The Book Of Flowers

If You Can

-- In the meantime ----

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"... Claudia, where are you?"

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"Have you finished daydreaming, Mr Darwin?"

The sound of whispering came out of Darwin's mouth, as he turned towards the person who had mentioned his name just now and shattered his calm musings

"No need to worry. It's just me, a weak king" Shen said, before chuckling afterwards

"Just go back to your room and sleep with everyone there. I have nothing to do with you, Shen" Darwin replied in an annoyed tone

"You're a little rude. At least call me noble or something. I've never slept with anyone other than my concubines, you know?"

"The "complete answer. I hope that stupid plan of yours can also be complete"

Shen laughed again in a cynical tone, then began to draw closer to Darwin who responded to his presence with a face that was so upset

"The sun is about to set. Oberon has arrived in the Lao Continent, and it will soon be time for you to shine" Shen said

"Don't be arrogant. Even if I was part of this plan, I'd say we'd lose. The Elves were very slippery and difficult to guess"

"Why do you think I'm doing all the prep to catch him? After all, strength can sometimes defeat the brain, you know that?"

Darwin took his breath. He did not intend to argue anymore with the person who thought all things were perfect

"Then I'll suggest only one thing. Make sure those officials are also caught. Don't let any of them roam" Darwin suggested without any intention of arguing for longer

"Just calm. If we can catch Oberon, the others can be arrested"

Darwin felt it was quite logical, but he knew there was still less

What if one of the higher-ups that came along was not caught, and they were someone strong enough?

They will definitely be more careful when their king is caught, right?

"Who are the higher-ups who are with Oberon, please repeat?" Darwin asked

"Zaphir, Ordelia, Luxor, and a brown-skinned Elf. I think that last one should be caught together with Oberon, because I hate dangers I don't recognize" Shen replied as he thought

"You mean that Dark Elf official? Yeah, he's a problem to get rid of"

Darwin recalled what had happened in the forest a few years ago, when his army stormed us on the way to Miralius. The puff of black smoke resulting from Mana from Fyon was one of those things that almost made things messy for him

Darwin thought that Fyon was strong enough, that he might be able to rival my powers

"Then we agree"

"Don't big head. I still disagree on some things with you"

The shadows inside the place grew dark, the sign of the day had already begun to enter twilight

Even the place where they stood was completely darkened, leaving only light from Darwin's eyes clearly visible

"good. Now I have to start working" Darwin grumbled

He was originally assigned to Xiang to take back Collin. But, Rosalia somehow wants him to help Shen to protect Xiang

And one more thing that kept him settled. A word confirmed by Rosalia and Shen himself...

'Claudia Dolores, will be among Oberon's friends'

He doesn't need any other reason to stay. Taking back Claudia was the only thing she wanted for the hundreds of years she waited

Even if he lost and died, at least he thought of taking Claudia with him. Or I'm with him...

"The Dwarves have finished the tools I asked for, haven't they?"

"It has. They are very creative in making things, as if they are beyond the principle of magic. Magic itself has a strange principle, so-"

"Not to be explained long! Your voice is annoying!" Darwin cut in

"sorry. I'm just happy to imagine what kind of good thing could make this country feared by the whole world!"

A king's dream to his layman. A military expansion that could unite the entire world under the rule of his kingdom

Everything would not have come off, if he had gotten all those things in his hands

And because of that, he enslaved and experimented on the various races of the world secretly...

A Dwarf capable of making weapons indestructible. The magic power of the mysterious Elves and Fae. The physical strength of the beasts was terrifying. A wide variety of unique components from monsters

He wanted all of that to be well researched, so that he could use it with maximum strength. Whatever payment

"It's a pity we lost some of the test squad when I sent it to Walter, but that's okay! There's still plenty of room to repeat and re-examine the errors! They are a great test product!!"

That guy's gone too crazy

No. gabe. No one who worked with Darwin was at least sane. Even he himself admitted that he was also insane

But that person made him want to stay away as far as possible. He did not want to deal with Shen, had Claudia not been involved. Not to mention discussing his lover died in the royal land that he is stepping on now

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Shen was cold-blooded, but for Darwin, that was the way world leaders should be. They could only hide all the things they thought well of in public

The sun has started to set. He could feel that the time was almost here

It's time to take revenge and take back what belongs to him

And in the expanding darkness, Darwin transformed himself into a bat, beginning to gather all his troops in hiding

Not a word did he say to say goodbye to Shen. But it did not offend the king at all, and only made him smile cynically

"I also want to do a test run to Vampir~ They might be useful~" Shen muttered, addressing Darwin who disappeared along with the sun

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- - Xiang Waters - - - - Water

"Repeat. What do you have to do?"

"Don't stay away from you in the slightest unless necessary" Verdea replied swiftly

"Make a way out for you to escape, then protect the mistress of Ordelia or Verdea without forcing yourself" Remina replied

I immediately clapped my hands with pride

"Keep it well in your head. And also for Remina, Claudia had already finished making a map of the jade palace that became the center of Xiang kingdom. I hope you can use it well"

I showed the map, in front of everyone who had gathered. Remina's eyes began to examine every corner of the map

"That's detailed. And oh my gosh?! Even the secret passage in and out was also drawn in great detail!"

Well, for an expert intruder who had infiltrated Xiang in his lifetime, he was beyond doubt

"The reason why I believe this secret pathway is still active, is because first, it is very complex and has many paths. The closure for the path would cost probably be as expensive as selling the jade palace itself

Second, because the kings and their families used these lines to escape when there was a direct attack on their residence. Each room belonged to the concubines, kings and their descendants had at least one secret door. I suggest you take the path I described, because it's the fastest way to get to the dungeon where Veskal is being held"

The Hortensia family also used that thing in Lily's castle, just like what she said back then

Claudia explained in great detail. He was a very careful person, even his image was also clear enough that it was not too difficult for the eyes

"You're pretty good at this..." Remina muttered in admiration

"Well, if you've been caught once, you don't want to be caught again" Claudia replied

Ahahahah... I hope he intends to joke

Because we all knew what kind of fate had come to him after he was caught by Xiang

The map held by Remina was slowly placed on the table, then her hands looked forward like they were praying or asking for something. And when I realized what he was intending, a slap sounded from his lips

"Imaginary Copy"

As soon as he mentioned the name, the water in his drinking bag came out and formed a map that was exactly the size of the map that Claudia had drawn

Plus, the contents were exactly the same as well, as if he had drawn a mock map before all of us

"Dam. Why are you trying to show off magic like that?" Verdea said ketus

"Express what try?! I use this magic so I can sneak in easily later you know?!" Remina replied with a monkey tone

"Already! Please stop! We're still discussing here..."

No one can mess with our focus. Point

And I have to admit, Remina is very smart. He knew how to make good use of his abilities, even he had no intention of retreating at all even though he would infiltrate the danger lair

If he brought the map he had just made, he could turn it into water, just like his body. That way, he could move silently in the form of a puddle

I am also confident in his abilities. That underground passage would definitely be very humid, so it was the perfect terrain for him to infiltrate in and open an exit

"Verdeans. If you get caught with me later, please act panicked. I can't lie, but you can"

Well, that's if he gets caught too

Verdea thinks so. If he was caught together with me, he was sure that Shen would not try to do something hastily to them. That will help everyone a lot

"All right, everything's ready. The sun is also setting" I said

Everyone looked tense, even though they were all trying to swallow it as deeply as possible

I do too. The beginning of the foundation of this plan that makes is me. If I fail in that foundation, then I am responsible for the lives of all of them

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Hmr...

Please listen to our prayers

If I may ask for one thing, do not separate me or my friends from each other. We need each other