You are all my wings...

Timia showed interest:

"I originally thought this trip was just to accompany my dear Orpheus to achieve something great. But since even you think he's far more handsome than you and so skilled in magic, I absolutely have to see him for myself."

Timia and Orpheus were close, and Timia held a higher position, so Timia always referred to Orpheus by his nickname.

"Didn't we agree that you just needed to stay hidden? Why do you have to go see me?"

"Sigh, you don't understand. My husband is obsessed with finding the sacred relics and is never home. He's been married to me for over ten years and has never touched me once. I'm so lonely."

Timia wore a pitiful and resentful expression and sobbed softly.

Marquis Rhine: "You'd be a fool to believe me. Everyone knows Prince Sambor is never home because he's avoiding you."

"Don't expose me."

Timiya's voice is soft and sweet.

"So, why did you suddenly change the plan?"

The Marquis of Rhine couldn't stand it and quickly stepped aside.

“That spell just now didn’t look like a typical intermediate spell. In other words, that second-level strategist you mentioned might have actually gleaned something from the sacred mural. I want to know his method.”

"As expected, I knew that a mere pretty boy strategist couldn't possibly be so attractive to you."

The Marquis of Rhine revealed a knowing look:

“But once you show up, they will definitely be even less likely to make a move, and then we will have to change our plan. I don’t think we should be so hasty.”

"What a load of bull! It's all your own idea. In my opinion, Orpheus would definitely not agree with your approach."

Timia didn't hold back in her criticism.

"The key issue is that they refuse the invitation. What can I do? Am I supposed to go back empty-handed and explain to Ophimaso?"

"Rhine, think about it carefully, why would Orpheus invite the Saintess and her people over?"

Timia said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Rhine was taken aback. After pondering for a moment, still without a clue, she tentatively asked:

"Isn't it just a way to teach her a lesson while the Vatican can't take care of her?"

"Fool, you've wasted your life on women's legs."

"You have no right to say that to me, sis... Okay, okay, you do have the right, so why is that?"

Rhine was about to say something more, but after seeing Timia's look, she immediately changed her mind.

“It’s simple. Orpheus wants to find the root cause of the monster uprising from them, and solve the monster uprising from the root.”

"The root cause of the monster uprising? This is an irreversible phenomenon, isn't it? What good would finding the root cause do?"

“Under normal circumstances, it would definitely not work, but this riot was large in scale and lasted for a long time, so there must be some hidden reason. If we don’t find the reason, it will be difficult to accomplish it with the current force alone.”

"I understand, so this is like a lifeline?"

"Wrong. It's just one of the backup plans. With Ophie's methods, she must have other ways. She just wants to start with the less expensive ones."

While the two were talking, Renette and John were sitting not far away, stealing glances at Timia and Rhine's conversation.

"This woman is amazing. Even the mighty Marquis of Rhine became meek and submissive in her presence."

John said with emotion.

“John, learn from this. When you can master multiple advanced spells, you can be just as assertive.”

"Brother Rent, do you know who she is?"

"Of course, she was the most beautiful woman in the capital during my generation. I saw her once from afar on the day of her wedding procession. At that time, she was wearing a white veil and various precious jewels, but none of these could hide her beauty! Because of her, I swore that I would never touch a woman again in this life! Otherwise, I would be letting down the peerless beauty I had witnessed at that moment!"

Renette sighed with a smug look on his face.

“Brother Rente, it seems I misunderstood you.”

"What's the misunderstanding?"

"So that's why you haven't gotten married all these years. I always thought it was just that no woman was interested in you. Luckily, you cleared up my misunderstanding."

John let out a sigh of relief and gave an innocent smile.

Cough cough cough, Rent choked on his own saliva.

What does it mean to clear up a misunderstanding?

Sally and John are both so annoying. How can they be such a lovable couple?

"Brother Rente, are you alright?"

"Nothing's wrong my ass! Don't call me 'big brother' anymore. Go go down the wrong path in life!"

Chapter 145 The Princess's Invitation

Several hours passed after we finished eating the five-tiered eagle.

Following the procedure, Lyon successfully activated the resonance during the combination process of the magical imagery of the small swamp.

Of course, things didn't go smoothly at first. Perhaps it was because he hadn't mastered the intermediate-level imagery of this magic, or for some other reason, but it wasn't long after the second hour that he successfully triggered it.

This also relieved him, as he almost thought the process only worked on hurricane bombs.

However, after activating Resonance, the progress of comprehending the Small Swamp Magic Imagery was indeed much slower than that of Hurricane Blast.

Lyon estimated that this was because Hurricane Bomb itself was already very skilled.

If I had already understood 90% of the principles of the Hurricane Bomb before activating resonance, then...

So, he currently understands less than half of the principles behind this small swamp.

The chances of a cold wave are about 80%, and the chances of a tornado are about 60%.

Once you've grasped about half of it, you can cast spells using chanting; that's considered learning it.

Lyon had no good solution to the slow progress problem; he could only proceed step by step.

Fortunately, resonance can be enabled, so the efficiency is still very high.

The slowness is only relative to the Hurricane Bullet.

The first step is to thoroughly understand 99% of the principles and replicate them completely.

The second step is to find that crucial, finishing touch—the essential imagery.

Only by combining the two can perfect understanding be achieved.

Lyon estimated that this first step in the small swamp would require approximately six or seven days of continuous resonance.

This efficiency is quite astonishing, considering that he had only mastered the pseudo-intermediate level of the Small Mud Swamp before, and had never succeeded in the intermediate level.

This also means that Leon's efficiency in learning intermediate magic will be greatly improved with the help of the sacred mural!

Most of the basic conditions for reaching the fourth and fifth levels will be overcome!

In addition, the main quest "The End of the World" requires mastering ten perfect-level intermediate spells and one perfect-level advanced spell.

He currently has a pseudo-intermediate foundation in four spells, but he still needs to find ways to learn the other six intermediate spells before he can deduce pseudo-intermediate spells from them.

Only in this way can one comprehend the ten perfect intermediate levels by using the sacred murals.

Therefore, Lyon plans to prioritize dealing with the small mudslide, tornado, and cold wave in the coming days, and then come back to deal with the rest later.

In the blink of an eye, another half hour had passed.

By this time, Leon had crossed the threshold of 50% and had a basic grasp of the intermediate magical imagery of the small swamp.

It only took a few hours to go from pseudo-intermediate to intermediate!

Previously, even with the assistance of the Kraken brain core, it took him several weeks to successfully transform the pseudo-intermediate image into an intermediate image.

The difference in efficiency is indeed enormous.

He showed no excitement and continued meditating.

Having learned from his previous experience, he was much more composed.

After some time, he suddenly vaguely sensed some movement outside.

The commotion lasted for quite a while and did not subside.

Is something dangerous?

Having figured out the method, he did not hesitate to exit the resonance state this time.

Opening my eyes, I saw several human figures standing vaguely on the outer edge of the valley.

Karl and Milo nervously pointed their swords forward and spoke to the person in front of them.

Looking around, Leon saw that Britta and Iris had also been awakened by the commotion and were already standing in front of him.

Macchiato, carrying her wand, stood quietly in a corner.

Looking at it this way, it turns out that I'm still the one who's most obsessed this time.

Leon drew his sword and walked over, making out several figures outside the valley.

The leader was not the Marquis of Rhine, but an exceptionally beautiful young woman. Although she was dressed in casual clothes, her appearance was so striking that Lyon noticed her at first glance.

Beside her were Marquis Rhine, John Renn, and several other familiar faces.

As for this woman...

Leon narrowed his eyes, remembering who this was.

It turned out to be the princess's wife, the aunt of Princess Ophimaso, and the senior fifth-level mage, Timia.

This guy is much stronger than Rhine, the newly promoted fifth rank. Whether it's magical power, equipment, magical prowess, or casting speed, he completely surpasses Rhine.

In the four-part series "Sword, Magic and the Holy Land", Timia is only a marginal character, with no plot weight even reaching B level.

Although he is very strong, he has very little main or side story content, making him a mysterious background character. He appears in all four parts, but only briefly in the background of important scenes, and most players rarely notice him.

However, in player forums, she, a marginal character, occasionally manages to squeeze into the top 20 of the most popular characters list, precisely because of her exceptionally high looks and stunning style.

This rich and intense charm is precisely what the main female characters of this work (most of whom have a pure and cute appearance) lack.

As he drew closer, Leon overheard their conversation.

"Your Grace, as the Princess Consort, I would like to once again request on behalf of Princess Ophimaso that you join us in this suppression operation. At the same time, I would like to apologize for my brother, Marquis Rhine's, rudeness last time. I hope you will not hold it against him. He was just a little anxious in suppressing the monster riot and had no intention of being disrespectful to Your Grace."

This is Timia's voice, with a natural and unpretentious smoothness.

"Putting aside your apologies and invitations for now, why does Ophimaso insist that I participate? As you can see, I didn't bring a large number of people into the dungeon this time."

Both invitations came from princesses, but the different people carrying them out led to different outcomes.

As the one who made the invitation, Timia's influence was indeed far greater than that of the Marquis of Rhine.

On the surface, Berylita can freely refuse most invitations from people below the rank of duke, but at the level of dukes and princes, there are many more layers involved.

Moreover, the other party apologized first, so there was no reason to blame them.

Therefore, Brierita did not directly refuse this time, but compromised by asking why she had to participate.

Leon had just woken up, and the other knights couldn't understand her meaning, so she had to respond on her own.

In fact, it would be better to have Lyon here to buffer the situation.

Because if the talks break down, it can be said that Lyon's permission was insufficient, or that he misunderstood Brierita's meaning, so that the talks don't directly reach a stalemate.

If the other party goes too far, Leon can retaliate directly, thus avoiding the involvement of the saintess, who is at a higher and more uncontrollable level.

“Holy Maiden, this monster uprising is extraordinary. Her Highness the Princess believes that we need to rely on your wisdom and the guidance of the gods behind you. This is also for the safety of the majority of believers in our capital. In addition, we will arrange manpower to ensure that you are not in any danger and that no one with ulterior motives gets close to you.”

Timia shut down Berylita's reason for refusing.

This promise could only be made based on her status and past reputation. If the Marquis of Rhine had said the same thing, it would have been of little use, as the weight of the promise would have been far too different.

After a long pause, Burelita said:

"How about this, I'll spend another day or two at the Sacred Mural, and then I'll go there, okay?"

"Of course, no problem. Taking a day or two is nothing. Besides, I would also like to take this opportunity to see the sacred murals. Would Your Majesty allow that?"

Britta nodded slightly and smiled.