Chapter 235: Harper Alliance (V)
Facing the burning breath and the threat of death, Abil gnashed her teeth. The scene of her declaration when she joined the Harper Alliance and Richard's surrender flashed back and forth in her mind.

But there was no doubt that she was shaken and no longer as resolute as before.

"Don't worry, I won't let you reveal the information about the Harper."

"So, what do you want?"

The elf said tremblingly, she seemed to have thought of the worst possibility.

Cassius simply said in a calm tone: "'Twilight Blade' Rhea, a half-elf paladin from Serenia, do you know anything about her?"

"Why did you ask her?"

Upon hearing the name, Abi frowned slightly. She had never imagined that the "Twilight Blade" that caused a stir in the kingdom would be related to the red dragon in front of her.

To be honest, Abil didn't have a good impression of the half-elf, even though she was even somewhat related to her.

Rhea is at the center of the power struggle between the Elf Queen and the Council of Elders, causing considerable turmoil in the usually stable Serenya. Some conservative elven elders even call her a "lowly bastard" and a "thief who attempts to steal power."

The reason was simple - the queen wanted her trusted subordinate, who had human blood, to accept the supreme gift of the elven goddess and become a powerful Moonlight Divine. This undoubtedly broke the sacred tradition of the high elves, and was therefore fiercely resisted by the Council of Elders, and there was even a tendency to start a rebellion.

Cassius was a little impatient with the elf's hesitation.

"You think this is a request? You have no choice at all."

The red dragon grabbed the elf with its claws again and slowly exerted force. The powerful pressure made her almost unable to breathe.

"Wait. I, I know."

Rhea's whereabouts were not confidential information, and she had long been dissatisfied with the unrest in the Kingdom of Serenia. Under the pressure of survival, Abil chose to tell the truth.

"She is in Serenia, and is now a general under the king. I don't know anything else. Really, I haven't been back to my hometown for a long time. Even these few details are hearsay from my fellow tribesmen."

The red dragon then let go of his hand and threw the bruised elf to the ground carelessly.

This elf is still very young and weak, and it is difficult for him to access the secrets of Serenya. It is not of much use to him, but it may be used as a bargaining chip to threaten the Elf Kingdom.

After all, after several crown wars in the last era, the elves who once ruled the continent had long since declined. For them with a sparse population, every citizen is a valuable asset.

"Take her back and keep her alive."

Cassius ordered casually.

“I actually survived.”

Abil found it a little unbelievable that the red dragon really didn't want anything and just asked for the most basic information.

It seems that the information provided by the northern nobles may not be true - at least in the eyes of the elves, this red dragon is not an irredeemably cruel and evil creature.

"Ugh……"

But when she thought of Richard's betrayal, she sighed heavily again, her heart was extremely painful and tangled, and she had no place to vent her complicated emotions.

The tiefling guards escorted the elf back to the dark, dank cell, where she would likely remain for a long time.

“That ‘old acquaintance’ has probably become a legend.”

Cassius said to himself.

When he first met the half-elf paladin, he had already broken through the level 20 barrier and was able to kill a red dragon on his own. At that time, he was just a young dragon, fleeing in panic under the paladin's scrutiny, looking extremely embarrassed. Now he is about to rule the entire North, and he needs to make plans for the South.

Cassius still remembered the past humiliation. Although he was not interested in his cheap dragon mother, the red dragon still wanted to make the half-elf who had made him flee pay a price. More importantly, she had something that the red dragon coveted.

According to the plot in his memory, after traveling around the world, eradicating evil and making the name of "Twilight Blade" famous on the continent, Rhea took the last step and became a legendary paladin. Then she accepted the Queen's edict and returned to the Elven Kingdom. After quelling the rebellion of the Council of Elders, she accepted the gift and became a favored one of the gods.

In the future "Dark Moon Cataclysm", she will play a more important role and will be nicknamed "Elf Dragon Aotian" by players.

Thinking of this, Cassius exhaled a breath of hot, sulfurous air.

"Tsk, the North is still too weak. If it fails to unify in four years, it will be hard for it to survive the demon invasion of Anzeta, let alone invade the vast South."

Just then, the tiefling guard reported at the door again.

"Your Majesty, Lord Medrash has arrived."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

Medoraash entered the hall with ease and half-knelt before the throne.

"I have followed your orders and asked the Nocturne troops to conduct a thorough investigation. We have found twelve spies from the Harpist Alliance in the country. After torture, their so-called organization has taken us seriously. In the future, more people may sneak into the kingdom to conduct some small-scale espionage activities. Look at these people."

"Just let them tell you what they know and lock them up. There is no need to break up with the Harpers."

Cassius sneered.

"When the kingdom's territory is large enough, they will remove me from the list of so-called 'evil organizations'. They may even take the initiative to win us over, and these people can become our bargaining chips for compensation in the future."

"Okay, master."

Cassius narrowed his eyes and continued:

"Medrolash, as you know, I will soon fall into a long sleep that will last for several years. When I wake up again, I hope to see that there will be a complete intelligence network inside and outside the kingdom, rather than the current makeshift team full of loopholes."

"I won't let you down."

Medrash replied calmly.

Now he has gotten rid of the predicament of fleeing everywhere, and has long since walked out of the blood feud among his people. Now he only wants the ever-expanding monster of the Burning Cinders Kingdom to flourish and to gain more benefits for his people from it.

Tieflings have a very special status in the Kingdom of Ashes. Tieflings can be found in city defense forces in various places. This is a good job.

Because among the former trusted followers of Burning Embers, they were numerous enough and were much calmer than those brutal goblins and ogres. However, this also made many followers jealous of the tieflings.

You have to know that those chaotic and disorderly goblins and ogres can only be stationed in the barren Storm Peaks, and some of their unfortunate relatives are even arranged to be stationed in the ice field. They are extremely yearning for the good job of guarding the wealthy cities.

"Let's go back."

"Yes."

Medrash then took his leave.

(End of this chapter)