Cloud Thinking

Chapter 164 I am not here to join this family, I am here to break it up [heart]

After listening to Carlisle's report, Claude thought carefully for a long time before he could barely piece together Helia's intention of staying up late at night to cosplay as a thief at home.

Probably because of her orc friend, she went to modify the palace's defense magic circle. How daring...

Claude snorted coldly and continued to look down at the documents in his hand: "Hmph, let her be. I want to see what trouble she can cause."

Facing Claude's indulgent attitude that had almost no bottom line, Carlisle slowly clenched his hands behind his back into fists, but his expression remained unchanged: "I obey your command."

After Carlisle left, Claude slowly cast his gaze towards the bookshelf not far away and snorted, "This ability to cause trouble... Aya is really becoming more and more like you."

A figure suddenly appeared behind the empty bookshelf, very faint, like a shadow reflected in the water, which would disappear with the slightest touch.

The fiery red hair was neatly tied up behind her head, revealing an extremely beautiful face. Time had not changed her appearance, and she looked as young as Claude remembered.

"Tsk, how can you say it's making trouble? It's just an old broken magic circle. Aya changed it if she wanted to. It's considered her ability." Madeline frowned unhappily, strode out from behind the bookshelf, pushed away the hill of official documents on the corner of the table, and sat down on it in an untidy manner.

"Aya has seen the tombstone I erected for you. I'm afraid she will come to check. Should we stop her?" Claude looked as if he was used to it. He was already accustomed to Madeline's attitude.

"We can't stop her, so let her check it out. Anyway, she knows everything she should and shouldn't know. There's no point in hiding it any longer." Madeline sighed. For the first time, she felt that having a smart child was not a good thing.

"You've done so much for her, but she may not understand you and may even resent you. Why don't you just stop here?"

Claude recalled what Helia had told him when she came back. He had long seen that Helia was not the kind of person who would obey orders obediently. She had a strong desire to resist and to be free, so she would definitely not do what Madeline wished.

"I would like to stop here, but some things, once started, can't be stopped." Madeline said sadly, "Aya is still too naive. She has no idea how dangerous it is to play games with gods. Sometimes I have to force her, otherwise she will always live in confusion."

"Even if I have to bear the name of a bad mother for this, I will accept it."

"I hope that she can assist her brother in governing the country, or let Eric assist her, but she doesn't seem to be interested in this," said Claude.

Madeline chuckled. "We have dealt with gods before, so why would we still be concerned about this little bit of worldly power?"

"She is very ambitious and has a big appetite, but greed is not enough, so we have to help her. This is what we should do as parents."

Claude was silent for a long while. It was unclear whether he supported or opposed what Madeline said. The word "parents" seemed to remind him of something: "Do you have anything to say about Starley and Hector?"

Madeline showed no anger on her face. She said lightly, "You broke your promise to me. You will die a miserable death. What else can I say?"

"The children are innocent. The ones who are guilty are the adults who are scheming for power and profit. I am not petty enough to target two little kids."

"Besides, Aya likes them very much. Since we as parents cannot accompany her properly, let the brothers and sisters accompany her. This can be regarded as my compensation to her."

"Senior, you're great. You've made a lot of progress over the years." Helia raised her hand to wipe away the sweat that had flowed down her chin. Her eyes were shining and her face was full of excitement. She was like a beast that had seen its prey, and she slowly bared her fangs.

"Beilai, did you secretly take some elixir? How come you suddenly became so strong?" Vikes dodged to the side, breathing slightly, his long hair tied behind his head sticking to the back of his neck. His whole body was tense, staring at Helia who was also eyeing him covetously not far away.

In the past, if he had used all his strength, Helia would have been defeated in just ten moves, but now, Vikes had to admit that Helia was very strong, no wonder she was able to beat Carlisle that night.

"I am now a fifth-level magician. Where is the senior?"

Helia rushed forward, and the magic in her hands was thrown at Vikes as if it was free. The distance between them suddenly shortened, and Vikes had no choice but to turn defense into offense and stab Helia with his sword.

Although Helia's melee skills were not low, she had a fatal weakness, that is, she had no weapon. The sword of the magic swordsman could attack and defend, and although her magic wand could also be used, Theodore was too big and too heavy, not light enough, and it was easy for the opponent to capture her movements and determine her trajectory, so she rarely used Theodore, but hid a light and compact magic wand in her sleeve as a cover.

This also led to the fact that when she fought Carlisle last time, she could only use her arms to block other people's attacks, which was really a method that hurt the enemy a thousand times and hurt yourself eight hundred times.

"Level 5? You jumped really fast, but the level of the Magic Association doesn't mean anything." Vikes reminded Helia while fighting with her, "In fact, most magicians in the magic world will conceal their strength to some extent. The magic level does not really represent one's strength. Most of them are high-level magicians who are too lazy to take the assessment."

"So, never underestimate those magicians who are lower in rank than you. There are many people who hide their incompetence."

"After all, even you are the same. You are definitely more than a fifth-level magician, right?"

Helia was swept away by Vikes' powerful blow. Vikes had a mutated lightning attribute. When he hit her, her whole body was numb. This was under the premise that he had restrained his strength. If he really used his full strength, Helia would probably be electrocuted and twitch all over.

"Stop fighting, I surrender! I can't feel my hands anymore!" Helia surrendered decisively, thinking that she was lucky to have defeated Carlisle that night. It was too difficult for her, a magician, to confront the magic swordsman head-on.

Every profession has its own expertise, so she should not try to squeeze into other people's tracks.

"Carlisle is a magician of light attribute. Don't worry about being electrocuted when fighting him." Vikes supported Helia and nodded.

"Senior, you let me off before. You never let me off when we fought before." Helia said with a smile, "Besides that half-blood doctor with a girly haircut, you are the second magician with mutant attributes that I have met. Why didn't you tell me before?"

"The old man told me to keep it a secret because magicians with mutant attributes are very rare. The more mysterious I am, the more difficult it will be for others to estimate my strength, and they will eventually catch them off guard..." replied Vikes.

"No! No, no, no!" Helia suddenly thought of something, slapped her head suddenly, and looked at Vikes in shock, "I remember that you are a fire magician like me, and you have used fire magic! I remember it!"

"The thunder attribute originally mutated from the fire attribute. I am indeed half fire attribute and can use fire magic. In a sense, I should be a dual-attribute magician..." After saying this, Weikes still felt a little embarrassed and lowered his head to rub his nose.

Dual-attribute magicians are more precious and rarer than gold in the magic world. The number of dual-attribute magicians who have left their names in history can be counted on one hand, and each one is more powerful than the other. They are epoch-making legendary figures.

Huh??? Is Vikas so awesome???

Helia looked at Vikes in disbelief. She had thought she was already pretty awesome, a magician who didn't use a wand, an outlier in the magic world. But her senior was even more awesome, a magician with both fire and thunder attributes. No wonder she could become the chief of the Magic Knights at the end of the original novel and the sharpest sword in Eric's hand.

"Senior, you are the one who is hiding your talent!" Helia bent her elbow and hit Vikes hard. She was shocked but also happy. It was a great thing to have such a powerful person standing on their side!

"Keep it a secret for me. Apart from the old man and His Highness Eric, no one else knows about it yet." Vikes coughed twice embarrassedly, a blush already appearing on his cheeks, and he spoke in a low voice.

"Why did you suddenly think of telling me? It turns out that you were on guard against me during the time we were in the academy!" Helia was puzzled. In fact, there was no need for Vikes to tell her about this. After all, the level of fire magician that Vikes showed in the academy was enough for Helia to value him.

"It was the old man. He didn't let me tell you. I didn't understand it before, but now I understand. He must have been concerned about your identity and was afraid that you would kidnap me." Vikes couldn't help but smile when he said this. "I didn't expect that I would end up following you two."

"The recommendation letter the old man gave me was written by you, Bailey, right? I was wondering how the old man got this thing."

"Don't worry, senior. You are here because of your own strength." Helia patted his shoulder. "If you have read the recommendation letter I wrote, you should know that not only did I not give you a backdoor, I even made things difficult for you."

"I haven't read it, but I remember the expression on His Highness Eric's face after he read the letter. His face darkened immediately. Others could enter after passing three rounds of assessment, but I had to endure five rounds of assessment..." Vikes was speechless. At first he thought that Eric was paying more attention to him and wanted to see what he was capable of. He didn't expect that Helia was actually adding fuel to the fire...

"The reason I want to tell you now is that I hope you can make good use of my sword." Vikes stopped joking and continued seriously, "You are His Highness Eric's sister. You should know that His Highness is actually a little indecisive. He values ​​family ties very much, especially you."

"But you are different. You are very courageous and ruthless. Not only to others, but also to yourself."

"I can see that Your Highness is still bound by those rules and regulations. You are different. You are very clear-headed and have the courage to not fear death. You dare to break those rules and you are not afraid of the world's eyes."

"So I feel that someone like me can only play the greatest role in your hands."

"And you and His Highness Eric are on the same side. Helping you is helping His Highness."

Helia was a little surprised. Was she such a foolish man in Vikes' eyes? For a moment, she couldn't tell whether he was praising her or scolding her.

But she understood what Vikes meant. Her brother's biggest weakness was herself. Eric almost abandoned all principles when facing Helia. It was already seen last time in the Sad Forest. So, Vikes hoped that once Eric had to face some extreme choices and she was in the middle of the choice, she could make the choice for Eric, even if this choice would sacrifice herself.

Eric couldn't bear to be cruel to Helia, but Helia could bear to be cruel to herself!

This blatant exploitation should have made Helia very uncomfortable, but after careful consideration, she felt that even if Vikes didn't say this, when the time came to make that choice, she would still force Eric to decide to sacrifice her, just as she had chosen to face the dragon alone before. She felt that she was still a very conscious person - sacrificing the small self for the greater self.

"I know. I will use you to death. Don't tell my brother about it then~"

The second day——

Helia, dressed in simple riding clothes and with a neat ponytail, slowly walked into the training ground of the Royal Knights. Beside her followed Wickes, dressed in black, and the burly Ronnie. They didn't look like they were here to visit, but to cause trouble.