Chapter 191 - 136: Bath Pool Negotiation 2

Chapter 191: Chapter 136: Bath Pool Negotiation 2

"Besides, doing so might offend an Angel."

Mary propped her chin on one hand and looked at Lian.

"What do you think we should do?"

Lian waved his hand, dismissing the Maids clinging to him. "Send Nancy in."

The Maids looked to Mary. Mary nodded slightly. They got out of the pool, put on their clothes, and left with small, hurried steps.

Lian might be a bit of a scoundrel, but he still had his basic principles. He wouldn’t do anything inappropriate to these completely obedient women.

To Mary, they were tools, but Lian saw them as living, breathing individuals.

He could tell from their status entries that they were a group of girls with tragic pasts.

Not being driven by primal desire to the point of losing his humanity was probably what set him apart from the true nobles of this era.

A Maid soon brought Nancy in.

She shed her Maid’s uniform and stepped into the pool.

Both Lian and Mary found the sight pleasing.

In Mary’s eyes, Lian had simply found the other Maids not beautiful enough, whereas Nancy Stuart was as beautiful as a woman who had stepped out of a painting.

She fulfilled every man’s fantasy.

Both in figure and in face.

The negotiation continued.

Nancy Stuart was glad that Lian could resist temptation and maintain his self-control.

Although she knew she could never be Lian’s wife, she still felt a strong sense of possessiveness toward him and didn’t want to share him with anyone else.

"Can you tell me now?"

Mary took a sip of red wine.

Lian also took a glass from a servant’s tray, swirled the wine gently, and brought it to Nancy Stuart’s lips.

"If you were to build churches to the Golden Goddess in both Yusofa and the Rose Territory, and have the patients poisoned like Lorne go and pray for blessings, the Goddess would treat all her Believers equally. Her power is not infinite, so this blessing will be diluted as the number of people increases, until Lorne’s life returns to normal. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lian wasn’t lying, but he had hidden a scheme within his truthful words.

’By getting Mary to build churches for the Golden Goddess in her territory, the more Believers the Goddess has, the stronger Forest Spirit Solaya, whom I have a contract with, will become. And the stronger she gets, the stronger I get.’

’As for my brother-in-law, Lorne Jackson... sorry, but you’ll have to be the sacrifice.’

’Even if he dies, the virus can turn him into a zombie, so he’ll live on in another form.’

Lian felt no particular guilt regarding his brother-in-law.

No matter how intelligent Mary was, she could never imagine that Lian had contracted an Angel as a servant.

Therefore, she would be even less likely to know about the great scheme buried within this information.

However, Mary was a devout Believer of the God of Tiger. She didn’t want to build churches for the Golden Goddess in the Rose Territory, even if rumors claimed the Golden Goddess was the God of Tiger’s Secret Angel.

But this rumor was not recognized by the Church Court, nor was it recorded in the Holy Scripture, so its credibility was low.

"I agree to build a Golden Church in Yusofa."

Mary said. This had been her original plan anyway; she would have her soldiers try worshiping the Golden Goddess.

But she herself would not become a Believer of the Golden Goddess.

Lian knew that to make Mary concede further and let Golden Churches blossom throughout the Rose Territory, he needed to make another key move.

"If you want Lorne Jackson to die as soon as possible, you must speed things up."

Lian said to Mary in a calm tone, all while caressing Nancy Stuart’s cheek.

Mary watched the intimate scene between the two, recalling Lian’s passionate kiss from earlier. A strange stirring rose in her heart, but it was quickly replaced by other emotions.

After personally witnessing Lian and Nancy Stuart’s status as lovers, she left the pool to them.

Mary dressed with the help of her Maids and turned to leave.

Nancy Stuart watched her retreating back and asked in a low voice, "Lady Mary didn’t ask about Sting Litt?"

"Not a single word."

Lian replied.

Nancy Stuart realized that Mary had long wanted to eliminate Sting Litt. This was just a case of getting someone else to do her dirty work, which was why she was treating the matter so lightly.

「Half an hour later.」

[Magic Refueling Complete]

[Magic Power Value +1]

[Current Physique: 315 (315+0), Swordsmanship: 218 (218+0), Assassination Techniques: 321 (321+0), Speed: 467 (467+0), Power: 281 (281+0), Charm: 26 (26+0), Magic Power: 16 (15+1), Shadow Bonus: 50%]

After they were finished, Lian and Nancy Stuart left Black Rose Castle and took a carriage to Blueberry Manor.

And their activities were also reported to Mary by the Maids.

Although she had only received a second-hand account from the Maids, Mary still showed interest in Lian.

Afterward, Nancy Stuart had Jillian Mora fetch Ailena, the current acting Deacon of the Rose Thorn.

The Rose Thorn currently had two acting Deacons. Both were formerly Nancy Stuart’s deputies, and there was no deep friendship between them—only a relationship of mutual interest.

Ailena was much older than Nancy Stuart and had once been her teacher. But she was a very cold-blooded person, extremely harsh even with her students.

Nancy Stuart had suffered no small amount of whippings and scoldings at her hands.

But as much as she disliked Ailena, Nancy Stuart disliked the other deputy, Melinda, even more.

Melinda was known as the Flayer. Like Nancy Stuart, she possessed extreme talent as an Assassin and had become a Five-star Bloodthirsty Assassin at a young age. Although she had only just entered the rank and was considered Initial Tier, leaving a certain gap between her and Nancy Stuart, she was already outstanding among her peers. Furthermore, her reputation was even greater than Nancy Stuart’s.

She earned the title "Flayer" at the age of sixteen. Because she was extremely bloodthirsty, on every mission, she would skin her target, bring the skin back, and fashion it into a human-skin hat. In her collection room, she had no fewer than a four-digit number of these hats. She was a true thousand-victim killer.

At eighteen, she earned the title "Walking Demon of the Human World." Her name appeared on the Empire’s wanted list with a bounty as high as 300,000 Gold Coins.

At nineteen, she unexpectedly gave birth, and Nancy Stuart personally witnessed her kill the newborn child.

It was precisely this incident that made Nancy Stuart utterly despise Melinda.

Both Ailena and Melinda were individuals Mary had focused on cultivating. Even if she lost Nancy Stuart, the entire Rose Thorn could continue to operate smoothly under their control, perfectly organized and without any mistakes.

Nancy Stuart had already drawn up a list of new Spies to be sent to the Green Shade Territory and Blue Moon Territory, which she planned to hand over to Ailena to handle.

Although Ailena was older, she still maintained an elegant figure and a beautiful face, looking just like an established noble lady.

She wore a complex and gorgeous long dress and a dark blue feathered hat. As she stepped down from her carriage, she was supported by two young female Assassins.

The lively Jillian Mora led the way in front.

"Madam Ailena, this is Blueberry Manor. Lord Lian keeps many beautiful Maids here."

Ailena’s public identity was that of Count Sting Litt’s mistress. Even though Sting Litt was dead, she was still respectfully addressed as "Madam" and enjoyed a certain social status.

Sting Litt’s death hadn’t been much of a blow to her; after all, she herself disliked that pervert whose mind was filled with nothing but filth. The two of them had simply been using each other.

She also knew that Lian Moria was now Mary’s "new favorite," which was why she had agreed when Nancy Stuart asked her to come to Blueberry Manor.

Her appearance could also help clear Lian Moria and Nancy Stuart of the suspicion of having killed Sting Litt.

A tea party was being held at the manor. Nancy Stuart had invited the mistresses of many nobles; in a way, they were all on the same side.

This made Ailena’s arrival seem not at all abrupt.

When the noblemen’s mistresses saw Ailena, Sting Litt’s mistress, they all showed expressions of surprise.

They had assumed that since Lian and Sting Litt did not get along, Nancy Stuart and Ailena would most likely be like fire and water.

That is, until Nancy smiled, reached out her hands, and embraced Ailena, expressing her regret over the death of Count Sting Litt.

The ladies also chimed in with their condolences.

"Madam Ailena, don’t be too sad. Everything will be all right."