My Endless Life.

Chapter 82 Poisoning (Second update, please subscribe!)

After changing his clothes and moving his shoulders to make sure it would not affect his movements, Li Qicai sincerely said to Mary:

"Thank you so much for this time, Mary."

"Thank you, I didn't save you for you."

Mary snorted and said:
"I just want you to be my sparring partner so that I can hone my strength."

She raised her head as she spoke, and Jeremy could clearly see the excitement she felt after being thanked.

If she had a tail, it would probably have been shaken up into the sky.

Li Qi was not surprised by Mary's words. This young lady with a twisted personality was like this normally. Li Qi, who was always challenged by Mary, had long been accustomed to this.

He still thanked Mary sincerely, and then said:
"But, I have one more thing to ask of you."

"Tell me what it is. If it's simple, I can help you out even if it's not difficult."

Mary folded her arms, looking proud.

Li Qi said seriously and sincerely:
"Find a way to take me away from Lankana. If you can do it, I can teach you some of my unique knight skills and magic."

When Li Qi said this, Jeremy and Mary were both stunned.

Jerome's expression became even weirder, and Mary asked in a low voice after being stunned:
"So... you are indeed a spy..."

"It doesn't matter now." Li Qi said: "Mary, will you help me?"

Li Qi waited for Mary's reply.

Jerome watched the two of them in silence.

After a long while, Mary took a deep breath and said:

"I can't make the decision on this matter, but my father can. If you want to leave Lankana, go and talk to my father."

It was no coincidence that Mary found Li Qi.

It was the Second Princess Ilona who contacted Grand Duke Mills and asked him to find a way to find Li Qi before the Crown Prince.

Not only Grand Duke Mills was sent out, but also the secret troops that Ilona had been training recently.

It was just that Mary found Li Qi first.

So even if this incident had not happened, Mary would have told her father Evans Mills, because only he could decide whether Richie should stay or go.

……

Without much hesitation, Li Qi agreed to meet with Grand Duke Mills.

At the dinner that day, Mills took time out to meet with Li Qi.

Unlike what Li Qi had imagined, when he first heard that Grand Duke Mills was the Minister of Military Affairs, he thought he was a tall and strong man.

A general in the traditional sense.

But when he met Mills at this moment, Li Qi discovered that the Grand Duke was much thinner than he had imagined.

He was of average height, about the average height for Englishmen, and had a delicate face, not as rugged as Li Qi had imagined with a full beard.

Compared to the soldier, the person in front of him looked more like aristocrat in the traditional sense.

Every move is filled with the "elegance" unique to the nobility.

Li Qi and Mills sat on both sides of the long table. Grand Duke Mills tasted the steak on the table and suddenly asked Li Qi:
"You are fourteen years old?"

"Yes."

"It's a pity that you can't drink with me."

Mills swirled the red wine in his hand and said with a smile:
“The fine wine produced in Farolboa last century was lost in the war with Uno, and there are only a few left in the world.

"If you are old enough, you can taste this rare wine."

"..."

Even though I am old enough, I don’t like drinking red wine.

Li Qi secretly complained in his heart.

On the surface, he agreed with a smile: "That's a pity, but if you don't mind, I will bring you some wine when I come of age and we can get drunk together."

"Yes, I look forward to that day."

Mills swirled the glass and sipped the red wine gently.

After putting down the wine glass, he said seriously:

"I heard from Mary that you are leaving Lankana?"

"Yes."

"Why? You should know who I support. You don't have to worry about the prince's men here, nor do you have to worry about someone killing you. You can just wait until the storm is over and continue to be your magic genius. Why do you have to leave?"

Mills asked in a deep voice.

If Li Qi was worried that someone wanted to kill him, then since he had already come to Grand Duke Mills, he could completely put aside this unnecessary worry.

For Ilona's sake and Mary's feelings for Li Qi, Grand Duke Mills will do his best to protect Li Qi.

He didn't even have to leave.

Li Qi looked down at the food on the plate, and cut along the grain of the food with his knife. After a little while, he whispered:
"I'm going to ask you a very presumptuous question. Do you think the eldest prince has a better chance of winning, or the second princess?"

Li Qi was referring to the royal struggle in England. Although he did not participate in the political struggle in England, he also understood that although Ilona seemed to have a high chance of winning by controlling the military power, in fact, the one who really had the upper hand was still the eldest prince.

The eldest prince controls the School of Magic, the highest-level legendary wizards in England, and the most elite guards in the royal capital are also in the hands of the eldest prince.

Ilona seems to be the Grand Marshal of England, but in fact, the troops she can mobilize are limited. Without the full support of Grand Duke Mills, her position as a marshal is almost nothing more than an empty title.

With a name but no substance, the chances of winning are really not high.

Mills also knew this, but he didn't care and answered without hesitation:
"From the current situation, His Highness Xia Deng has the advantage."

"Then how can you guarantee that if His Highness Xiaden really becomes king, he will not liquidate 'spies' like me?"

"Are you so sure that His Highness Xia Deng can really win?"

"You said it yourself. Prince Xiaden has a great advantage."

Li Qi responded.

Mills smiled and said, "I did say that, but the political situation changes rapidly. How can you guarantee that the final winner will not be Her Highness Ilona?"

"I can't guarantee it." Li Qi answered honestly: "I don't know who will get the throne between the eldest prince and the second princess, but I don't need to know. As long as I stay away from them, I can get what I want."

He paused and said the word: "Safety."

"There is no safe place in this world."

"But at least in Uno, I don't have to worry about being assassinated."

Li Qi pointed to his shoulder.

Previously in the prison area, if Li Qi had not been so strong, and if his intuition had not played a role at the critical moment, his heart would have been pierced by the anti-magic bullet.

This was when people were besieging Li Qi and everyone around him was hostile to him.

What if it happens in daily life?

What if there was more than one assassin?
It was impossible for Li Qi to keep his shield on all the time to guard against these things, so he didn't want to stay here.

And the reasons don’t stop there.

When the topic reached this point, Mills and Li Qi both fell silent.

Grand Duke Mills took another sip of red wine, looked up at Li Qi who was trying to cut the steak into pieces, and said with a smile:
"If Her Highness Ilona can win, then you don't need to worry about this problem either."

"Then let's get back to the topic, Mr. Mills. How can you guarantee that the Second Princess will win?"

"As long as the official magic device can be developed, Her Highness Ilona's path forward will be smooth! And this requires your help, Kiri!"

Mills stood up, walked to Li Qi's side, and said to him earnestly:
"I already know about your situation. Princess Ilona believes that you can make a more advanced magic device than Professor Drien, and I also believe that you can make a more advanced magic device!

"As long as your magic device can be mass-produced, Her Highness Ilona will gain unparalleled prestige in the military! And it will also make those old magicians who only know how to stand high and make decisions shut up!
"When Her Highness Ilona becomes the new queen, won't she be able to guarantee your safety?"

"Even so, can you guarantee that England will be able to achieve the final victory in this war that is sweeping the world?"

Li Qi asked this crucial question again.

England was once the world's most powerful country, but that was only in the past.

When firearms developed and when better technologies emerged from other countries, England, which was still standing still, was destined to be left behind by other countries.

Now England was badly defeated in the war with Uno.

The Ship Federation also pressed forward step by step, forcing England to withdraw its defense line.

If England did not change, defeat would be inevitable.

Even the destruction of a country is definitely not an exaggeration!

In that case, why does Li Qi want to stay here?
"I told you, as long as we have the magic device! The magic device you released that day was enough to destroy an entire square in the prison area! Our army will be invincible!"

Mills said again.

The damage that Li Qi caused in the prison area that day was even greater than the damage caused in Professor Drien's personal testing field!

Mills knew that it must be the power caused by the magic device.

That's why he, who originally disliked Li Qi and thought that his daughter Mary ran away with Li Qi, valued him so much.

Just as he said, as long as there is the magic device, as long as there is the same magic device that Li Qi wore that day, England's army will be invincible!

"Mr. Mills, you mean to say that you want to use what I made to deal with the people of my country, is that correct?"

Li Qi whispered his doubts.

Grand Duke Mills' expression instantly turned cold. He stared at Li Qi and said:
"So, you still consider yourself an Uno."

"..."

Li Qi didn't speak, but his silence meant everything.

Mills sighed deeply upon seeing this. He left Li Qi, sat back in his seat and said:
"What a shame. I thought you would choose to stay."

"If... you hadn't poisoned the food, I might have chosen to stay."

Li Qi put down his knife and fork.

The steak in front of him was cut into small pieces by him, but he did not eat a single bite because he saw a special magical power flowing in the steak.

That's a poison for magicians.

(End of this chapter)