"Are you giving alms?"
When this sentence ca from Eliphas’s lips, Elsa couldn’t help but be stunned.
She saw Eliphas’s expression, unprecedentedly cold. The beautiful sea-blue eyes now shimred with a negative emotion, as if he might draw his sword to duel with her at any mont.
The White Eagle spread its wings, but beneath the pristine feathers were all swords.
But why? She had clearly brought back the thod to defeat Overlord Vonier, which should be a rit.
Elsa blinked in confusion, hoping she saw wrong.
Yet, with a blink, Eliphas returned to his forr calm.
As always, he wouldn’t be stingy with praises for anyone who accomplished sothing.
"Well done, Gus." He smiled as he patted Elsa’s shoulder, his smile seemingly genuine. "As expected of soone I trust like family."
Feeling the warmth from the captain before her, Elsa couldn’t react in ti. Had she really misread earlier or...
Just then, Eliphas suddenly pressed his hand on her shoulder forcefully, asking with an unmistakable tone:
"What did you gain after defeating Vonier?"
A faint trace of red flickered in his eyes, and as the glow passed, everyone in the room montarily hesitated.
Elsa’s actions also paused for a mont, seemingly just like everyone else.
But in truth, she was rely thinking, which slowed her movents, and this reaction seed normal enough not to arouse suspicion.
"We got...."
She spoke of everything they received after defeating Vonier, as the surrounding captains began whispering again.
"You can actually obtain the Holy Sword? This Dungeon is truly generous!"
"I’m quite interested in the Black Snake, don’t you think black flas are cool?"
"Gus is truly our key player this ti, shall we celebrate tonight?"
Their words of praise brought a smile to Elsa’s face, but she noticed Eliphas again, whose expression was now quite complex.
Confusion, incomprehension, doubt, worry... who knows why his face displayed so many emotions.
Suddenly realizing sothing, he gripped Elsa’s hand more tightly and asked: "Could the reward for first beating Vonier be different from yours?"
Elsa nodded, rembering that Luluwo had lanted not obtaining the Tear-Drop Embryo this ti.
"Phew..."
For so reason, Eliphas sighed in relief, then instructed the excited captains discussing the rewards: "Investigate who claid Vonier’s first clear reward; we need intelligence on this."
The order seed odd to the people, but since the captain wanted to know, they would carry it out.
"You’ve done very well, Gus, I don’t even know what words to use to praise you anymore." Eliphas, like always, gave Elsa a fatherly approval, the kind words making the nearby captains envy.
However, Elsa couldn’t help but have strange thoughts in her heart.
Facing Eliphas’s praise in the past would usually cheer her up, but why now does she feel nothing?
Even finding the captain’s lengthy praise sowhat annoying?
Is there sothing wrong with ?
Due to the good news she brought, Eliphas and the captains shifted their focus to breaking Vonier’s bracelet, eventually deciding to emulate Luluwo’s successful experience.
The eting continued until afternoon, and as it adjourned, a splendidly dressed Royal Palace Guard ca over, handing Eliphas a refined invitation.
"Lord Eliphas, Minister Oro will be hosting a banquet tonight, the Princess will also be present, and the minister sent to deliver this invitation."
"Hmm." Eliphas accepted the invitation, showing little reaction, and after the guard left, Logistics Captain Aston ca over to ask:
"Captain, are you going to the Royal Palace for the banquet tonight, what about Gus’s celebration..."
"Ha," Eliphas chuckled lightly, "I won’t delay celebrating with family because of such matters."
Aston smiled, "Then I’ll go and prepare well!"
After he left, Eliphas watched the busy camp, a smile tugging at his lips, which soon faded.
His dream, if spoken aloud, would be seen as rebellious: he wishes to have his own country.
For that, a firmly controlled ard force is essential, and the Light Eagle Group is the foundation for realizing his dream.
Gus is soone he values greatly, not only for her formidable strength but also her perfect obedience to orders, which is what every commander desires in a subordinate.
Thus, monts ago, he restrained himself from saying "Are you giving alms?" to avoid displaying instability in front of the captains, despite his Unique Talent being powerful, it also requires gathering people’s hearts daily.
The reason he started having such a dream was because of a dream.
He dreamt one day that near Royal City Roland, an ancient trial would erge, and once he passes the trial, his own kingdom "Eagle Country" would rise from the ground.
Now that the Dungeon as the trial has appeared, where is Eagle Country? That’s why he was so eager to challenge Overlord Vonier.
Upon hearing Elsa say soone first cleared Vonier, he truly panicked, but the ergence of Yilushier in the Cold Valley after defeating Vonier cald him down once more.
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