After Ambrosius' incident, he was sent to prison awaiting trial, the king didn't seem all that surprised about his son. Those who were tricked into participating in the quest were compensated with a decent amount of gold. The media gave out pocket money to make up stories of deception and lies to cover up to avoid affecting the royal family.
The bathroom door opened, white smoke came out, Lize stepped out with her underwear still a little hot after bathing, she made a cup of coffee and picked up the newspaper to read.
Throwing the newspaper in her hand on the table, Lize sat on the chair drinking a cup of coffee, enjoying the sweet and bitter taste in her mouth and then flowing into her body.
"Looks like they're still trying to cover it up."
A voice spoke, next to her was a mirror but the reflection was conscious, pink and purple eyes turned to Lize and smiled.
"Treachery.....I don't really care"- Lize
"But I do care. Ah~ what a pity, not to see the king in despair. I'll bet he's upset right now, it's so funny" - Treachery
"You seem satisfied with that, don't you? How are the others?"- Lize
"They're still sleeping, don't know when they'll wake up again. But I have a feeling one of them will wake up soon. Maybe we need to increase the amount of power to absorb more" - Treachery
Treachery is a part of the Paradox entity, she is the one who awakened before the other six. Although it represents betrayal, Treachery is the first part that helps Lize understand this world.
She didn't understand why parts of Paradox were named like sinners.
"Then it's fine if we go and earn more. But that's for later"- Lize
So Lize put on her uniform and opened the portal to a place not far from the academy, surrounded by a market, bustling with people. Lize juggles a canvas bag in her hand, I have a jingle sound that anyone can guess how many gold coins it contains.
"Sometimes we go shopping for something to relax, just working hard on the task is also boring" - Lize
"Whatever"- Treachery snorted coldly
The stalls stretched to the harbour, many merchants invited passersby to buy their wares. Lize entered a small store, the doorbell jingle signaling customers to enter.
"Welcome. Oh! Lady Lize! Come in, how can this loyal servant help you?"
The one who came out to greet Lize was Boris Alche, the owner of the magic stone shop, and one of the watcher's descendants. Boris's lineage belongs to the line of alchemy specializing in the study of mana stones and many other magical stones, previously the first Alche ancestor was saved by the Paradox entity, so since then the Alche family has sworn allegiance to Paradox entity even if Paradox's host.
"Is your income okay Boris, I heard you have a lot of difficulties with magicians?" - Lize
"They're still as noisy as ever, I'm used to it. And I heard that the first prince was dethroned because he was plotting treason, so that's why he was exiled to the land of the dead right? "- Boris
"Underground information that you also grasp quickly. Beware that someone who hears you will lose your life like playing" - Lize
"It's our Lady Lize. Act quickly" - Boris
"No need to compliment me, I just do what's best for us. Do you have any information?" - Lize
"It's almost all about the royal family who are busy excavating the old remnants of Paradox. They don't hesitate to spend money on destruction, in search of treasures containing the power of Paradox. Many places have been ransacked by them"- Boris
"What kind of person is greedy. Is the king greedy for power? Meanwhile, he doesn't even care to raise his children properly, only to make them rebel like the first prince. This is like self-destruction" - Lize
"But rest assured, we can make sure they're not looking for those treasures. Because most of them are already in our hands." - Boris
"Ha ha ha, that's right. But those are nothing compared to that 'it'"- Lize
"You mean..." - Boris
"That's right, Bahamut. Ancient Dragon Lord"- Lize
"That dragon has lived for more than decades? I thought it was extinct already?" - Boris
"It is true that it went away with its master. But have you forgotten something? Bahamut is not only one of the ancient dragons but he is the lord of dragons, he is the only dragon that has spirit with the ability to regenerate. The contract between the entity Paradox and Bahamut is permanent, when I become the host, Bahamut will surely reincarnate in a new form." - Lize
"As it turns out, they're aiming for 'it'. Those mice....."- Boris
The bell rang, three people entered, a tall middle-aged man followed by two children, a man and a woman, dressed as royal knights. Boris asked Lize's permission to go out to meet his clients, and she sat in a corner to drink tea.
"Shopkeeper, sell me an enhancement stone. The high-end one is about 20"
"Right here" - Boris
Boris walked out the back of the shop and brought out a silver chest, which opened inside with glittering pentagonal orange stones. The middle-aged man looked at a stone for a long time and then turned to look at Boris.
"Are these stones real?"
"Yes, they are the real deal and the real price. They are mined and trimmed by hand, we have been doing this for generations and are very dedicated not to deceive any of our customers" - Boris
"That's right. I've heard about that. It's necessary to strengthen defenses and be vigilant, after the first prince's incident, many people became suspects including the shops dealing in magic items"
"That sounds serious. You'll probably need a lot of preparation"- Boris looked surprised
"Yes, now the king is ordering us to search for the remnants of the ancient entity. So a lot of magicians, witches and magic items are needed."
Hearing that information, Lize glanced at the middle-aged man who left with the two children with the magic stone box, she smiled scornfully. Boris saw that smile and immediately understood what it was.
"Boris"- Lize
"Yes, Lady Lize" - Boris
She got up and walked towards the door when Boris opened it.
"Call some watchers. We'll hunt and collect the remnants. In a few days, I'll go catch dragons" - Lize
"Obey, Lady Lize"- Boris
Lize smiled as she walked out of the store when she suddenly bumped into a child in front, causing that person to fall behind, fortunately Lize caught her hand in time.
"Are you okay?" - Lize
"Yes, I'm fine, I'm sorry I bumped into you."
The child looked up, surprising Lize.
Isn't this the child she met and protected the other day?
"Are you from the academy?"
"That's right and you are...?" - Lize
"My name is Etham, I am currently a student of the church. Nice to meet you, who is from the academy"- Etham
'Men's names? Although this child is a girl. It's no wonder that some men have women's names and women have men's names'- Lize thought
"Sorry to bump into you. I will...."- Lize
But before she could finish, Etham grabbed her skirt tightly.
"Can I walk with you? I want to learn more about the academy. I'll be enrolling there in a few years and I want to learn before I go entry. Luckily I met someone from the academy along the way. Can you help me?"- Etham
Lize looked at the innocent child's face, she really wanted to leave but it was impossible to do so with a child. Turning to look at Boris, the shop owner just shrugged. She used psychic to ask Treachery but there was no response.
'Traitors! What do you want me to do?'- Lize
Having no other choice, Lize knelt down on one knee and raised her hand towards Etham.
"Then allow me to show you the way" - Lize
Lize's polite action seemed to make the kid's heart skip a beat, Etham bent down to hide red face.