The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Jessica clicked her tongue, clearly getting impatient.

"Uh..." Adele could only grit her teeth and continue, "Aren't you worried that I'll take this opportunity to poach Venus?"

"This kid? You can't poach him."

Jessica smiled confidently, then ignored Adele and walked away.

Edel's goal is the throne; dealing with demons and monsters is merely a means to an end.

However, like the Silver Wolf Class, Vena's goal is to target the Demon God and the Demon Man, and other assistance that can help achieve this goal is the means to achieve it.

The two are not on the same wavelength at all.

Jessica thought to herself that she should have had more faith in him a long time ago.

The others left easily, but it was tough on Viña.

After Jessica confidently made her declaration, Adele froze in place as if she had been frozen in place.

This put Wiener in a dilemma, leaving him in a bind.

Seeing that the other party showed no intention of leaving her deep thoughts, Viner could only take the initiative to ask, "I wonder what brings you here, senior?"

"Still calling me 'senior'?" Adele reacted quickly this time.

Vena craned her neck to look around, making sure Jessica and the others had left, before speaking with relief: "So, I ask you, Edel, what is the reason you kept me here?"

"I heard you have the ability to communicate with weapons?" Adele asked curiously.

“That’s nonsense—” Viner wanted to refute the rumor, but seeing that expectant look in his eyes, he had to change his mind halfway through, “At least not just any weapon will do. Where did you hear that from?”

“It was Earl Feld who mentioned it in his letter. He told me that you had spoken with Admira and helped the Rafna family complete the biography of the Sword Saint Rufrey.” Edel did not hide anything.

“You know, that’s Adramura.” Viner shrugged. “It developed intelligence long ago when it was following Rufry. If it were an ordinary weapon, even if I wanted to communicate with it, it wouldn’t understand.”

Of the entire Lafner family, only Sigurd knew that Viner possessed the ability to communicate with Admira.

It was he who told Feld about the two Admirals and how Kelda betrayed their ancestor Rufry, thus saving Venerable a lot of trouble.

"I've long heard that there's an insurmountable gap between a master blacksmith and a master blacksmith, but I never imagined they could even exchange weapons like that." Adele had clearly misunderstood.

“Uh, yes, yes, that’s exactly it.” Vena wiped away a cold sweat and followed up on Edel’s words, “You see, Tauronio also gained the Heroic Legacy after communicating with the Holy Sword.”

"So do you have a way to awaken a weapon's intelligence?" Edel asked immediately afterward.

"Awakening a weapon to intelligence requires the right timing, location, and people; it's not that simple... Rather, why are you even thinking about these things?"

The other party's attitude made Wiener realize that she had not asked these questions on a whim.

Edel was silent for a moment, then replied, "I want the truth, the truth about the attack on my father, King Isnia IX."

“I remember you said he was injured by an apostle of the Plague Demon?” Viner still had some recollection of that.

"That's true, but to be able to plan more than twenty years in advance and place a demon apostle in the palace is something no ordinary person could do..."

To become a royal bodyguard, one must be a person with a firm stance and unwavering loyalty.

After the identity of that demon apostle was exposed, he was naturally thoroughly investigated from beginning to end.

No matter what method was used, no flaws could be found. Even when his wife, children, and elderly parents were all sent to prison, no one believed that he would do such a thing.

The only useful piece of evidence is probably the dagger he used during the assassination.

"...So you want me to use that dagger to find the person who's behind it all?"

After her explanation, Venere finally understood Edelweiss's intentions.

“That’s right. We’ve tried almost every spell we could think of, so we can only think of ways other than spells. If this has troubled you, just pretend that what happened didn’t happen.”

Adele sighed, already prepared to give up.

“If that dagger has not been used by anyone other than that apostle, then it might be worth a try.”

However, Venere left a glimmer of hope for Adele.

“Even if it doesn’t develop sentience, I can still extract some memories from the weapon, but there are still two problems.”

"Firstly, this is not the weapon's own account, and I cannot control which part of the memory it is, so it may not be complete."

"Secondly, these memories are only visible to myself, meaning that right and wrong are determined entirely by my word. Evidence obtained in this way may not be convincing to others."

Upon hearing this, Adele immediately assured Wiener, "Don't worry about that. I only need the answer, not the evidence."

No evidence is required.

Perhaps only an imperial princess could speak with such confidence.

"Where is this piece of evidence?"

“It’s sealed inside the palace. If you’re free during your vacation, why don’t you come back to the Empire with me?” Edel invited.

Time always flies when you're not in the college.

If Edel hadn't reminded her, Wiener wouldn't have realized how long it seemed like the end of the last semester was approaching.

“I had already made plans with Lisette to visit Cordelia during the holidays.”

“If there’s no rush, how about you give me the dagger to try it out when the next semester starts?” Wiener suggested.

“Then it’s a deal,” Adele readily agreed.

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College Market Street.

After everyone parted ways, Anna headed straight for Market Street.

As soon as he appeared, he was recognized by regular customers.

"Miss Anna, your shop has been closed for a month. Where have you been?"

"Hehe, I went on a short trip to buy some goods."

"You're smiling so happily, you must have made a lot of money on this trip, right?"

"Oh, it's just hard-earned money. How about a 10% discount on everything when the shop reopens tomorrow?"

"Then we definitely have to come and support them."

After exchanging pleasantries, Anna removed the shop door panel and went inside.

She was gone for a month, and with no one taking care of the shop for so long, who knows what it will look like now.

To Anna's surprise, the store was spotless.

"So you still know to come back?"

A voice suddenly sounded.

Anna looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man standing behind the shelf, carefully wiping the merchandise.

She rushed forward and hugged him, her face full of surprise: "Dad! What brings you here?"

Paris stopped what she was doing and looked at her daughter, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

He should have been happy about the reunion, but when he thought about the purpose of his trip, he immediately put on a stern face: "Isn't this all because of the good deed you did?"

Chapter 434 Accountability from the Chamber of Commerce

At the end of each year, the Valentin Chamber of Commerce sends special inspectors to audit all of its branches.

The review covers the operational status, sales performance, and cash flow of each branch to ensure the stable operation of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce Academy store, which was managed by Anna, was no exception.

However, someone's unauthorized departure brought the Chamber of Commerce's college branch to a standstill.

So when the Chamber of Commerce's special envoy arrived at the college, he was unsurprisingly turned away.

The special envoy was initially dissatisfied and deducted half of the impression score from the assessment.

Even if you are a noble lady from a chamber of commerce, you can't just disregard the inspectors like this!

After being turned away for three consecutive days, and with the special envoy unable to contact Miss Anna at all, his attitude changed from dissatisfaction to fear.

What kind of bullshit review task is this? Is it more important than a single hair on this young lady's head?

He hurriedly abandoned his investigation and reported Anna's disappearance.

Then he wasn't the only one who was frightened.

Even the disappearance of Paris, the current president of the Valentin Chamber of Commerce, wouldn't have caused such a huge stir.

Paris rose to the position of chairman through his abilities.

But in the eyes of the conservatives in the Chamber of Commerce, he was just a more capable son-in-law.

If Mrs. Virginia hadn't died young, he wouldn't have been able to become the president of the Chamber of Commerce.

Only Virginia's biological daughter, Anna, is the heir who has inherited the family's pure bloodline.

The best evidence is that Anna has carried the Ring of Elegance, the most important secret treasure of the Valentine Merchant Guild, with her since childhood.

While the Chamber of Commerce was frantically searching for someone's whereabouts across the continent, our Miss Anna was enjoying the snow scenery on her way to Snowdrift Valley.

The news of Anna's safety was only relayed after the caravan arrived safely.

Faced with this willful young lady who couldn't be scolded or beaten, the higher-ups of the Chamber of Commerce were completely at a loss and had no choice but to reluctantly ask Paris to discipline her.

......

"Hehe...you already knew?"

Anna released her arms, moved behind Paris, and began to massage his shoulders in a flattering manner.

She looks exactly like a sweet and considerate daughter.

However, Paris wasn't buying it. He still held people accountable: "He didn't even say hello, just left the shop unattended and ran off on his own."

"Is Xuelu Valley really worth all this trouble?"

This is why Anna holds a special position in the Chamber of Commerce; if it were anyone else, they would at least be labeled as someone who absconded with the money.

"The scale of the mineral veins in Snow Valley is rare in the world, especially the materials related to cold iron, almost half of which come from there."

“However, we have never had any business in Snowdrift Valley. Of course, we have to seize such a rare opportunity,” Anna explained.

Anna wasn't joking about this.

Although Snow Valley exports a lot of ore each year, it is basically monopolized by a few imperial merchant guilds.

If other chambers of commerce want cold iron, they can only buy it from these few chambers of commerce.

Once it changes hands in the middle, the price can increase several times over.

It's unclear how Anna managed to get in touch with the princess, which gave the Valentin Merchant Guild a chance to participate.

“But these things you’re talking about can be done by handing them over to your subordinates,” Paris denied again.

He put down what he was holding, walked slowly to the table and sat down, seemingly wanting to have a proper discussion with Anna.

Anna stopped massaging Anna's back, turned around and brewed a cup of fragrant tea, which she respectfully offered with both hands.

"This is the first time the Valentin Chamber of Commerce has established a cooperative relationship with the Rafna family, so naturally we need to show more sincerity."

“Businessmen don’t just look at sincerity,” Paris said, taking the teacup and drinking it all in one gulp. But as Anna was about to refill the cup, he stopped her. “They also consider the risks and rewards.”

"The expenses along the way and the aid supplies are just small things; it's no big deal to give them away for free."

"The key is you. If anything happens to you, even the entire Lafner family wouldn't be enough to compensate you."

Although Paris spoke slowly, it was not difficult to hear the determination in his words.

"It's not that exaggerated," Anna said with a smile, twirling lightly a few times in front of Paris. "I'm back completely unharmed, aren't I?"

"So you can just wipe the slate clean about your unauthorized departure?" Paris retorted.

"Hmm...daughter knows she was wrong, she definitely won't do it again next time."

Anna took the initiative to admit her mistake by acting cute.

Actually, she wasn't flustered at all.

If the Chamber of Commerce leadership truly intended to deal with her severely, why would they have allowed Anna's father to come?