Chapter 499: 456’s wariness of Reiger
The Meipros region, a dark den.
This was situated between mountain ranges, originally intended to be an outdoor den constructed by magical beasts.
The den was created by piercing through a cliff, and its interior structure resembled a wasp’s nest, with room-like chambers neatly arranged inside the cliff, connected only by a stone path. The scale was not small—it might even be mistaken for the secret base of some covert organization.
Indeed, it had become the secret base of a certain covert organization.
Inside, there were no magical beasts, nor any fierce forest animals, only people. Some were cloaked in black robes standing guard and on standby, others were knocked out and detained in a chamber—it was clearly a nefarious place.
In such a dark secret base, a young man, wearing a mask that only covered the upper half of his face, exposing the lower half to the air, was walking along a stone path.
"Hum hum hum~~~"
The young man hummed a tune while nodding and shaking his head as he walked forward, his casual demeanor making anyone who saw him want to beat him up.
The young man continued humming, tapping his fingers to the beat, stepping forward towards the deepest part of the base, arriving at a chamber.
There, a person was waiting for him.
"You’re too slow, ’Trillion’."
It was an incredibly seductive voice.
The owner of the voice was a voluptuous, still-charming woman, exuding allure, extremely beautiful and attractive.
The woman wore a strikingly bright red palace dress and a flame-patterned mask that covered half her face. However, the mask could not hide her beauty at all—anyone who saw her would think the mask was rather superfluous.
"Oh? Isn’t that ’Flame Princess’ sister?"
’Trillion’ raised an eyebrow under his mask and a frivolous smile appeared on his face.
"So it’s you who came this time, sister. I thought it might be ’Ice Maiden’."
Hearing this, ’Flame Princess’ turned around, looked at ’Trillion’, and somewhat mockingly spoke.
"It’s a pity it’s not ’Ice Maiden.’" The beautiful woman raised her hand to her mouth and said, "Actually, it was supposed to be her, but once she heard you were in charge here, she didn’t want to come at all."
"That really breaks my heart." The young man dramatically clutched his chest and lamented, "Is it just because I insist on confessing my love through the magic communication crystal three times every day, write her letters confessing my love three times every day, insist on confessing once every time I see her, and when not in sight, still persist in confessing ten times secretly towards her name? Is that really too much?"
"I think you are the one who is particularly excessive," ’Flame Princess’ chuckled behind her hand, "So you’ve been doing all these ’good deeds,’ no wonder ’Ice Maiden’ doesn’t want to see you. She hates it the most when someone pester her incessantly."
"Well, ’Ice Maiden’ must have been constantly pursued on a daily basis, right?" ’Trillion’ said cheerily: "But no matter, I am sure true love is with me, and I believe ’Ice Maiden’ will eventually be touched by me."
"You?" ’Flame Princess’ smirked again and said, "When you become a Sword Saint, then talk. Otherwise, that girl won’t even look at you straight."
"That’s quite demanding," ’Trillion’ sighed audibly, still in his frivolous manner, "But I am also close, maybe soon enough, right?"
"Oh?" ’Flame Princess’ suddenly stopped smiling and sized up ’Trillion’, "Have you taken that step?"
"Not yet." ’Trillion’ said nonchalantly, "But soon."
"That’s truly remarkable," ’Flame Princess’ exclaimed, "I remember you are younger than Albert Bolei, who is regarded as the first under the Sword Saints. Yet, you could take that step sooner than him. If you were willing to reveal your strength to the outside world, surely the title of the first under the Sword Saints would be yours, wouldn’t it?"
"Ah, I’m not very interested in that," ’Trillion’ shrugged, "Besides, there’s no pride in that. My beloved ’Ice Maiden’ is a year younger than me, but she took that step three years ago. It’s incredible, no wonder the leader calls ’Ice Maiden’ the most outstanding genius in modern magic civilization, becoming a Sword Saint at 22, unheard of."
"I used to think so too," ’Flame Princess’ eyes suddenly sparkled, "But lately, there seems to be an even more incredible youngster, right?"
’Trillion’ fell silent instantly.
He naturally knew who ’Flame Princess’ was referring to.
"The unprecedented youngest Sword Saint at merely 17, Reiger Brillhaut."
’Flame Princess’ looked at ’Trillion’, gracefully speaking.
"The leader said, your last report mentioned this Thunder Light Sword Saint, and he has come to Meipros region, possibly hindering our plans?"
Regarding Fire Princess’s inquiry, Trillion sighed heavily.
"It’s not highly likely, it has already interfered," Trillion said helplessly, "I originally thought that even if he would interfere with us, it wouldn’t be so soon. Who knew he would directly run into one of my partners and get involved at an astonishing speed. It really caught me off guard."
Speaking of this, Trillion was actually quite annoyed.
He had been cautious since noticing Reiger’s arrival in the Meipros territory, thinking that if this person discovered his existence and the good deeds he had done in Meipros, he would likely intervene and oppose him.
What could be done, since the moment he arrived in Meipros, he began to generously aid the refugees?
This kind of person, knowing someone was trafficking in refugees, how could he not intervene?
Thus, Trillion was highly vigilant about this matter and even reported it to the leader, Shinobu, asking how to handle it.
Unbeknownst to him, during these actions, Reiger had already encountered Hadi’s eldest son, who had taken a liking to the princess accompanying him, speeding up their involvement dramatically.
At that time, Trillion, due to Nipede’s arrival, inquired about the situation from Meipros’s partners and planned to discuss how to deal with this magic master investigating disappearances, causing him to overlook that Ophelia had hired her own magic automata to act, aiming to get her hands on Liz.
By the time Trillion realized it, the deed was done, and Reiger had noticed the presence of the magic automata, leading both parties to become enemies and pushing the situation in the worst possible direction.
"So, you simply decided to commit fully and collaborated with Earl Hadi to devise a plan to assassinate Reiger Brillhaut, even using the high-ranking holy artifact that was difficult to create and even summoning the sacred beast?"
Fire Princess, clearly aware of some things, expressed significant dissatisfaction with Trillion’s series of actions.
"You were too hasty, why not wait for me to come before deciding?"
"Now look, both Reiger Brillhaut and Revin Meipros have returned safely and are vigorously reorganizing the Meipros territory."
"Next, the production of magic automata is no longer feasible in this territory, you must relocate."
Listening to Fire Princess’s relentless words, a flicker of annoyance passed through Trillion’s eyes, yet he made no rebuttal.
He did need to move, or he might get caught by the Thunder Light Sword Saint and the Border Guardian Sword Saint, which would complicate things greatly.
"This feeling, it really is unpleasant," Trillion scratched his head and said, "If I had already taken that step, why should I fear two Sword Saints?"
"Even if you took that step, thinking you could defeat two Sword Saints is a fool’s dream," Fire Princess said bluntly, "not to mention that these two are not ordinary Sword Saints."
One had been a Sword Saint for ten years, holding two major treasures, ranking among the top three in the entire Ginas Kingdom, a veteran Sword Saint seen as a thorn in the side by Leiblu Kingdom.
The other, though young and newly appointed, was not only a Sword Saint but also a genius Tactical Level Magician.
Against such opponents, even as a Sword Saint, it would be hard to win.
"Unless you successfully tame that artifact, then there might be a chance.
At this, Trillion raised his hands in surrender.
"That thing is very troublesome. I still haven’t figured out its details, and making it useful in actual combat is something I can’t manage in a short time."
Trillion showed an utterly averse attitude, and from his response, one could imagine that the artifact he referred to was definitely not something that could be used lightly.
"Then you handle it," Fire Princess was not insistent, only looking at Trillion and saying, "I mainly came to tell you that the leader has decided to abandon the layout in Meipros territory. From now on, you should find another place to continue collecting materials for magic automata."
"Also, don’t provoke Reiger Brillhaut anymore. He’s no ordinary man; not only did he manage to escape from inside a sacred beast, but it seems he also wounded the sacred beast afterwards."
"Now, the leader has sent ’Tyrant’ and ’Ba Snake’ inside the sacred beast to investigate. We should soon know what he did inside there."
"Before that, neither your army of magic automata nor my Heretic Assassins should make any rash contact with Reiger Brillhaut."
"Understood?"
Fire Princess’s solemn warning made Trillion nod reluctantly.
Before long, only what could be called doll materials remained here, while all else had vanished without a trace.