457: Uncover the identity

“What’s wrong? Do these things not suit your taste?”

Mary couldn't help but ask, seeing Qin Shilei’s furrowed brow.

Qin Shilei shook his head and instead asked, “Your Highness, aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you and take everything you currently possess?”

Mary said confidently, “I believe you won’t, and besides, do you have absolute certainty that you can kill me?”

Qin Shilei smiled, but didn’t answer.

Mary argued eloquently, “Our enemies are the foreign experts who will invade Blue Star three years from now, not you and I, who are both human. As long as you and I work together, even if a King-level expert invades our Blue Star in three years, I can guarantee that we will not perish!”

“If you kill me, what good would it do to become the King of the Empire of the Setting Sun?

In three years, you would still just be food for those exotic beasts.”

Qin Shilei immediately became somewhat interested, “Do you have some means to deal with King-level experts?”

“Guess!” Mary raised her elegant eyebrows at Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei pondered for a moment, “You wouldn’t happen to have mastered a secret realm, would you?”

Seeing a slight change in her eyes, he continued, “Although a secret realm can evade most enemies, if you encounter an expert who is as proficient in spatial abilities as you, I’m afraid it would be difficult to escape death.”

Mary smiled faintly, “I never said my method was to hide in a secret realm.

Let’s not talk about this question for now. Let’s have a drink.”

She raised her wine glass and clinked it against Qin Shilei’s.

The two chatted and enjoyed a romantic candlelight dinner.

The swaying red wine glasses and her charming demeanor were truly captivating.

With every smile and glance, Mary seemed to steal a man’s heart.

Accompanied by music, the two unknowingly embraced and began to sway and dance slowly.

Sometimes, men just can’t control their lower bodies.

Although Qin Shilei had no love for Mary, a moment of wavering allowed him to completely immerse himself in Mary’s allure.

.......

Sunlight filtered through the curtains and onto the bed.

Qin Shilei slowly pulled out the arm that Mary had pinned under her neck.

“Awake?”

Seeing her eyebrows twitch, Qin Shilei softly said, “You can sleep a little longer. I’m used to getting up early.”

Mary stretched, and her lazy, charming appearance made Qin Shilei momentarily lose himself.

“I’m also used to getting up early.”

Then, completely unconcerned about her exposed skin, she got directly out of bed and began to put on her clothes.

When Qin Shilei got up, he glanced at the bedsheet and indeed found no trace of crimson blood.

There was a hint of regret in his heart, but also a hint of relief.

After breakfast, Mary led Qin Shilei to a secret room.

“Aren’t you wondering why I’m so confident about being able to evade the foreign invasion in three years? I’ll tell you the reason now.”

After she finished speaking, she took out a half-meter-tall stone tablet, then performed a complex incantation and struck the tablet.

The stone tablet immediately emitted a white light that shot into the air.

Then, a two-meter-wide light screen appeared before their eyes.

Through the light screen, they could see a dense forest filled with large trees on the other side, with occasional glimpses of griffins soaring across the visible area.

Qin Shilei withdrew his gaze from the light screen and turned it towards the stone tablet in front of Mary.

Boundary-Breaking Stele (Orange): With coordinates, the Boundary-Breaking Stele can be used to open a passage to an Other World. This Boundary-Breaking Stele has already recorded the coordinates of the Amelia World.

Mary suddenly spoke, “This Boundary-Breaking Stele has been refined by me. Only I can activate it and open the Other World passage using my spatial abilities.”

The implication of her words was: ‘Don’t even think about coveting this Boundary-Breaking Stele, Locke. Without me, when the experts arrive, you definitely won’t be able to hide in that Other World.’

Qin Shilei smiled faintly, “I’m just a little envious that you possess an orange-grade item. What kind of world is this Amelia World exactly? Are there no super-experts there that would prevent us from safely hiding inside?”

Mary replied, “From what my pet told me, the Amelia World is less than one-tenth the size of our Blue Star. The strongest beings there are only at the Diamond Realm, and their numbers are extremely scarce.

Because the Amelia World is separated from our Blue Star by countless space-times, as long as we hide inside and do not open the passage again, even experts proficient in spatial abilities will not be able to find that world.

Our main goal now is to improve our strength as much as possible, at least to the point where we can deal with Diamond experts, only then can we safely hide inside.”

Qin Shilei asked calmly, “Mary, are you planning to move all the survivors of the Empire of the Setting Sun into that world?”

Mary replied indifferently, “Before the three-year period arrives, I will move all my compatriots there. If other countries sincerely submit to me, I don’t mind giving them a way out.

I also considered forming an alliance with Qin An King to use his strength to deal with any Diamond experts that might appear inside. However, this idea will only be considered if our strength is still insufficient to deal with Diamond experts before the three-year period arrives.”

She paused, then spoke again, “Come, let’s go inside and find you a suitable Platinum pet.”

With that, she reached out, took Qin Shilei’s left hand, and stepped towards the light screen.

Half of Mary’s body had already disappeared into the light screen.

Just then, a huge repulsive force came, and Mary’s right hand, which was holding Qin Shilei’s, was involuntarily pushed away.

Qin Shilei himself was pushed away from the light screen by this immense force, retreating seven or eight steps backward.

Mary, who had just disappeared into the light screen, quickly emerged from the other side.

“What’s going on? Are you afraid I’ve set up an ambush on the other side to harm you?” Mary asked with a cold expression.

“It’s this passage that has a huge repulsive force against me, not that I’m unwilling to go in.”

Qin Shilei spread his hands, his face full of innocence.

Seeing that she still looked at him suspiciously, Qin Shilei moved his feet and walked towards the light screen again.

The immense force from before reappeared, and Qin Shilei was suddenly bounced back against the wall behind him before stopping.

“That doesn’t make sense.”

Mary frowned, “Countless of my subordinates have entered this world before, but there has never been any sign of repulsion.

However, my pets cannot directly pass through the passage to Blue Star; they can only avoid the system’s restrictions by entering the pet space and then coming to Blue Star with me.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Shilei’s heart sank, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.

He was about to change the subject when he heard Mary muttering softly, “The system’s restrictions, living beings above the Platinum Realm are not allowed to enter or exit Blue Star…”

Mary suddenly looked up at Qin Shilei and asked coldly, “Are you Qin An King?”

Currently, only four people on the ranking list have strength above Platinum.

Aside from Qin Shilei, An Qian and the other three are all women, which is why Mary naturally thought of the most likely possibility.

Mary actually didn’t know that there were many hidden forces on Blue Star, like the Zhengqi Alliance, who also possessed experts above Platinum.

However, at this point, Qin Shilei had no intention of continuing to conceal it.

He truthfully replied, “I am indeed Qin Shilei!”

After speaking, he directly used the transformation ability of the Faceless Mask to revert to his original appearance.