CHAPTER 348: CHAPTER 210: I AM HERE TO END THIS ORGANIZATION

Ethan once again fulfilled his promise, and the benefit Old Sen brought, Rowena finally experienced it.

For someone who grew up in a world of deception and trickery, this was indeed a great shock to Rowena. In her memory, no one had ever been so kind to her, almost like... an old father.

Just like now, he sent her back to the imperial capital to recuperate after she got injured, while he stayed at the Mage Tower to handle the aftermath.

And Ethan, never asked anything from them.

No wonder even a witch with a terrible temperament like Lindong would be captivated by Ethan, devotedly staying by his side. Rowena felt that the day she followed Lindong back to Ximu Town and decided to stay was the most significant decision she had ever made in her life.

"Don’t you think so, Bian?"

She asked softly, "Haven’t you benefited a lot from Old Sen as well?"

During her escape, she traveled to many cities within and outside the empire. What her foster father could do for them was as much as this, right?

"I don’t think so."

Bian shook her head, "Haven’t you noticed a key problem?"

"What problem?"

Rowena’s eyebrows shot up, immediately ready to retaliate. Her eyes couldn’t tolerate anyone disparaging Ethan anymore. From now on, she would be the most formidable Forest Guard, even if the other members of the team couldn’t measure up!

How dare you speak ill of my foster father!

Her eyes widened, and she was already preparing her opening move in her mind.

"Your problem."

However, the cunning Bian didn’t attack directly, instead shifting the topic onto Rowena, "If I remember correctly, shouldn’t you be older than Lindong?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"It’s about your age. You defected from the Astrology Guild many years ago and have been more qualified than Lindong in the Dream Eclipse. Considering this, you should understand, right?"

Bian explained as tactfully as possible. She was a Knight, and most Knights were traditional, especially when it came to hierarchy.

"I don’t understand at all, explain clearly, stop being cryptic!"

Seeing Rowena still unwilling to give up, Bian helplessly sighed.

This is the truth you forced me to reveal, Miss Rowena.

Bian: "You are older than Lindong, and Lindong is Ethan’s teacher. From my observation, she should be a year or two older than Old Sen. Have you ever seen a foster father being younger than the foster daughter? This hierarchy doesn’t hold at all."

Although Ethan always lets his friends call him "Old Sen," if we truly consider age, only Miss Keroy is younger than him. Moreover, setting aside all that, just by a quick glance, it’s clear Rowena is older than Ethan. Ethan is still within the youth age range, while Rowena has long been a shrewd adult.

She hadn’t been in the imperial capital for long, yet her title as the "Bargaining King" had spread widely, leaving merchants trembling with fear.

"You, me, you!"

Rowena pointed at Bian for quite some time, yet couldn’t utter a single word.

It’s bad, Bian was targeting her, implying she was pretending to be young!

"Hmph." She snorted coldly, turned, and went upstairs, "I’m going to sleep!"

Since Bian didn’t disparage Ethan, she decided to let it go and not haggle with Bian.

That night, Rowena slept restlessly.

The moment she closed her eyes, strange knowledge continuously surfaced in her mind. It wasn’t just the knowledge left by the God of Trickery, but also from the fake Kadela. In her dreams, she learned everything about this impostor.

Once the leading Great Mage in the Mage Tower, he inherited the title of Scholar and in a meditation session glimpsed the secrets of the God of Trickery.

Over the long years that followed, he adopted the name Kadela, established the Divine Attendants, completed research on important spells like god descending, and eternal life. These magics, which were only partially initiated by the God of Trickery before his downfall, were realized by this impostor.

He interacted with each patriarch of the Margaret Clan, secretly guiding Turzan in his research.

Rowena became a spectator in her dream, witnessing the life of a past illusion.

However, the empire’s development drastically differed from the images in the divination crystal ball, making the fake Kadela increasingly uneasy. He disliked the feeling of things being out of control, and this feeling continually eroded his mind. The turmoil in Ophira became the final straw that broke him.

Ethan contacted the Old Gods.

The chimes of the altar echoed in every corner of the Western Continent, bringing forth the vendetta between Anapolis and human heroes.

This brought massive changes to the Western Continent; a series of prohibitions were lifted, and the new Deep Sea Council even established a dedicated agency to collect and explore the relics left by Anapolis and Aelium. They began to establish diplomatic relations with the Deep Sea Race, a place closest to the "abyss."

The fake Kadela, as an observer, witnessed all of this.

No, exploring the Old Gods is a dangerous, unforgivable act.

Ethan is the world’s factor of instability and must be eliminated.

This was the conclusion the fake Kadela reached through observation.

The changes in Round Table Knight Palansi further confirmed his inner speculation. He absolutely wouldn’t allow the Divine Attendants to have "friendly contact" with Ethan, as it would corrupt everyone, turning them like Palansi.