I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

The senior student did tacitly approve of Helena's feelings for Roland. She treated Helena like a younger sister and even considered the matter of formal status, giving Helena and others the title of lady-in-waiting.

Polygamy is practiced in some parts of the South, especially in certain families. For example, the Alaye royal family, and Roland's father.

Therefore, Catherine had such a plan. After all, Roland would eventually become king in the south as a member of the Alaye royal family, and she would choose a wife for Roland after marrying him.

However, although she had such a plan, she had not yet discussed it with Roland—although it was just a formality on the surface, the actual process had not yet been completed.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Helena is now Roland's mistress.

Olivia was a mistress!

Moreover, regardless of whether it's the South or the North, premarital pregnancy is immoral. Therefore, what Roland did yesterday was extremely immoral, even though his morality has long been shattered.

Although Catherine is willing to accept Helena, she would definitely be angry if she knew about this.

Given her petty and vengeful nature, she would definitely find a way to mess with Roland and teach him a lesson—and that's only if she only knows about Roland and Helena.

If she finds out about Olivia, she absolutely must not let her senior know.

Helena's matter must not be known to her senior!
At least not now!

Roland thought to himself, filled with remorse: 'Senior, no matter what, you are still my fiancée. So I didn't respect you in this matter.'

It is my fault.

But don't worry, I won't let you know I did anything wrong.

Helena and I will keep our relationship secret from now on. Once I become the new king of Maldore and give you all official status, there won't be any more talk of mistresses.

Just as Catherine had known all along, Roland, that scumbag, had long since lost all his integrity.

As for whether Roland would secretly keep his misdeeds a secret from her, Catherine knew without even guessing.

— Catherine put away the crystal ball, her eyes blazing as she stared at the approaching Grey Falcon City in the distance.

The snow had stopped long ago. After witnessing the drama that unfolded on Roland's side last night, she, like Olivia, was filled with resentment.

The revolutionary army's flag fluttered in the wind across the snow-covered plains. Under its command, Catherine thought angrily, "You wretched man, you couldn't even tolerate me for a few years? Just wait and see how I deal with you later!"

After being angry for a while, Catherine sighed again.

She thought to herself, 'But who knows if we'll still be alive a few years from now?'
For Roland, today might be his last day, and I wasn't there for him when he needed me most.

Unexpectedly, that woman is so difficult to deal with. I wonder how Roland managed to fool her these past few days. It's really tough on him.

After the snow stopped, Catherine reconnected to the Serpent Ring. However, she had only seen the live stream so far and hadn't watched the replay. Therefore, she still didn't know how Roland had deceived Olivia.

If she knew, she definitely wouldn't be blaming herself here.

Catherine touched her lower abdomen and thought to herself, "Catherine, Catherine, Roland is the future king of Alaye. The moment you accepted him, you knew that in order to continue the dwindling royal bloodline and to revive the Alaye dynasty, your king cannot have only one queen."

For this reason, you selected so many female officials.
You are his queen. You must be a wise queen, not a jealous one.

No matter how many princesses Roland has in the future, in his heart you will always be irreplaceable, won't you?
Besides, your child is the eldest son, and even if he weren't, there would be no question of succession disputes.

At this moment, O'Reilly suddenly whispered, "Sister, after we deal with that crazy woman, are you really going to let me go back to the Vatican with Olivia?"

It seems that the defiant O'Reilly has finally been won over by her sister-in-law. No wonder, the Crusaders are indeed difficult to deal with. Without Catherine, O'Reilly, with her intelligence, wouldn't have been able to arrange things so smoothly.

So, she's already started calling Catherine "sister".

Furthermore, after seeing Olivia searching everywhere for Roland, Olivia also guessed that Roland might be her own brother.

Catherine said, "Of course."

O'Reilly complained, "Sister, you know that woman is mentally ill. She mistook me for my brother and wants to marry me!"

You have no idea, ever since I was little, she made me dress up as a boy, and then she would always try to touch me. I didn't understand anything when I was little, and I only found out what was going on later!

She's gone mad! She's sick!

If I impersonate my brother this time and get her to take me back, my brother will be free, but I'll be finished!

What O'Reilly said was completely different from what Olivia told Roland. It's unclear who was lying.

After a pause, O'Reilly pouted and said, "Besides, I made a mistake. If I go back, I'll get scolded."

This girl is obviously lying. Given her personality, would she be afraid of trouble?
She wanted to stay here and have some fun.

Catherine sighed helplessly, and said with a mixture of comfort and instruction, "O'Reilly, you are the future ruler of the world."

You are reforming your church, not making mistakes.

On the contrary, if you don't go back, won't the other gods become the masters of this world?
Then, what you did on the banks of the River Angel will be considered rebellion.

Aurelia pouted, as if muttering something to herself. She seemed completely unconcerned about being labeled a rebel, and even less convinced that anyone could usurp her divine position.

She didn't even care whether she was the owner of the farm here, after all, with her wealth and territory, she really didn't need another ranch.

Catherine seemed to have heard what O'Reilly said, and she frowned and scolded, "How can such a big matter be treated so lightly?!"
At the very least, we cannot allow Olivia to become the ruler of the world!
Moreover, although we are somewhat confident that we can drive her away or even seal her away, the risk is too great.

"You going with her is the safest option. If you don't go back with her, are you expecting that woman to take Roland back as if he were you?"

At this point, Catherine's eyes suddenly flickered slightly.

She didn't know what kind of crazy idea she had come up with, but after weighing the pros and cons, she secretly shook her head.

While this would indeed maximize profits, deliberately letting Olivia kidnap Roland is still too dangerous.

Without mentioning the variables that occurred after the plan was changed, who knows what that madwoman would do after taking Roland there? If O'Reilly hadn't had to go back to fight for sovereignty over this world, Catherine wouldn't have even wanted her sister-in-law to risk going back to the Papacy with that madwoman.

Not to mention getting her husband to go back with her.

If Aurelia went to the Papacy, she would definitely gain world sovereignty. So this isn't pushing Aurelia into a pit, but rather sending her to a pedestal.

But if Roland goes, it will be like pushing Roland into a fire pit.

Shaking her head, Catherine began to communicate with the people around her.

Unbeknownst to her, O'Reilly's eyes subtly shifted after she mentioned having Olivia take Roland back.

O'Reilly thought to herself, 'Brother, I've given you the chance. It's up to you to seize it. It's alright. Even if you die, at worst you'll just marry that strange guy in the underworld.'

Well, looking at it this way, you should thank me, your matchmaker, either way!

the other side.
Roland was unaware that his sister was plotting to sabotage him. He was still struggling to cope.

He actually managed to break free from Olivia's grasp because Helena told her that she and Roland, as 'Edward and Isabella,' were not qualified to participate in the negotiations.

However, according to etiquette, they would go outside the city with the count to welcome the wizard's negotiation team into the city.

Once Roland meets with his own people, it will be difficult for Olivia to kidnap him again.

Helena was adjusting Roland's clothes while exchanging glances with him.

"Since the Count didn't secretly send anyone to find you after meeting with Olivia last night, it means everything is proceeding according to plan."
It turned out that a month ago, before Roland had even left the Sacred Pool, Helena and the Count had already discussed how to send Roland and herself out.

Helena continued to communicate with her eyes: "The Earl told me before that if he is defeated, the two of us will have to use Edward and Isabella's identities to follow him out of the city to welcome the delegation."

I asked him why, but he didn't say much. But it seemed like he planned to send us out of the city.

I just wonder if his plans will change after his meeting with Olivia last night.
Roland's eyes flickered slightly, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Helena continued, communicating through eye contact: "Senior, I think you still hold some authority in front of the Earl. If we can contact him and have him lead us out of the city to welcome the delegation, we'll be safe."
Roland responded with his eyes: ["Having him lead us out of the city shouldn't be a problem. The only trouble now is, once we leave the city with the Earl and Olivia, will Olivia immediately attack me after seeing Aurellie?"]
Helena glanced at the still-falling snow outside the window, then gave Roland a look: "Senior, perhaps I can contact our people ahead of time."

I've observed the pattern of the heavy snow over this period. Each time it snows, it starts falling from inside the city outwards. When the snow stops, it stops falling outside the city first, followed by the city.

I looked out the window this morning. Although it was still snowing in the city, there were faint signs that the snow was about to stop.

Therefore, the snow outside the city may have stopped.

Once Olivia gets up and leaves her bedroom, I'll either throw out a few puppets, or the two of us can go outside first and find a place to throw the puppets out.

Once the puppet leaves the city, it will be able to contact our people.
Roland immediately understood Helena's meaning, and he couldn't help but give Helena a thumbs up.

Although it was snowing in the city, preventing them from remotely controlling the puppets to find the delegation outside the city, they could still set a route for the puppets to run out of the city.

The mission will enter the city today, so the route is fixed.

There's no snow now, so the wizards' perception range is very large. Therefore, as long as the puppet's route is carefully planned, aligning with the delegation's likely path, the wizards will definitely be able to detect it.

It has to be said that Helena, Roland's junior, is incredibly thoughtful. During this time, as Roland's teammate, she has provided him with numerous crucial assists.

At that moment, Roland felt Helena slip something cold into his sleeve.

He touched it and found it was a 'small snowball'.

This little snowball is made of crystal. There seems to be a tiny crack on it.

Touching the crack, Roland's eyes flickered slightly. He began to pry the snowball, and then, like a Rubik's Cube, the snowball transformed into a 'little hedgehog'.

The little hedgehog also has a wind-up spring on its belly.

—It turns out that this 'snowball' is a wind-up little armadillo.

Or rather, a snow armadillo.

Roland was secretly amazed. This little wind-up puppet wasn't powered by magic stones; although it contained a tiny amount of magical materials, it was used in very small quantities. Therefore, if you tossed it into the snow, it would be very difficult to spot.

After sensing its interior, Roland discovered several very simple magic circuits and divine runes on the puppet.

Judging from its magical circuits and divine runes, it appears to be powered by the Styx River's icy currents. Even without these currents, its internal spring mechanism can keep it running for a while.

After winding it up, the little thing began to roll in Roland's hand. Roland estimated that it rolled at a speed similar to that of a person.

If a cold front provides the impetus, the speed will be even faster.

Helena looked at Roland and said, "It can recharge in the snow and roll faster than a horse. I've calculated that after it rolls out of the snow-covered area of ​​the city, the energy it gathers can easily allow it to run ten kilometers outside the city."

After leaving the snowy area, it will also leave the magic-shielded zone. At that time, it will act like a crystal ball, 'calling' Senior Catherine.

It will project the message we want to convey onto Catherine's crystal ball.
It's clear that Helena started planning her escape even before Roland emerged from the sacred pool.

Roland looked into Helena's large, blue eyes: "As long as O'Reilly receives the message two minutes in advance, that's enough."

"Hmm, this puppet is very well concealed; Olivia shouldn't notice it. Well, let's hope so."
Helena rolled her eyes, and Roland understood what she was thinking from her gaze.

"Don't worry, senior. The working hours along the River Angel during the snow season are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Even the servants who sweep the fireplace don't get up until 9 a.m.

It's only a little past seven. Olivia got home so late last night, it's impossible for her to get up this early like the two of us who are preoccupied with something.
Even if she gets up and is watching us, it doesn't matter—the servants who clean the fireplace will take the chamber pot out of the room with them.
Roland nodded secretly and gave his junior a look: "Junior is really smart. The contents of the dung bucket are all poured out directly from the tower."

Even if a servant is extremely greedy, he wouldn't stoop so low as to rummage through the latrine bucket to see if there are any crystals inside.

Even if Olivia were completely insane, she wouldn't go so far as to pay attention to the servants who dumped manure in the castle.
After thinking for a moment, Helena gave Roland a look: ["Senior, I was just making a suggestion."]
Roland replied, "Don't worry, that's impossible. Olivia is a germaphobe. Even if she's love-struck, she wouldn't care about my excrement."
Helena breathed a sigh of relief: ['That's good. If that's the case, then everything is foolproof.'] (End of Chapter)