Hero? Are You Worthy?

Driven by greed, the surviving nobles started moving with unprecedented frequency, contacting every power they could, hoping to bolster their influence.

Among them, the most powerful figure capable of supporting their claim to the throne was Qin Chu.

This Second Generation Brave Warrior is now the Pope of the Holy Court, holding the divine power over the entire Sky Dome Continent.

Recently, countless nobles have visited the Hero's Palace hoping to meet Qin Chu, but all were rejected.

Qin Chu made his stance clear through Veronica.

He has no interest in the throne.

He doesn't care who becomes the new Emperor and definitely won't engage in the competition for the throne.

Meanwhile, Silf has been at Carol's side, conveying another message: you can compete for the throne, but no one can harm Carol.

Carol, the Princess, was regarded by those nobles as the greatest threat in the contest for the throne. After all, Carol is a member of the current Hero Team and has a good relationship with Qin Chu. With Qin Chu's support, she will surely become the first Empress of the Oville Empire.

The nobles' plans to assassinate Carol have been attempted countless times these days, but killing Carol under Silf's watch is simply impossible with the assassins they have.

On the way to the Imperial Palace, anxious crowds could be seen hurriedly passing through the night.

The air seemed to be filled with a faint smell of blood.

It seems that quite a few people have died in the Imperial City these days.

These nobles are truly a bunch of fools.

Qin Chu was speechless; the throne was not yet confirmed, and yet they fought to the death, breaking heads and bleeding profusely.

In the eyes of these nobles, whoever controls the Imperial City is crowned Emperor, completely ignoring the issue of military power...

In this regard, Qin Chu couldn't help but admire Wozworth.

The man's meticulousness was incomparable to these idiotic nobles.

Wozworth had already driven all his sons and daughters out of the Imperial City before he completely went mad... But the places he drove them to were quite interesting.

The capable sons were all thrown to the front line military.

The war against the Demons was dangerous and potentially deadly, but surviving it meant gaining prestige within the army, immediately forming a powerful force.

Even if the nobles controlled the Imperial City, they wouldn't be able to resist the Princes' army.

Even if the Princes would kill each other, the throne would still belong to Wozworth's descendants.

The less capable sons and daughters were sent to remote small towns, where they could find a bit of peace.

This man made such decisions while on the brink of madness; his resolve could surely be considered terrifying.

Apparently, it won't be long before blood and chaos return to the Imperial City... But it doesn't have much to do with Qin Chu.

With the current prestige of the Brave Warrior and the might of the Holy Court, no force dares to challenge the Church, not even those commoners who became Goddess believers for a piece of bread, an egg, or a meal.

"Phew, it looks like Ireta might be busy again." Qin Chu suddenly chuckled and said, "I wonder what's going on with Ireta, Great Shaye, and how their condition is. It's been a long time without signs of waking."

Perhaps he was already used to having Great Shaye and Angelica by his side, and now, without them, he felt like something was missing.

Hearing this, Little Saye felt slightly displeased but understood Qin Chu's concern. Even with the World Tree's protection, as long as he didn't see these women awake, Qin Chu would remain uneasy, so even though she felt a tinge of jealousy, she wouldn't show it at this time. She simply scoffed: "Ireta, my sis... um, sister, and Adelina probably won't wake up soon."

"The nourishment of the World Tree is a rare opportunity; maybe they want to take this time to break through the Demigod's shackles."

The Daughter of Death and the Pride Witch had been stuck at Level 99 for a long time; Great Shaye used to be a Demigod, so breaking through the boundary might not be particularly difficult for them.

Qin Chu felt slightly reassured, and with idle chat, he unknowingly arrived at the Imperial Palace.

The once luxurious Imperial Palace now lay in ruin.

Inside the palace, there were no maids or guards; the emptiness was chilling enough to make one feel like countless ghostly shadows were drifting under the moonlit sky.

In just a short time without attention, the entire palace looked considerably dilapidated.

Carol had seen the palace in its current state before, but every time she felt a sense of loss.

Shaking her head, Carol stopped dwelling on it and led Qin Chu straight to Wozworth's sleeping quarters: "Father has many sleeping quarters, but this is the one he stayed in the longest, especially over the past year. Father stayed here almost all the time and hardly left."

"The location mentioned in Father's last words should be here."

Qin Chu nodded slightly, and with a sweep of Divine Thought, he sensed the underground passage.

With a wave of his hand, Wozworth's long-used bed was moved aside, a surge of energy shot from his fingers, a floor tile cracked instantly, revealing the dark passage beneath.

In fact, this was a magic mechanism.

Normally, if lacking strength, one wouldn't even find the location of the magic mechanism, let alone unlock it effortlessly.

But with Qin Chu's current power having reached the Demigod Realm, the mechanism left by Wozworth was easily broken.

"Carol, you stay here." Qin Chu instructed carefully.

Carol nodded, knowing she couldn't perceive the remnants of the Evil God with her strength.

Even her mighty father turned mad under the Evil God's remnants; Carol didn't want to become like that, since she was already a bit crazy, going any further would lose her humanity.

Silf, Atreus, and Little Saye all stayed outside.

As Qin Chu's steps furthered into the underground passage, Carol, despite knowing Qin Chu's strength, couldn't help but worry, instinctively reaching to grasp Qin Chu's wrist.

Seeing Qin Chu turn back, Carol's cheeks flushed a little, she let go of her small hand: "Be careful."

"If it doesn't work, you can destroy the entire palace, bury what's sealed underground."

Qin Chu smiled slightly: "Don't worry, it'll be fine."

With a doting touch to Carol's forehead, Qin Chu no longer hesitated and entered the underground passage.

Seeing Qin Chu's figure gradually vanish, Carol felt an emptiness tug at her heart; when Qin Chu was around, she felt safe as if everything was taken care of, with nothing to worry about.

But now with Qin Chu gone, even with the other girls, there seemed to be something missing.

Silf observed Carol's expression closely, and the proud Elf couldn't help showing an ambiguous smile, poking a slender finger at Carol's flexible waist twice: "So, you've taken a fancy? My master is quite something, right?"

Carol's face turned crimson instantly, bashful and shy, casting an annoyed glance at Silf: "Silf sister, what nonsense are you saying? I definitely don't..."

Silf wasn't bothered, thinking this silly girl thought her feelings weren't visible to others?

"Don't be misled by my master's demeanor; if a girl initiates, he won't know how to react."

"You still have a chance now. Later, it might really be impossible."

Little Saye sighed, somewhat exasperated.

Atreus had another expression, her small mouth slightly open, seemingly surprised that Silf, ostensibly a maid, dared to talk like that behind her master.

Wasn't she afraid her master would be angry and punish her?

Of course, what Atreus didn't know was that Qin Chu's punishment might be a reward for Silf.