Monster Girl Development Master.

A gentle voice whispered in her ear, and familiar warmth brushed against her earlobe. Nia's sullen mood vanished in the blink of an eye, and her body went limp as if electrified, collapsing into Zhuang Sen's arms.

Those without blood ties would willingly become logistics personnel, especially given the choice to forgo their inherent combat abilities. Nia's decisive choice was not simple. Therefore, although Zhuang Sen had somewhat anticipated this—after all, his little darling was so kind and sensible—he was still quite moved to see Nia make her decision without hesitation.

However, how could he let his monster girl suffer a loss? So he whispered in Nia's ear about the special features of evolution—even if the ability of earth magic is weakened, the increase in the value can easily make up for it!

After hearing Zhuang Sen's explanation, Nia whimpered and snuggled closer to him, scolding playfully, "You bad boy, you just like to bully people..."

The soft, sweet voice sounded more like a coquettish invitation to Zhuang Sen to take the next step than an insult, and Zhuang Sen naturally wouldn't refuse.

And so, morning exercises began.

Chapter 134: Runes, Awakening, Inheritance, and the Secret Method of Breast Enhancement

Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Nia has completed her evolution. The item required for the Rune Dwarf's evolution is the [Dwarf Rune], and just like the [Angel's Encyclopedia] needed by the Evolution Book Angel, it didn't disappear with the evolution but became an accompanying item, even more convenient to access. The only problem is that being a Rune Dwarf doesn't mean you've mastered all runes, let alone the [Rune Words] formed by various rune combinations, so little Nia still has to learn.

Even so, Nia can already craft some runic items, such as the simplest swords with the [Sharpness] rune, armor with the [Protection] rune, and even small items like necklaces and rings. As long as they can hold the right runes, they can gain extraordinary power. Compared to magic iron technology, the biggest feature of runes is probably this versatility.

The key to magic iron technology lies in utilizing and amplifying the properties of materials. Therefore, materials with properties such as [sharpness], [tear], and [dizziness] are not easy to make into rings or similar items. It's not that they can't be made, but rather that they would be useless if made. Who would like a ring that could accidentally cut off their finger?

Runes don't have this problem. As long as the user doesn't activate them, rune items are similar to ordinary rings, except for their flashy appearance, so there's no need to worry about accidentally damaging them. However, runes aren't without their drawbacks. They are consumables. Once the energy poured into inscribing a rune is used up, it must be recharged. And if a rune is damaged, it becomes even more troublesome.

Therefore, Nia is researching whether she can use magic iron to power the runes, but it seems that she can't make progress in the short term.

Seeing the little cutie deep in thought inside the workshop, Zhuang Sen pushed open the door and went in: "Nia, stop thinking about it, take a break~"

"Ah~ Darling~"

Nia jumped off the stool and headbutted Zhuang Sen in the arms, almost sending the now "light and agile" young Zhuang Sen flying.

"Hehe, sorry~"

Looking at the adorable little face, Zhuang Sen, who wasn't angry to begin with, shook his head and hugged the little cutie, who was now as tall as him, in a princess carry: "Clumsy little devil, be careful next time."

"Hehe~" Nia giggled foolishly, pretending to be cute.

Well, because she was really cute, I forgave her.

……

Carrying Nia, Zhuang Sen returned to his room, where Hana and Mira had been waiting for a long time, even taking a shower. The two had met the requirements for their second awakening after their intense sexual activity three days prior. For the past three days, Zhuang Sen had been busy preparing their potions. Incidentally, the two had also participated in the potion-making process, but they strongly insisted on returning to Zhuang Sen's room to undergo their second awakening—their intentions were self-evident.

So Zhuang Sen went to bring Nia back as well, partly to let her rest, and partly to help her complete the first inheritance of the [Rune Dwarf]. Well, the inheritance being delayed until now was Nia and the others' idea, and the reason is, of course, self-evident.

……

A moment later, Hana and Mira, having drunk the potion, unsurprisingly completed their second awakening. Their auras grew stronger, and their eyes became more aggressive. They approached Zhuang Sen from the left and right, like delinquent girls bullying young children, with eerie smiles on their faces.

"Wait a minute, let's finish the inheritance first."

Zhuang Sen spoke slowly and deliberately, then pressed down Nia, who was sneaking around trying to crawl under him, and used the inheritance on her.

The screen went black, and the Molten Palace reappeared. Countless dwarves looked at Zhuang Sen with excited smiles, then dropped their hammers and pounced on him. For a moment, all Zhuang Sen could see were the violently swaying hips and breasts of the dwarf women. He could only lie down and accept their ravaging.

Nia puffed out her round little face, turned around and walked forward. The invisible wall that had been blocking her had disappeared. She easily passed through the empty blacksmith workshops and arrived at the deepest part.

Nia, who had only taken a few steps, looked up, puzzled, at the furnace that was almost piercing the ceiling. She then glanced back at Zhuang Sen, who was being swallowed by the dwarf girl, perfectly illustrating what it means to have a small head but a lot of questions.

"That's normal, young man. You're an adult now, so the trials need to be upgraded—are you ready?"

A hearty voice rang out, attracting Nia's attention. She looked toward the source of the voice and saw a "tall and strong" dwarf girl who was at least 1.45 meters tall. Sweat glistened on her wheat-colored skin, and her enormous breasts, bigger than Nia's head, defied gravity and stood proudly pointing forward.

Nia was even more confused: "How did it grow like this?"

"Want to know?" The boisterous dwarf woman patted her ample breasts, a teasing expression on her face amidst the swirling waves of milk. "If you can get through three questions, I'll give you extra tips on how to enlarge your breasts, how about it?"

Nia's face hardened: "Come on!"

"Great! So, for the first task, forge me three weapons that use different runes but have similar practical effects."

The dwarf woman clapped her hands, and a large amount of materials appeared around Nia. "Use these materials as you like. If you can finish making it before you run out, you'll pass."

Without saying a word, Nia started the challenge.

……

Zhuang Sen released Nia's hand and loosened his taut pants, complaining, "Nia, what's going on over there? Why did it take so long? I was about to be completely drained."

"Liar~ I'm full of energy right now~" Nia licked the delicious big stick and described her experience indistinctly, including how she successfully completed three difficult trials and obtained the secret method for breast enhancement.

Before Zhuang Sen could say anything after hearing this, Mira and Hannah's eyes were practically glowing with divine light.

"Sister Nia~"

"Nia~"

"Mmm~" Nia swallowed Zhuang Sen's pre-emptive fluid and generously shared the secret technique, "Just use Zhuang Sen's essence with the massage, so... ahh~"

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Seeing Mira and Hana's eyes light up, Zhuang Sen helplessly spread his hands: "At least complete the inheritance first, maybe you can get some secret techniques too?"

That makes sense, but the posture doesn't affect the transmission of knowledge.

The screen went black, and a mysterious vampire castle appeared. Zhuang Sen lay in the arms of the Night Queen, watching Mira tear apart various test questions and easily overcome several difficulties. Unfortunately, she was still one step behind and fell in the third area, failing to touch the invisible wall.

In the boundless sea of ​​flowers, Zhuang Sen was swallowed into a flower bud by the pink Queen Anawan. She fiercely attacked his literal honey pot and flower chamber in the viscous liquid, and then, suddenly, the inheritance ended.

This made Zhuang Sen a little worried: "Hana, are you alright?"

Thankfully, Hana smiled broadly, even a little smugly: "It's alright! I walked right up to the invisible wall in one go! And I even got the knowledge about cultivating body odor, darling, what's your favorite scent? I can make it happen!"

Overjoyed, Nia thrust out her rather large breasts and pressed them against Zhuang Sen's face. Zhuang Sen licked those delicious breasts and replied, "As for the taste, it really is that complex floral scent that Hana exudes when she was smugly provoking me, only to be easily defeated and then dejected, only to be reawakened by my sweet words~"

The Hannah was sunk.

"So, Mira, what did you gain?"

"Some knowledge is too complicated to explain, let's get down to business first."

Mira, who failed to pass the level again, bared her sharp teeth and bit Zhuang Sen's neck. The ecstatic pleasure attacked both of them at the same time, extinguishing Zhuang Sen's unspoken words of comfort and turning the room into a nest of desire once more.

Then we had a great time.

Chapter 135: Greetings from the Grand Duke

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhuang Sen was still happily slacking off. Since the monster girls were handling all the work, he didn't have to worry about being betrayed by them, so he could slack off without any guilt and with a clear conscience.

But Celine Anser was not happy.

Although the negotiations with Zhuang Sen had not gone smoothly, Her Highness the Princess believed that this was just an inevitable twist in the negotiation process. No negotiation is ever completed in one fell swoop, especially one involving the struggle for power. She was confident that she could satisfy Zhuang Sen's appetite. After all, there was at least a Marquis between the Earl and the Princess. Moreover, Zhuang Sen had just ascended the throne. Even if he had control over his territory, he would still need allies in the court and among the other nobles.

Then the confident princess was left hanging for a week.

Zhuang Sen did not invite her to a private meeting, nor did he make a secret visit, nor did he even bring a message. He only provided her with proper accommodations and hospitality, which gradually made the princess, who was originally confident of victory, anxious. In the end, Celine was not a standard, qualified, or excellent diplomat. Beneath her excellent etiquette was a proud young girl's heart, so she was naturally unable to keep her composure.

……

"Judy, do you think he's already sided with Grian?"

Sitting upright in the comfortable chair, Celine couldn't help but ask her personal guard a question. The fully armed Zhanxing Guard shrugged slightly: "Your Highness, your mind is in turmoil. The First Prince is going to strip that man of his title."

Celine picked up her teacup with annoyance and took an elegant sip: "Then why has he remained silent? It's not like the conditions are unnecessarily unnecessarily negotiable! Doesn't he know that remaining neutral means offending two people at the same time?"

Judy poured Celine some black tea: "Perhaps that person feels it's too early. After all, His Majesty hasn't announced the selection of the crown prince, let alone the actual enthronement. Besides, that person also has his own problems to deal with."

Her "good sister's" methodical analysis calmed Celine down as well. Her fingers traced the smooth surface of the porcelain teacup; the heat of the hot tea stung her anxiety. Indeed, while Zhuang Sen had successfully subdued the nobles within the territory, it didn't mean he was without trouble. Leaving aside whether the stripped nobles would accept it, and whether their relatives and friends would seize the opportunity to cause trouble, the internal affairs of the Leon territory alone presented several intractable problems.

Food, economy, law, religion, public security...

These factors won't disappear just because Zhuang Sen subdues his vassals and lower-ranking nobles; on the contrary, they will likely increase, a consequence of the terrain and geography of Leon. Overall, while Leon has ports near major rivers, it's essentially a hilly region with a large population concentrated around cities. Agriculture isn't self-sufficient, and they heavily rely on external food purchases. The largest supplier is the Falau family—which sounds like good news for Zhuang Sen, given his mother's lineage. However, the current ruling faction within the Falau family doesn't support Lia Falau.

Similarly, Leon Territory's agriculture is underdeveloped, but it has a port, so it naturally needs to do trade. His current reputation will inevitably make merchants worry, not to mention that his "victims" will definitely fan the flames and boycott him together. Leon Territory itself does not have many "indispensable" special products, which will greatly affect Leon Territory's economic income.

Needless to say, Zhuang Sen seized power by murdering his father, so his legal sense is naturally low. He strongly promoted the Church of Revenge, which inevitably led to conflicts with other churches. The mountainous terrain is too suitable for hiding filth. Who knows, one day a group of well-equipped and well-managed "bandits" might grow on some mountain. Even if Zhuang Sen has many bloodline members, can he really put one on every mountain just to guard against possible bandits?

Who among them could endure such suffering?

These were all bargaining chips that Celine could use to negotiate. She could provide food, open up trade, and even borrow troops. She had even thought about how to bring it up with Count Zhuang Sen: "Count Zhuang Sen, you don't want the territory of Leon to suffer from famine, do you?"

The beautiful princess, whose thoughts were even more beautiful than her own, picked up her teacup and took a sip with relish. At that moment, a lucky raven flew in.

Without being told, Judy stepped forward, took out the secret letter, unfolded it, glanced at it, and read it aloud with a strange expression: "Duke Starr has announced that he is sending an envoy to visit the territory of Leon. They have now arrived in the territory of High Castle and are expected to arrive within three days at the latest. The delegation includes three Level 3 bloodline users and two Golden Maidens. Moreover, the accompanying entourage is large and includes several noble ladies with a reputation for beauty. It is predicted that they will mainly be carrying gifts."

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As soon as Judy uttered the first sentence, Celine spat out the entire cup of tea she was drinking. When Judy finished, she slammed the teacup on the table in a fit of rage: "What the hell is Uncle Borodi doing here at a time like this?!"

On the surface, the Grand Duke and His Majesty the King maintained a very good relationship. Few people noticed the rift that had grown between these former ace partners and brothers-in-arms. Therefore, Celine still held her uncle in high esteem. However, their good relationship did not prevent her from worrying that the Duke would try to steal her away. After all, this was a normal political maneuver, and even if Baro himself came, he would have no grounds for objection and would have to compete with him.

The only consolation for Celine was that she had already preemptively bestowed a title upon Zhuangsen, making it unlikely that Zhuangsen would directly switch allegiance to the Duke of Bologna—but that didn't prevent Zhuangsen from receiving another title!

There is no conflict between the King's title of Earl and the Grand Duke's title of Earl!

Her Highness's mood worsened.

Zhuang Sen's mood was also not very good.

At the same time Celine received the intelligence, he also received a letter, a letter from the Duchy of Starr delegation, which used warm and courteous language to explain the established fact of their impending visit, and casually mentioned two personal friends of the writer, named Lizard and Wall, at the end.

"The Bloodline Order is actually connected to the Grand Duke. It seems the original plan needs to be significantly revised." Zhuang Sen was quite disappointed. He had originally planned to capture and torture the Bloodline Order members if they weren't strong enough, but now it seemed that wouldn't be possible. Otherwise, if the Grand Duke sent a large army to punish the offenders, it would indeed be a major problem.

Of course, it's not that you can't take action at all, but you have to find an excuse that can't be criticized, which is much more troublesome than taking action directly.

On the other hand, the Bloodline Order probably didn't do anything too extraordinary to be able to climb up to a Grand Duke with a good reputation, right?

Zhuang Sen pondered for a moment, then handed the letter to Dantalian: "Have someone go and ask those two priests again about the banquet arrangements."

Dantalian put away the letter and ruffled the hair of Johnson, who was lying on her chest: "Should we invite Princess Celine to the banquet?"

"Of course!"

Chapter 136: An Encounter with the Princess

The following day, Celine, who had received an invitation to the reception hosted by the Duke's delegation, finally couldn't sit still any longer. She angrily went to her dressing table to start getting ready, while instructing her servants to prepare a carriage.

Since Zhuang Sen won't come to see her, she'll go see him herself!

She wanted to see what conditions Uncle Borodi had offered Zhuang Sen that made him so eager.

Driven by anger, Princess Celine quickly completed her preparations, and Judy, who was driving, also sped off at top speed, arriving at Glorious Manor. There they saw a carriage bearing the black raven emblem approaching from the opposite direction, with a female knight in full plate armor, her helmet seemingly empty beneath her—Viscount Lydia Leon of the Three Mountains.