All of the guards in Helen's merchant caravan, except for the temporarily joined male guard, unanimously agreed to go to the Central Continent to develop.
When given the opportunity to leave the Bekalite Continent, people from the Bekalite Continent are generally very happy to leave and start a new life elsewhere.
Bonchiani was also very happy; she was the first to agree to go when she learned she could go to Sharia with us.
While eating dragon meat barbecue in Rapan City, Helen's four sister guards all came over to drink with me.
As they said, "Please take care of us in the future, Lord Dorin!"
What they said made me a bit awkward. I hadn't yet adjusted my mindset to interact with people from a position of authority.
This mindset still needs to change gradually.
After clinking glasses with the four sisters, three of them left to drink with others.
Only Bonchiani remained.
"Dorin, my period came last week. It seems I don't have such good luck with pregnancy."
"It's okay, it's normal not to get pregnant on the first try. This kind of thing relies on frequency and luck."
"Oh, Dorin, you have other women? I thought you only had that one long-eared woman!"
"Uh, she's special. She has a curse; if she doesn't have relations with a man for a while, she'll feel uncomfortable all over. So, my relationship with her is more like mutual assistance: I help her alleviate the curse, and she helps me alleviate my male needs. Two birds with one stone."
"Isn't that a waste? If a man and a woman have relations not for pregnancy, isn't it all for nothing?"
"I don't even know how to answer that question. Pregnancy might be just one outcome for most people. Most people actually really enjoy the process before achieving the outcome. Don't you enjoy it?"
After hearing what I said, this woman, who could forcefully climb into my bed, actually seemed a bit shy.
"Last time was my first time, I was a bit nervous. I didn't feel the pleasure during the process."
...First time? But there was no bleeding last time! Could it be from riding a bicycle? Speaking of which, she beat me in just a few moves on her first time. Is Anya a genius?
I leaned close to Anya and said to her.
"Last time you ambushed me, I wasn't at my full strength. Tonight, I'll show you the physique of a Sword King."
Then, I put my arm around Anya and went upstairs to show her what pleasure in the process truly meant.
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Soon after, a woman's scream came from upstairs.
"Whoa! Dorin, why is your whole body bursting with Battle Aura? What is this rising red mist?"
"Don't worry about it! [Time Flow] 20x multiplier, activate! Tonight, I'll make sure you never dare to say you can't feel anything again. Tonight, we battle for three hundred rounds; only one of us will be left standing!"
The actual result was surprising; Anya was only formidable during her initial 'three-axe' burst. As long as I consciously resisted her first three waves of attack, she was quickly and easily defeated by me.
After the battle with Anya ended, my door was pushed open again. Elinalise entered my room and raised an eyebrow upon seeing the exhausted Anya.
"Oh, it looks like a tragic battle has already taken place here. Does the Sword King have any strength left?"
"Hmph. A man will never say he can't go on."
Elinalise, I'm going to let you witness my strongest ultimate technique.
The next day!
Rudy, waking up early for breakfast, saw Elinalise ordering her meal. He asked in confusion:
"Where is Big Brother Dorin? Isn't he coming down for breakfast?"
"Oh, your Big Brother Dorin fought too fiercely yesterday. The backlash is quite severe now, and his muscles have no strength left."
"Is it that serious? Should I go help him by casting a Healing Magic spell?"
Elinalise almost couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
"It's fine. Your Big Brother Dorin already cast a Saint-tier Healing Spell on himself yesterday. However, the effect didn't seem very good. He's not exactly injured; it's more like extreme muscle overexertion! He'll be fine after resting for two days."
"Alright then. It just so happens that my mother hasn't woken up yet these past two days, but her complexion is getting better and better. It's no problem to rest for two days before setting off."
Afterward, Elinalise carried the breakfast back to my room.
Anya had already returned to the merchant caravan. Through my personal testing yesterday, I learned the limits of my body.
Theoretically, a 20x [Time Flow] can only be sustained for about 30 minutes.
At most, I can cast the 20x [Time Flow] twice in a row.
After two consecutive casts, the muscles feel like the lactic acid buildup after a first long-distance run—the whole body aches. I can only lie in bed, unable to move.
If the effect is just lactic acid buildup, perhaps I can try the 20x multiplier more often in the future. Once the body adapts to such pressure after multiple casts, I can raise my upper limit.
But that's all a matter for future consideration.
After a day and night of rest, my muscles gradually recovered.
In these two days, besides me, Zenith also woke up. As expected, she was still in a dazed, mindless state, unable to communicate with anyone.
Rudy also asked me to cast a Saint-tier Healing Spell. I tried, but there was no progress.
Her state is less like being injured and more like a curse, just like a Blessed Child.
After everyone tried every possible method, we still couldn't resolve Zenith's condition.
Fortunately, Paul was there. She occasionally had some reaction to the things Paul said to her. For example, when Paul was peeking at Miss Vera's bikini armor...
We suddenly discovered that Zenith stepped forward and slapped Paul on the head.
This gave us all a fright, thinking Zenith had recovered.
But in reality, she only recovered for that one moment. Keith egged Paul on to try taking another peek, but Paul refused.
As long as there's a reaction, it's fine. There shouldn't be any major issues. At Rudy's suggestion, Paul also decided to go with us to the Three Great Magic Nations in Sharia.
To see if we could find a solution for Zenith's situation.
Then, our group packed our luggage and set off to return to Sharia.
Compared to the 4-person team when we came, the team on the way back was quite spectacular.
The number of people went from 4 to 19, and the three horses became 20 camels and 4 carriages.
The bustling caravan made the monsters in the desert flee at the mere sight of us.
Only after becoming a merchant do you realize the importance of your goods.
When we came, I thought Helen placed too much importance on her camels.
But currently, the camels are laden with my goods—at least 5 million nessa worth of magic crystals and magic stones.
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