270: Dick's Concubine

Chapter 270: Dick's Selection of a Consort

Before long, Dick and Fama arrived at the Royal Palace, where a senior maid was responsible for receiving the two of them.

'Count Grudia, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the reception hall, please follow me...'

As she spoke, the maid glanced at Fama beside Dick, appearing hesitant to speak, because Victoria had not invited this renowned old Mage.

'Lead the way, I'm also a little eager to see the Princess.'

Hearing Dick's urging, the maid didn't say much more and stepped forward; she wouldn't dare question a Level 71 Mage.

Soon, led by the maid, Dick and Fama arrived at the Royal Palace reception hall.

While still outside the door, Dick keenly sensed that Victoria wasn't the only one inside, from the flow of air, the vibration of the ground, and various scents...

There were nearly twenty people inside!

What kind of matter required so many people to discuss it together?

Dick's thoughts raced; he felt something was unusual. He immediately stopped and turned to Fama, saying, 'You are my elder, please go in first.'

Hearing this, Fama glanced at Dick with a speechless expression, shook his head, and walked into the reception hall first.

Meanwhile, Dick quietly circulated his magic power, following a step behind, ready to flee at any moment.

Through the observation of his talent 'Piercing Falsehood', Dick did not find any barriers, magic arrays, or domains set up in the reception hall, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to enter at all.

The first thing Dick saw was Victoria, dressed in formal court attire, and... more than a dozen gorgeously dressed young women beside her.

With less than a second of inspection, Dick scanned through the identity information of all the young women, focusing particularly on their [Current Status].

Level twelve, level fourteen, level eleven, and even one who was only level eight...

What's going on? Why are they all low-level trash, and their talents are also garbage? Their recent encounters have all been trivial matters of romance.

Dick couldn't help but check again, finding that these young women weren't pretending to be weak to prey on the strong. If their identity information wasn't wrong, they were pitifully weak.

Dick even felt that with just one finger, he could probably wipe out a large number of them.

So, what exactly did Victoria want by calling a group of weaklings over?

What was even stranger was that these young women... were all staring at him, their eyes revealing shy desire, quite ambiguous and leading to endless speculation.

Are they all interested in me?

This wasn't Dick being narcissistic, nor was it the romantic delusion of an ordinary young man; it was an accurate conclusion drawn from a hundred lifetimes of experience.

Soon, a very abstract guess appeared in Dick's mind.

'Chairman Farman, why have you come? I remember only inviting Dick...'

Victoria seemed somewhat caught off guard by Fama's arrival, after all, something like choosing a consort for Dick was temporarily not convenient to make public.

'Hehe, it's because Dick, my little friend, is too shy and doesn't dare to be alone with the Princess, so he insisted on dragging me along.'

Listening to Fama casually spinning lies, the princesses in the reception hall covered their mouths and chuckled softly, looking at Dick with quite teasing eyes.

In their eyes, Dick was like an innocent young man experiencing first love, very cute.

And Dick was very cooperative, putting on a superb act, his cheeks flushed, scratching his head and turning sideways, perfectly portraying the image of an inexperienced young man.

Seeing Dick in this state, Victoria's expression turned strange.

She clearly remembered that these past few days on the White Feather Beast, Dick had been experienced and completely in charge of everything; each time, it was Victoria herself who couldn't bear it and fled.

Though she thought this, Victoria didn't ask directly. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, she got straight to the point, stating that she was willing to let Dick choose a princess from the Toya Royal Family to marry.

'Dick, these are the flowers of my Toya Royal Family. Each one is in full bloom, and they all greatly admire your talent and character, hoping to enter the hall of marriage with you...'

As she spoke, the princesses all looked towards Dick, their faces showing anticipation.

At the same time, Victoria also secretly transmitted a message to Dick: 'I'm not very suitable for you, but my Toya Royal Family is full of beauties; you can certainly choose one of these princesses as a replacement...'

'It seems the Princess is ultimately different from me, the Empress of Aimiya. Actually, you don't need to force yourself; let's just consider our previous agreement void.'

Before Victoria could finish speaking, Dick directly interrupted with a transmitted message.

Originally, the matter with Victoria was just something convenient along the way, but she had repeatedly failed time and again, and Dick had long since lost patience.

Since it was so difficult, he might as well forget about it; it wasn't something necessary anyway.

Looking at the bevy of beauties behind Victoria, Dick shook his head inwardly. Ultimately, they were just painted skeletons; no matter how beautiful the flesh, it would eventually succumb to time.

Besides, not just anyone could be his woman. Although these princesses were noble, they were essentially just minor characters with a few lines.

As for carnal desires, Dick never wasted time or energy deliberately satisfying them.

The women around him were either Heroes, Witches, or people related to System quests. The main point was convenience.

'Dick, you... could it be that you must have me and no one else?'

Victoria's pretty face flushed slightly, thinking Dick was angry. After all, she had clearly said before that she could satisfy whatever Elizabeth could provide.

But now, Victoria wanted to find other princesses as substitutes, which looked almost like she was running away.

'Princess, you don't need to think too much. Blind comparison is meaningless; just be yourself.'

After transmitting the message, Dick respectfully bowed to Victoria and said slowly, 'This matter is not urgent for now. After all, I will be setting off for the Eternal Frost Forest shortly to complete the Elite's practical assessment.'

'Life and death are uncertain. As a responsible man, I believe it's not appropriate to sign a marriage contract now. Let's discuss it when I return.'

Dick casually made up an excuse, not wanting to waste any more time here, and turned to leave.

Speechless. He thought it was something important, but it turned out to be just choosing a consort.

Regarding this, Dick's evaluation was that it would be better to go back, have the women line up neatly, and pick them one by one.

'Dick, are you leaving now? Won't you stay in the Royal Capital a bit longer? I can be your guide and show you around...'

Hearing this, Dick politely declined, then added, 'Does the Princess want to come along? If you still need to stay in the Royal Capital to handle affairs, then I will go ahead.'

'I... don't really have any affairs to handle anymore. The most urgent matter is to escort Leon to the Bit Family; this is a task my Father Emperor gave me.'

In the end, the matter of choosing a consort was dropped, and Victoria also decided to leave early, choosing to continue hitching a ride with Dick.

After all, with Fama accompanying and protecting her, the sense of security was maximized.

Of course, the most important thing was that Emperor Kaiye didn't have much time left.

Victoria sincerely hoped that she could bring back the good news of establishing diplomatic relations between the Toya Empire and the Eternal Frost Forest before her Father Emperor passed away.