Chapter 1 A Leisurely Few Days

For the time being, there was nothing urgent, so Suren settled down in Reina's apartment and spent two leisurely days.

Because they didn't know how long he would stay in Lindon this time, Reina and Shabina both cherished this rare time together.

Especially after Shabina discovered that she could gain extraordinary insights into the laws from her master, Suren, the apartment was often filled with sensual sights and sounds.

The third day, early in the morning.

In front of the huge dressing mirror in the apartment, Suren changed into a very formal black礼服 (lǐfú, formal attire).

Today he was going out to attend the wedding of his disciple, Karma.

In the mirror, Shabina, completely naked, knelt on the soft ground. Like a qualified maid, she was attentively smoothing out every wrinkle on Suren's礼服 (lǐfú, formal attire).

From Suren's angle, he only needed to lower his head slightly to take in the entire view of those towering peaks, a dazzling expanse of white.

Clearly, Shabina was doing it on purpose.

As if sensing his gaze, she glanced back with a charming smile, and said with a sweet laugh, "Wow~ Master is indeed the most handsome!"

A hint of helplessness appeared on Suren's expression.

He knew that if he looked at his maid a few more times, he would probably be late for his departure.

Withdrawing his gaze, Suren examined himself in the mirror wearing the礼服 (lǐfú, formal attire), and asked, "Has your realm improved again?"

That moment of charm was intentional, and also an unintentional leak of her newly broken-through realm.

Shabina smiled ambiguously: "Yes. Thanks to Master's grace, some of my understanding of the laws seemed to break through last night. Hmm... I feel that I will be able to comprehend my own domain in a short time~"

"Oh?"

Suren was also slightly surprised to hear this.

The seventh rank is a major threshold, and the vast majority of practitioners may be trapped here for life.

He himself was stuck on this threshold for a long time.

He didn't expect that Shabina would smoothly grasp the opportunity for advancement in these two days.

This speed and luck made Suren himself feel a little unbelievable.

Shabina stood up and continued to tidy up the bow tie on Suren's chest, her ripe, almost dripping, peaks touching his chest, a warm and soft sensation, and she said while listing her gains, with a deeper meaning in her words: "Isn't it because Master is super powerful~"

As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows flirtatiously, and said, "I feel that this harvest is very special, making me feel as if I have glimpsed the origin of the world's laws. It seems that not only the seventh rank, but there may even be a chance to advance to the eighth rank in the future~"

The potential of a succubus who follows the right demon king is immeasurable.

Suren listened thoughtfully. Shabina seemed to have glimpsed some power at the rule level, which was a great opportunity.

He said, "Use your illusion arts with all your strength, and let me see."

Hearing this, Shabina blinked and playfully asked, "Do you want me to use all my strength? Master, aren't you going out to attend a wedding in a while?"

This chuckle had a deep meaning.

Listening to this ambiguous question, Suren patted Shabina's buttocks unceremoniously, a soft "slap" sound, "Just use it."

He knew that Shabina's charm was very powerful, but as long as he didn't want to, no charm could make him fall for it now.

Although Shabina spoke casually, she responded very seriously with her actions.

Her eyes sharpened, and red demon horns suddenly appeared on her forehead, and a tail with a red triangular mark also appeared on her tailbone. Her skin was rosy and shiny, and she had entered the second-stage succubus state.

Her originally amorous red pupils suddenly became full of charm, as if flashing with soul-snatching lightning. A pink mist that disturbed the mind also permeated the air.

After transforming, she let out a delicate moan: "Master, do you think this is okay?"

Vision, hearing, smell, mental power... this composite charm has almost no shortcomings.

At this level, it would be difficult for most seventh-rank professionals to escape control.

A flash of light flashed in Suren's eyes, and he used the second-stage Omniscient Eye for a moment and approved: "Not bad."

Shabina couldn't guess how high her master's current realm was, and this "not bad" made her extremely happy.

She didn't obediently put away her charm. Her body was like boneless, and she leaned against him.

Suren also felt a little helpless looking at it. Shabina in the succubus state does have an irresistible charm, so he changed the subject: "Okay, I'll give you a gift."

Shabina asked expectantly and obediently: "Ya~ Does Master have a gift for me?"

"Yes."

As Suren said, he took out a ring and said, "This is the [Dream God's Thought], and it has a very high compatibility with your profession. But this is the strongest illusion-type cursed item I have ever seen. Be careful when you use it, at least after the seventh rank can you be able to partially exempt yourself from the curse backlash."

This was the cursed object he obtained from breaking the [Havel's Lament Morgue] at 88 Ginkgo Street when he returned to Old Lindon.

Even in the entire Alchemy Plane, this can be regarded as a top-notch sealed object.

This ring is dispensable for Suren, but for illusion-type professionals, it is definitely a professional artifact.

Now that the plane battle formation is very passive, and the Lindon situation is chaotic, Suren feels that Shabina, as an intelligence officer, needs some stronger self-protection methods.

He thought she wouldn't be able to use it before, but after these two days, Suren felt that she should be able to use it soon.

"Ah?"

When Shabina heard Suren's words, her bright eyes were obviously extremely surprised.

Being said to be the "strongest" by her own master, she naturally knew that this cursed object was probably incredibly powerful.

Giving herself such an important treasure, how could she not know that her master cared about her safety?

The feeling of being valued is really good.

Shabina happily accepted the gift, rubbing against Suren's body with her proud figure, acting like a spoiled child: "Thank you, Master~"

A large area of warmth touched, and an ambiguous atmosphere instantly permeated the air.

Suren was rubbed and felt a slight heat in his heart, and patted Shabina's upturned buttocks: "Okay, stop fooling around."

Just at this time, Reina, wearing an apron, also walked in and greeted: "Mr. Suren, Sister Shabina, breakfast is ready~"

But looking at the posture of the two, she couldn't help but joke: "Wow, I didn't see anything~"

Saying that, she slipped out.

Reina is not a succubus, and two days of joy has been very satisfying.

She is still a very reserved lady at heart, and would not be as unrestrained as Shabina, who spends the whole day naked in the apartment, and always teases Mr. Suren...

Before long, it was another warm and ambiguous breakfast.

.......

After breakfast, Suren left the apartment and walked onto the street.

This season is the rainy and foggy season in Lindon. The sky was drizzling today, and the streets were filled with thick fog.

Even on rainy days, there were still many pedestrians on the street, and airships in the mist high above were coming and going, and the construction cranes were also busy.

The rain "drip-dropped" on the trench coat, and Suren took out a black umbrella and held it up.

Leather shoes stepped in a puddle, splashing mud.

Suren had just taken out the black umbrella and walked two steps when a ghost lady jumped out and complained: "Ah... Suren, what have you been doing these two days? You keep making excuses not to let me out. I'm almost suffocating."

Listening to this, Suren continued to walk solemnly and casually said, "Didn't you say you wanted to chat with Pandora in the small subspace? I happened to have something to do, so I didn't call you."

This girl likes to stay in the rune black umbrella, so she has been following him. But she can come out at any time now, and there have been so many inappropriate scenes in Reina's apartment these two days, so naturally he couldn't let this girl watch the show, so he kept her in the small subspace.

"But you can't chat for two whole days!"

Pestoya floated in front of Suren, with a small adult-like expression, and said quietly: "Don't think I don't know, you went to find your succubus servant again!"

Hearing this, Suren didn't argue. This girl is small, but her mind is very clever.

Sure enough, seeing that he didn't speak, Pestoya said angrily: "Humph! Did you make your maid turn into my sister again? Humph, I'm going to tell my sister!"

"..."

Suren rolled his eyes when he heard this: It wasn't me, I was passive.

He dares to take responsibility for other things, but he is really guilty about this matter.

This girl's little head is very smart, so he can't hide it from her.

Suren didn't expect to be able to hide it from her. He didn't take the bait at all, and instead said, "I've been thinking about making a new doll recently, one that can fly its head, sing, spray blood, and scream miserably when you chop it..."

When Pestoya heard this, her eyes immediately lit up, obviously very interested in this kind of scary doll: "Deal!"

A smug look flashed across Suren's eyes when he heard this. After being together for a long time, how could he not understand this girl. 大風小说网

Pestoya also immediately felt that she had been fooled again, and added a condition: "And you can't throw me into the small subspace next time!"

Suren said directly: "That's for your own good. It's inappropriate for children."

Pestoya argued dissatisfiedly: "Bullshit~ I'm your senior sister, I'm a thousand years older than you! Also, who do you think wants to watch your nasty performance with the maid!"

Suren: "Then why do you want to come out?"

Pestoya: "I..."

The two bickered all the way as usual.

Before long, Suren walked to the bus stop.

There was plenty of time, so he planned to take the bus.

Now the public transportation system in Lindon is very different from what it used to be. The light rail steam train has almost covered any major street in the entire city, which can meet the travel needs of almost all residents.

Suren looked at his pocket watch, it was still early.

He waited for the next steam train and squeezed onto the train with the crowd.

Because it was work hours, there were many people on the train.

Workers who have modified their mechanical arms, apprentices holding basic alchemy books, well-dressed gentlemen, housewives carrying菜篮 (càilán, a bamboo or wicker basket for shopping)...

People's mental outlook is really different from before. The gossip in everyone's mouths is full of gratitude for the current life, having a job, income, being able to eat and dress warmly... and praise for the wisdom of that Empress.

Suren listened silently along the way.

Before long, the steam train drove to the Quentin District on the north bank of the Roccawalen River, seven stops away.

This used to be the wealthy area where the Royal Academy of Luin was located, and it was rare for ordinary people to come here.

But after the Lindon Cataclysm, this area was rebuilt, and now there are many high-rise buildings.

Suren got off the train at the Theater Station and put on his black礼帽 (lǐmào, formal hat).

There is a small alchemy sanctuary on the corner of the street. There are盛装 (shèngzhuāng, elaborately dressed) guests on the lawn in front of the door. A wedding that is not grand but very warm is being held here.

......

At this moment, at the gate of the Alchemy Sanctuary, guests are enthusiastically blessing the newlyweds.

Although no reporters were invited, those well-informed newspapers still had reporters sneaking over to take pictures in various corners of the street.

After all, it is the Roberts family of the former Grand Councilor of Luin and the current Minister of Military Affairs of the United Empire. Even a simple wedding, without inviting too many guests, is constantly attended by people sending blessings, mostly distinguished members of Congress, imperial ministers, business celebrities...

Only the bride, Karma, has almost no relatives or friends to attend her wedding. Her only relative, her younger brother, is still out on an adventure. This lively wedding is a bit lonely for her. Therefore, from the beginning, she has been looking around at the gate of the sanctuary.

Alex Roberts, the eldest son of the Roberts family, was wearing a smart military uniform today. He understood the sorrow of his fiancee and asked gently, "Karma, what are you looking at?"

From the first time he saw her on the Roderica Queen cruise ship, he fell in love with this kind and beautiful girl.

Karma showed a happy smile: "I sent our wedding invitation to the Chamber of Commerce. If the teacher returns to Lindon, he may come."

Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a black礼服 (lǐfú, formal attire) man walking over on foot on the street in the distance.

Karma's expression immediately lit up. Holding her white wedding dress and Alex's hand, she greeted excitedly, "My teacher is here!"

Alex had heard almost everything about Karma's past, so how could he not know that Suren's kindness to his fiancee was like that of her再生父母 (zàishēng fùmǔ, reborn parents), which made him look at the black礼服 (lǐfú, formal attire) youth who was about the same age as him with a bit of gratitude.

Karma greeted Suren on the lawn, excitedly and happily saying, "Teacher, you really came!"

If there are any relatives in this world besides her younger brother, then it must be Suren.

Seeing her teacher arriving suddenly, she felt extremely happy.

It seems that only a wedding witnessed by her teacher is truly complete.

"Yes."

Suren took off his hat, smiled slightly, and presented the gift he brought, blessing: "Happy wedding."

Karma's talent in puppetry is not bad, but it is not excellent. This girl has experienced too much suffering in the past, and now she has a good home. As her teacher, he is also sincerely happy.

This Alex impressed Suren well. He is an upright person worthy of entrusting to.

Karma found a seventh-rank gargoyle in the storage ring. She accepted this precious gift, and tears welled up in her eyes: "Thank you, teacher!"

Alex also gave a knightly salute, politely saying: "Your Highness Prince Fike, welcome."

Prince Fike, Karma's teacher, no matter what his identity, Alex has to give this great gift without losing respect.

Suren nodded lightly when he heard this, feeling a little uncomfortable.

He didn't tell Karma in advance that he was coming. Besides not wanting his whereabouts to be calculated, the more important thing was that he didn't want to attend as "Fike."

But the eldest son of this Roberts family is getting married, and it will inevitably be a social scene where various upper-class figures gather.

Suren didn't like this kind of social occasion, but as Karma's only elder, he had to say hello to Duke Roberts and several important members.

Others were also very curious about who it was that could make the two newlyweds personally greet him.

After a few words, they learned the truth.

It turned out that this "Cinderella" also had a big background. She was actually the personal disciple of Prince Fike.

Although the United Empire no longer has newly ennobled nobles and has abolished the lord system, the original nobles still retain their titles. Although there are no nobles, the ideas of those old people are deeply rooted, and the blood of nobles is superior.

Suren's appearance also made the old nobles who had looked down on Karma's family background instantly dispel their contempt.

It seems that they are a good match all of a sudden.

Suren came to attend the wedding, naturally to support his disciple.

Although his current identity is sensitive, Yekaterina is now the Empress, so it shouldn't cause any trouble.

Suren didn't plan to engage in any upper-class socializing with those unfamiliar people. After sending his blessings to the newlyweds, he tasted the desserts at the buffet in a corner where there were few people.

Although many people know "Fike," there are almost no acquaintances. Although some guests wanted to come and build a relationship, they were tactful enough not to come over and disturb him when they saw his cold face that kept people away.

But just as Suren was quietly tasting those exquisite desserts, a person suddenly walked over, very intimately took his arm, and instantly his arm sank into a piece of towering soft flesh.

A nice female voice came from his ear: "Your Highness Prince, allow me to introduce myself. I am the 'Marchioness of Clapham.'"

Suren smiled slightly when he heard this tone, naturally recognizing the person.

Turning his head to look, who else could it be but Anna?

Anna looked at Suren, smiled brightly, and said generously: "Of course, if you, Your Highness Prince, treat me as a friend, you can also call me 'Anna'~"

Suren smiled and said, "Miss Anna, are you also here to attend the wedding?"

Anna is Yekaterina's best闺蜜 (guīmì, female best friend) and was also the bridesmaid at the wedding. He is naturally familiar with her.

He has also seen the hot and unrestrained lady of the Marquis's family.

Hearing this, Anna corrected: "Oh, no, I am already a married woman. You can call me 'Anna' or 'Marchioness of Clapham.' Oh~ I am now a widow with a life full of misfortune~"

Although she said she was unfortunate, there was no trace of sadness on her face.

"..."

Suren glanced at her again when he heard this.

Anna's hair was styled high, and she was indeed dressed as a married woman. But with the purity of a girl gone, she added a bit of mature charm. The classic court dress outlined a wonderful figure, and the career line in front of her chest was also towering and eye-catching.

But that "widow" sounded interesting.

Suren smiled. Although he also admitted that Anna was a very charming lady, it was obviously better to be friends.

"I told you, my family is allied with the Marquis of Clapham in the south through marriage. Unfortunately, before we had time to hold the wedding after the engagement, my fiancé died in the war. The families on both sides wanted to continue to cooperate, so I became a widow."

Anna explained, seeming to be a little self-deprecating when mentioning the word "widow."

Probably because she is a widow, she put her arm around Suren's arm without hesitation and asked, "Mr. Suren, when did you return to Lindon?"

This time, she finally didn't call him Prince, and the familiar feeling immediately returned.

Suren smiled and said, "I just arrived not long ago."

Anna said: "Ah... Did you go to the palace to see Katyusha? Ah, since she became the Emperor, she has been so busy, so busy, and she has so many official duties to deal with every day. I haven't seen her for months..."

Saying that, she glanced at Suren, knowing that the two hadn't seen each other since their marriage, "I don't know what's going on between you two, but... even as friends, you can go and see her, right? I think... she should also hope that someone can go and see her. After all, she has never had any friends, so she is too lonely."

As the only闺蜜 (guīmì, female best friend), Anna obviously knows more.

A strange look flashed across Suren's eyes when he heard this. He didn't know why, but just said, "Yes. I will go see her when I have time."

Anna is very smart and didn't continue to talk about that topic. Instead, she said: "If Katyusha is too busy, you can also come to me. I live in Lindon permanently, at 113 Champs Elysees. You can come at any time. I'll treat you to coffee~"

It seems that after getting married, this Miss Anna is even bolder. Saying that, she smiled with a squint.

Suren smiled slightly when he heard this and responded politely, "Okay. If there is a chance."

Anna obviously knew the answer, her eyes were slightly lonely, but she did not hide some of her thoughts and expressed them generously: "Ah... Katyusha was right, after meeting you, it is difficult to be interested in other men. Oh! I think I'm afraid I'm going to die alone."

Suren didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this.

Never before had he felt so difficult to communicate with people.

From beginning to end, it seems that there is nothing he can say.

Anna didn't care at all, smiling and saying like a close friend, helping him pick up some small desserts.

......

The wedding ceremony is the same set of procedures.

Because everything is simple, it's not like when Suren married Yekaterina, they had to parade through the city.

After swearing vows in the Alchemy Sanctuary, the groom kissed the bride, and the ceremony was completed.

The happy捧花 (pěnghuā, bouquet) was passed to a lucky young soldier, and he proposed to his girlfriend on the spot. The guests' faces were filled with smiles of blessing.

Suren looked at those scenes and also felt a long-lost peace in his heart.

Observing quietly, this is the ordinary life.

Duke Roberts is the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs. Many of the guests who came today are from the military.

The topics they were talking about were mostly about the war.

"Old fellow, you kept us in the dark. Last time, everyone in the United Fleet thought they were really in danger. My boys were all excited to go and reinforce the front line. I didn't expect that it wasn't danger at all, but instead, they completely wiped out eight 10,000-man mage legions of the Celestial Plane. Now it seems that this must be Her Majesty's plan..."

"Yes. Originally, we thought this news might be Her Majesty's way of stabilizing the military's morale. I didn't expect that a few days ago, we suddenly heard that the United Fleet had raided the Mafa coast, destroying the Celestial Plane's fledgling shipyard and docks, and severely damaging two more 10,000-man legions. Only then did we know that Her Majesty is far-sighted. These two consecutive great victories are simply boosting the military's morale!"

"Hahaha, those 'surrender faction' guys don't have any voice this time. Our military has finally become tough."

"Old fellow, can you tell us a little bit? What other good news is waiting for us?"

"..."

Suren also listened with interest.

He knew the inside story of these situations very well.

After the Dawn Legion resolved the United Fleet's deadlock, they did not return to Luin, but continued to choose to raid the Mafa West Coast together.

Without the combat power of eight 10,000-man legions, the Celestial Plane's defenses were too weak.

This was the best opportunity for a raid.

The fleet raided the shipyards and ports on the coast, directly destroying almost all of the Celestial Plane's few naval forces.

This directly delayed the Celestial Plane's offensive plans by several years.

And now the United Fleet is still floating at sea. With the genetic药剂 (yàojì, potion) provided by the Dawn Legion, that legion is also growing stronger explosively.

Next time they meet, I'm afraid they will give everyone in the Empire another "big surprise."

......

This is Lindon, the capital of the United Empire.

Suren originally thought it would be a peaceful day.

However, what he didn't expect was that just as the wedding was being held, suddenly, there was a violent battle outside a few blocks from the sanctuary.

Several loud "booms" shocked everyone.

Suren frowned: "Aberk?"

He immediately discovered that one side in the battle was his disciple, Karma's younger brother, Aberk!

Did he rush back to attend his sister's wedding?

But why is he fighting someone?

Suren thought of something. His figure flashed and he disappeared from the spot.