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"Oops, I've been recognized..."
Latis gasped. It seemed that although the pale mask could conceal his physical features, it only made people remember the mask more vividly because of it…
"Guest, they look like they're trying to surround you! You'd better hide!"
The owner reacted swiftly, retrieving three breakfasts from the boiler and handing them to Latis. Glancing at the ever-growing queue, he said with a slight look of surprise:
"Thank you for your help! If you come to this stall again in the future, I will give you at least a 50% discount!"
"...Then I shall respectfully accept your offer!"
Latis looked around awkwardly, nodded, grabbed his breakfast, and fled in a panic amidst the curious crowd.
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"Sigh, people are afraid of becoming famous, just like pigs are afraid of getting fat..."
Latis crouched on the treetop, letting the strong branches, fueled by the gathering of life energy, support him. He opened the oil paper package containing breakfast and examined it for a moment.
The food in this outer city is mostly for travelers and ordinary people, so it is not as refined as the breakfast in the inner city of Lundia or at home. It is just two roasted potatoes cut in half and a spoonful of hot meat sauce in the middle. Although the skin of these potatoes is relatively thick, it becomes crispy after roasting and can be eaten directly.
He devoured most of it in one bite, but then, seeing the meat sauce oozing out, he couldn't bear it and finished the rest in one bite.
It has to be said that having a superhuman body makes eating much easier; you're no longer afraid of burning yourself, and your mouth can grow to be bigger than Ate's breasts...
Ugh, I mustn't let anyone know this.
Latis touched the curve of his lips and couldn't help but chuckle. Suddenly, he saw Jennifer waving at him from under the tree, along with the little tin can beside her. He waved happily and called out:
Good morning, Miss Knight!
"Good morning!" Jennifer skipped over excitedly, rushed to greet him, and hugged Latis, who had jumped down from the tree, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. She chuckled softly.
"My Lord!"
"Ah." Latis touched his lips, paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed, ruffling Jennifer's hair as he said:
"I was wondering why I didn't feel full; it turns out I was missing this dessert."
Not far away, Little Leafa, dressed like a tin can, watched the scene with a flushed face. She subconsciously closed her helmet, but the intimate moment still entered her eyes through the clear visor.
She couldn't help but hug the small round shield and hold it in front of her face, but after hesitating for a moment, she still secretly glanced at the two of them.
"That's so nice..."
Leafa's head was hot, and she thought to herself with envy.
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"We just saw it!"
Jennifer patted the tin can behind her, took Latis's hand, raised an eyebrow, gave a thumbs-up, and chuckled:
"What was your saying again? 'Having accomplished the deed, one should leave without a trace, concealing one's merit and fame!'"
"What? It was just something I did on the spur of the moment!"
"It's just a small thing, isn't it? It's only natural! Hehe..."
"What the hell!"
Latis helplessly brushed aside Jennifer, who kept poking her face with her thumb, glanced at the tin can of meat sauce potatoes, and asked:
"Little Leafa, how are you? Are you full?"
"...Uh-huh!"
Leafa swallowed the last bite of potato, licked the meat sauce off her fingers, gave a somewhat embarrassed knightly salute, and stammered:
"Master, and Grandmaster... I'm full!"
"This child is really clever. It's a good thing he didn't call her 'teacher's wife'..."
Latis muttered something to himself, then stopped, glanced at the deserted countryside around him, straightened his expression, and looked at Jennifer, saying:
"JieJie, have you understood everything I told you in the beacon?"
"Yes, yes, I've been looking through some materials these past few days and found some information about the holy city of Romnia."
Jennifer glanced around and suddenly sensed a strange fluctuation spreading out instantly, freezing all the magic energy within a radius of several dozen meters in place and eliminating any possibility of eavesdropping spells.
She looked at Latis in surprise, and only after he nodded affirmatively did she smile and say:
"The differences between the holy cities of Romnia and Promia that you mentioned do exist. Although I didn't have time to go back and ask the Pope, after communicating with my family, I found some records in my family's old library."
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Back when Hines City was just a duchy within the Twin Gorges Territory, I had heard of the "Illuminati" organization in the Mountain Wasteland Territory.
It is said that although the Illuminati was a folk religious organization, it performed various rituals in a very proper manner. Amidst the rumors of various divine powers in Janium, the city of Hines naturally believed that the Illuminati must have a real god.
However, because its king was frequently attacked by mentally challenged magic, the city of Hines did not have the time or inclination to verify the rumors circulating in other parts of the continent, and could only record these rumors based on hearsay.
According to legend, although the deity worshipped by the Illuminati is also called the "God of Light," the more fanatical believers mainly use another name: "Supreme Radiance."
This is certainly not 100% accurate. After all, the location of Shuangxia Territory is remote, and many messages are completely distorted by the time they reach Hines City. It is possible that its real name is something like Fuguang.
In short, this "Supreme Radiance" brought a powerful and fanatical faith to the Wilderness Territory, and even though the area was teeming with monsters, the local "Illuminati" effortlessly resisted them.
However, not long after, the goddess appeared in a way that was unparalleled in the world. She immediately defeated all the gods of Janium, and from then on, news of the Illuminati was rarely heard in the city of Hines.
However, it is said that many of the original members of the "Illuminati" went into the underground world, while the remaining members gathered together and built a village in a remote, sparsely populated mountainous region. That village later became the holy city of Romnia.
"Legend has it that the goddess and the Supreme Radiance once fought. Originally, the goddess only wanted to teach the Supreme Radiance, who was a god, a lesson. However, the Supreme Radiance was a battle maniac. After using intense light to temporarily blind the goddess, he raised his sword and unleashed nine sword strikes at her in an instant."
Jennifer looked at Latis and Leafa sitting around her and chuckled, saying:
"It uttered, 'This sword strike will be very cool,' and then proudly watched as the goddess shattered into pieces before its eyes. However, the Supreme Radiance did not expect that the goddess would transform into pure magic and then revert to human form in an instant. Upon seeing her clothes cut to shreds, the naked goddess was enraged. She used all her strength to press the Supreme Radiance into the ground and then rode on its back, beating it until its soul was scattered..."
"Wait... no."
Latis grew increasingly uneasy as she listened, and quickly covered Little Leafa's ears, interrupting Jennifer's enthusiastic narration by asking:
"The plot you're describing... is it also recorded in the library of Hines City?"
"Of course! ...No."
Jennifer coughed awkwardly twice, and seeing Latis frowning so deeply, she said in a slightly embarrassed voice:
"It's...it's a plot from a rare doujinshi about a goddess and supreme radiation that I found while researching on the magic network..."
"..."
Latis immediately showed the expression of an old man using a cell phone on the subway, remained silent for a moment, and then couldn't help but shout loudly:
"Jennifer, you big pervert!"
"I! I..." Jennifer was taken aback. After struggling for a moment, she crossed her arms and groaned softly:
"What?! You want to spank me or something?!"
Latis raised an eyebrow, glanced at her, and retorted with a tense face:
"Dream on! Wouldn't that have given you pleasure?"
He silently released Leafa's ear, stood up, dusted off his trousers, looked up at the gradually brightening sky, and said:
"Breakfast has been mostly digested, it's time for us to set off!"
"Huh?" Jennifer pulled Leafa up from the ground and asked curiously:
"Speaking of which, I was just about to ask you, Lazi, how exactly are we going to get to the Holy City of Romnia? Aren't we going to use the teleportation array in Lundia?"
"Just you wait and see! I, La, am no longer the same La I was before. A man should be looked at with new eyes after three days' absence!"
Latis laughed and stepped forward, taking Jennifer and Lifa's hands.
Then, he looked up at the sky, his body trembled, and amidst a deafening dragon roar, he soared into the sky.
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"Wow! It's taking off! Lazi, Lazi, you're so cool! Woohoo!"
"How about that? Aren't I incredibly handsome? Haha, cheer for me, applaud me!"
"Master, Grandmaster..."
"As expected of my lad! Hey, there's a vortex of magical energy over there, watch out!"
"That's nothing! Let me show you a low-altitude dive and 1440-degree spin!"
"Whoosh! This feels so good!"
"Grandmaster, sob sob..."
"There's something even more exciting! Jie Jie, see those circular hills ahead? Look at what speed-changing and obstacle-avoiding capabilities comparable to a sixth-generation fighter jet really look like!"
"Waaaah!..."
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"Master, ugh...Master is so handsome, I'm so bad at this game..."
Leafa knelt on the ground, her helmet long since discarded, her face streaked with tears as she dry-heaved. Her little braid drooped limply onto her sweaty neck. She looked up at the embarrassed Latis, gave a pathetic smile, and whispered:
"It's...it's my fault... Waaah, ugh..."
"You idiot, look at what you've been protecting!"
Jennifer glared at Latis, reached out and pinched his cheek, then squatted down, patted Leafa's head, and used her warm, light power to soothe her.
Latis, who had already transformed back into human form, coughed awkwardly twice, scratched his head, and with a jolt, plucked a few mint leaves from his forest dragon form, squatted down in front of Leafa, and placed them between her noses.
"Woo!"
Leafa smelled the cool scent, her little face scrunched up, then she slowly came to her senses, gratefully accepted the mint leaf, and staggered to her feet, weakly saying:
"Thank you, thank you, Master..."
"I forgot that Little Leafa is only a novice knight..."
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