The Princess And The Lord-Chapter 1386: Enter The Tiger’s Den

A year after the Dark Age War ended, the Cestine Palace was rebuilt. Why did it take a year to build? This is because King Lucas prioritized building houses for his people first, including various important infrastructure such as highways, hospitals, schools, markets, etc.

Only after the people’s basic needs were met and the situation was more or less normal did the construction of the Cestine Palace begin.

Cestine Palace was built based on the previous design but with some changes both in terms of usability and security level for the entire palace. However, overall, Cestine Palace is now slightly smaller than before because King Lucas did not want to waste the Kingdom treasury on unimportant things like beautifying the Palace.

Besides, in his personal opinion, Cestine Palace is large enough to accommodate the only remaining Lucient family in the world.

Lucas’ casual word sends a sense of forebonding that he might be the last Lucient descendent in this world. Fargo and Fredhardt knew the damaged cause by the dark age war to Lucas’s heart, in fact, they were surprised Lucas managed to remain strong and function for this long therefore they cannot ask more like finding his soulmate and whatnot, in the end, they just want him to be happy and if this the end of Lucient legacy then so be it.

At his office in the cestine palace, Fargo was startled by the buzzing sound from his cell phone later on he checkthe message on his phone, the message said: ’Help me buy a six-layer buttercream cake from Cake’s Paradise, and I want the eight inch size, not smaller than that. Ps: don’t tell Fred!’

A smile spread across Fargo’s manly face, "Someone in a bad mood" Lory have habit whenever she got bad mood for some reason her need for sugary food will raise and as usual she will come to him.

Fargo put his phone on the table and then signaled to one of his men who happened to be arranging documents on his desk. Fargo flicked his hands a few times as he tried to remember the young soldier’s name. "Uh, Joe, your name is Joe, right? Can you help me?"

Fargo’s subordinate named Joe immediately stopped his work then gave a big salute and answered loudly, "Yes sir, whatever you need, Sir!"

"Do you know about the cake’s shop name, Cake’s Paradise?"

"Uh, yes, sir. That’s a cake shop that is currently viral among young people and it got five stars!" the young soldier give thorough answer.

Fargo’s mouth twitched. ’Of course, it is.’

"I need you to buy the famous six-layer buttercream cake from that shop, don’t forget to but the eight inch cake. Oh, but make sure Fredhardt and his men didn’t know about this. If you get caught, just say it’s for your sister," Fargo taught him.

"But I don’t have a sister, Sir."

"Then said it’s for your grandmother."

"My grandmother just passed away last month, sir."

"...I’m sorry."

"It’s okay, she lived a long life, sir!"

"Okay, how about your mother?" Fargo didn’t know why he ask.

"My mother just ran away with her lover last week, Sir!"

"Dam*it!" Fargo cursed.

Fargo massaged his forehead "Anyway, just said it’s for your girlfriend or—"

"...I don’t have girlfriend, Sir" Joe, worriedly reply.

’Of course, you don’t’

Fargo raised his hand dismissively. "Soldier, improvise!"

Joe seem contemplated his action before give a firm nod "I will, Sir!"

Fargo suddenly felt exhausted, "Okay, after you get it just store it in the refrigerator in my office at Cestine Palace, okay"

Joe gives anwer with salute "Yes sir, right away sir!"

"Go - go - go!" he waves his hands, shooing the young soldier away.

The obedient soldier quickly left while Fargo watched him with a helpless sigh. He just realized that there were so many bachelors in the King’s Men.

This was not good considering the lack of population in his country, they needed more people to procreate. Fargo made a mental note to give his soldiers more days off after Lucas woke up from his deep sleep.

However, first he had to help Zhao Li Xin to increase her strength so that she could help Lucas. Fargo took out his phone and pressed the call button. "Hey, is the information I asked for about the nearest Dungeon ready?" Fargo heard the answer from behind his phone and then said, "Send the data to my phone now!"

After that, he hung up. A few seconds later he heard a ’Ding’ then Fargo checked his phone screen. Feeling satisfied, he got up from his chair and walked out of his office.

Elsewhere, in the Royal Art and History room, Zhao Li Xin stood alone in a large room filled with paintings, relics, and statues depicting the history of the Lucient families and the Harland Kingdom. Zhao Li Xin looked up at the large painting of the royal family that hung on the wall.

In the painting, King Marcus is standing next to Queen Lorenna and their two children, who appear to be around three or four years old.

In the painting, Lucas was being carried by King Marcus with one arm while Lory sat on Queen Lorenna’s lap, and they were all smiling happily.

Zhao Li Xin had little understanding of familial affection due to the environment he grew up in, therefore, he sometimes wondered if he would have grown up differently if he had loving parents like Lory... but who is he kidding, deep down he knew he would have grown up just the same.

Although the environment greatly influenced his growth and development, it cannot be denied that the evil nature in him was innate, perhaps he inherited it from his cruel biological father or perhaps from his evil ancestor, Lazarus. Either way, the imperial palace environment only exacerbated the dark nature that already existed in him.

’I see darkness is your eyes, boy’

That what people used to say since he was a child, thankfully in cultivator’s world that not necessary bad because that world is a place for the survival of the fittest so there’s nothing wrong to be bad.

Being called a monster, the incarnation of the devil or an evil tyrant never bothered him until he met Lory and lately for some reason a thought had crossed his mind every now and then, it was, whether he could be a good father to his children or not.

He himself didn’t understand why he was only thinking about it now, even though the issue of whether or not they would have children had never bother him at all because as long as he had Lory, nothing else mattered.

However, maybe it was because he had returned to Lory’s original world, or maybe it was because he was in the Cestine Palace where Lory grew up, or maybe it was because he finally met Lucas, Fargo, and the others, while listening to Lory’s childhood stories.

Maybe that was why he started to wonder, ’If that happened, what should he do - what can he do?’

"It’s beautiful, isn’t it? It’s a new painting, though. Well, the truth is everything in this room is new" Fargo suddenly appeared beside him.

Zhao Li Xin was not startled as he already felt Fargo’s presence since Fargo entered this room. "What happened to the original painting?" Zhao Li Xin asked.

Fargo smiled bitterly. "It was destroyed along with the Cestine palace during the attack on Nazareth, everything was burned to ashes." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Zhao Li Xin remembered Lory’s story and his eyes dimmed. "I heard the story from Lory. I can only imagine how terrible the situation was back then."

"So did I, because we weren’t in Harland at the time so we didn’t see the destruction of our kingdom firsthand... but Lory saw it all, the ruin kingdom and the death of her father and uncles, Lory lost everything while Luc was forced to pick up the pieces of what left of his destroyed kingdom... they were only eighteen at the time"

Fargo stared at the young girl and the innocent boy who ended up bearing the burden of the world at such a young age, suddenly he shook his head to snap out of his heavy thoughts, "By the way, I have something you want"

Zhao Li Xin turned his head then Fargo took out his phone "I’ve sent you the location of the Dungeon, it’s a five hour drive from Herriond, then you need to cross by speedboat for an hour to an island called Little Dove Island"

"Cute name," Zhao Li Xin makes a brisk comment.

"Uh-huh, wait until you get there" Fargo gave a meaningful look then continued, "The island is surrounded by coral reefs so ships can’t get close so you have to swim to get to the island but be careful because the sea is filled with monsters called Sirens, humanoid type monsters, they’re not very strong but they always attack in groups so watch your back"

"Understood." Zhao Li Xin nodded.

Fargo then explained further, "The inside of the dungeon is usually filled with beasts and the whole place is tainted with black mana and the deeper you go the stronger the black mana becomes, although, I don’t know how much of an effect it has since you are different from us. However, you must remember that the most dangerous place is the hidden ruins inside the dungeon so expect the worst, I know you are strong but you better prepare carefully, after all it’s —"

"Better safe than sorry." Zhao Li Xin’s eyebrows raised.

Fargo stunned for a second and chuckled. "Did you hear it from Lory?"

A chuckle escaped Zhao Li Xin’s lips, "Yes, she really takes all your teachings to heart and for good reason, because your teachings have saved her a lot in many bad situations."

"Well, she’s always good at listening," Fargo’s face beamed with pride.

Lory suddenly came into the room hurriedly while answering the phone. "Okay - are you sure...uh-huh, okay, I’ll let Fargo know...okay, bye!" Lory hung up the phone and strode towards Fargo and Zhao Li Xin. "We found where Uncle Stevie is!"

Fargo frowned. "Where is he?" "He’s on his way to Wellington city." Lory’s bit her lips anxiously.

Fargo gasped in shock, "He went to Dolza?!"

"Isn’t that where the headquarters of the S.A.I.N.T. organization is located?" Zhao Li Xin could feel the tension radiating from Lory and Fargo’s faces.

Lory rubbed her forehead and muttered, "Yeah... this is not good, Fargy."

Fargo snorted in frustation "NO SH*T!"