Chapter 19: First Battle 1
Aldrian and Eleine picked their table and ordered their food while still monitoring the group's movements. Aldrian maintained a calm facade, but inside he was thinking and calculating.
"Two high Earl stage, three low Marquess, and one middle Marquess. That's quite a formidable group over there." The lineup of this group worried him. Not because of how he would face them, but because of their actual intent in infiltrating the Ivory Empire with such a force.
"They are too strong for us, young master! I think we need to report it to the city guard in the end." Eleine sent him via transmission.
"It will be a hassle to convince them for now. We can't just point out some people without clear evidence. Our biggest evidence now is the teleportation artifact, and as for the devils, they have truly covered themselves well. Even we cannot feel their devil energy from here." Aldrian replied to Eleine.
"If the others who infiltrate Balin are this strong, then they are planning something big! And that's just from one artifact that I can look into its karma." Aldrian thought to himself. From one artifact, he could see thousands of branches stemming from it. The energy from the artifact could teleport a Duke stage cultivator.
"If a Duke stage cultivator successfully infiltrates, then the situation is more dire than we can imagine." he frowned.
"Well, let's move one step at a time." he looked at Eleine. "Do you trust me, Eleine?" he asked through transmission, and Eleine looked at him.
"Of course I do, young master." she answered.
"Let me take care of all the Marquess, and you can handle the Earls. Can you do that?" Eleine widened her eyes.
"Young master, please reconsider your decision—" Eleine stopped her sentence when she saw his serious expression and determined eyes.
"Those eyes." Eleine thought, seeing the eyes full of authority that made her unable to refute his decision. It stemmed from her instinct and soul that she had to follow his plan. She lowered her head and sighed, then looked at Aldrian again.