They don't want me to try anymore.

She then pointed to three parchments and said, "These also belong to the God of Dreams. They seem to be maps pointing to a ruin... By the way, the largest one is the reward Standard Fruit gave Joseph for the assassination mission."

Oh, I see. Now it all makes sense.

Hyman has likely been consciously collecting relics of the Dream God all along.

On the surface, the Standard Fruit Company hired Joseph with parchment, but in reality, Hyman wanted the parchment and conspired with the captain of the Badwind Pirates to kill his vice-captain Joseph in exchange for it.

In the simulation, Hyman was estimated to have obtained even a fraction of the Dream God's power to advance to the Gold Saint level...

But this thing doesn't look like a map at all. Could it be a riddle?

Richard fiddled with the parchment, then looked at Veronica for help.

The latter, unusually, turned his head away and said softly, "Even an academic monk like you can't understand this language, how could I possibly know it?"

Okay, it seems we'll have to leave that for later.

The two then cleaned up the battlefield, removing the remains of the undead and their resentment. They also found some gold scrolls and potions, but none of them were of much value.

Just as Richard was about to discuss with Veronica how to divide the items, Katyusha's voice came from afar.

The little maid and her summoned creatures dealt with the remaining pirates and were now dragging a large group of bound prisoners of war over to Richard.

"Heroine, I was just an ordinary sailor. I became a pirate out of necessity after the shipwreck. I'm innocent!"

"Yes, yes, please spare us!"

Hearing the pirates' cries of agony, Katyusha stamped her foot expressionlessly—breaking the leg of the loudest man.

"Damn, how can this woman be so strong!"

Richard was also taken aback.

Katyusha performed even better than he had expected.

But it's not surprising if you think about it carefully.

After all, back in St. Goethe, the little maid had gone through Luvia’s intense training with her, and she was always strict with herself and never slacked off.

Having worked this hard, she deserves a significant improvement in her skills.

Richard inwardly praised her, then turned to Veronica and said, "You have to leave now. Our cooperation needs to be kept secret for now; we can't let Katyusha know..."

"But I can't walk anymore~"

Veronica, who had been full of energy just moments before, suddenly pouted, shrank back, and transformed into a little bat, disappearing into Richard's sleeve.

Ouch, it itches!

Richard quickly tried to pull the person out: "What are you doing!"

"I'm tired," Veronica said sweetly. "I used too much effort to cooperate with Your Highness just now, and I don't have the strength to go back. I can only ask Your Highness to protect me for a bit~"

"..."

So you're clinging to me now, huh? You're lusting after my body, aren't you?

"I can't move now, so I can only let Your Highness ravage me... Hehe, isn't this exactly what Your Highness wanted? You were quite unrestrained when you kissed me just now~ Or is it that Your Highness intends to start something and then abandon it?"

What a liar! He started something and then abandoned it!

Seeing that Katyusha had already reached him, Richard dared not make any big movements, but he was also unwilling to give up, so he simply stuffed the three parchments he had just taken into his sleeve.

"What is this... Waaah! It's so crowded! Stop stuffing it in, it won't fit!"

Richard's lips twitched.

"...Come with me if you want, but don't just sit around doing nothing. I have a lot to do next, so you might as well help me figure out what's so special about this thing."

"I told you I don't speak Elvish, let alone the Ancient Elvish dialect!"

"It's alright, just familiarize yourself with the alphabet beforehand. You'll find it useful when you help look up texts later! Anyway, get to studying!"

"Your Highness, you really have no consideration for women at all..."

Richard suddenly felt a pain in his arm.

"...Then this captain should also receive more compensation!"

Hehe, you couldn't resist anymore, could you?

Show compassion to women? You're just a giant mosquito, why would you need to show compassion to a woman?

"Your Highness, why do you look so pale?"

Just then, Katyusha finally arrived. Looking around, she quickly pulled bandages and medicine from under her skirt: "You're injured? I'll get right away..."

"No, don't worry, it's nothing serious."

Richard quickly covered his sleeve, but as soon as he did so, a little bat inside started crawling deeper into his clothes...

"Your Highness's muscles are quite well-developed~"

"Is His Highness truly seriously injured?"

Outside, Katyusha saw Richard's flushed face and took out more medicine, trying to help him...

Hey, that's enough!

...Let's put aside the playful antics for now.

After reuniting with Katyusha, Richard got busy again.

The killing of Joseph and Hyman was such a big commotion that it couldn't be kept secret, so Connaught officials and patrolmen quickly arrived.

Richard directed them to escort the prisoners and clean up the battlefield, while he himself rushed back to the palace.

While comforting his younger brother Ram, he also sent men to escort the couple back to their homeland. At the same time, he mobilized soldiers to hunt down the remaining members of the Evil Wind Pirate Gang within the territory, and incidentally captured the pirate ship.

Several days passed before he finally sorted out all the miscellaneous matters.

Afterwards, the entire Kingdom of Segar, shocked and furious, expressed their gratitude to Richard in various ways. Richard's achievement of killing the infamous vice-captain of the Evil Wind Pirates once again made headlines in neighboring countries.

His Highness the Prince of Connaught has once again won a remarkable honor, bringing great joy to the entire nation.

However, at the Standard Fruit Company's branch, one person couldn't bring himself to smile...

I'm experiencing writer's block. I need to take another day off and will resume writing tomorrow.

As the title states

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Chapter 123 Unexpected Visitor

After a routine meeting, Walter, the director of Standard Fruit’s Southwest operations, was left alone in his office.

He stared at the newspaper in his hand, remained silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but slam his hand on the table.

"A bunch of idiots!"

"It's one thing that they couldn't be killed, but how did they end up being wiped out by the Targaryen family instead!"

At that moment, my cousin's secretary gently opened the door and asked with concern, "Sir, are you...?"

"I'm very good."

After venting his frustrations, Walter calmed down again.

Getting angry won't undo the damage.

He took a deep breath, knowing he should focus on cleaning up the mess left by the failed operation.

The assassination attempt on Ram and interference in the Kingdom of Sega failed; a different approach is needed… As for the Evil Wind Pirates, we need to find out how the Connaught royal family plans to handle prisoners… Hmm, perhaps we can use this opportunity to request an increase in the Empire's garrison…

Pfft!

"what?"

Just as Walter was pondering this, the secretary next to him suddenly collapsed to the ground.

The next second, the office door slammed shut, and the magic crystal lamp on the wall turned dark red.

"who is it?"

Across from Walter's table appeared a figure with his hands clasped together and resting on his eyes.

“Mr. Walter, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

"..."

Although the light was dim, Walter still recognized him; it was Richard Targaryen.

Behind the other party, he also noticed a faint dark figure, exuding the aura of a peak Silver Realm expert.

That was actually Veronica in disguise, but Walter didn't recognize her and just thought to himself: Damn it, when did Connaught have such an expert?

This is really not good news...

Walter sighed softly, sat down, and asked, "Your Highness, if you wish to see me, why not arrange a formal meeting?"

“I don’t really care, but I think it would be awkward for you to do that.”

Richard smiled slightly and took out a stack of documents from his pocket.