What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

However, Gonzalez did not expose it, but continued: "I will tell your majesty what the city lord said! But... I came here for another reason. I wonder if my sister Vanessa is okay?"

"Sister?" Fran looked at Gonzalez in confusion.

"Ah! No!! I mean, the younger sister of the entire Ash Kingdom, the respected Her Highness Vanessa."

Chapter 257: Misunderstanding! (Monthly Tickets Plus)

"Wait a moment!"

Fran stared at Gonzales and looked her up and down, then blurted out, "You! You are not an ordinary messenger! You are Beelzebub's eldest daughter! The sister of the Curl King that Vanessa mentioned!"

"No...you misunderstood! I'm just an ordinary messenger." Gonzalez denied it.

"Huh! I thought you looked familiar from the beginning!" Fran said, "Now I finally remember, it's because you look a lot like Vanessa!!"

"I…….

"Don't quibble." Seeing Gonzales at a loss, Fran said, "Beelzebub... um, His Majesty Beelzebub has admitted that he placed Vanessa next to me, so what if he places another one? She doesn't mind, so why do you mind? Why? Is it difficult to admit that you are the eldest princess of the Kingdom of Ashes?

"Okay!" Gonzalez said helplessly, "You are right, I am indeed His Majesty's eldest daughter, Vanessa's sister!"

"Oh! Wouldn't it have been better if it had been like this earlier?" Fulan Jian admitted, and then said: "Sister and younger sister are the same, not frank, always like to hide some unnecessary secrets, but can't hide them. Even if I know your true identity, what does it matter? Your Majesty and I are not mortal enemies, but lords and vassals who respect each other.

Haha…not mortal enemies, but comparable to mortal enemies.

Gonzalez said, "Well... I came here not only to bring you clues, but also because my mother asked me to look after my useless sister. Where is she now? Take me to see her!"

"Don't worry. She's fine. She lives a fulfilling life every day and has learned a lot of knowledge and skills." Fran said to Catherine, "Where is little Vanessa now? Let's go find her and let these two sisters who have been separated for a long time meet again."

After hearing this, Catherine's face was embarrassed. Then she whispered something to Fran. Fran's face changed, and then she said, "Um... Little Vanessa may not be able to go today, and Miss Gonzalez must be tired after a long journey. Why don't you take a rest for a night? Tomorrow I will hold a grand banquet to entertain the princess who has come from afar."

Seeing Fran and Catherine seeming to be hesitant to speak, Gonzalez immediately sensed something was wrong, so her face changed and she said, "I'm not very tired. But my sister and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss her very much. I still hope that Lord Fran can let us sisters meet as soon as possible! Nothing is more comforting than family love."

fn ndp! Don’t I know about your fake sisterhood?

From Vanessa's words, Fran also knew the relationship between the two sisters. They had a pretty good relationship, but because Beelzebub came up with the idea of ​​competing for the candidate, the two sisters competed with each other for the right of inheritance, and their relationship became very delicate.

Originally, Vanessa was not a person who liked competition, and she had no interest in the right of inheritance! So she directly told her sister that she would give up the fight for the throne and was willing to hand over the right of inheritance to her beloved sister.

But Gonzalez didn't understand Vanessa at all. She thought she was trying to keep a low profile and deceive herself, so she worked harder to cultivate herself and improve her skills. This made Vanessa feel uncomfortable and under great pressure.

She didn't want to compete with her sister from the bottom of her heart, but her sister was too introverted and surpassed her in every aspect. As a result, she was often criticized by others in the palace, and even compared with Gonzalez, which made Vanessa very depressed.

Finally, Vanessa, unable to bear it anymore, volunteered to be the nail that Beelzebub planted next to Fran, and escaped from the Kingdom of Ashes which made her feel like an iron cage.

"Uh, isn't it Vanessa who's not in a convenient position right now?" Fran started to laugh.

"! If my sister is not feeling well, she should have said it herself. Why did City Lord Fran say it for her? Is it really her who is feeling well? Or did the City Lord make her feel well?" Gonzalez's face immediately turned cold: "Lord City Lord, mother once told you to take good care of Vanessa! Tell me!! What did you do to her?"

"Don't worry! I didn't do anything to her. It's just that her current job is a bit special... so it's a bit inconvenient to meet now." Fran said: "I may need you to clean up before I can see you."

Is the job you do special? Do you need to clean your body?

Gonzalez looked at Fran with some suspicion, but soon she remembered what Fran had just said. Vanessa's life was very fulfilling every day, and she even learned a lot of knowledge and skills.

Thinking of this, Gonzales's face changed drastically. She slammed the table and stood up, saying, "Lord Fran! You! You are really too much! You actually let the princess of the Ash Kingdom do such a thing! My poor little Vanessa! At the beginning, I opposed mother arranging you with a scum like Fran! Now it seems that I was so right at that time! Fran! I will fight you!"

As she spoke of this, a surge of spiritual energy began to surge around Gonzalez.

As expected of a member of the King of the Curls blood clan, at this age, her spiritual energy has already reached the eighth level!

It's just a pity that there is a more powerful being beside Fran.

Seeing this, Christina stood up and stood beside Fran, while the spiritual energy around her also rose.

"You! Ninth level? Wait, are you Christina, the Saint of the Shinra Church?"

"That's right!" Christina admitted immediately.

"Humph! I see! This is a trap!" Gonzalez said anxiously, "Fran, you wanted to collude with the Shinra Church to deal with me from the beginning! Capture my sister and me and then threaten Master Miqing! From the moment I stepped into Vienna, you already knew my identity!! But do you think you can catch me with Christina?"

Uh.....this misunderstanding seems a bit too big. Fran immediately held her forehead.

And I have to say, this Miss Christina has a lot of drama.

"Sister, stop it first!" Fran stopped Christina, and then said: "And Miss Gonzalez, I really have no ill intentions. I didn't do anything excessive to Vanessa."

"You sent Vanessa to a brothel! And you still say you didn't do anything excessive?" Gonzalez said angrily.

"Send Vanessa to a brothel?"

"Otherwise, why would she learn so many postures and techniques, and clean her body before seeing me!" Gonzalez said, "What do you think our noble blood race is? Succubi or dark elves."

"Alright!" After hearing this, Fran also said angrily: "First of all, I didn't send Vanessa to that kind of place! Under my rule, all the brothels have been banned! Besides! How can succubus and dark elves be inferior to you vampires? Within my jurisdiction, whether it is succubus or dark elves, they all use legitimate means to obtain their rewards and live uprightly! Why do you look down on them!"

Such a righteous statement actually shocked Gonzalez into a daze.

Ban the brothels? Then how can the dark elves and succubi work properly? Deliver food?

Fran said, "Don't worry! I didn't send Vanessa to do that kind of thing! Really, who do you think I am, Fran? I am the mayor of the city after all! Vanessa is now working as a worker in the steam engine factory. She is now a senior engineer with a very high salary, which may even be higher than your salary as a princess! And she is very proud of this job."

What? Steam engine? Senior engineer? What the hell is this?

"The reason why I don't let you meet her right away is because Vanessa has always worked hard. Now is her working time, and she obviously doesn't want to throw her work to others. Besides, she is not your property! You can meet her whenever you want? Don't you need her consent?"

"Uh...this! Me?" Gonzalez was speechless for a moment.

"Miss Envoy, please go back and have some rest. I will go and inform Vanessa. If she is willing to see you, I will arrange it in the evening. Is that ok with you? Dear Miss Gonzalez."

Gonzalez glanced at Christina who was gathering spiritual energy, and finally nodded helplessly.

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Chapter 258 Banquet

"What? My sister came to the main plane?" Vanessa looked at Fran in surprise.

"Um... In fact, she not only came to the main plane, but to be exact, she is now in Vienna." Fran said

"In... in... in Vienna?" Vanessa was a little incoherent. She looked at her dirty work clothes and her hands covered in black oil helplessly, and then said: "Well, if my sister saw me like this, she would be very angry."

"Why is she angry?" Fran said, "What is there for her to be angry about?"

"Um..." Vanessa thought for a moment, then said, "My sister has always held herself to a high standard as a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Ashes, and she takes the family honor very seriously. If she saw me like this, she would definitely scold me again. I have been afraid of my sister since I was a child! No! I think I need to take a shower first."

"It's understandable to dress up a little." Fran said, "But I think there's no need for little Vanessa to hide her job! You know, as a senior engineer, you are highly respected in Orila City! Everyone respectfully calls you Senior Engineer."

"I know, but..." Vanessa said: "But my sister is...

"Humph! Judging from the current size of Aurora City, the Kingdom of Ashes is just a small kingdom. As for Gonzales, if you insist on making an analogy, it is just a principality within the Northern Territories. It relies not on ability but on bloodline. Such a leader is not as good as a senior engineer like you! She should take you as an example and regard you as a source of pride, not the other way around."

"I..." Vanessa pursed her lips and finally nodded: "I understand, City Lord."

"And...Flan said: "This is your personal matter after all. Whether you want to see your sister or not is a personal choice. If you really don't want to, I will help you refuse."

"Thank you, Mayor. I understand." Vanessa said, "But she is my sister after all. I also know that most of the time she cares about me and does it for my own good. I just don't want to compete with her like this. But she is here after all, so I have to meet her anyway."

"Okay, then go back and take a shower, and we'll have dinner together in the evening."

Vanessa nodded.

At night, Vanessa changed out of her work clothes and into everyday clothes and came to the City Lord's Mansion.

However, because of working in various industries for a long time, Vanessa gave up all the gorgeous clothes and habitually chose various light clothes.

This is understandable, after all, the entire Vienna aesthetic is slowly abandoning the loose sleeves, complicated lace edges and long skirts that the nobles originally liked, and turning to practicality. In addition, the popularization of new cloth production and printing and dyeing technology has also made all kinds of clothing gradually become more practical.

However, this was a different matter for Gonzalez. She just thought that Fran was abusing Vanessa, which resulted in Vanessa not even having a dress to attend the party, so she didn't look at Fran well.

Since the sisters were meeting, there was naturally no need for Fran to stay here, so she found an excuse and slipped out with Christina, leaving the banquet to the two sisters.

"The younger sister looks weak, but the older sister is very strong." Christina said.

"Yes!" Fran said, "If the spy sent by Beelzebub was Gonzales, the situation would probably be different."

"Gonzalez is no match for Vanessa." Christina said, "Vanessa has a strong learning ability. Now Vanessa has more than ten skills and is a skilled worker in every industry. I don't know which black-hearted lord forced her to do this."

"Um...my original intention was just to put Vanessa in these emerging fields to find out about the employees in these fields." Fran said: "I never thought that Vanessa would be so serious about her work and study seriously every time. She doesn't think of herself as a spy, but as a part of this industry. In a sense, Vanessa is more amazing than her sister."

"Then you must stop bullying Vanessa!" Christina said, "At least don't treat her as a spy."

"Of course!" Fran said, "She is now a big deal! A senior engineer of steam engines. If she were a dwarf, she would definitely be a high-ranking clergyman! She is a talent who can efficiently charge the core of a machine. I dare not let her change her career easily."

The two of them walked around casually and soon arrived at the highest point of the Golden Dome Cathedral. A bright moon hung in the night sky, and its faint light illuminated the whole world.

"Sister, do you really want to make a deal with the demons?" Christina asked curiously, looking towards the distant north.

"Yes! If you want to enter the Demon God Temple, you must get the consent of the Demon Realm." Fran said: "Exploring the God Realm is obviously not something that can be accomplished overnight. It is a long process. If you really want to know the world of the God Realm, getting the approval of the Demon Realm is essential. Of course, even if there is no matter of the Demon God Temple, I think it is not bad to make friends with the demons."

"Aren't you afraid of the demons' backlash?" Christina said, "Don't forget how brutal the demons were a thousand years ago."

"Since my sister has never been to the Demon Realm, I have more say on this point." Fran smiled and said, "In my opinion, there is not much difference between the demons and the races in our main plane. They are not our ancestors thousands of years ago who have such a strong yearning for the main plane. They have already recognized the fact that they have settled in the Demon Realm and have become accustomed to such a life. There is no need to destroy the stable life they have finally achieved for an illusory hope."

"Sister, you'd better be careful. The Demon Realm's great expedition back then was unclear." Christina said, "I don't know why the demons suddenly developed such a deep hatred for the main plane and vowed to conquer it at all costs. Until now, we still can't explain it. Sister, you should be on guard against the Demon Realm suddenly launching such an unclear great expedition again."

"Don't worry, sister. I know my limits." Fran said, "The most capable fighters in the entire demon world are the fanatics of the Demon God Temple. It's a pity that these fanatics were wiped out by Arthas during the Undead Scourge. The seven kingdoms of the demon world only want to live in peace in a corner and have no interest in fighting. Of course, I'm not afraid of them even if we fight. Besides, although the demon world is barren, it also has raw materials that we need very much, especially raw materials for making gunpowder."

"I knew it... After all, my sister still has her eyes on the raw materials there."

“And the market,” Fran added.

Chapter 259: Sisters' Battle

On the other side, Vanessa and Gonzalez finally met.

"Sister...sister, long time no see." Vanessa said a little awkwardly.

"Little Vanessa, I heard from Fran that you are a senior mechanical engineer here?" Gonzalez asked straight to the point.

"Yes," Vanessa admitted.

"As the daughter of the Demon King, why do you want to work for Fran?" Gonzalez said, "Now your mission is completed. Come back to the Demon Realm with me this time."

"I don't want to go back to the demon world yet."

"Why?" Gonzalez asked somewhat unexpectedly, "You gave up being a princess of the demon world and came here to do some menial work! Sister! Are you being controlled by Fran's mind?"

"I'm not being controlled!!" Vanessa said quickly, "Although I'm not doing physical work, how can physical work be considered lowly?"

"In the demon world, only races without talent, simple brains, and good for nothing would do manual labor! Advanced demons like us should put ourselves in more useful places." Gonzalez said helplessly, "I think you must have been drugged by Fran! Her reputation was not very good when she was in the demon world! Be obedient! Come home with me!"

"No!" Vanessa said, "The city lord didn't give me any magic potion! I stayed here voluntarily."

"You gave up your comfortable life and volunteered to stay and work like ordinary people?" Gonzalez said, "If you say that, everyone will think you are controlled by Fran."

"But I'm very happy here!" Vanessa said, "Everything I have here is earned through my own labor! It's not based on bloodline, identity, or status! I'm very satisfied with my work here. Compared to being a demon princess in the Kingdom of Ashes, being forced to practice by my mother and sister, dealing with those boring and tedious official documents, and exploiting those low-born races, I prefer to stay here."

"But you are the descendant of the noble Demon King! Handling official documents and cultivating your own strength are compulsory courses for you to become a lord! How can you become the lord of the demon world and compete with me for the Demon King without doing these? And where did you learn the word exploitation? Where is the exploitation? We protect them and they offer us offerings, which is reasonable!" said Gonzalez.

"Sister, I've told you many times! I don't want to compete with you, and I don't want to be a demon king!" Vanessa said, "It's just that you never believe me."

Gonzalez said helplessly, "I don't understand! What important task did Fran give you that made you not interested in the position of Demon King? Tell me, what have you done since you arrived in Orila City?"

"I..." Vanessa thought for a moment, then said, "Maid, soldier, blacksmith, spinner, weaver, tailor, musketeer captain, sailor, bank teller..."

"That's enough!" Gonzalez interrupted Vanessa mercilessly, and then said, "What a mess this is. I've never heard of it. It doesn't sound like a very important profession."

"Sister, you don't know what the city of Orila is like now, so you don't understand me. If you had done these things, you would definitely understand why I am willing to stay here." Vanessa said.

"You actually want me to try this kind of job." Gonzalez didn't know what to say for a moment: "Tell me, why is this? Did Fran cheat you out of a lot of money?"

"It was true before..." Vanessa said, "But it's not true now!! Sister, you won't understand me! This is the path I chose, and I don't want to go back to being that demon princess!"

"You..." Gonzalez said helplessly: "Well, since this is your choice, the legs are on your body, and since you don't want to go back, there is nothing I can do."

After hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Vanessa's face.

"But! I want to remind you of one thing." Gonzalez said with a straight face: "Although Fran is a vassal of my mother, everyone knows that the city of Aurora is no longer under the control of our Ash Country. Apart from paying us symbolic tributes every once in a while, they decide their own affairs at other times. This also means that they will have a conflict of interest with us one day."

"This...I haven't thought about it that far." Vanessa said.

"If that day comes, and a dispute arises between the Kingdom of Ashes and the City of Aurora, and mother breaks up with Fran, your identity will be very delicate. And I have a feeling that such a day will come soon as Fran begins to contact the demon world." Gonzalez said, "You will be in trouble by then, sister."

"so what……"

"That's why mother and I are so eager to get you to come back to the demon world with me." Gonzalez said, "Otherwise, you can go wherever you want, as long as you don't bring shame to the family."

"I..." Vanessa paused, then said, "I don't want to leave here. I am very happy staying in Orila City. I am also respected here, and I won't lose face."

"Aren't you happy in the palace?" Gonzalez said, "You don't even need to work or save money. You have beautiful clothes and delicious food every day. It's not better than here, and you get dirty! You don't look like a princess at all now."

"Not happy!" Vanessa raised her head and looked directly at Gonzalez, "Sister! In the palace, I was criticized by the people below me all day long, criticized by my mother, and compared by you intentionally or unintentionally! I don't like these. But here, I can do what I like, and others are willing to recognize my ability and will not blame me.