Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

At the border area today, most people have become stubborn due to the loss of their blessings, and it is not easy to get them to betray their original allegiance.

So Lin Zhiyu thought, maybe he should find another way.

"Things like the Red Lion soldiers and the Greg soldiers are very difficult to recruit for my own use. Their identities alone wouldn't earn their approval, not to mention that most of these soldiers are stubborn and impossible to communicate with."

"Hmm... In two days we're going to find the large pit leading to the underground world near Hyde Fortress. I remember there seemed to be a side quest in the game about a knight guarding Hyde Fortress who betrayed the city lord, Kayneth, because he practiced the forbidden mystical art of blood. He also captured the queen of the demihuman tribe living near Hyde Fortress, thus inviting a frenzied siege from the demihumans."

"Also, it seems from the plot that after the player helps Kayneth defeat the treacherous knight, Kayneth returns to Hyde Fortress and successfully pacifies the demihuman tribe there, even recruiting them for his own use?"

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu immediately had an idea.

Although the demihumans of the borderland, like the goblins in many fantasy stories, are usually weak in combat, they go berserker-like at night.

Moreover, the subhumans reproduced very quickly and in large numbers.

If we can use it for our own benefit and make good use of it, it can be a powerful force.

Based on this idea, what other races are there in the border area whose situations are similar to those of subhumans?

"Hybrids! We can also find a way to recruit hybrids and use them for our own benefit! These creatures have been scorned by the humans in the border areas. If someone can treat them equally, they are actually willing to offer their loyalty!"

At this time, Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but think that in the game, in Michaela's sacred tree area, there are actually many hybrids.

Those hybrids traveled thousands of miles to the Holy Tree area and chose to follow Michaela because they heard that the Holy Tree accepted all life.

Of course, compared to Michaela, the brilliant demigod, Lin Zhiyu is just an unknown person. It is definitely not an easy task to gain the loyalty of subhumans and hybrids.

But having an idea is always better than having no idea at all.

"I wonder how far the hybrid rebellion has progressed in Morn City, on the Weeping Peninsula? The hybrid army there is rebellious because they've had enough of being oppressed by Greg's legions. If someone could lead them all the way to Stonewell City, they wouldn't refuse, right?"

"Damn it, if that doesn't work, let Li Meifeng use illusion to control their minds! The hybrid army over there is led by a lion hybrid. Li Meifeng can't control hundreds of hybrids with illusion, so controlling just one lion hybrid wouldn't be easy, right?"

Thinking of this, a complete plan formed in Lin Zhiyu's mind.

Chapter 54: The Rebirth of the Valkyrie

a new day.

Outside Lin Zhiyu's room, Millicent, wearing a cloak that half covered her face, was waiting silently.

"Squeak~"

Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Busujima Saeko walked out of Lin Zhiyu's room, looking energetic and rosy-faced, with some sweat on her forehead, as if she had just experienced some intense and enjoyable exercise.

At this time, Millicent looked into the room curiously and found that Lin Zhiyu was sitting on the edge of the bed with his eyes closed, resting, looking like a sage.

What did the two of them do in the room just now?

Millicent's eyes widened slightly, a strange expression on her face. Her gaze fell on Busujima Saeko, who had just walked out of the room, and she was about to say something.

However, before Millicent could say anything, Busujima Saeko spoke first and handed a shield-shaped amulet to Millicent.

"Take this, it might still hurt a little later, come on!" After encouraging Millicent with a smile, Busujima Saeko quickly left, leaving Millicent, who subconsciously took the Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet and stood there in a daze.

Then, Lin Zhiyu's call came from the room.

"Millicent?"

"Um...ah? Oh, I'm here."

Millicent responded to Lin Zhiyu's call in a slightly silly manner, and then subconsciously stepped into Lin Zhiyu's room.

"Close the door." Lin Zhiyu reminded again.

Millicent, confused and clueless, closed the door immediately.

Then, she stood one step inside the door, feeling the scorching heat emanating from the amulet in her hand as if it had just been roasted by fire, and suddenly felt regret and fear in her heart.

She felt really stupid.

He just walked in like a fool without asking any questions!

"What are you standing there for? Come here!"

At this time, Lin Zhiyu patted the bed and called out to Millicent again.

Seeing Lin Zhiyu patting the bed, Millicent subconsciously took a step back, her back immediately touching the cold stone wall.

Seeing that Millicent actually took a small step back, Lin Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, then said with a mixture of laughter and tears:

"No, why do you seem so scared? Like a kid who's afraid of having to take off his pants for an injection..."

Here, Lin Zhiyu thought that Millicent was afraid of his fire power.

After all, for Millicent, who has almost merged with the Scarlet Corruption, Lin Zhiyu's flames will indeed bring her great pain when suppressing the Scarlet Corruption for her.

So isn’t this just like a child who is afraid of injections?

Millicent didn't know what it meant to take off your pants for an injection, but she knew what it meant to take off your pants.

So she immediately shook her head in panic.

Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked her, "So what do you mean by shaking your head? Are you afraid or not? Come here quickly! You know I'm very gentle. Don't worry, I will definitely try my best to take care of your feelings!"

"No... No! Absolutely not!"

Millicent, who was leaning against the wall, continued to shake her head, and then said to Lin Zhiyu with some embarrassment:

"Although you are excellent, Lin Zhiyu, and a very good person, and I am willing to do anything for you to repay your kindness to me, this does not include... Moreover, I suffer from scarlet corruption and am missing limbs. I am no match for Dudao and the others..."

The further she talked, the more Millicent felt inferior, and she lowered her head even lower.

Lin Zhiyu was filled with question marks and said helplessly:

"Did you misunderstand something? I called you here to treat your scarlet corruption! I completely cleared the scarlet corruption from Saeko's body just now. Didn't she tell you?"

"Ah? I...she...Bujima only told me that it might...still be a little painful...so...so I just..." Realizing that she really had misunderstood, Millicent began to stammer.

Combining what Millicent had said, Lin Zhiyu probably guessed that she had misunderstood something, so he patted the bed again with a wry smile and said to Millicent:

"Come here! I won't eat you."

Then, Millicent took off her hood, finally walked step by step to Lin Zhiyu's side, and sat down on the bed.

Lin Zhiyu told Millicent about the effect of the Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet, and then finally got to the point and began to use the power of fire to treat Millicent's scarlet corruption.

…………

After half an hour.

"Huh! It turns out that the scarlet corruption in your body is much more difficult to deal with! It takes twice as long as Saeko's." Lin Zhiyu said to Millicent while holding Millicent's hand.

Because physical contact is necessary to transmit the power of fire into Millicent's body, Lin Zhiyu has been holding Millicent's hand for a full half hour.

The treatment is now over.

Millicent looked at Lin Zhiyu's warm and large palm that was wrapped around her left hand. She wanted to tell Lin Zhiyu that he could let go, but for some reason she couldn't say it. She could only let Lin Zhiyu continue to hold her hand silently, without even making the slightest struggle.

"Now, I have good news and bad news for you. Which one do you want to hear first?" Lin Zhiyu said to Millicent again.

Millicent blinked and replied:

"Let me tell you the bad news first. I hope the good things will always come last..."

Lin Zhiyu nodded, then told Millicent that the scarlet corruption in her body had not yet been completely eliminated.

Millicent was puzzled by this and told Lin Zhiyu that she felt better than ever before. There was no sign of scarlet corruption in her body.

Lin Zhiyu smiled bitterly and said to her:

"That's because, although I still can't completely eliminate the scarlet corruption in your body, I have suppressed it to an extremely weak state. So, from now on, I will regularly suppress your scarlet corruption instead of once every two days, to once a month or so!"

After that, Lin Zhiyu added another paragraph and said to Millicent, this is the good news I want to tell you - at least you won’t need me to help you suppress the scarlet corruption so often in the future, and this way, the pain you will suffer in the future will be reduced a lot.

"Okay then..." Millicent nodded helplessly. Perhaps she felt that she should be happy at this time, so she cheered up, smiled at Lin Zhiyu, and whispered thank you to Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and sighed:

"It's a shame I still can't eradicate the scarlet corruption in you!"

There was no way around it. Ultimately, the scarlet corruption had almost completely merged with Millicent's body.

In this way, the fire resistance that the Fire Dragon Amulet brings to Millicent will also affect Crimson Corruption.

The difference is that if the Fire Dragon Amulet increases Millicent's fire resistance by 100%, then the increase it gives to Scarlet Corruption may only be 70%.

Precisely because the scarlet corruption has not yet become exaggerated and completely shares resistance with Millicent, Lin Zhiyu can still use greater firepower to treat Millicent than before, so he can further suppress the scarlet corruption in Millicent's body.

"Anyway, you have helped me so much. I don't know how to repay you in the future." Millicent looked at Lin Zhiyu with gratitude. She only regretted that she had nothing, otherwise she could really give Lin Zhiyu anything.

Speaking of the topic of repaying gratitude.

Lin Zhiyu narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly wanted to tease Millicent.

At this time, Millicent was still talking to herself, lamenting how good Lin Zhiyu was to her, and didn't understand why she, a disabled person, was lucky enough to have such an opportunity.

"Haha, actually, in my hometown, there's a saying that goes like this: 'If someone is being nice to you without any reason, they're either a traitor or a thief!' It means that if someone is nice to you, they always have something in mind. I'm no exception. I actually have some plans for Millicent..."

"Hmm? Is there anything else I can help you with? If so, please tell me. I won't refuse."

"Well... this..."

In response to Millicent's question, Lin Zhiyu began to look Millicent up and down.

Although she wore no makeup and her complexion was a sickly pale due to years of suffering from scarlet corruption, Millicent had excellent foundation and was a true beauty.

After being looked at by Lin Zhiyu like this, Millicent's vigilance rose again, and her eyes became a little flustered again.

"You're nervous." Lin Zhiyu suddenly said.

"I..." Millicent didn't know how to respond to Lin Zhiyu. For a moment, she felt like sitting on pins and needles, like a thorn in her back, and like there was something stuck in her throat.

Lin Zhiyu then patted her left shoulder and laughed:

"I'm just kidding! Look how nervous you are! I can't tell, Millicent, you're usually so quiet, but you have so many things on your mind!"

Although Lin Zhiyu did not say some things explicitly.

Millicent finally realized that Lin Zhiyu had already guessed what she was thinking about.

She was quite embarrassed and annoyed about this... No, it should be said that she was only embarrassed and not annoyed.

She really couldn't be angry with Lin Zhiyu. After all, Lin Zhiyu had helped her so much.

To be precise, besides being shy, she felt more aggrieved.

Because she owed Lin Zhiyu so much.

In this way, if Lin Zhiyu wanted to tease her, she had no choice but to let him tease her. She even had to force a smile when she saw Lin Zhiyu laughing.

It was because of Millicent's forced smile that Lin Zhiyu sensed her humility, so he quickly restrained himself, pinched her hand and whispered:

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to tease you suddenly and didn't consider your feelings. It's all my fault. Are you angry with me?"

"No, it actually feels good. Thinking back carefully, it seems that no one has ever joked with me like this in my past life." Millicent said to Lin Zhiyu sincerely with a smile.

She said this because she didn't want to see Lin Zhiyu blaming himself.

But in fact, the more she was like this, the more Lin Zhiyu felt pity for her.

"By the way, I have something else for you."

As if he suddenly remembered something, Lin Zhiyu conjured up a prosthetic hand out of thin air and handed it to Millicent.

This is the [Valkyrie's Prosthetic Hand] that Lin Zhiyu took out from the system space and obtained after ten consecutive draws. Once this prosthetic hand is installed, Millicent will be able to achieve the glory of "the strongest NPC in the Magic Circle"!

Millicent was surprised when Jian Lin Zhiyu conjured something out of thin air in his hand. She found that what Lin Zhiyu gave her was actually a prosthetic hand. She felt excited, but also a little bit incredulous and asked Lin Zhiyu:

"Is this really for me?"

Lin Zhiyu smiled and said to her:

"Or do you want to see me install a third arm? It's obviously something specially given to you!"

Looking at Lin Zhiyu who was smiling at her, Millicent suddenly fell silent.

Lean less.

"……I see."

She nodded, took the prosthetic hand, and attached it to her right shoulder.

After installing the prosthetic hand, Millicent moved it around a bit and told Lin Zhiyu it was much more practical than she'd imagined! It seemed like she didn't need to get used to it at all; the moment she put it on, she felt like she was using it like an arm!

This was originally tailor-made for you... Lin Zhiyu sighed silently in his heart, and then told Millicent that he had something else to give her, and took out the [Seisher Long Sword] that he had obtained from the previous ten consecutive draws from the system space, and asked Millicent to try it out to see if it was easy to use.