This young master truly has the ambition of a hero.

Compared to the Emperor's mother's "love at first sight" for Dick, this one's "love at first sight" is more like "love at first sight".

After staring at Dick for a long time, she suddenly spoke and asked in a calm tone.

"You... seem to be controlling me with some strange power. This is neither the real world nor 'Shanghai,' but more like some so-called other world. Tell me why you summoned me here, or I will risk being devoured by that power to kill you on the spot!"

As Dongfeng Wuxi spoke, she raised her hand and conjured a cross-shaped gun, the tip of which was pointed directly at Dick's heart.

Seeing this, the others present became tense. Rita drew her weapon and stepped forward to protect Dick behind her. Frederick the Great, who had just been staring at Dick with a maternal smile, instantly changed his expression, his eyes widening and revealing a ferocious light, transforming into a fierce mother tyrannosaurus protecting her cubs.

"What did you just say?!"

As Frederick the Great questioned her through gritted teeth, black mist and crackling red arcs of electricity suddenly filled her body. Then, a huge mechanical two-headed dragon emerged from the void, its serpentine body with longitudinally arranged turrets on its back, all of which were aimed at Dongfeng Wuxi, who was standing right next to it.

However, even when faced with the terrifying aura of the Great Emperor's mother, the battle-hardened Dongfeng Wuxi remained calm and composed, her piercing gaze fixed on Dick, showing no sign of wavering or cowardice.

Seeing that his own people were fighting amongst themselves, Dick quickly stepped in to smooth things over, raising his hand to signal everyone to calm down.

Dongfeng Wuxi wasn't the first summoned being to realize the slave contract as soon as she transmigrated, but her reaction was undoubtedly the most fierce, even showing a willingness to perish together with him.

Fortunately, Dick had considered the possibility of a similar situation and therefore had a contingency plan.

At times like this, sincerity is his greatest weapon. He speaks the truth without hiding anything, including the mountain of code-level runes in the summoning circle, his ambition, and even his succubus constitution. If Dongfeng Wuxi finds it unacceptable, he can swear to the gods who truly exist in this world that he will never use a slave contract to force her to do anything.

In fact, Dick has never used the coercive force of slave contracts until now, a fact that all the girls around him have witnessed, which is one of the important reasons why he has gained everyone's trust.

After quickly explaining, Dick stood calmly in front of Dongfeng Wuxi's spear. The two stared at each other silently for a long time before Dongfeng Wuxi put away her spear and then bowed solemnly to Dick.

"Thank you very much for your honesty, and thank you for saving my life. Please forgive my earlier probing."

"It's alright. Misunderstandings and suspicions are normal. It's good that we've talked it out. I can't say anything grand or high-sounding. After all, I didn't ask for your consent beforehand when I summoned you all here, and I really did do it for my own selfish reasons. There's no point in making excuses. But... Ms. Dong, what was the situation with the life-saving grace you mentioned earlier?"

Like other girls, Higashikaze Maki was summoned to this world by Dick when she encountered great danger. At that time, she was fighting against a huge army of ugly ghosts in "Magic City". Her Ninth Division was ambushed and her teammates suffered heavy casualties. The reinforcements from the friendly forces were slow to arrive. In the end, Higashikaze Maki personally covered the rear to buy time for her team members. She was summoned to this world just before she was about to be exhausted.

So don't be fooled by Dong Ma's imposing manner just now; she was actually just bluffing with murderous intent.

It's worth mentioning that when Higashifumi was summoned, it shouldn't have been the main storyline yet, and the leader of the Magic Defense Team wasn't that certain love-hate guy, but rather the head of the Higashi family, Higashika Kirika.

This made Dongfeng Wuxi suspect that the attack on her Ninth Division and the delayed arrival of reinforcements might be due to someone sabotaging her in order to force her mother, Donghai Tonghua, to abdicate.

But all of this is just speculation, and it has nothing to do with Dongfeng Wuxi, who is currently in another world.

After Dongfeng Wuxi finished explaining her situation, she suddenly swayed and almost fell backward.

She was already at her limit before being summoned, and she was just putting on a brave face. So as soon as the tension eased, her forced spirit could no longer suppress her physical exhaustion.

Dick quickly stepped forward to help her up, handing her a bottle of recovery potion, and at the same time transferring his magic to Dong Ma through physical contact.

Soon, Shizuka Marikawa from the medical team was summoned. She examined Koufeng Wuxi and found no internal or external injuries, mainly just exhaustion. This showed that Koufeng Wuxi was indeed very strong, but even the strongest cannot withstand an almost endless "demon sea tactic".

"It's just a simple case of physical exhaustion, but the degree of exhaustion is quite severe. I suggest you rest in bed for a week. If you really need to get up, I suggest you have Dick replenish your mana."

As soon as Shizuka Marikawa finished speaking, she received a chop to the back of the head from Rita, which was a chop that didn't hurt her brain. Meanwhile, Maki Higashikaze asked with a puzzled look on her face.

What is mana replenishment?

Faced with Dongfeng Wuxi's repeated questioning, Juchuan Shizuka, eager to die, immediately leaned close to her ear and whispered something for a while. Then she looked at Dick with a wicked smile. Her cheeky little expression made her look like a "28-year-old blonde big-breasted female demon," making Dick want to hang her up and spank her hard.

Wait a minute! Is this masochistic guy who likes to be tied up waiting for me here?

However, to everyone's surprise, Koufu Maki, who is already a mother of three daughters, frowned and asked a question after hearing what Marikawa Shizuka said.

"That kind of thing... how exactly should it be done? I've never tried it before."

"Uh...don't you have a daughter?"

“Maia and the others are indeed my daughters, but I am, after all, the squad leader of the Magic Defense Team. The combat pressure on the front line in Shanghai has always been very severe. It is impossible for a key combatant like me to go to the rear for a long maternity leave. So, artificial insemination is used, and then my mother, Kaitonghua, uses her ability to carry out in vitro gestation. That’s how the family has expanded and quickly replenished the combat power of the Magic Defense Team.”

Dick was taken aback by Dong's mother's words. He thought about it carefully and realized that the original comic had indeed deliberately obscured some things, such as the mysterious "Dong's father." Dong's mother then directly told him that she had never been married to a man and had become a mother directly.

This might explain why Toei Animation could so casually "reward" the protagonist in the later main storyline, except that in this timeline, Dick had already intercepted him.

Honestly, Dong Ma is indeed very tempting. She perfectly matches Dick's XP in every way. She has a mature and full figure, and her temperament is calm yet has a maternal sense of inclusiveness. Just by looking at her, you can tell she must be very voluptuous.

But Dick glanced at Frederick the Great, who was peering intently at him through the doorway. Dick wisely decided to calm himself down first; some things were indeed better left undone!

"Please rest well first, and don't think about other messy things. Belfast, I'll trouble you to take care of Ms. Dong during this time."

"Leave it to me, Master."

"Huh? What about me?" Shizuka Marikawa pointed to herself.

"You, come with me for a moment!"

Grabbing Shizuka Marikawa by the collar, Dick dragged her out of the ward. Watching Dick's departing figure, Maki Kofuu suddenly laughed and said...

"Looks like he's not a bad kid."

"The master will never show his bad side to his own people."

Belfast, who was peeling an apple, casually chimed in, believing that her new companions would soon fully accept their commander, just like she did.

On the other side, Dick dragged Shizuka Marikawa into the hallway and gave her a severe scolding, then slapped her on her wonderfully firm buttocks, telling her to come to his bedroom that night to apologize.

After the other person left, Dick looked back at the corner. The image of Frederick the Great made one wonder if she was imitating some eight-foot-tall man who would eat little boys.

It has to be said that this person is really tall. Lucoa, who is 1.9 meters tall, already gave Dick a lot of pressure. This person directly broke through 2 meters. Dick even doubted whether he was as tall as her legs.

This size... I'd have to sit up and fight her!

"Um...Ms. Frederick, you wanted to see me?"

"There are indeed some things I want to say to you, my child... Commander, I just... just now in the hall, I hope I didn't frighten you, did I? I was a little too emotional at the time."

The Emperor's mother had a timid expression on her face, and her evasive eyes showed obvious apology.

Dick recalled the scene at the time. Frederick the Great's expression of being on the verge of going berserk was indeed a bit too much. His domineering appearance when he entered battle mode in a second was incredibly powerful. His strong aura directly scared the two exorcising sisters, Kelsa and Tartu, so much that they huddled together and trembled (they were indeed very scared).

Dick exclaimed inwardly, "This is the first ship girl who can deploy her ship equipment form without standing on the water. It's truly worthy of being called the 'final battle plan' for the rainbow skin. This is a land battleship!"

However, to Dick's amusement and exasperation, his surprised expression seemed to be misinterpreted by the Emperor's mother as "fear," which made her feel guilty for scaring her child. So she followed behind him timidly, wanting to both protect Dick and apologize in person.

迪克

After figuring out the reason, he stepped forward and hugged the other person while standing on tiptoe.

"Thank you for caring about me so much, Mother Emperor."

Chapter 213: Year-End and Birthday

A simple "Mother of the Great" is worth a thousand words. Frederick the Great knew he was being manipulated, but he was doing it willingly. He would do anything for his child!

Meanwhile, at another corner of the corridor not far away, Rita was secretly watching Ruby Eyes and Joel, who happened to be passing by. The scoundrel maid felt a strong sense of crisis arise spontaneously.

"Oh no! Master has awakened his Oedipus complex, and these two newcomers are just the perfect solution. With such a huge advantage, how can we not take them down?"

"Oedipus complex? That can't be, right?"

"How could he not? Think about Master's unhappy childhood? Someone who has never experienced maternal love, when he meets a mature beauty with overflowing maternal instincts, he can't possibly resist! Honestly, why didn't Master say he liked this type sooner! I have milk too, I can be a mother too!"

In the following days, Dick noticed that the "bad travelers" around him who always teased him for no reason seemed to have suddenly changed their style and become gentle and considerate.

Rita stopped teasing him and stopped sneaking her black-stockinged feet under the table to tickle him while they ate. Lucoa also became more dignified and stopped trying to cover him with her clothes. Even Joel started singing lullabies and then, with overwhelming strength, picked Dick up and rocked him around.

Dick inwardly screamed that he couldn't take it anymore. Being held and sung a lullaby in someone's arms—what kind of shameful play was this?

"Please stop this! Change back to normal!"

Amidst this hustle and bustle, the year drew to a close before we knew it. Although the orcs continued their small-scale infiltrations, they never made any major moves.

The infiltrated orcs were primarily there to cause destruction, raiding small villages and ambushing lone travelers and caravans. This was typical "terrorist" behavior, intended to create panic in the northern border of the empire. The orcs sent there to cause trouble were suicide squads; they had no intention of returning.

This fighting style, clearly inherited from Earthlings, has indeed caused considerable turmoil in various places. After all, the lingering effects of last year's major crisis are still present. Ordinary people have no idea whether this is a large-scale invasion or not. As soon as they hear that orcs have appeared near their homes, they inevitably think of the terrifying scenes from last year.

However, this terrorist tactic had little effect on Laguge, where the consolidation of villages and land had already been completed.

A standard village in Lagug has three to five thousand residents, a population larger than some baronial capitals. Therefore, these villages and towns have the resources to build relatively sturdy walls, have their own garrison and militia, and can also light beacon towers to call for support from the capital's private army.

Therefore, the orcs who sneaked into Ragug didn't gain any benefits. Instead, because of the bounty on their heads, they were regarded as wild monsters that could drop gold coins by the increasingly wealthy people.

Once, while traveling incognito, Dick overheard a merchant from out of town remarking in a tavern that the people of Lagug were different from those elsewhere. He explained that in other northern territories, mentioning the presence of orcs would elicit fear from the locals, but in Lagug, the same words were met with complete apprehension, even a touch of excitement!

This fierce spirit of the people was exactly what Dick was looking forward to, because courage does not equate to combat effectiveness, but soldiers without courage will certainly not be able to exert their combat effectiveness.

On the last day of the year, Dick organized a grand celebration in the name of the Church of Winter. He set up a stage in the square in front of the church and had a hired band and circus perform in turn, all to make everyone happy and have a good New Year, thereby improving the happiness of the people and also celebrating his twenty-first birthday.

To be honest, Dick doesn't like birthdays, neither in his past life nor in this one.

In his past life, his family was poor. In order not to be a burden on him and his father, his biological mother ran away with Old Wang next door. Moreover, she ran away on his eighth birthday. She was so anxious that she didn't want to spend another day with her own son to celebrate his birthday.

His biological mother was smothered to death with a pillow by his father's servants on the day he was born, right before his eyes. It was hardly a day to celebrate for Dick.

So for the first eighteen years of his life, Dick didn't celebrate his birthday. No one in the Duke's household was willing to celebrate it for him, and he himself didn't want to either.

But since leaving that "original family" devoid of any affection, Dick has now established his own household and has relatives who are willing to support and care for him. Therefore, Dick doesn't even need to bring it up himself; as the date approaches, the people around him take the initiative to make arrangements.

On New Year's Eve, Dick's schedule was almost full. During the day, he would attend New Year's celebrations to celebrate with the people, and in the evening, he would host a year-end party at the castle to entertain local celebrities and his meritorious subordinates.

Last but not least, there was a "birthday party" for core members only, held in a small restaurant inside the castle. Dick was surrounded by a swarm of girls, all dressed up in their finest attire. The cosplay event seemed to have become an unspoken "tradition".

"Lucia, what... what's with your outfit?"

"I'm cosplaying!"

"What are you cosplaying?"

"A cake made for cosplay."

“EMMM…”

Looking at Lucoa, who had run out completely naked except for a little cream on her private parts, Dick could only think to himself... Damn it, you're something else!

Fortunately, apart from this "mobile pornography" that is always taken down in every crackdown on prostitution, the other people's cosplay outfits, although varied in style, some were innocent and some were sexy, at least did not reach the point of being immoral.

It is worth mentioning that after two months of getting to know each other, the four newly recruited companions have all integrated into the team.

Frederick the Great, Kel'Thuzad, and Tartu were assigned to the navy. The two destroyer sisters played an important role in coastal patrols. Their surface speed of 36 knots is the highest among the existing ship girls. They don't even need to fire cannons when they spot smuggling orc boats. They can just flip them over and feed them to the fish by stirring up waves.

The Great Emperor is currently the only ship girl who can deploy her ship equipment mode on the road, but once deployed, it is in "turret mode" and will be fixed in place and unable to move.

It's no exaggeration to say that her joining was like Dick suddenly having an extra fortress.

As for Dongfeng Wuxi, after recovering, she voluntarily joined the private army as an infantry spearmanship instructor. Even without using "Peach Blossom Grace," her physical abilities and spearmanship skills were at the level of a high-ranking warrior.

Compared to the Empress Mother, who doted on Dick like a son from the moment she arrived, the seemingly taciturn Dongfeng Wuxi maintained a slightly distant superior-subordinate relationship with Dick. She was serious and meticulous in her work, and with her outstanding strength and powerful aura, she quickly established her authority in the army, which also led to a slight improvement in the discipline of the private army.

According to some soldiers and junior officers, Instructor Dong was incredibly authoritative! Every time they were stared at by her gaze, they would unconsciously recall the scene of being caught doing something wrong by their mother when they were children, and then unconsciously cover the place where they were often beaten with their hands, as if their muscle memory had been awakened.

However, Dong Ma, who appears dignified to outsiders, was wearing a backless sleeveless sweater that was said to "kill virginity," exposing her flawless back and round, alluring side breasts. It was truly a sight that made people's filial piety turn sour.

Incidentally, Joel also wore it back then.

This one

Dick looked at it carefully and it seemed to be the same one, while this year Joel was cosplaying as "Munai" with strips of cloth wrapped around his neck.

Despite wearing revealing clothing, Dong Ma remained poised and confident, her calm and composed demeanor showing no sign of embarrassment or shyness, perfectly embodying the mature woman Yu Ying.

Noticing Dick's gaze, Dongfeng Wuxi also looked at Dick and gave him a slight smile.

Just then, the Emperor's mother walked up to Dick with a freshly cut piece of birthday cake. Before Dick could reach out to take it, she used a spoon to cut off a small piece and fed it directly to Dick's mouth.

"Happy birthday, my child! Come, open your mouth, ah~~"

Frederick the Great was beaming with happiness; she had also been stationed at the fjord front for over a month. Although she longed to stay by Dick's side, the Great Mother was not the kind of woman who acted without considering the bigger picture. Therefore, after learning about the situation in the territory, she resolutely decided to share the burden for her child.

Now that she's back in the main city at the end of the year, she naturally wants to enjoy some intimate time with Dick and shower her child with endless love and pampering!

Chapter 214: The Annual Meeting Cannot Be Stopped

On the morning of the first day of the new year, Dick struggled to pull himself out of his reverie and noticed something sticky on the corner of his mouth. He rubbed it and found it was leftover cream with a slight Lucoa flavor. His parched throat kept reminding him that his body needed to replenish its fluids as soon as possible.

So Dick tiptoed out of bed and, seeing that the kettle in the room was already empty, put on the bathrobe prepared in the basket by the door and quietly left the bedroom to head towards the dining room.

As soon as Dick arrived at the restaurant, he smelled the aroma of fried eggs, and then saw Frederick the Great standing in front of the stove, wearing an apron and cooking. Hearing footsteps, the Great's mother also turned around and looked at Dick, smiling as she spoke.

"You're awake! I was just thinking I should wake you up. Sit down, it's hot and ready to eat."

Faced with the Emperor's mother's meticulous care, Dick scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Frederick the Great did not participate in last night's "New Year's Eve group activities," mainly because her relationship with Dick is currently in a delicate state of "more than parents and children, but less than lovers."