Charm Points Maxed: My Enemies Became My Underlings

Chapter 26: The Radiant Knight

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lotti could roughly guess what Lei Yuan was thinking.

Choosing not to tell her was actually more beneficial for the thoroughness of the plan. Besides, what Lei Yuan did was his own prerogative, and he was under no obligation to tell her.

However, Lotti just felt mad. ‘Why? Am I not even qualified to fight by his side?’

Since they were both here to save Ofia, they could have discussed the plan together.

“Didn’t I tell you not to act on your own? You insisted on entering the city, and I couldn’t stop you. Now you’re blaming me.” Lei Yuan retorted coldly, “I was right, wasn’t I? Who was the one who tried to sneak into the city three times and got caught by me?”

Lotti could not refute this at all.

“But… If you had told me the plan, I wouldn’t have done it. Why didn’t you tell me?”

If he told her, she would have done anything rash.

“The fewer people who know about the plan, the better,” Lei Yuan said indifferently. “I didn’t want any of my plans to be leaked before the operation.”

Regardless of who the other person was, if they were told of the plan, there would always be a possibility of them leaking it out. Even someone like Lotti, who was on Lei Yuan’s side, would be treated with the same level of doubt.

“Alright, there’s no point in arguing more. The rebels have been subdued, and the Queen has been rescued. Let’s return to the palace first,” said Lei Yuan.

“Warrior Lei Yuan,” Knight Eisen said, “Her Majesty knows that you are the one who led the army to attack the city, so she has specially prepared a reward for you.”

Rewards were necessary, and Lei Yuan accepted them calmly.

However, on the way back to the palace, the citizens went into hiding when they saw Lei Yuan. It could be said that no matter where Lei Yuan’s group went, there was no one who would stay to greet him.

Very soon, Lei Yuan noticed that there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, and he realized something was amiss. Especially when he overheard a group of teenagers discussing something.

“I heard that Lei Yuan led his troops to attack the city. It seems that this news is true.”

“But the ones attacking the city are all enemy soldiers. Does this mean that our country has already been conquered?”

“Um… I don’t think Lei Yuan would say such things about people, but now these results have forced me to believe that he must have betrayed us and joined the enemy.”

Otherwise, what was the deal with the clothes of those enemy soldiers?

As they discussed, their gazes toward Lei Yuan became more panicked.

Lei Yuan initially did not care about the opinions of the people of this country. However, the system suddenly jumped out and reminded him, “Host, you can’t go on like this. Your Charm will be affected.”

‘…How troublesome,’ Lei Yuan muttered in his heart. He wondered to himself why his Charm Points had gone up, only to come back down?

Therefore, he still had to explain to the people of the country about this matter, but with these enemy soldiers with him, it was unlikely that the citizens would believe him.

Lei Yuan considered it and decided to give it a try. To him, this was a foreign country, and any additional support would be helpful.

He turned to the people and gave a brief explanation. “Don’t be afraid, the soldiers who followed me into the city have already surrendered to our country. From now on, they will protect this country.”

However, few people believed his words.

The people of the Aifell Empire had suffered greatly from the war, and there had been many cases of enemy soldiers infiltrating their country.

Moreover, with so many enemy soldiers standing before them, it was hard to believe.

Seeing that the soldiers themselves did not have much of a reaction, Lei Yuan knew that the majority of people here did not believe him at all.

His Charm was about to decrease.

“Warrior Lei Yuan, welcome back!”

Suddenly, the Queen’s loud voice came from up ahead.

As if to welcome him back, the Queen had dressed up and even laid out a red carpet on the path for them. It was more like a wedding ceremony than a welcoming ceremony.

Ofia walked up to him with dignified steps, took his hand, and kissed the back of his hand politely.

This was the highest praise that the Queen could give.

“Today, I am able to stand here, all thanks to Warrior Lei Yuan. As the Queen, I grant you the title of Radiant Knight. From now on, you will lead the army and protect the country!”

This time, he was a legitimate knight.

Lei Yuan smiled, but kept his distance from her. He calmly accepted her accolades and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Then he would continue to stay here for the time being. He would cultivate first and decide where he wanted to go later.

“From now on, you shall also be in charge of this army you have subjugated.” The Queen helplessly said, “It’s the first time I’ve seen someone defect so many people from the enemy’s side.”

‘How did he do it?’

“I second this!” Eisen clapped his hands and said respectfully to Lei Yuan, “Congratulations, Radiant Knight! We’ll protect the country together from now on!”

‘Who wants to protect the country with you?!’

Lei Yuan was not from here, and he had many things he said in his heart, but he did not voice out a single one.

He only replied in an official manner, “I will not disappoint Your Majesty.”

Seeing such a situation, the people finally understood that Lei Yuan had protected the country with enemy soldiers whom he had defected.

“Speaking of which, a few days ago, the country was still under the control of those treacherous officials. As soon as Lei Yuan returned, Her Majesty was saved.”

“We misunderstood him just now.”

In just a short while, Lei Yuan’s Charm rose rapidly, and he actually broke through two levels in one go, attracting even more people to worship him.

Even Ofia thought that Lei Yuan had suddenly become much more pleasing to the eye.

‘What kind of charm does he have?’ Ofia thought deeply, believing that this man was becoming more interesting.

Of course, she did not forget her original purpose.

When they returned to the palace, it had been completely cleaned up, and the ministers who had colluded with other countries had already been arrested for questioning.

“I heard that you have a sealing artifact with a Hydra in it?” Ofia asked after some thought. This was what Eisen had told her.

She said this not because she wanted to snatch it, but because the Hydra was extremely ferocious. She had to understand the situation.

“It’s in my possession,” Lei Yuan answered truthfully. “The Hydra is very powerful, and I can’t control it for the time being.”

“Before you can control it, you must make sure not to release it!” Ofia warned sternly. “Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Even if he had a sealing artifact, it would not be an easy task to seal it. Sealing it also required a lot of luck and opportunity.

Lei Yuan did not reject this. He naturally would not play with the Hydra for no reason.

The System suddenly said, “Beast taming isn’t difficult, host, you can practice it. I have a tutorial here. Of course, you need to use Evolution Points to buy it.”

‘It’s making a profit out of me…’

Lei Yuan ignored the system.

At this moment, Lotti suddenly interrupted, “Our country has ways to tame beasts. They’re quite practical. I can teach you.”

There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Lei Yuan immediately said warily, “What’s the catch?”

“Simply marry me,” Lotti said matter-of-factly. “Our country’s beast taming techniques are not taught to outsiders, so if you want to learn them, you have to become a citizen of our country.”

‘Forget it. It’s out of the question.’

Lei Yuan was not about to sell himself just for a beast taming technique.

“I won’t even consider it, and don’t bring this up with me again.”