Chapter: Chapter 378: Return
Chapter 378: Return
It had been a month since leaving Winter City, and now Xi Wei looked down at Winter City from atop Connie.
Xi Wei found that Winter City had undergone significant changes in that short month.
The Elemental Obsidian city walls had been raised by another section. Craftsmen were busy hammering and chiseling away on them. It was clear that the order to expand the city walls had only recently begun to be executed. Earth element mages were an indispensable part of city construction. Although they couldn’t conjure Elemental Obsidian out of thin air, they could quickly fuse wall bricks together. Simultaneously, Earth Wall Technique and Stone Wall Technique could be used as temporary load-bearing pillars, greatly improving the efficiency of wall construction.
Bypassing the city walls was a Royal Road leading directly to Winter Fort. The roadsides had already been widened. The entire marble-paved road could accommodate eight carriages running side-by-side. Children, armed with wooden shields and branches, were playfully frolicking on the wide street. Occasionally, the King of Winter’s patrol would pass by on their warhorses, and the children would follow along, leaving a trail of laughter in the wind.
“Wow! There’s a big dragon in the sky!”
A child exclaimed, pointing at the sky. Connie’s body cast a massive shadow under the sun. People looked up at the sky. The pink dragon scales reflected a hazy, colorful light in the sunlight, and her sapphire-blue dragon eyes were like a pair of sapphires submerged in water. There was no more beautiful and powerful lifeform.
“Oh, it’s Your Majesty returned!”
The soldiers of the patrol waved towards the sky. Their voices carried far. From the residents’ rooms along the street, the residents of Winter City opened their windows and looked in the direction of the voices, but the giant dragon had already flown far away, leaving only a beautiful tail.
Getting closer and closer to Winter Fort. Connie flew past the royal gate. It was an archway about ten meters high, entirely built from pure white marble, with thick stone. A majestic lion was carved on top of the arch. Brazen threads were meticulously pulled out to form the lion’s mane. Blood-red cat’s eye stones were used for its eyes. A crown inlaid with emeralds and obsidian was worn on its head. Behind the archway, countless slender spires rose high into the sky. Numerous Venom Dragons hovered near the spires. Seeing Connie appear, they let out sharp hisses. The dragon had absolute bloodline suppression over the dragons, and they were expressing their respect for the ancient legendary creature.
Passing through the spire nests of the Venom Dragons, and then crossing the seven obsidian high walls surrounding Winter Fort, Connie began to descend. A flock of pigeons suddenly noticed the dragon behind them and hurriedly “cooed” to make way, but the strong wind generated by the dragon’s passage still sent them reeling. Connie landed on the balcony outside Xi Wei’s room. This was the largest balcony in Winter Fort. It was originally planned to be built so that it could connect with the statue of the King of Winter, allowing Xi Wei to easily ascend the statue at any time. The craftsmen had thoughtfully built stone stairs and railings on the King of Winter’s statue, leading directly to the top of its head. The crown was added later, and its interior was converted into a semi-open room. The locations where the crown was inlaid with gemstones were replaced with stained glass, forming a 360-degree observation room with no blind spots, from which one could overlook the entire Winter City, seeing everything.
“Finally home.”
Xi Wei dismounted the dragon, stretched, and yawned.
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The Maid Corps members also jumped off Connie one after another. The main contingent from Winter City would take about another week to arrive. Currently, only some players who had “suicided” back and a few ministers handling official affairs were in Winter City.
“It’s much more comfortable at home~” Bai Yao took a deep breath and stretched her somewhat stiff limbs. You Ye nodded in agreement.
“Gulp~”
A huge rumbling sound came from behind them. Everyone looked back and saw Connie, blushing and holding her stomach, gradually shrinking into the appearance of a little girl. She pouted, her willow-like eyebrows drooping, and patted her flat belly with her small hands.
“Connie is hungry…”
As if triggering a chain reaction, all the maids’ stomachs grumbled.
“Tell the kitchen what you want to eat. I’m exhausted, I’m going to sleep for a while,” Xi Wei informed them. He had been through several great battles during this period. Although he hadn’t sustained any injuries, mental fatigue was inevitable. He just wanted to rest well now, to let his brain relax before dealing with other matters.
“Master, are you going to sleep? Then Loli will warm the bed for Master right away~” Upon hearing that Xi Wei was going to sleep, Loli blurted it out without thinking. After saying it, she realized so many maids were watching. Their gazes were ambiguous and playful, which immediately made her blush with shyness.
“Ahem, Connie, I’ll take you to the restaurant to eat,” Ruo Yi said, taking Connie’s hand and walking into a patch of light and shadow.
“I just remembered I haven’t charged yet. I’ll go back and charge now,” Bai Yao said with an awkward yet polite laugh, transformed into a Thunder Bird, circled above everyone’s heads, and then left.
“I still have to feed Little Black, excuse me…” You Ye rode away on her black cat. In just a breath or two, only Loli, with her pretty face flushed red and head bowed in embarrassment, and a still somewhat stunned Xi Wei remained on the balcony.
“Master, woo woo woo… It’s too embarrassing…”
After the surrounding maids had left, Loli buried her face in Xi Wei’s arms, wrapping her hands around his waist. While breathing in his intoxicating scent, she whined sweetly, nuzzling him here and there.
“Hey, it’s no big deal. They all know our relationship anyway, so there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Be good~” Xi Wei gently comforted Loli, stroking her little head. Then, he bent down, scooped up the sweet-smelling little maid into his arms, and walked into the room. He was really quite sleepy and had no intention of doing anything bad to Loli.
After lying on the bed for a while, Xi Wei’s stomach also grumbled. He had been on Connie’s back all the way, eager to return home, and hadn’t eaten much. As a Champion Knight, it was common to feel hungry.
“Master, shall I get you something to eat?” Loli peeked her head out from under the covers, her large, watery eyes blinking at Xi Wei. She loved sleeping on Xi Wei’s chest the most, because that way she could always hear his calming heartbeat.
“Mmm…” Xi Wei pondered for a moment and then nodded, “Okay, I want to eat Flower Cakes.”
Loli’s pretty face first turned red. She glanced shyly at Xi Wei, then very obediently crawled out of his warm chest, intending to make Flower Cakes for Xi Wei. However, the next moment, her arm was grabbed by Xi Wei.
“Master?”
“I’ve changed my mind.” Xi Wei grinned sinisterly, “Now I want to eat the raw ingredients of Flower Cakes directly.”
