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Chapter 748: Lanchi Compromises on Titles
Chapter 748: Lanchi Compromises on Titles
The clock in the silver palace ticked away as the trio and the cat chatted for a while.
Lanchi was still trying to communicate with Yfatia.
"But Yfatia, Duke Migaya is my senior. If you call me brother, won't that also lower his status?"
There was nothing urgent to tend to tonight, so Lanchi and Thalia were in no rush to leave.
"His status is already lower than yours. All you need to do is marry my older sister."
Yfatia pointed to her older sister as she spoke matter-of-factly.
"Let's set that premise aside for now. What should our current statuses be?"
Lanchi wondered if the domineering logic of the Demon Tribe was flawed. Why present a conclusion and then bring up a hypothesis afterward?
"Well, you're still my brother."
Yfatia replied.
"Why?"
Lanchi widened his eyes in surprise.
"Because my sister's boyfriend should also be addressed as brother."
Yfatia answered seriously.
Lanchi held his head in his hands.
"Give up, Lanchi. Back then, the Demon King found quite a few demon tribe tutors for Yfatia, but she drove them all crazy."
Thalia knew that her younger sister wasn't stupid; she was just too clever. No one could easily change the way she thought.
Perhaps Lanchi, the renowned master who had once served as the principal of the Purgatory Corridor Academy, had hoped to persuade Yfatia, but it would be challenging in a short time.
"Yfatia, what about your injuries? What can be done about them?"
Thalia stood behind Yfatia, her hands on her sister's shoulders, concern evident in her voice as she asked.
Her primary worry was always her sister's health.
Just thinking about her sister enduring an unquenchable burn for twenty-four hours a day made her want to stay by Yfatia's side and take care of her constantly.
However, she also had the important responsibility of assisting Lanchi, her contractor, and couldn't leave him.
"Ancient records show that only the highest and most powerful wolf blood can unlock the poison of the Blood King's Divine Fire due to its pure and violent vitality."
Yfatia turned to look at her sister, seeing the concern in her eyes, and held onto Thalia's hands.
Otherwise, with her current condition, if she left the spatial barrier and used her magic even a little, she would quickly be located by the blood tribe in Brilerda.
"Don't worry about me, sister. I can still fall asleep; it doesn't affect my rest."
She spoke to Thalia with a relaxed smile.
Her sister had changed a lot over the years.
Even though some essential things remained unchanged, it was evident that her sister had become much gentler and had developed emotions akin to those of humans.
"Is that so... You're amazing..."
Thalia had almost forgotten about her sister's ability to fall asleep in a second.
Any other powerful being would likely be tormented by the Blood King's Divine Fire, unable to sleep, but Yfatia remained unaffected.
This was also a testament to her sister's inner strength.
"You're pretty amazing yourself, Thalia."
Lanchi, sitting across the table, looked at them, not wanting Thalia to belittle herself.
He actually envied the sisters' physiques—one could fall asleep anytime, and the other could eat any amount.
Compared to the Blood Tribe's poison fire, the Evil Demon Tribe's genes were indeed more robust.
"Then why don't you mention Shubelian? She's also a demon princess."
Thalia said somewhat unhappily, feeling that Lanchi was being a bit biased.
"Shubelian is too much like an ordinary girl compared to you two."
Lanchi had always been the one who respected Shubelian the most.
"That's because you don't know..."
Thalia trailed off, not finishing her sentence.
Shubelian could be said to have inherited the opposite traits from Yfatia. The only similarity between them was that once they were asleep, nothing could wake them up.
Only Thalia knew that Shubelian didn't have Yfatia's ability to sleep soundly. Her sleep quality was far inferior to Yfatia's. Moreover, Shubelian tended to talk in her sleep, had poor sleeping posture, and sometimes even sucked on Thalia's body in the middle of the night, scaring Thalia awake several times.
"..."
This time, Lanchi was left speechless.
He had accidentally heard it in his mind.
"Ah, just forget about it!"
Thalia immediately let go of Yfatia's hand and once again wrapped her arms around Lanchi's neck, her face reddening as she tried to help him forget physically. It was said that choking someone until they passed out could make them forget a small portion of their memory!
"I didn't hear anything! I really don't know this secret!"
Lanchi struggled desperately, making a solemn statement, but he couldn't escape.
"What are they talking about?"
Yfatia listened to Lanchi and Thalia's conversation but felt like she was missing parts of it.
She felt like she had missed something, and she couldn't understand why her sister's emotions seemed to fluctuate so much.
"They even have a private chat channel that you can't access, meow."
The cat boss shook his head.
He had protested several times about Lanchi and Tata's exclusive channel, but to no avail.
"What do you mean?"
Yfatia didn't quite understand, poking the black bread curiously.
"Don't you feel that their souls are connected, like your sister has become Lanchi's summon? In fact, they're like a Lifebond Contract pair, able to communicate telepathically at any time, and unable to hide their true feelings from each other."
The cat boss explained.
"My goodness, so they're living together every day now?"
Yfatia asked, holding the little black cat's paws and shaking them gently.
"Yes, meow. We live in a double-story villa in the St. Cryxie Monastery, but so far they've only held hands at most, with no further developments, meow."
The cat boss reported to Yfatia.
"..."
The two people sitting across from each other paused simultaneously and looked at the cat boss.
First of all, it was a bit much for the cat boss to gossip in front of them like this; the excited glint in their eyes was hard to conceal.
Secondly, how did the cat boss know that they had held hands?
Logically, the cat boss shouldn't have been present that day when they were dining in the Flower City of Pariah.
That day's events were not meant to be shared with others; otherwise, the two of them would truly be a couple.
Just as the two were deep in thought.
"Meow, Yfatia, you mentioned that the highest and most powerful wolf blood can unlock the Blood King's Divine Fire. Are you referring to the ancient wolf tribe's blood?"
The cat boss sensed a chilling aura approaching and quickly tripled its IQ, steering the topic back to the main issue.
"Yes, that's what was written on the ancient stone tablets in the Moon Temple, according to Barton's friends. Moreover, it has to be at least an eighth-rank peak wolf tribe; otherwise, its vitality may not be able to influence me, nor will it be able to dissolve the Blood King's Divine Fire, which poses a threat to an eighth-rank peak being."
Yfatia replied.
The Moon Temple ruins, now known as the St. Cryxie Monastery, hold many ancient treasures, and the library is one of them. However, for preservation purposes, only a few people have the authority to access these ancient texts.
Even with access, it would be challenging to read through all the ancient books in the St. Cryxie Monastery's collection.
"The wolf tribe? Where can we find them?"
Thalia asked anxiously.
Her first priority was still her sister's well-being.
She had heard of this race during the second Shadow World dinner, 'The Holy Sinner's Supper', with Shubelian and Lanchi. It was in the library of Lichten Castle that Lanchi found books about witches and werewolves, solving the puzzle.
However, the wolf tribe had long since disappeared, leaving no clan or settlement behind.
Only a handful of humans with wolf tribe bloodlines remained, exhibiting atavistic traits, and even they were unaware of their wolf tribe heritage.
Finding individuals with such rare wolf tribe bloodlines was already difficult, let alone those of a high rank.
"Well, the cat boss and I do know a very strong wolf tribe member, but she's not around here."
Lanchi glanced at the cat boss.
"Is she far away?"
Thalia grasped Lanchi's shoulder, her eyes fixed on him as she asked.
Her heart was racing; she couldn't believe that Lanchi had an answer so readily, even providing a clue to her sister's cure.
"She's on the Northern Continent. Don't even think about it, meow. We won't be able to find her anytime soon. Even if we set off north now, it would take us two months to get there. We'll have to wait until we've resolved the blood tribe issue in the Cryxie Empire before we can take Yfatia to find her, meow."
The cat boss sighed; he, too, missed Xide. But Sigelride was too far away, and it would be challenging to meet her anytime soon.
"...So it's a Catch-22."
Thalia's eyes glazed over as she let go of Lanchi's shoulder.
They had to first unlock Yfatia's Blood King's Divine Fire to add her powerful eighth-rank hero unit to their team, increasing their odds against the blood tribe, and finally, take on Blood Moon City.
But they also had to conquer Blood Moon City and resolve the Cryxie Empire's issues first before they could find this wolf tribe member on the Northern Continent.
"Or, if we could get Violet's blood, that might work too."
Yfatia added.
She had already done her research.
Her situation was not entirely hopeless.
What truly surprised Yfatia was that Lanchi mentioned the existence of other wolf tribes besides Violet who met the requirements.
"The high priestesses of the Moon Temple have always had thin wolf tribe bloodlines. With the Moon God's blessing, their ancestral bloodline is slowly reviving, and Violet is almost a full wolf tribe member.
Iphatia shared the intelligence Barton had gathered with the two of them.
"So that's how it is...?"
Lanchi rested his chin in his hand, deep in thought.
"Have you come to any conclusions?" Thalia asked, swallowing her saliva. She wondered what significant discovery Lanchi had made, intrigued by his thoughtful expression.
"I've noticed that the beast-type Wolf Warriors tend to have lighter hair, while the magic-type Wolf Sages have darker shades," Lanchi replied, gazing at her.
Thalia playfully smacked him on the head, telling him to snap out of it. "Anyway, the Sixth War God's blood won't be easy to obtain," Iphatia quickly interjected, motioning for her sister to stop teasing Lanchi.
They couldn't forget that Violet, the principal of St. Cryxie Monastery, also held the title of the Sixth War God of the Empire, bestowed upon her the seat of Water Jade.
Setting aside whether there could be any conditions for exchange that would convince Violet to give up some of her blood, just bringing up such a request might arouse Violet's suspicion of Landel.
Additionally, they couldn't rule out the possibility that Violet was being controlled by the Blood Tribe. If she were, informing her of their desire for her blood would quickly lead her to deduce that Professor Landel was aiding someone, and from there, she could easily trace Iphatia's hiding place.
For this reason, even with Barton's connections within St. Cryxie Monastery, they had never attempted to acquire Violet's blood through others unless a more trustworthy person emerged.
"It's not entirely impossible," Lanchi mused. "If I approach Violet with the reason that I need her blood to refine the Philosopher's Stone, it would be a somewhat reasonable excuse. Of course, whether she agrees or not is another matter..."
"That's true," the cat boss chimed in. "She's not very close to you yet, so she's likely to reject the request."
This was an understandable concern. When Lanchi had first met Sigelride in the Northern Continent, if he had directly asked for her blood, she might have found it repulsive and refused.
However, if he had made the same request after they had become familiar with each other, she probably would have proposed conditions, agreeing to the exchange if Lanchi fulfilled them.
And by the end of their journey, Sigelride would undoubtedly assist Lanchi without hesitation.
This was the difference that affinity made.
Although Sigelride often claimed that her affinity meter was unreliable and that she kept giving Lanchi false hopes, the fact was that Lanchi had never actively asked her for anything. If he had, he would undoubtedly have felt a distinct shift in their relationship.
"I'll try to find out if there's anything she wants when Violet returns," Lanchi decided, looking at Iphatia. "It will take a couple more days for her to come back from Brilerda."
It was during this absence that Elsa had been attacked.
Lanchi suspected that the Blood Tribe was manipulating the situation by creating the illusion of the remains of an ancient god-beast, the King of Bone Fragments, within the empire, luring Violet to Lake Stabergeen near the province of Botswana.
If this speculation was correct, it significantly lowered the possibility that Violet was being manipulated by the Blood Tribe.
"Don't take risks, brother. Your safety is the most important thing," Iphatia nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with gratitude.
"Don't worry," Lanchi assured her, initially feeling uncomfortable with Iphatia's choice of address. But seeing the innocent and hopeful look in her eyes, he couldn't bring himself to reject her again.
"Do important things before they become urgent." This was Lanchi's principle of time management and the motto of the Purgatory Corridor Academy.
At this moment, the only truly urgent matter was the mission at hand: finding teammates, gathering strength, and healing Iphatia so they could leave the underground palace.
Since Shubelian wouldn't be seeing them anytime soon, and even if she did, she might not recognize Iphatia as the prison mom, there was no harm in letting Iphatia address him as she pleased for now.
He would have a proper talk with her about this matter of address before they left Cryxie Empire and returned to the Kingdom of Horton.
(End of Chapter)
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