Chapter 494 - Clash (I)
I’m back here again.
Rhode was dazzled by the stunning city as he admired it through the chariot window. He knew what troubles he would be facing in Golden City and didn’t bring anyone with him to avoid unnecessary conflicts. However, Rhode was never battling alone as a Spirit Swordsman.
Rhode received plenty of information regarding Golden City from Marlene before he left the Fortress. Confusion broke out in the entire Golden City after the diplomatic group from the Country of Light’s Parliament arrived. All the shady characters began to reveal themselves with their own schemes. According to Marlene, the diplomatic group from the Country of Light’s Parliament was somewhat overbearing after they arrived and there was even a malicious rumor spreading amongst the nobility: the diplomatic group would dismiss Lydia from her rank as a Duchess.
This rumor sounded outrageous, but Rhode knew there were high chances of it happening. Even though it seemed like the relationship between the Country of Light and the Munn Kingdom had reached a stage where there were no compromises and they were like two different nations, the Munn Kingdom still served the Light Dragon Soul. Of course, Lydia wouldn’t be abolished this easily since she was one of the three Archangels. However, if the Light Dragon Soul gave its nod of approval, it wouldn’t be anything unfathomable.
Rhode wasn’t that confident in the Light Dragon Soul because history had proven time and time again that the Light Dragon Soul was definitely unreliable. It couldn’t control its own fate and it even turned into a bargaining chip for the Country of Light’s Parliament’s treason. In fact, it was extremely rare to see an heir of a Creator Dragon Soul in such miserable and disastrous state. Perhaps, it could even be considered the one and only—Rhode had never seen such a useless ruler.
If the rumor amongst the nobles were true, what would Lydia do? Rhode had been considering this question throughout his journey and from his understanding of the Archangel, he knew that even though she seemed untrammeled, she was conservative and loyal to the bone. Although she had been backstabbed by the Country of Light’s Parliament continuously, she had always resolved the contradictions and resisted their conspiracies and never betrayed the Light Dragon Soul. Many players of the Munn Kingdom admired her sentimentally while some expressed their disappointment because they expected that this unconventional Archangel wouldn’t choose to suffer in silence to the Country of Light’s Parliament under such circumstances… But Rhode could understand their views on this.
They felt as though the target that they worked so hard to protect was trampled and betrayed.
Those players didn’t understand why Lydia chose to suffer in silence. To them, Lydia didn’t wish to betray the Light Dragon Soul and wanted to protect her own people. Furthermore, with her style of work, she could have invited the heir of the Light Dragon Soul to the Munn Kingdom and used her rank and authority as a ruler to command it. Even though this was highly disrespectful to the Light Dragon Soul, she should also be aware that the heir was like a stuffed animal that lost its authority and position under the Country of Light’s Parliament’s control. So wouldn’t it be better if Lydia brought it into the Munn Kingdom instead of being manipulated like a doll of the Parliament? In the Munn Kingdom, at least the Light Dragon would still be respected, right?
However, Rhode knew clearly what Lydia was concerned about. Players were nothing more than transient guests in this world and besides, they were humans who didn’t have psychological burdens regarding such matters. But as one of the three Archangels, Lydia wasn’t only responsible for things that players deemed as important. Indeed, Lydia could have chosen as the players wished. However, this would cause a war to break out in the entire land protected by the Light Dragon Soul and the Country of Darkness wouldn’t let this opportunity slip. Therefore, Lydia didn’t choose to resist for the sake of this continent. But the world eventually ended up following the direction she had tried to avoid.