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Chapter 34 The Smug Uncle
Chapter 34 The Smug Uncle
Vance ignored the life quest update for the time being and focused on the matters at hand.
"Alright, I will go to the palace in three days' time, thank you. I also wanted to get your input on a few things." Vance and the others arrived at the estate and were brought into a small side room and were served tea and snacks. Sally quickly arrived and pulled Alice away to spend time with her while Vance and Henry talked.
"I want your real opinion on these other worlders. Do you think the Church really summoned them?" Vance was asking this because his own situation was already very strange. He wondered if it had something to do with the church.
"This…. I can not say to be honest. We are only guessing based on speculation since the past few days, strange lights have been witnessed coming from the theocracy. I am afraid to find out we would need to go there and ask about it ourselves, but it is highly doubtful that they would say a word. The church has always been quite secretive." Henry replied while sipping his tea. He realized his niece seemed to be leaving everything to this young man. He did not see a problem with it since this young man seemed to be more than willing to help her out. He could only be grateful that his niece found someone who was willing to stand on her side like this. Dealing with royals, no matter who you are is not easy, but this man of common origin was willing to jump in head first for his niece. This gained Vance many points in Henry's book.
"I see…. When I am a bit stronger, I will need to go take a look…. How about this.... Do you know anything about the ancestral guardians?" Vance's question caused Henry to choke and stare at Vance in surprise.
"You know a lot…." Henry's eyes grew stern as he stared at Vance.
"I know that they protect the people. I do not want to know much about them, but I was wondering if they were activated or not? Will they really protect its citizens?" Vance was being selective in his questions, but he did not know much about the guardians besides what they do, and from Henry's reaction, he knew he should not know about them.
"The guardians are a kingdom's trump card. Every kingdom has them, and they were probably all activated since last night. It was because of these other worlders that my brother activated them to protect the people. I can not answer any more than that." Henry already felt he had said too much, but since this man was helping his niece, he let him in on a bit of extra information.
"I thank you. I will be sure not to speak about this to others. But I do hope you can watch these other worlders. They have a tendency to walk into other people's homes. I had killed one earlier due to intruding into our room, but they turned into balls of light." Vance explained. He was saying this to give a warning that some players might do things they should not.
"I understand. Our streets are now being patrolled by both armies. As for the towns and cities, we have sent word out to boost the patrols to keep the other worlders from causing harm to the citizens, but there is only so much they can do…. As for what you said…. They seem to be immortal. All over Alantina, there are many places where the Goddess Celestina has worshiping statues. There are millions of them all over our world, and for some reason, these other worlds reappear at the closest statue from where they are killed. I am afraid…. They might have the goddess's protection and are immortal…." Henry let out a heavy sigh. It seemed this was the biggest issue he had at this time.
"Alright, I will also keep an eye on things. If I see them doing anything wrong I will slay them and send them back to the goddess myself." Vance announced. He did not mind killing a few newbie players for fun.
"Then take this." Henry pulled out an emblem. It was the crest of the royal family. "With Alice at your side, this will come in handy. It allows you to do what needs to be done under my name. Just do not abuse it, or I will hunt you down."
"Don't worry. I will only use it if the occasion calls for it," Vance replied with a smile as he took the crest.
[Acquired Findale Royal Crest]
[A crest that gives you some authority within the Findale Kingdom.]
The item gave no stats, but it did give Vance a certain amount of status. It could be said to be a key to getting out of any trouble one could get into within the capital. Vance quietly put away the item and sipped his tea. At this point, he had run out of things to speak about with Henry, so the awkward silence was killing him.
Sadly for Vance, while the silence did get broken, it was about a conversation he did not wish to tread on just yet. "I want to say that since you have taken my niece's first out of wedlock, you will need to prepare to be ready for a scolding from my brother. I did report that the two of you were sharing a bed."
It was now Vance's turn to almost choke on his tea. He looked at the man in front of him, who had a smug expression on his face, and knew he was using Alice's father, the king himself, as a means to get back at him! Because the matter at hand was an absolute lie! He had yet to even see the girl in the nude, never mind stain the sheets!
"Ummm… We haven't…." Vance tried to defend himself, but Henry's smile became even more profound.
"So what? Who do you think my brother will listen to more? Some brat who is still wet behind the ears or his brother? Don't worry. I only mentioned that you tricked Alice into bedding with you, and she is now glued to you because of this."
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