After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 281 - 100: Dragon Princess_2

To make it convenient for him to burst more experience points.

After some time had passed.

The distribution of the magic for "manifesting to me" had finished, and the heroes had all left the inn, leaving Xi Mu in a state where there was nothing to do.

In fact, he was not very familiar with the heroes, at least not in this round; although he could accurately call out each hero’s name, and knew of their deeds, in reality, that was only because he was a multi-round player.

"Suna, I plan to go to the Church of Life for morning prayers," Xi Mu said to the Saintess of Destiny in-waiting:

"Would you like to join me?"

Suna said helplessly, "I am a Saintess in-waiting who believes in the goddess of destiny."

In theory, she could pray to any deity, but people ultimately have their allegiances. As a Saintess in-waiting of the goddess of destiny, if she were to pray to another deity, it would appear to others as if she did not trust in the power of her own revered deity.

Therefore, unless necessary, she would not actively go to the churches of other deities, unless there was a more fitting reason.

"That’s really a pity," Xi Mu said with a smile, turning to leave the inn. This time, he truly intended to pray to the Goddess of Life, to proactively report on recent events, and by the way, to have...a chance encounter.

...

...

In the quiet church, the morning light filtered through the stained glass, and some doves flapping their wings came to rest on the pews.

Under the statue of the Goddess of Life, a girl in a silver-gray cloak knelt with faith, her hands clasped tightly as she prayed silently.

Xi Mu stopped his steps, glanced at the girl in the cloak, then proceeded to offer his morning prayers to the Goddess of Life.

Neither interacted with the other, treating each other as if mere passersby.

However, this was not a coincidence, but an encounter created by the will of both.

In this church, they were bound to meet each other.

After a while.

Xi Mu ceased praying and rose gracefully, his gaze falling on the cloaked girl sitting behind him reading a book.

Her posture was impeccable, her legs neatly together beneath the hem of her skirt, as she held an arcane tome. Her delicate fingers moved across the pages, occasionally showing an expression of pensive frowning.

However, as soon as she became aware of Ahtal’s gaze, she stopped flipping through the book, meeting Ahtal’s eyes calmly.

"Ahtal, do you...believe in the Goddess of Life?" she inquired, looking up to meet Ahtal’s gaze, her ruby eyes calm to the point of excessiveness.

In response, Xi Mu smiled and sat beside the silver-haired girl, "Are you the dragon sent to assassinate me?"

The silver-haired girl shook her head: "No."

She waited in the church for Ahtal not to assassinate him, but to create an opportunity for dialogue.

Since Ahtal was a faithful believer of the Goddess of Life, after resolving the incident with the source of fear, he would inevitably be drawn to visit the Church of Life to offer his prayers.

And she was waiting for Ahtal at the Church of Life.

"That’s really good," Xi Mu breathed a sigh of relief, facing the silver-haired girl’s puzzled look, he explained:

"I really wouldn’t have the heart to kill you."

"I am one of the few dragons who bear you no malice," the silver-haired girl earnestly clarified, and then she repeated her initial question,

"Ahtal, do you...believe in the Goddess of Life?"

Xi Mu replied without hesitation: "Of course."

"The deity who created all life in this world is the Goddess of Life," the silver-haired girl said calmly, her voice gentle,

"Dragons, elves, humans, fairies, dwarves, all sorts of animals, were creations of the Goddess of Life, part of the life system planned from the beginning."

She lowered her eyelids and spoke softly.

"Breaking this balance built by life would lead to a great catastrophe."

Xi Mu feigned thoughtfulness and said, "You want me to refrain from spreading the magic of ’claiming the power of dragons,’ right?"

"Yes," nodded the silver-haired girl softly. She hoped Ahtal would not spread the magic of claiming the dragon’s power because she was a princess of the Dragon Kingdom, not wanting her kin to be hunted in the future.

It was also because the magic to seize the Dragon’s power would indeed disrupt the system planned by the Goddess of Life.

"Even if I don’t want to spread it, you wouldn’t let me go, would you?" Xi Mu chuckled lightly, "Compared to relying on my verbal promise, it’s more fitting to eliminate me."

"I’ve considered that as well," the white-haired loli replied in an indifferent tone, "Ahtal, join the Dragon Kingdom and become one of us."

Xi Mu asked, "How does that ensure I won’t leak the information?"

"Becoming one of us is more than just a recognition of identity," the white-haired loli explained calmly, "It means you marry a dragon, integrating completely into us."

"Once I have a family and offspring, I would start to have concerns," Xi Mu nodded in understanding, "That’s indeed a very good method."

He looked at the white-haired loli’s emotionless little face.

"So, who am I to marry?"

The white-haired loli nodded slightly, "I will arrange it..."

"Wait, I have a good idea," Xi Mu interrupted what the white-haired loli was about to say, locking eyes with the puzzled gaze of the white-haired loli.

Their gazes merged into a single line.

Then the cheeks of the white-haired loli flushed a deep red; she opened her cherry lips slightly, her delicate hand clutching the corner of her skirt, all of a sudden feeling overwhelmed.

The astute little head that was usually clever also crashed at this moment.

"What do you think?" Xi Mu asked, causing the white-haired loli to feel even more flustered, her ruby eyes darting around.

She pursed her lips.

"I think the matter of you joining the Dragon Kingdom needs to be considered more carefully," she said softly. Then she hurriedly ran out of the church.

Xi Mu didn’t chase after her, leaning against a bench inside the church, he began to rest with his eyes closed, concerning the side quest involving the white-haired loli that had been triggered. By raising the degree of affection to a certain level, the side quest to enter the tomb of Ancient Dragons could be unlocked.

And in the tomb of Ancient Dragons, there were many powerful Ancient Dragons, who were supposed to have died but had not entered Hell.

And several... demons who died but did not die completely.

...

...

Inn.

"Your Highness the Princess, what’s wrong?" the Red Dragon King asked with a perplexed look at the white-haired loli who was sprawled on the bed, her face buried in the pillow.

In his memory, the little princess had always been very calm and intelligent, capable of making many mature decisions calmly.

But now she resembled a shy little girl.

"It’s nothing," the white-haired loli muffled a reply, stretching out her hand to pull the bedding over herself.

The Red Dragon King stroked his chin, asking, "Did that guy Ahtal do something to you?"

No response.

However, the blankets covering the white-haired loli quivered, clearly she was perturbed by the Red Dragon King’s guess, but... it was just a guess.

As for how Ahtal had caused the princess to become like this, it was still incomprehensible.

The Red Dragon King left the room to look for Ahtal alone to talk, at least to understand why the princess had become like this.

He, as the apex of the Red Dragon lineage, didn’t take the so-called heir to the throne seriously, nor was he too concerned about the "Dragon King."

However, he was unexpectedly concerned about the little princess; rather, everyone in the Dragon Kingdom was concerned about her.

After she left,

The bedding writhed, and a small head poked out; the white-haired loli looked around, her delicate face revealing a relieved expression.

At the Church of Life, she felt as if Ahtal’s gaze toward her was very... serious, as if she would marry immediately if she agreed, then the crisis about "seizing the Dragon’s power" could be completely resolved.

"Was I played by that man?" she pondered carefully and realized that Ahtal never actually mentioned marrying her; he just implied it through his actions.

"Why do I feel like he knows me very well?"