The Crown Of The Nine Continents
Chapter 146: The Oddity Continues

It has been a while since Arystina saw Ren's departure with Rusava in a hurry. Judging from the looks of the expressions, it seemed like they were getting a serious problem that had to be dealt with immediately. I don't know what kind of problem he doesn't know, but for sure he hopes that the problem can be overcome easily.

"nnn ... Queen, what are you thinking?" Aurlin asked with a smile. It seemed like she was trying to tease Arystina who was daydreaming.

Awakened by Aurlin's call, Arystina turned her head and smiled gently, a smile that she always showed when Aurlin was anxious or worried about her.

"Mhm, just a little thinking about the future," Arystina explained as she shook her head slowly.

Aurlin thought and couldn't possibly believe it just like that. After all, Arystina had thought for quite a while, there was no way that a short time was used to think a little more than the future right?

A gentle breeze blew against Aurlin's body who was sitting relaxing in the palace courtyard with Arystina. Aurlin's gaze then followed the direction of the wind towards the horizon, and now the dreamy person was himself.

"Could that future be with His Majesty?" Aurlin still remained seductive even though her gaze had gone far out of nowhere.

Rebellious words made Arystina slightly flinched. Then with a feeling that denied Arystina moved her hand to pinch Aurlin's arm until it made her grimace in pain.

"This little boy, what do you know?"

"Adu-duh ... Queen, it hurts," Aurlin lamented with a funny expression.

Arystina involuntarily chuckled as she looked at it, "Fufufu, it's your punishment for speaking carelessly."

Aurlin rubbed the part pinched by Arystina, it was surprisingly still a little painful. Aurlin never thought that Arystina would pinch him without restraint.

But thanks to that, Aurlin can find out that his guess is not really wrong. After all, who would believe in someone who denies from the mouth but whose expression says otherwise?

"The queen, regarding the future, should not be too thoughtful."

"Hm? It's okay, I just thought. Will in the future, I still deserve to stand by his side?" Arystina looks worried.

"If it were .. I don't know. But despite everything, doesn't the Queen just have to put in the effort?"

"Yes?"

Arystina did not understand what to try. Even in the last few cases, he tried to be reliable but ultimately failed to come back. Honestly, it made Arystina a little distrustful of herself and felt a little traumatized.

"Say, Aurlin. What do you think I should try?" ask Arystina seriously. He brought his face closer to Aurlin's face while looking at Aurlin solemnly.

Those emerald green eyes were already engulfed in a light of hope, looking straight into those sapphire blue eyes filled with unease. Anyone who saw this definitely could not let him down, including Aurlin who was trying hard to think of an answer.

"Uhm, since wealth and power are definitely owned by His Majesty, then what about feelings and affection to win his heart?" propose Aurlin at random.

Arystina slightly rounded her eyes, then withdrew with a resigned smile as if she had no more hope. "There's no chance. Maybe you don't know, but His Majesty is cold and doesn't care about trivial things."

"Mus .. assay. How can a feeling be considered a trivial thing?" sahut Aurlin doesn't believe it.

"Yes, that's why showing feelings only ends in vain."

Seeing the light of hope in Arystina's eyes begin to fade, Aurlin took the initiative to give more spirit. She herself was not sure, but rather than seeing Arystina grieve she was better off looking for any solution that could be done.

"Queen, don't give up. I have one suggestion that I might try?"

"What's that proposal?" Arystina was curious but she suddenly realized something and once again pinched Aurlin. "I told you to stop calling me Queen because it's so embarrassing!"

"Auch ... sick! Alright, Miss! I'm sorry!" Aurlin desperately grimaced in pain. Although she had asked for forgiveness but what power, Arystina had launched a massive <> attack.

After receiving the devastating attack, several red spots appeared on Aurlin's white and smooth arm. The very striking color difference makes it look more and more clear.

"Uhuuu, what a cruel."

Aurlin looked sadly at her injured arm. Meanwhile, Arystina felt a little guilty and used a simple healing magic to treat the wound on Aurlin's arm.

"Don't overdo it, the wound is healed. Now tell me what proposal do you have?"

Even though the pain was gone, Aurlin still felt how terrifying Arystina's pinch was. In the future, Aurlin would remember to dodge next time, and while reassuring that a little reluctantly she began to make a sound.

"You knew? Some kind of man in this world will be melted by the sincerity of a woman. But taking into account His Majesty's slightly strange attitude, it was impossible to approach him with just a mere feeling. You really have to prove how sincere that feeling is to His Majesty!" aurlin said excitedly.

Instead of accepting it well, Arystina instead glumly returned. In fact, he had tried to prove it many times, and all of those efforts always ended in failure. It is not strange that others call him a useless person.

"How?" Arystina kept asking because she did not want to disappoint Aurlin who was still eager to help her find a solution.

"If I may say, then the ideal solution to approach His Majesty is to use food!" reply Aurlin was very confident with her suggestion.

This answer is completely unthinkable. Not because it is strange or new, but because it seems like a chosen answer carelessly. Arystina would in the slightest never think of using food as a form of sincerity of her heart.

"That's it, Aurlin. In terms of cooking, I lost to Nirlayn, "bluffy Arystina, staring at the void with similarly empty eyes.

Aurlin smiled with satisfaction at hearing that. How could he have suggested this if he did not have a high chance of success? That's what he said from his face.

"Miss need not worry. According to my observations during these few days, Miss Nirlayn did not make the cuisine wholeheartedly, in other words she had no intention of winning the heart of Her Majesty using the cuisine. After all, wouldn't that matter be solved easily if you surpassed Miss Nirlayn in cooking?"

There were no other words that could reflect Arystina's current feelings other than being moved. At least, although Aurlin knows that Arystina is not good at cooking but she is still trying to provide strong motivation. Really it is a desire to give such a high spirit.

"I see what you mean, Aurlin. But still impossible, I'm bad at cooking, maybe the only thing I can make is a drink made from fruit?"

"Learn to whom?" Arystina wants to know.

"Hm .. since asking Miss Nirlayn is impossible, then the only person who can teach us is ... Miss Raytsa."

Aurlin got up and reached out to invite Arystina to meet Raytsa. However, Arystina knew how busy Raytsa had been in her recent magic research so it was impossible for them to ask for help.

"Miss, I'm sure he'll help us with this. Let's leave immediately, or do you really want this opportunity taken by someone else?"

Hearing that, Arystina felt a little dilemma between having to follow Aurlin's words or not. But a determination suddenly appeared so he quickly made up his mind.

"Uhm, all right."

Arystina grabbed Aurlin's hand and then got up. The two of them then took a quick step towards Raytsa's research room. While on the road, Arystina realizes that Aurlin knows some things that she should not know. And it made him wonder where Aurlin got it from?

"Aurlin, I feel like someone taught you something?"

Aurlin turned and gave the expected answer, "Yes ... Miss Raytsa talked a little bit about it."

After arriving at Raytsa's research room, the two of them immediately expressed their wishes without hesitation, then Raytsa accepted them without any problems but on condition that they should help in his research.

There are no losses, and mutual benefits, so the agreement between the three of them can be well established even without someone's knowledge.

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When he was already on top of the palace, Ren immediately landed along with the others. Including the two prisoners locked up in a thick red cube, they all numbered six and his arrival attracted quite a lot of attention.

A few playful spirit children looked interested, but did not dare to approach too close due to a little fear, and they ended up paying attention from a considerable distance.

"Rusava."

Ren took a paper from the inventory and wrote a picture on the paper. After being satisfied with it all, Ren rolled up the paper and gave the picture paper to Rusava.

"Give this to Raytsa. That's the thing that can help his research."

It goes without saying that the drawings made on the paper were some simple mana patterns he had found. However, a pattern of mana will always change depending on the effect produced.

The image of the mana pattern given by Ren was only the basis of the basic pattern where elemental magic, in other words Raytsa still had to develop himself to reach a higher level.

Ren can indeed give everything he knows at once, but the deed will not develop Raytsa's abilities, and will instead have a bad impact on him. For that, Ren intends to guide Raytsa little by little to the point where Raytsa can be invited to discuss some unsolved magic.

"W-Is that true, Your Majesty? I don't know what else to thank, he must be so happy to know. Thank you, thank you very much, Your Majesty!"

Rusava's pleasure overflowed to the highest extent, perhaps because it concerned Raytsa's greatest desire that he behave thus. His attitude proved how strong the bond between the two of them was, far stronger than expected.

"No problem, it's just a little hint. Go, give the paper to Raytsa, the sooner the better."

Rusava bowed respectfully, "In that case, I leave, Your Majesty."

After Rusava leaves, Ren orders Avrogan and Indacrus to serve as normal. Generally the task of the two of them was simply to remain silent between the main gates or occasionally surround the palace to ensure security.

But when the attack arrived, they were the first to confront him so that the task of both of them was actually quite important for the security of the palace.

Ren rushed away thinking, "Their appearance was much faster than I expected. Perhaps it was due to being affected by the destruction of the Sancteral Holy Kingdom that they were actually moving. Instead, how could the random hypothesis I created be really on target?"

The Lodysna Empire became strong within three years and was associated with the emergence of players who came at the same time. This is an estimate based on less accurate evidence but produces something very accurate, completely unexpected.

Even Ren did not expect that all the remaining peak players would gather in the Lodysna Empire. It was terrifying in a different sense because he seemed to be able to see everything accurately.

"The man said ... four of them huh? Although I am supreme but it would be nice for me to be careful," Ren murmured alerting himself.

It does not take long to get to the destination. It goes without saying that this large room was a prison available in the palace.

But anyone would think that this place is too good to be called a prison. There were no dirty things and smells, and no horrible feeling that always accompanied the name of the prison, this room was more like a clean and neatly maintained inn.

After the entrance of the room there is only one hallway with both sides of the hall filled by several holding rooms. The total number of holding rooms was eleven with five on either side, and one at the end of the hall.

The material that makes up this prison consists of several metals that have good mana conductivity thus allowing the palace to implement a defense system in all its parts. The defense system starts from anti-magic, damping physical strength, illusion magic, tranquilizing magic, or even assault magic if needed.

"Okay, let's pick this one."

The first room to the right had been filled by someone, therefore Ren placed this new prisoner in the first room to the left. There was a reason why they were put together in the same space, one of the reasons was because they both had a pretty close friendship bond of course.

NAH!

The red cube broke into pieces that made the two men successfully released. The two of them were shocked, but swiftly looked around to notice the situation.

As soon as the direction of their gaze was fixed at a point where someone was standing firmly looking at them with a friendly smile, they immediately learned of the situation.

Ren then showed great hospitality by stretching all parts of the body as if he was going to fight while saying using a sentence that is no less friendly, "He-he-he, please work with him?"

GLAKES!

They immediately hugged each other as they gulped and nodded quickly as a form of confirmation.