Who Touched My Tail!

4.4

4.4 – His nominal 'husband'

translator: xiin
editor: BlueBug & alamerysl

The vast amount of information he had just been given about the Rhine family was too complicated, and Xue Ling had to process for a long time before properly digesting it all.

He muttered to the system, "What's going on in this world? Why are there so many strange settings? This body seemed like a normal omega when you showed its stats, other than having very good mental and physical strength, there was nothing odd. Why is his life and death related to the Empire?"

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"Maybe he exists as a key." The system hypothesized. "We can guess that perhaps the original body was a key to the most powerful weapon in the Empire. As long as he was still there, there was a chance that the weapon could be unlocked, so the Zerg would not dare to go too far. But once he died, that weapon would disappear along with the destruction of the Rhine family, and the Zerg would have nothing holding them back."

Xue Ling rubbed his chin and felt that there was some weight to this hypothesis. At least, it made more sense than the conclusion that he was born to save the universe.

"So, what kind of weapon is it?" he asked.

The system stayed quiet. It had only been sharing its thoughts and had no idea how to answer its host.

"All right." Xue Ling felt rather helpless. The settings of this world were really a bit strange, but since he couldn't figure it out he could only continue with his current plans. In any case, there would be no accidents as long as he stayed alive. People in this world generally lived longer, so he had enough time to find the truth.

After sorting out his plans, Xue Ling discovered that tomorrow was already the time when he was supposed to meet the 'ancestor' of the royal family with the old King. To tell the truth, he was very interested in the forbidden area of the palace and what it was that the old Emperor had kept quiet about...

A night of sleep passed by quickly. Xue Ling woke up early the next day, so he went to greet the old King early. They had breakfast together before the old King led him underground.

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The palace covered a very large amount of land, but it was still not as vast as the underground area. Xue Ling was somewhat surprised by the technological development of this world as the underground dungeons seemed to be even more magnificent and comprehensive than the palace above ground.

They went through innumerable secret doors and various tunnels, twisting and turning until Xue Ling felt a little dizzy before finally arriving in front of a large hall.

The solemn-faced old King commanded his attendants to withdraw before biting his finger, squeezing out a drop of blood to draw out a rune with stiff movements. His actions seemed to have used up a lot of his strength, and his face turned a little grey.

Xue Ling was worried and wanted to help him, but the old King signaled for him to stay where he was.

The rune condensed in the air and rushed forward after it was completed, transmitting directly into the door before letting out dazzling rays of light.

Xue Ling was somewhat blinded by the flash. He stretched out a hand to block the light, and therefore did not notice when the light landed on him and he subsequently also began to glow.

This scene went unnoticed by the old King. When the door was fully opened, he gestured for Xue Ling to follow him inside.

After ascending ninety-nine steps, they finally entered the main hall.