Poor Xi Xi
Chapter 591 Lan Qi Hopes Loren Can Hold On
The Cat Boss reminded them.
It had heard Lan Qi say that Tata and her friends might all like the cuisine of the Demonic Realm, so it carefully studied it.
Although it didn't think this series of dishes would necessarily become a new specialty of the Cat Boss Restaurant, it also didn't have to worry about the Hutton National Security Agency investigating its restaurant for harboring demons, because its good employees were all innocent and upright; each one was a proper human being.
"Thank you very much, Cat Boss; it feels like I'm back in those days."
Hyberian stroked the Cat Boss and said with a smile.
She remembered that in the Purgatory Corridor Academy, the Demon King's personally bestowed restaurant had two dishes that could temporarily increase attributes, and Lan Qi had let her try them both. In reality, her combat attributes hadn't been of much use; she had simply enjoyed the delicious food.
But this time, she could share it with Lan Qi.
Accompanied by the delicate melody of the restaurant's instruments, Lan Qi and Hyberian began their dinner.
"By the way, are you still live-streaming?"
Hyberian picked up her fork and looked at Lan Qi across from her, asking.
She felt that Lan Qi had been stunned by her kiss and hadn't thought about immediately cutting off the live stream.
Or rather, cutting it off wouldn't actually help; it would only make people misunderstand more. It would be better to just continue broadcasting naturally for a while.
"You know, when everyone thinks it's a live-streaming accident, we can just continue to calmly go about our business. That way, it will seem like we did it on purpose, rather than accidentally."
Lan Qi said with a smile.
"You really are something; don't mention it again."
Hyberian knew that this was the "Lan Qi Defense" that Lan Qi had talked about.
And bringing up this matter proactively was also a kind of Lan Qi Defense.
"Meow, meow, meow, what are you talking about?"
The Cat Boss looked up in confusion.
"It's nothing."
The two looked at each other and smiled, not telling the Cat Boss what had just happened.
And so.
While the two of them were enjoying their candlelight dinner, the Cat Boss lay on the floor beside them, looking at the scoreboard it was always thinking about.
Today was still the twenty-eighth day since they had come to this Shadow World.
Even though it had looked at it before setting off with Lan Qi to the royal palace in the morning, the Cat Boss was constantly paying attention.
[Popular Support: 565 → 586/1000 (The rate of support and cohesion among the populace)]
[Parliament: 176 → 175/1000 (The rate of support among the high-ranking officials within the Porrent Empire)]
[Military Strength: 182 → 199/1000 (Referenced against the Honin Empire)]
[Finance: 323 → 325/1000 (The current state of productivity of the Porrent Empire)]
[Diplomacy: 232/1000 (Diplomatic relations with the Demonic Realm and the surrounding countries that have not yet surrendered)]
[Overall Odds of Victory: 0.0074%]
Thanks to Lan Qi's efforts in the Demon King's Palace during the day, the odds of victory had finally jumped from 0.0013% to 0.0074%.
Although it was still very far from the required 1%.
But the Cat Boss wasn't worried at all now.
Even if they didn't do anything, [Popular Support] was slowly rising; currently, the image of Prime Minister Lan Qi Wilford was slowly consolidating among the people of the Porrent Empire.
The Cat Boss couldn't guess how much it would explode in one go when Lan Qi returned to the Porrent Empire and gave a passionate speech like he did in the Protos Empire.
Since the demons hadn't formally allied with the Porrent Empire, [Diplomacy] hadn't changed for the time being.
Once he brought the Fallen Lord back to the Porrent Empire, convinced the cabinet, and successfully allied with the demons, the diplomacy score would probably rise dramatically, and the rise in [Diplomacy] would also be reflected in [Military Strength] and [Finance].
The current rise in [Military Strength] may be because the Blood Clan had lost Duke Eduardo, the fourth progenitor of the ninth tier with remnant blood, and Marquis Ulysses, the tenth progenitor of the eighth tier with full blood, resulting in a decrease in overall combat power of several percentage points, so the Porrent Empire had increased by a few percentage points relative to the Honin Empire.
The more the Cat Boss thought about it, the more it felt like it was getting closer and closer to its eighth-tier dream.
"Nation-Protecting Divine Beast, meow, meow, meow!"
It happily rolled around on the ground.
"Don't worry, Cat Boss; this Shadow World reward is guaranteed to be very good."
Lan Qi looked at the little black cat on the ground and said.
He had already thought of a way to help the Cat Boss grind contribution points.
All kinds of war criminal matters could be left to the kitty to do.
Anyway, the laws of war didn't stipulate that cats couldn't do these things.
And the rewards of the Shadow World, in addition to being related to contribution points, the magic cards and magic materials produced often depended on the challenger's combat style in the Shadow World or the enemies they defeated.
The highest-level magic that the Cat Boss had used in the Shadow World was the wind magic [Tempest Dragon's Roar], and it hadn't personally defeated any enemies, so after grinding its contribution points up, the reward would undoubtedly be wind-attribute.
It might be going further and further down the path of playing the High Priest.
Maybe this time in the Shadow World, it could even get an epic-level wind magic that even Dean Loren wouldn't have!
"Meow, meow, meow, when we get back to the Porrent Empire, lend me your Prime Minister account to play with. Anyway, it's about the same no matter who plays it, meow; there won't be much difference anymore."
The Cat Boss wagged its tail proudly as it swaggered in.
Every time it hid in Lan Qi's shadow, it felt like it was a driver.
Lan Qi's awesome operations also seemed like it had performed them.
However, after the little black cat said this, Lan Qi's expression froze, and Hyberian even realized that something was wrong.
Lan Qi quickly turned off the live stream.
"Lan Qi, what's wrong, meow?"
The Cat Boss didn't know if it had said something wrong.
"It's a little hard to explain."
What the Cat Boss had just said sounded normal to Lan Qi.
But it might have a different meaning to outsiders.
"Lan Qi, should we... should we confess our current situation to the outside world?"
Hyberian said worriedly.
Loren was enduring top-tier pressure outside, while the two of them were sweetly duo-queuing in the Shadow World.
She was a little worried that Loren's side would blow a fuse first.
"But wouldn't that expose the fact that you've become a princess supported by the demons?"
Lan Qi knew that Hyberian didn't like her demonic identity, so he only turned on the live stream briefly to report that they were safe when they were rarely alone without seeing any other demons.
"Uh, but Dean Loren..."
Hyberian was touched when she heard Lan Qi's words; he was becoming more and more considerate, and he would remember everything she said to him.
But a sense of guilt welled up in her heart.
"It's okay; I promise, Dean Loren only needs to endure the pressure for a few more days, and you and I will clear this Shadow World. At that time, all the voices of doubt will turn into admiring praise."
Lan Qi clenched his fist and said with determination.
If he turned on the live stream again now to report the situation, a large number of people who were questioning Loren might not believe it.
It would be better to come up with actual results later to convince the public.
Lan Qi did some mental calculations. It was only morning in the real world, so as long as Dean Loren hadn't just returned to school from some tribunal, and then suddenly saw Hyberian kissing him on the screen when he walked to the Jella Memorial Square, he should still be able to withstand the pressure.
(End of Chapter)