Chapter 415

After all, he and Lena had experienced some things in the desert together, and asking her was also out of courtesy.

"Sure!" Lena agreed without hesitation.

In her opinion, these things didn't matter anyway.

Afterwards, Orson truthfully recounted to Lit how he entered the desert with the magic cloak given by Triss, helped the Orc tribe, entered the Limusa Temple, and found the secret of the desert sand in the temple.

When talking about entering the underground temple and encountering a powerful opponent, Lit's heart couldn't help but tighten.

After all, it was his brother who was in danger.

"That bad guy was so powerful at that time!" At this time, Lena also added on the side.

"Brother Lit, you may not know that my elder brother was beaten by that bad guy at the beginning and he had no power to fight back. Later, I took the Heart of the Beast and prepared to help my elder brother, but that person knocked me out."

"Thanks to him shifting his attention to Lena, I had the opportunity to attack. I took advantage of his weakness and barely defeated him." Orson said this and sighed.

"Afterwards, it seems that because the Heart of the Beast was taken out of the Limusa Temple, the divine power gradually dissipated, and finally the wind and sand that protected the orcs stopped."

"So that's how it is." Lit heard this and relaxed.

There was only gratitude in his eyes when he looked at Lena.

Although she could know that Orson's words were somewhat concealed, and the real reason might be more than that simple, but from the words of the two people, a very obvious message could be drawn.

That is, Lena did help Orson.

This alone made Lit's dissatisfaction with Lena disappear by half.

As for the remaining half, it depends on Lena's feelings towards Orson.

If Lena only regards Orson as an older brother, then the two can naturally get along well.

And if Lena has feelings for Orson that go beyond friendship...

But now it seems that with Lena's mind, she may not know what love is. She is in a stage where she is curious about everything.

"If I had known that you were going to the desert to do such a dangerous thing, Orson, I would have stopped you..." Litt said so, sighed, and complained.

"There is no way. Some things can only be done by me. If you do it, Litt, I will be the one who can't let go."

It was past midnight, and it was getting late. Orson hurriedly found Vivian and asked her to take Lena to live in a guest room and take Lena to familiarize herself with the environment of the house. Then, only Orson and Litt were left in the room.

"Orson." Litt spoke first.

"That Lena, should have helped you more than that? I felt like you were hiding something just now. As soon as Lena started talking, you immediately continued her words, as if you were giving Lena a hint."

"When did you become so perceptive?" Orson said this, smiling and touching Lit's head.

"You guessed right, I did hide some content, and I plan to only let you know these contents."

"Lit." At this time, Orson walked to the window and looked at the moon hanging in the sky.

"Do you think there are really gods in our world?"

"There should be, otherwise, the disappearance of the Heart of Ten Thousand Beasts is accompanied by the retreat of the wind and sand. Could this happen so coincidentally?"

"I think so too." Orson nodded. "Then, Lit, do you think there is any other divine thing on the continent?"

"Divinity?" Lit hesitated after hearing this, and then she shook her head. "Sorry, Orson, I don't know about what you said yet... But if Limusa's relics can still be passed down to this day, if other gods have their own relics, they should also exist in the world, right?"

"By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you." Orson said this, turning his head and staring at Lit.

"I concealed something about Lena, don't tell Lena."

"Okay." Lit nodded seriously after hearing this.

"The reason why I brought Lena back is not only because she helped me, but there is another very important reason."

"Lena, she merged with the Heart of All Beasts."

After Orson finished speaking, Lit's expression paused for a moment, and then turned into shock.

"So, she, merged with the divine item?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded. "When she was about to help me, she was pierced through the chest. I thought she was dead at the time, but I didn't expect that under the influence of the Heart of God, Lena came back to life and became even stronger."

"Her power is now probably greater than the demonized Mudrick I met in Saint Laurent City last time. I will teach her how to control her power when I rush back in the past few days."

After hearing what Orson said, Litt felt complicated.

So, Lena had died once for Orson?

Even the servants of the nobles would not be able to rush forward without hesitation to block the knife for their masters when their masters were in trouble, right?

But it should be said that Lena's luck is really good. She was able to merge with the Heart of All Beasts.

"So, Lena is now more like a demigod?" Litt said subconsciously.

"Yeah." Orson raised his eyebrows when he heard Litt say this.

"I was thinking of describing Lena's current state like this. Lit, you are right. She is indeed like a demigod."

"That means..."

"Yeah." Orson nodded. "If we can make Lena our friend, we will have an extra high-end combat force, and may even be comparable to the ninth level."

Hearing the word ninth level, Lit pointed to the door in surprise.

"Nine... Ninth level?"

"This is just my estimate. In fact, if Lena wants to reach the ninth level, it should take a long time to practice." Orson sighed.

"In short, during this period, you should spend more time with Lena and get along with her. Even if she is an ordinary person, she is your brother's lifesaver."

"I know." Lit said this and nodded.

Then, she walked forward gently, put her arms around Orson's waist, buried her face in his chest, and listened carefully to Orson's heartbeat.

"Lite, why are you suddenly..."

"It's okay, I just haven't hugged you, Orson, for a long time..." Lit said this, and there seemed to be a hint of resentment in his tone.

"Besides, Orson, you brought a new woman with you when you came back, and she saved your life. I can't chase her away or keep her. I'm so confused."

"You always make me so confused that I can't help but give up thinking, Orson."

Looking at Litt who was leaning on his chest and whispering, Orson could only helplessly let the other party hold him, and then said: "Litt, we are brother and sister, which is not feasible, and I have a fiancée..."

What's more, there is also Chelinina...

In short, Orson dare not bear more moral burdens.

"Orson, how did our brother and sister relationship come about?"

"Everything is because of an accident. If it weren't for this accident, we wouldn't be brother and sister at all."

"But if it weren't for this accident, it's possible that I wouldn't know you at all." Orson said.

"...Sorry, it's exactly the same as what you said, Orson. I shouldn't complain like this." Litt said this and let go of the hand holding Orson.

"That means, if Orson and I are not nominally siblings, the obstacles that prevent us from being together will be gone, right?"

"...In principle, that's right."

"Then I know." Lit said, and walked slowly to the door of the room.

"Orson, I will try my best. Before that, you have to wait for me, otherwise~" Lit said this, showing a sly smile, then opened the door and walked out.

"I don't know what direction this girl wants to work towards." After Lit left, Orson sighed helplessly, and then fell on his bed with his back.

I am really too tired these days.

Have a good rest...

Chapter 34: Missing

The next morning, Orson came to Lucius's room.

Lucius was sitting at the desk at this moment. Orson walked into the room. He didn't look back, but looked at the letter sent from the front line on the table.

Since last night, the battle report from the front line was no longer sent to Lit's room, but directly to Lucius's room.

"Father, I forgot to tell you last night that the wind and sand weather in the desert will no longer occur, so I ordered the army to move forward. Do you have any questions about this?"

"No." Lucius shook his head. "Since it is Orson who made the decision, I certainly believe you."

As he said this, he pointed to the battle report on the table.

"You still have 100,000 troops on the front line. Where does the expenditure of this army come from?"

Lucius's question is not unreasonable. After all, Mary was in charge of all financial issues before. During the period when Lucius was not in charge, the financial power gradually shifted from Mary to Lit.

As a general, Lucius knew the principle of food and grass before the three armies moved. Such a large army, even if it did not move, would cost a lot of money to maintain.

"The expenditure of this army is mainly from the homes of the nobles involved and the donations from local merchants."

"Local merchants?" Hearing this, Lucius frowned.

"Who did you ask for help, Orson?"

"It was mainly President Chelinina, whose family contributed about 30% of the army's expenses."

"That's incredible." Lucius didn't know whether he was surprised or admired when he heard this.

"This girl is incredible. She has become more and more powerful without the help of her father. Now she has helped our family so much. I don't know how to repay this favor."

"Father, you can rest assured about this."

"President Chelinina is interested in the development prospects of the Dukedom of Antica. If we quickly solve the problem of orcs, we can expand land to the desert, and the biggest factor threatening Antica's economic development will disappear."

"As long as the Dukedom of Antica is stable, it will also be good for Chelinina's business."

"That's right." Lucius agreed. "But after all, she has helped us so much, we have to give her something in return, right?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded.

"Orson, what do you think, let Lit marry Chelinina?"

"After all, they are so good to our family, we should show some appreciation"

"Uh... Father, this..." Orson was stunned when he heard Lucius say this.

Lucius didn't know that Lit was a girl, but Orson knew.

This engagement was destined to be fruitless.

But what should Orson say?

Moreover, after such a relationship, even if Lit was a boy, Orson would not agree.

"Well, father..." After hesitating for a moment, Orson still spoke.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just... I think this kind of thing still depends on both sides. If both parties are interested in each other, I think it's okay, but if not, I think it's better to forget it."

The reason why Orson said this is because he is sure that Lit and Cherylina can't be interested in each other.

Because the pointers of both people point to Orson.

"Why do I feel that you are reluctant, Orson?" Lucius said this, looking at Orson with a smile.

"Is it because you like Chelinina? Or is Chelinina interested in you? After all, she can help our family, I think someone must have played a role in it."

"Father, please don't laugh at me."

"Okay, okay, let's stop here. I'm just joking. Chelinina opposed her father in order to escape marriage. How could I add an engagement to her?"

Lucius said this and sighed.

"Speaking of which, Orson, what do you think of your engagement? What do you think of Olivia?"

"She's very good, I don't have any dissatisfaction." Orson said so.

"That's fine. After all, this engagement was signed against your will. If you are not so disgusted, I, as a father, will feel at ease." He smiled and then stood up.

"Come with me for a walk, Orson."

"Yeah." Orson nodded, and then followed Lucius.

The two walked out of the Duke's mansion, and in the woods not far away, a grave had been quietly erected there.

Mary's name is engraved on it.