Chapter 266: The Archmage of the Empire (3)
Chapter 266: The Archmage of the Empire (3)
Even while running around endlessly, Karnak continued to gather intelligence on the Lacania empire. He couldn’t sleep soundly unless he was keeping tabs on the two most dangerous enemies, Dreltein and Elezar.Fortunately, it wasn’t particularly difficult. He received a steady flow of updates from the King’s Order, the church, and the Twilight Order. He even maintained occasional contact with the western branch of the Brigade of Purification.
With such a wide network, the information he received was generally reliable. But recently, there had been a change in the status of Dreltein and Elezar.
"They’ve finally joined hands," Karnak said.
Varos blinked in confusion. "Finally joined hands? What, were they holding feet before?"
They both knew those two were on the same side, so the comment made little sense to Varos.
Karnak frowned. "I mean publicly. Publicly."
Specifically, it meant that the two major factions within the empire, the Kazemil Marquisate of Dreltein, and the Relphrantz Duchy of Elezar, had officially reconciled.
"They were political enemies within the empire, remember?" Karnak said.
"Were they?" Varos scratched the back of his head, clearly struggling. "Too long ago for me. Kinda hazy."
Karnak hadn’t expected Varos to have the best memory anyway. "Just remember they used to hate each other’s guts in this era."
Even if Dreltein and Elezar were allies in secret, they had remained the visible leaders of rival factions, making it hard for them to act openly. That was why Karnak hadn’t been too concerned up until now. He’d assumed they were both too preoccupied with their own affairs to mess with him.