Chapter 1071 - What Exactly was Going on? (1/2)
“It is already the third day.”
Marlene gazed worriedly at the palace before her. It was pitch-black as usual. Ever since Rhode left three days ago, he hadn’t been back once. However, this wasn’t uncommon for Marlene as she knew that he loved roaming about in places and was used to it already. But this time, the situation was a little different as there was no response from him at all. Even though Rhode was seeming undisciplined, Marlene knew that he was clearly a responsible person who would ask about the recent ongoings in the territory through spiritual communications. But now, three days had gone by and there was no news from him at all. Marlene tried to speak to him through spiritual communications but received no answer. Not only that, but Canary and Mini Bubble Gum also had no news of him, which was really rare. In the past, Rhode would still get Canary to pass a message to Marlene if it was inconvenient for him to do so and Marlene didn’t feel like it was unacceptable for Canary to be above her in position. Although she awakened the power of a Deity Warden and was basically the final form of a BOSS in the face of all spell casters, she had no intention of fighting with Canary over the number one position in the harem. Therefore, all in all, Rhode’s harem was rather stable and peaceful currently.
Of course, most of it benefited from the tacit understanding between Marlene and Canary. In the game, Canary wasn’t considered the strongest in the number one echelon. But despite that, she conducted herself well and was popular among the players. That wasn’t the real world, but the virtual-reality world where most players were neither bothered by conflict of interest nor issues with reputation.
Even if problems existed, players would privately curse this beautiful young lady as a shameless wh*re, at the very most. In that case, Canary definitely didn’t rely on ‘acting cute’ to gain the likes and support of players in Starlight. On the other hand, Mini Bubble Gum disliked these troublesome matters, so she didn’t cause any ruckus.
As for Marlene, she was the heir of a huge, noble family, so if she couldn’t even learn worldly wisdoms, she would be better off marrying to another family, assuming the traditional role of a good wife, and bringing some political capital for her families related by marriage. As for Lize, she had a gentle temperament and disliked fighting for power. On the other hand, Lapis was a geek who was easily satisfied after Rhode accepted her for who she was. Perhaps she didn’t even think about her future. Meanwhile, Anne didn’t mind anything else as long as she could sleep in the same bed as Rhode. Sonia’s identity was relatively lower in comparison. She knew that she was unlike the other young ladies. After all, her relationship with Rhode wasn’t built on ’emotional basis’, which was why she kept an extremely low profile. Even after Rhode turned her into a card spirit, she remained low-profile and didn’t intervene with anything that didn’t involve her. Moreover, she spent most of her time with Lilian, which actually saved her a lot of the awkwardness from meeting others.
As for Nell and Angelina, they weren’t even considered members of the harem. Between them and Rhode, they were considered his ‘secretaries’, at the very most. There weren’t much emotions involved and most of their interactions came from their duties and some random talks. As for the others… it wasn’t up to them to manage.
But this time, not only did Canary not receive any news, but Sonia and Nell also didn’t have any responses from Rhode. It was the same for Alice and Marlene. They knew that Rhode went searching for Cassidy, but with Alice’s ability, she couldn’t retrieve any ‘historical record’ under the double, imposing presences of Cassidy and Rhode, so she couldn’t find out exactly what happened. The only thing she was sure was that Rhode had definitely found Cassidy, but as for what happened after… no one knew.
Currently, the entire Void Territory was rather peaceful, thanks to Rhode not ‘managing’ too much everyday. In fact, most operations in the Void Territory didn’t require his approval to complete, unless there were situations like the Country of Darkness or Chaos invading. If not, Marlene would handle almost everything and it was due to this reason that Rhode’s disappearance didn’t affect the Void Territory too much. However, Marlene felt worried. This wasn’t due to the internal problems of the Void Territory, but more of her concern as a woman.
What exactly happened to Rhode?
“…!”
All of a sudden, Marlene heard a loud noise from the near distance. She lifted her head in astonishment, gazed ahead, and saw a massive dragon with its wings expanded, flying toward Grandia. Upon witnessing the dragon, Marlene heaved a sigh of relief. The illusory appearance that resembled the starry sky, as well as the massive body proved one thing. It was the Void Dragon right before her—Rhode.
But… what’s going on?
Marlene was puzzled because she knew that Rhode disliked showing up in his dragon form. But this time… Marlene shook her head at this thought and threw the doubt to the back of her head. She quickly made her way to the plaza behind the palace.
When she arrived at the plaza, the Void Dragon was gradually flapping his wings and descending. At this moment, Canary, Mini Bubble Gum, and Alice also arrived. After all, they were worried. Rhode hadn’t responded for days and was finally back. What exactly happened? Did he manage to recover Cassidy? Where had he been? These questions were all floating around in their heads.