Chapter 1023 - A Messy Situation (1/2)
Rhode stepped out of the room and closed the door gently. He turned around and saw Lize’s worried expression.
“Mr. Rhode, how is Her Majesty Lilian?”
“Still the same. She locked herself up in the room, refusing to consume anything. Fortunately, she’s the Creator Dragon and can survive without food for a few days. Besides, Christie and Bell are accompanying her, so everything should be fine.” Rhode shrugged, before asking. “Has Lydia arrived?”
“Yes, Mr. Rhode. Big Sister and the rest are waiting for you.”
“Alright, I’ll head there now.”
After finding Sonia and Lilian, Rhode didn’t continue to stay in the Country of Light. Instead, he quickly brought them back to the Void Territory. However, it was apparent that Lilian had suffered a huge blow. Over the next few days, she refused to eat and silently curled herself up in the corner of the room. No one knew what was going through her head, but Rhode managed to figure out the entire story from Alice. It wasn’t because Lilian wasn’t in the mood to explain it. Instead, with a ‘BUG’ like Alice around, she could look into Lilian’s eyes and receive the answers. Rhode let out a helpless sigh after hearing the truth from Alice. Brats would always remain as brats, and not even Lilian was an exception. Of course, this was great to a certain degree. At least Rhode was able to find Lilian before she was taken away. If not, no one knew what would have happened to her if he arrived any later.
After bringing Lilian back to the Void Territory, Rhode immediately notified Lydia, which made her pause the thought of sending the Battle Angel Army into Casabianca directly. The current situation of the Dragon Soul Continent wasn’t as simple as everyone believed. A single mishap might turn into a huge problem…
Rhode entered the parlor and immediately met Lydia who put up a solemn look, unlike her calm, usual self. Well, she couldn’t be blamed. Even though Lilian was found, the two archangels were still nowhere to be seen. Lydia was worried about them because this had never happened before. Besides, the entire situation with the Country of Light just couldn’t be more strange.
Ever since Rhode brought Lilian back to the Void Territory, or perhaps after Lilian awakened her powers, the Country of Light was unsettled. It wasn’t due to those guys in the parliament, but instead, the problem lay in the Country of Light itself. Thereafter, the weather of the Country of Light suddenly became horrendous. Thunder roared in certain areas for days and earthquakes terrorized the people from time to time. Not only that, but hail storms also plagued the country, destroying the granaries. Some areas near the sea were either devastated by typhoons, snowstorms, or droughts. Who would have thought that seasides would be suffering from droughts? This was totally unscientific to a whole new level.
Meanwhile, the Munn Kingdom also had a hard time. Or perhaps, any region under the Light Dragon’s soul protection faced disasters. On the contrary, Rhode’s Void Territory was as peaceful as ever, without any issues. Although this was the fact, Rhode wasn’t happy at all. Because after the discussion with his younger sister, he discovered that the situation might be much more troublesome than it appeared.
Lydia forced a smile at Rhode and nodded as a greeting. She had met Lilian earlier and just as Rhode had predicted, Lilian didn’t respond to the outside world. No matter what Lydia spoke to her about, Lilian remained silent.
“Her Majesty Lilian is in a dangerous condition…” Lydia said, before letting out a sigh.
“You are already aware of the situation happening in the Light Mainland, right, Your Majesty Rhode?”
“Of course.”
Rhode nodded to her question. In fact, all this while, the number of refugees seeking shelter in the Void Territory had been increasing, with the majority being from the Munn Kingdom and a minority from the Country of Light, entering from the Highland City. Come to think of it, it seemed rather strange. There was no war, but people were fleeing…
“Her Majesty no longer wishes to protect the humans residing in the Light Mainland, I suppose.”
Lydia let out a worried sigh. Rhode understood her feelings. As an archangel, Lydia had the duty of protecting her people. But now, Lilian wasn’t willing to do it and this put Lydia in a tough spot. Rhode discussed this issue with his younger sister earlier and according to her, the relationship between the dragon soul protection and dragon soul heir was like a firewall and artificial intelligence. Once the ‘virus’ of Chaos was detected, the firewall would be automatically activated to exterminate the virus. But on the other hand, once the artificial intelligence determined that there was no threat or due to certain reasons, the program was changed and decided to give up its responsibilities, the firewall couldn’t be activated. And now, Lilian’s situation was like the artificial intelligence’s. She lost the will to protect the continent, which led to the automatic weakening of the Light Dragon’s soul protection, where it might even vanish completely. Now that this had happened, it was impossible for Lydia to not feel sad.
“The situation isn’t as simple as it seems, Your Royal Highness Lydia.”