NOVEL WEB Volume 2 Chapter 38
38. Here to Collect Debt
Gran’s eyes were filled with shock, even a bit of disbelief at the impossibility of the situation.
“Your Majesty the Queen, is this true? Or could it be a coincidence…?”
“Do you know about the Black Tide of Golde?” Xia Lulu asked.
Gran shook his head, “I don’t know much about the Black Tide phenomenon in Golde, but I’ve heard of the disaster that ravaged there. It seems that the Princess resolved the Black Tide?”
“Yes. The truth about the Black Tide is currently only known to me, Xia Yi, and Sera, and it absolutely cannot be leaked.”
“Your Majesty, does the truth of the Black Tide have anything to do with the Black Coffin?”
“The truth of the Black Tide is the Dragon Curse.”
“Could it be…?!”
Gran followed his train of thought for a moment, feeling a chill down his spine.
“The Black Tide of Golde is the Dragon Curse. All the monsters in the Black Tide are half-dragons, infected by the dragon curse, under the control of a certain will, becoming a collective, acting on the collective’s orders. In Golde, they harvest lives, infecting all other races into half-dragon monsters, continuously growing in strength, eventually becoming an undeniable disaster.”
Xia Lulu explained to Gran:
“In this mission, Xia Yi found the base of the Black Tide deep in the sea, an ancient city ruins, where there was a Black Coffin. The Black Tide was performing sacrificial activities for the Black Coffin for some purpose. Unfortunately, the ancient city ruins collapsed, and Xia Yi didn’t have the chance to inspect the body in the Black Coffin.”
“How could this be…”
Gran was plunged into immense astonishment.
“Gran, what level of Dragon Curse do you think could achieve this?”
When Xia Lulu asked this question, Gran already had the answer.
Only the Dragon King’s Curse could do this; the strength of ordinary dragons, no matter how strong, is limited.
But the royal bloodline of dragons is different.
“That Black Coffin, could it be someone else?” Xia Lulu questioned.
“…No.”
Gran lowered his head.
Without a doubt, that Black Coffin was the one that had disappeared in the Dragon Kingdom and now appeared in the sea of Golde…
The seriousness of the situation was now on a completely different level.
“Your Majesty, what would you have me do?” Gran asked loyally, bowing.
He was smart.
The Silver Dragon Queen telling him so much wasn’t just to pass the time with stories.
These were major secrets within the dragon race, the more one knew, the more dangerous the situation.
He had to show initiative.
“Gran, your awareness is still so high. Have you not considered other possibilities? Like the owner of the Black Coffin, returning as the prophecy foretold,” Xia Lulu said with a light laugh.
‘The return of the True King shall be marked by the blood sacrifice of the False King.’
This prophecy once circulated in the Dragon Kingdom, now only known by the older generation of dragons.
Who said it is no longer verifiable.
But absolutely no one dares to mention this sentence in front of Xia Lulu.
Only those dragons who were executed dared to shout this forbidden prophecy at the guillotine.
“Your Majesty, I only believe what I see, and you are the ruler who governs the Dragon Kingdom.”
“…”
Xia Lulu fell silent.
These ten seconds were short, but for Gran, they were unbearably long, as if he were being tormented in a cauldron of oil.
“Gran, the task of finding the Black Coffin is yours.”
“Your Majesty…!”
“Although the Black Tide has been destroyed, the whereabouts of the Black Coffin are still unknown. Our dragon race has now become the heroes of Golde, and after so many years of war, the people of Golde yearn for our rule. We can now take over under the guise of saving Golde, quickly control all coastal cities, search for the Black Coffin, and absolutely not allow any other race the slightest chance to touch the Black Coffin. This secret mission to find the Black Coffin is entrusted to you.”
“Your servant obeys.”
Gran breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally settling down after hearing the Queen’s command.
Xia Lulu walked to the window, looking at the overcast sky outside, her face no longer showing the ease she had before.
She truly wished time could slow down.
…
…
In the evening.
After dinner, Xia Yi wiped her mouth.
So satisfying~!
“Your Highness, how was dinner?” Sera asked.
“Not bad, very much to my liking.”
Xia Yi smiled.
Usually, because of the consideration for balanced nutrition, the menu would definitely be controlled, not just made up of whatever she liked to eat.
But today was an exception, all her favorites.
“This was approved by Queen Xia Lulu, Princess. She wanted to reward you.”
“Eh? Xia Lulu is actually that kind-hearted…”
“Princess, the Queen has always doted on you.”
“That’s… whatever.”
Xia Yi feigned indifference.
But such acting was useless against Sera, who saw right through it.
Faced with Sera’s smile, Xia Yi grew increasingly embarrassed and quickly changed the subject.
“Sera, aren’t you going to Golde?”
“No, because I am the Princess’s personal maid. Serving Your Highness is what’s most important to me,” Sera explained.
“Sera, your performance this time was also very satisfactory to me, a great contribution. Is there anything you want?”
“The Queen has already rewarded me, Princess, so you don’t need to worry.”
“Oh, okay. But if there’s anything you want, you must tell me! I can satisfy you!” Xia Yi patted her own little rice cake, full of confidence.
In truth, Sera wanted to see her little princess frustrated, lying on the ground, breaking down in tears.
But such thoughts couldn’t be directly expressed, what a pity.
“Your Highness, is there anything else you need me to do?”
“Nothing much! After your bath later, Sera, you should also go to rest early! You haven’t really rested until now!”
“As you command, Princess,” Sera replied.
…
“Ah ha~”
By nightfall, Xia Yi had bathed and changed into her nightwear, lying on the bed.
And Sera, following orders, went to rest early.
Xia Yi took out a comic book, started reading, swinging her feet, giggling continuously.
Such a blissful life, hehe, now she could start to…
“Cough cough, a little mischief shouldn’t count as mischief!” Xia Yi muttered to herself.
As time passed, it was getting late, and she was getting sleepy, ready to put down the comic book, when suddenly—
“Ah? This, this can’t be!”
A pink glow emanated from her lower abdomen, the Mark of the Succubus left by Ella.
Xia Yi’s face changed.
Oh no, how could she have forgotten her?
Miss Succubus Ella was going to claim her dues from the little princess tonight, with interest!