Chapter 289: Antonio’s Plan
“Before we discuss whether or not I can teach you, Lady Swordmistress, please allow me to ask—aren’t you a warrior? Can you learn magic?” Watson asked curiously.
Christina pursed her lips indifferently. “Of course, I can’t learn magic, but there are many mages in my family. They have pledged their loyalty to the sword saint family and swore absolute loyalty! As long as you can teach them magic, it is the same as if I learned it.”
“I see. I wonder how many mages there are in the sword saint family. What are their strengths like?”
“There are quite a few mages in the sword saint family. Some of them are especially powerful. Hundreds of them are below gold-tier, and I know dozens who are gold-tier and above! Those mages are not only trained by the sword saint family, but they are also members of the Palace Magic Diplomatic Mission. They are responsible for protecting the capital. Do you have any other questions?”
“Other than those mages, are there any other elites worthy of attention in the sword saint family?”
“Of course! After all, our family is known as the sword saint family, so mages are our weakest defensive force. The true elites are my senior brothers. As my father’s outstanding disciples, some of them are even stronger than me. Wait, Watson, why are you asking me all this? What does that have to do with the magic that you are going to teach me?”
Christina realized that something was wrong and opened her eyes wide. Watson, on the other hand, revealed a regretful expression. He had wanted to use Christina to get more information from her. After all, he would head to the capital soon to become the sword saint’s disciple; it would be good to know more before that.
“Miss Christina, that has nothing to do with the magic that I have mastered! I have to apologize to you. That magic is called fusion magic. It is unique in this world—only I can master it. Even if you want to learn it, I can’t teach you.” Watson shook his head.
“Since you can’t teach me, then why did you ask so much just now?” Christina was a little angry.
Then, she got up from the ground. “Watson, don’t lie to me. What kind of magic only you can learn, but others can’t? I’ve changed my mind. I want to add another condition for keeping your secret. You need to teach me that magic, or else I’ll announce what you’ve done today.”
It was too magical. Even though she was a swordswoman and a platinum-tier elite, she was still tempted. In addition, Watson had deliberately interrogated her for information, which made her very angry. She decided to repay the favor.
“Lady Swordmistress, are you threatening me?”
“This is not a threat. How can I do such a thing? This is a friendly negotiation. However, before we can discuss a suitable outcome, you need to make a small concession.”
“Is that so?”
Watson had a strange look on his face. He shook his head and turned around. “Nightingale, please escort our guest out.”
Before he left the border, he reasoned people would covet him due to the fusion system. Therefore, before he left the border, he deliberately raised his strength to peak platinum-tier and turned every citizen at the border to the same level to avoid that kind of situation.
“Okay, no problem.”
Nightingale clenched her fists and made a cracking sound as if she had been waiting for that moment for a long time. She walked toward Christina with a malicious look and asked, “Lady Swordmistress, do you want to leave by yourself, or should I send you?”
“You think you can make me leave by yourself?”
Christina sounded arrogant. She might have been afraid if Watson were the one who said that. How could a maid speak to her like that?
Bang!
Nightingale decided to use her punch as her response to her. That punch was as fast as a meteor, but it was even more powerful. Before her fist landed on Christina, half of the wall behind her was shattered by the whistling airflow.
Christina widened her eyes. The violent wind filled her mouth and nose and made it difficult for her to breathe. “You are platinum-tier…”
Then, Nightingale’s fist landed on her body, instantly turning her into a cannonball. She bounced past the broken wall and fell into the distant sky before turning into a small black dot.
The swordswoman’s figure had vanished. They could only hear the faint echo of her voice from the sky. “Watson, how dare you treat me like this and attack me? I won’t spare you!”
“Lady Swordmistress, please have a safe journey. I won’t see you off! Also, this isn’t a fight. It’s a fist of friends.h.i.+p, but it’s a bit powerful. You will need to bear with it.”
Nightingale had been displeased with Christina for quite a while. She had wanted to send Christina flying, but she could not act without Watson’s order. Since she had received an order, she had nothing to worry about.
Nightingale shook her fist and turned around to find everyone but Watson had stared at her in surprise. Their jaws were opened so wide that they would swallow a fist. She frowned and asked, “What are you looking at?”
Then, Clyde and the others s.h.i.+vered. Clyde said with a trembling voice, “Miss Nightingale, you just sent the swordmistress flying. She is from the sword saint family!”
They knew that Nightingale was very powerful, perhaps even stronger than Watson, but they did not expect her to be that powerful. She could even send Christina, who had just advanced to platinum-tier, flying with only one punch. That proved that Nightingale was at least stronger than Christina.
Of course, that was not what shocked them the most. What really surprised them was Nightingale’s att.i.tude toward Christina. Did she not know about Christina’s ident.i.ty? If people from the Holy Sword adventurer team knew that their leader had been beaten up, they would flatten the Golden Quill Pavilion the next day.
“I did punch her. But what about the sword Saint Family? Are they very powerful?” Nightingale dug her ears and asked indifferently. What about the sword saint family? She was from the border, and she had Master Antonio’s support.
Was the sword Saint family not powerful?
Clyde’s face twitched. He wanted to ask her in return, but he decided not to say anything.
Nightingale was so powerful that she even dared to hit the swordmistress. Clyde had made up his mind never to provoke Nightingale in the future. After that incident, he had a more profound impression of Watson’s power. His maid was a platinum-tier elite, and she did not even fear the sword saint family. Her courage alone was admirable.
At that moment, outside the room, on the roof.
Antonio was sitting cross-legged in front of a small wooden table on the eaves of the room. He raised his head and watched a shooting star fly across the sky as he revealed a faint smile. “These young people really know how to make trouble.”
“Master Antonio, why did you let Young Master Watson come into contact with the swordswoman so early and expose his strength in front of others?” Denise stood Antonio with a jade pot in her hand; she poured tea into a wine cup on the wooden table.
Since his return, Antonio had been sitting on the Golden Quill Pavilion roof to take in the night scenery. He was also present when Clyde and the others went into the room moments ago. He could have prevented them from shouting or employed magic to m.u.f.fle their voices, but he did not, which perplexed Denise.
Antonio had asked Watson to hide his strength. Why did he turn a blind eye to the incident?
“Denise, don’t worry. I have my own plans.”
Antonio picked up the teacup and took a sip. His eyes narrowed as he let out a satisfied sigh. “So many years have pa.s.sed, and the tea you make is still as delicious as ever. It seems like you did not waste that skill when you were Envy in the Demoness Bandit Gang! Nurturing a person is like making tea. You can’t be impatient. Do you understand that?”
After a moment of silence, Denise said, “No, Master Antonio, I don’t understand at all. Please speak more simply and directly.”
Antonio’s hand paused. His face was no longer relaxed, and he was a little embarra.s.sed. “Denise, you are too uncooperative. Is what I said so difficult to understand? Besides, even if you don’t understand, you can pretend to understand. There is no need to say that you don’t understand so directly.”