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However, Leda heard these words in a different light.
This time, Leda didn't remain silent. Instead, she asked directly, "What do you want?"
Luo Ya smiled, reverting to his usual refined and approachable demeanor.
Roya said calmly, "I need your help. I hope you can stand on Ariel Anemoy Asura's side and help her fight for the throne."
"Ariel Anemoi Asla?"
Leda frowned and recalled for a moment, then quickly remembered the person whose name corresponded to.
She was a young girl, a girl who looked refined, but was quite bold and unrestrained in her actions. Occasionally, one could hear some rumors about her.
In short, Leda did not have a very good impression of this little girl.
However, what puzzles Leda now is why Roya knows about this girl. To be more precise, the two are the kind of people who have absolutely no connection. Why would Roya go to such lengths, even taking matters into his own hands?
Although Leda was an outsider, as the water goddess, her status was already extraordinary.
Although she did not explicitly participate in the internal power struggles of the royal family, it was clear to everyone that although Ariel Anemoy Asura was recognized as the third in line to the throne, the throne was actually unrelated to her.
She had no support, whether from ministers or nobles.
At this point, unless someone of sufficient influence speaks up, the throne is destined to be out of reach for the other party.
Does Roya have any weight?
A sword god, he certainly carries weight.
As a great power, even a lower-ranking one, it is not someone that can be provoked by just anyone, especially a large country like Asura, which has a family to support and dares not offend someone like Roya.
If you really offend the other party, they can cause unimaginable economic losses to the Kingdom of Asura simply by wanting to find the economic lifeline of the Kingdom of Asura and sitting there. Moreover, such losses will be long-term.
This is considered to be a case of good temper. If they really angered the other party, it wouldn't be impossible for them to storm into the capital and kill everyone.
Leda's gaze fell upon Alina, who was standing behind Roya, watching the spectacle with a smug look on her face. The moment their eyes met, Alina immediately resumed her indifferent expression, naturally shifting her gaze away, not daring to meet Leda's eyes.
After glancing at Alina and then at Roya, Leda sighed.
She didn't know what kind of bargaining chips this princess named Ariel had offered to make the Sword God, who was originally thousands of miles away, travel all the way from the Holy Land of Swords to this place.
It could even persuade the current Sword God to try and convince himself to join Ariel's team.
If such a transaction were to take place, the price to be paid would be enormous, high enough to tempt even a sword god.
"I don't know why a little girl would attract so much attention. To be honest, I have already agreed to Darius's request that, under no circumstances should I hand over the throne to Ariel."
At this point, Leda glanced at Roya again, only to see his indifferent attitude. Leda continued, "Now it seems that this is no longer something I can control. Roya, at most I won't stop Ariel from becoming the new queen. As for asking me to help her, that's impossible. If it weren't for Darius's help, I would have died somewhere in the dark. That's my bottom line, and I hope you can understand."
At this point, Leda gripped the longsword at her waist again, her muscles tensing once more.
To Leda's surprise, Roya was surprisingly agreeable this time. Roya nodded slightly, which was considered as agreeing to Leda's condition.
The two of them each took a step back, and the tense atmosphere immediately disappeared.
The tense atmosphere dissipated, leaving only a group of people looking at each other in bewilderment.
No one could have imagined that the two, who were unleashing their ultimate moves and preparing for a life-or-death battle just a second ago, would shake hands and make peace the next second. The change of attitude was so fast that it caught everyone off guard.
The most bewildered one was Izelti, who looked at Leda with a blank expression, completely lost.
Izeru tugged at Leda's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Master, what's wrong?"
I've inexplicably become someone's handyman, and I even have to agree to a condition they set for me. It's a complete loss no matter how you look at it.
Izelti couldn't quite understand what Leda was thinking.
Faced with her granddaughter's questioning, Lieda simply said calmly, "He is very strong. I can't stop him. You saw it yourself. Even when I activated the Sword Realm of Deprivation, I still couldn't stop him."
At this point, Leda paused, looking at Izelti with gentle eyes, and said, "As for you, child, you are not yet capable of carrying the banner of the Water God Sect. You still need to be tempered, and staying by his side is the best way to temper you."
"Huh?" Izelti was still a little confused and didn't quite understand what Leda meant.
Lieda said earnestly, "That's it. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made this choice. For the time being, you should stay with him."
After speaking, Leda turned her head and gave Roya a deep look. Her already aged face looked even more weathered at this moment.
Leda said solemnly to Roya, "Then, I will entrust my disciple to you for now."
Roya nodded slightly, and Leda said nothing more. She sheathed her longsword and walked deeper into the palace.
Inside the gate, only Roya and Izelti's group remained.
The guards looked at each other, exchanging glances, and both could read a sense of bewilderment in each other's eyes.
The two fought for a short time; although the battle was fierce, it ended in just a few breaths.
No one is stupid. From Leda's concession, we can analyze a lot. The two reached some kind of agreement, which made the two who were originally hostile to each other put aside their grudges.
After the guards figured everything out, they scattered and went back to their posts, without lingering to watch any longer.
Alina fell silent. She hadn't expected Roya to be so fierce, choosing to confront the Water God head-on and managing to completely subdue him.
Being publicly humiliated at the gate of his own yard, and judging from the situation, the Water God really intends to swallow this insult.
And what did she just hear?
Roya actually wanted the water god to participate in the struggle for the throne, and wanted to use having Izelti by his side as a bargaining chip to get the water god to support Ariel.
Almost at that moment, Alina seriously suspected that Roya had some kind of shady deal with Princess Ariel. But thinking about it carefully, this visit by Roya should only be the first time. Recalling Ariel's daily life, she didn't seem to know Roya at all.
Alina was caught in the same question as Leda: how did the two, who should have had no connection whatsoever, end up together?
Roya shrugged, patted Alina on the shoulder, and said, "Anyway, that's what you see right now. Stop spacing out and take me to Ariel."
Alina snapped out of her reverie. Although many questions still lingered in her mind, it was indeed as Roya had said: now was not the time to ponder these matters.
Roya turned his gaze back to Izelti, thought for a moment, and then tossed the longsword in his hand to Izelti. Izelti took the longsword from Roya with a blank expression, her bright eyes looking at Roya, not understanding what he meant.
Roya said seriously, "From now on, you will carry my sword and follow me. If you encounter someone who challenges me, you go first. If you can't beat them, I will step in."
Izelti nodded, looking at the ancient longsword in her hand. The longsword was wrapped in a scabbard. The throat flute was undoubtedly an excellent longsword, but wrapped in this black scabbard, who could imagine that this unremarkable longsword contained a divine weapon that could kill with a single blow?
Feeling the heavy weapon in her hand, Izelti turned around to look for Leda, but Leda had already left, leaving only Roya and a few others in the arena.
Gritting her teeth, Izuru took a deep breath and strode towards Roya's location. Izuru was also wearing a suit of armor, which looked very similar to Alina's armor. The quality was unclear, but it seemed to be quite good.
Izelti's face was expressionless. The girl stood silently beside Roya, her arms wrapped around her longsword, following behind him like a clay figure.
Alina ran up to Izelti, waved her hand, and teased, "Hey, future water goddess, why do you look so unhappy?"
Izuru didn't speak, but just stared coldly at the smug little guy in front of her.
Roya was speechless. He reached out and grabbed Alina's armor, pulled her up in front of him, and said with displeasure, "Hurry up and take me to see your Ariel."
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Alina then dropped her carefree smile, took a deep breath, and then led the group toward the inner palace with a serious expression.
As expected of a capital city, the palaces built by the Kingdom of Asura at great expense of gold coins exude an air of extravagance.
To describe this palace as ornately decorated would be an understatement. Towering pillars, some tens of feet high, support the palace's various parts. Even the falling snow cannot cover the magnificent murals. The palace is meticulously crafted in many details. Along the way, Roya could even see the lights made from the core of the Crimson Dragon.
Even Roya had to marvel at Asura's resources.
Instead of leading Roya to the most luxurious palace, Alina turned a corner and headed towards an inconspicuous, somewhat deserted building.
Izelti remained expressionless; she was now curious to see what Roya needed to do.
The group soon stopped in front of a somewhat unassuming building. Alina looked around and quickly locked her attention on one person.
It was a young boy wearing a light green uniform with a cloak over it. Judging from his style of dress, it should also be a knight's uniform, but it belonged to the Kingdom of Asura.
The boy was quite good-looking and dressed very appropriately. Although he was far inferior to Luo Ya, not everyone is Luo Ya. This appearance would definitely win the hearts of many girls.
In fact, flirting with girls is this young man's real specialty.
Alina saw the boy, and the boy naturally saw Alina as well.
Alina said expressionlessly, "Where's Ariel? It's rare to see you with her."
The boy yawned, leaned lazily against the pillar, and said casually, "She should be sitting somewhere in the garden at this time. You know, she's a pretentious person. She's clearly a common person, but she said that this is the best day to appreciate snow, and then she ran off in high spirits, leaving me here alone to guard the gate."
The boy's words revealed a lot, suggesting that he and the princess had a rather good relationship. However, no one paid attention to this; instead, they were all staring at Alina.
Alina nodded expressionlessly and earnestly agreed, "That's exactly what she would do."
There isn't much going on at the palace, especially for the guards. Besides protecting Ariel's safety, their main task is to stay with her.
So this position is really idle when it's not busy.
The boy had originally planned to go back to sleep for a while, but when he caught sight of the young man standing not far away, his sleepiness vanished instantly.
The boy pushed Alina away and looked at Roya, who was standing not far away, with a surprised expression.
When Roya saw that he had been discovered, he nodded slightly to the other person as a greeting.
The boy looked at Luo Ya, his expression becoming extremely serious. At the same time, he muttered, "Unbelievable! There's actually someone in this world more handsome than me. No way! I have to find a way to get rid of him. How many girls can he seduce on his trip? I can't let him stay here."
Alina, standing to the side, couldn't help but twitch her lips when she heard what the boy said.
Luo Ya had excellent hearing, and since they weren't far apart, the boy thought he was speaking very softly, but to Luo Ya, it was undoubtedly a loud conspiracy.
Roya shrugged and didn't say anything, but Izuru, who was next to him, burst out laughing.
It seems that Izuru's hearing is also very good; everyone could hear her clearly over this distance.