Chapter 471: Looking Better
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Alice leaned back in the chair behind her desk . She rested her cheek on her hand with her right elbow on the arm . She was quietly in thinking .
Robert was an acquaintance of hers . When she was 16 years old, she went to pacify an uprising by farmers as Edward VIII’s representative . She almost died on that trip, but luckily the lower-level and intermediate-level leaders did not really want to fight against the empire . Under their protection, Alice was not only safe, but also stopped the riot . Robert was one of the intermediate-level leaders .
After that trip, Alice started to worry about her future because her father, Edward VIII, went against his own promise . After the peasant army was dismissed, Edward VIII killed most of the leaders who had agreed to work for the empire . Only a few of them escaped after they heard the bad news that their peers had been killed . By the time Alice found out, she was not able to help them . When others needed her, she could be a leader with great power . However, when others did not need her, she was just a weak girl without any power . How could she protect others if she could not even protect herself?
Anfey had said that a person was stupid if he kept doing the same thing over and over and expected a different result . Alice believed it . Because of her previous lessons, she secretly trained dwarves and gnomes after she joined the League of Mercenaries, even though Anfey did not think they were any good . She did not want to burn her bridges even after she decided to join the league .
Alice was very careful to train the dwarves and gnomes in secret . Anfey had not been informed that the dwarves and gnomes had formed an organization in Moramatch . If dwarves and gnomes were brought above ground, they would be weak compared to regular army . However, they could secretly and skillfully move around underground . Without their permission, no one could go into the underground city . The underground city was also the last secret place Alice kept for herself .
She did not plan on betraying Anfey . She did it only for her own safety . If she had to betray Anfey, it would be based on premise that Anfey betrayed and dumped her first . She knew the secret underground city would not keep her safe for more than a few days if Anfey wanted to attack her with his strong power . However, she would rather die in the underground city than be controlled by others . Working for Anfey was her only and last option . If she worked for him with all her heart but in return was betrayed and deserted, she would be totally disappointed with this world and would not care if she died .
AdvertisementNow, with the rapid development of the League of Mercenaries, her power was getting stronger and stronger . She managed more and more people in the league . Therefore, she seemed to be more involved in the league .
Maybe because the League of Mercenaries was such a new organization, it was quite different than the gloomy countries that had existed there for many years . Many things that were disdained by so-called politicians touched Alice . She had never seen those things before in her country .
What stood out the most was sincerity . All the leaders of the League of Mercenaries treated each other with sincerity . They rarely had any office politics . Anfey with Christian, Ozzic with Ye, and Hui Wei were Hagan were like brothers . However, in Alice’s country, she only saw brothers fighting for power .
Christian sometimes fought with Alice because they held different opinions on things, but he never tried to ruin her reputation . He only wanted to find the best solution to the problem . Chief of Staff Hui Wei always tracked her and reported it to Anfey . He did not mean to spy on her . Every time when she struggled with a case or dealing with a person, Anfey always appeared in time to support her . Suzanna came to talk to her a lot . Suzanna never posed as the wife of Anfey in order to preach to her, but rather chatted with her as a friend . Suzanna always felt bad coming to bother her, so she always asked Alice if she was bothering her or distracting Alice from the work .
Anfey had talked to Alice a few times to ask her to only pay attention to big issues and delegate power to other people to handle little things . He told her that everyone only had so much time to manage every day . If she kept being too detail-oriented, she would be exhausted to death . He also told her a great man in history died from exhaustion . Alice did not know which dynasty the man Anfey talked about was from, nor where he was . Anfey had always appeared to be aloof when they were alone, but she knew he cared about her, which already made her quite happy .
Another reason she got involved more with the league was the crush she had . There was an old saying that all young men had crushes for girls, while all girls secretly craved love . Young girls usually paid attention to the best guys around their age . Even though a girl knew it was just a secret and bitter crush, she would rather be alone than date any boy . Alice had better taste than regular girls . She could not fall for just any ordinary guys . Unfortunately, Anfey had already found his love .
Alice saw Robert . Even though Robert did not hide his history, she was still scared, because the few peasant leaders who ran away and survived definitely hated her very much . They even planned to assassinate her . They believed in Alice’s promises and chose to work for the empire . Edward VIII’s crime was unfairly put on Alice . In those peasant leaders’ eyes, they must have thought she was a mean and vicious woman .
Anfey did not tell Alice what he and Robert had been talking about, but Alice could tell Robert posed as if he had less power than Anfey . She was afraid Robert might say something bad about her to Anfey and ruin the happiness and trust she enjoyed now . Anfey had a sophisticated mind, but Alice did not even consider whether Anfey would believe Robert because she panicked .
Her door was pushed open . A middle-aged mage was brought in by mercenaries . Alice looked up and smiled . "Mr . Hesier, what is going on?" Anthony trusted Hesier a lot . Hesier was also a commander of a squad under Anthony’s mercenary group . She had seen Hesier a few times before .
"Master Alice, how are you?" Hesier bowed . "Commander asked me to bring a few people in . It’s urgent . Is Master Anfey here?"
"Don’t you know Anfey had an appointment to fight Manstuly? He has already headed off . " Alice smiled . In fact, Anfey needed to go to the headquarters of Death Roaring Legion soon after he received an urgent mail from Baery . Anfey was going to leave tonight . Alice could not let anyone see Anfey at that moment .
"Master Anthony told me to speak with you if Master Anfey were not here," Hesier said quietly . "Master, they are outside . Should I let them in?"
"Yes . " Alice nodded at the mercenaries .
After a while, two men in swordsman uniforms were brought in by mercenaries . They smiled and acted very humble .
Alice did not feel like anything was wrong . She was the CEO with a lot of power, so many people were nervous in front her . "What is going on?"
Hesier looked around first and seemed to be hesitant to talk with mercenaries around .
"You guys can leave for now . " Alice waved her hands . Hesier was Anthony’s henchman, so she believed she could trust him as well . White Mountain City was a safe place . Alice never worried about her safety .
The mercenaries left the room . Hesier said slowly, "Take the letter out and show it to the Master . "
One of the swordsmen walked to Alice . He took out a letter and carefully put it on the table . Alice picked up the letter . As she was ready to open it, the swordsman suddenly threw himself at Alice . He covered Alice’s mouth with one hand and squeezed her neck with his arm .
Alice was shocked and scared . She immediately tried to kick the desk to make some noise, but a magic screen appeared and covered the four of them underneath it .
In the blink of an eye, Alice’s arms were tied tightly behind her back . She laid on her stomach on the floor . Her kicks looked weak .
"Master Hesier, the general said this woman was the trouble . We have to kill her . " A swordsman talked to Hesier with a sinister smile . Alice’s heart dropped after she heard their conversation . Alice wondered what general they were talking about .
Hesier shook his head . "Don’t forget, your army is still in the Blackwater City and your supply chain has been cut off . Our madam has the say on this issue now . "
The swordsman prepared to reply, but the other swordsman gave him a look . The facts supported Hesier . At that moment, the army with several hundred thousand people needed supplies from Ellisen Empire . No one knew whether Princess Nishieva represented Ellisen Empire’s royalty . They did not want to take the risk .
"You guys wait outside first . " Hesier signaled them by pursing his lips .
The two swordsmen smiled bitterly . They glanced at Alice and unwillingly moved outside of the magic screen . One of them turned around before he walked out and said, "Master Hesier, please make it quick . "
Hesier walked around Alice, again with a sinister smile on his face . A magic crystal appeared in his hand . "My princess, I believe you have seen this before . What a luxury . "
Alice was not in the mood to talk with Hesier . She struggled to move her arms to try to break herself free . She kept knocking the floor with her feet, hoping the mercenaries outside the room could hear her . Unfortunately, all the sounds were absorbed by the magic screen .
As Hesier chanted in a deep pitch, the magic crystal lit up . "This memory magic crystal will record what is going to happen between us . Hehehe, wow! Your pubic hair looks so clean . You look like a virgin . I am so lucky . " Hesier touched Alice smooth cheek as he talked .
After hearing what Hesier said, Alice got so angry that her eyes seemed to pop out . She almost passed out from the rage . When intelligence fought with force, intelligence seemed so weak . Right now Alice could only struggle . She tried harder to make noise with her feet to the floor . She even tried to knock the floor with her head .
"Don’t be like this . It hurts me too when I see you hurting yourself . " Hesier laughed exaggeratedly . He bent down and grabbed Alice’s hair . A bottle of potion appeared in the other hand . He poured it into Alice’s nostrils . Alice choked and trembled from it . Hesier talked to her in a nicer way this time though . "Be good . Suck it all in . It will make the movie more entertaining . If others could tell you are forced, it would lose the fun of it . "
Chapter end
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