Herbert was not just an ordinary mortal; he carried Nenasha's contract on his back.

["If you put it that way, then it's indeed so~"]

The Harmonious God was not truly mocking but rather spoke more happily after hearing this: ["Then you can be more proud and more arrogant~"]

"Haha, but still, I should be a bit more low-key!"

Just as Herbert chuckled complacently, Fremay was transfixed by his profile.

In him, Fremay felt those qualities that enchanted her again and again.

In the past, when she was lonely, she always enjoyed quietly reading the stories in ancient books.

Looking at those heroes celebrated through the generations.

Those arrogant, haughty, fearless, brave heroes, she was deeply infatuated with.

Perhaps only people like this could truly be worthy of the title of hero.

Like many princesses in stories, Fremay always longed for a hero.

And now, she had found a true hero.

Not a false hero whom she fancied could save her.

But a true hero with a compassionate heart and grand ambitions.

She looked at Herbert, her body trembled slightly, feeling some other changes happening within her.

She stared at Herbert dazedly, sensing the changes in her body.

Fremay now especially wanted to drag Herbert into the water, and then... devour him.

In many stories, heroes yearn for princesses, hoping the King would betroth her to them.

But in some stories not recorded by anyone, there exists a completely opposite situation.

The princess yearns for the hero.

And this, there's nothing wrong with it.

Yes.

Nothing wrong at all!!!

Just as Fremay was pondering how to devour Herbert, a pitiable fellow awakened in the distance.

On the edge of the land that was once ravaged by fire and altered by Magic Power, a man lay there quietly.

He had been unconscious for so long that the surrounding world seemed to have forgotten his existence, and his bound state appeared incongruous with the surroundings.

Suddenly, Steven's brow furrowed slightly, then his eyelids began to twitch slowly, as if an invisible power were awakening his slumbering consciousness.

"Cough, cough!"

With a light cough, he slowly opened his eyes, filled with bewilderment and confusion, as he looked around.

"Where is this place?"

As his vision cleared and he saw everything around him, he could hardly believe his eyes.

It should have been barren land, full of the aura of death and despair, but now, it seemed as if it was blessed by a Divine Spirit personally.

Green grass carpeted the land, the tender grass blades swayed gently in the breeze, and soft light sprinkled on the spring water, creating rippling reflections.

Like a dream.

"Could it be that I have arrived in my Lord's Divine Kingdom?"

"No...no!"

"The stake is still there!!?"

Steven's eyes widened, his mouth gaped with shock in his heart.

He felt like witnessing a divine miracle, and this enormous contrast was too much for his mind to comprehend for a moment.

"Here, here is..."

His body involuntarily sat up, still staring intently at the scene before him, as if something was lodged in his throat.

After a long while, he let out an exclamation: "Could it be that a Divine Spirit has truly descended upon this land?"

And just before Steven continued to speak, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck, then he fell unconscious again.

Thud.

Sofia looked at him angrily, snorted, and lowered her voice to scold:

"Shut up!"

This damn guy, absolutely no perception, couldn't he see that my Lord has important matters over there?

Right now, she just wanted this guy to shut up.

As for whether this guy would die, she wasn't worried, she was measured, and didn't really blow his head off.

And as she thought about how to hide this guy, she felt a gentle gaze.

"My Lord, I..."

"Alright, there's no need to explain further, it's done, we'll talk when he wakes up again."

Herbert waved it off, without blaming Sofia's idea.

That guy made such a sudden noise just now that it startled him too.

The key point was, Steven's loud noise directly pulled Fremay out of the special amorous state.

The mermaid lady was completely awake now, her face blushing with shame at her bold thoughts earlier, she dashed towards the sea to clear her mind.

You're such a mischief-maker!

If it weren't for you causing trouble, I would have already been "forced" into the sea by her now.

You ruined... no, you ruined Fremay's good news!!!

Herbert chastised Steven good on behalf of the mermaid lady, then he also laughed.

"Hahaha!"

Anyway, the progress of the strategy was almost there, not in a rush at the moment.

Besides, the day wasn't over yet, exercising during the daytime wasn't too good... after all, a reason to send Sofia away was still needed.

And now that Fremay had hidden herself, he needed to find something else to do.

"What's done is done, let's get to work first."

However, he shook his head, then signaled Sofia to bring over the prepared stakes.

Since he had said earlier that he would use his own blood, Herbert naturally wouldn't have come without preparation.