Lords of the Warp Beginning with Violet

After putting away his spiritual energy, Li Sheng hovered in the sky and looked in the direction of Violet.

The cold wind from high above was in stark contrast to the occasional Originium explosions in the city below.

The explosions that sounded from time to time were like the unwilling wails of the deceased. The wind and snow brought by the northern tundra fell on this scorching land, as if trying to heal the scars of this land with the cold.

Unfortunately, there was a person who didn't understand romance and stepped on the magma, and what followed was black rock that was solidified by spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy calmed the boiling magma and suppressed the source stone that exploded. As for the dead? The dead are dead, and they did not die in the fragments of Guixu. He did not have so much time to comfort them.

“How are you? Are you okay?” As soon as Li Sheng landed from the sky, Violet couldn’t wait to come to his side.

"It's just the fragments of the giant beast. But you, were not hurt by the source stones that were scattered just now, right?" He walked around his wife for a few times, and only felt relieved after confirming that she was fine.

“A giant beast? The kind I saw in Kazdel’s books?” Violet suddenly asked.

"That? Almost. Behemoths are just a group of huge monsters with special abilities. What you saw in Kazdel's book was one of these behemoths." He turned and looked at the border city in the distance that had turned into a magma zone, saying he didn't care.

“I see.” Looking at the ruins in the distance, Violet nodded blankly, which was rare. It seemed that she was thinking about something.

“I didn’t expect something like this to happen right after I got back. It looks like Thorn City will be busy for some time to come.” Looking at the ruins in front of him, Li Sheng turned his head to look at Violet who was silent behind him, as if asking for her opinion.

"Ah? Ruins? You can ask the people at the city hall to deal with it when you get back. After the battle you just fought, there should be no living people in this city. But you can send the servants and patrols on standby nearby to search and see if there are any survivors."

After just a moment's pause, Violet gave the answer.

Li Sheng stared at Violet for a moment and then turned his head away as if nothing had happened, saying indifferently, "That's it."

Seeing that Li Sheng agreed, she didn't say anything else, but asked Ji Qiu to take the token and pass on the order.

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City of Thorns.

After the Fire Giant incident in the border city, Li Sheng and Violet stayed there to direct the post-disaster reconstruction for a while. After stabilizing the situation, the two returned to Thorn City without stopping.

Of course, this was not because of Li Sheng, but because Violet herself was anxious to go back.

None of this mattered to Li Sheng, but for Number One, who had been handling internal affairs in the city for more than half a year, the return of the Grand Duke was great news, because this way he could be freed from these shitty internal affairs.

That's right, it's liberation.

Thanks to the feudal lord system that has been passed down since the founding of Ursus, although the Ministry of the Interior has the authority to handle all matters, many larger matters still have to be sent to Thorn City for approval.

As for the person who approved it? It was naturally the Duke, so Li Sheng took Violet out for a trip, which resulted in No. 1 being immersed in this exhausting and life-threatening internal affairs work.

"Grand Duke, you are back at last."

After waiting for nearly two months, and after receiving the confirmed news that the Grand Duke had returned, No. 1 no longer cared about his usual calm image. He simply threw away the documents waiting for approval in his hands, and led the team to the city gate to line up to welcome him.

"What's going on? Why are you lining up to welcome us?" Li Sheng joked as he looked at No. 2, who was standing behind No. 1 and looked sleepy.

"Of course, it's to welcome the Grand Duke back to her beloved fiefdom." Number One explained, but his eyes kept looking behind Li Sheng, as if he wanted to see if the real owner had arrived.

"Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. He is simply overwhelmed by the domestic affairs. Otherwise, with his personality, how could he be so attentive to arrange a welcoming ceremony?" After hearing what No. 1 said, No. 2 decisively dispelled his plan.

Number One just chuckled at this, but his eyes showed that he was definitely confirming with Li Sheng.

“What’s going on? Why is it so lively?” Seeing the two people and the attendants lining the streets to welcome them, Violet got out of the car and asked with a smile.

"Of course, this is prepared for you, Your Majesty the Duke." Number One quickly took over the conversation upon seeing this, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, let's go back. It's a good opportunity for me to see how you've handled government affairs in the past six months."

Chatting and laughing all the way, they arrived at the office where government affairs were handled. Fortunately, the imagined scene of mountains of documents did not appear. There were only a few piles of documents on the desk.

"You've done a great job. I've done a lot more than this when I helped to grade documents before." Li Sheng praised, gesturing at the height of the document.

"Of course it's less. In order to review these piles of documents, he rushed into my basement two months ago, pulled me out from among the flowers and plants, and asked me to accompany him to review these documents every day." Number Two suddenly stabbed Number One and did not forget to complain about the local interior department.

"The same thing goes for the interior departments. They submit all kinds of documents. It's ok to report the grain harvest and growth conditions, but they even report how many children each family has. Why don't they report how many poops each family has had today?!"

After hearing No. 2's complaint, No. 1 stood aside and said nothing. After all, these documents were indeed detailed and complicated, and many small things did not even need to be reported.

Listening carefully to No. 2’s complaints, Violet nodded silently. If she wanted to find a solution, it would be best to listen to those who were personally involved. She was also aware of how complicated internal affairs were.

After complaining and looking at the deserted scene, No. 2 also realized his mistake.

"I'm sorry, I went a little too far."

Fortunately, no one present had any objection. After reviewing the documents for such a long time, No. 1 could say that what No. 2 said was what he wanted to say. It was just that as a subject helping his king, there were some things he couldn't say directly, and No. 2 just happened to be his substitute.

Li Sheng looked like he was just watching a show.

"It's not too much. What you said is what you think personally. It's the truth. Since it's the truth, what's the problem?"

Shaking her head, Violet continued, “If there is a problem, then solve it. I have some things to do when I come back this time, and to do these things, such slow administrative efficiency is absolutely not allowed.”

Number One and Number Two looked at each other silently. They had already heard the implicit meaning. The Duke was going to take action, and it would be a big move. It seemed that their idea of ​​being freed in a short period of time would be ruined.

"Okay, don't look so sad. I'm not Victoria's capitalist. I don't care what my workers think." She looked at the two of them with a smile, and there was some helplessness in her words.

"My Lord the Duke is planning to give us a holiday?"

"Well, it happens that I have to sort out the new administrative system these few days. You can come back to work after the new system is announced. You can rest assured and take a rest these days. There will be no other arrangements for you." She said as she sorted out and looked through the remaining documents on the table.

"Will that affect your plans? After all, new documents will be sent from the Ministry of the Interior tomorrow." Number One suddenly spoke.

“I’ve been working for so many years, and when have you ever seen me lose my composure? Besides, don’t I have helpers here? Aren’t they more efficient than you?” Turning her head towards Li Sheng, Violet teased the two of them in a rare move.

"Then we won't bother you, Duke." Number Two took over the conversation and dragged Number One out of the office. Not long after the door was closed, Li Sheng in the room heard Number Two howling outside.

"Alas, I have to work when I come back. Even if you are my husband, you can't exploit me like this, right?"

“I can handle it by myself. I just said that because No. 1 couldn’t let go. Otherwise, why would No. 2 take No. 1 away?” Violet explained to Li Sheng with a smile while looking at the documents in her hand.

"You know their personalities quite well."

Glancing at Li Sheng lying on the sofa in the office, the girl smiled slightly: "I know you quite well, and I also know that you like me to wear..."

"Stop!"

Seeing that Violet was about to reveal his past, Li Sheng quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth.

Being held in his arms, Violet blinked her innocent eyes with a smile in the corners of her eyes.

Li Sheng pretended to look vicious as he looked at his wife in his arms: "I'll help you review the documents, but you can't say these words anymore, okay?"

"Wow... um... got it."

After being freed from her restraints, the girl smiled and handed the documents in her hands to Li Sheng with both hands. She turned around and took out a stack of white papers from the cabinet beside her, preparing to arrange a new internal affairs system.