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Chapter 1141
Everyone quickly left Navia Palace and began preparing for the legate selection. ***Meanwhile, in Bortuguesa, Adrian had finished dinner at Maila’s house. He, Gloria, and Mya left to head back to Lacey’s clinic. It was already twelve midnight by then. Upon their return, Gloria and Mya washed up before retiring to their rooms. Adrian left the women’s room after the two fell asleep. Lacey’s clinic quieted down and closed up. The pharmacists had returned to their rooms as well. Adrian sat in the reception area alone and made himself a cup of coffee. He sipped on it quietly. Other than worrying about Gloria’s health, he had been worried about Navia during his journey to Bortuguesa. The Luposians had discovered his absence, so he was certain that they would do something in light of their stubbornness. He was also worried about the lack of a Wyvern Peak successor who could unite the powers of Wyvern Peak within a short time. The successor would need to be able to gather Wyvern Peak’s
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Though no one had ever asked Adrian this question before, he had thought about it countless times. Adrian answered, “You know, it can be difficult to make choices in life at times. For everything you gain, you lose something. For me, there are two people I can’t afford to lose. Gloria’s current situation is because of me, so I can’t give up on her or I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”Upon hearing his words, Lacey said, “You are right about how it can be difficult to make choices. For everything you gain, you lose something. Gloria sacrificed so much for you at Isle 416, so you shouldn’t abandon her. But on the other hand, Samantha endured hardships for seven years while she waited for your return and kept her chastity for you. You shouldn’t leave her either.”This was exactly what Adrian thought of when he talked about making choices. It was difficult, but as War Legate Draco, he would never abandon anyone. Adrian said, “I’m very grateful that you can see things from my po
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Roman was renowned in Serpentshire, and his reputation was known all across Navia. People knew him as a philanthropist, businessman, and author. Adrian could imagine how hopeless Lacey had felt in the past after hearing her rage-filled story. He asked, “What happened after that?”Lacey said coldly, “The attending physician sought a payment of four million five hundred thousand dollars, so we complained to the hospital director and its related departments. We found out that the people in the management were also from the Thompson family. They refused to accept our complaint. They said that they did it on purpose so that the Levees would be eliminated from Serpenshire. If the Levees were gone, no other family could hold back the Thompsons.”Lacey inhaled a deep, shaky breath. Adrian beckoned her to keep talking. “However, our family isn’t one to be messed with. My uncles and aunt made a huge fuss until the related departments had no choice but to step in and handle my grandfather’s
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“Nick was the one who persuaded me into helping Gloria. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have treated her.”Adrian said, “I thank you on her behalf.”Lacey shook her head hastily. “You don’t have to thank me, and I won’t thank you either. We’re considered even. The Levees have been doing much better after the Thompsons were eliminated. My grandfather wrote to me and told me that everything is back to normal in the family. He funded the building of one thousand schools across the country and provided financial aid worth thirty million to the poor. He enjoys helping people and loves children. He even adopted more than two thousand orphan children from around the country.”Adrian smiled. “I’ve met your grandfather before. He sent resources to Azure Creek including equipment, food, and clothing during the Battle of Azure Creek. I remember meeting him.”“Grandfather mobilized all his forces and connections, sparing no effort in sending the resources to Azure Creek despite the Thompson family’s opp
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Adao nodded hastily. “Yes, Mr. Nicholas. The guests are here and have been waiting for a few days.”Nicholas nodded and walked into the clinic. Meanwhile, Lacey came out of her room. Adrian, Gloria, and Mya were about to get breakfast as well. Everyone spotted the approaching Nicholas.Lacey broke into a smile. She said joyously, “You’re back, you little rascal.” She ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his. Gloria and Mya were puzzled by the sight of this person. Mya said softly, “Is this Nicholas? He does seem rather unique.”Nicholas looked confident yet cold. These qualities made him look different from other men.Noticing Lacey leaning against the man, it went without saying he was her fellow apprentice. “I believe so,” answered Gloria. The two women then observed the couple. Lacey could not refrain from being coy with Nicholas as they had not met in some time. However, Nicholas ignored her and looked toward Adrian instead. Adrian walked over and held out his hand
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“That took me by surprise.”Adrian was similarly surprised. Nicholas invoked a profound sense of mystery. He asked, “Based on what you just said, you seem to have a good knowledge of the Uduma Desert. What’s the story of that place? It felt like we were trapped in a spell or something.”Nicholas explained, “The truth is, the desert doesn’t exist at all. Everything we see there is part of an illusion. There are two levels to it, a visible illusion and a visual illusion.”“I don’t understand.” Mya shook her head in confusion. Nicholas said, “It’s simple. There’s something there surpassing scientific knowledge that presents that Steedten’s hotel and the desert to us so that we can perceive its existence with our own eyes. When we close our eyes, we’ll see a different form of the illusion. These two illusions are completely different but both exist in reality. Everything that you saw and felt from the moment you entered that hotel was not real.”Upon hearing Nicholas’ explanation,
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Adrian brought Nicholas to the treatment room as Lacey began preparing medicines. Ten minutes later, Nicholas lay on the treatment bed covered in blood while Lacey carefully opened up his top to dress his wound. The others stared at the strange, terrifying wound on his chest. It looked like it had been caused by sharp claws and was covered in black-colored blood. Lacey said anxiously as she looked at Nicholas, “This is going to sting. Bear with it.”She then poured the medicine onto the wound and began dressing it. She also grabbed a scalpel to remove all the infected flesh before stitching it up. More than an hour had passed by the time she completed the procedure. She was exhausted and drenched in sweat. Once done with treating Nicholas’ wound, Lacey asked sympathetically, “What happened to you? How did you get infected with Reaperiosis?”Reaperiosis was a unique form of infection, and the term was coined by Lacey and her mentor. It was not an aggressive disease but an infected
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“I heard from my mentor about the technology of ancient Gostia that allowed its people to control corpses. I believe that Gostia and Partingia are linked in some ways.”“So you believe that the corpse that attacked you was a relic of Gostia? How were they capable of controlling corpses?” asked Lacey. “It’s connected to Snowspirin—a medicine produced by Gostia. It’s capable of changing human cells and results in human evolution. I studied it during my journey and found that there are components of Isle 416’s worms in it,” said Nicholas. Everyone was stunned.Nicholas looked toward Gloria and said, “If you can’t be cured, you’ll become similar to the corpse that I encountered on the snowy mountain. You’ll be mindless and incapable of thought, but you’ll be left with a powerful, indestructible body.”Gloria was so scared that she was shaking. Nicholas’ story had linked Gostia and Partingia. In other words, Gloria’s condition occurred back in Gostia and Partingia a millennia ago. It
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