The Princess And The Lord

1358  Future Plan II

After absorbing the fire essence from Belgrion, the Qi within him became chaotic due to the sudden increase, so much so that Zhao Li Xin did not have time to move himself to the Mystic realm within the spiritual ring.

In order to synchronize Belgrion's fire essence with his Eternal fire power Zhao Li Xin had to quickly concentrate to regulate the flow of Qi in his body before destroying his dantian.

However, he did not expect it to take longer than he thought but Zhao Li Xin did not dare to stop his meditation until it was finished because it could disrupt the flow of his qi which would result in a backlash that would cause his cultivation to regress several levels and worse possibility would damage his qi foundation.

Is also aware of the dangerous method of absorbing an external force essence which although it can accelerate its progress, but one mistake all his efforts will be in vain, and worse it can destroy his dantian which means he will lose all his cultivation abilities but once he has no other choice if he wants to help Lucas he must quickly raise his strength before it's too late.

In the middle of his meditation, Zhao Li Xin inhaled a familiar faint scent that he was very familiar with. Instantly the impatience slowly subsided until his qi regulation became more stable. Lory held her face with both hands watching Zhao Li xin while the bored Fargo went out to 'play' with the Beasts.

Lory checked her watch and it was already past twelve at night, however, Zhao Li Xin still hadn't finished meditating. Even so, Lory's worries were slightly eased because the fire that was previously burning like a torch had decreased quite a bit to resemble a fireplace.

Lory then heard the sound of heavy footsteps and frowned then looked towards the sound. It turned out that Fargo came carrying a backpack with a big grin.

"Where did you get that?" asked Lory.

"I called my subordinates and asked for drone's fast deliveries from my men," Fargo proudly said then threw the bag on the ground and started rummaging the bag.

"You use drones to deliver food, Fred will be pissed...Well, it's better to be some cookies in there" Lory squinted her eyes. Like master-like students, they feel no guilt at all in using the kingdom property for unimportant things.

"You like chocolate chips, right?!" Fargo took a bag of cookies and threw it at Lory. Lory's face lit up as she watched the cookies bag.

Meanwhile, Fargo took out a rectangular bag that was the size of a 15-inch tablet but thicker and threw it on the ground a few moments later the bag opened and expanded automatically to form a simple tent, after which he took out canned food and a small pot then made a small fire and started cooking.

20:40

"I've never seen a tent like that, is that a new invention?" Lory observed the tent that had been set up automatically in less than five minutes, well even though it wasn't too big and seemed to be only intended for one person.

"Wow, it's more space-saving and easy to carry, right, a creator of N.I.M.S made this invention and it's selling well among hunters," said Fargo while giving a proud thumbs up. "I thought technological progress would slow down after the war ended, but in some parts, it doesn't seem to be the case"

Fargo took a sip of his drink while holding his small teapot. "It's only in the last two years that technology has started to advance again although the focus is more on improving the quality of life."

"But with the emergence of Bael, people will start to focus on making weapons again." Lory felt heavy-hearted that people would compete to make weapons again.

Fargo poured the hot bean soup into a bowl and then handed it to Lory. "As long as humans live, war will continue to exist. You know that is inevitable, right?"

Lory clapped her hands to remove the cookie crumbs from her hands and took the bowl while sighing heavily, "I know, I just think it's a shame..."

Fargo cut a loaf of bread and gave it to Lory. "Several countries have approached Luxembourg to purchase their new weapons," Fargo informed.

"It seems like Hugo's efforts are not enough huh?" Lory was a little disappointed but not surprised.

"Is not his fault, most of the big cities in the Western countries have been attacked by the Bael and dozens of people have died so the government was understandably put under a lot of pressure to solve this problem so what choice do they have? The last news I got was they not only buy new weapons from Luxemborough they also cooperate with the S.A.I.N.T. organization to get help from Paladins and healers to deal with the situation"

"I don't believe those countries' leaders would let Luxemborough and the S.A.I.N.T. organization's blatant attempt to dominate the world succeed" Lory was deeply skeptical that the world's leaders would keep quiet about this.

"That's why the phone in the King's office room never stops," Fargo said while spooning his soup.

Lory frowned "I don't see any phone in the office"

"And now you know why," Fargo said while taking a bite of his bread. "Oh," now Lory understands. "Harland's role has always been as a balancing force in the world to ensure that countries don't tear each other down and play fairly, or at least they would follow the rules that we agreed on, but with Harland's disappearance for the past few months the balance in the world is starting to fall apart" Fargo chewed his bread then spooned his soup again. Lory was lost in thought while spooning her soup after a while she turned to Fargo "Their only stumbling block is Harland, my guts told me they won't stop until we are destroyed"

Fargo finished his food after that he opened the mineral water bottle and took a big sip, he sighed then wiped his mouth with the back of his hand "The world is now divided into three groups, one is the supporters of Luxemborough and the S.A.I.N.T. organization, the second is the opposition of that group while the last is the group that is not taking sides or rather waiting..." "Waiting for what?" asked Lory.

Fargo stared at Lory closely "Waiting for our reaction or more precisely, waiting for Lucient's reaction, and they become more impatient..."

"So what do you think we should do...?" Lory clenched her fist.

"The pressure on our country is getting tougher thus our ministers and government officials are starting to get restless and I'm worried our enemies will take advantage of the situation to make more people betray our kingdom, therefore Lory at the next plenary meeting I hope you can come,"

Lory's shoulders slumped beside her then whined, "I don't like meeting..."

Fargo raised her bottle, "You and me sisters, but here we are..." Lory finished her food and then summoned water to wash the bowl after she was done she handed it back to Fargo "But if I show up then it won't take long for the enemy to find out about my arrival at Harland then we can launch a sneaked attack"

"Not really, we still have hidden weapons they don't know about" Fargo smirked.

Lory tilted her head in confusion and then Fargo directed her gaze towards Zhao Li Xin immediately Lory understood.

"I've seen his strength and your husband said he can still get stronger. By the way how strong your husband could be?" Fargo's face showed deep curiosity. Lory turned her gaze to Zhao Li Xin for a moment, she stared at the man covered in dark purple flames, soon a smile spread across her face, "Strong enough to match the Lucient family" His breath tightened for a few seconds, then he saw the sparkle in Lory's eyes. Fargo turned his gaze to Zhao Li Xin. Normally he would become Apprehensive with any power that could threaten the Lucent family. However, this man was the one Lory chose.

Furthermore, over the weeks since his arrival at Cestine Palace, Fargo, and the others had scrutinized Zhao Li Xin's behavior and character. In the end, they concluded the same thing: He is a 'henpeck' husband so they had nothing to worry about. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Suddenly the fire exploded and swirled inside the cave with a rapid movement. In a second, the temperature rose even inside the ice barrier. Lory and Fargo could feel the air around them getting hotter.

"Lory, is this normal?" Fargo became a little worried.

Lory got up from the rock and examined the situation before her. Soon her face was beaming with delight "Yes, this is a good thing."

"Although it will be a little rough from here..." Lory hint a warning.

Lory raised her hands in front of her. She closed her eyes and her lips chanted inaudible sounds. Suddenly the water vapor from the rocks and ceiling floated into the air. Slowly swirling and merging into a massive floating pool above their head before suddenly pouring down around them like a waterfall.

Fargo folded his arms across his chest. He looked with a calm face without a hint of worry in his eyes, but more like a teacher assessing his students' test.

Lory exhaled as the water froze and the ice barrier around them instantly thickened.

"Is it just me or your control of your power is getting better" Fargo teased.

Lory replied perfunctorily "It's just you,"

Fargo knew she was being modest, nevertheless, he felt happy Lory had become even stronger than before.