Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 470

Chapter 470: Qualifications

"Your Majesty, this is a risky move," the old man said quietly to Yolanthe .

Yolanthe frowned . He turned to Saul and asked, "What do you think?"

"This is the first time I heard about the Chameleon Unit, Your Majesty," Saul said . "I am not qualified to give an opinion . " He paused and smiled . "I can, however, talk about this issue from another angle . Douminge has been serving Scarlet, and he is one of the most powerful mages in the world . His lightning spells are nightmares for all of his opponents . Anfey may be a two-discipliner, but…" Saul’s voice trailed off . Clearly, he didn’t think Anfey was qualified enough to take on Douminge .

"Scarlet has the Supreme Armor," the old man added . "Even though it ranks after the Azure Armor, it is still not a good idea to underestimate it . " The old man paused and sighed . "I’ve seen that armor before . The only place not protected by Supreme Armor are the eyes . "

Yolanthe nodded but did not say anything .

"If Douminge is there, even if Anfey could get close to Scarlet, he will only have one opportunity . Scarlet is a senior silver knight . She won’t be sitting around and waiting for him . "

"Douminge won’t be the only one protecting her, either," Saul said . "If Manstuly or Fernando is there…well, I believe that it is impossible for anyone to kill her if she is protected by so many top level powers . "

"I agree, Your Majesty," the old man said . "We cannot use the Chameleon Unit right now . If Anfey fails, the unit will be exposed . We cannot allow that to happen . "

"We’re all old now," Yolanthe said with a sigh . "The future of Maho Empire lies in the hands of the younger generation . If we can’t provide aid, the least we can do is encourage them . "

"You mean…"

"Tell Anfey about this," Yolanthe said . "I want to him to make his own decision . "

"What if he insists on killing Scarlet?"

"Then we let him . "

"This is too risky!"

"We all did risky things when we were young, didn’t we?" Yolanthe said, shaking his head . "Anfey isn’t someone who would rush into a decision . I trust that he will plan out his every move before committing to the plan . "

Saul and the old man sighed and nodded .

In White Mountain City, Sam brought a man to the meeting room to meet Anfey . The middle-aged man who was referred to as Little Bird, Sam walked into the room and nodded at Anfey .

"This is the man that can make a decision?" Anfey asked Sam . White Mountain City had reopened its trade routes and became busy again . The merchants and mercenaries had clashed a few times since the reopening of the routes . Investigations showed that the merchants had done nothing wrong: The mercenaries had started the arguments . Alice wanted to punish them, but she needed to run the decision by Anfey .

Sam nodded . "This is Lord Robert," Sam said . "Lord Robert, this is the head of the League of Mercenaries, Lord Anfey . "

"Sit," Anfey said .

"I’ve heard rumors," Robert said, "about your rudeness, sir . "

"You’re not that important," Anfey said with a shrug . "You’re a guest . Isn’t it natural for you to respect me?"

"Such rudeness will not earn you any respect, sir . "

"Anyone who treats me with respect, I will treat with respect," Anfey said . "Sit . "

Robert sighed . "Is it true that you have Sacred Inheritance?"

Anfey looked at Robert with a frown . "Are you questioning me?"

"No," Robert said . "This is a question I need an answer to . It is vital to my response . "

Anfey blinked, then nodded .

Robert nodded . He sat down and dismissed Sam . Realizing that Robert wanted to speak alone, Anfey waved his hand to dismiss the mercenaries . Kumaraghosha nodded at him and ushered the mercenaries out of the room .

Kumaraghosha was standing outside the room when he saw Alice hurrying over . She smiled at him and was going to push open the door .

"Wait," Kumaraghosha called . "Lord Anfey wants to be alone, My Lady . "

"Why?" Alice asked . This was the first time someone stopped her from seeing Anfey because she, like Christian, didn’t need to report beforehand to meet with Anfey .

"He’s speaking with the Rangers, my lady," Kumaraghosha said .

"I see," Alice said . Even though Anfey didn’t talk much about the Rangers, Alice knew how important they were to him .

"Do you want to wait here, my lady? Or come back later?" Kumaraghosha asked .

"Lord Anthony has an important guest," Alice said with a frown . "Anfey needs to greet the guest himself . "

"Who is it?" Kumaraghosha asked, curious . Normally he wouldn’t be nosy, but he cared about Alice .

Alice glanced around and whispered into Kumaraghosha’s ear, "Batusimon sent someone over . They’re at Lord Anthony’s right now . "

"So Storm mercenary group wants to join the League as well?" Kumaraghosha asked . The League had already became Kumaraghosha’s new home and he cared very much about its health .

"Maybe," Alice said with a smile . "Maybe they have further plans . Who knows? Kumaraghosha, you trust people way too easily . "

Kumaraghosha smiled . "My lady is wise . "

Alice shook her head . "What did I say before? Treat me as you would a sister . "

"Ah…yes, My Lady . "

Alice rolled her eyes . She saw Kumaraghosha as an older brother, but clearly Kumaraghosha didn’t see her as a sister .

"Why don’t I go talk to Lord Anfey?" Kumaraghosha asked .

"No need," Alice said . "The Rangers are equally as important . I will wait . "

The wait was longer than Alice had expected . She grew bored and went to run some other errands . By the time Kumaraghosha sent someone to fetch her, it was already dusk .

Because Anfey was so interested in the Rangers, Alice became interested in them as well, but she didn’t want to appear to be reaching above her station .

Alice walked into the meeting room, and her attention turned to the stranger . She felt that he looked familiar, but she did not remember where she had met him before . Back when she was back in Shansa Empire, she would meet hundreds of people everyday . It was no surprise she did not remember who Robert was .

"Do you know each other?" Anfey asked .

"He looks familiar," Alice said .

"No," Robert said, shaking his head . "Just… she reminds me so much of a Shansa Princess . I almost made a mistake . "