Dragon Tribulation of All Realms

Chapter 350 Making the Most of Everything
He said.

He reached out to close the wardrobe door before moving on to handle other requests.

"Please wait a moment." A voice stopped him.

It was Leah, the long-haired blue princess, her eyes gleaming with a subtle light. "You left here to find out something? Didn't you already secretly capture Leah?"

His voice had changed somewhat, becoming much softer than his previous unruly manner. He used honorifics and adjusted his self-reference.

Wu Chen stopped in his tracks.

“Guess,” he said, showing some interest in Leah’s political level 2, perhaps now witnessing her negotiation skills firsthand.

Then he saw that pretty face lift slightly, and her bright eyes immediately lit up.

"Lia originally thought that you decided to punish her because of the kidnapping case at Paris Academy. And the reason you were able to find Lia was because Kanami slipped up when suppressing those two baits you deliberately released. Because you see, every action should have a source. But Lia still has some memory. She knows all the famous people on this continent."

She stared at Wu Chen, her gaze seemingly tinged with fanaticism.

"Anyone capable of wielding a white destructive ray must be at least a powerful individual with Lv2 magical talent. Such a person wouldn't remain unknown. Therefore, Leah guesses that you recently left your secluded place. And Lysas City might be your first stop. I'm sorry I couldn't leave you with a good impression of Lysas. But Leah has noticed that there seems to be a slight contradiction in you."

Her guess was correct; coming from another world was indeed not much different from coming from a secluded mountain forest.

"So?" Wu Chen became slightly interested. He wanted to know how much Lia could deduce.

"The two people who were used as bait were looking for a girl named 'Hikari Mi Brown,' weren't they? And when you reprimanded Leah earlier, you mentioned those dead girls. Leah originally thought that you hated Leah's actions and wanted to seek justice for those dead girls, which is why you approached Leah. But if that's the case... why didn't you interrogate Leah or Maris about the girl's whereabouts after you captured Leah?"

She turned her head away, her gaze becoming indifferent as she swept over Kanami.

“You didn’t get any information from Kanami, did you? Although the child is clumsy and always messes things up, she is somewhat commendable in terms of loyalty. Lia originally thought that you forcibly read her memories with magic, but now it seems that she just clumsily revealed a flaw again, which is why you found Lia.”

"Ugh..." Kanami let out a pitiful sound, instinctively curling up even smaller. She huddled fearfully in the corner of the closet, just as Lydia was in the same predicament.

Wu Chen tilted his head slightly. It seemed that in this world, forcibly reading memories would damage the brain—he vaguely remembered that there was indeed such a setting. However, this logic seemed to apply to many worlds.

Princess Lysas continued her analysis.

"You don't actually know where Xiaoguang is, and you're not in a hurry to find her. So, Leah guesses that you have a rather unique way of life—you didn't approach Leah out of pity or disgust. You approached Leah because you received that job to find her. You defined yourself with a code of conduct called 'adventurer,' and from the beginning, you've just been following those rules, haven't you?"

Wu Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had to admit that this guy's observation skills were indeed quite unique. But even so, the final deduction was still a bit too far-fetched. However, by not rushing to complete the commission, the truth about the 'role-playing' shouldn't be directly exposed.

“Because you don’t have an invincible barrier on you, sir.” Maris, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: “The unknown and powerful stranger is very likely to be a demon. But demons all have invincible barriers on them. And… even though there are so many suspicious things about you, sir, whether before or now, the feeling that comes to my mind when I see you is ‘this is a seasoned adventurer.’”

It turned out to be the case.

It is the effect of the body transformation technique.

It anchored Wu Chen's identity, granting him top-tier potential for adventure and sword combat. However, it also caused the loss of some less important information.

This is indeed an area that needs improvement. So… “So? What are you trying to say, Princess Leah?” This was a tacit acknowledgment of the other party’s opinion.

The blue-haired princess's eyes then shone even brighter.

"Lia wishes to make a request of you. In exchange for the national treasures of Lysas, the secret holy sword, the holy armor, and the entire treasury of Lysas, please protect Lysas at least once when it is in peril."

Wu Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had assumed that Leah would ask him to do something like 'escorting Princess Lisas back to the palace.' But to his surprise, she actually had some foresight. She must have realized from her intelligence analysis that what Wu Chen still 'wanted to understand' under these circumstances must be of great importance. So she simply bet all her resources.

"I'll think about it," he said.

He didn't mention how he would pay if Leah died. After all, for him now, he could get whatever he wanted by himself.

Leah then rose and, with the grace of a princess, bowed deeply to him.

he left.

It wasn't until quite some time after he left that Princess Lisas rose from her bowing posture, looking worriedly in the direction Wu Chen had gone.

"There really is one..." she murmured. Wu Chen's 'consideration' clearly acknowledged her conjecture.

Her request really came in handy.

The kingdom of Lysas is about to be overwhelmed by a terrible calamity. And now, everyone on the continent knows that the Demon King has changed hands, switching from the GL calendar to the LP calendar. While most people don't care about this detail, as one of those at the very top of power, the princess of Lysas naturally understands the terrifying truth behind the fact that 'human kingdoms must also use the Demon King's calendar.' She knows just how vast the power gap is between the human and demon realms.

The possibility of a demon invasion is extremely high. It's at least significantly greater than the probability of only Lysas's nemesis, Herman, invading. Considering Lysas's geographical location in the eastern part of the continent, not directly bordering the demon world, the worst-case scenario of one or more demons invading Lysas as spearheads, or even colluding with Herman to launch a southward invasion, is highly likely to materialize in the future.

Princess Lysas frowned. She knew that the emperor of the Herman Kingdom in the north was old and that Prince Barton was an absolute fool—the kind of fool most likely to do is to think that he has everything under control, to the point that he would even do something as suicidal as cooperating with the demons.

So... is there a solution?

Yes, but it requires a lot of preparation time. Demons are not invincible, but even fighting just one would inevitably come at a terrible cost.

“Your Highness…” Marise carefully returned from the doorway and stood beside her. “That gentleman has left, and I can escort you away from here now.”

The princess shook her head. Her gaze swept over Kanami, who was tied up.

“Go find two ropes, Maris.”

"Your Highness?"

"Lissas has been a nation for nearly five hundred years, relying on the unity of its people and... making the best use of resources." The blue-haired princess smoothed her soft hair. "They are the same, and so are we."

She turned her head and smiled sweetly at her head maid.

"Our current living space is inside that closet, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)