Competition

A letter from Gerard?

Olivia already knew this part would come; after all, the magic mirror could let her know anything in advance. Still, she feigned confusion, taking the letter and opening it to read.

The content of the letter was actually quite simple.

Gerard told Olivia that he had recommended her for a position as a controller within the Rose Legion, but a slight complication had arisen during the process.

Someone else had their eyes on the position, and the other party had also received recommendations from some high-ranking members of the Rose Legion. Therefore, even Gerard could not simply appoint Olivia directly; he needed Olivia to engage in a fair competition with the opponent.

Gerard also revealed the identity of the other party in the letter.

This person was named Freya Reynolds, a former pirate who had left behind a terrifying reputation on the seas. Countless people had died at her hands, and it could be said that her hands were stained with blood.

Freya had joined the Rose Legion not long ago and was highly valued due to her outstanding strength. This was why she had been recommended and gained the qualification to compete for the important position.

Coincidentally, Freya was also an elemental mage, and her class rank was likewise a Transcender.

Olivia pretended to read the letter seriously, then said to Esme, "It looks like I'll be facing a rather difficult challenge next."

"Is it something I can know about?" Esme asked curiously.

"Of course." Olivia handed the letter directly to Esme to let her understand the situation.

To Olivia, an elemental mage of the Transcender rank was not a difficult thing to deal with in reality.

The problem was that, in the perception of the Rose Legion, she was also an elemental mage.

This battle against Freya would most likely take place under the gaze of others from the Rose Legion.

This meant she could only display methods belonging to an elemental mage and could not go all out.

Under these circumstances, defeating the opponent wouldn't be as easy as imagined.

There was even a risk of someone noticing that she was using elemental techniques through the destructive-grade forbidden artifact, Elemental Praise.

To this, the magic mirror's solution was to end the fight quickly; as long as the battle was over fast, it would be harder to reveal any flaws.

By then, Esme had finished reading the letter, her expression solemn as she said, "Freya... I've heard of her. A pirate who was active on the seas, a very brutal person. I didn't expect her to actually become a member of our organization. Stella, your opponent is her; this is very troublesome."

"It's fine, I'll do my best," Olivia said with a slight smile.

The letter also mentioned the time for the competition, which was set for tomorrow at Gerard's manor.

"Ms. Esme, do you have more information about this pirate? I think I need to know more about my opponent," Olivia said to Esme.

"I don't, but I can go find out. Just wait for me at the chamber of commerce; some people I know should be able to provide enough information."

Compared to the Freya she had never met, Esme was naturally more inclined toward Olivia.

After saying her piece, Esme left the Elijah Chamber of Commerce.

Regarding Freya, who had a pirate background, there wasn't much information about her in Kaliron.

Therefore, the information Olivia could obtain through the magic mirror was limited, which was why she needed Esme to investigate further.

Of course, even if Esme couldn't find much useful information, a Transcender wasn't enough to give her too much of a headache.

The position Gerard had recommended her for floated through her mind.

Internal positions in the Rose Legion could be roughly divided into ordinary members, senior members, elite members, captains, deacons, commanders, generals, and the legion commander.

Each position might also have subdivisions, such as commanders and vice commanders, or deacons and vice deacons.

The position Gerard recommended Olivia for was that of a vice deacon.

Within the Rose Legion, it was generally true that only those who were at least at the Transcender rank were qualified to become a vice deacon. But besides the class rank requirement, two other aspects were taken into consideration.

First was the duration of membership in the Rose Legion; seniority was crucial and could not be ignored.

Second was the contribution made to the Rose Legion; sufficient merit would earn respect.

Olivia actually didn't meet either of these two important standards. However, since the Rose Legion was currently in a period where incidents occurred frequently, they urgently needed talent in those positions to ensure the organization's operation, so an exception had to be made.

Furthermore, setting aside the seniority that required time to accumulate, as far as contributions were concerned, Gerard and others in the Rose Legion believed Olivia could provide that at any time.

After all, the Elijah Chamber of Commerce behind Olivia was very wealthy. As long as enough money was given to the Rose Legion, it was equivalent to bringing sufficient contribution to the organization.

They even felt that as long as Olivia became a vice deacon, the first thing she would do is donate money to increase her contribution level, which made them want Olivia in that position even more.

They just hadn't expected someone else to jump out halfway and try to compete for the vice deacon position.

And it just so happened that the person recommending Freya was also someone with significant status within the Rose Legion, making it impossible for them to ignore that recommendation.

Taking advantage of the remaining time, Olivia teleported back to her home at No. 88 Annus Street in the South District.

She set up some simple barriers to block out external noise, then entered her powerhouse form in her own yard.

Her left eye changed rapidly, a crimson glow covering the original pupil and revealing a hint of eerie strangeness that caused her entire temperament to shift drastically.

Since she was going to use Elemental Praise properly next, she naturally had to thoroughly intimidate this forbidden artifact to dig out more and stronger effects from it.

Under Olivia's intense glare, the ring-shaped forbidden artifact, Elemental Praise, actually seemed to come alive at this moment, trembling slightly as if it were afraid of something.

Subsequently, Olivia even felt a wave of emotion emanating from Elemental Praise. In that emotion, there was fear and a hint of submission.

This was somewhat unexpected for Olivia; it was the first time she had felt such obvious emotion from a forbidden artifact.