This young master truly has the ambition of a hero.

Chapter 230: Looking Southward to the Royal Army

Welsh City, a city formerly named after the Crown Prince, is the largest military fortress on the southern border of the Empire.

Since the beginning of April, heroes from all walks of life within the empire have responded to the emperor's call, leading their troops one after another to this place to participate in the grand event. Among those who came were not only nobles, knights, and soldiers, but also a large number of merchants, circus performers, and prostitutes who came specifically to do business after hearing the news.

The influx of a large population in a short period of time almost filled the fortress, making this originally quiet border town suddenly prosperous, but also causing unimaginable chaos.

Everyone has different identities and statuses, and each harbors their own different goals.

Some people are ambitious and yearn to achieve great things and become distinguished masters.

Some people were full of calculations, plotting how much they could gain from the war.

Some people were filled with worry, praying to the gods that they could return home alive.

As the supreme commander of this army, the Third Prince Bailey was brimming with confidence. He firmly believed that his father's entrustment of this important task was a test to see if he was qualified to be the heir to the empire. Therefore, he not only had to complete the mission, but he also had to do it perfectly, leaving no room for criticism.

So after arriving in Wales, Bailey was almost constantly busy. He had to personally oversee every military matter, big or small, to feel at ease. He also inspected the camps and the front lines every day and would occasionally issue "fine-tuning" orders, such as ordering soldiers to move a certain arrow tower five meters to the left.

Seeing that His Highness the Third Prince was in a state of extreme excitement, neglecting to eat and sleep, those around him both admired him and were extremely worried about his health.

Dick's "good older brother" Reinhardt is currently serving as Bailey's adjutant, but he feels more like a nanny, whose main task every day is to remind the Third Prince not to forget to eat and sleep.

"Your Highness, you're looking at military maps again. Please take a break!"

“Reinhardt, I feel really great right now, I don’t feel tired at all, I think you can understand how I feel, right?”

"Of course I understand, but you... really should take a rest."

Reinhardt raised his hand and gestured under his eyes twice. Bailey turned to look in the mirror and realized that he already had quite severe dark circles under his eyes. It was clear that no matter how excited one's mind is, the body is honest and does not lie.

Considering that it was important for him, as an imperial prince and commander-in-chief of the army, to maintain a proper image, Bailey reluctantly put down his work, asked his orderly to bring him food, and then chatted with his friend while eating.

“Reinhardt, why do people have to eat and sleep? I’ve heard that the succubus race can theoretically survive without eating or drinking, relying solely on the love they make. I wish I had such a convenient constitution.”

"Your Highness, it's best to avoid such jokes. Succubi are lowly creatures, while you are a prince of the empire."

"I know that, but I'm really envious! What man wouldn't want to be able to maintain his erection forever?"

Reinhardt remained noncommittal regarding Bailey's "shrimp-headed" remarks. For some personal reasons, he actually harbored some psychological trauma towards succubi, after all, that incident had almost ruined his reputation and cost him his right to inherit his family title.

Whenever Reinhardt thinks about this, he can't help but think of his younger brother, with whom he has mixed feelings.

Just then, Bailey remembered Reinhardt's half-brother. He had recently heard that Reinhardt had made a name for himself in the north resisting the orc invasion, and that he had even broken through to the Saint rank, becoming the youngest Saint rank mage in the history of the empire.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, this matter did not attract much attention in the capital.

Some people, even if they occasionally hear about it, will scoff at it, thinking it's just a rumor spread by mistake. Rather than believing that there really is a Saint-level mage in his twenties, they would rather believe that he is the first Elf King and sponsor him with fifty gold coins to restore his kingdom.

But Bailey knew it was true, so he looked at the half-elf boy with even greater admiration and wanted to recruit him to his side.

But before that, he has to win this crucial battle.

"Speaking of which, what are the Maple Dew people on the other side doing? None of the scouts we sent out before have come back. They've certainly got a tight defense!"

"I will continue to send more people to investigate and make sure we get to the bottom of the situation."

"No problem! In terms of both quantity and quality, we have an overwhelming advantage in this battle. Faced with absolute strength, playing tricks is meaningless. We just need to set up a proper formation and launch a full-scale attack at our own pace. In four weeks at most, the whole world will witness the power of the Empire!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Dick was enjoying a tender moment with two nuns while watching the "aerial footage" they had specially filmed in the south.

The footage of the crystal clearly shows the troop deployments of both sides in the standoff.

Although Dick did not intend to directly participate in the war in the South, he still needed to do the necessary intelligence gathering work, so he secretly dispatched Enmity and Chigan to the South.

These two are an excellent aerial photography duo. As an aircraft carrier ship girl, Yuanchou can travel against the wind at a high speed of 32 knots on the sea. It only takes a day and a half to reach the waters near the front line from north to south. Then, she can launch carrier-based aircraft to carry the shrunken Qigante deep inland for filming.

It is worth mentioning that Dick sent these two men to the south first, and then learned from Heinz that Hesse VII intended to cause the southern army to suffer a crushing defeat. Whether the third prince lived or died, he was destined to become the scapegoat who would be blamed and cursed by everyone.

Unless he can find a scapegoat to take the blame for him.

"It seems the Third Prince is in for a serious mess this time."

"Commander, are you planning to make a move?"

"Take action? Why would I take action when there's absolutely no benefit to it? So many people are hoping to use this battle to rise above their circumstances! Do you believe me? In the current atmosphere, if I were to actually stop the war, not only would I not become a hero, but I would also be considered a heinous criminal by many. They would absolutely hate me to death!"

"Then why do you want us to travel all this way to gather intelligence?"

"I don't understand," Kigan asked, then lightly flicked Little Dick to show her displeasure. As a lazy nun to the core, Kigan had suffered terribly on this trip south. Because the carrier-based aircraft lacked magic and couldn't remotely activate the recording crystal, Kigan had to shrink down and sit on the plane to hold the crystal and take aerial photos.

In order to avoid being detected and to have a better aerial view, the carrier-based aircraft had to fly very high, and the biting cold wind made the Qigante people feel numb from the cold.

Dick knew she was working hard, so he quickly explained that gathering intelligence was to make better predictions about future developments, since the consequences of winning or losing were very different.

Chapter 231: The God of War in the Office

Putting aside the difference in scale, the Empire is indeed currently waging a two-front war, with the north and south fighting their own battles and not directly interfering with each other.

The vast majority of the public's attention was focused on the south, after all, it was a war led by the central government of the empire, and the sheer number of hundreds of thousands involved was naturally enormous. The north, on the other hand, received little attention, and some people, when they saw related content in the margins of the newspapers, would even express their disdain and ridicule.

"Those barbarians from the north are really weaklings; it's so difficult for them to even fight an orc."

Such a terrible public opinion environment is undoubtedly unfair to the North. But Dick sees it not as a bad thing, because Northerners who have been treated unfairly cannot remain submissive forever. The resentment and anger in people's hearts are constantly accumulating, and sooner or later they will hit rock bottom and rebound.

What Dick had to do was guide public opinion in a direction favorable to himself.

As early as the first year of Dick’s tenure as governor of Lagog, he oversaw the establishment of the first local newspaper. However, due to the locals’ appalling literacy rate, the early newspaper was published in a style resembling a picture book.

Dick didn't need to embellish or smear anyone; simply recounting the actions of the imperial high command in the newspapers was enough to make the people remember His Majesty the Emperor's grave shortcomings.

After the bridgehead on the north shore of the fjord was completed, the Northern Alliance, seeing that the orcs had not made any major moves, appropriately withdrew a portion of its troops from the front lines. The permanent garrison at the fortress was set at four thousand men, and Dick, in the name of the Northern Alliance leader, appointed the eldest son of Earl Banner as the fortress commander.

The old count also intended to train his eldest son to accumulate prestige and experience for his future succession, so he was very satisfied with Dick's arrangement. This was also the first time Dick used his power as the leader of the alliance to appoint nobles from other territories, thus establishing a clear superior-subordinate relationship without anyone objecting and completely following Dick's lead.

Dick's strength, prestige, and most importantly, the fact that he has fully established common interests with other northern lords have made the Northern Alliance increasingly united. Through close political, economic, and military cooperation, the scope of his influence is rapidly expanding in the northern region. Almost every day, people come to visit the lord's mansion in Lagug, keeping the negotiators, Red Jade Eye and Ding'an, quite busy.

So even without Heinz's persuasion, Dick would have already been integrating the northern region.

During this time, Prince Heinz had been traveling around Lagug. Since their frank conversation last time, the two sides had reached a preliminary agreement on an alliance. The speed at which the Dragonsleeping Valley family transferred money was faster than Dick had imagined. This gave Dick, whose cash reserves often fluctuated around the red line, a strange feeling of being overwhelmed by wealth.

For a long time, Lagug was in an awkward situation of being "rich but poor," because a lot of money had been invested by Dick in the development of the territory. This money was used to build factories, schools, fertile fields, and a network of roads, but at the cost of the lord's treasury being so empty that mice could run through it. Much of the commercial income was only recorded on paper and not even warmed before it was immediately used to purchase equipment and materials needed for industrial development.

Military pay and development funds are two types of expenditures that absolutely cannot be cut back on!

In light of this, the donation from the newly crowned number one on the Dragon Sleep Valley Clan is more than just a timely rain; it's practically like shoving a thick, hard water pipe into Dick's mouth and forcing it down his throat.

This situation would confuse not only humans, but even a silly cat that can only meow would hesitate and take two steps back if it saw someone pouring a whole sack of cat food into its bowl. It would then seriously consider whether it was about to be stewed.

Heinz reassured Dick about his doubts. The Dragonsleeping Valley family needed Dick's future support, but they wouldn't interfere in Lagug's local affairs. They were equal allies, not a superior-subordinate relationship with one side dominating the other. Furthermore, the investment in Lagug was primarily at the behest of a senior member of the family, who held Dick in high regard.

"May I ask this elder's name?"

You will have the opportunity to meet him in the future.

In any case, the real money from Longmian Valley greatly alleviated Laguge's cash shortage, and some projects that were originally going to have to wait could be started immediately.

Compared to the Third Prince in the capital who demanded obeisance from everyone just because of his status, this Prince Heinz, who was "approachable by virtue of his status," was clearly more likable.

After all... whoever provides the "milk" is the mother!

In mid-May, Dick returned to the main city from the front lines. Ruby Eyes reported on the territory's progress. Thanks to the application of agricultural machinery, the spring planting progress this year was basically unaffected. The planted corn had already sprouted, and some trial-planted improved crops were also growing well.

Potatoes, in particular, are a key project that Ruby Eyes is closely monitoring.

When Ruby Eyes was reporting her work in front of the blackboard, Dick listened very attentively, his eyes fixed on her alluring body the whole time, and the smile on his lips was harder to suppress than AK's.

There's no way around it, this female devil is too good at it! Today she specially wore an office lady outfit that perfectly hit Dick's bullseye: a V-neck white shirt on top, a pencil skirt with black stockings and high heels on the bottom, and a pair of square-framed glasses that were the finishing touch on her face. She didn't say anything, but everything was understood without her saying a word.

Out of respect, Dick sat upright and did not make any physical contact when reporting to Ruby Eyes.

Out of respect, Dick waited until Ruby Eyes finished explaining the important matter before immediately and happily "starting to eat."

Ruby Eyes, who doesn't exercise much, has a slight body anxiety and always feels that she is too fat. But Dick is absolutely in love with her voluptuous body, which can be described as the "ceiling of chubbyness", especially her big, smooth and bouncy breasts that are like jelly, which are really big and white!

Dick could play with them all day long just watching them transform and bounce freely in his hands.

It has to be said that Dick truly lives up to his reputation as a succubus boy. After spending a lot of time with him, once the physical relationship is crossed, even the most conservative and shy girls will gradually reveal their true nature in front of him.

At first, Ruby Eyes had a very serious and earnest personality, believing that the office was a place for doing serious work, and how could she mess around there? But she couldn't resist Dick's persistent pleading, so from initially half-heartedly agreeing, she gradually began to enjoy it and now she has taken the initiative to wear attack speed equipment (to increase the opponent's attack speed) to seduce Dick.

How could Dick tolerate this? He had to teach her a lesson!

In the office, the two were locked in a fierce physical battle. At first, it seemed that Red Jade Eyes wanted to reverse the offensive and try to gain the upper hand, but unfortunately, her core area was too vulnerable. After being pierced by Dick, who was like a small boat carrying a cannon, she could only spread her legs and lie on the desk, whimpering.

Dick wanted to be gentle, but her "classic female teacher image"—seemingly unwilling yet unable to resist the overwhelming physical sensations and ultimately succumbing to desire—was too arousing for men's lust, making it impossible for her to be gentle at all.

But just as he was forging ahead, eager to stuff all the eggs inside, the office door was knocked on yet again.

That's just how offices are; when things are busy, people come and go in a constant stream, which is why it's so exciting to stir things up in the office.

Chapter 232: Dong Ma's Massage

"Young Master Dick, we're coming in!"

Outside the office door, Joel knocked and listened for a moment to make sure the two people inside who were doing important business were "tidy up" before pushing the door open and entering.

If it were just Joel alone, she could tell what was going on inside just by the sounds, so she wouldn't knock. Instead, she would slip inside with lightning speed, trying her best to prevent the intimate moments and intimate sounds from leaking into the hallway. If she didn't have anything urgent to do, she would even happily join in.

But this time it was clearly not going to work, because she wasn't alone; Dongfeng Wuxi, who was also there to report on her work, was with her.

Joel gets along very well with this charismatic and mature female coach in private, mainly because they both have a habit of morning exercise and often run and practice martial arts together on the castle walls.

As someone who had already seen through the "window paper" of their past relationship, Joel actually wanted to help Dongfeng Wuxi "improve" together. This was mainly due to the influence of her semi-demonization, which subconsciously made her want to help her clan expand. In addition, given her personality, Joel didn't think it was a bad thing to let her good friend also experience what it was like to be a young master.

However, given Dong Ma's usual serious and strong-woman image, Joel worried that she wasn't the kind of awful woman who liked Se Se like he did. He thought that being too enthusiastic about recommending her might backfire and make her feel disgusted. Therefore, Joel couldn't help but feel conflicted.

The two entered the office one after the other, and saw Dick sitting upright at his desk, with Ruby Eyes explaining the contents of a document next to him. At first glance, everything seemed normal, but upon closer inspection, it was not hard to notice that Ruby Eyes' face had an unusual flush, two faint bulges were visible on her knitted shirt, the window next to her was open, and a familiar scent lingered in the air.

Just as I expected!

The people in the room tacitly understood each other but didn't say anything. After Joel and Dongfeng Wuxi finished reporting their work to Dick, Joel was about to pull Dongma away so that Dick could continue when Dongfeng Wuxi suddenly asked after examining Dick for a moment.

"My lord, have you been feeling some discomfort in your back lately?"

"Uh... yes, a little."

Upon hearing Dongfeng Wuxi's question, Dick was slightly taken aback and subconsciously moved his shoulders. He had indeed been feeling a bit stiff lately, especially his back and the back of his neck, which would crack when he stretched even slightly.

Upon seeing this, Dongfeng Wuxi immediately came to Dick's side, said "Excuse me," and then reached out to touch his shoulder and neck. After a few gentle pinches, she made a judgment that it was obvious muscle strain.

"My lord, your body has accumulated a lot of fatigue, and if it is not relieved in the long term, you will get sick."

"Really? I feel like I've always been in good spirits."

“The mind is the mind, and the body is the body. They complement each other but cannot be confused. I have heard from other colleagues that your race is very special and has a way to quickly recover energy and physical strength, but your body is obviously still in the growth stage, and we must not ignore the wear and tear on its ‘hardware’.”

Dongfeng Wuxi's words hit Dick's sore spot. Although the succubus's constitution allowed him to become stronger with each battle, an indestructible penis is not invincible; too much wear and tear will eventually cause it to sag!

Dick thought about it carefully and realized that he had indeed been extremely busy lately, especially during the military operation that had just ended. Although the operation itself was a performance exercise, meant to put on a show for the inspection team, the orcs on the other side would not stop playing for real just because Dick was acting.

So during that period, Dick didn't dare to relax at all on the front line. If he felt his energy starting to drop, he would immediately find a girl to do dual cultivation to replenish his mana. If other girls felt tired, they would also take the initiative to ask him to replenish their mana. As a result, for a long time before that, Dick's actual sleep time was less than three hours a day. He was a true master of time management.

This has resulted in Dick appearing energetic, but his body is stiff as if it's rusted – the price of overworking his body.

After a thorough examination, Dongfeng Wuxi determined that Dick's physical condition was more serious than it appeared, and he needed to rest for a period of time to recuperate, and it had to be a real rest.

Dongfeng Wuxi deliberately emphasized the words "real rest," clearly indicating that she knew very well that the real culprit behind Dick's muscle strain was not just the heavy workload.

At Dongfeng Wuxi's request, Dick obediently lay down on the recliner to the side. Dong's mother was going to use the secret massage method passed down in her Dong family to relieve the fatigue accumulated in his body, but if he wanted to fully recover, he would need to recuperate for at least a week.

As Dong Ma spoke, she straddled Dick, clamped his waist with her thighs, and then pressed Dick's shoulders with an extremely exquisite technique. In no time, he was so happy that he groaned, feeling a warm current flowing through his body, soothing his overworked body.

The release of accumulated fatigue in his body also gave Dick a long-lost feeling of exhaustion.

"So comfortable, so very comfortable..."

As he massaged him, Dick felt his eyelids drooping, and soon he drifted off to sleep. His peaceful sleeping posture made him look like a little child who still needed his mother's care. Seeing this, Ruby Eyes and Joel were overcome with maternal love and couldn't help but reach out and poke his fair little face.

"She looks quite cute when she's asleep."

Remembering Dick's fierce "bullying" of her until she meowed, Ruby Eyes instinctively squeezed her thighs together, afraid that tears might accidentally spill out. Meanwhile, Joel chuckled and patted Dick's head; she thought her young master was always incredibly cute, making her willing to do anything for him.

At this moment, Dongfeng Wuxi, who had finished the massage, gently got off Dick. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, and since the office was not a suitable place to rest, she decided to carry him back to the bedroom.

Before leaving, Dong Ma specifically reminded Hong Yu Zhi Tong to wear more clothes and be careful not to catch a cold in her stomach.

And so, Dongfeng Wuxi carried the sleeping Dick toward the bedroom, just as both maids were out on missions. Dongma thought about the maids left behind—Jinlu, Yuanchou, and Hei Altria—and found it hard to trust any of them to take care of the child. It felt like sending a lamb to the slaughter; the child simply wouldn't get proper rest.

Dongfeng Wuxi thought for a moment and decided to do it herself, since she had nothing to do during her afternoon off.

Back in Dick's master bedroom, Dongfeng Wuxi carefully placed Dick on the bed, took off his coat and shoes, and then covered him with a blanket. Her movements were very gentle, so as not to disturb Dick's sweet dreams.