**Chapter 342: The Ruins of Golden City**
Yuliya instantly left the Royal Palace and appeared on the outskirts of Golden City.
Level 80, World Boss-level stats, and all her various abilities intact!
The moment she appeared, all her clones stopped what they were doing and looked in her direction.
The clones closest to her rushed over.
“Main Body! Main Body! I’ve been working really hard! I did so much!”
“Main Body! I need a break! Your turn!”
“Main Body! Hungry! Food!”
“Main Body, earned an extra 66 gold coins.”
Yuliya floated up, her right index finger pressing against her left palm: “Stop! Quiet! You’re all too noisy!”
“Now hear my command! Stand straight! Turn around! Return to your positions!”
“Oh, leave that last one; you can be the leader and keep an eye on them.”
“Yes!”
Yuliya gracefully accepted the gold coins.
Even a mosquito leg is still meat, right?
Not far away, Isaac poked Edward’s arm: “Was the Emperor just joking with me? Has Little Sister changed in any way?”
“Uh…” Edward opened his mouth, trying to say something but pausing several times before finally settling on, “I can’t explain this to you because I don’t understand it myself.”
Come on… Girl, where’s your boldness? Your majesty? Your kingly aura?
How did you turn back into that silly girl again?
But this actually might be a good thing.
“Teacher, Big Brother, you’re all here!”
“Yep.” Edward simply nodded in response.
But Isaac still asked another question: “Are you okay? I heard from the Emperor that you seem to have changed?”
Yuliya shot a glance at Edward, probably knowing what he meant.
“My change? The biggest change is that I’ve become very strong. Super strong. If Big Brother dares to bully me in the future, he better watch out for my fist!”
That’s not just a figure of speech; she really can flatten people!
Or round them out, square them, or even make them pointy.
I bully you?
Isaac’s eyes bulged as he opened his mouth.
When did I ever dare to bully you? If there ever was a moment like that, not just you, but the other two would probably beat me to a pulp.
“Ahem, anyway, it’s good to see you’re fine.”
“Eh? So Big Brother came all this way just to see me?”
“Uh…” Isaac paused momentarily, then smoothly continued, “Well, not really. I mainly noticed something was off in the Desert Realm, so I took a shortcut to check it out. Just making sure everything’s okay.”
“Oh, Big Brother, you’re so hardworking. Just in time, all the adventurers here are exchanging rewards, so you should get in on it too. What should I give you…”
Yuliya tilted her head in thought, suddenly her eyes sparkled as she had an idea.
“Why don’t I introduce you to a friend? I met this beautiful sister Alisa in the Verdant Empire. I’m telling you, she’s stunning, totally different style from Sister Elia. She…”
“Uh, Yuliya…” Isaac interrupted, looking a bit anxious, “I’m kind of busy right now. I really have a lot of pressing matters piling up, sorry, I can’t hang out.”
“Ah? Are you that busy?”
“Yes.”
“Then take care, Big Brother, I’ll send you off.”
“Okay, see you!”
And just like that, Isaac made his escape.
Edward watched her with a thumbs up.
“Teacher, I think you’re missing a student; Sister Alisa is…”
“Ahem! No need, really no need.”
Yuliya chuckled and covered her mouth with a smile: “Alright, enough joking. Teacher, I know you might be a little puzzled. My situation is somewhat like a split personality. Usually, it’s just me, but she shows up when necessary.”
Edward nodded: “I see… that’s even better.”
Still tormented over whether King Yuliya or Wise Yuliya was superior?
The final answer is, I want both!
The two turned and walked into the Adventurers’ Guild.
Although there are no spooky NPCs left in Golden City, nobody dared easily venture into the Guild, nor was there a need to.
They chatted a bit in the guild.
Actually, there was nothing urgent now; they were just waiting for the adventurers to finish exchanging rewards.
Suddenly, Yuliya received a message from her clone.
Someone wanted to see her.
She reached out with her senses and saw it was “Can’t Sleep.”
“What’s up?”
“They said it’s very important and relates to the country.”
Yuliya pondered for a moment and decided to meet.
“Teacher…”
Edward suddenly stood up: “I actually wanted to take a walk again; I haven’t checked out Golden City properly yet.”
“Great! You’d better take a good look; opportunities to tour my Golden City are rare!”
After Edward left, Yuliya waved her hand, and “Can’t Sleep” was teleported into the guild.
“You needed something from me?”
“Ah! Your… Majesty!”
“Just think of me as a princess.”
“Understood!”
“Can’t Sleep” bowed somewhat solemnly: “Your Highness, this matter…”
He hesitated again as the topic was… a bit abstract.
He had actually received a mission from his superiors not long ago, but it was rather difficult to grasp.
But as a soldier, he resolutely chose to carry out the mission.
“Princess, I’ve been ordered to invite you to meet with my superior and the higher-ups.”
Yuliya was a bit confused: “Your superior? From where?”
“Huaxia Kingdom.”
The defense of Golden City was live-streamed throughout. Many people tuned in to watch; initially, the stream had a specific angle for a more visual experience, but as the situation became dire, they threw such niceties aside.
Professional streamers went to the front lines, resulting in frequent white screens appearing.
d*ath and rebirth.
So, you could say that almost everyone across the Blue Star, those who could, followed that hard yet resolute war, as well as the epic showdowns between the deities on the last day.
No one disturbed them until the Golden City defense mission was completed.
As soon as it was over, “Can’t Sleep” was sent back to the Royal Palace and, again, couldn’t be disturbed.
So, he only just recently received this task.
To invite the Golden Princess to meet the leaders of the Huaxia Kingdom.
Yuliya furrowed her brows.
She started deep in thought.
Finally, she nodded: “I understand. Let’s have the meeting in Emerald City.”
“Thank you, Your Highness!”
“Can’t Sleep” let out a sigh of relief.
Mission accomplished; he took his leave.
After a day of waiting, the players finally finished exchanging their rewards.
Not long after completing it, everyone received a system notification.
“Please evacuate the area of Golden City.”
Though the players were puzzled, they complied and left Golden City in droves.
Once everyone had departed, they were astonished to discover that the huge and conspicuous Golden City had abruptly vanished, leaving behind only a few teleportation arrays.
Looking at the map, the glaring five characters read—Golden City Ruins.
