Chapter 67 - 67 Starry Night Rescue
67 Starry Night Rescue
The next day, after having breakfast at the cafeteria, Ning Shi took care of some school affairs and returned to his residence to enter the game.
He checked the system log.
[ The avatar is holding a celebration party again. He invited Snow Fog to dance. Character intimacy +1. Current character Character intimacy: 97. ]
[ Out of 110000 slaves, 5000 of them will be selected to be contracted as servants. The number of servants will reach 10000. ]
[ The avatar has received news from Rose City that the battle of the arena has begun ahead of schedule. As the teleportation array to Duohuang has been closed, the avatar has led the Undying Trump Troop to reinforce the city overnight. ]
[ Triggered main storyline mission 5: help Lena become the Duke of Rose and increase the Character intimacy with her to 99. ]
Seeing that the main storyline mission had appeared and that Lena needed help, Ning Shi quickly entered the first-person perspective and took over the avatar.
The avatar was sitting on the back of a mammoth, and behind him was the Undying Trump Troop of nearly 10000. The group was in a hurry.
Fortunately, Ning Shi had a backpack that could store food, so they did not need to carry heavy supplies. The team moved very fast.
“Where are we now? How much longer until we arrive?”
Hearing Ning Shi’s question, Maku Gu, who was wearing heavy armor and a helmet, and holding a huge wolf-tooth club, said.
“My Lord, we are about to leave the Marquis of the Dolphin territory. After entering the Rose City territory, we will reach Rose City in another 200 kilometers. It is estimated that we will need another two hours or so.
After Ning Shi learned of the situation, he no longer spoke and hurried on with his journey.
Two hours later, the tall walls of Rose City appeared in front of everyone.
Compared to the chaos and blood in Duohuang, Rose City had not experienced war for hundreds of years.
The city wall was tall, thick, and majestic. It was more than 20 meters high. Roses were placed on the wall, and it was smooth and clean. It was obvious that it was well maintained.
At the city gate, the people were bustling with activity. The flow of people going in and out was huge. The faces of the people coming and going were ruddy, and most of them had smiles on their faces. Looking at their clothes, most of them were made of fabric.
Ordinary people led a good life, so one could imagine the prosperity of Rose City.
Ning Shi checked the information. Rose City was the largest city in the Western part of the Brad Empire. Even in the entire Brad Empire, it could be ranked in the top five cities.
After nearly a thousand years of development, Rose City’s area continued to expand, and the permanent population was close to three million. In the game world without high-rise buildings, this population was very shocking.
In order to avoid trouble and misunderstanding, Ning Shi had the Undying Trump Troop station at the edge of a forest about 20 kilometers outside the city, while he entered the city alone to understand the situation.
“Stop, show me the road sign!”
Ning Shi took out the road sign from his backpack and handed it to the city guard.
The road sign read: Rose City Territory – Magic Horn City – Black Bear Village – Ning Shi.
This road sign was made for Ning Shi by the old village chief, Grimm. It was registered in the Black Bear Village. The city guard saw that there was no problem with it and did not ask anything. He directly let them in.
Walking into the city, Ning Shi asked around along the way and came to a beast hide shop in the east of the city. This shop specialized in the fur of magical beasts. It turned out to be the industry of the chambers of commerce in Duohuang.
After Ning Shi unified Duohuang, this industry became one of the bases of the Intelligence Department in Rose City.
After seeing Ning Shi, the cat-human Keli directly went up to greet him. Knowing that the City Lord was coming, he had been waiting outside the shop early in the morning.
“My Lord!”
Keli bowed and saluted. Ning Shi directly said, “There are many people outside. Let’s talk inside.”
Ning Shi sat down in the store, and Keli stood to the side and said, “According to your instructions, we paid special attention to the whereabouts of Lady Lena and His Highness Alesia.
“Lady Lena is currently living at 12 Green Snake Street. Before the Duke’s candidate is decided, the Duke’s mansion had been empty.
“Lady Lena’s schedule is very simple. She’ll be training hard at home every day. Yesterday, she went to Count Tagore’s residence, the leader of the Rose Knights, to discuss some matters.
“His Highness Alesia lives in the most luxurious inn in Rose City, Jade Cloud Palace. He plays around every day, but he is very upright and had never been to a brothel. He is kind and helpful and had done a lot of good things in Rose City. Although he had not been in Rose City for a long time, the prestige and reputation of His Royal Highness the third Prince had already won the praise of everyone.
“The arena battle would be held at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning on the battle stage in Victory Square. Among the three heirs, only Gray had announced his foreign aid candidates. It is the second son of the Kambia family, Val, and the third prince, His Highness Alesia.
“According to the odds set by the casino, Gray has the highest winning rate, with the odds of 1:0.3.”
It had been less than a week since Duohuang had set up an intelligence base in Rose City, and it was already not easy for him to gather so much information.
Ning Shi nodded. “Thank you for your hard work, Keli. Take me to Lena’s place first.”
“There are spies from other forces near Lady Lena’s residence,” Keli said. “You’ll be discovered if you go there like this. Do you want to disguise yourself?”
Ning Shi laughed and waved his hand.
“No need. I don’t think anyone will recognize me. Even if they do, it’s no big deal.”
Hearing Ning Shi’s words, Keli didn’t ask any more questions and led the way.
Compared to the wide and rough streets of Duohuang, the streets of Rose City were more crowded with more people.
As this was a city that loved roses, so colorful roses were scattered everywhere. No matter where they went, the fragrance of the flowers lingered.
After passing through four or five streets, Keli pointed at a street in front of them.
“This is Green Snake Street. All the new nobles of Rose City Live on this street. Compared to the tradition of the Duke’s mansion on Rose Street, I like this street more because it is more lively and energetic.”
The two continued to move forward. Ning Shi glanced around, and with his powerful perception, he quickly detected the spies that Keli had mentioned.
The horse grooms chatting, the patrolling guards, and the gardeners who took care of the roses on both sides of the street. Although they tried their best to hide it, their eyes would occasionally glance at the same courtyard.
Ning Shi pointed to the courtyard and said, “That’s where Lena lives, right? Go back first, I’ll call you if I need anything.”
Keli nodded, bowed, and left.
He hadn’t seen Lena for two months, so Ning Shi missed her very much. He held back his excitement and walked to the gate, telling the guard.
“I’m Ning Shi. I want to see Miss Lena. Please inform her.”
Ning Shi thought that the guard would question him, but when he heard his name, he was very excited. He opened his mouth to speak, but then he saw the spy outside.
“Lord Ning Shi, Lord Gu Bin has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in!” He said in a low voice.
Ning Shi walked into the courtyard. It was a Western-style courtyard. The entrance was a path paved with blue rocks. On both sides of the path, there were two square flower beds. Red roses were planted on both sides.
At the end of the road was a three-story building with white walls. On the walls of the building, there were all kinds of snake patterns and flashing magic core lamps.
There were two courtyards on the left and right sides of the building.
Ning Shi had already heard Lena’s shouts while she was cultivating in the courtyard on the left. He didn’t follow the guard’s introduction. His figure flashed, and he followed the sound to find Lena.
Lena was wearing a red short-sleeved training suit, and her exposed skin was still a healthy and smooth-tanned color.
At this moment, she was in the middle of boring cultivation. Her hands were curled up in front of her body, like a poisonous snake preparing to hunt.
“Ha!”
With a loud shout, her right hand quickly flicked out, drawing an afterimage. The sound of a venomous snake’s tongue came out of her hand, and she hit the thick iron plate.
A tiny hole appeared on the iron plate.
If not for Ning Shi’s good eyesight, he wouldn’t have been able to see this hole.
Ning Shi was also in awe of the power of this attack.
The iron plate was a foot thick, and not only did Lena’s attack penetrate it, but it also left such a small hole.
It was extremely difficult.
Lena, who had entered cultivation, looked at both sides of the world. She didn’t notice Ning Shi walking in, but continued to concentrate on practicing her moves.
Ning Shi didn’t disturb her. He stood quietly and watched Lena cultivate.
The sun shone on Lena’s sweat, which was glittering and translucent. This was the beauty of seriousness and struggle.
Ten minutes later, Lena finished practicing this move. She picked up a wet towel to wipe her sweat, and then she noticed a familiar figure beside her.
“Ning Shi!”
Lena was like a flame, flying into Ning Shi’s arms.
In contrast to Snow Fog’s calm and reserved nature, Lena’s personality was like fire. She hadn’t seen her lover for two months.
She did not hesitate to offer a kiss.
Ning Shi felt the softness between his lips and teeth, held Lena’s hot body and sniffed the girl’s body fragrance and the slight smell of sweat. The male hormones in his body were rapidly secreted.
This kiss was deep and long, intoxicating.
They didn’t separate until Lena’s teacher, Gu Bin, arrived.