He contentedly stroked his white beard, never missing an opportunity to tease his old friend.
"Helson, you old immortal, if you can't talk properly, then don't talk at all!"
The beautiful girl who was wielding the warhammer is Vileli, the only biological granddaughter of the Great Mage Helson.
Several elders stood behind Helson, one of whom had a stern expression and scant hair on his head but his eyes, sharp as an eagle's, quickly scanned over the chaos of Saint Nali before he sneered,
"Heh, I leave for a few months, and Saint Nali turns into this mess. What is the Hidden Affairs Bureau doing, eating their heads off? They really ought to be sent to work in the pigsty!"
"Mother Goddess bless..."
This man was the director of the Hidden Affairs Bureau, Marix, accompanied by several other elders—a Saint Nali Archbishop and two from the Magic Association. Together, these elders formed the most powerful negotiation team in Nali's history.
