Chapter 283

"I'm not interested in that," Ryan shrugged. "I only know that the more someone offers, the greater the price they pay. There's no such thing as a free lunch. The fact that the Saintess is so eager to win me over shows that she's not having an easy time inside the Gate of Janus. Once I become Honorary Bishop, I'm afraid that Cardinal Bishop or even the pope will be trying to contact me."

"And because of this, I will definitely stand on the side of the Saintess. So Your Majesty, our relationship with the Gate of Janus will be very delicate from now on."

Kachia paused, then said, "That's true. If the Pope were to try and win you over, you wouldn't be able to refuse..."

"Who cares about her?" Kachina waved her hand dismissively. "It's just a nominal position. Once the empire recovers, what are we afraid of, this 'Saintess'? We'll give her face and call her 'Saintess,' or we'll make sure she can't even leave the empire's gates."

Kachia thought to herself, "Why don't you just say it out loud?"

If something were to happen to the Saintess, even if the Pope were wary of her, he would not stand idly by. A Supernatural Being who has reached the Eighth Tier is enough to overthrow the entire Arcadia Empire.

"Of course, if the Saintess can truly gain a foothold at the Gate of Janus, it will also benefit us," Ryan chuckled. "In short, we don't need to rush. We'll deal with whatever comes our way."

"Indeed, the most urgent task is to cease hostilities and allow the empire to recuperate."

As Kachia said this, she couldn't help but glance at Ryan again. She hadn't expected that he would be the one to solve this problem. Coupled with the solution he had proposed earlier, Kachia suddenly felt that Ryan wasn't so bad after all.

"Upon closer reflection, Rider didn't do anything wrong; in fact, he could be considered a victim. If it weren't for Kachina forcing him to become Prince, he, as the Chosen of the Gods of the earth, could have lived a carefree life instead of constantly facing assassination attempts and being suspected by me."

"If he's not a traitor... no, he definitely isn't. A follower of the Desire Cultists couldn't possibly be approved by the Earth Goddess."

As Kachia pondered this, she even had the feeling that 'it wouldn't be bad for Kachina to let Rider be the Prince.'

"Hmm? Kachia, I'm talking to you. What are you thinking about?" Kachina waved her hand, pulling Kachia back to reality. "Why are you staring at Rider? Hehe~ Are you attracted to Rider?"

"Who... who's attracted to him?" Kachia scoffed. "I was just wondering if this guy would betray the Empire after being recruited by the Gate of Janus? After all, that Saintess is no less beautiful or powerful than us... Heh~ Kachina, you'd better watch out."

"Tch~ What am I afraid of?" Kachina said nonchalantly. "The Saintess of Janus must remain a virgin. Who knows how many years it will be before she steps down from her position as Saintess."

Ryan asked curiously, "Are all Saintess like this?"

"Well... at least that's what I know. Like the previous Saintess, Sylvia, she still is. Although the Pope doesn't have this kind of restriction, Sylvia is probably used to being an old maid." Kachina said with a smile.

Kachia's lips twitched slightly. "Don't you even think about it? Who on the entire Rhea Continent could possibly catch Sylvia's eye? She's the closest person to a god on the entire continent; there's simply no one who could move her heart."

"Do you think everyone's like you, always thinking about finding the Prince?" Kachia added in her mind.

Ryan nodded thoughtfully. Sylvia was also a romanceable character in the game, but that was much later in the game. Unfortunately, he never got to that point, otherwise he could have used the game's information to his advantage and have his way with Sylvia.

However, even those people of high status and great strength, who seem perfect and invincible, definitely have weaknesses, and fatal ones at that. Otherwise, players wouldn't even have a chance to conquer the big head, let alone the small head.

"Rider, what are you thinking about?" Kachina's smile suddenly turned dangerous. "Are you thinking about that Saintess? Do you want me to help you?"

"No need, no need. My loyalty to Your Majesty is as clear as the sun and the moon!"

Hehe~

Kachina smiled with satisfaction.

Over the next two days, the Empire continued to discuss the specifics of the peace talks with the people of Gate of Janus. Only after these talks were completed could 'Lin Qi' go and talk to Augustus and the Northern Federation.

Well, running around all over the place is quite tiring.

Ryan felt sorry for his first wife, but there was nothing he could do. He could delegate other tasks to other characters, but the position of Saintess was unique, and no one but 'Lin Qi' could hold it.

So Ryan could only feel sorry for his first wife, while occasionally messing with Kachina and checking on his other wives in the game.

The situation in the Augustus Empire was relatively stable, mainly because the Grand Duke had defeated the Western Barbarian Army and the Iron Blood Legion had undergone a complete evolution. This caused a sensation throughout the empire, and several other small countries around it raised white flags and saluted in a French style, declaring their allegiance to Augustus.

Although many people felt that once Magana had completely dealt with the Western Barbarians, she should turn her attention to the throne, Empress 'Vainay' not only did not guard against the Western Territory, but continued to deliver supplies to support the Iron Blood Legion's attack on the Western Barbarians on time.

This inevitably brings to mind a statement made by someone when Vainay ascended to the throne. "Magana was groomed by Her Your Majesty Vainay."

The Northern Federation is also quite stable, but the City of Desire in the Kingdom of Lotte is very active. However, those guys don't have Amabena's family heirloom, so they can't find the exact location of the temple.

Although the City of Desire can exist within the Chaos Space, Ryan discovered that once people leave the city and enter other parts of the Chaos Space, they will also be corrupted. This means that without knowing the information about the Temple of Desire, entering the Chaos Space to find something is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack, and it is also extremely dangerous.

It's worth mentioning that Old Joe has gone in again. Ryan has no idea what the old man is up to, but as long as he doesn't die in there, everything else is fine.

Sometimes Ryan couldn't help but think, shouldn't someone as dashing as Old Joe be the protagonist?

Moreover, that guy, being the Son of the Sun, was favored by the Blood God and then preferred to stay in the territory of the forces of desire. I really don't understand his background, unlike Ryan, who has been so devoted from beginning to end.

"Huh? My concubine has leveled up?"

When Ryan switched to Adele's game interface, he discovered that his concubine was already level 41.

There are no Advancement Quest; you can level up just by leaving the game running. To be honest, it's pretty overpowered.

Furthermore, Adele received information from the people inside the base that a terrifying entity seemed to be approaching, forcing all experimental operations within the base to be suspended. This is why Adele hadn't encountered any problems while idling for so many days.

As for who this terrifying being is, the other party did not reveal it.

This made Ryan hesitate about whether to just run away. The guaranteed way out required a teleportation scroll, which was honestly painful for him. Tun Tun Mouse felt like his heart had been ripped out.

Otherwise, he could just transform and unleash his ultimate attack to fight his way out, but at this point, Ryan was worried that if he fought his way out, he might run into that so-called terrifying guy.

After much deliberation, Ryan decided to continue AFK. If the terrifying guy couldn't find this place, he would keep AFK until he completely broke with the base.

It feels pretty good to be the blade of a sword from Shili Slope.

If we find it... then without a doubt, we'll run away. Even ten or a hundred teleportation scrolls are no match for our own wives' lives.

By the third day, Kachia had also reached an agreement with Lin Qi.

The latter gave Kachia an Honorary Bishop's badge, instructing her to give it to Ryan, thus confirming Ryan's identity. The condition was that Ryan must steadfastly stand with the Saintess Faction regarding the Gate of Janus.

Ryan felt like he was a sandwich filling in an egg yolk pie.

"Thank you, Rider." Kachia handed the bishop's badge to Ryan, her expression somewhat complicated. "This time, I owe you a lot. I treated you so badly before, yet you were still willing to help."

Ryan shrugged. "After all, I am Her Your Majesty Kachina's Prince. Besides, no citizen of the empire would hesitate about such a thing, would they?"

"Kachina's Prince..." Kachia's eyes flickered slightly. "You should know the connection between Kachina. We share a common destiny, so we can only find the same Prince. Actually, I don't care about so-called Prince, and I never even planned to find one. My greatest wish is to make the Arcadia Empire the overlord of the continent."

"But since Kachina has chosen you, my objections are futile. However, I am not comfortable being touched by anyone other than Kachina, so fundamentally I cannot accept you."

"Oh, I see." Ryan had heard Kachina mention that Kachia didn't like being touched, which might be a side effect of her empathy. So, she would often play around with touching and tugging at Kachina herself, trying to improve Kachia's condition.

But as it turned out, Kachina failed; Kachia could only accept being touched by her younger sister, Kachina.

"Yes, I'm telling you all this to make things clear and to tell you not to be instigated by Kachina. You are Kachina's Prince, and you have nothing to do with me, understand? As for this matter, I will thank you in other ways, and I will also grant you free access to the Earth Temple."

Ryan smiled and said, "I don't mind, but Your Majesty, are you really alright? After all, you and Her Your Majesty Kachina share a similar feeling; I heard her say that you've been changing your clothes more and more frequently lately."

"Why does that guy tell you everything!" Kachia said irritably.

"Your Majesty dislike me?"

"You?" Kachia thought for a moment and said, "I don't think so."

Indeed, aside from initially suspecting Ryan because of Kachina's issues, Kachia no longer dislikes Ryan. On the contrary, she thinks Ryan is quite good, at least much better than those scoundrels Kachina had previously recruited.

Both of them had good looks and a good temperament, and Kachia always felt very comfortable being around Ryan. She couldn't figure it out, and in the end, she could only attribute it to the influence of the power of the 'earth'.

"If that's the case, why not give it a try?" Ryan offered a constructive suggestion.

"As I've said, my only concern is Arcadia; I have no interest in anything else."

"Does Your Majesty have no interest in increasing your strength? Hasn't Her Your Majesty Kachina's Magic Power already surpassed yours?"

"Gurgle..."

Kachia fell silent.

That's true. Kachina had only been replenishing her magic with Ryan for a few days, and her Magic Power was already stronger than his.

This made Kachia both envious and annoyed.

Why is it that she also 'suffered,' enduring the same 'abuse' as Kachina, yet Kachina was able to increase her Magic Power while she could only change her underwear?

Kachia did have a fleeting fantasy about it, but unfortunately, she knew her physical condition; anyone who dared to approach her directly would be sent flying.

"It seems Her Your Majesty Kachia still wants to replenish her mana," Ryan chuckled. "In that case, why not give it a try? Perhaps Your Majesty can use this opportunity to advance to the Eighth Tier in one fell swoop."

Kachia sneered, "Ryan, I know what you're thinking. You want the Twin Emperors to submit to you? You've got the guts. Since you want to die, I'll give you the chance. Don't blame me for not warning you. If you come near me, killing you will be a reflex, and Kachina won't blame me then."

Men, oh!

Kachia knew perfectly well what Ryan was thinking.

Isn't that just the blessing of having multiple wives?

And it's double the experience.

But you need to have the ability first!

If Ryan's strength reached the seventh rank, then Kachia would have nothing to say, but how dare a mere third-rank Little Camilla expect the twins to serve her?

Ryan's eyes lit up. "Your Majesty, does this mean you agree?"

"Do you really want to die?"

"Whether I live or die is another matter. As long as His Your Majesty agrees to do as I say, I won't blame anyone even if he kills Your Majesty."

"Hmph~ It's your business if you want to die," Kachia said indifferently. "If I really agree, then what? You'd better get closer to me first."

"No rush, Your Majesty, please follow me."

Kachia was puzzled, but in order to make Ryan give up, she went with him anyway.

After all, he had just made a great contribution to the empire and was Prince of Kachina. Kachia decided to teach Ryan a lesson and stop when she was half-dead. Let's see if she dares to make such a request again.

While he was thinking, Ryan led her to Kachina's room.

Pushing open the door, I saw Kachina lying on the bed, her long bed legs bobbing up and down, reading a book in her hands.

Seeing the two enter, she looked up, a puzzled look on her face. "Kachia, Rider, is something the matter?"

Ryan said, "Your Majesty Kachina, please merge with Her Your Majesty Kachia, and then replenish your mana with me."

Kachia: "??????"

I took the day off yesterday, so I'm making up for it today. My sleep schedule has been a bit messed up lately, and I really didn't dare stay up late to write yesterday. I'll finish this early today and go to sleep soon~~ Goodnight everyone!

Chapter 171 Ryan: Is Balshatt really myself?

Kachia wondered if she had just hallucinated.

Then, yes, no, Ryan did say that.

Kachina understood the situation almost instantly, and her eyes lit up with excitement and anticipation.

"Really?! Kachia, you've come to your senses?"

"I... I didn't! I didn't!"

Kachia quickly denied it. What a joke! Using the fusion of shared abilities to do that? Is this guy a demon?!

"Your Majesty, didn't you just agree so readily? Why have you gone back on your word?"

"In short, it won't work. This kind of thing is absurd. Empathy and harmony are for dealing with enemies, not for doing this kind of thing, humph!"

Kachia was both angry and somewhat guilty. She had indeed said earlier that Ryan could do whatever he wanted, but she hadn't expected this. At this moment, she could only leave with a remark and turn to leave quickly.

Oh, this.

Ryan shook his head, thinking he could finally make a final push, but this guy, as emperor, spoke like it was nothing.

"Rider, what did you just say to Kachia?" Kachina asked curiously.

Ryan recounted what had just happened.

Kachina laughed so hard she almost fell over after hearing that.

"Rider, you're such a beet, to come up with such a terrible idea."

"I'm only doing this for Her Your Majesty's sake," Ryan said righteously. "Her Your Majesty Kachia's condition can't be delayed any longer. We have to try to see if it works. If it works after you merge, Her Your Majesty Kachia might not resist other people's contact with her once she gets used to it."

"Hmm... what you said makes sense, but it's impossible. Empathy and resonance are techniques that Kachia and I developed after going through a lot of hardship. They're incredibly meaningful to Kachia, so how could we use them for something like this?"

Ryan retorted, "What's wrong with that? We're trying to improve our strength, not just for pleasure. A gentleman judges by his heart, not his actions. As long as one's heart is pure, that person is pure. After all, Your Majesty, you don't want to be stuck at the seventh rank forever, do you?"

"Oh, what you said makes sense." Kachina tilted her head. "Or, should I talk to Kachia about it later?"

"I think we can give it a try. Maybe Her Your Majesty Kachia won't refuse after she tries it."

In truth, Ryan had no choice. As the situation stabilized, international talks would soon follow.

There's no guarantee that the Gemini Empress won't discover his identity by then, so he needs to settle things here as soon as possible. How to settle things? Naturally, by taking down the Geminis. Governing the country with a small head is no joke.

Ryan realized he might have really been tricked by desire, otherwise Kachina's favorability towards him would have increased too quickly. But whatever, even though he would curse "Damn God of Desire" after using his ability, he would still use it again when needed.