Imperial Crown.

Chapter 364 Angel Reincarnation
The backyard garden of Posuo Palace.

The white stone walls have a jade-like texture and sparkle in the sun.

It is winter now, and although the flowers and plants in the flower beds are blooming, they are somewhat wilted.

at this time.

Blue magic lines appeared on the originally white walls and pillars, and a frightening red light flowed under the infusion of magic power.

The sound of footsteps was heard.

A middle-aged man wearing a satin robe and looking like a businessman came into the garden.

He had no beard on his fair face, but a square face, and a mouth big enough to swallow an apple raw. As soon as he walked into the garden, a surge of light golden fighting spirit surged out of his body!

At first glance, it looked no different from ordinary bright fighting spirit, but as the fighting spirit flowed along the ground, the originally sickly plants in the flowerbed suddenly stood up and began to grow wildly!
The branches stretched out, the buds blossomed, and the flowers, which were originally only half a person's height, grew to more than two people's height, and then withered and died one after another.

It seemed like a long lifetime.

However, all this happened in just a dozen seconds!
As the plants withered, dried up and turned to dust, there was no longer any shadow in the courtyard.

A figure emerged from the shadows.

"Oh my, I didn't expect that there is a user of Holy Spring Dou Qi hidden in Eivor's palace."

Tap, tap.

The sound of high heels hitting the ground was heard, and a woman walked out of the shadows, looking at the man in front of her with a smile.

At this moment, the man can't help but be attracted to the woman.

She is truly a beautiful, even seductive woman.

The tall figure is wrapped in bright purple fur, and on the thick fur collar is a delicate oval face.

She had long hair mixed with purple and pink, but tied into a ponytail, which made her look capable and rebellious despite her excessive liveliness.

A strand of purple and pink hair hung down on her forehead, her two thin eyebrows went deep into her temples, and her furrowed brows were teasing.

She put one hand across her chest and raised the other, and each fingernail was painted with completely different colors of nail polish.

"Who are you?" the man asked in a deep voice:
"Why did you trespass into the Posha Palace?"

"Oh, it's very rude to ask a lady's name without permission." The woman smiled and said, "Before that, shouldn't you introduce your name first?"

The man's mouth twitched slightly, and he held the long sword at his waist:

“You can call me…

Aethel."

A dangerous light flashed in the woman's eyes. The magic power in her hands flowed, drawing out a trace of Aesirel's fighting spirit in the air. A hint of realization gradually appeared in her eyes:
"So that's it..."

"Strictly speaking, it's not that you cultivated Dou Qi, but that you became the container of this Holy Spring Dou Qi."

"I didn't expect that the method of making the 'Reincarnated Angel', which had been lost in the Church of Light, was still circulated in the Royal Palace of Eivor."

"No wonder you got the name 'Eselmire', which belongs to an angel."

As she spoke, she glanced at the waist of the Holy Spring Guard and said, "It's a pity that you don't have good talent and can only reach the fifth level."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have mastered the Holy Spring Dou Qi that is said to be able to heal everything, but I wouldn't be able to cure my own physical defects."

Boom.

The hard bricks and stones under Esmeel's feet shattered into pieces, and the long trail behind him collapsed!
He tightly gripped the long sword at his waist, and the holy spring fighting spirit gushed out, faintly forming a pair of wings of light behind him!

"Athiril, stop it!"

When Eivor VIII's voice came, Athiril suppressed his fighting spirit: "But Your Highness..."

"No buts! Master Flindo, you are my most distinguished guest!" Eivor VIII said with a stern face: "Go away. Don't come out again without my permission."

Aesirel looked unwilling, but finally took a deep breath, nodded, and turned to leave.

When facing Frindle, Eivor VIII immediately changed his expression, especially after seeing her appearance, he put on a flattering smile:
"Master Flindo, I have only communicated with you remotely before, but I didn't expect you to be so young and beautiful."

"Why didn't you inform me of your visit so that I could prepare in advance?"

Flindo glanced at Eivor VIII and seemed to find it interesting: "Your Highness is not an ordinary man. It is rare to be able to remain so calm when facing a powerful enemy."

Pretending not to understand the irony, Eivor VIII laughed dryly: "Master, since you are here, would you like to taste the specialties of our Principality of Eivor? That is..."

"No need." Flindo interrupted mercilessly: "You invited me here to kill Raven, didn't you? Give me information about him, the more the better."

Eivor VIII immediately said, "Yes, come here, bring me the things I prepared earlier!"

Soon, a palace eunuch brought in a large pile of documents.

It can be said that the intelligence agency of the Principality of Eivor is indeed quite capable. Frindo took the information in her hands and began to read it in detail.

Raven, 28 years old, was born in the city of Monn in the Nord province and was nicknamed "Little Bee".

He is currently a level 3 magician, but whether it is due to his special physique or some kind of magic prop unknown to the outside world, the level of magic reserves in his body far exceeds that of magicians of the same level.

The evidence is that 10 meteor explosions were released in the Iron Birch area at once.

They possess mysterious energy in their bodies, or have mastered some mysterious spells, which give them melee abilities that far surpass those of ordinary mages and are almost as good as those of knights of the same level.

The death of Lord Faraday is sufficient proof of this.

But what really interested Flindo was another detail.

At the decisive moment of the Battle of Iron Birch, Raven actually added the third-level magic Anthem of Courage to 1000 heavy cavalry at the same time.

This, Eivor later deduced, was because Raven had long since colluded with the Church of Light, mobilized a large number of priests, and also produced a large number of disposable enchanted items.

"Outsider..." Flindo sneered.

Being able to create such a large-scale magical effect is definitely not something that can be done by just a few diviners or magicians.

Even if Thomas was in the crowd at the time, he couldn't do it.

As for disposable enchantment items.

If Raven had started preparing from birth until then, it might have been almost there.

Then the only possibility is...

A playful smile appeared on Flindo's lips.

First, Quarry was killed, and the Silent Sarcophagus was seized by Raven. Then he did such a big thing. It really makes people unable to help but connect them together.

Being able to transform and use the Silent Sarcophagus in just over a month is truly amazing.

If we tie him up and bring him back, he'll probably be a more satisfactory assistant than Quilly.

This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, because Flindo had no real intention to kill Raven.

Although Quarry was her apprentice and took the blame for Frindo's failed experiment, in Frindo's opinion, Quarry was not so indispensable.

He has a very rigid mind and looks average.

Flindo intervened, reducing his bounty to a mere 5000 gold coins.

Those who covet the 5000 gold coins do not have the ability to kill Quarry; and those who have the ability to kill Quarry most of them do not care about this little money.

For Flindo, this was just a piece of cake, just to leave a little possibility for Quarry to return to the Mages Guild later.

It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work out.

This time, he was also very quiet and thought about action, but he didn't expect to see so many interesting things on Raven. Moreover, according to the information, Raven has a real vampire under his command!
You know, vampires have been hiding from the world for too long. Now it is harder to find a vampire than to catch a real ghost.

If we can catch him, then the research on flesh and blood magic will probably make great progress!
This trip was well worth it.

On the other side, seeing that Flindo was satisfied with the information, Eivor VIII also breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Grand Duchess Tracy had also been called over by Eivor VIII, who whispered in her ear:
"Madam, please talk to Ms. Flindo for me and ask her to help look at...that problem."

Cui Qi was unwilling to do so. In her opinion, all magicians were dangerous.

What's more, what Flindo studied was the flesh and blood magic that made people feel terrified at the first sound of it.

But she couldn't refuse Eivor VIII, so she could only nod.

Flindo read the documents quickly. She raised her head quickly and threw her cool ponytail behind her head. "Okay, I'll take the job. As for the reward..."

"No matter how much gold coins you want, I will give it to you!" Eivor VIII said immediately.

"Gold coins mean little to me." Flindo said, "After I kill Raven, I need you to open your treasure house and let me take five items of whatever I want."

"This..." Eivor VIII hesitated for a moment.

But when he saw that Flindo was about to leave without saying anything, he immediately said, "No problem, no problem!"

"But there is one small thing I need your help with."

As he spoke, Eivor VIII winked at Twilight.

After all, he was a man and a Grand Duke, so it was difficult for him to talk about such things.

Cuiqi sighed in her heart, but still walked to Frindo's side, bowed, and whispered Eivor VIII's request.

After hearing this, Flindo laughed out loud.

Looking at Frindle's eyes, Eivor VIII felt a little embarrassed - he was actually reluctant to tell others about this, but after all, he needed an heir with his own blood.

Otherwise, based on what he has done since he came to power, if his family line really died out and someone selected a grand duke from one of the side branches, it would be almost inevitable that he would be retaliated against and his name would be discredited.

In fact, if there was any possibility, he would not admit that it was his problem.

But there were so many women he had sex with, and none of them had any stomach problems. Even if he was deceiving himself, he knew the root of the problem.

"Okay, I understand. It's not a big deal." Flindo said:
"Find a room and I'll help you check it out."

This is not difficult, because the thing that Posha Palace has the most is empty rooms.

After finding one, Frindo took Eivor VIII in. Not long after, several screams were heard from inside - Eivor VIII's screams.

A few minutes later, Flindo came out with a strange expression on her face.

Passing by Cuiqi, Flindo sighed, patted her shoulder, and said in an "I understand you" tone:
"I've suffered a lot from you these past years."

Cui Qi's eyes turned red and she almost burst into tears.

"But don't worry, when I catch Raven..." Flindo licked her lips:
"Just bring him here and enjoy it with you!"

……

At the same time, Winterspring Valley.

Count Jonah finally arrived here with 5000 cavalry.

"My Lord Earl, long time no see! I am relieved that you can lead the army to support me!"

In the tent, Raven prepared a pot of blood tea and poured a cup for Jonah: "I'm afraid it must have been a tough journey."

"It would be a lie to say it wasn't hard, and I also missed your heroic performance of breaking 2 without any injuries. I regret it even more!" Jonah picked up the cup and took a sip. His brows relaxed in surprise, and then there was a touch of joy that he couldn't hide:

"Baron Raven, I didn't expect that you are not only good at fighting, but also good at making tea. Your skill is even better than that of the orc tea artist I raised!"

Raven said with a smile: "If this good tea is wasted, it would not only be a shame to God's gift, but also bury the Earl's kindness."

Jonah felt very relieved after hearing these words. He had already gotten rid of many of his dissatisfactions during the journey, and now he cleared them up even more thoroughly.

Then he asked the question that everyone wanted to ask - what strategy did Raven use to make 20 people escape without a fight?
Even though he was well prepared, Raven still felt quite tired, but he still had to tell the truth.

After all, this was such a lie that Raven didn't know how to tell it.

Count Jonah's attitude is the same as Hyde's before.

He believed it on the surface, but he looked at Raven with suspicion.

This forced Raven to change the subject and bring up the real business.

"Count Jonah, how many more people will be able to arrive after you?"

Jonah thought for a moment and said, "There are four more legions to come, about 4 men, all light infantry."

"You also know that our plateau does not produce minerals, and the price of iron is high. Among these 5000 cavalry, there are 1500 heavy cavalry, which is already the limit of my territory."

This was not beyond Raven's surprise. He nodded and asked, "What about Molinier's subsequent support?"

"That's all we have for now." Earl Jonah was a little embarrassed. "Baron Raven, you should also know that the ecology of the plateau is different from that of the plains. The damage caused by the locust plague has not yet been recovered, and food is in short supply."

"The next batch of reinforcements will probably arrive in June."

"But Baron Raven, you can rest assured. In this war, I will never compete with you for any dominance. From today on, you will treat me as your subordinate. I, Jonah, will never shirk my responsibility!"

Raven was touched. "Thank you very much, Lord Earl."

"You must be tired after traveling all the way here. Take a rest first. We can discuss the details later!"

After seeing Jonah off, Raven sighed.

He knew that Jonah was sincere in what he had just said, and that Keynes XVI had sent people to support him in order to gain a greater advantage on the battlefield.

For Raven, this was a big trouble.

Yes, Jonah is broad-minded and can accept working under Raven, and he also said that he will not fight for command.

But his title is there. If he really disagrees with Raven at the military meeting, can Raven really ignore it?

Moreover, there are viscounts and barons in Jonah's army.

Wouldn't they do right by Jonah, Backstabbing, and Raven?

Raven doesn't think that his charm is so great that everyone would unreasonably favor him.

Reality is not fiction, it is impossible to please everyone.

What's more, next, we will try to capture Blue Castle, and then it will be troublesome to deploy troops...

"Eh!"

After all, it's because the title is not high enough.

If he had a title of earl, Raven wouldn't have so much of a headache.

But then again, if Raven had the title of earl, why would he come to Eivor to fight to the death?

“It’s difficult…” Raven rubbed his temple and stared at the Blue Castle on the map.

suddenly.

A bold idea appeared in Raven's mind!
……

(End of this chapter)