Chapter 549: The Holy Queen has actually taken a liking to Shengzai!

In less than three short days, all the demi-humans of the Abelion Hills had been brought under Shengzai's command.

Their number was as high as 800,000!

And these demi-humans, under Shengzai's evolutionary power, had all completed their transformation, becoming the beast-men seen in the fantasy stories of Shengzai's memories.

Because of the evolution, their beastly nature had faded quite a bit, and their level of intelligence had correspondingly increased a lot.

Shengzai began to teach them human farming and animal husbandry, and took out quite a few "Eight Greed Kings" magic items to provide them with a better living environment.

In the end, these 800,000 demi-humans, under Shengzai's suggestion, established a demi-human kingdom named the "Holy Grace Demi-human Nation."

The "Holy Grace" here undoubtedly referred to Shengzai.

And although Shengzai was a human, they built statues of him for worship, and many demi-human tribes revered him as the "God of Demi-humans."

Whenever Shengzai issued an oracle, the entire Demi-human Nation would fight for him to the death!

When Shengzai finished his business with the Demi-human Nation and returned to the Holy Kingdom, he was welcomed by all the citizens of the Holy Kingdom.

Because their Holy Queen had already told all the citizens of the Holy Kingdom about Shengzai's deeds.

For the citizens of the Holy Kingdom, Shengzai, who had solved the demi-human threat for them, was undoubtedly the hero of the entire Holy Kingdom.

And because of this, the rumors about the Holy Queen outside the country had improved somewhat.

Didn't the Holy Kingdom always have rumors that the Holy Queen was a lesbian with the Paladin Captain and the High Priestess?

And this time, after the demi-human issue was resolved, many rumors also indicated that Prince Shengzai and Her Majesty the Holy Queen were a couple.

It was because they had traveled to the Abelion Hills together without fear of hardship, and finally, through their cooperation, those savage demi-humans were tamed.

After all, one was a hero prince, and the other was a holy queen; they were a talented and beautiful match, which led to quite a few stories appearing among the commoners of the Holy Kingdom.

In the Holy Kingdom's opera house, in the private VIP box, the Holy Queen looked at Shengzai beside her with some shyness, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke: "Prince Shengzai, thank you very much for your help to our Holy Kingdom.

I wonder what your plans are after the establishment of the Demi-human Nation is handled?"

The Holy Queen invited Shengzai to watch an opera, which Shengzai already found very strange, and today the Holy Queen didn't bring Remedios and Kelart, which he found even stranger.

"The demi-humans have been subjugated. Next, I will probably return to the Kingdom to handle some matters."

If Shengzai remembered correctly, not long after Ainz and his group attacked the Kingdom's capital, they would announce the establishment of the Sorcerer Kingdom under the Empire's suggestion.

And they hoped the Kingdom would cede E-Rantel to them.

But the Kingdom, from the King to the nobles, naturally collectively opposed and resisted, even sending an army of hundreds of thousands in an attempt to wipe out all the undead led by Ainz.

But in the end, they were tragically slaughtered by Ainz's super-tier magic, "Iä Shub-Niggurath," and were scared out of their wits.

Hearing that Shengzai was preparing to return to the Kingdom, the Holy Queen's face suddenly showed a look of loss for some reason.

Then, looking at the opera on stage depicting her and Shengzai pacifying the demi-humans, she finally gathered her courage and looked at Shengzai: "I wonder if Prince Shengzai has ever thought about leaving the Re-Estize Kingdom and staying here in the Holy Kingdom?"

When she asked this question, the Holy Queen, who had deliberately dressed up today, had her cheeks dyed a deep red.

Because her bold statement, to some extent, was almost equivalent to a marriage proposal.

There was no help for it; as the Holy Queen of the Holy Kingdom, leaving an heir for the Holy Kingdom was a must.

And as her age continued to grow, the Holy Queen was also racking her brains over her marriage contract.

As the ruler of a nation, there were too few candidates who could sign a marriage contract with her. The Slane Theocracy's system was different from the general monarchical kingdom system, and there were no suitable candidates there either.

Distant kingdoms were not considered, so the only remaining countries suitable for marriage alliances were the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Baharuth Empire.

The current King of the Kingdom, Zanac Valleon Igana Rilafleur, was of a suitable age, and the Kingdom was strong enough.

But as someone who cared about looks, the Holy Queen had heard that Zanac was obese and unattractive...

Emperor Jircniv of the Empire had also suddenly proposed the idea of a marriage alliance to her a few days ago.

If it were in the past, the Holy Queen would probably have accepted the Empire's Emperor's marriage alliance.

Because the "Bloody Emperor" Jircniv was said to be not only handsome but also quite strategic; he was indeed a very suitable marriage partner.

But now, the point of the problem was, hadn't the Kingdom's Third Prince, Shengzai, appeared?

In terms of looks and appearance, Shengzai was also impeccable; even the beauty-loving Holy Queen couldn't find a single flaw in Shengzai's face.

Secondly, Shengzai had indeed helped their Holy Kingdom a lot this time; he was clearly from the Kingdom, but he had become the hero of their Holy Kingdom.

Finally, there was the issue of Shengzai's status.

The status of the Kingdom's Third Prince was indeed not as good as the Empire's Emperor, but it was precisely this status that was more suitable for her.

If she formed a marriage alliance with Emperor Jircniv, the Holy Kingdom would naturally form an alliance with the Empire.

But the point of the problem was, if they formed an alliance, how would they choose when national interests were involved?

It was a political marriage to begin with; there would be no affection between them, and as rulers of nations, when interests were involved, things would become very complicated.

However, compared to Jircniv, Shengzai was different.

The status of a prince was neither too high nor too low, just right for her. Shengzai had not inherited the Kingdom's throne, so if he formed a marriage alliance with her, he would naturally prioritize the Holy Kingdom in the future.

And importantly, what kind of person the "Bloody Emperor" Jircniv was, the Holy Queen was still at the stage of just hearing about it.

But the ability and talent Shengzai had shown these days had deeply convinced her, the Holy Queen.

Even her confidantes and best friends, Remedios and Kelart, had both said that since the Holy Queen would eventually have to marry.

Then, looking at the current situation, there was indeed no one more suitable than Prince Shengzai.

Looking at the Holy Queen, whose face was flushed red and who had boldly asked her question, Shengzai finally understood why Remedios and Kelart, the Holy Queen's "plug-ins," hadn't followed today.

It turned out the Holy Queen intended to propose to him, and they were too embarrassed to be the third wheels!

"Um, Your Majesty the Holy Queen, you probably don't know yet, but I actually have a fiancée in the Kingdom..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 550 =====