Volume 3, Chapter 18 – The Assessment of Value

The mission of the Chosen One is to save this world about to be destroyed by Abyssal Demons. Facing the powerful Abyssal Demons, the Goddess gives the Chosen One certain special abilities to help them improve their own strength and strengthen the fighting power of human forces.

As a Chosen Son, Xue Tian’ao possesses a unique existence within his mind similar to an ‘artificial intelligence’. Through daily communication, every word and action, the surrounding aura, soul intensity, and other multiple aspects, the ‘system’ can help Xue Tian’ao judge a person’s value and provide an assessment. Because it is a special ability granted by the Goddess, the artificial intelligence can provide an assessment for anyone. It ranges from the weakest ‘F’, which is comparable to trash, to the top-tier ‘S+’.

Through the ratings given by the ‘system’, Xue Tian’ao knows which people need to be conquered and who can be directly ignored in order to achieve his goals and increase his own strength and influence. For example, the lords in the hall just now who were loyal to the previous Emperor were level ‘C’ existences. As for this type of person, they were dispensable.

To Xue Tian’ao, conquering talents with higher value could not only increase the success rate of completing trials but also give him an unprecedented sense of achievement, which was one of his interests. Furthermore, he was quite appreciative of talent. For those who were loyal to him, Xue Tian’ao was never stingy and would absolutely give them the best treatment. Of course, if those existences with extremely high value could not be used by him and might even be used by enemies, then Xue Tian’ao also did not mind destroying them to avoid becoming a threat in the future.

Among the many people Xue Tian’ao had met, there was only one talent he most wanted to obtain and the only woman he most wanted to bring into his harem, and that was the Chosen Maiden of the Ashurmos Church! What a beautiful, kind, pure, courageous, and strong woman she was! Xue Tian’ao had ‘fallen in love’ with her from the first moment he saw her.

Not only was she beautiful and exceptionally gifted, but the result of Miss Mengxi’s ‘value assessment’ from the ‘system’ also shocked Xue Tian’ao. The evaluation result was ‘Transcendent’. In other words, Mengxi’s value was immeasurably high! One must say she is truly worthy of being the Chosen Maiden as she was indeed unfathomable. If he could obtain Mengxi and conquer such an existence, he would surely receive unparalleled point rewards from the system. With these points and a certain amount of time to develop, expelling the Abyssal Demons and destroying the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons would only be a matter of time!

The world would eventually be ‘saved’ by him. After all, he was the ‘protagonist’ of this world.

“Not bad, not bad…”

After hearing his subordinate’s report, Xue Tian’ao smiled slightly with great satisfaction. Although it was only certain now that Mengxi would come to the Sky Dome, with his abilities, it would not be difficult to conquer such an aloof Saintess. The only trouble was how to explain it to the girls in his harem…

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‘Oh right! Speaking of those girls?’

“Anki!”

“Your servant is here.”

Kneeling in the hall, the man with citrus-colored short hair responded immediately upon hearing Xue Tian’ao’s call, “Does Your Majesty have any other instructions?”

Looking solemnly at Anki, Xue Tian’ao slowly walked down the steps of the imperial throne. “I asked you to investigate the whereabouts of Grand Marshal Talovise earlier. Where is she now? Is there any news?”

“I apologize, Your Majesty, but there is still nothing. It is as if she has vanished into the sea with no news at all. However, Your Majesty need not worry, for Grand Marshal Talovise is a seventh tier expert and will not meet with an accident so easily. Perhaps this time is just like before, and she has only gone missing temporarily. Once the Second Army Group takes over the defense of the Northern Frontier, a large-scale search will begin, and there should be news soon.”

“I hope so.”

“Your Majesty, if you are so worried, why not ask Princess Fengling more? Didn’t she last see Talovise in the Northern Frontier?”

“Her, hmph.”

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When speaking of his sister, the Fourth Princess Fengling, Xue Tian’ao showed an expression of bitterness and helplessness. She was a sister, yet also an existence who was not quite a sister. She was also a target Xue Tian’ao wanted to conquer. Because of her unique constitution, Xue Tian’ao had always wanted to include her in his harem. However, she always refused to accept him because of those damn ethics. Now, after learning that he had killed Luojie to become the new Emperor of Snowy Night, she ignored him completely and was even constantly making a fuss. Helpless, Xue Tian’ao could only order her to be imprisoned in the imperial palace to let Fengling quiet down.

Currently, Fengling was completely unwilling to speak to him. Other than knowing that Fengling and Talovise had fought in the Northern Frontier, Xue Tian’ao knew nothing else.

“It’s useless to ask her. She won’t tell me anything right now. You continue to search for the Marshal’s whereabouts. As for the Princess, I will find a way to make her speak eventually.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Anki replied respectfully, but after speaking, he seemed to think of something and looked up at Xue Tian’ao again. “Your Majesty, speaking of which, the Princess has been attacking the barrier lately and is very restless. Should we arrange for more guards to go over?”

“Hmm?”

Xue Tian’ao shook his head indifferently. “It doesn’t matter. No matter how much she rages, she cannot break through the barrier. I have cleared all magic items and weapons from the Princess’s palace, leaving only daily necessities, a certain amount of food, and… those two spirit beasts… She can’t cause any trouble.”

However, speaking of the spirit beasts, Xue Tian’ao could not help but frown. ‘Those two spirit beasts clearly haven’t signed a contract with Fengling? Why are they staying by her side so obediently?’

It was strange. These two types of aloof spirit beasts generally would not stay by a human’s side unless it was their master.

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After thinking for a moment, Xue Tian’ao still could not figure out the situation, but he did not intend to think too much. After all, his sister was an existence with a value of ‘A’, so it was not surprising that she had the ability to attract small spirit beasts. Besides, those two little things with meager strength could not stir up any major waves.

Meanwhile, on the east side of the imperial palace, inside the Princess’s palace wrapped in heavy guards and multiple barriers.

Fengling, who possessed dazzling golden hair and could be called a treasure of the Empire, fell onto the bed helplessly and weakly after several unsuccessful attempts to break through the barrier. Her shoes, silk stockings, armor, and skirt were casually thrown aside and scattered across the floor. Feeling exhausted, Fengling lay weakly on the bed wearing only thin underwear, completely losing her previous image of an elegant and noble princess while appearing incredibly unkempt. Various messy clothes, props, and equipment had already piled up like a mountain in the room.

If Fengling did not periodically throw out food scraps, this bedroom would likely be no different from a trash heap. But there was no other way, as a princess, Fengling knew nothing about housework. Without maids to take care of her, she was now no different from a useless person.

“Damn Xue Tian’ao…”

After cursing a few times, the exhausted Fengling soon fell into a deep sleep. As she slept, the two small spirit beasts hiding behind the sofa not far away poked their heads out. Upon seeing this mess, Li Yu, who had transformed into a Radiant Spirit Bird, could not help but frown. Having lived with Mother for a long time, she had already become accustomed to an orderly and clean life, and she really could not stand such a messy scene. If not for the need to hide her identity now, Li Yu really wanted to clean up the room for this useless princess.

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Compared to Li Yu, the little white wolf, who was used to being sloppy, looked indifferent. She even had the underwear Fengling had thrown over earlier resting on her head. With her tongue sticking out, she looked exactly like a lecherous wolf. This caused Li Yu to frown again as she slapped the underwear off Li Mo’s head with a wing.

“Squeak! Squeak?!” ‘Sister, don’t wear that kind of thing!’

“Awoo~~ awoo? Meow?” ‘Oh, I see. What about now?’

“Squeak~” ‘Now…’

After carefully sensing the aura around the Princess, Li Yu nodded her bird head.

“Squeak squeak, squeak.” ‘She’s asleep, we can set off! It’s time to secretly cause some trouble!’

“Meow!” ‘Yay!’

After confirming that Fengling had fallen into a deep sleep due to exhaustion, the two sisters took this opportunity to sneak out of the bedroom and arrive at the palace wall where the barrier was located. Then, Li Mo slowly raised her claw and casually tore a small opening in the barrier. With that, the two sisters sneaked out from the heavy surrounding guard of the Imperial Guards without anyone noticing.