266 Snowy Pond
News about the defeat of the Ford Empire spread like wildfire and it caused many of its neighboring empires to feel afraid of the Leone Empire’s might. So of them even took the initiative to get close to the Leone Empire and offered them various gifts.
The mbers of the Leone Imperial Family happily took the gifts on behalf of the emperor who couldn’t attend to the visitors because he was still busy in dealing with the aftermath of the battle.
anwhile, in the Reynolds Household, everyone was in a celebratory mood because King Aethelwolf asked for Samira’s hand in marriage!
“Is this really happening?” Samira muttered to herself as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Yesterday, Aethelwolf ca to visit their estate and proposed to her. He even brought a lot of gifts, each being more valuable than the other.
She stared at the engagent ring on her finger with a look of bliss. It was a Unique-Rated item with a Defensive Rune inscribed on it. Upon activation, she could even block the attack of a Level 5 Esper once!
Standing behind her was her mother, Antonette Crossfield. She smiled gently at Samira as she combed her daughter’s hair. “Are you happy?” She asked. She knew that her daughter had a secret crush on Aethelwolf. Although Samira didn’t tell her about it, she could sense that the way she looked at him was different.
Samira smiled bashfully as she nodded her head. “I’ve been dreaming about this. I never thought that he would take the initiative to propose to .”
“Aethelwolf ca here after knowing that you were engaged to Prince Jonas. I believed that the cancellation of the engagent between you two is also his doing. Maybe he already liked you a long ti ago.” Antonette chuckled.
Samira shook her head, but when she recalled her interactions with Aethelwolf, she realized that it might be possible. This thought made her cheeks turn red.
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“After we are done here, we’ll visit Miss Hyacinth’s clothing shop and choose a perfect wedding gown for you.” Antonette muttered with a smile.
“Alright.” Samira nodded her head eagerly. She was also excited about this.
News about their engagent soon reached the ears of the nobility and many ca to congratulate the Reynolds Household.
Later that night in the estate of the Urgel Household, Julie Irish sat on the balcony with a lost expression on her face. She also heard about the engagent of Samira and Aethelwolf. For so reason, she felt an explicable sadness enveloping her heart. “Why am I feeling like this?” She muttered to herself as she stared at the starry night sky.
At this mont, she realized that she might have taken a liking to Aethelwolf.
“Is it really like that? Do I actually like him?” Julie Irish muttered before downing a glass of wine.
Because her mind was so occupied by all sorts of thoughts, she didn’t even notice that her sister, Grace, was already standing behind her.
“Sister, you only noticed now? I knew a long ti ago that you like King Aethelwolf.” Grace sighed as she walked closer to her sister.
Julie Irish was a bit startled when she heard Grace’s words. She turned her gaze and stared at Grace in silence.
“I will join you.” Grace grabbed the wine bottle from her hands and took out an empty glass. She then poured wine for herself and then for her sister.
Julie Irish took off her veil, revealing the face of a peerless beauty with long crimson hair. She was like a goddess, untainted by the mortal world. “If only I had shown him my true face...”
“Actually, it’s not yet too late for you, sister. Who says he can only marry one woman? He is the King of Barden Territory! A peak expert with the strength of a Level 5 Esper! It’s completely normal for a person as strong as him to have multiple won at his side, but are you prepared for that?” Grace muttered while looking at her sister. She was young and open-minded and she didn’t have traditional thinking.
Hearing this, Julie’s eyes flashed. “You’re right. He is so outstanding and Samira wouldn’t be able to hold him alone.” Her lips curved upwards.
anwhile, the man in question was now in midair with his eyes shut tight, appearing to be in deep ditation.
Aethelwolf could sense that sothing was summoning him from afar. He opened his eyes and looked in a certain direction with a confused look on his face. “What is summoning ?” He muttered to himself.
He first noticed this feeling when he beca a Level 5 Esper and it was becoming more frequent as ti passed by.
After a mont of hesitation, Aethelwolf decided to take a look at what was calling him. He flew into the sky with his wings unfurled.
Aethelwolf flew for more than a few hours and he passed by many empires along the way. There wasn’t a Level 5 Esper in any of those empires so he managed to pass through without alerting anyone.
Soon, he arrived on an island that had countless runes of all kinds scattered all over the place. The defense in this place was unlike anywhere he had been to. One single mistake and he would be a goner! That was how heavily fortified the island was.
“Where is this place?” He muttered in surprise. Suddenly, he noticed an aura sweeping in his direction. He imdiately used a Concealnt skill to hide his aura, preventing the other party from locating him.
He could sense that there were a lot of Level 5 Espers in the area and from his initial estimates, there were around five of them on the island!
“This aura... Eliazar? Could this be the territory of Mystic Island?” Aethelwolf was pleasantly surprised when he sensed Eliazar’s aura. The guy was one of the Mystic Island’s Holy Generals so Aethelwolf concluded that the island in front of him must be their headquarters.
Aethelwolf avoided the detection of the experts while finding a blindspot to bypass the Defensive Runes. It took him about an hour to finally reach a small pond. He could feel that the summoning was getting more intense.
He observed the area around the pond and he heaved a sigh of relief after seeing that there was no rune inscribed. He stared at the pond with a hesitant look and after a minute of struggle, he jumped into the pond.
Splash!
Aethelwolf was shocked when he discovered that the pond was actually so deep. He swam into the deepest part of the water and saw a rift that seed to be leading to a different dinsion. The calling also intensified and he discovered that it actually ca from behind the rift.
Aethelwolf tried to escape from the captivating voice that was whispering in his mind. However, he had underestimated the enchanting power and it dragged him inside the rift.
He felt his consciousness slowly drifting and after a long ti of struggle, his eyes slowly closed.
Cough! Cough! Cough!
Aethelwolf’s eyes sprang open and he shivered from the coldness in the air. When his eyes regained focus, he discovered that he was lying in a snowy field and his body was covered in snow. It was so cold that even with the body of a Level 5 Esper, his body was still shivering from the coldness.
He summoned a fearso fla that imdiately made him feel warm. He also covered his body with a small layer of world essence before he surveyed the surroundings. There were no signs of life and he seed to have traveled to another world. “Where am I?”
He felt a bit anxious after realizing that he might have traveled to a distant land.
***
The experts of the Mystic Island were soon alerted.
“Young Miss, sothing is happening to the Snowy Pond!” Eliazar reported to Nocturna with a solemn look on his face.
“What?! Take there!” Nocturna furrowed her eyebrows as she followed Eliazar to the Snowy Pond. The headquarters of the Mystic Island is heavily protected by many peak experts and there were even hundreds of high-level Defensive Runes scattered all over the place. For this reason, they didn’t bother to put any defense in the Snowy Pond.
When they arrived, Nocturna saw that the Snowy Pond was emitting a brilliant glow as if it was shining. “What’s happening?!” She muttered in surprise. It was the first ti she had seen the Snowy Pond emitting such brilliance.
Eliazar shook his head and answered. “I have no idea. I’ve already alerted the others and they told that no one’s been here. This Snowy Pond leads to the Frigid Snow Dinsion. Perhaps sothing is happening in there.”
“The portal leading to the Frigid Snow Dinsion only opens once a year so we can’t verify your conjecture. Sir Eliazar, please guard this area. We can only wait until my father returns.” Nocturna muttered solemnly.
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