After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King-Chapter 317 - 61 Extreme North and Ernie

"Qiara, Mentor!"

"..."

"Ah, here we go again... Is it because of this ’Second Winter’ incident? *Cough cough cough...* "

Qiara, with the healthy complexion typical of Amazon Warriors, said this while coughing lightly. She seemed even weaker compared to last time. "The data collected by the tower is over there. You can just look at it..."

By rights, such important data and files should not be so easily accessed by someone like Yila, who, although having a clear... but possibly ambiguous, as not completely leaning towards the ’High Tower’ camp. The Pure White Tower’s data should not be so simply reviewed.

On one hand, this data were original records, and it had not yet been determined which parts could be disclosed and which needed to be kept confidential. On the other hand... any data might contain information advantageous to a certain party.

If viewed by someone with a clear stance, it could potentially lead to the awkward position of the Three Towers, which were expected to maintain neutrality... After all, some ’advantageous’ intelligence might be perceived as being intentionally leaked by the High Tower to someone, thus influencing the outcome.

The so-called ’neutrality’ was not something one could claim for oneself. Only when others and other powers recognized one as neutral could one truly be considered as neutral. In this regard... simple self-proclamation held no meaning.

However, Yila seemed quite special...

"The data is here. Take your time, senior..."

The blonde noble girl said this, leading Yila to a large table and pointing to the densely packed parchments on it. She continued, "We haven’t verified the truth of the information yet; it might contain many subjective evaluations from the informants."

Yila nodded simply at her words.

"Thanks... Uh..."

Yila glanced away, then felt it was inappropriate to continue on that topic. Instead, he said calmly, "Your personality seems to have improved a lot. You aren’t as arrogant as during our duel. You’ve made progress... junior."

"..."

The blonde mage girl looked at Yila. She was looking at this legend of the Pure White Tower, her own senior, and Qiara’s pride... She wasn’t stupid; she immediately recognized the reason for Yila’s attitude.

*The other party had never paid her any mind... he hadn’t even remembered her name.*

"Severia Alroyo... Senior Yila."

Yila gave a somewhat awkward smile at Severia’s words and then nodded seriously. He patted Severia’s shoulder and said, "This time, I’ll remember... You’ve earned it."

Severia Alroyo: "..."

Although these words were extremely arrogant, even if one listened on purpose, one could detect a sense of ’you were not worthy before.’ However... regarding such an ’acknowledgment,’ Severia found herself somewhat moved.

*Even though she had never sought Yila’s recognition.*

"..."

Yila quietly began to read the data, and Severia Alroyo, who was originally responsible for the document archiving, couldn’t continue her work because of Yila. She casually threw out a question: "Why didn’t you bring Senior Vera and the Demon King this time?"

"Regarding this catastrophe, every country is finding it difficult..."

While casually responding, Yila kept reading the dense data in his hands. He continued, "The Demon King Territory was less affected, but the various territories under it weren’t so lucky... precisely because of this, it’s a good opportunity to build a reputation."

"Rustle~"

Yila turned a page of parchment, rapidly catching useful data and information. "Now, the Demon King’s age, strength, and experience make it hard for her to continue her father’s path, the imperial path... even though the former proved to be very effective."

"Moreover, the ’tyranny’ based on power requires a sufficiently strong and resilient will. This doesn’t mean the current Demon King lacks it; she’s a bit clever, so her will isn’t as tough. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing..."

"I think the current Demon King is very suitable as a king. She’s good at being a ruler who people genuinely love and respect... and sometimes, ’love’ and ’respect’ can be synonymous."

As Yila said this, he was giving very high praise to Satan Ye in front of an outsider, which astonished Severia. She remarked sarcastically, "Shouldn’t you say such things in front of your Demon King? She would be very touched."

That was a given, so Yila wouldn’t say such cheesy things in front of Satan Ye. If she got too moved, the situation would become strange again, and he didn’t think that would be a good thing.

"Perhaps..."

Yila answered, but then he saw something in the data. His eyes narrowed. "Except for the Silver Moon Tree Court, the theocratic country suffered the least. The temperature there is relatively high, same for the Loasa Islands... but aren’t they in the Southern Hemisphere?"

By rights, the highest temperatures should be in the empire and the Demon King Territory near the equator.

"The Dwarven Kingdom is almost entirely covered by blizzards. Pope Mille Milyan calls it a ’Calamity,’ suggesting the name ’Zero-Degree Deep Cold,’ and points out that the origin of the disaster is in the Extreme North... After investigation, the White Tower found abnormal Mana indeed causing violent disturbances in the Extreme North."

Yila read out the contents of the data. He looked at Mentor Qiara and asked, "Is the data accurate, Mentor? From this perspective... Pope Mille must know something."

Severia nodded in response, "Accurate."

However, Mentor Qiara glanced at honest Severia and said, "You can judge the authenticity yourself... But you might want to check the document at the bottom."

Yila helplessly shook his head at his mentor’s words, pulling out the bottom parchment as he sighed, "You’re still so principled in such matters... The last document? Let me take a look."

Saying this, Yila unfolded the parchment and read...

"..."

"Pope Mille suggested that all countries should suspend port activities and temporarily relocate coastal cities to protect all intelligent beings. The next disaster..."

Yila recited word by word, then looked up, his eyes gleaming with thought...

"From the sea?"

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"What are you trying to do, Ernie?!"

"Yeah, yeah! Spill it out!"

"..."

Despite being pressed by Wenresa and the human woman, the Lord of Fire Element, draped in a beautifully patterned flame dress, showed no intention of doing anything. She said, "I just want to talk to Yila... Don’t worry, it’s just a chat."

"..."

Human woman (winking): Wenresa, I think she’s treating us like fools.

Wenresa (nodding): Yes, I feel insulted.

...

Ernie: ???

*Ernie: What are these two conspiring about? As the rumors say... these two have a thing?!*

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