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The intruder disappeared in an instant.

After leaving the aerial fortress, Roxy complained:

"You have no idea how much the Armored Dragon King hates the demons. If I were assassinated by his familiars, I would come back and curse you even if I turned into a ghost."

Gao Wen glanced sideways at the fool who dared to offend the Armored Dragon King but offended him, and said to comfort him casually:

"Then I will crush the Sky Fortress and him himself to avenge you."

Luo Qixi pursed her lips:

"But I'm dead anyway."

Gao Wen thought without hesitation:

"I will find a way to bring you back to life, no matter what the cost."

Lokishi didn't speak to Gawain for an hour, and didn't take off her helmet while working.

Gao Wen's comment on this is: stingy.

Apart from the encounter with the aerial fortress, everything else was normal. After the two arrived at the time when the Adventurer's Guild stopped accepting commissions, they returned to New Roa together with takeout.

While Luo Qixi was eating, Gao Wen was tinkering with the supplies he needed for the night, which made Luo Qixi feel helpless:

"Don't waste the little magic power you've just recovered. Rest for a while. I'll help you after I finish eating. Really, it would be so nice to eat together."

Gao Wen admitted that skipping a meal today wouldn't save him any time:

"Mistake."

After Loki finished her dinner in no time, a skill she had learned during her adventurer days, she immediately helped Gawain fill up the magic stones and prepare the magic armor. By the time they were done, it was already completely dark.

Gawain skillfully put on his armor again, and Lokixi stayed where he was as usual. Gawain leaned over and gave a light kiss on the other cheek, which was different from last night. But what was different from before was that after the goodnight kiss, Lokixi immediately caught up on tiptoe and kissed Gawain on the cheek in return.

She hesitantly explained:

"This is... a reminder for you to rest tonight..."

Gawain was slightly stunned when he saw Luo Qixi shyly turning her head away and folding her hands. He subconsciously raised his hand and stroked Luo Qixi's smooth cherry lips with his cold black fingertips. His eyes became hesitant and eager.

Luo Qixi quickly took a step back, and the metallic chill immediately disappeared from her lips. She stretched out her hands to try to stop Gawain and asked shamefully:

"You...you don't want to kiss?"

Gawain tilted his head, quite puzzled:

"Kiss? If you mean kissing lips to lips..."

Luo Qixi lowered her head and covered her face, her tone pleading and wavering:

"Please don't go into so much detail!"

But immediately, she understood the situation, which was almost unbelievable, but also normal for Gawain:

"Wait! Don't you know what a kiss means?"

Gao Wen said confidently:

"do not know."

For a moment, Lokisi's mind was torn between conscience and desire. She recalled Sylphy's admonitions to her and once again realized that if she wanted to, she could twist Gawain into what she wanted.

But she couldn't and didn't want to do that.

It's true that after she stopped suppressing her emotions, she really fell in love with Gawain more and more! But liking someone doesn't mean she has to show a strong desire for control and possession, right?

Although she had some fantasies, Lokisi did not intend to work hard to become Gawain's partner.

This wasn't to say she was still plagued by low self-esteem, or that she was blinded by theories about lifespan. It was simply that if it wasn't necessary, it wasn't necessary. Lokisi didn't think Gawain was someone who absolutely needed a lover or a wife, and she wasn't someone who couldn't survive without a happy family. Of course, she was certainly weaker than Gawain and more afraid of loneliness, but that reason alone was enough to make her give up on the idea of forcing a relationship.

That's what it says.

Luo Qixi felt that if there was a suitable opportunity or the situation changed, she would definitely change her mind, right?

Adaptability is also a virtue of adventurers and scholars.

Thinking of this, Luo Qixi helplessly grasped Gawain's gauntlet and taught him as she had in the past:

"This kind of thing can only be done with the opposite sex you like or love! Of course, I mean heterosexuals doing it with the opposite sex, and homosexuals doing it with the same sex. And, it can't be forced, it needs to be mutually agreed."

Gawain held his chin with one hand, still puzzled:

"But I like Luo Qixi."

Luo Qixi was hit by another straight ball. Her head was about to explode. She quickly raised her head and tried her best to suppress the corners of her mouth that wanted to curl up, and continued to explain in a serious manner:

"Stupid, it's the love between a man and a woman!"

Gawain's thoughts froze immediately, just as Lokisi had predicted. Lokisi seized the opportunity to pursue him, determined to avenge the arrow that had been unconsciously provoked.

"Gawain, you don't understand this kind of thing, so just remember not to kiss anyone."

Gao Wen suddenly drew inferences from one instance and said:

"So first kiss means the first time you kiss?"

This was the first time Luo Qixi had seen Gawain so clever on the topic of emotions, even though she couldn't follow his train of thought at all:

"That's basically the understanding, but some works or regional cultures have broader or narrower definitions. For example, kissing the face means losing your first kiss, or there are age restrictions or restrictions on the person you can kiss."

Lokisi spoke at length and laughed:

"Anyway, according to the definition of the Asura Kingdom, Gawain, you have to keep your first kiss for the rest of your life!"

Gao Wen frankly denied:

"have nothing left."

Luo Qixi, who had just had her first kiss, was struck by lightning and subconsciously asked:

"with who?"

"Sylphy."

"How long? How many times? Did you stick out your tongue?"

Gao Wen didn't understand why she asked these questions, so he just frowned and told the truth:

"The first time was on my tenth birthday, and I think it happened a few times after that, including a few days ago. What's the situation with sticking out your tongue? Are there any cultural differences?"

Lokixi forced a smile.

She seemed to realize something, but couldn't immediately grasp it clearly. She just pushed Gawain's breastplate evasively.

"Just curious! Get to work!"

Chapter 55 Luo Qixi: The king of the Armored Dragon King is a king-level king!

Chapter 55: Traveling Together (15)

October 9, 417 Jialong calendar year

Nothing happened during the day.

Gawain and Lokixi distributed all the commissions in their hands smoothly, and rescue teams from various continents were successively formed and deployed by Gawain.

In less than nine days, the magic disaster rescue operation in Fitoya Territory was fully launched throughout the human world. This was a terrifying speed that was unimaginable in the past. The entire universe was trembling under the will of the same person, even if he was well-intentioned.

By the way, this unprecedented magical disaster also has its own official name - [Great Transfer], also known as [Transfer Disaster].

This disaster is also a special situation that has never occurred in the history of the human world. It even reminds many people who are familiar with history of the experience of many races pouring into the human world ten thousand years ago.

Troubled times.

However, the person involved had no idea about this. He had already finished work early and reunited with the three former members of the Black Wolf Fang in the tavern.

Keith placed a small wooden box on the table, patted it, and said proudly:

"The results of a day and a half! Impressive, right?!"

He took out pieces of intelligence and introduced them one by one:

"These are the ruins and labyrinths that Elinarize and Talhand have visited over the years. I've marked them one by one on this map of the Beccarit continent."

"These are the ruins and mazes on other continents that we have explored over the years. These are the marked maps."

"These are the intelligence I've collected over the years, most of which is of questionable authenticity. This last part is the intelligence we collected locally, most of which is also of questionable authenticity."

"And this table suggests the order of exploration."

Gao Wen glanced through it briefly and thanked him:

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Keith."

Keith smiled happily and patted Gawain on the shoulder:

"That's all I can do. You should be more grateful to Elinalize and Talhand. Besides, it's only natural for us to help save Senis."

Gawain thanked the three of them again, and Luo Qixi also stood up and followed suit.

Before dinnertime, Gawain and Rokisi took their leave. After returning to New Roa, they learned from the staff that someone had delivered special intelligence. Sure enough, it was the glorious Almanfi, carrying a massive, exquisite wooden box, the contents of which were practically overflowing with papers.

Gawain called him home, and Almanfi introduced the intelligence one by one and delivered a crucial message:

"My Lord has commanded me to convey this: It is said that the ancient labyrinth will capture humans and make them function as its heart. Those who become the labyrinth's heart will be corrupted by magic, lose all memory, and gain the power of curse. Therefore, I suggest that you first explore labyrinths that have existed for a long time and are large enough, as well as ruins that have not been visited for a long time."

Gawain nodded, but since this was an apology gift, he did not say thank you.

Almanfi didn't seem to want to stay long. After delivering the things and conveying the good news, he saw that Gawain had no intention of giving orders, so he said goodbye and left.

Luo Qixi looked at the mountain of documents with a sense of despair:

"So, our next task is to organize all this information? This will take two or three days, right?"

Gawain shook his head:

"No need, just rest normally, I can finish it in one night."

Luo Qixi gave a thumbs up:

"Gawain, you are definitely suitable to be the emperor."

Gao Wen did not respond, but went to make a pot of tea himself after a long absence and poured a cup for Ms. Luo Qixi who had already started working overtime.

Queen Lokishi praised after tasting it:

"Your tea is still the best."

Gawain poured himself some tea and sat down. Considering that Luo Qixi had said something sensible, he decided not to use the word "washing pot water" to describe the loving black tea she had brewed earlier.

The two of them entered into their work state in tacit understanding, both looking down at the documents, making circles and notes. Luo Qixi asked:

"How do we prioritize? According to Lord Armored Dragon King's advice? Or according to Keith's?"

Gao Wen's analysis:

"The power of the curse is that it will transform those who become the heart of the labyrinth into children of God. The loss of memory and the enormous amount of magic power both fit in with the theory of human-god to a certain extent."

"Assuming both intelligence reports are true, the highest priority should be the large ancient labyrinth formed by the consumption of some ancient ruins. In short, for now, this item will be given the highest priority."

Luo Qixi simply flipped through the catalog and rolled her eyes at Gawain:

"Then we should go to the Demon Cave first."

Gao Wen said casually:

"I know the way. Let's go there tomorrow."

"I'm going to die! I want to quit the team!"

"approve."

"You're not allowed to go alone!"

"Veto. Non-teammates have no right to make decisions."

"Then I'll join the team."

"approve."

"You are not allowed to go to the Demon Cave."

"veto."