The Warrior of Love

Liliana on the other hand had a blank expression on her face from beginning to end. A closer look revealed that her eyes were out of focus and she looked daydreaming, and no one knew what she was thinking.

This is a manor in the suburbs of Rome. It was originally one of the assets of the "Bronze Black Cross", but now it has become Jiang Liu's "palace".

Well, by the way, the magic society "Bronze Black Cross", which is Liliana's hometown, has now sworn allegiance to Jiang Liu.

Moreover, he did not do it secretly, but formally joined Jiang Liu openly and even got the permission of the former leader, the Sword King.

To be honest, Jiang Liu was quite confused about this matter. He didn't really understand the situation until he found out that a magic society had appeared under his command. When Liliana's grandfather came to ask for forgiveness, he saw that the old man was still so humble at such an old age, and he couldn't bear it and agreed.

In fact, he had no idea why "Bronze" should be loyal to him. Did he have any opinion about Tony?

Later, after Liliana's explanation, he understood that it was after the battle in Sicily. Because the commotion was so loud, many people even witnessed his figure directly, so the existence of the seventh godslayer began to slowly become known.

Among them, Marquis Woban and Sword King Tony were naturally the two most interested people. They also investigated Jiang Liu through their own channels. The "Bronze Black Cross" dared not lie or conceal anything, so Jiang Liu's approximate whereabouts were leaked.

The result was that the two of them had to wait for Jiang Liu in Rome...

Now Jiang Liu has shown quite amazing strength, which is extremely rare even among the godslayers. This makes the magicians uneasy, fearing that this incident will anger Jiang Liu and bring disaster upon their entire family.

Then these magicians pledged their loyalty to Jiang Liu through Liliana as the middleman and with the grandfather of the fairy swordsman as a representative.

Jiang Liu actually didn’t care much about whether his whereabouts were revealed or not. The fight was bound to happen sooner or later, and he couldn’t avoid it even if he wanted to - and he won!

At that time, Jiang Liu was thinking about how to defeat the God of Light next time, so he didn't care much about the "Bronze Black Cross". Probably seeing that Jiang Liu was not in a very high spirits, Lily's grandfather immediately returned to the headquarters after the allegiance ceremony was hastily concluded.

But he left Liliana behind.

No one knew what the old man was thinking, but he gave Jiang Liu a manor, several maids, and his own granddaughter.

Of course, Liliana herself did not dislike such an arrangement, and accepted the task of "King's Servant" very seriously. But the only worrying thing was that this girl seemed to really think that a servant was just a servant, and had no awareness of feeding the devil with her own body... cough!

From then on, Lily became Jiang Liu's personal bodyguard and secretary. Just like Andre beside the Sword King, she also took on the responsibility of serving as a bridge connecting the God Slayer and the Magician.

Then, just two days after staying in the manor, new trouble arose: Tony came to the door.

No one knew where the Sword King got the news, but he managed to find Jiang Liu. And no one knew what he was thinking, but he just stayed in the manor with a thick face.

One more thing to add is that after the Battle of Rome, Jiang Liu's name has been known throughout the magic world, but his name has not yet been decided.

Because of the golden sun that appeared on the island of Sicily, some people want to call him the "Sun King" or the "King of Light".

In Rome, Jiang Liu stepped forward to block the attack of the God of Disobedience that was intended to destroy the city, and then he resolved the crisis single-handedly and saved countless ordinary people.

There are many godslayers who drag mortals into battle, but those who risk their lives to protect mortals... are extremely rare.

Because of this incident, it seems that some people are planning to call Jiang Liu "Hero King".

But Jiang Liu has not been active on the stage for long, and to be honest, few people really know him, and his nickname is not something that can be given casually.

It’s just that Jiang Liu himself is not comfortable expressing his opinions. Giving himself a nickname or something... is too embarrassing, so he just watches silently and lets things take their course.

Just at this moment, a distinguished guest arrived quietly. Liliana told Jiang Liu that she hoped he could spare some time to meet the other party. The fairy swordsman, who was always rude to others, now showed a respectful look from the bottom of his heart, which made Jiang Liu very curious.

"Princess Alice? The Council of Sages?"

Jiang Liu frowned slightly: "What is that?"

Chapter 555: Princess Alice

The [Council of Sages] is a well-known organization in the magic world, but they are not a magic society like the [Bronze Black Cross], and have never been known for their force and power. It is a mutual aid organization that is almost academic in nature.

This organization, headquartered in Greenwich, Great Britain, calls itself the "Council of Wise Men", so it is naturally composed of many scholars and researchers. They may not have powerful military force, but they have another precious thing - wisdom.

If it were just an academic organization, they would not have such a high status in the magic world. The real reason why they are respected is that the subject they are studying is of great importance to the world: God Slayers and Disobedient Gods.

As mentioned before, even though humans cannot fight against demons and gods, they have never stopped studying them. Some have even developed spells such as the art of summoning the spirits, which can borrow the power of disobedient gods (although the cost is very high).

However, these studies were previously fragmented, and many even lost their inheritance.

As a result, for a long time, these studies were just good-looking but actually of no use at all.

The "Council of Sages" is the first group of scholars to conduct systematic, purposeful, and large-scale research on the topic of "Gods and God Slayers."

At first, they were just a group of scholars with a strong desire for knowledge, just like many occult societies of that era.

You have to know that in "reality", at a certain period in human history, science began to flourish, but it was still unable to completely get rid of mysticism. Limited by the limitations of equipment and theoretical knowledge, many physicists, when encountering insurmountable bottlenecks, would ultimately attribute them to hypothetical explanations from mysticism.

Many famous fantasy elements and hypothetical theories come from this.

In the world view of "God Slayer", because cursed power is real and mysticism is not groundless, the boundary between science and mysticism is more blurred.

In the era when the predecessor of the "Council of Sages" was just being established, mysticism was almost completely confused with science. Many famous scientists in later generations were once members of it, including many well-known figures.

But in the early days, they were not actually studying godslayers and gods, and their organizational structure was much looser, almost like a club.

They just exchange knowledge and research results with each other, and then help each other.

Some scholars from aristocratic and merchant backgrounds became their investors and maintained the operation of the organization.

Later, even though the organization expanded in size, it was basically moving in the direction of an educational institution, just like the Clock Tower in the Type-Moon world.

However, the difference is that the Clock Tower itself has its own violent self-protection mechanism, and in comparison, the Council of Sages is just a group of "scholars".

——Then this group of “scholars” met the “soldiers”.

He was a moody, cruel and tyrannical godslayer, a terrifying demon king respected by the world as the "Marquis of Vauban".

That was during the reign of Queen Victoria, when the Marquis was still relatively "young". Once again, for some reason, he suddenly felt like seeing what the Queen looked like.

The knights and scholars loyal to the queen naturally disagree with such a man who is as dangerous as a time bomb!

But they had no ability to resist.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong that time, and we managed to get through the crisis without any major problems.

But after learning from their mistakes, in order to protect the queen from this terrifying existence, scholars began to focus their research on the godslayer, and the academic society was officially transformed into the "Council of Sages", a semi-official and semi-civilian organization.

Passed down from generation to generation, Queen Victoria has long passed away, and the "Council of Sages" is no longer just responsible for protecting the British royal family, but in order to better protect mankind, it studies and understands the existence of the godslayer.

Of course, to say that they have the power to fight against the God Slayer and the God of Disobedience is pure bragging... but when it comes to their understanding of the God Slayer, there is absolutely no one in the world who can surpass them.

Moreover, although it is only an academic organization, it has accumulated quite deep connections and influence because it has always been kind to others.

It seems that they have no guarantee of military force, but in fact, if they really want to, they can mobilize many powerful people.

By the way, while studying the God Slayers, they quite liked to name the powers of the Demon Kings.

After all, demon kings generally don’t care much about the names of their powers, or even don’t name them at all.

Maybe it was the onset of the second-year syndrome, maybe there were Japanese scholars sneaking in, or maybe it was more convenient to have a code name for research... In any case, they just named the power in private without authorization.

This kind of thing is actually risky. If a thick-skinned man like Tony knows about it, it will be fine. But if some paranoid and moody demon king knows about it, it may anger him.

Therefore, the "Council of Sages" also treats people differently based on their personalities. They try not to provoke those "famous" demon kings, and even when naming their powers, they only spread them in private.

Normally, for a major event like the birth of a God Slayer, the Council of Sages would definitely be the first to understand the whole story and investigate the new Demon King's style of doing things.

But Jiang Liu encountered many twists and turns along the way, and the outside world only officially knew of his existence after the Battle of Rome.

Therefore, the "Council of Wise Men" has only arrived now.

However, the person they sent to contact Jiang Liu this time was of quite noble status, enough to show their sincerity.

Because the person who came was the famous "Princess Alice"!

——Of course, Jiang Liu had never heard of this person. It was Liliana who introduced him to him.

It is said that she was born into a great aristocratic family, and whether in appearance, character, conduct, or etiquette and conversation, she was a role model for aristocrats and ladies.

That's why some people call her "Princess".

In addition, she was born with extraordinary spiritual power, even far surpassing the genius girl like Liliana, and is the best witch (witch) of the contemporary era. At the same time, her knowledge is also very profound.

When she was sixteen years old, barely considered an adult, she was elected as the speaker of the "Council of Wise Men" because of her outstanding talents.

He then stepped down as Speaker and retreated behind the scenes, but still has great influence on Parliament.

——Just looking at his resume, it is simply the synonym of "perfection"!

The silver-haired female knight rarely shows admiration and respect for others. Although she is a love-brained girl in her heart, she still appears to be a cold and beautiful girl like a high-class flower.

Liliana actually admired this "princess" so much, and her eyes lit up when she talked about her... This undoubtedly aroused Jiang Liu's curiosity, so he allowed the "princess" to visit.

"I have been waiting for you here for a long time, undefeated hero king."

Even when facing the feared Demon King, the girl showed no fear at all. Instead, she had a gentle smile on her face that was as warm as a spring breeze.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Alice... Alice Louise Ofu Nafar. If you don't mind, please call me Alice, King."

Chapter 556: The Oldest Heavenly Fathers

She was a beautiful girl with a strange aura.

Although she looks very young, she is as dignified as a lady. Her posture and smile seem like they came out of an oil painting, elegant yet reserved.

Her long, bright platinum-colored hair flowed down her slender neck and tall, straight shoulders. She was wearing a well-fitting long dress that had no excessive decorations but exuded a noble temperament.

The moment she opened her mouth, Jiang Liu did not look at her but turned his head to look at Liliana, and he somewhat understood the fairy swordsman's thoughts.

Perhaps it was because she did not have the natural ladylike temperament of a noble lady, so Liliana respected this "princess" very much.

However, Jiang Liu actually prefers cute and lively ones, and is not that interested in the elegant and quiet type.

"Hello, Princess Alice."

Jiang Liu sat down and motioned for Alice to take a seat. The two sat on opposite sofas, each taking their time.

"No need to bother calling me something like King. I'm Yuanshan Jiangliu. You can just call me Jiangliu."

"The same goes for me. The title of 'Princess' is just an exaggeration and flattery from everyone. I really don't deserve it. You should just call me Alice."

Alice and Jiang Liu smiled at each other. Although they only exchanged a few words, both of them felt that the other party was easier to communicate with than they had imagined, and they couldn't help but feel in good spirits.

Needless to say, Alice knew very well that most godslayers were paranoid people with strange quirks. Even if they were not as tyrannical and irritable as Marquis Vauban, they were often difficult to communicate with.

Jiang Liu was worried that someone with the title of "Princess" would be pretentious and would be very hypocritical when communicating... But now it seems that Alice is not such a vulgar aristocratic girl.

"The first thing I want to do during this visit is to congratulate you on becoming the new king on behalf of the Council of Sages. If you need anything, whether it's academic information or real-life intelligence... the Council of Sages can help you."

"Oh?"

Jiang Liu was surprised and said, "You were originally established to fight against the God Slayers, right... Do you have this attitude towards all God Slayers?"

"The king is a powerful being that cannot be disobeyed by humans. The Council of Sages has never thought of fighting against any king. At most, it is just self-defense.

We have been committed to studying the gods and kings who disobeyed... not for hostility, but after gaining a full understanding, we can become a bridge of communication between the two and humans, thereby reducing the losses of mankind. "

Alice spoke eloquently and gave Jiang Liu a reasonable explanation.

"But we don't actively cooperate with all kings... You are special."

Jiang Liu raised his eyebrows: "Why, what's so special about it?"

"You have a compassionate heart, Lord Demon."

Alice spoke frankly without worrying about offending Jiang Liu.

“In fact, I collected a lot of information about you before I came here, and the Council of Sages also sent people to follow your footsteps and investigate on those battlefields of God... It’s easy to see that you are different from the other kings.

You could have a simpler solution, but you chose the difficult path in order not to harm ordinary people...

In Sicily and Rome alone, the people relied on the king to survive the crisis. Although you did not publicize your great achievements, the facts will not change. "

Jiang Liu blinked, with an indifferent expression on his face, and scratched the back of his head inadvertently.

Although what Alice said was true, he did consume a lot of extra magical energy in order to protect the people...but he didn't think too much about it, he just did it.

"The Council of Sages was founded to protect the Queen and the people, and we still hope to maintain good order in the world. There is no conflict between you and us on this point. If the King needs it, we will naturally not be stingy with our strength and knowledge."

Alice smiled and continued, "Then the second thing... is to ask for your permission."

"Ok?"

"Do you mind the name of power and title?"

"It doesn't matter. You can call me whatever you want. I'll come up with my own name, so I don't need you to do that."

After Jiang Liu said this, Alice breathed a sigh of relief, and her tone became lighter.

"The king is really broad-minded."

She actually didn't care much about this kind of thing, but many people in the parliament inexplicably cared about it, and had even begun discussing it privately... Before messing around and angering the God Slayer, it would be better to test the waters first.

If Jiang Liu was the kind of person who seemed impossible to communicate with, the princess would naturally not say a word, but fortunately he was not.