### Chapter 260: The Golden Choice
“Just fix it up, right?” Yuliya frowned.
“What happens if we fix the Golden City?”
“It will.”
“What will happen?”
The three fell silent, exchanging glances that screamed confusion.
Yuliya felt a tightness in her chest, a bad feeling creeping in.
“Andrew, you speak.”
“Yes, Your Highness. Fixing the Golden City will create a massive ripple; He’s been searching for the Golden City.”
“He? Who is that?”
Andrew squinted his eyes, took a deep breath, and whispered, “The Dragon.”
At the mention of it, Yuliya’s heart contracted like a frightened hamster.
He.
Dragon.
Those two words together pointed to someone quite specific, and she could feel that name hovering just above the surface.
This was the second time the subject had come up.
The first was in the Dream Realm of the Dream God, Ayelus.
Ayelus was a powerful deity, but even in His own realm, He wouldn’t dare joke about the Dragon.
Yet Yuliya couldn’t help but ask, “Is it that one who caused my Golden Kingdom to fall into this mess?”
“Yes.”
The three breathed a sigh of relief.
At least Your Highness knew who it was now; explaining it would’ve been a real pain otherwise.
“Why on earth does He have to keep an eye on the Golden Kingdom?”
“No one knows. Your Highness, it’s best if we don’t discuss Him right now.”
“Alright.”
Andrew shifted gears and continued, “Anyway, the Golden City has been hiding here without being discovered by Him. But if we fix the Golden City, the immense ripple will surely attract His attention. At that point…”
He trailed off.
Yuliya rubbed her temples and sighed heavily, “Do we have the ability to fight Him back? Or any way to escape from His gaze?”
“Not sure.”
“Why do you all know absolutely nothing?!”
Yuliya shouted, a bit too dramatically.
The three instantly dropped to their knees: “We’re incompetent, please punish us, Your Highness!”
Yuliya froze, shook her head, “Sorry, I got a bit carried away. You can get up now. I need to cool off.”
The three stayed kneeling, while Yuliya shut her eyes and began to think.
Every time this topic came up, she felt a strange rage bubbling inside her.
It was the same when dealing with Ayelus—super annoying.
Deep down, she knew that these three had no real grasp on anything related to deities or demons.
The steward, the head guard, and the head maid; they might be powerful in their own right, but against a god or demon, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
And their roles had nothing to do with gods or demons.
This was a plan set by the former Yuliya, and they were just following orders.
But that made the pressure on Yuliya enormous—like, about to blow-up enormous.
Did it really have to be this difficult? It felt like starting in hell.
Sigh, I’m still a baby.
Yuliya thought to herself in a self-deprecating way.
Finally, she calmed down and opened her eyes again.
“Okay, you can stand up now; I’m not a fan of people kneeling before me.”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
Yuliya looked up at the sky and slowly asked, “If we fix the Golden City, can it move?”
“Absolutely, saying it can move freely wouldn’t be an exaggeration.”
Great, it can move—time to hightail it out of here!
Suddenly, Yuliya remembered that evil dragon was still busy flirting with the War God Ahlond, touching and going all over the place.
Ayelus had said that this process would take a long time, meaning that maybe He was too distracted to care about what’s happening here.
So, there’s a chance to fix the Golden City and skedaddle without a care!
“So, how do we fix the Golden City? How long will it take?”
Andrew looked up, excited: “Your Highness, you…”
“No, explain the situation first. I’ll think about it all at once.”
If it came to a face-off with the “Dragon,” there was no way she was going for it.
Time, oh time. Ayelus had said there was still time.
“Alright. Please think carefully, Your Highness.” Andrew nodded, “To fix the Golden City, we just need to gather enough materials.”
“The Golden City has been here for too long, and a large portion of its energy has been drained into this desert, absorbed by the ley lines or monsters. We just need to gather enough energy from this desert, and we can fix it later.”
“As for the repair duration, there won’t be any ripples while gathering energy; only when we start the repair will there be ripple leakage, lasting for about ten hours, and the ripples will grow stronger as we go.”
“So, you mean the energy lost from the Golden City should attract monsters, right? So during the repair, we will have to deal with monsters interrupting us?”
“Yes.”
“…”
Unbelievable.
It felt like a massive pit…
“Let me think about it. I’m a bit tired; I want to rest for a while.”
Tired physically, exhausted mentally—logging off for now to do some quality wasting time.
Luti, who had been hanging around for a while, finally seized the moment to step forward, “Your Highness, please follow me; I’ll take you back to your chamber.”
“Okay.”
“Your Highness, you really don’t need to worry too much. You are the princess; you can do whatever you want. Your happiness is the priority.”
“Is that so?” Yuliya smiled bitterly, “But a princess has responsibilities too, you know.”
“Umm… it feels like you’re becoming a bit like the old you again.”
“Heh, what’s wrong with being like the old me?”
“I don’t know. But I think the current you might be a little happier.”
“…”
Yuliya fell into silence for a moment.
Suddenly, she gave a faint smile, “Thank you, Luti. After what you said, I feel a bit lighter.”
This little maid in front of her was genuinely bright and carefree, not worrying about things.
In contrast, Yuliya often didn’t mind things on the surface but buried them deep inside.
“Uh-huh, as long as you’re feeling good, Your Highness. We’ve arrived. Do you need to rest?”
“Yes, I’m going to rest now. We can chat later.”
“Okay, goodnight, Your Highness.”
Yuliya entered her palace bedroom while Luti waited outside.
Maria and the others soon followed outside.
Suddenly, all four looked up at the sky above the chamber.
“What is that…” Luti asked blankly, “Your Highness, has she left?”
Maria stepped forward, ruffling her hair, “It’s fine; she’ll be back. She’s not the complete her yet.”
Kane sighed, “What kind of choice will the princess finally make?”
Andrew shook his head, “Who knows? But whatever choice the princess makes will surely be the best and correct one. We believe in her, and reality will follow suit.”
(Taking a day off tomorrow to sort out the plot; there should be another chapter.)
