Who taught him to restore the country like this

Chapter 179 Do you like me?

Would one be willing to sacrifice their own worth to repay the kindness of the late king...?

It turns out that Gloria had this reason for delaying the annulment of the engagement.

As cannon fodder, the Kingdom of Lach is given very little information in the original work, and Ron can only learn about it from the original owner's memories.

Upon reflection, the late king was indeed very good to Glover.

On one hand, it was because she was his daughter-in-law, and on the other hand, it was because of his appreciation for geniuses and strong people.

Since becoming engaged to Ron, Glovi has displayed remarkable magical talent.

The late king not only hired the best teachers to instruct her in magic, but also secured for her the opportunity to study at the Radiant Church.

She lived up to expectations, becoming a pillar of the Kingdom of Lah at the young age of seventeen, helping the kingdom to suppress two countries at the beginning of the third war between the gods.

If the Kingdom of Diam hadn't gone to great lengths to forcibly curse and kill the former king and eldest prince of the Kingdom of Lah, whose royal foundation was insufficient, causing Ron to distrust his fiancée after ascending the throne, the kingdom would have ultimately collapsed on both fronts and perished.

"Glovia, do you like me?" Ron asked suddenly after looking into her eyes for a moment.

He was curious whether Grove had any feelings for the original owner of the body.
Otherwise, if we're talking about repaying the late king's kindness, she had already fulfilled all her responsibilities, and she was still fighting for the Kingdom of Lah until the very end.

Even though she was dragged down by the original owner, she had no complaints.

This debt of gratitude was already repaid when the Kingdom of Lah fell.

She no longer needed to follow a not-so-likable king and continue to repay his kindness.

Even if she's stubborn and wants to spend her whole life repaying the debt of gratitude, there's no need to maintain this marriage agreement.

Even after the engagement is dissolved, one can still continue to repay the debt of gratitude.

The reason she insisted on not ending the marriage... Ron could only think of one: Gloway liked him.

To be precise, it's that I like the original owner of this body.

Is that right?

Undeniably, he is indeed a handsome man who catches the eye.

But a girl like Gloria probably isn't someone who's obsessed with looks, right?

“I’m not sure if this is what you call liking someone,” Glover said. “From the first time I met you, I felt a strong sense of familiarity with you.”

Upon hearing this, Ron raised an eyebrow.

No way, it can't be one of those melodramatic plot twists, can it?

"Don't you always feel like we've met somewhere before, but then you realize I'm not who you're looking at?" Ron asked.

Glover nodded.

“Recently… around the beginning of September, have you noticed that familiar feeling returning?” Ron continued.

Glover did not respond, but just tilted his head and looked at him, his eyes seeming to ask: How did you know?
Seeing this, Ron took a deep breath.

The case is solved; this is just a melodramatic, out-of-timeline plot.

As expected, Glover is likely the reincarnation of Isabella.

Isabella's words, "I will find you," before she left God's Kingdom, were not a joke.

She really did come looking for me.

The timeline is a bit confusing though.

“I only came into this world at the beginning of September, and entered the divine kingdom a little over a month ago, where I formed a karmic relationship with Isabella. But I was reincarnated and came looking for her more than ten years ago.”

"And the history of the God Kingdom Leap shouldn't affect things that have already happened, right? Ron isn't a player in the game, so why is Glovy still there?"

"What went wrong?"

Ron racked his brains but couldn't come up with an answer.

However, Isabella's ability to transcend the limitations of time and space and preserve the player's memories of their time together in the divine realm suggests that she most likely became a god in the end.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to do all that.

Are you being pursued by God?

From an optimistic perspective, this sounds pretty good.

Ron stopped worrying about it.

If Gloria doesn't want to break off the engagement, then she won't.

Anyway, it won't affect me.

He only proposed annulmenting the engagement out of kindness, wanting to give Grove her freedom.

"Let's go back."

The two returned to their residence.

As Gloway was packing up to move out on the second floor, Ron casually remarked, "You don't have to leave if you don't want to."

After saying that, he went up to the third floor.

Glover returned to his room, hesitated for a moment, and finally put down the things he was about to take with him.

……

Having weathered the storm, Ron enjoyed a brief period of sunshine.

For the next period of time, he lived quite comfortably at the White Demon Academy, without having to teach or participate in any rituals; he could simply lie down and relax.
Meanwhile, things remained calm in the outside world, and no major incidents occurred.

The participants in the fourth war of the divine kingdoms seemed to have reached a silent agreement to enter a truce period in order to bring good luck in the new year.

Even the Emerald Kingdom and the Diam Kingdom, the last two remaining kingdoms in the third war of the gods, have entered a rare period of truce.

But as the saying goes, after a long period of sunshine, rain is bound to follow.

When tranquility is broken, an endless storm will surely follow.

However, Ron felt that this had little to do with him.

To prevent the gods from arbitrarily changing the rules again, he has decided that after the magic festival, he will stay away from the battlefield of the war of the gods and slowly wander to the Demon King's castle.

Three days before the Magic Festival arrived in the blink of an eye.

The Magic Festival is held every five years, starting in mid-January and ending at the end of the month.

Today, Ron was invited by Wendy to attend the Magic Festival's sacrificial ceremony.

Because activating the Demon God Altar takes two days, the number of participants must be determined three days in advance.

Everyone participating in the magic festival must register at today's ritual.

After today, you will no longer be eligible to participate in the Magic Festival.

When Ron followed Glovi to the Demon God's altar, the ceremony had already begun.

The sacrificial ceremony was presided over by the two vice-deans of the White Demon House and the Gray Demon House. At this moment, a group of people stood on each of the nine platforms surrounding the Demon God Altar.

Dozens of people, led by sixth-tier powerhouses, are undergoing a mental scan registration at the Demon God Altar.

The Demon God Altar, the legendary site where the god of magic fell.

It stands in the very center of the magic capital, within a secluded restricted area surrounded by a huge circular plaza.

The surrounding buildings are naturally formed, not man-made. It is like a fragment of a dark star that fell here since ancient times, exuding an ancient, vast, and awe-inspiring aura.

The altar is made of an indistinguishable jet-black boulder, neither gold nor jade, and is icy cold to the touch, as if it can absorb all the light and heat around it.

Its surface is covered with naturally formed, intricate grooves and patterns. These patterns are not mere decorations; they constantly shimmer with a faint, ethereal purple light, as if breathing.

Its shape is a twisted, irregular giant cone, with an enormous base that is deeply rooted in the earth, while the top points sharply towards the sky.

The space around it always presents a subtle sense of distortion and fluctuation, and looking at it for a long time can even make people feel dizzy and unstable.

The closer one gets to the altar, the more violent and concentrated the magical energy in the air becomes, almost solidifying into a tangible form.

Without protective measures, a low-level mage who enters will be instantly crushed into a pulp.

Therefore, the sacrificial ceremony took place on the outer perimeter of the Demon God Altar, at the very bottom of which were nine enormous platforms. These platforms were constructed of relatively ordinary magical stone and were added by later mages for the purpose of the ceremony.

Each platform has a magic circle that connects to the Demon God Altar. Once the contestant stands on it, the vice dean of the Gray and White Demon Academy will activate the magic circle to register the contestant's spiritual power.

After that, they only need to wait for the Demon God Altar to open so they can enter the God of Magic's sea of ​​consciousness.

The ceremony usually starts with registration at the primary school because there are fewer people, registration is faster, and space can be freed up.

These small academies generally only have one or two sixth-level experts, and they are mostly deans and vice deans.

The only word to describe it is "miserable".

They wouldn't have been this bad in the past, but this year all the universities and colleges have been incredibly inhumane.

In less than two hours, the registration for the primary school was completed.

Next are medium-sized academies, such as the Arcane Academy.

Their situation is better than those smaller academies; they can generally produce more than seven sixth-tier experts.

Among them, Fenghen Academy has the most teachers, with a total of seventeen.

Because Princess Laura, the current regent of the Lionheart Kingdom, led a group of sixth-tier mages from the Lionheart Kingdom to join the Windmark Academy.

Among the students led by these teachers, Ron saw many familiar faces.

Apart from Wim's granddaughter Jenna, the others were all faces he had seen in the member information provided to him by Alpha.

Not only Wind Trace Academy, but other academies have also had members of the Uncrowned One mixed in to varying degrees.

An uncrowned future holds promise.

While Ron watched with little interest, it was soon the turn of the Arcane Academy.

This piqued his interest slightly.

He was somewhat curious about how many teachers this academy, which didn't require his membership, could provide.

The final result is eight.

Barely above average.

He was just being stubborn, as expected.

By the time the scale of the academies was completed, it was already afternoon, and only two academies remained.

But the crowds surrounding the ritual did not decrease; they all wanted to see the contest between the White House and the Grey House and see who would come out on top.
The answer to this question was already in their minds when it first arose.

Previously, the two academies were evenly matched.

But now, the White Magic Academy has a genius mage who is rare to see in hundreds of years and King Rachel, who is known throughout the world for his benevolence.

What does Grey Magehouse have?
Many of the foreign mages who originally chose their factions randomly ended up joining the White Magic Academy because of these two, whether out of admiration or ulterior motives.

Without a doubt, the White Magic Institute emerged victorious in this contest.

"Mr. Ron, may I come with you?"

"Hero, we also want to participate in the Magic Festival with you."

“Mr. Ron…”

"My dear hero..."

As the faculty members from the two colleges led their students to the registration stage, Ron was surrounded by a group of students who had not yet chosen a team leader.

Not only students, but also many teachers from the department gathered around and chatted with Ron.

They all claimed that they chose to join the White Mage's School for Ron's sake, hoping to enjoy drinks with Ron after the Magic Festival.

Regardless of whether these people were telling the truth, Ron responded to each one, saying he would definitely do it next time.

Seeing the lively scene surrounding Ron, the other academies couldn't help but feel envious.

However, the thought that the Arcane Academy had rejected Ron's application made them feel much better.

Hearing the sarcastic remarks coming from the surrounding academies, the teachers and students of the Arcane Academy harbored considerable resentment towards the dean's previous decision.

This originally belonged to the Arcane Academy, so why did the dean refuse it?

Talulah was the angriest of them all. She wanted to go up to Ron and tell the students of the White Mage's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: I am the master's most outstanding disciple!

But Rivers held her tightly.

"Humph!"

As Ron was chatting happily with these people, an untimely snort came from the side.

Everyone immediately looked over with displeasure.

Beside him were teachers and students from the Grey Demon Academy, and the one who uttered the cold snort was a young man in his early twenties.

Seeing the crowd's gaze, he showed no fear and continued his tirade: "What kind of hero? He's nothing but a coward who only knows how to take shortcuts and is afraid of death!"

"The hero's righteousness and fearlessness are evident to all. Who do you think you are, and what gives you the right to speak of the hero like that?" a student immediately retorted.

The young man's face darkened with anger, and the aura of a sixth-tier mage erupted from him.

"Hector, you mustn't make a move here!" The headmaster of the Grey Demon Academy's voice rang out, stopping the young man's impulsive actions.

Hector frowned slightly and had no choice but to stop.

“How dare you speak to Teacher Hector like that? Do you even know who Teacher Hector is?” Hector’s lackey stepped forward.

"His Highness Hector is the esteemed second prince of the Emerald Kingdom. Do you know the consequences of your disrespect?"

Upon hearing that he was a prince from the Jade Kingdom, everyone immediately fell silent.

Currently, apart from the Star Empire and the Bruveman Empire, the most powerful kingdom is the Emerald Kingdom.

It destroyed three kingdoms in succession during the War of the Gods and received divine protection three times, raising the overall strength of the nation to level eighty.

Currently, the Emerald Kingdom has more than ten seventh-tier powerhouses.

With this kind of strength, it's only a matter of time before they win the third battle of the Divine Kingdom.

The person in front of them was someone they couldn't afford to offend.

"The consequence is that I have restored my kingdom in the Emerald Kingdom," Ron said jokingly, breaking the tension.

"You dare!" Hector shouted.

Ron smiled enigmatically, but remained silent.

Hector frowned.

Seeing Ron turn to leave, he hurriedly questioned loudly, "Ron, I ask you, were my brother and the holy sons and daughters of the three great papal courts killed by you in the Kingdom of God?"

Upon hearing this question, the entire sacrificial ceremony quieted down considerably.

Everyone was curious about the answer to this question.

"What, are you saying that if they want to kill me, I can't kill them?" Ron said, looking at Hector with a "you must be out of your mind" expression.

“How did you kill them?” Hector asked.

Ron, with an expression that suggested he didn't want to talk to an idiot, took a step away from him.

"Ron, do you dare to have a match with me?" Hector shouted provocatively.

Ron stopped and laughed.

"You believe I killed the holy sons and daughters of the three major papal courts, yet you dare to challenge me?"

As he spoke, he shook his head, his face bearing an expression that said, "I knew this person was brainless."

"Hmph, enough nonsense, do you dare to fight me?"

Why should I compete with you?

(End of this chapter)