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"May I?"
"No."
Lin Jiu'an smiled, but his words were ruthless.
The Great Tree King's expression darkened, and he bit his lip slightly. He then used his exhausted body to hug Lin Jiu'an and pleaded, "I'm begging you, I'll do anything."
"Can you do everything?"
The Great Tree King's pale face flushed slightly as he nodded.
If other paths are blocked, then the only option left is seduction, and this man is clearly quite attracted to women.
"Then don't even think about getting my 'battery'."
Lin Jiu'an pinched his face and said, "No one can touch my battery, understand?"
The Great Compassion Tree King looked even more pitiful, and he held Lin Jiu'an's hand even tighter.
Feeling the delicate body gently sliding against his chest, Lin Jiu'an raised his eyebrows slightly. Looking at the pitiful Great Tree King before him, he could only sigh in his heart that the God of Wisdom truly lived up to his name; his mind worked so quickly.
Even though Baal had come to this realization early, the other party didn't have the foresight to seduce him as soon as he did.
Seeing that the Great Compassion Tree King was so cooperative, Lin Jiu'an felt much better. He put his arm around its slender waist, letting it get closer to him, and then spoke.
"Forget about those that have already been turned into batteries."
"But you should take good care of those that didn't turn into batteries."
The Great Compassion Tree King was initially somewhat ashamed by Lin Jiu'an's petty actions.
He was already ashamed enough for trying to seduce Lin Jiu'an. Although he had made up his mind that he was willing to die, it was not unacceptable for him to seduce Lin Jiu'an, who had already taken him, for the sake of humanity.
However, the Great Tree King was still somewhat happy.
His actions at least proved that her seduction was indeed effective. Lin Jiu'an's reaction showed that he enjoyed her little tricks. And when he heard Lin Jiu'an speak, he looked at him with even more pity.
"Even if you look at me like that, it won't change anything."
"Stop thinking about those useless things, I'm leaving the rest of the Sumeru people to you."
Seeing that Lin Jiu'an seemed to have lost interest in continuing the conversation, the Great Compassion Tree King naturally dared not say anything more.
That's it.
Those "batteries" who were captured and kept for a long time have already been in the cycle of dreams for some time, and have had a lot of their life force and soul power drained. Even if they are rescued, many of them will be in a daze and will probably become idiots.
In short, he simply couldn't do anything about Lin Jiu'an.
After much thought, the Great Tree King could only put aside his sense of powerlessness. In the end, there was nothing He could do or do. He could only manage the humans who were still alive and well outside, just as Lin Jiu'an had said, so that they would not become Lin Jiu'an's "batteries" in the future.
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Jingshan Palace.
Rosalyn followed the maid from Jingshan Palace toward Lin Jiu'an's study.
The further she walked, the more frightened she became.
Although Rosalyn already knew from the incident with Inazuma and the previous live-streamed tree burning in the "Void Terminal" that this guy, who was once weaker than her, had now reached a point where she had to look up to him, she truly understood this feeling when she saw Sumeru City turned into this ghostly state and that he had turned the Pure Good Palace, which belonged to the Grass God, into his own private palace.
She visited Sumeru five hundred years ago and in previous years.
It started as a pursuit of education.
Later, he served as a diplomat for winter.
But regardless of when the Great Tree King was around 500 years ago.
It was Sumeru, which had declined and become chaotic in previous years due to the incompetence of the Little Auspicious Grass King and the usurpation of power by the Sages of the Order of the Monastery.
Even the capital city of Sumeru was able to maintain a facade of prosperity.
The population is exceptionally dense.
But today, when she arrived, the place seemed like a ghost town. More than 90 percent of the Sumeru people had been sent to the Jing Shan Palace to be used as "batteries" to provide him with a continuous supply of life force and soul power, while the Grass God had become his puppet.
Even the World Tree was burned down.
"Madam."
Hearing the respectful voice, Rosalyn finally came to her senses and realized that she had unknowingly arrived at the door of Lin Jiu'an's study. She recognized the people standing at the door; they were two Mirror Maidens who used to belong to the Fools' Clan.
The two women from the Hidden Mirror Palace, whose faces had been pale from exhausting their life force, had regained their color, and their skin was as delicate and beautiful as that of an ordinary human woman.
Rosalyn knew that Lin Jiu'an must have replenished their depleted life force.
Otherwise, these ordinary human women of the Winter Kingdom who use special methods to exchange their life force for great strength would not have many years left to live.
Rosalyn smiled at them, a rare occurrence for her. She was very gentle with her own people, especially these poor women, and she felt happy to see them freed from the constraints of life force and able to start new lives.
of course.
Rosalyn had no intention of getting anything out of them on behalf of the Fools, or anything else.
On the one hand.
She herself felt no sense of belonging to either the Fools or Winter.
The reason I acted for the Queen was that I agreed with and pursued the dream she sought, and I was also grateful to the Queen for saving my life.
On the other hand...
These beautiful women joined the Fools and used those life-draining methods to gain power and act for them, not for any laughable sense of loyalty, loyalty to the Winter Kingdom, or loyalty to the Empress.
They are different from children born and raised in wealthy families like the young master.
They were all children from poor families in the Kingdom of Winter.
Most of them either couldn't afford to be raised by their families, and chose to join the Fools in order to allow their brothers and sisters to survive;
Or to put it bluntly.
Their parents sold these girls to the Fools so that the boys in the family, their brothers and sisters, could survive and not starve to death.
You might be able to ask these kinds of people to be loyal to the Winter Kingdom, but to be so fanatical as to pay with their lives is laughable.
Now they live under Lin Jiu'an's command, free from worries about survival. The problem of vitality that plagued them the most has also been solved by Lin Jiu'an, so it goes without saying who they are more loyal to.
all in all.
After exchanging a few words with the two men she knew who had worked under her for some time, Rosalyn went into her study.
In the study.
As soon as she entered, Rosalyn discovered that Lin Jiu'an was even more outrageous than she had imagined.
Rosalind was lying on the edge of the bed at that moment.
Basking in the sunlight, enjoying the fragrant, cool, and moist air of the garden with the lake outside the study, a woman who looked exactly like Balzeb, almost making him mistake her for General Thunder himself, was standing behind him, massaging his head with her slender fingers.
Rosalind knew that it wasn't General Thunder because the woman's expression was gentle, something that General Thunder could never have, giving people a sense of closeness upon seeing her.
And in that proper room, which should have been a study, was the desk used for working.
Nasita, the grass god of Sumeru, was sitting in the lap of a woman who looked remarkably like her own mother, and the woman seemed to be teaching her how to handle official duties.
These absurd scenes made Rosalind feel dizzy.
"The guests have arrived, please go out first."
Then, Rosalind saw that whether it was the woman who looked exactly like Thor's sister, or Narcida, or the woman holding Him, they all obediently responded and then left the room.
Rosalind stared blankly at the scene, looking at the two women she didn't recognize, and a terrifying thought came to her mind.
The idea was very likely, but it was also too terrifying, so terrifying that even with reality right in front of her, Rosalyn was hesitant to believe it.
"God back."
Rosalyn only came to her senses when Lin Jiu'an's voice rang out. By then, the three women had already left the room, leaving only the closed door.
At that moment, looking at the tightly closed door and the room where only she and Lin Jiu'an were, Rosalin suddenly remembered something and became somewhat nervous.
However, she was too embarrassed to show nervousness in front of this person, so she kept a cold face and remained arrogant.
"I want the Heart of the Grass God, name your price."
Lin Jiu'an didn't pay attention to her attitude.
Let's not talk about Inazuma. After all, that two-word game has been out of character for a long time. The lady there acted really stupid and brainless, which is quite different from her previous situation in Mondstadt and Inazuma where she had everything under control. Let's leave that aside for now.
Back in Liyue, this woman was always so arrogant in front of Morax. It would be strange if she were to be so cautious in front of me.
and.
To put it bluntly...
Lin Jiu'an quite liked her arrogant and disdainful personality.
Especially when I think about...
Rosalyn suddenly sensed that Lin Jiu'an's gaze was a little off, and even tightened her grip.
When Lin Jiu'an was with her before, his gaze was often not very proper.
Rosalyn didn't care at all. With her looks and figure, she was confident that she could even compete with General Thunder. Naturally, she understood just how attractive she was to men.
It's normal for Lin Jiu'an to look at his chest and legs from time to time.
He wasn't his subordinate or servant, nor did he ask anything of him; on the contrary, he was an equal to him.
dont see.
Then you need to consider the other person's sexual orientation.
Rosalyn used to enjoy this kind of attention, because firstly, being looked at through her clothes wouldn't hurt her, and secondly, the fact that even a madman couldn't help but look at her was a kind of affirmation of her charm.
But now there's a problem.
Rosalyn could clearly sense that Lin Jiu'an's gaze was now quite strange.
In the past, the other person's gaze was merely one of admiration, but now, it made Rosalyn feel like a vulnerable, helpless lamb being stripped naked and pinned to the ground...
"you know too."
"I told you this before when I was in Inazuma."
"I don't have any major hobbies in my life. I just like to play around with women in my spare time."
"I was very satisfied with the previous deal in Inazuma."
"We've been friends for so long, and I trust you all. I believe you won't let me down."
"Just like before, once you've decided on your terms, just tell me."
Rosalyn almost sneered out loud.
He also wants women.
Trust us, we won't let you down.
Combined with Lin Jiu'an's undisguised gaze that seemed to want to strip her naked, Rosalyn knew exactly what this madman wanted.
He clearly just wanted to sleep with her.
So you've finally stopped installing it after all this time, huh?
Even Rosalind was at a loss for words.
According to her, her body was already 'useless'. Her dream was simply to collect the six Gods' Hearts and realize the beautiful world described by the Ice Queen. Logically speaking, she should have agreed without hesitation to exchange her body for the Grass God's Heart.
They had already planned to exchange their bodies for the Heart of the Grass God before they even arrived.
Anyway, it's all the same whether it's grass or not.
But, then again.
When the moment finally arrived, Rosalyn couldn't help but hesitate, wondering whether she should exchange her body for the Heart of the Grass God.
Chapter Twenty Mondstadt
After all.
No matter how mature Rosalyn appears or how mature she is psychologically, she is still just an inexperienced woman.
I still hesitated a bit when faced with this situation.
Five hundred years ago, in that hazy memory, she had been in love with a man whose name she could no longer recall, but it was an ambiguous relationship that both of them knew about but never explicitly stated.