110: Kingdom's reaction

"I don't know how you plan to return with only your Silver Rank strength, but since you're my newly recognized kin, I naturally have to fulfill my obligations!"

Before Arthur could refuse, Dorina directly called out:

"Yixia, you come and help me send Arthur back!"

As soon as she spoke, a figure familiar to Arthur appeared beside them. It was Yixia, the Merfolk Clan Sky Level expert who had previously escorted Dolia back to the Merfolk Royal City.

It seemed there were no ugly women in the Merfolk Clan. The suddenly appearing Yixia, though her face was a bit cold, was still charming and captivating.

Arthur had originally planned to summon an expert to send him back after leaving the city, but since Dorina had already made the arrangements, Arthur went along with her wishes and let Yixia escort him.

"Then I'll trouble Sister Yixia!"

Yixia didn't appear much older on the surface, so Arthur naturally called her 'sister'.

"I wouldn't dare, Young Master Arthur, you flatter me! You should just call me by my name!"

Although Yixia didn't know about the transaction between Arthur and the Merfolk Clan,

she was aware of the Merfolk Queen Dorina's high regard for Arthur and the fact that Arthur had been acknowledged as Dolia's elder brother.

This meant Arthur was half a prince, and Yixia was somewhat afraid to accept his calling her 'sister'!

Hearing this, Arthur no longer insisted and said:

"Alright then, I'll be relying on you, Yixia!"

"I guarantee a safe delivery!"

After a few more words, Yixia used her Dou Qi to materialize a ten-meter-long boat. After she and Arthur stepped onto it, she directly controlled the boat to speed away!

Materializing objects with Dou Qi is possible as long as one reaches the Gold Knight level and can project Dou Qi from their body.

The stronger one's power, the more refined and larger the objects they can create.

A few minutes later, Yixia controlled the Dou Qi boat to rise from the sea surface and then continuously Breakthrough into the sky.

Only after reaching a safe altitude of several thousand meters did it fly towards Initial City.

At such a height, there was no need to fear ordinary people on the seabed or land discovering anything unusual.

Speaking of which, when Victor took Arthur to the Merfolk Royal City before, the materialized Dou Qi was a giant sword.

So, it really depends on personal preference!

With the threat of the Naga Clan removed, Yixia no longer had to take detours. In less than half a day, Arthur saw Initial City in the distance!

It was several times faster than the previous trip to the Merfolk Royal City!

Arthur had wanted to invite Yixia to stay as a guest, but she refused, citing the need to quickly return to the Royal City to report her mission to the Merfolk Queen.

Arthur didn't insist further!

Seeing Karona and the others again after a week's absence, Arthur noticed that they seemed incredibly surprised by his return.

Logically, having only been apart for a week, their reaction shouldn't have been so intense.

Arthur thought something had happened and quickly asked:

"Did something happen during the week I was away?

Why are you all so happy to see me back!"

Hearing this, Karona, the only one who knew Arthur had gone to sea, gave him a reproachful glance and said:

"You just said you had something to leave for, and then just two or three days later, such a huge commotion occurred in the kingdom's offshore waters.

How could we not worry about you?"

Upon hearing this, Arthur finally understood that everyone's unusual behavior was due to their concern for him, and a trace of warmth welled up in his heart.

Perhaps feeling unsatisfied, Karona continued:

"The place where the commotion happened was over a thousand kilometers from our Initial City, but the disturbance still reached us, causing a noticeable tremor.

Later, we learned that the commotion was caused by Forbidden Curse Magic. We heard that the kingdom's Legendary was also alarmed and went to the coast to investigate the situation!

By the way, you really aren't injured, are you?"

After speaking, Karona even circled Arthur, observing him and pinching his body with her hand to confirm his condition.

Only after confirming that Arthur was truly fine did she finally relax.

Arthur watched Karona's 'making a mountain out of a molehill' demeanor, and his heart grew even warmer.

Arthur quickly responded to Karona and the others' concern:

"Don't worry, the shocking battle in the sea three days ago had nothing to do with me. I was very far from the battle at the time and wasn't affected at all!"

Arthur's words were half-truths. He was indeed not present during the battle, but there was a connection.

However, he certainly couldn't tell everyone the truth, so this was the only way.

In subsequent conversations with Karona and the others, Arthur finally clearly understood the impact of that sea battle on the Kate Kingdom.

Firstly, Isaac, the Legendary Expert of the Kate Kingdom, had indeed gone to the coast at the time.

But when he clearly felt the immense energy fluctuations in the sea were caused by several Forbidden Curses, he chickened out!

Knowing that even if he went, he would likely just be offering himself up, and coupled with the fact that this battle had little impact on the Kate Kingdom, he ultimately decided not to join the commotion.

Isaac merely sighed, lamenting that the area around the Kate Kingdom was becoming increasingly unstable. Now, even Legends were appearing in groups, and he wondered how long the kingdom's stability could last!

Isaac's worries were also the worries of all the nobles and people of the kingdom!

All in all, the Caesar Kingdom hadn't had a moment of peace this year because of Arthur!

Arthur could only smile helplessly at this.

Arthur's safe return was a joyful event, and a grand feast was prepared in the castle that day!

That evening, as Arthur and Karona shared a bed, Arthur also confided some of the secrets of this incident to Karona.

Arthur naturally didn't mention anything related to the Portable Shop; he only told Karona about the Mutual Aid Society.

He also spoke of the Mutual Aid Society's transaction with the Merfolk Clan, indirectly helping the Merfolk Clan to annihilate the Naga Clan, and so on.

Upon hearing this, Karona's red lips parted in surprise, as Arthur's experiences in this short week could also be called Legendary.

It turned out that without her knowing, the surrounding forces of the Kate Kingdom had already changed!

Soon, Karona also thought of the benefits behind this matter.

Arthur had such a good relationship with the Merfolk Clan, and with the Merfolk Clan as their neighbors in the future, their situation would be even safer!

Thinking of all this, a smile appeared on Karona's face!

Then Arthur also told Karona the news of Dolia's arrival in a month, which made Karona even happier!

Karona was so happy about Dolia's arrival not only because they had gotten along well before.

Another main reason was that ever since Karona was confirmed as the castle lady by Arthur, there were very few people she could talk to and confide in.

One could even say there was no one besides Arthur!

However, with Dolia, they could interact and play as equals, which is why Karona was so looking forward to Dolia's arrival!

Arthur didn't think that much; he was just relieved to see Karona so happy about Dolia's arrival!

...Now, there were three weeks until the refresh of the copy opportunity next month. During this period, Arthur was not idle.