"I think it's doable," Aske said.

Maya: .........

I'm not asking if you agree with his resignation, I'm asking if you're willing to let him off the hook for now!

Sigh, alright. Since Squad Leader Aske said "it's doable," no matter what he intended by it, I will take it to mean "he's at my disposal."

Then Queen Maya "reluctantly" attempted to retain Elder Delar, and Delar was "adamant" in his resignation. The two went back and forth for quite a while until finally, it was decided to let him "consider" for a few days before giving an answer.

Of course, this was nothing but a political performance. In reality, Elder Delar's position was definitely untenable. The best he could hope for afterwards was exile, to leave Lucitania Great Forest voluntarily and retire discreetly in any of the three great planes, allowing for everyone to save face.

Should he shamelessly insist on staying, what would happen next needed no further explanation.

He left the prison hall looking crestfallen, and immediately the members of the Conservative Party surrounded him, bombarding him with questions:

"Elder, what's the decision? Did Her Majesty agree to punish those human prisoners?"

Elder Delar glanced at them silently, without giving any response, and simply continued walking.

He wasn't foolish enough to announce his defeat here; if the crowd of Half-Elf civilians outside became uncontrollable and rioted, and then a Demigod came out to suppress it, he, as the Elder, would be executed on the spot for "inciting a conspiracy among the populace."

Seeing the Demigod Elder walking ahead without a word, everyone became anxious. The civilians dared not pester him with questions, but the council members, less concerned, followed him and thus left the scene.

Having returned to Elder Delar's residence, three Conservative Party council members breathed a sigh of relief and asked:

"Elder..."

"Surrender," Elder Delar sighed.

"Huh?" The council members were stunned. We haven't even asked for a battle, how come you, our commander, are surrendering first?

"I said you all should surrender!" Seeing that the people completely misunderstood, Elder Delar had to repeat himself, "Go and admit your faults to Her Majesty the Queen, apologize, do some self-reflection, and swear allegiance to her again!"

The Conservative Party council members looked at each other, then figured it out in what they thought was a clever deduction: The Elder is questioning our loyalty; he's testing us!

So they all heartily assured, "How could we? Just let her continue to create chaos, and the future of Lucitania would crumble. Don't worry, Elder, we will definitely follow your lead and refuse any compromise with the one who usurped the throne!"

"No compromise..." Elder Delar was so exasperated he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "No compromise means death! Don't you want to live?"

"We would rather die for Lucitania's peace and prosperity than live a meager life amidst the chaos of a fallen nation!" the council members declared with an oath.

"Good, good, good!" Elder Delar repeated "good" three times, took a hunting knife from the weapon rack on the wall, and threw it on the floor.

"Take it and end yourselves!"

The council members: ? ? ?

They stared blankly at the hunting knife on the floor, and one of the Elves even poked it with his boot.

Yes, it was a steel hunting knife, which if picked up and drawn across one's throat, would indeed result in death.

This... The Elder must be joking with us.

A joke, right? Could you please say something?!

"The Azure Longsword," Elder Delar suddenly said.

That human mercenary group? The elf councilors were stunned.

"Who came up with the rotten idea to frame them for murder?" Elder Delar asked with an expressionless face.

"It was Speaker Gren," replied a councilor.

"Was it him?" Elder Delar was slightly taken aback, then humphed, "He indeed died an easy death."

"You..." He sighed and continued, "After I officially resign from my position as elder advisor, go and clarify this matter with Her Majesty, and put all the blame on Speaker Gren."

Resignation?! The councilors all suddenly came to a realization.

Was Elder Delar about to surrender? Along with the entire Conservative Party, to grovel completely before Her Majesty the Queen and the Reformist faction she led?

"But, Elder, we..." Everyone stammered, wanting to persuade him but not knowing how, they could only babble incoherently.

"The Azure Longsword, that human mercenary group, is by no means the 'no-name players' we previously thought," Elder Delar, seated in his chair, leaning on his cane, pictured once again the images of the other three human demigods, "They... have an exceedingly profound background, ones we should not have offended..."

The elf elder's tone was extremely bitter, and hearing this, the three councilors also started to become fearful. Even Elder Delar said they "should not have been offended," so how terrifying must the background of The Azure Longsword be?

"Just leave it be, tonight I will write my letter of resignation, you may go now," Elder Delar indifferently waved his hand, and the wooden door automatically opened, "Don't come back in the future either, or if Her Majesty suspects we are still conspiring, it will be troublesome."

The councilors remained in silence for a long moment, only able to reluctantly say goodbye to the elder and then leave with their heads hung low. The elf elder silently sat on the chair, soon falling into a state of regret and remorse, unable to extricate himself.

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After resolving the issue in Lusitania, a dawn of resolution finally appeared for the war in Iberia.

To protect the Wizard's Stone vein here, Olympia City, the Weisbach family, Lingbo City, Pure Blood Monastery, and Outville all decided to send troops to Iberia, with the short-term goal to protect Lusitania from the Undead Spirits, and in the long-term... naturally to completely drive the Undead Spirits out of the Iberian Peninsula.

That is to say, The Azure Longsword's mission this time had come to a successful conclusion, and next, they could exchange for the information about the second Heaven Island shard that Maya had previously mentioned.

"Speaking of which," Marquina asked Medea, "When do you plan to go back to Lingbo City?"

"Why should I go back?" Medea asked.

"To succeed as the Enchanting Demon Queen!" Marquina said, puzzled.

"Haven't you done so yet?" Medea asked in surprise.

To say she wasn't tempted by the position of Enchanting Demon Queen was of course false, but Medea now preferred to stay with The Azure Longsword team. On one hand to quickly advance in level through the Acceleration Plan, and on the other... of course, to prevent any other bitches from taking the initiative and seducing the Squad Leader away while she wasn't there.

"Ah, haven't I already told you," Marquina said leisurely, "This position was left for you by mother."

"Why me?" Medea doubted, "Give me a reason."

"Because, Camellia, you have the potential to become a demigod," Marquina said earnestly. "We sent you to Constantinople originally to prevent you from being harmed in the Seljuk Palace, and we didn't provide you with any extraordinary resources."

"Now, two years have passed, and you have not only overcome your male phobia, but have also advanced directly from Lv.2 to your current Lv.15. Continuing at this remarkable speed, I estimate you could cross the threshold of Lv.20 by the end of the year, and advance to the Demigod Level, right?"

"Don't be so loud!" Medea quickly turned her head to scan the surroundings, then lowered her voice, "How do you know I'm already at Lv.15?"

"Because you have achieved Law Embodiment," Marquina said with a smile. "After Mind Law achieves embodiment, a passive defense forms around the Mind Body, which can be seen with Mind Vision."

"Is that so?" Medea was half-skeptical, half-convinced.

"Come to think of it, the reason you refuse to go back with me to take on the throne is because you haven't sorted things out with your Squad Leader, right?" Marquina's smile held a hint of mischief. "If you ask me, if you can't secure his heart, you might as well secure his body! He seems to be that kind of traditionally-minded man; once in your bed, he will take responsibility for it to the end... Don't disgrace our Enchanting Demon tribe."

Under normal circumstances, Medea would have scoffed at such notions. Do you understand the Squad Leader better, or do I?

However, this time she merely hesitated before starting to seriously contemplate the feasibility of such a plan.

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