Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1905. Eye Contact
From Enya's retelling of the two-finger gesture, she revealed an absolutely explosive piece of news.

During the previous internal discussions among the Faded Ones, Gideon Ofnier only dared to express himself cautiously and tactfully, without daring to draw any conclusions.

But now, the one speaking is Jiezhi. She conveys the language of the two fingers, which are the bridge between this world and the Supreme Will.

Queen Marika, whom no one in the Golden Dynasty could criticize, would casually remark with two fingers that "she did something stupid."

There was no special respect in his words.

After all, according to the belief system of the border region, when Marika was just a god-like being burdened by the Golden Law, it was this two-finger who chose her and gave her the qualification to become a god.

Without the 'certification' of this two-finger, Marika's authority and legitimacy as a deity would be greatly flawed.

Therefore, even today, this two-finger gesture still enjoys a special and high status within the Golden Dynasty.

They could even directly lead an elite group of faded individuals.

However, the idea that 'the Golden Law has a huge, fatal flaw' is terrifying for the people of the Golden Tree!

Even for someone like Sir Hundred, who had already made predictions based on his intelligence and experience, the same applies.

After all, they had lived under the eternal and peaceful Golden Law for a very long time.

"Godwin's death is of great importance."

The fingers before the throne continued to tremble slightly, filling the air with an atmosphere of mystery. This was the way the fingers spoke, and Enya relayed the language of the two fingers to humanity.

"Whether it's the loophole in the Golden Law caused by his death as a demigod, or the vacancy left by his death as the heir to the King of Elden."

"Any one of them would have caused a huge upheaval. But it was him, [Gold] Godwin, who held two key identities... Choosing him as the assassination target, the assassin's mastermind really picked a fatal spot to strike!"

“It’s Lani,” Sir Hundred interjected in a low voice. “According to our investigation and evidence, the mastermind behind the Black Knife Assassins is the [Moon Princess].

"Really? It was Miss Lani who made the move? That's quite bold." Enya exclaimed in surprise, but then she looked at Twofinger and changed her tone to relaying what she had said.

"At this point, finding out who did it is no longer important. If the Moon Princess doesn't take any further actions against us, then there's no need to bother with her anymore."

Lan En glanced at his two trembling fingers, and at Enya and Baizhi listening calmly beside him.

If the previous communication wasn't deep enough, then now, with just two fingers, Lan En immediately felt His inhuman quality.

Humans are beings driven or influenced by emotions.

Even the most self-interested and level-headed person might be able to cooperate with an enemy or someone with whom they have a conflict in a moment of crisis, but few are truly without any inner resistance.

Most people, after the crisis has passed, will still focus on revenge or resolving conflicts.

However, the two fingers are different. His position is undoubtedly on the side of the Golden Law. This position was already established when He chose Marika as God-Man in ancient times.

But Lani has now violated the Golden Law, yet what He just said... is true.

If Lani stops causing trouble, then He truly doesn't care about or want to get involved in the affairs of the "Moon Princess." He won't punish her, let alone seek revenge.

What's past is past, and sunk costs have no impact on subsequent decisions.

"The Golden Law is still operating on the great Elden Ring, but the loopholes have been formed, and collapse is inevitable. So now, we must prepare for the change of laws and the changing times."

After bluntly dropping this explosive news, Doublefinger then issued the action plan for this turbulent period of the Golden Dynasty.

After that, he didn't say anything more to Lan En.

It seems as if the two fingers, as the supreme will of the Round Table Hall, are merely taking a moment during this turbulent time to meet with the newly emerged Faded Ones.

At most, there might be a few words of encouragement.

But this at least officially gave Lan En the certification of being a member of the Round Table Hall, giving him a definite and very high-ranking status within the Golden Dynasty.

Then, with a keen eye, Lann turned and left Twofinger's room. After all, if he had just stood there like an idiot, Twofinger wouldn't have started talking to Gideon.

After stepping out of the room, the heavy door behind me creaked shut.

Lan En paused briefly at the doorway, attempting to glean some information from inside using his extraordinary hearing. Unfortunately, the door seemed to be protected by some kind of magic; once closed, no sound could be heard from within.

The Witcher walked out of the gates of the Round Table Hall. He had originally intended to look for the Velvet Ball and the Qilin, but the two had wandered off on their own.

But just as Lan En was about to turn back, a group of people walked past on the street in front of the city gate with a heavy atmosphere.

Amidst the chaos on the street, this group had no cars or pomp.

However, the people in the team were quite extraordinary.

King Fraldagan and Queen Marika walked at the front, passing through the streets of Rodel, seemingly on their way back to the palace at the top of Rodel.

A few hours earlier, they had personally carried Godwin's body to the bottom of Deeproots.

At that time, they were accompanied by many knights who were loyal to Godwin himself.

The Queen and the King's Consort also wore somber expressions.

But now, those knights have all disappeared.

The heaviness on Radagan's handsome face did not lessen; instead, it increased in severity.

On the contrary, Queen Marika... this woman who always radiated a warm and radiant golden light, was no longer sad or heavy-hearted. Only indifference remained.

Or is it calmness? Rationality?
Lan En stood at the entrance of the fortress in the round table hall, looking at the Eternal Queen who had returned from the deepest roots with a deep frown.

According to Twofinger, their plan to save Godwin's soul failed, and even further damaged the already flawed Golden Law.

In this situation, she actually calmed down?

For some reason, as Lan En watched Queen Marika walk away from the side, he felt a vague unease pounding in his chest.

But as he watched Queen Marika walk by from the side, he suddenly noticed that the queen herself paused slightly.

And she turned her head and looked at him.

There are actually quite a few people in this direction, after all, the guards at the Round Table Hall and the city gate are still there.

But the direction of that gaze was so clear.

Beneath the golden crown, eyes filled with golden blessings met Lan En's amber cat-like eyes directly.

Queen Marika's gaze seemed to penetrate directly into the Witcher's mind!

In that instant, this unfamiliar feeling, as if he had been seen through, triggered an instinctive reaction in Lan En.

The radiance engraved with Qilin and Xuanwu patterns began to emerge beneath his body.

Because there was no direct collision with a higher level of power, this layer of [body light] did not spread to the outer surface of the body.

The [body light] did not expand outwards, but a burst of light flashed on both sides behind the Witcher.

"Wow~"

The Guardian Spirits, Qilin and Xuanwu, appeared beside Lan En.

It's like when two parties with guardian spirits meet for the first time in the magical Japanese Sengoku period, their guardian spirits activate and manifest each other.

Lan En glanced at them without making a sound.

With a tortoise-like body and a snake-like tail, the half-black and half-white Xuanwu remained motionless, only occasionally swaying its limbs and tail in mid-air.

The Qilin tilted its head, causing its magnificent antlers and the Three Pure Ones Bell and Eight Trigrams Token hanging around its neck to emit a distant and clear tinkling sound.

He seemed to be curiously observing Queen Marika.

The performance of the Guardian Spirit, Qilin, was quite novel to Lan En.

After all, ever since He had taken possession of him, this guardian spirit, who was no ordinary person, seemed to be calm and proud in his normal state.

It's the same under all circumstances.

but now……

The Witcher's eyes quickly glanced at Queen Marika, who had stopped and was looking in their direction.

She probably...can't see it, right?
Although the Eternal Queen is already a deity, the Guardian Spirit is not part of the same system as her.

Lann wasn't quite sure about that.

All he could be sure of was that Queen Marika was looking at him.

So the Witcher politely but cautiously nodded to the deity of the Golden Law.

Radagan, who was beside the Queen, stopped when he saw his wife stop, and following her gaze, he also saw Lann standing at the gate of the fortress.

His eyes widened slightly, but just as he seemed about to say something, Queen Marika took another step forward.

"Let's go."

The Queen spoke calmly, her radiant blonde hair fluttering in the wind.

Radagan opened his mouth as if to speak, but then closed it again. All his attention and energy returned to his wife beside him.

If he only showed a slight surprise when he looked at Lan En, then the way he kept staring at Marika... Lan En almost felt his heart pound.

The group walked silently toward the palace at the top of Rodel.

It lacked the grand scale and unwavering determination of its initial foray into the deepest roots.

Like a group of defeated soldiers, they vanished silently into the tense and chaotic situation in Rodel.

Just as Lan En saw the returning Queen and her entourage at the gate, in the deepest room of the Round Table Hall...

Gideon Ophniel was also receiving instructions from the two fingers.

Sir John Bage was one of the key founders of the Round Table Hall, and he was also known for his intellect and knowledge.

Therefore, those who frequently interact with two fingers are not ordinary faders who can only receive and execute commands.

Even he showed surprise during the conversation.

(End of this chapter)