ”Both of you are the country’s top talents, and Kovitan needs your vital support to stand strong, have greater stability and to continuously increase in strength for years to come.

”I am undeserving of Your Majesty’s praises.”Garen lowered his head in an act of humility.

Avic lightly shook his head. He appeared to be powerless against Garen’s humility.

”Alright. There are two main reasons for the edict. I hope you will be willing to help.”

”Please continue, your Majesty.”Garen nodded his head.

”Firstly Trejons, you have reached the level of the fourth form. According to the country’s standard procedure, every fourth form will be given the title of Earl, as well as a territory as an inheritance.

Secondly, this is my personal request; I hope you will be able to attend when I hold the ceremony.”

”Your subject will be there without fail.” Garen nodded his head. ”Besides that, the first was a reward; how is that considered as a favor?”

Avic smiled, ready to explain. All of a sudden, a loud announcement was declared.

”The defense minister is here”

Both of them looked towards the entrance of the study at the same time.

Two knocks sounded at the door, and it was pushed open. A serious looking old man with a head of white hair came in.

Just as he walked in, he saw Garen who was humbly seated before Avic.

”Your majesty, it’s apparent that this is the new fourth form Garen?”His voice was composed and unshakable, and through it one could discern an unassailable spirit.

Garen stood up, and started weighing this old man carefully.

He seemed like a typical old pedant from the scholarly institutes; conscientious, without a trace of unkemptness in the way he carried himself. Even the smallest detail did not escape him. It was obvious this person was a serious and strict old man.

But the most obvious thing was not his appearance, but the subtle white glow hovering around this old man’s body.

That was a nearly liquefied totem light! Just glancing across with normal human eyes would evoke a realization that this old man’s entire being was filled with the breath of the abyss within the deep sea.

Garen could vaguely smell the salty scent of the ocean from him. Undoubtedly, his core totem was a water type.

”It’s good to see you, Your Excellency Elder Veska. ” Garen politely bowed towards him.

Veska returned the bow.

At this time, a blue light flashed across the back Veska’s right hand.

An invisible force field crashed into Garen. This force field had no form or color; even the air was void of any movement or disturbance. It was as if it appeared abruptly in front of Garen and crashed towards him.

This rush of energy was not large, but it had an unstoppable, all conquering air to it.

In that moment, Garen seemed to hear the sound of crashing waves; a huge large blue wave appeared right in front of his eyes and was about to overwhelm him.

He quickly saw that a swirling blue-black whirlpool had formed behind Veska.

It was a whirlpool of immeasurable depth, like an invisible whirlpool sent from the depths of the ocean. Slow, extremely enormous; it was as if everything was in danger of being swallowed by it.

The side of Garen’s mouth slightly twitched up. Behind him, the nine-headed hydra’s red silhouette appeared.

Roarrrr!!!

An invisible force field was sent to the opponent in the same manner.

Boom!!

There was not a sound of collision in actuality, but the force of both powers colliding sent a loud sound reverberating in the hearts of the people watching.

This was purely just a competition between the totem powers. Without the exchange of totems, totem powers are powerless; incapable of changing the nature of matter. Only by changing it into totem light or by using it to manipulate totems will it affect the world of matter. It was similar to the nature of spirit power, as mentioned by Garen in his previous world.

Garen’s totem power was initially not strong, but after feeding on the nine-headed hydra’s totem light, it was not one that a normal totem user would be able to defend themselves from.

This time, two large forces collided.

The light rays between them appeared distorted. There seemed to be a layer of invisible crystal wall.

The light rays only distorted for a moment, and returned to normal quickly.