Chapter 821: Section 549: The Era Advances (Part Two)
Stepping out of the transport portal, Malin was not surprised to see the guards in front of him as he strode towards the entrance of the Royal Palace.
Eleven and Seventeen hadn’t activated their optical camouflage, their appearance inevitably caused a disturbance, but the half-human messenger who came to find him kicked several cowards in the shin shouting, "You cowards, you are completely useless! Lord Malin is here to see His Majesty, what are you blocking the entrance for?"
It seemed the guards had received the order, they eventually stepped aside, and Malin walked into the great gates of the Royal Palace with Eleven and Seventeen.
Speaking of which, Malin had previously sent Eleven to find Seventeen, only to discover that he had lost an arm in the last battle. Without hesitation, Seventeen followed Eleven back to the Seafloor Base, where after replacing his machine body, the two Machine Souls joined the previous clean-up operation.
Passing through the porch, Malin saw the youngest son of His Majesty Manheim staring blankly at him and the two Machine Souls behind him, until his maid tapped his shoulder, then he timidly called out to Malin as "Mentor."
This address as "Mentor" made Malin stop in his tracks; originally he was prepared to confront Manheim directly—if the discussions went well, Malin would continue to assist the Northern Kingdom. If not, he was ready to leave—no one could stop Malin under the cover of Eleven and Seventeen, and by then Malin would just take Lulu and flee.
But Manheim placing his youngest son here waiting for Malin already meant that His Majesty was ready to have a proper talk.
Because of this, Malin finally called the child over, patted his head, and said, "Soren, come with me, let’s go see your father."
"That’s great, Father asked me to wait here for you." Perhaps noticing that the two Machine Souls didn’t attack him, or simply mustering the courage on his own, the child smiled at Malin.