Chapter 129: Vivian Opens Her Eyes
At three o’clock in the afternoon, Duke Pit’s envoy arrived at the Royal City and was invited to the manor’s reception hall.
In fact, the building with the reception hall belonged to another part of the manor. It was more like an independent entity, facing the small building where Kailun lived from afar.
Few people could enter the real manor.
Since the butler, Roden, remained in the Malaga Kingdom to help Kailun handle various matters, Kailun assigned the task of serving tea to Anna.
Before heading to the reception hall, Anna changed into a conservative maid outfit in front of Kailun.
To help her get dressed faster, Kailun even took the initiative to put on her black pantyhose.
“Swoosh~”
Acting as a temporary maid, Anna filled Kailun’s cup with tea from the teapot.
“Greetings, Lord Kailun. I am Nobis, an envoy sent by Duke Pit for a friendly discussion.”
The envoy stood up and extended his hand to Kailun. The teacup in front of him remained empty. Anna hadn’t even considered pouring him tea.
Kailun didn’t shake his hand. He picked up his teacup and took a sip. “Why didn’t Duke Pit come himself? This shows a lack of sincerity.”
Nobis bowed. “I apologize. Duke Pit is preoccupied with urgent matters and finds it difficult to leave. We hope for your understanding.”
Kailun placed the teacup back on the table, leaned back in the spacious chair, and said, “You should be able to contact him, right? Contact him using magic letters. I’ll do the talking, and you’ll write the letter.”
“That’s not quite appropriate. In fact, the Duke has entrusted me with many powers. I am fully capable of representing him in negotiations with you.” Nobis seemed hesitant.
“No, you’re not. You can’t even control your own life right now.”
Kailun’s calm smile appeared colder than a blade in Nobis’s eyes.
After a moment of hesitation, Nobis obediently took out his communication device.
“Ask him if he remembers what happened in the Xiya Kingdom over a decade ago.”
Kailun crossed his legs, his demeanor relaxed. He noticed from the corner of his eye that Anna’s body trembled slightly.
Duke Pit was the one who had killed Anna’s mother, the target of her long-held desire for revenge.
Paul in his past life hadn’t chosen revenge. To him back then, Pit was a duke of the Rose Kingdom, protected by several seventh-rank mages, making revenge difficult.
It was precisely this difference in their attitudes towards revenge that had led to Anna and Paul parting ways.
But Duke Pit had ultimately died at the hands of the Queen of Roses. Anna hadn’t been able to avenge her mother before Kailun’s death, which might have been a regret for her.
Envoy Nobis relayed the question to Duke Pit as Kailun instructed.
“The Duke says he remembers some of it. He was a member of the Xiya Kingdom back then.” Nobis relayed Pit’s reply to Kailun.
Kailun tilted his head and asked Anna, who was standing behind him, “By the way, your mother’s name was Rania, right?”
“Yes,” Anna replied softly, her blue bangs covering her eyes.
“Ask him again, if he remembers a woman named Rania,” Kailun said to Nobis.
Although confused, Nobis did as Kailun asked.
Before setting off, he had learned a lot about Kailun. Angering this demon in front of him meant death was the best outcome.
Nobis: “The Duke says he has a vague impression, but he doesn’t remember clearly.”
This time, the reply came just as quickly.
“Crack!”
A cracking sound came from Anna’s clenched fists, her fingers turning white.
“It’s a pity. I was originally going to give him a chance. Alright, help me relay a message. Tell him… the Queen of Roses isn’t actually a married woman.”
Kailun shook his head and stood up, putting his arm around Anna as they walked towards the main gate.
“Lord Kailun, what about the negotiations?” Nobis looked at Kailun, puzzled.
“No rush. Let the price of magic crystals rise a bit more.” Kailun waved his hand at Nobis without turning back.
He left Nobis to relay the news about the Queen of Roses not being married. Whether Pit believed it or not, it would disgust him greatly.
“If I captured Pit and brought him to you, what would you do?”
Putting his arm around Anna as they walked out the gate, Kailun asked curiously.
“Skin him alive, throw him into a boiling oil cauldron, and have people constantly cast healing spells on him, ensuring he suffers endlessly without dying.”
Anna’s voice was icy cold, her words spoken with utmost seriousness.
Kailun shuddered. “Are all women this ruthless?”
Anna raised her head, looked at Kailun’s face, and smiled. “If you can bring Pit to me, I will always treat you gently.”
“Can I enjoy this gentleness in advance? If your gentleness isn’t strong enough, it’ll be hard for me to take this seriously.”
He reached out and tucked the hair that had fallen onto Anna’s face behind her ear.
The girl in front of him possessed flawless beauty. Her features were like a work of art crafted by the heavens: translucent earlobes, fair and smooth skin, moist and soft red lips, and dazzling blue eyes like gemstones…
Anna was no longer the commoner’s flower she used to be. Under Kailun’s care, she had developed a unique aura.
She was a beautiful flower cultivated in Kailun’s garden, carrying a familiar scent.
When Kailun’s hand brushed her cheek, Anna would obediently lick his palm with her pink tongue.
As of today, Anna’s goodwill had reached 95, and it was difficult to increase it further just through daily tasks.
The existence of Duke Pit presented Kailun with an opportunity to max out her goodwill.
In fact, even if he maxed out Anna’s goodwill, it wouldn’t increase his attributes by much. When he died in his past life, Anna wasn’t even seventh-rank yet.
“You’ve been performing very well recently. It seems like a waste of your talent to only handle simple intelligence tasks. I’ll set up an intelligence system rooted in the Abyss and put you in charge.”
Kailun played with Anna’s slippery tongue, making his fingers wet.
Anna’s work ability was trustworthy, and her loyalty was unquestionable. A goodwill rating of 95 was close to the realm of sacrificing her life for him.
“I will do my best to fulfill all your requests,” Anna said, her tongue swirling around Kailun’s index finger.
She wanted to please Kailun, to do more and play a bigger role.
Now, she had nothing but Kailun. If even he abandoned her, Anna would fall into utter despair.
“Fulfill all my requests, huh? Let me think what requests I have… Oh right, help me research a new magic spell tonight. I’ve made some improvements to Kailson’s Intestinal Cleansing. Currently, it can not only adjust humidity but also temperature to a certain extent.”
Kailun looked at Anna eagerly. He had made a similar request to Afra last night, but she had ruthlessly rejected him.
So he could only experiment on others. To Kailun, Anna was a very good test subject.
“Magic?” Confusion flickered in Anna’s eyes.
……
“Rose isn’t married?”
“That’s impossible. Kailun must be lying to me. I don’t believe it!”
Duke Pit shook his head in disbelief after receiving Nobis’s reply. He couldn’t accept this fact. In his opinion, the perfect Rose should be a married woman, otherwise, she would lack a certain charm.
Duke Pit’s obsession with married women had reached a maniacal level. This twisted mindset had been instilled in him by his mother when he was young.
The ways of nobles were often very perverse, and the Pit family was particularly perverse.
Pure maidens couldn’t arouse any desire in Pit. To him, the ripe fruits of others were the sweetest.
“As for Rania, I seem to recall her. She was a commoner’s wife, but unfortunately, her strength was too low. I didn’t expect her daughter to become Kailun’s maid. This is a bit of a problem.”
Duke Pit shook his head with a worried expression.
Just this morning, Queen Rose had sent someone to urge him to prepare magic crystals worth 700,000 gold coins within three days to replenish the treasury.
The magic crystals in the treasury were almost depleted. If they couldn’t be replenished, the war would have to end prematurely, and the Rose Kingdom, having lost its investment, would enter a period of decline.
However, 700,000 gold coins meant buying at least 60 million magic crystals, and the current price…
Just thinking about it made Duke Pit’s scalp tingle. He placed his hope on the other envoy who was looking for Count Laurist, but there had been no reply from him so far, as if he had died.
If he couldn’t produce enough magic crystals within three days, his position as duke would be in jeopardy.
“Go and buy as many magic crystals as you can, regardless of the price, as long as it’s not too outrageous. Also, deploy 20,000 private soldiers disguised as bandits to rob nearby nobles. They must contribute more to the Rose Kingdom.”
After pacing back and forth in his room for several rounds, Duke Pit sternly ordered his confidant.
The confidant hesitated. “But Duke, this will definitely provoke the other nobles to unite against us.”
Pit: “We don’t have time. That cunning Kailun clearly doesn’t want to negotiate with us. As long as we can get through this, I can continue to deal with Queen Rose.”
The confidant said again, “But Duke, even if we rob the nobles of their magic crystals, we won’t be able to get much.”
“Why?” Duke Pit asked instinctively.
Confidant: “A few days ago, a man named Philip bought a large amount of magic crystals from other nobles at a high price. Now, those nobles have probably sold everything they could.”
Pit: “…”
He felt like a giant net was closing in on him from all sides.
……
At five o’clock in the afternoon, Kailun received news that the Pope had secretly returned.
Upon learning this, Kailun relayed the news to Fox.
He also asked Ella to speed up the Chamber of Commerce’s preparations, as it would be needed in three days.
Fox would probably be sleepless tonight, having to stay up all night in the manor to organize important data.
In addition, Kailun entrusted the task of publicity to Isabella and paid her 100,000 gold coins.
In terms of publicity effects, perhaps no organization could match the Loya Ball.
They were rooted all over the world, with branches and intelligence networks in every kingdom.
With the Loya Ball’s publicity, the name “Balance” Chamber of Commerce would spread throughout the world.
Speaking of which, the symbol of the Temple of the Celestial God was a balance scale, so Kailun was essentially using their symbol.
Since the fireworks at noon, the conflict between the two sides had been brought out into the open.
Was it risky?
Not really.
Until they found a way to deal with him, the Temple of the Celestial God should remain calm for a while.
They hadn’t been able to completely defeat the Abyss and had to allocate some of their forces to defend against them. This was the outcome Kailun wanted.
The Chamber of Commerce’s opening ceremony in three days would be his opportunity to showcase his “power”. What would happen if the world knew that the Xiya Kingdom was actually hiding over a dozen ninth-rank mages?
Although Kailun didn’t have that many ninth-rank mages on hand, he could fake it.
He could temporarily imbue Anna and the others with the aura of ninth-rank mages and have them appear one after another in full-body robes. Everyone would believe that there was a mysterious force backing the Xiya Kingdom.
And this force had over a dozen ninth-rank mages. Just thinking about it made one’s scalp tingle. Even the current strongest force, the Temple of the Celestial God, only had ten ninth-rank mages.
This was the result of nearly ten thousand years of accumulation by the Temple of the Celestial God. For other organizations, having one or two ninth-rank mages would already make them a top power.
However, the Xiya Kingdom suddenly revealing over a dozen unknown ninth-rank mages, this scene was too beautiful for Kailun to imagine.
As long as he established this reputation, the Balance Chamber of Commerce, with its advantageous control over trade routes, would become the most powerful chamber of commerce. Under the banner of “absolute fairness”, Kailun could conduct business between humans and the Abyss, reaping huge profits.
Kailun’s original plan was a thousand times more conservative than his current one. His rapidly growing strength had given him more possibilities.
He currently held the advantage. If he couldn’t seize this opportunity, he might as well bury himself somewhere.
At this moment, Kailun was being secretly carried by Vivian towards the prison beneath the small building.
He had just finished drinking Vivian’s black tea and was pretending to be unconscious.
Vivian had become increasingly bold lately, and Kailun felt that he needed to adjust his attitude towards her.
“Clang!”
The chains in Vivian’s hand rattled. She laid Kailun down on the ground and quickly took out handcuffs and shackles from her large backpack.
As if feeling that wasn’t secure enough, she stuffed a few pills, which had already been replaced with candies by Carol, into Kailun’s mouth, and then skillfully chained him to the wall.
Just as Kailun was about to suddenly wake up and turn the tables, he heard an unexpected voice.
“I didn’t think you’d actually succeed. So, what did you call me here for?” Hilna’s voice appeared in the prison.
She looked at Vivian in surprise, not expecting her to actually capture Kailun.
But out of fear of Kailun, Hilna stood outside the room, not daring to enter.
She always felt that this was also one of Kailun’s traps. If she took a wrong step, she would be severely punished.
“Humph, Kailun is just a careless idiot. I want him to be my dog~”
Vivian laughed, revealing her cute little canines.
“So, what did you call me here for?” Hilna shrugged. She was tempted, but she wasn’t losing her head.
Vivian: “Help me concoct a potion that can stir a person’s lust. I want the strongest one, something that can even work on an eighth-rank.”
“No, I can’t give it to you. If he finds out, I won’t be able to escape either.” Hilna rationally rejected Vivian’s request.
“I didn’t expect my sister, who used to be so daring, to be so afraid of Kailun. You can leave, but if you do, you’ll never have a chance to turn things around.”
Vivian took out more chains and potions from her backpack.
She knew that doing this was very dangerous, but she couldn’t help herself.
The impulse in her heart was almost overflowing. She could no longer control herself.
What had happened in Kano Prison had completely unleashed her desires. It was as if there were two of her in her mind, one of them holding onto the last bit of reason and controlling her actions.
Vivian could hardly tell what was real anymore. A strange power was influencing her consciousness, trying to split her into two people.
“I… I still have one bottle left.”
After hesitating for a long time, Hilna finally took out a small pink bottle from her pocket.
Vivian put down the handcuffs in her hand, walked over, and examined the pink bottle. “What is this?”
Hilna: “A special aphrodisiac. It was something I accidentally concocted before, and it can’t be replicated. I retrieved it from the Royal Palace when I went back with Kailun a few days ago. It can make someone lose their ability to think for a short period of time, turning them into a puppet who can only respond to commands.”
She didn’t mention that this was originally something she had planned to use on herself. She had intended to apply the potion to her body and have Kailun unknowingly ingest it during their intimacy.
Then, while Kailun’s mind was clouded, she would force him to sign a slave contract. This was Hilna’s plan.
If she succeeded, she could completely turn the tables.
But the prerequisite was to be intimate with Kailun alone. With Afra and Anna around, she wouldn’t have a chance.
“Good stuff!”
Vivian’s eyebrows shot up. She quickly ran to Kailun’s side, uncorked the bottle, and tried to pour the potion into his mouth.
“Clang!”
The chains binding Kailun shattered instantly, and his hand grabbed Vivian’s slender wrist.
Kailun glanced at the small bottle that was almost at his lips. “Vivian, your recent behavior has disappointed me greatly. I can indulge you to a certain extent, but you must maintain a sense of propriety. What if the potion Hilna gave you was poison? Would you still make me drink it?”
Kailun’s voice turned cold. He was truly disappointed in Vivian.
Those who were blinded by desire could only become puppets of desire. Kailun saw a different kind of madness in Vivian’s eyes.
Vivian froze. “I…”
“Snap!”
Before Vivian could answer, Kailun put a slave collar on her.
“No need to rush to give me your answer. You can think about it carefully. If you still can’t give me a satisfactory answer when I ask you again, then you can only become a vase. This is the outcome I least want to see.”
Kailun took the small bottle from Vivian’s hand and tightly corked it. “I’ll deal with you later. Right now, I need to have a good talk with the princess.”
Pushing the dazed Vivian aside, Kailun turned to the other accomplice.
Vivian touched the collar on her neck, her mind racing.
Perhaps the intense stimulation had caused an unexpected change. Another consciousness that shouldn’t exist finally awakened from the fantasy world and entered reality.
Vivian closed her eyes, then opened them again. The confusion in her eyes was gone, replaced by emotion and ecstasy.
She stared blankly at Kailun’s back, her gaze filled with nostalgia.
Licking her lips, her madness intensified.
Clearly, the unknown consciousness had temporarily gained control of Vivian’s body.
Seeing Kailun looking at her, Hilna instinctively took a step back, her legs trembling. Kailun’s anger frightened her.
“I was wrong. I shouldn’t have helped Vivian. I won’t dare to do it again.” Hilna shook her head repeatedly, almost bursting into tears.
“No, no, the princess’s purpose is to please me. If you don’t dare to do it again, who should I bully? Bully Winnie? Or Anna? Neither of them will do. They’re already very obedient. Winnie just gave me a valuable gift.”
Kailun held the small bottle in one hand and took Hilna’s delicate hand in the other.
He led Hilna to the luxurious room next to Vivian’s, the place where Vivian used to stay.
Closing the door to the prison cell, Kailun led Hilna to the bed and sat down.
He took out the slave contract he had prepared that afternoon from his pocket. “I’ll give you a chance to choose. You can choose one of the things in my hands. If you choose wrong, you’ll have to bear the consequences.”
“Can I choose neither?” Hilna clung to Kailun’s arm, pressing her ample bosom against him.
She was trying to plead for Kailun’s forgiveness with her body, hoping to avoid the choice.
Hilna didn’t want to become Kailun’s slave. It meant she would never have a chance to turn things around.
She didn’t want to choose the potion in the bottle either. Just a drop of the pink liquid could make someone lose their mind and succumb to desire. Its effect might last for twenty-four hours.
“You can choose neither, but I’ll choose both for you. You have five seconds left.”
Kailun presented his two hands to Hilna.
“I… I choose this!”
Compared to becoming a slave, Hilna chose the potion. It was better to temporarily become a slave to desire. As long as she still had her sense of self, she had a chance.
Hilna took the bottle from Kailun’s hand, pulled out the cork, and drank it all in one gulp.
In an instant, a charming pink blush covered Hilna’s fair skin.
“Master~”
She looked at Kailun with intoxicated eyes, her gaze uncontrollably drifting towards his lower body. Her alluring body pressed against him, rubbing against him restlessly.
“Don’t worry, sign this first, and then I’ll help you.”
Kailun handed the slave contract to Hilna. For her, the only outcome from the beginning was to choose both.
“Okay~”
Hilna kept rubbing her body against Kailun as she left her mark on the slave contract.
“Stick out your tongue. I need to draw the slave mark on your tongue.” Kailun tossed the signed slave contract to the corner of the bed.
“Ah~”
Hilna opened her mouth wide and stuck out her beautiful tongue.
Her eyes wide and her face flushed, she stuck out her tongue, looking like she was experiencing immense pleasure.
Under Vivian’s strange gaze through the glass wall, Kailun left his mark on Hilna’s tongue.
After completing the preparations, he led Hilna to the small glass wall, pressed her against it, her ample bosom squished into an alluring pancake shape.
[Vivian (Illusion) finds you as interesting as ever. Goodwill +1, Total Goodwill 90]
This notification made Kailun realize that he had triggered something interesting.
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