After that, Shane didn’t do anything else, and like the most ordinary of humans, he spent all his time in the Elf Country playing with the young girls by his side.
Sometimes, he would take everyone at home out together, shopping, eating various dishes, or watching some performances during the festival, having a great time with everyone.
Other times, he would take just one person out to play—like that last time, when he only took Luoqi out for a stroll.
After all, she was the fiancée he was about to marry, and Shane was certainly not so lacking in emotional intelligence that he would take a crowd of women out shopping every day, never having even a single experience of going out with Luoqi.
The princess had been looking forward to the Peace Festival for a long time, so of course, Shane had to accompany her and make sure she enjoyed herself, lest the girl harbor any grievances.
As it turned out, Shane’s approach was correct.
At least after that, Luoqi was no longer as sarcastic and clingy as before.
Obviously, the princess’s jealousy had dissipated, and she felt satisfied with Shane’s actions.
In the end, Shane also began to take the initiative to buy gifts for Luoqi, even preparing many handcrafted accessories made by the Elf girls themselves, which not only had the effect of Magic Tools but were also especially beautiful, making the princess extremely fond of them.
Thanks to this, the princess’s resentment was appeased, and her gaze towards Shane became much warmer than before, filled with love that made Shane’s body burn with passion, his heart fluttering uncontrollably.
And since he had been so moved, naturally, it called for action.
At this time, the benefits of winning the princess’s affection became apparent.
In particular, they unlocked many achievements together.
Of course, Shane didn’t just accompany Luoqi for shopping; sometimes, he would also take Lilith out alone, which made the girl very happy and excited.
This time in the Elf Country, several of Lilith’s performances moved Shane deeply, so naturally, he did not skimp on pampering the girl during the festival, fulfilling her various desires, gifting her little presents, and feeding her delicious food, making her feel blissfully happy.
Later on, Shane even went shopping with Lasha and You Lin.
However, the atmosphere was quite different with these two.
Taking You Lin out was, of course, not any kind of date.
To reward the loyal and devoted dragon girl, who had indirectly provided various business opportunities to Shane during this time, he went out of his way to ask Carol to, on behalf of the Elf Corps, place a large order of meat dishes, allowing You Lin to indulge herself to her heart’s content during the festival.
Under such circumstances, You Lin’s minor grievances disappeared.
Rather than saying Shane asked her out for a shopping date, it was more apt to say that the big sister took him out to make a fortune.
"Do you really need money that badly?"
Lasha had suddenly asked this question at the beginning of the festival when she saw Shane impoverished, unable to splurge on Luoqi as he wished.
Subsequently, this big sister set up a shop in the Elf Country out of nowhere, specializing in selling her own creations of dishes and handcrafted accessories.
Immediately after, the situation spiraled out of control.
At least Shane felt that, once the formidable big sister opened her shop, that street became engulfed in the aroma of her cooking, and her handcrafted accessories were so exquisitely beautiful that they crushed the designs of countless top-level jewelers from his previous life, selling at exorbitant prices.
That day, the street went wild.
It was said that all the goods in Lasha’s store sold out in just a few short minutes, and especially the handcrafted accessories were frenziedly snatched up by noblewomen from all over the world, selling for sky-high prices.
A single Dragon Scale must be very expensive, right?
A drop of Dragon Birth is also a very precious ingredient for Magic Potions, right?
Yet a piece of purely natural jewelry made by Lasha from leaves and twigs sold for more than the price of Dragon Scales and Dragon Birth—that was outrageous.
That evening, Shane would probably never forget the scene when the maid placed a small mountain of Gold Coins in front of him.
At that moment, Lasha simply tossed those two words over then turned and walked away.
Shane was utterly dumbfounded.
In that moment, he had an epiphany.
"The princess’s soft rice, what’s that? I’ve just eaten the maid’s soft rice!"
That nearly sent Shane into introspection.
Later, when Lasha didn’t want to continue running the shop, she was besieged by the entire Elf Clan and noblewomen from around the world, begging her to keep the business going—a whole other episode.
Shane only knew that from that day on, his big sister became the big sister of the entire Elf Country, immensely in demand.
It was heard that many high-ranking nobles offered astonishing conditions, hoping to entice the big sister to their side, but she rejected them flatly and unhesitatingly.
"I already have a Lady, and I’m currently serving my temporary master; I can’t comply with your requests."
Lasha’s emotionless rejection caused countless people to sigh.
Shane, on the other hand, found his feelings incredibly complicated.
Especially when he heard the term "temporary master," his heart couldn’t settle.
Shane had to admit that, at that moment, if Laischa appeared before him, he might not have been able to resist acting out, perhaps even to steal the overly capable maid and utterly claim her for his own.
It’s worth mentioning that Ai Yi, Lide, and Milu, felt even more complicated than Shane.
Shane still remembered when he took these three Demons to Lasha’s shop and they saw her serenely playing the role of the shopkeeper, each one looked as though they had mountains of words they wished to say but were holding back.
And when they saw the Elf and Alien Race women calling her big sister admiringly, offering high prices to poach Lasha away, those three Demons nearly charged forward.
Ai Yi and Lide were fine, at least they controlled themselves.
But Milu couldn’t contain herself; she rushed forward on the scene and nearly started a bloody mayhem.
After such a commotion, Shane finally decided that from time to time, he needed to take some time out to accompany his formidable older sister in watching the shop, to prevent any further mischief.
The esteemed hero and Kingdom Count was actually managing a roadside shop in Elf Country—it was truly unprecedented.
Even Luoqi couldn’t help but comment.
"I think, it would be better if you didn’t let this maid appear in public again. It could lead to trouble."
Thanks for the advice; I have already keenly experienced that, thank you.
Thus, the countdown to the Peace Festival gradually approached.
Towards the end, Shane even went out to the streets a few times with Ai Yi, as well as Lide and Milu—only, it was uncertain whether that could be considered dating or not.
On this trip, everyone had their time well spent.
Apart from the initial disturbances and chaos, Shane and his companions had also spent quite a leisurely and enjoyable time in Elf Country.
Lilith was satisfied.
You Lin was satisfied.
Lasha... well, left behind a legend.
Milu also had a great time playing to her heart’s content, running around in Elf Country all day long. Fortunately, Lasha and Lilith were there to look after her, or she might actually have caused some trouble.
On the contrary, Ai Yi and Lide, these two were not interested in the festival; they either slept or drank tea, aging like centenarians.
As for Shane himself...
"I guess I enjoyed myself too."
Thinking about this trip to Elf Country, not only did he thoroughly enjoy the festival with the women around him, but he also made a breakthrough with Merica. Thanks to this, Merica had become a "Blessing of the Nature Goddess," ready to undergo a transformation, and Shane felt content.
It’s just a pity that beneath this peace and harvest, some issues had surfaced, casting a slight shadow over everything.
For the first time, an envoy of the Primordial Demon from the Old Demon Clan Faction appeared in public, causing many who understood the inner workings to start worrying.
For the past millennium, this most ancient and mysterious faction of the Old Demon Clan had always kept a low profile, never directly exposing themselves.
This time, not only did an envoy appear but the envoy also got vanquished, which was indeed a good thing. However, it also felt like a storm was brewing.
After all, the Primordial Demon had started to emerge.
So, what would come next certainly wouldn’t be peaceful, right?
As a result, Lide was already considering returning to the Demon Realm to have a detailed discussion about this matter with her sisters.
Sophie was also preparing to get in touch with the leaders of the various major powers of the Human Race in response to this event.
Shane was not planning to idle away either.
Because, next, he was already preparing to travel to the Empire.
There, a little girl was waiting for him.
"We agreed on one month’s time; it’s almost up, you know?"
Shane would sometimes look in the direction of the Empire and murmur .
With the one-month deadline nearly up, Tielle still had no news, obviously not having achieved her goal.
Perhaps, the girl had already encountered some thorny situations.
"It’s time for me to set off."
Shane remembered the agreement he had with the Prince.
This mysterious Princess, potentially linked to the Old Demon Clan Faction, was Shane’s next target.
He had decided to get in touch with some secrets and unravel some mysteries.
With his current strength, he should have enough qualifications to tackle these, right?
The mysterious Princess called Moro was Shane’s first target.
From her, he might learn something.
Additionally, Shane also planned to head to the Divine World.
The purpose, of course, was to seek out Nien.
"The First Generation Brave..."
What relationship did this brave person, bearing the same name as the Goddess who summoned him, have with her?
Shane wanted to solve this puzzle.
By then, perhaps the truth of why he was summoned to this world would come to light.
Caught up in these thoughts, Shane started to become absent-minded.
Little did he know, someone was watching him , with profound eyes, and someone else was planning to contact him, about to bring about all kinds of tumult.