Chen Xing managed to catch the Queen’s attention, because through the summoned ice dragon, the Queen sensed just how powerful Chen Xing’s magic was.
This was the first time in decades as Queen that she’d felt such overwhelming magic.
The previous contestants were as weak as ants compared to her.
She had no emotions, so her only thought about Chen Xing was that this person was suitable for breeding with her.
If she had children with her, they’d definitely be incredibly strong, right? “Is there any of the Vine of Fertility that the Elf Kingdom tributed left?” As soon as Chen Xing took down the ice dragon, the Queen felt that this time, the winner had to be her.
Even though Chen Xing was a woman, the Queen didn’t care—she could breed with either men or women.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, there is.
It’s been kept in the palace treasury, but it’s frozen.
If you want to use it, it’ll need to be thawed.” The official beside her replied coldly.
“Good, go get it then.”
The Queen felt that thing would come in handy, and the matter of breeding had been delayed for far too long.
Now that she had a suitable candidate, she couldn’t put it off any longer.
She needed to consummate the marriage and produce the next generation as soon as possible.
“Yes, Your Majesty.” The official obeyed without question, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
After she left, the Queen went back to her work.
Right now, the whole country needed her orders to function, and every problem had to be fixed by her, so she was swamped.
Even knowing there was a suitable person, she didn’t care what that person looked like.
Honestly, whether beautiful or ugly, the Queen would marry her, because she didn’t care about such things.
“Hm, looks like I’m the first one out? If I’d known, I would’ve played around a bit longer.”
When Chen Xing walked out, she found she was the only one in the arena.
Looks like dealing with the ice dragon was a bit much for ordinary people.
Luckily, there weren’t any spectators here.
Otherwise, seeing Chen Xing come out less than a minute after going in, they’d probably think she was cheating.
“Hmm… I wonder how those two are doing.”
Chen Xing originally wanted to wait here for Little Dragon Girl and the others, but soon someone came up to invite her to rest offstage.
Just as she stepped off the field, another ice mirror appeared, and Little Dragon Girl’s figure jumped out of it, looking delighted.
“Hmph~ Even my weakest minion is better than them, what trash.” Little Dragon Girl spotted her master right away and pounced.
“Master, I did it! Aren’t I awesome?”
“If you can’t even handle something like that, you might as well not be alive.” Chen Xing knocked Little Dragon Girl on the head.
She still had to watch how close they acted in public.
“You think that Freya hasn’t come out for so long because she got eaten?” Little Dragon Girl turned to look at the stage.
Just as her mocking words fell, the ice door appeared, and the next second, Freya walked out calmly.
“Master, I’m back.”
“Oooh, you took so long I thought you got eaten.” Little Dragon Girl’s mouth was as sharp as ever, but this time Freya seemed to be in a good mood and ignored her.
“Alright, stop bickering.
If you want to fight, do it when we get back.”
Sometimes these two really gave Chen Xing a headache.
She even thought about just breaking their brains and turning them into loyal puppets like Lidi Xi.
But thinking about it, that would take away their greatest fun, so she let it go.
“We really are the strongest three, huh.”
The three of them definitely stood out, but unfortunately there were no spectators here.
Even the palace guards and maids were just puppets with frozen hearts, showing no surprise at their impressive performance.
Instead, they just mechanically followed the rules and led the three of them to rest.
Not long after they left, several ice doors opened at once, but those guys weren’t so lucky.
The lucky ones were injured and still breathing, the unlucky ones didn’t even leave a corpse behind.
The Queen’s trial didn’t require you to defeat the ice dragon—just lasting a while was enough.
But even so, a lot of people died.
But they’d all signed a life-and-death waiver, so no one would complain if they died.
After the staff filtered through, there were less than ten people left who could still move and fight.
That might not sound like much, but compared to previous years, it was already pretty good—enough for the next round.
Of course, to make sure everyone got enough rest, the next round wouldn’t start for half a month, so they could recover.
Chen Xing thought she’d have to spend this time bored and was already thinking about finding something fun to do, but unexpectedly, someone from the palace came to her place that night.
“Huh? You want me to go to the palace? Why?”
“The Queen has chosen you as her lover.
You’re to enter the palace for the ceremony and marry the Queen.”
“Why? This is just the first round, aren’t there more trials after this?”
“The Queen says there’s no need for more trials, because none of the other contestants could possibly beat you.
You’re definitely going to be the final winner.”
What the Queen lacked most now was time.
The next rounds would take months, since after each one-on-one fight, the winner needed time to recover.
The Queen was all about efficiency.
Since she’d already found the best candidate, there was no need to waste any more time.
She did a quick background check on Chen Xing and the others, then hurried Chen Xing into the palace.
Recently, the country had been rolling out ice-heart magic, causing constant riots, and the Queen had a lot to deal with, so she needed to get this done quickly.
“Uh… feels kind of unfair to the other contestants, but whatever, saves me the trouble.”
Chen Xing didn’t expect the Queen to be so straightforward, skipping the process and coming straight to her.
Her boredom was instantly replaced with interest.
“Am I going to the palace alone?”
“Mm, only you can go.”
“What about those two?”
“If the Queen wants to take more consorts in the future, those two can be included.”
According to history, Chen Xing probably wouldn’t last long before being drained dry, so as the ruler, it was fine for the Queen to take a few consorts for appearances.
“You really are direct.
Fine, if they’re not coming, they’re not coming.”
Chen Xing was the strongest here, so there was no need to bring the other two.
Even if there was going to be a “battle” with the Queen, those two wouldn’t be any help.
