My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

"To think that even the underworld could be shaken..."

I heard Adele's soft murmur.

After the night patrol finished its snowfall, it slowly turned its head, its gaze falling upon the distant, white, ice-sculpted Black Realm.

"It seems that Lady Shirayuki is truly angry this time."

"The ice here will not melt for several hundred years."

Several hundred years...?

In other words, this might be the last chance I have in my life to see this place one last time.

From now on, once the extermination of the Feathered Ones is over, this area will likely be completely sealed off and transformed into a perpetually frozen no-man's-land.

After a moment of contemplation, Adele sighed softly, her tone and expression becoming somewhat relieved.

However, perhaps...

"Wouldn't that be better?"

As a native of the Black Realm's borders, she naturally had feelings for this land. But as the squad leader of Moonlit City, she understood this better than anyone else.

The residents of the Black Border should have moved away many years ago.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

After clearing out the residents, the problem will be solved once and for all.

For this era, it may not be a bad decision.

Just then, Night Patrolman Xue Hou suddenly asked a question.

"Adele, shall we patrol headquarters at night?"

"Ok?"

Adele paused slightly, then turned to look at the Snow Woman.

The snow woman's expression was calm, but her tone was serious:

"With your abilities, you can easily be promoted to a 3-star Night Patrol officer. At that point, your status will be second only to the Seven Direct Guards, and you will receive priority in both resources and power."

3-star night patrol officer.

This is already the highest rank in the Night Patrol force, apart from the seven directly subordinate guards.

For the vast majority of Night Patrol members, this is a ceiling they can never reach in their entire lives, directly equivalent to the Governor of Zhenzhou.

Adele neither directly refused nor immediately agreed.

I'll think about it.

"But before that, I need to go back to the Lunette family."

"The Lunette family...?"

Upon hearing the name, Xue Hou was slightly confused.

She had been busy with things in the underworld for the past month, returning once to report on the situation before rushing back immediately.

I haven't had a chance to investigate Adele's detailed family background.

“Hmm,” Adele nodded, explaining in a calm tone, “My mother comes from the Lunette family, and I will definitely be visiting the Lunette family when I return to the royal city this time.”

As those words fell.

A very subtle change flashed across Xue Hou's face for a fleeting moment.

Her expression became slightly stiff.

The Lunette family...

This looks like things are going to get complicated.

........

Meanwhile, after more than a week of driving.

The Serenes family's caravan is getting closer and closer to the coordinates of the royal city.

They traveled through several very large towns along the way.

The architectural style is similar to that of Moonlit City, at least the era hasn't changed, but the streetscape and the materials used in the mansions are far too luxurious, and the lifestyle is also significantly different.

You see, Viss came from the lower city of Moonlit City. He had personally witnessed how filthy and chaotic the slums were, as well as the various crimes that occurred there.

Unexpectedly, even ordinary civilians in the core cities near the royal capital were dressed in relatively bright colors.

Some ordinary girls even went out on the street wearing short skirts.

Weiss leaned against the carriage window, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over the well-dressed pedestrians on both sides of the street.

"So, Viss, aren't the women in big cities all very beautiful?"

Seeing that Weiss was staring intently out the window, Aunt Bai said this in a teasing tone.

"generally"

Weiss remained expressionless.

Aunt Bai raised an eyebrow, preparing to press for further questioning.

But then Weiss added another sentence.

"Are you wearing so much because it's too hot?"

Aunt Bai: "......"

Elune: "......"

Okay, Aunt Bai didn't dare tease him anymore this time.

Fearing that Weiss would again

What kind of outrageous and inappropriate words are these?

After all, our Elune is still a pure young girl...

Soon, after the small convoy finished resupplying in the town, the carriages drove out of the city gates and continued towards their final destination—the royal city.

There should only be about two days left of the journey.

Upon reaching this section of the road, Weiss recognized almost none of the noble family crests he encountered along the way; they were all unfamiliar symbols to him.

The edge of the Dark Realm and the core area of ​​the Royal City are two completely different worlds, and the flow of information is not equal.

Unless it's an explosive, trending news story like the new Ten Kings, it simply won't reach a remote border town like Moonlit City.

This shows just how much courage it took for Zere to open a branch of the Starry Night Merchant Guild in Moonlit City.

It's no less than opening a convenience store for penguins in Antarctica.

"what?"

Just then, Weiss, who was looking at the scenery, was slightly taken aback.

He finally saw a noble family crest that he recognized.

A noble carriage drove past in the adjacent lane. The carriage was exquisitely crafted, its body a cool, deep blue, and the coat of arms inscribed on the door was—

The coat of arms of the Wilderness family!!!

Wait a minute, isn't this Nefertory's family?!

Are they catching up so fast? Didn't Aunt Bai say there was still a three or four-day gap?

So Weiss instinctively shouted something towards the carriage over there.

"Nephiel!?"

"..."

"..."

The curtain of the dark blue carriage opposite swayed slightly, and a few seconds later, a young girl peeked out from inside the carriage.

With her light blue hair, exquisitely sculpted face, and skin so fair it was almost translucent, she was stunning.

Weiss's breath hitched slightly.

Although this girl also has light blue hair, she looks completely different from Nefertari. Her facial features are softer, and she has a more languid sweetness.

Furthermore, her hair was braided in a style resembling a jellyfish.

Two braids hung down from the top of her head, naturally cascading down her sides, swaying gently with the bumps of the carriage.

She wasn't wearing a formal dress; instead, she was wearing an ice-blue camisole nightgown made of very thin and sheer fabric.

how to say.

It has a Nefertari SP feel to it.

Or rather, a limited-edition skin...

"Uh, but it's not Nefertari!?"

At this moment, the jellyfish-haired girl leaned out of the carriage and looked at Weiss from a distance of a few meters.

The two carriages were traveling side by side at roughly the same speed on the wide official road.

Then, the girl tilted her head and asked in a soft, sweet voice, "I don't know Nefertory. By the way, what family are you from? I've never seen your family crest before."

"Um, I am from the Selenes family..."

Although Weiss was extremely confused, he still answered the other party's question.

No, what about Nefertir?

Could it be that I have really arrived in a parallel universe?

Just then, Aunt Bai stepped out of the carriage, using Weiss's head as a stepping stone.

She was looking at the scenery from the other side of the car window when she suddenly heard Weiss shout. She thought it was really Nefert who had caught up.

When they found that Weiss hadn't said anything for a while, they moved over to see what was going on.

I didn't realize it was a case of mistaken identity.

Aunt Bai was speechless for a moment before she began to explain.

“Weiss, this is a member of the Wilderges family.”

“The Wilderness family has an even longer history than the Night Watch. They are a super noble family in the royal city region, with branches in almost every town. The branch that Nephiel and her family have in Moonlit City is just one of the collateral branches.”

"I see......"

Weston was somewhat embarrassed.

Although he had long heard of Nifiel's powerful family background and influence, he had always assumed it was within the area of ​​Bright Moon City. He never expected it to be a family force in the royal city.

At the same time, the jellyfish-haired girl on the other side was also stunned.

Her gaze was fixed intently on Aunt Bai, her light blue eyes widening instantly, her mouth slightly agape:

"The cat, the cat is talking..."

She stared incredulously at the beautiful white cat perched on the silver-haired boy's head.

After a moment of shock, her expression suddenly turned to one of surprise and delight.

"Wait a minute, I have a talking pet too~~"

As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately scurried back into the carriage, seemingly to rummage through something.

Seeing this, Aunt Bai and Weiss looked at each other in bewilderment.

As expected of a super noble family, they even have animals that have taken Sequence Potions...

Is it possible that even Aunt Bai can't keep up with the version updates?

however--

A few seconds later, the jellyfish-haired girl poked her head out of the carriage again.

What she was holding in her hands was a beautifully crafted blue parrot.

The parrot's feathers shimmered with a bluish luster in the sunlight; it was small and delicate, and quite pretty.