After a long wait, the patrolling Millis knight squad finally gradually moved farther away and disappeared at the end of the street.
He carefully poked his head out from an inconspicuous corner.
"Finally gone!" He muttered softly, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, revealing a relieved smile.
Immediately after, he tiptoed toward the White Rice Shop, afraid of disturbing the nearby patrolling knights.
In his hand, at some point, a small and exquisite object had appeared, looking like something used for picking locks.
However, although his footsteps were already extremely light, almost making no sound, all of this still couldn't escape Dan Feng's ears inside the White Rice Shop.
Dan Feng sat quietly, yet he heard the movements outside clearly.
He was at the door of the White Rice Shop, constantly rubbing that small object, as if adjusting something.
Then, he carefully inserted it into the keyhole, trying to turn it.
But the lock cylinder seemed to deliberately oppose him; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't turn it even a bit.
He didn't get discouraged and continued trying various methods at the door, while occasionally looking up to check the nearby patrolling Millis knights, afraid of being caught red-handed by them.
Under his fiddling, the door lock made a slight shaking sound.
Although this sound was faint, it seemed especially clear in the silent night.
And this sound also suddenly made Roxy Migurdia, who was originally somewhat exhausted in the White Rice Shop, perk up.
She quickly opened her eyes and her gaze swiftly swept toward the direction of the door.
Then Roxy looked toward Dan Feng and exchanged a glance with him.
She saw him silently nod to her, as if telling her that the person outside was the Hitogami apostle.
So, Roxy Migurdia unhesitatingly opened the scroll in her hand and slowly drew out her long-unused magic staff from inside.
To be honest, she hadn't properly used this magic staff for a long time.
On ordinary days, she almost always released magic directly, rarely relying on the power of a staff.
Holding the staff, she prepared to freeze the door at any moment to prevent the Hitogami apostle from escaping.
Not long after, with a 'click' sound, the door lock was opened.
The Hitogami apostle looked around, deeply afraid that the Millis knights would be attracted by this crisp sound in the night.
So, while looking behind, he slowly opened the door and then walked in.
Just as he was slowly closing the door with his back to the inside of the room, invisible ice instantly froze the door of the White Rice Shop.
After noticing this, the Hitogami apostle suddenly turned his head, and as a result, even his mouth was frozen shut.
This was Roxy Migurdia doing it to prevent him from shouting and attracting the patrolling Millis knights.
The Hitogami apostle, due to the inertia of being hit by the magic, fell to the ground. Even his carefully prepared poison spilled all over the floor. Then he looked at the two of them with terrified eyes.
'Why is there still someone in the White Rice Shop in the middle of the night?' The Hitogami apostle thought doubtfully in his heart, filled with unwillingness.
He already knew his own fate. Although he felt some fear in his heart, he could no longer shout now.
Dan Feng picked up Cloud-Piercer and slowly walked toward this Hitogami apostle. "It should be you who caused Mayibeia to suffer from magic stone disease, right?"
The Hitogami apostle made no move, as if tacitly admitting it.
Seeing that he didn't move, Dan Feng didn't say more either. He absolutely had to resolve this Hitogami apostle who had harmed his friend as soon as possible.
Cloud-Piercer easily pierced his heart, and his life also vanished in an instant.
Afterward, Dan Feng and Roxy Migurdia cleaned up the entrance of the White Rice Shop and then left the White Rice Shop together.
...
After this incident, Dan Feng and Roxy Migurdia's lives gradually relaxed; after all, there wasn't much to do in a day.
So, Roxy Migurdia began to research new magic in Water Magic on her own, wanting to create an original Water King-class magic through this.
But the difficulty of creating one's own magic went without saying, so Roxy Migurdia had made no progress. At most, she could only compress Water Magic, thereby doubling the damage.
Meanwhile, the business of the White Rice Shop was getting more and more booming. White rice had thoroughly begun circulating in Millishion; even some nobles had started buying large quantities of the white rice sold by Dan Feng and the others.
Dan Feng and Roxy Migurdia finally no longer had to worry about money. Of course, Mayibeia and Galdaruf, who helped them run the shop, were no longer needed either; after all, Dan Feng gave them quite a large share.
Dan Feng's daily life was like this: occasionally planting some white rice, then having intimate interactions with Roxy Migurdia, then practicing magic or spear techniques, cooking for Roxy Migurdia every day, and so on.
Just like that, another spring, summer, autumn, and winter passed, and time also arrived at Armoured Dragon Calendar year 402.
One day, just as Dan Feng, who had finished planting white rice, was preparing lunch for Roxy Migurdia, the ring that hadn't been used for a long time began to vibrate violently.
Dan Feng slowly took out the ring, and then heard the voice of Dragon God Orsted from inside.
"It's me, Orsted." Dragon God's voice floated out from it, not loud, but very magnetic and carrying a trace of majesty.
"Mm, you don't need to state your name. Only you and I have this ring." Dan Feng slowly said.
"That's true. Dan Feng, the reason I came this time is to ask you to make a trip to the aerial fortress above the Asura Kingdom. The master of the fortress is named Perugius Dola, the rumored Armored Dragon King."
"This time, you can get to know him. After all, he will also be our companion later, to deal with Demon God Laplace together."
"Moreover, to go to the world of nothingness where Hitogami is, you must obtain the secret treasure in his body."
Now, Dragon God Orsted had already obtained the secret treasure of the Mad Dragon King. The Armored Dragon King's secret treasure was with Perugius. The secret treasure of the Demon Dragon King required waiting for Demon God Laplace to revive. He had his own methods to obtain the remaining two.
"That aerial fortress? I've seen it before, and I even saw one of the Armored Dragon King's familiars." Dan Feng recalled that huge fortress above the clouds of the Asura Kingdom and slowly said.
"Hmm? You found the ruins leading to the aerial fortress?" Dragon God Orsted asked doubtfully.
"No, I flew up and happened to see it."
"I see." At this moment, in the dragon ruins, Dragon God Orsted was thinking about something. After recalling, he continued: "Your lover, I remember, is Roxy Migurdia, right?"
Hearing Dragon God's inquiry, Dan Feng showed a puzzled expression. "Yes, what's wrong?"
"This time, there's no need to bring her, because of the Demon God Laplace matter, Perugius also doesn't allow demon races to set foot in his aerial fortress."
Dan Feng: ...
"Why is he still discriminating against demon races?"
"He won't indiscriminately kill innocents, but he indeed has some prejudice against demon races." Dragon God said in a calm tone.