Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 172 Searching for His Highness Elise, the Jade Knight of the North and Her Food Fairy

Black Wolf Territory, Wolf Castle.

library.

In the early morning, on a rattan hammock, a silver-haired girl, as delicate as a doll, pushed aside the books covering her face and slowly stretched.

She was wearing a pink nightgown, the hem of which swayed gently with her movements, making her skin appear as pure and dreamy as snow.

What is most striking is the girl's heterochromatic eyes—her left eye is as red as blood, and her right eye is as white as ashes. The two completely different colors intertwine in her eyes, giving people a breathtaking charm.

"I fell asleep while reading again without even realizing it."

Elise looked at the soft morning light filtering through the thin gauze curtains outside the window and murmured to herself.

She looked around the vast library, at the empty space before her, and a hint of loneliness flashed across her pretty face.

Several months have passed since Her Highness and her father left Black Wolf Territory. The girl had finally broken through her closed-off heart, but now she had to part with the people she cherished.

This feeling of loneliness often tormented Elise's heart late at night, leaving her with no choice but to read books to pass the time.

The only saving grace was that during this time, her relationship with her stepmother gradually improved.
dong dong dong.

There was a gentle knock on the library's wooden door.

"coming."

Elise stretched out her little feet, put on the slippers under the hammock, and ran over to open the wooden door.

Standing outside the door was a noblewoman pushing a stroller. She had long, flowing violet hair, and her loose clothing could not conceal her voluptuous figure.

Inside the stroller sat an adorable child with blue hair and purple eyes, looking at her with innocent, childlike eyes.

"Good morning, little Elise," Lady Danielle said with a smile, her beautiful face, known as the Flower of the South, radiating gentle warmth.

"Good morning," Elise replied with a smile.

Although she was initially unaccustomed to the other party's sudden 180-degree change in attitude, she eventually became able to handle it with ease.

After all, the other party was one of her few family members, provided that she had no conflict of interest with this cruel stepmother.

"Sister, sister!"

The baby sitting in the crib waved its snow-white little hands and shouted in a cheerful voice.

Upon hearing this, Elise's smile became much more genuine. She approached the crib and gently kneaded the baby's smooth, egg-white face.

"Truly worthy of being His Highness's godson. In just a few months, he has already developed as much as a normal baby in several years."

As Elise gazed at the deep blue blessing "King's Son" above little Hayden's head, she sighed inwardly.

Born into nobility, with a prince of 1.4 billion as his godfather, and his maternal grandmother being the ruler of the Southern Territory, he was born with a blessing. Good heavens, even bards wouldn't dare to write something like this.

The girl genuinely envied her half-brother.

“Little Elise, let’s go, it’s time for breakfast. I made your favorite fried fish fillets and Hayden’s favorite fruit pie,” Danielle said gently.

Just as Elise was about to speak, she suddenly felt the magic within her body surge violently again.

Wow!
A surge of blank magic erupted from her petite body, causing the surrounding atmosphere to tremble and an invisible wave of energy to blow in all directions.

The books on the bookshelf fluttered and tumbled like a flock of startled birds, and countless books fell heavily to the ground.

Danielle gripped the stroller's handle with all her might, the veins on her slender wrists bulging, just to prevent it from being blown away by the gust of wind.

Little Hayden in the stroller, however, was not nervous at all and was happily clapping his hands.

After a long time, Elise finally managed to control the magic within her body, and the entire library was in a mess.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Danielle, you've gone to so much trouble. Is little Hayden alright?"

Looking at the disheveled and panting noblewoman in front of her, who was leaning on a stroller, Elise felt a pang of guilt.

“It’s fine, consider it exercise before breakfast,” Danielle said nonchalantly, brushing a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"As for young Haydn, he has the noble protection bestowed upon him by His Highness. Not to mention a little storm, even ordinary swords and blades cannot harm him!"

As she spoke, even though Danielle's face was still flushed from the intense exercise, her expression revealed pride.

What a perfect child!

He was destined to become a great hero like his grandfather, forever etched in the annals of history!
And I, Danielle Martha, have lived up to my title as the daughter of a hero, giving birth to a new hero.

However, this sense of pride quickly faded, replaced by worry for the girl in front of him.

"Elise, how many times has your magic surged this week?"

"This is the fourth time." Faced with her stepmother's question, Elise could only smile bitterly.

After achieving the feat of breaching a city in the previous war, her already precarious Morning Star shackles were as thin as a sheet of paper.

She could easily break through if she gathered and compressed her magic power slightly, but that would only bring her the fierce judgment of the Storm Church.

After all, it's too dangerous for someone with heterochromia to break through to the Morning Star level!
She had heard Bishop Rune mention that there was a silver compass in the Holy City of Wind's Breath of the Storm Church that could divine the entire Sosia region, and that compass was designed to point to all heterochromatic individuals of the Morning Star rank.

This means that once she breaks through to the Morning Star level, she will be immediately discovered by the higher-ups of the Church of Storms.

This is why she has been suppressing her magic power and not breaking through it all these years, but now she is nearing her limit.
“Elise, your magical power has far exceeded the scope of a magician, and even surpasses the vast majority of Morning Star mages.”

Recalling the terrifying magical power she had witnessed earlier, Danielle made a judgment with lingering fear.

She was quite certain that even her mother, Rosa, a mage who had been practicing at the Morning Star level for many years, did not possess such powerful magic.

Most importantly, at the end of that magic, she saw a strange mix of crimson and pale colors.
“Elise, advancement in rank is not something you can suppress. May I offer you a small piece of advice as your family member?”

After much internal reflection and weighing the interests of all parties, Danielle asked with concern.

"Please say."

“Given the current situation, it won’t be long before you become a mage. At that time, the paladins sent by the Church of Storms to capture you will be far beyond what you and I can handle,” Danielle said slowly.

"There is only one way to be saved—you must set off immediately to Dusk City to find His Highness. Only His Highness, with his 1.4 billion blessings, can make those paladins abandon their orders and retreat."

The purple-haired noblewoman expressed her opinion, after all, only the supreme royal power could make divine authority back down.

Go find His Highness?!
Elise was taken aback. She could clearly feel that when she heard those words, the first thing that came to her mind was anticipation and joy.

She longed to see His Highness, or rather, she had dreamt of reuniting with him countless times while tossing and turning in her hammock. However, she quickly suppressed this feeling deep within her heart.

“Lady Danielle, wouldn’t that just cause trouble for His Highness? Let’s forget about it.” The silver-haired girl sighed and gently shook her head.

Your Highness, if you don't leave, who knows if the paladins who storm the castle will arrest me and young Haydn as heretics? Besides, it's not appropriate to expose young Haydn's Godson of the King's blessing!

Danielle was inwardly annoyed, but her pretty face still wore a gentle smile.

"But little Iris, have you ever thought that if you were captured by the paladins and burned at the stake, His Highness would be very sad when he returns?"

Danielle said with a sorrowful expression, as if she were worried about the prince's grief at that time.

Will Your Highness be saddened by my departure?

Elise was startled and couldn't help but ponder this question.

She was just a girl with heterochromia who was considered an omen of bad luck. Would the prince who would one day possess the entire continent really be saddened by her departure?

Even though she secretly gave him her first kiss, taught him magic, and received roses from him.
"His Highness is a gentle man. He would even bend down and embrace a mad, insane peasant woman. How much more so would he embrace you, whom he spends every day with?"

Seeing the girl waver, Danielle immediately pressed her advantage.

Recalling His Highness's help during the infant honor ceremony and his words that he enjoyed spending time with her, Elise hesitated for a long time before finally nodding hesitantly.

She truly didn't want His Highness to be saddened by him, so she would go to him to ask for a meeting, carefully inquiring whether he was willing to provide her with protection. If His Highness was unwilling, she would leave immediately without saying another word of pleading.

If Your Highness is willing, then let her dedicate the rest of her life, which she survived because of him, to him!
As if she had thought of something, the corners of the girl's lips turned up slightly.

"Alright, I'll prepare the carriage for you right away!" Danielle was overjoyed at the sight and immediately said as if afraid that the other party would change their mind.

A moment later, Elise was hurriedly shoved into a carriage. As she watched two figures, one big and one small, waving goodbye while pushing a stroller outside the window, her lips twitched slightly.

Only then did she realize that she seemed to have been kicked out by her stepmother.
Elise sighed helplessly. She knew that this was already out of consideration for His Highness; otherwise, that wicked woman wouldn't have bothered with so much talk.

“Miss Elise, please rest assured, I will safely deliver you to my lord,” said Thorin, the knight driving the carriage outside, with a solemn expression.

"Thank you for your help." Elise nodded slightly in thanks.

Afterwards, the girl, who had left in a hurry without bringing her books, rested her chin on her hand and looked out at the azure sky, her expression slightly bewildered.

What kind of future awaits her?

She wasn't afraid of death, but she might be a little heartbroken if His Highness rejected her!

The time that followed passed by in the blink of an eye, like a gentle stream flowing by. Almost half a month had gone by in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Xia Mingyu roughly repeated his daily routine of studying magic books, drinking potions to make food, seeking help from Anlia when he had a headache, and gathering with the members of the Monster Circus.

Occasionally, late at night, he would take the circus members for a walk on deserted streets, giving the impression of leading a procession of ghosts.

And it seems that because he brought joy to the circus, the exceptionally talented heterochromatic ringmaster would occasionally teach him some magic tricks.

Now, Xia Mingyu can skillfully teleport using the roses he summons, which greatly enhances his ability to survive.

However, what he most wanted to learn was undoubtedly the magical silhouette magic and the incredible time magic that could slow down the passage of time.

The former can greatly improve his overall combat capabilities, while the latter is practically omnipotent.

Unfortunately, when he asked to learn, the magician leader simply shook his head, saying that he was not yet at his current level, so Xia Mingyu could only regretfully give up for the time being.

library.

"I've finally memorized about a third of it."

Xia Mingyu closed the magic book, rubbed his throbbing temples, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Through his tireless efforts day and night, and with the help of the juice provided by Anlia that also enhanced his intelligence, he miraculously memorized the magical flow of one-third of the circuits in that intricate magic diagram in such a short time.

"If this pace continues, I can memorize it completely in as little as a month, and then I can start using magic to draw the magic map of the extreme cold inferno in the air."

Thinking that he would soon be able to use the new magic, which was even the original magic of the progenitor of magic, Xia Mingyu stretched comfortably.

"Relax and go blow the snowflakes."

With a thought, Xia Mingyu took a few books, piled them into a pillow, lay down on it, and silently activated his ability.

"Spark Link, Activate!"

With a flash of crimson light, his consciousness was swept away by some force, drifting thousands of miles into the distance.

In the North, in a village ravaged by famine.

"Your Highness, you are here!"

Dorothy, who was distributing food to the emaciated villagers, looked with surprise at the small figure that suddenly appeared on her shoulder.

"That's the legendary Jade Knight's food fairy!"

"So cute, I really want to touch that fairy."

"Don't be so rude! All our food was conjured up by this fairy!"

The villagers whispered among themselves.

Over the past period of time, the knight girl has been delivering relief food to famine-stricken villages across the vast land of the North, and her reputation has gradually spread.

Because of his beautiful emerald green eyes and his demeanor that resembled that of a valiant knight, he was revered by the people of the North as the "Emerald Knight."

Its enormous food source naturally attracted the attention of many interested people. They learned from the Pale Witch that after filling their bodies with magic, they could be seen by ordinary people. The fairy Xia Mingyu, who appeared from time to time, naturally became the best explanation and was also called "Food Fairy".

In a sense, these people's guesses were not wrong at all.

After distributing enough food to the village, Dorothy left with Xia Mingyu.

On the endless snowfield.

The two were chatting about their recent situations when suddenly their expressions tightened, and they both looked in a certain direction in the distance.

They could all sense that two powerful magical fluctuations were rushing towards them from the direction of the previous village at an extremely fast speed.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they are enemies, not friends.

(End of this chapter)