"A realm, huh-"
"Perhaps-"
He heard the faintly complaining note in Su Qingyue's voice.
Ling Wuyuan took no offense. After picking up a piece of chicken and tossing it into his mouth, he smiled and answered honestly, "To tell you the truth, I think 'toys' is a better description for all the [Illusory Mist Realm Country]'s territories in the [Great Desolate Wasteland]."
"While I can't say I don't care about them at all, it's hard to say I care all that much, either-"
What exactly did a realm mean?
Everyone had their own opinion.
But to Ling Wuyuan...
Anything that truly qualified as his realm...
Had to be a foundation he absolutely could not afford to lose, rather than assorted territories he could take or leave.
From that standpoint alone, the territories he held in the [Great Desolate Wasteland] really were nowhere near qualifying as a realm in his eyes. At most, they were toys.
Having them was quite nice.
Not having them was perfectly fine, too.
That was his attitude toward those territories.
Faced with his blunt answer, without even a pretense otherwise, Su Qingyue could only turn her sorrow and indignation into appetite. As she inhaled the food before her at a speed that left even Yan Xiujin dumbfounded, she rolled her eyes at Ling Wuyuan and demanded curiously, "How are you so picky?"
"Even territories that good don't qualify as your realm?"
"Then what territories do qualify as your realm in your eyes?"
"Don't tell me it's just this [Ice Mist Snow Island]?"
Su Qingyue knew Ling Wuyuan was an extremely obsessive fellow, and he clearly harbored special feelings for [Ice Mist Snow Island] and [Jade Night Snow City].
That was why she asked.
At those words...
The others, who had not been particularly interested in the