Category: As a villain, I just want them to behave

Chapter 122: Afra’s Victory

Kailun’s relatively normal upbringing stemmed from a relatively normal family. Hearing Kailson’s statement, he once again marveled at the complexities of human relationships.

“Tell me your stories. If they’re interesting enough, I might waive the compensation for disturbing my nap.”

Kailun adjusted his slightly disheveled collar. He had been in a hurry, so he had simply thrown on his clothes and teleported over.

The new academy had just been established, and Kailun wanted to avoid any accidents as much as possible.

“Can we discuss this somewhere else? There are too many people here,” said Bruce. Naturally, the fewer people knew about his family’s embarrassing secrets, the better.

He was willing to let Kailson tell Kailun, but he didn’t want others to hear it as well.

“I don’t mind. It’s not my embarrassing secret anyway,” Kailson shrugged. In a way, it could even be considered one of his glorious achievements.

“You old geezer have the nerve to say that! If it were ten years ago, I would have smashed your head!”

Bruce wanted to rush forward and continue the duel with Kailson.

Despite their esteemed positions, when it came to close combat, their moves were nothing more than pulling hair, choking, poking eyes, and kicking sensitive areas.

Most mages harbored a dream of close combat, because in close combat against a mage of the same rank, there was a high chance of a chaotic victory.

If they were given a choice, they definitely wouldn’t choose professions like knights or warriors. After all, mages were the most noble beings in this world.

In the hierarchy of professions, mages consistently held the top position.

“Come on, hit me! Do you believe that Lord Kailun will snap your neck the moment you make a move? This is the Xiya Kingdom. Even if he kills you, no one will avenge you.” Kailson crossed his arms, acting as if he had a powerful backer.

Kailun’s presence gave him great confidence. Was he afraid of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old ninth-rank mage? He wondered if old man Bruce was afraid.

Kailson straightened his back and glared at Bruce with his nostrils.

“I can’t take it anymore! Damn your mother!”

Bruce was enraged. He ignored Kailun and charged towards Kailson, grabbing his hair and wrestling with him.

“Audacious! How dare you attempt to murder me, the Vice-Dean, in front of Lord Kailun! You’re rebelling!”

Kailson roared and met Bruce head-on, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

The way they fought resembled two children brawling.

Kailun stepped aside to give them space. Not only did he not stop them, but he also shouted, “Stop fighting like that! You won’t kill each other that way. Let me tell you, when you fight, you have to poke their eyes and cast spells at the same time. While they can’t see, slam an eighth-rank magic spell onto their forehead. If a person is killed, that is all. If one eighth-rank magic spell isn’t enough, cast another one.”

He stood by and fueled the flames. This kind of fight, where no one would die, was not worth watching.

Hearing Kailun’s words, the two of them actually calmed down. Kailson pushed Bruce away with an awkward laugh and straightened his clothes, saying, “You’ve made Lord Kailun laugh. If I had encountered you in private, I would have beaten you so badly you wouldn’t be able to get out of bed for a year.”

Kailun waved his hand at the two of them. “Alright, come with me. I want to ask you about some interesting things.”

Leading the two through the path cleared by the students, the trio arrived at the Dean’s office.

This place originally belonged to Dean Edlin and was worth countless gold coins, but now it had been occupied by Kailun.

In terms of position, Edlin had been demoted from Dean to Vice-Dean and Dean’s Assistant.

Kailun casually sat in Edlin’s chair, leaned back, and rested his head on his hands. “You can talk now.”

Bruce and Kailson exchanged glances, and the former quickly set up a soundproof barrier.

Seeing this, Kailson chuckled. “Lord Kailun, the story goes like this. This happened about fifty years ago. Back then, Bruce wasn’t an eighth-rank mage yet. He was only seventh-rank. But, our relationship was quite good…”

Hearing Kailson begin to tell his story, Bruce sat on the nearby sofa, fuming.

Quite a few people knew about this incident, roughly seventeen or eighteen, so he wasn’t too resistant to Kailson telling Kailun.

However, very few people knew about his relationship with the Queen of Roses. This time, he came to the Xiya Kingdom not only to provoke Kailson but also for the sake of the Rose Kingdom.

He had played a part in the Queen of Roses’ rebellion. To him, although the Queen of Roses wasn’t his biological granddaughter, they were still “related by marriage.”

As Kailson recounted the events, Kailun finally understood what had happened back then.

In the story, Kailson and Bruce had known each other for many years. They had grown and researched together, and their relationship had always been quite good. However, there was a gap in their talent, which led to Kailson reaching the eighth rank first.

Of course, none of this was important. What was important was that Bruce had a physical problem that prevented him from having children, no matter how many wives he married.

This problem had once made him withdraw into himself. He frantically researched magic to solve this problem, but to no avail.

Until he married his last wife, Bruce finally gave up. One day, while conducting research, he suddenly felt incredibly defeated and jokingly told Kailson to give it a “try”.

However, Kailson, who was already quite promiscuous, actually went and did it. He slept with Bruce’s last wife.

And that wasn’t all. Kailson actually succeeded in impregnating her, accomplishing Bruce’s “task” in just one attempt.

Upon hearing this news, Bruce was furious.

It wasn’t because Kailson had slept with his wife, but because Kailson had achieved in one try what he couldn’t.

From that day forward, his confidence was deeply shaken and never recovered.

Although Kailson later offered him another wife, his actions had deeply wounded Bruce’s heart.

The incident spread to a few acquaintances, and Bruce endured many strange looks.

He couldn’t defeat Kailson in a fight, and he couldn’t get revenge. He had tried to retaliate by sleeping with Kailson’s wife numerous times, but he never succeeded.

Disheartened, Bruce could no longer face Kailson and left with his family for a distant land.

After much hesitation, Bruce took his pregnant wife and ran away in disgrace.

In his original plan, he would work hard to exploit Kailson’s son in the future.

A few months later, he settled in the Rose Kingdom. His child was born a daughter, and she was quite lovely.

The blow of reality not only made him realize the differences between people but also the disparity in inheritance.

After much internal struggle, Bruce finally decided to raise Kailson’s daughter as his own.

‘After all, he needed someone to inherit his magical knowledge in the future, didn’t he?’

With this self-deceiving mentality, Bruce’s family flourished in the Rose Kingdom, gradually becoming a ducal house.

Bruce’s daughter didn’t know what had happened in the past, and neither did his granddaughter, the Queen of Roses. In their eyes, Bruce was their family.

It was precisely because of Bruce’s unwavering support after he broke through to the eighth rank that the Queen of Roses was able to ascend the throne.

“Speaking of which, it’s all Bruce’s fault. If he hadn’t tempted me, how could I have laid a hand on his wife? But I did give him a wife in return. It’s just that he’s useless. I tried again later. And guess what? Hey, she got pregnant again!”

After finishing their story, Kailson couldn’t help but sigh.

Bruce looked around, desperately wanting to find a dental tool to pull out Kailson’s tongue.

“…”

Even someone as perverted as Kailun was silent for a moment. “You guys are really something. Compared to you, I’m still too kind.”

This kind of wife-swapping was unacceptable to Kailun. He had a mental obsession with cleanliness and preferred clean and pure girls.

Shifting his gaze to Bruce, whose eyes were slightly red, Kailun asked, “Since you have such a relationship with the Queen of Roses, your visit to the Xiya Kingdom must be related to the Rose Kingdom, right?”

After hearing their story, Kailun got straight to the point. His mind was already filled with many strange ideas.

After glaring at Kailson, Bruce nodded at Kailun. “Yes, apart from catching up with this old geezer Kailson, I came to the Xiya Kingdom for the sake of the Rose Kingdom. I know there might be some conflict between you and my granddaughter, so I wanted to act as a mediator and reconcile the relationship. This stalemate isn’t beneficial for anyone, so it’s best to take a step back. As for your losses, I’ll find a way to compensate you.”

For Bruce, who had lived for hundreds of years, he could fully analyze the predicament the Rose Kingdom was currently in.

As an eighth-rank mage, he could help the Queen of Roses devour the neighboring Madden and Kaz Kingdoms, but this wouldn’t solve the fundamental problem.

The fundamental problem now was that Kailun had set his sights on the Rose Kingdom. With his current strength, he couldn’t resist Kailun’s attack at all.

Not to mention him, even the Temple of the Celestial(Heavenly) God could only redeem people from Kailun’s hands. Therefore, Bruce came to the Xiya Kingdom with the intention of giving it a try.

Today, he discovered that Kailun even possessed strength far exceeding the eighth rank. This result further confirmed the accuracy of his guess.

He didn’t dare to fight, so he directly surrendered. This was the best decision.

“I’m sorry, but how can I allow someone else to sleep soundly beside my bed? The existence of the Rose Kingdom poses a huge threat to the Xiya Kingdom. I have to be on guard. If you want to compensate me, then compensate me with the entire Rose Kingdom.”

Kailun snorted coldly. He deliberately raised his attributes and continuously released the aura of a ninth-rank mage.

“Lord Kailun is right!” Kailson immediately echoed.

“This…”

Beads of sweat trickled down Bruce’s forehead. He hadn’t expected Kailun’s attitude to be so firm.

Before setting off, he had gathered a lot of information about Kailun. In his opinion, Kailun was someone who should never be provoked. In the context of the lessons taught by his teachers, Kailun was an untouchable barrier and a symbol of despair.

In common understanding, this barrier referred to the barrier of breaking through to the ninth rank.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, Bruce stood up from the sofa and walked to Kailun’s desk, whispering, “I can have Rose sign a long-term alliance agreement with you. Anything you need, I can have her provide it to you.”

Kailun shook his head with a smile. “No need. Once I take the Rose Kingdom, all of that will naturally be mine. An alliance agreement does have some binding force, but it’s not enough.”

His words were half-truth and half-lie. Taking the Rose Kingdom was indeed part of his plan, but not now.

While Bruce was struggling, Kailson patted his shoulder opportunely and said, “Old friend, think about it. Rose is my granddaughter, not yours. You don’t have to worry so much about her. On the other hand, you can now pledge your allegiance to our great Lord Kailun. He will show you new possibilities, such as the ninth rank, which you wouldn’t even dare to imagine.”

“Ninth rank!?”

Hearing this term, Bruce completely lost his composure. He even put aside the matter of Rose. “You mean even I have a chance to reach the ninth rank?”

Bruce’s talent wasn’t top-notch. His ability to reach the eighth rank was due to his own efforts as well as the notes Kailson had sent him.

To him, the ninth rank was something he wouldn’t even dare to dream of.

“That’s right. If you choose to side with us, I’ll give you the possibility of touching the ninth rank.” Kailun glanced at Kailson with appreciation.

If the Xiya Kingdom could gain another eighth-rank mage, its overall strength would increase significantly.

“You might doubt my words, but I’ll make you completely believe me.”

Kailun took out a small bottle from his pocket and opened it in front of them. He poured out a candy and placed it on the table. If one sniffed carefully, they would find that the candy had a chocolate flavor.

Bruce and Kailson exchanged glances, both seeing confusion in each other’s eyes.

“Click!”

Without explaining, Kailun took out a beautiful dagger from his waist, cut off a small piece of candy, and handed it to Bruce. “Eat it. Once you eat it, you’ll know how far you are from the ninth rank.”

Initially, Bruce hesitated. He was worried that the black candy in Kailun’s hand was poisonous.

“Just eat it when Lord Kailun tells you to. Do you really think he’ll harm you?” Kailson pushed Bruce. “Don’t flatter yourself. With Lord Kailun’s strength, crushing you is no different from crushing a chicken.”

His words were crude but reasonable. Bruce did sense a strong ninth-rank aura from Kailun.

So, he took the tiny piece of candy from Kailun’s hand and threw it into his mouth.

“Boom!”

Before he could even chew the candy, a surge of immense mental power erupted in his mind.

This unknown mental power was far too vast, far exceeding the amount Bruce himself possessed.

His mind became crystal clear, and the magical knowledge he previously didn’t understand suddenly became clear.

Countless ingenious ideas flooded his mind, and the path that had been cut off became clear once more. He seemed to see the path to the ninth rank beckoning him.

“Drip!”

Large teardrops slid down Bruce’s cheeks. He stared blankly at the air in front of him, his old face filled with emotion.

Every mage who reached the eighth rank had a dream of pursuing magic. If it weren’t for this persistence in magic, they wouldn’t have been able to reach the eighth rank.

This was their belief and their obsession.

The ninth rank, which he had already given up on, once again opened its arms to him. The emotion within him was unimaginable.

“What’s wrong with him? Is he poisoned?” Kailson was startled by Bruce’s change. His first thought was that Kailun had poisoned him.

“Don’t disturb him. Wait for ten minutes,” Kailun said with a smile.

Kailson kept his doubts to himself and circled Bruce, observing him closely.

“Snap!”

Ten minutes later, with a snap of Kailun’s fingers, the immense mental power added to Bruce dissipated into nothingness.

“Thud!”

The moment he regained his senses, Bruce immediately knelt down. Without even wiping his tears, he said in a hoarse voice, “Old man Bruce is willing to follow your orders. As long as you can provide me with the pill from just now, I can offer you everything I possess. Even if you want all my wives, I won’t bat an eye. I guarantee they’ll all be delivered to your bed within a week.”

Kailun’s face darkened. “I’m trying to help you, and you’re messing with my mind?”

Sensing Kailun’s displeasure, Bruce quickly apologized. “Sorry, sorry, I misspoke. You’re so young, how could you possibly be interested in these old women? If you don’t mind, I’m willing to marry my granddaughter Rose to you as a concubine. Rose is only in her twenties, and she’s a beautiful woman, known as the most beautiful woman in the Rose Kingdom. She’s definitely worthy of you.”

“What if she doesn’t agree? And isn’t she already married to the previous king?” Kailun could hardly hold back his laughter.

If Rose knew that her grandfather had sold her off, what kind of expression would she have?

Bruce said with absolute certainty, “Rose can’t refuse. She sees me as her grandfather and respects me very much. As long as I strongly request it, she will definitely not refuse. As for her marriage, it was just a pretense to stabilize the kingdom. The previous king never even touched Rose. He only met her once.”

Kailun said mischievously, “That’s quite good. If Rose becomes mine, then I won’t have to attack the Rose Kingdom. But before that, I have one request. Don’t tell her my name before she meets me.”

Bruce didn’t ask why. His gaze was unwavering. “I’ll listen to you.”

‘Anyway, she’s not my biological granddaughter. She’s Kailson’s biological granddaughter, so I’m not losing out,’ Bruce comforted himself with this excuse in his heart.

After repeating this to himself a couple of times, his mood suddenly brightened.

Kailson, who had witnessed the entire dirty deal, was still in a daze.

Suddenly, a thought struck him. If Rose really became Kailun’s concubine, wouldn’t he be climbing the social ladder?

After all, Rose had his blood in her veins.

Therefore, Kailson wholeheartedly supported Bruce’s act of selling his granddaughter.

He stood by, listening to the conversation between Kailun and Bruce, hoping that he could touch the ninth rank as soon as possible.

Ten minutes later, Kailun and Bruce finalized their preliminary cooperation plan.

“Lord Kailun, may I ask what the pill from just now is called?” Kailson asked curiously, looking at the remaining candy on the table.

“You mean this? It’s called Wisdom Candy. When smart people eat it, they gain a massive amount of mental power in a short period of time. Want to try it?”

Kailun said as he cut off another small piece and placed it in his palm.

“Yes!” Kailson nodded vigorously.

Kailun: “Take it. But you have to promise me to eat it after ten minutes, not a minute earlier or later.”

“Thank you very much. I will definitely do my best to complete the task you’ve given me. I’ll also take good care of this newcomer Bruce.” Kailson happily accepted the candy Kailun offered.

In fact, it was just ordinary candy. The reason it had such a magical effect was simply because he was sharing his vast mental power.

It was no exaggeration to say that the mental power he had just let Bruce experience was far beyond even a ninth-rank mage.

Did they understand the romance of focusing all on mental attributes?

“Thud!”

Bruce, who had been kneeling for ten minutes and wanted to stand up, lost his balance and fell back down. He looked at his legs in astonishment and asked, “Is this a side effect?”

Kailun: “No, you’re just poisoned.”

“Poisoned?”

Bruce was even more confused. Was the medicine just now poisonous?

“I forgot that the dagger I used to cut the candy was coated with poison. I’m sorry. But the amount you ingested will only paralyze your body for a while, about ten minutes. You’ll recover soon. I’ll be going now.”

Kailun stood up from his chair and explained.

He had achieved his goal, so he planned to go home and rest.

With a surge of vast magical power, Kailun disappeared from the office in an instant.

After Kailun left, only Kailson and Bruce remained in the office. The former held the candy and said proudly, “You should thank me now. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been able to touch the path to the ninth rank.”

“Hmph!”

This time, Bruce snorted but didn’t retort.

Ten minutes later, Bruce recovered and stood up. Kailson ate the candy on time.

The expected effect was a few seconds late, but it didn’t matter.

The explosive mental power made Kailson ecstatic. He seized the time to organize his lifelong learning.

However, he couldn’t help but feel that his time was a little shorter than Bruce’s, about two minutes shorter.

When Kailson opened his eyes and his body stiffened, Bruce chuckled at him. “Kailson, you’re finished. Today, I’m going to get revenge. Watch my Monkey Steal the Peach!”

“Ahhhh!”

Painful screams echoed from the Dean’s office.

…….

Rewinding back to ten minutes ago, Kailun had just teleported back to his bedroom, intending to cuddle with Afra and sleep. He took off his coat and lay down for ten minutes, but unexpectedly, she woke up.

Coincidentally, Kailun had just transferred his attributes to Kailson, and his own attributes had become a pitiful blank slate, leaving him with only 100 points in Constitution.

Perhaps sensing Kailun’s change, Afra forcefully pushed him onto the bed.

“I think I’ve found your weakness. Today, it’s your turn to lose, my dearest little brother Kailun~”

Afra revealed a charming smile. Enduring the sensitive feedback, she attacked Kailun.

“Hiss~”

The difference in Constitution almost made Kailun surrender. He took a sharp breath and forced himself to remain calm. “Sister Afra, don’t joke around. You can’t defeat me at all.”

Kailun didn’t immediately retrieve the attribute points he had placed on Kailson because he needed enough temptation to make them work seriously for him.

This meant that he couldn’t defeat Afra in a short period of time. Just one touch, and Kailun almost coughed up blood from suppression.

Let alone ten minutes, the eighth-rank Afra could make him vomit blood within a minute.

“No way! I finally found your weakness. Today, I’m going to devour you completely~”

Afra’s eyes were filled with lust. She wanted to completely consume Kailun’s desire.

“Creak!”

“Creak!”

“…”

The high-intensity battle caused Kailun to continuously cough up blood. His injuries became more and more severe.

Kailun, who chose not to retrieve his attribute points, was no match for Afra. Just after eight minutes, he fainted.

His attribute points naturally returned. He still couldn’t hold on until the scheduled time. Kailson lost two minutes.

“Is that all?”

Afra proudly pouted, like a little girl who had been praised.

This was her first victory. She had defeated Kailun in less than ten minutes. She was going to write down her achievements on a wooden board, frame it, and hang it on the door frame.

This was her glory!

It would read: “On a certain year, month, and day, defeated Kailun in eight minutes, a great victory.”

Afra was basking in the joy of victory, completely unaware that Kailun’s eyes had suddenly opened.

Chapter 121: What a Mess!

“I take back what I just said. You’re beyond redemption.”

Disgust and aversion filled the fox’s pink eyes.

“I am indeed beyond redemption, but my irredeemable state is thanks to a certain someone. So, all this can only be described as reaping what you sow. Yes, that’s the expression you’re making right now. I really love that disgusted look in your eyes.”

Kailun nudged her nose with his own, enjoying the smooth feel of the fox’s skin. If the timing wasn’t so bad, he might have indulged in even more wicked acts.

Fox: “…”

She couldn’t understand what Kailun was saying anymore.

The first time she met Kailun, she wanted to turn him into a puppet for her own amusement and research. She needed a unique puppet. If she could obtain Kailun’s body, she would have the opportunity to research new Destiny Magic, allowing her to break through to the ninth rank.

But after witnessing the power Kailun possessed, she had given up on this unrealistic idea. With a ninth-rank female knight protecting Kailun, how could she possibly succeed? She was a mage, not an assassin.

Moreover, Kailun himself was not weak. To be able to withstand her eighth-rank magic head-on without injury meant that Kailun himself possessed eighth-rank strength.

Thinking about it this way, did the Xiya Kingdom actually have one ninth-rank and two eighth-ranks? She knew of Kailson’s existence; everyone thought he was a traitor to the Temple of the Celestial God.

The fox was frightened by her own guess. Was this truly the fighting strength a small country could possess? Just over half a month ago, the Xiya Kingdom was still weak. After encountering Kailun, everything had changed.

“Can you answer me a question?” The fox turned her head to avoid Kailun touching her nose.

Her heart was pounding, surging with an emotion called joy. The fox attributed this strange reaction to some kind of evil magic. She was certain that she currently hated Kailun.

“What do you want to ask?” Kailun blew a breath on her face.

“What did you take from me that day over half a month ago?” the fox asked.

“Take what?”

Kailun tilted his head. “If I took anything from you, it would probably be the switch to destroy the world. Of course, I don’t like that phrasing. I prefer to call it a warm hug pillow.”

The fox was speechless. “If you could speak normally, I think I’d thank you.”

“I’m sorry, I’m already trying my best to restrain myself. If I were to get serious, you’d probably be screaming in bed by now. Ten months from today would be your due date, understand?”

As he spoke, Kailun shifted the knee pressing on the fox’s tail slightly upwards, nudging the sensitive area between her legs, causing her body to go limp.

Even the fox had many weaknesses. Although she had the talent to become a “juicer,” even a slight touch before that would elicit a strong reaction, just like now.

“Hmm~”

The fox uneasily squeezed her legs together, the strange sensation making her desperate to escape.

However, her body made a decision contrary to her consciousness. When she came to her senses, her legs were wrapping around Kailun’s waist.

To avoid being laughed at by Kailun, she fought her instincts and put her legs down.

For a moment, she began to wonder if what the dragon girl Bella had said was true, that the fox race was a creature of intense desire.

“It seems Miss Fox’s body is quite honest. So, before you leave, would you like to sign a special blood pact with me to deepen our friendship?”

Kailun deliberately emphasized the words “blood pact.”

Coupled with his knee nudging between her legs, the fox easily understood what the so-called blood pact meant. But in the current situation, she could only express her resistance with a muffled groan.

The fox’s monotonous reaction took away a lot of Kailun’s fun. He would have preferred her to resist him fiercely.

“Forget it, I won’t bully you anymore. I’ll let you go after you sign the alliance agreement.”

Kailun released his hold on the fox. He lay down beside her, hugging her tail.

Looking at the ceiling, he recalled countless memories.

The fox sat up on the bed with a strange expression. Now, she understood Kailun less and less.

Unpredictable, arrogant, confident… the young man beside her was anything but normal.

Time was of the essence, and the fox didn’t hesitate much.

Picking up the alliance agreement nearby, she carefully reviewed it again. After confirming there were no problems, she quickly left her mark and placed it back beside Kailun.

“I’ve signed it. Can I leave now?”

“Yes, but wait a moment.” Kailun sat up from the bed, still holding the fox’s tail, and looked at her with a smile. “You can go, but you have to leave me a souvenir.”

Fox: “Souvenir?”

Kailun looked at the fox curiously. “Yes, you have to leave something special as a souvenir.”

In the past, the fox would always leave behind strange souvenirs, maybe her discarded stockings, maybe a warm brassiere, or other even stranger things.

Kailun initially refused, but later gradually got used to it.

“Something special…”

The fox muttered these words, hesitated for a moment, then took out a dragon tooth and threw it to Kailun. “Does this count? It’s worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins.”

Catching the crystal-clear dragon tooth thrown by the fox, Kailun smelled a faint fragrance.

Examining it carefully in his hand, the quality of the dragon tooth had reached the eighth rank, but the texture felt like a low-quality product.

It was very brittle, as if it would shatter with a little force. Could it be a newly grown tooth?

“Barely acceptable, but I’m not very satisfied.” Despite saying so, Kailun still put the dragon tooth away in front of the fox.

This thing was of no use to him now. If he didn’t sell it, it would just be another toy.

Polishing it could make a small dagger, but in terms of quality, it probably wouldn’t be as good as the dagger he had confiscated some time ago.

“What else do you want?” The fox pulled her tail back and hid it behind her.

“I want what’s inside your clothes.” Kailun pointed to the fox’s chest.

Fox: “!!!”

The atmosphere in the room became silent. The fox’s icy gaze was almost enough to kill Kailun. The little goodwill that had just been generated vanished instantly.

[The fox has completely recognized your perverted nature. The goodwill that was about to increase has plummeted. Goodwill -5, Total Goodwill -65]

With a rustling sound, the fox pulled a pink piece of cloth from inside her clothes and threw it at Kailun’s face.

“I hope you won’t regret your choice today.”

The fox crossed her arms, her pink fox eyes filled with disgust.

Kailun pulled the warm, milk-scented cloth off his face and tossed it aside, saying speechlessly, “What I want is the necklace hidden inside your clothes.”

It was an item that could slightly increase mana reserves. The fox from his past life had given it to him willingly.

Perhaps unable to forget the past, Kailun wanted her necklace.

Unexpectedly, the fox truly lived up to her cunning nature. She didn’t even ask any questions before taking off her bra. This behavior was exactly the same as her past self.

Hearing this, the fox’s face flushed red. She could see from Kailun’s eyes that he wasn’t lying.

Shame swallowed her reason, making her fiercely grab her own tail and retreat into herself.

She had actually done such a shameless thing. Should she just bang her head against the wall and die?

At this moment, the fox had no intention of pretending to be a mature and seductive woman. She realized that she couldn’t play Kailun at his own game. The person in front of her simply didn’t fall for her tricks.

“So Miss Fox is such a casual person. I should have eaten you just now.”

Kailun sighed. His expression, in the fox’s eyes, was like a sharp knife piercing her heart.

“Miss Fox, let’s talk about our future cooperation. Trust me, I’ll only take up a little of your time.”

Kailun took advantage of the moment when the fox’s defenses were weak, leaned close to her fair neck, and gently exhaled.

Twenty minutes later, the fox emerged from the underground prison, tidying her messy clothes as she went. The anti-magic collar on her neck had been removed by Kailun.

In the past twenty minutes, Kailun had indeed been discussing cooperation with her, saying that she could call on him whenever needed, and he would give her the power to reach the ninth rank.

What a joke. Even with his extraordinary strength, he couldn’t make another person reach the ninth rank, especially when they were separated by such a vast distance.

The fox didn’t believe Kailun’s empty promises.

However, this wasn’t the most infuriating thing. What angered her the most was that Kailun, under the guise of discussing matters, would occasionally rub her ears, then her tail, and even more outrageously, he had forcefully rubbed her chest.

Because she had lost her original protection, she now felt a “little” sore.

What made her uncomfortable was that her body didn’t resist Kailun.

The fox was numb. This made her begin to doubt whether her race was inherently like this. It was simply too depraved!

Leaving the underground prison and reaching the surface, the fox used a teleportation spell to leave the Royal City.

She needed to return to the Abyss as soon as possible. She hoped that the people of the Abyss could hold on until she returned.

She didn’t care what happened to the others, but if something happened to Bella, she would be heartbroken for a long time. To her, Bella was her only friend.

“How nice. Teleportation magic is so convenient. But I learned it in just one day. I’m a genius!”

Kailun, who was following behind, exclaimed as he tucked something into his pocket.

During this time, he often focused all his efforts on his mental attributes to research various high-rank magic spells. Most of these high-rank magic books were kindly provided by Kailson.

Letting the fox go was indeed a pity, but if the Abyss truly fell prematurely, it would be a situation Kailun was even more unwilling to see.

He felt that he needed to stir things up. He’d get some low-rank death row prisoners and send them to the Temple of the Celestial God’s battlefield to cause chaos. Otherwise, the current Abyss simply wouldn’t be able to hold out until his plan was complete.

With his understanding of his own talents, Kailun had developed many new strategies.

Currently, his most proud creation was the self-destruction tactic. He would brainwash low-rank death row prisoners and then send them to the Temple of the Heavenly God.

He would grant them ninth-rank attributes at the appropriate time and have them master a simple self-destruction spell.

This self-destruction spell had long been lost, but the studious Kailson had managed to rediscover it.

Unfortunately, these people could only unleash pure magical power, and its power was quite a bit weaker than true ninth-rank magic.

But quantity could lead to a qualitative change. He’d find some disobedient miners from the Temple of the Heavenly God and send them back.

With Kailun’s current mental strength, coupled with his perverse Mental Pollution, brainwashing low-rank individuals was simply too easy.

This method couldn’t be called dirty; it could only be described as extremely dirty.

Kailun felt no psychological discomfort with this dirty tactic. He had said long ago that he was never a good person.

At least, in this life, he wouldn’t be a good person.

He had a conscience, but not much.

Stretching, Kailun decided to go back to his room and have a good sleep while cuddling Afra.

Sleeping wasn’t the goal; comforting her was.

Coax her during the day, “boom boom” at night. He had already planned it out.

A combination of hardness and softness, this was the best way to manage the harem.

…

The Royal City was not particularly peaceful today. Many people were discussing the war between the Temple of the Heavenly God and the Abyss.

Some said the Abyss could only hold on for three days, some said a week, and others said the Abyss would be defeated before tonight.

They quoted scriptures and discussed military strategies with great detail. In their view, the war had already moved far away from the Xiya Kingdom.

Kailun’s strength gave them great confidence. They believed that even if the ninth-rank of the Temple of the Heavenly God attacked, Kailun would have a way to deal with it. After all, he was a man who excelled at creating miracles.

But the most lively place had to be the newly established Royal Magic Academy.

Now, the title of Dean had been bestowed upon Kailun, and Kailson was conducting today’s lecture.

However, starting yesterday, his lectures had been constantly interrupted due to someone picking on him.

Thus, a debate about magic had continued from morning to afternoon. Neither the lecturer Kailson nor the numerous students had time to eat.

To put it nicely, the academic atmosphere was lively. To put it bluntly, they were all caught up in the moment.

Facing his old rival, Kailson had exhausted all his methods to explain, but he still couldn’t stop the other party from nitpicking.

“Kailson, the flow of magic you just drew clearly has a huge problem. Following your method will not only make the construction slow, but it will also easily cause magic blockage. Is this how you broke through to the eighth rank? Are you perhaps a fake eighth-rank?”

An elderly student in the audience pointed at Kailson. If this person didn’t possess eighth-rank strength himself, Kailson would have thrown him out long ago.

“Bruce, shut up! Who reached the eighth rank first, you or me?”

Kailson snapped with a dark face. “This method has already been verified through my practical combat. As long as you follow my plan, there won’t be any problems. In a head-on collision of magic of the same rank, my method can increase the chance of victory by at least 10%.”

The eighth-rank mage Bruce stood up and retorted relentlessly, “I’m not denying that your method will increase the chance of victory. After all, with greater power, the odds of winning naturally increase. But you can’t deny the problem with this magic circle itself. Once a magic blockage occurs, it won’t just be a matter of slowness. If you’re unlucky, it will also cause a magic implosion, causing you to miss the opportunity. In a battle of the same rank, you’d be dead for sure.”

Regarding the issue of the eighth-rank magic circle, the two old men started arguing again.

Neither of them was willing to yield, and both used their best skills but failed to convince the other.

The sixth and seventh-rank students in the audience listened with great interest. This was the experience of two experts!

After another half an hour of arguing, Kailson finally snapped. He asked the male servant standing by the door, “Has Lord Kailun returned today?”

Based on the information he knew, Kailun had gone out yesterday. Busy with his lecture today, he didn’t know if Kailun had returned.

“Replying to Vice-Dean Kailson, Lord Kailun returned to the manor this morning,” the male servant replied respectfully.

“So Lord Kailun has already returned. Just in time. Have someone write a magic letter to Lord Kailun, saying that there’s an eighth-rank mage causing trouble at the academy. Please ask him to come and help. I really can’t handle it anymore. If this drags on, I’m going to blast him with a spell.”

Kailson said through gritted teeth. He was really about to lose it.

The male servant was clearly stunned for a second. After regaining his composure, he said, “Understood. I’ll go and do it immediately. Please wait a moment, Vice-Dean.”

With that, the male servant ran off.

“Hey, you old geezer, you’re actually tattling! If you have the guts to complain, then have the guts to duel me! Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, you’re not scared, are you?”

Old man Bruce taunted Kailson provocatively.

“Scared? How could I, Kailson, be scared? You’re the one who suggested the duel. Don’t blame me if I beat you to death!”

Kailson raised an eyebrow. If he endured any longer, he would really become a turtle. So, he simply grabbed the other party’s arm and dragged him out of the classroom.

“Let’s go, let’s go! Let’s duel in the training ground. The terrain there is open and suitable for us to go all out.”

“Let’s go then! Don’t pull my hand. People might think you have strange hobbies.” Bruce broke free from Kailson’s grasp. “Ugh, disgusting!”

Kailson: “…”

He wouldn’t be called Kailson if he didn’t beat Bruce’s brains out today.

Amidst the cheers of the students, Kailson and Bruce bickered as they walked towards the training ground.

Once they arrived, they didn’t waste any time. They quickly set the rules and spells for the duel, completing the entire process in less than ten minutes.

Every mage would experience many duels in their lifetime, most of which were about magic topics.

When one party couldn’t convince the other with their theories, they could resort to this method of dueling to determine a winner.

Although this method didn’t necessarily prove who was right, the winner could vent their anger by beating up the loser.

Kailson and Bruce each stood at a corner of the training ground, staring at each other from a distance of over a hundred meters.

As a kind-hearted student blew the duel whistle, both of them frantically accumulated mana.

Within a second, layers upon layers of magic circles appeared in front of them, ultimately compressing the mana to the eighth rank through their combined effects.

In the third second, two streaks of fire shot out from the magic circles in front of them, seemingly about to collide and cause a devastating explosion. The students quickly sought cover to hide.

This was a small-scale eighth-rank magic spell, and its power was probably only enough to destroy the entire training ground. To avoid getting their clothes dirty, they ran faster than rabbits.

However, the anticipated devastating explosion didn’t occur. The students poked their heads out from their hiding places to observe.

Everyone who looked up gasped in astonishment because they witnessed an unbelievable scene.

In their line of sight, a young man in disheveled clothes stood in the center of the training ground. He held a magic cage in each hand, enveloping Kailson and Bruce’s spells within them.

As he clenched his fists, their magic extinguished like dying flames in his hands.

This young man, who had appeared out of nowhere, had single-handedly blocked the eighth-rank magic of two veteran mages.

“Lord Kailun!”

Someone exclaimed, and everyone realized that the young man standing in the center of the training ground was the legendary Kailun.

His ability to instantly arrive at the training ground indicated that he had mastered high-rank teleportation magic. His ability to withstand the attacks of two eighth-rank mages indicated that he had the strength to easily counter two eighth-ranks. In other words, Kailun himself was an extremely powerful eighth-rank mage.

After reaching this conclusion, everyone was incredibly excited. Kailun was the Dean of the academy. His achievement of the eighth rank at such a young age meant that he had a simple method for breakthrough.

For these students who were eager to break through to the seventh and eighth ranks, Kailun possessed an unparalleled attraction.

Kailun, the person involved, didn’t pay attention to the gazes of these students. He was a little annoyed about being woken up from his nap.

Yawning sleepily, Kailun glanced at Kailson and Bruce, who had already come to his side, and said, “Explain yourselves. What’s going on? If you can’t give me a reasonable explanation, each of you will compensate me with 100,000 gold coins for emotional distress.”

His gaze lingered more on Bruce, a face he had never seen before.

An unfamiliar eighth-rank mage. He wondered if he could make good use of him.

“Lord Kailun, it was this old geezer named Bruce who started the trouble. He’s been picking on me for the past two days, making it impossible for me to carry out my teaching tasks.”

Kailson was the first to clear his name.

“Your name is Bruce?” Kailun looked at the little old man beside him, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

Although this old man was a bit ugly, his reputation was not small. Kailun had heard of his name in his past life.

“You know me?” Under the pressure of Kailun’s powerful aura, Bruce addressed him with respect.

“Of course, I know you. You’re the grandfather of the Queen of Roses next door, right?” Kailun looked at the little old man with a gentle smile.

Unexpectedly, there was such a pleasant surprise waiting for him.

This guy was a character who appeared later and had a reputation comparable to Kailson’s. In his past life, after the Rose Kingdom devoured the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms, it faced a crisis of national extinction. It was this eighth-rank mage named Bruce who stepped in and saved the Rose Kingdom.

His existence could barely be considered a trump card for the Queen of Roses.

Thinking of his identity, many interesting ideas popped into Kailun’s head.

“I’m not, I’m not the Queen of Roses’ grandfather!” Bruce repeatedly shook his head in denial.

Kailun said half-jokingly and half-threateningly, “Really? People who lie might get cut in half.”

Bruce was absolutely certain: “I’m really not!”

“Lord Kailun, Bruce might really not be the Queen of Roses’ grandfather.” Kailson awkwardly scratched his balding head.

Kailun turned to him and asked, “How do you know?”

Kailson became even more awkward. “Because the Queen of Roses’ grandfather might be me.”

Kailun: “???”

Chapter 120: The Pact with the Fox Spirit

“This is our second time meeting, has Sister Afra forgotten? We met last time by the river outside the Royal City of Xiya. Back then, we were far from being her match, when she said those provocative words, we could only endure it silently. Now that we are strong, we naturally have to seek justice, don’t we?”

Kailun sensed Afra’s jealousy, and for his own safety, he immediately sold out the Fox Spirit.

Better a dead friend than a dead self, he would pray for the Fox Spirit.

“Really? Then what are you doing here looking for her?”

Afra stepped forward and straightened Kailun’s messy collar, she had a gentle smile on her face, but there was a glimmer of grievance in her eyes.

Kailun in his previous life had indeed neglected Afra too much. He only regarded Afra as his sister back then, so he missed out on many emotions.

No wonder every time he met Afra in the past, she would look at him coldly, then inexplicably snort.

This situation was particularly obvious after the Fox Spirit appeared, for this reason, she even often sought Kailun out alone on the pretext of teaching him.

The simple Afra didn’t know how to express her feelings, her cold expression always caused Kailun many misunderstandings.

“Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?”

After figuring out the key point, Kailun grabbed her white and tender fingers and placed them on his face.

“I want to hear both.”

Afra was still so pure, Kailun saw his own reflection in her pupils.

Kailun brought her fingers to his mouth and gently bit them, saying: “The truth is that she is a very special existence, an indispensable character both to me and to the future plan. The lie is that I simply want to catch her back and make her my pet, because it’s fun.”

Afra thought for a moment, then pulled her fingers out of Kailun’s mouth and said seriously: “Alright, now you can lie to me.”

“Pfft~”

Kailun was amused by her, so he reached out and rubbed her little face: “You’re so cute, you’re the older sister, if you keep being so cute, I won’t be able to resist bullying you. I’ve decided, I’ll have a duel with you tomorrow night, Anna and Ella can sleep somewhere else.”

The way she seriously asked him to lie to her was so interesting, Kailun never thought that Afra would show such an interesting expression.

“You’re actually laughing at me…”

Afra was very sensitive today, Kailun’s every move would affect her nerves.

“No, how could I laugh at my beloved Sister Afra, if I did, it must be because I couldn’t help it.”

Kailun twitched the muscles in the corners of his mouth, trying his best not to laugh out loud.

Seeing Afra looking so wronged that she wanted to cry, Kailun quickly put his arms around her waist and said: “No matter what we encounter in the future, no matter how many people we meet, I can assure you that you will always be that indispensable existence in my heart. So please be confident, you occupy a very important place in my heart, so important that even ten Hilnas can’t compare to you. You can act spoiled around me at any time, I think you’re more suitable to be a younger sister than an older sister, don’t you think so, little sister Afra?”

His sincere feelings were conveyed to Afra without any hindrance, her eyes shone with emotion.

“You’re the younger brother~”

Leaving these words behind, Afra stood on tiptoe and took the initiative to kiss him.

Isabella: “…”

Alright, she was already full.

Shifting her gaze from the two of them to the Fox Spirit, Isabella tucked her long hair into her arms and squatted down beside the Fox Spirit.

Reaching out to touch the fluffy tail, Isabella felt healed.

Such a comfortable tail, if she pulled out the fur and made it into clothes, it would definitely be very warm!

Isabella’s eyes sparkled, she really liked the feel of the Fox Spirit’s tail, it was both warm and comfortable, it felt so satisfying to hold in her hand.

Speaking of which, she always felt that the Fox Spirit was familiar, like she had seen her somewhere before, but she couldn’t remember.

She didn’t hate the Fox Spirit, to be honest, she felt more like a partner.

It was so strange, she had clearly never met the Fox Spirit, how could she have this feeling?

Taking out the gold coin she usually used, Isabella decided to try divining tomorrow.

After playing with the tail for about ten minutes, the annoying buzzing finally stopped. Isabella turned her head and saw Afra and Kailun walking hand in hand.

They were like children, it made her want to laugh inexplicably.

But in order not to be bullied by Kailun, Isabella wisely moved aside, allowing Kailun to easily pick up the Fox Spirit and tuck her under his arm.

“Let’s go, if we set off now, we might be able to get back to the royal city tomorrow morning.”

“Click!”

Afra put a special collar on the Fox Spirit with one hand and said: “So she will be a pet from now on, right?”

Kailun: “Not yet, keeping her now has a greater purpose.”

Originally, Kailun wanted to directly answer “yes”, but seeing Afra’s eager eyes, he hesitated.

He always felt that such an answer would lead to the Fox Spirit being played to death.

“What a pity.” Afra poked the Fox Spirit’s ear with a look of regret.

She knew she should have stabbed the Fox Spirit to death just now, she regretted it.

At this moment, Kailun had already noticed some unexpected changes, it seemed that with the appearance of the Fox Spirit, his home might not be as peaceful as before.

……

“Boom!”

A huge blue fireball fell from the sky, the blazing fire illuminating the entire night.

This was the center of the confrontation between the Temple of the Heavenly God and the abyss, and the huge fireball was falling towards the abyss.

At a time when no one expected it, the Temple of the Heavenly God launched a fierce attack.

They started with ninth-rank magic, and there were several people in red robes in the Temple of the Heavenly God preparing for the next wave of attacks.

Everyone’s eyes were attracted by the blue fireball in the sky, the people of the Temple of the Heavenly God were waiting for the abyss’s response.

The abyss didn’t disappoint the expectations of the Temple of the Heavenly God, a fiery red dragon’s breath shot out from the abyss and quickly hit the huge fireball.

With a loud “boom”, the fireball exploded in mid-air, countless small fireballs scattered towards the ground, starting a mountain fire. The strong wind swept up dust and dirt, covering the night with a chaotic color.

The one who breathed out the dragon’s breath was the last Dragon King of the abyss, he was the only ninth-rank of the dragon race.

The actions of the ninth-ranks from both sides announced the prelude to the war, they started with a chaotic battle between ninth-ranks.

With the participation of the ninth-ranks, the eighth-ranks followed closely behind, and then countless cannon fodder joined in.

The Temple of the Heavenly God’s attack started earlier than the abyss expected.

“Why did the Temple of the Heavenly God attack at this time? Could it be that someone discovered that the Fox Spirit left?”

The Dragon Princess, who was staying in the rear, was pacing back and forth in her room, troubled.

Although she had the strength of an eighth-rank, as a rare species, she was not allowed to go to the battlefield.

At this moment, apart from her grandfather, she was the only remaining seedling of the dragon race. If something happened to her, the dragon race would truly have no future.

If she really went to the battlefield, not only would the eighth-ranks besiege her, even the ninth-ranks might make a move, after all, an eighth-rank dragon was worth at least a few million gold coins.

Plus, she was the last princess of the dragon race, so her price had to be multiplied several times, even the Saint Chrissy of the Temple might not be as valuable as her.

It was precisely because of these reasons that Bella, the Dragon Princess, couldn’t participate in the battle.

In her opinion, the sudden attack of the Temple of the Heavenly God was likely related to the Fox Spirit’s departure. Although the Fox Spirit only had the combat power of an eighth-rank, her destiny magic could bring many unexpected benefits to the abyss.

In a sense, the Fox Spirit was as important as a ninth-rank.

In fact, the Fox Spirit was a free person in the abyss, her whereabouts were not restricted by anyone, she could enter and leave freely, and the main reason she helped the abyss fight was because of Bella, the Dragon Princess.

Originally, everyone thought that the Temple of the Heavenly God would wait for a while longer, until the abyss’s resources were even more scarce, before starting the war.

However, the actions of the Temple of the Heavenly God completely exceeded the expectations of the abyss. Fortunately, the abyss also had a lot of ninth-ranks in reserve, otherwise, they might not be able to withstand this sudden attack.

As far as Bella knew, there were still some ninth-ranks in the Temple of the Heavenly God who hadn’t joined the battle, including the Empress, the Pope, and the former Holy Son.

“No, I have to contact her!”

After pacing around the room for a long time, Bella finally couldn’t help it, she took out her communication device and contacted the Fox Spirit with a magic letter.

To explain the situation, she wrote four or five magic letters in a row, but she didn’t get any response.

Time slowly passed, the battle on the front line became more and more intense, the continuous sound of explosions kept reaching her ears.

After an unknown amount of time, Bella finally received a reply, it simply wrote a few words: “I’ve run away, don’t worry.”

Bella: “???”

If she didn’t recognize the Fox Spirit’s handwriting, she would even suspect that the Fox Spirit had been replaced.

“Ahhh, that big liar Fox promised to help me! That big liar also cheated my teeth, I’ll remember it, next time I see you, I’ll bite you to death…”

Bella muttered angrily for a while, showing anger on the surface.

But she wasn’t really angry in her heart. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Temple of the Heavenly God was stronger than the abyss, the Fox Spirit’s desertion wasn’t shameful, after all, she was a free person in the abyss, not bound by any restrictions.

The Fox Spirit said back then that she saw the future, saw someone who could change the world and make the abyss powerful again, so she went to the Kingdom of Xiya alone.

Speaking of which, this happened half a month ago, but the Fox Spirit didn’t bring back the person she mentioned last time.

This time, the Fox Spirit went to the Kingdom of Xiya again, but she didn’t choose to come back.

“The burning fox must have fallen for a man and doesn’t want to come back, I knew that creatures like foxes can’t change their nature.”

Bella muttered dejectedly, she looked out the door and thought of the Fox Spirit, blessing her in her heart: “I hope the Fox Spirit can give birth to many, many little foxes, after all, there are no more foxes in the abyss. There might only be humans in the future world, the abyss is almost at its end.”

Thinking of the current situation of the abyss, Bella sighed deeply again.

Now the abyss couldn’t even defeat the Temple of the Heavenly God, let alone fight against the entire human race.

They had been surviving for thousands of years, but the Temple of the Heavenly God still wanted to exterminate them.

The hatred that had been endured for generations finally erupted, in their opinion, as long as they could take a bite out of the Temple of the Heavenly God before their destruction, it would be a victory.

“Damn fox, you ran away without taking me with you, what’s the use of leaving me here…”

Bella, the Dragon Princess, kept complaining, she was just anxious staying here, all she could do now was keep complaining about the Fox Spirit.

…….

“I didn’t expect that the Temple of the Heavenly God and the abyss have already started a war, this is a bit beyond my expectations. But this should be good news for us, after all, a certain fox will definitely be very anxious after hearing this news tomorrow.”

On the way back to the royal city, Kailun replied to Bella’s message by the way.

Speaking of which, the method of modifying the communication device was taught to him by the Fox Spirit, this was called using her own methods against her.

Thanks to the Fox Spirit’s generosity, he would treat this old friend well.

As for the war between the Temple of the Heavenly God and the abyss, it shouldn’t end so soon, even without the Fox Spirit, it wouldn’t have too much impact, after all, the Temple of the Heavenly God still had multiple ninth-ranks who hadn’t made a move.

In Kailun’s opinion, the scene Bella described was more like a war of attrition, similar to his previous life, just a little later.

In his previous life, because of Carol’s existence, the abyss gave up the second mineral vein early in an attempt to delay time, they put all their bets on Carol.

He just hoped that the abyss wouldn’t be stubborn, otherwise, if something really happened, the Fox Spirit would definitely hate him.

Kailun did have the intention of bullying the Fox Spirit, but he didn’t want her to hate him forever.

The group sped up their return to the royal city, it was already eight o’clock when they arrived at the manor’s small building.

As soon as he got home, Kailun ran into Anna and the others who were about to go out. The moment Ella saw Kailun, she panicked and ran away holding Anna’s hand, afraid that Kailun would be overcome with lust and bully her again.

She still had a lot of work to do, she couldn’t waste time.

However, her actions undoubtedly announced that she would suffer an even bigger blow tonight.

“I’m going to handle government affairs for you, don’t you have anything to say to me?”

Phils crossed her arms, she stood in front of Kailun and gently kicked him.

She wouldn’t have dared to do such a bold move before, but as their relationship became closer, she could already make appropriate jokes.

Looking at the delicate girl in front of him, Kailun leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear.

Phils’s pretty face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, not because of shyness, but because of excitement, she was excited about Kailun’s promise.

This guy finally agreed to whip her properly!

“Mwah~”

Phils happily kissed Kailun on the cheek.

“I’m working for you, you’d better not forget your promise.”

Phils waved goodbye to Kailun, she happily bounced along the tree-lined path, her purple hair swaying behind her perky buttocks, full of youthful vitality.

From this point of view, Phils was actually the most girlish one in his family, except for being a bit too perverted, everything else was good.

After they left, Kailun carried the Fox Spirit towards the small building, he joked to Afra on the way: “You were too ruthless, she hasn’t woken up yet.”

Afra raised her eyebrows and snorted softly: “If it wasn’t for your sake, I would have stabbed her in the back of the heart with my sword.”

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Kailun’s forehead: “You must be joking, right?”

“What do you think?” Afra asked back.

“I understand, I will take this matter seriously.” Kailun nodded seriously.

He parted ways with Afra and Isabella in front of the small building, they were going back to their rooms to rest, while Kailun was going to the underground prison to play with the Fox Spirit.

After what had just happened, Kailun felt that it was necessary to pay more attention to Afra tonight. It was one thing for his wife to be cute, but it was another thing for her to be disobedient.

To avoid a fire in his backyard, Kailun felt that he should let Afra realize the huge gap in their combat power.

In other words, he would spend three hours tonight having a heart-to-heart talk with Afra alone.

“Creak!”

Kailun arrived at the underground prison and lit the magic lamp.

Walking into the room where the little princess used to live, Kailun threw the Fox Spirit on the bed. Taking advantage of the fact that she hadn’t woken up yet, he ruthlessly rubbed her tail.

It was warm and soft, almost a meter long, holding it in his arms gave him a sense of satisfaction.

Kailun kept rubbing his face with the Fox Spirit’s tail, breathing in the familiar scent.

He really missed the Fox Spirit, without her, there would be no him today.

Part of his strange personality was due to the little princess, and part of it was due to the Fox Spirit, it was these two women who made his personality strange.

If he had to say who had the biggest influence on him, it might be Princess Hilna, it was because of her that the subsequent events happened.

However, the princess had already been taken down by him, she was just putting up a futile struggle at the moment.

He hadn’t started on the little princess yet, he didn’t have any good ideas, so he would put it aside for now.

This time, he would use the Fox Spirit to play with her with his own methods, just thinking about it made him happy.

Feeling the pain in her neck, the Fox Spirit slowly woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw someone hugging her beloved tail and violating it fiercely.

Fox Spirit: “!!!”

For the Fox Spirit, her tail was her sensitive weak point.

However, her weak point and privacy were being played with fiercely, she was dumbfounded.

[Your actions violated the pure heart of the Fox Spirit, her disgust for you has increased dramatically. Favorability -20, Total favorability -60]

“Get off!”

The Fox Spirit kept kicking Kailun with her feet, she was completely panicked at this moment.

The existence of the magic-suppressing collar rendered her strength useless.

At this point, Kailun had already taken off the Fox Spirit’s shoes, revealing her flesh-colored stockings. Not only did her kicks not cause any damage to Kailun, but her little feet kicking on him felt quite comfortable.

“Didn’t Miss Fox say she wanted to teach me some fun things? Why are you scared now?”

Kailun held the Fox Spirit’s tail with one hand and pressed down on her little feet with the other.

“Bastard! Let me go, or the abyss won’t let you off!”

The Fox Spirit was so scared that she almost cried out after her tail and feet were grabbed by Kailun at the same time.

Don’t look at her mature big sister appearance, as if she knew everything, but deep down, she was so pure that she didn’t look like a fox at all.

Now that she was being caught and bullied like this, how could she not be afraid?

“Actually, it’s not just the abyss that doesn’t want to let me off, even the Temple of the Heavenly God doesn’t want to let me off, and there are many, many other people who don’t want to let me off. So Miss Fox, please change your way of threatening me, this kind of threat is really too old-fashioned for me.”

After finishing speaking, Kailun rubbed the Fox Spirit’s tail again, he knew that her weakness was her tail.

Even in his previous life, when his combat power wasn’t enough, as long as he could control the Fox Spirit’s tail, he could stabilize the situation.

To prevent the Fox Spirit from being too stimulated, Kailun kindly handed her the magic letter sent by Bella: “By the way, someone sent you a magic letter last night, do you want to take a look?”

“Get…”

Before she could finish speaking, she saw the familiar handwriting on the magic letter and froze.

She quickly scanned a few key words, then quickly picked up the magic letter and read it, for a moment, she even forgot to resist Kailun.

Her extremely fast reading speed allowed her to read several letters in a minute. The Fox Spirit, who knew Bella, the Dragon Princess, very well, could completely see the change in her mentality between the lines.

She realized that she had to hurry back as soon as possible.

Noticing the change in the Fox Spirit’s expression, Kailun asked at the right time: “Miss Fox, do you want to go back urgently?”

Putting down the magic letter in her hand, the Fox Spirit forced herself to calm down, she looked at Kailun with an expressionless face and said: “I hate you, I hate you very much, I even want to curse you…”

The Fox Spirit opened her mouth, but she couldn’t say the words after “curse” no matter what.

She hated Kailun, but she couldn’t curse him with vicious words, there was a voice in her heart resisting her from speaking.

“Miss Fox is really interesting, it seems you still love me, I’m relieved to hear that.”

Kailun smiled and rubbed the Fox Spirit’s tail: “How about this, you sign a contract with me, as long as you agree, I’ll let you go.”

“Slave contract?” The Fox Spirit immediately thought of the slave contract, after all, there were many humans who wanted to capture her as a slave.

In terms of price, she was much more valuable than the so-called elves.

If Kailun took out the slave contract now, she probably wouldn’t be able to refuse in order to rush back to the abyss as soon as possible.

However, Kailun smiled and said: “It seems Miss Fox knows a lot, but the slave contract is not worthy of you, so let’s sign another kind of contract.”

Taking out a separate contract scroll from his arms, Kailun handed it to the Fox Spirit.

“Alliance pact?”

Seeing this rather fair pact, the Fox Spirit was confused.

Kailun clearly had the upper hand, but why did he do this?

The Fox Spirit couldn’t figure out Kailun’s motives, in her opinion, Kailun was full of mysteries.

Kailun hugged her tail and said: “It’s probably to give you better treatment, after all, I can’t force Miss Fox into a corner, can I?”

If the war in the abyss hadn’t already started, Kailun would have kept her here and bullied her fiercely for a few days.

This guy left because of the abyss last time, he wondered if she felt even a moment of sadness after hearing the news of his death.

It was a pity that he didn’t get to see the stupid fox cry.

“You don’t seem to be as bad as you appear.”

The Fox Spirit looked into Kailun’s eyes, she saw many emotions in his eyes.

“Oh? Do you still think so now?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Kailun pushed the Fox Spirit onto the bed, he gently pressed her tail with his knee and restrained her wrists with his hands.

The two looked at each other at a distance of less than ten centimeters, their hot breath hitting each other’s faces.

Chapter 119: So Jealous It Hurts

When she saw Kailun, the Fox Spirit had already calmed down. She realized that his appearance wasn’t a coincidence.

But what puzzled her was how did Kailun know about this place?

The Fox Spirit looked at Kailun warily with her pink eyes, recalling the memories sealed in her heart.

More than ten years ago, she was a member of this town. She had been adopted by an old woman since she was a child and always thought she was human.

Because she had charming eyes like a fox, the illiterate old woman named her Fox.

Fox was Fox, her name had never changed.

To the Fox Spirit of the past, she was just an ordinary little girl, apart from being exceptionally beautiful, she didn’t seem to have anything special.

She lived an optimistic and ordinary life, living a peaceful life.

Until one day, she found a dusty wooden box in the underground secret room built by the old woman. Out of curiosity, she opened the wooden box and found many scrolls inside.

Perhaps she was exceptionally talented, she learned the knowledge on them as if by instinct.

Spring went and winter came, a year passed in a blink of an eye.

During this year, the old woman didn’t notice anything unusual about her, even if she noticed that the Fox Spirit was going out early and coming back late, she wouldn’t ask.

Until one day, the Fox Spirit finally figured out the last mysterious scroll.

She released the magic called “Good Luck” on the scroll, but the imagined good luck didn’t come.

The favor of fate allowed her to see a corner of the future, in the picture, the world fell into war.

Continuous wars swept across the world, everyone went crazy, and on the final battlefield, she seemed to see herself.

In the corner of the future, she was manipulating the fate of the world, affecting both the past and the future.

The self in the picture had a mature and charming face, with ruthlessness and indifference in her eyes.

The sky was pitch black, the world fell into silence, and in front of her, a person was walking towards the darkness with firm steps.

The figure’s back looked both male and female, sometimes tall and sometimes short, like two figures superimposed on each other in a special way.

The self in the picture pulled out a strand of the figure’s fate and held it in her hand, but before the Fox Spirit could continue watching, her consciousness completely blacked out.

When she opened her eyes again, the sky was constantly showering down fate’s “gifts”.

They were golden spots of light falling from the sky, sinking into houses and grasslands.

Dense spots of light fell on people, as if casting a petrification spell on them, making them all freeze in place.

The Fox Spirit saw strands of fate being stripped from their bodies, and finally all of them merged into her own body.

The gift of fate restored her true appearance, white fox ears and tail grew out of thin air.

But with the loss of fate, the people in the town lost the possibility of a future, so they fell down one after another like wood, completely losing their breath of life.

The young Fox Spirit was frightened by this scene. She cried as she searched for the old woman who had adopted her, but she searched the entire town and couldn’t find her.

It was as if the old woman never existed.

She spent three whole days in self-blame and fear. It wasn’t until those who had gone out returned to check on her that she wrapped herself in a robe to cover her ears and tail.

After asking these humans, their answers were all the same. They said that there was never an old woman in the town as she described, only a lonely little girl named Fox.

For a time, the Fox Spirit lost her meaning in life.

Wandering alone in the silent town, she came to the inn where she often ate with the old woman and left a few words on the wall.

If it was the old woman, she would definitely recognize her handwriting.

The young Fox Spirit didn’t think too much, she was more immersed in sadness and self-blame.

If it weren’t for her casual attempt, the residents of the town wouldn’t have died, she blamed everything on herself.

The Fox Spirit, who was no longer human, hid all the way and finally hid in the abyss, where she met a very valuable dragon princess.

It was because of that princess that the Fox Spirit came out of the shadows and started a new life. Since then, she would return to the town once a year.

As she got older, she felt more and more that what happened back then wasn’t simple, but no matter how she deduced it, she couldn’t find the existence of the old woman.

To this day, she couldn’t even remember the old woman’s name.

Her thoughts returned to Kailun, she still saw dense threads of fate.

If she could, she wouldn’t want to have too much contact with Kailun, what she wanted was to dig out his body after his death and study it carefully, this was the safest way.

Now she had reached the peak of the eighth-rank, one step further and she would reach the ninth-rank, but she was currently stuck at the gate of the ninth-rank.

It was like her head was inside the door, her butt was outside the door, and her waist was stuck in the middle, it was very strange.

“What’s wrong? Miss Fox, have you fallen for me? You’ve been looking at me for so long without saying a word.”

The one who broke the silence was Kailun, this time he took the initiative to walk towards the Fox Spirit.

As he got closer step by step, the Fox Spirit actually took a step back: “Don’t come any closer, or I won’t be able to resist slapping you. I remember all the obscene things you just said, if you can’t give me an explanation, just wait for my revenge.”

Even though the Kailun in front of her was only at the first-rank, the Fox Spirit still retreated.

Or rather, the first-rank Kailun actually gave her immense pressure. According to the information she had gathered, Kailun clearly had the strength to fight against an eighth-rank.

As a manipulator of fate, she had many life-saving methods, but at this moment, these life-saving methods couldn’t give her a sense of security.

It was precisely because she understood Kailun that she knew that this young man, who was even younger than her, never fought unprepared battles.

Since he was waiting for her to take the bait so openly, it meant that Kailun had the possibility of taking her down.

Thinking of this, the Fox Spirit had the idea of running away. Negotiations could be done through magic letters, she didn’t want to stay here any longer.

“Miss Fox, are you trying to leave?” Kailun’s eyes were frivolous, he deliberately teased her in a flirtatious manner: “Since Miss Fox has come to the Kingdom of Xiya, you must want to see me, right? Since you’re already here, why don’t we have a date?”

The Fox Spirit in his previous life had teased him with this frivolous big sister attitude, so Kailun naturally wanted to return the favor.

“No, I’m just passing by, if there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.” The Fox Spirit shook her head repeatedly, at this moment, she was more like a little girl who was easy to bully.

In just half a month, their positions had reversed. She still remembered when she met the Fox Spirit outside the city, Kailun was still trembling, afraid of angering her and suffering unreasonable revenge.

At that time, the Fox Spirit threatened to turn Kailun into a puppet, her attitude casual and natural.

“No, no, no, Miss Fox, do you think I’ll believe your words so easily? Not long ago, an assassin from the Temple of the Heavenly God came to assassinate me, so can I also suspect that Miss Fox is also an assassin who came to assassinate me? And didn’t Miss Fox just threaten to crush my head? Now that I’m standing in front of you, don’t you want to try it?”

Kailun pointed to his head, his smile was extremely aggressive.

As he spoke, Kailun had already walked to within five meters of the Fox Spirit, this was already a very sensitive distance, if he took another step forward, the Fox Spirit might immediately launch a counterattack.

However, Kailun, who was extremely familiar with the Fox Spirit, stood just five meters away, making it impossible for her to advance or retreat.

“I think there must be some misunderstanding, I only came here because the magic circle I left behind was touched. Since I’ve already met you, I might as well say it directly, the purpose of my coming here is to negotiate with you.”

After the previous worry, the Fox Spirit had regained her composure, a charming smile reappeared on her face.

This time, she was wearing a beautiful dress, her fluffy fox tail swaying behind her.

Kailun’s gaze was once attracted by the Fox Spirit’s tail, because that thing used to be his exclusive pillow.

No matter what, the Fox Spirit was someone who had experienced great storms, she changed her attitude in an instant.

“Negotiate with me? You mean you want me to be a traitor to the human race?” Kailun frowned, his expression serious.

In terms of changing faces, Kailun was even faster than the Fox Spirit.

The Fox Spirit giggled: “If you’re willing, it’s not impossible. If you join the abyss, I’ll personally teach you some fun things.”

The Fox Spirit stuck out her pink tongue and licked her lips, her seductive posture was extremely alluring.

She was a captivating enchantress, Kailun in his previous life had fallen under her spell because of such a simple action, it was truly embarrassing.

Kailun took a step closer and showed an intoxicated look: “Fun things? Is it making love? I’m in, you can teach me now.”

Fox Spirit: “…”

It was too easy, she felt there must be a trap.

And did he really not hesitate for even a second?

At least pretend to think about it.

“Little puppet, do you really want to join the abyss? Let me tell you first, the abyss is not a good place, not only is there no good food or fun, even the resources for your growth are extremely scarce. And the Temple of the Heavenly God is confronting us, aren’t you afraid that they will target your kingdom?”

The Fox Spirit’s smile didn’t change, but she subconsciously took a step back, continuing to maintain a five-meter distance from Kailun.

Kailun: “It doesn’t matter, as long as Miss Fox can teach me some fun things, I’ll be satisfied.”

[Your persistent pestering made the Fox Spirit disgusted. Favorability -10, Total favorability -40]

Thanks to the Fox Spirit’s gift, he was one step closer to the ninth-rank, just a little bit more and he would be able to break through the threshold of the ninth-rank, so let him bully the Fox Spirit more.

Kailun leaned back slightly, an indescribable sense of pleasure was about to overflow.

“Little brother, you’re really good at joking, if you keep doing this, I’m really going to get angry~”

The Fox Spirit was smiling on the surface, but she was already cursing in her heart.

Look at Kailun’s current posture, what was the difference between him and a madman or a pervert?

She felt like she was being pestered by a stalker, reason was telling her to run away as soon as possible, but instinct was driving her to get closer to Kailun.

She was going …. crazy, how could she have this feeling?

The Fox Spirit, who had never fallen for a man, was already a little confused.

“It’s okay, I like to see you angry the most, you can scold me more, it’s best if you scold me while giving me a disgusted look.”

Kailun knew what the Fox Spirit hated, so he would approach her with the personality she hated.

The Fox Spirit had a strong desire for control, she always liked to ride on Kailun’s head and boss him around.

Among all the girls Kailun knew, the Fox Spirit was the most “burning” one, bar none.

After breaking through the barrier of purity, she refreshed Kailun’s worldview again and again, she was like a walking juicer.

……

On the other side, Afra, hiding in the corner, clenched her fists, she said to Isabella without hiding her jealousy: “I’m jealous, I can’t take it anymore, I’m going out to strip this burning fox naked.”

Seeing this, Isabella quickly grabbed Afra’s arm and said: “You are the only one who has a confirmed relationship with Kailun, you are the official wife, a mere fox spirit can’t affect you. Let’s wait and see, maybe Kailun just wants to play around.”

She held Afra’s hand to prevent her from acting impulsively. Since Kailun came into contact with the Fox Spirit, Isabella had noticed that the threads of fate on both of them were fluctuating crazily.

This was a situation that had never happened before, Isabella wanted to observe carefully.

She saw a terrifying amount of fate’s favor on the Fox Spirit, presumably she was also an expert in destiny magic.

“I know, but I can’t help it!”

Afra’s cold and elegant face showed a wronged expression, as she spoke, she subconsciously drew her sword.

She wasn’t bragging, her current position was very good, as long as she took advantage of the opportunity, she could stab the Fox Spirit’s heart with one sword, ensuring that she had no chance of making a comeback.

For an eighth-rank existence, even if their heart was shattered, they wouldn’t die immediately.

She could force the Fox Spirit to sign a slave contract, so that she wouldn’t affect her position.

‘Should I try it?’

Under Kailun’s guidance, the originally pure Afra also started to become scheming.

“Please hold back, otherwise, if you interfere with Kailun’s plan, he will definitely hate you.”

In order to calm Afra down, Isabella could only exaggerate.

“Will Kailun really hate me?”

Afra hesitated, her hand holding the sword trembled.

She was afraid of nothing, except being hated by Kailun.

She could tolerate everything, except Kailun’s hatred.

For Afra, Kailun had become the entirety of her emotions.

She was pure, so pure that she could only give her heart to one person.

“It’s possible, so let’s watch carefully, you’re already so far ahead, are you still afraid of being backstabbed?”

Isabella patiently comforted Afra, she felt like a little mother.

“I… Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

After hesitating for a long time, Afra finally put down her sword.

She stared at the Fox Spirit with sharp eyes, if the Fox Spirit made any unfavorable move towards Kailun, she would be the first to rush out and stab the Fox Spirit’s heart with her sword.

Fox spirits were all bad things!

For some reason, a strong jealousy welled up in her heart, it seemed like she was born to hate foxes.

She felt as if the Fox Spirit had already snatched Kailun away and even laughed at her.

This surging emotion made her unable to suppress the desire to strike. She didn’t feel this way when she first met the Fox Spirit, but why was this emotion so clear this time?

Wiping the corner of her eye with her finger, Afra felt moisture.

She never thought that one day she would be so wronged by jealousy that she would cry.

Wiping her eyes with her sleeve, Afra regained her composure.

She didn’t know where the emotions in her heart came from, but she just hated the Fox Spirit, she hated her very much!

Isabella looked at Afra blankly, she also saw a strange change in Afra, the magical threads of fate had merged together.

Isabella’s eyes sparkled, she seemed to see a corner of the forbidden realm of fate.

‘Something magical must have happened in this world!’ Isabella was absolutely certain.

Her curiosity had been piqued, and now she was less and less willing to leave Kailun.

……

[Isabella is curious about you. Favorability +27, Total favorability 45]

The strange increase in favorability stunned Kailun for a moment, when did his charm increase to such an extent?

Shaking his head, Kailun focused his attention on the Fox Spirit.

“Don’t come any closer, if you come any closer, I’ll really get angry!”

The Fox Spirit suddenly felt a chill down her spine, she felt like someone was plotting against her, her heart was pounding.

As if she had done something shameful, she looked around and quickly cast a defensive magic spell to protect herself.

“I’m only at the first-rank, Miss Fox, you don’t have to be afraid of me, and I’m very familiar with you, I even know your unknown secrets.”

As he spoke, Kailun took another step forward, this time the distance between them shortened to four meters.

Fox Spirit: “My unknown secrets?”

“Yes, your unknown secrets, for example, you have a mole on your butt, and you also have a mole on your side chest. Let me think, you’re actually a white tiger, and what you’re most afraid of is being tickled…”

Kailun said those unspeakable secrets while counting on his fingers.

Fox Spirit: “???”

In just a few seconds, the Fox Spirit was greatly shocked. She looked down at her chest and then at her lower abdomen, her face changing.

She put away her fake smile and looked at Kailun coldly, asking: “How did you know?”

“How did I know? Of course, I divined it, you didn’t think I couldn’t divine, did you?”

Kailun took out a gold coin and tossed it up in the air, imitating Isabella’s manner.

Isabella, hiding in the corner, looked at the fluctuations of fate on the gold coin and was stunned for a moment, why did the gold coin in Kailun’s hand look so much like hers?

Having a bad feeling, Isabella quickly searched herself, and it turned out that the gold coin she usually used was really gone.

“That’s my gold coin!” Isabella was angry, she wanted to rush out regardless.

But Afra grabbed Isabella’s arm: “Don’t be hasty, let’s wait and see. If you can’t endure small things, you’ll mess up big plans. I’ll help you teach the Fox Spirit a lesson later.”

Isabella: “But the one who stole my gold coin was Kailun.”

“It’s okay, I’ll help you teach the Fox Spirit a lesson.” Afra repeated what she had just said.

Isabella: “…”

Alright, the person in front of her was completely unable to communicate, her eyes were filled with the image of a certain fox.

The chaos in the corner didn’t interfere with Kailun’s actions, he said while tossing the gold coin: “Since you don’t believe me, I’ll divine it in front of you. This time, let’s divine who you like.”

Tossing the gold coin over his head, Kailun used it to attract the Fox Spirit’s attention.

Before the gold coin fell halfway, Kailun caught it and announced the result: “Wow, the person you like is actually me, this is really unbelievable. Since that’s the case, let me hug you, hehehe~”

Kailun, holding the gold coin, rushed directly towards the Fox Spirit.

“You’re courting death!”

The Fox Spirit shouted delicately and instantly threw out an eighth-rank impact magic spell.

The powerful magic instantly hit Kailun, sending him flying more than ten meters and crashing into the wall.

But before that, Kailun smiled and shouted: “Attack, catch the pet!”

“Boom!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Kailun crashed into the wall.

“Phew~ He’s really a pervert.” Looking at Kailun flying out, the Fox Spirit let out a long sigh of relief.

After living for so many years, this was the first time she had met someone as perverted as Kailun. Originally, she still had some thoughts about Kailun, but now thinking about it made her shudder.

No, the reason she was shuddering wasn’t because of Kailun!

Turning her head, she saw a silver figure rushing towards her.

“Ninth-rank?!”

The Fox Spirit only had time to exclaim, she didn’t even have time to defend before the other party approached her.

“Crack!”

The eighth-rank magic shield was shattered like glass by the silver figure. By the time she came to her senses, the other party’s sword hilt was already slapping towards her fair neck.

“Slap!”

The perfectly controlled force hit the Fox Spirit’s side neck.

Just as she saw the woman’s face clearly, she rolled her eyes and fainted. Before she passed out, a strange thought came to her mind.

‘So it’s the loser.’

With this thought, the Fox Spirit collapsed to the ground.

“Hmph, how dare she look at me with that kind of look, I should have stabbed this burning fox to death with my sword.”

Afra snorted coldly and put away her sword.

She felt relieved.

Because of the attribute points suddenly sent by Kailun, her attributes directly doubled, and her strength more than tripled.

It was precisely because of this powerful strength that she was able to instantly defeat the Fox Spirit.

Right, where was Kailun?

As the attributes on the other side receded like a tide, Afra quickly ran to the wall and pulled Kailun out of the rubble.

“Cough, cough, I knew I shouldn’t have played it so close to the limit, I almost lost face.”

Kailun coughed, he looked a bit miserable now.

Before being sent flying, Kailun had allocated his attributes to physique, after being sent flying into the wall and falling down, he allocated his attributes to Afra, doubling her attributes.

“Where’s my gold coin?”

Isabella walked up to Kailun and held out her hand, she was already being merciful by not lowering her favorability.

Maybe it was because she was too familiar with Kailun, so her expectations of him were very low.

In Isabella’s eyes, Kailun was equivalent to a demon.

“Here you go, here you go, this slipped out of your pocket accidentally, I didn’t do anything bad.”

Kailun returned the gold coin to Isabella, he wasn’t lying this time.

Isabella tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: “… Thank you.”

“You’re welcome, you also contributed to catching the Fox Spirit this time, come with me to see how she’s doing now.” Kailun smiled after patting the dust off his body.

But his smile only lasted for a second because he noticed that Afra’s eyes were not right.

At this moment, Afra narrowed her eyes and smiled: “Little brother Kailun, can you tell me who this fox spirit is?”

As soon as she spoke, a huge wave of jealousy engulfed Kailun.

***

狐狸(húli) is her name, which means Fox.

Chapter 118: A Fox is a Fox

***

“…”

“Are you planning to go out with us this afternoon?” Just after informing Afra of their afternoon itinerary, Kailun encountered Isabella, who had taken the initiative to approach him.

Isabella nodded. “Yes, I want to see. My divination revealed something special happening this afternoon, so I don’t want to miss it.”

“There’s nothing special, just looking for a fox. Whether we can find her or not is another matter.”

Kailun rubbed Isabella’s head, and this time she didn’t resist.

***

After Kailun returned to the Kingdom of Xiya, Winnie gained temporary freedom. She arrived at her family’s territory under the escort of several teams of Silver Moon Knights.

Looking at the small castle getting closer and closer, Winnie’s mood was complicated.

She had clearly escaped from Kailun’s clutches, but her heart felt empty.

Recalling the past scenes, Kailun’s threats and bullying, she surprisingly didn’t feel much hatred.

It was as if she had broken down, Winnie felt a kind of calmness in her heart.

She was used to it, it was no big deal, as long as she could sleep in a soft bed, she would be satisfied.

She didn’t know that this strange feeling came from a talent called mental pollution. Under Kailun’s efforts, her favorability not only turned positive but also reached 30.

If it was their first meeting, 30 favorability points would mean a good first impression.

However, Kailun and Winnie already knew each other very well, so these 30 favorability points were more like another level of satisfaction.

It was a bit outrageous, but very real.

Kailun’s existence had completely replaced Paul’s position. Compared to that childhood sweetheart who had already bent, Winnie was more willing to be close to Kailun.

Looking back in the direction of the royal city, Kailun’s figure flashed through Winnie’s mind.

She wondered if any new girls would join during her absence. If there were really new people, would she have to go back to sleeping on the floor?

Winnie’s mind was full of strange thoughts, so much so that it diluted the joy of going home.

As they got closer, Winnie saw her mother watering flowers in the front yard, so she quickly jumped out of the carriage and ran towards her.

At first, Mrs. Laurist was startled when she saw a group of unfamiliar knights. The last time she encountered a similar scene was when Kailun’s assassins came to propose marriage.

Just as she was about to call for guards, she saw her daughter jump out of the carriage, and she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Throwing away the watering can in her hand, Mrs. Laurist ran towards Winnie.

The two embraced at the door, and Mrs. Laurist’s first words were: “Welcome home, you are always welcome back, no matter when.”

Hearing these words, Winnie was moved, and just as she was about to speak, she heard her mother’s next sentence.

Mrs. Laurist: “I know you were abandoned by Kailun, he must have gotten tired of playing with you and threw you away. What a heartless man, he will definitely be punished. But it’s okay, as long as you can come home, it’s a good thing, time will heal your sadness, forget about it.”

Winnie: “…”

Thank you, she really wanted to thank her, this was her mother indeed.

In her mother’s words, she had already become a toy that Kailun threw away after playing with it.

This was obviously a misunderstanding. Winnie felt that although her status was not high, she was just not allowed to sleep in bed, it wasn’t to the point of being thrown away after being played with.

Not to mention anything else, even considering her looks and figure, Kailun wouldn’t abandon her so easily. After interacting with Kailun for so long, Winnie could already figure out some of his preferences.

She pushed Mrs. Laurist away and escaped from her embrace: “You misunderstood, I asked to come home and see you this time. He didn’t abandon me, and he didn’t say he treated me as a toy.”

No matter what the truth was, Winnie couldn’t admit to her mother that she was Kailun’s plaything.

“Really?” The latter was obviously skeptical about this question.

“If you don’t believe me, I’ll go back, anyway, you don’t want to see me, you’re hitting me as soon as I come back.”

Winnie pouted and snorted, she wrote her unhappiness on her face.

“My bad, my bad, it’s all my fault for talking nonsense.” Mrs. Laurist quickly apologized.

“I can come back and play for a few days this time, but I have to go back later. Kailun said that if our family has any special magic scrolls, he will buy them at a high price. I remember we have a box of treasured taboo scrolls, why don’t we take them out and have a look?” Winnie looked at Mrs. Laurist expectantly.

Winnie, who had completely given up, was more concerned about consolidating her treatment, at least securing the right to sleep in bed.

This time, it was Mrs. Laurist’s turn to be speechless. She first touched her forehead, then Winnie’s forehead.

Neither of them had a fever, why were they talking nonsense?

“Tell me honestly, were you hit by Kailun’s magic, like the legendary mind control magic?” Mrs. Laurist looked at Winnie with vigilance.

This wasn’t her daughter, she must have been swapped by Kailun.

“Oh, don’t overthink it, mind control is ninth-rank magic, how could Kailun use it? If Kailun could do such a thing, even the Temple of the Heavenly God wouldn’t be his opponent.”

Winnie smiled confidently, based on her understanding of Kailun, he simply couldn’t do it.

This guy, besides scheming, only knew how to bully girls.

“No, I think it’s very possible, aren’t you trying to give away our family’s things now?”

Mrs. Laurist gently pinched Winnie’s ear and said, “These are things passed down from our ancestors, although no one can understand them, they are very precious. Your father is still out there working for Kailun, but you want to empty the family’s assets, you might as well give me away too.”

Mrs. Laurist had a lot of resentment towards Kailun, after all, he had done many rude things.

“Okay, I won’t mention it anymore, let’s talk about something else.” Winnie said, holding Mrs. Laurist’s arm. “Right, arrange rooms for these knight sisters. I’ll have to trouble them to escort me back later, if we’re late, someone might get angry.”

“I think you’re deliberately trying to anger me to death, if you mention that devil again, I’ll kick you out.”

Mrs. Laurist glared at Winnie.

Winnie stuck out her tongue embarrassedly: “I know, I won’t mention it again, I just couldn’t help it.”

Mrs. Laurist: “…”

She suddenly wanted Kailun to take this changed daughter away.

……

At the same time, under the leadership of the former Holy Son Henry, Paul and the others were rushing to the headquarters of the Temple of the Heavenly God.

Along the way, besides the current Holy Son Joseph and the former Holy Son Henry, there was also the Holy Son candidate, Paul.

After a few days of evaluation, Paul had officially obtained the status of a Holy Son candidate, which was a good thing.

Paul found that the only problem was that everyone was looking at him more and more strangely, as if they couldn’t wait to eat him.

On the mobile palace heading for the headquarters, Paul looked at Harry in front of him and rubbed his butt. It was all Harry’s fault, saying that he wanted to try something new, and now he felt pain even when sitting on a chair.

“You have to be careful along the way, the former Holy Son obviously has special thoughts, pay more attention to yourself. I have already asked Justin to help me gather intelligence, he will contact us as soon as there is any situation. You haven’t stayed in the Temple of the Heavenly God, you don’t know how complicated it is here, no matter how vigilant you are, it’s not excessive.”

Harry advised Paul earnestly while taking a sip of his kidney-nourishing tea. There was no other way, he was old, indulging in pleasure would always come at a price.

Paul: “I know, and Joseph’s attitude is also very strange, no, I should say that everyone in the Temple of the Heavenly God is very strange.”

“It’s normal for Joseph to act strangely, after all, you’re about to replace him. I heard that the Pope has already sent someone to redeem the Saint, it seems like she sent an assassin to negotiate, the meaning behind it is thought-provoking. Right, what was the name of that assassin? It seems to be Helen…, no, it should be Perle.”

Harry wondered if he had rewarded himself too many times recently, causing his memory to decline, he suddenly couldn’t remember the other party’s name.

She was quite famous in the Temple. As a renowned eighth-rank assassin, she was also personally given a precious dragon tooth dagger by the Pope. No matter how you looked at it, she wouldn’t be an unknown person.

However, he could only remember the pseudonym Perle, which sounded like a code name.

Not only that, but even the number of people who remembered the pseudonym Perle wasn’t large. The reason Harry still remembered it was because of a special assassination incident.

“An eighth-rank assassin, could it be that His Holiness the Pope wants to use this to assassinate Kailun? Did it succeed? Is Kailun dead? He couldn’t possibly survive an eighth-rank’s assassination, right?”

Paul was extremely excited when he heard that the Temple of the Heavenly God had sent an eighth-rank assassin.

He longed for Kailun’s death all the time, if Kailun really died, he would laugh even in his dreams.

“Unfortunately, the assassin has already taken the Saint and is on her way back to the Temple of the Heavenly God. In order to redeem the Saint, they also paid Kailun five million gold coins, making him unprecedentedly wealthy.”

Harry sighed as he spoke, he no longer had the determination to go against Kailun.

After so many things that had happened during this time, Kailun had never suffered a loss, which made him wonder if the other party had the ability to foresee the future.

In order to prevent Paul from recalling sad things, Harry chose to change the subject: “Focus on the Temple of the Heavenly God, your opponent now is not Kailun, but the other contenders for the position of Holy Son. Only by defeating them can you become the true Holy Son. According to my investigation, some of them have already reached the fifth-rank, one rank higher than you now. There is less than a week left until the selection, are you confident of winning?”

Paul looked down at his arm and said, “My strength exceeds my current rank, as long as you give me a little more time, I can become stronger. Because of the magic circle and resources provided by Henry, my growth rate is constantly accelerating.”

Paul never thought that his growth rate could be so fast, this feeling was as exciting as flying.

Harry: “If it weren’t for the limited time, I wouldn’t want you to take this path, legend has it…”

Paul interrupted Harry halfway: “Enough, you’ve said it many times, I know what this path means, but I have no other choice, do I?”

Harry’s hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, he hesitated for a while and finally didn’t say anything. In his opinion, Paul was just going through a rebellious phase, he should treat him more tolerantly.

……

It was evening, Kailun came to a dilapidated inn with Afra and Isabella.

This was a small town between the royal city and Kailun’s family territory. It had been dilapidated for more than ten years, weeds and dust covering most of the houses.

In the night, the town emitted a strange glow. Looking up, the moon in the sky seemed to be covered with a red silhouette.

The breeze blew through the town, which was enveloped in a thin mist. Logically speaking, it wasn’t the season for fog yet.

When the breeze blew across his face, a bone-chilling coldness penetrated his marrow.

This town had a terrifying legend. More than ten years ago, all the people in this town died overnight. No cause could be found, no reason could be found, and there were no magic fluctuations.

It wasn’t until outsiders returned here that they discovered the shocking change in the town. At first, many people were so scared that they fled in panic. It wasn’t until more and more people gathered that they dared to return to the town.

Later, people counted the bodies and found that everyone who had stayed in the town was dead, except for a girl named Fox.

Fox was the girl’s nickname, she had the same form as a human.

More than ten years had passed, and only an ominous legend remained in the town.

This was the place where Kailun met the Fox Spirit, everything that happened back then could be called a coincidence.

Stopping at the gate of the inn, Kailun paused for several seconds, a rare happiness in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, breathing in the unique air of this place, Kailun’s eyes showed nostalgia.

To avoid Afra and Isabella being discovered by the Fox Spirit, Kailun had them conceal their aura and hide in a corner.

And he alone lit the magic lamp that hadn’t been used for countless years. When the dim light illuminated the entire inn, Kailun saw its current appearance.

Tables, chairs, and benches were scattered on the ground, covered with a thick layer of dust, like a blanket.

A gust of wind blew through the leaky walls, bringing in wisps of white mist, creating a hazy feeling.

His gaze fell on the wall on the left side of the inn. Only this wall in the entire town was clean, without a trace of dust.

At first glance, it was just a “wall of shame” recording who owed money and hadn’t paid it back, but Kailun saw a line of delicate handwriting in the corner of the wall.

‘Does anyone still remember me?’

It was this ordinary sentence that started the story that followed.

Kailun in his previous life was attracted by the strange legend, he specially entered the town to check it out while passing by.

Similarly, he also discovered this line of handwriting in his previous life and casually left his reply underneath.

“I still remember you.”

Kailun left the same words as in his previous life.

As he wrote, he felt the fluctuations of destiny magic, this must be something left behind by the Fox Spirit.

As if he didn’t feel satisfied with just leaving one sentence, Kailun simply squatted down and kept writing.

“I’m here, can you see me?”

“What’s your name? Tell me.”

“Hey, hey, hey, are you an idiot? Do you want to come out and fight? I’m super strong.”

“Want to fall in love? The kind where we only make love.”

“…”

Wave after wave of magic fluctuations spread out with Kailun’s writing, he was clearly clinging to her.

“What is he doing?” Afra, hiding in the corner, felt like she was seeing a new Kailun.

Isabella shook her head: “I felt the fluctuations of destiny magic. This should be destiny magic left behind by someone, and it’s a very advanced kind, I definitely can’t do it with my current ability. Strange, who else in the human race has a talent for destiny magic that surpasses mine?”

It wasn’t that Isabella was boasting, her talent in destiny magic was indeed rarely matched.

“I don’t know why, but I feel a little uncomfortable, like watching my own man secretly meet another woman in front of me. It’s so strange, I clearly don’t care about this.”

Afra frowned, she clearly felt the jealousy in her heart, she was clearly jealous.

In the past, even if Kailun was intimate with other girls in front of her, she didn’t care, but why was she jealous tonight even before she saw the person?

“Is it possible that the person who appears next will pose a great threat to your position?” Isabella asked.

Afra frowned even more: “Will she?”

“Let’s wait and see, I hope the next scene won’t disappoint me.” Isabella stared at Kailun intently, not wanting to miss any changes.

……

“Stop writing, stop writing, I’ve received it all!”

The Fox Spirit, who was rushing through the night, hugged her furry fox ears with a pained expression.

She didn’t know which wicked person was harassing her using the destiny magic she had left behind. Originally, she planned to go directly to the royal city of the Kingdom of Xiya, but now she had to change direction and deal with this bastard who was harassing her.

Fortunately, she was very close to the town now, she could arrive in about half an hour.

“Bastard, I’m still young, I’m not some old granny, if you keep talking nonsense, I’ll tear your mouth apart later. Oh no, I’ll break your hand!”

“Single, single! I’m a single fox, I’m not interested in the opposite sex, get as far away from me as possible!”

“No, I said no, who are you? You think you’re worthy?”

“Damn bastard, I’m almost at your doorstep, just you wait!”

“…”

The Fox Spirit replied to the received messages angrily, her thoughts would appear on the wall in the form of words.

Now she was already furious, she couldn’t wait to fly over and slap that bastard to make him face reality.

Thinking of the obscene words she had just received, her face flushed red. The pure her felt a little weak in the legs, and those lewd scenes subconsciously appeared in her mind.

No!

Those scenes weren’t what she imagined, they were transmitted to her by that bastard through drawings.

And this wasn’t even the most excessive part, the most excessive part was that she found that the female protagonist in the drawings looked exactly like her, except for the lack of fox ears and tail, it was basically her.

“Ahhh! I’m going to kill you, just you wait, I will definitely whip you hard and let you know how terrifying I am!”

“You’re finished! I’m going to crush your head like an ant!”

The Fox Spirit was about to be driven crazy by Kailun. She had already used teleportation magic many times in a row, consuming a lot of magic power, and the remaining magic power had to be saved for emergencies.

Otherwise, she would definitely seek revenge on this bastard immediately.

In her anger, she simply used destiny magic to deduce, but the result she got was a mess.

It wasn’t that her magic wasn’t working, but that her heart was in turmoil.

This time, she went to the Kingdom of Xiya to negotiate a cooperation with Kailun, her mood was already complicated, and with that bastard’s stimulation, her mentality exploded even more.

……

“Wow, I didn’t expect this fox to be so pure now, that’s right, she was indeed quite innocent when I first met her. On the surface, she looks like a big sister who knows everything, but in reality, she’s a fledgling who blushes easily, she’s not even as good as Vivian.”

Thinking of how he was pressed down and rubbed by such a fox, Kailun felt a bit resentful.

He was careless back then, he was too naive to think that the Fox Spirit was an experienced woman. It wasn’t until he broke through her defenses and saw her bleeding and howling that he realized she was just pretending.

But even if he realized it, it was useless. After all, the Fox Spirit’s strength far exceeded his at that time, being pressed down and rubbed was inevitable.

Thinking about it this way, the Fox Spirit was completely taking advantage of his youth back then, how embarrassing.

He, a teenager in his teens, was pressed down and rubbed by her, a mature woman in her twenties…

Well, he was also quite embarrassed.

For Kailun, the Fox Spirit was also a special person, because of her existence, he had a chance to struggle in his previous life.

With her help, Kailun reached the sixth-rank, learned a lot of useful knowledge, and experienced unprecedented growth.

However, her leaving without saying goodbye had hurt Kailun once, forget it, it was all in the past.

Kailun didn’t blame the Fox Spirit, he wasn’t angry because of this, he knew very well that the Fox Spirit left without saying goodbye because something happened in the abyss, it seemed that an important figure in the abyss had been assassinated.

It seemed to be a princess, he couldn’t remember clearly.

It was also after that that the abyss went completely crazy, and Carol emerged from then on, sweeping across the world, transforming into a witch, becoming the greatest terror.

Besides the resentment of being pressed down and bullied by her, Kailun’s biggest regret was not being able to see her on the day he died.

In a sense, the Fox Spirit was similar to the little princess, but more special, she had spent the second longest time with Kailun after Afra.

Speaking of which, he really missed out on too much and had too many regrets.

“It’s great to be able to see this guy talk again, to see her again.”

Kailun put down the pen in his hand and laughed foolishly for a while, he had to capture the Fox Spirit this time and make her his pet.

[Your words greatly stimulated the Fox Spirit, she thinks you are a frivolous guy. Favorability -30, Total favorability -30]

See, he had already brushed her favorability in such a short time.

Wasn’t this a fantastic start?

This time, it was his turn to bully the Fox Spirit.

Originally, Kailun just wanted to leave a message for the Fox Spirit to go to the Kingdom of Xiya, but Isabella’s words at noon made him sure that he could see the Fox Spirit.

What Isabella wanted to witness was the change of fate, and the appearance of the Fox Spirit would change the fate of both of them.

Closing his eyes, Kailun waited for the Fox Spirit to appear, he could barely suppress the smile on his lips.

This was so enjoyable!

“Bastard, are you the one who activated the magic?!”

After an unknown amount of time, a pleasant voice came from the entrance of the inn. Kailun turned his head and saw a mature woman with fox ears walk in.

“It’s you? The puppet I reserved!”

The Fox Spirit exclaimed when she saw Kailun’s face, she never expected to meet him here.

Fate didn’t tell her that Kailun would appear here.

“No, you are my puppet, my Miss Fox.” Kailun looked at the Fox Spirit and smiled happily.

Chapter 117: Ugh, Just Kill Me

“Who will keep it?”

Princess Hilna, already tempted, looked at Kailun and asked.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t learned her lesson, as Kailun said, she had nothing left to lose.

Compared to gradually fading away, it was better to play some interesting games, at least this way she could clearly feel that she was still alive.

She knew that her chances of winning were very low, but even if it was low, it couldn’t be less than one in ten thousand.

As long as there was a glimmer of possibility, she would continue the game with Kailun.

Perhaps the strange dreams gave Hilna new hope, she didn’t want to be Kailun’s puppet, didn’t want to be controlled by him all the time.

She could still barely teach Phils some useful things now, but when the day came when she was useless, wouldn’t she become a mere tool for venting?

This was the ending Hilna couldn’t accept the most.

“Let me think, let Isabella keep it. Although she is my ally, she is generally neutral, you have interacted with her, you should be able to trust her. How about it? If you have no objections, write down your respective requests.”

Kailun said as he pushed the paper and pen on the table to Hilna.

“I have no objections, but you haven’t said what we are betting on specifically, how to judge who wins or loses.” Hilna asked after glancing at the paper and pen on the table.

Kailun: “Didn’t you just say that when those ninth-ranks come to their senses, they will definitely break the illusion of the Kingdom of Xiya? Then let’s bet on whether they can break this illusion within a month.”

“Isn’t a month too short?” Hilna hesitated.

“A month is too short? They have ninth-ranks, you know, don’t tell me that the princess doesn’t even have this much confidence?”

Kailun frowned slightly. What he cared about wasn’t that he would lose if the time was extended, but that if the time was extended, his harvest time would also be extended.

If the time dragged on, he might forget about it one day.

“A month… I can agree to you, I just hope you can keep your promise.” After hesitating for a while, Hilna finally nodded, she could see the casualness in Kailun’s eyes.

She regarded this as a new possibility, but for Kailun, it was just a casual game.

Taking the paper and pen, Hilna covered the paper with one hand and wrote with the other.

After hurriedly writing two lines of small words, Hilna quickly folded the paper to prevent Kailun from seeing it. However, when she raised her head, she found that Kailun had already written down his request, and had only casually flipped the blank paper over.

This casual attitude made her unhappy. Just as she showed displeasure, she felt an itch between her legs, it was obviously Kailun’s foot doing mischief.

Helplessly, she could only press Kailun’s foot with her hand to prevent him from misbehaving.

“Speaking of which, I haven’t cared about you for several days, wouldn’t the princess feel lonely?” Kailun teased her sensitive spot with his toes subtly.

Hilna’s face flushed slightly: “I don’t have such worldly desires, don’t lump me in with you.”

“That’s great, my beautiful princess is so pure and innocent, but I just like to bully you who are pure and innocent. The cleaner you are, the more I want to make you dirty, until you are completely corrupted. But let’s forget about being as extreme as Chrissy, one plush ball is enough.”

Kailun cast a provocative look at Hilna. Under her puzzled gaze, he ordered:

“It just so happens that I have worldly desires, so crawl under the table and serve me now. Remember to drink it all this time, okay?”

Hearing this, a panicked look appeared on Hilna’s face: “Isn’t that a bit inappropriate? Many people will see us here.”

They were in the pavilion in the middle of the small lake. Because girls often played here, Kailun had someone put a round table and a few chairs here.

This place was open on all sides, with almost no cover.

However, the pavilion was some distance away from the shore, and people in the distance couldn’t see clearly what was happening here.

Moreover, there were only women in Kailun’s backyard, the largest number naturally being the young and pretty maids. However, at this moment, only a few dancers were playing and swimming in the lake, their figures, occasionally leaping out of the water, were fair and alluring.

They already regarded Kailun as their true master, so even if they felt his gaze, they wouldn’t shyly hide underwater.

On the contrary, they would even stand up and show off their bodies to Kailun, hoping to be favored by him.

They were more realistic and sincere in their expressions, this kind of unpretentious attitude deserved praise.

Kailun was glad that he had taken them back from Isabella. No matter what, their dancing was quite good, and their handling of intelligence was a bonus.

And he was the only male they had ever come into contact with, so they wouldn’t feel any psychological discomfort.

This had to be praised for the Loya Ball, they understood men.

Of course, not everyone had this kind of strange possessiveness. For example, the Second Prince liked experienced women, Duke Pit liked married women, and Harry liked pretty boys.

Everyone’s hobbies were different, Kailun had a strong possessiveness.

Moving his gaze from the dancers’ bodies back to Hilna, who was even more beautiful, Kailun smiled and said, “It’s okay, no one can see you under the table, right?”

Kailun retracted his foot and urged Hilna to make a decision with his eyes.

“Can we not do it here? We can go back to the room, as long as it’s not here, I can satisfy more of your requests.”

Hilna’s momentum weakened, she had been bullied by Kailun many times, and she wasn’t very resistant to being intimate with him.

What she cared about was the eyes of others, if others saw her, the dignified princess…

She glanced down under the table, because of the cover of the pavilion’s pillars and the table, others probably couldn’t see.

“You can refuse me, but the consequence of doing so is that I will actively press you on the table, so you can choose one.” Kailun fiddled with the paper in front of him and smiled.

Kailun was unwilling to give up the pleasure of bullying Hilna. Anna went to deal with the accounts with Ella today, the latter’s favorability had been brushed from -20 to 20.

Anna had already told Kailun about Ella’s evil plan, and Kailun had bullied Ella hard for several hours because of this.

Afra was still training the little knights, Phils was busy with the tasks Kailun had assigned, so the only person he could bully was Hilna.

At this time, Kailun couldn’t help but think about whether he should bring Little Princess Vivian along. After all, putting the two sisters together would always produce wonderful reactions.

“I understand…”

Hilna forced down her shame and shrank under the table, then she slowly crawled towards Kailun until she poked her head out from under the table.

Grabbing her fiery red hair with one hand, Kailun enjoyed the rich expressions on her face.

[Your rough actions made Hilna disgusted, but mental pollution offset her disgust. Favorability unchanged.]

Half an hour later, while listening to the gurgling sound, Kailun opened the note Hilna had written her bet on and read softly: “My bet is to make Kailun my dog, wagging his tail at me every day and barking.”

After reading Hilna’s request, Kailun touched her head and commented: “You’re just like Vivian, you both like to keep dogs. This is not a good habit, because you are the little doggy, you know?”

[Your actions once again shattered Hilna’s newly built pride, she hates your deception. Favorability -5, Total favorability -85]

He said he wouldn’t look, but Kailun still looked, he was a liar!

The sad Hilna bit down hard with her teeth, but all she could bring Kailun was endless sourness. If she had little canine teeth, Kailun would be even more satisfied.

Hilna’s resistance was just humiliating herself, it didn’t take long for Kailun to feed her again.

[Hilna was filled with mental pollution. Favorability +10, Total favorability -75]

After going back and forth, Hilna’s favorability didn’t decrease but increased, the only price was that she might not be able to eat lunch.

Kailun touched her hair while contemplating life.

He had been back in the Kingdom of Xiya for several days. Since the Temple of the Heavenly God hadn’t started a war, he could only contact the Fox Spirit in advance.

He didn’t know if the previous method would still work, but no matter what, he would try it first. He planned to set off after lunch.

To be safe, he would bring Afra along.

Because of his gift, Afra already had top-tier eighth-rank attributes. If he transferred his own attributes to Afra, then she would have double the attributes and be able to truly rival a ninth-rank.

For now, Afra was one of his hidden trump cards.

……

In the main hall of the Rose Kingdom, the Rose Queen was once again discussing their next plan with the ministers and nobles.

“I heard that Duke Pit has already contacted a supplier of magic crystals, is this true?”

The Rose Queen, sitting high on the throne, lowered her head slightly and scanned the crowd in the hall, her gaze finally landing on Duke Pit.

“Your Majesty, please rest assured, I have already contacted reliable people to provide a stable supply of magic crystals. Although I paid a high price in the process, as long as it’s for the benefit of the kingdom, it’s worth it, I am willing to dedicate everything to Your Majesty.”

Duke Pit bowed with a smile, his face filled with uncontainable joy.

He naturally felt the displeased gazes of the other nobles, but he didn’t care. As long as he could get close to the Rose Queen, he was making a profit.

He secretly glanced at the Rose Queen on the throne out of the corner of his eye, she was so intellectual and beautiful.

In Duke Pit’s eyes, the Rose Queen was the perfect married woman, her existence perfectly satisfied his understanding of this term.

Especially when he heard that the former king was about to die of illness, he was even happier.

“Very good, if you handle this matter well, I can give you a certain reward, either territory or gold coins. You should know that the resistance of the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms has become tenacious recently, our offensive has been blocked everywhere, and the magic crystals stored in the treasury are about to be exhausted.”

The Rose Queen reminded him briefly.

Originally, they planned to take down the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms within a month, but now it seemed that it was impossible.

The Rose Kingdom was now bogged down in the quagmire of war, with tight funds, scarce resources, insufficient troops, and lack of firepower… These were the current difficulties the Rose Kingdom was facing.

And all these difficulties were related to a person named Kailun. If it weren’t for Kailun’s appearance, she would have easily conquered the capitals of the two countries by now.

What she never expected was that while she was still fighting hard, Kailun had already defeated the Temple of the Heavenly God and captured the Kingdom of Malaga, the whole process only took a week.

Compared to him, the Rose Queen even doubted her own life.

“Your Majesty, please rest assured, if I can’t deliver, you can take back my territory and rights.” When Duke Pit said this, he confidently thought that the Rose Queen would refuse.

After all, he had contributed so much to the Rose Kingdom, even if he didn’t have any merit, he still had hard work.

“Okay, since Duke Pit has such great determination, I naturally have to trust you completely.”

The Rose Queen smiled: “Everyone, listen carefully, Duke Pit has made such a promise, you must supervise him well and never let him slack off.”

The Rose Queen had a charming smile on her face, making it difficult to tell whether she was joking or being serious.

Duke Pit: “Your Majesty, actually I…”

Seeing the Rose Queen’s smile, Duke Pit’s heart tightened, he quickly tried to explain, but the surrounding nobles chose to kick him while he was down and congratulated him one after another.

“Duke Pit, you really have good methods, we are so envious, but we are not capable enough, we can only watch you accomplish this great task.”

“Yes, yes, Duke Pit must keep his word. You said before that you would use one million gold coins to buy how many supplies? Oh, one and a half million!”

“That’s right, it’s one and a half million, Duke Pit, you have to work hard.”

“….”

Duke Pit: “….”

He had too many enemies, it was a bit overwhelming.

Looking at the Rose Queen on the throne, he wondered if she did it on purpose.

But it didn’t matter, wasn’t this fiery personality a plus?

To take it a step further, Duke Pit smiled confidently: “Your Majesty, please rest assured, this is just a piece of cake for me.”

He had already thought about it, if the magic crystals provided by Earl Laurist couldn’t meet his needs, then he would target these nobles around him.

Anyway, they didn’t have a good relationship, it wouldn’t be a big problem if he took a little, just treat it as getting rid of potential opponents.

Duke Pit was very skilled at this kind of thing, after all, this was how he had survived all these years.

“Hmm, good awareness, then let’s move on to the next topic, how should we defend against the Kingdom of Xiya’s attack in ten days? According to the situation on the front line, it will take us at least another month to conquer the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms. During this time, we can’t defend against the Kingdom of Xiya’s attack from the rear. Unless we give up the external offensive, but this is not realistic, is it?”

The Rose Queen laid out the current predicament on the table, the Kingdom of Xiya had become her biggest worry.

Withdrawing troops to defend meant that the war during this period was in vain, the national strength was wasted, and the subsequent decline was foreseeable.

But if they continued the war, how could they defend against the Kingdom of Xiya’s attack?

A hint of regret appeared in the Rose Queen’s heart.

Before, she thought that a one-month peace treaty was too long, now she thought that this one-month peace treaty was too short.

People were fickle, and so was she.

Hearing this, a noble who was also a duke hesitated for a moment and stood up and said: “I am willing to share Your Majesty’s worries, in order to solve the kingdom’s difficulties, I am willing to contribute five thousand private soldiers to defend the rear.”

With one noble taking a stand, the other nobles were put on the spot. The cruel involution forced them to make a choice.

In order to not leave a bad impression in front of the Rose Queen, the nobles expressed their stance one after another.

“I am willing to contribute three thousand private soldiers.”

“I am willing to contribute one thousand mages.”

“I am willing to contribute five hundred knights.”

“….”

Bit by bit, they quickly gathered more than thirty thousand troops, which should be enough to defend the city, it could only solve the immediate problem.

After all the nobles had expressed their stance, Duke Pit stepped forward: “I am willing to contribute fifteen thousand private soldiers to share Your Majesty’s worries.”

‘Damn involution dog!’

Hearing Duke Pit’s words, everyone cursed him in their hearts.

“Thank you all for your contributions to the country, we will reward you for your merits when everything is settled. If there is nothing else, you may all leave.”

When she said these words, the Rose Queen glanced at Duke Pit, there was no praise in her eyes, but pity.

“Your Majesty, I discovered a special situation. In our investigation, the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms transported a large amount of supplies and gold coins to the Kingdom of Xiya. Unfortunately, our investigation was a step too late, they have already successfully entered the Kingdom of Xiya. According to my investigation, the changes in the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms are likely related to the Kingdom of Xiya.”

An old minister spoke after the nobles had finished speaking, he looked at the Rose Queen on the throne with a worried expression and continued:

“This is clearly a scheme by that Kailun, he wants to be the fisherman who benefits from the troubled waters. Your Majesty must be extremely vigilant, this Kailun is not simple at all, as far as I know, even the Temple of the Heavenly God was defeated by him, and in the end, they could only spend money to redeem the Saint.”

Hearing the name Kailun, the Rose Queen was silent for a moment. “You all go down first, as for this Kailun, I will study him carefully. If he wants to benefit from this, he must pay a heavy price. After I solve the matter at hand, I will definitely come back and crush his Kingdom of Xiya.”

As she spoke, the Rose Queen’s disgust for Kailun increased a bit.

[The Rose Queen hates your insidiousness. Favorability -5, Total favorability -65]

……

“What?! One gold coin can only buy ninety-five ordinary magic crystals? With such a high price, why don’t you just rob me?”

“You said this is the price everywhere, how come I don’t know? In the Kingdom of Xiya, it’s clearly one gold coin for one hundred magic crystals, don’t try to fool me.”

“Are your magic crystals made of gold or something?”

Dean Edlin was furious when she heard the chamber of commerce shopkeeper’s outrageous offer. This was a direct loss of 5%, who could stand it?

In terms of profit, it was a 50% reduction, which meant that the other party’s asking price made her lose two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins.

It was already considered restrained that Edlin didn’t immediately chop the other party down after hearing this offer.

“I’m sorry, this is the national unified price. As far as I know, the price in the neighboring kingdom is even higher. If you can’t accept it, then please go somewhere else.”

The chamber of commerce president in front of Edlin was a middle-aged woman. If it weren’t for the fact that Edlin had two seventh-rank knights with her, she would have already kicked her out.

In her opinion, her price was still too low. The neighboring kingdom was already at 1:92, if she didn’t raise the price, it would be against heaven’s will.

Edlin, in her girl form, put her hands on her hips and said: “How could the neighboring kingdom be more expensive than your price? Don’t lie to me.”

“Master Edlin, she’s telling the truth.” The deputy commander, feeling a little embarrassed, quickly stepped forward and pulled Edlin’s sleeve, whispering:

“According to the information we received, the exchange rates in the next few kingdoms we are going to are: 1:90, 1:85, 1:83. If you don’t believe it, you can see the magic letters we just received with your own eyes.”

According to the information they received, the further away the kingdom was from the Kingdom of Xiya, the higher the price. When they arrived later, the price would probably be even higher. The current price was already the lowest they could get.

The deputy commander’s words were like a bolt from the blue, shattering Edlin’s heart. She quickly grabbed the deputy commander’s arm and said, “Are you sure you’re not lying to me? You’re joking, right?”

The deputy commander shook her head: “Sorry, this is the information we just received. The price of magic crystals is soaring, if you want to buy them, you have to do it soon.”

“Oh right, how many magic crystals do you have left?” The deputy commander’s words reminded Edlin, she quickly looked at the middle-aged woman in front of her.

“About eighty million, I wonder how much this customer needs?” The middle-aged woman smiled professionally.

Edlin: “…”

Eighty million magic crystals meant only a few hundred thousand gold coins, then she would have to go to other kingdoms to buy the rest at a high price.

No matter how she looked at it, it was a huge loss, let alone making a profit, she estimated that she would lose hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

“Ouch, my stomach hurts, I have to go out to take care of it!” Edlin had a sudden idea and clutched her stomach, running outside.

However, the two seventh-rank deputy commanders immediately pressed Edlin’s shoulders. “Where do you want to go, Master Edlin? Don’t forget that Young Master Kailun signed a contract with you, you should be very clear about the consequences of breaking the contract.”

To prevent Edlin from running away or doing something stupid, Kailun arranged for two deputy commanders of the Silver Moon Knights.

They were there to protect the gold coins, and also to “protect” Edlin.

Edlin’s face fell: “Oh right, I signed a contract, tell me honestly, did Kailun already know that the price of magic crystals was going up?”

“Master Edlin, don’t overthink it, Young Master Kailun didn’t know that the price of magic crystals was going up, have you forgotten that the magic crystals in the Kingdom of Xiya are only 1:100?”

Edlin: “Ugh, just kill me, I don’t want to live anymore, the thought of owing hundreds of thousands of gold coins makes me want to bang my head against the wall.”

The deputy commander patted Edlin’s shoulder and said, “Master Edlin, look on the bright side, maybe the gold coins you owe are more than a million.”

Edlin: “…”

The person who she originally thought was kind and like a grandmother only knew how to stab her in the heart.

Now Edlin could only pin her hopes on Kailun, she didn’t know how many gold coins her beauty was worth.

Melancholy, sadness, and discomfort.

She had to dress up well, so that she could sell herself to Kailun, this big sucker, at a very high price.

With Kailun’s lecherousness, it wouldn’t be excessive to charge him a million gold coins, right?

Thinking of her sadness, Edlin directly waved her hand: “Bring out all your magic crystals, this master will take them all!”

Even though she had already lost everything, she still had to continue buying magic crystals for Kailun, what kind of torture was this?

……

Chapter 116: Another Bet?

“Speaking of which, haven’t the Temple of the Heavenly God and the abyss started fighting yet?”

At ten o’clock in the morning, Kailun sought out Isabella to get the latest information.

He had been waiting for both sides to start fighting, but after waiting for so long, there was still no result, which made him very disappointed.

The two of them were strolling by the small lake. Along the way, Kailun could also feel the gazes of the princesses.

Vivian didn’t know when she had become close to Hilna, but she looked a bit like an owner, her status far above Hilna’s.

Using the authority given by Kailun, she often bullied Hilna in daily life, making her do laundry, wash dishes, and mop the floor.

Kailun didn’t interfere too much, he was waiting for the two of them to put on an interesting show for him.

Turning his head back, Kailun’s gaze fell on Isabella.

She was really too petite, her height barely reaching Kailun’s waist, she looked like a delicate doll.

“Your eyes are very rude. I told you, I’m an adult, please don’t look at me like that. If it were in my territory, I would definitely have someone gouge your eyes out.”

Isabella didn’t answer Kailun’s question immediately.

If she could beat him, she would definitely jump up and hit Kailun’s knees.

“Unfortunately, you are in my territory now, so doesn’t that mean I can do whatever I want to you?”

Kailun reached out and touched her head, messing up her gray hair.

Sensing Kailun’s somewhat aggressive gaze, Isabella wisely didn’t refute his words.

She only expressed her displeasure with her lively and charming eyes.

[Your words made Isabella slightly unhappy. Favorability -2, Total favorability 18]

It was really hard for her that she hadn’t dropped below freezing point after witnessing so many of Kailun’s evil deeds.

Speaking of which, there weren’t many normal people around Kailun. People like Saint Chrissy were all brushed from negative to positive through special methods.

Anna’s situation was similar, she was also on the passive side.

As for Little Princess Vivian, she had a mischievous personality, it was reasonable for her favorability to increase because of the scenes in her dreams.

“Tell me, tell me some information I don’t know, I’m quite interested in the war between the Temple of the Heavenly God and the abyss.”

Kailun didn’t continue to tease Isabella, if he went too far when her favorability was not high, it was easy to make her favorability drop to 0 or below.

For Kailun now, Isabella was just a useful tool.

Therefore, he didn’t pay much attention to her and didn’t even deliberately brush her favorability.

Actually, the favorability of “little girls” like Isabella was often easy to brush, he only needed to show a little more care and concern to have a chance to enter her heart.

Don’t look at her always putting on an unapproachable appearance, she would occasionally show envious eyes.

Thanks to their similarities in some aspects, Isabella was very close to Vivian, but recently Vivian had started to be busy with her own things, so she was left alone again.

She looked a little pitiful, should he find something for her to do?

Isabella, who was mentally mature, felt Kailun’s gaze and wanted to correct his misjudgment, but to avoid trouble, she still said patiently:

“The main reason why the Temple of the Heavenly God didn’t take the initiative to start a war is that other major forces are watching, to be honest, our Loya Ball can also be considered one of them. Not only that, the Temple of the Heavenly God seems to want to use this to deplete the abyss’s reserves and force them to act, after all, the second mine that the abyss has been operating for so many years has a home advantage. Although this home advantage is useless for the ninth-rank, it still has some impact on the rest of them.”

Isabella paused for a moment: “The reason why the abyss didn’t attack is even simpler, that is, their frontal strength is not enough to support a frontal battle. As far as I know, there are still several factions in the abyss, and they are not perfectly integrated with each other.”

Hearing this, Kailun skillfully touched Isabella’s head and said regretfully: “You might as well have not said anything, there’s nothing useful in your words.”

Isabella rolled her beautiful eyes at Kailun: “You just didn’t get the result you wanted, they’re not idiots, how could they start a war so easily?”

“Oh, you’re wrong about that. In fact, those two idiots are much crazier than you think, they would have started fighting long ago if everything had gone normally. The reason they haven’t fought now should be because of unexpected problems, and this accident is most likely due to my appearance.”

Kailun even smiled proudly when he said this.

Isabella naturally didn’t believe this statement. Although Kailun had already had a considerable impact on the Temple of the Heavenly God, it wouldn’t have much impact on their main decisions.

After all, Kailun didn’t have a ninth-rank on his side, even if the Temple valued him, they wouldn’t value him too much.

But looking at Kailun’s expression, she wasn’t so confident anymore. So Isabella thought about it and took out a gold coin from her arms: “Do you need me to divine once?”

Kailun shook his head: “There’s no need to use your ability on such small matters, why don’t you calculate whether the Temple of the Heavenly God will start a war today instead?”

Isabella was stunned for a moment and nodded slightly: “Okay.”

She flicked the gold coin with her thumb, making it draw a beautiful arc in the air…

……

“Slap!”

The gold coin landed on the table, heads up.

“Ahhh! I was actually tricked, I’m going to kill him!”

In the carriage heading towards the Temple of the Heavenly God, the assassin girl was heartbroken as she looked at the gold coin on the table.

The gold coin on the table was left for her by Kailun. At first, Helena didn’t understand what was the point of Kailun doing this.

But as she replayed the scene in her mind, she realized that it wasn’t that she was unlucky, but that probability was on Kailun’s side.

If it were in the past, she should have discovered such an obvious problem long ago, but why didn’t she notice it?

Thinking back, Helena realized that she had been completely led by the nose by Kailun, as if she had been possessed.

This feeling of being played with made her very angry. In order to return to the Temple of the Heavenly God and report the Saint, she signed an extremely unequal treaty with Kailun.

However, this wasn’t the most excessive part, the most excessive part was that Kailun didn’t even return her dagger.

You know, her dagger was made from a dragon tooth, a proper eighth-rank weapon, it was a gift from the Pope.

The heartache made it difficult to breathe, she would rather Kailun take her body than her dagger.

“Damn Kailun, just you wait, I will personally take your head in a month.”

Helena glared at the gold coin on the table fiercely. After leaving Kailun, she returned to her original personality.

Next time she faced Kailun, she would use all her means. As long as she could kill him, she was willing to sacrifice everything, even using seduction, she was fearless.

“Don’t be silly, if you dare to touch Kailun, I will be the first to cut you down, understand?”

Saint Chrissy, who was sitting opposite Helena, rolled her eyes at her. If Helena wasn’t just talking, she would have slapped her.

She was just a knife raised by the Temple of the Heavenly God, she was still far inferior to her, the Saint.

Even though she had become Kailun’s plush ball, Chrissy could still look down at Helena from above.

“Traitor, you traitor to the Temple of the Heavenly God, everyone spent so many resources to cultivate you, but you betrayed the Temple. You are not only a traitor, but also an ingrate!”

The originally respected Saint had become the biggest traitor, Helena’s mood was not calm.

While hating the Saint, she hated herself even more, because even though she knew the truth, she couldn’t directly tell the Pope.

An unspeakable sin weighed on Helena’s shoulders, she desperately wanted to kill Kailun to seek relief, if possible, she also wanted to include Chrissy.

“Yes, yes, yes, I’m an ingrate, but don’t you have to listen to me now? Don’t you think you’re noble? If you’re so noble, tell the Pope directly that I’m a traitor.”

Chrissy, deeply influenced by Kailun, also learned his sarcasm.

Helena looked at Chrissy angrily: “You, you, you…”

“Don’t ‘you, you, you’, I ask you, what’s your name?” Chrissy, who had gained the upper hand, directly ended the topic with one sentence.

Helena: “…”

With just one sentence, she was completely silenced. Helena hated two kinds of people in her life, one was called Kailun, and the other was the kind of person who asked her name.

Biting her lip, Helena huddled in a corner with the gold coin.

She didn’t want to be an assassin anymore, she wanted to be a warrior, so that she could stab Chrissy in the heart with a sword.

……

“At our current speed, we will be able to enter the kingdom with the Temple of the Heavenly God’s bank the day after tomorrow. At that time, we will directly exchange the Golden Agreements for gold coins, and then buy magic crystals on the spot. However, I estimate that the local gold coins and magic crystals won’t be enough to meet our needs, so we have to go to several kingdoms. But we are all riding horses, so the whole process can be completed in half a month.”

On the way to the next kingdom, Dean Edlin, riding on a horse, was talking about her plan.

The deputy commander, who knew the inside story, smiled and said: “As long as you’re happy.”

The deputy commander was a veteran of the Silver Moon Knights. Although she was fifty years old, her combat power was even stronger than when she was young.

After all, not everyone reached their peak when they were young, for many people, they could only slowly increase their strength.

The deputy commander next to Edlin was the one who reached the seventh-rank after decades of hard work, but this was already her limit.

She saw a similar talent in Edlin as in Afra, both of them were favored by the world.

Not only them, there were many other talented girls around Kailun.

As a senior, she felt that she should guide these talented girls to become stronger.

At the same time, Steward Roden and the captain of the First Knights were in the Kingdom of Malaga, helping Kailun guard and manage the territory.

But she couldn’t help but smile when she thought of Kailun’s evil plan.

Such a good girl, but she had already fallen into Young Master Kailun’s trap.

She didn’t intend to tell Edlin the truth. As the deputy commander of the Silver Moon Knights, she was part of the Kailun family, and obeying orders was part of her honor.

“I’m always generous, when I make money, I’ll give you five thousand each, no, ten thousand… Forget it, I’ll treat you to a good meal, that’s more practical.”

Originally, Edlin wanted to show off and give everyone five thousand gold coins, but then she thought that five thousand gold coins was too much, it was better to treat them to a good meal.

There was no other way, she had been poor for too long, and now that she finally had the possibility of being rich, Edlin didn’t want to be extravagant and wasteful.

In order to earn more gold coins from Kailun, she even sold all the mentors from the Royal Magic Academy to Kailun in one go.

It wasn’t much, just fifty thousand gold coins, this money had already been deducted from the money she owed Kailun, she currently still owed sixty thousand gold coins.

In fact, Edlin had quite a bit of savings, adding up to about fifty thousand gold coins, but she had always saved it and never spent it.

She lacked a key catalyst for the special magic she was researching. According to her research, this catalyst was best to be a hard dragon tooth, and it had to be at least eighth-rank.

However, eighth-rank dragon teeth generally came from dragon corpses, so the price was always sky-high.

If she remembered correctly, the last dragon tooth sold at the Temple of the Heavenly God fetched one hundred thousand gold coins, and that was just the price of one tooth.

If you added the wings, horns, and scales, a whole dragon would be worth millions of gold coins, no wonder the Temple of the Heavenly God often hunted the abyss, this was simply profiteering.

Even if they didn’t hunt dragons, occasionally catching some elves and rare races to sell could also earn them a fortune.

It was impossible not to be envious. For Edlin, who would do anything for money, she also wanted to steal a dragon and sell it.

It was just a pity that most dragons were quite powerful now, there were quite a few seventh and eighth-ranks among them.

After witnessing Edlin’s stinginess, the deputy commander still smiled and said: “As long as you’re happy, but the price of magic crystals seems to have gone up recently, so we’d better hurry.”

“What? The price has gone up? Hurry, hurry, hurry, let’s rush to our destination overnight, I’ll treat you to a feast when we get there!”

Hearing this, Edlin was completely flustered. Now was a race against time, every hour she wasted, she would lose countless gold coins.

Thinking of the fact that the gold coins she earned were reduced, Edlin’s eyes turned red.

……

Amidst the hustle and bustle of countless people, the Kingdom of Xiya really calmed down.

But this peace only lasted for two days. When the third day arrived, the Kingdom of Xiya was in an uproar.

For Kailun, everything was developing in a good direction. The academies located in various parts of the kingdom were recruiting students in an orderly manner, and they were advertising free tuition.

No matter who it was, as long as they had the corresponding talent and were recognized in a certain way, they could study for free.

This outrageous move was seen by many as another form of scam, but with Kailun’s personal confirmation, people went crazy.

Countless people flocked to the Magic Academy, wanting to become a noble mage, but unfortunately, there weren’t many people with magic talent. Even though Kailun’s academy was free, many people couldn’t study.

So they settled for the next best thing and chose the Knight Academy and Warrior Academy, which were also free.

Although they were very enthusiastic, talent was always the cruelest reality. Even though the acceptance rate of the latter two was much higher, it was only 1% of the number of applicants.

Reality extinguished their enthusiasm, many people could only helplessly devote themselves to the construction of the kingdom.

It wasn’t because they were patriotic, but because the current salary was much higher than before.

The daily salary not only allowed them to eat hard bread, but also allowed them to save money to buy new clothes. If they worked a little harder, they could even see the hope of buying a house and settling down.

With this kind of publicity, many people from the surrounding kingdoms flocked to the Kingdom of Xiya. Among them, there were quite a few sixth and seventh-ranks, most of them came for the classes of Kailson, the eighth-rank mage.

At first, they planned to steal the knowledge and then return to their countries, leaving as soon as they broke through. After all, there was only one eighth-rank in the whole world who taught selflessly.

But when they had this thought, they had already fallen into Kailun’s trap. After breaking through from the sixth-rank to the seventh-rank, wouldn’t they want to break through to the eighth-rank?

Kailson had the experience of breaking through to the eighth-rank, let him teach you.

If there were one or two lucky ones who really broke through to the eighth-rank, wouldn’t they want to break through to the ninth-rank?

By just painting half a pie, Kailun could quietly win over many people.

Of course, this method naturally had many drawbacks.

But in Kailun’s view, as long as the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, it was enough. The benefits he gained from this could make the snowball of fate roll bigger and bigger.

In addition to free tuition, Kailun also sold books, magic books, at cost price.

He broke the norm and sold these once extremely expensive books at the price of blank paper.

Except for some sensitive taboo scrolls, all books below the sixth-rank were sold.

In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the merchants and let them print books in the country for free and sell them at cost price, Kailun gave them the right to export books, allowing them to sell them to other countries at a maximum of five times the cost price.

Although it was five times the price, it was also five times the price of ordinary books, so overall it wasn’t expensive.

Even the lowest class of people could buy a book with a fifth-rank magic circle if they saved money for a while.

However, a fivefold profit was enough to drive these merchants crazy.

Kailun didn’t expect them to make a lot of money for him, he just wanted them to expand the influence of the Kingdom of Xiya, all of this was paving the way for his future plans.

It was no exaggeration to say that this was a storm sweeping the world, only a madman like Kailun dared to make such a bold plan.

If it were someone else, at another time, they might have been crushed by the surrounding countries long ago.

However, what were the surrounding countries of the Kingdom of Xiya doing? The Rose Kingdom was fighting the Madden and Kaz Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Malaga was taken down by Kailun in a week, and then Dean Edlin’s crazy purchases would also have a profound impact on the remaining countries.

From this point of view, Kailun had almost provoked all the surrounding kingdoms, but they couldn’t punish him.

The only one who could punish him, the Temple of the Heavenly God, had already suffered a defeat. With their main forces entangled with the abyss, the Temple simply couldn’t control Kailun.

In Kailun’s words, the time, the place, and the people were all in his favor, if he didn’t act now, when would he?

Kailun clearly knew what kind of impact his decision had on the world, no one could stay out of it during this period.

Now Kailun had thrown the problem to the other kingdoms. Facing Kailun’s actions, would they join in or close themselves off?

No matter what decision they made, Kailun would benefit, he was in an invincible position from the beginning.

The next step was to contact the Fox Spirit based on this, truly establish a connection with the abyss, and become the third pole of the world.

To put it nicely, it was absolute neutrality.

To put it bluntly, it was taking advantage of both sides.

As long as the first phase of the plan succeeded, Kailun would have this confidence.

Since someone could observe fate, then they would definitely know that the future center of the world was in the Kingdom of Xiya.

“Checkmate!”

Throwing away the chess piece in his hand, Kailun looked at Princess Hilna across from him with a little interest and said, “So, my beautiful princess, do you understand why I made this move?”

“I don’t understand.”

Hilna shook her head. In the morning, she was still glad that Kailun hadn’t bullied her for several days, but she didn’t expect him to come and play chess with her early in the morning.

Five games in a row, she tried her best in these five games, but she couldn’t resist Kailun’s attacks, and finally ended up with a crushing defeat.

“Doesn’t the princess have anything to say about the current Kingdom of Xiya?”

Kailun took off his shoes, put his feet on Hilna’s lap, and asked her to massage them for him.

“You’re asking about the Kingdom of Xiya?” Hilna was stunned.

“Otherwise? You don’t think I’m asking about the chess game in front of you, do you?”

Kailun shook his head with amusement: “Princess, don’t make me laugh, I’d rather expect you to fall head over heels in love with me than expect you to understand the chess game in front of you.”

“…” Hilna bit her lip, leaving faint teeth marks on her red lips with her teeth: “I would rather die than fall for you.”

“Don’t say such absolute things, or I’ll take it seriously. But speaking of which, does the princess really have nothing to say when she sees the current Kingdom of Xiya?”

Kailun propped his chin on his hand and stared into Hilna’s eyes, he deliberately used the title “princess” to provoke her nerves.

“I… I don’t understand…”

Hilna stopped halfway through her words, meeting Kailun’s provocative gaze, she bit the bullet and said: “Surface prosperity, underlying chaos, as long as there is an external force beyond our control, it will definitely collapse. Everything now is just a last hurrah, the final glory. When those forces with ninth-ranks come to their senses, they will definitely crush the Kingdom of Xiya.”

She wanted to say she didn’t understand, but a voice in her heart told her not to.

“It’s a considered opinion, you pass. Considering that you’ve been teaching Phils seriously recently, I’ll give you a chance, a chance to bet with me.”

Kailun saw Hilna purse her lips, knowing that she wanted to refuse, so he added: “After all, you have nothing left to lose, do you? Don’t tell me that the once proud princess doesn’t even have this much courage anymore.”

Bullying Hilna had become a pleasure for Kailun, he would properly educate this former enemy when he had free time.

When would he stop?

Of course, when she fell in love with him.

Was that possible?

Of course not, because Kailun would try his best to avoid it, because only Hilna, who hated him, was worth bullying.

Hilna asked: “What’s the bet?”

Kailun gently stepped on Hilna’s soft lower abdomen and put his foot between her legs: “Don’t ask about the bet, let’s decide the bet at the end, we can write it down on a piece of paper and have someone keep it beforehand. In that case, are you still willing to bet with me?”

These words meant that the bet could be anything.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kailun felt Hilna’s body tense up, she was tightly clamping his foot with her beautiful thighs, making him sink into endless softness.

Of course, as a bad guy, Kailun wouldn’t tell Hilna that his bet was to have her personally send Shirley to his bed.

He might not eat Shirley, but he definitely wanted to see Hilna cry.

Hee hee~

Chapter 115: Dragon Girl’s Teeth

“Alright, get some rest. I’ll stay with Carol tonight. The little one seems to have something on her mind, I need to comfort her well tonight.”

“What’s wrong with me? Don’t overthink it. With my current strength, even ten of you can’t beat me. Don’t you believe it? I’ll press you against the wall and bully you right now.”

“Really, Sister Afra, believe me.”

“….”

After much effort, Kailun barely managed to dispel Afra’s doubts. With his current physical injuries, let alone defeating the combination of Anna and Ella, he couldn’t even defeat the weakest, Afra.

To save face, Kailun chose the soft and fragrant Carol.

“Good night, see you tomorrow.”

Kailun kissed Afra on the forehead and pushed her into the bedroom.

Before Afra could say anything, Kailun slipped away into Carol’s room. This escape-like behavior made Afra feel helpless.

“This bad guy must be hiding something from me.”

She hummed with dissatisfaction, looking at Kailun’s receding figure thoughtfully.

She was clearly thinking about taking advantage of her enhanced physical fitness to prove herself, but Kailun ran away before she could.

In Afra’s view, she could definitely surpass her previous self, at least two or three hours shouldn’t be a problem, her attributes were already at the peak of the eighth-rank.

Afra gently stroked her lower abdomen with her fingers. She didn’t feel anything when she touched herself, but every touch from Kailun made her itch unbearably.

It was so strange.

Turning her head to look at Ella and Anna, who were already sitting on the bed chatting, Afra rubbed her smooth lower abdomen and got into bed.

Without Kailun’s liveliness, everyone could only go to bed early.

On the other side, Kailun had already entered Carol’s room.

Compared to his big bed, Carol’s bed was a little smaller, but it was more than enough for two people.

When Kailun entered the room, Carol had already finished her bath, and she was sitting by the window, drying her hair with a towel.

Her hair was very long, it had already passed her slender waist and was growing towards her knees.

Kailun closed the door, walked over, took the towel from her hand, and actively dried her hair for her. Perhaps sensing Kailun’s arrival, a satisfied smile appeared on Carol’s face.

Compared to the World-Ending Witch in his memory, who didn’t have much emotion, Carol at this moment was more like a cute girl next door.

The two didn’t speak, as if they were tacitly enjoying this moment of peace.

Because of the good food and the vast amount of resources provided by Kailun, Carol had made great progress in both strength and figure.

She had grown two centimeters taller, her originally thin figure gradually becoming curvy, gradually approaching a voluptuous figure.

The originally somewhat dry hair ends had regained their luster, holding them in his hand felt like sand slipping through his fingers.

With nothing better to do, Kailun tied Carol’s long hair into pigtails.

Speaking of which, pigtails didn’t suit Carol’s personality, but because of her excellent foundation, she still looked very pleasing to the eye.

This unique nurturing gave Kailun a special sense of accomplishment, especially since Carol also had the attribute of the final boss, so this sense of accomplishment was magnified to an extremely high level.

After fixing her hair, Kailun touched Carol’s head and said, “You promised to give me a massage, now I’ll leave this arduous task to you.”

“I’ll do my best.”

Carol turned her head and nodded seriously. No matter what kind of massage Kailun asked for, she would do her best to complete it.

Hearing this, Kailun consciously lay down on Carol’s bed, using her pillow to cushion his chin: “Go ahead, I hope you can use a little more force when you massage my back.”

Even now, Kailun could still feel the soreness and swelling in his body. It should be noted that he had maxed out his physique, and such a terrifying physique attribute could still have such obvious aftereffects, which only meant that he had vented too thoroughly.

For Kailun now, even just touching the barrier of the ninth-rank would come at a certain price.

Even though he now possessed ninth-rank magic power, he couldn’t cast ninth-rank magic. Besides the fact that he didn’t know how to, casting magic also required a certain degree of mental power support.

However, with all his points allocated to magic power, Kailun couldn’t fill the gap in mental power.

“Just a massage?” Carol asked unwillingly, wearing her beautiful pajamas.

She had deliberately prepared herself tonight. She was wearing a black silk nightgown that was as light as a feather, the semi-transparent fabric just allowing one to see her delicate skin underneath.

Even with a quick glance, Kailun could see the bulge on her chest through the nightgown, its allure not inferior to that of other girls, with a kind of innocent temptation.

Below was the thin gauze skirt of the nightgown. Although she wasn’t wearing nothing underneath, as long as Kailun wanted to, he could see a lot of spring scenery.

Not only that, Carol had also specially put on stockings, black and white over-the-knee stockings.

He didn’t know if she learned it from Saint Chrissy, after all, in his house, only Chrissy liked this kind of unbalanced, asymmetrical beauty.

Kailun was naturally not made of stone, he would also be moved, but his current body couldn’t support high-intensity battles, he might collapse as soon as he broke through the defense line.

Absolutely not!

Chrissy was only targeted because she pointed out Afra’s half-hour defeat, if his record of ten minutes spread out, he would probably die of social death.

According to Kailun’s estimation, he should be able to recover half of his combat power tomorrow night, at that time, there wouldn’t be any problem in defeating Afra and the others.

To avoid being discovered by Carol, Kailun chose to lie directly on her bed. With her obedient nature, she probably wouldn’t get to the bottom of it.

“Ugh!”

However, after only a moment, Kailun realized that his judgment was wrong.

Carol not only tempted him with her clothes, but also took a step further in her actions.

She was indeed massaging Kailun with her hands, but her method was a bit special. At this moment, she was completely sitting on Kailun’s waist, massaging his shoulders.

Her delicate and perky parts were only separated by a thin layer of fabric, pressing against Kailun’s back. If he closed his eyes and felt carefully, he could even feel the heat and contours.

Perhaps this was the meaning of “pain and pleasure”, Kailun closed his eyes and remained silent.

In other words, this was a cruel tug-of-war. Carol was the saw, and Kailun was the wood. She used her soft body to slide up and down, slowly sawing through Kailun’s defenses of desire.

The tug-of-war lasted for a long time, Carol had her own persistence.

She had feelings she wanted, she wanted to go further into Kailun’s heart.

The bad guy underneath had said he would give her a wedding dress, but after so many days, there was no movement, he was always flirting with other women.

Carol admitted that she was envious and jealous.

She wanted to get more attention, she wanted to stay by his side all the time, she wanted to close her eyes and see him, open her eyes and see him.

If she didn’t fight for it, she felt that the space around Kailun would be occupied by other women.

To intensify the massage, Carol directly lay on Kailun’s back, using her body to massage him.

Her delicate skin pressed against Kailun’s back through her pajamas, the delicate touch carrying an innocent beauty. After just a few minutes of tug-of-war, Kailun was defeated.

“Thud!”

Kailun rolled over and pinned Carol underneath him.

Taking in the girl’s beauty, Kailun lifted her chin and said, “You forced me to do this, I hope your moans sound good.”

After saying that, Kailun kissed her moist red lips.

With Carol’s innocence, he could conquer her with just his tongue.

Carol, who had just bathed, smelled of milk all over, she must have added a lot of hot milk to her bathwater.

It was such a waste. To express his strong condemnation, Kailun decided to lick her all over.

“Hmm~”

However, Carol’s combat power seemed to be quite limited. After just a few minutes of kissing, her eyes became glazed over.

As time passed, she kept losing territory.

It was precisely because of the special conditions that Carol received a unique treatment. Even though the Saint’s long legs were so tempting, Kailun never used his tongue on them.

But today, Carol opened a new door for Kailun.

[Carol’s wish was partially fulfilled, your nimble tongue filled her heart. Favorability +1, Total favorability 96]

As Carol’s body convulsed, her favorability increased to a new level again.

It only took a little over half an hour to finish the battle with Carol. Looking at the pajamas and stockings scattered on the bed, Kailun wiped the corner of his mouth with his arm with satisfaction.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the stronger a person was, the weaker their combat power was. Except for Chrissy, the exception, everyone else fit this characteristic.

It was a bit strange, he couldn’t find the reason, but it wasn’t a bad thing.

At least it wasn’t a bad thing for Afra, she might have gained a comrade-in-arms in another sense.

Holding Carol’s smooth and delicate body, Kailun rested his chin on top of her head and slowly fell asleep.

……

“Thump~”

Carol had a dream, she dreamed that she had returned to half a month ago.

Her mother’s death brought her great sadness, she wandered by the river, filled with despair.

Perhaps because she had lost all hope, she closed her eyes and fell into the river.

However, the imagined coldness and suffocation didn’t come, it was like she had fallen into a warm embrace, gentle and reassuring.

Drifting with the current, she floated up and down in the water, the feeling of peace made her forget all her sadness.

After an unknown amount of time, she was pulled out of the water. After opening her eyes, she first saw a woman with fox ears.

But after blinking, she found that the fox-eared woman in front of her had turned into Kailun, and he had a puzzled expression on his face.

“Master~”

The memories of reality merged into the dream, Carol recalled what had happened in the past half month.

It was clearly a dream, but she remembered being hit by Kailun’s carriage, being picked up by him and taken home, having everything about her reserved by him… and recalling the intimacy just now, her face flushed even more.

“I knew that no matter where I was, you would save me, I knew that you would always be with me.” Carol rubbed against Kailun’s arms, her favorability seemed to be overflowing.

In Carol’s memory, the fox-eared woman who originally taught her magic was gradually replaced by Kailun’s figure.

Although it was only a vague outline, she still remembered that it was Kailun’s figure.

[You are Carol’s savior. Favorability +1, Total favorability 97]

Kailun, who was still a little dazed, hugged Carol’s delicate body and nodded subconsciously: “Yes, no matter what happens, I will be by your side.”

He clearly didn’t have this segment in his memory, but the dream created a new possibility.

If he remembered correctly, it should have been the Fox Spirit who saved Carol, but why did it become him?

Kailun originally thought that the scenes in the dream couldn’t be changed, but Carol’s change negated his previous guess.

Perhaps it was because of Carol’s special nature that caused the unknown changes, but for Kailun, it wasn’t a loss.

If he could brush Carol’s favorability in the dream, then he could manage his time better.

As the dream clashed with his memories, some vague memory fragments gradually surfaced in Kailun’s mind.

No, to be precise, those weren’t his memories, they should be the Fox Spirit’s memories.

In these memories, he was teaching Carol magic, and it lasted for several days.

He had a feeling that as time passed, he would gradually replace the Fox Spirit’s identity and become Carol’s true mentor.

Logically speaking, he should be happier, but an inexplicable sadness surged in his heart.

The long-lost sadness filled his heart once again, becoming an indelible mark.

“What went wrong?”

He couldn’t figure it out, all the clues led back to the Fox Spirit.

Kailun felt that it was necessary for him to contact the Fox Spirit.

But right now, the main thing was to comfort Carol. At this moment, she was like an injured kitten, immersed in this moment of gentleness.

Kailun stroked Carol’s smooth hair and whispered to her in her arms.

They chatted for a long time, until the sun rose, and the two opened their eyes at the same time.

Carol’s eyes were filled with attachment. Seeing that Kailun woke up with her, she took the initiative to kiss him. She carefully licked the corner of Kailun’s mouth with her small tongue, like a kitten currying favor with its owner.

Her extremely high favorability made her even more dependent on Kailun, neither of them mentioned last night’s dream.

Whether it was special or not, it had become a secret in their hearts. Carol looked forward to meeting Kailun in her dreams next time.

She was a smart girl, she had made many guesses about the dreams, but compared to these unrealistic guesses, she was more willing to cherish the present moment.

Even if Kailun was lying to her.

No, even Kailun couldn’t lie to her.

After licking the corner of Kailun’s mouth, Carol rested her head on his chest, she could clearly hear his heartbeat and feel his sincerity.

……

“What’s wrong with me?”

“It seems like I had a strange dream, but why can’t I remember anything?”

“It’s like I lost something important, it’s very uncomfortable, and it’s also like I achieved something…”

The Fox Spirit clutched her very full chest, her eyes dazed, her pink eyes carrying a hint of sadness and relief.

Two white fox ears drooped on top of her head, and her white fox tail fell limply on the soft bed.

“Fox Spirit, Fox Spirit, wake up, that hateful Temple of the Heavenly God is provoking us again, we have to drive them out today.”

While she was feeling melancholic, a girl with light purple hair pushed open the door and walked in. As she approached the Fox Spirit’s big bed, she complained:

“They have a ninth-rank, and so do we, my uncle and the others have already gone to the battlefield, we won’t stop until we take a bite out of them today.”

The Fox Spirit raised her head and looked at the girl by the bed. She had light purple hair and light purple eyes, her eyes were as bright as if they had light in them.

But what was most eye-catching was the pair of dragon horns on her forehead, they were dazzling, like some kind of extremely precious crystal.

The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, but she had the aura of an eighth-rank, and she felt like a very strong one among the eighth-ranks.

Her delicate features were no less than the Fox Spirit’s, innocent with a hint of magnanimity.

The girl standing in front of the Fox Spirit was known as the last princess of the Dragon Clan, her people were already very few in number, and even the continuation of their race was difficult.

“Let’s not talk about this first, the front line is short of funds, pull out a few of your teeth for emergency.” The Fox Spirit’s eyes lit up as she looked at the Dragon Girl.

Dragon teeth were a very valuable material, for a living dragon, they could regularly provide some of their teeth.

After all, in this world with healing magic, even if they lost their teeth, they could quickly grow back. The only problem was that teeth that grew too quickly had quality problems.

However, this quality problem was difficult to expose in the short term, and by the time humans discovered it, it would be too late.

It was precisely because there were many very precious races in the abyss that the Temple of the Heavenly God often hunted them. Many of the Dragon Princess’s people had been captured by the Temple of the Heavenly God and dissected into various materials.

These materials were disposable and non-renewable.

After all, with the pride of the Dragon Clan, they would never become slaves to humans.

If the princess in front of her wasn’t thinking about revenge, she wouldn’t have made such a big sacrifice.

“What are you doing? I’m warning you, don’t even think about it, my teeth just grew back yesterday, if you pull out my teeth again, I’ll take the Dragon Clan and retreat, and let you guys fight on your own.”

The Dragon Girl took a step back and looked at the Fox Spirit with vigilance. As if feeling that her threat wasn’t working, she added:

“Selling too many teeth at once will not only affect the market price, but also expose our current state. Besides, which human dares to buy our things now? The Temple of the Heavenly God has already issued an order that anyone who trades with us will be treated as a traitor, those cunning humans won’t take the risk.”

Reasoning with her and moving her with emotion, the Dragon Girl thought she could persuade the Fox Spirit.

However, the Fox Spirit’s gaze didn’t change much, she grabbed her tail and said, “No, you’re wrong, even though the Temple of the Heavenly God has issued a ban, there are still stubborn humans in the world.”

“Who is so stubborn?” The Dragon Girl asked curiously.

The Fox Spirit: “Have you heard of the Kingdom of Xiya? They directly confronted the Temple of the Heavenly God. Although the Temple didn’t send out a ninth-rank during the whole process, this already shows their stubbornness.”

“But haven’t you always been against the Kingdom of Xiya? I even heard you say before that you didn’t want to go to that chaotic place anymore.” The Dragon Girl looked at the Fox Spirit in confusion.

“I do have some resistance. After the first calculation failed, I made a new calculation. Fate told me that many things had happened there, and more things will happen in the future. You know, I hate trouble, so I hate going to the Kingdom of Xiya.”

This was the Fox Spirit’s excuse, in fact, she couldn’t explain the real reason herself.

Because of an unclear emotion, she resisted the Kingdom of Xiya, this resistance became especially strong when she occasionally thought of Kailun.

At first, she wanted to study Kailun properly, turn him into her specimen and puppet, but now she resisted Kailun.

She didn’t want to have more contact with him, as if she would lose something.

A voice in her heart told her to get close to Kailun, but what followed was a huge emptiness and loss.

The Dragon Girl: “So you still want to pull out my teeth, right?”

“Actually, I don’t necessarily have to pull out your teeth, you can choose to take off some dragon scales, as long as there are enough to make a piece of armor.”

The Fox Spirit’s gaze moved down to the Dragon Girl’s lower abdomen.

The Dragon Girl: “…”

She did have dragon scales, but she would never give these private dragon scales to anyone.

For her, this was like her reverse scale, whoever touched it would die. The stupid fox was clearly delusional.

“Don’t look at me like that, if you’re not willing, then pull out a few teeth for me, not too many, just two. I plan to go to the Kingdom of Xiya sometime to see if there are any new possibilities. Otherwise, if we keep fighting with the Temple of the Heavenly God like this, we will definitely be the ones to suffer. Don’t forget, the abyss’s reserves are running low. If we don’t replenish our supplies, you should know the consequences, right?”

The Fox Spirit smiled, holding her tail.

As a bad fox, she had three favorite things to do: one was to play pranks, two was to play pranks with fate, and three was to pull out the teeth of this Dragon Princess.

High-level materials from an eighth-rank, they could be exchanged for a lot of supplies.

“Damn it, you just know how to use morality to kidnap me, why don’t you pull out your own fur and make a coat for someone?” The Dragon Girl glared at the Fox Spirit fiercely.

The Fox Spirit smiled: “I would love to, but my fur is not as valuable as your teeth. Even if you pulled out all the fur on my body, it wouldn’t be as valuable as one of your teeth. After all, dragon teeth play an important role in human magic.”

“I won’t agree, you can give up.” The Dragon Girl made a move to leave.

The Fox Spirit said unhurriedly: “A cartload of desserts.”

The Dragon Girl: “I’ve already quit, I don’t eat desserts anymore.”

The Fox Spirit: “A cartload of desserts plus a cartload of dragon fruit, a specialty of the human race.”

The Dragon Girl swallowed: “Even so, it’s not enough.”

The Fox Spirit: “In addition to the above conditions, I can also help you peek into fate once and let you find a way to continue your race.”

The Dragon Girl: “…”

Half an hour later, the Fox Spirit left the room with two crystal clear dragon teeth. The girl’s sobbing could be heard continuously from the room, it sounded like she was extremely aggrieved.

Pinching the Dragon Girl’s teeth, the Fox Spirit headed towards the Kingdom of Xiya with mixed feelings.

***

Dragon Girl:

Chapter 114: Master of Pie-Painting

As dusk settled and the sun began to set, the remnants of the day bathed the bustling royal city in a warm glow. Kailson had delivered the five hundred thousand gold coins and a cartload of scrolls before nightfall, such a grand gesture practically draining the family’s foundation. Watching Kailun’s people count his family’s assets, Kailson felt a pain in his heart that made it difficult to breathe.

His family’s accumulation of hundreds of years had reached its peak in his generation, and the eighth-rank’s support had made the family even more prosperous. However, this prosperity ceased to exist after encountering Kailun.

“Are you feeling very unwilling?” Kailun asked, standing at the manor’s gate, watching as batch after batch of gold coins were brought into the manor.

“Sigh, of course I’m unwilling, but what can I do? I lost, I have no complaints.” Kailson sighed softly, his face filled with sorrow, all his pride gone.

“How mundane, you only see the immediate defeat, but not the future possibilities. As an eighth-rank, don’t you realize where you’re standing now?”

Kailun skillfully painted a pie for him, he called this mobilizing the enthusiasm of employees.

Kailson: “At the gate of the manor?”

“Ignorant, the place you’re standing is the center of the world. The Kingdom of Xiya connects to many powerful countries to the west, and to several main veins of the abyss to the east. Backed by the important trade route of the Kingdom of Malaga, taking advantage of the chaotic situation in the Rose Kingdom and the others. Finally, considering the war between the Temple of the Heavenly God and the abyss, haven’t you seen the situation of the world yet?”

Using the calmest words to depict the grandest blueprint, Kailun called this the best pie-painting technique.

“What do you mean?” Kailson frowned in thought.

Kailun: “You’re really stupid, we’re in an important location, we declare absolute neutrality, we don’t participate in the war, but we reap the benefits of their war. No matter how long the war between the Temple of the Heavenly God and the abyss lasts, we can gain huge benefits during this period. And don’t forget, Saint Chrissy is my person, with her, I can monitor every move of the Temple of the Heavenly God and guard against their sudden attacks.”

“Please forgive my ignorance, I still can’t understand how you will reap their benefits.” Kailson shook his head.

He hated riddle masters. Although Kailun had told him some key information, it still didn’t stop Kailun from being a riddle master.

Glancing at the caravan that had almost finished unloading, Kailun stretched and said, “I don’t participate in the war, but we will do business with them. We will sell whatever they need. We are the existence that breaks the barrier between humans and the abyss. As the middleman connecting the two, we have the initiative.”

Kailson was still confused, this method was clearly very different from the grand blueprint Kailun had just depicted.

Could they really reach that point just by relying on trade?

“But as far as I know, the abyss hates humans very much. Even if there is contact and trade, it’s only superficial, it’s generally difficult to go deeper.”

Halfway through his words, Kailson suddenly thought of something and widened his eyes: “Could it be that you are a traitor to the human race, a spy for the abyss?”

“….”

Kailun clenched his fist: “You’re the spy, your whole family are spies. The abyss does hate humans, but not all races hate humans, I can contact them naturally because I have acquaintances. Although I’ve only met this acquaintance once.”

The so-called acquaintance naturally referred to the Fox Spirit. Originally, Kailun had thought about contacting the Fox Spirit when attacking the Kingdom of Malaga, but because of his own strength improvement, he postponed this decision.

If he didn’t have the strength to negotiate with the Fox Spirit on an equal footing, contacting her too early would put him in a weak position.

But now Kailun could completely talk to the Fox Spirit as equals, which meant that he now had the ability to talk to the abyss.

He knew what the abyss wanted, and he could also satisfy their appetite. As long as he could mediate the scale properly, he could get the maximum benefit.

The chamber of commerce was just a process, not the ultimate goal.

Since his rebirth, Kailun’s plan had been constantly changing, from initially scheming for one country to now aiming for the whole world, this process only took half a month.

It was undeniable that as his strength increased, his plan also became more and more crazy.

If he revealed everything, everyone would probably think he was crazy.

Having said that, Kailun added: “Don’t doubt my relationship with the abyss, I just have a deep understanding of a certain important leader there, and we have a mutual connection.”

Kailson: “…”

He really wanted to ask if Kailun really wasn’t a spy for the abyss?

This was clearly a spy, how could a human be so close to the abyss?

Also saying that he would do business with the abyss, it sounded strange no matter how he thought about it.

But thinking about it carefully, if Kailun really succeeded, wouldn’t the Kingdom of Xiya have the abyss as its backing?

Thinking further, combined with the special geographical location of the Kingdom of Xiya, this not only divided the world into two parts, but also became a new center and buffer zone.

This was a man-made buffer zone. If it succeeded and the abyss could come to the surface, then Kailun’s importance to the abyss would increase accordingly.

On the other side, with the existence of Saint Chrissy, every move of the Temple of the Heavenly God would be exposed to Kailun, he could always react one step ahead.

Not to mention anything else, this could at least allow Kailun to gain a foothold and become the third pole of the world.

His current weakness was also a natural camouflage.

However, Kailson always felt that something was missing, like the last step that determined victory, but the current plan couldn’t see the final dawn.

Once this model collapsed, Kailun would definitely be the first target to be eliminated by both sides at the same time.

Kailson raised his head and followed Kailun’s gaze, he saw a white-haired girl in a neat maid outfit counting batches of gold coins. He glanced at her briefly and automatically ignored Carol.

In his opinion, she was just a pretty little maid.

Anyway, as a slave, he could only listen to Kailun’s opinion and gamble with him.

The new possibility swept away Kailson’s dejection. If Kailun could really become the third pole of the world, wouldn’t he be considered a meritorious official?

So wouldn’t it mean that he had a chance to get rid of his slave status?

“I may not be able to understand your plan, but I want to know if there’s anything I can do to help you?”

Kailson put his hands in front of his chest and bowed solemnly: “I want to do something for my family, I want to add a meritorious deed to your glory.”

“Your attitude is barely passable, but it’s enough, I do have a job for you and your family, listen carefully.”

Kailun turned around and looked at Kailson seriously.

The role of an eighth-rank couldn’t be underestimated. Besides throwing him on the battlefield, Kailun had a better way to squeeze his value dry.

Kailson said respectfully: “Please speak, as long as it’s something I can do, I will definitely do my best.”

Since yesterday, he had been wandering around the city, inquiring about all kinds of information about Kailun, the more he inquired, the deeper his understanding of Kailun became.

He saw something called a miracle in Kailun.

“You need to take the members of your family above the sixth rank and become mentors in the newly established academy. I need you to selflessly spread the knowledge you have learned to the kingdom, to the world. You will mainly be responsible for teaching mages above the sixth rank, teaching them new magic circles and how to advance. In the new academy, your students will not be restricted by kingdom, race, or faction, as long as they are recognized, they can enroll.”

Kailun smiled devilishly, he was once again breaking the rules at the bottom of the world.

He emphasized the words “recognized”.

“Are you crazy?!” Kailson looked at Kailun in astonishment: “Whether it’s for humans or the abyss, knowledge is a luxury, a pride and glory that only a few people can touch. You demoting everyone’s pride to the mortal world will make everyone hate you, this is an absolute bottom line that cannot be touched.”

In this world, knowledge about strength was the most expensive luxury, and magic was the most typical example.

Knowledge restricted the strength of the lower class, made it difficult to cross class boundaries, and stabilized the basic pattern of the world where one class exploited another.

The Temple of the Heavenly God exploited the world, the royal family exploited the nobles, and the nobles exploited the commoners. In Kailson’s view, this was how the world should be.

Strength was their pride, and the strength of their families was because they relied on powerful strength.

Sharing knowledge was equivalent to sharing their pride with the lowest class of commoners, Kailson found this behavior very repulsive.

“Kailson, do you really think everyone will hate me? This includes you, right?”

Kailun’s smile widened.

Although he didn’t know why Kailun was laughing, Kailson still bit the bullet and asked:

“Sorry, even I can’t accept it, the knowledge we possess is the glory won by our ancestors, why should ordinary people get this glory?”

Kailson’s thoughts represented the thoughts of many people.

“Then, if there was someone who could teach you how to break through to the ninth-rank, would you still hate this model?”

Kailun’s smile became even more obvious, he seemed to be about to burst into laughter.

“You mean?”

Kailson clutched his heart, his old face showing an excitement that hadn’t been seen for countless years.

Hearing Kailun’s words, he had a terrifying guess, this guess made his heart pound, as if he had returned to his youth.

The Temple of the Heavenly God had blocked the key information about breaking through to the ninth-rank, he wanted to break through entirely by relying on his own exploration.

Strictly speaking, if he only relied on himself to try to break through, he would most likely die.

But as a mage who pursued the peak, death was originally his destination.

But one day, someone suddenly said that he would tell you the method to break through to the ninth-rank, share with you the pride of embracing the whole world, then what kind of mood would this person have?

Kailson stared at Kailun intently, in his eyes, Kailun’s figure was constantly growing taller.

Kailun narrowed his eyes slightly and spread his hands: “As you can see, now there is such a person who will tell you the method to break through to the ninth-rank, and that person is me.”

“Boom!”

A violent surge of magic power poured out from Kailun’s body, the entire royal city trembled.

From Kailun’s body, a torrent of black magic power soared into the sky, piercing the clouds, adding a dark stroke to the afterglow of the setting sun, as if tearing apart the entire world.

Kailun’s magic power was released without restraint, the extremely pure magic power made people’s scalps tingle.

Kailson, who was the first to be hit by the torrent of magic power, retreated continuously, only escaping the terrifying magic storm after retreating dozens of meters.

He stared at Kailun intently, his eyes filled with ecstasy, the magic power in front of him had completely reached the ninth-rank.

Moreover, it was extremely pure, without any impurities at all, something that couldn’t be found anywhere else in the world.

Perhaps because Kailun’s magic power was too violent and unrestrained, it made him think that Kailun was much stronger than the Pope, at least the Pope didn’t have such a terrifying amount of magic power.

At this moment, except for Kailun who was venting himself, the whole world seemed to have fallen silent.

Carol clutched the bills tightly in her arms, she saw his confidence and pride in Kailun.

Her master was moving towards his goal step by step, and his light always enveloped her during this process.

Carol regarded Kailun’s pride as her own pride.

In the manor, Afra, who was training the three little knights, Eve and the others, looked at the soaring torrent of magic power.

Covering her chest with her hand, she felt a special kind of emotion, as if a dream from the past had come true.

This was her emotion, but it didn’t seem like her emotion, it was complex and sincere.

Anna and Ella poked their heads out of the window and looked towards the gate of the manor. Although they couldn’t see clearly, the name Kailun came to their minds first.

The two looked at each other, Anna was proud, and Ella was pitiful.

Ella was wondering if she still had a chance to surrender now.

Isabella, who was playing chess with Vivian, quickly stood up and threw away the chess pieces. She left Vivian and ran towards the gate of the manor. Just now, she felt that the fate of the world had undergone an unexpected change, and it was a huge change.

She regretted it very much, she missed the key scene, she should have stuck to Kailun’s side.

Kailun’s actions alarmed the entire royal city. The passersby who looked up at the sky couldn’t understand what level this magic power had reached, but they felt an inexplicable sense of security.

Phils, who was returning in Kailun’s carriage after finishing her work, lifted the curtain. Feeling the familiar aura, she hummed proudly, her choice was indeed correct.

The entire magic power outburst lasted for a full minute, even Kailun himself was immersed in the feeling of venting.

He seemed to have awakened some strange attribute, this feeling of venting magic power seemed to be only slightly weaker than venting on Chrissy.

It was over, he actually wanted to switch to being a mage.

Oh, he was originally a mage, so it was fine.

Feeling that his magic circuits were being torn apart by the huge torrent of magic power, Kailun quickly transferred all his attribute points from magic power to physique, he had to stabilize his state and not let others see anything unusual.

“Whew~”

With a deep breath, all the magic power dissipated, the clouds in the sky gradually closed, and the world returned to its hustle and bustle.

Kailun opened his eyes and saw Kailson pounce and kneel in front of him. To show his piety, Kailson even chose to kneel on both knees.

He couldn’t help but say excitedly: “Please forgive my rudeness just now, from now on, I will do my best to fulfill any of your orders.”

Kailson saw the hope of breaking through to the ninth-rank in Kailun, perhaps only Kailun in front of him dared to break the rules of the world.

“I said, this model wouldn’t make people hate it. Just like I teach you to break through to the ninth-rank, you teach others to break through to the eighth and seventh ranks. Everyone will benefit from it, except for those who have already reached the ninth-rank. However, those who have reached the ninth-rank don’t have time to deal with us, this is the opportunity we have.”

Kailun spoke as he waved to Carol, signaling her to come over.

He put his arm around Carol’s shoulder, barely stabilizing himself. It would be too embarrassing to expose his weakness to outsiders.

“I understand, I was shortsighted just now and couldn’t understand your decision. Under your guidance, I have seen a glorious future.”

In order to reach the ninth-rank, Kailson transformed into Kailun’s fanatical believer.

This was the ninth-rank!

This was a ninth-rank who was willing to teach him how to break through to the ninth-rank!

This was a ninth-rank who was only in his teens!

Now, let alone asking Kailson to work hard, even if Kailun asked Kailson to take out the entire family’s foundation, he wouldn’t even blink.

The method to become a ninth-rank was difficult to replicate, but Kailun, this ninth-rank who was only in his teens, represented a miracle in itself. From today onwards, Kailson also became a believer in miracles.

“Your attitude is good, but you should give before you receive, you have to let me see your worth. Don’t forget that you’re just a slave now, when you work hard enough to get rid of this identity, I will seriously teach you. So before that, you should teach others with the same attitude.”

Kailun nodded with satisfaction, it seemed that his attempt just now was correct.

In fact, he couldn’t teach others how to break through to the ninth-rank now, but this didn’t prevent him from painting a pie.

If Kailson’s work could match the pie he painted, then Kailun wouldn’t mind really giving him this important knowledge when the time was right.

Others regarded it as pride, but Kailun didn’t care.

He knew very well that his actions would definitely throw the entire world into chaos, and the existing order would be completely broken.

Perhaps many bad things would happen, perhaps future generations would call him a devil.

But Kailun didn’t care, he had said that he would turn the Kingdom of Xiya into the center of the world, he would conquer everyone with his crazy plan.

This was the tide of the times, Kailun, who had already lost to fate once, wouldn’t lose again.

Kailson looked up at Kailun: “I will definitely follow your teachings, for your glory, I will dedicate all my glory.”

Through his imagination, Kailun’s image had become immensely grand, he felt that he was doing a great undertaking.

Even if this undertaking failed, he still had a chance to touch the ninth-rank.

For a mage who pursued the peak, change was often simpler than imagined, just a promise could make them fight for it.

For Kailson, he was already a slave, he had nothing more to lose, it was better to gamble again than to give up.

However, he didn’t know what purpose was hidden behind Kailun’s greatness.

Perhaps there really were people who were selfless, but that person would never be Kailun.

He would only sow some seeds called hope while reaping benefits. This casual act was his greatest kindness.

“Go down, bring those above the sixth rank in your family to see me tomorrow, I will make more detailed arrangements.” Kailun waved to Kailson, he wondered if he had overdone it a little.

If there was a favorability rating, then Kailson’s favorability must be quite high now.

After expressing his respect to Kailun again, Kailson left Kailun’s manor with his caravan.

It wasn’t until the caravan disappeared from sight that Kailun hugged Carol’s delicate body tightly and complained: “I’m in so much pain, I should have added some physique points.”

Although he was complaining, Kailun didn’t regret it. If the magic power just now had been lower, it might not have had such an outstanding effect.

As for the price, he could accept it. With full physique points, it might only hurt for a day or two, the only problem was that he couldn’t bully Ella tonight.

His current state of soreness, back pain, and swollen magic circuits was exactly like how he looked after overexertion.

Carol held Kailun’s arm, turned her head to look at his profile, and said with distress: “Sorry, I can’t help you with anything now.”

She often couldn’t understand the strange things Kailun said, but she could clearly sense his emotions.

She wanted to share Kailun’s burden, but she was still too weak now.

Hearing this, Kailun scraped Carol’s nose with his finger and said: “What are you thinking about, little fool? I told you, you only need to take care of my food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Now I prefer you to be a personal maid, leave the other things to me. After all, the world has become more and more interesting, I, who likes pleasure, don’t want to miss out. If you really want to do something for me, then I’ll leave the task of massaging me tonight to you.”

Because he couldn’t bully Ella now, Kailun planned to sleep in Carol’s room tonight to avoid her.

At least his current physical condition couldn’t support him participating in any high-intensity battles, maybe even Afra could single-handedly kill him.

Kailun didn’t want to be single-handedly killed by Afra, he planned to hide in Carol’s bed.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you, Master, I’ll do whatever you tell me to do.” Carol nodded obediently.

Kailun was her savior, she would fulfill all his requests, whether they were right or wrong.

Supporting Kailun and walking towards the manor, passing through the quiet tree-lined avenue, Carol’s heart became extremely calm. If possible, she hoped this road could be longer.

……

“Bang!”

A clear explosion sounded from the secret room of the Temple of the Heavenly God. The destiny calculation device, which had been used intensively by the Pope, finally malfunctioned and exploded.

“What’s going on? What’s going on!”

The Pope clutched her head in distress: “Why did the fate lines suddenly become erratic, what happened?”

The suddenly fluctuating fate lines exceeded the processing threshold of the calculation device, and one of the main components directly exploded. It would take at least a month to repair it.

However, the Temple of the Heavenly God had almost used up all the Fate Stones they had stored, so the Pope could barely accept a month’s time.

But what she couldn’t accept was that this damned Kingdom of Xiya kept messing with her mind. If it weren’t for the imminent war with the abyss, she might have gone there personally to find out the reason.

“No, I can’t waste any more time, I have to go ask the Empress if she has any discoveries.”

As she muttered to herself, the Pope cast a teleportation spell and left the secret room.

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At noon, Saint Chrissy and the assassin girl sent information back to the Temple, saying that everything was going smoothly except for the assassination of Kailun.

To make the information more substantial and credible, they also informed the Temple that Kailson had betrayed them with his whole family.

At one o’clock in the afternoon, after a ten-minute long kiss with Kailun, Chrissy left the royal city with the assassin girl.

Next time they met, she would still be the radiant Saint.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Dean Edlin of the Royal Magic Academy came to find Kailun. She took five Golden Agreements and ten thousand Silver Moon Knights from Kailun.

To protect Dean Edlin’s safety, Kailun assigned her two seventh-rank deputy commanders.

In order to complete Kailun’s task as soon as possible and get her commission, Edlin left the royal city with her troops without delay.

Edlin was full of confidence for this trip, as long as she could buy magic crystals worth 4.5 million gold coins, she would make a profit of five hundred thousand.

To express her sincerity, she even offered to bear the expenses of the Silver Moon Knights.

For Edlin’s reasonable request, Kailun naturally chose to satisfy her.

Because of her understanding, Kailun would appropriately lower her interest later.

With the departure of everyone, the royal city seemed to have really calmed down.

……

In Duke Pit’s territory in the Rose Kingdom, Philip and Laurist had been received in the drawing-room.

“Hello, Duke Pit, my name is Philip, I’m the shopkeeper of the Magic Shop, I’ll be in charge of this transaction. This gentleman next to me is Viscount Laurist, his identity is not ordinary, it’s all thanks to him that we got this batch of goods.”

Philip had a professional smile on his face as he faced Duke Pit, who was sitting in the main seat.

“Oh? Is this Earl Laurist? It’s rumored that Earl Laurist’s daughter is likely to become the new king’s consort, I wonder how beautiful your daughter is.”

Duke Pit’s gaze fell on Earl Laurist, who was sitting next to Philip. When he heard the information about Earl Laurist’s daughter, his strange hobby started to stir again.

But his excitement only lasted for a short while before he calmed down, because he had a new target, the Rose Queen.

In order to gain the Rose Queen’s favor, he had been holding back for several years. Even if he couldn’t help it, he would only do it secretly and never look for married women from prominent families.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the Rose Queen, he didn’t want to let his efforts go to waste, so even though he knew there were excellent married women in the neighboring kingdom, he didn’t dare to make a move.

According to the information he received, the new king of the Kingdom of Xiya liked Winnie very much, she was very likely to become the queen.

It was thanks to Kailun’s favor that this Laurist in front of him was able to be promoted from viscount to earl and control a mine with abundant reserves.

He felt that Laurist had gained his current power by selling his daughter.

However, this had nothing to do with him, what he cared about was that the price Laurist offered was very tempting, almost 5% lower than the market price in the Rose Kingdom.

Don’t underestimate this 5%, if he bought one million gold coins worth of magic crystals, he could save fifty thousand gold coins.

And seeing Earl Laurist’s cowardly look, it seemed that he could continue to lower the price. In his procurement plan, magic crystals were the most important part.

Earl Laurist replied awkwardly: “You flatter me, Duke Pit, my daughter is just slightly beautiful, all this is thanks to the new king’s favor.”

Perhaps because he had seen a terrifying devil like Kailun, even a powerful figure like Duke Pit couldn’t make him feel fear anymore.

After sensing the other party’s gaze, he cursed Duke Pit in his heart, even this trash Duke Pit dared to think about his daughter?

He was courting death, his daughter was only worthy of an invincible devil like Kailun!

Inexplicably, Earl Laurist seemed to have found something he could be proud of, so his aura rose a bit.

However, thinking of Shopkeeper Philip’s request, he shrank his neck and pretended to be cowardly, everything was centered around Kailun’s plan.

“Don’t be modest, I know that Earl Laurist is a very capable person, I believe in your ability. But let’s talk about the transaction first, how many magic crystals did you bring to the Rose Kingdom this time, and what’s the price?”

Duke Pit waved his hand, he focused his attention on the transaction.

“A total of fifteen million ordinary magic crystals, one gold coin for one hundred crystals, I think this is the lowest price you can get, Duke Pit.” Philip said with a smile.

“Yes, only we can offer such a price, we just want to sell them quickly and get our funds back… ah!”

Earl Laurist echoed, but he screamed halfway through his sentence because Philip stepped on his foot.

Philip laughed awkwardly: “Sorry, Duke Pit, Earl Laurist has a problem with his foot, his brain isn’t working well.”

Earl Laurist acted as if he had realized it afterwards, he quickly covered his mouth and kept silent.

Seeing this, Duke Pit smiled even more happily: “Hey, it’s not a big deal, everyone has times when they’re short on funds. How about this, I’ll do you a favor, I’ll take this batch of magic crystals all by myself, but the price might be a little lower, how about one gold coin for one hundred and one magic crystals?”

Earl Laurist hugged his foot and said, “Isn’t that a bit too low?”

“Don’t fool yourself, Earl Laurist, you should know very well where these magic crystals of yours came from. Now the Rose Kingdom and the Kingdom of Xiya are still at war on the surface, your actions could be considered aiding the enemy. If this matter gets back to the Kingdom of Xiya, even if Kailun doesn’t want to touch you, the overwhelming public resentment will force him to get rid of you. Why don’t we sign a contract, I’ll pay, you’ll supply, if you can’t stay in the Kingdom of Xiya anymore, come to my territory, I, Pit, will guarantee your safety!”

Pit’s words were almost a direct threat, he thought he had grasped Earl Laurist’s lifeline.

He had people collect a lot of information, and based on this information, he made the judgment to threaten Earl Laurist.

“This… this isn’t very good…” Earl Laurist’s hesitant look was very consistent with his cowardly personality.

“What’s wrong with this? Do you look down on me?” Duke Pit snorted angrily: “If you look down on me, I’ll keep you here, none of you can leave today.”

As he spoke, a team of knights rushed in and blocked the door.

“Duke Pit, don’t be angry, it’s not that Earl Laurist doesn’t want to sell you magic crystals, it’s just that the new mine has just started production and the output is very slow, he’s afraid of delaying your use.”

Philip quickly stood up, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead as he explained to him.

“Mine at the fastest speed, I’ll take as much as you have, as for the price, let’s talk about it again. To ensure our cooperation, we can sign a contract with each other, you must guarantee that all your output will be supplied to me first, otherwise…”

Duke Pit looked at Laurist with malicious intent.

Laurist also stood up: “We’ll sign, we’ll sign, I guarantee that I’ll supply you first.”

“Haha, that’s right, what are you all standing there for? Sit down, let’s talk about our cooperation.” Duke Pit quickly changed his face.

Laurist and Philip looked at each other, both seeing the joy in each other’s eyes.

There was no mine at all, it was just a deliberately fabricated rumor.

The only magic crystals Kailun gave them were this batch in their hands. Doing this was just to dangle a low price in front of Duke Pit and make him lose the time to acquire other magic crystals.

By the time Duke Pit realized it, the price of magic crystals would have skyrocketed.

However, this wasn’t the most desperate part, the most desperate part was that he would have to buy from Kailun at an exorbitant price.

After all, Kailun controlled the important trade route of the Kingdom of Malaga. When Duke Pit was in urgent need, it would be too late to acquire them from other places.

The three of them continued to talk, and under Duke Pit’s threat, Laurist signed a very unfair contract.

If he couldn’t deliver the produced magic crystals to Duke Pit at the lowest price immediately, he would die.

It was a very harsh clause, but Laurist was very calm when he signed it.

He had never owned a mine, this contract had no binding effect on him at all.

“Haha, Earl Laurist is really straightforward, why don’t you stay here tonight and rest? I’ve recently acquired some married women, do you want to try them?”

Duke Pit, who was in a good mood, invited them to have some fun together.

Laurist: “Duke Pit, you don’t know, our mine is in urgent need of funds to continue mining, because of the new king’s order, the miners’ wages are very high now, we are really short of money.”

Hearing this, Pit sneered: “To be honest, your new king is just rich and has nothing better to do. I think he should only pay one-fifth of the wages to keep the miners from starving to death. Giving them jobs and letting them eat their fill is already a blessing for them.”

Laurist: “…”

He didn’t understand whether it was a blessing or not, but he knew that Kailun was sucking Duke Pit’s blood, so the money paid to the miners also included Duke Pit’s share.

Before setting off, Kailun had sent a magic letter saying that he would deliver Duke Pit to Anna and let her kill him personally.

The so-called Duke Pit was just a lamb that Kailun had already booked.