Chapter 1054 - Scarlet Young Moon (1/2)

Rhode had to admit that when he heard Lydia’s words, his heart skipped a beat. It wasn’t because he fell in love, but as a player born in the Munn Kingdom, Lydia had always been the lover of their dreams. In fact, there were no small amount of various pure, sexual, and fantasy stories with her as the protagonist as though she were one of the popular idols fantasized by fans. Although Rhode had no lack of women after transmigrating to this world and didn’t really consider having an overly intimate relationship with Lydia, in reality, humans often fantasized about having a romantic encounter with the popular girl idol one day and both of them would roll on the bed and watch the stars together. However, players kept talking about it only or perhaps they knew that it was impossible, which was why they could only speak about it. It was the same for Rhode. Even though he had only been an insignificant character in the past, he was the Void Dragon now. In terms of status and everything else, he didn’t have an insurmountable gap with others like in the past. Even so, he had never considered this possibility as he never thought about it before.

It was as though one asserted that after one won a lottery worth millions, one would buy two bowls of soybean milk, drink one and toss one. But one didn’t expect to actually win millions from the lottery. When that happened, one couldn’t care less about soy bean milk! At this moment, Rhode suddenly felt something soft and aromatic on his lips. He lifted his head in surprise, only to discover that Lydia had stretched out two fingers and placed them on his lips. She retracted her arm and winked cheekily at him.

“Huhuhu, I’m just kidding; I hope you wouldn’t mind, Your Majesty.”

I knew it.

Gazing at Lydia who smiled like a sly fox, Rhode shook his head. He knew that Lydia wasn’t one who enjoyed doing such a thing, but as it was too sudden, he couldn’t help but feel surprised. Fortunately, his disguise with the emotionless face came into great effects and he didn’t display a lecherous expression, which saved him from some embarrassments. Of course, deep down he felt rather dissatisfied as he gazed at Lydia who smiled so proudly.

“Of course, I wouldn’t mind, Your Highness Lydia.”

Rhode said, stood up from his seat, and sauntered toward Lydia. As he approached her, Lydia’s beautiful eyes swirled dubiously. But before she reacted, Rhode stooped over and pecked her on the cheek, before lifting his head up. Lydia’s expression changed slightly. The smile on her face turned into a fluster by this unexpected ambush. Rhode placed his hands behind his back and proudly admired this rare expression of hers, before reminiscing the warm, soft, and wonderful feel on his lips and nodding to the young lady.

“Even though this is only a joke to you, it is indeed a decent choice of a reward for me, don’t you think so?”

Rhode said and bowed leisurely to Lydia.

“All right then, I have to attend to something; I shall make my leave now.”

He turned around and left, leaving Lydia gazing blankly at his back. After a few moments, she curled her lips in discontentment. This archangel who always seemed gentle and calm had as though turned into a little girl who didn’t get the toy she wanted, curling her lips and glaring at him.

“Really! What an ambush…” Lydia mumbled under her breath. She extended her arm and caressed the cheek that Rhode kissed. Then, her eyes glinted as she let out a sigh. At this moment, a slim, slender figure walked out of the forest and toward her.

“Your Highness, you…”

“Say nothing, Gaya; I’m not in a good mood now. Hmph, let me curse him a little first.”

“…”

Upon hearing Lydia’s childish grumbles, Gaya pondered in silence before turning around and gazing at the forest trail ahead where Rhode was no longer visible. But even so, Gaya displayed a dubious look and only after a few moments, she mustered her courage and said, “Your Highness, you really don’t need to do this. Isn’t Miss Lize already… Besides, you’re one of the three archangels…”

Gaya knitted her brows and closed her mouth to speak no further. She knew that Lydia wouldn’t change her mind no matter how much she dissuaded. But to Gaya, it was totally unnecessary because she knew clearly why Lydia did that—the reason involved the current state of the Country of Light.

Even though Casabianca was destroyed, the entire state of the Light Mainland was unprecedentedly well. The opposing voices against the Light Dragon from the past were no longer heard. On the other hand, Lydia gained a huge amount of authority and the Munn Kingdom also increased in strength after annexing the residual land in the Country of Light. It could also be said that currently, the Country of Light was undergoing a political reform and thereafter, the Munn Kingdom might possibly return to be a part of the Country of Light. But the more powerful one was, the more responsibility one had to shoulder. The Munn Kingdom was an independent country. Even though she possessed complete and perfect systems, it wasn’t easy for a snake to digest a whole, dead elephant, after all. Besides, the Country of Light was in a state of chaos and before Lydia received any benefit, she had met with some challenges. She had to send manpower from the Munn Kingdom to protect the Country of Light’s territories that she took over. Although local defense forces were available, most of the soldiers were heavily injured in the war against the Country of Darkness. Moreover, in the Chaos Gate incident, the Country of Darkness also launched an ambush which led to the huge loss of the Country of Light’s armies. This could be considered as having their backbone broken and in this case, it was imaginable how weak the defense forces were at this point in time.

In this situation, the Munn Kingdom used up their resources to assist other regions while they faced a manpower issue. But this wasn’t acceptable for everyone. Gaya was aware that many nobles in the Munn Kingdom hoped for the country to rely on a more powerful strength. If it were in the past, they wouldn’t have such thoughts. But now, among the three archangels, one was missing and the other was injured. Moreover, the Country of Darkness was also eyeing covetously, which wasn’t surprising that the nobles felt concerned. In this case, all Lydia had to do was to appease the nobles and find an alliance who could live and die side by side with. But this wasn’t a simple task as there was only one person who had the strength and ability to go up against the Country of Darkness.

“In this world, there is no hate for no reason; neither is there love for no reason, Gaya.”

Lydia spoke, no longer looking like an angry and childish little girl whose toy was snatched away. Instead, she showed the calm, gentle, and peaceful smile of hers once again. She narrowed her eyes and lifted her head, gazing at the scenery. Then, the corners of her lips perked up slightly.

“One has to give in order to gain; it is the same for everything else. Besides, to me, this is a somewhat challenging game.”

“But I still think that with your precious body, this method is inappropriate…”

“He accepted.”

“Huh?”