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“Ms. Lisa, we need to register an adventurer party and also apply for passports to leave the city.”
Hazel spoke directly.
"An adventurer's party? My esteemed young lady, are you heading to the Ice Plains?"
Lisa was slightly surprised, and after a while she explained, "The Ice Plains are a very dangerous place. There are ferocious beasts and pirates everywhere. If you encounter a dragon, it will be even worse. Humans and dragons have always been irreconcilable enemies, and they will kill any adventurers they encounter without mercy."
"Thank you for your concern, Ms. Lisa. I know that. Please just help me with the necessary procedures."
Heroine said coldly.
This kind of person who talks so much nonsense and is so overly flamboyant and obsequious is really annoying. How did she even get to this position?
"Alright, Miss Hayden, I'll arrange it for you right away. To register an adventurer's party, you need at least four people and at most seven."
Lisa pushed up her round-framed glasses, and while explaining, she opened her desk drawer and took out a form. "Ms. Hayden, please fill out this form first."
"okay."
Hazel took the form, then picked up the quill pen on her desk and began to write.
The name of their adventure team had already been discussed yesterday. Hazel and her team came prepared, so she didn't think too much about it and wrote very quickly.
Team Name: Bread
Heyr wrote in the first column of the table.
Chapter Fifteen: The Regent's Choice
The northeastern seas of the Fitcher Empire—the Eastern Ocean.
On a huge reef battered by the waves, there is a small, exquisitely designed bunker shaped like a sandwich.
In the waters surrounding the fortress, countless imperial warships were neatly arranged. On the warships and along the beach, soldiers clad in imperial silver armor were densely packed together, carrying out their daily drills.
Naden stood alone atop the high tower of the sandwich-shaped bunker, gazing at the vast ocean, letting the dry sea breeze whip against his body, oblivious to the fact that his meticulously combed slicked-back hair from the morning had been blown into disarray.
He seemed to be lost in thought.
The sea breeze, like the ocean waves, blows in layers, every so often, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, and unpredictable.
After a gust of sea breeze stopped for a while, Naden waited for a second gust of sea breeze. This time the sea breeze was much stronger than the last one, causing him to squint his bright blue eyes slightly.
On the high spire of the watchtower flew the Empire's white phoenix flag, and Naden could clearly hear the fluttering sound of the white phoenix flag in the wind.
The sea breeze, which is usually straightforward, strangely swirled this time.
Upon noticing this detail, Naden, who had been in an emo posture, instantly straightened up. He then turned around and looked at the spot behind him, his previously indifferent eyes suddenly revealing a hint of authority.
A strange shadow appeared in that area. This shadow was very strange because it was not a normal shadow. It was not attached to the ground or the wall, but existed independently in the air in a three-dimensional state.
It was encased in black shadows with white lines around the outside, outlining a human-shaped curve. Whether it was human or not, Naden couldn't say for sure, but it certainly wasn't a good thing.
The instant the shadow took shape, an invisible spiritual wall formed directly in front of Naden.
At this moment, on the warships not far away, on the surrounding seas, on the beach training soldiers, and inside the sandwich bunker... all the bigwigs serving Regent Naden all turned their attention to this side.
These powerful figures only need a single thought to instantly eliminate the shadow that suddenly appeared in front of the Regent. Therefore, if one wants to locate the Regent through the spirit world and then instantly teleport over to kill him, it is simply wishful thinking.
Perhaps sensing the highly vigilant and aggressive gazes around him, Shadow knelt down in a humble and respectful manner to show that he would not harm the Regent.
"Lord Naden, I apologize for the sudden offense."
The shadow vibrated the air, producing a dull, low sound—not quite standard, but understandable Fitchman official language.
"who are you?"
Naden stared at the shadow, pondering the other's motives. In an instant, he thought of many things, but because there were too many, his thoughts became increasingly chaotic.
“I come from the Philipris Empire. Lord Naden may call me Li. I have been appointed by the Dragon Emperor to negotiate with you.”
Shadow immediately introduced himself.
The Philipris Empire is the Dragon Kingdom that people often refer to.
This is a nation established by dragons, located deep within an icy plain and in an icy sea.
Long, long ago, they were the rulers of this entire world. However, the Dragon Clan was later engulfed in the War of the Seven Kings, which led to infighting and a significant weakening of their power. Meanwhile, in their colonized territories, other races who had suffered under the Dragon Clan's rule rose up in rebellion and eventually drove the Dragon Clan out, establishing their own nations.
Since then, the dragons have retreated to the northern and southern ice plains, and their brilliance on the world stage has become increasingly dim. At this time, the humans who were the first to rebel against the dragons and succeeded quickly became the new overlords of the continent, thanks to their superior creativity and faster reproduction rate than other races.
"Are you a dragon?"
A look of surprise flashed across Naden's face.
He had just thought of his elder brother Caesar, that wicked Leon, and other factions or church forces lurking in the shadows, but he never imagined it would be the dragons.
“Lord Naden, there’s really nothing surprising about this.”
The shadow laughed.
"So, what do you need me for?"
Naden quickly calmed himself down.
"I came here specifically to help Lord Naden."
Li replied.
"help me?"
Naiden suddenly found it somewhat amusing. "The last battle in the Snow Capital didn't really hurt you, did it? You dragons may have won, but if we were to fight again now, could you sustain the battle given how fast you train new warriors?"
The Fchester Empire, as the human power closest to the dragons, has always been irreconcilably opposed to them.
Over the years, the Fchester Empire and the Dragon Clan have had frequent frictions. The only large-scale war was the one during Caesar's reign, but unfortunately, due to internal conflicts in the Snow Capital, Fchester was ultimately defeated.
This wasn't because Fchester couldn't win, but because Fchester itself collapsed internally as the fighting progressed.
"Lord Naden, don't be so sure of yourself. We mean no harm; we just want to help you. I think you'll need our help."
Li continued.
Are all dragons as foolish as you?
You just want to help me?
You're trying to fool an idiot!
Do you think you're the male lead in a script? Suddenly one day, you're chosen by a mysterious force, which tells you that the world is about to face a massive catastrophe, and you are the chosen one to save countless holy spirits!
Naden scoffed.
In Fitcher, the novel as a literary genre had long existed, and these novels would be adapted into plays and performed as stage plays in theaters such as the Red Theatre.
Watching stage plays was one of the most popular forms of entertainment among the nobility in Fitcher, second only to balls, salons, and drinking parties.
In addition, there is cricket fighting. More than ten years ago, Naden was a popular contender for the summer and autumn cricket fighting competitions. Later, he stopped playing due to his busy political affairs, so he unconditionally passed on this unique skill to his nephew Leon, who won several championships for it.
For some reason, during his regency, Leon suddenly stopped playing with crickets and actually started learning how to handle government affairs in a very serious manner.
“We have heard about Leon’s situation. Caesar has decided to abandon Leon and promote Lyon to succeed him. Naturally, he cannot keep you, the Prince of Zhenbei, who holds a great military power. If Caesar and Lyon suppress you together, do you really have the ability to escape unscathed?”
Faced with Naden's provocation, Li was not angry and continued to speak calmly and unhurriedly.
"Therefore, Lord Naden, why not join forces with our dragon clan? We will do everything in our power to help you ascend the throne and become the new master of the Fchester Empire."
The Fichster Empire—its new masters…
Naden was slightly taken aback.
ps:
I'm not very good with AI, and after playing around with it for a while, I generated this white-haired version of Helena. I think it's pretty good; I think it's quite cute. (>﹏<)
Chapter Sixteen: The Crisis of Transformation
Leticia Cooper.
The vampire marquis belongs to the top echelon of the vampire community; she is a genuine super-rich woman.
Unlike the petite Philippa, she was tall, mature, and sexy, with deep, bright, blood-red eyes. Unlike the naive Philippa, she possessed a clear sense of experience and maturity.
Accompanying her to the restaurant were three male vampires with exquisite appearances, resembling top international male models.
If Leon is not mistaken, this should be her male lover.
In matriarchal societies, the opposite of male-dominated societies, women are respected and girls are the heads of households. If they have money, they can marry many men to satisfy their desires. They don't call these men husbands, but rather male concubines.
After a male concubine marries a female concubine, the female concubine becomes their master. The male concubine must obey the master, and the master has the right to abandon them at any time, which can be understood as divorcing them.
In short, it has definitely elevated the status of feminism to its highest level.
hiss.
A world dominated by women.
So terrifying.
Leon just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.
In fact, those who have watched the original anime know to some extent why this happened.
This is mainly due to supernatural power.
In this world, female vampires have much greater potential for advancement than males, mainly due to the vampires' Moonlight Path cultivation system.
The highest level in this system can only be reached by women. Men can only reach the Obsidian level at most, and it is impossible to go any further unless... he becomes a girl!
But if he becomes a girl, then he is no longer a boy. Even if he rises to a high position, he can only be a woman.
As a result, the vampire clan became a society that revered women.
As for the fact that the Elven race is also a matriarchal society, that has nothing to do with their cultivation system. The main reason is that Leon doesn't have time to analyze it right now, because Leticia's gaze is currently scrutinizing him.
Perhaps because Leon's appearance was so outstanding, Leticia lingered her gaze for a while before slowly asking, "Who is this human?"
When Leticia asked the question, Leon could clearly sense that the male lovers around her were looking at him with a wary and hateful gaze, as if they were looking at a rival.
“Mother, he is my beloved pet.”
Philippa sensed something was off about Leticia's gaze; she knew her mother's temperament well. So, instead of standing next to Leon, she immediately took a step forward and stood in front of him, blocking his path between Leon and Leticia.
"Your pet... Pfft, my little princess has grown up."
Leticia glanced back and forth between Leon and Philippa before a motherly smile spread across her face.
This is like seeing your son bring his beautiful daughter-in-law home for the New Year.
This……
Leon had a feeling that Leticia had misunderstood something.
However, he didn't want to explain, since there was no need to explain at all. On the contrary, Leticia's misunderstanding of his relationship with Philippa was actually more advantageous to his next move.
"Ugh..."
Philippa's face flushed slightly with embarrassment. After swaying awkwardly a few times, she finally placed her restless little hands on either side of her skirt.
This is like a high school girl being caught in the act by her parents when she's having an early romance.
"Alright, you'll be an adult next month, so I won't interfere in some things. But Philippa, I still want to remind you of something—"
When Leticia said this, the smile on her face faltered slightly, and then her gaze fell on Leon. "Play around, but don't get yourself into trouble. Men are all liars, especially the refined and handsome human men. They are mostly the embodiment of cunning."
Cough cough cough...
For some reason, Leon felt inexplicably guilty as Leticia stared at him with her alluring eyes.
Leon knew perfectly well that although Leticia seemed to be saying this to Philippa, she was actually saying it to him.
What she meant was that she was actually warning herself.
She warned herself not to deceive or hurt her precious daughter's feelings, otherwise... well, she was unlikely to let herself have a good ending anyway.
The damage shouldn't be that severe.
After all, he was currently only the one being hurt by Philippa.
Deception, huh...