Chapter 1248

Mi's expression was a bit awkward.

Xiao Feng helplessly patted her head and comforted her, saying, "It's fine, don't rush; given time we can slowly investigate. The myriad heavens are vast, but the ancient kingdoms tied to the War Primordial Ancestor are surely just one or two—we'll find them eventually."

Mi nodded and said, "Yes, the most important thing is still one's own strength. If one's strength isn't enough, even if you find out, it won't help."

Tens of thousands of years—not long if you call it long, not short if you call it short.

It's hard to predict what that world has become; to go back and take revenge, what matters most isn't knowing the direction but having sufficient strength.

This can't be rushed; all we can do is keep striving day by day.

Xiao Feng felt a twinge of emotion.

From Mi's account, her ancestors likely came from Eastern civilization.

But after tens of thousands of years of development in the Yuan Su Shen Yu, her lineage has long since merged with that Western-style civilization, undergoing great change.

Her appearance, name, and habits have in many ways come to resemble those of the Yuan Su Shen Yu's inhabitants; only her power's nature, part of her bloodline, and her facial features remain.

Even her hair and eye colors have changed.

Strictly speaking, she can no longer be considered a person of that ancient kingdom; rather, she is a new bloodline that branched from the ancient civilization, mixed with the Yuan Su Shen Yu, inheriting part of the legacy of the ancient divine generals.

However, this does not hinder her desire for revenge.

Nor does it hinder Xiao Feng's wish to help her take revenge!

Playing a game is nothing more than leveling up, slaying monsters, and completing quests.

The Yuan Su Shen Yu's 24 divine kingdoms each have a special backstory worth exploring; today he finally managed to unearth the story of the War Divine Kingdom.

If the chance arises later, we could do it to make the little maid happy—maybe we'll even get some special thanks!

"Little Mi." Xiao Feng suddenly called out.

"Master?" Mi looked at him.

Xiao Feng asked, "Why isn't your loyalty at 100 yet?"

"Huh? What's loyalty 100?" Mi looked puzzled, not knowing why he suddenly said that.

Xiao Feng had just checked her contract info; her loyalty was still 99, and it hadn't increased to a full 100 even after he'd seen the War Primordial Ancestor.

This made Xiao Feng a little unhappy.

He explained, "Loyalty 99 means your obedience to me isn't high enough—you're not listening completely."

Mi smiled upon hearing this: "How could that be? As a subordinate, I obey the master's words and follow his plans; if given an order, I will certainly carry it out immediately!"

"Really?" Xiao Feng expressed disbelief.

Mi said firmly, "Really—so long as the order is reasonable, I will immediately carry it out!"

"Hmph~"

Xiao Feng turned his head away at the words, his displeasure written on his face.

"What's wrong?" Mi saw his displeasure and hurriedly asked, not knowing where she'd gone wrong.

Xiao Feng said, "If you don't follow unreasonable orders, how can that be called obeying and heeding? Loyalty 99—indeed, the system never lies to me!"

Mi looked innocent: "Isn't that wrong? What if the master ordered me to attack you—would I have to do it?"

"What do you say?"

Xiao Feng countered her, speaking seriously: "A contract maid must blindly obey the master's every decision—do what you're told, no questions about right or wrong. If I tell you to hit me, you'll meekly hit me; if I tell you not to fight the enemy to the death, you'll meekly flee. Understand?"

Mi fell into thought.

Thinking of her previous escape, she still believed him and nodded: "All right, I'll remember, subordinate!"

"Hmm."

Only then was Xiao Feng satisfied.

Then he opened the contract info again—and it was still 99!

"Well…"

The white-haired little maid before him didn't seem so easy to tame.

And that final point of loyalty really is hard to gain.

"Master, what's wrong with me, subordinate?"

Mi saw his angry expression and hurriedly asked.

Xiao Feng first reflected on where he'd fallen short, causing the loyalty to be one point short.

Looking at the loyalty of the other two little maids, he felt it might be that he wasn't doing enough in terms of "leading by example."

Thus his expression changed, and he solemnly told Mi, "I think I need to give you a formal training session!"

"What kind of training?" Mi sat up straight, thinking it must be something important.

The next second Xiao Feng said, "Obedience training!"

Mi tilted her head, a question mark appearing above it, looking at him doubtfully.

Xiao Feng began issuing orders.

"Little Mi, stand up."

"Yes, Master!"

Mi immediately stood up, ramrod straight, full of vigor.

"Kneel!"

Xiao Feng gave another order.

The room was empty, so no ministers would see the lord bowing and kneeling.

Mi knew her dignity wouldn't be lost, so she had no fear; she immediately complied, bending her knees and kneeling before him.

"Crawl over." Xiao Feng issued the third command.

Mi's expression was a bit doubtful, but she obediently followed the command, placing her hands on the ground and crawling two or three meters to his side.

Xiao Feng was sitting on the ground at this time; after she crawled over, their faces were exactly at the same height.

Silver-white long hair half draped over the armor, half hanging down.

Gazing at this exquisite face before him, Xiao Feng's mouth twitched slightly.

He reached out and pinched Xiao Mi's chin, issuing the fourth command:

……

After several hours, Xiao Feng left the War God's training chamber, satisfied.

Opening the contract interface, the words "Loyalty 100" were clearly written beneath the name of the Number 3 Contract Maid.

He remarked, "Taming subordinates indeed requires personal effort; one cannot be lazy."

These few hours were tiring, but the results were still quite noticeable.

If I issue commands again in the future, I believe Xiao Mi will no longer bother with whether things are reasonable or not.

Xiao Feng left a dozen or so divine crystals suitable for her for Mi to use in assisting her cultivation; afterwards he flew out of the War God Palace, stepped onto the teleportation array, and returned to the Heavenly Dao Divine Kingdom.

Having promised He Er Na to take Dai Ni Si back to Wind Spirit Island, he took care of this as well, so he wouldn't forget about it later when the year-end settlement got busy.

He teleported to the Heavenly Dao Capital, then to Divine Valor City, where he found the young lady who was serving as the city's finance officer.

Dai Ni Si saw him, immediately dropped her work and ran out, shouting, "Father God~" and flung herself into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest.

The nearby cooperative officer NPC couldn't help but praise, "The Princess and His Majesty get along so well, unlike me and my little girl, who argue every day."

Another officer echoed, "Yes, as soon as His Majesty finishes his duties, he makes time to visit the Princess, take her out to play; sometimes they play for several hours, and when they return the Princess is exhausted and falls asleep. Although the Princess is merely an intern, with such a good Father God, she could actually live a comfortable life even if she did nothing at all."

"Tsk, don't be envious, hurry up and work; the Princess will be leaving again for a while, so all the work is up to us."

"It sounds as if she had done something when she was here… but aren't we the ones who are busy?"

"Shh… His Majesty is looking over here!"

Several officers were whispering there, and Xiao Feng heard every word clearly.

He held Dai Ni Si and walked toward the door, saying to everyone, "Dai Ni Si is going home for a few days; handle your own duties, don't gossip behind backs, or else I'll knock your heads crooked!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" the officials promptly obeyed.

"Let's go, we're heading home!" Xiao Feng took out the Void Umbrella and left Divine Valor City together with Dai Ni Si.