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Chapter 592: Lanchi Hopes That Loren Can Hold Out
Chapter 592: Lanchi Hopes That Loren Can Hold Out
"Meow, I can only make high-quality imitations, and the taste may not be exactly the same. Also, I can't make dishes with additional attributes," Meow Boss cautioned.
It had overheard Lanchi mentioning that Tata and her friends might enjoy dishes from the Demon Realm, so it had taken the time to learn how to make them.
While Meow Boss didn't think this new series of dishes would necessarily become a signature of his restaurant, at least he didn't have to worry about the National Security Agency of Herton investigating his establishment for harboring demons. All his employees were innocent and above board.
"Thank you so much, Meow Boss. It brings back memories," Huperian said as she gently patted Meow Boss and smiled.
She recalled that during their time at the Inferno Corridor Academy, there were two dishes in the Demon King's restaurant that could temporarily enhance one's attributes, and Lanchi had generously let her taste them. In retrospect, her combat attributes hadn't really been of much use; she had simply relished the delicious food.
But this time, she could share the experience with Lanchi.
As gentle restaurant music played in the background, Lanchi and Huperian began their dinner.
"By the way, is your livestream still on?" Huperian asked, picking up her fork and looking across the table at Lanchi.
She felt that Lanchi had been so flustered by her kiss that he hadn't even thought to cut the livestream immediately.
Or perhaps cutting it would have made things worse, leading people to jump to the wrong conclusions. It might be better to just let it continue for a while and act as if nothing was amiss.
"You know," Lanchi said with a smile, "when everyone thinks this is a livestream accident, we can just stay calm and carry on. That way, it'll seem like we did it on purpose, rather than it being a mistake."
"You're so troublesome, Lanchi. Don't bring it up again," Huperian chided, knowing that this was one of Lanchi's defensive strategies.
And bringing it up proactively was also a form of the "Lan Defense."
"Meow? What are you two talking about?" Meow Boss asked, looking up in confusion.
"Nothing," they both replied with a smile, deciding not to tell Meow Boss about the kiss.
And so, as Lanchi and Huperian enjoyed their candlelit dinner, Meow Boss lay on the floor nearby, once again poring over the scoreboard that occupied his thoughts.
Today was still their twenty-eighth day in this shadow world.
Even though he had checked it earlier in the day before leaving for the Royal Palace with Lanchi, Meow Boss couldn't help but keep a close eye on it.
Popular Support: 565 → 586/1000 (Support and cohesion among the people)
House of Representatives: 176 → 175/1000 (Support from the upper echelons of the Polante Empire)
Military Power: 182 → 199/1000 (Using Honing Empire as a reference)
Finance: 323 → 325/1000 (Current state of production in the Polante Empire)
Diplomacy: 232/1000 (Diplomatic relations with the Demon Realm and the surrounding nations that have not yet surrendered)
Overall Chance of Victory: 0.0074%
Thanks to Lanchi's efforts in the Demon King's Palace earlier in the day, the chances of victory had jumped from 0.0013% to 0.0074%.
However, they were still far from the 1% requirement.
But Meow Boss was no longer worried.
Popular Support was gradually increasing even without any intervention, and Lanchi Wilfred's image as the Prime Minister was slowly solidifying among the people of the Polante Empire.
Meow Boss could only guess how much it would surge if Lanchi returned to the Polante Empire and delivered one of his passionate speeches, as he had done in the Protoss Empire.
As the Demon Tribe had not yet officially formed an alliance with the Polante Empire, there was no change in the Diplomacy score.
However, once Lanchi brought the Fallen Lord back and convinced the cabinet to forge an alliance with the Demon Tribe, the diplomacy score would likely increase dramatically, and this improvement would also reflect on the Military Power score.
And in terms of [Finance].
The current increase in [Military Power] is probably because the Blood Clan lost a severely injured Ninth-Rank Fourth Elder, Duke Eduardo, and a fully healed Eighth-Rank Tenth Elder, Marquis Ulysses, resulting in a decrease of several percentage points in their overall battle strength. This, in turn, caused a rise of several percentage points for the Polante Empire relative to the Honing Empire.
The more Meow Boss thought about it, the closer he felt he was getting to his dream of becoming an Eighth-Rank beast.
"Meow, the guardian beast of the nation, meow meow meow!"
It rolled happily on the ground.
"Don't worry, Meow Boss. The rewards for this shadow world will definitely be good," Lanchi assured, looking down at the little black cat.
He had already thought of a way to help Meow Boss boost its contribution points.
All the matters regarding war criminals could be left to the cats to handle.
After all, there were no rules in the laws of war that prohibited cats from carrying out such tasks.
As for the rewards from the shadow world, aside from those related to contribution points, the magical cards and materials obtained often depended on the challenger's combat style or the enemies they defeated in the shadow world.
The highest-level magic Meow Boss had used in the shadow world was the wind magic [Hurricane Dragon's Roar], and it hadn't personally defeated any enemies, so after boosting its contribution points, the reward would most likely be wind-attributed, barring any surprises.
It seemed that its path towards becoming a High Priest was getting smoother and smoother.
Perhaps it might even obtain an epic-level wind magic that not even Loren, the Dean, knew in this shadow world!
"Meow meow meow, when we return to the Polante Empire, can you let me play with your Prime Minister mount? Anyway, it doesn't make much difference whether it's you or me riding it, meow," Meow Boss swaggered in, swinging its tail proudly.
Every time it hid in Lanchi's shadow, it felt like it was the one controlling the actions.
Lanchi's impressive maneuvers felt like its own doing.
However, after Meow Boss said this sentence, Lanchi's expression froze, and Huperian immediately sensed that something was amiss.
Lanchi quickly turned off the livestream.
"Lanchi, what's wrong, meow?"
Meow Boss wondered if it had said something wrong.
"It's a bit hard to explain," Lanchi replied.
What Meow Boss had just said sounded normal to him.
But it might be interpreted differently by those on the outside.
"Lanchi, should we... be honest with the outside world about our current situation?" Huperian asked worriedly.
While Loren was under immense pressure outside, the two of them were enjoying a sweet duo queue in the shadow world.
She was concerned that Loren might reach his breaking point first.
"But if we do that, won't it expose the fact that you've become the princess whom the demons revere?" Lanchi knew that Huperian disliked her demonic identity, so she only briefly turned on the livestream to reassure others when there were no other demons around and they were alone.
"Uh, but about Loren, the Dean..." Huperian felt touched by Lanchi's words; he was becoming more and more considerate. He always remembered what she told him.
However, a sense of guilt also welled up within her.
"It's alright. I promise, Loren only needs to endure the pressure for a few more days. Once we break through this shadow world, all the doubts and criticisms will turn into admiration and praise," Lanchi said determinedly, clenching his fist.
If they turned on the livestream now and reported their situation, a large portion of those who doubted Loren might not even believe them.
It would be better to present tangible results to convince the public.
Lanchi calculated that it was still morning in the real world. If Loren wasn't just returning from a trial court to the school, and he suddenly saw Huperian kissing him on the screen as he walked into Gera Memorial Square, he should still be able to withstand the pressure.
PS: Recommending a novel: _'Who Still Cultivates Immortality When You Can Live Forever?'_
Recommendation: "You were supposed to bear fruit with him after three lifetimes. Why are you obsessed with me instead?"
(End of Chapter)
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