Slime simulator

All the anomalies disappeared.

Su Ke looked at Dani across from him, then at the panel with a somewhat blank expression.

The moment the giant sword pierced his body, Su Ke gained some understanding in his heart and an additional force within his body.

On his panel, in the Divinity section, a new entry appeared prominently.

"Divinity: Frost God (31%), Fire God (30%), Ocean God (20%), Death God (11%), Judgment God (8%), Valkyrie (5%)"

“Valkyrie…”

Su Ke murmured as he looked at the entry.

At that moment, Su Ke knew the identity of the presence within Dani's body.

Valkyrie!!!

So that's it…

Su Ke looked at Dani.

This little girl is someone chosen by a god?!

Su Ke looked at the ruins beside him.

The entire courtyard had become riddled with holes.

The few remaining standing structures had also turned into beehives, with light shining through the holes.

Dani looked apologetically at the ruins she had caused. "Lord Kern, I… I will repair it immediately…"

Su Ke shook his head. "No need to repair it."

"It's quite a distance from here to the royal city, and it's inconvenient to go to the royal city.

Come back to the royal city with me. From now on, you will live in the royal palace."

Dani's eyes widened.

Live in the royal palace?!

The royal palace was a place only the royal family was qualified to live in.

Lord Kern wanted her to live in the royal palace…

Lord Kern was single, and besides himself, only the servants lived in the royal palace.

Now, Lord Kern wanted her to go to the royal palace…

This… this… meant…

Dani's pretty face immediately turned red.

Su Ke didn't notice Dani's strangeness. Seeing that she wasn't speaking, he assumed she was unwilling, having developed feelings for living here, so he said, "Dani, if you like the furnishings here, I can set aside an area in the royal palace and replicate this place exactly."

Now, Su Ke had no doubt that Dani's combat power was no less than his own before deploying his domain.

How could Su Ke allow such a top-tier combatant to be confined to this small courtyard? Of course, he would bring her to the royal city to play a major role.

As long as there's a request, it will be fully satisfied!!!

Dani quickly shook her head.

She knew that Su Ke had misunderstood, and quickly said, "No, Lord Kern."

"It's just… the royal palace… is a place only members of the royal family are qualified to live in."

"I am just a…"

Su Ke reached out and grabbed Dani's wrist, heading outside.

"I am the king of this Kern Duchy. My words are iron decrees."

"From now on, you are a member of the Kern Duchy's royal family!"

Feeling the cold touch from her wrist, Dani's delicate body trembled.

Lord Kern's body was still so cold…

Then, she realized what Su Ke had said.

Royal family?!

Dani's eyes widened, looking at Su Ke's back in disbelief.

Su Ke led Dani out of the courtyard.

Vivian didn't know where to look when she saw Su Ke coming out holding Dani's hand.

Then, she saw that large areas of Su Ke's clothes had been ravaged by sword intent and were tattered.

And Teacher Dani's hair was very messy.

This…

Vivian's mind had already conjured up a grand emotional drama.

Was this the tragic love story between a demon beast and a human?

Releasing Dani, Su Ke's gaze turned to the city lord who had approached.

"Repair this place and protect it. Do not allow it to be sold."

This was just a small city, and the city lord didn't even have the qualifications to attend the morning meetings in the royal city. Being able to see Su Ke was already a stroke of good fortune, so how could he dare say no? He hurriedly agreed.

Su Ke nodded. Taking advantage of the fact that not too many people had gathered, he flew towards the royal city with Dani and Vivian.

……

More than ten minutes later.

Royal City.

Su Ke settled Dani down in the royal palace.

At the same time, he found a good place on the edge of the royal city and had his subordinates build a royal sword practice field specifically for Dani and Vivian to use.

Vivian was arranged to stay in the royal city, but not in the royal palace.

The royal city and the royal palace differed by only one word, but they represented completely different statuses.

……

The next day.

Su Ke convened the morning meeting.

Looking at the ministers lined up on both sides below, Su Ke first announced the news that Dani was a member of the royal family, and at the same time, he conferred Dani as the duchy's first duchess.

A duke was the highest ranking noble in a country.

They wielded great power and possessed an extremely noble status.

All members of a kingdom's royal family would have different levels of nobility, but dukes would only begin to exist at the duchy level, and they were the highest rank.

A duchy could grant a maximum of a few; there could not be too many dukes.

Below, the many human ministers instantly erupted into an uproar.

They tried to refute something.

However, no matter how much they wanted to refute it in their hearts, they couldn't come up with a valid reason.

They wanted to say that only Su Ke's descendants could be members of the royal family.

However, Su Ke was a demon beast, and even if he had descendants, these ministers couldn't guarantee whether his descendants would be intelligent, would not kill indiscriminately, or would not eat humans.

For a demon beast to be king was already an unprecedented event.

If they were to choose the next king to be either a demon beast or a human, most human ministers would still choose a human.

This was human nature…

In this way, allowing a human to become a member of the royal family meant that there would be humans in the royal family.

This was a good start, and in the future, more humans would become members of the royal family.

In this way, there would be human participation in the competition for the throne, which meant that the duchy might once again have a human in power in the future.

After careful consideration, most human officials defaulted to Dani becoming a member of the royal family, but regarding the granting of the title, some ministers raised objections.

"Your Majesty, Dani has always kept a low profile…

You can grant her the status of a member of the royal family, but regarding the title, some merit is still needed to convince everyone…"

Su Ke looked at the minister who spoke.

Wells, Deputy Pavilion Elder of the Bureau of Personnel.

Seemingly holding a high position of power, but because of the special nature of the Bureau of Personnel, his position was an idle one. The things he was responsible for every day were passing on Emilia's instructions regarding the appointment of officials and some assessments.

His words were not without reason.

The granting of a dukedom, generally speaking, would not be so hasty. It would go through many procedures, and a grand dukedom granting ceremony would also be held.

But Su Ke couldn't wait any longer.

Time was pressing. The Eye of the Demon Beast was about to open, and he needed to rush to the place as soon as possible to gather some intelligence.

Otherwise, if he missed the opening of the Eye of the Demon Beast, he would have to wait several months.

The pressure of the 60% tribute tax was still weighing on him.

He was now racing against time.

After he left, the duchy didn't need to develop well, but at least it couldn't be in chaos.

This required leaving behind sufficiently strong means as much as possible before leaving.

The current Dani was one of Su Ke's means…