Chapter 545: Shengzai is going to subjugate the demi-human tribes!

As the kingdom's famous Third Prince, when Shengzai arrived at the Holy Kingdom, the Holy Queen Calca Bessarez personally came out to welcome him.

Holy Queen Calca Bessarez was a genius who could use fourth-rank faith-based magic by the age of fifteen.

Furthermore, she was recommended by the previous Holy King and supported by the temple, allowing her to bypass her older brother and inherit the throne.

She possessed a beautiful appearance often called a national treasure, and held a Madonna-like affection for her citizens, dreaming of creating an ideal nation where no one would ever cry.

Whether among the commoners or the military, her prestige and popularity were quite high.

Yet, such a beautiful and gentle woman was unexpectedly a woman struggling to find a husband.

And because she had reached the age where she should be married but had yet to find a suitable partner, she was actually quite anxious deep down.

As the Holy Queen of the Holy Kingdom, her partner had to be either a monarch of a nation or, at the very least, a prince.

However, due to some special reasons, this Holy Queen had some bad rumors circulating about her outside the country.

The protagonists of these rumors, besides the Holy Queen herself, were the two other beautiful women standing by her side: Remedios Custodio and Kelart Custodio.

Remedios and Kelart were sisters; one was the Holy Kingdom's strongest Paladin, and the other was its strongest High Priestess.

Because they were too intimate with the Holy Queen and were often inseparable, rumors spread throughout the palace that they were lesbians.

It was also because of this reason that the Holy Queen's potential marriage candidates avoided her.

Take the Empire's Emperor Jircniv, for example—he was a man of great talent and strategy, had the looks, and had the status; how could he possibly become a partner to a lesbian?

Setting aside whether the rumors were true or false, Jircniv considered the mere existence of such rumors to be a royal scandal.

"Prince Shengzai, welcome to the Holy Kingdom. I have already arranged a banquet for you in advance. I wonder if you would be willing to dine with us?"

Shengzai did not refuse the Holy Queen's invitation; after all, he was on their turf now, and if he wanted to subjugate the demi-human tribes near the Holy Kingdom, he needed the Holy Kingdom's assistance.

At the banquet, the Holy Queen's confidantes, Remedios and Kelart, were also seated.

Remedios, who had always been hot-tempered, took a look at Shengzai and spoke bluntly: "Prince Shengzai, may I ask what is your business in our Holy Kingdom this time?"

Shengzai had some impression of Remedios, this Paladin Captain who lacked much brainpower.

Her strength was not inferior to Gazef's, and her loyalty to the Holy Kingdom was beyond reproach.

Unfortunately, however, her sense of justice was extremely extreme, and as Shengzai had said, she was impulsive and lacked intelligence.

They knew that the Re-Estize Kingdom had undergone a change of regime.

However, the news the Holy Queen and her group received was not that Shengzai had voluntarily abdicated, but that he had failed in his bid for the throne.

A genius prince who failed to seize the throne suddenly visiting their Holy Kingdom—his purpose was quite intriguing.

"You are too rude, Remedios. How can you interrogate a distinguished guest like that?"

"That's right, Sister. Regardless of anything else, Prince Shengzai is the Third Prince of the Kingdom; this is not the way our Holy Kingdom treats guests."

Hearing the reproaches from the Holy Queen and her sister, Remedios turned her head away with a look of unwillingness.

Because of this interlude, Shengzai simply put down his knife and fork, looked up at the Holy Queen sitting across the long table, and said, "Your Majesty the Holy Queen, I heard that the Roble Holy Kingdom suffers from demi-human attacks year-round, right?

That is actually the purpose of my visit. If I say I have a way to solve the demi-human issue for the Roble Holy Kingdom once and for all, could I trouble the Holy Queen to provide me with assistance?"

As soon as Shengzai finished speaking, the Holy Queen stood up from the table in excitement, her emotions stirred as she asked, "Prince Shengzai, is what you say true?

Do you really have a way to help our Holy Kingdom solve the demi-human problem?"

If the frequent wars between the Kingdom and the Empire were an old tradition, then for the Holy Kingdom, the demi-humans were like a stubborn, chronic disease.

The Holy Queen held a Madonna-like affection for her citizens, and every time the demi-humans attacked the Holy Kingdom, there were massive casualties.

If Shengzai truly had an effective method, the Holy Queen would not refuse any of his requests, even if it meant paying a price.

"Although some demi-humans are inherently cruel, others are gentle and only attack the Holy Kingdom to continue their race and survive.

Therefore, I would like to ask the Holy Queen to take me to the territories of those demi-human tribes. I intend to bring them all under my command on the condition of providing them with food and shelter."

Hearing Shengzai's idea, the three women were clearly stunned for a moment. Then, the Holy Queen sighed and looked at Shengzai, saying, "Prince Shengzai, are you aware of how many demi-humans there are around the Holy Kingdom?"

The number of demi-humans around the Holy Kingdom, scattered about, totaled at least a million.

Moreover, demi-humans had much larger appetites than ordinary humans. To provide them with food and shelter—let alone Shengzai being just a Third Prince of the Kingdom—the Holy Queen and her companions believed that even if Shengzai sacrificed the entire Kingdom, it would not be enough.

"Regarding this point, Your Majesty the Holy Queen need not worry. In short, since I dare to say such things, I naturally have the corresponding confidence.

Now I just want to ask, will you accept my proposal, Holy Queen?"

Honestly, if it weren't to sell the Holy Kingdom a favor and because he was new here and unfamiliar with the area, Shengzai would have chosen to act alone.

The number of demi-humans was large, but was Shengzai, who had just obtained the majority of the "Eight Greed Kings'" wealth, poor?

Furthermore, there was another reason Shengzai had his eyes on the demi-humans: his power as the "God of Evolution" in the Pokémon world.

The demi-humans in the Overlord world were not quite the same as the demi-humans in typical fantasy stories.

Although they walked upright, they didn't have many human-like features. For example, the Werewolves and Cat-folk were not the "beast-eared girls" one might imagine, but were covered in fur.

Shengzai was very curious: since his "Evolutionary Power" worked on humans, what would happen if he used it on these demi-humans?

Setting aside whether it could enhance their combat power or tame their wild nature, what if those demi-human ladies actually turned into beast-eared girls?

After hesitating for a moment, the Holy Queen finally ignored the objections of Remedios and Kelart and said, "Prince Shengzai, I can agree to assist you in gathering the demi-humans."

Although the Holy Queen felt that what Shengzai said was unreliable, as long as it was for the citizens of the Holy Kingdom, she was willing to gamble, even if it was just a glimmer of possibility!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 546 =====