Cloud Thinking

"I felt a fragment the size of a fingernail rotating in my heart. What is it? Is it the one that saved my life?" Helia asked after she regained consciousness.

"Your Highness Helia, don't underestimate this fragment. It is a fragment of the remains of the ancient god, and it is the most important fragment that holds this power." Brahili replied.

"As early as 1,600 years ago, a war broke out between the gods Coeredoro and Kamaeatsos. This was not only a war between people, but also a struggle between gods, a battle for faith and power. But this was destined to be a war that hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt the country by eight hundred. After the war, both countries were destroyed. In this war, the great god of war, Votsise, fell, and his body was eaten by the gods. The power of war fell into the hands of the god of order who is now in the heyday."

When she heard about history, Helia felt overwhelmed. But before she came here, although she couldn't be said to be passionate about studying, she was at least an above-average student. Even if she didn't like it, she still had to learn it.

But for some reason, ever since she came into contact with magic, she inexplicably began to dislike studying. Of course, she was very passionate about magic, but she was very resistant to knowledge related to magic, just like... a self-defense mechanism of the body that prevented her from acquiring this knowledge.

Although she was not interested in history, Helia almost immediately caught the familiar place name in Brahiri's words, "Kameatso?"

"Hmm? Do you know this small country?" Brahiri asked her question.

"I had a very long dream before I woke up. In the dream, I was on a battlefield where gods were fighting. Amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, I saw the flag of this country." Helia replied, "And... I seemed to have seen the true appearance of the one you mentioned, the God of War, Wattsise..."

"Has His remaining consciousness affected you..." Brahili muttered.

"As I said just now, Watsise is dead, but the gods share his power, especially the God of Order. He has taken over the power of war, but it is unclear what he is thinking. After more than a thousand years, he feels that this thing in his hand is a hot potato and intends to sell it."

"But now the gods each perform their duties and check and balance each other, which has become an order. The God of Order cannot transfer the power of war to any other god in power now. That would destroy the order He has established with His own hands."

"So He wants to support a new god who will obey Him and He doesn't have to worry about him, right?" Helia continued.

Brahili smiled and nodded, "Yes, Her Highness Helia is really smart."

"And you are the incarnation of the new god chosen by the Order."

"Then the reason why I haven't become a god now must be because of something my mother did, right?" Helia gradually felt that things were becoming clearer. At least it was not like before, when the truth was a fog and she didn't even have a lamp to illuminate it.

"Yes, Queen Madeleine, she did something so crazy that every time I think of it, I sigh from the bottom of my heart that she was such an extraordinary woman." Brahili sighed, perhaps feeling sorry that such a great person died young. It was really a pity that such a talented person was envied by God.

"Not only did she deceive the gods, she also intended to kill them."

At the same time, the Imperial Palace Executive Hall——

The guards standing on both sides like pine trees were loyal to their duties, protecting the core of the entire palace, the Executive Hall, and His Majesty Claude who was sitting in the Executive Hall to work. What they needed to do every day was to intercept uninvited guests who wanted to enter the Executive Hall without permission. Of course, under Claude's reputation, few people dared to do so.

The last person who liked to do this was Her Royal Highness Princess Helia, and now she has been gone for nearly half a year. During this period, the guards' work has become a lot easier, and they sincerely hope that Her Royal Highness can study outside for a longer period of time.

It was a normal morning like any other. I thought today would be a relaxing and enjoyable day, but I didn't expect someone would dare to break into the Executive Hall. The guards put their hands on the swords at their waists and looked vigilantly at the beautiful yet weak woman who was blocking the door of the Executive Hall. The captain on duty today, Adler, was nearly three heads taller than the other man. He looked down at the woman and persuaded her:

"Princess Selassie, you are not allowed to enter unless summoned by His Majesty."

But the woman who was called Princess Selassie raised her hand impatiently and waved it. Adler, who was as tall as a hill, suddenly froze in place, even with her mouth slightly open as she spoke. The guard behind her didn't know what she had done, and drew his sword as if he was facing a great enemy, while the guard behind him summoned his magic wand. He saw that Selassie was using magic.

"Don't block my way." Selassie said this lightly. Everyone present, except her, seemed to be controlled by someone, waving their limbs stiffly to make way for her.

She walked towards the exquisite glazed door behind the main entrance of the Executive Hall with her high heels clacking on her heels, and pushed it open without any hesitation. She didn't even look at the people inside, and asked anxiously, "Claude, where is Aya?"

Claude was sitting at the table reading official documents. He seemed to have guessed who the visitor was. He was neither surprised nor puzzled. He didn't even bother to raise his head. He replied casually, "Madeleine, knock before entering next time."

"Selassie" then glanced at Claude, pursed his lips impatiently, and walked up to Claude with a clatter. He placed his hands on the table piled with documents, stared at Claude and shouted, "Where is Aya? I searched the entire palace but couldn't find her!"

Claude closed the document in his hand, then slowly raised his head and looked at "Selassie". His usually cold face showed a hint of smile at this moment, but there was not much joy in his tone: "You slept for a long time this time."

"I felt that the seal on Aya was broken. I'm afraid her life is in danger, so she woke up. Where is she?" Madeline, who appeared in the shell of Selasi, frowned and said worriedly.

"Half a year ago, Aya told me that she wanted to learn magic, so I sent her to Carter's College for further studies. I was afraid something might have happened there." Claude didn't worry too much after hearing what Madeline said. It was as if he had guessed this a long time ago and he looked confident.

"Learning magic? Why so sudden?" Madeline had never imagined this path, so much so that after hearing what Claude said, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time.

"She inherited your magical talent. According to the news from over there, she can be said to be a magical genius that is rare in a century." Claude repeated what Philip had said. Of course, this was also beyond Claude's expectations. He didn't expect that Helia would really take the second path...

"Contact her now. I want to see how Aya is doing." Madeline's face looked very ugly. She felt extremely uneasy and asked.

"Let the people outside go first. If they come looking for me later, they must inform me." Claude said.

"It's such a hassle to see you." Madeline complained. She raised her hand and made a gesture, and the guards who were trapped outside the house were suddenly freed. The magician closest to the inner door was about to rush in to investigate the situation, but was ordered back by Claude.

"I sent Britney and Brashili to accompany Aya, so you don't have to worry." Claude comforted her while asking someone to bring the magic props used for communication.

Although Helia almost lost her life last time, Claude felt that his daughter only went to a school a little further away, so she wouldn't be assassinated every day, right? As for the seal being broken, maybe it was due to some other reason...

If his life was in danger, he would have to consider recalling Helia.

"Why go so far? Why not just leave him at Abraham College? We can feel more at ease if we keep him under our watch?" Madeline sighed. Just like all mothers in the world, she was worried about her child's safety.

"She asked for it herself. Because of her fire attribute, she wanted to learn from Mobicius, the most powerful fire magician in the entire continent." Claude had someone bring a stool for Madeline. The two of them talked across a long table piled with paperwork. They didn't look like a couple who were once famous for their love, but more like business partners.

"I have heard of it." Madeline was once a famous magician, and she must have heard of some outstanding magicians in the magic world, but she was not worried about this. "Isn't my brother's territory also in the northern border? He has always disliked Aya. If we run into her, I don't know how to embarrass her..."

"That's not the case. He understands the principle of blood is thicker than family much better than the rest of us," said Claude.

The magic props for communication were quickly set up. Claude first asked to contact Carterth College, that is, to find Philip first, but to his surprise, no one answered the call.

Then he tried to contact Brashiri and Chico, but neither of them answered the phone, which made Madeline, who was waiting anxiously, even more worried.

"Call your brother, he should know what happened." Madeline said.

The border military camp did receive a communication request from the palace, but unfortunately, Marshal Hawke was not in the camp at the moment. The call was answered by a deputy general whom he trusted.

"Where is Hawke? Call him to listen." Claude's expression was a little gloomy at this moment. He felt that something was out of his control, which made him very unhappy.

"Your Majesty, the Marshal received a call for help from Carters College three days ago, saying that Berman was invaded by black magicians, and he has already brought people to provide support." The deputy general replied.

"The invasion of black magicians?" Claude obviously did not expect that these rats in the sewer would dare to run out and cause trouble openly, and they happened to run into Carter's College where Helia studied. It was really hard for people not to presume some very bad guesses.

"Those damn bastards... If I had known they would be so restless, I would not have been so lazy as to kill them all at once when they were still alive!" Madeline said gritting her teeth.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it was the invasion of the black magicians. According to the news, when Carter College was hosting the final event of the annual team competition, the survival competition, the black magicians invaded the competition venue where the students were and cut off the connection with the college. The casualties are not yet known." The deputy general added.

"If there is any more news, report it immediately." Claude cut off the call after saying this. Judging from the fact that neither Carter College nor Brashiri answered the call just now, Berman must be in chaos right now. The Imperial City is thousands of miles away from Berman, and all they can do now is to wait for news.

Madeline fell silent. She bit her thumb and thought. Although she was the queen of the Otis Empire and the eldest daughter of the Antonio family, biting her fingers was not an indecent behavior that should be tolerated by her. However, she had always been indulgent and even never paid attention to the so-called etiquette.

In the past, there were still people who could control her, but ever since she married Claude and became the noble queen of the Otis Empire, no one could control her anymore, not even Claude.

"She'll be fine." Claude lowered his eyes and said. It was unknown whether he said this out of hope or because he firmly believed that Helia could turn danger into safety. Such simple words could not comfort anyone, but perhaps because these words came from Claude's mouth, Madeline's frown relaxed a little.

"Yeah, Aya will be fine."

"You mean, my mother sealed the fragment of the God of War in my body? Because I was stabbed in the heart before, my life was in danger, and the seal on the fragment was broken. The power that flowed out of it repaired my body and brought me back to life?" After listening to Brahiri's long narration, Helia felt that her head was getting bigger. It took her a long time to barely sort it out.