The two of them dejectedly made their way to the church, only to find the place overcrowded. Townspeople were packed in front of the church’s main gates, desperately trying to get inside. Wei Yang tried to squeeze through the wall of people for a long time but eventually had to give up.
“What’s the deal? Why is everything going wrong? Fate is so unkind to me. Dammit.”
“Haha, life is like that sometimes. That’s just the way it goes.”
Wei Yang gave Lu Ran a flat look.
“Is that supposed to be a logical argument? I hate logical arguments. You’d better explain why so many people are trying to squeeze into the church. Is everyone here a criminal? Did every lolicon in the world come here to confess?”
Lu Ran laughed awkwardly.
“Lately, townspeople have been spotting a monster known as a Nightmare wandering around at night. Everyone is here to pray that they won’t be harmed by it.”
A sudden flash of inspiration struck Wei Yang. The existence of the Nightmare was directly related to the workload of the sisters. If she dealt with the Nightmare, wouldn’t she be able to earn a massive amount of favor with them?
Because she was a bit afraid of Ah Li, Wei Yang intended to target those ordinary sisters and win them over instead.
To do that, she first had to get close to them. And the simplest way to get close to a sister was, naturally, to become one herself.
Even though Wei Yang didn’t want to be a sister at all, she had no choice. To gain followers, to grow her strength, and to defeat Blonde, now was not the time to be picky.
“Lu Ran, how can I join them and become a sister?”
“Eh? Uh, it might be a bit difficult for you to become a sister. You definitely won’t be willing to accept that one specific rule.”
“Don’t guess my thoughts. Just say it. What rule?”
Lu Ran hesitated for a moment before finally revealing the embarrassing requirement.
“…To be a sister, one must wear undergarments.”
As for why Lu Ran hesitated, it was because of what happened at her house not long ago when the two were changing clothes.
At that time, Wei Yang had been throwing a tantrum over the issue of undergarments.
“Hey, what do you mean by handing these to me?”
“Eh? Lady Angel, you aren’t wearing any, are you? If you’re going out, you definitely have to wear them, right?”
Wei Yang sat on the bed in a “duck sit” position, looking at the two pieces of shameful clothing placed before her. With a *paji* sound, she whipped her head away.
‘I’m a guy… at least I used to be! Wearing this is absolutely unacceptable!’
“Why should I wear something like this?”
“Because—because Lady Angel is a girl, after all. Please put them on properly, or I’ll help you dress.”
“I won’t! I can’t believe you’re actually forcing an angel to wear this.”
Lu Ran had spent a long time trying to persuade her, but Wei Yang had remained unmoved.
Back in the present, Wei Yang shook her head angrily as she recalled the incident.
“What kind of terrible rule is that? She’s stripping the sisters of their right to go commando!”
“No, no, it’s not that serious… besides, please wear them properly after we go back today. I don’t want Lady Wei Yang to be arrested as a pervert.”
“I won’t wear them even if I’m arrested!”
Wei Yang was incredibly stubborn, and Lu Ran was helpless against her, only able to sigh in vain.
Her interests really aligned with specific tropes—like dragon girls and such.
…
Lu Ran rested her chin on her hand and thought for a while, seemingly trying to recall the White Dragon’s image.
“She usually appears before everyone in human form, but I’ve never heard her speak. Her face is always cold as ice; she feels very unapproachable.”
…
“Hiss, she sounds hard to win over. Right, when we went to find Lilith earlier, the butler said she was negotiating a trade with Princess Lulu from Jiuzhou. But didn’t you say before that they were here to plunder the Zhuji?”
“Sorry, I didn’t explain it clearly. The town has always engaged in small-scale trade of Zhuji, but Jiuzhou suddenly wanted to purchase several hundred times the usual amount. Zhuji is a unique resource of this town and is difficult to regenerate. If we harvest too much at once, the cycle won’t be sustainable.”
“I see, I get it now. You refused Jiuzhou’s trade request, and as a result, they decided to play hardball.”
“That’s it. But thankfully, Princess Namei is there to intervene, so there is still room for negotiation. She wants to avoid a direct conflict, which is why things haven’t spiraled out of control yet.”
Wei Yang was somewhat surprised. Were the two princesses from Jiuzhou actually easy to talk to?
“Then what does Lulu think?”
“She… if Princess Namei is the pro-peace faction, then Princess Lulu is the pro-war faction. She advocates for military conquest to seize the Zhuji resources. After all, they have the White Dragon. If a war breaks out, we will undoubtedly lose.”
Wei Yang also realized how dire the situation was. Since Lulu was part of the pro-war faction, her negotiations with Lilith were bound to go poorly. And because of the White Dragon’s existence, war was an absolutely unacceptable option.
For now, thanks to Namei acting as a mediator, the powder keg hadn’t been ignited yet. But the fuse was still there. She had to find a peaceful way to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
Why did the kingdom suddenly need so much Zhuji? There had to be some hidden secret behind this.
Thinking about it this way, the most crucial character was Princess Namei. She was from the pro-peace faction. By cooperating with her, Wei Yang could obtain a lot of information and stay updated on the thoughts and movements of the White Dragon and Lulu.
In that case, she still needed to get stronger first.
Which meant—
“Little Lu, I’ve changed my mind. Let’s go and infiltrate Ah Li’s house!”