This was of course a good thing when they were just fighters, because they could trust each other completely.
But when they have to deal with things that go beyond the scope of combat, how can there not be conflicts between them?
Chapter 19: Addiction
"Teacher, what about you? Do you want me to just make a sword, or..."
"Hildegarde, I told you that the gift I gave you is the right to choose freely. You can become whatever you want to be. I just think you are not very talented in politics. If you want to learn, I will certainly do my best to teach you."
Of course, Qiao Yelan hopes that Helinmart is just a sword. After all, unlike Ivignad, this black sister is a little...stubborn.
With one in charge of politics and the other in charge of military affairs, they became two complementary people, and only in this way could they secure the position of emperor.
"I... understand, Sensei. I won't argue with that."
The girl visibly wilted.
The man was a little surprised. Did he say something strange?
Or was it because I said a little bit that she had no political talent that she was so discouraged?
After being pushed in front of Ivignad, Qiao Yelan was about to speak when Helinmart let go of his hand.
"I still have some military affairs to arrange. Teacher, please talk to Liselotte about the rest."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Qiao Yelan watched her back disappear, turned around, and his eyes met Ivignade's. Both of them saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
"Teacher, did you have a conflict with your sister?"
"No, I just said that she has no political talent."
Qiao Yelan was confused.
Ivignade looked at Qiao Yelan and realized that he really seemed to know nothing.
"Teacher, please tell me everything that happened before."
When Qiao Yelan finished describing everything, he found that the other party was looking at him with a very strange expression.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"...Teacher, you really didn't realize it?"
Qiao Yelan looked confused. Should he realize something?
When did he fail to understand even his own students?
"You should be aware of my and my sister's attitude towards the throne, right?"
"You are against it, but she supports it."
"My sister persuaded me to support her in order to help the teacher and fulfill your wish. So, of course, she should sit on the throne, and I should assist her."
Ivignard sighed.
"But what you said to her was undoubtedly telling my sister that she was not suitable to sit on the throne of the emperor, but that I was more suitable than her - in other words, you actually rejected her and chose me."
She now finally understood why Helinmart looked at her with that expression in the end and then turned and left.
It’s just…I should be feeling sorry for my sister, but why do I feel secretly happy?
Ivignade irritably suppressed the inappropriate throbbing in her heart and looked at Qiao Yelan seriously.
"Teacher, you really shouldn't say that to my sister—"
"I didn't say I was going to reject her."
Qiao Yelan still looked confused.
"What I mean is that you two ascend the throne together, and then she continues to be a sword, moving forward courageously, and you continue to be a shield, protecting her - you are complementary to each other, so of course you have to support each other in order to secure the position of emperor."
Ivignad:?
"Two... emperors?"
"Yes, Twin Emperors, this is the best solution at the moment. Everyone will think that the throne cannot be shared. Therefore, if you ascend to the throne together, it will definitely make those ambitious people realize the opportunity. For them, there is no need to use the army to take something that can be taken by conspiracy."
"And I will help you pacify the entire Vidunia in a short time, so that the electors will have no reason to continue the election ceremony. In order to maintain the stability and prosperity of Leithania, each election ceremony must be separated by at least 20 years unless the emperor dies."
The man continued to explain his thoughts in a daze. He opened the document in his hand and pulled out personnel files one by one.
These are the noble tentacles and dirty tricks verified by Herhunzollon's lackeys, covering the period from Herhunzollon's accession to the throne to his assassination last month - even the Twin Birth Plan was just a sub-plan of the plan represented by this document.
It’s not that Herhunzollen likes the purge as much as Qiao Yelan, but because it is a habit of his - every time he finds himself short of money for research but cannot withdraw money from the national treasury, he will find a group of "lucky people" from this list and "borrow some" from the nobles behind them.
It was the same this time. At that time, Herhunzollon wanted to expand Viduniya, and he planned to expand Viduniya by exactly double, including the number of landmark buildings.
Therefore, ordinary nobles certainly cannot afford it, and only the Elector family of a certain region can afford it.
But families of this level don't care if Vidunya's tentacles are discovered, because Herhunzollon cannot raid an Elector's family on such a small charge. This is one of the rules of the game in Leithania.
So Herhunzollon came up with a brilliant idea.
Ordinary crimes would certainly not warrant confiscation of property, but directly killing the emperor without announcing the emperor selection ceremony would definitely be enough to be charged - because it means that the other party was the one who broke the rules first.
So he took out the twin artificial human plan he had researched, and asked Fremont to develop a human-artificial soul ritual. Finally, he asked Qiao Yelan to sell it to various electors to see which unlucky guy would take the bait.
This is why Elector Leopold was assassinated surrounded by a large army, and even the entire family of heirs was wiped out.
With two heavyweights, the Witch King and Qiao Yelan, serving him alone, how could he be less blessed?
At this time, with the example of the Elector Family of Heidenschwil, if he releases this list, it will be enough to scare the other nobles into having a heart attack. Even the other Electors will do their best to give Herhunzollern money - that way he will have money to continue creating wonders.
And the reason why a copy of this list is kept in Qiao Yelan's hands...
Because no one knows how to squeeze money out of the nobles better than this guy.
In other words, considering the Witch King's lack of interest in government affairs at the time, you could even understand that he outsourced the matter to Baggio Yelan. As long as the money paid in the end satisfied him, he didn't care what Qiao Yelan did...
As a result, Herhunzollon slipped and killed himself, and the current twins obviously did not have the terrifying majesty of the Witch King. They were able to make the nobles tremble and crawl on the ground with just this list.
So this list doesn't really make much sense anymore.
So what Qiao Yelan meant was——
He's addicted to the Great Purge.
Chapter 20 Night Raid
"Once we get rid of these people, we can immediately suppress the power of others in Vidunia, and even create an intelligence black hole in a short period of time, so that they dare not act rashly - because our actions are too fast and too accurate, they can't help but believe that you are not fully prepared."
"Plus, you two can kill the guy who has suppressed them for hundreds of years with his power, so they dare not march directly to Vidunia before figuring out what happened. After all, Leopold is a bloody example, and they don't want to die themselves and then have the army they lead become a tool for others."
Qiao Yelan handed the documents in his hand to Ivignade.
"And they will soon get the news that you two have shared the emperor's power equally. This will make the electors feel that they can use conspiracy and politics to divide you. After all, there are only two guys who dare to fight and gamble with their troops. One of them died outside the city of Vidunia, and the other just announced his support for your ascension to the throne."
Ivignad looked at these names in surprise. Some of them were names they had even come across during their infiltration into Vidunia, which further verified the accuracy of the list.
"So, teacher, did you intend from the beginning for the two of us to share the throne?"
"Yes, so what I asked at the beginning was [Are you interested], because no matter you or Helinmart, either of you is incomplete, but as long as you stand side by side, you can fight against everything."
Qiao Yelan nodded seriously.
"This way, it will be easy to deal with the nobles' temptations. Helinmart will deal with them forcefully and make them feel terrified because she is sharp and pointed, while you can flatter the nobles and take away benefits from them because you are tolerant and broad-minded."
"This way you can control the situation in Leithania very well. Helinmart can ensure the emperor's deterrence, and you represent the emperor's affinity. What's even better is that the nobles' provocations and side-picking will have no effect on you. They think they can divide you because they will never understand that the bond between you is far from being transferred by power and interests."
He laughed.
"They think that you two are sharing the throne of the emperor under compromise and fear of each other, but in fact, you are truly able to share everything - including the emperor's crown."
This is why Qiao Yelan decided to help the twins to take power at the same time, because as an ambitious man, he knows best what ambitious people are thinking.
Share everything...
Ivignade smiled silently, then turned her gaze to Qiao Yelan.
"In that case, let's go find Hildegard and explain everything to her, so she doesn't think that the teacher thinks she is unqualified."
"I was planning to tell you all about it, but she suddenly said she had something to do and left - I thought she was in her rebellious phase."
Qiao Yelan said unhappily.
The white sister walked behind Qiao Yelan with a smile and pushed him forward.
So Qiao Yelan didn't see her real expression, nor did he see her looking at him intently.
Just like he didn't see Helinmart's crystal clear earlobes.
My sister and I can share everything, even the crown—
But there are always some things that cannot be shared, teacher.
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Soon, they explained everything to Helinmart. Although Qiao Yelan didn't understand why Helinmart showed an expression of shame and anger after learning the details, and then looked a little lost.
But after all, girls of this age are more emotional, so I think these are just minor problems.
After that, the list was handed over to Helinmart to deal with. She said that she just wanted to vent a little. In the end, it was Ivignad who sent her back to Ludwig University.
It's still a little too chaotic there. For the Geminis, they will be very busy in the future, so Qiao Yelan doesn't want them to waste their energy on protecting their own safety.
After returning to Ludwig University, Outcast took over Qiao Yelan's safety with his men, but a conflict soon occurred.
"Logos, this is your senior, Outcast, one of the operators of Babel Tower. This is Logos, the new operator who just joined. We are all newcomers, so we should get along well with each other."
Qiao Yelan's two words made everyone else relax.
"Outcast, Sakota, from Lateran."
"Logos, the banshee, from Kazdel."
The carefree old angel smiled and shook hands with the reserved young man, and their self-introductions were enough to stun all non-Babel people.
"It's a good opportunity to introduce you and the boss to two new recruits I brought out for training - this is Scout, the leader of the reconnaissance team. Although he's a Sarkaz, he's really good with a gun. And this is Ace, the leader of the escort team, Fidea. I'm the captain, and also the leader of the firepower team."
Logos shook hands with them all. It was obvious that he was not comfortable with physical contact, but he was obviously trying to fit in.
"You can just call me Doctor. I am just one of the shareholders of Babel Tower. You will meet the other bosses later. It's nice to meet you all."
Qiao Yelan waved to everyone warmly.
"Hello, doctor."
Everyone also greeted Qiao Yelan. Apparently seeing that Qiao Yelan was also a young man, they were not too restrained.
"Let's take everyone to rest. You must be tired after being on edge for so many days. I have Logos here, so there will be no problem with safety. Just be careful at night."
"Ok."
Soon, the team dispersed and night fell quickly.
Qiao Yelan refused Logos' room service. After all, he was just weak, not really paralyzed, so he had to wash and change his clothes by himself.
However, he had just laid down on the bed when he heard the noise outside, accompanied by explosions and shouting.
"Ok?"
He blinked. Was there anyone in Vidunia who wanted to cause trouble for him at this time?
Just as Qiao Yelan was about to move, Logos wrapped him in a quilt and took him away, heading straight for Fremont's tower.
"No, no, wait a minute - what happened?"
Qiao Yelan grabbed the quilt tightly and asked in confusion.
Chapter 21: The Flood Flushed the Dragon King Temple
"His Highness Fremont sent a message that a suspected giant beast has invaded Ludwig University. Considering the timing of the attack, he believes that the other party is likely coming for you. Now Lord Outcast and His Highness have gone to besiege the other party. I came back to ensure your safety."
Logos explained quickly, and in the process, they had already rushed into the tower.
No one would be willing to enter the tower of a Leithanian wizard and fight against him, let alone this wizard is the Lord of the Lich King.
But Qiao Yelan captured a key word.
"You mean—'suspected behemoth'?"
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