You, a dragon, are farming in hell

No, I can't do that.

If a method is to be tested, it should be her who tries it.

Before trying the method, she should ask Lord Destin. If Lord Destin says it's possible to practice, she can try it out during the day when she has free time.

Sofia wrote this down in her notebook, afraid she would forget it.

Anna returned at five o'clock in the afternoon, having prepared everything Sophia had asked her to prepare that morning.

Anna handed the items to Sophia, then glanced at the books Sophia had placed on her lap. She sensed a strong dark aura emanating from the books, and... the covers were too eerie.

Staring at the eye on the book cover, she felt as if her soul was being sucked into the book.

Forcibly diverting her attention, Anna dared not look at the book cover anymore.

Another point is that the text on the cover is not the script of the Kingdom of Roland, but an ancient script that she has never seen before.

Princess Sophia actually recognizes the ancient characters in the book?

"Your Highness, do you recognize the words in this book?"

“I’ve learned all the characters in the first chapter, and I’m learning the characters in the second chapter now.” Sophia looked up at Anna and smiled, “Lord Distin taught me to read and write, and Lord Distin was the one who taught me the characters.”

Dragon script?

"This is... the Book of Dragons?"

"No, no, it's ancient writing." Sophia's eyes darted around, and a mischievous smile appeared on her face. "Do you want to learn? If you do, I'll teach you."

“…”

She is a knight, and the martial arts and cultivation methods she has learned are biased towards the light.

The book that Princess Sophia placed on her lap was clearly a heretical book, contrary to what she had learned.

Learning all this knowledge might actually contaminate the cultivation method she's currently practicing.

"No, no, this was prepared by Lord Distin for Your Highness, it is not suitable for a knight like me."

"Makes sense."

We can't exactly let Anna, the knight, practice zombie body-refining techniques, can we?

When she becomes queen and bestows the title of knight upon Anna, she can't very well give her the title of "Zombie Knight," can she?

"Your Highness, please be careful not to be corrupted by the words in the books."

"Don't worry, whenever I feel like I'm about to turn evil, Lord Destin always has a way to bring me back to my senses."

As she spoke, Sophia glanced at her hands; she had been punished with the ruler many times.

Thinking that he was already a zombie in the illusion, biting the dragon Diding's tail shouldn't hurt, but he almost got electrocuted...

She cannot do whatever she wants in the illusion.

If you can't do whatever you want, how can you be contaminated?

"Your Highness, what would you like to eat tonight?"

"You guys eat, don't bother preparing dinner for me. I'm going to 'Dream World' tonight for some delicious food."

What if Destin wants honey-roasted beef? What if he eats too much at night and his soul falls into hell, unable to finish Destin's honey-roasted beef?

So, she won't eat dinner tonight.

At 7 p.m., Aston, Grace, Dalton, Xavier, and Vivian arrived at the castle on time.

As the five of them entered the lobby on the first floor, they saw Sophia, dressed in a black robe, staring at a skull with the number [64] branded on it.

Sophia was dumbfounded. Why was it skeleton number 64 that she summoned tonight?

The three ministers in the military have changed the team to Team No. 65. When they meet Skull No. 64, what should they call him?

Summon again?

What if other skeletons are summoned instead?

We can't keep summoning them one after another, can we?

This situation will definitely attract the attention of the dragon, Destin.

When skeleton number 64 was first summoned, its reaction was the same as that of skeleton number 65. It wasn't until it saw Sophia that its soul fire returned to its gentle, dazed state.

"Number 64, I need your help tonight. You can temporarily fill in for Number 65."

"Crackling sounds".

Skeleton Soldier No. 64 nodded, indicating that there was no problem. Before him was Sophia, the little imp appointed by Lord Destin as the garden steward. In this unfamiliar environment, he would do whatever the little imp asked him to do.

The little devil wouldn't harm it; in hell, he even gave it a leather bag to hold soul crystals.

"That's how it is..."

Sophia recounted what Number 65 had done the previous night to Number 64, saying, "So, I'd like to ask you to continue as the instructor for that human team tonight and teach them, is that alright?"

"Click."

Skull #64 said no problem, it can do everything that Skull #65 can do.

"From now on, you are Instructor Number 64!"

"Your Highness, we've arrived."

Cyril and Griffin entered the hall. As soon as they entered, they saw so many people and their faces turned wary. Were these people here to compete with their military for Instructor No. 65?

"Lady Sophia, we've come to pick up Instructor No. 65... No, no, Lady Sophia, this isn't Instructor No. 65, the numbers don't match."

Griffin, sporting a slicked-back hairstyle, approached Sophia, intending to protect Instructor Number 65, only to discover the number 64 on his head.

Where did Instructor No. 65 go?

Last night, the team members were all impressed by Instructor No. 65, but tonight, Princess Sophia invited Instructor No. 64 instead...

"General Griffin, there's been a slight mishap tonight. We've invited number 64. Number 65 knows how to do it, and number 64 knows how to do it too. Tonight, your instructor will be number 64."

Therefore, please call him Instructor Number 64.

“…”

Your Highness, could you please be a little more reliable?

Griffin mentally criticized Sophia, then nodded. What else could he say after His Highness had said that?

We can only wait and see if Instructor No. 64 really has the same abilities as Instructor No. 65.

"The rules are the same as last night: bring Instructor No. 64 here before dawn."

"Yes."

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you and Cyril." Sophia floated over to Aston, Dalton, and Grace and introduced the three of them to Cyril and Griffin.

"The three of them want to join Team [65] and train with you. You two should make arrangements."

"Yes, Your Highness..."

Vivian and Xavier looked at Skull 64 and then at Sophia, and they both thought of the Nightmare Beast from last night.

The seemingly simple-minded princess before me... is truly a dark princess.

Her temperament and appearance were completely mismatched with her abilities...

Cyril and Griffin left the castle with Skeleton Soldier No. 64. Aston, Grace, Dalton, and Sophia called out to each other and followed.

"Your Highness, Grace told me you were looking for me and Xavier?"

"Yes, when do you two plan to leave the Northern Border?"

"tomorrow."

“I heard from Grace that your Fairy Tale Mercenary Group leader has agreed to open a branch in the North.”

"Yes, Your Highness."

"I'm going to give you ten bottles of Life Essence Liquid so you can take them out and sell them. As for the price, I'll let your leader set it himself."

"I've called you here to ask if you two can bring the money back next time you come to the North."

Ten...ten bottles?!

Princess Sophia trusts them so much?

Why not just let them take ten bottles of Life Essence Liquid with them when they leave the Northern Territory? Aren't you worried they'll be greedy?

Or did he drink it himself?

Vivian, with her fiery red lips, didn't know how to describe the prince before her.

Perhaps this prince trusts not her, but Xavier, who has sworn allegiance to the Lord of Thunder.

And there's Aston and Grace.

The princess probably thought that a mercenary group favored by Aston and Grace should be of similar quality and worthy of her trust.

Thinking of this, Vivian's lips curled up slightly; it seemed that their Fairy Tale Mercenary Group had finally benefited.

It's still thanks to Aston and Grace that it's basking in their glory.

"Yes, Your Highness is willing to give it, and we can bring the money back."

Sophia gave Emily a look, and Emily took out ten thumb-sized bottles of life essence from her spatial ring and handed them to Vivian.

Vivian didn't dare accept all of them; she only took one bottle, then opened the cap and tasted it.

A look of astonishment crossed her face. It wasn't the same quality of life essence she had sold to Xavier before, but a life essence that was purer and had a more concentrated life force.

This must be the life essence that Aston and Grace drank.

This quality of life essence costs...

OK.

She dared not think.

"Your Highness's trust is too heavy, it puts pressure on me."

"Don't feel pressured. If you and Xavier encounter danger or get injured on your way back, you can drink the Life Essence to heal. Don't worry... we won't charge you."

"If these ten bottles of Life Essence are lost due to unforeseen circumstances, I will not ask either of you to compensate me."

"..."

Your Highness, you're gambling with my Vivian's humanity...

No, it's downright manipulating people's hearts...

If she hadn't known that the prince before her didn't possess such cunning, she would have truly believed that Sophia was manipulating human nature and people's hearts...

"Your Highness, rest assured, even if I die, I will not allow these ten bottles of Life Essence to be damaged!"

Xavier patted his chest and assured Sophia.

“I’m not being sarcastic. If you encounter danger, your priority is to save your lives. The Life Essence Liquid is not important. I don’t need you to risk your lives to protect these ten bottles of Life Essence Liquid.”

"Understood, Your Highness. Rest assured, I will not let Xavier act recklessly."

Vivian took the remaining life essence from Emily and bowed solemnly to Sophia.

"By the way, if you're opening a branch, I hope you can set up a two-way teleportation array in the Northern Territory. This will make it easier to transport items in the future."

“Alright, I will tell our commander about what Your Highness mentioned.”

Vivian and Xavier left the castle. After watching them leave, Sophia floated into the bedroom, trying to fall asleep.

She had just lain down when she suddenly sat up.

Oh no, I forgot to ask Vivian to bring two bottles of Life Essence Tree Sap to the old man in the capital, as well as to Eileen and Vitor's mother.

If the old man drinks a bottle of Life Essence Tree sap, his energy should be restored considerably, allowing him to work for a few more years. Meanwhile, Eileen and Victor will have to wait a few more years to inherit the throne.

She also had a few more years to develop her career.

Forget it, when Emily leaves the North, I'll have her bring a bottle back for that old man in the capital.

Sophia lay down to drift off to sleep, and before falling asleep, she placed a Bright Crystal under the covers.

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Hell, the territory of Destin.