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Latis quickly put down the pantyhose in his hand, and turned to look at the two girls with a guilty conscience. He found that next to the little princess who was reading the plant encyclopedia, Mitu was staring blankly at the pantyhose in his hand, her face flushed red, as if she was about to burst into flames.
Buhou! We've been discovered!
Latis was shocked and was about to put down the clothes in his hands when Slinger suddenly seemed to realize something was wrong. He put down his book, blinked, turned around, and asked:
"Lord Mitu, is there something wrong...?"
“No! No!!”
Mito screamed and, amidst Slinger's shriek, haphazardly turned her around. She then rushed to Latis, looked up, glared at him with red eyes, and reached out to snatch the clothes from his hands.
"Eh?...Lord Mitu?"
Slinger's voice came again, and Mitu, who had just snatched the priest's robe, tensed up instantly. She turned around, hiding the stockings in Latis's hand behind her back, and blushed as she clutched the priest's robe, exclaiming:
"No, it's nothing! I saw a piece of clothing on the ground that I forgot to wash, so I quickly picked it up..."
"Eh?"
Slink, carrying the encyclopedia, walked up to the two of them. He glanced at Mito's embarrassed expression as she instinctively looked away, then at Latis's unwavering seriousness. He blinked, leaned closer, and asked:
"If it's just a priest's robe, there's no need to be so nervous, is there?"
"I...I'm not nervous! Slinger, you must be seeing things..."
Mito's guilty excuses rang out weakly. Latis looked down at the slight upturn of Slinger's lips and suddenly realized something.
Good grief, Mitu didn't want Slinger to see the ambiguous scene of him holding her pantyhose, but Slinger guessed what was going on as soon as he saw it, and it was obvious that he had started to deliberately flirt with Mitu.
Little princess, I never knew you were so naughty!
Latis, his lips pursed, was about to interrupt the two women's conversation when he suddenly felt a slightly sweaty hand rest on his.
He looked down in surprise and saw that it was Mitu with her hands behind her back, clumsily pulling his hand, as if trying to get him to put his pantyhose into the pocket of his robe... He was stunned for a moment, and then saw Mitu suddenly look up at him with a pitiful pleading expression on her face.
Okay, might as well take it.
Latis raised an eyebrow and stuffed the pantyhose into his pocket.
Mitu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped aside, waving her priest's robes as if to prove something, and shouted at Slingk:
"Look, there's only a robe, nothing else!"
"Um..."
Slinger looked at Latis, whose hands were empty, rubbed his chin, and looked up to meet his gaze.
For some reason, the two of them suddenly smiled at each other in perfect unison.
……
……
"Lord Latis, isn't Mitu adorable?"
Slink stepped out of the teleportation array in the chapel, turned around, smiled slightly at Latis who had followed him, and said:
"Actually, she's a little younger than me, but she always looks so serious and earnest when she's out."
"Ahem, is that so..."
Latis touched his somewhat bulging pockets, coughed awkwardly, and followed the little princess forward.
These two girls seem to be close in age, both under twenty. To others, they appear to be noble and elegant women of high status, but in reality, each has her own endearing qualities.
After being teased, Mi Xiang seemed to have exhausted all her social energy and collapsed onto the bed, covering her head and saying that she would pack her bags and head to Titania the next day.
Latis and Slinger chuckled to themselves for a while, and after saying their goodbyes briefly, they returned first.
After all, the church doesn't have many rooms, and they can't compare to the luxurious rooms in Titania. At Latis's request, the city lord's mansion has also expanded with several side rooms, which the little princess can stay in temporarily.
Of course, both Silvershurst and Yashutia have fully accepted the situation of sharing a bed with Latis, and even if they could have their own room, they wouldn't have that idea for no reason.
I wonder what the little princess will think when she finds out he has so many lovers. Hmm, it's actually making me a little nervous...
Latis stroked his chin, turned to look at Slinger beside him who was walking and lightly touching the ground with the tip of her umbrella, and hesitated for a moment, wondering when he could start talking to her about romance.
Oh well, let nature take its course...
Just as Latis was about to take Slingk back to the city lord's mansion, Carter's footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the city gate. Latis turned around and looked in surprise at Carter, who was running towards him, panting as he called out:
"Lord City Lord! The Imperial Capital has approved your request for early approval of your mission assignment!"
Chapter 391 A Brief Intimacy on the Eve of the Mission
After hearing Carter's explanation, Radish fell into deep thought.
He originally thought it would be at least a week before the imperial capital issued the mission order, since in the simulation it did take some time before the imperial capital came to a conclusion.
Unexpectedly, Carter, in his moment of shock, directly submitted an application for early approval to the capital. Moreover, judging from his appearance, it seemed that he was also conducting an evaluation while broadcasting it live to the capital, which is why the overall efficiency was so high.
However, on the other hand, although it will take time to produce and deliver the official mission notice, it seems that the mission objective is still Tree Peak Village near Romnia City, due to the series of missing persons incidents in Tree Peak Village.
However, perhaps because the entire process was shortened in reality, Pope Toylae did not have time to visit Titania. Latis had originally prepared to find out something from him, but it seems that he can only visit him later.
After sending a message to Jennifer, the two decided to start the mission as soon as possible the next day, lest something go wrong.
Latis shook his head slightly, watching Carter's respectful departure, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
In the simulation, this guy served as the messenger for Titania until the situation became turbulent and he retired, making him one of the more dedicated nobles.
Carter was temporarily placed in an inn in the outer city. Although no external merchant guild had moved in yet and it was currently being managed by magical puppets, the overall quality was already very high, and it was more than qualified to accommodate an ordinary nobleman from the capital.
He let out a long breath and looked around at the city of Titania at night.
After Ateliers visited, the overall environment improved significantly. Although the undeveloped areas of the island were still wild and overgrown, the areas near the outer city were covered with all kinds of plants.
The streets of Londia are adorned with glow-in-the-dark flowers, a common sight in the city of Titania. In the night sky, faint streams of magical energy can be seen from the demons who have taken root here along with the Blessed Land. On both sides of the outer city, the side gates, which are not yet open, lead the roads to the forest on the edge of the island and the Blessed Land hidden there. It already looks like a city that has taken shape.
Ever since Artemis planted her first companion tree, Latis often went to check on it. Perhaps because he and Artemis were now almost soul-connected, he was very sensitive to the condition of the sapling.
Although Arte told him that the tree would grow to be huge and tall in the future, Latis still felt a mix of amusement and exasperation looking at the sapling that was barely knee-high.
However, plants usually grow very quickly. Just like the bamboo that he often saw in his previous life, it can grow more than ten meters tall after a rain. Maybe this little tree can also turn into a towering tree overnight.
Latis named the sapling "The Tree of Herod," and what's intriguing is that when he called it by its new name, Latis seemed to feel a faint sense of joy, as if the sapling had already gained sentience.
According to Arte, this little tree will indeed grow into something like a tree person or tree spirit. It can quickly provide information about the entire island's environment and allow for the allocation and production of plants. In short, it's an editor for the island's environment.
I wonder when this little Herod tree will grow into a so-called "hero unit"...
Thinking of this, Latis couldn't help but smile. The construction of Titania City had to be done step by step. As things stand, the city's facilities weren't yet so numerous that Little Tree needed to help.
He glanced briefly at the shadowy figures of spirits near the chapel and stroked his chin.
Under the nurturing care of the Corridor of the Dead, the souls are in excellent condition and can now automatically provide defense for the city of Titania. The elven seeds obtained from the Land of Blessed Virginity are also being nurtured in the Corridor of the Dead. Perhaps when the territory is more fully developed, they will be able to regain their independent consciousness.
Speaking of territory development, Latis found it somewhat amusing. Although he had not yet been granted a title, there were already quite a few people stationed outside Titania City, almost as if a village or town was about to spontaneously form. The capital city probably hadn't anticipated such a situation where so many people had gathered without a lord.
If the number of people stationed here continues to grow like this, it may eventually become a "free port" that has broken away from the Norard Kingdom system. Without the kingdom providing territory development and protection, the kingdom probably has no reason to collect taxes from here.
I really don't know what the future holds.
Latis jumped to the top of the city wall, took one last look at the lights of the camps outside the city, and then used his flight spell to return to the city lord's mansion.
……
"It seems that Lord Silvershurst and Lord Kurosawa are all very close to Latis..."
Slinger patted the soft, white nightgown off her body, picked up the dress and accessories she had just changed out of, hung them on the coat rack, then took a step back and nodded.
She touched her hair, which had been loosened and now draped freely after removing her crown, smiled slightly, twirled lightly twice on the spot, and then tiptoed barefoot to the open small terrace.
The terrace of the lord's mansion faces the inner city, which is not yet open to the public. Sling leans gently against the railing, looks down and examines for a while the railing decorations that Latis imitated based on his memory of "carved railings and jade steps". He blinks, then looks up again at the inner city walls that blend into the forest.
Up close, the massive tower and the two circular warehouses beneath it were visible. Slingk rubbed his chin, recalling that Latis seemed to call the tower "Titan Cannon," but sometimes he'd accidentally blurt out something like "Bull Tower"...
Niu Ge Ta, what is that?
She blinked, recalling the embarrassed look on Latis's face when she asked the question, and couldn't help but feel curious.
Everything about Titania far exceeded her expectations...
For some reason, although she had only stayed here for half a day, Sling felt her heart suddenly opened up, as if she had relived the scene of witnessing the ancient tree's rebirth. It was as if some boundless heroic spirit suddenly surged into her heart from these scenes, and the matters of the capital that she had been thinking about during the day seemed to become insignificant in an instant.
What exactly does this feeling feel like...?
Slinger was somewhat confused. She knew she had never been good at discerning these subtle emotions and could only try to find the most suitable description for the feelings in her heart within the limits of her rationality.
If she had to put it into words, it might be that the city of Titania in Latis seemed to suddenly reveal another world to her, which made the Kingdom of Norard seem quite small.
Thinking about this, she suddenly realized that this might not be her imagination, but rather a trait that inherently existed in Latis. His goals were not limited to the small kingdom of Norard.
"Well……"
Slinger pursed his lips, leaned against the railing, rested his cheeks in his hands, and sighed softly.
She also knew that she didn't seem to have much to attract Latis. Although he might gladly agree to a position as a close confidant, it was by no means submission to her so-called princess position, nor was it for the power of the kingdom.
What was it for? It couldn't be for her, could it?
Slinger shook his head with amusement and stuck out his tongue slightly, seemingly inwardly criticizing his own childishness.
That was probably... for those girls?
She recalled Yin Xiuer and Ya Xiutia, who seemed to have slept together in the master bedroom, as well as Atelier, whom she had met on the trade route, and Mitu, who seemed to have a slightly ambiguous relationship with Latis.
Oh my god, there are so many people! Lord Latis is so mean!
For some reason, she felt a slight sense of annoyance and confusion.
How should she get along with Latis...?
Suddenly, a surge of magical energy came from not far away. Slingk subconsciously glanced at the spell's information and was startled to find that it was Latis. He straightened his back.
despair.
Latis landed on the roof, glanced at the little princess who seemed to be daydreaming in front of the railing, couldn't help but smile, sat down cross-legged, and began to admire the beautiful curves of her nightgown outlined in the night breeze.
A few fireflies quietly brushed past Slink's ear and flashed in front of her eyes. Slink seemed to suddenly come to her senses, quickly shaking her fluffy long hair and hiding to the side.
"How did you suddenly appear...you scared me!" the little princess muttered.
Goodness, so she was just spacing out the whole time?
Upon hearing this, Latis scratched his head. He had originally intended to go down and chat with her, but now he was more inclined to spy on her for a while.