Another World: The Failed Magician

Seeing that the dragon's aura could not subdue Polier, the girl decided to take the initiative.

At that moment, an old man dressed in a silver-white robe appeared out of thin air between the two.

Upon seeing the old man appear, the girl quickly put down the long sword in her hand and knelt on one knee.

"Greetings, Elder Bai Lin."

The girl's tone contained not only awe but also a hint of displeasure.

It seems the old man interrupted the girl, which made her somewhat unhappy.

Bai Lin nodded slightly to the girl in response.

Then Bai Lin looked at Polier.

"It's no use making things difficult for her. The clan leader is indeed in seclusion. No one is allowed to disturb her until the seclusion ends. But the clan leader anticipated this situation before going into seclusion and left you a letter."

After saying that, the old man waved his hand, and the envelope floated into Polier's hand.

Polier opened the envelope immediately. Seeing the familiar handwriting inside, Polier knew it was from Fino.

There wasn't much content inside, and Polier finished reading it quickly.

The contents of the envelope contained all the euphemistic language. In short, it instructed him to follow Locas's orders.

Polier put the envelope into his spatial ring without saying anything or pressing the matter further. He then turned and left.

The young girl was displeased by Polier's arrogant attitude, but seeing that Elder Bai Lin had tacitly approved of such behavior, she didn't say anything more. She simply stood behind the elder and glared fiercely at Polier.

Then, Polier's figure disappeared completely into the dimly lit path.

"Grandpa Lin, why did you stop me just now? That guy Polier is too presumptuous. If we don't teach him a lesson, he won't know who the real master here is."

Bai Lin looked at the somewhat angry girl, hesitated for a moment, and then explained, "I stopped you for your own good, of course. You are no match for him."

Upon hearing this, the girl's angry expression gradually turned into surprise.

She knew Bai Lin wouldn't lie to her, which is why she couldn't understand why she was no match for Polier, even though she was the pure-blooded dragon.

Bai Lin could tell what the girl was thinking just by looking at her expression.

"Actually, it's not just you, I'm no match for him either."

"How is that possible? He's just a Martial King."

The girl was starting to doubt what Bai Lin was saying.

“Child, there’s no need to panic so much. When I said the two of us are no match for him, I was only referring to the present moment.”

At this moment, the girl showed a puzzled expression.

"The reason why the two of us are no match for Polier now is because he has voluntarily given up the possibility of becoming a saint, and in return he has gained strength that is almost invincible at the Martial King level."

"Why would he do that? Isn't the entire continent recovering right now? In a few years, it should be back to normal, and then he can try to become a Martial Saint. Wouldn't that be better? Why would he make such a choice?"

Bai Lin looked at the girl with a complicated expression.

"You know White from the Loca Federation, right?"

"I know that. I've heard he's called the number one person under the Holy One, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"Grandpa has a piece of advice for you: if you don't reach the level of a Martial Saint, never provoke that person."

Is it really that terrifying?

“Didn’t you just ask me why Polier gave up the path to sainthood? The reason is simple: if he hadn’t made that choice, the war back then wouldn’t have been a simple peace negotiation. The Loca Federation would definitely have counterattacked us.”

If anyone else had said those words, the girl wouldn't have believed them; she would have cursed them, thinking they were insane. But these words came from Bai Lin's mouth. This old man was not only her beloved grandfather, but also one of the seven elders of the Silver Dragon Clan.

The girl fell silent, a rare occurrence for her.

Bai Lin gently stroked the girl's long, silvery-white hair.

"Don't lose faith because of this. Neither White nor Polier are people with a future. No matter how strong the Martial King is, he can't possibly be a match for a Saint. The future doesn't belong to them, nor to humanity."

……

Two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.

Deep in the forest, in a secluded dwelling, flames were now raging. The ground was littered with debris from the house and corpses, all testifying to the fierce battle that had just taken place.

Then a large group of knights dressed in silver armor rushed into the house.

The house was already covered in blood and in complete disrepair.

Meanwhile, on the second floor of the house stood two men dressed in black robes. Beside them lay countless corpses. Half of these corpses, like the men, were dressed in black robes, while the other half wore silver armor.

However, the black robes they were wearing were now tattered and in disarray.

A new batch of well-equipped knights poured into the building below.

The two of them gripped the broken sword beside them once more.

The knights who rushed into the house also discovered them.

The knights carefully formed their ranks and approached the two step by step.

After exchanging one last look, the two men unleashed a hoarse roar, raised their broken swords, and charged towards the knights who were already waiting in battle.

……

On a silver-white steed, a man in armor waits outside the house for the final result.

In contrast to the man's calm demeanor, a young man dressed in a black robe stood beside him. The young man appeared somewhat nervous.

At that moment, a knight emerged from the house and bowed to the man on the white horse with a standard knightly salute from the Silver Dragon Empire.

"Captain, all the thugs from Tianfa inside the house have been wiped out."

The man nodded.

However, the young man standing to the side was somewhat dissatisfied with this result.

"What do you mean by 'annihilated completely'? What about the survivors? Didn't you leave any survivors?"

Upon hearing the boy speak, the knight looked at him with a hint of disdain.

"Leave them alive? You make it sound so easy. Why don't you go in and capture them? Tianfa and his gang are suicidal. We've already paid a heavy price to wipe them out. What's the point of leaving them alive?"

Upon hearing this, the boy's face darkened, but he dared not say anything more.

Only then did the man on the white horse speak.

"Alright, I think this mission is successfully completed. What do you think?"

After the man finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the boy whose face had just been somewhat gloomy.

When the young man saw the man on the white horse looking at him, his expression immediately calmed down.

“Captain Kag, I don’t think this mission has come to a successful conclusion. According to our original plan, there should have been one or two survivors. Now that things have come to this, I don’t want to dwell on it anymore. I will report everything that happened here to the Dean exactly as it happened.”

After saying that, the boy turned and left.

The knight, who had just finished his report, was furious after hearing the boy's words. He was about to step forward to say something when he was stopped by the man on the white horse.

The man shook his head at him.

The knight had no choice but to retreat.

Such actions are being staged continuously within the Silver Dragon Empire.

……

At this moment, in an orphanage, an old man was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the sunshine, while several children were playing beside him. The scene was very heartwarming.

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked over. This man was none other than Bolton, who had just taken office as the Chief Executive Officer.

And this person, after walking to the old man's side, stood quietly to the side, afraid of disturbing him.

"what's up?"

After the old man spoke, Bolton replied, "Sir, since we have the help of your Katu, the operation to annihilate Tianfa has been progressing very smoothly. A large number of members have been wiped out by us, and of the 12 high-ranking members, except for the chief who has not yet been captured, the rest have been dealt with by us."

Anyone else would be shocked to hear this conclusion.

Tianfa was the largest and most influential rebel organization in the Silver Dragon Empire in the past 20 years. Yet, this very organization was almost completely wiped out in just two weeks.

Locac, however, was not very satisfied with the result.

Facing Bolton, who already stood at the pinnacle of power in the Silver Dragon Empire, Bolton showed no mercy, angrily saying, "I've planted my people all over Tianfa, even three out of the twelve seats are held by my men, Katu. Tell me, under these circumstances, you still couldn't capture the Chief. What use are you? If I just wanted to eliminate Tianfa, I would have done it long ago. I've waited so long just to capture the Chief, haven't I? And what's the result? What did you say? You're telling me you didn't capture the Chief?"

Bolton, facing the angry old man, dared not show the slightest displeasure. He could only bow his head slightly and accept the old man's wrath.

Fortunately, Loca quickly regained his composure and his signature smile returned to his face.

Only after seeing that the old man's mood had improved did Bolton dare to continue his report.

"Although we didn't eliminate the chief, we can confirm that he is now severely injured, and whether he can survive is questionable. It's likely that the name Tianfa will not appear in the empire for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Locas nodded slightly, accepting the explanation.

"What about Polier?"

"The King."

The moment Bolton uttered those words, Locas's face instantly darkened.

Upon noticing this, Bolton quickly changed his story.

"Polier, after seeing your envelope, immediately went to the Silver Dragon Secret Realm, but soon emerged from it. He disappeared after coming out and did not return to the Silver Throne. As for his whereabouts, none of the people sent to investigate found any trace of him."

"There's no need to investigate that old man's whereabouts anymore; he should be obediently carrying out my mission right now."

Bolton was very curious about what kind of mission required the King of the Silver Dragon Empire to carry it out. But considering that Lokak could actually send a king on a mission, there must be something the Silver Dragon Clan had to do with it.

With this in mind, Bolton suppressed his ulterior motives. Undoubtedly, with the Silver Dragon backing him, although he was currently the Chief Administrator, the true power behind the Silver Dragon Empire lay with Lokak.

Locaque glanced at Bolton, then waved to the children playing nearby.

A cute little boy walked over.

Locac looked very kind and stroked the little boy's hair.

"Little Kavi, do you still have the little note that Grandpa asked you to keep?"

"Yes, it is. I've always remembered what the headmaster told me. I've been taking good care of it."

After saying that, the little boy happily took out a small white piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Lokak.

"Great. Okay, Grandpa has something to talk to this uncle about now. Shall we go play first?"

"Ok."

The little boy ran off happily.

Locac took the note and handed it to Bolton.

Bolton hurriedly took the note and looked at Locas.

"Don't worry about it, you can open this note now."

Upon hearing this, Bolton had no choice but to comply, and he carefully opened the note.

Then, a dense list of names appeared on the slip of paper, and each name was followed by a corresponding job title.

How could Bolton not understand what the old man in front of him meant?

Locas is trying to completely control the Silver Dragon Empire. The people on the envelope are clearly his confidants. He's doing this so that Bolton will place all his confidants in important positions within the Silver Dragon Empire.

But even if he knew, so what? Bolton carefully put the note away.

"I understand what you've arranged, sir. I'll go back and do it immediately."

Just as Bolton was about to leave.

Locas, who was sitting in the chair, slowly stood up.

He walked over to Bolton and gently patted him on the shoulder.

"No need to be so formal, you can call me Dean just like those children do."

Upon hearing this, Bolton smiled.

"Since you've said so, I'll respectfully comply. Dean, I will do my best to fulfill your request."

Locas nodded in satisfaction.

“I think Mr. Bolton is a smart man and should know what to do. In that case, I won’t see Mr. Bolton off. I hope you won’t mind.”

"Dean, I'll go back by myself and won't bother you any longer."

After saying that, Bolton walked out of the orphanage with a fawning smile on his face.

Bolton walked all the way home along the road.

As soon as he closed the door, Bolton's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a hint of gloom.

He took the slip of paper out again and carefully looked at the name written on it.

After reading it, he couldn't help but sigh. He actually recognized many of the people in the article, and many of them had even been Polier's people before.

It seems that Katu has not only spread to other countries across the continent, but is also ubiquitous within the Silver Dragon Empire!