But it was also because of this that Wayne broke their backbones and destroyed their ability to resist, making this group of giants easier to control and preventing them from causing trouble beyond their capabilities.
To him, power that can be controlled is power; power that cannot be controlled is just a threat.
After obtaining a large amount of wealth and an army of giants, his main goals in this world were all achieved.
So Wayne ordered all the remaining giants to evacuate, asking them to take all their belongings and follow the magic vines to the ground. He planned to return to the wizarding world with this army.
After dealing with the giants, Wayne returned to Princess Elizabeth and said to her, "Princess Elizabeth, we have finished dealing with the matter here. Let's prepare to return to the ground."
After that, he spoke to the few surviving royal guards around the princess for the first time:
"When we return to the ground, I will prepare a rope for you. You can tie it around yourselves, and I will take you back to the ground."
"Of course, you can also choose to climb down by yourself. I won't stop you."
Although Edmont and the others did not completely trust Wayne, they did not want to be separated from the princess, so they could only nod stiffly and choose the rope method.
Princess Elizabeth, on the other hand, didn't care much about any of this. She just looked at the giants heading towards the Skeleton Fortress with some curiosity and asked, "Mr. Wayne, how are you going to arrange for those giants?"
After hearing this, Wayne looked at the princess and said directly without hiding anything: "After all these giants leave here, I will take them to a distant place."
"I guess you will never see these giants again, and you don't have to worry about the threat of these giants anymore."
Elizabeth was delighted at first when she heard this. She was probably the one who was most willing to trust Wayne among all the people, and they had spent the longest time together. However, the girl soon thought of something and asked with a somewhat gloomy expression: "Are you going to leave the Kingdom of Abilgan, Mr. Wayne? Will we have a chance to meet again?"
Wayne understood the princess's subtext.
Maybe the princess has a good impression of him, but his protection of the princess is probably just the protection of the mission target and the care of the beautiful girl.
So, he just made his voice as calm as possible and said, "Maybe, Princess, maybe I will never come back here. Maybe I will come back in a few years or decades. We wizards have a long lifespan, while the lifespan of ordinary people is just a short time for us."
He used this reason to tactfully remind Princess Elizabeth that there was a huge gap between them and it would be difficult for them to become a couple.
Upon hearing this, the smile on the beautiful princess' face faded a little. A hint of sadness flashed in her emerald green eyes, and she became quite silent.
Wayne saw it but did not try to persuade them. After everyone was ready, he flew the magic carpet with a strong rope hanging underneath. He tied up the surviving royal guards and farmer Jack, and then took the princess with him, and quickly descended to the ground along the magic vines.
Although the magic carpet was difficult to control because it was too high above the ground, Wayne could still control it to descend.
While descending, he could clearly feel that Princess Elizabeth seemed no longer as reserved as before. She put her arms around his waist and pressed her body closer to him.
If he wasn't short, the princess would probably want to rest her head on his shoulder.
His attitude towards this kind of behavior was to let it take its course, neither encouraging nor stopping it. Perhaps this adventure, for the princess who had lived in the palace for a long time, would be the only wonderful journey in her life.
We are not chaste women. If the other party is willing to have something happen with him, Wayne will not refuse hypocritically.
The descent process was much easier than climbing. Under his control, they landed quickly after spending more than an hour at an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters.
Because the Giant Continent is located too high, we passed through several cloud layers along the way and were attacked by storms and cold winds.
Under his protection, Princess Elizabeth did not feel anything unusual, but the remaining guards who were hung did suffer a bit.
But this is considered a good treatment. At least it is much more comfortable than climbing down from a height of more than 10,000 meters and risking their lives.
When Wayne and others approached the ground, they saw that King Brawell had gathered an army of several hundred people, surrounded the entire magic vine, and even pushed over several small crossbows. Many colorful tents were set up as a military camp not far from the vine.
And outside the army, there was a large crowd of onlookers, and even many vendors hawking their wares, making it very lively.
When the people below saw the magic carpet descending rapidly from the sky and the people hanging under the magic carpet, they immediately exclaimed.
King Brawell heard the screams outside and quickly ran out of his tent. When he saw his daughter, unharmed and protected by Wayne behind him, slowly walking down from the magic carpet, he almost shed tears.
This is his only daughter, his only heir, and his only family. If his daughter unfortunately dies, their royal bloodline will be cut off.
Wayne led Princess Elizabeth to the king, then handed her hand to the king and said, "Your Majesty, I have completed your commission."
After that, he waved his hand to interrupt what the king wanted to say, and then said: "After you have heard Princess Elizabeth and your royal guards tell you what happened in the sky, we can talk about my reward."
After saying this, he bowed slightly to the king and the princess, and without waiting for the king's response, he turned and left.
The image of an arrogant and somewhat indifferent wizard is portrayed vividly.
As he sent the princess to the king, the master-level mission he received from King Brawell also signaled that it was completed.
Ding! [Escaped Princess] Master Level, completed.
Activity: 1 master-level treasure chest, 450 experience points.
With 450 experience points earned, Wayne's level has reached more than half of level 11. It is estimated that once Reso and others complete the grandmaster-level blueprint mission and gain the experience of that master-level mission, he will be able to reach level 12.
No one dared to stop Wayne from leaving. He came to a place that was close to the magic vines and had a good view. He skillfully built a campfire and began to cook lunch for himself.
Although the battle with the giant was not dangerous, it was still quite physically demanding. When he had nothing to do, he would take out the books he had bought from this world and flip through them casually.
Wayne actually didn't care about King Brawell's attitude. Even if he wanted to object now, or even concentrated his strength to cut off the entire magic vine, it was too late.
However, if a conflict occurs between the two sides, the ones who will die will definitely be the ordinary soldiers who are protecting the kingdom, so it is better to avoid it if possible.
I just hope that Princess Elizabeth and Edmund, who has seen his strength, can persuade the king not to cause more trouble.
About an hour later, when Wayne had eaten and drunk his fill and was sitting on a rock meditating, Princess Elizabeth came over.
When she got close and Wayne opened his eyes, the princess smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Wayne, my father wants you to come over to discuss something. He is waiting for you in the tent."
Wayne stood up, nodded to the princess, and then he and Elizabeth went to the huge tent where King Brawell was.
At this moment in the tent, Albian's King Brawell, the general and the captain of the royal guard were all standing there with serious expressions.
Seeing Wayne and the princess coming in together, the king could not help but look Wayne up and down with amazement. If he had not heard the description from his own daughter and the trusted captain of the Royal Guard, Edmund, he would have found it hard to believe that someone could defeat dozens of giants eight or nine meters tall by himself.
Even the wizards in the stories have never heard of such powerful strength.
But now, not only did the magic crown fall into the hands of this mysterious wizard, but even the giants also surrendered to the wizard in front of them.
With the strength of the Abilian Kingdom, it may no longer be able to pose a threat to the other side.
Given the strength of the Albirian Kingdom, even if the king issued an emergency call to gather thousands of soldiers, it would not be a matter of one or two days.
Besides, it is not certain that a few thousand soldiers can defeat hundreds of giants.
However, according to my daughter's description, the wizard was going to take the giants away from here, leave this kingdom, and the giants would probably never come back.
Although he couldn't fully believe in this promise in his heart, now he could only pray that the other party could really fulfill his promise.
The old king forced a smile on his face and said in a grateful tone, "Thank you, Master Wayne. I have learned about your actions from my daughter."
"You defeated the evil giant, saved my daughter, and foiled Rodrick's plot."
"I will soon be leaving our kingdom with these evil giants, after I have heard from you."
"Excuse me, what kind of compensation do you need? Is there anything we can do to help you?"
Wayne was quite satisfied with the king's polite attitude. When the king asked him about his reward, he looked at Princess Elizabeth mischievously. When the princess's face turned slightly red and the old king's expression became a little stiff, Wayne spoke, "It's not a big deal, Your Majesty. I'm going to take these giants on a long journey, so I hope you can help me prepare some food and supplies. The more the better."
"As for the Gantuowa continent connected by this magic vine, we probably won't be coming back."
"I will give this territory as a gift to Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth."
In order to reassure the old king, Wayne said in a rather indifferent tone: "And don't worry, Your Majesty. Wizards like us have lived for who knows how many years. We don't care about worldly power, territory, wealth and other mundane things."
"You don't have to worry about me posing any threat to your kingdom."
"You should have heard the princess say that with my strength, even if I really want to do something, I don't need the help of these giants."
Although Wayne's words were harsh and uncomfortable to listen to, King Brawell felt more relieved. He smiled sincerely, nodded to Wayne and said:
"Of course I believe you, Master Wayne. You are my daughter's savior."
"I will have someone do it right now."
"I will hold a small celebration banquet here tonight to thank you for your help."
"Tomorrow, I will dismiss the civilians here. You can leave with those giants without worry. Our people will not hinder you anymore."
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After the dinner, Wayne was about to enter the magic tent to rest, when suddenly he saw a girl in a gorgeous long dress walking towards him stealthily. It was the beautifully dressed Princess Elizabeth.
After the two looked at each other, the girl's cheeks flushed slightly, and she said in a pleasant voice:
"Mr. Wayne, you are leaving tomorrow. Can I play that interesting card game you taught me with you tonight?"
Hearing the girl's suggestion, Wayne looked behind Princess Elizabeth and found several members of the Royal Guard following her secretly, but no one came to stop them.
Wayne sighed slightly in his heart, but did not refuse. Instead, he opened the curtain of the magic tent and said softly, "Please come in, Your Highness."
"You look very beautiful tonight."
This was the first time Wayne praised her. Hearing his praise, Princess Elizabeth smiled, revealing two shallow dimples, then bent down and got into Wayne's magic tent.
Until noon of the next day, no one came to disturb the two.
After they left the tent, amid the exclamations of some soldiers, countless giants of huge size were slowly climbing down the magic vines that reached the sky.
(End of this chapter)