Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

In short, it was precisely because of these complex reasons that Evelin had been relatively quiet after waking up this morning. She only gave Lin Zhiyu a somewhat unfriendly look and tone, but she didn't say anything about attacking Lin Zhiyu while he was sleeping. Of course, she wouldn't succeed if she did that. Even if she put aside Lin Zhiyu's powerful physical defense, there was still Melina, who was no pushover!

Although most of the time, this "little wood" looks harmless.

In fact, she possesses divine blood! She's either Marika's daughter or her clone. The most likely scenario is that Melina is Marika's daughter and inherited the priesthood of "Death" from her!

However, the fate of death that Marika once controlled as the "Queen of the Night Eye" has long been sealed, so Melina is not yet invincible. But if they really want to fight... you have to remember that she is also a demigod!

All in all, Evelin didn't have the heart to attack Lin Zhiyu, but on the contrary, this actually saved her own life.

The cycle of cause and effect in the world is so wonderful.

Back to the topic.

Evelin, teased by Lin Zhiyu and feeling the desire in her body rising rapidly, decisively pushed Lin Zhiyu away and said to him while panting:

"The 'fire' you mentioned is the thing you stuffed into my body? What do you want me to do to get it out of me?"

Lin Zhiyu didn't keep Evelin in suspense. He immediately spread out one hand, and a small fireball the size of a walnut quickly condensed in his palm.

"Look, the fire I'm talking about is just like this little fireball, except I can control its intensity. At its most intense, it can melt diamonds without a problem. So it's actually like a time bomb, with the added bonus of allowing me to track you."

After explaining, Lin Zhiyu dispersed the fireworks in his palm and told Evelyn that what he wanted Evelyn to do next could only be completed in Lienia.

"Lienya? Is this a place name? You seem to know something about this world." Evelyn said to Lin Zhiyu with her legs crossed and pretended to be serious.

Seeing Evelin clearly wanting it but insisting on talking about business seriously, Lin Zhiyu shook his head and smiled, then took a step forward towards Evelin.

Evelin immediately took a step back, and after pursing her lips in silence for a moment, she said to Lin Zhiyu:

"Whatever you want to do, tell me all about it first—what exactly is Lienia, and what do you want me to do?"

After hearing Evelin's words, Lin Zhiyu found it even more interesting. According to what Evelin had just said, doesn't it mean that as long as he tells her everything that will happen next, he can do whatever she wants?

want to.

But I feel embarrassed to ask for it.

So I beat around the bush and said that if you want, I can give it to you.

Oh, woman!

……

then.

Lin Zhiyu still told Evelin everything she wanted to know:

"Lienia is an area bordering the land we're in now—Nimgfu. Most of it is water. In Lienia, there's a magic academy called Rhea Lukalia. I'll need to enter it later, but the entrance is currently blocked with a magic circle, requiring a key to enter."

"I could find the keys myself, but I have other things to do."

"And if it were you, this would actually be much easier, because the key I'm looking for is with a dragon. If I were to get the key, I'd definitely have to fight the dragon. But you're different. You can hide in the shadows, you can steal—it's perfect for you to do this!"

Chapter 71 Mother-in-law helps pinch my wife

Two days later.

Northwest of Lienia, a necessary road leading to the Kalia Castle.

"...Wow! If you're wondering if I encountered any trouble along the way, I'm telling you, there were a lot of troubles!"

Holding the reins, riding on the spirit horse's back, Lin Zhiyu was talking to a mountain demon sitting on a stone platform by the roadside.

There are always some special individuals in this world.

Because of the suppression and long-term enslavement by the Golden Dynasty, most of the mountain demons have declined in intelligence and have servility ingrained in their bones.

However, a long time ago, there was a small group of mountain goblins who went to Kalia, learned magic in Kalia, and wore helmets, cloaks and weapons bestowed by the royal family of Kalia, which symbolized their status. They became glorious mountain goblin knights and were not persecuted by the Golden Dynasty because of this.

Among the small group of trolls who were sent to Kalia, there were two trolls who were even more special.

One of them is Iggy, who is now sitting on the side of the road and talking with Lin Zhiyu.

This mountain troll is one of Lani's confidants. He wears a glass-transparent mirror helmet on his head, hiding his true face. He likes reading and forging, and has always served as a military advisor under Lani.

Lin Zhiyu's meeting with Iji meant that his current location was only a stone's throw away from Kalia Castle.

After two days of travel, they were almost at their destination, and Lin Zhiyu wasn't in a rush for the next ten or twenty minutes. Iggy was, after all, Lani's trusted advisor, and Lin Zhiyu was happy to chat with him, so he reined in his horse and stopped there for the time being.

It was noon.

A gentle breeze blew, and Lin Zhiyu's voice drifted with the wind:

"Military Advisor, I'm sorry to say this, but Princess Lani is being really unfair this time! She didn't even give me an item that could teleport me directly to Kalia Castle, or a way to contact her remotely. I finally completed the mission, but now I have to travel thousands of miles and endure all kinds of dangers to come here to give my report!"

"Luckily, I know there's a shortcut to Lienia in Nimgefu. Otherwise, if I took the main road, I'd have to pass through Stonewell. Wouldn't that limb-removal-obsessed Greg and his soldiers let me pass like that?"

"We arrived in Lienia. We had planned to visit the famous magic academy, but the gates were sealed and we couldn't get in. We had to find a key to get in. How troublesome is that?"

"There are many other troubles I encountered along the way, so I won't list them all. Anyway, I sincerely tell you that I have shed blood and sweat for Princess Ranie and have sacrificed a lot!"

……

Having lived for thousands of years, Iggy thought he had seen a lot of ups and downs.

Today was the first time he saw someone dare to speak ill of Princess Lani in such a way.

Dare to complain that the princess is not kind... Even though this was not in front of Princess Lani, Iggy's heart, which rarely fluctuated, was still shaken by Lin Zhiyu's complaint.

Although this is the first time meeting Lin Zhiyu.

But as Lani's military advisor, he had long known of Lin Zhiyu's existence, and knew what task Lani had assigned to Lin Zhiyu. He was even more aware of what it meant when Lin Zhiyu claimed to have completed the task.

Perhaps this is also the reason why Lin Zhiyu, unlike people like them, has a deep respect for Princess Lani?

Anyway.

Now Iggy thinks that it is most important for Lin Zhiyu to go see Lani as soon as possible, if Lin Zhiyu really got that thing.

Moreover, he didn't want to listen to Lin Zhiyu's absolutely exaggerated complaints, and even wanted to tell Lin Zhiyu... If you want to complain, complain in front of Princess Lani!

What's the point of complaining about this and that when I'm just sitting by the roadside, enjoying the breeze, reading a book, and basking in the sun? You should consider the person you're praising before you do anything about it! It's none of my business as an old man to decide who Princess Lani wants to praise or reward!

Of course, he is an old guy after all.

What you think in your heart and how you actually express it are two different things.

Yiji listened quietly to Lin Zhiyu's words, then waved his hand, signaling Lin Zhiyu to set off quickly:

"Alright, you should hurry up and see Princess Lani! She has a lot of things to deal with, and I can assure you she's in the fortress right now. But if you go any later, I can't guarantee you'll be able to see her."

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll set off right away, but..." Lin Zhiyu nodded repeatedly in response to Iggy, but he sat on the horse's back and did not pull the reins to drive Torret forward, as if he had something to say to Iggy.

Iggy said nothing, just lowered his head to read.

Lin Zhiyu smiled and then said to Iggy:

"Like I just told you, Advisor, I've already encountered enough trouble along the way. Advisor, I'm so close to Kalia Castle now, I won't run into any more trouble, will I? For example, a magic circle that can rain meteors down from the sky to protect the castle, or those elusive spirit soldiers! Or those finger monsters that look like spiders from a distance but resemble a human hand up close—I shouldn't run into any of those dangers next, right?"

……

As Lin Zhiyu finished his seemingly unintentional but actually clear words.

Iggy remained silent, but closed the book that had been lying open on his lap.

The old mountain demon faced Lin Zhiyu, his eyes obscured by his helmet, but at this moment Lin Zhiyu had a burning feeling.

...It was Iggy's gaze, burning even through his helmet.

The military advisor had been silent for quite some time, but suddenly spoke again, saying to Lin Zhiyu meaningfully:

"You seem to know a lot about Kalia Castle?"

Lin Zhiyu had just started working for Lani, and this was also the first time he met Iggy.

But whether it was in Lani's opinion or in Iggy's impression, the Kalia Castle, which had been closed for thousands of years, had never had a guest who looked like Lin Zhiyu.

So, theoretically, it should be Lin Zhiyu's first time in Kalia Fortress, so how could he be so unclear about Kalia Fortress's defenses? He knew there were magic circles guarding the city, and that there were finger monsters and spirit soldiers guarding the city?

Of course Lin Zhiyu would not tell the answer. It was impossible for him to tell Iggy that he was a terrible gamer!

You asked me why I know so much about Kalia Castle?

I have died here no less than ten times when playing games before. Are you satisfied with this answer?

Dry!

……

In short, considering Lin Zhiyu's context, Yiji knew that every word he said from beginning to end had a purpose. Including those previous complaints, perhaps showing off was secondary, and the main purpose was to get a talisman from him, the military advisor, right?

that's the truth.

Lin Zhiyu is not playing games now, and he has no intention of dealing with so many monsters in Kalia Castle.

Besides, I work for Lani! Kalia Castle is Lani's base camp! Why should I have to fight like I'm in the enemy camp when I enter Kalia Castle?

Isn’t this just bullying honest people?

unfair! unfair!

Iggy really wanted to ask Lin Zhiyu why he knew so much about the defenses of Kalia Castle. But Lin Zhiyu didn't want to explain, so he simply didn't ask - because Lin Zhiyu was Lani's choice.

As a subject, he would not question his master.

"call out!"

Iggy lightly raised his hand and shot a blue light without any killing power into Lin Zhiyu's body.

"Now, you can rest assured and enter and leave the city freely." The old mountain demon spread out the book again, lowered his head to read, and no longer paid attention to Lin Zhiyu.

"Thank you!" Lin Zhiyu waved his hand and smiled, then galloped away on his horse.

Tit! Tit! Tit!

Troubled times, west wind, and ancient roads.

As the wheel of time rolls forward, we have come to another extremely important turning point.

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Kalia Castle.

Ever since the Full Moon Queen went insane and was imprisoned in the great library of the Magic Academy.

The Magic Academy broke up with the Kalia Royal Family, and conflicts broke out between the two over the years, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

To this day, the Kalia Castle has been closed for a long time. The city is desolate and there are few normal living people with flesh and blood.

In the deepest part of Kalia Castle, there stood three wizard towers. Among them, the one in the northwest corner belonged to Lani. At the top of the tower—today, Lin Zhiyu had finally arrived here, meeting Lani on her home turf.

"That really surprises me. I never thought you would come to me to hand in the task so soon."

In the not-so-spacious room at the top of the Mage Tower, the Princess of Dark Moon sat on a chair padded with four extremely thick books, each covered with a cloth. Because Lani was wearing a large, puffy skirt, which also served to conceal the fact that she had padded the chair with books, an uninformed person might have thought she was truly enormous.

When she first met Lin Zhiyu in Galid, it was on the watchtower outside Red Lion City. At that time, Lani was sitting on the guardrail at the edge of the watchtower, so as to appear taller than Lin Zhiyu.

At that moment, at this moment.

Especially, seeing Lani sitting in the chair with an aloof and indifferent attitude, Lin Zhiyu found it amusing and wanted to laugh. But he finally held it back and took out the hunting finger knife that Lani had been searching for, which he had found in the Eternal City of Noklon.

"Princess, I found what you wanted."

Lin Zhiyu showed off the black short knife that was said to be able to kill gods and looked extremely ferocious. He didn't feel any psychological burden and casually swung two knife flowers.

Lani sat in the chair, her heart pounding as she watched. She really wanted to scold Lin Zhiyu, asking how he could play with the god-killing weapon so casually?

But Lin Zhiyu was a great contributor! She hadn't even rewarded Lin Zhiyu yet, so how could she scold him? And scolding him loudly didn't seem to fit in with her cold and ruthless character as the Dark Moon Princess. So she held back for a few seconds, then calmly said to Lin Zhiyu:

"Show me the knife."

Lin Zhiyu nodded, holding the hunting finger knife in reverse hand, and handed it to Lani with one hand.

Such a simple action made Lani realize in an instant that although the man in front of her used respectful titles to address her, he actually never put himself in the position of a "subordinate", so he would not behave as respectfully to her as the other people did to the princess.

Even if it was Blaze, Lani regarded him as her younger brother from the bottom of her heart.

Yet, Blaze was always filled with awe in front of Lani, not like a younger brother at all, but more like a knight. A guardian knight whose distance from the princess was an insurmountable chasm.

Lani has met many people with unique personalities.