But he had encountered many female students with good figures before, and Count Vedler quickly lost some of his interest in Vielsia. However, just to be safe, he still made a show of asking:
"Anyone who personally comes over with Princess Yuffie must be no ordinary person. Miss, may I have the honor of getting to know you?"
"No, I'm just an ordinary foreign student at the Royal Academy, my name is Vielsia. It's an honor to meet you, Count Vedler. I hold you and your Five Flowers Alliance in high regard."
Vielsia was actually not lying.
Although she found the appearance of this fat noble somewhat unlikable, she knew better than to judge a book by its cover. The deeds of these nobles and their kindness had indeed made a good impression on Vielsia.
"Oh, I see! So you're a top student from the Royal Academy, haha, what a coincidence!"
Count Vedler slapped his thigh, but due to his portliness and short arms, he ended up hitting his stomach instead.
But that didn't matter.
The count, smiling warmly at Vielsia, said:
"My good-for-nothing daughter is about your age and also attends the Royal Academy. You might even be classmates. Miss Vielsia, if you have time, you must visit our estate. I'll introduce you to Ariel; I'm sure you'll get along well."
The countess, with her striking makeup, immediately chimed in:
"Yes, Ariel loves making friends from people outside the Kingdome! In this respect, she's quite famous throughout the Five Flowers Alliance."
'Liking to make friends with outsiders?'
'Perhaps I could use this opportunity to establish more connections with humans and even lead the elves to interact with excellent human forces like the Five Flowers Alliance?'
Vielsia analyzed silently, about to nod in agreement when the princess, who had been quiet until then, suddenly spoke up.
"Sorry, you all continue chatting. I have another appointment coming up, so I'll take my leave now."
After saying this, Princess Yuffie gestured to everyone briefly and headed towards the exit of the venue.
With the princess gone, Vedler seemed to lose interest in chatting with Vielsia. After a few perfunctory words, he also left.
Finally alone again, Vielsia sighed deeply in the corner of the banquet.
'It always feels...So stressful to interact with humans'
Vielsia couldn't help but miss the days of her childhood when the elders and her people took care of everything for her. All she needed to do was focus on her training and study of magic.
'I... really liked being taken care of.'
'But I had grown up'
"My Lord, you mean..."
"The empire's envoy is about to visit Ilinor for a diplomatic mission soon. The last time the envoy visited, he expressed his fondness for our Princess Yuffie, unfortunately, she turned him down. But this time, the envoy contacted us first."
'The empire's envoy contacted the Five Flowers Alliance?'
'Could it be!'
The subordinate immediately realized something as he got excited.
'In this world, the term "Empire" is only allowed for one absolute hegemonic vast nation'
Nox Empire.
"Hmph, right, what does it matter if Yuffie is the grand princess? In front of the empire's envoy, she's just a plaything. The envoy, due to concerns about face, finds it inconvenient to act personally, so he handed this responsibility to us."
Count Vedler's eyes were filled with disdain,as he smirked.
"Come, I'll take you to see the summoning scroll granted to our Five Flowers Alliance by the envoy. Let you all have a look and see the strength of the Empire, witness what is called... the undead!"
'The... undead!?'
'Aren't those the undying beings that exist only in legends?'
The undead are not a race but more like a branch of summoning magic, similar to elemental beings.
Though summoned by magic, they possess extremely high magic resistance; low-level spells are almost ineffective against the undead, making them the bane of all magicians.
Moreover, they have an even more perverse "undying body" trait. As long as the core of the undead is not destroyed, they can endlessly resurrect and stand up again, making them perfect soldiers.
Furthermore, it is said that high-level undead can even have "class" distinctions.
But that would probably require fifth-tier, or even sixth-tier magic to summon, beyond what the subordinate could even dare to imagine, too far-fetched.
But regardless,
'Listening to the count, does that mean the Five Flowers Alliance truly possess the magic to summon the undead?'
Even the lowest-tier undead soldiers, merely with the trait of undying bodies, would be enough to make them invincible in a "coup" battle!
The Five Flowers Alliance has been preparing for so many years.
The awaited day finally came.
To seize control of the long-coveted Ilinor Kingdom and take it completely into their hands!