"Miss Celia of the Grilward family, your classmate at the Land War Academy."
"Celia? What does she want?"
Mervin had no particular relationship with Celia; they were just ordinary classmates at school and even had some conflicts.
Celia had also competed against him for Lin Fu.
"Forget it, have her wait for me in the small receiving room."
Mervin’s injuries were more serious; unlike Celia, who could already hop energetically about, he wheeled himself into the small receiving room and immediately noticed upon seeing Celia that she had changed.
Her entire aura was different.
"What do you need from me in the middle of the night?"
Celia glanced at the open door, and only after Mervin waved his hand did the housekeeper robot retreat and close the door.
Celia, still distrustful, activated a protective barrier to eliminate any possibility of eavesdropping.
Mervin coolly observed her actions and remained silent until she finished, then impatiently urged, "If you have something to say, say it quickly. I don’t have much patience."
Lately, his mood had been terrible. At a time when Lin Fu and the school needed him most, he was absent.
The guilt and self-reproach tormented him incessantly, and now, seeing that Celia’s injuries had healed and that she hadn’t returned to school to compete, his impression of her worsened even further.
"I’m here to form an alliance with you."
"I need to secure the position of Duke of Grihuade and require the support of allies. I think we share common goals, and we could become very good allies."
Mervin raised an eyebrow in surprise, no wonder he had detected a strong scent of blood upon entering.
Among the younger generation of the Seven Guardian Families, except for Fu Xing, who had to inherit his family’s mantle early under special circumstances, it was universally acknowledged that Lance would be the first to ascend. Celia seemed too mediocre; virtually any young member of a Guardian Family outshone her.
Yet, unexpectedly, the most ruthless turned out to be the one most overlooked.
Mervin quickly suppressed his inner shock, feigning composure as he inquired, "Oh? What common interests might we have that could persuade me to take such a great risk to support someone with no foundation at all?"
Celia’s eyes held a complex look, and after a long pause, she uttered that name: "Lin Fu!"
In an instant, Mervin’s body tensed, his fists clenched tightly, and a red glow radiated from his body as liquid metal began to spread upwards from his legs.
"Just for those two words, I would kill you."
Mervin’s murderous intent was palpable, his presence imposing immense psychological pressure. However, his reaction was exactly what Celia had hoped to see.
It confirmed that her guess wasn’t wrong.
A woman’s intuition indeed was accurate.
"Celia, you’ve crossed my line. I won’t let you leave here alive," Mervin had already resolved to kill.
He wasn’t afraid of his most secret inner thoughts being discovered, but he feared any harm coming to Lin Fu because of him.
Anyone who dared to use Lin Fu as a threat against him, even in the slightest, would be mercilessly sent straight to hell.
"Wait! I’m not threatening you. I’m the same as you."
Celia hurriedly yelled, watching as the ion beam grazed past her neck, causing all the hairs on her body to stand on end.
Mervin toyed with the small ion pistol in his hand, his gaze hostile as he looked at Celia, "You’re the same as me? That’s not funny at all; it only makes me angrier. It’s pathetic enough that I covet someone else’s treasure, and now you come coveting my treasure. Do you want to die?"
The four words, "Do you want to die", were spoken with a chilling coldness that made one shudder.