"What's wrong? Do these things not suit your taste?"
Seeing Qin Shilei frown, Mary couldn't help but ask.
Qin Shilei shook his head and then asked, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid I'll kill you and take everything you have?"
Mary said with confidence, "I believe you won't. Besides, do you have absolute certainty that you can kill me?"
Qin Shilei smiled and didn't answer.
Mary reasoned, "Our enemy is the alien experts who will invade Blue Star in three years, not you and me who are both human. As long as you and I join forces, even if king-level powerhouses invade our Blue Star in three years, I can guarantee that we won't perish!
What if you kill me and become the king of the Sun Never Sets Empire?
In three years, you'll still just become food for those alien beasts."
Qin Shilei suddenly became interested, "Do you have some way to deal with king-level powerhouses?"
"Guess!" Mary raised her eyebrows at Qin Shilei.
Qin Shilei pondered for a moment, "You haven't discovered a secret realm, have you?"
Seeing a slight change in her expression, he continued, "Although a secret realm can hide from most enemies, if you encounter a powerhouse who is proficient in spatial abilities like you, you might still die."
Mary smiled faintly, "I never said my method was to hide in a secret realm.
Let's not discuss this for now. Let's have a toast."
She raised her wine glass and clinked it with Qin Shilei's.
The two chatted while enjoying the romantic candlelight dinner.
The swaying wine glasses and Mary's charming demeanor were captivating.
With every smile and glance, Mary seemed to be able to steal a man's heart.
Accompanied by the music, they unconsciously embraced each other and began to sway and dance.
Men sometimes couldn't control their lower bodies.
Although Qin Shilei had no love for Mary, a moment of indecision caused him to be completely captivated by Mary's allure.
...
Sunlight shone through the curtains onto the bed.
Qin Shilei slowly withdrew his arm from under Mary's neck.
"Awake?"
Seeing her eyebrows twitch, Qin Shilei said softly, "You should sleep a bit longer. I'm used to waking up early."
Mary stretched languidly, her charmingly lazy posture making Qin Shilei momentarily dazed.
"I'm also used to waking up early."
Then, without any regard for her exposed skin, she got out of bed and began to dress.
As Qin Shilei got up, he glanced at the bedsheet and indeed found no trace of crimson blood.
He felt a hint of regret and a hint of relief.
After breakfast, Mary led Qin Shilei to a secret room.
"You're wondering why I'm so confident that I can evade the alien invasion in three years. I'll tell you why now."
With that, she took out a stone tablet about half a meter high and cast a complex spell towards it.
The stone tablet instantly emitted a white light that shot into the air.
Then, a two-meter-wide light screen appeared before them.
Through the light screen, they could see a dense forest with large trees, and occasionally a griffin would flash past within their line of sight.
Qin Shilei shifted his gaze from the light screen to the stone tablet in front of Mary.
Boundary Breaking Tablet (Orange): With coordinates, one can use the Boundary Breaking Tablet to open a passage to another world. This Boundary Breaking Tablet has recorded the coordinates of the Amelia world.
Mary suddenly said, "I have refined this Boundary Breaking Tablet. Only I can activate it with my spatial abilities to open a passage to another world."
The implication was clear: you, Locke, shouldn't even think about this Boundary Breaking Tablet. Without me, when the powerhouses arrive, you definitely won't be able to escape into that other world.
Qin Shilei smiled faintly, "I'm just a little envious that you possess an orange-tier item. What kind of world is this Amelia? Are there no supreme powerhouses inside that we can safely hide in?"
Mary replied, "From what I've learned from my pets, the Amelia world is less than one-tenth the size of our Blue Star. The strongest beings inside are only at the Diamond level, and they are extremely scarce.
Because the Amelia world is separated from our Blue Star by countless dimensions, as long as we hide inside and don't open the passage again, even powerhouses proficient in spatial abilities won't be able to find that world.
Our main goal now is to increase our strength as much as possible. We need at least to have the strength to deal with Diamond-level powerhouses before we can safely hide inside."
Qin Shilei asked calmly, "Mary, are you planning to relocate all the survivors of the Sun Never Sets Empire to that world?"
Mary replied indifferently, "Before the three-year deadline arrives, I will relocate all my compatriots there. If other countries can sincerely surrender to me, I don't mind giving them a way to survive.
I had also considered forming an alliance with King Qin An, using his strength to deal with any potential Diamond-level powerhouses that might appear there. However, this idea would only be considered if we are not strong enough to deal with Diamond-level powerhouses before the three-year deadline arrives."
She paused, then added, "Let's go. We'll go inside and find a suitable Platinum pet for you."
With that, she took Qin Shilei's left hand and stepped towards the light screen.
Half of Mary's body had already disappeared into the light screen.
Just then, a huge repulsive force came, and Mary's right hand, which was holding Qin Shilei, was involuntarily pushed away.
Qin Shilei was also pushed back seven or eight steps by this immense force, away from the light screen.
Mary, who had just disappeared into the light screen, quickly emerged from the other side.
"What's going on? Are you afraid I'll set up an ambush and betray you there?" Mary questioned with icy coldness.
"This passage exerts a great resistance on me; it's not that I'm unwilling to go in."
Qin Shilei spread his hands, looking completely innocent.
Seeing her still looking at him with suspicion, Qin Shilei took a step forward and walked towards the light screen again.
The same immense force appeared again, and Qin Shilei was violently thrown back against the wall before he stopped.
"It doesn't make sense."
Mary frowned. "Many of my subordinates have entered this world before, and they've never experienced any rejection.
However, my pets also cannot directly enter Blue Star through the passage. Only by entering the pet space can they evade the system's restrictions and come to Blue Star with me."
Hearing this, Qin Shilei's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
Just as he was about to change the subject, he heard Mary murmuring, "The system's restriction... beings at Platinum level and above are not allowed to enter or exit Blue Star..."
Mary suddenly looked up at Qin Shilei and asked coldly, "Are you King Qin An?"
Currently, only a mere four people on the leaderboard possessed Platinum-level strength or higher.
Besides Qin Shilei, An Qian and the other two were all women, so it was natural for Mary to think of the most probable scenario.
Mary was actually unaware that there were many hidden forces on Blue Star, like the Righteous Alliance, that also possessed powerhouses at Platinum level and above.
However, at this point, Qin Shilei no longer intended to hide.
He truthfully replied, "I am indeed Qin Shilei!"
With that, he directly used the transformation ability of the Faceless Mask to revert to his original appearance.