Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 409 - 402 "Main Palace

Chapter 409: 402 "Main Palace

"Boom!"

When a pile of parchment papers landed in front of Luoqi like a mountain of documents, she was completely stunned.

"Whew..."

Liya, standing in front of Luoqi, seemed to have exerted a lot of effort, wiping the sweat from her forehead and then revealing a beaming smile, saying, "Come on, choose."

"Choose?" It was only then that Luoqi snapped back to reality, looking astonished at her sister and asking in surprise, "Choose what?"

"People," Liya said matter-of-factly, "I’ve organized all the information about every suitor and those who rushed to contact us after hearing the news, claiming they want to propose from various countries and races. Take your time to choose, pick carefully, until you’re satisfied, and then we’ll call it a success."

"Huh?" Luoqi was completely baffled.

She understood every word Liya said.

But to put it in terms of a phrase from her previous life, Luoqi understood every single word, but when put together, she had no idea what it all meant.

Liya thought Luoqi was overwhelmed by her own efficiency and determination, and with a bit of pride, she added, "I’ve always said that the kingdom is on your side. As long as you have a request, we will certainly leverage the nation’s full power to fulfill your wishes."

This huge pile of information was compiled with the Mitra Kingdom’s utmost efficiency and highest priority, all at an incredible speed and with great enthusiasm.

"Although you have very high standards and likely won’t fancy more than ninety-nine percent of these guys, we’ll keep collecting and filtering until you find a husband to your liking."

With that, Liya handed a feather quill to the confused Luoqi.

"Here, score them according to your preferences. A perfect score is one hundred, and the higher the score, the higher your approval and satisfaction. The kingdom will decide how to treat these suitors based on your satisfaction and scores."

"All those suitors are now rushing to the Royal Capital. When the time comes, those with scores below fifty, we’ll eliminate for you directly. Only those who score above fifty can enter the Royal Palace and have the opportunity to woo you."

"Of course, there might be some excellent candidates you haven’t noticed yet, so from today onwards, we’ll hold a Martial Arts Competition during your daily public appearances to showcase their talents for your personal review."

"At that time, if you think someone performs well, you can totally increase his score."

"This will be a suitor selection event entirely based on your preferences and assessments."

"Don’t force yourself to like anyone. If you don’t like them, score them low. Never compromise; that’s the king’s command."

"There may not be much time left before disaster strikes, but the king’s intention is that if you truly do not find anyone satisfactory, we are prepared to lose face as the Land of the Brave, to ask for help from other kingdoms, or even from the Divine Race."

"Really, if worst comes to worst, we’ll rally the kingdom’s power to combat this crisis. I don’t believe that with the strength of Mitra Kingdom, we won’t be able to get through this difficulty."

Liya kept saying such words, with tones of reassurance and exhortation for Luoqi, but also with the resolve and fighting spirit ready to face death.

But Luoqi was getting more and more confused.

"Scoring?"

"A suitor selection event?"

"Martial Arts Competition?"

"Disaster?"

"Difficulty?"

Why does it feel like it’s getting harder and harder to understand?

Luoqi could only hold the feather quill with a blank face, looking at the stack of parchment papers in front of her when her eyelid suddenly twitched.

Because, at the very top of this pile of parchment, the first thing that caught Luoqi’s eye was the dossier of a person all too familiar.

"Name: Shane Beizitu."

"Race: Human."

"Affiliation: Mitra Kingdom."

"Title: Honorary Viscount."

"Background: Born a common Adventurer in Marquis Mula’s Domain, Lamiqion. Entered the Royal Capital after contributing to the defeat of the Old Demon Clan Faction, the Slaughterer Faction. Admired by His Majesty but rejected the kingdom’s first offer of ennoblement, until the Galuo Li Family betrayed the kingdom and secretly conspired with the Old Demon Clan Faction. Only then did he tame Artlu’s Black Dragon in the Artlu Canyon, annihilated the Galuo Li Family, causing the Kingdom Knights to lose nearly half their power, accomplished a great feat again, was granted the kingdom’s second offer of ennoblement, which he accepted, rising to become a new noble in the Royal Capital, conferred the title of Viscount."

"Evaluation: Suspected to possess a Unique Skill that allows for self-improvement in both Level and Skills under certain conditions. Commands a very high-level Tame Skill. Regarded by the kingdom as one of the top talents among the new generation for single-handedly subduing the Slaughterer Faction and taming Artlu’s Black Dragon. Coupled with rumored private associations with Demons and a close relationship with Princess Luoqi, although his nobility title is not high, the kingdom still regards him as the First Priority Candidate for Princess Luoqi’s suitor selection and as such can be given high scores."

It had to be said, after seeing this information, the only thing Luoqi could focus on was one point.

"First Priority Candidate?"

Doesn’t that mean that the kingdom also thinks Shane is the most suitable man to be her husband?

Excellent! What insight!

Luoqi suddenly felt very pleased and unbidden, picked up the parchment detailing Shane’s information, gazing at it with a coy smile, without even glancing at the other parchments.

Seeing Luoqi’s expression did not surprise Liya; instead, she mentally exclaimed, "As expected."

(As expected, the person Luoqi fancies most is this guy.)

Liya, Anxi, and many of the kingdom’s high-ranking officials were clearly aware of this.

Hence, after some consideration, Liya and Anxi decided to list Shane as the First Priority Candidate for suitor selection. Even though Anxi seemed somewhat disgruntled, since the purpose of this event was to cater entirely to Luoqi’s preferences and assessments, even if Anxi was reluctant and the rest of the kingdom greatly disapproved, insisting on opposition, Liya still pushed against the majority and made the decision.

Of course, Liya was unaware that her beloved sister had already been completely won over by this so-called First Priority Candidate.

If she knew, there probably wouldn’t be a need to list a First Priority Candidate at all; they could just declare a winner outright.

But by then, Shane would surely be in trouble. The members of the Royal Family wouldn’t let him off easily.

Although they couldn’t do much to Shane, the fact remained that it was Shane who first transformed into an animal and consumed someone’s treasure, leading to being caught and setting up a series of unequal treaties—that was foreseeable.

As for now, because of the royal family’s ignorance of this matter and the need to proactively select a suitor, not only could they not pursue the issue with Shane, but they also had to eagerly give away their treasure.

At least that’s what Liya thought, causing her to feel somewhat emotional and a bit desolate.

Her most treasured, most outstanding sister was ultimately going to be doomed!

Liya felt a sourness in her heart as if she had lost something important.

But... everything was for Luoqi!

How she felt didn’t matter in the slightest!

Convincing herself of this, Liya calmed her emotions and said, "How is it? The kingdom’s intelligence-gathering capability is pretty good, right? You can take your time choosing, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Luoqi really wanted to tell Liya that there was no need to choose anymore; she just wanted the one she already had in hand.

But feeling that something wasn’t quite right, Luoqi decided to ask for clarity first.

"Why have we suddenly started selecting a suitor?"

Luoqi asked, puzzled.

"Didn’t you say you wanted to get married?" Liya said confidently, "If so, we have gathered all of the world’s outstanding heroes in the royal capital for you to choose from!"

"Huh?" Luoqi’s eyes went wide.

It was then that Liya explained the reason.

It turned out that after Liya’s strong advocacy, the kingdom, upon learning that Luoqi wanted to sacrifice her happiness for the kingdom, had already decided to gather all the world’s heroes in the royal capital before disaster struck, to let Luoqi select a suitor.

To that end, the kingdom had already convened a grand council and published the news.

Once the news spread, the whole world was shocked.

Especially those young masters of the royal families and nobility, they all became red-eyed, creating a huge commotion in their homes, and eventually, through their families, sent petition after petition proposing marriage to the kingdom.

In other words, it was not just the kingdom that was now aware, but nearly the entire Human Realm knew about the kingdom treasure preparing to select a suitor.

This undoubtedly caused a stir throughout the Human Realm, with the kingdom’s citizens raising their voices to the heavens.

Especially upon learning that Luoqi was doing this solely to save the kingdom and ward off disaster, everyone was deeply moved.

In view of this, the matter had completely blown up, making the royal capital extraordinarily lively and attracting heroes from all over the world.

"This..."

After learning the details, Luoqi was dumbfounded.

To confront disaster?

Did I... when did I ever say such a thing?

To sacrifice my happiness?

No... I don’t want that!

My happiness is about to begin, I’ve been looking forward to life after marrying Shane for who knows how long, and now you want me to sacrifice that happiness to go and choose a suitor?

No way!

Luoqi erupted in revolt.

However, just as Luoqi was preparing to resist, Liya said this.

"If it were any other time, choosing a suitor would not be an easy task for you. At least many citizens of the kingdom definitely wouldn’t want to see you get married, turning the princess they admire and idolize into someone else’s property. A revolt from these people would not be a joking matter," Liya said gratefully. "Fortunately, this time you are doing it for the kingdom, for combating the disaster, so people are moved and have chosen to support you. Therefore, whoever you choose, even if they are reluctant at heart, they will accept it on the face of it, right?"

With that, Luoqi held back the protest she was about to voice.

...Would they accept it?

"Really?" Luoqi couldn’t help but say, "You will accept whoever I choose?"

"Of course," Liya said without hesitation. "We would never want to see you sacrifice your happiness for the sake of compromise. Thus, just this once, everyone will accept your choice of husband, and you will be blessed by everyone."

Blessed by everyone...

Blessed by all...

Blessing...

Blessed...

Luoqi’s gaze fell upon the parchment in her hand that recorded Shane’s intelligence, and a brilliant light shone in her eyes.

"How is it?" Liya asked Luoqi, "Do you think it’s good?"

Luoqi replied without any hesitation.

"Good!"

Good? It couldn’t be better!

In a trance, Luoqi saw a throne flying towards her from the void.

Carved on the throne were two large characters—"Main Palace."