Chapter 306

* Overview
* Characters

**Characters**
Chen Rui, Athena, Paglio, Roman, Delia, Diudiu

Chen tells Athena, Paglio, Roman, Delia, and Diudiu the story of his adventures in Crystal Valley arc.

## Gifts

Chen Rui directly threw out a gold crystal bed which he stole last time when the crystal dragon Jacob was sleeping. He threw it ruthlessly toward the dragon with the stink of treasures. Paglio caught it and examined it carefully for a while with his treasure expert eyes.

Chen Rui reluctantly took out a pair of extremely thin gloves which were seized from Sabrina. They had high defense and could enhance the power of the water element.

Seeing Delia received them happily as Chen Rui sighed secretly.

Everybody is then shocked to hear that Catherine took on 3 Demon Overlords by herself. Paglio thinks:

*Catherine even has this kind of power. Even if I recovered to my peak state, I'm afraid that I am not her opponent. Moreover, I am now limited by the seal. I just recovered to the peak of Demon Emperor. I don't even see any clues on the six ancient runes slabs. It seems that my only hope is to find the fairy dragon, Laura.*

Delia was surprised to see that Chen Rui took out the greatest artifact, Demon Shield, of the Leviathan Royal Family from his "body". This state of "integration" should represent the highest recognition by the artifact. What surprised her even more was that she could not sense the strange connection anymore despite being originally recognized by the Demon Shield. The Illusive Shield could not be combined with Demon Shield in this case.

Chen Rui was very surprised. *Does Super System's Deep Analysis have the function of "seizing control"? The fully resolved God-Eating Mask can't even be taken down. This is... equipment binding?*

Originally, he analyzed Demon Shield in order to frame Broc and increase the chance of survival. In the battle, the Demon Shield did save his life. However, this made the original successor, Delia, lose control of it now. Chen Rui could not help regretting it.

Delia saw Chen Rui's thoughts, and she smiled gently, indicating that it was okay. With the IIlusive Shield, she was still able to resist Broc's [Soul Shackles]. The others naturally assumed it was the inheritance of the ancient grand master's strange power. Otherwise, how could a human integrate with the seven artifacts? Chen Rui had more than Demon Shield. He had a complete artifact like the God-Eating Mask. It was just that in terms of power, it seemed to have weakened.

Roman didn't mind either. Stubbornness and jokes aside, he was very clear when it came to serious matters. Both his and Delia's lives were saved by Chen Rui. It was also Chen Rui's credit that he was with Delia now. Not to mention Demon Shield, he wouldn't mind even if it was Belphegor Royal Family's artifact, Breeze Shadow Boots.

## Athena's Request

"Shall we sign a symbiotic contract?"

Athena was lying in Chen Rui's arms in the room when she suddenly said this.

"I know it's a bit selfish to say this. Your wisdom is amazing. My father was amazed by your plans and calculations. I won't destroy your plans or become your burden." Tears sparkled at the corner of Athena's eyes. "I just want to connect my life with you. I want to face life and death with you even if I am not by your side."

Chen Rui felt warm in his heart. Suddenly, he knelt down on one knee and put a magic ring on her ring finger on her left hand, "This is an ancient custom, which means... even if you want to back out in the future, I will snatch you back shamelessly... Although it is quite sudden, take this magic ring, which I made by myself, as a promise in advance. When the time is right in the future, we will have a grand ceremony that will be memorable for life."

After he finished, he added another sentence, "This is the deepest bond and the best symbiotic contract."

Athena's heart was instantly filled with great happiness and surprise. Tears raced down her cheeks again. This time it was a sweet taste. Their lips and tongue were tightly intertwined, just like their two hearts.

After the affectionate kiss, the emotional couple almost couldn't control it. Fortunately, Chen Rui finally restrained the desire in his heart. After all, Athena's 20th birthday hadn't arrived yet. He couldn't ruin her best chance to advance to the Great Demon King because of his impulsive action.

## White Feather Estate

Athena says: "By the way, Kia... is very pitiful. When she and Princess Royal return from the White Feather Estate (白翎领地), let her come back to stay here."

Dark Moon, Red Spirit, White Feather and Blue Lava were the four major estates of the Fallen Angel Empire. White Feather Lord, Sicali (西卡里), was an admirer of Princess Royal. He was also the biggest lord supporter of Dark Moon. This time, he invited Princess Royal to the estate for an official visit. One purpose was to show the attitude of White Feather to the capital, while the other was to give some assistance to the capital's sanctions.

"Princess Royal does not know about Kia's matter. In order to prevent her from taking the opportunity to do mischief in the estate, Shea specially took her to White Feather Estate. The affairs in the estate are handled by Old Gauss, Old Ford of Saiful Family and me. Your method is very effective. After the guards have undergone special training, they have eliminated several bandits. It is a remarkable change. The recruitment went smoothly too. It's just that... some guys with excess energy will cause trouble from time to time. They even had a conflict with the imperial guards not long ago."

"Excess energy?" Chen Rui thought for a while. "Relax, I'll find a solution."

"*En*..." Athena moved comfortably on his chest. There were plenty more trivial troubles. But as soon as her man came back, it was like she had a backbone. The complicated things became simple.

## Notes

* It is mentioned earlier that George Wales has 13 wives so when the chapter says George has 12, that could just be a slip of the tongue
* Zola is the name of a potioneer. The original name for the fairy dragon is 罗拉 or Laura.

## References

1. ↑ 罗拉 https://www.uukanshu.com/b/1296/65855.html
2. ↑ Chapter 228 (Steambun)