Pioneer Wizard's Notebook

Chapter 92 Parting on Unhappily

"Remember to leave from the east gate of the city, and give my regards to Tinia."

Camilla spoke up, her mood calming down after seeing the Netherfire Dragon smashed back into the ground.

Under her complicated gaze, Linde waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

They then left with Kayla to avoid contact with church members and revealing their identities.

As for Camilla, he didn't seem to care much.

The vice-commander of the Radiant Knights seemed to care about Tinia and was quite friendly towards her, so he probably wouldn't help Jason against them.

Even if I could, it wouldn't really matter.

With the Netherfire Dragon causing such a commotion, the Sky Church will likely have to put in a lot of effort to seal it away.

And it's not even guaranteed that it can be done.

The local bishop Vlad had not yet reached the high-level transcendent realm, so it was hard to say whether he had any way to suppress the dragon.

For a long time to come, the church and Jason will be busy and won't have time to go out of town to cause him trouble.

Lind and his companion left the prison and returned to Fragrant Street, where they found Heda, Wayne, and the others who were already waiting there.

"Pack your luggage, let's go now. The carriage is already waiting at the city gate."

These past few days, Wayne has convinced Kayla, and the iris herbal shop's luggage is packed.

Wayne picked up his daughter Lilina, while Kayla picked up Grandma Amy.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the group left and boarded a carriage to leave the city before Fengya City was completely sealed off.

"What was that just now? Was it a dragon? It had such a huge head! Bigger than the entire herbal medicine shop! It's the first time I've ever seen a live dragon!"

Heda peered out the window and, after safely leaving Windcliff City, could no longer contain her excitement and asked Linde a question.

Wayne and Lilina also looked on curiously.

The little girl, in particular, had bright, sparkling eyes full of anticipation.

Due to the effects of the cold poison, she could only stay in her room and learn about exciting adventure stories from storybooks.

Now that the story is happening right next to us, we can't wait to feel more involved.

"Kassius the Netherfire Dragon, a dragon that controls death and fire, is said to be the offspring of a radiant dragon and a bone dragon. Dragon blood, isn't that amazing?"

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Lind explained that he would tell them what he had learned from Kayla.

"The appearance of the dragon was an accident; I didn't expect there to be such a big guy locked up under Radiant Prison."

After hearing the description, Heda's expression turned indignant: "That baron of Blackrock City is no good either; he must have deliberately concealed information about this dragon."

"If the flying dragon really gets out, many people in the vicinity will die."

Lilina nodded in agreement and quickly closed the distance between herself and the half-werewolf sister, the two of them huddled together.

Lind could understand Baron Falco's plan, since he had guessed some of it.

"As long as the outcome goes smoothly, there weren't too many casualties in the prison, and the incident successfully attracted the attention of the Church and the Knights. Now we'll see what happens on the other side."

To be honest, whether Jason lives or dies is no longer of much significance.

The king had incriminating evidence against the Hyacinth family for incest.

If they really wanted to, they could easily put another puppet with hyacinth lineage on stage at any time.

Unless the barons' military alliance unites and stands firmly on Tinia's side, choosing to protect this nominal first heir to the throne.

Otherwise, Tinia's situation would become extremely awkward.

Fortunately, sunk costs are still there.

The military alliance has paid so high a price; as long as Jason dies as planned, there is still hope for redemption.

If Jason hadn't died, we'd be doomed.

The barons will most likely have a big fight, and it's not impossible that they'll break up on the spot.

Linde took out the hyacinth ring.

Now that he is engaged to the Hyacinth family, he would naturally hope that Tinia would inherit Windcliff City as usual, so that he could give back to his own territory in the future.

All I can say is that I'm looking forward to seeing how the opposition party and the Shadow Cult perform.

As the group chatted, Kayla, who was leaving the city with them, silently observed Lind.

When she saw the Netherfire Dragon emerge from the ground, Kayla actually harbored resentment towards this lord of the Sunflower.

After all, this dragon could not have broken free of its restraints if the other party had not been involved in the plan.

Even though she was unaware of it beforehand, the guilt of having released the monster still caused Kayla great pain.

But this discontent and pain were quickly purified by that dazzling solar spear.

In the icy north, on this cruel land, strength is always the most convincing truth.

So what if they release the Netherfire Dragon? Will it wreak havoc on the city? Will it cause heavy casualties? No way, they'll just smash the dragon back on the spot.

The strong don't make mistakes, because their fists can truly turn the wrong into the right.

The burden in Kayla's heart dissipated.

After glancing warily at Huai En beside her, she couldn't help but look forward to her new life ahead.

The location of Blackrock City.

Linde did not return to his territory immediately, but instead went to Blackrock City to resupply and inquire about news from Windcliff City.

As the knights who carried out the plan continued to return, the specific details were relayed back.

Somewhat disappointingly, the "purification" plan ultimately failed.

Jason did not die, and the Netherfire Dragon was temporarily suppressed by the Sky Church.

The good news is that a terrifying dragon burning with deathly flames appeared during the celebration, and rumors spread throughout Windcliff City.

Jason's plan to solidify his viscount status through the celebration failed.

The Sky Church's manpower was further tied up, making it difficult for the city to stabilize the situation in the short term.

The bad news is that rumors of incest between the previous viscount and others have spread throughout the city.

Many knights of the Radiant Knights are promoting Jason's legitimate identity, seemingly choosing to submit to this usurper.

Two days later.

Blackstone Castle.

Linde entered the council hall again and sat in the seat representing the sunflower.

With all nine barons participating in the "Purge" plan present, the military conference was declared open.

Baron Falco stood up, looked at everyone, and was about to speak when he was suddenly interrupted by Baron Wilson.

The baron, who had close ties to the Hyacinth family, said coldly, "A complete farce!"

"Falco, I've had enough of your stupidity. Our military alliance is meaningless. Jason is the rightful heir of the Hyacinth family, and he deserves to be the Viscount of Windcliff City."

"Why should we stop him and become his enemy? The sooner Windcliff City is stabilized, the more support we can get from there to better resist the Icefield Demons!"

Nobility and legitimacy come into play at this moment.

When they first heard that Jason, the "usurper," was plotting to murder the viscount and the heir, and attempting to seize Windcliff City.

The first reaction of the barons present was to gang up on him and kill him, then share the spoils of the city.

Viscount? You dare call yourself that!

But now, Jason suddenly has legitimacy.

The barons thought about it carefully and realized that Fengya City was not an enemy, so why fight to the death with them?

We're all on the same side, so we can talk things over.

As for the king?

Triumph City is 108,000 miles away from Bordeaux County.

Even if they support a puppet, in the end they still have to cooperate with these local barons. It's not an irreconcilable conflict, and they don't really care about the honor of the Hyacinth family.

Baron Falco sensed the change in their attitude and said seriously:

"The assassination plan has been executed; there's no turning back! You don't actually believe those rumors and think Jason is the legitimate one, do you? That lie is utterly ridiculous!"

Blackrock City had finally shown signs of replacing Windcliff City as the leader of Bordeaux County, and Baron Falco was unwilling to give up so easily.

The other barons remained noncommittal; assassinations could be a big deal or a small one, and in the end, the person didn't die.

They're just puppets anyway. As long as they apologize to the king, I believe King Rahman II won't make things difficult for them over such a trivial matter.

"Let's leave the matter of Wind Cliff City here. I don't intend to interfere any further until the outcome is clear."

After speaking, Baron Wilson got up and left, ignoring Baron Falco's attempts to stop him.

Wind Cliff City is in chaos right now. If Jason still becomes a viscount in the end, he'll accept it and just prepare a gift to apologize later.

His departure served as a signal, prompting three more barons to rise and decide to withdraw their involvement.

The meeting on vehicle-related matters could not proceed.

Linde and the other three barons exchanged glances, shrugged, bid farewell to Baron Falco, and then took their leave.

The plan failed, the appearance of the Netherfire Dragon, and the rumors surrounding the Hyacinth family were even more significant.

Everyone needs time to calm down, and it seems unlikely that we'll be able to get together anytime soon.