Strangely, when the task in the Nether Fire Land ended, the gods didn't announce the results or the progress for the pillars of divine power. The leaders of the nine fiefs were pacing anxiously, but they didn't make any moves.
A few days passed peacefully, but behind the calm, another storm was brewing that was powerful enough to shake the nine fiefs.
"Leader, the leader and Godly Genius from the Genie Fief are here and they want to see you." Gilbert paused from discussing business with the elders and some senior family officials and looked up when an unexpected report entered the conference hall.
"What? Why are they here?" A bad feeling was rising in his chest like bile after too many drinks.
The elders and officials exchanged hesitant looks. They assumed that the leader of the Genie Fief had come to apologize for the chaos his daughter had caused during the engagement ceremony, but they weren't positive about that.
Gilbert couldn't avoid it now that they were here. He stood up and headed to the gate with the elders and officials to welcome them.
When they saw the party appro
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Adrian wanted to destroy the alliance between the Ghost Fief and the Flower Fief, and then ally with the Ghost Fief. And the reason why Adrian wanted to do that was because he had seen Rocky's potential and wanted to take advantage of the young man's talent.
If Gilbert were to agree, it would offend the Flower Fief. But if he didn't agree, he was afraid that the Genie Fief would turn against him.
The battle among the Godly Geniuses had just begun, and he didn't want to start conflicts with the other fiefs. Gilbert had gotten himself cornered. He had no idea what he should choose.
"Go and fetch Odin." After thinking for a while, Gilbert chose to let Rocky decide.
An official immediately went to the Ghost Palace to look for Rocky.
Rocky was on his way back to the Ghost Palace from the lake when the official caught up with him.
"Godly Genius, please go to the conference hall immediately. Something is wrong," he said with an anxious look on his face.
"What happened?" Rocky asked with a frown. So, the official summed it all up in a few sentences and Rocky frowned even more.