Chapter 135: A Heated Atmosphere
Rose walked towards the sofa, her gaze fixed on the young man with a unique aura sitting there.
Because he had his back to her, she couldn’t see the faces of the three people.
A girl with white hair and another with red hair sat on either side of the young man.
From their backs, Rose gleaned a lot of information. In her eyes, the girl with white hair seemed more intimate, while the mature girl with red hair seemed a bit restrained.
Rose had originally thought that the important figure her grandfather mentioned would be some old man, but she hadn’t expected him to be even younger than her, maybe not even twenty years old.
The thought of having to curry favor with a “child” made Rose even more irritated.
She suppressed her irritation and forced a smile back onto her face. As the Queen of the Rose Kingdom, this was the first time she had to flatter someone.
“Greetings, I’m Rose, introduced by Bruce. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Wearing a beautiful dress, Rose stood behind the sofa and bowed slightly.
“Rose? Are you the new escort? Come closer and let me have a good look.”
The young man on the sofa didn’t even turn his head to look at her. From Rose’s perspective, his hand was roaming across the smooth and delicate shoulder of the girl with red hair.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not an escort. I was introduced by Bruce…”
Rose tried to explain, suppressing her disgust, but the young man didn’t give her a chance.
“If you’re not an escort, then what are you doing here? Get out. Tell Bruce to send someone more obedient.”
Kailun rudely interrupted Rose. He wanted to be in complete control.
To him, Rose’s arrival was an unexpected delight. He would take this opportunity to tease her.
Kailun currently had no intention of maxing out Rose’s goodwill. After all, even three years later, she was only at the early eighth rank.
He mainly wanted to tease her because she had once attacked his home. He remembered that clearly.
Rose: “…”
She was stunned by Kailun’s words. Had her grandfather really introduced her as an escort?
If that was the case, what was the difference between her and a girl from a brothel in his eyes?
Hearing him tell her to get out, Rose wanted to leave immediately, but she ultimately stayed put.
Leaving like this would not only get her scolded by Bruce, but she would also lose an opportunity.
Most importantly, she didn’t want to be scolded for nothing. He was just a young man. With her experience, she could easily manipulate him.
Rose was very confident in her looks and figure. Ample bosom, slender waist, perky bottom, long legs, and a flawless face. She was known as the most beautiful woman in the Rose Kingdom.
She lifted her skirt, walked around the sofa, stood in front of Kailun, and bowed deeply. “I apologize. I’m not an escort. My name is Rose, and I’m the Queen of the Rose Kingdom. I’m here to forge a friendship with you.”
Rose deliberately bowed even lower, revealing a glimpse of her cleavage.
To lure him in, Rose sacrificed a bit of her modesty. This was the first time she had done so in her twenty-plus years.
Compared to ordinary girls, she had a more mature figure and temperament.
But to her anger, he didn’t even glance at her. Kailun was currently flirting with the girl with white hair.
“Queen Rose, I know you. You’re the one who’s been at war with two kingdoms for almost a month and still hasn’t finished, right? I heard you’re currently in a stalemate, your treasury is empty, and you can’t even maintain basic war supplies. Is that right?”
Kailun looked at Rose with a mocking gaze, his eyes filled with disdain.
Having her wounds exposed so bluntly, Rose’s confidence instantly vanished.
She looked up at Kailun, feeling a strange sense of familiarity, a familiarity that she found repulsive.
Looking at the two girls beside him, each with her own unique charm, she realized they were both on par with her, not losing out in the slightest.
This made Rose less confident in her beauty. It seemed that relying solely on her looks wouldn’t be enough to manipulate him.
Rose realized she was already at a disadvantage.
“The kingdom’s crisis is only temporary. I’ll soon conquer the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms. You can wait and see,” Rose said with a fake smile.
“Really? I don’t think so.”
Kailun shook his head, smiling. He stroked Carol’s hair and said, “I just learned that the kings of Madden and Kaz have also arrived in the Xiya Kingdom and have already established connections with certain entities. In my opinion, it’s your Rose Kingdom that will be conquered. You can only blame yourselves for being too close to the Xiya Kingdom. Everyone has their eyes on this place, and many forces with ninth-rank mages are planning to get involved. They don’t dare to touch the Xiya Kingdom, but they can make arrangements in its neighboring countries. Poor Rose Kingdom, you’ve been targeted.”
Kailun wasn’t trying to scare her. The kings of Madden and Kaz had indeed arrived in the Xiya Kingdom and had even contacted him.
They were grateful to Kailun. If it weren’t for his crucial information, they might have already been conquered by Queen Rose.
To deal with these trivial matters, Kailun had even recalled his old butler, Roden, from the Malaga Kingdom.
Kailun crossed his legs and looked at Queen Rose, who was dressed beautifully. “The Chamber of Commerce’s opening ceremony is just a few minutes away. If you don’t want to stay as an escort, then leave as soon as possible. I don’t welcome outsiders here, unless you can create value for me.”
Since Rose was already in a dilemma, Kailun didn’t mind pushing her further.
The Rose before him was more mature than any other girl Kailun had met. She was like a ripe peach, exuding an alluring fragrance.
Coupled with her innate noble aura as a queen, Kailun was a little more interested in her.
“May I ask your name?”
Rose looked at Kailun seriously. She needed to weigh her options.
To her, agreeing to be his escort was an insult, but if Madden and Kaz had truly established connections with powerful forces as he said, she had to make a decision.
This person was someone even her eighth-rank grandfather had to flatter. She wanted to know his name and the forces behind him.
Kailun: “It seems Bruce didn’t tell you about me. Not bad. Go ask him yourself later. If Miss Rose doesn’t want to leave, then pour me a glass of wine. That’s your job.”
This time, Kailun didn’t ask again. He pushed Rose towards the path of an escort.
Hearing Kailun’s words, Rose was extremely conflicted. She was bound by her kingdom, burdened with Bruce’s strange expectations.
All along, she had been like a marionette, manipulated by others.
This young man, who wasn’t even fifth-rank, held her weakness, forcing her to make a decision.
But Rose wasn’t an ordinary woman. She quickly made up her mind, went to the table, picked up the wine bottle, and poured wine into the glass.
When the red liquid filled a quarter of the glass, Rose held it with both hands and walked to Kailun.
“Please enjoy~”
Rose bowed slightly, forcing another fake smile.
She felt disgusted by her own actions. This act of flattering a playboy made her feel like she was doing something wrong.
Looking away, she saw the girl with red hair looking at her with a strange expression. It was as if she was mocking her, or perhaps mocking herself.
Either way, it was unpleasant. Rose suddenly started to dislike Hilna.
Hilna naturally sensed Rose’s gaze. She felt that the Rose before her was very similar to her past self.
Arrogant, haughty, confident, yet forced to lower herself in front of Kailun and let him bully her.
How similar they were. Looking at Rose, Hilna saw herself.
So she said to Rose, “Is this how you act as an escort? No manners. Do it again. Feed him with your mouth, with your chest, with your feet!”
Rose: “!!!”
Kailun: “…”
Could Hilna really say such bold words? Kailun was impressed.
To maintain his bad-boy image, Kailun didn’t refute Hilna’s words.
He put one hand on Hilna’s fragrant shoulder and the other around Carol’s slender waist, looking at Rose expectantly, waiting for her response.
The princess was truly wicked, able to target her own kind. She was like a true villain.
“I apologize, but our escorts in the Rose Kingdom don’t offer such services,” Rose said with a dark expression.
“But this is the Xiya Kingdom, isn’t it?” Hilna vented her resentment towards Kailun on Rose.
She didn’t know why she disliked Rose. She felt like Rose had stolen a large part of her territory. Just seeing her made her teeth itch with hatred.
This hatred was so deep that she even wanted to get Rose drunk and throw her onto Kailun’s bed.
This was a confrontation between two queens, but one of them had already been defeated.
Perhaps sensing that Rose was about to explode, Kailun waved his hand. “Forget about feeding him with your chest. After all, Rose is the Queen of the Rose Kingdom. We should give her some face, right?”
Kailun took the wine glass from Rose and handed it to Carol.
Rose: “Thank you for your understanding. You’re a good person.”
Because Kailun had defused the situation, Rose’s impression of him improved slightly.
But this slight improvement didn’t even last a minute before it was shattered.
Rose watched as Kailun handed the wine glass to the beautiful girl with white hair and red eyes beside him, had her drink the wine, and then fed it to him mouth-to-mouth.
‘How shameless!’
Rose’s opinion of “Kailun” plummeted. She even disliked him more than she disliked Kailun.
At this moment, Rose didn’t know that the two people she disliked the most were actually the same person.
[Your actions have disgusted Rose. She dislikes you even more. Goodwill -5, Total Goodwill -70]
Kailun released Carol, whose breathing was rapid, and looked at Rose. “Come and give me a foot massage. That’s your job. If you do a good job, I might help you deal with the trouble from Madden and Kaz.”
Rose: “…”
After much deliberation, Rose temporarily abandoned her dignity.
Kailun’s words seemed to have a special magic, making her feel that since she had already poured him wine, giving him a foot massage wasn’t a big deal.
Rose knelt before Kailun, her hands as smooth as jade, and gently touched his calf.
Looking up, she realized Kailun wasn’t even looking at her, and she let out a sigh of relief.
So how did things end up like this?
Rose attributed most of the blame to her grandfather, Bruce. She now realized that she had been sold.
That old man, for his own future, had sold her to a playboy whose name she didn’t even know.
She once again realized the sorrow of the weak. Even though she was the queen of a kingdom, in front of these powerful forces, she was nothing more than an escort.
The war between the Temple of the Celestial God and the Abyss had disrupted the world’s balance, blurring the lines of the unspoken rules.
Rose had originally thought this was her chance. She could use this opportunity to make the Rose Kingdom stronger, but she hadn’t expected to become a lamb to the slaughter once again.
In fact, if she hadn’t encountered Kailun beforehand, Rose’s judgment would have been correct.
In her past life, she had successfully conquered the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms, making the Rose Kingdom increasingly powerful.
Because of the ongoing war between the Temple of the Celestial God and the Abyss, no one paid attention to her. She continued to expand her territory and eventually annexed a quarter of the Xiya Kingdom’s land.
Back then, Princess Hilna hated Queen Rose to the core, but there was nothing she could do.
“Look, the Chamber of Commerce ceremony is about to begin.”
Kailun’s words caught Rose’s attention. She looked out the window and saw a woman as beautiful as herself walk onto the stage on the first floor.
……
“Welcome everyone to the Balance Chamber of Commerce’s opening ceremony. I believe you’ve all been waiting for a long time.”
Ella’s gaze swept across the hall on the first floor. Most of the people sitting there were nobles or heads of chambers of commerce.
Then her gaze shifted to the private rooms on the second floor. The people sitting there were no ordinary figures. In addition to some well-known major powers, even the Temple of the Celestial God and the Abyss had sent representatives.
Ella’s gaze finally landed on the central private room, where that scoundrel Kailun was sitting.
After scanning the entire venue, Ella smiled professionally. “I believe you all have many questions about why you’re here today. As the president of the Balance Chamber of Commerce, I won’t keep you in suspense. First, I’ll satisfy your greatest curiosity.”
Thinking of Kailun’s arrangements, Ella couldn’t help but smile even wider. “Please welcome the six vice presidents of the Balance Chamber of Commerce!”
Her clear voice echoed throughout the venue, and the red curtain behind her slowly rose.
Six figures in black robes stood behind the curtain. The spacious robes concealed everything about them, making it impossible to discern their appearance or gender.
Just as everyone was puzzled, the figure in the black robe on the far left suddenly released a ninth-rank aura. A terrifying torrent of magic power swept through the entire venue, causing the people on the first floor to gasp.
This wasn’t the end. Just as the first figure in black robes retracted their aura, the second figure extended their hand and gently clenched it into a fist.
“Boom!”
Compressing the air with pure power, this simple action created a terrifying momentum, clearly reaching the ninth rank.
After the second figure finished their demonstration, the third figure simply raised their hand in greeting. Then, with a flicker of their body, a gem necklace appeared in their hand.
A woman in the audience screamed. It was her necklace.
However, her scream only lasted for a second because the next moment, the necklace was back on her neck.
Looking at the figure in black robes on the stage, their hand was empty.
At this moment, everyone understood. The third figure possessed unparalleled speed, a natural assassin.
Then, the fourth figure displayed astonishing mental power, flooding the entire venue with their vast mental power.
As for the last two figures, they simply released their magic power. Although the total amount varied, they both reached the ninth rank.
Only after all six vice presidents had finished their demonstrations did Ella have the curtain lowered.
“I believe you all have a better understanding of our Balance Chamber of Commerce now. That’s right, the six figures just now were six ninth-rank mages. They will be responsible for protecting the safety of the Balance Chamber of Commerce from now on. Please believe us, the Balance Chamber of Commerce, like the Xiya Kingdom, upholds absolute neutrality. We can be friends with anyone, no matter who they are. You can also sell anything in the Balance Chamber of Commerce, no matter what it is…”
Ella’s words caused an uproar. Everyone realized that this mysterious Xiya Kingdom was actually backed by multiple ninth-rank mages.
……
“Grandpa, were those ninth-ranks just now real?”
In a private room in a corner on the second floor, Bella the dragon girl asked her grandfather in surprise.
“Although I don’t want to admit it, judging from the aura they released, they were all genuine ninth-rank mages. By the way, are you sure Mr. Kailun invited us here to discuss cooperation, and not for other reasons?”
An old man with white hair asked after glancing between Bella and Fox.
Both his granddaughter Bella and Fox were renowned beauties in the Abyss. He had learned about Kailun’s character before coming here. Rumor had it that he was a lecherous and cunning man.
“Of course it’s for cooperation. Didn’t you see that the people from the Temple of the Celestial God are also here? I can sense that repulsive aura even from such a distance. Why don’t we ambush them on the way back? We can kill a Saint and a ninth-rank mage from the Temple of the Celestial God.”
Bella suggested, her eyes shining with excitement.
Fox popped a grape into her mouth and looked at Ella downstairs appraisingly. “I suggest we don’t cause trouble on that guy’s territory. He’s a demon.”
“Alright, I’ve already brought ten ninth-rank magic books. I wonder what Kailun will trade for them.”
Bella giggled. She seemed very happy, her slender dragon tail swaying behind her.
“Sigh, those are magic books I’ve saved for many years…”
The old man sighed, feeling much older.
However, he didn’t intend to stop Bella. Kailun’s forces were so powerful. If they could cooperate with him, the Abyss would have the strength to resist the Temple of the Celestial God.
The enemy of their enemy was their friend. There was an irreconcilable conflict between the Xiya Kingdom and the Temple of the Celestial God.
As long as Kailun didn’t try to steal his granddaughter, everything was negotiable.
“Wait for me here. I’m going to find an acquaintance.”
Hearing them talk about Kailun, Fox couldn’t stay calm. She finished the last grape, clapped her hands, and stood up.
It was still early. She planned to go ask Kailun what he was up to.
For some reason, with each passing day, her unease grew.
“Can I go with you?” Bella asked, raising her hand.
“No, you haven’t even grown all your teeth yet. You’ll just embarrass me.” Fox refused directly. She was worried that this stupid dragon would be deceived by Kailun.
With Bella’s current goodwill and curiosity towards Kailun, he could probably trick her into bed within an hour, fulfilling her desire to continue her lineage.
“Hmm… My teeth were pulled out by you.”
Bella quickly covered her mouth.
She had grown new teeth, but only half of them.
……
“So the Xiya Kingdom is this strong. Your Holiness’s plan needs to be reconsidered.”
In the private room of the Temple of the Celestial God, the old woman sitting on the sofa frowned.
The mysterious Balance Chamber of Commerce gave her a strong sense of crisis. She sensed that the figures in black robes were clearly stronger than her.
If they went back on their word and attacked them, the Saint, Perle, and even she herself wouldn’t be able to leave the Xiya Kingdom alive.
Without time to think, she quickly wrote a magic letter reporting the true strength of the Xiya Kingdom to the Pope.
“High Priest Koya, you need to pay close attention to the situation here. I need to leave for a bit.”
Saint Chrissy rubbed her slender legs. She couldn’t wait to see Kailun anymore.
Just thinking about him made her feel weak.
“Saint, it’s dangerous here. Please stay close to me.” The old woman named Koya frowned. She was busy replying to the Pope’s message and didn’t have time to deal with Chrissy.
“But I can’t hold it anymore. If I stay any longer, I’ll burst~”
Chrissy pressed her skirt, looking very uncomfortable.
Koya thought Chrissy needed to relieve herself, so she sighed and turned to the assassin girl Helena, who was watching the show. “Perle, go with the Saint. Contact me immediately if you encounter any danger, understand?”
Helena: “…Understood.”
Knowing Chrissy well, Helena guessed that she must be in heat.
“Wait for me. I’ll be back soon. Bye~”
After getting permission, Chrissy ran out of the private room, not caring about showing anything.
“Sigh, what kind of suffering is this? I have to see that demon again…”
Helena sighed deeply. She felt that life was too difficult.
Lowering her head, she followed Chrissy’s scent and left the private room.
Following the corridor towards the center, Helena quickly reached the door of the largest private room. As soon as she entered, she felt a strange atmosphere.
Saint Chrissy was confronting a woman with fox ears.
Before she could understand the situation, a white figure rushed over, grabbed her by the neck, and slammed her against the wall.
“Thud!”
The wall made a loud noise as Helena’s body crashed against it.
She looked at the girl in front of her and saw a chilling killing intent in her crimson eyes.
Even though her strength far surpassed the other party’s, under such a gaze, she couldn’t muster the slightest resistance.
Helena felt like she was about to die.
Completely die, without even her name remaining…
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