My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

It's not too late to settle things slowly after the Snow Palace Trial has settled down.

The vice president gave a cold, sidelong glance to the composed middle-aged man sitting at the end of the long table.

Because Weiss advanced to the next level the moment he signed the agreement with Zell, immediately fulfilled the bet, and openly defeated Winter, one of the eight direct guards, it caused a huge uproar within the Starry Sky Merchant Guild.

Therefore, Zell was also recognized as a valid investment, which can be considered as making amends, so the vice president cannot touch him for the time being.

However, once the Snow Palace Trials conclude and Ice Queen wins the championship, the situation could easily become unpredictable...

Zell was well aware of the vice president's scheme. He looked somewhat embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do but silently cheer for Corona in his heart.

"Corona, you have to win!!!"

"Go Corona!!!"

Meanwhile, in stark contrast to the anxious atmosphere at the Starry Sky Merchant Guild, the entire academic faction was practically bursting with rage at Night Patrol's actions.

The trial lasted a full half month, with ten days left to make arrangements, but this Ice Princess insisted on squeezing in with Lady Corona, it was purely to target her!

Emily, a staunch fan of the academic school, was immediately enraged, stomped her feet hard, and raised her fist in protest.

"Protest! Isn't this sequence ability purely reliant on others? Do your night patrols have to interfere with others?!"

"What kind of Ice Consort is she? She's not upright or honorable at all!!"

"I think you're all just afraid that Lady Corona will reach the top, so you're feeling insecure!?"

As she finished speaking, the academic members who were holding banners and protesting loudly fell silent, exchanged glances, and were all somewhat ashamed.

Although they all consider themselves Corona's biggest fans, reaching the top directly is probably still unrealistic...

However, for some reason, Bingfei is still on the first step and has not taken any further rash actions, as if she is waiting for something.

Just then, without warning, another figure appeared on the projected screen.

He was a silver-haired boy wearing a silver-white aristocratic suit. He wasn't particularly muscular, but he was a little over 1.9 meters tall.

The noble robes she wore were embroidered with the sword and halberd crest of the Lunette family.

The newcomer was none other than Weiss!

Under the strange looks of the night patrol staff nearby, Weiss officially stepped onto the trial area of ​​the Snow Palace Ice Ladder.

As Weiss's figure was clearly projected onto the sky above the royal city by the extravagant spell, the little sword saint, who had already returned to his luxurious suite, clapped his hands in a pretentious manner, as if to cheer him on.

Aunt Bai stood by the window and made a greeting gesture like a lucky cat.

【(^o^)/】

At the same time, an emoticon appeared in Elune's mind, as if to celebrate in a plant-like way.

But unexpectedly, apart from their three friends and family members, the atmosphere on the street below was a bit cold. No one cheered for a long time, and there wasn't even a booing.

Obviously, nobody knew where this Weiss came from, let alone what made him qualified to climb the snow ladder in a competition of this caliber.

At that very moment, the three little ones, who were watching the epic battle between Ice Queen and Corona in an open-air cafe on the street, simultaneously spat out their coffee.

"Cough cough cough, why did Weiss go up and steal the spotlight?"

Nefert coughed violently, clutching her chest, her lake-blue eyes filled with disbelief: "Don't you see what kind of situation this is? Is this the time to go and make things worse?"

"It's not so bad, actually. After all, Weiss defeated Winter Duke, so at least he has the right to enter, right?" Mona was the first to react and change her mindset.

To be honest, her first reaction upon seeing Weiss was also one of disharmony.

After all, the impression of Weiss as "ordinary" was already deeply ingrained from their time together in Moonlit City, so even if they saw the information about defeating Winter Duke, it was difficult for them to make any connection.

Vera said nothing, but held her coffee cup in both hands and stared intently at the familiar figure on the projection screen with her heart-shaped eyes.

Perhaps the answer she has been searching for lies in this Snow Palace Trial.

If Weiss's time exceeds 20 kilometers, then he will definitely be the Moonlight Thunder Emperor!!

Because it's simply impossible for a superhuman of this level to be raised in Moonlit City on the border of the Dark Realm!

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In the conference room at Night Patrol headquarters, Adele could only blink innocently at the strange stares coming from all directions.

If she didn't know why her brother-in-law had to step in at this particular moment, would these people believe her?

Meanwhile, Oliver, who was on duty in another block, stared blankly at the projected screen with his mouth slightly open.

"Wow, the Weiss brothers were really that brave?"

He originally thought that the most humiliating moment of his life was that performance in the rain with the Selenes family.

However, if Weiss were to try to steal the spotlight at this crucial moment and end up making a fool of himself in front of hundreds of thousands of royal city residents, it would be a billion times more humiliating and unbearable than what he had done!

Lorne, who was watching the game while mingling in the crowd, also adjusted his monocle frame, somewhat absentmindedly.

As both were characters released at launch, he didn't really want to question Weiss's right to appear.

But launching at this particular time is somewhat defying the odds; it's beyond redemption...

In particular, the tuxedo worn by Weiss was blatantly adorned with the sword and halberd crest of the Lunette family, which anyone would have guessed was a member of the Lunette family there to cause trouble, immediately drawing a wave of uncontrollable curses from the academics.

The Snow Palace Trial, on the ice staircase.

"You've arrived?" Bingfei asked, turning around with a smile.

Weiss stood on the zeroth step of the entrance area, looking at the Ice Princess who was stuck on the first step without moving, and felt a little confused.

So, without thinking, he blurted out, "A good dog doesn't block the way."

Upon hearing this, Bingfei's smile vanished instantly. Her icy blue eyes glared at him angrily, and she reluctantly took half a step to the side to make room: "You go first. I'm afraid you'll use your abilities to trick me."

Weiss: ?

"No, why should I? You want to use your sequence ability to follow behind me? I can't even use my supernatural power, so what's the point of climbing the Snow Palace? I might as well just give up here."

"I don't care, you go first!!" Bingfei persisted.

"I won't..."

Weiss initially didn't care, but Bingfei insisted on arguing with him, which made him develop a rebellious mentality.

Today, he just happened to be walking at the back.

At this moment, because the extravagant projection screen of the Snow Palace Trial was silent, no one outside could hear what Weiss and Bingfei were talking about; they could only see that the two of them were about to start arguing.

However, seeing that the stalemate with Weiss had not yielded any results, Bingfei finally resorted to physical violence.

She grabbed Weiss's sleeve and pulled him up the steps where she was, then used his stumble to push him up to the second step.

Logically speaking, Weiss is a level 7 Killer, and his enhanced body should not be able to be moved by Bingfei, who is extravagant and weak. So he is simply afraid that Bingfei will tear his sleeve in public, which would be a bit too unseemly.

And so, half-pushing and half-pulling, he was dragged and pulled by Bingfei, and before he knew it, he had crossed two steps and arrived above her.

Then, while Weiss was still in a daze and hadn't recovered, Bingfei unceremoniously placed her hands on his back and pushed him forward with her palms, forcing him to continue walking uphill.

The two of them pulled, tugged, and shoved each other until they reached an area of ​​about ten meters.

Corona, who was 12 kilometers away, was completely dumbfounded.

"Wait, what are those two doing?"

She murmured to herself with a strange expression.

Upon witnessing this bizarre scene, the entire royal city fell into complete silence.

This should have been the busiest and most bustling daytime period during the Snow Palace Trials, with tens of thousands of spectators crowding the streets. However, it was now covered by a uniform silence, an eerie silence that could be heard as if a pin had fallen. This had never happened before since the Snow Palace Trials began.

The atmosphere in the night patrol meeting room was somewhat subtle.

Miss Xing stared in disbelief, unconsciously crushing the drink cup in her hand.

"So they really made a deal...?"

Dong Jue's expression was complicated.

Now, finally more people can experience the curiosity they feel.

After the night patrol, Adele and the other woman both frowned deeply in unison.

Night Patrol Snow clearly believed that Ice Princess, as one of the Eight Guards, shouldn't be getting entangled with her rivals, especially since Ice Princess was a member of the Lunette family and Adele's brother-in-law. There were countless points she could criticize and question.

Adele, on the contrary, thought that since Weiss was already Elune's legal husband, how could he be seen cuddling with other women in public?

It seems I'll have to find some time to ask Weiss about this later.

......

At this moment, under the incredibly strange gazes of all the residents of the royal city, after being forcibly pushed 10 meters by the Ice Princess, Weiss finally couldn't bear it any longer and took a few steps forward to break free. Then, he turned around somewhat speechlessly.

No, what is this woman doing?

Keep in mind, his wife and two of his sisters-in-law were all there watching...

Therefore, Weiss issued a stern warning:

"You even resorted to violence?"

"If you touch me again, I'll fight back..."

"I don't......"

Upon hearing this, Bingfei raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, putting on an innocent and pitiful expression.

"Remove your abilities from me," Weiss continued in a commanding tone.

Bingfei nodded and obediently did as she was told.

As the inexplicable sense of constraint around him slowly dissipated, Weston immediately felt that the previously restricted wind field could expand again.

He could roughly understand Bingfei's thought process of letting him walk in front, and then slowly following behind.

The intention was probably to further enhance the Snow Factor during the crawling process, which would be a positive buff for both of them.

He wasn't entirely unable to accept this request, as long as Ice Queen didn't use her annoying supernatural powers to affect him.

Although the Wind Robe prevented Ice Consort from severely restricting his power, especially with the added bonus of the seventh-tier Killing Physique, it was always good to conserve some stamina in the early stages, since the latter half was when he could truly unleash his full power.

At the same time, seeing that Bingfei had only removed the suppression of the sequence ability on Weiss, the entire academy area erupted in chaos, with everyone's eyes wide with fury.

This Ice Queen even found a partner to duo queue with!?

Upon closer reflection, the young swordsman of the Lunette family had previously openly expressed his opposition to Ice Queen.

Isn't this just a premeditated act of cheating?!

Is this a plan to play mixed doubles against Corona?!

That's pure cheating!

Another wave of strong condemnation and protests erupted within the academic community.

"Sister, Weiss, that's a foul!!" Emily was almost furious and expressed her strong dissatisfaction.

On the ice steps, as Ice Queen withdrew her sequence ability from Weiss, Weiss stopped arguing with her and turned around decisively to face the top of the ice steps and officially began to climb.

He has no plans to use his abilities for the time being, since Corona is currently being suppressed by Ice Queen and has been forced to stop at the 12-kilometer mark, unable to advance any further.

If this academic chief is only at this level, there is absolutely no need for me to intervene.

Next, under the increasingly incredulous gaze of the audience, the silver-haired boy actually reached a distance of about 1 kilometer without using any special abilities.

That's right, Weiss easily got here with just his Tier 7 Annihilation physical physique.

At first, Bingfei carefully followed behind him, hanging about four or five steps away. But after walking a short distance, she became breathless and would stop from time to time to bend over and rub her aching calves. Otherwise, she would simply slump down on the steps and rest for a while before she could recover.

Weiss glanced back at her, somewhat speechless.

Extravagant sorcerers are definitely not suited for sports...

Given their physical condition, even without any pressure or interference, they probably couldn't climb more than 100 kilometers...

Seeing the distance between herself and Weiss widening, Bingfei finally silently activated her extravagant spell to slowly rise up and float in the low air, barely managing to keep up with Weiss's speed again.

A dozen minutes later, Weiss had reached the two-kilometer area.

Then, sensing the heavy aura pouring down from ahead, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Has it reached its limit?"

It seems that this is the limit of the seventh-order killing physique. Relying solely on physical strength can only get this far. Going further requires using the wind field.