I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 986

Chapter 32
Verafia’s big eyes widened in surprise as Ig led her by the hand to the place where the “Amusement Park” was located.
In front of Verafia’s eyes were various mechanical devices. Just as Ig had said, they were all crafted by skilled artisans, made of excellent steel and wood, and even contained expensive alchemical metals and magic cores at key points, indicating the trade union’s investment in the so-called “Amusement Park.”
Of course, to Verafia, most of the treasures in the mundane world were probably far inferior to a leaf she casually picked from the World Tree. What truly surprised her was the unique architectural style of the amusement park.
Giant windmills powered by magic cores, slides, cable cars… and wooden horses rotating around an axis. They were made of familiar materials and even their shapes were very similar to large alchemical equipment. However, Verafia felt as if she had arrived in another world.
There were many people outside the park, showing curious expressions like Verafia. Ig also did not expect so many people to be here. He glanced at the girl, found a young man dressed as a manager, and showed him a metal badge.
Upon seeing the emblem on the crest, the other party showed a panicked expression, which quickly turned respectful. He then hurriedly took his leave.
“Is this… given to you by that Duke, Ig?”
Verafia stood on her tiptoes and saw the pure silver lion heart carving in Ig’s hand. Although she couldn’t recall the Duke’s name for a moment, Verafia recognized the crest of the Vettins family, which ruled AnorKolon.
“Mm. Duke Rob gave me one, and it seems to represent their family’s distinguished guests.”
Ig smiled. Even without Verafia, a powerful person in the Sacred Domain was worth the effort of various families and forces to recruit, let alone a young, equally indebted powerhouse like Ig.
He saw Verafia’s slightly pouting mouth. He couldn’t help but chuckle and pat her little head, “Veer doesn’t want to be recognized by others, does she? So we can only use Duke Rob’s name, right?”
Verafia pouted her delicate lips and said half-annoyed, “Then, aren’t you also relying on someone else’s name, Ig?”
They were led into a luxurious room. Before they could even exchange a few words or drink the freshly served black tea, a sumptuously dressed noble hurried over, clearly the person in charge of this “Amusement Park.”
“Distinguished lord, beautiful lady, I am terribly sorry. We were unaware of the Duke’s distinguished guests’ arrival. If there has been any neglect, please forgive us…”
As he spoke, the noble in charge nervously raised his face. In AnorKolon, the surname he possessed and the influence of the trade union he belonged to were not insignificant, but they were incomparable to the Vettins family, who had ruled AnorKolon for hundreds of years.
Even though the current Duke had just taken the throne, everyone in AnorKolon knew that he was supported by the mysterious goddess who saved them all, allowing her knights to fight for the Duke. After repelling the invasion of the Church of Light, Duke Rob’s authority was even higher than his father’s, who had been a tyrant.
“It’s nothing. We just heard you have a peculiar project and decided to bother you.” Ig said with a gentle smile.
“This, you are referring to the ‘Amusement Park’? Lords, would you like me to have someone accompany you?”
Verafia and Ig were using their real faces and were not disguised. However, with Verafia’s power, she could easily confuse the perception of others.
Of course, even so, with an incredibly beautiful girl and a distinguished young man standing together, their aura, combined with the Duke’s token, made the trade union noble feel that they were beings he could only look up to.
“No, thank you. I’m just accompanying this lady for a visit. It would be our fault to disturb you further.”
Seeing the other party’s fawning expression, Ig shook his head and politely declined. He knew very well that Verafia disliked being disturbed by strangers and disliked flattery from anyone other than himself. If a few trade union staff were to accompany them, this little girl would feel uncomfortable.
“This…”
Hearing Ig’s voice, the trade union noble raised his face. In his eyes, the black-haired young man in front of him had a gentle and polite demeanor, giving him a feeling that was hard to refuse. “If that is your wish, lords, thank you for your understanding.”
“Wait, I still have one question,” said the girl with a voice as melodious as a nightingale. The golden-haired girl slightly raised her face, and her pair of gold eyes beneath slender eyelashes were more dazzling than the most gorgeous gems, shimmering with a happy luster.
“Beautiful lady, please speak,” the trade union noble quickly lowered his head respectfully.
“It’s not really anything important. This young lady heard from this fellow that your ‘Amusement Park’ is actually based on the blueprints left by a genius designer?”
Verafia blinked her big eyes, turned to look at Ig beside her, and wore a curious expression.
“Yes, beautiful lady. Just as you said, he was indeed a genius but a madman. Our trade union happened to obtain one of his blueprints, and that’s how you see this scene,”
The trade union noble buried his face very low and said respectfully.
“That genius… do you know his identity?”
“That fellow is indeed somewhat famous. However, given your noble status, Miss, you probably haven’t heard of him. He appeared out of nowhere a few years ago, wearing strange clothes, speaking nonsensical languages, and calling himself Aotian Lin.”
“Aotian Lin?”
Verafia raised her eyebrows, “That’s also a very strange name.”
Seeing the girl’s interested expression, the trade union noble quickly said, “Indeed. Beautiful lady, you just said that this Aotian Lin is a genius, but in my opinion, he’s more of a madman. He did create many strange things, like gunpowder and steam engines, but most of them were unusable junk…”
“Even the ‘Amusement Park’ you see was indeed made by our trade union according to his blueprints, but after actual construction, many parts could not be produced. Instead, our trade union’s mages and alchemists spent a lot of effort to replace them.”
As he spoke, the noble’s face showed some heartache. Obviously, the materials used for replacement were quite painful for them.
“I see… Then, what about Master Lin? Was he hired by your trade union?”
“Ha, Miss, we don’t have the courage for that.”
The noble merchant showed a wry smile. “This crazy ‘master,’ two years ago, for some reason, went to a temple and insulted the church and the God of Light… As a result, you probably guessed it, this ‘master’ was naturally burned to death by the fanatical followers of the church as a heretic.”
Verafia blinked her big eyes.
She never expected that a setting like this, like a protagonist in a novel, would be so simply and directly eliminated.