Chapter 6

Dawn City has five major districts.

Translation: Dawn City has five major districts.

Whether it's Dawn Castle, the mage guild's headquarters, or the instructor's Azure Manor, all belong to the noble district, located at the city's highest point, and are the most beautiful, cleanest, and most closed-off area.

Translation: Whether it's Dawn Castle, the Mage Guild's station, or the tutor's Azure Manor, all belong to the Noble District, located at the city's highest point, and are the most beautiful, cleanest, and also the most closed-off district.

Check: "also the most beautiful and cleanest, and also the most closed-off district." Means "also the most beautiful and cleanest, and also the most closed-off district." We'll keep.

Below that are the four commoner districts.

Translation: Below that are the four commoner districts.

They are respectively the Old Town in the west, the Market District in the east, the Harbor District in the south, and the Temple District in the north.

Translation: They are respectively the Old City District in the west, the Market District in the east, the Harbor District in the south, and the Temple District in the north.

Serelena, disguising herself as an ordinary citizen with a common transmutation spell, followed Rosen all the way from the Azure Manor, walking along the clean stone-paved road.

Translation: Selena, disguising herself as an ordinary citizen with an ordinary Transformation Technique, followed Luosen all the way, setting out from Azure Manor and walking along the clean stone-paved road.

When they reached the triumphal gate leading from the noble district to the commoner district, Serelena couldn't help but ask.

Translation: When they reached the Triumph Gate leading from the Noble District to the commoner district, Selena couldn't help but ask.

"Rosen, where are we going now? The harbor district?"

Translation: "Luosen, where are we going now? The Harbor District?"

Rosen didn't answer with his voice, but used a telepathic whisper: "Yes."

Translation: Luosen didn't answer with his mouth, but used Spiritual Whisper: "Yes."

He then added: "From now on, all our conversations must be via telepathic whisper."

Translation: He then reminded: "From now on, all our conversations must be conducted via Spiritual Whisper."

While speaking, he leaned his back against the gate's heavy stone wall, his right hand behind him with thumb, index, and middle fingertips pressed together, and he lightly flicked a hidden corner of the wall.

Translation: While speaking, he leaned his back against the gate's thick stone wall, placed his right hand behind his back, pressed the tips of his thumb, index, and middle finger together, and lightly flicked the hidden corner of the wall.

Instantly, a magical sigil appeared on the wall, extremely concealed; not only would ordinary people miss it, but even Serelena, a high-level mage, noticed nothing.

Translation: Instantly, a magical seal appeared on the wall, extremely concealed; not to mention ordinary people, even Selena, a High-tier Mage, noticed nothing.

This is Rosen's self-created spell, "Detection Ward," which looks unimpressive but is extremely powerful, and is one of his greatest reliance when traveling the world.

Translation: This is Luosen's self-created spell "Detect Guard," which seems insignificant but is extremely powerful, and is one of his greatest reliance when traveling the world.

From the name alone you can tell its inspiration comes from an Earth MOBA game, and its function is exactly the same: to open the map.

Translation: From the name alone you know its inspiration comes from an Earth MOBA game, and its function is exactly the same: opening the map.

Thanks to the assistance of Laifu in his mind, he can maintain up to fifty Detection Wards simultaneously, with the spell's signal range of thirty kilometers, perfectly covering all of Dawn City.

Translation: Because Laifu assists in his mind, he can simultaneously maintain up to fifty Detect Guards, the spell's signal transmission distance is thirty kilometers, which exactly covers the whole Dawn City.

The effect lasts five days, allowing uninterrupted 24-hour surveillance of everything within a fifty-meter radius.

Translation: Its effective duration lasts five days, allowing uninterrupted surveillance of all situations within fifty meters around him twenty-four hours a day.

The storm is coming; intelligence comes first.

Translation: The storm is coming; information comes first.

In every necessary area, he quietly inscribed a magical sigil.

Translation: In all necessary areas, he quietly imprinted a magical seal.

On the other side, Sereles didn't understand why Rosen made such a request, but she complied anyway.

Translation: On the other side, Selsesen didn't understand why Luosen made such a demand, but still complied.

"Oh, alright, but doing this feels weird."

Translation: "Oh, okay, but doing this feels weird."

"Your Highness, you'll get used to it after a while."

Translation: "Your Highness, you'll get used to it after a while."

The two continued forward, and after walking less than a hundred meters, Serelena's whisper came through.

Translation: The two continued forward, and when they had walked less than a hundred meters, Selena's whisper came.

"Rosen, why don't we hire a carriage?"

Translation: "Luosen, why don't we hire a carriage?"

Rosen turned his head to glance at her, seeing her furrow her brows and look at him with a consulting expression.

Translation: Luosen turned his head to glance at her, seeing her frown and look at him with a consultative expression.

Just then, a strong gust blew, causing her soft silk skirt to cling tightly to her body.

Translation: Just then, a strong gust blew, causing her soft silk skirt to cling tightly to her body.

Her body outline became clearly visible, and for a moment even the shape of her navel could be seen distinctly, as if she were wearing nothing.

Translation: Her body outline became clearly visible, and for a moment even the shape of her navel could be seen clearly, as if she were wearing nothing.

Rosen glanced at her, his blood surging uncontrollably, and he inwardly sighed.

Translation: Luosen glanced, and his hot blood surged uncontrollably, he secretly sighed.

"Truly, she is the most radiant rose beneath the dawn."

Translation: 'Indeed, she is the most gorgeous rose beneath the dawn.'

Of course, although the rose is lovely, its thorns are not something ordinary people can bear.

Translation: Of course, although the rose is charming, its thorns are not something ordinary people can bear.

If it were elsewhere, Rosen wouldn't dare entertain any such thoughts, but Dawn City is different.

Translation: If it were elsewhere, Luosen wouldn't dare entertain any extra thoughts, but Dawn City is different.

He has lived here for ten years, knowing everything about the city to the utmost degree.

Translation: He has lived here for ten years, and is extremely familiar with everything in the city.

In this city, he has the ability to pluck the flower and also the ability to withdraw unscathed.

Translation: In this city, he has the ability to pluck the flower, and also the ability to retreat unharmed.

Of course, even if he tries his best to avoid it, the aftereffects will still be significant.

Translation: Of course, even if he tries his best to avoid it, the aftereffects will still be great.

He will do his utmost to keep the aftereffects at a level that won't erupt in the short term.

Translation: He will do his best to keep the aftereffects at a level that won't erupt in the short term.

If given a year's respite to focus on an island for a year, he would fear no one.

Translation: As long as he is given a year's respite, letting him focus on something for a year on the sea island, he will fear no one.

To prevent the delicate princess from being scared off by the hardships of common life, he immediately said: "Your Highness, how about I carry you?"

Translation: In order not to let the delicate princess be frightened away by the hard life of ordinary people, he immediately said: "Your Highness, how about I carry you?"

To avoid refusal, he quickly added: "In the folk, a husband carrying his wife on the road is perfectly natural."

Translation: To prevent refusal, he immediately added: "In the countryside, a husband carrying his wife while traveling is completely natural."

Serelena lightly bit her lower lip: "Alright, then please do."

Translation: Selena lightly bit her lower lip: "Alright, then trouble you."

Rosen then carried the princess and continued on their way.

Translation: Luosen then carried the princess and continued on their way.

When they reached the harbor district, they encountered a new problem.

Translation: When they reached the Harbor District, they encountered a new problem.

Serelena stared at the road ahead, which was pitch black, filled with excrement, and muddy puddles with colorful oil slicks, leaving her dazed.

Translation: Selena looked ahead at a pitch-black road, piled with much excrement, and a muddy puddle iridescent with colorful oil slicks, feeling dazed.

"Rosen, in such a situation, how should we proceed? Should we just wade through?"

Translation: "Luosen, in such a situation, how should we proceed? Should we just wade through?"

Rosen laughed: "Generally, we just wade through."

Translation: Luosen laughed: "Generally, we wade through."

At the same time he whispered a reminder: "Remember, we must communicate via telepathic whisper."

Translation: At the same time he whispered a reminder: "Remember, we must converse via Spiritual Whisper."

"Wouldn't that be too dirty?"

Translation: "Then wouldn't that be too dirty?"

Although she herself wouldn't be walking, watching Rosen do so made it hard for her to accept.

Translation: Although she herself isn't walking, watching Luosen walk makes it hard for her to accept.

Rosen gave a slight smile: "Madam, we are mages; there's no need to wade through—we can simply float over with levitation."

Translation: Luosen gave a slight smile: "Madam, we are mages; of course there's no need to wade through— we can simply float over using Levitation."

Before his words even finished, Rosen gave a slight push with his feet, and his body naturally hovered two centimeters above the water's surface, like a feather suspended on the water.

Translation: Before his words finished, one saw Luosen lightly push off with his feet, his body naturally hovering two centimeters above the water surface, like a feather suspended on the water.

Then, this 'feather' seemed to be nudged by a light breeze, drifting smoothly across the water, creating hardly any ripple, so much that one wouldn't even notice he was using levitation.

Translation: Afterwards, this 'feather' seemed to be nudged by a light breeze, drifting forward along the water surface, causing no ripples at all, and even making it seem as if he weren't using Levitation at all.

He naturally leapt over the muddy puddle more than five meters wide and landed on the opposite bank.

Translation: Naturally leaping over the muddy puddle more than five meters wide, he stepped onto the opposite ground.

Serelena's face instantly showed astonishment.

Translation: Selena's face instantly showed astonishment.

"Er... erm... your levitation is quite good."

Translation: "Er... erm... your Levitation is quite good."

Because even if she held a staff, she couldn't achieve Rosen's level, let alone while he's carrying someone.

Translation: Because even if she held a staff, she couldn't reach Luosen's level, let alone the fact that he's carrying a person.

"Just practice."

Translation: "Just practiced a lot."

Rosen continued forward while carrying her.

Translation: Luosen continued forward while carrying her.

Serelena then curiously asked: "And what about your staff? I remember you used to have one."

Translation: Selena then curiously asked: "What about your staff? I remember you used to have one."

"Your Highness, if you knew more, you'd realize that my staff was rented from the instructor. Now that I've graduated and have no money to buy it outright, I naturally returned it."

Translation: "Your Highness, if you knew a bit more you'd realize that my staff was rented from the tutor. Now I've graduated and have no money to buy it outright, so of course I returned it."

"Oh~ I recall now; that's indeed the case."

Translation: "Oh~ I recall now, that's indeed the case."

Having someone carry her made it much easier than walking herself, giving her the leisure to observe the street scenery.

Translation: Having someone carry her made her feel much more relaxed than walking herself, giving her the mood to observe the streetscape.

Although the streets of the harbor district are dirty, they are far livelier than the noble district; at a glance, they are full of people.

Translation: The streets of the Harbor District, though dirty, are still far livelier than the Noble District; at a glance they're full of people.

Their appearances were all uneven—pretentious, destitute, crude and barbaric, and so on, all were people she had never encountered up close before.

When Luosen carried her past a corner, she suddenly saw a young girl wrapped in a cloak smiling at her in the corner.

Just as she felt bewildered, the girl whoosh— opened her cloak, exposing a dry, pale body.

Selena startled greatly and instinctively drew her body back.

Immediately after, she saw a similarly dry middle‑aged man stride past them toward the girl; after a few words, the two began to make out in the corner.

"They're nothing but shameless beasts!"

The frightened Selena huffed in her assessment.

Luosen said calmly, "Your Highness, the girls who trade on the street are the most pitiful."

"They mostly come from the poor countryside of Weilan's interior, harboring dreams of changing their fate, deceived by traffickers into Dawn City, only to end up as the Harbor District gang's money‑making tools." "If you observe carefully, you'll find that around every group of girls, there are always a few fierce‑looking men."

Selena was startled by what she heard, turned her head to observe closely, and found that Luosen was indeed right.

This surprised her: "The Guild Law was enacted ten years ago; even prostitutes are protected by the Nightingale Guild."

"If members of the Nightingale Guild also happen to be gang members, then the so‑called Guild Law is just a fancy stack of waste paper, isn't it?"

"Yet everyone says Dawn City is an earthly paradise."

Seeing her face shattered with shocked disbelief, Luosen foresaw that the noble bird was about to fly back to the Paradise Tree.

This is absolutely unacceptable; it's his pre‑planned Duke campaign claim, hard‑won, and he can't let her fly away.

"Madam, how could there be a heaven on earth? Under the morning light, only half the city bathes in brightness."

"Isn't there darkness inside Dawn Castle as well?"

Selena sighed lightly: "You're not wrong at all."

The wings that had just unfolded were drawn back in again.

Having said that, Luosen arrived at the dock.

In the deep‑autumn, near‑winter weather, a chilly wind whistled.

The dockworkers were all shirtless, gritting their teeth, bent over, bearing heavy cargo with all their might.

The Princess silently watched them, and after a long while asked, "Luosen, they look exhausted; how much do they earn a day?"

Luosen looked at them and calmly stated the facts.

"The dockworkers responsible for unloading can earn three copper coins for unloading a ton of cargo; a strong dockworker can unload about 50 tons a day, earning 1.5 Grun."

"Then a fifth is taken by the guild, another fifth by dock management, usually a tenth is donated to the church, leaving less than one Grun in the end."

Having said that, Luosen set Selena down on the ground so she could better observe the dock.

Seeing her expression gradually shift from shock to silence, Luosen felt that the passion stirred by so‑called love had mostly cooled, and it was about time to add more firewood.

Selena remained silent.

She stood motionless on the dock, letting the sea breeze brush her thick hair, like a frozen statue.

No one knew what she was thinking at that moment.

After a full three minutes, she finally turned her head, her imperial‑green eyes fixed on Luosen.

"Luosen, I'm conflicted now."

"Before me lie two paths, and neither is a good one."

"One is that we both die, and then the fates of countless Weilan people change because of us."

"The other is that I return to Dawn Castle and marry Dan Ge."

Speaking thus, the Princess's eyes were already brimming with tears, but the sea wind dried them before they could fall.

"You know I have an obsessive demand for cleanliness; I can't stand a sloppy appearance. If someone hasn't bathed in over thirty years, to me they're a demon crawling out of hell!"

Luosen indeed knew this; Selena had a slight mysophobia, so marrying Dan Ge truly troubled her.

Selena's voice continued to echo.

"I am in great pain right now!"

Having said that, she turned her head toward Luosen and gently sniffed.

"But I can't truly… cause your death, so I'll give you a kiss, and then let this crazy journey end."

Luosen gazed at the Dawn Princess standing in the fierce sea wind, beautiful beyond compare, and couldn't help recalling his own ten‑year past.

He had traversed, obtained the Laifu system, his ambition blazing, desiring to accomplish a world‑shaking great undertaking.

For this goal, he spent ten years day after day cultivating and accumulating magical power, day after day delving into techniques.

But as his mastery of techniques grew, his understanding of this world became ever clearer.

The world is simply too vast, with too many wise and powerful people, and the techniques are not as mighty as he imagined.

Even though his magical power nearly reached the known limits, his spells were still far, far short.

And as far as he knows, even when algorithmic magical spells reach their pinnacle, it's only the apex of personal cultivation, far from a world‑changing great power.

Because this is a world ruled by monarchy!

The flame in his heart was doused by the icy water of reality into ash, and the original plan was set aside.

So he adopted a 'go for it when there's a chance, lie low when there isn't' attitude.

But now, the opportunity truly arrived!

Seeing the Dawn Princess standing against the soaring wind, the ash that had once been extinguished sparked into blazing fire again.

A thought leapt out from the flames.

"The noble phoenix birds have already fluttered into my arms; how could I let her fly away again?"

In this world, having only technique achievements without noble status won't accomplish great deeds; at best you become a high‑level hired hand for the powerful.

But if you have noble status plus technique achievements, it's like adding wings to a tiger; you might someday soar like a dragon in the sky!

This thought, once it emerged, caused Luosen's normally calm and untroubled mind, honed by long cultivation, to generate an uncontrollable surge.

So the Princess must be married! Luosen seized Selena's hand and said, "Madam, what if I could successfully bring you back to White Sturgeon Island?"

In fact, using a spell we could easily have the Princess return to the island with him.

Since the Princess is also a High-tier Mage, the best way to minimize future trouble is to have her willingly go back with me and cooperate with my escape plan.

So he has to spend some effort training the Princess.

Selena was taken aback: "How could that be? Moreover, even if it truly succeeded, Dawn City's storm fleet and Aaron's lion fleet aren't mere decorations."

Luosen smiled: "Madam, what if I could eliminate these hidden risks and have King Dange recognize our marriage?"

"I don't believe it!" Selena shook her head repeatedly, but a hint of hope glimmered in her eyes.

Luosen stood perfectly upright, his dark gaze fixed on the Princess, like a knight about to sacrifice his life to protect her.

He said solemnly: "Princess, please be sure to give me a chance to prove myself."

"If I die because of this, I'm merely an overconfident, reckless little Baron, and you will suffer no consequences. If we succeed, I will have a happy future, and I will do everything to ensure you also have a happy future!"

He thought inwardly: "This Dawn Princess, I'm already set to wrest her away from King Dange."

Selena's passion, which had just been snuffed out, was reignited with a "Boom", and many tears welled up in her eyes, sliding down the corners.

"Oh, Luosen, you're really silly. I'm also silly, but I just happen to love a big fool like you."

"Fine, I'll give you a chance, but rest assured, unless I die, I will never let you die!"

(End of chapter)