Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 345 - 333: Andrew and President Beiru (Part 4)
Andrew was silent for a moment, not replying.
In the true sense, this was his first one-on-one, face-to-face conversation with President Beiru, and although it had only been a minute, Andrew already understood why the other party had Director Charlie forcibly inject him with the Dragon Awakening Potion on the airship.
Because the other party turned out to be a very strict person.
Beneath that slightly plump, seemingly non-threatening appearance was a soul of immense firmness!
Honestly, Andrew didn’t mind such an attitude and style.
He had even accepted President Beiru’s statement that "you actually have no choice."
"I just... really am not sure." Andrew mused, "Not sure if I can accomplish what the president wants me to do in the Outer Battlefield."
President Beiru slowed his tone: "I know this is difficult." He slowed his speech and continued, "What I can promise is that once you head to the Outer Battlefield, I will do my utmost to apply pressure on the Magic Guild, helping to distract and attract their firepower."
Andrew’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this, hesitating to speak.
President Beiru caught the strange look in Andrew’s eyes and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrow, "Do you think without the ’Warm Fire Order’, I have no power to pressure the Magic Guild?"
"Yes." Andrew bluntly admitted, "In fact, I think if you can withstand the pressure from the Magic Guild, it would already be quite an achievement. As for turning the tables and applying pressure on the Magic Guild to distract them for me, that seems like a fantasy..."
This was Andrew’s honest thought.
It was also the reason why Andrew had been so reluctant to immediately head to the Outer Battlefield through the Teleportation Gate.
Because, in Andrew’s estimation: the situation on this side of the gate would likely become very urgent soon! The Magic Guild would never let President Beiru off during his period of weakness after losing the Warm Fire Order!
After all, there were three Earth Fire Scholars, three strong beings of the Magic Guide Realm.
And on the side of the Warm Fire Commerce Association, there was only President Beiru in the Magic Guide Realm to contend with. Without the Warm Fire Order, how could they respond? How could they resist? Barbara had already fused with her Warm Fire Order and couldn’t transfer it to President Beiru.
Staring intently at President Beiru, Andrew was waiting for his response.
President Beiru slowly said, "I admit that the situation will indeed become tense afterward. But Andrew, you don’t need to worry."
Andrew’s expression changed again: "Oh? So, did you plan some backup when you decided to expend that Warm Fire Order?"
"What else?"
President Beiru snorted, seemingly a bit displeased, "Do you take me for a reckless fool who acts without considering the consequences? since I decided to expend the Warm Fire Order to deal with Catherine, I naturally considered the possibility of Gus and them causing trouble afterward, and made preparations accordingly—" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"And yet, Catherine managed to capture me and run right under your nose," Andrew timely reminded.
President Beiru: "..." He paused for a moment before slowly nodding, his voice low, "Indeed, my only mistake to date was letting Catherine escape at the Royal Court. If she had captured you and successfully joined forces with Gus and the others, I would have truly messed up and played into their hands. Fortunately, you have now captured Catherine alive, so everything remains within controllable limits."
Considering President Beiru’s strength and status, someone else might have tactfully stopped dwelling on this issue after hearing so much.
But Andrew persisted in asking, "May I ask what specific plans you have? Or rather, without the Warm Fire Order, what means do you have to contend with those three old men from the Magic Guild?"
This time, silence fell on President Beiru.
Watching the pondering President Beiru, Andrew’s face darkened after a moment, saying, "So, even now, you still can’t fully trust me..."
"The Eighth Fire." President Beiru’s voice came through, forming a direct line, cutting off Andrew’s words, and then sent into Andrew’s ears, "This is my backup, the reason I dared to expend the Warm Fire Order."
Andrew trembled slightly.
Then he heard President Beiru continue, "Also, I now fully trust you, Andrew. It’s just that regarding the Eighth Fire, there’s no way I can explain it to you clearly in a short time. What I can say is that the Eighth Fire is about to ’take shape’. And a fully formed Eighth Fire is a truly... super powerful weapon!"
Outside the Teleportation Gate, the snowstorm grew fiercer.
The light emitted by the gate itself had also reached a peak.
"The Eighth Fire..." Andrew murmured.
In this Flame Realm, there were a total of eight Strange Fires; Andrew had already seen and interacted with six of them—
Among the Magic Guild’s four Strange Fires, Andrew had encountered Senior Pete’s "Shadow Erosion Fire," Capella’s "Fire of Extinguishing," and the Earth Fire Scholar’s "Molten Rock Fire." In fact, when he came into contact with Ivan, who suffered from the "Earth Fire Curse" as a Desert Hunter, he had already encountered "Molten Rock Fire" once.
From the Warm Fire Commerce Association’s side, Andrew had also seen Barbara’s "Orange Flame Warm Fire," Grandpa Falk and Sister An Ya’s "Pure White Flame," and the "Formless Blade Fire" that originally belonged to Barbara’s eldest sister but was taken by Catherine.
The Strange Fire Andrew hadn’t seen was "Necromancy Purple Fire." Its owner—the Holigar Grand Mage, known as the first under the Earth Fire Scholars of the Magic Guild—was defeated in alliance with Catherine by the First Knight Peter during the previous Twin Fire War and is currently captured at the "Crimson Battle Lance."
Besides the Necromancy Purple Fire, the last Strange Fire left was the extremely mysterious, even more so than the Fire of Extinguishing, "The Eighth Fire."
"If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t I promoting those ’collaborative projects’ back in Warm Fire City to hasten the formation of the ’Eighth Fire’?"
Andrew still remembered the essential purpose of his "business collaboration" with the Warm Fire Commerce Association.
He was gathering more Fire Extinguishing Value, while the Warm Fire Commerce Association was consolidating the Eighth Fire. Both sides got what they needed, but essentially, the logic of both sides "enhancing some ability through business cooperation" carried an echo of the "Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method."
"That ’Eighth Fire’ is about to take shape? So soon?" Andrew questioned skeptically.
"Indeed, solely relying on collaborative projects wouldn’t have been so quick," President Beiru said expressionlessly, "But after you and my daughter completed the ’Water and Fire United,’ the Eighth Fire began to take shape at an astonishing rate. Now, it’s only one step away from full maturity."
When Andrew heard mention of his Water and Fire United with Barbara, he almost choked on his own saliva. Although the other person’s tone was plain, only discussing the cultivation aspect of Water and Fire United, Andrew felt an urge to find a crack in the ground to hide in.
Upon realizing that his cultivation with Barbara in Water and Fire United had accelerated the formation of the Eighth Fire, Andrew was initially shocked and then deep in thought.
After thinking for a bit, Andrew didn’t probe further about what kind of Strange Fire the Eighth Fire was, only confirming, "The Eighth Fire, comparable to the Warm Fire Order?"
"No." President Beiru shook his head and then slowly uttered two words, "Stronger."
"Is that so..."
Andrew exhaled a long breath, finally no longer continuing to question, nodding as he said, "Understood."
