dognovel Chapter 926 I Want to Become Stronger!
Chapter 926 I Want to Become Stronger!
Lin Qiye accepted the recovered gladiator coins and iron plaque.
There are 6,700 gladiator coins left. We haven't even played a single match, and we've already saved some money.
He put the metal plate away and turned to leave.
She followed, her steps very light.
Back in the private room, Lin Qiye opened the door and let her in.
She stood in the room and quietly scanned it. Stone bed, wooden table, oil lamp, crystal on the wall. The place, which could be walked through in four steps, was ridiculously small compared to the palace she had once lived in.
But she didn't show any expression.
Lin Qiye closed the door.
There were only the two of them left in the room.
She looked up and spoke.
"Thank you for buying me."
The voice wasn't loud, but the words were enunciated very clearly.
"I know I'm yours now. I'll do everything I can to help you improve; that's the only way I can repay you now."
She didn't look away when she said this.
Lin Qiye glanced at her but didn't say anything.
She lowered her eyes, her posture submissive, but a different set of thoughts were swirling in her mind.
She was once the most powerful queen in the Asgardian universe, ruling over countless beings. When she embarked on her path to ascension, she believed that an even greater stage lay ahead.
As a result, after a thousand years of consecutive defeats, they were placed under a control ring and left there like an object waiting to be bought.
The man who bought her didn't seem particularly fierce, but someone who could become a high-ranking butler was no ordinary person.
She wouldn't provoke him at this time. First, she needed to survive, recover, figure out his temperament, and then gradually raise her demands after spending more time with him.
She is, after all, a queen of the universe. If she can win over this man, it might actually be a path for her to return to her former glory.
These thoughts swirled in her mind, but her expression remained impassive.
Lin Qiye looked at her.
You said you'd make me stronger?
Luo Sheng raised her head and met his gaze.
"Yes. From today onwards, you are my master. I will do anything to help you."
This wasn't a lie. She was well aware of her current situation.
"Then let's go."
He stood up.
"Right now, I want to become stronger."
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The next day, when Luo Sheng opened her eyes, the crystal was still shining.
She lay on the inside of the stone bed, covered with that gray-white single garment. Lin Qiye was already awake, sitting on the edge of the bed with his back to her, looking at the iron plaque in his hand.
Luo Sheng did not move.
She stared at the crack in the ceiling, blackened by the torchlight, her mind racing with a jumble of thoughts.
She is the most powerful queen in the Asgardian universe.
She once ruled over billions of living beings, and sat on the highest throne overlooking countless star systems. She could decide the fate of a planet with a single word, and countless powerful beings knelt before her to swear allegiance.
The results of it.
She ended up here, lying on a single bed in a stone cell, wearing only a tattered garment, with a man she had only met yesterday.
Her fingers gripped the edge of her thin shirt so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
She recalled the scene when she first stepped into the ascension passage. Golden light paved the way, and laws surrounded her; she thought she was about to ascend to the most glorious stage in the universe.
Then came a losing streak. A thousand years.
From a reigning champion to a nobody, from the throne to an iron cage, from the cage to the trading area, with a control ring around his neck, he was like a beast of burden waiting to be slaughtered.
The man who bought her yesterday won the battle against the high-ranking butler and, using his status as a high-ranking butler, got a 50% discount, bringing her back for only 3,300 gladiator coins.
Three thousand three hundred.
She once ruled a universe.
She's worth 3,300 gladiator coins now.
The number spun in her mind, each time reminding her that she was no longer the majestic queen she once was. She gritted her teeth, suppressing the surging emotions within her.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.
Her expression shifted several times, from resentment to anger, from anger to bitterness, and from bitterness to calm. In the end, nothing could be discerned.
She couldn't refuse. Nor did she want to refuse.
This wasn't surrender. This was her choice. She chose to live, chose to cling to this man, chose to use him as a springboard to climb back up. Last night wasn't the end, it was the beginning.
She could feel a subtle change deep within her body, so faint it was almost imperceptible, yet it was definitely there. An energy she couldn't quite describe was flowing slowly through her veins, completely different from what she had felt the night before.
Her body remembered what happened last night.
That wasn't humiliation. That was the first step. She could feel an aura within her that didn't belong to her, slowly merging with her own source power. This process wouldn't be quick, but it had already begun. She didn't know what kind of cultivation technique this man practiced, but she could sense that the quality of that power was very high, even purer than her own power at its peak.
Luo Sheng sat up.
Her shirt slipped off her shoulder, but she didn't try to pull it back up.
Hearing the noise, Lin Qiye turned around.
The two looked at each other for a moment.
Luo Sheng neither dodged nor tried to please him. She simply sat there, looking at him calmly.
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A month later.
Luo Sheng stood in front of the narrow window of her solitary cell, one hand on the wall and the other on her lower abdomen.
Her face looked terrible. Not from illness, nor from injury. It was because she felt something new inside her...
She probably only has about 10% of her peak strength now.
But she was pregnant.
Luo Sheng bit her lip, her nails digging into her palms.
She once looked down upon all living beings from her throne in the Asgardian universe, believing she was in control of everything.
A month ago, Lin Qiye said he wanted to become stronger. At the time, she thought the way to become stronger was through cultivation, fighting, or resources... but it turned out to be like this... But she knew in her heart that she had no right to refuse.
She just didn't expect the reward to come so quickly.
Footsteps sounded outside. Lin Qiye pushed open the door and walked in.
Luo Sheng did not turn around.
She heard him put something on the table—today's food and water.
Then she heard his breathing.
wrong.
She turned around abruptly.
He looked no different from a month ago, still with that unhurried demeanor.
But Luo Sheng sensed it.
His aura changed.
It's stronger.
It's not just a little bit stronger.
It was significantly stronger. The change in its aura was like a floodgate had been opened within the body, and power was surging out continuously from some source.
Luo Sheng was stunned.
She glanced down at her lower abdomen, then looked up at Lin Qiye.
A thought exploded in her mind.
His growing strength... could it be related to this?
Lin Qiye noticed that she was looking at him.
"What's wrong?"
Luo Sheng opened her mouth. She didn't know what to say. She hadn't yet figured out the logic behind this, but she had vaguely touched the edge of the truth.
She took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in her heart.
"I am pregnant."
Lin Qiye paused for a moment while holding the bowl.
Then he put down the bowl and looked at her.
"Um."
His tone was calm, as if he had expected this.
Luo Sheng clenched her fists. She felt like a chess piece, being pushed forward step by step, while the person sitting on the other side of the chessboard had already seen this move.
Lin Qiye remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"Give birth to him."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was steady.
"A generous reward will be given."
Four words. No extra comfort, no guilt, no hesitation. It was as if he were stating something perfectly natural.
Luo Sheng felt as if something was blocking her chest.
She was once the most powerful queen in the Asgardian universe, her throne higher than this entire arena, and her commands determined the birth and death of countless star systems. Countless powerful figures knelt before her, just to receive a nod from her.
Now some people can arrange it in just four words.
There was no discussion, no comforting, and not even a second glance at her.
Luo Sheng lowered her head, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
She took three breaths to swallow back the surging emotions. What could she do? Resist? She couldn't win. Run away? She had a control ring around her neck. The only thing she could do was endure. Endure until her strength returned, endure until she found an opportunity.
She looked up, a somewhat unnatural smile on her face. The smile was forced, the corners of her mouth strained to form, but she managed to hold it together.
"Yes, Master."