Chapter 347: 346 You must have misunderstood!
Night fell silently.
Due to the strange incidents of the past and today’s abnormal events, the night in Cosmos was undoubtedly quieter and more eerie than any other city Shane had ever visited.
Among the crisscrossed and disorderly buildings, though there were oil lamps and even magic lamps at work, the light that shone through the windows could not reach the streets. Instead, it randomly illuminated the walls of other buildings, narrow alleys, and deserted areas—combined with the lack of decent streets, it made everything look very strange.
And of course, no one would go out on such a night in Cosmos, let alone keep their shops open, because there was no one to take care of their business.
In such a Cosmos, probably only the mbers of the Knight Order were active, patrolling non-stop and investigating, trying to find the truth and source of the strange incidents. Otherwise, there might only be robbers and the like, wandering the twisted lanes and alleys, adding to the city’s eerie color.
Fortunately, even under these circumstances, Shane and his companions had successfully found a hotel and checked in.
After all, before things went wrong in Cosmos, there were still many non-local tourists, and after the incident, more disoriented outsiders transferred here. With the city locked down, they couldn’t leave, so of course, they still needed a place to stay.
That is to say, in Cosmos now, only hotels providing accommodation could still do so business.
The hotel where Shane and his party stayed was one that was supposedly fully booked. Yet, sohow, through Lasha’s negotiation, they managed to free up a room that was just as luxurious as the suite they’d stayed in at Jeliteli, comfortably accommodating the group of four.
The room not only had multiple bedrooms but a kitchen and a bathroom as well—all living necessities were readily available, and one could live there continuously without a problem.
It was said that the hotel also had a large public bath that allowed mixed-gender bathing, making it quite popular, especially among n.
Shane felt sowhat tempted when he learned about this, only to be subtly warned.
“Don’t you go, okay?”
“Even if Mr. Shane is young and vigorous, it’s best not to carelessly vent outside.”
Ai Yi and Lasha warned Shane in their respective styles.
“I… am I that kind of person!?”
Shane protested in embarrassnt, only to be t with disdainful looks from the two girls.
“… Alright, I’m that kind of person.”
Shane had no choice but to admit defeat.
Please, it was a mixed-gender bath.
Mixed-gender, you know?
Hearing about such a wonderful place, how could a “young and vigorous” man not want to take a look?
What? You say that after going there, It wouldn’t be just “taking a look”?
That must be a misunderstanding! (*^▽^*)
With such thoughts, Shane sneaked into the large bathhouse after dark, without Ai Yi and Lasha knowing.
However, three seconds later, Shane fled from the scene in a hurry.
“Why are there only old grandpas and grandmas…!?”
Shane felt like he was about to go blind.
But upon reflection, even if there were pretty and beautiful young ladies, why would they knowingly go to a mixed bath and provide a free show?
Do you think everyone is as kind-hearted as Tielle? Damn it!
Heartbroken, Shane dragged himself back to his room. After having the dinner prepared by Lasha, he shafacedly entered the bathroom that ca with their room.
“I really wish Tielle was here to help cleanse my eyes…”
Soaked in the private bathtub, Shane leaned back and sighed.
“I wonder what everyone is doing now…”
Thinking of his friends back at the Royal Capital, Shane felt a sense of nostalgia.
“Vivian and the others should be having dinner at my place, discussing the resettlent of Lu Muya’s sisters, right?”
“Tielle is probably training quietly on her own.”
“rica… when I am not there, that girl won’t run off to stalk soone, will she?”
As he mused, Shane lifted a hand that had been subrged in the water.
Resting on this hand was a tiny bead.
Looking at the bead, Shane couldn’t help but smile.
“Let’s see what that girl is up to.”
Saying this, Shane tossed the bead into the air.
“Clang…”
The bead suddenly emitted light, and as if plunging into water, it plop! entered the space before Shane, causing ripples to spread.
The ripples gradually widened, and soon turned into a screen.
On the screen, a strikingly beautiful face erged, stunningly gorgeous.
“So~~slow~~!”
An exquisitely pleasant voice imdiately ca out, filled with anger.
That person was none other than Luoqi, far away in the Royal Capital.
“Don’t I tell you that you must contact every night!?”
Luoqi, who appeared on the screen, looked as if she had been waiting for a long ti, her face flushed with anger.
Upon seeing this, Shane couldn’t help but find it amusing.
When Shane left the Royal Capital, Luoqi had given him a Magic Tool and repeatedly instructed him to use it at night to contact her, who was far in the Royal Capital.
The Magic Tool Shane had just used was that very bead.
It was a very rare Magic Tool that could connect two different locations, allowing people to converse through the environnt created by the tool. It was commonly used by the Nobles and Lords to keep in touch with each other.
Shane had received this Magic Tool from Luoqi, so he actually got to see her face every evening.
But every ti they spoke, Luoqi would start chattering nonstop.
“Do you have any idea how hard I’ve worked during the day to free up my nights? And yet you keep waiting here!”
Luoqi kept complaining.
“Is it really necessary?” Shane said with a chuckle. “Last night was like this, tonight is the sa; do you plan to get upset about waiting for every evening?”
Upon hearing Shane’s careless tone, Luoqi grew even angrier.
This guy, even though he wasn’t in the Royal Capital, was still just as annoying. She really wanted to bite him hard.
Luoqi couldn’t be blad for this.
After all, she had indeed had a hard ti since Shane left.
“How co I could manage on my own before, but now I can’t?”
Luoqi had lanted this more than once.
Luoqi’s current lifestyle rhythm was no different from before – it was still all about work, plus maintaining her impeccable Princess image, without letting outsiders know that she actually wanted to be a slacker.
But in the past, even if she couldn’t slack off, Luoqi could endure it and get through her work with sighs and grumbles.
But now, for so reason, she found it difficult to tolerate such a state.
Perhaps the reason was that she now knew what it felt like to have soone who knew her true self and allowed her to express herself without restraint, without pretense, and without loneliness?
Having experienced such pleasant and comfortable tis, it would naturally be hard to suffer through the return to dull and tasteless tis.
Not to ntion, Shane had beco more to Luoqi than just soone in front of whom she could be herself — he had beco an indispensable partner in her life going forward.
“By the way, who runs off without a trace just a few days after getting soone?”
Luoqi really wanted to throw a temper tantrum over this.
Even though she knew Shane’s trip had a purpose, these past few days without him had made her life seem both boring and tasteless, which was unbearable.
Simply put, the Princess was sowhat anxious and in a budding romance, just starting to savor the flavor, and suddenly her man ran off without a trace, making it hard for her to cope.
Now, Luoqi was working every day, looking forward to Shane completing his tasks quickly and returning to the Royal Capital to be with her.
And working with such anticipation made it natural for her to eagerly await Shane’s initiative to contact her in the evening.
One could say that the Princess was indeed in dire need of love and entertainnt, or else she wouldn’t be acting so petulantly.
Shane was well aware of her state, so he spoke with rare gentleness.
“I’ve already arrived at Cosmos. Although I haven’t seen anyone from the Old Demon Clan Faction yet, since I’m here, I should encounter them soon, right?”
Shane reported his day’s journey to Luoqi.
“You’re already there?” Luoqi blinked in surprise, saying, “That was quick.”
After all, Cosmos was at the northernmost edge of the Kingdom. Setting out from the Royal Capital, it would take at least half a month or even a month to get there by horse-drawn carriage.
Shane had left the Royal Capital less than three days ago and had already arrived at Cosmos. Undeniably, his speed was indeed very fast.
“I’ve got You Lin with , a Level 99 Dragon. If I fly at full speed, I could probably circle the Kingdom in just a day,” Shane said with a twist of his mouth. “Not just , the eldest son of the Sterling Family is in Cosmos too, you know?”
“The eldest son of the Sterling Family?” Luoqi was startled again, then nodded, saying, “I did hear that he went back to Duke Sterling’s Domain with Duke Barry. If it’s him, then a few days would indeed be enough to return there.”
“Really?” Shane perked up, asking, “Why is it not hard for him?”
“Do you think you’re the only one with a mount?” Luoqi rolled her eyes attractively, saying, “The Kingdom has the renowned Flying Dragon Army, and the Guard Knights all get a Flying Dragon as their mount. That young lord probably rode his own Flying Dragon back to Duke Sterling’s Domain, right?”
So that was it. No wonder the other party could travel from the Royal Capital to this place in just a few days.
“I heard the situation over there is quite serious. What’s it really like?”
Luoqi inquired further from Shane.
And so, Shane told Luoqi everything he had encountered today in Cosmos, including matters related to Cappelen.
Just by ntioning it, Luoqi’s eyebrows raised.
“Cappelin Ragna is over there too?”
Luoqi’s mood seed to have taken a turn for the worse.
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