Chapter 256: 256. The Princess and Tina, Template Potion (Additional 2/3)_1
Translator: 549690339
Guided by Keerderon, Su Yu arrived at the grand hall of the Princess House.
A significant meeting was being held inside the hall.
Princess Alyssa sat on the throne, her gaze stern as she looked at the ministers below.
Below the throne, ministers of all ranks and senior officers had all gathered. Tina, clad in a golden silk armor, was also standing in the front row of the crowd.
Upon Su Yu’s arrival, Alyssa’s eyes lit up.
However, she did not halt the meeting but continued discussing military and policy-related issues with the ministers.
Tina also sensed Su Yu’s arrival through the aura around him, and she was slightly excited.
However, she also didn’t impulsively approach Su Yu but prioritized the meeting above all.
Su Yu was not in a hurry either, he stood at the back of the crowd and listened patiently.
The meeting lasted for another 10 minutes.
After the meeting ended, the ministers and officers filed out of the grand hall.
A hint of warmth appeared in Alyssa’s eyes as she smiled at Su Yu: “Nemesis, you are here!”
“Hmm, I am here.” Su Yu also smiled and bowed to the princess.
But by this time, Tina could no longer suppress her growing excitement.
She strode over to Su Yu, threw herself into his arms: “Nemesis, you’re finally back! We haven’t seen each other for three months!”
Tina held Su Yu tightly, her eyes glistening.
“Yes, it’s been three months. Did you miss me during this time?” Su Yu gently patted Tina’s back.
“Hmm.” Tina blushed and nodded, then buried her face in Su Yu’s embrace.
The ministers and senior officers who had not yet left the hall saw this and cast sidelong glances at Su Yu and Tina.
In the military, Tina was a strict, fast-acting model. She always put on a stern face, she would not hesitate to punish anyone who made mistakes during command, and had earned the nickname “cold-blooded female warrior”.
Yet, the “cold-blooded female warrior” had such a girlish side to her, what a surprise to everyone.
However, they dared not look on for too long, after a brief glance, they swiftly shut the doors and exited the hall.
If they attracted Tina’s attention, she might assign them dangerous combat tasks next time, which would spell the end for them!
Alyssa frowned upon seeing Tina’s behavior, “Tina, mind your image, everyone is watching!”
Alyssa greatly appreciated Tina’s military command skills and had recently appointed her as the Empire’s Marshal, in charge of the command and dispatch of the war against the rebels.
But she did not approve of Tina when it came to Nemesis.
Alyssa had tried to dissuade Tina from pursuing Nemesis in private.
Unexpectedly, Tina was very determined and did not back down!
If Tina didn’t back down, Alyssa naturally wouldn’t either.
With no other choice, the two had to compromise and temporarily set aside their dispute, putting the nation’s affairs first.
Now, Tina had suddenly thrown herself into Su Yu’s arms, completely defying their agreement to put the dispute aside, and naturally, Alyssa had to “strongly condemn” this behavior.
Tina knew she might have gone a bit overboard, so she stepped back from Su Yu’s embrace and apologized to Alyssa, “My apologies, Your Highness. Nemesis is my best friend, so I couldn’t help myself.”
“Tina, we must prioritize our nation’s affairs, not focus solely on Nemesis,” said Alyssa.
However, at this moment, she noticed the fluctuations in Su Yu’s aura, she was suddenly taken aback: “Nemesis, you’ve actually reached the fourth level? Advancing two levels in just three months?”
Hearing Alyssa’s words, Tina also sensed Su Yu’s power.
After detecting Su Yu’s true strength, she poked Su Yu’s chest muscles with her finger, exclaiming, “It’s true! Nemesis, how did you level up so fast? You are almost catching up with me!”
Su Yu responded with a smile, “I’ve been diligently practicing these past three months, so leveling up quickly is expected.”
“No, it is not normal,” Tina shook her head with a smile. “Unless you have as strong a talent for cultivation as me.”
“I do have a strong talent for cultivation! I just haven’t shown it before,” Su Yu shamelessly claimed.
“Nevertheless, with your rapid advancement, your foundation must be unstable, right?” Tina probed, “Do you want me to open up access to the “Advanced Secret Realm” for you, to solidify your foundation?”
“Hmm, I was thinking something along those lines. Thanks for your help!” Su Yu thanked.
Nothing like my Tina, always understanding!
“No need for thanks, we’re friends!” Tina smiled.
At this moment, Alyssa descended from her throne and approached Su Yu, “Nemesis, if you want to solidify your foundation, I can give you some “Root potions” from the national treasury.”
“Root potion?!!!!!! Are you sure?” Su Yu was overjoyed.
The “Root potion” was world-renowned in the previous world! It also had another name, the “Elite template potion”.
Ordinary players only had the standard template, with bare attributes comparable to normal monsters of the same level.
But if a player drank five “Root potions”, their template would change to an “Elite template”, causing their health points to explode fivefold, and other attributes would also increase significantly, becoming similar to Elite Monsters. Calling it a “divine potion” wasn’t an overstatement!
Alyssa meant “solidifying the foundation” was but a trifling positive effect of the “Root potion”.
Good old Alyssa so good to me!
Seeing Alyssa’s face, all Su Yu wanted to do was rush forward and kiss her hard!
But considering Alyssa was not even 15 years old, he had to abandon that idea.
Alyssa, seeing Su Yu focusing his gaze on her, stole a triumphant glance at Tina.
It seemed she had found a way to beat Tina!
However, she would not just give Su Yu the potion for free because if it was given freely, Su Yu wouldn’t cherish it.
So, she said, “A ‘Root potion’ is a precious potion indeed, Nemesis. I won’t give it to you for free. But if you can use your advantage as an interdimensional adventurer to help me gather important intelligence from the rebel’s base camp, I will give you the potion.”
After Alyssa spoke, Su Yu received a notice from the game:
“Ding, your main quest has been updated. ‘Goldfinch Empire (51/100)’”
“Task requirement: Infiltrate the rebels’ base camp, gather critical intelligence according to Princess Alyssa’s needs.”
“Task reward: ‘Root potion’ x1.”
“Sure, I’ll make sure to complete the task quickly!” Su Yu said solemnly.
But Su Yu wasn’t in a hurry to start the task right away. He took this opportunity to understand the general situation of both sides in the war.
So, he asked, “By the way, Your Highness, what is the current situation of the war?”
Alyssa thought for a moment and then replied, “The war situation is still grim. But it has improved a lot compared to when things were at their worst.”
Hearing this, the princess turned to look at Tina, “We must thank Tina for that. Relying on her excellent command, we have been victorious in many battles against the rebels, outnumbered multiple times. This has slightly improved the situation, but alas ”
When she reached this point, Alyssa sighed deeply.