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Perhaps Michaela is no exception.

But as a prince, he naturally couldn't be as free as ordinary children, and that's how Torina was born.

And it was born without Michaela's knowledge.

At first, Michaela was unaware of Torina's existence.

Unlike Marika and Radagan, Michaela and Torina do not fight over each other's bodies; only one of them is conscious at any given time.

Torina's consciousness slumbers in Michaela's dream world; Torina only appears when Michaela is asleep.

This also explains why the residents of the royal city described Torina as ethereal and elusive.

Because she is just a clone of Michaela, when Michaela wakes up, the clone will disappear.

Michaela may also remember everything Torina experienced, but he will only think of it as a strange dream.

It wasn't until Zicomo, with Michaela, revealed the truth that Radagan was actually Marika.

Michaela then realized that his childhood dreams might be memories of another version of her.

Whether he had any interaction with Torina remains unknown.

Zicomo snapped out of his reverie, reached out and covered the roots of the sacred tree, and began to peel away the crimson decay from it.

A deep red torrent flowed continuously into Zikomo's palm, which surprisingly enhanced the crimson corruption power that Zikomo had just acquired.

This is also thanks to the powerful corrosiveness of scarlet putrefaction.

It will continue to spread outward, eroding all kinds of people and things, thereby increasing its own power.

Zicomo absorbed a large amount of the crimson corruption that was eroding the sacred tree. The quantitative change led to a qualitative change, giving his crimson corruption power a slight qualitative improvement.

Zicomo suddenly thought of Galid, where the entire region was corrupted by crimson decay, and the Corruption Lake below the royal family of Caria, next to the eternal city of Nocstella.

If he could absorb all the Crimson Corruption from those two regions, his Crimson Corruption power might even reach a higher level.

Zicomo noted down the idea and decided to find an opportunity to visit those two regions again.

Once Zikomo had completely removed the crimson decay that had been eroding the sacred tree, the tree, nourished by Michaela's blood, was revitalized.

Michaela appeared on Zicomo's body at some point.

He thanked Zicomo, saying, "Thank you, Zicomo~".

“No need to be so polite, I was just doing it on the spur of the moment,” Zicomo waved his hand and said. “By the way, where are you two planning to go next?”

Marlenia spoke first, "Wherever my brother goes, I will go."

Michaela pondered for a moment, then asked Zicomo, "We'd like to come with you, is that alright?"

Although the sacred tree has now been restored, the races living here have almost gone mad.

Whether their former subordinates will continue to obey their orders remains to be seen.

Furthermore, given the inconveniences of their soul forms, it would be better for them to have someone else accompany them.

So Michaela plans to stay with Zicomo for the time being.

He intended to stay by Zicomo's side at least until Zicomo became King of Elden.

Michaela's thinking was simple: given his current state, he was definitely out of luck for becoming the King of Elden and a god.

But he could also be a witness, to witness Zicomo become the King of Elden.

Michaela wanted to see what the Borderlands would become in Zikomo's hands after he became the new god of the Borderlands.

Moreover, he found it quite interesting to travel the border regions with Zicomo.

Although he had traveled to the borderlands with his sister after leaving the royal city, he also had the idea of ​​finding a way to cure the Crimson Corruption.

But he and Marlenia stopped at the end of the Sacred Snowfield.

So in reality, Michaela didn't go to many places, at least not to the south of the border region.

The only time was when he was directly kidnapped by Monger and taken to the underground of Gelid, which was an extremely bad experience.

However, Michaela was unaware that many of his ideas might not turn out as he wished.

Zicomo had no interest in the position of King of Elden; he firmly supported the laws of his wife, Lani.

Separate the law from the borderlands, and return the fate of the beings in the borderlands to their own hands.

Therefore, what the border area will ultimately become depends entirely on how the people in that border area develop it.

After exploring the sacred tree, Zicomo's next destination was the summit of Mount Giant, which was also covered in snow and wind.

The only difference between it and the Holy Snowfield is that giants exist there.

Therefore, Michaela's idea of ​​going with Zicomo to see the scenery in the south of the border will not be realized in the short term.

Michaela was unaware of all this, and Zicomo was also unaware of Michaela's thoughts.

However, Zicomo did not object to Michaela and Marlenia following him.

He had a good impression of the brother and sister; one was an innocent young god, and the other was a virtuous Valkyrie—neither of them were the type that Zicomo disliked.

Zicomo had previously worried that if the siblings planned to leave, how would he complete his idea of ​​the three-in-one manifestation?

Now that the two of them have voluntarily stayed, it's exactly what Zicomo wanted.

Zicomo nodded and said, "I have no objection. On the contrary, a journey should be more lively with more companions."

Michaela exclaimed happily, "Great! So where are we planning to go next?"

Zicomo said, "No rush. I haven't explored Abreifel City and the Sacred Tree yet. Let me explore this place first."

Upon hearing this, Michaela's smile froze.

He had been watching what Zicomo did ever since he started following him.

Zicomo's exploration of every place he went could be summed up in four words: plucking feathers from a passing goose.

Michaela also recalled that once, Zicomo particularly liked the style of a building.

After Zicomo finished exploring the area, he pried the building off the site, foundation and all.

Michaela quickly grabbed Zicomo and said, "Um, when you're exploring this place, could you be a little more discreet? At least try not to demolish any buildings."

Zicomo assured Michaela, "Don't worry, this is your and Marlenia's home. How could I possibly demolish your home?"

To be honest, he had indeed had this idea before, because he quite liked the architectural style of Abbeyfield City.

Moreover, even if Zikomo doesn't dismantle it, he will eventually materialize the sacred tree.

The part of Abbeyfil City built upon the sacred tree will surely collapse considerably.

However, since it was Michaela's request, Zicomo gave up his idea.

Just like he said, this is Michaela's home after all, so we have to give her that much face.

"Come on, you two hosts, aren't you going to show me around this city properly?"

Zicomo called to the brother and sister as he walked out of the cave.

To everyone's surprise, the brother and sister exchanged an awkward glance, and then Michaela said, "To be honest, we might not be very familiar with the city of Ableyfield either."

Zicomo turned around and asked in surprise, "Really? Isn't this the home you built?"

Michaela replied, "That's right. But as you know, I was kidnapped by Monger a long time ago, and I have no idea what changes have occurred in Abelfield City during this time."

Marlenia added, "Me too, I've been asleep for many years and have no idea what's going on outside."

Zicomo was speechless. He had thought this exploration would be easier, at least in terms of finding the hidden room, he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of searching for Xin anymore.

Surprisingly, it's still the same as before.

Zicomo sighed and said, "In that case, let's go and see how Abreifel City has developed now."

Chapter 225 Loretta Returns to Her Post, the Second Match Begins

Time flew by, and it was time for the second match of the three-way battle.

During this time, Zicomo was exploring the city of Abreifel and the sacred tree.

It's worth mentioning that Zicomo found an acquaintance somewhere in the city of Abreifel.

To be precise, she was an acquaintance whom I had only met once; she was the knight Loretta.

Several years ago, Zicomo fought against the avatar left behind by Loretta in the fortress of Caria.

When they met again, her title had changed from Royal Guard Knight to Holy Tree Knight.

Loretta is a noble knight who cannot bear to see races not recognized by the Golden Tree slaughtered by the followers of the Golden Fundamentals.

He personally led them, overcoming numerous obstacles, to reach the sacred tree in the snow-capped mountains.

Loretta played a crucial role in enabling some of the Platinum Children from Platinum Village to reach the foot of the Sacred Tree.

After bringing these races to the sacred tree, Loretta also stayed behind.

She decided to stay here and protect this paradise.

When Zicomo met Loretta, she was still able to communicate normally.

It seems she wasn't affected by the broken ring, at least not like the others Zicomo encountered.