Want You to Be a Spy

Li Qi regretted it.

He regretted it deeply.

He had only known that shopping with a woman would be tiring, but he hadn't expected Berry, this perverted shota-con, to constantly have ulterior motives towards him.

So, along the way, Li Qi became Berry's "doll," playing dress-up games with her.

Li Qi tried on clothes of all different styles, and Berry bought them all!

If Li Qi hadn't firmly

And that wasn't the only bad news.

According to unofficial sources, the Magic Nation of Inglis also seems to be getting involved in the war. They apparently plan to ally with Falor to deal with Uno.

Who knows what the Duchy of Uno did to provoke two countries into declaring war on them simultaneously?

Li Qi could understand Falor declaring war on the Duchy of Uno.

After all, these two countries share a border and have a long-standing feud; calling it an ancestral hatred wouldn't be an exaggeration. It's perfectly normal for things to escalate between them.

But Inglis is geographically very far from Uno, with another neutral country separating them.

If Inglis wants to go to war with Uno, they'd have to sail around the outer sea and attack from the waters southeast of Uno.

While the Duchy of Uno's naval forces aren't very strong, Inglis's aren't strong either!

Li Qi truly couldn't figure out Inglis's reason for declaring war on Uno.

But no matter what he thought, the fact that war was about to begin again was undeniable.

And because of this, Li Qi proactively sought out Bolent this time.

He had made his decision.

Seeing Li Qi come to him, Bolent understood Li Qi's intentions.

He smiled slightly at Li Qi:

"Looks like you've made up your mind."

"Yes, sir."

Li Qi exhaled and said seriously, "It's just that I don't quite understand, sir, why did you choose me?"

Li Qi possessed the Unicorn Combat Medal, which might be Bolent's reason for trying to win Li Qi over.

But it wasn't the absolute reason.

Perhaps Li Qi had great potential and would go far in magic in the future, but compared to Li Qi, who had no one behind him, other potential noble scions might bring Bolent greater benefits.

The Reformist Faction's biggest problem right now was the scarcity of nobles within their ranks. Although they had many state officials, the number of upper-class nobles was far less than the Traditional Faction's.

And don't let the fact that many nobles aren't in high-level government positions fool you; their influence is very real.

Bolent could completely win over more influential nobles to his side instead of Li Qi.

If Bolent was cultivating Li Qi simply as a regular subordinate, then Li Qi could understand it better.

But spending so much effort to send Li Qi to the Magic Academy for further study... Li Qi couldn't quite grasp that.

At least in Li Qi's view, the effort the other party put into cultivating him didn't seem proportional to the gains they received.

Having lived three lives, Li Qi never believed that someone would be good to him for no reason.

No matter who it was, they all had their own goals, whether those goals were benevolent or malicious.

Including Berry.

If Li Qi hadn't been so similar to Berry's deceased younger brother, he believed Berry wouldn't have cared for him so much.

And Bolent... as far as Li Qi knew, he didn't seem to have any deceased siblings.

Therefore, Li Qi completely couldn't understand the reason for Bolent's kindness towards him.

The young man's confusion was extremely obvious. Bolent narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't hide the truth:

"Because, looking across the entire Duchy, you are the only person who can possess Strategic Rank strength at the age of thirteen."

"Is that all?"

"Of course not just that."

Bolent said, taking out a pre-prepared file from his drawer:

"I want you to be my spy."

He said, throwing the file in front of Li Qi.