I am the heroine's godfather!

With fruit in her mouth, Lorraine mumbled, "Because I really don't know what to do..."

"You."

"Ah, the bond between Lady Serena and the Master is truly deep, like that between siblings."

Several maids hid by the door, secretly watching this side.

"That's right, look at other noble families, where can you find siblings with such a relaxed and happy atmosphere?"

"Because Lady Serena and the Master are both exceptionally kind people."

"The relationship between siblings is truly enviable..."

Listening to the maids' discussion, Mia couldn't hold back any longer.

It's true that the siblings have a deep bond, and their relationship is indeed very good, but it's not the kind of good relationship you're thinking of.

Chapter 228 Miss Victoria reports on her work

And so, another few days passed by idly, and Loran enjoyed what a nobleman should do—a life of leisure and idleness.

No, no, no, Loran, you are a saintess in charge, a great mage who participated in the battle against the demon king, a rare eighth-tier powerhouse in the world, how could you fall so low!

Loran suddenly rolled over, trying to motivate himself to work harder, but found it inconvenient to take the pastries the maids brought. Too lazy to use magic, he rolled back over.

Well, lying down is fine too. I've worked so hard for so many years, can't I enjoy myself a little?

"dong dong dong"

A knock sounded at the door, and Mia's voice came through: "Master, Master, Princess Victoria has arrived."

"I can't be bothered to see her, let her go back."

Although he knew Mia couldn't see him, Loran still waved his hand.

Mia chuckled mischievously and said, "Miss Serena said that if you keep lying like this, you won't have any midnight snacks for a while... Sir, you like midnight snacks too, huh? Take me with you next time!"

"I don't usually eat late-night snacks... Wait a minute!"

Lorraine jumped out of bed.

Damn it, so that's how it works? Serena, you're so despicable!

Wine and women have actually given me a weakness? From today onwards, I will abstain from alcohol!

Loran knew why Serena had sent Mia. If it were Caroline, she probably would have guessed it long ago, but Mia was so naive, she really thought he liked to eat late-night snacks.

Loran rolled out of bed, too lazy to change her clothes, and opened the door in her pajamas.

"Wow, that's really true."

Mia seemed a little surprised: "So you really do like late-night snacks, huh? I was thinking, you know. We have to eat three meals a day plus afternoon tea, how can we not eat anything during the long night? Caroline always criticizes me, humph, let's see how I talk back to her next time!"

Loran fell silent for a moment. He couldn't very well say that the midnight snack he ate was not the same thing as Mia's.

"Next time you go out for a late-night snack, call me along. I'll eat with you, and see if Caroline dares to say anything to me then!"

Loran chuckled awkwardly, "Uh, we'll talk about it another time, another time."

I can't bring you for this late-night snack.

Mia led Lorraine to the study, and as soon as they entered, they saw Victoria flipping through a file in her hands.

"Your Highness is really working hard."

Loran sat down in the rocking chair, yawning: "What's this?"

"A summary of intelligence regarding Enshiya during this period."

At this point, Victoria couldn't help but smile: "In the past year, the crime rate in Enshia has dropped by 30%, and the unemployment rate has also dropped significantly."

"Yeah, well done."

Loran also knew that it was almost impossible to eradicate crime in this era, and Victoria was also a staunch feudalist fighter. It was already quite remarkable that she could treat the poor people of Enshiya as human beings.

Compared to the prince on Avia's side, who treated the poor like disposable resources and even engaged in child trafficking, Victoria was simply a great person.

"Speaking of which, the Second Prince sent me an invitation a few days ago. I should have arranged for someone to give it to you."

"Ah, yes."

Victoria nodded and said, "Later, he actually sent you quite a few letters. The eldest prince and princess also sent a few, and Miss Caroline sent them all to my residence."

"Has everything been taken care of?"

"It is somewhat troublesome."

Victoria sighed: "Doing this is practically a showdown with them, telling them that I'm going to get involved in the crown prince struggle. They've been cracking down on my power quite a bit lately."

"Fortunately, I haven't been idle for more than a year. I've managed to turn Enshiya into an ironclad fortress, and it can barely withstand the pressure."

"No nobles native to Enshiya have switched sides?"

"If you haven't touched it, how dare they?"

Victoria smiled and said, "Although you haven't made any moves on the surface, you have informed everyone in Enshiya that you currently support me."

"Thanks to you, they didn't dare to go too far."

After all, if things really come to a head, although Victoria's current power cannot withstand the attacks of the other crown princes, even if they are tied up, they still cannot defeat Loran.

While generally speaking, seventh and eighth-tier beings rarely interfere in worldly affairs, such constraints are mostly just conventions. Seventh-tier beings are relatively easy to deal with, as each country has its own seventh-tier guardians. However, if an eighth-tier being is determined to kill, even the royal families of various countries would tremble in fear, only able to hope that the eighth-tier being's own fault, rather than that someone from their own country has provoked them. In that case, they might be able to request the Holy Maiden to issue a divine judgment.

But Loran is different from the others; he is the saint's lover (crossed out) the saint's agent!

If we really provoke them, who knows whose side the Holy Maiden will take?

"'Currently'."

Loran smiled and said, "You seem to have a good sense of self-awareness."

"of course."

Victoria smiled subtly: "If one day I abandon the people of Enshia and become like my brothers and sisters, you are free to leave, but..."

Victoria pleaded, "If I really lose after that, I hope you can take care of Anna for Charlotte's sake."

"You're such a good older sister."

Lorraine smiled and said, "Sisters like you are quite rare in the royal family."

"Because Anna is a very sensible younger sister."

Victoria couldn't help but feel a little proud when she talked about her sister.

Oh, sister control.

"Speaking of which, have all your brothers and sisters heard about me?"

"No, not all of it was obtained."

Victoria shook her head: "They're just a well-informed group—the ones most likely to become the next emperor."

"The news spread pretty fast."

Loran thought to himself. But this is normal. Generally speaking, the eighth rank and the seventh rank are different. There are still some reclusive powerhouses at the seventh rank, but at the eighth rank, almost all of them are beings with great reputations in the world, and it is hard to say that they can completely hide themselves.

There are only a handful of eighth-tier beings in the world today. Apart from Adams, who has been asleep for hundreds of years, the rest are all well-known throughout the continent. Among them, the strongest are undoubtedly the Dragon King of Dragon Island and the Elf Queen of the Elf Forest.

Within the Elf Forest, the Elf Queen is slightly stronger than the Dragon King, but outside, the Dragon King is stronger. His strength is said to be approaching the peak of the eighth rank.

Now that Loran has also reached the eighth rank, although the news has not spread completely, some high-level people who have received the news are speculating about Loran's level among the eighth rank.

No wonder those crown princes came in such a hurry; Loran's current status is extremely important, and he can tip the scales in either direction.

Without hesitation, even if Loran supports Anna now, despite Anna's current lack of power, as long as Loran fully supports her, she can become the most competitive crown princess.

This is the true value of the eighth rank.

In other words, Lorraine is not fully supporting Victoria at the moment, otherwise this battle for the throne would have come to an end.

Chapter 229 Serena's Banquet

After seeing Victoria off, Loran resumed his aimless, idle time. During this period, he even became so bored that he started helping Serena plant some fruits and tend to the flowers and plants.

Since Lorraine had not held any social banquets, the others could not invite him directly, so they could only take a roundabout approach, instructing their wives to hold tea parties and invite Serena to attend.

Generally speaking, Serena doesn't need to care about these people's opinions at all, but what can you do when Miss Serena is beautiful and kind-hearted? This has led to Serena attending a tea party for noblewomen almost every other day during this period.

This also meant that Loran sometimes couldn't have a late-night snack, because Serena needed to maintain her energy level for the next day.

Loran was extremely dissatisfied! But he couldn't vent his anger on his older sister, so he could only silently swallow it down.

It's okay, it's just about eating fewer late-night snacks, it's good for your health!

Logically speaking, if it were a normal person, with the frequency of Loran and Serena's reproduction, the Morganfleur family should have had a new addition by now. Unfortunately, Loran is currently at the eighth rank and Serena is at the sixth rank, making reproduction too difficult.

Grandpa Rom, the family's old butler, also noticed the tension between the siblings, but he didn't say anything. He just kept lamenting that he didn't know if he would ever be able to hold the next generation of children in the Morganfleur family.

Loran could only scratch his head and say he would try his best.

After all, he hasn't even gotten married yet, and the only person he's been intimate with is Serena. And now that he's at the eighth rank, having children is quite difficult.

During this period, Loran did not remain idle. He further refined his laws, granting them offensive capabilities. Although they were still inferior to his defensive capabilities, at least he now had a usable spear.

The moment Loran completed the attack law, he felt that the quality of his law had taken another step closer to the intermediate eighth rank.

The original Loran could easily defeat Lundilan, but the current Loran can take on two of them!

Serena is not home today; she has been invited to a tea party again.

In fact, Serena had been somewhat dissatisfied lately. The frequent tea parties were bound to make her unhappy, so she originally planned to decline them as much as possible.

Unfortunately, I really can't refuse today's offer.

This was an invitation from Lady Kadit, the wife of Loran and Serena's elder, an old friend of their father, and the old lord of Enshia who had once helped them.

This woman was considered an elder to Loran and Serena, and unlike Kadit, she didn't like to lecture them. She was very kind to Loran and Serena, and even though Loran was a little uncomfortable with the old woman's concern, she had to admit that she was a very good person.

That's why Serena had no choice but to go, even if she didn't want to.

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In the garden of the city lord's mansion, Lady Cardit, Serena, and several other noblewomen were drinking tea.

"I'm sorry to trouble you to give this old man face, Serena."

Mrs. Cardit spoke with a smile, and Serena quickly shook her head: "What are you talking about? If you invite me, I will definitely come."

"Sigh, I know that. You've been incredibly busy lately because of Xiao Luolan's situation."

Lady Cartier took a sip of her black tea and glanced sideways at the other ladies: "Some people, I really don't know what they're so anxious about. They're so clueless, always bothering you like this."

Several noblewomen broke out in a cold sweat, their faces showing embarrassment. They understood that Lady Cartier was giving them a warning!

Indeed, over a decade ago, when the Morganfleur family fell into decline, none of them offered a helping hand. Now that Earl Morganfleur has returned, they're all scrambling to curry favor with him. Lady Cartier has probably long harbored resentment towards them. Add to that their recent subtle inquiries about Earl Morganfleur—and the news of the saint's regency—and Lady Cartier has likely finally had enough.

Although Mr. Kadit is only a city lord, Mrs. Kadit holds a very high position in Enshia today, second only to Princess Victoria and Serena. Coupled with her status as an elder, and the respect shown to her by Serena and Earl Morganflour, she wields considerable influence among the noblewomen of Enshia.

Then they remembered Earl Morganfleur, and the noble ladies couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement. They all knew that Earl Morganfleur was incredibly powerful—after all, he had wiped out an entire duke's family, and the royal family hadn't dared to say a word! But they hadn't expected Earl Morganfleur to be this powerful!

God knows how shocked they were when they received the news from their husbands—this was Lorian! The agent of Her Majesty the Saintess, the great mage Lorian who had made a name for himself in the Saintess's Squad!

No wonder the royal family didn't dare say anything back then. She is the acting saintess, the close friend of the elf princess, and one of her three friends is at the seventh rank, while the other is the strongest person now, the saintess Messiah!

With such a background, even if he himself doesn't have much strength, he can still roam freely on the continent! What's more, he himself is already a seventh-tier cultivator—now he's an eighth-tier one!

What is the concept of the eighth rank? For ordinary humans like them, whose lifespan is less than a hundred years, the eighth rank is like something out of myths and legends! The only eighth rank they had ever seen was a brief encounter with Principal Lundilan when they sent their children to Saint Casta to study!

As for the remaining Elf Queen, Dragon King, and Lord of the Lich King's Court, those are names only heard in stories. And now you're telling me that Morgan Fleur, an eighth-ranked individual they've met many times and who lives not far from their homes, is of the same level as all of those people?

God knows how shocked these people were!

Despite their shock, they didn't dare tell anyone. Although the information wasn't exactly top secret, given Count Morganflore's style, he didn't want too many people to know about it. Even his own daughter Charlotte didn't know.

Not only these noblewomen, but the nobles behind them also tacitly kept it a secret—this wasn't some political maneuvering or saving face; it was respect for the Eighth Order! Although they didn't know why Charlotte was keeping it from her, they just did as she said! Otherwise, if they really angered her, they wouldn't be able to afford to pay for it with their lives!

Chapter 230 The Crimson King!

After the banquet hosted by Lady Carditt, Serena was finally free from so many tea parties, and Lorraine was able to return to the good life of being able to have a late-night snack every day.

Upon waking up in the morning, Loran fell into a silence.

Have I been too decadent lately? I'm not doing anything productive, not reading, not practicing magic, and not consolidating my understanding of the laws.

How can I live up to my dignified eighth-rank status if things continue like this!

Then, turning his head, he saw Serena's smooth back and jade-like neck.