I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

"This is a deposit—a fragment of the 'Spindle of Destiny'. It allows you to see three seconds into the future. It can be used up to nine times a day."

"As for the balance~" Sanita glanced at Iveliya, "I promise that the young lord will never refuse."

"interesting."

Lucius played with the pentagonal fragment that smelled strongly of roses, and after a moment's thought, he nodded.

"Okay, I promise. I'll send someone to notify you the day before departure."

Strictly speaking, the fragments of the Spindle of Fate are actually forbidden by the Supreme Heaven, because the Spindle of Fate itself is an artifact belonging to [Fate].

However, there are too many fragments after the Spindle of Destiny was broken. There are more than 3,000 fragments that have been discovered. They have various functions and are basically harmless to use. Therefore, they have become gray items that are tacitly allowed to be possessed.

Of course, what is important is not the fragment itself, but the symbolic meaning behind it. Since Sanita chose to give this and even glanced at Iveliya, the meaning was very clear.

This clever woman knew how to use secrets to lure people into the game.

"Then I will look forward to hearing from you, young lord."

Sanita smiled charmingly, and after achieving her goal, she quickly left without any reluctance.

"If you just look at the external appearance, it is indeed a roast chicken."

Ivilia murmured to herself. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that Chu Nu Roast Chicken really existed in the world.

"Of course, how could your brother Lu's sharp review be wrong?"

Lucius puffed out his chest. "I thought we were just catching a few petty thieves, but I ended up catching a big fish. Tonight is really full of surprises."

"Indeed, but the one who surprised me the most tonight was you, Brother Lu."

Iveliya came closer again and fanned the air with disdain, as if trying to dispel the strong fragrance left by Sanita.

"I originally thought you were a sly fool who would lose his composure at the slightest temptation from a beautiful woman, but I didn't expect you to be such a gentleman who remained unfazed. Even that old woman went to such lengths, and you remained unmoved."

"Haha, that's because she's stupid."

Lucius smiled calmly, "You don't even understand the principle of catching a wolf without sacrificing a child. Who are you trying to fool with those little tricks?"

"If she had been more decisive and used those two big thunders to counter it, I might not have been able to bear it."

Iveliya: ???

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25-Avilia: I killed Lucius (crying)

"Brother Lu, I don't understand why everyone I met tonight is talking about you going to Splenda. It's just going to school, why is it worth all the attention?"

On the carriage returning to the manor, Iveliya asked Lucius this question.

"Of course."

Lucius tapped his fingers lightly on the gilded carved armrests, his cufflinks gleaming coldly under the light.

"Because I'm here, there is a new generation of Qingtian in the East Territory who goes to school in Splenda."

"Xiao Ai, you must have attended a similar magic school before, right?"

"Before you encountered the tragedy, what was your impression of your noble classmates from the border region?"

"Hmm...let me recall."

Iveliya swung her legs together and pondered for a long time, then she recalled some scenes with difficulty:

"They have some cultivation, but not much. Their style of doing things is rather rough. However, most of them have good military qualities. They are usually on the edge and don't really get along well with others."

Don't force yourself to fit in if you're in a different circle. It's normal that Sister Wang Cheng can't get along with the outsiders from the countryside.

"Border nobles only need to protect their territory, but the lords of the royal city have much more to consider. This situation is very common, and usually there is no conflict."

Lucius nodded. "But the situation in the Empire is completely different."

"The power of the Four Border Guardians is too immense. The border nobles they lead are completely capable of competing with the nobles of the imperial capital. Normally, everyone is scattered in their respective territories and can basically live in peace."

"But once everyone is gathered in one place to distribute the limited resources there, then grouping and friction are inevitable."

The four borders together occupied almost half of the territory. During the first three hundred years of the "great expansion" period of the empire, the nobles even had the autonomy to declare war on foreign countries.

The Eastern Territory controls 30% of the Empire's land forces, the Southern Territory controls most of the ocean-going fleets and three of the seven seaports, the Western Territory's furnaces operate day and night, and the Northern Territory's natural resources nourish the entire empire.

The border nobles are not united as one, and if all the children of these families are thrown into the Royal Academy, it will be a huge brawl in the imperial capital.

It's outrageous, but this is the Gu breeding plan designed by the royal family and the four major families at the beginning of the empire.

It’s a mess, so enjoyable!

"For the past two years, the nominal core of the small group in the Eastern Territory has been my cousin Fabian from the Imperial Capital branch. He's indecisive and cowardly, putting everyone on the defensive. So, they're all hoping for a truly reliable leader."

"And I'm the one everyone has high hopes for. I'll be the backup, the one taking responsibility, the one mediating... Once I get to Splenda, there's bound to be a lot of trouble."

"Tsk tsk, just listening to it gives me a headache. Fortunately, none of this has anything to do with me."

Realizing that Lucius was about to have a hard life, Iveliya couldn't help but gloat.

"It doesn't matter? Then you are totally wrong."

Lucius smiled slyly, like an evil Hakimi, finally showing his fangs after toying with Rat:

"I will only guide you for a while. When the time is right, I will declare that you will have full authority to carry out my will, and I will leave these troublesome matters to you."

Those who are "dominated" do not need to worry about loyalty issues, and no one is more useful than Iveliya.

"No, why?"

Iveliya couldn't laugh anymore.

Is it reasonable for you to let a foreigner take care of the affairs of your locals?

Could it be that there is such a thing as foreigners in the Empire?

"Just because you're my secretary, the existence of a secretary is just to do things when there's work to do, and to do nothing else..."

Lucius's gaze lingered on something, and he suddenly lost interest and changed the subject:

"Forget it, just do your job."

You do your job well, I have other options for dealing with people.

Iveliya: ???

"Asshole! Speak clearly! I won't give you any air!"

The angry Iveliya showed unprecedented bravery. She rushed forward, then sat on Lucius's legs and strangled his neck with both hands.

"Uh!"

Lucius stuck out his tongue and rolled his eyes cooperatively, but his thoughts drifted to the private conversation he had with Old Deng in the study not long ago.

"Dear Lucius, I regret to inform you that your leisure time in the East will probably end early."

Bus Glade folded his legs and rested them on the edge of the table, his lazy figure slumped in the embrace of the high-back velvet chair. After casually tossing the intelligence booklet with a gold-stamped cover to Lucius, he snapped his fingers and lit the cigar with the flame rising from his fingertips. The smoke spread, and the mellow tobacco aroma gradually overwhelmed the clear cedar incense.

"A fire broke out in the Wisdom Corridor late at night. It was discovered and extinguished by the administrator in time, but some books were still burned..."

"A corpse was found floating in the Luminara River, with all the deceased's internal organs removed..."

"Earl John was betrayed by his mistress, and both of them died after the bomb was placed at point B..."

"An octogenarian woman miraculously regains her youthful appearance, and the neighborhood's sturdy young men are madly pursuing her..."

"No, what the hell is this? The front page of some third-rate Splenda tabloid?"

Lucius put down the intelligence book. It was hard to imagine that these things could be serious intelligence.

"As you can see, some strange things have been happening in Splenda recently, suspected to be related to the Chaos Cult. The Public Security Bureau can't be relied upon, but most of the Night Owl's manpower is used to track down the Chaos Cult members, so they're too busy to handle it."

"So the royal family has expressed their willingness to cooperate and hopes that you will take the lead in finding out the truth. Therefore, you will probably need to set off some time in advance."

Grand Duke Glade lowered his head to examine the fine and compact ash on the cigarettes, and seemed quite satisfied with the quality of this batch of tobacco.

"Me? What's that? Is that in-law you're looking for going to use this to test me?"

Saying that the Night Owl is unable to split itself into two is only a fool's trick. Lucius won't believe it anyway.

Most likely, the two old guys have reached some deal in secret.

"Huh? You know everything?"

Grand Duke Glade looked up in surprise, his cigarette ash falling onto his pants due to his shaking hands.

"You're quite good, kid. You already have your own source of information so early. Not bad."

"That's just one of the reasons. Another reason is that the Splenda clan has been a little restless lately. You need to go and teach them a lesson and let them know who is the true master of the Clovis family."

"Oh, that's no problem."

Lucius nodded repeatedly. It was more motivating to work on his own business than to work for others.

Moreover, it is more convenient for one's own people to take action, and six sticks in one second is no problem at all.

"Command of the Raven will be handed over to you in due time. Splendar is not as good as the East Territory. I won't be able to watch over you in time. Please be careful."

"Don't worry, I cherish my life very much."

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"Brother Lu, Brother Lu? Hey, Brother Lu, wake up quickly, don't scare me!"

Lucius was shaken awake by Iveliya. When he opened his eyes, Iveliya had already raised her hand and gathered strength, ready to wake him up with a wave of pain.

"Stop, stop, stop. I'm fine."

Lucius quickly grabbed Iveliya's wrist to stop her from taking the next step.

"Huh~ I'm scared to death."

Iveliya breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a little lost. If only Lucius had woken up a little later.

But she was indeed frightened just now. She was pinching Lucius' neck until he became motionless and even stopped breathing.

Iveliya: Wuwuwu, I, I killed Lucius... (tears streaming)

"I just fell asleep. If you recall how I dug a hole dozens of meters underground, you should understand that I definitely won't die from suffocation."

"Oh, it seems so."

Iveliya nodded suddenly.

"By the way, are we home yet?"

"Already arrived."

"Hello~"

Just as Ivilia finished answering Lucius' question, the voice of a third person reached their ears. They both turned towards the car door and saw Leila smiling and waving at them.

"The guard said you two hadn't gotten out of the car, so he asked me to come over and check on you. I didn't expect...tsk tsk tsk~"