Looking at the shimmering silver elven curtains, Li Aili's mind was still filled with images of treasure chests filled with jewels.

The bedroom door opened and closed, and the duke, wearing only a bath towel, had water dripping from the wet ends of his hair.

He glanced casually at his wife, who was wearing a pink nightgown on the bed.

Li Aili is holding a book, but the book is upside down.

The Duke was satisfied and quickly dried his hair. "I think it's time we 'settle the score'?"

Normally, Li Aili would have been on high alert, her hair standing on end.

And now...

Li Aili nodded absentmindedly, "...Ah, um, you're right."

Duke: "...?"

Li Aili abruptly put down her book, crawled out of bed, and grabbed the Duke's hand. "Darling, how much treasure do you think there is?"

The Duke: "..." A cross slowly appeared on his forehead.

"Before that, shouldn't we talk about the 'debt' you owe?" the Duke asked with a forced smile.

If a lady's mind isn't already overflowing with treasure chests, she should realize that her husband is making a great effort to rekindle the romance.

"Ah...yes, yes, debt...but the thought of all that money I turned away makes my heart ache so much I can't breathe!"

That's right. Although she loves money, Li Aili is clear-headed and refused that huge sum of money.

Although it's unclear why the big shots in the 'lawless land' were so easily fooled by her honest and upright Guagua, the truth will eventually come out.

If one day those criminals discover the truth, Li Aili doesn't want to pay the price for her momentary greed and be subjected to the Assassin's Guild's 'special attention' every day.

Damn it!! But I feel so sorry for it!!!

The duke, who had already reached for his wife's golden hair, was surprised when she suddenly went berserk and rolled around on the bed.

"..."

After observing for 10 minutes, the Duke concluded that he would not be able to settle accounts until his wife had completely forgotten about this "huge fortune".

So the Duke, expressionless, threw back the covers and lay down with his back to his wife.

sleep!

...

Li Aili felt that the Duke had been acting strangely lately.

Previously, Arthur would only get up after she woke up.

Now, when Li Aili opens her eyes, there is no one beside her.

Perhaps he's too busy?

Hmm... It hurts. So much money. Wouldn't it be better to use this money to develop and expand Emerald City?

No, ill-gotten gains, ill-gotten gains, ill-gotten gains must not be taken!

Li Aili silently repeated the rule three times in her mind, and in the blink of an eye, she forgot about her husband's recent habit of "leaving early and returning late".

...

As dawn broke, the disciplined knights were already sweating profusely on the training field of the living plants.

One by one, the 'tin cans' changed their attack and defense formations, launching an attack on the huge, living plants under the command of their officers.

Suddenly, the giant watermelon vine lashed out like a giant serpent, sending the bronze knights, who were forming an assault formation, flying several meters away with a single 'whip'.

The way they were sent flying backwards made it impossible to tell that they were a group of heavily armored knights weighing several hundred pounds each.

The Silver Knights were still able to hold their ground and defend themselves, each of them erecting a 'Silver Shield'.

From a distance, they look like silver 'shells' placed face down on the ground.

Those who managed to break through were all knights of the Silver rank or higher.

The golden knight stepped on the thrashing vines and sped along them, almost reaching the watermelon the size of a thatched hut.

Looking at the 'little bugs' on its vines, Watermelon felt more frustrated than ever before.

"As expected of Knight Commander Lance! This damn watermelon seems to be trembling!" shouted a silver knight struggling to maintain the shield behind him.

Lance: "Something's not right."

This watermelon is not only shaking, it seems to be... swelling?

"Um, why do I feel like this watermelon is angry? Look, isn't there something like blue veins throbbing around its stem?" Knight Commander Locke, who was watching from the sidelines, said hesitantly.

The elven alchemist who developed the 'Grumpy Watermelon' said, "Your Excellency, since the watermelon is a new variety, we do not yet know its attack methods."

"Am I just imagining things? I think this watermelon is about to explode with anger."

"Angry, exploded, exploded"... literally "exploded".

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud "boom" rang out, and the watermelon shattered into tiny pieces like a giant bomb.

Fortunately, the dozen or so golden knights used the spatial gate in time, thus avoiding being affected by the explosion.

The Silver Knight, who was standing still with his shield, was buried directly by the red flesh of the melon.

When they crawled out from under the thick layer of watermelon flesh, their dark mithril armor had turned into 'red armor'.

"hiss……"

"Lance Group, challenge failed," Knight Commander Leo shouted gloatingly.

"Hey, call all the mounts over, don't waste the watermelons on the ground."

Soon, many griffins that had only heard the whistling sound circled down. They didn't mind the watermelon flesh scattered on the ground and plunged into the 'sea of ​​watermelons,' wolfing it down.

Behind him, the knight in charge of taking notes silently wiped the watermelon juice that had been splashed on the blackboard.

Then it says on it: [Lance Team - 1].

Just then, the Duke arrived at the training ground.

Initially, this scene was not surprising.

But ever since His Highness the Duke and his wife remarried, no one has seen him on the training field before 9 o'clock.

Of course, this is not to say that Your Highness has become negligent.

As the only true dragon knight in the world, even if His Excellency the Duke doesn't have a dragon, even if His Excellency doesn't practice in the morning, he can still easily defeat all the knights here with just one finger.

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