"His Highness paid the price with his own soul."
"Your body has been swapped."
This sentence was like a blow to the head.
Li Aili's mind went completely blank for a moment.
Li Aili's lips trembled slightly, "Why didn't you stop him?"
Conrad looked at Ellie, "That way, you wouldn't have shown up."
"Your Highness, I would rather surrender my soul to the devil than accept the fact that you have disappeared from this world."
Li Aili: "..."
Li Aili recalled the conversation that Principal Merlin had with her.
"How could this be? Those gods would never dare to..." erase her existence.
Could it be... that she appeared in this world because of... Arthur?
Conrad seemed to read her mind. "Don't overthink it."
Just as Conrad was about to say something, he suddenly looked up and gazed at the dense forest in the distance.
“Miss Ellie, it seems some ‘little mice’ have gotten into your territory. Would you like me to clean them up for you?”
In the sunlight, Conrad's eyes seemed to turn into red vertical pupils.
Think back to when I first saw Conrad in his demonic form, and that motto, 'Those who trespass on noble lands shall die'...
Li Aili immediately raised her hand, "Thank you! But no!"
Because of the giant pumpkin, civilians often come to see what's new near the territory.
They certainly caused a lot of trouble for the patrolling knights.
In particular, after each stern warning from the knights, they would obediently apologize, but would still do it again next time.
This is especially infuriating.
But the crime doesn't warrant death.
“Let’s go and see what’s going on,” Li Aili said.
As it turned out, I was shocked when I saw it.
A large rabble—no, a large group of thieves—was fully prepared and gathering a few hundred meters outside her territory.
"Your Highness! Why are you here?!" A restless bubble appeared above the head of a golden knight who was monitoring these people.
Conrad gently patted Li Aili on the shoulder.
“Alright, they shouldn’t be able to detect you now,” Conrad said.
Li Aili then crouched down and joined the knights who were monitoring these people.
Conrad also patted the Cavalier on the shoulder.
The knight clearly sensed something and looked at the silver-haired old butler in surprise.
"Your Highness! The captain has gone back to fetch the 'medicine' and told me to stay here and keep watch."
“There are some really good guys among them.”
Therefore, the patrol team's Golden Knights couldn't handle it.
But what does Emerald Valley have?
There's medicine in Emerald Valley!
Alchemy potions and the Elf Miracle Elixir—their effects are so potent, anyone who takes them will question their existence!
Hundreds of thieves in the distance were preparing to make their move.
Then, the person who appeared to be their leader stood on a large rock.
The knight clenched his fists in anger. "Damn it! These damned thieves!"
"Robbery!"
"They must have seen the wealth of Emerald Valley, so they planned this attack!"
Just then, the bandit leader shouted, "Brothers! Just a hundred meters away from you is that infamous 'Pumpkin Lord'!"
When they heard "Pumpkin Overlord" from his mouth, both Li Aili and the knight were momentarily confused.
What Pumpkin Lord?
"Brothers!" The bandit leader had a full beard and bulging, bronze-colored arm muscles.
But this burly man had bloodshot eyes and a choked voice when he spoke:
"Today is the day of our revenge!"
The thief who heard him speak raised his weapon high and roared!
Li Aili suddenly understood.
oh!
It's them!
Ruby Moneybags was talking about those thieves who came looking for revenge against Melon King!
These thieves all seemed to have a blood feud with the Pumpkin Lord of this place.
"What grudge do they have against our territory?" the knight asked, still bewildered.
Li Aili said solemnly, "This hatred is immense."
"Everyone here was probably stripped naked by the melon king and hung outside the grove for 'public display'."
Because the pumpkin patch was already quite famous in the area.
As a result, some street hustlers in Denton have started bringing tour groups here.
"I bet every one of you here has shown off your buttocks outside our little grove."
knight:"???"
But he soon understood.
Li Aili: "So, don't worry, they're probably after the pumpkins..."
Before he could finish speaking, the veins on the knight's hand, which was resting on the hilt of his sword, were bulging.
"If they dare touch even a single leaf of the King of Melons, I'll chop them up!"
The knight became even angrier.
Li Aili: "?"
At that moment, the thief leader, who was giving a passionate speech not far away and had stirred up a sense of indignation among the thieves, pulled out a large pile of magic scrolls from his pocket.
"This is the forbidden magic scroll that I recently purchased through a friend using the gold coins we all pooled together!!"
Conrad narrowed his eyes slightly, and his aura instantly became extremely dangerous.
But she quickly relaxed, and a smile returned to her eyes.
"Fake."
Li Aili: "..."
knight:"……"
They looked at the thieves with a hint of pity in their eyes.
The thieves erupted in cheers.
The leader of the thieves then produced a large pile of medicine bottles.
"These are the 'alchemy potions' I bought with all my savings!"
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