"This is…" Livia gasped while looking at her hand. She couldn't believe what she had just done. "The power is so strong… It seems to double my original power. There are also a few things I want to try… like a new technique.

"More importantly, this doesn't have a side effect…" Livia looked at Tristan in shock. "You showing me this medicine…"

"Well…" Tristan scratched the back of his head. "Our Master will definitely show it to you and the Greenwood Kingdom sooner or later. So, I can't help but think to show you faster since it's going to happen anyway."

Livia squinted her eyes. "You must want something, right?"

Tristan smiled wryly. "I can't really hide anything from you. Yes. I do need you to help me with something. This is related to the stability of the Ardagan family."

"You don't have to do this to even ask for my help. In the end, I'm Noel Ardagan's disciple, so the Ardagan family's matter is also my matter."

"You've been busy with the academy, so it can't be helped." Tristan sighed. "Still, the situation has become much worse and I'm planning to reserve this as a trump card."

"What do you want?"

Tristan's expression turned serious. "Sir Dimitri is planning to handle the outside matter, especially regarding other kingdoms. However, we don't have someone to handle the people within this kingdom."

"Oh. So, you want me to use myself as a proof and guarantee that this pill is a success?"

"Yes."

"Who do you want to get?"

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"Duke Lorelei and Countess Christina."

"Hmm…" Livia frowned. "But they won't be able to help you."

"It's not about them helping me."

"Ah!" Livia nodded in understanding. "Distraction, huh?"

"Yes."

"In that case, I will do it. It's not even a big problem. I will use the train as well, but because this is an official visit, I will need to bring the vice commander of our garrison. This is the only way to make it look like we're doing it for real.

"In addition, it will be best to bring someone from the Runegard Company. Without them, it will lack sincerity.

"Besides, the Runegard Company will have to act as a decoy. After all, the medicine doesn't belong to the Runegard Company but to the Ardagan family.

"We will make them think that the Ardagan family is doing something and because it's through the Runegard Company, it must be related to the rune technology. They'll think that our master has left behind a technology that can help us in this situation.

"It will surely look like they have to stop it at all costs. This should be enough, right?"

Tristan smiled wryly. He had to think hard to come up with that idea, but as one would expect from royalty, even though she never really cared about ascending to the throne, she was still a princess. Scheming was something she had learned and was good at.

"Yes. Thank you very much." Tristan nodded. "Please take care of that side."noveldrama

"Don't worry. With my identity, they won't attack me. However, they will surely monitor me, which means I'm going to stay there for a bit to make it look like we're testing the rune technology."

"I will definitely help you with the work in the Rune Academy after this."

Livia smiled before patting Tristan's shoulder. "In that case, I will prepare and head out tomorrow."

"Yes, take your time."

…

While Livia was preparing for her leave, Dimitri had actually finished his preparation.

"I will take my leave. The sooner we do this, the better. Still, without me around, you will be prone to assassination. Please pay attention to your safety."

Tristan nodded. "Don't worry, Sir Dimitri. The Shadow Guard is protecting the mansion. Besides, Master has left behind a helper for that. While I don't know who she is, I should be pretty safe. However, I will make sure to bring Sandra around if I have to leave the mansion."

The Shadow Guard Tristan mentioned was none other than the elite maids and butlers Dimitri trained. Of course, Sandra was included in it.

They were adept in culvert operation and carried secret weapons around. They were the ones in charge of the Ardagan family's protection. In fact, this system was already in place even before Noel rebuilt the Ardagan family.

Dimitri nodded his head. "Take care."

"Yes. Please take your time and be careful out there." Tristan politely bowed to him.

Dimitri immediately took his leave. Little did he know, his leave was monitored not from the inside of the city, but from someone outside the city.

And that person was none other than the Third Prince.

"Hoh?" The Third Prince squinted his eyes. "Dimitri is leaving? They're rather bold to not have him around."

Suddenly, the air was torn open as Josephine emerged from the inside.

"Third Prince. Why are you here? Are you done with the Magic Lord? Have you killed him?"

"Do you think it's so easy to kill someone of that level? Even though he is not a spirit transcendence, he has discovered his transcendent path. Even with my strength, it's not easy to kill him."

"Did he and the Water Lord manage to escape?" Josephine glared at him.

"Indeed. There was nothing we could do. However, the Magic Lord's injury was severe. He couldn't do anything for at least a month. This is the time for us to att—!" He abruptly stopped and turned around, looking at the city from a distance.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Josephine frowned.

The Third Prince frowned. "What was that? I certainly felt a gaze. But there wasn't anyone capable of doing that… at least from this distance without showing themselves… Maybe I was hallucinating…"

Josephine tilted her head in confusion. "What are you saying?"

"Nothing. I might be hallucinating." He shrugged. "Anyway, Laufey is the one attacking them, right? Tell him to do it fast."

"That goes without saying. Why don't you attack the city personally?"

"The defense of the city is pretty hard to break, and showing my strength in the open is not something I want to do yet." He snorted.

"…" Josephine squinted her eyes, watching how the Third Prince left so casually.

Little did they know, they were being observed as well. There was a woman who sensed them without even standing on the city wall.

It was Melissa.

"The spirit transcendence has left. I guess I don't have to confront him." Melissa looked up. "Still, there is a lot of trash recently."

She harrumphed. If one took a look at the dark alley on the building next to her, they would actually find three bodies that had been frozen to death. They all were at least spirit masters.

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