Monster Girl Development Master

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The nine Azure Star Guardians simultaneously shouted out the trigger words for their weapons, and their rune swords ignited with distinctly different lights. With extremely exquisite skills and perfect coordination, they launched a joint attack on Baroo, assaulting him from nine directions in an instant. This was a brilliant teamwork that allowed them, as first-level bloodline users, to fight against second- or even third-level bloodline users.

Of course, this was still too easy for Baroo, for the Titan King.

Without even using any abilities, relying solely on his overwhelming physical attributes, he easily launched a powerful attack on the nine Zhanxing Guardians, dodging their attacks with lightning speed and landing a punch on their new armor.

As he anticipated, this attack wouldn't kill his loyal Zhanxing Guardians, but it would send them flying and leave them with injuries enough to confirm their defeat. However, as his fist landed, a surge of power suddenly erupted from the seemingly overly ornate but ultimately useless armor, weakening the attack controlled by Baruo by nearly 80%!

Thus, the nine punches in that instant not only failed to send the Zhanxing Guardians flying, but instead left Baroao wide open.

Just then, Judy's voice came from afar: "Annihilation!"

A deep, dark light rose from the runic longsword, and Judy, wielding it, appeared like an elf in the shadows, instantly moving from Celine's side to Baroo's side, thrusting her sword at the king's right hand, which had just exhausted its strength.

With a tearing sound, the magnificent royal robe was ripped apart, and a gash was torn in the Titan King's body, which was as hard as steel. Golden blood, solidified like iron beads, dripped out, one drop, two drops, hitting the smooth, mirror-like marble floor of the palace, and seemingly hitting the hearts of every other onlooker.

The Titan King was actually injured by a level two bloodline user and a Zhanxing Guardian.

Chapter 195: Official Announcement

"His Majesty!"

In the silence, Judy didn't even have time to sheathe her sword before she immediately knelt on one knee, ready to apologize and accept punishment. But Baroo simply waved his hand casually: "It's not your fault, I was too careless."

Given the strength of the Titan King, Judy's [Annihilation] could not possibly have harmed Baroo. However, in order to avoid harming his loyal Star Guardians and Little Cotton-padded Jacket, Baroo not only did not use his abilities, but also actively suppressed the effects of some of his passive abilities. Otherwise, those nine punches just now would have killed all nine guards.

Of course, the most important thing is that Baroo himself was indeed careless and let Judy's attack run free. Otherwise, he could have easily dodged in time or used his ability to withstand the attack and avoided getting hurt.

But then again, the fact that a level 2 bloodline user could injure a level 5 bloodline user who had awakened five times with a non-magic iron longsword shows that this weapon is definitely a divine weapon, and it seems to be mass-producible... The Kingdom Marshal's eyes were already shining.

Celine put away the longsword she hadn't even used and said with a smug look, "See, Father? I was right in my letter, wasn't I? Count Zhuangsen's work is far superior to magic iron equipment. Most importantly, such a longsword only costs three hundred gold coins."

Actually, the cost is only thirty, and even if you include Nia's precious labor, it's only about sixty gold coins, because the material is just ordinary steel, and the only troublesome process is engraving runes.

This "extremely low" price once again shocked the ministers present. Even Serafina's icy beauty softened slightly. As a female general who was passionate about battlefield military affairs, she saw the broad prospects of these rune equipment at a glance. However, after using the expensive price of magic iron equipment as a reference, she regretfully gave up her idea. The price was actually so low.

Baro immediately clapped his hands: "Contact Earl Zhuangsen, I want to purchase ten thousand pieces!"

The Chancellor's face stiffened, and he was about to persuade her when Celine's face turned dark first: "No, Father, I've already pre-ordered all of Earl Johnson's production. I'm going to equip all the Red Dragon Guards with this kind of gear!"

Celine launched her third attack, but after the shock of the first two, the crowd didn't seem to think much of it. It was just that Princess Celine had intercepted His Majesty Baro, but anyone who didn't know better would have thought that Princess Celine and His Majesty Baro had fought in the throne room.

But unlike the others' indifference, Serafina noticed a serious problem. Even before Baro could speak, she directly questioned Celine: "How could Earl Johnson agree to let you take all his goods?"

Celine's lips curled into a wild smile as she dropped the final bombshell: "Because I agreed to marry him, he's willing to support you now, Serafina!"

Even with the groundwork laid in the previous three times, from King Baroo and Princess Serafina down to the Zhanxing Guards and palace maids standing by, everyone felt as if their brains had been strengthened, causing confusion and dizziness. They even began to doubt whether they were dreaming and had not yet woken up.

The most favored princess went out to bestow the title of earl, but when she returned, she said that she wanted to marry the newly enthroned earl, and that her purpose was to support the eldest princess in her struggle for the throne. She said all of this in front of His Majesty the King.

In other words, the people from the other world didn't know the story of Xuanwu Gate, otherwise they would probably have a distorted feeling like "Li Shimin said he wanted to stab Li Yuanji to death in front of Li Yuan." But similar situations do exist in other worlds, so they still clearly understood this very, very crazy feeling.

But this is only one part of the plan.

Whether it's publicly promoting the rune equipment or announcing her relationship with Johnson, these are all plans that Celine and Johnson have discussed, and so far, the plan is progressing as expected.

This series of bombshell announcements will inevitably attract everyone's attention. Compared to the cheap yet powerful weaponry of rune equipment, the explosive news of the most beloved princess arranging her own marriage will overshadow everything else, such as the Bloodline Order and the conflicts in the Earl's Territory, giving Zhuang Sen a lot of time.

And importantly, Celine had no intention of having a secret relationship with Johnson; she wanted to openly declare their relationship to everyone. Furthermore, a sixteen-year-old count with real power and the kingdom's intelligence minister was more than a match for a princess whose bloodline hadn't awakened. This is why Celine didn't engage in physical combat with Baruoo before, but instead posed on the edge—to avoid being discovered that she had already awakened her bloodline.

Meanwhile, given Celine's relationship with Johnson and Celine's preparation to re-equip all of Serafina's personal guard, the Red Dragon Guards, Serafina could easily justify sending a large army to Leon, effectively buying a significant amount of time. Once Her Highness wields her copper-headed leather belt and whips the Bloodline Order into a frenzy, further exposure becomes irrelevant—isn't that a huge achievement?

Moreover, Celine has further plans. Although everything is very high-profile now, it is actually a case of first suppressing and then elevating.

Of course, such a shocking fact will not be accepted by everyone, and the first to object will be...

"Stop messing around, Celine. I don't need the support of a scumbag who's after a little girl's body!"

Princess Sera Fina, the sister-obsessed princess, was furious. Her icy, aloof beauty crumbled like an avalanche, revealing a chilling rage.

While others dared not provoke the red dragon, Celine was not afraid at all: "Sister, don't be silly. Zhuang Sen is two years younger than me. I had to force him to agree to this. If you don't believe me, ask Judy."

Judy's muscular body trembled beneath her armor, but since Celine was her master, she could only nod and try to remain calm as she met Serafina's almost murderous gaze. "Indeed, it was Her Highness who first proposed a marriage alliance to Earl Johnson."

—Although Count Johnson had already shown his bestial desires towards the princess before that.

As Judy, the assist leader, thought to herself, she had successfully severed ties with the past.

Serafina was momentarily speechless. She wasn't good at speaking to begin with, and facing her younger sister Celine, she couldn't use any intimidating tactics, so she could only remain silent. Celine then continued, "Besides, Johnson is only sixteen years old and has already become an earl, as well as the kingdom's intelligence minister. Now he's invented rune equipment, something that can change a country's military strength. If I don't choose him, should I choose an old man in his forties, fifties, or sixties, or those useless people who haven't even completed their third awakening and only know how to play with maids at home?"

Your Highness, you meant to say "playing with women" but changed it to "maids" because you were feeling guilty, right?

Judy silently complained.

Others, however, still cannot accept it.

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Chapter 196: The Little Cotton-padded Jacket's Deception

Although no one agreed with or accepted Celine's statement, no one could refute the correctness of Celine's statement, including Serafina. However, Celine didn't care. After all, it was her who was going to marry, not her sister. Not to mention her sister Serafina, even her father Baroo couldn't interfere so much and couldn't stop her from making her choice.

After awakening her bloodline, Celine's confidence and self-assurance grew day by day.

Looking at his proud little daughter, Baroo shook his head: "Honestly, I can't argue with you. Go tell your mother!"

The first half of the sentence was spoken with a playful smile, but the second half revealed that Celine's smile had vanished.

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Her dear mother, aside from other skills, was notorious for her incessant chatter. However, being able to sneak into the inner palace was exactly what Celine wanted, so she didn't whine and refuse to go as usual. Instead, she pouted and led Judy away—before leaving, she instructed the other nine Star Guardians to remember to return all the rune equipment.

……

A while later, as Baroo entered, Celine immediately stood up, avoiding her nagging mother, and greeted Baroo: "Father~ you're finally back..."

Baroo glanced at the little cabbage who had gone to mate with the piglets: "Speak, what do you want from me this time? Don't tell me it's because you don't have enough money to buy your future husband's rune weapons."

Celine was secretly pleased. Baroo's attitude meant that he wasn't particularly opposed to her and Zhuang Sen. However, she pretended to be a little angry and puffed out her cheeks: "What? I have some very special news to tell you this time that can't be written in a letter!"

As Baro was being helped off his magnificent and heavy royal robes by his wife, his expression suddenly turned serious upon hearing Celine's words, and he became solemn: "Don't tell me that little raven got you pregnant."

Celine blushed: "What are you saying, Father!"

Baro looked at him suspiciously: "If it's not this, then what could it be?"

Celine gritted her teeth, then cut to the chase and said directly, "What else could it be? Didn't you tell me to instruct Zhuang Sen to investigate the Bloodline Cult?"

The Titan King, tormented by Celine's four consecutive mental assaults, slapped his forehead: "Oh, indeed, so what information did you find?"

Celine nodded and provided part of the information as planned: "Based on the clues given by the prisoners, Johnson found some intelligence. First, not only Leon Territory, but also several nearby territories have members of the Bloodline Order active, especially Farau Territory; second, the headquarters of the Bloodline Order seems to be in the Duchy of Starr... Uncle Borodi is really unlucky to have been stuck in such a lousy place as the Black Swamp."

This information was carefully selected before being released. First of all, Celine and Johnson, who already had the mission of investigating the Blood Order, could not keep the King in the dark if they wanted the eldest princess to farm Blood Order points in Farau Territory. Otherwise, if the King saw that they couldn't even find their neighbor's enemy, Johnson's position as intelligence minister would be at risk, which would be secondary. The real trouble would be that the King might become suspicious of them.

Secondly, the eldest princess wants to send troops to gain merit. Others may not say anything, but the king must know, otherwise it will be troublesome if it really becomes a case of mutual betrayal at Xuanwu Gate. However, for the eldest princess to bring people out under this pretext, the territory of Falau alone is not enough. So, another heavyweight must be brought out. So, who is the most heavyweight in the entire Falling Star Kingdom? Of course, it is Duke Borodi King Starr.

Even Celine's final words of explanation weren't truly meant to exonerate Duke Starr; on the contrary, they only deepened Baro's suspicions and made him more wary of the Duke. After all, the naive and arrogant Celine might not have noticed her good uncle's hidden malice, but as a king with highly centralized power, could Baro really be unaware of his good brother's changes?

Even if he truly didn't know, as long as he investigated Duke Starr, the Duke would inevitably take action, and it wasn't impossible that he would even reveal a flaw. This would also lay the groundwork for the Grand Princess's subsequent suppression of the Grand Duke's rebellion.

Baro hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject: "It seems you really did do something. But what did you mean by what you said in the hall earlier? Did you really want me to move your sister's seat so quickly?"

Celine and Serafina's biological mother, the current Queen, showed a slight change in expression upon hearing Baroo's words, clearly uncomfortable. But Celine was not afraid at all: "Tsk, Father, stop pretending. Didn't you say you didn't want to do this anymore and wanted to go on an adventure? Besides, it's much better to give it to my sister than to that stingy, short-tempered, and gloomy man, Grean, right?"

“That’s your brother.” Baro said helplessly. He still had a lot of feelings for his former queen, Mary of Starr. After all, they were childhood sweethearts and had a sweet and loving marriage. Naturally, he also had a lot of feelings for her eldest son.

However, Celine pouted and said, "But he didn't treat me like a sister either!"

"Cerine!" The Queen glared at her youngest daughter. Cerine shrank back and changed the subject: "By the way, Father, I plan to go to Leon Territory with my sister again in a while to wipe out the members of the Bloodline Cult in the vicinity—according to intelligence, the Bloodline Cult seems to have some ability to mass-produce inferior level three bloodline individuals!"

Baro nodded, picked up his teacup and took a sip: "Tell me the specifics, and you're not really planning to take all of your sister's Red Dragon Guards, are you?"

Celine then meticulously recounted the information she had prepared beforehand, the information she could and needed to share with Baroo. She skillfully maneuvered around Grand Duke Starr, even briefly mentioning the possibility that he might launch a rebellion while attacking the White City Federation. But more than anything, she emphasized the power of the Bloodline Order and their wealth of knowledge and technology—personally acknowledged by Grand Scholar Mira Koffne, the Knowledge Tower Master of the Thousand Towers Kingdom.

Barroo's expression grew increasingly serious as he listened, clearly taking Serene's words to heart. This secretly pleased Serene, who also admired the precision of Johnson's plan... Well, at this moment, she subconsciously ignored Dantalian, Lady Lia, Mira, Angel, and others who had also participated in the planning.

Don't ask, the answer is that my husband is the smartest person in the world!

But will Father actually agree...?

Celine was still a little uneasy.

At this moment, Baro finally spoke again: "So, you slept with the little raven from the Leon family, didn't you?"

"yes!"

Because of her tension and focus, Celine gave an answer subconsciously, and then glared angrily at Baro.

Baroo sneered, "I'll tell Serafina about this. I hope that little raven can withstand the red dragon's jealousy."

“Father, you…” Celine suddenly became anxious, but she stopped as soon as she opened her mouth, because she was thinking, could Serafina beat Johnson?

In terms of physique, the tall and aloof female knight completely overwhelms the kid Zhuang Sen, but in terms of strength... next time they meet, Zhuang Sen will probably be at his fourth awakening, right? After all, he can increase his strength just by being affectionate with his wives every day, and even a red dragon may not be able to overcome the gap between the third and fourth awakenings, not to mention that Zhuang Sen is a complete monster girl bloodline.

So, it seems there's nothing to be afraid of.

Looking at Celine's face, which had suddenly brightened again, Baroo felt puzzled: "Do you think Serafina can't beat that little raven?"

Celine snapped out of her reverie and casually replied, "Both of them have awakened three times, so there shouldn't be much difference... Besides, my sister would never do anything to hurt me!"

Baro was skeptical, but Celine simply stood up and said, "Anyway, I've said everything I needed to say. I'll go find my sister now—I'll pretend that you, Father, have agreed to let my sister go to Leon Territory!"

Chapter 197: Sisterly Exchange

Royal capital Grandia, King Street, Ruby Palace.

Celine hummed a little tune as she jumped off the emerald-furred mare, successfully fooling and reminding Baroo as planned, which put her in a very good mood. Especially thinking about what she was going to do in front of Serafina later, her lips couldn't help but curl into a wide grin. Judy, who had obediently followed behind her the whole time, also wore a very pleased expression.

The thought of how Serafina would deal with Celine made her want to laugh.

"Cerine, come here."

Serafina's voice, which could freeze a person to death, came from the corridor, but her crimson vertical pupils revealed the turmoil in her heart. The intense dragon's might instantly made the courtyard deserted of insects and birds, and the poor little mare rushed towards the stable without looking back, meeting the servants who had been dismissed beforehand.

Serafina wasn't the doting older sister type; on the contrary, she was the strict mother type. Celine was often beaten by her sister when she was young, but fortunately, she did love Celine and always set a good example. So, Celine's relationship with her didn't suffer because of her strict discipline, and Celine didn't become a spoiled brat like some princes and princesses.

Now, she is about to unleash her elder sister's authority after a long absence, and let those who were tricked by the "little blondie" see what true elder sisterly love is!

She stood there as cold and silent as an iceberg, yet looking at her seemed to reveal a raging inferno. These two extremely contradictory and contrasting qualities blended so harmoniously in Serafina, making her all the more awe-inspiring.

However, Celine was used to it, and this time she hadn't done anything wrong!

Celine puffed out her chest, skipped the stairs, and climbed over the railing into the corridor in two strides: "Sis~ you'll never guess what I'm going to tell you!"

Serafina remained expressionless and reached out to grab Celine's collar: "Then I guess you know what I'm going to do next."

The answer is to grab them and spank them.

The thought flashed through Celine's mind, and then she raised her hand to block Serafina's throw: "No, no, not now, that's Johnson's territory now—hey!"

Serena was already annoyed by Serene's resistance, and when she realized what Serene's "dirty joke" was, her anger was amplified—how could her lovely and innocent sister have turned out like this after just one trip!

She stopped suppressing her power and used some of the physical strength brought by her bloodline, preparing to violently subdue her foolish younger sister who had been tricked, and show her what the authority of an older sister was.

Then, Celine blocked the attack again.

Impossible! Serafina's first reaction was to suspect that she was hallucinating. She was a level 5 bloodline user who had awakened three times, while Serene was just an ordinary person who had been slightly trained, not even as good as a professional soldier! How could she possibly withstand 30% of her strength?

Celine looked at Serafina's icy beauty face, finding surprise and shock in it, and immediately grinned, "Sister, I gained a lot from this trip..."

The crimson dragon's eyes reflected another pair of vertical pupils burning with flames. Fine scales grew on their hands as they parried each other, and ferocious dragon horns sprouted from their crimson hair. An invisible heat quickly ignited the air, raising the temperature around them to forty degrees Celsius.

Serafina's dragon eyes narrowed sharply, and she withdrew her attack: "Awakening?"

Celine stood with her hands on her hips, her spiky dragon tail swaying proudly: "That's right! Red dragon bloodline!!"

Serafina pressed further: "That Earl Johnson?"

Celine tilted her head back even more smugly: "Hmph, do you still think I've been fooled?"

Serafina suddenly reached out, and despite seeing the attack clearly, Celine failed to intercept it, and was humiliated as Serafina grabbed her under her arm with one hand: "An awakening... What did you do to that count?"

Celine's little face puffed up. She had been looking forward to showing off her new powers to Serafina, but she was ambushed and knocked down after only one move, which made her very indignant. Moreover, she didn't understand what Serafina meant, and just said angrily, "What do you mean I did to Johnson? He chased me first!"

Serafina, carrying her younger sister, walked towards the training ground, saying seriously, "Back in the palace, didn't you say you made your move on that sixteen-year-old boy first?"

Judy nodded beside her, as if affirming Serafina's statement.

Celine's face grew even rounder, and she stubbornly retorted, "That was just to shut Father and the others up. Zhuang Sen said he would help me awaken my bloodline the very first time we met!"

Judy nodded seriously, causing Serafina to raise an eyebrow: "How does he know what bloodline you have?"

Celine strained to lift her head, displaying her smugness: "Because I'm a genius who was born able to manifest a portion of my bloodline's true form!"

—The true form of the Red Dragon's bloodline is not the Red Dragon Maiden, but a real Red Dragon, just like Celine's appearance after using [Dragon Incarnation].

"Hehe." Serafina chuckled briefly, then quickened her pace, dragging Celine along as they entered the training ground amidst Celine's exasperated cries of "What are you laughing at! Look at what's on my head! Do you have one?"