Becoming a winner in life starts with becoming a shadow

Chapter 103 Returning Home for Summer Vacation (9.6K big chapter please subscribe)

Looking out the window, the sun has just risen.

Only one night has passed in the shadow world.

After all, the time point of this time travel is indeed very unfriendly, and it is not easy to come back so quickly.

If Captain Jack hadn't fooled the Son of Destiny into joining the search, Li De might have been wasted a lot of time.

It's a pity that Li De is really unhappy at the moment.

Who told him that the next mission would give him a headache!

But Li De immediately shook his head. Now that he has met and decided, he just needs to be prepared before setting off.

As for the departure time, Li De hasn't decided yet.

If you want to arrange your time to the extreme, it is best to do it during spring break next year.

Of course, you can also take time out during this summer vacation.

As for the short autumn vacation and winter vacation, there is no need for it.

Because if everything goes well, the task can be completed in just a few days.

If it doesn't go well, Li De will choose to use points to give up the task, which will be faster.

But the only thing Li De didn't know was what it would be like to use points to give up the task and accept it again.

It would be great if you could choose one of the three updated missions again.

But it would be a bit bad if we choose to perform any one of the two remaining tasks this time.

Li De did not intend to take on the task before he had thought of possible countermeasures.

After lying on the bed and thinking for a while, there were footsteps at the door.

As the knock on the door rang, the voice of cheap sister Claire also rang.

"Sid!"

After getting up, Li De walked to the door and opened it. What he saw was Claire wearing casual clothes, light makeup and dragging a suitcase.

"Sid, are everything packed?" Claire asked immediately.

"Sister, didn't you agree to go back by yourself before? Why did you come to me?" Li De asked with some confusion.

"Is there anything wrong with going back together? Or do you want to stay here for a few more days because of Princess Alexia?" Claire looked at Li De with a dangerous look in her eyes and asked.

"Forget it, let's go together!" Li De had no intention of arguing with Claire on this issue.

As for the previous proposal to leave separately, Li De was worried that he would be delayed when he directly carried out the mission, so he did not plan to return home with Claire.

"Then hurry up!" Claire urged immediately.

"I know!" After Li De said, he walked into the room, then picked up a bag and walked out.

Taking the suitcase handle from Claire's hand, Li De put the bag on it and then closed the dormitory door.

"Let's go!" Li De signaled.

"Yeah!" Claire, who was in a good mood at the moment, turned around, then walked downstairs with her hands behind her back and a smile on her face.

Half a day later, the two of them took a car back to the Baron of Kageno.

Seeing their daughter and son back, the Kageno couple were naturally filled with joy.

After the family dinner, the family sat down in the pavilion outside the castle.

"Claire, you will graduate in half a year. Have you thought about that?" While gently shaking the folding fan in his hand, Li De's cheap mother Maria Cageno (unnamed in the novel, Editor) asked the cheap sister.

"Mother, I don't want to talk about this before graduation!" Claire refused firmly.

"Claire, don't be willful. After graduating from the Magic Swordsman Academy, you will face the situation of getting engaged or even getting married. This is something that a noble must go through. What we can do is to provide you with as many choices as possible. This You have to understand." Next to Maria, Nick Cageno, the cheap father, also said.

After listening to what the bald man sitting not far away said, Claire was somewhat silent.

If she hadn't been kidnapped more than two years ago, she wouldn't have realized that she was possessed by a demon, but now the hidden danger of being possessed by a demon made her very uneasy.

In addition, she was inexplicably irritated about marriage.

"Father, mother, and among the marriage partners that my sister can currently marry, who has the highest status?" Li De asked.

Just when Li Dec opened his mouth, he felt a dangerous look from not far away, and that direction happened to be where Claire was sitting.

"Sid, he is the second son of Viscount Harmon!" Maria replied.

"Yes, because of Claire's outstanding achievements in the previous two Valkyrie Festivals, there have been many families seeking marriage in the past two years, and the man with the highest status currently is Viscount Harmon." Nicks held a whiskey glass in one hand. He said with a proud smile.

"As for the Viscount, it seems that she is still a little behind. After all, my sister is very good!" Li De couldn't help but said after touching his chin.

"Pfft!"

When Li De was talking, Nicks raised the wine glass to his mouth and took a sip, but he choked on Li De's words before he could swallow it.

In fact, for a country baron, it is a great joy to have the Central Viscount family take notice.

Even if they hope to climb to a higher branch, both Nicks and Maria know that this is impossible.

After all, it is impossible for children from families above the count to like a baron's family in the countryside, especially if they want to marry into the family.

"Sid, Claire is indeed very good, but we are just an ordinary border baron family." Maria said helplessly.

"Then let's wait a little longer. Alexia should be able to introduce a person of higher status to my sister." Reed said slowly.

"Sid, are you talking about Princess Alexia?!" Nix didn't even care about tasting whiskey at this moment, and asked Reed hurriedly.

"Son, I wanted to ask before, I heard that you and the princess are currently in love, right?" Maria also asked Reed with gossip in her eyes.

"It's not just love, she is my woman!" Reed said very calmly.

"Your woman?!" ×3

Hearing Reed's answer, including Claire, the three of them couldn't help but scream.

But Nix and Maria's eyes were shocked and frightened, while Claire's eyes were shocked and dangerous.

Free love in the academy is not surprising. After all, this is the last youth of the children of the nobles, and everyone has the right to leave the best memories.

But to be honest, there are not many nobles who will become close men and women in the academy.

Especially the women of high status still attach great importance to the issue of chastity.

So it is really hard for the Kageno couple and Claire to imagine that the second princess is willing to commit herself to her son/brother.

"I am also very good!" Reed said with his hands spread in the face of the incredible expressions of the three people.

"Son, I know you are very good, but" Maria didn't know what language to use to express the shock in her heart for a while.

After all, she herself did not think that her son was so good that the second princess was attracted to him.

"Sid, what is going on between you and Princess Alexia?" Nix asked with a serious expression at this moment.

After he asked, Maria and Claire couldn't help but look at Reed.

"Actually, this matter started with the second son of Baron Imo and Baron Gary." Li De then recounted how Jaka and Yu Luo were jealous of him, and then they impersonated him to send a love letter.

"So that's the situation. I was wondering why you suddenly started dating Princess Alexia." Claire couldn't help but say coldly, and the dangerous aura in her eyes was much more than before.

You should know that Li De had no intention of dating girls in the academy before, otherwise he would not have repeatedly asked his sister to deal with the aftermath of the confession.

I didn't expect that the truth behind this matter would be this.

At this moment, no one noticed that Claire, who bowed her head slightly after speaking, had a more dangerous aura in her eyes.

"The situation does not allow me to refuse. After all, if I refuse in the academy cafeteria, I will definitely become one of the expelled students now." Li De continued to explain to Nix and Maria.

"Sid, you handled this matter perfectly." Nix nodded. After all, it involved the face of the royal family, which was not something that a small baron like him could afford.

"My dear, this matter is very dangerous!" Maria saw other aspects.

"In that case, no matter how dangerous it is, we have to accept it. Fortunately, the Marquis Geno disappeared, otherwise we would have to prepare for a bad situation in two years." Nix couldn't help but sigh.

"Sid, you haven't told me why Princess Alexia became your woman!" Claire was more concerned about this.

Looking at Claire's expression, Li De felt that she was suppressing her emotions.

"Sister, didn't I say it before, because I am very good!" Li De said helplessly.

"Sid, I know you are very good, but what exactly attracted Princess Alexia to you? In addition, does Princess Alexia plan to make you her fiancé?" Maria asked with great concern.

"Alexia has already made a preliminary plan for the fiancé. As for the place where I attracted Alexia, it should be too strong!" Li De answered slowly.

"Too strong?!" After hearing this, Nix looked at Li De with a bit of a strange look in his eyes.

As soon as he saw the look in his cheap father's eyes, Li De knew that this guy was definitely thinking wrong.

Well, although it is indeed true, it is just incidental.

"I killed the missing Marquis Geno." Li De said slowly.

"What?!" Nix's voice rose several dozen decibels after hearing this.

"Son, don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing!" Maria said while looking around.

"Don't worry, mother, no one can come nearby to eavesdrop on our conversation under my perception." Li De gestured to Maria to relax.

"Sid, why did you kill Teacher Geno?" Claire asked with some surprise and confusion.

"Actually, I was helpless. After all, if I didn't take action, I would be the one in trouble, so I could only kill Geno in front of Alexia." Li De then explained the cause and effect of the incident.

"I didn't expect Geno Gulifi to be such a hypocritical and despicable guy." Claire said with murderous intent in her eyes after hearing it.

"Sister, hypocrisy and meanness are one of the necessary qualities of aristocrats. Geno did a good job in this regard. The only thing he did wrong was that he wanted to implicate me, so he died." Reed smiled and said.

As for the murderous intent in Claire's eyes, Reed didn't care.

"Ahem, Sid, why haven't you shown your strength all this time?" Maria was very puzzled about this.

"I didn't want to affect my sister because of my excellence before, but now the situation is different, so I led the topic." Reed explained slowly.

Claire, who was standing aside, couldn't help but be a little stunned after hearing this, and then there were many inexplicable expressions in her eyes.

"Is it because of Princess Alexia?" Nix couldn't help asking.

"Not really, it's mainly because I realized a truth from Geno's affairs, that is, you can't be without power and status." Reed shook his head and replied.

"Then what are you planning?" Maria asked Reed.

"I mentioned it before. Alexia has made a preliminary plan to make me a candidate for marriage. I plan to follow this plan first." Li De shook his head and said.

"What plan?!" Nix asked with a serious expression. After all, this time he climbed up the high branch of the royal family.

"After this year's Martial God Festival, Alexia will come forward to form her own guard, and my sister will become a member of the guard." Li De answered.

"Then what?" Maria certainly didn't think that the second princess's plan was only this, so she asked hurriedly.

"With the guard, Alexia can carry out some activities that can accumulate military merits, such as conquering the crimson tower of the lawless city." Li De continued.

"The crimson tower of the lawless city? Isn't that the lair of vampires? And" Nix still knows a lot of information about the lawless city.

"Father, don't worry. This year is special. The blood moon that only occurs once every thousand years will appear again. If the surrounding kingdoms don't want to experience the tragedy caused by vampires a thousand years ago again, they will not stop someone from exterminating the vampires." Reed knew what Nix was worried about, so he explained.

"But Sid, those vampires are very dangerous, especially during the blood moon. The legend of the tragedy a thousand years ago," Maria said worriedly.

"Mother, no matter how powerful the vampires are, can they be as powerful as the dragon whose territory is next to the depths of the Misty Mountains?" Reed couldn't help asking.

"There is a dragon in the depths of the Misty Mountains?" Nix was shocked, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I went to the depths of the mountains to compete with it more than a year ago. It was a draw, and it recognized my strength, so it won't come to my territory to make trouble. The dragon is not a fool. It knows that it can't compare with me in terms of strength growth." Reed pressed his hands in the air and said.

"Is that so? Huh. My dear son, next time you tell me such shocking news, be mentally prepared." Nix couldn't help but sighed before saying.

"I know, let's get back to the point now. Alexia's plan is to establish a personal guard first, so that the members of the personal guard can gain military merits and obtain titles. And the attack on the Crimson Tower is just the beginning. The subsequent bandit groups in various parts of the kingdom are also within the scope of attack. Only in this way can I hope to win a title for my sister after she graduates." Li De said.

"My title? Why?" Claire asked puzzledly. After all, in her opinion, if Alexia wants to fight for it, she should fight for her brother.

"After you have a title, I can legitimately obtain the right to inherit the baron." Li De looked at Claire speechlessly and said.

"Isn't this different?" Claire still didn't understand the twists and turns inside.

"Sister, your title proves your strength and ability. Later, as long as you develop Alexia's guards into a guard regiment and then serve as the head of the regiment, Alexia can list me as a candidate for marriage in the name of winning you over." Li De did not get impatient, but explained slowly.

"Sid, Princess Alexia doesn't want the outside world to know your strength?" Claire didn't know, but Nix saw very clearly what Alexia's intention was.     "That's it, after all, she doesn't want to compete for the throne with her sister, the eldest princess Alice, whom she likes and admires." Li De nodded.

After listening to Li De's words, Nix immediately understood Alexia's plan.

Because once Alexia showed too much strength, other nobles would probably have some inappropriate thoughts.

At that time, Alexia might be pushed to the top, and then she would inevitably compete with the eldest princess Alice.

It is possible that the sisters would turn against each other and become enemies.

That is why Alexia thought of this plan.

After all, Claire is strong, and her strength is still within everyone's cognition.

As long as she is not stronger than the strongest Princess Alice in the kingdom, there will be no big problem.

"Sid, it is not so easy for the Royal Guard to become the Royal Guard Corps! The money required is not a small amount." Nix said after thinking for a while.

"Of course I know this, and that's why I have to accumulate military merit for my sister. Both the Crimson Tower and the bandit groups in the kingdom have some savings. Once they are wiped out, there will definitely be a substantial income. At that time, recruiting a few hundred people should not be a problem, as long as we can hold on until the fiancé is confirmed." Li De certainly knew that it would take wealth to raise troops.

But the core of this plan is that Alexia needs a name to win over Claire, not to develop and expand the Guards.

"Sid, it's not just a matter of money. Once hundreds of knights gather together, they will definitely have demands." Nix couldn't help but remind him.

"Father, Alexia formed a Guards, not a Knights' Order under her. Although the functions are similar, there are actually essential differences. If it is a Knights' Order, knights must be recruited, but if it is a Guards, the scope of recruitment can be slightly relaxed." Li De nodded, after all, he and Alexia had discussed this matter carefully.

"Are you saying that the scope of conscription will be expanded to include other races?" Nix is ​​not stupid, of course he understood what Li De meant.

"Yes, as long as they are not nobles of their own country, no matter how many people there are, they are not qualified to make demands for rights." Li De nodded.

"Will this not be a good reputation?" Nix couldn't help but say.

"As long as it is not Alexia who comes forward in person, but my sister comes forward to form it, there should be no problem." Li De said slowly.

"But Sid, whether it is the Royal Guards or the Knights, they all need funds and stations, and the source of funds must be stable. Even if hundreds of people are not knights, the consumption is still not a small amount. Can Princess Alexia afford this amount of funds?" Nix couldn't help but ask.

"Alexia has already considered this. As long as my sister completes the title, she will grant part of the territory that once belonged to Viscount Olba for raising troops. In this way, the stationing problem of the Royal Guards will be solved. As for the funding, don't worry. Alexia already has a huge financial supporter." Li De answered slowly.

"But this seems far from enough!" Nix couldn't help but touch his chin and said.

"But what if the problem of funding is also solved by my sister?" Li De said.

"If so, it can be explained." Nix nodded.

After all, even as a princess, the financial resources that can be mobilized are limited, at least it is not enough to support a knight group.

So once Claire showed that she could support a knight group for Alexia, even if she was just a matchmaker, it would be enough for Alexia to pay attention to her to a certain extent.

In this case, in order to win over Claire, a strong man with both practicality and financial resources, it is quite reasonable to choose Li De as the object of marriage.

After all, Alexia's marriage partner can be anyone who is beneficial to the royal rule, and compared to Geno who is involved too much, Claire, who was promoted by Alexia herself, is more worthy of being won over.

Especially after Claire showed her financial resources and connections and built up the Royal Guards, it is not completely unacceptable for Alexia to set Reed as her fiancé.

After all, Claire will show her brother-supporting attributes to the outside world next.

So if you want to win her over, you only need to win over Reed.

This is also the most appropriate excuse for Alexia to make Reed a candidate for marriage.

Of course, Alexia must show enough stubbornness to withstand the pressure and achieve the goal. It is not as simple as Reed said at this moment.

You know, she is the second princess, a member of the royal family with the second-in-line heir qualification, and which noble does not want to marry her.

After all, if there is any accident to the first-in-line heir, wouldn't Alexia be qualified to inherit the throne?

"Viscount Olba's territory?" Claire was familiar with this name. After all, more than two years ago, she was captured by Viscount Olba and taken to the abandoned mine base in his territory to inquire about the demon possessed.

When she thought of the demon possessed, Claire's eyes dimmed.

"Sister, I have already cured you of the problem of the demon possessed." Li De suddenly said.

"Sid, what did you say?!" Claire looked at Li De in shock.

At this moment, not only Claire, but also Nix and Maria's eyes were also shocked.

One was surprised that his daughter was actually the demon possessed by the unknown person in the church's propaganda, and the other was shocked that his son could be cured.

"Although I don't know why the cult deliberately discredits the demon possessed, it is actually a kind of blood awakening. Of course, since the person himself does not know, there is no control, so the magic power will run wild and cause the body to collapse. After understanding the essence, it is not difficult to find a targeted solution." Li De explained slowly.

"Sid, you said that the demon possessed is a blood awakening?" Claire opened her mouth again to confirm.

"Yes, and if I am not mistaken, all the demon possessed are descendants of the three heroes who once fought against Diabolos." Li De continued.

"But why does the cult persecute the blood descendants of the three heroes?" Maria asked puzzledly.

"I didn't investigate this further. After all, the cult is a behemoth. In-depth research will most likely conflict with it, and knowing too much about this kind of thing involving the historical truth is harmful rather than beneficial." Reed spread his hands, indicating that he didn't investigate too deeply.

"That's good. After all, once that kind of behemoth is provoked, it will be very troublesome." Nix nodded.

After all, this truth has no meaning at all to the Kageno family. It can even be said that it is harmful but not beneficial.

"So, sister, you don't need to worry about the hidden dangers in your body at all." Reed continued.

"I know, thank you, my dear brother!" Claire's face was completely gloomy at this moment.

Others might not believe it, but Claire still trusts her brother very much.

"You're welcome, sister!" Reed shook his head and said.

"By the way, are you sure about the attack on the Crimson Tower during the blood moon?" Claire asked about something she hadn't thought about before.

"Don't worry, I have already solved the most difficult hidden danger of the bloodthirsty princess in advance. At that time, we only need to get rid of the vampires in the Crimson Tower. The weakness of these vampires lies in the heart, so it is not difficult to kill them. In addition, I will give you special training during the rest of the holiday.

After completing the special training, I think even if you meet Princess Alice at the Martial God Festival, you will not be inferior, but you must not go too far to defeat her. The only person in the kingdom who can defeat her can only be a member of the royal family or a member of a noble faction that restrains the royal family." Li De couldn't help but remind him.

After all, Alice can be defeated by people outside the kingdom, but within the kingdom, the eldest princess at least cannot be defeated by the eldest daughter of a country noble.

This is also the reason why Li De reminded him.

"I know this. By the way, when will we go to the Impossible City to attack the Crimson Tower?" Claire asked curiously.

"During the autumn holiday after the God of War Festival, after we defeat the Crimson Tower, we can use the thousand-year savings of the vampires to start forming a personal guard. When the personal guard becomes famous, the Chamber of Commerce will naturally come to you to discuss sponsorship." Li De said the follow-up arrangements slowly.

"I understand!" Claire nodded.

"This is really great. I didn't expect that the family could be won over by the royal family in your generation. In this way, the family's future growth is just around the corner." Nix said happily.

"Father, you can take on a small goal in advance, such as upgrading the baron's territory to the earl's territory first." Li De said in cooperation.

"Is this possible? Even if the Viscount of Olba is annexed later, the area is still far from the earl's territory, right?" Nix frowned and said.

"There is no need to plan for the Viscount of Olba. In fact, for us, as long as we can expand our sphere of influence to the Misty Mountains, even a duke's territory is more than enough." Li De shook his head and said.

"Of course I know this, but the Misty Mountains are not so easy to expand!" Nix certainly knows the potential of his territory, but to realize the potential, he needs the strength to sweep everything.

"The outermost part of the Misty Mountains, which is adjacent to our territory, belongs to the circle of wild beasts. Beyond this circle, it is the area where the orc tribes are active. I believe that if we provide our own military funds, the kingdom will definitely support our plan to expand our territory. Although it is definitely unrealistic to take over the area of ​​the earldom in one go, it should not be difficult to expel some orcs and take over the area of ​​the viscountdom, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone." Li De said his plan slowly.

And there is one thing he didn't say here, that is, the expelled orc tribes, except for the able-bodied men who will become the source of the guards, the other old and weak will be sent to the base camp of the Shadow Courtyard.

At the base camp, many girls with good combat power do the most farming every day, which is a bit too wasteful of combat power in Li De's opinion.

Therefore, Li De has been considering increasing the labor force at the base camp.

Anyway, the base camp is surrounded by the breath of the magic dragon, and ordinary orcs can't pass through the poisonous gas circle at all, so as long as they are brought into the base camp, they don't have to worry about these orcs causing any trouble.

In addition, orcs admire the strong, and the base camp is least lacking in powerful strong people.

As for his family, they got the territory left behind by the orcs after they were packed and taken away.

The Shadow Courtyard got a labor supplement, the Guards got a source of soldiers, and his family got the territory. It can be said that except for those orcs who did not voluntarily belong to the rule, Li De can achieve a win-win situation in this matter.

Of course, considering that he can also take this opportunity to push his sister Claire up, and get a part of the viscount's territory, and then he will become Alexia's fiancé and be bound to the royal family, this is not as simple as a win-win situation.

However, all of this is still just a preliminary plan, and as for the specific future at that time, it is still unknown.

But as long as it can be effectively promoted step by step, the rise of the Kageno family is unstoppable.

"It would be great if we could achieve what you said, but the orcs in the mountains are not so easy to drive away!" Nix couldn't help but sigh.

"Don't worry, since we are going to do it, we must not give the orcs a chance to counterattack." Li De said lightly.

Although he meant to transfer the orcs, to Nix, that sounded like a massacre.

After frowning slightly, Nix didn't say anything.

After all, sacrifices in the war of development are inevitable, and for the sake of family interests, it is completely acceptable to be a little dark and bloody.

The next morning, Reed, Claire and Nix went to the Misty Mountains next to the territory.

Reed's original plan was to take his cheap sister Claire to special training, and as for Nix, he wanted to see how strong Reed was.

Boom!

After Reed drew his sword and slashed the ground with a crack several meters deep and hundreds of meters long, Nix was excited and disappointed and set off on the road back to the territory.

After sending Nix away, Reed started special training with Claire.

During this summer vacation, Reed needs to teach her a lot of things.

After all, the stronger Claire is, the more meaningful Alexia's plan will be.

Of course, Claire was also very clear about this, after all, Reed had made it very clear during the conversation in the garden last night.

She agreed with both hands to fight for the title for her brother, but the other

Bang!

With the sound, Claire was swung away by the wooden stick in Reed's hand.

"Come again!"

Claire twisted in the air, tapped the ground with her feet, and rushed up again.

After seeing Reed swing the wooden stick again, Claire's body began to swing along the airflow generated by Reed's movements.

After dodging several times, Claire was hit by the wooden stick again.

"Come again!"

"Okay, sister, that's it for today. The six styles cannot be successfully practiced in a short time."

Yes, Reed's special training this time mainly has two aspects, one is the fine use of magic in swordsmanship, and the other is the practice of [Shave], [Moon Step] and [Paper Painting] in the six styles.

The former is mainly to improve the attack power in battle, while the latter is to improve the movement and avoidance in battle.

In a short period of time, the only ways that Reed could think of to quickly increase Claire's strength were these two points.

As for other things, such as magic, at least for now, they cannot be taught, but the meditation method to increase mental strength can be taught.

"Okay, let's continue tomorrow!" Claire said, rubbing her red and swollen cheeks.

"Sorry, sister, starting tomorrow, I have to leave to deal with something." After using magic to heal the wound on Claire's face, Reed said.

"What's the matter?" Claire asked.

"I heard that there are a lot of treasures hidden in a ruins. I won't tell you the details. Anyway, I will be away for a few days. If my father and mother ask, you can say that I went to the capital to find Alexia." Although Reed did not tell the truth, it was not considered to be fooling Claire.

After all, going to the world of the Lord of the Rings to perform tasks can indeed collect wealth along the way.

Yes, Reed still decided to take some time before the end of the summer vacation to perform the task of recovering the Supreme Lord of the Rings.

The reason why he chose to perform this task was that Reed was mainly attracted by the overwhelming wealth in the Lonely Mountain.

For Li De, this wealth worth tens of trillions or even more, once obtained, whether in the shadow world or in other mission worlds in the future, at least there is no need to worry about wealth.

"Sid, there won't be any danger, right?" Claire looked at Li De with a little worry and asked.

"Don't worry, sister, there won't be any problem." Li De said confidently. After all, if things can't be done, the worst thing is to run away.

"Okay, since you said so, I won't ask anymore. When my father and mother ask, I will explain to them." Claire nodded and said.

"Well, then I'll leave first." After saying that, Li De kicked on the spot, and then his whole body rushed into the air. After several times of using the moon step to advance, he disappeared from Claire's sight.

Looking at the direction where Li De left, Claire couldn't help but whispered: "No matter what, we need to become stronger!"

On the other side, after leaving Claire's sight, Li De directly accepted the task.

Li De did not want to bring anyone with him on the mission to retrieve the ring. After all, Li De did not know if there would be any problems when retrieving the Supreme Ring.

In addition, it was much more convenient for Li De to act alone than to take others with him on this mission.