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

Liao Ji: "."

"Well, actually... hey Jiuyou, come here first, let's sit closer, listen to me! Let me explain."

Unfortunately, this initial tactic is no longer effective against Jiu You.

Lord Ash's flustered appearance has made everything clear.

It turns out it was true.

Styutia, she really has

An aura of irritation emanated from the dragon girl's body, causing the surrounding temperature to rise considerably. Jiu You recalled the little nun's earnest promise to her, with that innocent and pure face, that they would "protect" Lord Ash's purity together and "supervise" her so that she wouldn't do anything "selfish."

Jiu You's clenched fist hardened even more.

alliance

Is this the alliance you wanted to form with me, Sthimitia?!

After a series of violent ups and downs, even though she had been deceived by the nun and kept in the dark by Styutia, Jiuyou decided that since she and the nun had made a pinky promise and agreed not to do anything "selfish," she had to keep it. This was a promise from a guard, completely different from the two-faced nature of other factions, especially the "priest faction"!

So the Dragon Girl still wants to protect Ash's purity, even if it's not so pure anymore. She wants to defend the honor and dignity of the Guardian!

That's why she can't do it alone. Now Jiuyou understands that she still has to start from the source and make the person she's protecting stronger as well.

So

"Lord Ash, Jiuyou and Sciutia made a pact that we would form an alliance to protect your purity. Since Sciutia has already taken the first step, why don't we let Jiuyou help you train as well?"

Sthimitia? League? Training?

Liao Ji broke out in a cold sweat. What was all this about? But the good news was that the training Long Niang was talking about was different from the strength training mentioned above. At least it wasn't about throwing him into a monster horde. It was a one-on-one specialized coaching training session between Jiu You and himself.

However, the bad news is...

Suddenly, Jiu You pulled out another pink instruction manual from somewhere.

"This was given to me by Lena. It records many training methods, which made Jiuyou realize that besides the more selfish kind, there are many other positions that can be used to help Lord Ash train."

By the light of the oil lamp inside the tent, Long Niang was carefully reading through the various training techniques, footwork, and the ultimate training method that could sweep away thousands of troops with just her mouth.

Uh

"Jiuyou, look, it's getting late. How about we..."

thump!

Before Liao Ji could finish speaking, he was pushed into the tent by Long Niang.

Next, Jiu You's face once again adopted that cold and aloof empress expression, and she even tried her best to put on an expression of disgust as if she were looking at trash and the weak.

Seeing her make that expression at Lord Ash filled Jiu You with a deep sense of guilt, but there was nothing she could do. That's what the manual Lena gave her said: she had to use that expression to achieve the best training method.

So that Lord Ash won't be "bullied" by the others!

For their alliance!

To repay the debt and to keep her promise to Styutia, Jiuyou disregarded everything else and decided to abandon everything to focus on training for Lord Ash!

Her purple eyes grew even more haughty as she looked down at Ash, who was still struggling below. Her crimson military uniform stood tall, revealing her ample breasts, while her red skirt swayed slightly, revealing glimpses of her white thighs.

Of course, the most crucial element was the combat boots. Jiu You stood on one leg, the other slightly raised. The Dragon Lady maintained her icy expression, imagining herself as an empress in the Dragon Palace, and asked in a condescending tone:

"Lord Ashes"

"Boots, do we need to take them off?"

(Provincial flow)

Chapter 105 The Power of the Southern Territory (Part 1)

the next day.

As the first rays of the morning sun pierced through the forest, the dewdrops, glistening even more brilliantly under the sunlight, bent the heavy leaf tips, causing the dewdrops to quietly slide down and making the already muddy soil below even more moist.

It's clear that there was a very heavy and intense rain last night.

With dark circles under his eyes, Liao Ji pulled open the tent flap with trembling hands, then limped out, supporting himself on the tent frame.

He quickly took a few breaths of the fresh morning air. Unlike places heavily marked by human activity, the southern border of the Dragon Kingdom, belonging to the demi-humans, shared a similar faith with the Forest Alliance and was closer to nature. The refreshing post-rain air, when inhaled, finally cleared away some of the fatigue from last night.

Liao Ji then cast a Holy Healing spell on himself. Although it was only a temporary fix, his complexion improved significantly. He could straighten his back again, and his legs stopped trembling. As for his kidneys, well, he could deal with that slowly.

Thank you, Styutia!

Liao Ji silently thanked the little nun in his heart.

He never expected that "Holy Healing," which he considered his "life-saving skill" in combat during the first playthrough, would be reduced to something that seemed perfectly acceptable in the second playthrough, since both are about combat and life-saving.

Thinking of this, Liao Ji glanced back at his tent, where a certain dragon girl was currently sleeping in a very unseemly position, occupying half of his tent. Suddenly, his lower back started to ache slightly, as if due to PTSD.

Fortunately, last night, during the ninth training session, he finally found an opportunity to snatch Jiu You's "instruction manual" and forcibly confiscate it, which finally brought the training to a stop. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been holding onto the tent this morning; he would have had to crawl out.

Liao Ji has decided, after this night, that pink-haired succubus, the author of this wicked "guidebook," that after dealing with matters in the Dragon Kingdom, her next target will be the Demon City!

For no other reason than that.

It's about letting that pink-haired succubus, Reina, experience what it's like to be "instructed"!

Liao Ji felt a surge of energy welling up from his entire body.

He couldn't bear to wake Jiu You, who was still fast asleep in the tent. After all, to be honest, it was actually Long Niang who did all the work during last night's training, so theoretically she should be even more tired than him. By the way, since the end of last night's training, Jiu You had been completely changed to the lowest level initial "portrait".

Liao Ji and Jiu You had agreed on how to introduce this "new revolutionary member" to everyone later, saying that he was a demi-human slave he bought from the arena.

After all, both he and Jiu You were very familiar with this identity, and it was indeed real.

So

The previous scene was about finding a little nun by a trash can in the rain, and now it's about the dragon girl who has become a slave again. It's like a cycle, as if he has experienced his first encounter with "them" all over again.

However, I must say, this feeling is actually quite good, except that it is a bit physically demanding.

Pulling himself back to reality, Liao Ji turned to leave, but was startled again as soon as he looked back.

Not far from him, a maid appeared to have been waiting for him. As Liao Ji approached, a mechanical voice, as if it had been planned for a long time, rang out:

"Good morning, Master. Would you like to wash up first, have breakfast first, or perhaps...eat...me first?" Number 86, feeling a deep sense of crisis as more and more people gathered around his master, tried to overtake them by speaking in a roundabout way.

Liao Ji: "."

Where is Irene?

"Happy. Miss Irene was still in her sweet dream, feeling happy that No. 86 was gradually stealing Irene's spotlight through hard work."

"Let's take our time washing up. Xiyun and the others must be awake by now. Where are they?"

After 86 pointed out a campsite location, Liao Ji was about to set off, but he was forced to stop after only a few steps.

because

"86, where are you going?" Liao Ji stopped the maid who was sneaking towards his tent.

"Cleaning the tent for the master," Number 86 said guiltily, fearing that his fetish would be discovered by the master.

"No need, come with me!" Liao Ji glared at him.

"Waaah. Yes, Master."

In just a short while after getting up early, a temporary wooden shed was erected in the camp and used as a makeshift meeting room.

When Liao Ji entered the room, he found three high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Army, including Ah Xue. However, judging from their mental state, they probably hadn't slept well last night.

"Lord Liao Ji." Upon seeing the young man enter with his maid, the fox spirit hope Yun was the first to stop what she was doing, rise from her chair, and greet him.

Reminded by hope Yun's words, Da Shan and Hu Jiu, who seemed to be having a heated discussion behind them, quickly stopped and followed the fox spirit's example to bow to Liao Ji.

This was something hope Yun secretly told them last night: humans, especially nobles, appreciate this kind of respectful ritual that gives them face. Now that Liao Ji has become their new leader, they should learn to cater to him.

After bowing, without Liao Ji asking, Xi Yun spoke first to explain, "A Xue went to prepare breakfast for you. Should I send someone to call her back?"

With such meticulousness, it's no wonder that the fox spirit was able to gather such a revolutionary army in the sealed city. However, on the other hand, it's not hard to see that although they acknowledged Liao Ji's leadership, the distance between the two sides is not so easy to bridge.

Liao Ji didn't care about this. After all, even Ah Xue took a week to successfully deceive him back then, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Liao Ji waved his hand, then glanced at a large map in front of the three of them on the table.

"Is this a map of the Southern Territory?"

"Yes, after Lord Liao set the goal for us last night, we have been discussing the specific implementation strategy."

"We will unify the southern border within three months and integrate all subhuman races into the revolution," Liao Ji told three high-ranking members of the revolutionary army yesterday.

He made grand pronouncements, but in reality, Liao Ji didn't have a concrete understanding of the Southern Territory. So, instead of listening to hope Yun's and others' plans, he first had the fox spirit give him a general overview of the Southern Territory.

"Lord Liao Ji, in the Southern Territory, we demi-humans all use 'clans' as our power base. The largest clan among them is the Ancient Wolf Clan. They were able to develop rapidly by siding with that Minister 'Charlot,' thus avoiding the calamity of enslavement. Their clan grew strong, and they alone firmly occupied the most fertile orc plains in the Southern Territory, driving all the other clans into the Tribal Forest where we are now, leaving us with only... and only allowing us to live in this forest."

"Within the Forest of Tribes, there are hundreds of clans of all sizes, but even the largest clan would never exceed half the size of the Ancient Wolf Clan. No, it should be said that there used to be, but later every clan dared not do that, and even feared that their clan would grow too strong, so they deliberately abandoned some of their clansmen."

As hope Yun spoke of this, a few shadows of gloom and hatred flashed deep in the fox spirit's eyes.

"Why? Because of the Ancient Wolf Clan?" Liao Ji asked.

"That's right. Whenever a new clan is about to rise in the Tribal Forest, it will inevitably be targeted by the Ancient Wolf Clan. They have colluded with that minister and will lead the Dragon Kingdom's army to massacre the clans that threaten them, kill their leaders, slaughter all the young and middle-aged male demi-humans, and the female demi-humans will be shackled for life and sent as slaves to the human cities in the north."

hope Yun touched the marks from the shackles on her neck. After taking several deep breaths, she finally murmured to herself:

“A clan that was once vibrant and prosperous can be reduced to a group of old, weak and sick overnight, and die in grief. It is because there are too many such precedents that the forest of tribes is in a sick state where all clans are trembling with fear and afraid of showing their strength.”

"That's why, even after hundreds of years, no clan has been able to stand up against the Ancient Wolf Clan. The hundreds of clans in the entire Tribal Forest are treated like fishponds by them. They never exterminate them, and sometimes they even support certain special races, such as the cat people like Ah Xue. Of course, it's not because they have a change of heart, but to fulfill the slave quota given to them by Minister Charlotte, so as to consolidate the human support their clan has."

Chapter 106 The Power of the Southern Territory (Part 2)

After hope Yun's explanation, Liao Ji nodded, having a general understanding of the situation in the Southern Territory.

In short, although there are many clans in the Forest of Tribes, they are all scattered and disorganized, while the Ancient Wolf Clan of the Orc Plains is able to dominate because it has become a "puppet army". Every year, it can continuously satisfy the demand of the northern humans for demi-human slaves by harvesting the Forest of Tribes.

It seems that if I want to unify the Southern Territory, this Ancient Wolf Clan is an insurmountable obstacle.

After hearing so much bad news, this next piece of news might be considered a piece of good news amidst the bad news, right?