Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

As if to fit her mecha girl persona, Ling never showed a suitable expression on her face from the moment she met Esther, looking like a machine without emotions.

"Sigh, do you want me to tell you that I saved the souls of those two humans and gave them life again?"

Ling continued to recount the surprise in a calm tone.

"Really!? You saved them? When? How did you do it?"

"Hmph, are you curious? You'll find the answer when you return to the world of Faya."

"But I have so many answers to seek, Ling. Does the task you gave me back then, which promised to make me a demigod if I completed it, still count?"

"Of course it counts. I will use the omnipotence of the World Administrator to bring you to the threshold of God."

As the name suggests, a demigod is equivalent to half a god. Becoming a demigod means possessing divinity. Although it is still not enough compared to a true god, becoming a demigod allows one to break through the limitations of mortal races.

Estia's maximum ability has remained unchanged for thousands of years, always at level 400. But if she becomes a demigod, perhaps she can reach level 500, or even level 600...

Gods can crush demigods, but demigods can also crush all mortal beings.

Most importantly, it allows access to some secrets about the world.

Chapter 227, Section 213: The Awakening General

The Kingdom of Eureka is renowned in the surrounding region for its powerful heavy infantry. With the recent end of the war and the Kingdom of Eureka's great victory, the people of the capital put aside their work and began to hold a grand celebration.

The king and the Kingdom's Knights held a grand procession, dressed in their battlefield armor, without wiping away the blood and mud, for for soldiers and generals, this was a symbol of honor.

Princess Leila also rode her warhorse in the procession, but a faint melancholy was visible on her face. The kingdom's general, the otherworldly adventurer named Ling Xue, was unconscious in his room and could not be awakened no matter what.

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Kingdom of Eureka!"

The crowd cheered loudly. This great victory greatly boosted the cohesion of the Kingdom of Eureka. At the same time, many people in the crowd shouted the name of the Imperial General who had turned the tide, but they could not find the General in the parade no matter how hard they looked.

"Where is the General? Why didn't he participate in the parade?"

"Perhaps they were preparing for some other celebration? What a pity, I brought a precious photographic crystal to record this moment."

"That's amazing! I admire the Great General so much. He's supposed to be an adventurer from another world, a tool-like existence, yet he's able to change the fate of our kingdom."

It is clear that the public is unaware of the general's current condition. The news of the general's coma cannot be spread yet. What the public needs to do now is cheer and celebrate, not worry about their general.

The grand procession stopped in the capital's square, followed by speeches from the king and important generals, and then an awards ceremony to confer new titles upon those who had distinguished themselves in battle.

As a princess, Leila no longer needed to stay here. She handed her warhorse to the attendant beside her and, dressed in formal attire, ran towards the general's residence.

When the news that the Great General of the Kingdom of Eureka was an adventurer from another world first spread, most people thought it was a joke. How could an adventurer from another world lead them in war?

However, the Great General's exceptional command on the battlefield led the initially disadvantaged Kingdom of Eureka to a resounding victory, and no one questioned her anymore. Her prestige within the Kingdom of Eureka soared to unprecedented heights.

"your Highness!"

Just as Leila was heading towards the general's residence, a servant who was in charge of taking care of the general also rushed over.

"Didn't I tell you to take care of Ling Xue? Why did you run off?"

"Your Highness, the Great General has awakened!"

"woke up?!"

"And I'm perfectly fine; that's exactly why I came to let you know!"

This news immediately put Leila at ease; Ling Xue was alright! This was truly wonderful news!

She couldn't remember when she had become infatuated with this adventurer from another world; in any case, when she came to her senses, all she could think about was his face.

Lingxue Lingxue Lingxue...

A hint of madness flashed in Leila's eyes, and her expression became somewhat ferocious and terrifying. The servant next to her couldn't help but turn his head to the side.

The princess is very cute and usually quite gentle, but when she encounters something that interests her, she behaves quite strangely, even giving the impression of turning to the dark side.

Leila ran even faster, even using her most proficient wind elemental magic to accelerate her pace.

At this moment, the Great General, who is also the adventurer from another world, Ling Xue, was sitting in a chair in the room drinking water from her cup.

She felt her head buzzing and couldn't remember anything.

Who am I? Where do I come from? What do I need to do now?

There were some books on the table in front of her. Ling Xue picked one up at random and found that she could understand all the words on it.

But soon, two very strange characters appeared in her mind, and her subconscious told her that she had to write them down.

So she picked up a pen and wrote the two words that kept echoing in her mind on the blank page.

"What is this? A symbol? A picture?"

She frowned slightly, unable to see what she was writing. It was actually the language of another world, and the meaning of the language was—Aya.

Ling Xue rubbed her dizzy head. She didn't understand why those two characters appeared in her mind, but she couldn't understand them no matter what she did.

Once she wrote those two words down, they would no longer echo in her mind.

Click~

The door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and a girl who looked very familiar to Ling Xue rushed in.

"Ling Xue! Why did you faint earlier? You scared me to death!"

"your Highness?"

Upon seeing Leila, Ling Xue finally remembered that she was the kingdom's great general, and that the war had just ended with the kingdom achieving a great victory.

"Let me see if there's anything wrong with you!"

Leila ran over and started touching Ling Xue inappropriately, which greatly bothered Ling Xue. It was precisely for this reason that she liked to wear armor at all times.

"Your Highness, please stop joking. I'm in great health."

Ling Xue shook her arms to show that she was now strong and healthy.

However, her mind was still a bit muddled, as if she had just had a dream, a dream in which she lived in another world, a world where…

Leila interrupted her thoughts: "Lingxue, Father is in the square bestowing titles and honors. As a great contributor, you can't miss it!"

"Huh? The parade is over?"

"Of course it's over. Who told you to be unconscious for so long? You scared me to death."

Leila walked over and hugged Ling Xue's arm, while deliberately rubbing her chest against it.

This action only made Ling Xue more confused: "Young Miss... eh?"

"Miss?"

Leila was puzzled by this sudden title.

"Oh no, maybe I'm still half asleep... Your Highness, I'm just a subject, it's not appropriate for me to have physical contact with you, is it?"

"Hey, why are you making such a serious face? We're all girls, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Ai...Aiya?"

Ling Xue uttered strange words again.

"What?!"

"nothing."

"It seems you're really out of it. Come on, let me think of a way to bring you to your senses."

Leila conjured an ice ball with her magic. This level of magic was something any magic apprentice could do. Then, taking advantage of Ling Xue's inattention, she stuffed it directly into Ling Xue's clothes.

"babble!!"

"Are you awake now? If you are, hurry up and join the celebration!"

As a princess of the kingdom, Leila had no airs at all, and her relationship with Lingxue was more like that of good friends.

Of course, this "good friend" was only her opinion; Ling Xue didn't react much to her various intimate gestures.

He's just like a block of wood...

Section 228, Chapter 214: A Kiss Under the Tree

Light snowflakes drifted down from the sky; late autumn was over, and winter was coming sooner in this region.

A thin layer of snow covered the earth, vegetation, and houses. Estia sat alone under a tree, her figure appearing somewhat lonely.

Ling Xue and Mo Ran did not die, but were sent to the Faya World by Ling.

Putting aside how Ling managed to do it, Esther recalled the rumor Ye Qingxian had told her before: many humans on Earth, after dying, would be transformed into NPCs with the same appearance and personality and put into the game "Faya Continent".

In other words, Ling Xue and Mo Ran have now become native inhabitants of Faya.

Estia desperately wanted to find out the truth about the world. She had once suspected that the world she lived in was a game, but her own experiences felt so real.

She began to hate her own powerlessness. As a mortal, her strength had reached its peak, and her reputation had reached the point of being remembered in history, but now she felt it was far from enough.

Ding~ Check the task progress.

"Demigod Ascension Quest: Gain the favor of half of all living beings (including adventurers from other worlds), current progress 21%"

This pace is very reasonable, and the majority of the progress comes from Astrea's player fans, while the rest are almost negligible.

How much effort will it take to complete this task?

Estia didn't know the answer, but she knew that if she stayed in this cozy, secluded Dragon Abyss, she would never be able to complete the mission.

Perhaps the only thing she can do is try to be a benevolent dragon, helping others across the mainland and changing people's impression of her.

Unfortunately, the impression of her as an evil dragon is deeply ingrained in people's minds, and changing that image is no easy task. To put it simply, the people of the Kingdom of Fania have a very poor impression of her.

Ding~ Check the vassal panel.

"Current vassal: Kingdom of Fania, population 1201 million, ranked 21st in continental strength, public favorability rating -79 (highly hostile)"

Although Estia made the Kingdom of Fania a vassal and had a good relationship with the king and princess (?), the people of that country still hated her.

After returning from Earth, Esther realized that she was not invincible. Perhaps she was indeed invincible on the continent of Faya, but she might find it difficult to protect herself against those unknown enemies.