The Military Princess Won’t Fall in Love with a Magic Scientist

Chapter 194. Changing Faces

“Get out of the way!” Morton barked sharply. “You have no place to speak here!”

As he shouted, that scorching wave of mana pressure crashed toward Logaris like a wall of red-hot bronze.

Yet the invisible “bronze wall” came to an abrupt stop the instant it reached three inches in front of Logaris.

It was as if it had slammed into a bottomless abyss.

Then, in the next moment—

Hummm—

The entire space inside the conference room seemed to collapse inward all at once.

If Morton’s mana had been like a basin of boiling oil thrown outward, then the aura Logaris released at that moment was like an immeasurable ocean, swallowing that basin of oil whole in an instant without even letting a single bubble rise.

That was the weight of space itself.

The teacups on the table, the stacked documents, the heavy pen holder, even the magnificent crystal chandelier—all of them violated the laws of physics in that instant and silently floated into the air.

Time itself seemed to have been paused at that very moment.

Smack! Bang! Clang!

Then, all the floating objects were ruthlessly slammed back into place by a terrifying gravity so overwhelming that it left one gasping for breath.

Crack.

The teacup in Morton’s hand exploded directly into powder, and scalding tea splashed across his hand, but he felt none of it.

His eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the young man before him.

This fluctuation...

This level of mana...

Sixth Tier!

How the hell was that possible?!

That damned report from the Royal Capital had clearly said he was Fifth Tier! And how old was he? Twenty-two?!

A twenty-two-year-old Sixth-Tier Mage!

Morton felt like his brain could no longer keep up.

What had he himself been doing at that age? He had still been washing test tubes for his mentor! He had still been agonizing over the bottleneck to break into the Fourth Tier, losing fistfuls of hair from the stress!

Looking across nearly three hundred years of the kingdom’s history, not even the two peerless prodigies once known together as the Twin Jewels of the Empire had possessed such absurd, monstrous strength at that age!

What did that mean?

It meant that as long as the young man before him did not die young, he would inevitably enter the Seventh Tier and become a Legend! Perhaps even... an Eighth-Tier Demigod capable of shaking the balance of the entire continent!

Fear.

A fear born from instinct instantly overwhelmed the arrogance in Morton’s heart.

“Master Morton?”

Logaris took a step forward, and that suffocating spatial pressure pressed down another degree along with him. “A moment ago, you said the Northern Territory’s defenses were full of holes. Now that you add me into the equation, do we qualify?”

Morton unconsciously stepped half a pace backward and bumped into the chair behind him.

“You... you...” He pointed at Logaris, but for a moment he could not even find the words.

“Oh my, Lord Morton, why are you sweating?”

Aurora, who had been sitting quietly in the corner all this time, suddenly spoke up with extraordinary “concern.” Her hands were clasped before her chest, and her face wore that sacred smile full of compassion for the world, yet the words that came from her mouth were as sharp as knives.

“Praise the Lord of Light. It seems even the gods find Professor Logaris’s talent astonishing. Shouldn’t that assessment report of yours about the Northern Territory’s insufficient defensive power be rewritten?”

Aurora’s follow-up strike landed perfectly in Morton’s lungs.

Morton drew in a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the storm raging in his heart. He was an old fox who had spent decades among the power struggles of the Royal Capital. Though he had been shaken senseless, his reason still remained.

The situation had changed.

A Northern Territory guarded by a Sixth-Tier Mage—and one this young, with such limitless potential—was no longer something he could handle however he pleased. If they truly tore off all pretense and came to blows, he might not walk out of this room alive.

And moreover, if such a future legendary powerhouse were to completely side with Sylvia, it would be a devastating blow to the Second Prince’s grand ambitions.

He could not take a hard line.

Absolutely could not.

In the span of a lightning flash, countless thoughts raced through Morton’s mind. The muscles on his face twitched violently a few times, and then that overbearing arrogance vanished like the tide receding from shore.

In its place appeared a face full of wrinkles and enthusiasm so exaggerated it made one’s skin crawl.

He changed expressions faster than turning the pages of a book.

“A misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding!”

Morton laughed loudly twice, though the sound was rather dry. He even took the initiative to step forward and tried to pat Logaris on the shoulder, but when he saw the faintly smiling look in the young man’s eyes, his hand awkwardly withdrew.

“I never would have imagined it, truly never! Professor Logaris has been hiding his strength all this time! A twenty-two-year-old Sixth-Tier Mage... tsk, tsk, this is nothing short of a miracle of the kingdom! A treasure of the magical world!”

He turned to Sylvia, his voice now full of sincerity and apology. “Your Highness, you really kept this from me. Since the Northern Territory has such a top-tier powerhouse overseeing it, then naturally its security is as solid as a fortress. As for taking over the defense, let us pretend I never mentioned it!”

Sylvia and Logaris exchanged a glance.

A trace of wariness flashed through both their eyes.

This old bastard had knelt too quickly. He was definitely up to something worse.

And sure enough—

Morton suddenly changed the direction of the conversation. The expression on his face turned solemn and grave, even carrying a touch of tragic concern for the nation and its people.

“Since Your Highness and the Professor possess such heaven-shaking power, then I can finally rest easy. To be frank, His Majesty and the council have recently been so troubled by another matter that they cannot sleep at night. I had originally been worried that the Northern Territory would be unable to shoulder part of the burden, but now it seems... this task can belong to none but you!”

As he spoke, he pulled out another document from his robes.

This was not an ordinary official file like the previous one. It was sealed with three layers of wax, and the document itself was made from a rare kind of enchanted parchment. Across its surface, two large scarlet words had been stamped in mithril powder—

Top Secret!

Morton gently pushed the document to the center of the table.

“The Great Howling Rift, on the southeastern border.”

He pointed at the document, his voice low. “Recently, the beast tide there has exploded in number, nearly ten times greater than in previous years. And according to the scouts’ reports, several magical beasts above the Fifth Tier have appeared within it. The frontline defenses are on the verge of collapse, and the stationed troops have suffered disastrous casualties.”

Logaris frowned.

The Great Howling Rift? That was in the kingdom’s most remote southeastern corner, near the Elven Royal Court, a world away from the Northern Territory.

“What does that have to do with us?” Logaris asked.

“This is what people mean when they say, ‘The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.’”

Morton spread his hands, his face full of false compassion and innocence. “Several of the Royal Capital’s legendary powerhouses must remain in the central seat of power at all times to guard against the watchful Valeria Empire. The other Sixth-Tier combatants also each have duties they cannot leave. At present, the top-tier strength the entire kingdom can mobilize is truly pitifully small.”

He stared at Logaris, and a strange curve rose at the corner of his mouth.

“Professor Logaris, since you are a Sixth-Tier powerhouse and a pillar of the kingdom, surely you cannot stand by and watch people die at a time like this? These are the lives of millions of civilians.”

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