Chapter 568 - Ferde Lord, Prepare to Pay (2/2)

Link felt like he was extra here and left Evelina to take care of everything. “I think,” he said, “it’s better for you three to talk amongst yourselves. I’ll go rest now.”

As soon as he finished, white light flashed around him, and he disappeared from the room.

Evelina pushed down her shock and waved, closing the wooden door. Then she used the Magician’s Hand to place two chairs across the table.

“Sit and tell me what exactly happened.”

Milose and Elovan walked up. Milose was still reserved as before while Elovan was always the leader, so he was the one to speak this time as well.

“I…” He opened his mouth but then realized that he didn’t know what to say. He had some worries. He was afraid that if he said too much and Link heard, he would bring trouble.

This often happened on the Isle of Dawn. There wasn’t any torture or punishment, but if you said the wrong thing, you would be banished to the fringe of society. You wouldn’t be respected your entire life because the Isle of Dawn didn’t lack talents.

It was useless even if they reached the Legendary level because there were handfuls of youths that had the same potential. Within three months, there would be at least five Magicians who would reach the Legendary level.

Evelina had lived in the Isle of Dawn for many years. She obviously knew Elovan’s worries. Waving her hand, she said, “Don’t worry. No one will eavesdrop. You can speak freely with me.”

Milose was shocked. He couldn’t help but say, “The Ferde lord trusts you that much? What if we plot betrayal?”

Elovan had the same suspicions. In his opinion, Link had said he would leave, but he must be hiding in the shadows. He would eavesdrop on them to see if they were honest. This was common on the Isle of Dawn.

Evelina covered her mouth and chuckled. “Betray? Do you dare?” she asked in return.

“I was just saying. Don’t take it seriously,” Milose explained hurriedly. He was afraid too.

Evelina shook her head. “Don’t worry. This isn’t the Isle of Dawn. Here, no one has the time to eavesdrop. As for grouping together to plot betrayal, it’s even more impossible. The system within the Mage Tower makes it impossible.”

“Oh, what do you mean?” Elovan was interested.

Smiling, Evelina raised her voice slightly and said, “Lily, explain to these country bumpkins.”

Lily was the Mage Tower’s tower spirit. As soon as Evelina finished, a gentle female voice said, “A strict surveillance system operates within the Mage Tower. All magic items must be on record. All Magicians, including manager Master Link, who use magic items, will be recorded. By checking the flow of items, one can deduct the user’s intentions. If someone uses too many dangerous items, the Magician will be marked as a ‘dangerous figure’ and be placed under more scrutiny. If…”

Lily’s explanation was very detailed. The system was strict and had no loopholes at all. It was clearly complicated, but because most steps were run by the tower spirit, it was actually quite simple in reality.

When Lily finished, the two Magicians were mostly clear.

Smiling, Evelina said, “See? The system ensures that you can’t do anything big. Even if you discuss for your entire life, you won’t have the weapons.”

Without the help of magic equipment, a Legendary Magician might not even be the match of a fully-equipped Level-9 Magician. They wouldn’t be able to do anything.

“But I can still stab the lord in the back when we work together. He can’t prevent a sudden accident, right?” Milose asked.

Evelina nodded. “Indeed, he can’t prevent it. But let me ask again, do you dare?”

Elovan and Milose met eyes and shook their heads.

Elovan’s reaction was even more obvious. When Evelina asked, he shuddered slightly. He’d thought of the torture on the plains again. He never wanted to be reminded of that painful experience ever again.

They really didn’t dare.

The more one interacted with Link, the more terrifying he became. It seemed that his magic would improve a lot whenever they met. They had no clue what power or tricks he had.

Just the thought of fighting him appearing in Elovan’s mind scared him, let alone actually doing it.

Evelina casually pushed the Ethereal Crystal to the side of the table and brought over a cup of elven honey tea for her old companions. “You two were most likely forced to join Ferde,” she said. “I’d love to know what Master Link did to make you so obedient.”

Elovan and Milose fell silent. After a long while, they started to speak at the same time and then stopped again. Finally, Elovan murmured, “He made us kill Princess Ariel.”

“What? Ariel died?!” Evelina was shocked.

The two nodded and then remained silent.

After a long while, Evelina sighed. “Now, Firuman will have trouble again.”

Almost at the same time, in the palace on the Isle of Dawn, a High Elf messenger brought a confidential letter to the queen. She opened it and paled drastically, unable to even grip the paper. She tottered unsteadily and leaned against the wall.

“My daughter!” she murmured, tears rolling down her shining cheeks.

She had three children—two daughters and one son. Milda was the eldest daughter, and Ariel was the second. Now, Milda was somewhere in Aragu while Ariel was dead. All of this had to do with Link.

Ferde Lord, prepare to pay! She turned and sped to the High Elf Elder Council.