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

"No, no need! I'm fine..."

Mitis waved her hands quickly. Being picked up in such an occasion was too embarrassing no matter how you looked at it.

"There's burn marks everywhere...Militia must have been in a lot of pain..."

"Thank you for your concern, Angelica. I'm fine now. By the way, I wonder if it's the aftereffects of the lightning strike, but the boat has been slowly tilting since a while ago?"

"Does Mitis-senpai think so too?"

"Eh? I thought it was just my imagination."

An Jie Ni's face turned a little bad, and she quickly ran to the window to check.

Because of what everyone said, Ella remembered something important and immediately opened the terrain search - it showed that the merchant ship was staying right above the Qiaoke Cave.

"What a coincidence..."

Just as Ella finished her low sigh, the entire ship's vision darkened, as if it had never appeared. Without even a wave, the merchant ship disappeared on the river without any warning.

Chapter 47 Arrival

*创世纪6187年11月1日 上午06:58分 库米海姆王国

An unusually abrupt stone city stands on the endless plain. Although the dozens of meters high city walls are covered with mottled marks, there is still no doubt about its solidity.

As winter approached, the sun gradually rose from the distant horizon, dyeing the dark earth white and lavender. Fish-scale clouds occupied the sky. If a sailor saw this, he would definitely curse the impending rain in his heart. In fact, rainy days were also a burden for the soldiers patrolling the streets, because it meant that the mud and water on their boots would seep into their underwear covered by armor during patrols. In short, no one in the Kingdom of Kumheim liked the continuous rainy weather.

Ella got up early and stretched. Although she was not used to getting up early, the noise made by the crew members when they started to move around would force her to wake up from her sleep. Instead of staying in bed and sleeping, she might as well wash up early and go to the deck to enjoy the cool breeze. Of course, it was not as cold as October when autumn just began, so if she wanted to stand on the deck in the early morning, she had to at least wear a coat.

"After half a month, we can finally go to land."

"Didn't we just pass through the city yesterday?"

"I was just catching up on sleep at that time."

"Haaaa——if the demons knew that you had such a carefree personality, they would definitely dote on you even more."

Shen Gan sat on the deck railing with his feet dangling in the air and sighed helplessly. Although Ella felt that sitting on the bow like this was very dangerous, considering that the person was Shen Gan, it was probably more stable than sitting on a wooden chair herself.

Just as Ella was about to open her mouth to refute, Captain Ross walked straight towards Ella from the cabin.

"Thanks to everyone's protection, we've finally reached our destination. As expected, water lizard meat promises a safe voyage—by the way, in addition to the necessary remuneration, please accept this, Lady Ella."

As if prepared beforehand, Captain Ross took out a necklace inlaid with blue gemstones from his pocket.

"Although this necklace only has a calming effect, it's a work of art by Master Med. Master Med's work is quite popular even among the nobles. I believe it will be of assistance to Lady Ella in the future."

Isn't it for wearing, but to be used as a tool to ascend to nobility?

Ella blinked. If that was the case, the value of this necklace must have reached the point where it had to be measured in platinum coins. After all, gifts that could be given to great nobles were definitely rare items.

"We didn't do anything along the way. Captain Ross, what are you doing...?"

"Hehe, Master Ella, you're joking. If it weren't for your companions suppressing the deep-sea slime in that strange cave, my men wouldn't have had the chance to collect this chocolate dessert from the walls. With its delicious flavor, it would surely be a sought-after luxury item among the upper class nobles. Furthermore, with your help, my daughter not only learned magic chanting, but also reached a higher level than even me. Honestly, I'm a little envious. If Master Ella is willing to establish magic courses specifically for the children of nobles in all kingdoms, I'm sure it will soon become famous across the world."

Captain Ross laughed.

"No... I don't intend to offer a magic course. This is all the result of Lilia's own practice. I'm just telling her the monsters' weaknesses."

I can't chant spells at all, let alone teach others. As for the help Captain Ross mentioned, I just restrained the monsters and let Lilia bombard them with the storage staff. When Lilia's level is raised to level five, she will be able to chant basic spells according to the contents of the magic book without knowing it.

But in response to Ella's explanation, Captain Ross simply bent down and handed over the necklace with sincere hands.

"No matter what, please accept this. This is my courtesy as a noble."

"...Since Captain Ross says so."

Ella reached out and took the necklace.

"Hahaha, that's right. But speaking of which, Lady Ella, how many adventurers do you think we should bring to the ruins to be safe? I think if we can use the ruins long-term, we'll definitely make a lot of money."

The ruins that Captain Ross mentioned refer to the cave where Vera slept. In order to make the chocolate appear, he deliberately disguised the cave as a ruin. At that time, the ship was sucked into the transfer magic circle he had set up in advance. After the chocolate was collected, the magic circle sent everyone back. In order to prevent others from destroying the cave out of greed, he also deliberately released monsters such as deep-sea slimes into the cave to disguise it as a very dangerous appearance. That's why Captain Ross asked how many adventurers he should take with him to be safe.

Ella frowned, looking thoughtful.

"The Deep Sea Slime is a level 30 monster. Considering the complex environment and the other smaller monsters around, I think it will take at least a team of Crimson Gold-rank adventurers to deal with it."

"Uh...does it have to be Crimson Gold level?"

"Well, otherwise there's no way to guarantee that the crew members responsible for collecting the goods won't be accidentally injured by the aftermath of the battle."

Ella's words made Captain Ross pause. He shook his head and hesitated for a long time before sighing regretfully.

"Is that so? Looks like we can only raise the price of chocolate to platinum coins to increase its value. After all, even if you pay, Crimson Gold-rank adventurers will only accept commissions based on their mood, so they're really hard to find. Now that I think about it, if we hadn't met you, we would have become dinner for the slime."

"No, no, this is what we should do."

Ella quickly waved her hands. After all, she was the one who caused Captain Ross and his crew to fall into the cave, so there was no need to thank her.

"Well, the chocolates piled up under the cabin are my apology."

At that time, because chocolate was a liquid, Captain Ross could only empty all the barrels used to hold fresh water and pickles, and then let the crew put the chocolate in. Of course, he also asked his companions to collect some. Although the quantity was not large, it was not a particularly big problem for him who had the ability to teleport. He could just go to the cave to use it after using it up. The reason why he made such trouble was just to have a normal reason for "the chocolate to appear in his hands."

"Well then, I'll go to the cabin and sort out the cargo."

It must be a disguise for the smuggling of minerals. Ella did not stop him and watched Captain Ross leave.

Not long after, Jinghua appeared in front of Ella after packing her luggage and dragging a large package.

"I didn't expect it to be this heavy—"

Seeing Jinghua struggling, Ella hurried forward to help.

"Didn't Jinghua say to put it in storage?"

"This is so big—no matter what I say—it can't fit—huh."

Finally, he had no strength left, Jinghua released his hands that were holding the bag, supported his knees with his hands, and gasped for breath.

"How about keeping it with me for now? I'll return it to Kagamika once we get to the Adventurer's Guild in the city."

"Eh? Is this okay? Won't it cause trouble for Ella?"

"of course not."

I would definitely feel bad if I let Jinghua carry such a big package all the time.

"Then... I'll leave it to Ella."

"Yes, yes~"

"We are merchants from Lisjack, requesting entry into the city!"

Captain Ross's shout made Ella look up—the towering sluice gate, covered with mottled marks, stood before her.

"Ah, we're here already. Once the tax collectors have settled their accounts, Jinghua and Olds can go to the royal city to see His Majesty the King."

"Isn't Ella going?"

"Eh? Me? I have no reason to go with you, and besides, I have some other problems."

First of all, the identity of the Demon King is very troublesome. Normally, he should be notified in advance. As for concealing his identity when meeting, in Ella's opinion, hiding his identity when formally facing the king of another country is a very rude behavior.

"...Then let's wait until Ella finds an inn before Olds and I go to the royal city. If things don't work out, we can always come back."

Jinghua frowned, looking a little reluctant.

Ella patted Jinghua on the head and gave him a reassuring smile.

"Well, Kagamika will definitely succeed. The Kumi are pretty easy to talk to."

"I hope it's that simple..."

With worry in his eyes, Jinghua raised his head and looked at the plain gray castle in the distance.

Chapter 48: The Kingdom of Kumheim

After parting with Captain Ross at the dock, Ella and her group came to the streets of the capital of the Kingdom of Kumheim.

The capital of the Kingdom of Kumheim was built near the border of the Kingdom of Untermir. Generally speaking, a capital should not be built in such a dangerous place close to a neighboring country. However, due to the long-term wars within the kingdoms, the ownership of the territory often changed. With the change of regimes in the neighboring countries, over time, the capital of the Kingdom of Kumheim became a border city. Although some people had proposed to move the capital in the past, the Holy Sons of all generations believed that this move was a waste of money and labor and there was no need to implement it. As time went on, no one mentioned moving the capital again.

Although the entire city does not have the prosperity of the Branch of Disaster, it is much brighter than the streets of the Kingdom of Untermire. Of course, the brightness here does not only refer to the buildings blocking the sunlight, but the overall atmosphere. The expressions of pedestrians on the street are very bright, and from time to time you can see craftsmen performing on the street. Even people carrying wood to repair houses occasionally pass by. Everywhere is full of vitality.

This is a quality that an old, conservative city would never have.

"Is this the royal capital?... It feels like a completely different world compared to the outside world."

Like a countryman coming to the city for the first time, Jinghua looked around.

"Even among all the kingdoms, the capital of our Kumihimi Kingdom is second to none. From here on, it will be the country you, Saint Lady, will rule. You will have more opportunities to get to know this city."

Olds patted his chest confidently, then turned his gaze to Ella behind him.

"But then again, the dessert called 'chocolate' that Ella-sama found is surprisingly better than our tribute. If that cave were within the borders of the Kingdom of Kumheim, we wouldn't have to travel so far in the future. I'm not being lazy, I'm just sighing."

As if realizing his own slip of the tongue, Olds quickly waved his hands, and Luty couldn't help but snicker.

"Even Olds-sama has his moments of panic."

"Of course, we Kumi are no different from humans emotionally, aside from our physical structure. Also, is Lady Angeline okay? I heard from the tax collector earlier that the king is desperately searching for Lady Angeline. If she's discovered... Personally, I'm more in favor of Lady Jinghua. But at the same time, I don't want to end up in a situation that Lady Angeline wouldn't like."

In short, it is to prevent An Jieni from revealing her true identity.

To avoid being recognized, Angelini is wearing a mask that conceals her identity.

"Don't worry, this is the scarlet-gold mask that Teacher Camisia gave me. It won't be detected."

"That's actually unsettling. I wonder if Angelina-senpai will accidentally drop her mask."

"It's probably better to glue the mask to your face."

"Is little Ella a devil?!"

"Yeah, yes, it's still Demon King level."

"Gununu..."

Unable to refute Ella, Angeline could only puff up her face in anger and make a "Gununu" sound from her throat, like an angry cat.

Ella couldn't help but smile at Angelina's performance, and pointed to a hotel on the left to change the subject.

"As for the hotel, how about choosing that one over there?"

"As long as it's clean, it's fine. I don't expect much from inns in the kingdoms anymore. The lack of magic lamps is to be expected, but there aren't even any bathrooms. Is this some remote place where you can only take a bath three times in your lifetime?"

Finally finding an opportunity to vent her inner dissatisfaction, Iris muttered to herself that in the kingdoms, taking a bath was something that ordinary people could hardly enjoy, so naturally there were no facilities like bathrooms. Whenever people wanted to take a bath, they could only use buckets to collect water or simply use magic to create a temporary bath by the river, both of which were very time-consuming.

Ella could only smile bitterly.

"Well, after we take care of the Saint's business, we'll take the quickest route to the Elves, ok?"

"Forget it, since Ella-chan helped me take a bath."

It was you who insisted on taking us there!

Although I want to say this, it is very rare for Iris to mutter. If she doesn't have enough dissatisfaction accumulated in her heart, she won't say it directly.

Since Ella and her group had found a place to stay, Olds bowed to Ella and his body made of mineral bent slightly.

"Then I will take my leave and report to His Majesty the King on Lord Jinghua's matter. I plan to take Lord Jinghua to the royal city this afternoon."

"Well, I'll take good care of Jinghua. Where's Jinghua?"

When I noticed, Jinghua had disappeared from his original position.

"Ms. Jinghua said she had something to do at the stall next door, so she's gone there already."

"I see... I'll leave the inn business to Lotte for now. I'll go see what Kagamika is doing. It'll be troublesome if someone else targets them again."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

"Excuse me, Master Ella."

After waving to her companions and Olds, Ella followed the "Terrain Search" instructions to the shop where Jinghua was, while Olds led his men and troops to the distant castle.

It was called a shop, but in fact it was just an open-air stall on the street. Most of the vendors in the kingdoms looked like this. After walking through the crowd for a while, Ella found Jinghua standing in front of the stall with a hesitant look on his face.

Are you choosing magic props?

In order not to disturb Jinghua's thoughts, Ella came behind Jinghua and stretched her neck to look at the items on the stall - mostly small daily necessities such as scissors, needles and thread, and tooth wood.