After cleaning the battlefield, Mana and Lake Witch gradually led the resistance troops back to Anatolia.
Upon hearing of their return, Chu Yun summoned them to meet him.
In the lounge of Count's mansion, Mana immediately knelt upon arrival.
"Knight Master, we have followed your orders and returned the resistance troops to the camp outside the main city," Mana said respectfully.
"Good, you've all worked hard." Chu Yun nodded approvingly, gesturing for Mana to sit.
At that moment, Lake Witch approached with a charming smile.
"Knight Master, we've brought you a little surprise this time."
Intrigued, Chu Yun smiled, "What surprise? Did you capture the Elf High Priestess?"
Lake Witch came close, embracing Chu Yun's waist, whispering into his ear, "Nord's wife — she's even more mature and enchanting than Count's two wives. Mana and I thought you'd like her, so we spared her life."
"Knight Master, whether to kill or spare Kreiss is entirely your decision."
Afterwards, Mana recounted Kreiss's pleas to Chu Yun.
"Noah Empire's strategist, huh? Interesting. If she's truly as clever as she claims, I see no harm in keeping her alive," Chu Yun said, his interest piqued upon hearing that Nord's alluring wife was a strategist.
Among Chu Yun's subordinates, Lake Witch and Mana were powerful talents — an Eighth Level Witch and an Eighth Level Paladin respectively, top-level in Canglan Kingdom.
Especially Lake Witch, who constantly demanded "full grand slams" and whose belly was always slightly swollen, indicating growing magical power nearing the Ninth Level Witch threshold.
Yet, in terms of strategy and domain management, Chu Yun lacked a capable advisor.
Kreiss, known as a strategist in Noah Empire, surely possessed some ability.
Seeing Chu Yun's keen interest, Mana immediately ordered Kreiss brought before him.
After a while, two enchanting Archmages clad in sexy robes escorted Kreiss inside.
"Knight Master, Kreiss has arrived."
The two female Archmages smiled excitedly, for Chu Yun was now the hero of the resistance.
Without his wise decisions, even greedy Canglan Kingdom nobles leading the troops would have been no match for the Noah Empire crusaders, even if all three hundred thousand resistance soldiers fought to the last.
Chu Yun had given them a new lease on life.
"Good! You may leave now. Each of you will receive a hundred gold coins," Chu Yun said with a light smile.
Gold was no shortage for him now; generosity to his subordinates was natural.
Otherwise, the soldiers wouldn't fully commit while eating stale black bread daily.
Chu Yun then dismissed the others in the room, leaving only Kreiss.
Currently, Chu Yun's body was growing stronger thanks to the high-level Blood Strengthening Potion brewed by Lake Witch.
His power matched a Sixth Level Paladin.
Though Kreiss held a high position as Nord's wife in Noah Empire, her strength was only that of a Sixth Level Archmage.
Even if Chu Yun ordered her to fight, she might not stand a chance.
"Kreiss, you claim to be clever and useful. Why not show me your value?" Chu Yun smiled lightly.
Her rose-red hair draped behind her, still dressed in the sexy black evening gown she wore when captured by Mana two days ago.
Her flawless, enchanting face was well-maintained, almost unnaturally pale.
The deep-V gown revealed large swaths of snow-white skin, and her ample cleavage strained the fabric, easily E-cup in size.
Her full, shapely legs were clad in alluring gray silk stockings, feet in red-soled high heels.
Though Chu Yun had seen many voluptuous beauties, Kreiss's well-maintained, fiery figure caught his eye.
"Knight Master, if you promise to spare me, I'll tell you why the Noah Empire crusaders invaded Canglan Kingdom," Kreiss said, boldly flaunting her beauty.
Her enticing gray silk feet were crossed elegantly, the tips of her stockings hooked on her red-soled heels, gently swaying.
With her noble and commanding aura, she was among the top beauties not only in Canglan Kingdom but also among Noah Empire nobility.
Few could rival her beauty except the Elf Goddess, the Elf Saintess, and the legendary Queen whose beauty rivaled a goddess.
"Very well. I agree to spare you. Now, tell me," Chu Yun said with a smile.
It would be a waste to kill such a beauty; no need to hesitate over whether to spare her.
Kreiss's smile grew more seductive.
"The Alien Being — the Elf Goddess seeks to fully restore her divine power and requires the Alien Being as a sacrifice."
"If the Elf Goddess obtains the Alien Being's essence, she will have enough power to descend upon this continent!"
Kreiss explained slowly.
Though Chu Yun's face showed no change, his mind churned turbulently.
The Alien Being — wasn't that him, sent here by this very ring?
The Elf Goddess's desire for the Alien Being's life force meant they wanted his death.
"To find an Alien Being, your crusaders ravage Canglan Kingdom's land. How arrogant the Noah Empire is!" Chu Yun said lightly, hiding any trace of emotion.
"Kreiss, you're called the strategist of Noah Empire. Tell me, what must I do to protect Anatolia?" Chu Yun asked next.
"Knight Master, how to repel the crusaders… I need some time to think. I'm quite exhausted after sitting for so long."
Kreiss perched on the chair, her alluring gaze almost spilling out as she slowly sat beside Chu Yun.
Chu Yun clearly understood her meaning.
Yet just after sitting down, Kreiss remembered she had been watched by two witches all these days in the resistance, with no chance to bathe.
The lingering smell on her body was strong, and worried she might discomfort Chu Yun, she prepared to stand.
But Chu Yun patted her full gray silk-clad legs.
"This scent — just like it! That's what I like!"
He slipped off her heels, took her seductive gray silk feet in hand, and began massaging gently.
Though Kreiss hadn't bathed in two days, the scent on her gray silk feet wasn't foul but stimulating, showing a contrast to her noble and commanding persona.
He then closed the door, embracing her body, and slowly moved toward the sofa.
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