Chapter 1380: The Final Chapter of the Mason Association

When Margaret herself felt she couldn't breathe, she finally let go of Xia De. Xia De patted her back:

"It's already fine. Even if there's something, I'll handle it. I didn't have a chance to talk to you just now; how do you feel now?"

"I'm fine..."

The princess pursed her lips and looked at Xia De:

"I was just thinking, clearly I already have power, but facing this kind of thing, I'm still no different from an ordinary person."

Her dress was squeezed between her and Xia De. She leaned against Xia De's chest, and sobbed as she spoke. Xia De rarely saw this kind of performance from Margaret, so he knew she was truly frightened this time:

"Today's matter involved those unspeakable Great Ones after all. I even suspect that this matter, which looks meaningless, is also part of the preparation for the God's Descent."

He hadn't revealed these things to Margaret before, but at this moment, he said them: "It's fine, it's fine. Both Luvia and the witches will protect you."

She still hugged Xia De tightly:

"Actually, when I was petrified, I didn't feel anything at all. When I regained consciousness, I just felt like I had dazed for a moment, and then there were so many people in the room... It's so good to be able to see you as soon as I woke up."

"Speaking of which, why did you come here with Prince William today?" Xia De asked his question, and Margaret hugged him and said softly:

"A few days ago, I don't know who leaked the news that the Mason Association was about to reconcile with the Royal Family, causing a near-riot on Mason Street. But this is also good news; at least the people here already know about this, so there's no need to consider how to reveal it bit by bit. Sometimes, a rough way is more effective.

So, I wrote to President Pigman to discuss the next steps. Father agreed to my action in principle, but it is absolutely impossible to ask the Royal Family to apologize publicly. I want to discuss the details of the reconciliation with President Pigman in person, so I came here. As for William, he met me by chance downstairs... I even suspect that the person who leaked the news on Friday was him; he wouldn't let me accomplish this alone. Seeing that he couldn't stop me, he also wanted to share the credit."

Talking about serious matters, Margaret returned to her usual strong and opinionated self. If she wasn't still listening to Xia De's heartbeat, Xia De would even think she had fully recovered:

"But your negotiation was interrupted by this unlucky thing again."

"This is also a good thing. Yes, this is really too good."

Margaret said softly, looking up at Xia De. Her eyes were very bright at this moment:

"The princess of the kingdom, in order to solve the conflict between the Royal Family and the local organization, went to negotiate in person, but was unfortunately implicated and poisoned into a coma. Do you know how much prestige this will bring me?"

She seemed to have fully recovered:

"And the cultists successfully attacked a member of the Royal Family; the Church is in the wrong toward the Royal Family. In a while, I will go to communicate with the Church to change the wording of the report in the newspaper tomorrow morning, saying that 'the Anjou Royal Family and the Mason Association's reconciliation' is a settled fact. With the Church's endorsement, there's no need to worry about the Mason Association going back on their word—although this possibility is very small. And Father, seeing the Church say this, will also default to this statement. After all, preventing the other side of the world from being known by ordinary people is also the responsibility of the Royal Family, and seeing William and me injured, Father will also feel indebted to us and won't stop what we want to do... Those cultists really helped a lot."

She affectionately wrapped her arms around Xia De's neck, sat up, and looked at Xia De almost nose to nose:

"So, although this attack made me realize again that I am still very weak, this attack was really timely. If I couldn't control those cultists, I would even think that this was an order I gave myself."

"That's a really scary thing to say... Is the Mason Association matter over?" Xia De asked hesitantly.

"Yes, it's over, just waiting for the final compensation plan. The inspection of those industries of Ossenfort has been completed, and charges such as tax evasion and substandard quality have also been clearly fabricated. Father is unwilling to pay the compensation for the reconciliation, so the compensation cost depends on how much money Ossenfort actually has."

Xia De revealed a smile: "You can take action." "You decided to take action?"

Margaret looked at Xia De in surprise: "I thought you would wait a bit longer."

"No need anymore. All the Randall Valley matters will end this week. The ribbon-cutting for the shipyard should also be this week, right?" "Next week. After that, I will return to Willendale."

She bit her lip and looked at Xia De:

"Another separation. Next time we meet, I don't know when it will be."

"Soon, I think I will go to Willendale to handle some things this year."

"Okay, we agreed last time; when you arrive in Willendale, I will give you a special gift."

Saying this, she kissed Xia De deeply again. Xia De suspected that if they weren't in the Mason Association but in some other private place, she would very likely do something even more impulsive.

After returning to Miss Bernice's manor on Monday night, Xia De informed the witches and Luvia about what he saw at the Mason Association this afternoon.

Similar to Xia De's view, they also believed that this matter, which seemed to have no purpose at all, was also likely part of the God's Descent ritual prepared by the cultists. Further considering that on Tuesday night, the statues Xia De and the Guardian saw on the mountaintop totaled three, it was possible that when the last old man statue also appeared, the Evil God 【Stone Heart Devil】 would truly descend into the material world.

Because of the discussion with the witches, Xia De stayed in Randall Valley until very late that night before sending Luvia back to the Abundant Earth Hotel and planning to go home.

On the way, the ground shook again, representing another small earthquake. But except for the horse of the rental carriage being a bit panicked, the coachman and the night walkers walking on the street actually showed a state of being accustomed to it.

And after returning to the hotel, Xia De also received a letter from Stone Ossenfort. He had sent out the letter about getting the sapphire earring this morning, and Stone Ossenfort made an appointment with Xia De to meet and trade at a tavern in the countryside east of the city tomorrow, which was Tuesday evening.

And so, on Tuesday daytime, the slightly leisurely Xia De continued to wait for news of the Randall Flower blooming in Randall Valley.

He was alone at the Wang Erde Opera House, while the witches and Miss Lathers went out to collect information and gather news in the city. The fog in Randall Valley reached almost the same level as Tobesk on Tuesday. Even at noon, standing at the window on the third floor of the opera house, Xia De could only barely see the outline of the building opposite.

The weather was exceptionally gloomy, and fine snowflakes were drifting. The last cold of late winter was still bone-chillingly unbearable, and the whole city seemed to be about to fall into a deep sleep again. Even ordinary citizens could feel the situation in the whole city where a storm was about to come.

Carriages carrying patients with petrification plague drove hurriedly away on the streets, the flower-selling girl and the newspaper-selling boy curled up in the corner of the alley to absorb warmth, and the housewife who went to buy vegetables walked carefully against the wall. Xia De at the window frowned as he watched this scene.

If the Randall Valley matter was not handled well, this scene would gradually appear in all the cities of the Old Continent in the next half year.

By 4 PM that day, Xia De saw Luvia, who came in a hurry, at the Wang Erde Opera House. She brought new information for Xia De:

"Oh, the entire southwestern region of Karsinric, with Randall Valley as the center, is practically in chaos!" The purple-eyed girl pointed to the map on the table:

"Just this morning, outside Randall Valley, seven places of Mad Earth were discovered. At the same time, the Church actually discovered monsters similar to fallen earth element giants in the northern mountainous region of Delarion, close to the Great Ice Sheet at the extreme north—yes, on the other side of the Old Continent!"

She rubbed her eyebrows gently:

"You can't imagine how busy we were today. Even though the headquarters sent seven high-ring diviners, it's still not enough. I finally know how busy the local associations in Coldwater Port and Midhillburg were last year."

"Is there any news about the Guardians?"

Xia De asked. Everyone was waiting for the Guardians to reappear, otherwise, the Chosen One ritual could not be carried out. "No."

The purple-eyed girl shook her head slightly:

"And you can't find them, can you? The last gem, the gem representing spring, you still haven't found." She said, taking two identical coins from her pocket:

"These are the coins I mentioned buying from the Association a few days ago. Now, this is not the time to be frugal."

The coins Luvia brought this time were the document-level relic 【Thor's Wrath】. This didn't sound like the name of a coin, but it was indeed a coin.

This kind of coin was similar to the 【Dandelion Coin】 Xia De had obtained twice, and both were considered currency used for trading with element creatures. The coin was silver-white all over, about the same size as a 1-shilling silver coin, but the density was extremely high, so the weight was astonishing.

The front was the number 1 and thunder patterns, and the back was an angry human face.

On the side of the coin, ancient elemental elf characters were engraved: 【May thunder sweep away all evil.】

"The proper use of this relic is to flick it out with any supernatural power. The coin itself will turn into a thunderbolt the moment it flies out. Its power is much stronger than Luvia's current 【Sunlight Gun】, and it ignores any energy-based defenses, for example, your 【Highton Seal】 would be pierced directly."

Luvia introduced. ===== CHAPTER 1381 =====

"The proper way to use this relic is to eject it using any supernatural power. The coin itself will turn into a bolt of lightning the moment it flies out. Its power is far stronger than Iluna's current 【Sunlight Spear】, and it ignores any energy-based defenses; for instance, your 【Cidton Seal】 would be pierced directly."

Luweiya introduced.