Defying the Fate of Beheading

Louis gently poked the little swan.

The somewhat ticklish little swan turned its head away:

"What are you doing?"

Louis whispered:

"Pay attention to the setting. Haven't you noticed that the Celestial Destiny Mage is watching you?"

The little swan coughed and looked at Diana, hands on hips:

"The legendary Celestial Destiny Mage, we've completed the trial, and according to the agreement, we can obtain the hero's great secret treasure, right?"

Diana smiled indulgently, quickly suppressing the dimness in her eyes, and said softly:

"So much alike!"

Louis curiously looked at her, this Guardian of the Great Secret Treasure, the Celestial Destiny Grandmaster, was leisurely watching them.

—Or rather, mainly watching Olivia.

"So, what do you want?"

Diana smiled warmly.

But Louis lowered his head, instinctively averting his gaze.

Unlike the little swan.

Once he became aware of the hero's great secret treasure, he began investigating the past Hero Squads' histories.

And, not unexpectedly, he keenly discovered the time gap between the various Heroes and the Saint Louis Secret Chamber.

Then, by combining this with the history of Saint Louis Academy and the library's establishment time, he quickly made a judgment:

[If the Saint Louis Secret Chamber truly existed, this chamber was likely just the legacy left by the contemporary Hero Squad]

At this point, he no longer had the desire to investigate further.

He roughly understood why Beatrice would tell him that the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm was just a big adventure for the little swan.

—Implies that all they need is to have fun.

He had enough reason to suspect that his wife was aware of this matter.

In the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, Emperor Lao Deng could even directly interfere with his career advancement.

Master Rogen's pursuit seemed dangerous, but it all appeared to be within the Emperor's calculations.

Even throughout the entire Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, he hadn't discovered any monsters that could genuinely threaten their safety.

—Because Emperor Lao Deng had just bestowed equal death upon the creatures of this land not long ago.

There probably weren't even a few at the exemplary level here.

The greatest threat was the curse of the Fallen Shadow.

This was the empire's back garden, as long as the curse was kept in check, perhaps... it wouldn't matter how much the little swan messed around.

Looking at the familiar manner between the Celestial Destiny Mage and the head maid, along with the somewhat similar appearance.

Louis felt goosebumps rising.

"No, no, I must have thought wrong."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Ahaha, how could it be that after just seeing Emperor Lao Deng, I've now met the mother-in-law!"

A fine cold sweat broke out on his back.

Because he noticed the Celestial Destiny Mage had a somewhat profound expression when looking at him.

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The little swan, however, looked at the Celestial Destiny Mage in confusion, her nose twitching slightly.

Then she said:

"What rewards are there, let me see!"

Diana gently rubbed her head and said:

"Alright, you can choose whatever you like."

In the next moment, clusters of magical light permeated the surrounding area like a floating formation, she softly said:

"Reach your hands into the light, and it will tell you what treasures are inside."

"Each of you can choose 3 items to take away."

The little swan pouted and said, "Can't we take them all?"

Diana, a bit displeased, pinched her face and said:

"Don't be too greedy, it's a gift left for those who come after."

But after a brief pause, she continued:

"However, I'm in a good mood today. You can pick 2 more items; is that alright, greedy girl?"

The little swan, hands on hips, lifted her head proudly and said:

"That's not bad, but dear Celestial Destiny Mage, could you recommend which secret treasures would suit us better?"

Diana thought for a moment and said:

"That's not impossible."

She first pointed at Grace and said, "You have the blessing of the God of Glory, I suggest you choose these items."

Diana waved her hand.

Five orbs of light flew in front of Grace.

Grace looked up at her for a moment and then carefully reached out to touch the light orbs.

Diana explained from the side:

"The Glory Cross Medal, a special item from the Church of the God of Glory, is a relic of an old friend."

"It allows you to increase the power of the God of Glory's divine art by a percentage when casting it."

"Scroll Scholar Employment Manual, it enables you to become a specialized profession, Scroll Scholar, upon your next upgrade."

"This profession allows you to learn divine arts from other deity priests without having to change your faith."

"Universal Scroll, a transcription tool complementing Scroll Scholars."

"It is equivalent to the mages' magic book, sufficient for your use until the legendary level."

"Priest Manual Copy, it contains 120 types of divine arts at all levels from 36 churches."

"With this, you can learn various divine arts independently in the future without worrying about being controlled by others."

"Finally, there's the Glory Seal."

Diana lightly touched Grace's head with her finger.

Her brows glowed, as if leaving a vermilion mark.

"What is this?"

Grace asked softly.

Diana smiled gently and said, "The effect of the Glory Seal is that when you uphold the teachings of the God of Glory, it will actively accumulate energy."

"It can store no more than the power needed for a ninth-circle divine art."

"Although this won't change your current weak professional level, it can enhance the upper limit of your combat continuation."