King of Titans and Dragons
Chapter 562 - 562 558

Chapter 562: 558 Chapter 562: 558 “I know you want to be Empress, but do you really have to go this far?” When Catherine heard her best friend’s thoughts, she became immediately discontented. She put her hands on either side of Gladys and propped herself up, her body pressed against her friend’s. “You are the Seventh Princess, after all!”

“But he is a Titan, in terms of identity and background, I am no match for him.” Gladys laughed it off without taking it seriously.

“But…” Catherine pondered for a while, wanting to find a reason to oppose this plan. She didn’t have any good feelings for Muria and even suspected that his identity might be fake. She was worried that her best friend might have been deceived.

“There is no ‘but’, I must have a partner. It would be better to choose my own partner than having my father impose someone I don’t even know on me. If I bear his child successfully, regardless if it’s a boy or a girl, I would have ascended to the throne, by then no one can restrict me anymore. I can do whatever I want to do.”

Gladys’ eye burned with resolution. In front of her best friend, she did not conceal her desire for the highest power of the Empire – that was her greatest aspiration in life.

“Are you sure this will work? ” Upon seeing Gladys’ determined eyes, Catherine realized she could no longer sway her friend’s resolve. She sat up a little dejectedly, and crossed-legged on the white bear carpet, “Becoming a companion to a Titan, really?”

“Not possible, not officially,” Catherine also sat up, her slender legs drawn up and hands wrapped around knees. Her golden pupils sparkled, “The Titan Tribe will not recognize it, a Titan’s companion can only be another Titan. I just want to have a child with him. That’s enough.”

“Isn’t that the same as being one of those noble mistresses?” Catherine frowned, holding onto Gladys, “How could you endure such humiliation?”

“Humiliation? Catherine, do you know the amount of effort Queen Elizabeth had to put in before she could endure the ‘humiliation’ you mentioned?”

“Was it difficult then?” Catherine asked in astonishment.

“No one has been successful in bearing the child of a Titan since Queen Elizabeth, so, is it difficult or not?” Gladys leaned back, not moving after her head came into contact with a plump soft mound. “I’m not the first princess who has wanted to emulate Empress Elizabeth.”

“As my father mentioned, a Titan would come to the Imperial City every few decades or so, and after completing some things, they would leave. Given that this has been ongoing for tens of thousands of years, surely not only Queen Elizabeth has been successful if the royals had tried so many times.”

“Do you know what level of Titans come to the Imperial Capital?”

“No, I haven’t heard about this.”

“They are all high-level legendary, Titans preparing to enter the void. Their main purpose in coming to the Empire’s capital is to learn how to command an army for void conquest.”

“Oh, even Titans need to study this?”

“All beings who aspire to be epics must master Void Warfare Studies. Titans may be formidable, but they are no exception, hence they must come to our Academy for learning. We have the most advanced Void Warfare Academy in the world,” Gladys said serenely.

“Humph, no matter how amazing Titans are, they still need us.” Catherine was proud upon hearing Gladys describe it.

“That’s because their numbers are too few. In terms of void warfare experience, they can’t be compared to our Empire. Such experience requires countless creatures to sacrifice their lives to build.”

“They come to learn, surely they have to pay some kind of price! This is the experience accumulated by our ancestors at the cost of their lives.”

“No price is needed, as long as they can come to study and reveal their identities in the Imperial Capital,” Gladys stated a fact that made Catherine extremely uncomfortable.

“That’s too…” Catherine wanted to say something, but in the end, she held it back.

“It can’t be helped. Who made the Titan Tribe so strong? Even the opportunity to curry favor with them is fought over by many.”

“So you’re also currying favor with the Titans!” Catherine found it hard to accept the choice her best friend, whom she viewed as the most perfect and outstanding, made.

“No, I am using the Titan!” Gladys said with indifference, “I am just using the Titan to obtain what I want. I am not the same as those old folks.”

“Even without bearing the child of a Titan, you can still compete for the throne. You don’t need to make such a big sacrifice.” Catherine was struggling to accept her friend’s self-degrading ideas.

“Catherine, I am the seventh princess, just the seventh, not the first,” Gladys closed her eyes and sniffed the faint milky scent coming from her best friend.

“If I could be born twenty years earlier, I wouldn’t have to make this choice. But there are no ifs. I don’t have enough time. In less than twenty years’ time, my father’s four hundred-year tenure would be up, and a new Emperor must appear.”

“… I will help you. I will always stand by your side.” Catherine said quietly.

“I know,” the princess showed a smile on her face, “You’re the one I trust the most, Catherine. Let me tell you, that Titan we just encountered, he’s not that strong.”

“He sent me flying with a mere flick of his finger, how is that not strong?” Catherine had an exasperated look on her face.

“No, what I meant is, compared to the Titans who come here for their studies, he’s not strong enough. He’s not a high-level Legendary Titan, he’s still young. Do you know what this represents?”

“What does it represent?” Catherine guessed, but still followed the conversation and asked—she still had this tacit understanding with Gladys.

“After Empress Elizabeth, few have succeeded in getting close to Titans, but no matter what secret methods or secret treasures they use, they cannot bear a son of Titan. Because those who come to our imperial city are high-level Legendary Titans. Titans of such a level find it very difficult to leave any descendants.”

An excited look emerged on Gladys’ face, “But the Titan we met just now, although he is a legendary figure, he is definitely not a high-level one. The probability of me bearing his child is quite high, even higher than all those who tried to emulate Empress Elizabeth before me.

And, this Titan needs something from me. This is the best chance to build a relationship. After I help him retrieve the Giant Dragon, I can directly raise my request. This way, the chance of him rejecting my proposition would be much lower.”

“How can he possibly reject, you are so beautiful. Many talented young men in the Empire are always revolving around you.”

“Humph, those guys, how many of them are after my power and status.” Catherine showed a scornful look on her face—her standards were quite high. “As for Titans, most of them have companions by this age. Asking directly may very likely be rejected.”

“Since you’ve guessed that he might have a partner, and you still want to have a child with him? That’s too… ”

“Lowly, right?” Gladys was undisturbed as she uttered the insulting word.

“Not really, since you knew there was a chance of rejection, why would you humiliate yourself by making such a request?”

“Even if he rejects, it won’t hold me back. This is not something that must be done willingly.” Gladys clenched her fist while the lavender-haired girl next to her looked shocked.