The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

"Can you say that again?!"

Jessica grabbed Julian by the collar, her eyes burning with anger and disbelief.

Julian did not struggle; he knew how shocking the news he brought was, especially for Jessica.

But he still repeated the truth: "The kingdom claims that Lady Tilisa colluded with the demons to harm the hero, and she has now been captured."

"Absolutely ridiculous!"

Chapter 572 The Enraged Academy Headmaster

"They actually dared to lay a hand on our master!"

As soon as Jessica sent the message back, someone else was even more excited than her.

Felix's eyes burned with rage. "Let's go, we'll teach that Garridon something a lesson and then rescue Master!"

Enraged, he drew his sword, unleashing an unprecedented killing intent.

If Gaston were to appear before him now, he would probably be torn to pieces on the spot.

"Calm down, Felix!"

With Venus and Tilisa absent, only Lisette could persuade him to stop.

Lisette not only had to appease Felix, but also prevent Felix from igniting the anger that Jessica had been suppressing.

"Didn't my senior say that Lady Rhea has already gone to the capital of the kingdom to negotiate?"

In response to the kingdom's abrupt and blatant disregard for propriety, the academy reacted swiftly.

The academy headmistress, Rhea, immediately issued a statement expressing her belief that Tilisa would not collude with the demons to harm the hero, and expressed her willingness to cooperate with the kingdom to uncover the truth and clear up the misunderstanding.

If someone else said these things, they would probably just be considered to be empty official talk.

But what if we add the three thousand elite Paladins?

After issuing the statement, Rhea led the Knights of St. Freya straight to the kingdom's capital.

No one dared to stop this furious academy headmaster; even if they wanted to, they would have to consider whether they had enough power.

Many of these nobles who have become local lords were once students of St. Freya Academy.

They naturally knew how terrifying the Paladins could be when they were enraged.

Even King Labbel of the Kingdom of Fasca tacitly approved of this action after hearing about it.

He stated that he had no intention of antagonizing the college and only wanted to severely punish the real culprit.

“But…” Felix was furious, his hand gripping the sword trembling slightly, “My master is imprisoned now, who knows what those guys will do to her!”

“That’s why Lady Rhea brought the Holy Knights with her,” Listy said gently but firmly. “With them there, the kingdom won’t dare to act rashly. If they can’t produce solid evidence, they’ll become a laughingstock.”

"I don't care if they become a laughing stock; I'm only worried about my master's safety."

Although Felix was angry, he knew he shouldn't take it out on his companion.

“Even if you go like this, you still won’t see the teacher.” Jessica said with a hint of helplessness.

Samif has already infiltrated the capital, attempting to find clues about Tilisa.

Even after searching the entire palace, she found nothing.

If Jessica knew where Tilissa was being held, she would never be sitting here like this.

"Hmm..." Felix was silent for a moment, then finally sheathed his longsword. "Are we just going to watch like this?"

“Of course not,” Listy shook her head, then glanced in the direction of the Holy Sword. “We’re going to the capital to meet up with Lady Rhea.”

The kingdom's actions this time were peculiar and took everyone by surprise.

Dean Leia's visit with the Knights to exert pressure was a desperate measure taken out of desperation.

The kingdom adopted a strategy of retreating to advance, allowing the Holy Knights to enter the country and adopting a willingness to negotiate.

The knights could no longer act rashly and give others cause for criticism.

Stationing outside the capital was already the limit.

"Lady Rhea has taken the initiative and vouched for our teacher; her safety is now the most important thing. Only by protecting Lady Rhea can things take a turn for the better."

“If even she has a problem, not only will the teacher’s situation become more critical, but the fragile balance between the academy and the kingdom will also be completely broken,” Listy analyzed.

It was already a risky undertaking for Rhea to enter the kingdom's headquarters with only a few attendants.

Even though the kingdom outwardly claims to be willing to negotiate, the underlying sentiment is difficult to discern.

Even if they don't have this idea, it's hard to guarantee that other forces won't take the opportunity to cause trouble.

If the dean of St. Freya Academy were to have an accident in the capital, the impact on the entire continent's situation would be immeasurable.

“So I hope you will send Felix and me back to Parebia Port first,” Listy said. “We will head to the capital first to protect Lady Rhea’s safety and see if there is anything we can do to help.”

Jessica was about to speak when Lisette raised her hand to stop her.

"As for senior, you have more important things to do, which is to protect Vina and tell him everything that has happened after the trial is over."

Viner has been in the trial for a month, and it could end at any time.

On the other hand, there is little chance of substantial progress in the capital city in the short term.

“If something happens to the teacher, Vina won’t just stand by and do nothing. Only the senior sister has the ability to get Vina to the capital quickly.”

Lisette's words silenced Jessica completely.

The capital is "the present," and the holy sword is "the future"; both are equally important.

Lisette's solution may be the best option at present.

“Alright,” Jessica finally nodded in agreement, but a hint of worry remained in her eyes, “but you must be careful. If anyone really intends to harm Lady Rhea—”

“Then I’ll show them what I’m capable of!” Felix declared resolutely.

Rhea went to the capital to save her master, and harming her would prevent Tilisa from being rescued.

Felix wouldn't be polite to these people.

“I mean, you should also be careful.” Jessica’s gaze fell on the two of them.

It's no secret that Tissa has a disciple skilled in spatial abilities, and the kingdom will undoubtedly take strict precautions against this.

On the contrary, the other disciples, although they made a brief appearance in the Griffin Battle, who would have thought that in just one year, their strength would have advanced to such a rapid level?

"Don't worry, senior," Listy replied softly. "We won't reveal our identities before meeting Lady Rhea."

Upon hearing that he could go to the capital, Felix calmed down a bit. "I will follow Lisette's arrangements and won't do anything reckless."

"Okay, then I'll take you back to Parebia Port first."

......

Outside the port of Parebia.

“That’s enough, senior,” Listy said softly. “As for Vena, I hope you can help take care of him. I hope that the first thing he sees when he wakes up from the trial is you.”

"I definitely will." Jessica opened her arms and hugged Lisette, a gesture that was both a promise and an expression of gratitude.

Then, she turned to Julian and said solemnly, "Since Samif asked you to contact me, it means she trusts you enough. I don't ask for anything else, I only hope that you can send them to the capital safely as quickly as possible."

"I understand." Julian didn't ask any further questions.

Before coming here, Samif had instructed him to carry out Jessica's orders as if they were hers.

The three of them immediately mounted their horses and galloped off towards the capital.

Once their figures disappeared on the horizon, Jessica also left, leaving only faint magical fluctuations in the air.

Chapter 573 The irrefutable evidence

At this moment, Vena was unaware of everything happening in the outside world; he was completely focused on maintaining the sword formation with the Seven Star Sword as its core.

But just before the sword formation was about to take shape, his mind suddenly went blank for a moment.

With this slight distraction, the originally smoothly functioning sword formation suddenly disintegrated, and countless chaotic sword energies affected him as well.

Escudo floated in front of Vina and shielded him from the raging sword energy.

"Tsk." Viner clicked her tongue.

He thought that after breaking through to the Sword Saint realm, using the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation would be a piece of cake, but reality gave him a harsh slap in the face.

The Sword Saint realm is merely the minimum threshold for the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation, far from its limit.

Viner vaguely sensed that if he could fully master the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation, it would become his most powerful trump card.

“You were distracted just now,” Escudo turned around and pointed out the problem Vena had just encountered.

"Ah..." Viner rubbed her temples and nodded slightly helplessly. "I don't know what's wrong either. I suddenly feel uneasy. Is something happening outside?"

“The giant tortoise didn’t say there was danger nearby,” Escudo shook his head slightly.

As the trial progressed, her attire gradually became thinner, except that her feet were always completely covered by long stockings.

Since Escudo indicated that there was no external threat, Vina was somewhat relieved.

He didn't rush to rebuild the sword formation, but asked curiously, "Little Ai, I see that you don't care about anything else, but you are particularly shy about your bare feet. Is there a special reason for that?"

Upon hearing this, Escudo's cheeks flushed instantly, completely masking the majesty of a holy sword.

"...Would you like to see it, Vena?" she asked softly, her tone tinged with shyness and uncertainty.

"I didn't really think so," Viner said, but her eyes involuntarily darted downwards, making her words seem insincere.

After playing with Jessica's small feet, he seemed to have developed some strange interest.

"You can't even think about it!" Escudo immediately put on a stern face.

Although she has come to regard Vina as her new master, there are still bottom lines that cannot be crossed.

The stockings on her feet were like her sword sheath; she was never allowed to take them off until Vena officially became the Holy Sword Wielder.

Only shameless swords would casually display their blades.

As the holy sword, Escudora possesses its own pride.

Seeing how serious she was, Wiener laughed instead. "Then I won't think about it."

His concession earned him a disdainful look from Escudo.

“Stare—” Her gaze was intense, tinged with displeasure.

"I already said I wasn't going to watch it, but that's not okay either?" Wiener said helplessly, spreading his hands.

“I didn’t mean to stop Viner from seeing it, it’s just… we have to wait until after we pull out the main body.”

Escudo's voice grew softer and softer, his seemingly resolute attitude revealing a subtle wavering.

Wiener suddenly realized that she and Felix would have a lot in common.

“Okay, I understand.” Viner shook her head, then asked, “How much longer can I stay in the trial space?”

“So you already found out.” Escudo had regained his composure.

“If you don’t even know the condition of your own weapon, what right do you have to be its master?” Viner retorted.

He could clearly sense that Escudo's power was gradually weakening.

The increasingly thin clothing was not due to any particular idea, but simply because there was no extra energy to waste on these unimportant things.

The increasingly thin clothing wasn't because Little Ai had any special ideas; it was simply because she didn't have the extra energy to waste on such things.

If it were just a simple image, how could it have such a good effect?

Escudo used his sword energy to recreate the original battle scene, aiming to allow Vina to experience firsthand the details of the battles fought by those top-tier experts.

This is why the effort required to conduct the trial for Viner alone is comparable to that required for dozens of other trial participants in the past.

"At most half a month," Escudo said, a hint of weariness in his voice. "Then you'll have to rely on yourself."

This means that Wiener only has half a month left to master the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation.