Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

Lin Zhiyu quickly cleared his throat, and seemingly casually touched with his left hand the "petite Lani" in his right hand.

Lenara's attention was distracted for a moment, and when she looked at Lin Zhiyu again, although Lin Zhiyu still felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, at least this feeling had been reduced a lot.

So Lin Zhiyu continued to tell the story.

In fact, Lenara knew very well the story that Lin Zhiyu was going to tell next.

It was nothing more than the two Lienian Wars between the Golden Dynasty and Kalia.

In these two wars, Radagon and Leylana were the leaders of the Golden Legion and the Kalia Legion respectively. As an eyewitness, Leylana knew more about the war that broke out than Lin Zhiyu.

But the focus of Lin Zhiyu's storytelling is not these events that have long been clearly recorded in history books, but the core figure of the incident, Ladagan's mental journey at that time, and certain doubts about Ladagan.

Where did Radagan come from? Before the First Lienian War, he was a nobody. How did he become so important to Marika that he led the army to invade Lienia?

"So, Radagon is a man full of secrets. Except for Marika who initially valued him for unknown reasons, no one in this world knows Radagon's background and knows all his secrets." Lin Zhiyu looked at Lenara frankly, and almost told Lenara directly - Radagon had been having an affair with Marika before he abandoned you to marry Marika~!

Love-sick Lenara went crazy because she was abandoned by Radagon.

Nothing excites her more than the name "Radagan".

If we mention Radagon and Marika, who stole Radagon from Lenara...

"hiss!"

Suddenly, Lin Zhiyu felt a chill in the palm of his right hand.

It was the "petite Lani" held in her hand that was emitting a cold force!

Lena, floating in mid-air ahead, was still staring intently at Lin Zhiyu, making no unnecessary movements. Petite Lani, suddenly feeling a chill, seemed to be warning Lin Zhiyu to stop talking!

Lin Zhiyu also knew that if he used the matter between Marika and Radagon to provoke Lenara again.

Then even if he had the petite Lani in his hands, Lenara would probably not be able to help but fight him.

So Lin Zhiyu quickly changed the focus of the topic and brought up the Ancient Dragon War that had been mentioned earlier, as well as Godwin, whose reputation in the Golden Dynasty reached its peak after the Ancient Dragon War.

"Let's not talk about Radagon's origins for now. As I said before, Radagon is a man full of ambition. So what exactly is his ambition? The answer is simple—to become the new King of Elden."

"After the Giant War, the First King, Gefulei, and his warriors were stripped of their blessings by Marika for unknown reasons and exiled to the borderlands. With Gefulei gone, the Golden Dynasty needed a new king. Strength is the very reason for being king. For the powerful Radagon, becoming king was not difficult. However, Godwin, who ended the Ancient Dragon War, also demonstrated the strength to be a king and gained sufficient popularity before Radagon."

"At this point, Radagon knew he had to do something. He had to accomplish something as monumental as ending the Ancient Dragon War, something truly remarkable! Otherwise, Godwin would be an insurmountable mountain, forever standing in his way of becoming king. So, what other power posed a threat to the Golden Dynasty that rivaled the Ancient Dragons? The answer, of course, was Kalia, entrenched in Lienia, bordering the Golden Dynasty's heartland, the Yatan Plateau!"

……

So, this is the fundamental reason why Radagon got involved in the Lienia War.

Strength was the very reason for being king—and Radagon needed a fight heavy enough to demonstrate his power.

Without achievements, there would be no popularity - Radagon needed to deal with Kalia like Godwin dealt with the ancient dragons, and make great achievements, and then he could naturally become the King of Elden.

"Interestingly, according to etiquette, the king must be the consort of a god—Malika is the god of the Golden Rule. This means that Radagon, who wanted to become king, was prepared to marry Malika from the very beginning."

Having said that, Lin Zhiyu suddenly felt that the temperature in the library was dropping rapidly and becoming icy cold.

"Woooo..."

The cute girls who had gathered under the bookshelf where Lin Zhiyu was sitting were all panicked and scared. They quickly crawled into the shadows behind the bookshelves on the side that were not illuminated by the light and began to tremble.

Floating in mid-air, Lenara slowly raised her head, her face no longer pressed against the amber egg in her arms.

She stared at Lin Zhiyu silently, her eyes becoming colder than ever before.

Lin Zhiyu was not surprised by this.

Indeed, his words were like salt in the wound for Lenara.

Radagon abandoned Lenara to marry Marika, and the infatuated Lenara could perhaps comfort herself by saying, "At least I once loved her."

But Lin Zhiyu's words just now clearly told Lenara that Radagon's motives were impure from the beginning. He approached you in order to become king, and to become king was to become Marika's husband. So, to put it in one sentence - Radagon married Lenara in order to marry Marika later.

This is fucking right in the face.

It would be strange if Lenara didn't react in a big way!

At this time, even the petite Lani in the palm of Lin Zhiyu's right hand became cold again, almost freezing Lin Zhiyu's palm.

Lin Zhiyu could fully imagine how anxious Lani was at that moment. She certainly hadn't anticipated that Lin Zhiyu's so-called method of sobering up Lana would be to constantly poke at her sore spots.

But reality is so cruel.

So it wasn't that Lin Zhiyu was intentionally rubbing salt into Lenara's wounds. Rather, for a long time, Lenara, Lani, and the others had been unaware of the truth. Now Lin Zhiyu was going to tell them the truth, and to do so, they had to endure torment.

Fortunately, because of the presence of petite Lani, and her subconscious love for her daughter, Lenara was still restraining herself and did not completely lose control because of Lin Zhiyu's verbal stimulation.

Anyway, it's a good thing that Lenara responded to what Lin Zhiyu said.

You know, even if Lani came to see Lenara in person before, Lenara basically ignored her!

What Lin Zhiyu had to do next was to drop the last blockbuster bomb, letting it explode in the heart of Lenara who was staring at him, causing a huge wave and waking Lenara completely from her "deep sleep".

"Now that we've discussed why Radagon participated in the Lienian War, let's return to the original question: why did Marika re-employ the once-unknown Radagon?"

"Everyone knows about the two Lienian Wars. In the first, Radagon was invincible on the battlefield, repeatedly making military achievements and becoming a hero of the Golden Dynasty. In the second, Radagon even conquered Lady Reinara, the Moon of Kalia, and married her. Just like Godwin conquered the ancient dragons and ended the Ancient Dragon War, the war between the Golden Dynasty and Kalia ended."

"One war is a display of one's strength, another a display of one's charisma. Everyone seems to believe this is why Radagon later became the second King of Elden. But has anyone ever considered that perhaps Radagon and Marika knew each other before the two Lienian Wars and that they had a close relationship?"

Under the pressure of Lenara's aura, Lin Zhiyu spoke in an orderly manner until here, and then suddenly let go and placed the petite Lani on his thighs, and pulled the little skirt on this little doll with his fingers.

"I heard that when Princess Renee was very young and Radagon was still living in Kalia Castle, Radagon knitted a sweater for her stitch by stitch."

"Radagang was once a hero who was invincible on the battlefield! I never thought that privately, as a man, he would even knit sweaters for his children? Should I say he is a good father, or is he too gentle, as gentle as his handsome face, almost like a woman?"

"There's another story—in Rodel, there once was a skilled sculptor who was commissioned to create a large statue for Radagon, who had become the new King of Elden. It's said that this sculptor, through this process, glimpsed an incredibly shocking secret within Radagon. This secret also explains why Radagon was initially favored by Marika, becoming the leader of the Golden Dynasty's legions during the First Lienian War."

"Your Majesty, would you like to hear this secret?"

……

It's like solving a puzzle by telling a story.

Finally, Lin Zhiyu was about to finish the story, and the mystery was only one sentence away from being solved.

Lin Zhiyu did not keep the secret at this time, but simply asked Lenara if she wanted to hear him continue.

Lenar stared at Lin Zhiyu intently. Except for a glance at the petite Lani, her gray-blue eyes did not move at all.

But as Lin Zhiyu handed the choice of whether to uncover the secret of Radagon to Lenara, Lenara's eyes finally stopped being still and no longer just stared at Lin Zhiyu.

Her eyes moved slightly and she looked at Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu, with his upper body naked, sat cross-legged on a tall bookshelf. When he noticed his mother-in-law looking at him, he lowered his head slightly to show respect.

"explain."

Suddenly, Leilana opened her red lips and responded to Lin Zhiyu.

The corners of Lin Zhiyu's lips suddenly rose slightly.

The petite Lani, who was placed on Lin Zhiyu's thigh, also trembled slightly at this time.

Maybe it's just temporary.

But the fact that Lenara could answer Lin Zhiyu's question so concisely and clearly showed that at least at this time, she was already conscious and out of her insane state!

Prescribe the right medicine.

Lenara became what she is today because she was abandoned by Radagon. If we want to make her wake up, we naturally have to start with Radagon!

It's time to drop the final bombshell.

Before Lin Zhiyu spoke, he touched the petite Lani's head, as if to calm Lani's emotions in advance.

then.

Under Lenara's close gaze, Lin Zhiyu said calmly:

"Radagan, that's Marika."

…………

Radhagaon is Mallika.

Radhagaon is Mallika!

Radhagang! It's Mallika!

As Lin Zhiyu said this, Lenara, who was floating in the air in front of her, fell into a daze, her heart was filled with surging waves, and many memories of the past began to flash through her mind.

"Rani was so happy today wearing the sweater you knitted for her! You've taken over all my responsibilities as a mother. If the child only kisses you and not me in the future, it will be all your fault~!"

"Haha~ As the Queen of Kalia, you also have to run the Magic Academy. It's normal that you don't have much time to spend with your children. How about this, let me be the mother from now on? I don't mind~"

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"Boles, is Radagon in there?"

"My Queen, Lord Radagon has ordered that no one be allowed to enter, not even you."

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"Lenarra? How did you get in here? Where's Bors? That bastard! How dare you disobey my orders!"

"That's enough! Radagon! Bors is a knight of Kalia, and I am the Queen of Kalia! Do you really think Bors can stop me?"

“…Okay, Lenara, I know you must be worried because I’ve been staying here for the past two days without seeing you. This is all my fault. I’ll explain it to you later, but for now, please… Ugh! Damn it! You! Why did you have to… at this time…”

"La, Ladagon?"

"Get out! Lenara! Get out!!!"

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The memories of the past are countless.

The images that flashed through Lenara's mind were both beautiful and bittersweet for her.

Now these memories have an additional label:

Suspicious.

Although she hadn't had the time to knit sweaters for her children like Radagon did before, Lenara was actually a very skillful woman. Once, when she touched the sweater Radagon had knitted for her daughter, she was amazed by Radagon's craftsmanship and felt ashamed of herself.

She remembered one time when she and Radagon took Lani for a walk in the garden. It was the first time Lani wore the sweater Radagon had knitted for her in front of Radagon. She also remembered how she and Radagon had held hands and smiled so happily as their daughter ran ahead of them and danced happily.

She still remembered how lively and cheerful Lani was at that time, jumping around cutely.

She still remembered the smile on Radagon's face at that time. At the time, she hadn't paid attention, so she hadn't noticed. Even now, Radagon's smile is still deeply engraved in her mind, so she can still clearly recall it and grasp the hint of something unusual in it.

At that time, what was so unusual in Radagan's smile?

Think about it now.

It was a warm smile that should not appear on a man's face, clearly filled with maternal care.

It doesn’t mean that men can’t be gentle.

But sometimes, there will be differences between a man's smile and a woman's smile, and they will never be the same.

and also,

In the past, every once in a while, Lenara would never be able to see Radagon no matter what.

Even though Radagon was in his own room, he would close the door and cast a spell to block prying eyes, so even if Lenara came to see him, he would not let her in.

There were several times when Lenara would force her way in and question Radagon. Radagon would always answer Lenara in a way that made it seem like he was talking to himself, but also like he was talking to someone else. In the end, Radagon would fly into a rage and force Lenara to leave.

……

Radhagaon is Mallika.

There is no need for Lin Zhiyu to produce any strong evidence.

The numerous doubts that had been ignored in her past memories were enough to shake Lenara at this moment.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, something fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

The memories that kept flashing through Lenara's mind paused.

The Full Moon Queen, who had temporarily regained consciousness, floated in the air, spread out her empty hands, and lowered her head stiffly and slowly.

Below her were amber fragments and strands of golden threads.

These golden threads intertwined together and quickly formed a vertical halo.

It was the amber egg in Lenara's arms.