On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Lena didn't want to recall that tragic past experience.

Rena's supposed rationality crumbled before Lord Ash. His shameless, lewd body filled her with exasperation. She had thought that during the five hundred years Lord Ash had been gone, she had been undergoing rigorous "training" day and night for the Great Victory, but in the end, after only seeing Lord Ash's true form, she was utterly defeated.

No, it must be that she just hasn't gotten used to Lord Ash's current state yet, that must be it!

Therefore, the special training also needs to change!

She must overcome this!

The best way to overcome desire is to face it!

Jingle Bell

Lena rang the bell on the bedside table, and soon a knock sounded. Three female succubi entered. No one could actually enter the city lord's bedroom, but succubi didn't count.

"Go, according to this, update all—no, half—the decorations in the room." Lena handed over Liao Ji's panoramic 360-degree photos and summoned one of the succubi.

The reason for updating only half of it is that we can't be like a bear breaking corn cobs; we can learn new things but also forget the old ones!

Yes, it's definitely not that she couldn't bear to part with it.

Changing the room theme so she sees Ashes every day will cause her to get tired of it, lose interest, and eventually lose all interest altogether. This is just one of Reina's "special training" methods.

The next step, more advanced "special training," will require the use of external aids.

Lena opened her treasure chest.

There are quite a few small toys and special training tools inside.

For example, there's the "Steady Flow Type" Ash I, the "Vajra Mighty Type" Ash II, the "Earth-Shaking Type" Ash III, the "Perfect Match Type" Ash IV, and the "Overwhelming Power Type" Ash V.

Good movies require rehearsals.

Lena summoned a total of three succubi; one of them left to carry out the order, leaving two remaining.

Tonight as a celebration

Let's rehearse "The Fallen Nun", "Conquering the Empress", and "The Succubus's Great Victory" first!

Under Reina's instructions, the three succubi began to release illusionary mist, a unique ability of succubi that allows them to take a template and transform into that template.

Looking at Styutia in front of her, Tang Jiuyou...

Lena, carrying her beloved treasure chest, hummed a little tune as she walked towards them.

Set a small goal first.

She is a succubus destined to become the mistress of the harem!

Chapter 76 The Sealed City

Under the starry sky lies a bustling metropolis, its lights twinkling, and the arrival of night cannot dampen the crowds thronging the streets.

When Liao Ji's vision cleared again, the surroundings were no longer the desolate wilderness outside Michel's Wall.

The footsteps and noise of passersby mingled with the shouts of vendors and shopkeepers, filling the air with the aroma of grilled skewers and pastries. Colorful lanterns hung on the corners of the attic, turning the night into day. Everywhere you looked, there was a sense of prosperity and strength.

Such a scene is not seen in the Holy Land. The "robe-like" clothing style of the pedestrians and the small flags with "dragon crests" hanging on many buildings all indicate the owners of this place.

Clearly, they have arrived.

Within the territory of the Dragon Kingdom.

"Old...old relic, did I teleport wrong?" The three of them found themselves at the corner of a busy street. The girl looked at the dense crowd around her and felt a little flustered.

As a member of the Holy Kingdom, having grown up in the Dark Cave, Irene had never seen so many people on the street in her life, let alone imagined that it could be so brightly lit at night.

Is this the most powerful country on the mainland, the Dragon Kingdom?

But the problem is.

Irene remembered Klaus's earlier speculation that they should have been teleported to some secret base, but now it seemed to have nothing to do with either "secret" or "base"!

"No, no, no, Irene, well done! You really didn't disappoint me!" Liao Ji patted the girl's shoulder with satisfaction.

Irene successfully triggered the "Turbidity Deviation" effect once again, which made Liao Ji sigh, "Is this the true value of 'Luck E'?"

"86, can you connect to the local area network here? Please help me confirm our location."

"Yes, Master. Search complete. Our current location is: Dragon Kingdom, Municipality, Sealed Capital. Another data point shows that the most common name for this place is, Land of Slaves."

"A land of slaves?"

"Yes, according to the information, the Sealed City is located at the junction of the east and west of the Dragon Kingdom. It is a basin city built on top of layered rocks. Because it is backed by the Tribal Forest, the Orc Plains and the Wild Swamp to the west, a large number of orc slaves produced from the west of the Dragon Kingdom have to pass through the Sealed City, which serves as a gateway, before finally flowing to the human cities in the east."

"Huh!? Do the humans and beastmen in their Dragon Kingdom live separately?" After listening to 86's introduction, Irene couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, although the demi-human race was also regarded as a subject of the Dragon Kingdom and even bore the brunt of the labor force in the early days of the Dragon Kingdom, since the revision of the canon three hundred years ago, the demi-human race has been stripped of most of its rights and driven out of the rich east by humans. The only way for them to return is as slaves."

"What the hell! Isn't the Empress of the Dragon Kingdom a subhuman?! Why would she side with humans and harm her own kind?!"

Irene grew angrier as she listened, and this time it wasn't 86 who spoke first; Liao Ji answered the question.

"It must be a problem with the 'Relic Users,' right? Didn't Gu Qing say before that demi-humans don't seem to have the talent to use 'Relics'? So in the Empress's eyes, even if they are of the same race, as long as they are the weaker party, they will still be abandoned without mercy."

Liao Ji sighed as he finished speaking.

A few flashes of self-reproach crossed his eyes.

After correcting Styutia, Liao Jicai realized the profound impact that "Lord Ash," whom he controlled during the first playthrough, had had on the characters in these games.

Styutia's weak personality resulted in a fear of being abandoned by herself.

Tang Jiuyou

This demi-human dragon girl, whom he had originally chosen from the "Slave Arena," seems to have taken a path completely opposite to that of the nun.

With her strong personality, she strictly followed the law of the jungle, just like her "first time around," which is probably why the Dragon Kingdom is in such a terrible state now.

The logic has been clarified.

But there was one thing Liao Ji didn't understand at all.

This can be considered one of the root causes of the current racial conflicts in China.

That is

Why can't the subhuman race use "relics"?

This shouldn't be happening at all, right?

It is true that some of the branding marks and equipment items have usage restrictions, but the vast majority of one's own "relics" should be completely open. After so many years, surely not a single demi-human has appeared who can use "relics"?

Liao Ji believed that if he wanted to correct Jiu You, or even the entire Dragon Kingdom, this was an issue he absolutely had to investigate thoroughly.

After clarifying the location and getting the next steps in mind.

All that's left is to take action.

"Let's go!" Liao Jixian stepped into the bustling crowd on the street.

After 86's introduction, he was no longer surprised that this basin city was so prosperous. After all, in the Dragon Kingdom, the most profitable thing was undoubtedly the slave trade.

As the largest slave market, the Sealed City naturally boosted the city's economy, resulting in a large population and thriving trade.

Of course, Liao Ji's focus was not on the economy.

If he's not mistaken, the "other item" here should also be quite large.

"Old fogey, what are we going to do next? Kill the corrupt officials or rob the rich?" Irene rubbed her hands together, eager to join the "revolution."

86, after hearing the girl's words, silently distanced himself from Irene.

"Do you remember what the first thing I did when I first arrived at the Black Hole?" Liao Ji asked as they walked.

"You mean..."

Yilin stopped halfway through her recollection, and suddenly blushed with embarrassment, because the first thing Liao Jigan did back then was to force himself on her at her house!

"What are you thinking! When we get to a new place, the first thing we need to do is buy skins and change into new clothes, don't you understand! I've taught you for nothing!"

Liao Ji rolled his eyes at Yilin and then walked into what looked like the biggest and most luxurious clothing store on the street.

As for 86 and Irene, they exchanged a glance.

"So, what is the first thing Miss Irene wants to say about her master?" Number 86 asked, feigning gossip but actually feeling jealous.

"nothing!!"

When Irene followed her into the store, she only glanced at the price tags on the clothes and her eyes widened in shock.

33,000 Ash Coins!?

Crazy!

Is this the level of consumption in China?

But when she saw Liao Ji buying several sets in a flash, and then casually swiping his card to pay under the saleswoman's love-struck gaze, she was dumbfounded.

"Wait a minute, you old fogey, where did you get so much money?"

Irene's understanding of Liao Ji's financial resources was still limited to the tens of thousands of yuan Brian had given her.

In practice

Emerging from the dressing room, Liao Ji, dressed in standard Chinese aristocratic attire and even sporting a walking stick, exuded a completely transformed aura. He gave Yilin a disdainful sneer.

"Your goddess's secret stash is all in my hands. We lack everything right now, but we don't lack money."

In order to save the Holy Kingdom, it's not unreasonable to ask Sthitia for some war funds, right?

Given the little nun's complete obedience to him, and with such a legitimate reason, it was practically as if she were giving him the entire treasury of the Holy Kingdom.

Although the Ash Empire has split, "they" have maintained unity in many things, such as not sharing a language and using Ash Coins as their currency.

With the financial backing of the entire Holy Kingdom, Liao Ji, seeing that the night was getting deeper, decided to make arrangements for the night's lodging. So he took Irene and the maid to his next "planned" target.

"Now that we're so rich, we should at least stay in a nicer hotel!"

Now that you have money, you have to experience the life of a rich landlord!

Irene's favorite thing is to get things for free. Uh, I mean, to eat and drink on the company's dime!

But as the young man next to her spoke, the girl realized that poverty had limited her imagination.