Cloud Thinking

Chapter 238 Tea Party at the Magic Family

Helia explained some things to Lydia and Ronnie, asking them to help her keep an eye on Idrija in the house and to keep an eye on the movements in the palace to prevent any short-sighted people from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

After leaving the palace, she went straight to Alfie's residence to get some information from her ally in order to determine the next plan.

"Your Highness Helia, you have really done something great this time."

Alfie wasn't surprised to see Helia, but he was a little moved.

He just reminded Helia to be careful of Dorodo, but he didn't have anyone kill him directly!

He said those words only to give her a heads-up, hoping that she would keep their relationship in mind, be more patient, and not create a situation that would be unfavorable to both parties.

Unexpectedly, this shot of Zahelia's excitation glands worked, and she killed Dorado directly! She didn't even give him a heads up!

Helia did not explain too much, "It was not me who did it. What do the Magic Association and the family say now?"

"There's nothing special going on at the association. They just asked someone to collect the body, and then Elder Agres will go to the palace tomorrow to meet with Claude." Alfie said.

Grand Elder Agres is the head of the Magic Association's branch in the Otis Empire. He has a very good relationship with Claude, and it was with his help that Claude was able to ascend to the throne smoothly.

Because of him, during Claude's reign, the relationship between the royal family and the Magic Association was relatively good, at least on the surface there was no conflict.

But now that things have gotten like this, he will definitely go to Claude to ask for an explanation.

"As for the aristocratic families..." Alfie's expression immediately became serious. He took out an invitation letter from the desk and handed it to Helia. "The magic families have decided to gather together for a meeting in ten days. I guess they want to discuss future plans on this matter."

"The location has not yet been decided, and the time is also tentative and may change."

Helia glanced at the invitation letter, feeling the magic flowing on it, and raised her eyebrows, "Your family really has hidden a lot of things."

What happened yesterday, all the major families received invitation letters today, and they were paper versions of the invitation letters, so there must be a special way of delivery.

"Has every family received an invitation? Can you take me in?" she asked.

"All the noble families should have been invited." Alfie shook his head helplessly, "But in the Turafa family, only I and the current head of the family received the invitation letter, and one invitation letter corresponds to one person."

"I will definitely go. As for the invitation letter from the owner of the house, I don't know if he will come in person or someone else will come, but it's useless to snatch it."

"Why?" Helia was puzzled.

Alfie sighed, "I know what you're planning to do. I guess you want to steal the invitation and disguise yourself as that person, right?"

“But it doesn’t work.”

"The noble families attach great importance to bloodlines. Even if you enter with an invitation letter, you will not be able to attend the meeting because they have special magic that can verify the bloodlines of noble families."

Helia groaned in embarrassment.

Why do these shitty families have so many problems? They are so troublesome. They are so idle and have no brains...

She touched her chin and scratched her head for a long time, but she couldn't think of any good solution for a while, so she had to put it aside for the time being.

"Once the time and place are decided, tell me and I'll find a way to sneak in," she said.

The main thing is that she can't make things difficult for Alfie. He has already tried his best to help. And after the incident with the dirty river, she has also thought it through. She can't always rely on others, otherwise she will be doomed sooner or later.

The only person you can always rely on is yourself.

Alfie nodded, indicating that he would, and then his eyes fell on the small bundle hanging on Helia's chest, and he asked curiously: "Little princess, what are you carrying? You didn't even forget it when you ran away. It's so precious?"

Helia said nonsense in a serious tone: "Child."

"Child??!!" Alfie was so scared that his voice broke and he almost jumped up.

"Yes, child." Helia said with a serious face.

Alfie felt like he had glimpsed some incredible secret, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should continue asking, but in the end curiosity got the better of him: "Who... whose child..."

Helia looked puzzled, "Whose child could it be? Of course it's mine!"

Seeing Alfie's stunned expression as if he was struck by lightning, Helia couldn't help but burst out laughing. Only then did the other party realize that he had been fooled.

"No!!! This is something to joke about!!!" Alfie said angrily.

"Hahahaha! No! How could you be fooled! Hahaha!" Helia laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes. Her tense nerves that had been tense for several days finally relaxed.

Alfie didn't want to pay any attention to her anymore. He turned his back mercilessly and expressed his anger at being fooled in silence.

Helia wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, raised her hand and poked Alfie's shoulder, and explained roughly: "Although it is not my child, it is indeed my baby."

"But I can't show it to you, because..."

She pointed to her eyes and winked at him without further explanation.

Alfie knew a little about Helia's life experience and knew that she had a close relationship with the gods, so he got what she meant - the thing in her arms was far beyond the standards of humans, and he took a look and was about to sacrifice it.

However, he could only guess that it might be something with the aura of God, but no matter how hard he thought, he probably could not imagine that the one in her arms was a god, and a real god at that.

"What about Evelina, is she doing well lately?"

Helia hurriedly sneaked into Alfie's house under the cover of night, but she did not see Evelina, and she didn't even notice any trace of another person here.

"Anyone who knows me a little bit knows that I live here." Alfie explained, "There are a lot of people watching here, it's not safe, so I put her in another place to raise her."

"Don't worry, I go back to accompany her every night. She is fine. She eats well, plays well, and sleeps well. She is just a cute little pig."

Helia was fine, so she left her magic on Alfie for future contact and prepared to leave.

Alfie held Helia, a little surprised and puzzled, and asked, "Where are you going? Aren't you going to stay here for a few days?"

As if he noticed Helia's slightly complicated expression, Alfie quickly let go of her hand and explained, "It's not a good idea for you to appear in front of other people now..."

"You have nowhere else to go outside the palace, and it's even more unsafe, so I want to keep you here..."

Helia knew that he was concerned about her, so she raised her hand and patted his shoulder, politely declining his kindness: "I still have something to do, don't worry about me, just contact me if you have any news."

"I'm leaving."

Helia, wearing a black hooded robe, strolled on the deserted street, holding a gold bracelet in her hand and tossing it back and forth for fun.

She was now going to the fire phosphate ore where the system had rewarded her with information.

The experience in the dirty river made her realize a reality: she must become strong and have more power to better protect herself and the people around her.

Fire phosphate ore is a magic crystal stone that contains pure fire elemental power. If the ore is large enough, she can become stronger by absorbing the power in the ore.

She also still has a lot of favorability gift packs. The system is quite useful in this regard. She plans to do an unboxing vlog tonight. Who knows, she might get a golden legend to replenish her combat power.

After all, I am really alone now...

She weighed the little black dragon in her arms. Even though she had left the palace for some time, Watersise was still in a coma and she didn't know when he would wake up.

Ian Hill is unreliable, his fellow villager Tang Yaoxing is tied up and uncertain whether he can help when necessary, and his old father has fallen asleep again.

The only ones he could rely on right now were the system and the Lord God.

Well, it’s better to rely on yourself than on others!

The location of the fire phosphate ore was hidden very deep, otherwise it would have been discovered and excavated long ago. Helia took advantage of the cover of night and used explosive magic to dig holes. It took her most of the night to find the treasure.

She covered the entrance, hid herself in the ore cave, and began to eat the steaming and glowing fire phosphate ore, as if she wanted to eat until she became a fat woman in one breath.

She also gave some magic power to the unconscious Watersise, but failed to wake him up. However, she could feel that his condition was a little better.

The mine was huge, and the ore reserves were huge. It took Helia nearly three days to eat it all up. She also opened all the other favorability gifts, which were basically all kinds of clues and information, which were not very helpful to her at the moment.

Just as Helia was considering whether to look for the next ore pit to continue improving her strength, the ruby ​​ring on her right middle finger began to flicker. It was the graduation gift Levita had given her—a magical item that combined defense and communication.

She can use the ring to communicate with people who have her magic power over long distances, and people who have her magic power can also contact her through specific magic. It is a very useful magic prop.

Helia injected magic into the ring, and Alfie's voice spread out from it.

"Little princess, are you listening?"

"Yes, I'm here. Have you decided on the time and place?" Helia stood up, dusted herself off, and replied.

"Yes, it's scheduled for Sadris in three days." Alfie said, "There is a specific teleportation array on our invitation letter, so we can transfer there then."

"I don't know the exact time and place. I'll have to wait until I get there. Sadris is far away from the imperial capital, so you'd better hurry up."

"Okay, then I'll get ready to leave first, and we'll see each other then." Helia poked the little black dragon that was curled up beside her and still motionless, and smiled unconsciously.

"Your Highness!" Alfie suddenly raised his voice, using a respectful title, and reminded, "The Tanasha family will also attend this meeting. You'd better be careful."

Many magic families gathered in one place to hold a meeting. This was a big event in the magic world. As they mastered predictive magic, it was impossible for them not to predict it.

If Helia wanted to infiltrate and cause trouble, it would be very likely that Tanasha's people would foresee it, and they might set a trap for Helia to fall into.

Although Helia can now do whatever she wants outside without worrying about ruining her reputation, after all, she should be confined in the palace now.

But if anything unexpected happens to her during this period...

I'm afraid the death will be silent and the murderer will not need to take any responsibility for it.

Therefore, this journey must be extremely dangerous, but even so, Helia must go.

She doesn't want to be a passive person, doesn't want to wait until things are irreversible to start regretting, and doesn't want to be forced to make helpless choices, so she must take the initiative and take control.

"I know. You should be careful too."

For three days, she rested during the day to adjust and determine the direction and route, and at night she used her big wings to travel. After all, flying is definitely faster than walking.

Sadris is located at the junction of the western Turton Dynasty and the southern continent. It is not the territory of any noble. Logically, it should be under the jurisdiction of Claude. However, due to its remote location and the numerous and intertwined forces, Claude cannot spare the energy to manage it, so it gradually evolved into a lawless area.

Of course, Taslai, led by Ansel, is also one of the forces. After all, it is close to the southern continent and is also within his sphere of influence.

The chaos in Sadris undoubtedly provided an excellent cover for this family gathering, but it also facilitated Helia's infiltration.

She arrived in Sadris a night early, and with the token Ansel gave her, she contacted the person in charge of Tasley there and got a brief understanding of this chaotic place.

It is not known whether it was a coincidence or intentional, but the Morabi family behind Dorado, who was killed by Idrija herself, lived in Sadris and was a force that occupied an extremely important position in this chaotic land.

"Ma'am, there are a lot of magicians entering Sadris during this period. Do you need to pay special attention to them?"

Wend, Tasley's supervisor in Sadris, carefully handed over a glass of warm water and asked tentatively while observing Helia's expression.

Helia didn't know what Ansel had said to his subordinates. When she first arrived here and took out the token, all the people from Tasley knelt on one knee and called her Madam. She was so speechless that she didn't even bother to refute.

Explanations are a waste of words and meaningless. I won't be staying here for long anyway, so it doesn't matter.

"No need, focus on the Morabi family." Helia did not touch the glass of water. After giving the cold order, she waved her hand and asked someone to leave.

She didn't trust anyone here, even the people from Tasley. She only came here to use them. The local tyrants were indeed much better than her in collecting information, so it would be a waste to not use them.

It was late at night. Tomorrow was the time for the magic family gathering that Alfie had mentioned, but the exact time and place were still unclear. They would have to wait for Alfie to come before they could be confirmed.

She leaned back on the high chair, looked up at the dark night outside the window and the stars twinkling in between, her eyes were deep, and no one knew what she was thinking.