38: Wolf Children of Run Wolf Territory

"He is practically my Prince!"

However, no sooner had this thought popped into her head than Fischl regretted it.

In her own lore, the Immernachtreich seemed to have only one kingdom, and she was the Prinzessin of that kingdom.

Right, so here is the problem: if Huo Xi is a prince, then what is his relationship to her?

Fischl grew up in Mondstadt, where no one claimed the title of king, and the only thing that could be called management in Mondstadt was the Knights of Favonius. But in terms of governing the country, the Knights of Favonius were actually more like a neighborhood committee, and the true ruler of Mondstadt should be the Anemo God, Barbatos.

To put it plainly, Mondstadt is currently in a state of "monarch-offline" rule. If you really wanted to trace what the relationships between kings, princesses, and princes were, you would probably have to go back to the Old Mondstadt era. But the ruler of Old Mondstadt was the God of Storms, Decarabian, who, like the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya, was not human, and they didn't have any concept of princesses or princes either.

This left Fischl momentarily trapped in a strange line of thinking: "This uncle knows my mom and dad, so should I call him uncle (on father's side) or uncle (on mother's side)?"

—So, if Huo Xi is a prince, does that mean we've become siblings?

—No, absolutely not!

At this moment, Fischl's intelligence took the high ground. The words "Prince" that were about to spill out were suddenly swallowed, and instead, they changed into another sentence: "Saving the sovereign is a meritorious deed! You are worthy of being my retainer—this Prinzessin's personal knight, the 'Crown of Crow Feathers', Horsley!"

"Who is that?!"

Hearing Fischl look at his face and say an irrelevant surname, even Huo Xi couldn't keep a straight face.

However, he reacted quickly. Horsley, Huo Xi… alright, alright, Prinzessin, your ability to improvise on the spot is truly impressive.

"Personal knight," he thought. Huo Xi glanced at the dozen or so Night Ravens that were currently brutalizing Hilichurls and a Pyro Abyss Mage alongside Bennett. So that was it. If he could lead the Knights of Favonius, wouldn't he be the most powerful knight? So, in Fischl's eyes, the most powerful knight is her own personal knight?

Thus, he played along, bowing slightly and placing his right hand over his chest: "Indeed. Have you recognized me? Noble Prinzessin, I am Horsley, the *personal* knight who takes *personal* care of your daily life, dressing, bathing, and even telling you bedtime stories in the Castle of Fischl. It is just that we had agreed that in this world, I could only go by my alias—Huo Xi."

Oz was deeply shocked. A master! To be able to sync up with her frequency like this, this kid is a talent with potential.

Fischl, meanwhile, was already blushing furiously. She hadn't expected that she had only added the word "personal" to close the distance because she felt there was a gap between a knight and a prince, but somehow it had turned into "personally" handling her daily life, dressing, and sleeping!

She snuck a peek at Huo Xi's model.

Well, it doesn't seem too bad.

At this moment, Bennett and Leon and the others up ahead had also eliminated all the enemies and bounced over excitedly: "Your Highness! And Big Brother… oh no, wait, Knight Big Brother! The Knights of the Immernachtreich are amazing! I feel like they're already no worse than the Knights of Favonius!"

Fischl covered her mouth with one hand and let out a three-stage Demoiselle laugh: "Oh hahahaha! That is only natural. These are all the most powerful knights of my Immernachtreich."

The twelve Night Ravens standing in neat formation on the side gave a unified response: "Yes! Your Highness!"

This sound startled Fischl, but she immediately revealed an excited expression and began to ask for the name of each Night Raven.

These Night Ravens were naturally not real Night Ravens, nor were they pulled from the 3.8 island version. Rather, they were created by Huo Xi, who had rarely used several divine powers to forge them. So, if one had to say, they were actually more similar to high-intelligence mechanical lifeforms. Each of them had a miniature atomic power furnace inside, and if they deemed it necessary, they could even fire rays similar to atomic breath, though they would enter sleep mode after firing.

Although creating these Night Ravens was just a whim, it suddenly gave Huo Xi some inspiration. If he really established a relationship with someone in the future, could he try to use his divine powers to strengthen their abilities?

For example, adding a remote guidance system to Baron Bunny and then strengthening its explosive power or something similar.

Before long, the Prinzessin had memorized the names of all the Night Ravens based on the stone textures and wear marks on each one. Huo Xi thought she would open her mouth and ask him for a few to keep by her side, but she didn't.

She was very clear about the boundaries between fantasy and reality. She knew these did not come from her elemental abilities like Oz, but were manifested by Huo Xi in some way.

Therefore, she could not willfully ask Huo Xi for ownership of these Night Ravens.

However...

"Arnold! Leon! Clear the way for this Prinzessin!"

"Yes!"

But asking for temporary control to have some fun was still okay!

Four Night Ravens made a sedan chair for Fischl to sit on. The Prinzessin let out that strange laugh, holding a fan she had gotten from who knows where, and pointed forward: "Oh hahahaha! We depart!"

Little Amy hadn't laughed so freely in her eighteen years of life.

Huo Xi walked with his hands behind his back, chatting and laughing with Bennett as they followed beside the sedan chair, looking exactly like a sightseeing tour group.

Just after the eight Night Raven knights had wiped out three more Hilichurl camps, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared before them.

The sudden flash of lightning and the figure that emerged from it startled Little Amy, and Bennett quickly assumed a defensive stance.

The Night Raven guards quickly formed a defensive formation, but Huo Xi stepped forward and waved his hand: "Calm down, the one who has come is not an enemy."

The lightning dissipated, and a white-haired boy wearing a hood and holding a claymore appeared before them.

He slung the heavy sword behind his back and walked slowly to Huo Xi's side, suddenly sniffing: "Eh? You, on your body, Traveler scent, very strong, her Lupical?"

Huo Xi leaned back tactically. He could smell that too?

Well, being wrapped up and sleeping with her every night, the scent was bound to be strong!

Fischl and Bennett also rushed over and saw Huo Xi talking to the boy in front of them.

"You are Razor, right? That's right, I am Lumine's Lupical. So that means you have already met Lumine?"

Bennett asked in a low voice: "What does 'Lupical' mean?"

Huo Xi also replied in a low voice: "It's similar to family, someone who is close within the wolf pack."

Razor's eyes lit up. To be honest, he rarely met someone he could communicate with without any obstacles upon the first meeting. This big brother, who looked very warm, even knew the meaning of Lupical!

Subsequently, in his conversation with Razor, Huo Xi learned that Lumine had secretly already completed Razor's Story Quest and had even unlocked the Wolf King's trial.

Perhaps because Skirk and Huo Xi were both too strong, Lumine, having become accustomed to such things, did not tell the two about Andrius's trial. Based on his understanding of Lumine, she likely wanted to wait until she had secretly trained enough to easily solo Andrius before shocking everyone.

And the reason Razor came this time was simple: the commotion caused by Fischl ordering the Night Ravens to attack was too loud and was hindering the wolf pack's hunting.

Fischl was a little embarrassed, but Huo Xi thought this matter was not difficult to solve.

"Razor, in human society, when you cause losses to others, it is normal to compensate for the losses when apologizing. Let the Night Ravens help you hunt some boars, but we also have some things we need your help with."

After saying this, Huo Xi directly had the Night Ravens leave two behind, while the rest all went to hunt boars. He also pointed out that there was a massive distribution of boars on a hillside not far from Stormterror's Lair, and had the Night Ravens go hunt some more.

As for Razor, wasn't the guide for the Andrius trial right there!

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