Chapter 809

The king's bedchamber.

When Shien, Rosie, Lia, and Shana arrived and saw Anxi's condition, everyone was taken aback.

"Are you suffering from insomnia? Your Majesty? "

Shien blurted out his thoughts without hesitation.

It could not be helped.

At this very moment, Anxi, who was waiting for Shien and the others in the room, not only looked exhausted, there were thick dark circles around his eyes. The only thing missing was the words' I'm sleepy and want to sleep 'carved on his face. He looked frail after a night of hard work.

Aridia stood by the side, cold as always. He held his sword and stood there without saying a word. However, for some reason, he also had dark circles under his eyes.

That made Shien have some rather wicked thoughts.

What were these two men doing here instead of sleeping in the middle of the night?

Practicing fencing?

How elegant …

Even as he thought about it, before Shien could brainstorm wildly, Anxi glared at him.

His gaze was actually filled with killing intent.

"So even Minister Porztute knows that you have to come see me?"

Anxi's tone was especially harsh.

While Shien was taken aback by his tone, Rosie and Lia exchanged glances.

Why did it feel like their father's resentment was so heavy?

Was he blaming Shien because of their (Rosie's) matter?

But this did not seem to be merely a complaint. It could be considered resentment, could it?

Rosie and Lia could not understand it no matter how hard they tried.

The three of them were completely unaware of how terrible Anxi's mood was.

After all, he had been waiting for Shien to come, and had waited for an entire night. Yet, Shien did not show up even after a long time, causing him to sit up and not sleep.

In order to wait for Shien, Anxi had drunk innumerable cups of tea, gone to the toilet innumerable times, and even deliberately endured until his bladder almost burst, but Shien still did not show up.

Under such circumstances, Anxi's state of mind naturally collapsed, and it would be strange if he still had a good expression.

Shien did not know that, but he could more or less guess Anxi's current state of mind.

And so …

"Seeing how tired you look, I don't want to disturb you. Why don't we call it a day, and find a chance to visit in the future?"

Shien said very considerately, and made to leave.

"Wait!"

Anxi could not help but call out to him.

Find a chance to visit?

In other words, he had to wait for another round?

Don't even think about it! (∀ ∀ □ ′) Ngu━ nguo

"Just say what you want, I can still hold on."

Anxi could only curse inwardly while forcing himself to stay awake, trying to look more dignified.

Unfortunately, those thick dark circles ruined everything. Not only did they not make An Xi's serious appearance seem dignified and dignified, there was even an indescribable sense of ridiculousness about him.

"Pfft.

Lia was still maintaining her cold and aloof image, and only the slight trembling of her shoulders told Shien how hard it was for her to hold it in.

Rosie was still maintaining her cold and aloof image. Only the slight trembling of her shoulders told Sean how hard it was for her to endure.

As for Sean, he naturally showed his considerate side again.

Don't faint from hearing something too exciting later, okay? " Don't get too excited and faint when you hear something too exciting, okay? "

Anxi did not want to talk to this fellow, and even wanted to throw a stone at him.

An Xi didn't want to talk to this guy. He even wanted to throw stones at him.

Although he was a brave man, an incredible talent, and An Xi had spent a great deal of effort to recruit him, An Xi now felt a sense of regret.

What was wrong with him back then? How could he have allowed such a scourge to remain in the kingdom?

What was wrong with him back then, to leave such a scourge in the kingdom?

Even Anxi wanted to look up to the heavens and sigh.

At this moment, Alidia, who had been silently watching Shien, suddenly spoke.

"You've gotten stronger again."

The knight who was known as the number one of the human race suddenly struck up a conversation with Shien.

At Alidia's words, Anxi, who had not slept all night and was a little slow, finally reacted and began to study Shien seriously.

At first glance, Count Ezstuart did not seem to have changed much. There was nothing special about him, and he looked like an extremely ordinary young noble. Even if he could not be seen everywhere, there was nothing special about him either.

But if one were to sense him carefully, they would notice a faint pressure and an indescribable presence slowly emanating from his body. The more they looked, the more apprehensive they became.

Moreover, the sword that Shien wore at his waist did not give off any energy ripples, but was extraordinarily beautiful and extraordinary, a sword that Anxi and the others were extremely familiar with …

As such, anyone with keen senses would know that this was a powerful and extraordinary existence.

Compared to when he had left the Royal Capital two months ago, Shien was qualitatively different.

Moreover, with Shien's recent achievements in the Empire and his magnificent feat of heading to the Demon Realm, anyone could guess that Shien had grown again.

"What rank are you now?"

An Xi couldn't help but ask.

Shien did not answer the question directly.

"Rank isn't that important to humans, right?"

Shien smiled faintly.

Anxi understood what Shien meant.

Two months ago, Shien had already defeated Alidia, who was the number one human, and became the true strongest human that only a few people knew of.

And now, even though Shien had become stronger, he was still the number one human. To humans, there was not much difference.

"But you, Leader Alidia, you seem to have become stronger too."

Shien's eyes flickered as he looked at Alidia.

This was because when he entered, Shien had already discovered that Alidia's rank had increased.

He discovered that Alidia's rank had increased.

Yes.

This top-notch Legendary powerhouse, who should have been at level 98, had now advanced a step further and reached level 99.

In this state, he was not inferior to Gray, and he was only a step away from the rumored Limit Grade.

The leader of the Knight Squad had actually increased his rank again. This was something Shien had not expected.

Alidia himself was still as cold as ever.

"It's just that after I lost to you, I thought about it."

In other words, Alidia did gain something in the battle when he was defeated by Sean.

He sorted out the reasons for his defeat and combined it with the experience he had gained from that battle. After some tempering, he had successfully increased his rank.

"Originally, I wanted to take revenge."

As Alidia spoke, he looked at the Holy Sword on Shien's waist. His tone became heavy.

"Now, it seems that you did not use your full strength in that battle."

Everyone knew what kind of divine weapon the Holy Sword was, and how much assistance and improvement it could bring to a person.

One must know that if an ordinary person could awaken a powerful Unique Skill, they would be able to use this power to overturn the difference in strength between the enemy and the ally. The Holy Sword was the true reliance of the Hero. The help it brought was definitely not inferior to that of an incomparably powerful Unique Skill.

It was precisely because Hero had powerful unique skills and a godly weapon like the Holy Sword that Hero, who had these two trump cards, had a huge advantage over ordinary people out of nowhere and left countless powerful individuals in the dust.

But what about Shien?

He was a Hero and also had a Holy Sword. However, he did not use his Holy Sword in the battle against Alidia.

Even so, Shien still won.

As such, in that battle, Shien hid his strength deeper than the ocean.

If it wasn't for the rumor that Shien's Unique Skill allowed him to freely adjust his level and skills under certain conditions, allowing him to fight against higher-level existences at a lower level, Alidia would have probably shut himself up if he didn't discover that Shien used his Unique Skill in that battle.

Of course, Shien's Unique Skill was actually a growth support type and not a combat type skill. As such, it could not provide any assistance in battle. No one knew about this.

However, in that battle, Shien did not use [Samsara Destiny], which was comparable to the Unique Skill, to bring about a subversive improvement. It could be said that he hid it deeper than the ocean.

As for now, Shien had already reached the Extreme Level. In terms of pure level, he surpassed Alidia, let alone in terms of pure strength. Even in his Normal State, he was already a Half-step Transcendent Level.

Because of this, Shien did not choose to provoke this Knight Ace Mecha Clan leader.

"In that battle, I only wanted to verify my growth and ability at that time. I have no other intentions."

That was Shien's answer.

"… Is that so?"

Alidia was silent for a while, then nodded and said no more.

On the other side, Anxi's mood had also inexplicably improved a lot.

No matter what, this kid was a rare talent. That was the truth.

With such a hero in charge, even if the Mithra Kingdom could not rule over the entire Omnippertansen, it could still rule over the entire human world.

From this point alone, his daughter and himself had good foresight. They had chosen him early on and allowed him to stay in the Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Anxi's resentment instantly dissipated a lot. His view of Shien also became more pleasing to the eye.

"You're here to talk about the engagement, right?"

Anxi took the initiative to enter the main topic.

Everyone turned to look at An Xi.

"That's right." Shien nodded and asked, "I want to know, what does the Kingdom think of me?"

There were no outsiders here, so Shien did not want to beat around the bush at all, so he asked bluntly.

Anxi was also a straightforward person. In front of Shien, he told him the Kingdom's thoughts.

"We don't think that your engagement with His Highness Dragon Demon is a bad thing. On the contrary, it's a great thing, whether it's from the perspective of our relationship with you or from the perspective of the Human Race."

The meaning behind Anxi's words was very simple. He felt that as a human, being able to marry the peak of the Demons was simply a great thing that could bring glory to his ancestors.

Moreover, for the Human Race to have such a deep relationship with the Demons, in terms of benefits, was also unimaginably great.

Even if the Human Race wanted to obtain this benefit, they would still have to depend on Shien's mood. But at least Shien was a human, one of their own, and there was room for discussion.

Thus, from the perspective of the Human Race, Shien and Ai Yi's engagement could only be considered not bad.

But …

"From the standpoint of the Kingdom, we do not wish for the Kingdom's treasure, which we are so proud of, to become a foil for others or even other races."

Anxi looked straight at Shien and said.

"If it was an ordinary princess, then so be it. Compared to the Demons, she is indeed nothing. If she becomes a concubine, then so be it. But don't you know how special Rosie is?"

Indeed, Rosie's status in the Kingdom and even in the Human Race could not be compared to that of the other princesses.

She was the Goddess of Destiny's Blessing, the Protoss's favorite, a miraculous person who could control the power of destiny, and even had the possibility of transcending. Coupled with the Holy Sword's recognition, her future would definitely not be inferior to that of a Demon.

How could she be someone else's wife?

What a waste of natural resources!