Chapter 180: Is This Ridiculous?
Chapter 181: Is This Ridiculous?
Yonglan spoke frankly, “I don’t feel fear, I’m just curious about your true purpose. When will you reveal what you’re hiding from me, and when will you truly become my comrade?”
Shariel’s bright eyes, visible beneath her hood, gazed at Yonglan. After a moment of silence, she removed the hood.
She had always deliberately obscured her face with her hood, even though Yonglan had told her more than once that people wouldn’t object to her identity or race.
But Shariel didn’t wear the hood to avoid others’ gazes. On the contrary, she used it to shield her vision so she wouldn’t have to remember people’s faces.
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Restraint and calm execution of her mission – these were her guiding principles.
Therefore, she tried her best not to interact, tried her best not to form connections.
Shariel’s True Red eyes silently observed the man. Even setting aside her attraction to him as a creature from another world, he possessed a remarkably young and handsome face. His sharp, chiseled features conveyed the heroic spirit and steadfastness of a Warrior.
“I’m sorry… I want to tell you, but I can’t yet.”
Shariel’s fair fingers brushed across the man’s cheek, but as a phantom, she couldn’t quite touch Yonglan. The cherry-white-haired King of Hram gently said:
“This is by no means a lack of trust in you. On the contrary, it’s because my actions are too despicable, too shameful to speak of.”
“I’m afraid that if you knew the truth, you would no longer wish to continue this journey.” Don’t you know that saying that makes me even more curious?!
Yonglan was quite satisfied with the current situation and didn’t feel anything to be angry about. Given Shariel’s personality, these so-called despicable actions were likely something she only thought were despicable.
But he was still very curious.
Shariel lowered her head, her cherry-white hair falling as tears began to trickle down her face.
“I’m sorry… I’m really sorry…”
“…Forget it, I won’t ask then.”
Since she had already apologized, what else could Yonglan say? He could only forgive her.
Shariel displayed a rare, peculiar emotion. Yonglan glanced at her with a meaningful expression.
He had thought this King of Hram wouldn’t have many emotional fluctuations, but it seemed he had managed to earn a significant amount of affection.
It probably wouldn’t be long before he could help Shariel open up her heart.
The expedition into the Mortal World Kingdom never ceased. After defeating the Desolator, the Savage Beasts created by Fiends scattered like birds and beasts. Theoretically, large-scale battles wouldn’t occur, but the path of expansion could not stop for a moment.
The expedition was from one shore to the other. The obstacles along the way weren’t limited to just one enemy. The Desolator and the Fertile Prairie were merely the first hurdle. Don’t forget about the Evil Dragon previously.
In comparison, the Desolators were the invaded party.
Although Fiends didn’t divide territory based solely on strength, the Desolators weren’t the weakest. However, compared to the widespread expansion of Evil Dragons, they were indeed at a disadvantage.
But for now, the Evil Dragon hadn’t interfered much with the Fertile Prairie. After the expeditionary force achieved victory, they had temporarily retreated. The enemies to be dealt with currently were mostly wild monsters from all directions.
While making great progress in Sams, their progress in reality was also not lagging.
The battles in Sams might be a form of awakening for Yonglan, but for his other companions, they were unadulterated growth and tempering.
Participating once again in the battles of slaying Celestial Gods and ending Fiends brought about a leap in their Spirit Matter and realm advancements.
Another day dawned. Jiali stretched languidly, her perfect, supple body extending. A beautiful sight in the morning, Yonglan had to admit it was quite pleasing to the eye.
“I’ve accumulated so many great deeds and Achievements that I feel even my Spirit Matter growth is struggling to keep up. This is truly strange. I’ve only ever heard of people not meeting the requirements for advancement ceremonies, never about lacking Spirit Matter accumulation.”
The Lord of True Red, raising her elegant chin, declared proudly, “If things continue like this, advancing to Hero will be just around the corner. It seems we’ll be breaking the promotion record of the past few thousand years.”
“That’s right, even faster than my sister.”
Enesyin always wanted to compare herself to Aseran, especially when she could surpass her! She had to regain her confidence this way; it was very important to her!
Once she could surpass Aseran in any area, Enesyin would feel incredibly powerful and her confidence would soar!
“Since advancing to Hero is a near-term objective, we can start planning ahead.”
Jiali rolled around in bed, hooked her arm around Yonglan’s neck, and pecked his cheek repeatedly.
This action annoyed Enesyin beside them. The Platinum-haired Dragon Maiden, not to be outdone, grabbed Yonglan and began to vie with Jiali.
After much playful bickering and dawdling in the morning, the three finally managed to get out of bed.
Since they knew advancement was imminent, Jiali, who had been lying low for a long time, also intended to officially participate in the battle for the throne.
While Yonglan and the others were busy fighting monsters in Sams, the situation within the Rose Garden had become chaotic. Although Jiali was the first to claim the throne, after her initial declaration, the Lord of True Red had conveniently disappeared. Instead, the other claimants were fighting each other bloody.
The situation unfolded exactly as Miya had predicted. Only a few families in the Rose Garden laid claim to the throne, while the rest observed from the sidelines.
Don’t misunderstand. It wasn’t that they lacked the desire for the throne. For the Scarlet nobles, who were passionate about power and dominion, there was no one uninterested in the throne.
The reason they didn’t join the fray was because they still possessed a shred of reason, knowing they weren’t suited for it and were unlikely to ascend the Rose Throne.
Even with an extreme sliver of hope to ascend, being unworthy would bring disaster.
Even the internally fractious Scarlet knew one thing: when your abilities are insufficient, seizing a high position is merely courting your own demise.
The Rose Guard also emerged to take charge. Miya led the charge, spreading the message throughout the Rose Garden that “The Scarlet indeed need to unite, and only those with exceptional Talent and Bloodline have the ticket to participate.”
As a result, the competitors in the Rose Garden were largely eliminated, and the remaining Bloodlines naturally stepped onto the stage, vying for supremacy.
Although the bloodlines of the favored were extremely rare, given the large base of the Rose Garden, there were still quite a few. Even with internal competition within families, there were close to double-digit candidates.
Leading their followers, they began to subdue their opponents through schemes, duels, legion battles, and other means, creating quite a spectacle.
As Jiali reviewed the information of the competitors, she suddenly laughed.
“Look, that new Elder from the Golden Branch Family, doesn’t he look a lot like me?”
