"I hope you can do me a favor, but whether you agree or not is your own decision," Alyssa answered.
Her voice was trembling, and her hopeful gaze was fixated at Rocky.
"And what favor would that be?" Rocky asked doubtfully.
"After you exact your revenge, I hope you can give the throne of the Holy Dragon Empire up," Alyssa
said after a moment of hesitation. She then bit her pink lips, nervously waiting for Rocky's answer.
"Well, if that's your request, I'm sorry, but I can't promise you anything now," he said with a frown. If he
defeated Alston, he would definitely become the heir of the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire. It was
only natural that he would sit on the throne one day. He didn't understand why Alyssa asked him to give
up the throne, but he didn't ask. Just like he knew that she must have her own reasons, he also knew
that she wouldn't tell him now. Alyssa obviously only wanted him to agree to her request with no
question asked. Although he didn't want to turn her down outright, his answer was actually already very
clear.
"It's not too late to think about it after you have your revenge. I know that the chance of you agreeing to
my request is very small, but I still have to ask." Alyssa understood very well that Rocky was most likely
going to refuse, but she still wanted to try because once Rocky became the emperor of the Holy
Dragon Empire, they would probably end up as eternal enemies. Moreover, her only hope to solve the
curse placed on her would be lost.
"Have you decided whom you're going to send to inform Marcia?" Rocky changed the subject. He
planned to stay in Woods' mansion and leave for the Holy Dragon Empire immediately after all the
matters here were settled.
"Just to be on the safe side, I'm going to send Laney. After that, she'll stay in the Holy Dragon Empire
and work for you. Although Laney isn't a spirit manipulator, she's someone who's stayed by my side for
years, and she's also very good at collecting information. I believe that her ability will come in handy
soon. Furthermore, if there's ever the need to, you can also contact me through her." Alyssa had
planned this for a long time. Of course, she also had another purpose for sending Laney to Rocky's
side. She wanted to keep an eye on every move he made in the future so that she could make
corresponding actions whenever she had to.
"Is this a surprise gift for me?" Rocky asked with a smile. He was really surprised that Alyssa was
willing to give Laney to him.
"No surprise, just a gift," Alyssa replied. The gaze she used to look at Rocky seemed to contain some
inexplicable emotions.
"Then I have to thank you for your kindness. However, my guts tell me that Marcia won't believe the
news Laney brings her." Rocky gave the matter some thoughts. A moment later, he pulled the Frozen
Wind Dagger out of its sheath and handed the sheath to Alyssa. "Give this to Laney. This dagger was a
gift from Marcia. I think she'll believe Laney when she sees this sheath."
Alyssa accepted the sheath. Without any other word, she turned into a shadow and disappeared into
the dark night.
In the following few days, while waiting for news from Alyssa, Rocky focused on his gene experiments,
the last stage of refining the spiritual crystal, and the taming of the Fire Rock Turtle.
Inside Marcia's mansion in the Holy Dragon Empire.
Marcia was working in her study. She'd been busy with reports about the war and other military
activities from the borders where the Rime Army and the troops of other countries resided.
"General, there is a woman outside requesting an audience. She said she has something important to
say to you in person!" a female guard reported loudly from outside the study. The sheer volume of the
guard's voice distracted her from her work.
"Did she report her name?" Marcia asked without even looking up from the documents. But the
disturbance made her brows a little wrinkled. Because of the position she had in the Holy Dragon
Empire, there were always people wanting to see her for various reasons, so she was already used to
this kind of thing. She usually ignored them. However, most of the people who wanted to see her were
men, so she was a little curious to hear that a woman wanted to meet her.
"She said that her name was Laney and that she came from the Timber Deity Empire," answered the
female guard.
Marcia was puzzled. She felt that the name sounded rather familiar, but she was certain that she never
met a woman named Laney before. Thus, she started racking her brain, trying to remember when and
where she heard it. The moment she remembered, she was completely shocked. Laney was the name
of the outstanding spy Alyssa planted in Evian City back then! She had heard about her when she and
Lance discussed how to deal with Alyssa.
"Is that her? But why is she here, in the Imperial City of the Holy Dragon Empire? Or could it be that it's
just another woman with the same name? But she also said that she came from the Timber Deity
Empire," Marcia murmured. Her curiosity was piqued. After thinking for a while, she ordered, "Bring her
to me."
The female guard outside the study immediately left to carry out her order.
Before long, the female guard came back along with a graceful figure and stopped in front of Marcia's
study.
"General, she's here," the female guard reported.
"Let her in. You may leave now." Marcia stood up and walked out from behind the desk.
Almost at the same time, the delicate figure also entered the study and thus almost crashed into Marcia
who was going to walk out.
The woman was nobody else but Laney, who'd come to see Marcia according to Alyssa's order.
"Greetings to General Marcia. I've long heard of your name. It's a great honor to see you in person,"
Laney saluted gracefully.
"Cut the crap. Did Alyssa send you here? What are you up to?" Marcia questioned coldly.
"General Marcia is really sharp. It was indeed Her Royal Highness who sent me here." Laney, who saw
how straightforward Marcia was, immediately nodded.
"Why did she send you to me? What's she up to?" Marcia was well aware that Alyssa must have a
good reason to send Laney here, and that reason was unlikely to be offering an olive branch to her.
After all, Alyssa was considered a great enemy of the Holy Dragon Empire. The war at the Gehenna
Border originally occurred because of her provocation. Now that Alyssa was doing such a weird thing
as sending Laney, who used to be a spy in Evian City, to meet her in broad daylight, she naturally had
to be careful. She also had to think of their purpose, but she obviously couldn't figure it out in such a
short time.
This wasn't the first time that Alyssa had broken into their capital. Last time, she showed up at Basil's
funeral ceremony, and it really pissed all of them off, but at least there was still a valid reason for her to
do what she did. Now, what did she send Laney to her for?
"Her Royal Highness sent me here to bring news to General Marcia. Her Royal Highness told me that
General Marcia will be more than happy when she hears it. However, Her Royal Highness also
instructed me to keep you in suspense as long as I can. It can be regarded as our revenge to General
Marcia for snatching away the treasure box," Laney explained bluntly to dispel Marcia's doubts.
"Is that so? What if I refuse to hear the news? I'm rather busy to accompany you to play games. And I
doubt the news Alyssa brings me will be worthwhile. It feels more like a trick to me. I'm almost sure I
want to hear it. By the way, did she send you here because she thought I won't do anything to you just
because you're delicate and aren't a spirit manipulator? You know… she's wrong. I've never shown
mercy to my enemies!" Marcia said with a cold smile. She walked towards Laney in a calm and
powerful manner. Her whole body seemed to emit a kind of oppressive feeling that could make Laney
shudder all over.
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