Chapter 1144: Solving the Problem with One Phone Call

Clovis and his team headed to their next destination as quickly as possible, not leaving any time for the enemy to react. This way, they wouldn’t be able to come up with a strategy that could overthrow his plan.

After all, there were two more Tier 9 humans coming to that tower. Of course, leaving for too long was dangerous for the Elseingarde family and the Hacfield family, but because of the shock of Mara, they wouldn’t be able to do anything for the time being.

They had no choice but to be wary of Clovis changing his plan and leading to a massacre that would crush the Melesviet family or the forces of other Tier 9 humans.

With Mara, he definitely had enough strength to do it, even if it was just an elite group.

After all, Clovis and his team alone could kill a Tier 9 beast, not to mention the fact that they had to kill so many beasts at the same time.

If Clovis wanted, he would be able to destroy a country or two.

In the end, they were seen by the countries along the way, but none of them dared to take any action.

They managed to reach the sixth tower, the Tower of the Cycle, in just a few hours.

It looked like the entrance had been secured. The base had been deserted as two old men were standing in front of the tower. They were just leaning on the tower while crossing their arms.

"You’ve finally arrived." Michael nodded. "So, do you mind explaining what’s going on?"

Clovis sighed. "They know of Mara’s existence. I hoped we could at least kill the Sword Saint, but unfortunately, they found out about Mara."

"Hmm." Michael frowned. "I see. I guess we will have to move up our schedule."

"That’s the problem. I don’t think I can do that. If we move up our schedule, I won’t be able to grow strong enough to face the enemy. At the same time, I won’t be able to gain enough people to fight them."

Michael fell into deep thought. "In that case, you may want to call your great-grandmother right now. Tell her about the situation. She should be able to solve that problem."

"Really?" Clovis looked surprised.

"Yeah. Just call her. I don’t want to call her. I still want to live."

"Pfft. You are scared of Madam Silvia?" Ezekiel laughed.

"She dotes on him the most. And... it’s the same reason you’re calling her Madam." Ezekiel rolled his eyes.

"I call her Madam out of respect, not out of fear."

"We both know that’s not true."

"In that case, can I also confirm that with Great-grandmother?" Clovis asked as he was already taking out his phone.

Ezekiel immediately grabbed his phone and said, "You don’t have to do that."

"Heh." Michael sneered.

"..." Christina was just covering her face with her hands, feeling the embarrassment.

The others were simply laughing as they remembered how Clovis reacted to his parents’ usual exchange.

...

Vina suddenly received a call from Clovis. "What’s up, honey?"

"How are you?"

"I’m great. It looks like you’re done with the Moon Bow and the Tower of the Wilderness since you have the time to call me. So, is there something wrong?"

"Yeah. I’d like to talk to Great-grandma."

"Sure. Give me a sec." Vina immediately walked to Silvia’s room and saw Silvia already glaring at her as though Vina wasn’t supposed to disturb her. Vina simply showed the phone and moved her mouth, gesturing for her to accept the call from Clovis.

Silvia just waved her hand, asking for the phone. Her stern face was replaced by a big smile right after. "Oh, my. Is there something wrong with the situation? It’s rare for you to call your great-grandma."

"Ahahaha. Can’t I just call great-grandma for no reason?"

"Of course, you can. It just... you are my flesh and blood as well as that little shrimp Michael. You definitely call me because there’s a problem."

"..." Clovis paused for a moment, feeling embarrassed. "Actually, there’s a problem. Right now, Mara’s existence has been revealed, and I can’t take out the Sword Saint or heavily injure the Spear Saint. However, I can’t afford to move up the schedule either, or we won’t even have the time to gather enough people to fight the colossal army the enemy will possess."

"I see." Silvia nodded in understanding. "That doesn’t sound like a big problem."

"Not a big problem? Isn’t that a big problem? I mean, if the Prophet manages to recruit Edward Grant and Xali Kekna, they will be able to launch an assault on us. After all, the Spear Saint and the Sword Saint are still good to go."

"No. That won’t be a problem. I will take care of them. While it’s true that those two lunatics are strong, they’re tied to their own countries and influences. So, if I just cause enough mess for them to clean up, they won’t be able to leave their countries for a while. As a result, they will be more inclined to go on the defensive rather than on the offensive. Of course, threatening them will also work. If they don’t want a headache, they will surely agree to my terms."

"You can do all that?"

"Of course, I can. The only thing I can’t do is stop them from joining this fight. It looks like they owe the Prophet something, so they have no choice but to repay him in this fight."

"How do you even know that..."

"I know a lot of things, darling. I even know what the color of your boxers is right now."

"Great-grandma... you’re scaring me."

"Hohoho. I’m kidding. When are you planning to defeat them?"

"In nine months."

"Sure. That will be possible. According to my sources, the Prophet is trying to get them to join the fight, but the favor they owed wasn’t so much that they end up losing their right to make a choice. Let me handle them."

"Thank you very much, great-grandma."

...

Clovis was completely surprised. Silvia wasn’t the type to lie when it came to information, so this meant Silvia was confident in stopping both of them.

Clovis looked at Michael, who showed a smirk on his face.

"See? All you need to do is ask. This is not just your fight, kid. We are not so helpless as an adult that we have no choice but to entirely rely on our children." Michael waved his hand. "In that case, my part here is over, so I will go back."

Clovis thought for a moment before asking, "Why don’t we enter this tower together?"