Adaptation Isn't Random Fabrication

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Lan Le looked at Te Mude, who was radiating vitality, and after a moment of silence, he also revealed a provocative smile.

"Fine, then I will absolutely not let you succeed, Te Mude."

"I'll return those words to you."

Te Mude shook the small shield equipped with the War Ash version of the Warped Light Wall, seemingly as if to reflect the words back at the other party.

The two looked at each other for a moment, then suddenly laughed. The tension in the atmosphere eased a little, but it didn't turn into a peaceful atmosphere.

The two are still rivals, but they have just finished discussing business, so it's perfectly acceptable for them to spend some time together as brothers in their spare time. They're not at the point of being life and death enemies.

"I've been wanting to ask you this for a while now: what's the deal with that servant who turned into a monster, and what's with your clothes?" Lan Le finally asked the question.

"This isn't a monster, it's Pokémon," Te Mude corrected seriously.

"Pokémon? What a strange name." Lan Le's mouth didn't feel comfortable with the word.

"A magical creature unique to the Zane Dungeon. It can use powerful moves like a monster, but most of them are docile. Many of them live in the Gourmet Area, and they also occasionally appear in other areas," Te Mude said, fiddling with the Poké Ball in his hand, with three more hanging on his waist. "I think these little guys are very peculiar. Someone told me that I could capture them with Poké Ball as partners, so I gave it a try."

He looked at the Poké Ball with affection, "Sometimes after a long day, playing with cute Pokémon for a while can drive all the fatigue out of my body. It's so wonderful that Pokémon exist in the world; they are truly a miracle."

Lan Le didn't comment on his appearance. After all, Te Mude had always liked small animals and children since he was a child, but he usually lost interest in those things when they became "big".

"And what about this outfit?"

His "antheatrical outfit" was a bit ahead of its time for Lan Le's relatively conservative fashion sense, and it's still hard to look at him directly.

"This is my weapon," Te Mude said, patting his chest badge.

"Arms?"

Do you know Princess Serena?

"Of course I know."

Lan Le was deeply impressed by the Princess, perhaps because they were of the same generation and the princess had performed exceptionally well.

This Princess displayed exceptional charisma among the people, as well as courage and strategic acumen. Her bravery during the Black Eagle Rebellion is still praised today, and she claims to have a close relationship with the Zane Dungeon.

Although her ability to handle government affairs is still somewhat immature, this ability can be developed, and one day she will surely become a perfect superhero. This is Lan Le's assessment.

To be honest, he had considered the possibility of proposing marriage. In fact, he had considered it with princes from every country, but they all gave up decisively after hearing a certain rumor.

"This dress was specially designed to deal with Princess Serena. I designed it myself."

Te Mude proudly patted his chest and said:

"That woman is obsessed with Ornstein. Whenever she has time, she talks about that knight. She is very serious when discussing important matters, but when she is free, she can smoothly turn any topic to Ornstein. I can't take the initiative at all when I talk to her. That woman is terrifying."

"That was the first time I felt defeated in a verbal exchange. She must have done it on purpose to dampen our spirits. The Arnor Kingdom is ruthless!"

Te Mude pointed to Ranni on his body, a smile appearing on his lips.

"So I did the same thing as her and found a character in the Zane Dungeon whose popularity was no less than Ornstein's to become her fan. When Serena talked about Ornstein, I talked about Ranni, to go head-to-head with this woman!"

Why is your competitive spirit appearing in such a strange place? Lan Le swallowed his words.

"But I remember there are very few records about Ranni. Where did you find enough to talk about?" Lan Le asked, puzzled.

"Make it up yourself."

Answered instantly, without the slightest hesitation!

"You... made it up yourself?" Lan Le was stunned, completely unexpected by this answer.

"Anyway, most of what that woman said was just her speculation, so it's okay for me to speculate as well, there's no problem at all!"

Te Mude declared righteously, "I made up a whole bunch of stories about Ranni and tirelessly told them to Serena until she was speechless and I regained control of the conversation!"

"May I ask, what was Serena's expression like when she listened to your fabricated story?"

Lan Le remembers that when he and Te Mude were kids, they would make up stories for each other, but the stories the other made up were all incredibly boring, and even listening to them was torture.

"It feels like I swallowed a mouthful of excrement."

Another instant reply!

"You actually have some self-awareness."

"I can speak for myself, but you can't! Come out and duel!"

"Tsk, let's fight then. I'll show you my newly learned magic."

"Ha, my Blind Spot Strike isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Thus, under the worried gazes of their respective attendants, the two princes began their "martial arts duel" in the open space.

The other person's presence made the night less boring for both of them.

Meanwhile, in the city lord's room in the Zane Dungeon.

"The opening up seems to be working quite well."

Gong Qiying looked at the current Spirit Power reserves in the Zane Dungeon and nodded in satisfaction.

The number of people flooding into the dungeon today is several times that of yesterday, and there aren't enough portals to go around, so he had to add two more.

Judging from the current situation, the opening of new areas is indeed the most attractive thing for adventurers.

Opening up new areas is already attractive enough, let alone the fact that this opening allows direct cross-border travel!

Just entering the dungeon allows you to quickly reach another country? At most, you might suffer some hellish torment on the way, but you might also gain valuable opportunities. This travel expense is definitely worth it!

Thanks to Leon's promotion, everyone in the Arnor Kingdom now knows that they can reach the new area through the Zane Dungeon and conveniently visit the Warrior Country to see its exotic scenery. What's the difference between this and a free trip abroad? It's simply an amazing experience.

So after exploring the area for the past two days, the adventurers launched a coordinated attack today, entering the Zane Dungeon in large numbers and finally arriving at the Warrior Country.

The Zane Dungeon gained a huge amount of Spirit Power today, which is truly cause for celebration!

The novelty brought by the new region and the new country made the adventurers feel that this trip was definitely worthwhile, a win-win situation for both the adventurers and the Zane Dungeon.

The only downside was that the Warrior Country's Zane Dungeon had reverted to its awful work hours, closing at midnight again. This forced the people who came today to leave before they could even enjoy themselves, and even more adventurers who hadn't planned to come to the Warrior Country ended up here and were then taken to a centralized location.

"Actually, I was planning to wait two days before canceling the decision to close the dungeon," Gong Qiying muttered to himself.

If the Zane Dungeon were operating 24/7, the conflict between adventurers and the Warrior Country would definitely be less intense, because they could simply stay in the dungeon and not go to the Warrior Country, and the Warrior Country could easily issue orders to prevent adventurers from coming without a reason.

But that would be too peaceful, so peaceful it would be boring.

Therefore, Gong Qiying wanted to try delaying the closing time to see what kind of environment would be created and how the Warrior Country and the Arnor Kingdom would treat the adventurers.

After all, the dungeons are interconnected, so the Warrior Country can also go to the Arnor Kingdom, which is quite fair.

"We mustn't escalate the conflict between the two countries; I have to be careful."

However, Gong Qiying felt that his worries might be unnecessary, because the leaders of the two countries were more rational than he thought.

He held a sound transmission stone in his hand, from which various noisy sounds continuously emanated, and the part of the stone responsible for transmitting the sounds was inside.

"The Princess instructed us beforehand to avoid conflict with the Warrior Country. Brothers, let's restrain ourselves so as not to trouble the Princess."

Near the portal, inside a large house used to temporarily "accommodate" adventurers, an adventurer earnestly offered advice.

"Alright, to spare our beloved Princess any trouble, I'll bear with it a little longer."

"I can tolerate this here, but if I were to infiltrate these bastard guards in Sien, I absolutely wouldn't tolerate it!"

"Haven't you heard that we can go back freely? At worst, we can just go back to the Arnor Kingdom tomorrow."

The adventurers were more restrained than one might expect.

Before they arrived, the Arnor Kingdom had received word of their arrival and issued a notice in advance, reminding adventurers not to travel to the Warrior Country lightly, and to exercise restraint if they had to go.

Anzi III must be worrying about the connection between the two countries right now.

"I'm really worried about where Sister Lu Lu Wo and the others have been taken," said one of the adventurers who looked fierce.

This statement immediately garnered the approval of many people.

"The people here don't seem very friendly. Let's go home after my older sister comes back and not linger here."

"I think the more they reject me here, the more I want to stay and disgust them!"

The scene immediately became chaotic again.

Meanwhile, the Skyrim Strategy Team they were worried about was currently in a clean and tidy house, where a well-dressed servant delivered a letter.

Lu Lu Wo, somewhat unaware of the situation, took the letter and subconsciously read its contents aloud.

"Investigate the Sorcerous Town of Sellia, in search of magic sufficient for widespread dissemination, and..."

"Investigate the location of Starscourge General Radahn?"