Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 104 The Queen’s Sister’s Past!
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Cohen told Prince Hauge the address he got from Bocuse.

The latter immediately began to closely monitor the southern estate.

Sure enough, not long after, three unfamiliar gold-level transcendents were discovered taking advantage of the night to head towards the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Prince Hauge followed him personally to ensure that William could be captured without anyone noticing before these three gold-level masters took action.

After Prince Hauge started to act, Cohen was also working tirelessly to perfect his plan.

He wanted to set a trap for Gore, a trap that would make him completely trust Herman and would not leave any loopholes.

He called back the "Demon of Terror" Akdimon and explained some things to him.

He met with Hermann secretly again, and the two sat together to carefully consider the entire plan. After confirming that there were no loopholes, they were ready to start implementing it.

Everything is ready now, and we are just waiting for a key opportunity to take action.

This opportunity is Effiin's annual noble hunting event.

Every autumn, the Corleone royal family holds a grand aristocratic hunting event near Emerald Lake.

Important cabinet ministers, the Senate, powerful nobles, and the Grand Dukes of the four territories will all send people to participate. It is a highly anticipated event in Effie.

Being able to take first place at this event is definitely an eye-catching and supreme honor.

Especially in the past few years when Queen Effiin was in power, the desire of some young nobles to participate in hunting was even stronger.

Everyone wanted to show off their charm in front of the young and beautiful queen and leave a good impression.

In the blink of an eye, autumn has arrived and the weather is clear and crisp. There is still half a month left before this year's noble hunting.

Various preparations have already begun, and representatives of the Grand Dukes of the four regions and some powerful nobles in the country have also entered the capital one after another.

On this day, Cohen was studying the list of spies from the "Phantom Corpse" that Nephthys had deciphered.

Received a message from the lady-in-waiting of the Queen's sister.

"The Queen asked me to go to the study?
Do you want to meet someone?"

The lady-in-waiting replied:

"Yes, Your Majesty. I heard that the disciple of the Prime Minister's old classmate has arrived."

Cohen was slightly startled, and soon realized that this must be the person invited by the Queen's sister to remove the "memory freeze" for him.

Cohen packed up briefly and followed the female official to the study.

As soon as he entered the study, Cohen felt a headache.

The one who came was none other than the special envoy of the Queen of the Central Empire, Windsaddle Windrunner, the daughter of the Winged Elf royal family!
Cohen immediately understood that this woman came to the Northwest Continent not only to investigate the "Lord of Shadows" for Her Majesty the Queen of the Central Empire, but also to help him remove the spell on the orders of her teacher.

Cohen quickly suppressed the surprise in his eyes and regained his composure.

It would be fine if he was seen through in front of Isabella, but an elf who had only been in contact with him for a few days should not be able to see through his disguise.

The result was just as Cohen expected. Windsordel did not show any abnormality in front of the young king.

There was no connection between him and the leader of "Infinity Blade" at all.

Windsardler came here purely to deal with the task assigned by his teacher, Victor, the Grand Mage of the Sanctuary.

She also understood that the teacher had no sincere intention to help King Effiin remove the spell.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent a half-baked exchange student like me to help.

She came here just for the sake of formality, after all, she heard that the other party's Prime Minister had some friendship with her teacher.

At this moment, apart from the Queen and Windsordale, the only person in the study was the serious-looking Prime Minister, Angus Angrian.

Due to the Saints War that took place in Aifeiyin a few days ago, the situation in the entire country is now even more confusing.

Angus, who was in his prime, couldn't help feeling a little overwhelmed.

The queen had obviously investigated the preferences of this winged elf envoy in advance.

When Cohen entered the room, the woman was enjoying some local Florence snacks.

Cohen was furious. This woman was going too far. This is my queen's study, not your elf's dining room!
You really don't consider yourself an outsider!

Cohen protested inwardly and came to the side of his sister, the queen.

Adair saw Cohen come in and introduced him:
"Your Majesty, this is the outstanding disciple of the Grand Master Victor of the Holy Land whom I mentioned to you before.

He is also the personal envoy of the Empress of the Central Empire.

His Excellency Windsardler Windrunner."

Cohen saluted meticulously.

Windsardler clapped his hands, walked up to Cohen, stretched out his hand and gestured above his head, and a green light shot straight into Cohen's head.

Adele on the side couldn't help but clench her hands, obviously not mentally prepared for Windsardler's sudden move.

Windsardler seemed to have noticed Adair's actions and said nonchalantly:

"Don't worry, the old man told me before I came.

Regardless of whether it can be cured or not, at least it won’t make your husband worse.”

As the green light was injected, Cohen suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, which caught him completely off guard and made him almost cry out.

In his heart, he cursed the ancestors of this unreliable winged elf for eighteen generations.

The pain gradually disappeared, and was followed by a feeling of being close yet distant, as if the soul was floating outside.

Soon after, as the green light disappeared, Windsordler withdrew his palm.

With a look of astonishment in his eyes, he turned to look at Adele and asked:
"I heard that your husband was assassinated by the people from the Black Tomb?"

Adele nodded.

Windsardler frowned slightly and said slowly:
"Strange, this 'Memory Frozen' is so strange, I can't even find the core of the seal.

This spell should come from ancient times. I speculate that it is an ancient spell scroll used by the people of the "Black Tomb", otherwise it would not be so powerful.

This sealing method is completely different from our current magic system. I don't think even my teacher would be able to break it."

Hearing this judgment, which was exactly the same as that of the mage under Grand Duke Roland of the Western Empire at that time, the Queen and the Prime Minister both showed complicated expressions.

The Prime Minister was naturally relieved.

The domestic situation is already complicated. If there is another king who regains his memory and becomes hostile to him, the situation will take a turn for the worse.

Adele couldn't explain what she felt.

On the one hand, she didn't want Cohen to be troubled by a spell that trapped a six-year-old soul in an adult's body.

On the other hand, she also felt a little nostalgic for Cohen's attitude towards her during this period.

No matter how strong and determined a woman is, she cannot tolerate her husband being in a cold war with her every day.

What's more, this husband is the man she grew up with and has a deep emotional bond with.

She even selfishly thought that maybe it would be better if it continued like this.

I am not the evil queen who usurped his throne in his heart, but I will always be the sister who cares for him.

After sending Windsardler away, Adair said to Cohen:
"If your Majesty has nothing else to do recently, let's join the nobles' hunting in a few days."

Because Cohen had been hostile to the Queen's family in previous years, he had never attended such an occasion with the Queen.

Cohen was delighted to hear the Queen's sister's question.

He was just about to tell his sister, the Queen, about this matter. He wanted to use this noble hunt to shape Hermann into Gore's true confidant.

Since the Queen asked, he just agreed.

Prime Minister Angus's expression also looked much better.

Because the Angrian family did not return power when Coen turned sixteen, there were some voices both at home and abroad against them.

Although the ministers did not say it on the surface, they secretly had some malicious speculations about the queen's family.

Especially in recent years, there have been rumors that the king and queen have a bad relationship, even sleeping in separate bedrooms. This time, during the noble hunting, he wanted to prove it to everyone.

The king and queen of Eifin are a close and harmonious couple, and the regime of Eifin is also very united and stable.

After Cohen left, Angus' voice was filled with a hint of amusement:
"You should give up now, I think this is a good thing.

I heard that he even remembered your birthday and prepared a gift for you. Aren’t you very happy? "

Adele didn't respond, but said:

"Father, please prepare yourself. I will be recruiting people from the Senate to take charge of the security of the noble hunting party in the next two days.

They must produce at least two Legendary-level characters."

Angus said in surprise:

"Two Legendary Ranks? Isn't that a bit of an overreaction? After all, this is within the territory of Florence."

"Last time, we were in the palace. Were we attacked as well?"

Angus stopped talking and just gave a reminder:

"Don't just focus on safety within the capital.

The South has been eerily quiet lately, and I know the Gaunt family.

They won’t willingly suffer such a huge loss.”

Angus said this to subtly remind his daughter not to just think about her husband.

As a ruler, you must consider the overall situation.

It turned out that the last time he cut off the arm of Cliff Gaunt, the heir to the Grand Duke of the South, was a completely impulsive act.

It was all a misunderstanding. The Gaunt family was not the murderer who attacked the palace.

However, Yadel's tough move pushed the Southern Territory, which should have been a staunch supporter of their Angrian family, into opposition.

Adair sneered at Angus' words and said:
"Did father overestimate the relationship between himself and the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory?

Supporting you to become Prime Minister will not prevent them from rebelling in the future.

The Gaunt family's wolfish ambitions have never ceased.

Father, you must begin to make arrangements in the southern border, and strike first if necessary!"

Angus's face showed astonishment, and he asked:
“It hasn’t come to this point yet.

Even if the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory is furious, he won't rebel directly!"

A chill gathered in Yadel's eyes as she spoke slowly:

"There are some things I didn't want to tell Father, but given the current situation, I need to remind him not to trust your old friend too much."

Prime Minister Angus's eyes flickered with surprise and uncertainty.

Adele slowly recounted a past event:
"Father, do you know when I started practicing with Mother?"

The queen mother that Adele mentioned was Cohen's mother, the former Queen of Effiin, Violica Hughes.

Angus replied uncertainly:
“Wasn’t it thirteen years ago… It should have been fourteen years ago now, when you were twelve years old.

The late king came to the southern border for an inspection. At the welcome banquet hosted by the southern nobles, Her Majesty the Queen took a liking to your talent.

Then they decided to bring you into the palace and have you serve as His Majesty's court tutor?"

Adair shook her head and revealed an old secret:
"I started learning magic from my mother when I was six years old."

Angus' eyes widened instantly, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

This news had a huge impact on him.

Adele spoke slowly and calmly:

"You heard correctly, at that time, the Queen Mother was already a legendary powerhouse.

No one noticed when she came to our house.

Since I was six years old, my mother has been teaching me the basic theories of magic.

Later, when I awakened my supernatural powers and practiced magic, my mother was always by my side to guide me.

Otherwise, how do you think I could win the title of 'Strongest Silver' at the age of twenty?
Can he suppress a legend at the age of 25?

Rather than saying that I am gifted, it is better to say that my mother is the one with the most amazing talent."

Angus' eyes still flashed with shock, and he muttered to himself:
"You've actually started following Her Majesty the Queen so early?"

Adele nodded:

"To sum up everything, I have probably spent the longest time with the Queen Mother.

Even...when His Majesty was just born, I took care of him for a while."

Speaking of this, Yadel inevitably felt shy.

It always feels weird that the little boy I coaxed when I was a child has grown up to be my man.

Angus couldn't help but open his mouth wide and said in astonishment:
“How come I don’t know anything about these things?”

Adair regained her composure and said slowly:

"Except for a few people in the entire Aifeiyin, no one else knows about it.

My mother meant that she didn't want me to receive too much attention since I was a child, so that I wouldn't be targeted by people with ulterior motives.

It wasn't until I was twelve that the late king took me into the palace under the pretext of his inspection tour of the southern border."

Angus slowly digested the news, then asked:

"So what does this have to do with the Gaunt family in the South?"

A hint of coldness appeared in Adair's eyes:
“The Queen Mother is at the Legendary level, and no one in our Angryen family could detect her arrival.

The Grand Duke of the Southern Territory may not be unable to do so.

In fact, the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory had long noticed that a legendary figure was teaching me magic knowledge. He also secretly conducted an investigation and learned the identity of my mother.

Father, think carefully, was it from that time that the relationship between the Southern Territory and our family suddenly improved?"

A thoughtful look crossed Angus's face.

Adele's tone became stern:
“He clearly knew my identity, but pretended to know nothing and even proposed marriage to our family.

He wants to take advantage of my status as my mother's direct disciple to interfere in the affairs of the royal family. His intention is truly despicable.

How could such a family stay in the southern border?

Not to mention their family heir, who dared to covet his master's woman. For such an heir, cutting off his arm would be considered a light punishment."

As she spoke, Adair threw a photo stone to Angus.

The content inside was exactly what Cliff Gaunt had complained to his protector when he came to the study earlier.

"...If it weren't for her good family background, she wouldn't have been able to snatch my fiancée away... What's wrong with the queen? If it weren't for that old man Angus's greed for power and his eagerness to sell his daughter, she would already be my woman..."

Poor Cliff had no idea that the entire study was actually under Adele's surveillance.

It was also the first time that Angus realized that Cliff was so bold and delusional.

No wonder my daughter was so angry at that time.

Adair's voice rang in Angus's ears:

"How dare the heir of a Grand Duke be so arrogant and disrespectful to the emperor.

You can imagine what kind of education he received since childhood!
The Southern Territory will rebel sooner or later, Father must be aware of this!"

(End of this chapter)