Chapter 214 - 147: A Brand New Cult

Chapter 214: Chapter 147: A Brand New Cult

Lian wore an apologetic expression.

Catherine shook her head. "No, dear, you’ve already done very well."

Catherine recalled the last time she saw Lorne. His mental state was highly abnormal. His thoughts were entirely consumed by Female Slave Luo, and he forbade anyone from touching his plants. He remained impassive even at the mention of his mistress, Grace, as if she were a distant memory.

Looking at how much Lorne had changed, Catherine felt a pang of guilt. ’Is this the consequence of me insisting on healing my brother?’

"It’s okay, Catherine. I can save Lorne."

Dora patted her chest, indicating it was time for her zombie plan to take center stage.

Catherine’s brow furrowed even more tightly.

"This... I must ask for Lorne’s opinion. He’s already not himself. Perhaps he wouldn’t want to become even more abnormal."

"Catherine, I’m sorry. This is all our fault. If our skills weren’t so poor, your brother Lorne wouldn’t have to suffer like this."

Lian was quick to offer comfort.

"No, you’ve all done a wonderful job. This is all because of Mary."

As Catherine mentioned Mary, flames of hatred ignited in her eyes.

"What do you need me to do?"

Sophie felt as though this meeting had nothing to do with her.

"Sophie, of course we need you. You’re very important. Continue to help me and protect the Green Shade Territory."

Lian patted Sophie’s shoulder.

Sophie still didn’t feel very involved, as this was her duty as the Guardian Witch to begin with.

"Mary has dispatched a new batch of spies. These spies are all Heartless. They need to be monitored at all times but not eliminated. Anna, do you know what to do?"

Lian looked at Anna.

"If you can give me the list, I can handle it better," Anna said.

Nancy Stuart handed the list to Anna. "No need to thank me."

Anna looked at her former superior, who had suddenly become her love rival. Her emotions were complex.

She took the list and nodded lightly. "Alright, I’ll take care of it."

Soon, the meeting reached its end.

The dream meeting had primarily focused on three matters.

First: how the Blue Moon Territory should respond after the Rose Territory declares war. Catherine was put in charge of this.

Second: how to rapidly grow the White Cross Association hiding within the Rose Territory. Disease Witch Dora was assigned to this task.

Third: the internal affairs of the Green Shade Territory, with Chief Secretary Anna responsible.

After all these matters were discussed, the ladies who had been assigned important tasks all looked at Sophie in unison.

They suddenly understood that Sophie must hold a very special place in Lian’s heart.

After all, her participation wasn’t required for any part of the meeting, yet she had been present for its entirety.

’He couldn’t possibly need her for protection, right? This is his own dream, after all.’

Then there was only one reason left.

Lian missed Sophie.

So, even though Sophie’s participation wasn’t needed, he had summoned her anyway.

Catherine had long been aware of the threat Sophie posed, but now, besides Sophie, there were so many others.

’Forget it,’ she thought. ’Now isn’t the time to worry about such things. What could be more important than avenging my family? What could be more important than defending the Blue Moon Territory?’

As Catherine consoled herself, she felt her hand suddenly being held.

She turned her head and saw the gentle Lian.

’Yes, Lian already treats me well enough.’

’What more could I ask for?’

A smile appeared on Catherine’s face.

Meanwhile, Lian’s other hand had already quietly grasped Sophie’s.

’Truth be told, he had originally only wanted two wives: one Sophie, and one Catherine.’

’As for Nancy, that was truly an accident.’

’As for Dora and Anna, no accidents had happened... yet.’

’As for Tauriel Hall, bringing up her name at a critical moment to make everyone get along harmoniously was also a good option.’

Under the round table, Nancy’s long leg had already stretched out, her toes tracing circles on his ankle, teasing him until his heart tickled.

Anna’s whip hooked onto Lian’s other leg.

’I’d probably have to split myself into five to satisfy them all,’ Lian thought.

His excellent composure allowed him to maintain a perfectly calm expression.

"Are you finished with your discussion?"

Old Jack rested his chin in his hands and looked at Lian.

Lian nodded. "Yes, we’ve finished our discussion, Father."

"Good. In that case, I have a few things to say."

Old Jack gave Lian a meaningful look.

He signaled that it was inconvenient with so many people present.

"It’s fine. They’re all on our side," Lian said.

He trusted them implicitly, because he could see the tag "Absolute Loyalty" on all of them.

Old Jack sighed. If he had known Lian was even better at stirring up trouble than he was, he really should have left the Eye of the Future to Lian.

"Alright. I don’t approve of you declaring war on Mary, the Southern Dominator. You have no idea how terrifying she is. Even your Uncle John wouldn’t dare to challenge her. She has already entered the Domain of a Seven-star Knight. Within this Domain, she possesses a nascent Divinity. She is the chosen one of the God of Tiger, who grants her luck. You cannot defeat her. Do you understand?"

"Father, I’m actually a Silver Believer now. I believe the God of Tiger won’t favor either of us. He can’t just abandon a Silver Believer for a Knight, can he?"

Lian raised an eyebrow.

Old Jack stared in stunned disbelief.

"What did you say? You’re a Silver Believer now?"

"Yes, I’m a Silver Believer now. If you need me to, I can show you."

Lian held out his hand, and a silver halo appeared on his finger. The halo struck Old Jack, who instantly felt a sense of comfort spread through his body as his Spiritual Power was restored to its peak. This was the High Level Healing Technique. Even for someone without illness or injury, being struck by a Healing Technique would induce a feeling of complete well-being.

"How surprising. In that case, you truly don’t need to worry about Mary’s Luck Attribute. You are as lucky as she is; you are both watched over by the God of Tiger," Old Jack said in admiration.

"However, Mary is still the Southern Dominator. Her army holds an absolute, overwhelming advantage compared to the motley crew of the Green Shade Territory. Besides, how will you deal with her Divinity?"

"We can make up for our army’s quality with quantity, and we can undermine hers through other means."

"What about her Rose Thorn? Do you have a way to deal with them too? They are a unit of Heartless possessing Extraordinary Power."

"Nancy was a Deacon of the Rose Thorn. Recently, we have already turned some of the spies and assassins," Lian explained.

"As long as the Ripper is still in Mary’s hands, it’s useless no matter how many people you turn."

Old Jack rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Unless you turn Mary herself."

"Mm, I’ll try to seduce her," Lian said.

Anna, Nancy, Sophie, Catherine, and Dora all looked at Lian at the same time.

Lian gave an embarrassed laugh. "I was joking. How could I possibly seduce her? Haha."

"This is very risky, Lian. If you really decide to do this, you’ll need the support of the Hall Clan even more. Before the war breaks out completely, go meet Count Hall and get his help. Only then will you have a sixty percent chance of winning."

"Thank you, I’ll consider it."

"I’ll have someone send you one of Tauriel’s belongings. You can use it to invite her into your dream as well."

As soon as his voice fell, the Dream World began to shatter.

The walls of the conference room began to collapse, and the exquisite paintings on them twisted into black holes.

"Yina can’t hold on anymore."

Yina said, sounding wronged, "Yina has brought too many humans with formidable Spiritual Power. She’s reached her limit."

She had been hiding in a corner of the Dream World, holding it together.

But now, she felt like her head was about to explode.

"That’s all for today’s meeting. Everyone, farewell."

Lian stood up and bid farewell to everyone.

Old Jack left first. His Spiritual Power had placed the greatest burden on Yina.

Nancy followed; she could meet Lian again in the real world.

Catherine kissed Lian, then turned and left, her figure gradually fading away.

Dora gave Lian a hug and also turned to leave.

Anna walked to Lian’s side, stood on her tiptoes, and planted a kiss on his cheek before her figure gradually faded.

"Goodbye, Lord Lian."

Sophie waved, preparing to leave.

Lian suddenly hugged Sophie from behind, burying his head in her silver hair.

"Goodbye, Sophie. I’ll miss you."

"Mm."