I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

Gerard was speechless. The empire really couldn't produce such a thing, but the stronger the ability, the easier it was to be questioned. Therefore, Gerard naturally began to doubt whether the facts were really as Sid said.

[Just to verify the truth, has it come to the point where we have to find a strong person to conduct an experiment...]

At this point, Gerard finally understood why the two old men had been competing with each other to hurt themselves. With such a miracle in front of them, it would be strange not to try. Even if they failed, they could immediately heal with their magic medicine. Apart from the pain, they didn't have to pay anything else.

The topic couldn't end here, Gerrard forced himself to interrupt his thoughts.

"So, with this magical potion, it's only natural that the Black Dragon would recognize Lady Ella, right?"

"That's right, Lord Gerard."

Sid saluted respectfully.

"I understand. I retract my previous judgment of Lady Ella."

Gerard looked at Ella.

"I'm deeply sorry, Lady Ella. Before you came, we presumptuously speculated about your identity based on Mitis's explanation and mistook you for the Dragon Princess. Please forgive us."

"Well, as long as the misunderstanding is cleared up, that's all I need. Is that the only reason you called me here today?"

If so, he should leave the tent and ask Mitis what she thinks.

[I hope Mitis won't distance herself from me because of her status...]

Ella secretly glanced at Mitis beside her. The latter was now lowering her head, and her expression was completely invisible.

Gerrard looked embarrassed.

"Although according to the expected procedures, we shouldn't bother you any further, but as you saw last night, the black dragons have absolutely no regard for the Imperial Army. A visit like this would likely cause some problems. Could you please help smooth things over, Lady Ella, and explain our purpose for us?"

"Well... Is the purpose of Earl Gerard's trip simply to drive away poachers for the dragons?"

Although Gerard had been avoiding the topic before, Iris had told him on the way here that the reason the Empire took the initiative to send troops to help the Black Dragon was not only to prevent the Black Dragon from pouring its anger on the nearby Empire and to make friends with the Black Dragon, but also to obtain materials from the Black Dragon Mountains, such as the "Dragon Vine" that only grows around dragons, or the "Dragon Breath Wine" which is dew stained with dragon magic. No matter which one, it is a very rare item in the human world.

Even if these things actually have no effect on the Black Dragons, as an intermediary, I must ask very carefully. If possible, it would be best to ask Gerard for the exact documents.

Ella's question made Gerard pause.

"Well... I'll send someone to deliver the detailed regulations to you later. Is that okay?"

"Yes, no problem, but I'm not sure if I'll agree to this."

"Of course, it's an honor for us that you would consider our ideas."

"There's no need to be so polite, Earl Gerard—"

After some pleasantries, Ella asked the final question.

"Is it okay for Earl Gerard to let me stay in the army?"

After all, I am the daughter of the Demon King. It is too fantastic to have the king of another country accompany me in the army.

Gerard hesitated for a moment, looked at the two commanders of the magic chanter corps at hand, and nodded to each other.

"That's not a problem. No one here knows you're the Demon Queen except us, and we'll need you to make contact with the black dragons. I believe even His Majesty won't blame us after reading the report."

"Is that so... Then I'm relieved. From now on, I will cooperate with you and not reveal my identity as a demon."

"We will never forget Lady Ella's help today."

"Well then, I'll be leaving now."

Picking up the camouflage lenses on the table, Ella stood up and left. Although she really wanted to say a few words to Mitis, it was not the behavior of a king to hesitate here.

Fortunately, Gerard helped Ella in time.

"Mitis, let's go back with Lady Ella."

“Ah, ah… Yeah.”

When Gerard called her name, Mitis, who had been keeping her head down, came to her senses. After looking around, she stood up and immediately took Nanako to catch up with Ella who had already walked out of the tent.

Probably deciding to wait for Ella's consent before setting off, the army began to camp at the original location. Many soldiers walked around the camp in groups, looking completely unnerved. In their opinion, with Ella, a fellow human who had stopped the black dragon, around, they had nothing to fear.

Mitis caught up with Ella and followed behind without saying a word.

Similarly, because she didn't know what Mitis thought of her, Ella could only walk forward in silence, waiting for Mitis to speak first.

After about five minutes of agonizing time, Mitis's barely audible voice came from behind.

"Is Ella...really the Demon Queen?"

“Ah… well… that’s not wrong…”

Ella stopped.

"So, yesterday's words were just a joke, right?"

"Eh? Are you kidding?"

Ella blinked in confusion.

"It's in the hot spring..."

Mitis's words instantly made Ella realize what the joke was about.

"Ahaha, of course I'm not joking. I made a serious promise to Mitis, and I was planning to tell her my identity back then—I was the one who was worried, that Mitis would distance herself from me just because I'm a demon queen."

"Of course not! I don't care about my identity. Honestly, I thought Ella would just ignore me after her identity was revealed."

Ella's words brought a look of joy to Mitis's face, and she quickly walked to Ella's side.

"But since there's no change, it's okay to continue using the old name, right?"

"Well, I'd be surprised if Mitis kept calling me Your Excellency."

"Hahaha, I can kind of imagine what Ella looks like."

Miti laughed without hesitation, then lowered his head.

"But... I finally found it..."

"What did Mitis say just now?"

"Hmm? Don't worry about it, I was just talking to myself."

"Really? Then hurry back. I'm glad Mitis doesn't mind."

“I should be the one saying this! I have to ask Nanako and Lotte to make the best dishes today!”

Sweeping away the previous gloom, Mitis put her arm around Ella's shoulders and walked happily towards her camp.

Chapter 27: Forged Relics

*创世纪6187年6月24日 下午19:57分 黑龙山脉

Marching during the day in summer was always very tiring. In order to keep the soldiers in the best condition at all times, Gerard specifically ordered that they could rest in the shade of trees in the afternoon, but on the other hand, they had to speed up their journey after dusk.

Although there are many problems in moving quickly in such a mountainous area with steep roads and thick vegetation, considering that they must give a capable impression to the accompanying foreign monarch, Ella, there is no other way. It is part of demonstrating the strength of the imperial army.

It is now the third day after Gerrard invited us to discuss countermeasures. Since Gerrard sent the negotiation documents that afternoon, everything is progressing very quickly.

The reason why Ella agreed to let Gerard send the specific documents to her after the meeting was not only because she needed to give Gerard face, but also because she was not good at such complicated clauses. Moreover, it was inevitable that there would be mistakes when thinking alone, so it would be more appropriate to take it to the carriage and let everyone finalize it together.

As for the specific content of the terms, they were roughly the same as what Iris said, but they were more specific, such as what kind of items the empire would use to trade with the black dragons - regular tribute of precious jade to the black dragons, driving away poachers for the black dragons and sending craftsmen to build palaces for them, and then the types and quantities of alchemical materials and magic media that needed to be picked from the Black Dragon Mountains every year.

Because there was basically no place that would disturb the black dragons, Ella gave an affirmative answer on the morning of the next day - every clause of the empire carefully and specifically explained the possible impact, and the details were very thoughtful. There was no room for scrutiny, so the discussion did not take long.

Now, an army as long as an ant colony is rushing forward, but because they are not far from the Black Dragon Mountains, the soldiers are in a very heavy mood - except for a small number of people.

With an unconcealable excitement on his face, a male soldier on horseback rushed back from the front of the road.

"Lord Mitis, we have discovered a ruin!"

His gaze was fixed on Mitis, who was standing side by side with Ella at the front of the army.

The conversation with Ella suddenly stopped, and Mitis raised an eyebrow.

"remains?"

"Yes! There are many preserved weapons there that can be used to replenish war reserves."

"It's just a weapon, is there any need to make such a fuss?"

Mitis couldn't help but frown. Not to mention that they were currently on a forced march, she was also very dissatisfied with the fact that her conversation with Ella was interrupted.

The scout in leather armor wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Um... uh... Master Mitis, those weapons are extremely rare treasures. Even the weapons assigned to the captain cannot compare to them."

"Oh? A magic weapon?"

"Perhaps there are. I just did a preliminary inspection, and most of them are shields, with a few swords remaining. The total number is probably over a hundred. The ruins are currently being protected by others."

"Is it comparable to a squad leader's weapon?... It should be called a stellar iron-grade weapon, right? What a surprise."

Mitis lowered her head, looking as if she was thinking.

Ella, who was sitting in the driver's seat with Lotte, interrupted.

"Since we've met, should we have the soldiers bring back their weapons?"

The ruins were something I had specially arranged after switching classes last night. As long as I used the high-level earth magic "Palace Creation" to create a magnificent building, and then used time magic to weather and collapse it, it would be easy to create the effect of ancient ruins. As for the shield and sword, they were weapons I made from discarded scraps. Overall, although it would be difficult to fight against powerful monsters, it was definitely enough for ordinary soldiers.

Ella's words made Mitis turn her head away.

"Hmm? ...That's fine, but there shouldn't be any historically significant buildings around here. Suddenly, ruins appearing here is a bit strange, isn't it?"

"Well, it would be bad if someone else took it."

"Hmm, that's right."

After thinking for a moment, Mitis nodded and turned her attention to the soldier in front of the horse.

"Permission granted. To prevent any possible traps, let Pace go with you. Also, try not to let Gerard know about this. You should understand the reason, right?"

"yes!"

The soldier answered in an unusually loud voice and immediately rushed to the rear of the team. They had to complete the recycling work before the army marched there. If Gerard knew about it, he would definitely ask for a share afterwards, so it was natural that they had to hurry.

Looking at the soldier's quickly receding back, Mitis sighed.

"I told you to keep it a secret... I don't recall ever training such soldiers. But it seems a bit strange that they're relics."

"Ahahaha... Mitis must be overthinking it, right?"

Ella couldn't help but feel cold sweat beginning to appear on her forehead. Although she had already told Mitis that she was a demon queen and had the strength of level 22, she didn't explain that the highest level was actually ridiculously high. And she couldn't explain it. Although she thought she had made the scene retro enough, considering that Mitis was a vampire with keen intuition, she might be able to find out something, so it would be better to stop it as soon as possible.

"Hmm, no, I'm sure you're still concerned. Besides, it's time to stop marching and get some rest. I'd better go and see for myself."

"Go see it in person?"

Mitis's words almost made Ella fall off the driver's seat of the carriage.

"No, no, no, Mitis, just send your men down. Besides, we're already very close to the Black Dragon Mountains. What if we encounter a black dragon?"

As soon as she said that, Ella shouted "Oh no" in her heart, and then things began to develop as Ella had imagined.

"Meeting the Black Dragon... Hmm, I certainly overlooked that. I really should have gone there myself."

“Eh…”

Her mind raced as Ella began to think about how to change Mitis's mind. Should she make up a lie, saying that the place was a relic left behind by the Demon King? Or should she use something more practical to attract Mitis's attention?

The former seems far-fetched, while the latter might be said to be dealt with later, and neither seems reliable enough.

[Can we just hope that Mitis won't notice...]

When Ella was still nervously making a decision in her heart, Mitis patted Ella on the shoulder.

"Let's go with Ella, right? If we really encounter a black dragon, Ella won't be a problem."

“That being said…but…”

Because her mind was completely focused elsewhere, Ella could only respond with meaningless words. However, Mitis didn't care about Ella's absent-minded look and confidently placed her hands on her chest.

"Don't worry, I can carry two people as heavy as Ella, okay?"

"Ms. Mitis, that's quite disrespectful of a lady, isn't it?"

Sitting next to Ella and driving the carriage, Lotte tilted her head and smiled.

"Um... I'm sorry, but if we don't go now, we might get into trouble. Ella, are you really not coming?"