Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 742 A Not-So-Unexpected Accident

Yuri was well aware of the downfall of his family.

Although His Majesty Travis did not interfere with what happened back then, after all, Leon himself was truly 'unable to defend himself'.

He had just come of age, and most of the people in the palace were people who obeyed Leon's parents' orders.

With witnesses and physical evidence, and even his biological mother turning herself in... it's no use even if everyone knows he's innocent.

The only option is for Leon to relinquish all royal privileges, join the Church of Storms, and exchange his future for the Lord of Storms' approval.

With the Lord of Storms personally intervening, whether someone is guilty or not is perfectly clear.

However, this also means that Leon will become the Storm High Priest... The Northern Royal Family has always believed that the gods are supreme, and those who serve the gods should not be bound by worldly affairs.

To put it bluntly, if you want to cause trouble for the Storm faction, you have to give up your right to the royal succession and royal allowance.

But the royal family won't go too far.

When someone truly knows everything and still insists on this choice, they will be provided with a sum of money equivalent to fifty years of royal allowance to support this devout believer.

Although the Church of Storms was not entirely satisfied with this, the Lord of Storms was pleased with the decision.

He certainly didn't want to turn around and find that his pope had become the king of some country.

Therefore, the church, to some extent, became a fallback option for unfortunate men like Leon.

The Schröder family wouldn't do anything underhanded in this matter.

To put it simply, the first king of the North was originally a member of the Storm's retinue.

The Lord of Storms would naturally treat them differently.

Although the two sides will constantly fight for power and engage in endless backstabbing, they will never reach the point of a life-or-death struggle.

After all, it can be considered a form of internal competition.

Just like the recent major event where the Northern Kingdom suddenly opened the door for missionaries of other gods to enter, the Church of Storms remained completely silent.

Because they know very well who is truly in charge of this matter.

Therefore, the Church of Storms would not ask these believers from the Northern Royal Family to turn against the Royal Family.

Of course, they won't interfere if you're willing to do it.

The main point is that you can do whatever you want.

At the time, everyone thought that Leon would also take this path.

It's understandable that Yuri's family was unwilling, after all, they were traditional nobles.

Although he was a bit indecisive, it's understandable that he didn't want to give a useful son to the Storm Church.

Even His Majesty Travis had no objection to this.

However, Leon chose the most difficult path, truly and completely leaving the capital, and even publicly declaring that he would give up his status as a member of the royal family.

At this point, the family that was still obstructing Yuri, even going so far as to break his legs to lock him up, would inevitably be an eyesore to His Majesty the King.

His Majesty Travis is only one who can tolerate what he has to tolerate.

Yuri's family is definitely not included.

It's easy to imagine that their situation will only worsen until they are completely removed from the tacitly accepted circle of power.

Yuri realized that his family was doomed when he discovered that his family actually believed that Earl William Hamilton would never return to the capital. Although he, as an advisor, had the right to win him over again, there was no need to lose so much money for him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have acted even dumber than Leon's own mother.

But they're determined to go all the way down this path!

However, Yuri was genuinely happy at that time.

He had been worried that he would have to play along with these guys for a long time!

After all, too many families were involved in those messy affairs back then. If he were to also be overly resistant to his own group of fools who had already been excluded from the top echelons of society, it could easily trigger a chain of man-made disasters.

As it turns out, they really can be even dumber!

If they returned all of Yuri's assets, principal and interest, Yuri wouldn't be able to shut his biological parents out like he does now.

There's no need to pay attention to any friendly families.

Thinking back on the family's chaotic and messy actions during this period, Yuri could even laugh from the bottom of his heart: "When you're busy and dizzy, it's good to look at those jokes."

This is much more interesting than listening to Severn's long poems.

"Why are you dragging me into this?" Seven said, dissatisfied. "Do I want to only sing those songs?"
The old folks won't even let me sing folk songs!

"If you didn't sing songs like 'Sister, You're So Pretty' to them, they probably wouldn't have reacted so strongly." Leon glanced at Seven outside the window and sighed helplessly.

"Tsk~ So does that mean you're singing 'Old Man, You're So Ugly, You've Lost 850 Hairs'?" Seven flicked his finger, and the exquisite gemstone harp produced a clear sound.

The melody is very pleasant to listen to.

Yes, it perfectly matches his previous line.

Leon and Yuri couldn't help but sing along in their hearts.

"Eh~ Eh..." Leon let out a long sigh, "Yuri, forget about Arsalan, take this opportunity to quickly and completely take control of the Crown Prince's Palace!"
I'm really afraid that one day I'll sing Seven's rant in public.

Yuri nodded solemnly.

They even had to temporarily set aside past grievances to ensure a smooth transition of power! They can't afford to fail because of such a ridiculous reason!
Arsalan didn't care what the people in the palace thought.

He did do something because of some past friendships, but Travis was also clearly testing Leon and Yuri.

He was just going along with it, and didn't go too far.

But none of this could affect his research into magic!

His star fortress, while looking quite impressive, was inferior to the ones the old folks lived in in several ways.

In terms of materials and the construction of magic circles, Alsaran did not feel that there was any difference between him and his opponent; in fact, he felt that his side was even better.

What's missing is still those things: the completeness of the spell runes.

The astral plane is not on earth; ancient magic is more suitable there.

Although his main purpose was to repay a favor, he also wanted to take the opportunity to ask for the ancient spell scrolls hidden at the Star Fortress.

Otherwise, Al-Saran wouldn't have done so many unnecessary things... Having someone take over his work was already a great thing that he was more than happy to do!

Fortunately, his good student, Lowry, gave him the best reason so that he would no longer have to make things difficult for himself.

Arsalan handed over the core of the magic array under his control to Yuri as quickly as possible, and watched Leon apply his heart's blood to the core gem. He then happily packed his bags and left.

Although he delayed things for a while, the subsequent frantic overtime work actually made the handover a few days faster than expected.

Nobody knows what's wrong with Al-Saran.

The being in the Star Fortress whose connection with him had been severed could only rage in vain... Although it seemed that Arslan could only passively wait for him to contact him, if Arslan chose to ignore him again, he would have no way to make amends.

Leon could only stare dumbfounded, while Yuri, whose head was throbbing and who had no time to enjoy the show, watched dumbly as Arsalan soared into the air and left the capital.
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Lowry, who had simply sent a document and then diligently buried himself in his studies, was completely unaware of the consequences of his actions.

He knew that Al-Saran might come because of this.

But it was unimaginable that the other party could be so ruthless.

At this moment, Lowry was simply tidying up the messy scrolls and documents on her desk with great satisfaction.

Of course, the synchronous footage of the noisy empty tunnel is still playing in front of us.

Almes and his party had just arrived at the most beautiful scenery in the bustling tunnel.

The third level of the bustling tunnel, the howling valley within the dark tunnel.

Of course, this place also has another name: Howling Abyss.

Those familiar with this place will know that the Noisy Sky Tunnel has another name: Howling Abyss.

A region that shares the same name as the entire plane naturally possesses its own unique characteristics.

The Dark Sky Tunnel is the only place with normal gravity among the four levels of the Noisy Sky Tunnel.

No matter what kind of light source it is, even the radiance of the sun god, it will be halved in the dark tunnel.

However, the Howling Valley, located within it, is a combination of the first two planes.

The light will also return to normal.

However, the stalactite walls formed by the weathering of the eternal, cruel storms in Howling Valley are often affected by the dark tunnels outside.

The valley, like an abyss, is a mix of light and shadow, and the stalactite forest creates a series of breathtakingly beautiful areas.

As a result, Howling Valley also experiences the same day and night cycle as the outside world.

However, you can choose whether or not to stay day or night.

The swan ship's original target was the outermost wind net of the dark tunnel.

Once they crawl through, they can find the entrance to the closed tunnel by following the key's directions.

However, Katarina's spatial jump was affected by an inexplicable external force, and she was directly rushed to the very center of the dark tunnel.

“My home, isn’t it beautiful?” a lazy voice sounded beside them.

Katarina anxiously turned her head, searching for the source of the sound.

However, the wind and space that had always been at her disposal failed to guide her this time.

"She's still a young girl," the voice sighed. "Why did she come to this noisy tunnel?"
And along with a bunch of troublesome humans.

"Did you do this voluntarily?"

Katarina said blankly, "Of course it's voluntary."

If they had dared to threaten me, I would have jumped right into the Killing Fortress.

If that doesn't work, a harmonica maze will do!

"Haha~ Killing Fortress is fine, but the Harmonica Maze is best avoided." The voice laughed. "Although many rumors are false, it is absolutely true that the Harmonica Maze cannot be accessed via portals."

Spatial magic is basically unusable.

Even though you're using your talent, there might still be some limitations there.

In a maze, if you can't control your jump distance, then... something terrible is going to happen.

"Thank you... for the reminder?" Katarina tilted her head and said somewhat awkwardly, "Lord Karix."

"Oh? You know me?" A huge red dragon appeared in mid-air.

(End of this chapter)