Chapter 196: Vanas's Endless Overthinking

After listening to Elaina's account, Vanas's breathing became slightly rapid, her fair face flushed, and her eyes sparkled with a bright light. She thought to herself, "His Holiness the Pope truly leaves nothing to chance! He actually calculated this far, not only figuring out that I would send people to investigate, but also seeing at a glance that Elaina was my person, and through such an ingenious method, he concealed our relationship while gaining Elaina's absolute trust!"

"He also perfectly controlled the time, by calculating the habits of the Duke of the Mountains' lackeys in advance, feigning weakness to kill them all, displaying his power while also obtaining such important intelligence!"

Thinking of this, Vanas's heart pounded faster. "With such a profound and wise His Holiness the Pope personally coming here to help me, our Kingdom of Guinness is bound to prosper forever. Those despicable villains and traitors will soon fall under the majesty of His Holiness the Pope. My Lord's glory will soon cover the entire Kingdom of Guinness, and the bell of redemption will echo forever within my kingdom, protecting our kingdom and our people!"

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Elaina noticed that Her Majesty seemed somewhat strange today. At this moment, Her Majesty looked like a little girl fantasizing about her idol, her breathing heavy, her chest under the luxurious long dress heaving more noticeably, her eyes full of bewilderment and reverence.

Vanas then regained her senses, about to suppress the excitement in her heart, took a deep breath, and returned to her usual noble and mature demeanor. "Seeing what you just said brought my heart into it. I was nervous and very excited at the same time."

Then, she immediately changed the subject and said with sadness, "Then Cathy and Tom…"

Elaina clenched her fists. "Since I'm back, I will definitely avenge them."

A man and a woman had left with Elaina, but these two had been killed by people from the Jizhou Research Institute earlier.

At that time, both sides encountered each other, and the two were directly killed by those tentacles. The aftershock of the tentacles had ruptured Elaina's lungs.

Silas was still unaware of Vanas's overthinking and advised gently, "The deceased are gone. Their sacrifice was not meaningless. At least it allowed you and me to meet, laying a solid foundation for future victory."

Elaina took a deep breath and nodded vigorously. "Yes! I will live on with their aspirations! I will personally burn all those bastards!"

Vanas, sitting opposite, heard Silas's words and sighed in her heart, "This reassuring tone, these words that inspire hope. It seems His Holiness the Pope has already calculated everything clearly and formulated a perfect plan. Victory is already in his grasp!"

Thinking of this, Vanas couldn't help but tremble. Her body felt as if it had been electrocuted, and goosebumps rose on the skin under her red dress. Her body seemed to have received some intense stimulation.

"How wonderful it would be if His Holiness the Pope allowed me to be his partner!" Vanas, in her excited trembling, suddenly thought.

Although Vanas worshipped her faith the most, and she could also dedicate everything she had to her Lord at any time.

But for that perfect existence, she dared not have too many thoughts, because that kind of existence was supreme. The thought of becoming that one's partner was, in itself, immense disrespect and blasphemy.

But His Holiness the Pope was different. His Holiness the Pope was a real person. And compared to the Lord's profound and heavy majesty, like a deep abyss or the sea, His Holiness the Pope looked so amiable and approachable, like a handsome, refined, and polite gentleman, giving people a sense of reality and closeness.

"Your Majesty! I'll wake him up now for you to question him personally!" Elaina, completely unaware of Vanas's romantic feelings, stood up and said.

Vanas blinked and regained her senses, saying in a steady tone, "There's no rush for this. I am just an ordinary person and cannot judge the truth of his words. Take him to Grandpa Mir; let him take a look."

Mentioning this Grandpa Mir, Elaina pouted. "Alright!"

It was clear that she didn't seem to like this Grandpa Mir very much.

Subsequently, the group stood up. Vanas, holding her fiery red long dress, walked at the forefront with elegant steps.

Then came Elaina and Silas, walking side by side.

Silas looked at Vanas's slender and beautiful back, listened to the crisp sound of high heels hitting the floor, and felt that noble and elegant aura of a superior. He thought to himself, "When will I be able to cultivate this kind of temperament?"

He still hadn't emerged from the shadow of Luke's disdain.

Passing through the corridor on the second floor, the group walked up the stairs.

Silas asked Elaina in a low voice, "Who is this Grandpa Mir?"

Vanas, who was in front, her ears pricked up, sensing Silas's movements, immediately spoke before Elaina could open her mouth, "Grandpa Mir is an incredibly powerful and senior witcher. He was my grandfather's good friend and mystical studies teacher. He has been secretly protecting our royal family for many years."

"Your Majesty! This matter is confidential; this merchant is an outsider!" a strong and handsome blond young man, holding a weapon and wearing armor, hurriedly said from the side.

Vanas slightly raised her hand and said calmly, "He is the Chief of Staff's partner and also the Chief of Staff's savior. Then he is also my partner and savior. Mr. Sotos is completely trustworthy!"

Hearing this, Elaina was instantly deeply moved. She glanced at Silas with a proud expression, as if saying, "Well? My relationship with the Queen? Good enough, right!"

Silas smiled and nodded, thinking to himself, "As long as you're happy."

That handsome blond guy was about to speak again but was glared back by Vanas. He then reluctantly fell silent.

Although silent, he wasn't idle. His eyes constantly swept over Silas, his expression full of suspicion and gloom, as if warning Silas to behave!

Silas sighed upon seeing this. "Vanas's temperament is still not mature enough! Although this is to defend me, it's a bit overdone. This kind of action is simply putting me on the fire to roast. After all, others don't know about our relationship."

In silence, the group arrived at an independent area on the fourth floor on the north side of the building.

Silas saw a grey door that was half-open. A somewhat pungent smell wafted out from it. About a dozen young people in apprentice attire, wearing masks, were running back and forth holding various utensils.

Silas sniffed and said, "This seems to be the smell of inferior potions."

That experience had made Silas's memory of potions, so to speak, bone-deep.

"As expected of His Holiness the Pope, truly so knowledgeable. He even understands such lethal potions that ordinary people cannot access!" Vanas's respect and affection in her heart could no longer be contained, like a female student admiring a handsome teacher.