Aglaea's gaze fell upon Cipher.
"Cipher, can you send Anaxa to the Netherworld?"
"Sure!" Hearing Aglaea say this, a glint appeared in Cipher's eyes. "But you said that if I stole the things from Caenis's house, we'd be even. So, sending Anaxa to the Netherworld will cost extra."
"No problem. As long as Anaxa is sent to the Netherworld, I can pay any price."
Aglaea wouldn't be stingy at all when it came to spending money on this.
Seeing her determined tone, Cipher became even more interested. Tribbie grew anxious and quickly said to them, "Aglaea, things don't have to be like this. Although Little Anaxa says some strange things sometimes, his research should still be very valuable. Besides, he's not a bad person."
"His personality will cause greater harm than a bad person would."
Aglaea said with absolute certainty.
Tribbie couldn't help but slap her forehead.
"Let's discuss Little Anaxa's matter later. Aglaea, let's talk about other things. In a few days, that woman Caenis will definitely come up with new tricks. We must find a way to deal with them."
Mydei interjected from the side, "Isn't this simple? Lady Aglaea, just find an opportunity to get rid of Caenis and her group."
The weapon of criticism could never compare to the criticism of weapons.
Derick also secretly nodded in his heart.
He also agreed with Mydei's idea.
Keeping Caenis alive would indeed always make people feel disgusted. Moreover, this woman's strength was actually not weak. If she were left alive, who knows where she might cause more harm.
It was just a matter of finding the right time to kill her.
"If the situation becomes critical, I will naturally do such a thing. Right now, the situation in Okhema is still stable. If we were to kill her directly, it would only make the situation more chaotic." Aglaea shook her head, rejecting Mydei's proposal.
Phainon then asked, "Lady Aglaea, what should be our next step?"
The situation is urgent, let's kill Anaxa first.
Looking at Aglaea, Derick thought she would say something like that, but she didn't voice it to everyone.
Aglaea looked at Phainon, thought for a moment, and said, "Next, Phainon, your main task is one thing – find that pitch-black humanoid monster and retrieve the Strife Titan's Core Flame."
"Derick has our protection here, and he only obtained the Strife Titan's power that remained in the Blade of Scourge. The one truly devouring the Titan's energy is still within the pitch-black monster. The struggle with Caenis is just a side detail; what's important is the Flamechase Journey."
Speaking of this, she added, "Moreover, if Caenis communicates with Anaxa, she might also go after that monster, wanting to obtain its power. What exactly will happen after that monster devours the Strife Titan, I am not sure."
Hearing Aglaea say this, Derick raised an eyebrow slightly.
What was Aglaea talking about? Caenis might go after his clone?
If that were the case...
Wasn't this a perfect opportunity to kill her?
Wait for his clone to digest the Strife Titan's power, then deliberately reveal its whereabouts to Caenis and her group, lure Caenis over, and finally, successfully eliminate them.
Aglaea was worried that killing Caenis would bring about negative consequences. But if Caenis took the initiative to attack and was then killed by the monster, then the Golden Lineage couldn't be blamed; it could only be said that her skills were lacking.
Even Caenis's subordinates wouldn't be able to make any excuses.
Ignorant Caenis failed to correctly assess her own strength, thereby causing her own death. This death case would be compiled into a booklet by the Elder Council, reminding the Elders to pay attention to their own safety.
If the Elder Council wanted to spin it favorably for Caenis, they could say that Caenis fought against the evil pitch-black monster for the safety of Okhema and ultimately sacrificed herself. The Elder Council would publicize her deeds, letting the citizens of Okhema remember her forever.
In short, if the person was dead, Derick didn't care what she gained superficially.
Derick asked calmly, without showing any emotion, "Lady Aglaea, how strong is Caenis? Is it possible that they might encounter that monster first and then kill it?"
"Caenis's strength is indeed not bad. She even has a record of assassinating Golden Lineage members. Of course, you don't need to worry too much; her strength mainly lies in assassination techniques. Her frontal combat ability is not strong."
Then it's settled.
What kind of enemy does an assassin fear most? Not a warrior with high damage output, but an incredibly tanky character. Coincidentally, his clone was also immortal. Even if Caenis's sneak attack succeeded, it would easily recover.
If it came down to frontal combat, then Derick's side would be stable.
Caenis must be killed!
It's just that by doing so, his clone would probably truly become a villain, hunted by everyone in Okhema.
"But that doesn't matter. What does a great villainous scythe monster have to do with me, the honest and cute Little Derick in Okhema?"
Derick thought excitedly to himself.
"I will keep monitoring the situation in Okhema. As soon as Anaxa arrives here, I will know immediately and inform you. As for that scythe monster, it's up to you, Phainon."
"Alright, I understand."
Phainon nodded affirmatively.
He even turned his head to glance at Mydei and said with a smile, "Lord Mydei, how about we make a bet to see who among us finds that pitch-black monster first?"
"Hmph." Mydei snorted disdainfully. Then, he looked at Phainon and said:
"Just prepare to face your next defeat."
He still chose to accept.
Watching the actions of these two, Cipher patted Derick's shoulder at this moment, cupped his chin from behind his head with both hands, and said with a grin, "Derry, don't grow up to be such an awkward adult, okay?"
Castorice watched from the side, wanting to raise her hand and slap Cipher several times.
"Derick won't be like that." Castorice finally forcibly suppressed the urge to slap Cipher and just silently pulled Derick over.
She then said to Aglaea, "Lady Aglaea, Derick and I have expended a lot of energy on the debate just now. We want to go back and rest now, I hope you can agree."
"That is natural."
Aglaea nodded.
Then Castorice's gaze turned to Derick.
"Derick, let's go back and rest."
"Um... mm."
Derick was about to say that his energy was still quite sufficient, but looking at Castorice's gaze upon him, after hesitating for less than a tenth of a second, he still silently nodded.
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