Zidra City, the Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty! Marquis Rennes has already left."
"It seems that his mood is not very good."
A figure shrouded in darkness reported the situation to Emperor Kukarn with a hoarse voice.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kukarn lightly tapped the table, his expression devoid of joy or sorrow, no emotional fluctuations could be discerned.
He had already anticipated this outcome, by making Rennes the scapegoat, he naturally knew that it would provoke Rennes' dissatisfaction, but he still did it, because it was the best solution.
If a weighty scapegoat was not presented, the failure of this war would severely undermine the dignity of the imperial family. Thus affecting their rule over the empire.
Moreover, Rennes' development was progressing too quickly.
In this war, Rennes, who had only recently been promoted to a half god, killed a 22nd rank orc half god and severely injured three half gods.
So if he wasn't made the scapegoat, Rennes' reputation would undoubtedly skyrocket.
Coupled with his astonishing rate of progress in strength. Given enough time, who would have the final say in this Empire?
In his view, making Rennes bear the blame for the failure of the war, was a win-win situation.
It not only avoided damage to the dignity of the imperial family, but also suppressed Rennes' development momentum. Preventing Rennes from influencing his rule over the Kukarn Empire in the future.
However Emperor Kukarn's precise calculations and thoughts were unknown to others.
At this moment, Rennes had already set foot on the journey back home.
Three days later.
Rennes returned to the Habsburg Manor.
"My dear, are you okay?"
Seeing their husband return, Janice and the others came out to greet him.
Their eyes were filled with excitement and joy, Rennes had been conscripted to the battlefield.
For the past half year, they had been extremely worried.
After all, this war was truly terrifying.
Just the half-god powerhouses alone, it was said that more than five had fallen. If Rennes had also perished on the battlefield, then...
"I'm fine."
"Don't you know my strength?"
"As long as I don't want to die, no one can make me."
Feeling the genuine concern from his wives, Rennes also felt warm in his heart. The frustration he had felt due to Emperor Kukarn's manipulations was instantly swept away.
After freshening up, and changing into new clothes.
After a long half year, Rennes finally sat down with his wives to have lunch together.
The atmosphere at the dining table was very warm, it's been such a long time since they last saw each other.
Janice and the others also missed Rennes very much, they competed to serve Rennes food at the table, if it weren't for Rennes' big appetite, his stomach would have burst.
After lunch, Rennes took a walk in the garden with his wives.
After some affectionate moments, Janice and the others couldn't help but ask Rennes about his battlefield experiences during this time, if he encountered any danger.
But Rennes didn't want his wives to worry. When telling the story, he downplayed all the dangerous experiences.
As he spoke, Rennes, who was engaged in a heart-to-heart conversation, couldn't help but complain to his wives about Emperor Kukarn's sneaky move of making him take the blame of his failure.
Upon hearing this, Janice and the others immediately got angry.
They all cursed Emperor Kukarn and felt that their husband was being treated unfairly.
Getting angry harms one's health, and more than ten of Rennes' wives were still pregnant.
They didn't want their unborn babies to be affected by these unpleasant things.
Rennes quickly comforted his wives' emotions.
After more than ten minutes, his wives' emotions finally calmed down.
Then, Rennes immediately took his wives to soak in the hot springs.
Not even two minutes passed, the sound of 'combat' echoed in the air above the hot springs.
The next day.
After breakfast.
Rennes was about to go to his study to handle estate affairs.
However, halfway there.
Rennes seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped.
"I almost forgot about that elven half goddess."
Rennes muttered to himself. After capturing the elven half goddess, he threw her into the internal space of the Star whale, and because he was busy dealing with the war afterwards, he forgot about her.
If he hadn't returned home now and had some free time, he wouldn't have remembered her.
"It's about time to deal with this reckless elven."
Thinking like this, Rennes summoned the Star Whale and walked into its spatial interior to bring out the elven half goddess.
Because Rennes had put her to sleep with the divine chant before, he also sealed her powers with a magical item. Therefore, even after few months had passed, this elven woman, remained in a coma.
She hadn't eaten for half a year, so if it weren't for the insanely powerful divine body of a half god, this forgotten elven woman, would have long starved to death.
He carried the elven woman into the study room and casted another imprisoning spell.
After confirming that the elven woman had no possibility of resistance, Rennes finally lifted the power of the divine chant and awakened her.
She slowly opened her eyes, Senna's gaze was somewhat confused.
As her mind started remembering what had happened, she soon understood her situation.
It was quite obvious, she had been captured by this human in front of her.
"What do you want in order to release me?"
Before Rennes could speak, Senna, who had calmed down, asked directly.
Since this human in front of her hadn't killed her, he must have some ulterior motive.
"It's simple!"
"Become my wife, give birth to a hundred children for me, and I'll let you go." (Damn, still with these conditions…)
Seeing Senna's directness, Rennes wasted no time and immediately answered with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Senna was instantly stunned.
She never expected Rennes to propose such a shameless condition.
"Don't even think about it!"
"I will never marry you, shameless human, let alone bear your children!"
Regaining her senses, Senna spoke with a face full of anger and embarrassment. This human clearly just wanted to treat her as a plaything.
"Miss Elf, it seems you haven't realized your situation yet."
"I'm not asking for your opinion."
Rennes pinched Senna's smooth and tender chin and spoke lightly.
Immediately, he lowered his head and kissed her.
"Mmmm!!"
Feeling the sensation on her lips, Senna couldn't help but widen her eyes.
Her pure emerald eyes were filled with disbelief, this was her first kiss that she had preserved for hundreds of years!
And it was taken away just like that by this shameless human?!
Two seconds later, sensing something intruding,
Senna instantly snapped out of her daze, and without hesitation, she bit down hard, wanting to bite that thing off.
However, Rennes had already anticipated Senna's actions, he directly reached out his right hand and pinched Senna's cheeks, preventing her from biting.
After enjoying her lips for a few minutes, Rennes finally let go of Senna.
At this moment, Senna's pretty face was already red.
"You despicable human, I will definitely kill you."
Recovering from her daze, Senna's gaze towards Rennes was filled with fury.
It seemed like she wanted to completely crush Rennes.
Seeing that Senna was still so "unyielding". Without any nonsense, Rennes lowered his head again and applied his "punishment" to her.
This time it lasted even longer, he savored her lips for more than ten minutes.
After this session ended, Senna was noticeably more "obedient".
She only stared at Rennes with resentful eyes, without saying any more words of wanting to beat or kill Rennes.
After Rennes' "education", she understood that doing so would not benefit her in the slightest.
Instead, it would only 'anger' Rennes even more and make her suffer even more.
"I am the Grand Princess of the Elven Empire, the next Elven Empress!"
"As long as you are willing to let me go, I can give you a semi-divine artifact as a reward."
Forcing herself to calm down, Senna spoke again.
In her words, not only did she reveal her identity to intimidate Rennes, she also offered extremely generous conditions to entice Rennes.
"Elven Grand Princess?!"
Upon hearing this, Rennes was also surprised.
Although he had already guessed that this female elf's identity was not simple, but he didn't expect it to be this extraordinary.
However, after the shock subsided, he became even more interested in this beautiful and charming female elf.
Elven royal bloodline, noble lineage, and she was also a half god Grade powerhouse with a strength of the 25th rank.
If he could have a child with her, they would definitely be able to give birth to a diamond-level offspring.
As for Senna's coercion and temptation, Rennes completely ignored it.
After all, it was just a mere semi-divine artifact.
How could it compare to the fragrance and taste of this elven princess?
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