As expected, Veronica was moved after hearing Jiang Wu's words.

She stared blankly at Jiang Wu, tears slowly welling up in her eyes.

A few seconds later, Veronica solemnly put the small bag into her pocket, then hugged Jiang Wu's neck and said in a choked voice, "Brother Wu, I accept it. Don't worry, I will prepare myself mentally as soon as possible, and I will entrust everything to you."

As soon as she finished speaking, her face turned red again.

But she ignored him, closed her eyes, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him directly.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Wu drove Veranika back to her villa.

Another round of reluctant parting ensued, mainly because Veronica acted like a spoiled child.

It was half an hour later when Jiang Wu left.

Veranika gazed at the energy essence in her hand and smiled dreamily.

On the other side, Jiang Wu returned to his villa and subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of Veranica's villa.

His eyes held a complex expression.

No matter how much I planned, I never expected Vera Nika's personality to be like this.

She's 23 years old, but she acts like a little girl.

He could tell that Veranika wasn't faking it.

She's definitely the kind of person who's obsessed with love.

I wonder if she will hate herself to death when she learns the truth and sees the Restoration Army killing tens of thousands of her compatriots.

Soon, Jiang Wu's eyes hardened.

Those wicked Westerners in the City of Chosen have only themselves to blame!

Upon arriving at the restaurant, Jiang Wu found Zhang Yufei looking at him with a complicated expression at the table.

Jiang Wu was in a bad mood and casually asked, "Is something wrong?"

Zhang Yufei took a deep breath and said, "Lord Wu, you said that if you were with Miss Nika, you would give me 10,000 catties of giant octopus jerky, and you would also allow me to recruit those poor children."

Jiang Wu smiled and said calmly, "I keep my word."

"Thank you, Professor Wu!"

Jiang Wu didn't say anything, picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fried fish, and put it in his mouth.

Zhang Yufei stared blankly at Jiang Wu.

A few seconds later, she gritted her teeth and continued, "Lord Wu, do you still need me to accompany you tonight?"

As Jiang Wu chewed his food, he casually said, "No need, my mind is all on Nika right now."

To complete the act, in the final crucial moment, he first expressed his feelings to Veranika.

I'll make it up to Zhang Yufei properly later.

Zhang Yufei thought she would be happy that she didn't have to accompany him that night.

But when she actually heard these words, she felt incredibly disappointed.

It even hurts a little.

She ate her meal listlessly, her mind elsewhere.

An hour later, Veranica sent someone to invite Zhang Yufei to her estate.

Jiang Wu stood by the window, looking at Veranica's manor through the one-way glass.

Just as he expected.

......

Veranica's villa.

When Zhang Yufei met Veronica, she was sitting on the sofa with a dreamy smile on her face.

Upon seeing Zhang Yufei, Veronica jumped to her feet, her face beaming with undisguised sweetness. "Yufei, he really confessed to me! He even took me shopping, on the Ferris wheel, and to the amusement park. I never knew love felt so good!"

Looking into Veranika's sparkling eyes, Zhang Yufei felt a pang of sadness in her chest.

But she still smiled and said, "Congratulations, Miss Nika. You two are in love. In such an apocalyptic disaster, it is truly rare to find someone who is in love with you and helps you."

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yufei said seriously, "Also, the Great Knight just told me that he doesn't need me to accompany him at night anymore, because he only has you in his heart now."

Veronica was slightly taken aback.

Then she walked to Zhang Yufei's side, affectionately took her arm, and said earnestly, "Yufei, don't worry. I know that every girl has different feelings for her first man. I will make him keep you by his side. Don't feel guilty. Look at those knights, which one of them hasn't had many women?"

Zhang Yufei bit her lip, shook her head and said, "Miss Nika, he won't let me accompany him... which is a good thing for me, since I don't like him anyway."

Veronica didn't speak, her brown eyes staring directly at Zhang Yufei.

Her appearance at this moment was almost unrecognizable compared to when she was with Jiang Wu.

It was as if she had gone from a young girl in love to a sub-bishop.

After a moment, Veronica sighed softly and said, "Since you're being stubborn, then whatever you say goes. I'll talk to him when you want to be with him."

Zhang Yufei fell silent.

Veronica then picked up the level-two energy essence again, flashed a bright smile, and said, "Yufei, look what this is? It's a gift from Brother Wu."

Zhang Yufei's eyes fell on the level-two energy essence, and suddenly an infinite longing surged in her heart.

It felt as if every cell in my body was screaming: Eat it!

Having been with Veranika for a long time, Zhang Yufei was not unfamiliar with these things. She exclaimed in surprise, "This is high-grade energy essence?!"

Veronica nodded emphatically and said excitedly, "It's high-grade energy essence, and it's the high-grade energy essence from when Brother Wu killed that giant octopus all by himself! Ordinary evolved beings can become knights after eating it!"

"The Chosen Ones have spent so much time, manpower, resources, and ammunition, and they've only managed to get twenty of these! And yet they gave me something so precious!"

Zhang Yufei felt even more heartbroken.

I even felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing my heart tightly.

She gave so much and tried so hard to please him.

As a result, even getting meat from a 1000-pound giant octopus was a struggle.

He was able to simply give Veranika the most precious part of the giant octopus.

This must be the difference in his feelings for me and Veranika.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yufei's nails almost dug into her palms.

But she still managed a smile and said, "Miss Nika, the Grand Knight is a true martial arts fanatic, and this kind of thing is very important to him, but he still gave it to you, which is enough to show how much he likes you. Congratulations."

As soon as she finished speaking, Veranika placed the energy essence directly into Zhang Yufei's palm.

Looking into Zhang Yufei's eyes, which were already glistening with tears, Veranica smiled and said, "Yufei, we're sisters, you should eat it."

Zhang Yufei froze, her smile also froze, staring blankly at the high-grade energy essence in her hand.

Veranica continued, "Once you become a knight, you'll have more leverage to negotiate with the bishop."

At this point, Veronica smiled brightly. "Besides, with Brother Wu by my side, those higher-ups will definitely try even harder to curry favor with us. Don't worry, I'll help you."