Volume 6 Chapter 149
by Golden DragonVolume 6 + Chapter 149: Yuren’s Purpose
Maginot Fortress, military cafeteria.
Ella sat in her seat, her heterochromatic eyes dull and lifeless. Her entire spirit seemed wilted, as if she had just survived a catastrophe.
“Ella, not eating anything in the morning is bad for your health, you know,” Xia Yi reminded her considerately. “Come on, have some breakfast.”
“I, I…”
Ella looked at her plate, her cheeks twitching as if she were suffering from post-traumatic stress.
“How strange, Ella. Just yesterday you were so lively and had such a good appetite. What happened to you overnight?”
Xia Yi asked knowingly while raising her knife and fork, cutting a piece of food for Ella and holding it out to her.
“Ella, how about I feed you? Aah~”
If this were any normal day, Ella would have been overjoyed to see Xia Yi offering her such service.
But now, seeing the food on the spoon, her eyes widened and her pupils trembled.
It was a slice of cake, topped with whipped cream.
“Wh, Whipped cream!?”
Last night, she had truly been turned into a cream puff by Xia Yi. When she climbed out of the barrel, she had no idea how much cream had been stuffed into her.
“Ella, you smell so nice,” Xia Yi teased. “Like a little cake. Sweet.”
“…”
Ella’s cheeks twitched uncontrollably.
After being soaked in that much cream, how could she not smell nice?
She felt that Xia Yi was even more demonic than a real demon. Full of wicked tricks, white on the outside, but black on the inside when cut open.
This was utterly perverse. Who on earth had taught her this?
“I’m not eating!”
Ella stood up, ready to flip the table in a rage.
“Hmm?”
Atiya, sitting nearby, glanced at Ella and shot her a death glare.
That immediately froze Ella in place.
This was the real world. In reality, a succubus’s strength was far inferior to what it was in the dream world.
To put it bluntly, Atiya could knock out one Ella per punch, and taking on a hundred would be no problem at all.
“You… just wait!”
Leaving behind those words, Ella could only mutter a feeble threat to save face before storming out of the cafeteria.
“Princess, she left,” Atiya whispered softly.
“I know,” Xia Yi said. “With her personality, there’s no way she’ll accept defeat. She’ll definitely try to get back at me somehow. She cares a lot about a succubus’s pride.”
“But what if she actually runs away? We can’t rule out that possibility. She’s a fairly powerful succubus. If she really wants to leave, it’ll be hard to stop her unless we keep an eye on her every moment.”
“If she really runs away, that’s fine too. It’s enough that Ella has already given me crucial information. As for the rest… consider it a bonus,” Xia Yi laughed. “Bullying Ella once already counts as a win!”
“That’s true.”
Atiya paused.
“But Princess, how did you meet a succubus? Succubus are an extremely rare race. Before Ella, I’d never seen another succubus.”
“It’s a bit complicated to explain.”
Xia Yi didn’t even know how to begin. A few words really wouldn’t suffice. She and Ella had indeed gone through quite a few twists and turns together.
“It seems the Princess is always entangled with all sorts of lovely girls. There’s always a different girl by your side,” Atiya remarked.
“Is that so…?”
Xia Yi was taken aback.
Why didn’t she feel that way? Wasn’t she just a sword saint solely focused on swordsmanship?
Just as the silver dragon loli was pondering this, Daisy walked over.
“Good morning, Xia Yi.”
“Good morning, Daisy.”
Xia Yi responded with that all-purpose greeting.
“Have you eaten?”
“Yes, I’ve already eaten. But enough small talk, Xia Yi. I came to find you because there’s something important.”
“What is it?”
“Leader Yuren wants to see you,” Daisy said seriously.
Xia Yi’s expression remained impassive, but she had already guessed, Yuren had likely taken notice of her recent activities and was somewhat interested.
Good. That was exactly the effect she had been aiming for, and she had achieved it quickly.
“Come with me, Xia Yi,” Daisy said.
“Understood.”
Xia Yi rose, put down her utensils, and followed behind Daisy.
Daisy led Xia Yi out of the cafeteria, advanced through several checkpoints, entered the military high command’s base, and finally stopped in front of an office.
“Xia Yi, Leader Yuren is inside. He’ll meet with you alone, so I won’t go in. Don’t be nervous. He just wants to talk with you.”
“Alright, I understand.”
Xia Yi acknowledged. Then Daisy left. Xia Yi knocked on the door, and after receiving permission, pushed it open and walked in.
Yuren, the leader of Maginot Fortress, sat at his desk, watching Xia Yi with a solemn expression, as if he had been waiting for quite some time.
“Xia Yi, hello. This is our second time meeting, isn’t it?”
“Yes, Leader Yuren. When I first arrived at Maginot Fortress, I happened to encounter a parade welcoming the hero squad. We met once then.”
“Heh, heroes, you say?”
A bitter smile appeared on Yuren’s face, almost as if he were mocking himself.
“What’s wrong, Leader Yuren? Everyone regards you that way…”
Xia Yi probed while observing.
She certainly couldn’t directly ask about the World Tree, the other party might not tell her outright.
First, she needed to figure out what Yuren truly intended to do.
“Xia Yi, I’m aware of your recent activities. You’ve become a hot topic in Maginot Fortress. When you first joined the military, you gave Wallace a humbling lesson, displaying unparalleled magical talent. During the battle with the evil blue dragon, you protected everyone while retreating and even managed to persuade the dragon. And when investigating the mysterious deep sleep case, you resolved the root cause, the succubus, in one fell swoop.”
Yuren sighed with emotion.
“Before this, we were surprised that you managed to travel alone from afar to Maginot Fortress, thinking it was an astonishing stroke of luck… But now it seems that may not have been a coincidence. You truly possess such capability.”
“You flatter me, Leader Yuren,” Xia Yi replied humbly.
“Not at all, Xia Yi. I want to promote you on an exceptional basis. It would be a shame to keep you as an ordinary soldier. You could join a special department and contribute significantly to Maginot Fortress.”
“I appreciate your recognition, Leader Yuren, but I’m not sure I understand. What do you mean by a special department?” Xia Yi was somewhat puzzled.
“…”
Yuren fell silent. He pondered for a moment, as if making a final decision in his heart. Then he stood up from his seat, and his gaze changed.
“Xia Yi, I want to show you the true face of Maginot Fortress… and my true purpose.”
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