(Thank you very much to Canglan Feixue, Youcai Luobo, and Yume no Shouyou for the rewards!)
"You haven't made absolutely no progress..."
Watching Sylvia bite her lip and force herself not to let her weakening legs buckle to the floor, Veronica concealed the hidden approval in her eyes and turned her gaze toward Wu Yan.
"What your guardian said was quite useful..."
"I was only speaking my mind. I won't flatter someone just because she's Her Highness the Princess..." Saying that, Wu Yan looked at Veronica with a faintly amused smile.
"So, if you want to win me over, you'd better think it through. Even if you're the Iron-Blooded Valkyrie, if you make a mistake, I'll slap you too!"
"Hahahaha!!!"
Killing intent flickered in Graham's eyes, but Veronica burst into laughter.
"If that happened, I'd be very happy instead. Good. You're exactly the kind of person I lack by my side. So, how about it? Won't you really consider coming over?..."
"Well, we'll talk about it later..." Seeing that Veronica was not only not angry, but seemed increasingly interested in him, Wu Yan felt a headache coming on.
"Alright, enough idle chatter..." Veronica calmed her laughter, crossed her legs, and swept her sharp, oppressive gaze across everyone present.
"I'm sure you all know this already. I didn't come to Ansariban merely to offer condolences..."
At the side, Rebecca, who had been quietly watching the situation unfold, raised her head.
"Your purpose in coming here was indeed to investigate the truth behind the Corpse Ash Dragon incident, wasn't it?..."
"Yes..." A sharp glint flashed through Veronica's eyes.
"According to the report, the Corpse Ash Dragon was a product made from the ashes of dead dragons using Magiteknics, an academic system combining magic and engineering, correct?..."
"Yes..." Rebecca nodded, glancing at Ash,