Bazan looked at the information crystal with confusion before he took it from the princess’s hand. After that, he injected his energy into it to see what the information contained. The mont his mind entered the content of the crystal, his body trembled because what he saw was the king himself.
King Frederick sat on his throne, looking at him as if Bazan had already committed an unforgivable cri. From his expression alone, it seed as though he wanted to strangle him to death with his own hands.
"To Marquess Lored, or perhaps forr Patriarch Bazan who is watching this recording, listen to carefully. I want all of you to stop bothering Zorzal. I repeat it again, stop bothering that man. Stop your search. Stop your hunt. Stop every activity that has any connection to him. This is an imperial decree, and if you rebel against my order, then your family will be punished according to the imperial rules."
Then King Frederick’s eyes turned sharper, and he changed his posture into a more serious stance.
"No. I will personally co to you, to your family, and I will make sure your entire family is buried along with you. No one will be able to save you, and you will never escape. I swear to the heavens that I will make sure you are completely destroyed. Do you hear ?! If I receive even a single report that you are still doing what you are doing right now, then you are done for!"
He spoke with a fierce expression that showed his fury, as if the person looking at him at this very mont was his mortal enemy.
"I also want your family to apologize to Zorzal. Use the most sincere words toward him. Make him understand that you truly regret trying to harm him. That is all."
After that, the recording stopped.
Bazan could only freeze as sweat rolled down his forehead. His furious expression and anger completely disappeared, replaced by fear in his eyes. His face turned pale, and his body grew cold.
Looking at his reaction, Marquess Lored decided to take the information crystal from his father’s hand, which already looked weak, and examine its contents. After seeing what was inside, the marquess’s reaction was the sa as his father’s. His face turned pale, and he froze.
Princess Ravilla did not change her expression. Instead, she stood up and took the information crystal from the marquess’s hand.
"I am already done here, so please think carefully about what you are going to do in the future. I hope you choose a wise decision, for we do not want a bloodbath and do not wish for our kingdom to lose one of its nobles," she said.
"You do not have to escort outside. Good afternoon."
She then left the room, followed by General Rigalis.
After both father and son were left alone in the room, the silence lingered for a few seconds. They could only lower their heads and clench their fists and teeth in fury. But then Bazan loosened his fist and took a deep breath. His face seed more aged and even looked tired.
"We have to abort all of our plans. Forget about revenge," he said.
Marquess Lored looked at his father with a reluctant expression.
"But Father—"
"Do you not see His Majesty’s warning?! His Majesty is soone who will do what he says, and he was truly serious just now. With that kind of expression, he really will co to us personally and destroy our family entirely. Do you really want to bring this family down?!" Bazan shouted, making Marquess Lored tremble.
He gritted his teeth and lowered his head again.
"What the hell is happening? Why did the royal family choose to protect that nobody? I thought we could depend on them," he said.
Bazan also felt confused by this. Was it because of the Adventurer Guild’s influence? He doubted it. There was no way the Adventurer Guild could move the king so easily, let alone make him look that furious.
At this mont, Bazan finally sensed that they had missed sothing, sothing regarding that man with the identity of Zorzal. If the king could not be moved by the Adventurer Guild, then the reason the royal family had ddled in this matter was because of Zorzal himself.
They clearly did not fully understand who this Zorzal was.
After thinking it through, Bazan released a sigh and looked at his son.
"The survival of the family is the most important thing. Descendants can be created again, but once a family falls, there is no turning back. I will not let a family that has stood for generations fall as long as I live. We will forget anything regarding that Zorzal."
He then stood up and walked out of the room.
The marquess gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. His face was filled with reluctance, but then he leaned against the sofa, showing a blank expression. He covered his face with both of his hands.
"I’m sorry, son."
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On the street, Princess Ravilla walked toward the warp gate plaza, as she still needed to continue her journey to the other two noble families and convey the sa ssage to them.
As she walked with her knights, General Rigalis behind her suddenly spoke.
"Your Highness, may I know what was inside the information crystal that made them turn pale and freeze in fear like that?"
Princess Ravilla smiled slightly when she heard that. "A warning from Father, and it is truly a threat that will be engraved in their minds for a long ti. I rarely see Father beco that angry, and I think that if not for his generosity, he would have likely stord this place personally a few hours ago and destroyed the entire Lored family."
General Rigalis raised his eyebrows before nodding in understanding.
"I see. Then that is truly terrifying. Facing His Majesty’s fury would shake anyone’s soul. Even I would not want to face His Majesty’s wrath."
"Well, Father has to take this seriously. This matter involves Aldrian the Great after all. Father does not want any mishap or problem to arise between him, this kingdom, and Aldrian the Great. The consequences would be devastating if sothing were to go wrong between us and Aldrian the Great," the princess said.
What she did not say was that King Frederick was also furious because he had learned too late that Aldrian’s disciple was on the Orian Continent. He had only found out today after Emperor Rozwald inford him.
In the past, he had only known about the incident in Sword Emperor Jitian’s tomb, but he had never thought that Zorzal was actually Zander.
It was not only because the Adventurer Guild had kept the identity hidden, but also because he himself had not dug deeper to investigate Zorzal’s background. King Frederick had simply thought that Zorzal was a powerful adventurer and a fortunate individual who had obtained the inheritance of Sword Emperor Jitian.
But everything changed the mont he heard the Adventurer Guild Master’s announcent, which made him beco more interested in Zorzal’s background. However, after he suddenly received communication from Emperor Rozwald that Zorzal was actually Zander, he exploded in fury.
His fury was directed not only toward the nobles of his kingdom but also toward himself. He felt deep regret. How could he be so careless and not know Zorzal’s true origin? How could he allow those nobles to do such things to Aldrian the Great’s disciple?
He quickly tried to fix the problem by stopping those nobles from causing further harm to Zander. He was truly serious and went to extres to make sure that Zander could live in peace on this continent.
Sending his daughter along with her knight order and one of the strongest generals was enough to show how dire the situation was. This was also a show of force, ant to ensure that those nobles would not make any foolish decisions.
Hearing the princess’s words, General Rigalis beca serious, then let out a sigh.
"Well, that is true. But to think that Aldrian the Great’s disciple is adventuring on this continent and even taking the identity of an adventurer... Is he here to train?"
Princess Ravilla shrugged. "Maybe. But whatever the reason, we have to make sure that our kingdom does not give him any trouble. We should even help him if we can."
General Rigalis nodded. They continued their journey toward the other two noble families, carrying the sa ssage, or rather, the sa threat from King Frederick.
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At night, Zander was visited by several figures who made him happy. They were all his friends from his adventurer group.
They had co after hearing about the Guild Master’s announcent. Especially for two of them, they visited only after the Adventurer Guild had ensured their safety.
They gathered in a private room of a nearby restaurant, where they could be seen sharing their happy monts.
"Do you know how shocked I was when I heard that the Guild Master announced he was supporting you? After all these months, I had lost any contact or news about you. Then suddenly your na appeared, and it caused a sensation everywhere," the young man with short blue hair said.
"I imdiately departed to look for you, and I finally asked Evalina’s family about your whereabouts. You are truly a lucky bastard for the Guild Master to be willing to help you," he added.
He ca from one of the noble households and had the sa status as Evalina, as his parent were also duke of the Martal Empire.
He was the young master of House Florendina, Edward Florendina, also known as Edwin under his adventurer na.
"Well, many things happened, but luckily the Guild Master was willing to help ," Zander said with smile.
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