"Help me settle her in."
Maggie looked serious and pointed to Labai beside her.
"?"
Harlan's smile almost froze, and for a moment the air was silent. As the two looked at each other, Maggie saw a sense of restraint in Harlan's eyes.
"Yes, Your Highness."
He agreed, still with a smile on his face, but Maggie had a feeling that he said it through gritted teeth.
"Thank you, Commander Knight."
Maggie didn't care what he was thinking. She handed the man over to Harlan, thanked him sincerely, and went straight into the room, leaving only the three of them in the darkness.
Perkin silently disappeared into the darkness without saying another word.
Harun and Rabai were left staring at each other.
...
In her room, Maggie threw herself onto the bed, closed her eyes, and looked blissfully happy. Today, she had freely explored the border town at night, enjoying delicious restaurants, markets, and stunning night views—something she could never have experienced before.
However, what happened at the restaurant today still gave Maggie a bit of a headache.
They initially thought that the Perkins were temporarily human and ate the same things as humans, but when they arrived at the restaurant, they ordered meat that was still bloody or even whole, which drew frequent stares from the people around them.
They probably have never seen people who eat raw meat and drink blood like this.
Although Maggie was embarrassed, she knew the reason behind it. It was normal for snakes to like raw food, but she knew she couldn't take Perkin out to eat anymore.
If all else fails...
She can accompany him on nighttime hunting trips in the forest.
It's just a bit too primitive.
The other one, Rabai, leaned on her the whole time, appearing very insecure and truly demonstrating what it means to be a 'big bird clinging to a woman'.
She was clearly huge, big enough to completely envelop her.
But her eyes clearly showed no fear, which was very unusual.
Did she bring another troublesome thing home?
Suddenly, she recalled the description of the Earth God in his divine state.
Maggie, on her deathbed, sat up abruptly as a thought flashed wildly through her mind, making her feel somewhat terrified.
Oh no! When the Earth God first appeared in the comics, he was in male form and didn't have heterochromia. But!
In his divine form, the Earth God possesses one gold and one silver eye.
It's just that the comics contained too few descriptions of the Earth God's divine state, which is why she accidentally overlooked it.
But the earth god's human form isn't deaf and mute, is it?
Maggie is uncertain again.
In the comics, he can talk, and he's not called Rabai.
"..."
The overwhelming amount of contradictory information drove Maggie crazy.
Although heterochromia is uncommon, it's not entirely nonexistent. Judging Rabai as the human form of a god based solely on this is rather hasty. But if it really is, then she's really close to collecting all seven Dragon Balls and summoning Shenron.
This is the downside of traveling to the beginning of the comic's timeline: the timing of each god's appearance is inconsistent, and she has no way of knowing whether she will meet a particular god earlier than expected, nor can she definitively avoid meeting one.
Normally, Harun, Perkin, the human form of the Forest God, and Xiu should have met up and formed a small team to begin investigating the Duke's mansion.
They had even obtained a lot of evidence about the Duke's mansion, but because of her, the Duke's mansion is still safe and sound, showing no signs of collapsing.
"No, when we get back this time, we have to find a way to deal with that old man."
A murderous glint flashed in Maggie's eyes.
...
Charles was somewhat surprised to see Maggie looking perfectly normal in the morning, showing no signs of being affected by the Ash Core. He had been so shocked by the magic bomb Maggie had casually tossed out yesterday that he had forgotten to remind her not to take the Ash Core back with her.
He was still somewhat regretful last night, worried that the saintess would be affected, but the result was beyond his expectations.
"Good day, Your Highness."
Charles bowed respectfully.
"The legion commander too."
Maggie nodded, appearing gentle and energetic, but in reality, she hadn't slept well again the night before. She was too concerned about Rabai's identity, so much so that she had stayed awake all night.
It felt like there were two little people fighting inside my head.
One person said to her, "You're overthinking it; it's definitely not that."
One person said, 'Such obvious features, and you're still not sure? Are you stupid?'
And so they argued all night.
"I just heard from the stationed mage that Her Highness wants to conduct an experiment today. If it succeeds, it will be able to deal with the monsters even faster. Is that true?"
Charles had already heard about the saint bringing back a woman last night, but it didn't matter to him. He was more concerned about what Maggie was going to do.
With the beast tide approaching, if there aren't enough manpower, then we'll have to use a more suitable solution.
Now that he heard that Maggie had come up with an even better idea overnight, he was eager to try it. If it worked, then the people he needed to protect would be saved.
Maggie could see Charles's eagerness, so she answered his question.
"We can go now."
Although she really wanted to meet the priest Shia, Charles seemed to need to settle down right now, so it wouldn't hurt to accompany him first.
The two climbed the steps back up the city wall, and this time, standing on top, Maggie's mood was completely different.
Even though only one day had passed.
"Your Highness, are you saying that you can locate the core of ash?"
The mage in charge of the guard duty today, after hearing Maggie's plan, looked cautious and a little strange, clearly indicating that he didn't quite believe Maggie's words.
The composition of the Ash Core is bizarre, and no one has been able to analyze it to this day, let alone locate it inside a demon.
Devon was listening quietly nearby. After hearing Maggie's almost fantastical plan, his confidence immediately soared, and he jumped out and couldn't help but mock her.
"I think Her Highness is truly detached from worldly affairs, and she's really indulging in too many daydreams."
Maggie heard a sarcastic voice behind her, but she didn't turn around or pay attention to him. She continued to give instructions to the magician in front of her according to the plan.
Monsters possessing ash cores are generally of a higher level. Since it's not during a beast tide, their numbers aren't large, but each one has the ability to escape the mages' firepower. She needs to assess and mark them in advance.
The current location is not suitable; we need to use flight magic to fly into the air and get closer to the monster horde.
However, this is extremely dangerous and requires protection. If she is shot down, she will fall directly outside the city and become a feast for the monsters.
Although Maggie felt she was strong enough to successfully return to the city, and that the invisible barrier would also protect her soul.
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