After entering the resplendent royal banquet hall with Ophelia,
Luo Wei noticed that the hall was abuzz with activity. Guests were gathered in small groups, chatting and laughing merrily. It seemed they had arrived late.
However, since Ophelia was the Princess of the Fifth Rank, no one dared to comment on her tardiness. The attendants politely ushered the two of them inside.
As soon as Ophelia made her appearance, Luo Wei felt a wave of gazes shift toward them.
After all, Ophelia had been said to be "recuperating" outside for so long, rarely appearing in such settings. People were naturally curious about this mysterious and beautiful princess, who had recently regained the emperor's trust.
While Luo Wei and Ophelia were quietly chatting, a man with a kindly smile approached them.
Luo Wei glanced at him. The man was dressed in an officer's uniform, appeared to be in his early thirties, and bore some resemblance to Ophelia. However, like the Third Prince, he had striking golden hair. From these features, Luo Wei deduced that this must be the Second Prince, who was in charge of the city's defense forces.
"Fifth Sister," he greeted, his expression tinged with concern.
"I heard you encountered those cultists and were injured? Are you alright?"
Ophelia looked at him and smiled faintly, shaking her head. "The palace physicians are quite skilled. I've fully recovered now."
"That's good to hear," the Second Prince sighed in relief. "In the future, don't take such risks on your own. Otherwise, Father will worry."
Ophelia chuckled softly, her smile not reaching her eyes. "Second Brother, you overestimate my importance in his heart."
"Fifth Sister!" the Second Prince shot her a disapproving glance, quickly glancing around.
"Father isn't as heartless as you make him out to be. Please don't say such things again."
Ophelia seemed to recall something from the past, her smile still faint and distant.
"I hope so."
The atmosphere grew momentarily awkward. The Second Prince laughed awkwardly and then turned his attention to Luo Wei beside her.
His eyes held a hint of curiosity. "Fifth Sister, aren't you going to introduce this young gentleman to me?"
Luo Wei politely greeted the imperial prince, but just as he was about to introduce himself, Ophelia took his hand.
"This is Luo Wei Edelin," she said simply, without elaborating on his background or origins.
Despite the Second Prince's seemingly warm and approachable demeanor, Ophelia maintained a reserved and distant smile throughout, showing no intention of continuing the conversation.
The Second Prince didn't seem offended; he was well aware of his younger sister's temperament.
He studied Luo Wei with interest, his gaze eventually settling on their intertwined hands and the matching rings on their fingers.
The Second Prince's eyes deepened, and a thoughtful smile spread across his face.
"Fifth Sister, you're even more willful than I imagined. Does Father know about this?"
Ophelia feigned confusion. "Know about what?"
The Second Prince glanced at Luo Wei again, his implication clear: he was referring to the matter of their secret engagement.
He had been keeping a close eye on his younger sister, who had suddenly reemerged in the center of power. Ophelia was shrewd and had earned their father's approval with her actions.
But he never expected her to be so audacious in matters of marriage. He couldn't help but wonder how their father would react upon learning of this...
"Edelin, you say..." the Second Prince pondered for a moment but couldn't recall any prominent Edelin family in Saint Callen.
Perhaps he was just a commoner, the Second Prince thought, his estimation of Luo Wei dropping slightly.
Still, since this was a conversation with Ophelia, he couldn't be too blunt. He simply asked politely, "So, Mr. Luo Wei, where are you currently employed? You seem unfamiliar to me."
Luo Wei, facing this unexpected brother-in-law, shrugged nonchalantly.
"I'm currently a student at the Saint Callen Royal Academy of Magical Sciences."
"Ah, still a student..." the Second Prince chuckled, unsure how to respond.
As the three of them conversed, a hearty laugh suddenly rang out.
"Haha, Second Prince, Mr. Luo Wei is no ordinary student!"
The newcomer was none other than Fred, the head of the Special Affairs Department.
"Sir Fred," both the Second Prince and Ophelia nodded in greeting.
Luo Wei also turned to look at him and saw Fred grinning at him warmly.
It was unexpected to see Fred at this banquet. The emperor had organized this "small" gathering to celebrate his recent recovery and return to governance. However, given the recent catastrophic events in Saint Callen, even the royal family had to keep the festivities low-key. Thus, only a select few nobles, members of the royal family, and the emperor's close confidants were invited.
Despite Fred's relatively low noble rank, even the Second Prince held him in high regard. The Special Affairs Department, though not the most powerful institution, was indispensable to the city and the empire. After all, no one wanted to cross a team entirely composed of superhumans.
With Fred's arrival, the awkward atmosphere among the three finally eased.
Fred smiled at the two of them. "How are you both recovering?"
"Thank you for your concern. We're doing well," Ophelia replied with a smile.
"Sir Fred," the Second Prince interjected, recalling Fred's earlier remark, "you mentioned something about Mr. Luo Wei..."
"Ah, yes!" Fred clapped Luo Wei on the shoulder enthusiastically. "Your Highness, you wouldn't believe it, but Mr. Luo Wei played a crucial role in resolving the recent cultist case!"
"Oh? I wasn't aware of that," the Second Prince said, his curiosity piqued.
Fred continued, praising Luo Wei like a proud mentor. "If it weren't for him, my team would have suffered heavy losses. He's a rare talent, and I've tried to recruit him several times, but he always turns me down!"
The Second Prince looked at Luo Wei with newfound respect. "So Mr. Luo Wei possesses such remarkable abilities? Are you a superhuman?"
Luo Wei felt like Fred was showering him with excessive praise. He glanced at Fred, who wore the sly grin of a seasoned fox, and wondered if this was yet another attempt to recruit him.
He responded modestly, "Oh, I'm just an ordinary citizen who happened to help out..."
Besides, he still vividly remembered Fred's lightning-fast strike that had taken down Laure, the "Black Eel," during the final confrontation.
Luo Wei decided to return the compliment. "The credit for resolving this matter truly goes to Sir Fred. I only provided a small bit of assistance."
"You're being too modest!" Fred laughed heartily. "You must attend the city's commendation ceremony in a few days!"
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
