Cheat Awakening

Let's take the story a few minutes ago. While Aniue was heading towards Jenny's room, Garnet was explaining the origin of the communication device to everyone.

"This is a recent invention created by Lewis and his clan," Garnet began, chuckling as she watched Myne, Sylphy, and Ayri play with the Arcane Link, their eyes sparkling with excitement. "It's called an Arcane Link. It can store the mana signatures of individuals you wish to stay connected with, allowing communication anytime and anywhere.

However, the maximum number of people you can talk to is only ten, and currently, the range is extremely limited. It only covers the capital city and becomes unusable outside of it."

"Additionally, it's incredibly expensive. Only nobles and a few wealthy merchants can afford it. There are also many other shortcomings that need to be fixed. This is why it's currently only being used by a few beta users to identify any major problems or potential improvements."

"This is truly an amazing magical gadget! I'd like to buy a few myself. What's the current price of this thing?" Myne asked casually, contemplating how he could use this gadget to stay in touch with Garnet, arrange dates, and do even more without letting anyone know.

With the combination of the Arcane Link and his Teleportation skill, carrying his special relationship with Garnet directly at peak will be as easy as Myne stealing money; not a problem at all.

"Well, if you don't mind emptying your pockets a bit, you can purchase them from Lewis for a mere 1,000 platinum coins..."

"WHAT!!! ×3"

"How can this little thing be so expensive? This is literally broad daylight robbery!" Sylphy exclaimed, unable to believe her ears, mirroring the expressions of Myne and Ayri. Myne, who had been casually holding the Arcane Link, nearly dropped it in shock.

He hurriedly placed it back in Garnet's hand, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief; that little "hot potato" is not easy to carry, even a slight mistake could burn a big hole in your pocket, although Myne was a very rich guy, he couldn't casually waste money so frivolously.

"Now, my determination to get to pull this damn rich mother-in-law in my boat becomes even more profound. Such a dazzling sugar mommy's golden thigh shouldn't escape from my grasp no matter what; otherwise, it would be the eternal regret of my life," As Myne thought this, his eyes glinted with a predatory gleam as he looked at Garnet, even started imagining a golden aura around her.

"Hahaha, right now, you're only seeing its surface features and limited use because in reality you hardly have much use for it. For someone like Myne, who can teleport anywhere at will, its advantages are substantial, but not everyone is as lucky as you are. This gadget is particularly invaluable for a certain individual who needs to manage an entire kingdom."

"Every day, King Faren receives hundreds of letters, ranging from minor matters to critical issues. He has to read every single one to avoid missing crucial information, and occasionally some latter get lost on the way. Additionally, many spies and or people working undercover once in a while send reports disguised to maintain secrecy which is very risky work.

As you can imagine, that's why this device comes at such a high price. And trust me, it's highly unlikely to ever reach the open market."

"Faren would never let such a valuable tool fall into the hands of his enemies; it would be disastrous.

For this reason, he directly granted Lewis access to the treasury and requested to add a few security features to this gadget so only authorized users could operate it, and if someone dared to mess with it, it would self-destruct, destroying it completely, preventing any possibility of replication."

No one present in the room was a fool, and they understood the value of the Arcane Link instantly after listening to Garnet's explanation. Myne, although bleeding from the heart, still gritted his teeth and asked Garnet to purchase one from Lewis on his behalf while handing her a bag containing 1,000 platinum coins.

[ Money: Platinum Coins ( 29,300 ), Gold Coins ( 5100 ), Low-grade Mana Stones ( 2 ), Low-grade Soul Stone ( 1 ) ]

"Damn, too poor," Myne thought with a frown, glancing briefly at his Inventory. "Maybe it's time to return to my previous profession. I wonder if Fenrir would help me hunt down a few powerful monsters."

"Brother Myne, you're so rich!" Ayri's eyes sparkled as she saw Myne casually take out 1,000 platinum coins for a small item he didn't necessarily need.

"Believe me, sweety, I'm not as rich as you might think," Myne replied with a smile while messing with Ayri's silky hair. "I have a large project in the works that will soon go to empty me out. If I don't start earning more money, it'll be put on hold again."

Saying that Myne looked at Garnet and continued with a serious tone... "Mother-in-law, could you please ask Father-in-law to resume construction work on my clan's building? It's been quite some time since it was abandoned, and it would be best not to delay this matter any longer. Additionally, I'd like to request an expense report for the previous work.

I dislike being indebted to anyone, except for family members, of course. I'll visit you tomorrow, and we can settle the bill."

Although Garnet detected a hint of hostility towards Faren in Myne's voice, she chose not to comment on it and only nodded her head, indicating that she had no problem with that. When Faren previously instructed to halt Myne's clan-building project, she had warned him not to create a barrier between himself and Myne's family just because of a few coins.

It was not more precious than his own daughter, but he didn't listen, saying that Myne was already dead and Sylphy alone was not qualified to run a clan. Sooner or later, he would find another suitable husband for her, and she understood his efforts when she grew older. Now here is the result.

"But why not speak to Faren directly instead of asking me? Are you angry with him?" Garnet casually asked while looking at Myne without blinking, trying to read his expression. But alas, his control over his emotions strengthened a lot after receiving special training at Alban's home.

"Well, to a certain extent," Myne conceded, "As a father and father-in-law, he certainly a failure, but we can't expect too much from a king. However, we can't expect too much from a king. As a responsible leader, he's obligated to consider the needs of everyone, not just favour specific individuals.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

I don't fault him for halting the construction of my clan's building to save money after losing hope of my return. In fact, that's why I initially refused his offer to help with its construction. I just didn't want to have too much contact with a king whose focus lies primarily on his kingdom, and the last incident gave me the perfect opportunity to get away from him."

"Initially, I intended to play a prank with you three, pretending to be a ghost and scare the hell out of them to reveal that I am alive. But during this time, upon reflection, I've realized how foolish that will be. Since all four of those guys with big heads think that I am dead, why don't we let them misunderstand for a while longer?

This way, I wouldn't have to worry about Lewis constantly requesting monster corpses, nor would Father-in-law come knocking for help every time there's big trouble, that too for free in the name of the 'greater good."

As long as you, Mother-in-law, are willing to become my almighty shield and block their prying eyes during ons, they'll never know who's backing Sylphy and investing heavily in her, no matter how hard they try. Wouldn't it be more interesting to watch them struggle in this way? Myne, like a devil, whispered his mischievous plan into the three ladies' ears with a crazy smile on his lips.

All three ladies looked at each other and finally shook their heads helplessly. They all felt like they were surrounded by a bunch of children who liked to play pranks with each other.

"Fine, but what benefit will I get to become my dear son-in-law's almighty shield? Surely you don't expect me to work for free, right?" Garnet asked with a seductive, playful smirk on her face, licking her red, juicy lips and folding her slender arms under her colossal boobies.

Seeing such a beautiful sight, Myne's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He stared at Garnet dazedly, and in his mind, various senses, like two of them suddenly embraced each other and started kissing passionately, their clothes left their bodies, and soon without them realizing they already lying on the big bed...

Just as Myne's little brother became hard as a rock, suddenly, he felt like he was being starred by a dangerous beast from behind, which sent a chill running down his spine, snapping him out of his perverted dreamland. He quickly put his hand on his crotch, and coughed lightly, reassuring Sylphy everything was alright to avoid her potential wrath.

"This is indeed a serious matter. We'll discuss the specifics later, but rest assured, you'll be very satisfied with your compensation..."

Knock, knock, knock!

Myne, who was trying to flirt with Garnet, and Sylphy, whose hand was about to touch Myne's waist, were interrupted by the urgent knocking on the door.

Garnet, with a frown on her beautiful face, snapped, and then a certain family portrait on the wall suddenly rotated, revealing a mirror displaying a flustered and hurried Aniue standing outside the door.

"Well, just as I expected, it seems this Jenny is indeed not a simple character; she probably has run away... Alright everyone, remember the plan. Don't mention anything about me; just act like I don't exist here at all," Myne said hurriedly. He first gave Sylphy a quick apologetic kiss on her forehead, and waved his hand, before becoming invisible and vanishing from sight.