Charm Points Maxed: My Enemies Became My Underlings

Chapter 3: The Cursed Child

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Touching the dragon in his arms, Lei Yuan heaved a sigh of relief.

Although he knew that he had the system’s buff of the maxed Charm attribute, Lei Yuan still felt subconsciously afraid when he faced the dragon again. Fortunately, the evil dragon was quite interested in him and became small and docile.

Ofia, who was standing at the side, watched as Lei Yuan subdued the dragon once again. Her beautiful eyes flashed with an inexplicable light.

“Warrior Lei Yuan, since you don’t wish to marry me, I have some secret manuals that might be suitable for you.”

Naturally, Ofia could tell that Lei Yuan did not have any combat power. Since marriage was a dead end, she would rather find another way to make Lei Yuan stay.

‘Secret manuals?’ The term puzzled Lei Yuan.

From how calm he looked, Ofia thought that Lei Yuan did not care about secret manuals, so she gritted her teeth and said, “Warrior Lei Yuan, the royal family has a secret manual for a technique known as the Dragon’s Roar Technique. I’m willing to repay you with this.”

Although Ofia did not explain it in detail, Lei Yuan quickly figured it out. The secret manual she mentioned should be a cultivation technique. In other words, he could cultivate!

Lei Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged.

“That is fine. However, I have to deal with the dragon first.”

“Naturally.” Seeing that Lei Yuan was not planning to leave, Ofia heaved a sigh of relief.

…

After returning to his room, Lei Yuan could not wait to ask the system.

“Is the Dragon’s Roar Technique that the Queen mentioned useful to me?”

“The Dragon’s Roar Technique?” The system was startled for a moment before it responded in a voice filled with disdain, “You have the nerve to take on such a lousy thing? It’s better to cultivate the secret manuals of the system than to cultivate those things—”

“You have secret manuals too?!” Lei Yuan was surprised for a moment, but he quickly realized something. This system was a cheat anyway, how could it not have its own secret manuals?

“Then how do I exchange for the secret manuals in the system?”

“If you want to exchange for a secret manual, he needs to use Evolution Points.” After being interrupted earlier, the system finally had the time to explain its functions. “As for Evolution Points, you can obtain them in many ways.

“For example, you currently have 43 Evolution Points. This is the remaining Evolution Points after deducting the points obtained from subduing the evil dragon. The higher the level of the species that you recover, the more Evolution Points he would obtain.

“After exchanging for a secret manual, you can begin cultivating. The system will also give you a certain number of Cultivation Points for each level of cultivation achieved. At the moment, you are only at Level 1. When you cultivate to Level 5, the system will give you 500 Cultivation Points.”

Lei Yuan listened attentively and finally understood the specific function of the system. Taking a deep breath, Lei Yuan’s eyes burned with a sudden intensity.

“How many secret manuals can I exchange for with my current Evolution Points?”

“One book costs 40 Evolution Points. Host, do you wish to exchange for a manual?”

“Yes!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a white light flashed in front of Lei Yuan’s eyes, and a book called Lightning Control instantly appeared in his mind.

In high spirits, Lei Yuan sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

The dragon that had been cradled in his arms crawled out.It was hungry.

Because it had been hiding in Lei Yuan’s clothes, the system had not detected the dragon. When it finally came out, the system started to identify it automatically.

[Species: Devil Flame Dragon]

[Rank: High-rank Spiritual Beast]

[Food: Spirit crystals]

[Status: Famished]

Lei Yuan saw the introduction of the dragon as soon as he finished his cultivation. After noticing that the dragon was hungry, Lei Yuan asked the system, “What are spirit crystals?”

“Spirit crystals are a type of stone that contains a large amount of spiritual energy. Apart from being loved by spirit beasts, it can also assist in cultivation. With the help of spirit crystals, cultivation would be more convenient.

“Of course, you can also use Cultivation Points to exchange for spirit crystals. 1 Cultivation Point could be exchanged for a high-grade spirit crystal.”

“1 Cultivation Point for one spirit crystal?” Lei Yuan clicked his tongue. This was a little too expensive.

The dragon was unaware of Lei Yuan’s inner struggle. When it saw Lei Yuan open his eyes, it happily wagged its tail and jumped into his arms, licking his face with its wet tongue.

“That’s itchy. Stop fooling around.” Lei Yuan held it down in amusement. When he met the dragon’s misty red eyes, he could not help but sigh and mutter to himself, “Forget it. Who asked me to subdue you? I’ll just treat you as a pet.”

Shaking his head, Lei Yuan asked the system for a few spirit crystals and tossed them to the dragon.

When it saw the delicious food drop from mid-air, the dragon cheered and wagged its tail even more happily.

…

After dismissing the others, Ofia sat at her desk to handle affairs of state. Her lady-in-waiting, Suo Ya, who had been by her side, tried to hold back her curiosity, but she eventually gave in.

“Your Majesty, why do you insist on keeping that warrior?”

Although Lei Yuan had saved their country and indeed deserved Her Majesty’s gratitude, regardless, Ofia was still their Queen. She could not yield to a man by asking him to marry her repeatedly. Moreover, Lei Yuan’s intention to reject her was very obvious. Even Suo Ya could see it. She did not believe that the Queen would be oblivious to it, either.

Hearing Suo Ya’s doubts, Ofia sighed softly, and a deep tiredness flashed across her face.”Suo Ya, do you know that our Aifell Empire sealed off the Demon Clan five hundred years ago?”

“Of course.”

This was a well-known story in Aifell that even a three-year-old child knew about it. But Suo Ya did not understand why Ofia would bring this up.

“Does this matter have anything to do with you wanting to keep the warrior?”

“Yes,” Ofia replied softly. She got up and went to the window. She looked at the bright moon in the sky and became a little lost in its beauty.

“Back then, our ancestors sealed the Demon Clan at the cost of their lives. Everyone thought that the matter was over. However, the demons were not willing to give up. At the cost of his own life, one of their leaders put a curse on Aifell.

“‘In five hundred years, a child with the mark of the red dragon will be born in the Aifell Empire. Moreover, the child would lose consciousness on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony and open the seal of the Demon Clan. At that time, the entire world would be occupied by the Demon Clan. And this child would also be reduced to a puppet of the demons.'”

Ofia paused and turned to look at Suo Ya, the corners of her mouth twitched.

“I am the cursed child.”

“How can that be?!” Sonya was stunned and stuttered, “I-It must be a fake curse. How is this possible?”

Ofia calmly loosened her clothing and pushed her collar off her shoulder. Suo Ya wanted to stay in denial, but she was rendered speechless when she saw the dragon mark on Ofia’s shoulder.

“I had also thought the curse to be fake, but things didn’t go as I wished.”

Ofia put her clothes back on and looked at Suo Ya’s red-rimmed eyes. The Queen smiled calmly. “Perhaps God doesn’t want me to become a sinner so easily, so he sent Lei Yuan to us. When I saw that he could actually make that evil dragon listen to him, I thought that he might be able to help me break this curse.”

When she thought of the solution that was passed down to her, Ofia blushed and felt embarrassed.She needed to marry Lei Yuan as soon as possible and get pregnant before she became an adult. Then, she would use a secret technique to give birth to the child on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony. Only with the blood of the baby’s heart would the curse be lifted.

…

The miniaturized dragon on the door acted as a medium. Ofia’s beautiful but firm voice came from inside the room and traveled into Lei Yuan’s ears. He finally understood why the Queen was so insistent on marrying him.

‘So, she wants to use me as a tool.’

Lei Yuan furrowed his brows tightly. The good impression he had of Ofia had completely vanished.He did not have a special fondness for being used as an instrument by others!

Lei Yuan wanted to turn and leave, but he paused when he thought of the secret manuals that Ofia had promised him.

It was impossible for him to accept becoming a pawn, but he would not turn down the free cheats or secret manuals.

After the voices in the room gradually died down, Lei Yuan calmly knocked on Ofia’s door.

When Suo Ya opened the door and saw Lei Yuan, she was stunned for a moment. “Lord Hero, it’s quite late. Is there something urgent you need?”

Lei Yuan smiled politely.

“Nothing much. I just came to borrow some secret manuals from the Queen.”