CHAPTER 817: THE OTHER AVATAR

As Aldrian returned to the palace, he continued his daily activities without much disturbance. A few hours later, he couldn’t help but feel curious about his other avatar, who was currently on Akares Star. The avatar had already begun executing their plan and had even built his domain there not long after landing.

The reason Aldrian asked the avatar to report upon arrival at Akares Star was so he could transfer his consciousness into the avatar’s body and establish his domain there. He had already tested whether he could teleport between his domain in the Ancient Blue Gate World and Akares Star, and it worked.

This also showed that each of his domains was not obstructed by distance. He could teleport anywhere as long as his domain existed, no matter how far.

"How are things there?" Aldrian decided to send a voice transmission to his other avatar on Akares Star.

"Good. The plan has progressed greatly, with Ilona’s father slowly regaining support and rebuilding his own force. Although there are many eyes and ears of Munez, they still haven’t found anything strange in our movements at the moment."

"I also don’t see any strange movements from Munez. From what I understand, ever since the failure of the devils’ surprise attack, he has become more passive and isn’t making many moves," the avatar replied.

Aldrian nodded. "From your observation, could you solve this problem before my departure to the Fallen Star Cluster?" he asked.

"I can’t give a definite answer because I still don’t know what hidden card Munez is holding. But if nothing goes wrong and Munez doesn’t have much left, then Ilona’s father could take the seat of patriarch before you depart for the Fallen Star Cluster."

"The only troublesome part will be the Valroy family. Those people will certainly not allow the one they supported to fall and be replaced by someone unwilling to work with them. I might need you to come personally if that happens and Valroy insists on defending Munez."

"However, I hope they know when to back off so you won’t have to intervene here."

Aldrian understood that and agreed with what the avatar said. In the end, if he wanted the problem within the Barevisk family to be resolved as soon as possible, there was a chance he would have to personally intervene with his true body. The avatar had its own limitations, and the Valroy family’s reaction would also be the key.

As long as the Valroy family did not push themselves or make the situation more complicated or chaotic, the problem could be solved without him having to intervene.

But then he did not think too much about their eventual reaction. He predicted that the Valroy family would likely stay clear of the Barevisk family’s affairs later on. This conclusion came from his analysis of Randolf’s behavior.

Since Randolf did not want to raise suspicion and was trying to build a good image and relationship with him, the Valroy family would likely abandon Munez if things went south.

"I see. Then keep going. Just contact me if needed. Good luck," Aldrian said one last time before cutting off the connection.

The avatar on Akares Star was inside one of the rooms in a luxurious manor with three other people. They were sitting around a small round table and seemed to have been in the middle of a conversation when Aldrian contacted him.

The others, knowing he had received a voice transmission from afar, did not disturb him.

Inside the room were Ilona and two others, a man and a woman.

The man was a middle-aged man with short black hair, while the woman was a beautiful lady with brown hair. They were Ilona’s parents, Sir Ferix and Madam Elysia. At this moment, there was nothing that showed they had ever fallen ill or suffered from any ailment.

Sir Ferix’s cultivation seemed stable, and he had even begun to regain his lost strength. His wife, who had long been in a coma, was now awake and well. How did they become healthy again? Of course, it was because he had healed them.

Although he had to expend a great deal of energy to heal them due to the curse that bound them, they were able to return to the healthy condition as in the past. He also knew there was someone in this world who knew about the curse from the higher heavens that had been used to harm Sir Ferix and Madam Elysia.

Later, he found out from his true body that the young master of the Valroy family, Randolf, was an apostle of one of the invader gods. That would explain why there was a strange and powerful curse, far too complex for the first heaven, inside Sir Ferix and Madam Elysia’s bodies.

One curse devoured a person’s cultivation, while the other trapped their consciousness in a nightmare.

He thought that Randolf had aided Munez by using the curse technique granted by the system.

Because of how strong the curse was, he had to use a large amount of his golden energy to break both curses. Since he could not cultivate normally, he had to summon his main body to this place just to recharge his energy after finishing the healing.

However, the news of their recovery was known only to a few people. There were spies sent by Munez to keep watch over Sir Ferix, so they had to be careful not to draw attention. Even now, those spies still did not know that Aldrian’s avatar had been inside the manor for an entire week!

This was part of the plan. Aldrian would carry out everything inside the manor without being detected. He mostly used his invisibility technique to avoid alerting anyone within the estate. None of them would realize that someone had already healed Sir Ferix and Madam Elysia.

When someone came to them, they could simply pretend, and there would be nothing suspicious.

Today was the first time they had gathered like this to discuss their next move. The avatar had teleported Sir Ferix and Madam Elysia into the room without anyone outside knowing.

"So, how was your meeting with Munez?" the avatar finally asked as he looked toward Ilona.

"Just as I expected, he immediately called for me as soon as he heard that I had returned without his order. But I followed the plan. I told him that Aldrian the Great had begun suspecting the Barevisk family’s involvement in the information leak. I also reported the strange case of Elder Vars, which must have sent his thoughts racing and shaped his own assumptions." Ilona replied.

"Moreover, with the report from his spy inside my team, it would strengthen my claim and might cause him to panic."

The avatar nodded.

"However, is this okay? I believe the Valroy family will eventually hear about this. We do not know how they will react when they learn that the Barevisk family is already under your majesty’s attention," Ilona asked, worried.

"That will be their choice to make. If they are sensible, they will back off and not intervene in the Barevisk family’s affairs. If not, then we will have no choice but to confront them," the avatar answered.

"To confront them? My apologies, your majesty, but could you do that? I mean, aren’t you just an avatar here? No offense intended. Although your majesty’s avatar is an impressive technique, it is ultimately only a cloning method and has its limitations, yes? Facing the Valroy family’s strength may be too much for us, even with support from your majesty’s avatar," Sir Ferix said.

"Well, what I can say is this, Sir Ferix need not worry. If the time comes and the Valroy family keeps pushing their agenda, I will make sure they regret intervening in the Barevisk family’s affairs," the avatar said with a smile.

Sir Ferix sighed in relief when he heard it. He believed in the strength of Aldrian the Great, but Aldrian’s true body was in the Ancient Blue Gate World. To reach this place, even with the fastest warp would take almost a day. If things went south, they would likely be dead before Aldrian the Great’s real body could arrive.

If his avatar said there was no need to worry, then he could only trust him.

"Anyway, what we need to do is continue to secretly amass our power. I aim for Sir Ferix to take the patriarchal seat by next week at the latest. I believe that with our current situation, we can achieve that," the avatar said, which astonished the others.

"Isn’t that too rushed, your majesty? We still have not gathered enough support and forces, and I don’t think a week is enough," Sir Ferix replied.

"It’s okay. We will try to gather as much support as possible until then. Moreover, I also have a secret weapon that can create destruction Munez will not realize until it is too late," the avatar said with a mysterious smile.