Chapter 1458: Specialty Products and Badges

"Li Ang."

After sending away the little female official with the strange expression, Queen Veronica, with slightly flushed cheeks, looked at Li Ang, who was wearing home clothes, and complained with a mix of happiness and helplessness:

"I'm happy that you came to see me early... but couldn't you have not used the window?"

"Uh..."

Facing Queen Veronica's complaint with a hint of shyness, Li Ang's barely passable EQ finally came online for once. He didn't confess that he was just used to using the window, but coughed and said:

"I just missed you too much, so I chose the fastest route."

"???"

Upon hearing the "sweet words" from Li Ang's mouth, Queen Veronica, who was preparing to close the window, couldn't help but tremble slightly. She had to pull the window lock twice before it clicked shut, then turned back and looked over with full surprise.

"What? Is there something wrong with me? Did I get soup on me?"

"No, no."

Looking at Li Ang, who had started checking his collar, Princess Veronica's eyebrows curved, then she reached out and took Li Ang's arm, smiling:

"I'm just a bit surprised that I could actually hear such cheesy words from your mouth."

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"And it's a bit fake, oh. If you were really in such a hurry to see me, you probably would have come over as soon as you got off the airship."

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"By the way, Li Ang, why did you run over today without waiting until midnight? You weren't chased out of the house by Anna, were you?"

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"Looking at your expression, did I guess it all right?"

"..."

Made somewhat awkward by Veronica's words, Li Ang couldn't help but deflate slightly:

"If you don't like hearing it, then next time..."

"Don't~"

Extending her index finger to lightly tap Li Ang's lips, blocking the second half of his sentence, Princess Veronica turned and hugged Li Ang's waist, standing slightly on tiptoe to lean her face over, evaluating with a flushed face:

"The sweet words might be fake, but the intention to coax me is real, so it sounds good, I love hearing it, and I want to hear more~"

"Sss..."

Not expecting Veronica's offensive to be so fierce right from the start, the little deer in Li Ang's heart didn't even have time to bump around before it was bumped into nothingness by the herd of deer shaking their heads behind it.

As if struck by some kind of intelligence-lowering buff, Li Ang hugged Queen Veronica, who had taken the initiative to embrace him, and said a bunch of things he would usually be too embarrassed to say. It wasn't until a certain threshold was broken and he shuddered violently at his own cheesiness that he realized what he had done.

After digging his toes into his shoes twice, Li Ang, whose head had regained clarity, coughed and took the initiative to change the subject:

"By the way, I brought you a lot of specialty products from the North, you..."

"I've already received them~"

Upon hearing about the shockingly generous 'specialty products' Li Ang brought back, Queen Veronica's smile became three parts sweeter. Her body, hot enough to be scalding, leaned over, and she said coquettishly with watery eyes:

"I really like the specialty products you brought back, so what reward do you want... what is this thing?"

"Snow Mammoth jerky, the most famous specialty of the North."

After handing the sealed paper bag to Queen Veronica, Li Ang, like a street magician, started pulling things out of the Mirror World one by one. "There's also Ice Cave Rhino meat floss, Thorny-Toothed Elephant smoked ribs, Thick-Hoofed Donkey palms, and Saber-Toothed Tiger... uh, this one was for a friend."

Stuffing the Saber-Toothed Tiger whip, which had revealed a small section, back into the Mirror World, Li Ang pulled out other things under Princess Veronica's dumbfounded expression, saying with a hint of apology while pulling:

"I wasn't sure what you liked, so I bought one of every specialty I could find. Besides food, there are bone carvings, white animal skins, Ge... something's colorful carpet, Ice Crystal Amber necklace... oh, and this Snow Fir honey!"

Pulling a wide-mouthed jar the size of a water bucket out of the Mirror World and stuffing it into Queen Veronica's scorching chest, making her shudder violently from the cold, Li Ang introduced confidently:

"You'll definitely like this. This honey is said to be produced by some Tiger-Headed Bee, and it has the effect of beautifying the skin. It's just that the quantity is very scarce; only a piece the size of a tabletop can be scraped off each month. What you have in your hands is already their production for two and a half years."

"???"

Do I want honey? I want... are you doing this on purpose? Retaliating against me for teasing you just now, right!

Looking at Li Ang, who seemed to want to continue pulling things out, Veronica, with necklaces and pendants hanging on her neck, animal skins and carpets hanging on her shoulders, and holding a large wide-mouthed jar in her arms, couldn't help but darken her face.

Seeing her shake off the messy specialty products, then carefully put away the skin-beautifying Snow Fir honey, she reached out and pressed on Li Ang's shoulders, pushing him all the way to the large sofa in the center of the room.

"Wait... there are still specialty products I haven't given you."

"No rush, there are plenty of specialty products, one by one."

Looking at Li Ang, who was still trying to create complications at such a time, Queen Veronica couldn't help but snort, then reached out and wiped open the buttons of Li Ang's collar, announcing with a red face:

"You just came back from the North, so you count as a specialty product of the North. Tonight, you belong to me!"

"Huh?!"

【Omitted 10,000 words here.】

【You accepted the invitation of the current Queen of the Travel-Thrush Kingdom and conducted several special activities that could not be reviewed in two different locations. You successfully activated the black iron-level badge "Censored Word Enthusiast"】

【Censored Word Enthusiast: An adult human who has conducted active practice with a legal partner, mastered a small amount of "Censored Word" techniques, and is tireless in this behavior】

【Wearing Effect: Although there are still deficiencies in technique, you have gained a lot of experience in practice, so when conducting activities that cannot be reviewed, your ability will be improved to a certain extent】

【Advanced Route: Complete a total of 30 corresponding practices with a legal partner and unlock more than 5 different scenarios, and this badge will automatically advance to the bronze badge "Censored Word Expert," current progress 5/30, 2/5】

【Hidden Trait (No need to wear): In addition to the influence of your own quality, the total duration of your "Censored Word" actions will also increase with the specific level of the "Censored Word" badge】

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It seems the Saber-Toothed Tiger... hmm... probably won't be needed...

Looking at the newly added badge on the panel, Li Ang, who was woken up by the morning sun, couldn't help but touch his nose, then turned his head to look at his side.

Queen Veronica, who had enjoyed the "Northern specialty product" all night, was curled up in the soft quilt, sleeping soundly, covered by another specialty product Li Ang had bought from the North.

Reaching out to brush Veronica's messy hair to the side of her face, after staring at her for a while, Li Ang turned over and got out of bed nimbly, flipped the dressing mirror that was face-down on the carpet, and then apologized to 【Miss Caught-in-the-Act】, who was tied up like a zongzi in the mirror:

"Sorry, I didn't want to do this either, it's mainly because you really came at a bad time..."

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