Chapter 612 - 328: Root of Life (2)
"This...Thank you, Your Majesty." Raine glanced at Leonore, saw her gently nod, and respectfully accepted without further refusal.
"I heard you are a friend of Leonore?" After motioning for the maid to leave, Galin spoke with a smile.
Hmm?
Speaking in terms of when we met, I should be a friend of Henry, right?
Raine glanced at Leonore beside him in surprise, but he didn’t want to contradict and followed Galin’s words, nodding, "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Hmm, my sister has loved magic since she was a child... sent to Violet Castle to study..." At this point, King Galin began the lengthy introduction to Leonore’s experiences, talking for over ten minutes.
But Raine enjoyed listening to it.
Until now, he still didn’t understand Galin Soladin’s purpose.
At this moment, Galin sighed and changed the subject, "It’s just that my sister has never found a suitable partner, this matter has really troubled me. Until I heard the kingdom has a genius, Raine, which is you."
Wait a minute!
It’s true I’m a genius, but what’s the connection here?
Are genius and partner synonymous?
"Raine, would you be willing to marry my sister Leonore?" At this moment, Galin finally revealed the ’ground-breaking’ words.
Hmm???
As if struck by lightning, Raine suddenly recalled Leonore’s expression when she told him the king wanted to see him earlier.
It’s no wonder!
But, wait, doesn’t this mean Leonore...
Raine looked at the beautiful, graceful, and elegant Leonore beside him, who had smiled quietly without speaking while Galin Soladin was talking.
Leonore was beautiful, graceful, elegant, and as a high-tier mage, her strength was immense and her knowledge profound.
For such a dream woman, Raine couldn’t find a reason to refuse.
"I... I, of course, am willing, but Princess Leonore..."
"I am willing as well." Before Raine could finish, Leonore smiled lightly and said proactively.
"Great!" Galin Soladin laughed heartily, stood up, patted Raine’s shoulder, and said, "Then you two have a good chat, I have some matters to attend to."
After Galin left, the reception room was left with only Raine and Leonore, which made Raine a little uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, why are you..."
Raine looked at Leonore, who was graceful and elegant, still somewhat puzzled.
The feeling was like — encountering a beloved beauty in a dream, then waking up to find that beauty lying next to you, calling you husband.
Raine wanted to ask Leonore what she was thinking, why she agreed proactively, but felt it might be inappropriate to ask.
"Raine, do you want to know why I agreed?" Leonore smiled and poured Raine a cup of tea, still elegant and gracious.
"Hmm."
"To reach your achievements at such a young age is extraordinary. As for my brother’s choice for royal marriage, it is normal. As for me..."
"Guess." As she said this, Leonore blinked, which was rare, as if an empress known for her composed demeanour suddenly winked.
The contrast in her demeanor was striking.
Even Raine, for a moment, was a bit dazed, feeling a warm surge in his stomach.
Without thinking much, Raine gently held Leonore’s warm white hand and pulled her into his arms.
"Raine, while I don’t object, Henry is outside right now, and if you don’t want me, as his aunt, to lose face in front of him." Leonore whispered intimately in Raine’s ear.
Hmm?
This made Raine immediately realize he was still in the royal palace.
"Ahem..." Raine released Leonore.
"Aren’t you going to try the Root of Life first?" Leonore suggested.
"Root of Life?"
"Yes, a treasure of the Elf race, acquired by the kingdom many years ago, a unique piece. My brother asked me what would be the most appropriate gift, and I chose this for you."
"Its effect is to slightly enhance the life energy of an extraordinary strong person and accelerate ascension effects. It should be the most suitable for you."
"This... thank you!"
Undoubtedly, for him, the value of this treasure exceeds that of an epic-level magic equipment.
"You should take it now."
"Now?"
"Why not?"
Raine nodded.
A precious item like this, taking it early, eliminates the trouble of preserving it.
"Come, I’ll take you to the quiet room."
"Okay."
Although Raine has a golden finger, even so, he can’t match the comprehensive resources a kingdom can muster.
For instance, this ’Root of Life,’ Raine hadn’t even heard of it before, and now he’s going to consume it.
Of course, it’s not because he lacks learning, but because the Root of Life is too rare, with only one piece in the entire Soladin Kingdom, usually, when Raine goes to the association to query information, he focuses more on intelligence on demons instead of rare treasures.
Thinking carefully, if it weren’t for his relationship with Leonore, Raine thinks that even if King Galin were to reward him, he wouldn’t bring out the ’Root of Life’.
However, just as Raine and Leonore were about to leave the room, they saw Princess Dongni approaching them with a smile, led by the guards.
"Mr. Raine, I’ve been looking for you. There’s something I’d like to discuss with you alone, is that okay?" Princess Dongni smiled and bowed slightly, lifting her skirt slightly, and looked at Raine.
"Of course." Raine returned the courtesy immediately, and also wondered why Princess Dongni of the mountain dwarves would seek him out alone.
Returning to the room once again.
The two sat facing each other, Princess Dongni began:
"Mr. Raine, your performance in the previous battle was astonishing. Even my father, when facing the Giant-eyed Tyrant ’Hillarack,’ would not have an easier time than you."
The opening remark was a compliment, especially coming from a noble dwarf princess, undoubtedly pleasing, Raine was no exception.
"Princess Dongni, thank you. But you overpraise me; my strength is still far from your father’s level."
"I just received a message that my father’s injuries are nearly healed. Supposedly, he should help you merge your warhammer into a divine artifact, but as you know, the threat of the Aisores Blue Dragon Group is right beside us."
"Even for my father, creating a divine artifact requires absolute concentration."
"When I returned to the Iron Hills two days ago, Humbert mentioned that Mr. Raine is an adventurer. So I wonder if it’s possible to invite Mr. Raine to participate in the decisive battle against the Aisores Blue Dragon Group in the form of a task?"
"Of course." Raine was initially stunned, then smiled and nodded.
After advancing to transcendence, the bloodline slots of his golden finger had increased from four to five.
For the past few days, he had been thinking about when to gather the five-color dragon bloodline again, to merge and form a true multi-colored giant dragon bloodline.
Compared to using the Adventurer’s Association’s intelligence to search for hidden dragons in unfamiliar locations, the Aisores Blue Dragon Group is undoubtedly an excellent ready-made target.
Because blue dragons, unlike other dragon kinds, enjoy living in groups and do not reject other types of giant dragons, which explains why he encountered a green dragon in the previous battle.
Seeing Raine agree so readily, Princess Dongni’s eyes lit up, and she smiled happily.
"Mr. Raine, it’s settled then."
Being a witness to Raine’s strength, Princess Dongni clearly knew that with Raine’s help, equivalent to a legendary combat power support, it held immense benefits for the upcoming battle against the Aisores Blue Dragon Group.
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