Here, the Lord said this is a good thing

Ye He was amused by the Ice Knight's extreme resistance. In the blink of an eye, he figured out why she suddenly resisted him so intensely.

Is this still a problem with the Emperor? They seem to have misunderstood my relationship with her?

Hey, don't blame me then.

Keeping his shock on the surface, Ye He said to the Ice Knight with some sadness:
"You... I thought we were friends..."

"Uh, no!"

The Ice Knight quickly took a step closer to Ye He, but that was all.

If they were just friends, she wouldn't mind maintaining that relationship with Ye He.

Ye He took the opportunity to raise his head and looked into the Ice Knight's eyes with a wicked look:
"Then why... after we've already finished the duel and talked frankly with each other, you're not even willing to take off your armor in front of me now?"

While speaking, Ye He patted the badge on his chest:
"Is this thing so unbearable in your eyes? My strength still cannot be recognized by you?"

"Uh...I...don't..."

The Ice Knight, who was naive about the ways of the world, was confused by Ye He. She felt that what Ye He said made sense, as it was impossible for her to wear armor and maintain a fighting posture while interacting with her friends. However, she also subconsciously felt that Ye He had ulterior motives.

But due to the badge on Ye He's chest, this badge of honor is too lethal to the knights who pursue honor...

In the end, the Ice Knight made his armor fade away for unknown reasons, revealing his true face in a plain white floral dress.

"Are you...are you satisfied?"

The long-sleeved dress gave the Ice Knight a lot of comfort, and Ye He's smiling and nodding made her subconsciously feel that it seemed not bad to face Ye He in this state.

After Ye He asked her to sit down in the room, he started chatting with her in a witty and humorous way, which made her let down her last bit of guard.

What...He is a nice guy, and it's really nice to be his friend.

He has never used the appeal of the winner of a duel to bully himself. He is a strong man with an upright heart and great strength.

In addition, he now has the knight badge certified by the emperor. With this honor... it shouldn't be shameful to make friends with him.

Yes! No shame!
The Ice Knight gradually ignored the misunderstandings of the emperor and the family that she could not understand, and gradually began to talk and laugh with Ye He.

There is no doubt about Ye He's eloquence, and he also knows how to show his charm. It just so happens that his current youthful appearance does not pose any threat, which can easily make people let down their guard.

The two were getting along well until there was a knock on the door.

The Ice Knight was completely unaware that anything was wrong, and didn't even bother to re-summon her armor, so the flaming red-haired girl and the purple-haired lady who came in after Ye He answered the door looked at her in surprise.

"Still saying... umm!"

The Fire Knight reacted and became excited again, but was covered his mouth by the Phantom Knight.

"Hello, Destruction Knight He, I am the Phantom Knight, and this is the Fire Knight. Congratulations on gaining the King's recognition."

The Phantom Knight introduced their identities to Ye He openly, and fully demonstrated the meaning of meeting Ye He to make friends in the name of congratulations.

She actually cared about the Ice Knight who had let down his guard. After all, this colleague's "misogynistic" attitude was almost ingrained in her...

Um, that's not right. Bing doesn't want anyone without "honor" to see her skin, whether it's a man or a woman.

and so……

The Phantom Knight's eyes fell on the badge on Ye He's chest.

With this badge, the boy is qualified to make Bing drop his guard, but it is not enough!
This is only possible if their previous friendship is taken into account... and the boy's flexibility and adaptability!

He is not as immature as he looks.

The Phantom Knight smiled and met Ye He's gaze. Just by seeing the scene in this room, she was able to profile part of Ye He's personality.

"Hello."

Ye He also nodded to the two knights. He did not forget his goal, which was to find the weaknesses of these knights.

The interaction with the Ice Knight was just Ye He's bad taste and playfulness. In the future he will have to get closer to these other Knights of the King.

The Phantom Knight now gave Ye He an opportunity. After calming down the excited Fire Knight, she continued to smile at Ye He:

"Just now, the scouts at the front sent back news that the remaining anomalies have retreated to those two cities.

In this war that has lasted for more than half a month, we have achieved a phased victory. Thank you for your contribution to the human side.

In order to commend your achievements and to let the soldiers know that you have won the emperor's recognition, there will be a banquet held for you tonight. Are you willing to attend?"

"of course."

Ye He agreed to Phantom Knight's invitation without thinking.

"Okay, I'll come take you there later."

After getting Ye He's reply, the Phantom Knight dragged the Fire Knight away, leaving the space to Ye He and the Ice Knight.

Up to this point, the Ice Knight did not feel that there was anything wrong with her that could cause her two companions to worry so much, as her attention was already focused on the "banquet".

She was about to ask Ye He why he agreed to such a boring social interaction, but Ye He spoke up and asked her:
"What is a banquet?"

Ye He has not forgotten this character of a foreign talent who came from a remote area.

The Ice Knight was stunned for a moment, then gave Ye He a strange expression.

She also remembered Ye He's personality. Under Ye He's deliberate guidance, she realized that Ye He was still the country bumpkin who knew nothing.

"A banquet is... a gathering where a group of people get together to drink and chat. But it's not a casual gathering. There are a lot of troublesome things that always make people feel uncomfortable."

"Oh? What's the trouble?"

Ye He and Ice Knight returned to their chatting state, and Ice Knight took the opportunity to pour out to Ye He all his hatred for these social activities.

It was the first time for her to make a real friend, and she enjoyed the feeling of being able to let go of herself and talk about anything.

But she didn't know that she was falling into Ye He's "tiger's mouth" step by step, and was being attracted little by little by this bad man who could be very scheming when necessary.

"Since the banquet is so troublesome..."

After waiting for the Ice Knight to finish speaking, Ye He deliberately frowned and said to the Ice Knight:
"Then I'd rather not go. It would be more fun if it was just you and I drinking and chatting at the party!"

Just... me and you?

Isn't that just...

The girl had a little of the Ice Knight's keen intuition, but not much. So before she realized that Ye He had ulterior motives, she convinced herself that the boy in front of her just didn't know anything.

She even felt that Ye He's directness and sincerity were something she admired.

If the two of them continued the topic like this, the Ice Knight might really be dragged by Ye He to a "party" where "just you and me" would drink and chat together.

Unfortunately, the returning Phantom Knight had already returned to the door of Ye He's lounge.

The Ice Knight said to Ye He helplessly:

"He, you've already promised Huan that you'll go to the banquet, so you have no choice but to go. It's not good to break your promise."

"Ok."

At this moment, the Ice Knight seemed to have brought herself into the role of a "sister". This novel experience made her feel particularly interesting, and she actually smiled faintly at Ye He who was slowly standing up.

This smile also made the Phantom Knight standing at the door look at her several more times.

What is the relationship between these two guys?

In the mind of the Phantom Knight, she would not consider that the man and woman in front of her had only known each other for less than a day.

Ye He and the Ice Knight must have known each other a long time ago, but Ye He only recently came to the vicinity of the Second City.

This was the relationship between the Phantom Knight and the Fire Knight that they both tacitly accepted. Otherwise, they would not be able to understand how these two could be so close.

Yes, for the other Knights of the King, being able to talk to the Ice Knight’s unarmored classmate was already a manifestation of the Ice Knight’s closeness to Ye He.

The Ice Knight also watched Ye He leave with the Phantom Knight. She reached out and held back the long hair that fell on her forehead. Only then did she realize that she had spent almost an entire afternoon with Ye He without any armor.

She couldn't help but look at the seat where Ye He had sat, and recalled Ye He's smile in her mind.

This boy... this brat...

Ye He displayed his charm so significantly that even the usually pure and innocent Ice Knight began to have wild thoughts.

He also observed the Ice Knight's reaction through Caesar and couldn't help but smile.

"Are you in a good mood?"

The Phantom Knight, who had been observing Ye He, immediately noticed his smile.

"Well, I have achieved the long-cherished wish of my people, repelled the anomaly, successfully served the emperor, and gained his recognition."

Since the person he was talking to had changed, Ye He had to start testing again.

The Phantom Knight has purple hair and purple eyes, and is the owner of the purple armor that Ye He has never come into contact with in the real world.

Therefore, Ye He had no prior knowledge of the Phantom Knights and could only start from the common weakness of the knights, [Honor].

Sure enough, a smile immediately broke out on the face of the Phantom Knight, and he seemed to appreciate Ye He's respect for the honor of "the Emperor's recognition".

But it only took her a blink of an eye to notice a "thread" that Ye He deliberately released to her.

"Your people? A young man as outstanding as you... your people should be very powerful too, right?"

What Ye He wanted was for the Phantom Knight to ask this question. Unlike the Ice Knight who was taciturn in front of outsiders, the Phantom Knight was obviously more "active" and played a role in lubricating the interaction between the King's Knight and outsiders.

Only with the help of the Phantom Knight could Ye He clear up his origins and identity.

So he immediately showed a sad expression to the Phantom Knight.

"They... the village... all the abnormalities deserve to die! All of them deserve to die!"

While gritting his teeth, Ye He released a trace of crazy murderous intent that seemed uncontrollable, making the Phantom Knight unable to help but move one step away from Ye He.

She looked at Ye He in surprise, and quickly sorted out the information that Ye He had deliberately exposed to her.

There was no need for Ye He to explain himself. The "identity background" of a young man with a deep hatred and suffering whose hometown was destroyed by an abnormality, all his tribesmen were killed, and he could only escape with his life remaining was imprinted in the cognition of the Phantom Knight.

Of course, with her personality she wouldn't completely believe this guess, but Ye He herself knew that as long as she combined it with her own origin of "no evidence after death" and her absolutely innocent human body... the Phantom Knight would have to believe it even if he didn't want to.

"I'm very sorry……"

"Uh, no, this is none of your business, I'm sorry I lost my composure a bit."

Faced with the Phantom Knight's comfort, Ye He became restrained in his attitude towards the Phantom Knight, as if he had done something wrong.

This move of his successfully aroused the Phantom Knight's doubly strong guilt, but what Ye He did not expect was that the Phantom Knight first took him to a place he had been to with the Ice Knight before.

That quartermaster-like building is here.

"Sir Knight, ah! Sir Knight of Destruction!"

This time, the officer stationed here immediately ran out to salute Ye He, his face full of respect for the strong and desire for the recognized knight badge worn by Ye He.

Although he did not climb the city wall and did not see the spectacular bombing scene in the early morning, he recognized the knight badge that Ye He had obtained from the bottom of his heart through the statistics of Ye He's military exploits after the war.

The Empire was able to discover such powerful knights at a time like this. Will there be any wars that it cannot win in the future?
Being a soldier under the Lord Knight of Destruction must be the happiest thing, because you don’t have to fight or even draw your bow or arrow, you can share the fruits of Yehe’s victory after Yehe completes the bombing.

"Please complete the sanity test for Doom Knight. He hasn't done it yet."

The Phantom Knight gave orders to the officer, then ignored his surprised expression and turned back to Ye He and said with a smile:

"Sorry, it's just a small test. It's a test that every citizen of the Empire must complete. It will be beneficial to your future."

Ye He nodded to the Phantom Knight, not quite understanding. In his heart, he actually knew it, but there were still some high-ranking officials in the empire who doubted whether he was a human being.

Ye He doesn't care about this at all. No matter in the past or the future, no matter in which world, he is 100% human.

The so-called sanity test actually only requires Ye He to touch a black boulder that is more than one meter tall with his hand.

The officer standing nearby looked at Ye He anxiously as he generously reached out his hand to touch the stone.

This is not the ordinary [Monument of Reason] used in other cities of the empire, but a super-enhanced version used on the battlefield.

What if the Knight of Destruction...

Ye He's hand had already touched the stone, and he immediately saw a prompt pop up on his personal panel:
[Please note that you have come into contact with abnormal Originium. As the time you are in contact with the abnormal Originium increases, you will be gradually contaminated and have your sanity points deducted accordingly.]

[Your sanity limit is greater than the pollution intensity limit of this abnormal Originium. You cannot lose sanity by touching this abnormal Originium.]

(End of this chapter)