Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In-Chapter 953 - 470: Hiss! So astringent yet unable to be astringent, the deity doesn’t want to get up, the true time rewinding (4k)
Of course, that was just wishful thinking.
If she were to go back like this, she might never have the chance to escape again. Her grandfather and brother would lock her directly in her room for confinement.
Florecia quickly made a decision and looked up, "Mu Yu, change of plan. We won’t be resupplying in those big cities anymore. We’ll only visit the small towns and villages."
The maid replied, "Alright, Miss."
Florecia looked down to comfort Luo Xi in her arms, "Sorry, Little Luoxi, I can’t take you to Heaven Silver City for a good meal. Once we buy enough ingredients, Mommy will make you a nice dish herself."
Mu Yu rolled her eyes and said, "Miss Ressia, are you trying to poison Luoxi? Don’t forget the last time you cooked personally, you ended up with a stomachache for two days, and I got scolded by the Duke because of it. Please spare us."
"That was just a mistake!"
Florecia clenched her fist, her cute face blushing as she said, "Next time, I will definitely make a proper dish. I’m a mother now, after all. Mastering cooking skills is essential for a mother!"
Mu Yu said helplessly, "Miss, can you stop calling yourself ’Mommy’? You’re only eighteen, and Little Luoxi is already six or seven. If he really were your child, wouldn’t that mean you had him at the age of twelve?"
Florecia fell into thought.
That seemed to make some sense.
"Mommy Ressia." Luo Xi softly called out to her.
When Florecia heard Luo Xi call her ’Mommy,’ she immediately beamed with joy.
"Here, Mommy is right here. Are you hungry, Little Luoxi? See, Mu Yu, if Little Luoxi is willing to call me that, then I’m happy to listen."
"If you’re happy, that’s all that matters." The maid, with a full head of metaphorically dark lines, started to drive the land dragon forward.
"Not hungry," Luo Xi shook his head.
After a while, he asked, "May I ask, Mommy Ressia, do you have a bad relationship with your family members?"
"The relationship? Hah."
Florecia let out a scornful laugh, her eyes becoming distant as she thought of those people at home. She said, "Of course it’s bad. Who would like a family that forces you to marry a fat old man? They’ve treated me as a tool for exchanging benefits ever since I was born. Perhaps they’ve been thinking about how to use me for the greatest profit since that year?"
"That can’t be true..." Luo Xi was a bit confused.
Isn’t it said that grandparents are more affectionate towards their grandchildren? Shouldn’t the grandparent generation be the most indulgent towards their granddaughters?
Florecia spoke in a low voice, "You’re still young, you might not understand these dirty matters of our great family. Apart from my direct lineage—my grandfather and brother—I have a bunch of distant relatives, all of whom want me to marry into some well-known noble families, to secure more benefits and alliances for the Moro Family, to aid in the upcoming election of the Lord of the Golden Kingdom."
Luo Xi was startled, "Election of the Lord of the Country?"
What kind of rule was this?
In the Pan Continent, except for the Shining Country, which was ruled by the church, the other countries were mostly governed by a system where politics and religion were united. For example, while the Elves worshipped the Emerald Mother Tree, they also recognized the royalty of the Elf bloodline as the legitimate rulers. The royal Elf lineage held the Emerald Mother Tree in high reverence, which meant the position of the World Tree’s Agent was perpetually passed down within the royal family and didn’t leak outside.
Florecia explained, "The position of the Lord of the Golden Kingdom isn’t fixed forever. The Eternal World Tree—Gold—will select talented individuals as ’Lord of the Country candidates’ within the area of its root network. The most recent record shows a total of thirteen candidates. My brother... he is one of those thirteen, a candidate. Should a candidate successfully assume the position, they can rule for a hundred years. The centennial renewal is not far off, and the competition among the candidates is not just about power, but also the struggle for financial and material resources. So, they thought of trading me... "
Mu Yu, the maid, said angrily, "Because of this, they’re willing to sacrifice Miss Ressia? I don’t accept this at all! Both the Duke and Miss’s brother must have shit for brains!"
The maid completely forgot that the two she was cursing were also her masters.
"That Fat Earl is said to have reached the peak of Tier Five."
Florecia scoffed, "So that’s why they want me to marry him, to secure his support for my brother?"
"I see."
Luo Xi understood.
In other words, the position of the Agent of the World Tree, which should have been the most supreme in the Golden Kingdom, was not permanent. This led to all the ’Lord of the Country candidates’ trying their best to form factions and alliances.
If the person you support becomes the Lord of the Country, it would be a case of one man gaining power and all his associates rising with him.
"Ah, how troublesome."
Luo Xi could only imagine how complicated internal affairs would be in such a country, and the thought alone made his scalp tingle.
"Indeed, troublesome."
Florecia spoke bitterly, "The most troublesome part is, I’ve become just an ’item’ for them to weigh and exchange benefits. As a daughter of the Duke’s family, I’m not even allowed to have my own thoughts. Everyday life is so oppressive. In fact, I’ve long wanted to leave home. Your appearance, Little Luoxi, has completely solidified my resolve."
Luo Xi nodded silently.
Just as he had thought.
Even without him, Florecia would definitely have left that family.
After that, it would be her storyline in the alpha timeline.
