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Chapter 156 - The Misunderstanding Thickens

Kenji glanced in the direction Harald was pointing and saw a stylishly dressed Giant girl in the distance.

She wore a midriff-baring top, breezy hot pants, and a vertical tattoo connecting her upper and lower body.

Even beyond Elbaph, her style was considered avant-garde worldwide.

Looking at her peers around her, all dressed in standard swordsman battle suits, she naturally stood out.

"She is Lippuli, this year... hmm, almost fifty years old." Harald introduced simply.

Seeing no reaction from Kenji, he raised his hand and pointed to another figure.

It was still a Giant girl, who didn't look very old, but her figure already showed graceful curves, and her battle suit couldn't hide her shapely figure.

"And what about Gerd? She... is a bit younger."

Actually, Kenji knew Gerd's current age without Harald's introduction.

After all, he had heard Loki grumble about a 43-year-old little girl ten days ago.

That statement was clearly an exaggeration. In human years, she was probably less than fifteen.

"This old man, is he planning to use young girls...?" When Kenji realized this, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

A king of the 'World's Strongest Kingdom' personally helping someone choose a partner... emmm, this behavior was somewhat hard to comment on.

However, thinking about the things Harald had done, Kenji didn't find it strange.

"If I hadn't blocked the God's Knights this time, Harald would probably have compromised and cooperated with those God's Knights. Many years later, Elbaph would become a source of military power for Mary Geoise..."

As Kenji pondered, a scene from many years later appeared before his eyes. The God's Knights teleporting to Elbaph, taking away Giant children, and incidentally blaming Harald.

In reality, it wasn't particularly strange for Harald to compromise with the God's Knights, or rather, with the Celestial Dragons.

Ultimately, the world's fundamental law had never changed: the strong prey on the weak!

When an irresistible enemy arrives at your doorstep, it's either compromise and submission, or extinction.

"To preserve Elbaph's continued existence, Harald has certainly tried everything..." After understanding these matters, Kenji felt little emotional fluctuation.

However, Kenji had no intention of dealing with the crisis facing Elbaph.

After all, he wasn't the King of Elbaph. Why bother with so much when there was no personal interest involved?

At this moment, Harald continued to point out and introduce the Giant girls undergoing training in the distance.

"...Hmm, if you're not interested in any of them, then..." Harald seemed to sense the indifference in Kenji's eyes, but still wanted to try one last time.

But at this moment, Kenji turned around, raised his hand to interrupt, and said with a half-smile, "Alright, just say what you want to say directly!"

Kenji disliked such 'under-the-table' transactions, he preferred clear pricing.

Of course, he would definitely not agree to Harald's price.

"Hahaha! It seems you're just as I expected!" Harald nodded happily, feeling that Kenji was indeed a Giant, with a straightforward temper.

He simply stopped beating around the bush and laid out his cards. "Actually, I'm doing this because I want you to become a true insider of our Elbaph!"

Kenji smiled at that, his tone flat. "I have already established a cooperative relationship with you on behalf of the Marine."

"In the future, if you encounter any difficulties, just find the Marine!"

"Oh, and remember to look for Fleet Admiral Kong! He is the supreme commander of our Marine!"

Hearing this, Harald paused slightly, then opened his mouth but couldn't speak.

Since the other party had given the highest commitment, 'find the Marine if you have difficulties,' he couldn't say much more.

Just as Harald was organizing his thoughts, Kenji's expression suddenly froze, and lines of text appeared in his vision without warning.

[You are warmly entertained in Elbaph by King Harald, who even wants to select excellent Giant girls for you to marry!]

[You sense that King Harald seems to want to personally tie you to Elbaph!]

[After comprehensive consideration, you decide to act!]

"Act? The damn system is making decisions for me again?" Kenji finished reading the content and sneered inwardly.

"A mere bit of profit can't make me a bodyguard for Elbaph... Do you really think I'd be blinded by lust?"

He had already prepared to give up on this system mission.

And as his gaze shifted down, the content of this system mission was also revealed.

[Mission (Main): Act to demonstrate your strength, and thereby subdue the combat-worshipping Elbaph Giants or King Harald!]

[Reward: Upgrade a random owned trait 3 times! (Basic Reward)]

"Hmm? Subdue Elbaph...?"

Kenji first scanned the mission content, somewhat surprised, then read it carefully again, confirming it completely.

"Or subdue King Harald... That feels even harder?"

The Elbaph Giants are inherently warlike, and Kenji felt that such people would be difficult to subdue merely by displaying military might.

After all, the hot-tempered Giants, with their long history, were unlikely to be intimidated and subdued by force, especially since Kenji was an outsider to Elbaph.

"However, the reward for this mission is so small... Does the system judge this mission's difficulty to not be very high?"

Kenji wondered after seeing the mission reward.

Had he thought wrong?

He considered for a moment, then shook his head. "Never mind, I'll just give it a try."

If it succeeds, great. If not, no loss.

With this mindset, Kenji turned back without any burden, looking again at the training ground in the distance.

"If I'm going to demonstrate strength... well, now is a very good opportunity."

Thinking this, Kenji didn't turn his head. He raised his hand, pointed to the training ground in the distance, and said to Harald, "Can I go and watch there?"

Harald looked up in the direction Kenji was pointing and said, surprised, "Are you planning to join them? Of course, no problem."

As he spoke, Harald was also secretly pleased. "He truly is one of us Giants. He can't help but go over when he sees young Giant boys and girls... It seems his sense of belonging to his own race is quite strong!"

As a king, Harald had extensive experience and was very familiar with the expression Kenji was showing at the moment—it was clearly that of someone who had seen peers and couldn't resist running over to play together.

Of course, it also had to be of the same race.

Imagine, would ordinary humans want to play with Giants? Perhaps some, but that level of desire wouldn't be so irresistible.

Kenji's initiative request to join the Giant boys and girls clearly meant he considered himself a Giant.

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