Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

346

Chapter 346 Jiang You, I will make you the Lord of Salisbury.

Aurora lost the duel. In fact, she had no chance of leaving here alive from the beginning. If Yao Cui lost, Morgan would definitely take over.

"Then please begin your performance. To ensure you land on your feet, please tear off your wings."

Logically, Dark Game shouldn't allow this kind of additional condition, but Aurora had previously imposed many restrictions, so Dark Game still accepted orders of this level.

Aurora now finally understood why Yao Lan obeyed Jiang You's orders. Jiang You must have used the same method to defeat Yao Lan in the dark game, blocking her only way to break out.

"mean!"

Aurora gritted her teeth. The demon orchid was useless. It couldn't even deal with a weak human being, and it even got itself involved.

"I won't let you go!"

"You're really scary."

Yao Cui was not worried about letting the tiger go back to the mountains. The rules of the dark game were absolute. If Aurora could break through, her resistance would not have much effect.

"You don't think you still have a chance, do you? Try to disobey the Dark Game?"

Aurora only saw her hands pinching the base of her wings in a strange posture. Her body seemed to have its own consciousness and did not listen to her commands at all. The huge force ignored the limitations and pain of her body and forcibly pulled her wings off.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Aurora screamed. These dazzlingly beautiful wings were proof of her status as leader of the Wind Clan, proof of her identity as Aurora. She had never felt such pain in a thousand years, and her tear glands suddenly gave way.

"No, my wings! My wings!"

Unlike the original Yao Lan, Yao Cui had no intention of letting her die painlessly. So, despite the intense pain, Aurora's face twisted, but she continued to do nothing, forcing the other wing off herself.

"Ah, it's still glowing."

Yao Cui, unable to maintain his dignity as the Son of Prophecy, picked up Aurora's wings. As the highest-ranking wind fairy, Aurora's wings contained considerable magical power. She thought that if she contacted Medea, she might be able to make some good things.

"Why do you wind fairies only have two pairs of wings..."

"Cough cough!"

Jiang You coughed dryly, reminding this demon Cui that she still needed to establish the image of a great and glorious son of prophecy. Now she looked more like a villain.

"Tsk."

Yao Cui thought that putting on a show was really troublesome, so he could only stop the verbal attacks. Although most fairies didn't care about this situation, their moral sense was already shockingly low. Jiang You still treated them too human.

Yao Lan turned her head away reluctantly. She regretted not agreeing to Jiang You's conditions directly. If she had done it herself, she would never have let Aurora suffer so much. Now, Aurora had no way to save her reputation or appearance.

"Please don't look like you've lost your beloved and are devastated. I know you won't listen, but I still have to say that this person isn't worth it."

Jiang You kept staring at Yao Lan. After losing the anchor that maintained Melyuchina's existence, the aura of disaster belonging to Albion on her body began to appear. However, Morgan did not encounter any accidents now, and it did not start to explode directly.

"Besides, I won't allow it."

Yao Lan's transformation was abruptly stopped as these three words were spoken. The importance of absolute obedience to orders was such that even such orders needed to be obeyed, so Yao Lan was indeed taking a big gamble.

"Then, next, find someone to throw her into that swamp."

Yao Cui glanced at everyone. She had actually already found her target.

"Melyuzina! You were born from the swamp. No one should know the road better than you, right? And you're the fastest. I heard her call you rotten meat clearly. I'm sure you were also very angry, right? So, I'll leave this matter to you!"

Yao Cui was well aware of Yao Lan's attitude towards Aurora. If Jiang You hadn't pressed her, Yao Lan would have definitely told Aurora everything she knew, and it wouldn't have been so easy for him to deal with both of Yao Lan's forms. So Yao Cui was doing this because he wanted Yao Lan to resist, so he could have a reason to execute her as well.

This had two advantages. One was that Yao Lan, as Aurora's knight, naturally needed to be eradicated. The second was, Yao Gao aside, why did Jiang You get so close to Yao Lan? Did this guy treat Fairy Knight like a stamp collection? Taking out her anger on Jiang You was fruitless, so she had no choice but to get rid of Yao Lan.

Yao Lan wanted to refuse, but she couldn't live like this if Aurora was living a life worse than death. This was also a way to repay Aurora for giving her a new life and a name.

However, someone would definitely disagree. He also had two reasons: one was XP, and the other was that he only got the basic cards for winning the battle from Yaolan. The others were still in the favorability rewards. He only had Morgan and Yaolan's cards left in the Fairy Knight, so how could he give up?

"I agree on her behalf. Get to work, Melyuzina."

Yaolan's real name has been spoken by Aurora, and all the fairies present have heard it clearly. Their true identities have been exposed, and there is no need to hide anymore.

"You bastard...as expected!"

Yao Cui gritted his teeth and whispered, "This philandering fellow! He has no sense of propriety at all! Must she explain herself clearly?"

Since Jiang You had said so, there was really no way to rule out Yao Lan. However, Yao Lan was currently just a sinner's knight, inherently at a disadvantage, so she wasn't a concern. The key point was to pay attention to Yao Gao, who was a staunch supporter of the Queen (in Yao Cui's eyes, at least for now). At the very least, she needed to recognize her identity. No one else could take what was hers!

"I see."

Yao Lan had no choice but to hold Aurora, who was curled up on the ground due to excessive blood loss and unconsciousness, in her princess hug. Dying from excessive blood loss would have been a good ending for Aurora, but the fairy's vitality was too strong, and it was almost impossible to kill Aurora like this.

"Before that, Secretary Jiang You, I will enthrone you as the Lord of Salisbury."

Morgan had already figured it out. He needed to give Jiang You a suitable identity in this world. He had to pay something to win him over, and it would be even better if he could feel a sense of belonging.

"Ah I?"

Jiang You pointed at himself in confusion.

347

Chapter 347: Territory construction starts.

The territory construction system also popped up at this time, which made Jiang You complain about how many functions this game had stitched together.

However, Jiang You completely left the simpler store management system to Medea, and he was too lazy to even look at something so obviously complicated. Events were usually weak and soft, and you could just click around and get the full rewards. It was just a matter of getting in early or late. It was just a bit annoying that there was no guide available for this kind of internal testing.

"Salisbury always needs a lord."

Morgan gave a seemingly reasonable explanation, "You have the ability to make Lancelot obey you, making you the most suitable candidate. And your... your abilities are more than enough for the job."

"Your Majesty, this person looks like a human, doesn't he? Isn't this a little... unconventional?"

The goblins looked at each other, and finally an old noble stood up and spoke.

Spriggan subconsciously distanced himself from these fairies. He thought to himself that even if you fairies had some bad qualities, you were just attracted by Aurora's accumulated wealth and territory, but you were still too naive. Morgan's attitude already revealed too many problems, and he even dared to say this.

"Tradition?"

Morgan knew these nobles simply didn't want humans to become lords. She hadn't previously allowed humans to become lords, but fairies simply suited this Lostbelt better. As long as Britain could survive, she didn't care about humans or fairies. And for Jiang You, it was all worth it. "How could I not know about this? Here, there are only capable lords and incompetent losers!"

"Do you have any opinion on my decision?"

Morgan was also a little impatient. She didn't have the mind to care about the thoughts of these nobles.

"How can you, a bunch of useless people, be a good lord? You have no achievements, and no strength! Why not let my most capable clerk take on the responsibility?"

Woodworth knew that Morgan had never had a human clerk around him. While attitudes towards humans varied widely across the Fairy Kingdom, Morgan's Camelot had always been indifferent to them. Morgan cared about the immortality of the Fairy Kingdom, and the shelf life of humans was too short for him. However, with Beryl's experience as a cautionary tale, Woodworth found this quite normal. After all, humans had a very short lifespan, so their sudden appearance was perfectly normal.

"I agree with Her Majesty's arrangement."

"Woodworth stood up for Morgan, even though Morgan didn't need it."

"Mr. Jiang You was able to subdue the powerful Lancelot, so he must have the strength to convince others. Or do you want to challenge him?"

The Ya Clan has always spoken with strength. With their powerful strength, they have considerable persuasive power, otherwise there wouldn't be three lords in their clan.

Jiang You scratched his head in confusion. He couldn't quite grasp Morgan's thinking; his thoughts and Morgan's had never been on the same page. However, Jiang You spotted some Wind Fairy-related cards from the territory building system rewards. Most importantly, there was [Coral] and a Field Magic card that worked with the Orchid effect. Collecting them wouldn't hurt anything.

Besides, Coral hadn't been crushed to death by Aurora yet. As one of the few consciences in the Fairy Kingdom, she was still quite useful. So Jiang You decided to push all the affairs of the territory to Coral.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Jiang You did not refute the reasons for Morgan's decision. Since there was a reward anyway, he might as well consider it as completing a side quest.

"There's no time to lose. You should go to Salisbury as soon as possible."

Knowing of Oberon's existence, Morgan was worried that this guy would take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble, so he asked Jiang You to go to Ru as soon as possible to claim sovereignty over Salisbury.

Bagzi opened her mouth but swallowed her words. She didn't quite understand what Morgan meant. If Jiang You became the Lord of Salisbury, he wouldn't be able to stay by her side forever. Didn't Jiang You mean he wanted her?

Yao Cui wasn't worried at all, as she had the Noble Phantasm given to her by Morgan, which allowed her to teleport anywhere in Britain. It was easy for her to find Jiang You here.

"Then let's set off."

Jiang You waved to Yao Lan, and Yao Lan had no choice but to follow Jiang You obediently.

But when they walked outside, Yao Lan suddenly stopped, staring at Jiang You. Then she turned her back to Jiang You and bent down slightly.

"What are you doing?"

Jiang You looked at Yao Lan who was making strange movements and showed a puzzled expression again. This movement was a bit like his own cat wagging its tail towards him.

"I can't carry two people at once and fly. Just lie on my back."

Yao Lan could carry someone in one hand and fly, but she didn't want to do that. This was Aurora's last moment in her life (in a social sense), and she had to at least make her feel comfortable. Jiang You had become her true master, so using this ambiguous (?) position didn't matter to her. She might even sleep with him in the future, so she'd eventually get used to it.

"That would be too ugly."

Jiang You was much taller than Yao Lan, and he couldn't even imagine the scene of him lying on her back, so he whistled and called Luobo over.

"I have my own mount, but it probably can't keep up with you. Just match my speed. It won't be much slower. This is a flying dragon carefully selected by a certain sun god, so its speed is guaranteed."

"The Sun God..."

Yao Lan thought of Tiamat again. Jiang You’s identity was indeed not simple. If they had not met in this way, he would have been a good choice as a partner.

Yaolan and Bagzi are both animals that follow their instincts.

The stronghold of the Knights of the Round Table.

"Have you heard? The Child of Prophecy has appeared."

Upon hearing the news, Percival immediately grabbed a soldier passing by. He had been busy making money during this period and had neglected the collection of intelligence.

"Please explain the details to me!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Captain!"

Seeing that the person coming was Percival, the soldier who had been gossiping immediately put on a serious expression.

"This is also the news that just came from New Darlington. The son of prophecy is Tristan, the lord of New Darlington!"

"She? How is that possible!"

Percival was once qualified to be the Child of Prophecy. After pulling out the Spear of the Chosen, he became the one who sought out the Child of Prophecy. He hoped that this country would become a better place.

"How could her perverse and cruel personality possibly..."

"That's true... but Tristan has shown everyone the ability to remove the Morse curse. It's no exaggeration to say that this ability can save the world."

"The ability to remove the curse? If only the agent were still here... he would surely be able to give us the answers we need."

348

Chapter 348: Have you ever been curious about your own existence?

“That’s where I met Aurora.”

Yao Lan had considered running away with Aurora and hiding somewhere secluded, but Jiang You had already closed that loophole. So Yao Lan had no choice but to accept the outcome. "Whatever her intentions were, they were a ray of redemption for me, and that's why Melyuchina exists."

"So you're just going to leave her here?"

Jiang You looked at the remains of Albion. Even though the powerful dragon had been dead for a thousand years, the remaining pressure still made all the creatures around it stay away. Even mosquitoes did not exist. Yao Lan threw Aurora here, at least to protect her from the beasts and poisonous insects in the swamp.

"For you, this is indeed a place worth remembering for the rest of your life, but I'm afraid that's not the case for her. She will definitely hate you when she wakes up."

“…It doesn’t matter.”

The light in Yaolan's eyes had long since faded. She had originally made up her mind to fulfill Aurora's wish, but now she could not help at all.

"She never really liked me from the beginning, so there was no other way. She wasn't allowed to commit suicide, so this should be the best place for her. She reached out to me back then, but do you think anyone would reach out to her?"

"Whether she has one or not, anyone who reaches out to her will definitely be pushed into the swamp by her, right? Can she bear others seeing her like this?"

Yao Cui's condition was essentially to turn Aurora into a swamp monster. Jiang You knew what Yao Lan meant. She wanted him to have some compassion and give Aurora a quick death. However, Jiang You didn't have the heart to do so, so he changed the subject.

"By the way, this place used to be the Mirror Clan's territory, right? I just saw some wandering ghosts. Do you want to go meet them?"

After Jiang You stepped into the swamp, this group of translucent creatures were peeking around. Logically, the Mirror Clan had extremely Buddhist personalities. They could even laugh and talk with the murderer who wiped out their own clan. They shouldn't show such curiosity. They were so curious.

"Them? That's fine too."

Even though Jiang You didn't use a commanding tone this time, Yao Lan didn't refuse. She felt that as the culprit behind the Mirror Clan's destruction, they must be extremely resentful of her. She was now somewhat self-destructive. "Do you need me to atone for my sins?"

"In theory, this should be done, but the parties involved don't seem to think so."

Just like the outrageous Buddha of the Mirror Clan mentioned above, they knew their life trajectory from birth, and probably knew from the beginning that they would die at the hands of the demon orchid. So after more than ten or even hundreds of years of foreshadowing, they had already reconciled with this ending, and they even had the mood to joke with the demon orchid when they saw it.

Besides, the demon orchid already belonged to Jiang You, so there was absolutely no reason for him to hand it over.