Chapter 517 - The Tea Invitation

The tea ceremony with Alaric would take place at 4 PM. Since 3 o'clock, Caspar and Finland had been getting ready in the living room with tea and small cakes.

They talked about the young man and discussed the possibility of Caspar supporting him to replace him as the clan leader.

"Hmm... About the leadership, there's no doubt at all," commented Caspar. "But here, the problem is the ideology he brought. You know the Meier family has always been the leader of the purists. Even Ned and Portia are also purists. If Elios changed the clan's policies by pursuing a purist ideology, it will be dangerous for the clan's future."

"Oh... So, it was your goal to ask him to come. You want to know him better before deciding whether it's right to leave the clan in his hands or not."

"My wife is smart," Caspar smiled and nodded. "I already have another candidate, actually, but let's see what kind of person Elios is. If he brings the purist ideology to the clan, I won't be able to accept him."

"Hmm... I understand." Finland looked at the clock and realized they still had plenty of time. "How about we try to contact Aleksis and the children? I really miss them."

Caspar nodded. "I miss them too."

He turned on Virconnect, and a moment later, a pair of cute adorable faces appeared in front of them.

"Hi, Grandfather! Uncle Nicolae promised to make us a treehouse if we spent all summer with him at Medici Castle!" Vega exclaimed excitedly.

"Oh, really? The treehouse sounds really cool." Caspar responded with a smile.

"But Mom doesn't want to spend all her summer with Uncle Nic. Then what do we do? Grandpa, please scold Mommy, please."

Aleksis, who had just come out, had returned to her living room and was laughing at how her children were complaining to Caspar. She shook her head at them.

"You naughty boy. I didn't reject Uncle Nic. I only asked for time to think," she said to her two children.

Caspar and Finland smiled at the mother-children interaction. As the grandparents of the two children, they were happy to see Altair and Vega looking more cheerful and seemed to be very supportive of their mother marrying their Uncle Nic.

They listened to the twins' stories about their vacation in Grosseto and their longing seemed to be relieved. Really, they have to thank this great Virconnect 4D technology!

"Good evening, Uncle. Mr. Elios Linden has arrived," Jadeith suddenly entered at five to 4 PM and interrupted the warmth of the three generations of the Schneider family. 

Caspar waved his hand. "Please let him in."

"Right away, Uncle."

Alaric entered just as the shadow of Aleksis and her two children disappeared from the living room. Caspar immediately stood up to greet the young man and invited him to sit down.

"Welcome, Eli. You already know my wife," Caspar waved, no longer shaking hands. Finland stood up and greeted Alaric.

"Hello, my name is Finland Scheider. Nice to meet you."

"Hello, Mrs. Schneider."

When the three of them had sat down and began to enjoy the tea served, Finland watched their guest attentively. Alaric had a very unique face, in her opinion. Even by Alchemist standards, he was very interesting.

His handsome face had delicate lines like a woman, contrasting with his masculine body and his domineering attitude.

Finland had heard that the color purple was the signature of the famous Linden family, and this was the first time she saw a person who had a pair of purple eyes and purplish hair.

For a moment, she thought of her own grandson, Altair, who also had a beautiful face like a woman's.

Ah... It would be nice if Altair would grow up like Elios Linden in front of her. He would definitely look very charming. Now the boy still looked like a girl, because his body and voice were still growing as a child.

"I know the Lindens quite well," Caspar said, pouring tea into his cup. "Princess Luna, your aunt is my best friend Lauriel's girlfriend."

Alaric's fingers, which were holding the cup's handle, subconsciously tightened their grip. He didn't show any expression on his face, but his ears were ready to listen to Caspar continuing his words.

"Luna's death really destroyed Lauriel. He has been away on self-exile for decades." Caspar took a deep breath. Finland, who saw how Alaric's teacup had slightly shaken, hastily embraced her husband's waist and gently shook her head towards him.

"Honey, it's not appropriate to talk about other people in front of our guests," said Finland in a soft voice. "Let's just focus on Eli, okay?"

Caspar smiled and nodded, "Ah... Apologies. I went out of topic. I don't really know your father. Mars Linden was very young when he left home and passed away. I'm feeling sorry about how the last world war claimed so many good people, like Luna and the rest of her family. "

Alaric was disappointed because Caspar changed the subject. He had wanted to hear about the relationship between his mother and father from the perspective of others. So far, he only knew what had happened from Portia and Sophia. He was somewhat surprised when he heard from Caspar that Luna's death had destroyed Lauriel.

All this time, he thought Lauriel didn't really care...

"Hmm... Yes, the last world war was truly terrible," Alaric took a sip of his tea. "I'll make sure that doesn't happen again."

Caspar was interested in hearing his words. "Ideally so. How can you be sure it won't happen again?"

Alaric didn't immediately answer Caspar's question. Instead, he asked, "I heard your parents also died from a bomb attack in their residence during the Second World War?"

"That's right," Caspar answered.

"Who do you think is at fault?"

"Hmm... World War II happened because Hitler wanted to rule the world. At the same time, Japan also had the same desire."

"For me, both the Axis forces and the Allied forces are equally guilty. The struggle for power and war between nations have been going on for centuries. Humans will never be satisfied before this earth is destroyed and there is nothing left to fight over." Alaric shrugged. "I'll make sure that humans no longer fight over anything because I will rule over everything."

Caspar frowned. "Do you want to become a world dictator?"

"The world needs to be led by a dictator who has no personal interests. I absolutely do not want power for the sake of power itself. I just want to make sure everything works properly and that no one else can do anything to oppress other humans or ruin the earth." Alaric looked at Caspar very seriously. "It has been 500 years... Do you think that if we keep quiet, humans will be able to change on their own? The Alchemists have let them act too carelessly for too long. It's been 500 years  and if you still won't do anything for the next 500 years, there will be nothing left of our people, and this earth will not remain."

Caspar sharply looked back at Alaric. He understood what this young man meant. He also felt that Alaric's words were too arrogant for someone as young as himself.

Rule the world to make it a better place?

This young man is too idealistic and too explosive, Caspar thought.