Surviving The Fourth Calamity

Chapter 89: Chapter 80 The Call at Sea Cautious Fran

Seeing Srei looking as if he had something to say, Hill was somewhat surprised, ”What happened?”

”Count Pelast has been seriously injured by a magical beast attack.” Srei quickly answered, ”List asked if you plan to go there directly or return to the Magic Tower first?”

Hill reluctantly tugged at the corner of his mouth, stood up, and walked over to sit down in front of the couch, ”Just tell him to connect Uncle Adrian as well.”

”Right away, sir.” Srei quickly got in touch with Adrian together with List.

”Hill, what’s going on?” Adrian asked puzzledly from the other end.

”Is Spencer in the city where he’s stationed?” Hill started.

”What do you need him for? He doesn’t know anything about the Earl’s situation.”

Fran interrupted him, ”Adrian, don’t you ever use your brain?”

”What’s the trouble, Hill?”

”After I arrived in Cortez, I went to their Border City Naranhart’s Mage Association

Two apprentices guarding the door thought I was a mage from Haifasardo and spoke to me with scorn and condescension.

They even had an aristocratic castle’s circular audience hall and told me to go to the left to register with that dismissive tone.

I was very angry.

After dealing with those two apprentices, their branch leader Kronos came out and hypocritically pleaded for my forgiveness in a contrived manner.

Outraged, I took a few mages from Haifasardo outside, intending to send them to Saral.”

Fran asserted, ”You discovered something wrong with those mages?”

”Yes, a female mage from the Cassel family with several mage servants, for some reason,

informed me with nothing but lies.

I sensed something was off but didn’t dare to take them to William; it would be best if Spencer could take over.”

”The Cassel family?” Fran pondered, ”It might be related to the Royal Family of Haifasardo.

Is that female mage about my age?”

Hill blankly said, ”She claimed she’s Count Cassel’s cousin.

But, of course, she was lying to me.”

Isn’t she over 50? Hill was a little stunned; if Fran spoke like this about a lady, it indicated she was older than him.

”You mean the former Count Cassel’s cousin!” Adrian suddenly mocked, ”She’s quite a celebrity. Not inferior to Helen.”

Hill felt a surge of trepidation, ”You’re kidding, right? She tried to seduce me?”

”Isn’t that quite normal, given that the men around her are pretty handsome.” Adrian chuckled, ”If she could reel you in, what would she have to fear?”

”Isn’t she afraid of her grandfather?” Hill was curious.

”As long as you are a foolish child smitten with love,” Fran coldly said, ”After all, everyone in the world of mages knows about Melanie.”

”She said she’s Count Cassel’s sister?” Adrian burst into laughter, ”Hahahaha.

How old does she look now?”

”Upon a closer look, she appears to be 30, but at a glance, 25 or 26.”

”Well-maintained indeed.” Adrian clucked his tongue appreciatively.

”She thought that I wouldn’t be bothered by such matters,” Fran said, ”Especially since I built a Magic Tower near you and didn’t have Adrian take you as a student.

Hmph. She probably figured our communication wouldn’t be so fast and by the time I found out, it would be too late.

But with a mother like Melanie, people would always suspect you might be emotional.”

”However, would that woman dare to attempt seduction after seeing Hill’s face?” Adrian was very surprised, ”That’s even more beautiful than Melanie’s face.”

Hill said helplessly, ”Don’t talk nonsense, Uncle Adrian.”

”You’re just accustomed to your own reflection.” Adrian countered, ”After your Elven bloodline was activated, your face became even more delicate, and you’ve taken on an air of innocent naivety.”

Hill believed he was still quite handsome, not just pretty.

”It’s just that your behavior is rather masculine.” Adrian said with a laugh, ”It wouldn’t cause any misunderstandings. But it does attract women like those from the Cassel family.

To seduce an innocent young boy, to slowly melt his heart with love, and to tarnish his pure body.” Adrian could not continue and burst into loud laughter.

Fran couldn’t be bothered to stop him, ”She probably didn’t expect you to see through her lies so easily. You’re too young; elders usually wouldn’t mention her to kids.

Her mage status is completely bought with money.

She’s gone from being a mistress to the former King of Haifasardo to the current one, amassing resources no less than a legend’s.

With so many resources, she could have piled up to become an Archmage, but she is still only a mage. Both her character and talent are deplorable!

Yet, she’s indulged in countless good things and reportedly used mystical methods to prolong her life.”

”What mystical methods?” Hill was astonished.

”No one knows,” Fran said, ”But it can’t be anything good. The current King of Haifasardo even painfully banished her from the Capital because of it.

The Noble Temple couldn’t tolerate her either.

All the Temples have sealed the matter and it hasn’t been leaked.

It’s assumed to be some magic only a mage could use.”

”So does Kronos of the Cortez branch want to get this secret from Cassel’s lips?”

”Impossible.” Adrian asserted, ”Cassel managed to leave the Capital alive because she took a divine oath before all the Temples. It was a major event that involved all of them. If she dares to speak, she would drop dead on the spot.

Kronos wouldn’t dare to ask.

This kind of secret would be risked for leveling up in magehood, but not for less.”

Fran added, ”Don’t speculate anymore. Adrian, just go to Spencer and Hill, once you release them, leave.”