After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 287 - 103: The Church of Death Headquarters_2
However, the white-haired Lolita in his arms came up with a different answer:
"The merfolk live in the deep sea, and the power of ice and snow can hardly reach there, so the snow disaster didn’t affect the merfolk."
"Doesn’t that mean the merfolk could have safely avoided this calamity?" Xi Mu looked down at the calm-faced, white-haired Lolita holding a book in his arms, he raised his hand to ruffle her head and asked with a smile:
"You’re worthy of being the little princess of the Dragon Clan, you know so much."
"..."
The white-haired Lolita rolled her eyes gently. She could no longer distinguish whether what Ahtal said was true or false.
"But even if they can escape the snow disaster, there must be other corresponding disasters, right?" Xi Mu asked while petting the Lolita in his arms, watching her displeased yet enduring expression, he petted even more vigorously.
It was this expression and attitude — being full of guard yet having to endure — that was so delightful to him.
"The thoughts of gods aren’t something I can speculate," the white-haired Lolita pursed her lips and glanced at Ahtal, who was vigorously rubbing her head, and sighed:
"Even if I am very cute, please don’t rub my head all the time."
"Then I’ll have to rub somewhere else." Xi Mu stopped his hand, his fingers tracing down the white-haired Lolita’s cheek, sliding down to her fair neck, slowly approaching the direction of the little bun.
"Just keep rubbing my head." The white-haired Lolita grabbed Ahtal’s hand and pushed it back to her head.
"Now, rubbing your head seems to have lost its appeal." Xi Mu said disinterestedly, making the white-haired Lolita feel that something bad was going to happen.
She turned to look at the grinning Ahtal, sensing a danger to her chastity, and recalled their initial meeting, how he seemed as if he wanted to marry her.
"Eden sister, he... he’s bullying me!" The white-haired Lolita leaned forward, seeking help from the All-Knowing Saintess elegantly sitting sidesaddle on the horse behind Ahtal.
Eden smiled upon hearing this and raised her hand to knock on Ahtal’s head. She felt somewhat helpless about Ahtal’s idle boredom in continuously teasing the little princess of the Dragon Clan, but from this, it could also be seen that Ahtal indeed liked the little princess of the Dragon Clan very much.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have petted the white-haired Lolita all the way.
"Give up, a little dragon like you is meant to be teased by me." Xi Mu poked the white-haired Lolita’s head again vigorously, watching her dissatisfied yet helpless expression, he revealed a sly grin.
"Conspirator, scoundrel!" The white-haired Lolita cursed a couple of times but found that there wasn’t even a slight change in Ahtal’s expression; suddenly... she realized that the too good upbringing she had received wasn’t entirely beneficial; she wasn’t even good at cursing people.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t think of malicious words; it was because the education she received from childhood made her unwilling to use vicious words to curse people.
Moreover, Ahtal was a conspirator intending to overturn the world; who knew how wicked he might be inside? Now that she dared to scold Ahtal, then he dared to rub other parts of her.
If things got more out of hand, she would have to become a Lolita mommy.
"Speaking of which, you still don’t know where the Church of Death’s headquarters is, do you?" Xi Mu suddenly changed the topic, quieting the white-haired Lolita down.
As for the whereabouts of the Church of Death’s headquarters, no one knows for now. Rather, the Church of Death didn’t have a headquarters at all before; it was just a group of idle cultists without a gathering place.
However, that changed after the Witch of Death appeared.
"At the border between the Dragon Kingdom and the merfolk territory." Xi Mu smiled as he gave the answer, "Most of the high-end forces are hidden in the Dragon Kingdom."
He watched the white-haired Lolita’s surprised expression.
"It’s not only the Church of Death lurking in the Dragon Kingdom; numerous witches and demons in hiding are also within the Dragon Kingdom."
"Why would you lurk in the Dragon Kingdom?" the white-haired Lolita’s lips parted slightly, if you were to talk about the place with the most concentration of gods, apart from the high heavens, it would be the Dragon Kingdom. Why would those cultists dare to roam freely in the Dragon Kingdom?
Certainly, fleeing to remote and underdeveloped areas would be the safest.
"The more prosperous a place, the deeper the hidden evils." Xi Mu said this, causing the white-haired Lolita to fall into deep thought.
Horse hooves galloped, leaving ripples on the sea surface, as the little mare approached another continent at an unbelievably fast pace.
Dragons, being the most dominant creatures in this world’s ecosystem, naturally occupied vast lands and the richest resources.
Unlike the scattered human societies formed into kingdoms, dragons were managed by the "strongest" of different clans.
For example, the Red Dragon King managed the Red Dragon Clan, the Water Dragon King managed the Water Dragon Clan, and the Thunder Dragon King managed the Thunder Dragon Clan.
The Dragon Kingdom was a powerful community of shared interests, formed by the union of different clans, and the father of the White-haired Lolita was the strongest among the various Dragon Kings, able to truly govern the Dragon Kingdom.
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Fafnir City.
This coastal city boasted wealth that was not inferior... no, it surpassed that of Sky City, with its docks swallowing vast fortunes every day and merchant ships from all over the world coming and going, gathering all the intelligent races in the world.
"You dragons really are indulgent," Xi Mu pulled down his hood with a hand and glanced at the giant dragon transformed into human form, who, with a dwarf in tow, was walking into the inn.
The White-haired Lolita did not retort either; she lowered her head with embarrassment, without arguing against Ahtal’s words.
Indeed, many dragons became quite indulgent after reaching adulthood.
"It would be troublesome if they carelessly have children," Xi Mu clucked his tongue, "Can such indulgent individuals really take good care of their offspring?"
"Young dragons are managed and cared for by the Empire as a whole," the White-haired Lolita explained in a quiet voice while following Ahtal, "Unless permission is granted, all the young dragons are sent to specialized childcare institutions for nurturing."
Her expression seemed rather unhappy.
"The directors and teachers who educate the children are the elite dragons of the Dragon Kingdom, and their level of educating and nurturing the offspring is more proficient than that of most adult dragons," she continued.
"So, the children of your Dragon Clan are not cared for by their parents?" Xi Mu asked with a surprised look.
To which the White-haired Lolita replied: 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
"Unless the requirements are met, all the young dragons are nurtured and cared for by childcare institutions until they reach maturity and can live independently."
"Sounds quite relaxed," Xi Mu laughed, knowing that the White-haired Lolita wasn’t lying. According to the official game settings, in order to ensure the smooth growth of its young, all of the Dragon Kingdom’s fledglings were raised by the Empire, with all resources consumed during this period borne by the Dragon Kingdom.
Therefore, many of the larger dragons, even though they were quite indulgent and someday produced offspring by accident, were also raised by the Dragon Kingdom.
Most of the White-haired Lolita’s time was spent in the childcare institution, until it was discovered that she might not survive to adulthood.
That was when she was urgently brought back home for care and cultivation.
After all, if they did not make the most of the time to interact now, there wouldn’t be many opportunities in the future to fulfill the duties of being her father.
After some time.
The City Lord’s Manor.
"It is a great honor to entertain the two of you," Fafnir stood at the entrance, eyeing Ahtal and the White-haired Lolita approaching, pointing to the table inside the room:
"Lord Ahetar, and Princess, we have prepared a feast for both of you, please enjoy it to your hearts’ content."
"Are all the people gathered?" Xi Mu asked as he walked into the room alongside Fafnir.
The White-haired Lolita, following behind the two, was shocked by this scene. She did not expect the City Lord of Fafnir City to be a member of the Church of Death.
This was a high-level personnel of the Dragon Kingdom; it made no sense for him to join the Church of Death, as it would have been a loss without gain.
