Chapter1071:MatingPreparation

"Plop!"Roland’ssnow-whitedelicatebodysoftlyfellintothewaternexttothewhitelightcluster,creatingripples.

"Roland！"

"Sister!"

"Princess!"Otherprincessknightsandguardsfromtheempire’scamprushedoverinafluster,thinkingsomethingunfortunatehadhappenedtoher.

"Ugh...can’t...doit..."Roland’sfaceturnedbrightred.Beingagirlwhostilldidn’tunderstandwhatitmeanttobeamanandawoman,thesefewminutesofintensepleasureweretoooverwhelming.

Thatmelting-likesensation,waveafterwaveofsurgingtide,completelyoverwhelmedthisprincessknightfromtheLeviathanEmpire.

"That...isit...right?"

"Hmm,Ihaven’ttrieditmyself,butI’veoftenheardthatsoundoutsidemydad’sbedroom."

"WhenIwenttomysister’shousetogetmarried,Ialsoheardmysistermakethatkindofsound."

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😚)

ComparedtotheprincessesoftheLeviathanEmpire,thegirlsfromtheMerchantAllianceunderstandwhatthatsoundrepresentsbetter.Afterall,merchants’familiesdon’thaveasstrictdisciplineasnobles,sotheytendtomatureearlierthannobledaughters.

Manygirlsfrommerchantfamilieswhoarenotyeteighteenhavealreadygottenmarriedandhadchildren.Ifitweren’tfortheselectionoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderthistime,theymighthavebeenmarriedoffinoneortwoyears.

Afterall,noteverygirlhasthetreatmentofanempireprincess.Evengettingmarriedisrelatedtothepoliticalsituationoftheempire.Merchantsprefertomarryintothosefallennoblefamiliestoobtainticketstotheuppersocietyintheempireandkingdom.

TheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderisaspecialknightgroupmadeupentirelyofunderagegirls,somethingthatdidn’tevenexistinthedivineera.

Mostofthegirlswereactuallyquitenervousbeforecominghere,afraidofbeingeliminatedfromthisselectionoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.

Ifitwerebasedonmartialskills,mostofthemarejustordinarygirlswhodon’tmeetanyrecruitmentrequirementsofaformalknightorder.

Comparedtotheknightsquadsoftheempireprincesses,thewildernessbridegroupoftheNorthernUnitedKingdom,andtheexoticteamsfromLeviathan,theircombatpowercanbealmostcompletelyignored.

However,nowtheyseemtounderstandtosomeextentthatthisselectionoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderdoesn’tseemtoberelatedtomartialskills.

Thepowerfultroll,whocaneasilytearapartmagicarmor,andtheempire’stopprincessknight,bothquicklyfellinbattle.

Themysteriouswhitelightcluster,mentionedbyQueenAinasadivineartifact,seemstorequiresomethingotherthan"strength."

"Sothat’showitis...Itseemslikewhateverisinside...isnotsimpleatall..."ThethirdtostepforwardwasMeross,oneoftheacemembersoftheLeviathanfaction,theonlyLeviathanpriestwhocancounterthecheatingraceoftrollsinclosecombat.

Merosssmoothlytookofftheclothesshewasn’tusedtowearing,revealingherampleandsoftsnow-whitebosom.Sheswayedherlongtailandswamtowardsthewhitelightcluster,deepinthought.

TheLamiaclan,alargelandcombatunit,possessessnaketailsthatcaneasilyentangleevenmammothstodeath.EveryLamia’stailisapowerfulweapontheyarebornwith.

Facingthemysteriouswhitelightcluster,whichstandsoverthreemeterstall,Meross,asaLamiaPriestess,hadastrangepremonition.

ItseemsthatwhateverisinsidethislightclusterisofvitalimportancetotheentireLamiaclan.

ThisimpulsivefeelingisanaturalabilitypossessedbyMeross,whohasamagiceyesincebirth.

Thisjourneytothehumankingdomissomethingshefullysupportsandpersonallyleadstheteamtoaccomplish.

Comparedtothetrollclan,whooccasionallyinteractedwithhumans,theLamiaclan,wholivedinswampsandtropicalrainforestareas,hadevengreaterdistanxcefromhumansbecausetheyhadahalf-human,half-snakeform.

Thetrollclan,whoareusedtowearingclothes,areverysatisfiedwithhumanweapons.Everyyear,bravemerchantscometothevolcanoareawherethetrollslivetoexchangeweaponsforrareminerals.

TherearenohumanforcesbraveenoughtotradewiththeLamiaclan.

HumanscannotaccepttheterrifyinglongtailoftheLamiaclan.Humanscanaccepttrollanddwarfhumanoidraces,buttheyhaveneverconsideredLamiasasabranchofhumans.

Well,Lamiasalsothinkso.Theyhaveacloserbloodrelationshipwithdragonracesthanhumansdo.

Comparingtohumans,thebloodtiesbetweentheLamiaclanandtheMermaidclanareevencloser.Theyarebothmonsterracesthatdragonstrustmost.

Becauseofthis,Meross’sforeheadwiththemagicaleyefeelswarmwhenshegetsclosetothesilverdragoneggprotectedbythewhitelightcluster,asifitisremindingherofsomething.

"Isitokaytogetentangled?"MerossaskedQueenAin,whohadclearlyundergonethisritualbeforetheassessment.

"It’spossible,withyou..."EvenAindidn’texpecttheLamiaclantoparticipateinthisHolySilverDragonKnightOrderassessment.

Thisrace,whichwasoncethemostskilledcommanderintheLeviathanfaction,canbesaidtobethenaturalenemyofhumans.

Iftrollsaretheeliteinfantryknownfortheirpowerfulcharges,thenLamiasaretheversatilecoreunitintheLeviathanfaction.

Unliketrolls,whoonlyknowhowtomindlesslychargeforwardandattackeventheirownkind,Lamiasareverygoodatcoordinatingwithotherunits.

Duringthedivineerawar,LamiapriestsweremostlycommandersintheLeviathanfaction,andonlytheycouldcontrolthosemindlessmonsterswiththeirmagiceyeabilities,leadingtheminfearlesschargesagainstthehumanarmy.

Inasense,Lamias,possessingintelligenceequaltothatofhumans,aremorefearsomeopponentsinwarthantrolls,whoonlyknowhowtochargeforward.

Iftheirpopulationwasnotasscarceastrolls,thedifficultyforhumanstowinthewarforthecontinentalcrownwouldincreasebyanotherlevel.

"Alrightthen,I’llgo."Unlikethedim-wittedSaramandaandtheoverlyprimandproperPrincessRoland,Meross,asaLamiaPriestess,knewexactlywhatkindofsoundtheyjustmade.

Itwasnotasoundofpain,butamixtureofpeaksandtremblingcries,asthegirlswalkedupthestairsanddiscoveredthefirstcriesofawiderworld.

ThecharacteristicsoftheLamiaclanoftenallowedhertohearsimilarsounds.

Afterall,withtheirsnake-likebodies,theLamiawomenneedtointertwinewiththeirlovedonesforuptotwelvehoursinordertoconceiveandbearchildren.

Fromaveryyoungage,theLamiaclan’sgirlswouldreceiveeducationinthisarea,learninghowtoconceiveoffspringwiththeirfuturepartnerswithoutharmingthem.

Well,bytheway,inthisworld,theLamiaclandoesn’thaveanymaleseither.