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Chapter 1046 - 697: Pregnant Woman

Chapter 1046: Chapter 697: Pregnant Woman

The carriage was taken over by another team for protection as it approached the inner city.

Unlike the red-armored guards of the outer city, they were dressed in sacred white robes and armor, riding magnificent white warhorses, resembling the priests of the Heavenly Kingdom.

These were the warriors of Xuan City’s inner city, also known as the Queen’s Royal Guard.

They drove the carriage into the inner city.

The faces of Li Changhe and Xiao Nan inside the carriage changed slightly.

The moment they entered the inner city, Li Changhe felt an invisible pressure descend, and even his Black Mud Divinity was somewhat suppressed.

Li Changhe’s Black Mud Divinity had 4000 points, but after entering the inner city, the reserves of his Black Mud Divinity kept fluctuating between 3990 and 4000. Every time that force eroded a part of his Black Mud Divinity, humanity’s desire and malice in this world would quickly refill it.

Xiao Nan, on the other hand, frowned slightly. She could feel her own Divinity being suppressed, and that power was hindering the recovery ability of her Divinity.

If she didn’t employ some other measures, her Divinity would be gradually suppressed to the lowest standard. The continuous erosion of her Divinity was troublesome for her.

"So this is the Divine Country, huh? In her Divine Country, the power of other Divine Existences is suppressed. Unless one has a stronger spiritual territory spreading, neutralize this effect; otherwise, we will continue to be consumed like this." Xiao Nan asked, "Changhe, are you feeling all right?"

"I’m fine," Li Changhe nodded in response, "You know, Black Mud Divinity comes from human malice and desire. As long as humans in this world are not annihilated, my Divinity will be endless. From this perspective, as long as there are humans in the world, I will not have any issues with Divinity reserves; I can completely afford the cost. How about you? Do you need to activate Demon Armor?"

"No, activating Demon Armor would draw too much attention. I have a solution, it’s just a bit..." Xiao Nan, somewhat embarrassed, took out a palm-sized... stone statue of a woman from the [Backpack].

The statue’s features were indistinct, but it was carved with fine scale armor—that was the Bain Magic Armor style, only more complete and majestic.

This was Xiao Nan’s own statue, differing from the slim-fitting Demon Armor; the scale armor on the statue appeared holy and dignified.

When this statue was taken out, a new strength spread from it, and Li Changhe felt the consumption of his Black Mud Divinity significantly reduced.

"With this, we can avoid the consumption of the other side’s Divine Country when necessary," Xiao Nan said, noticing Li Changhe’s amazed look at the statue and blushing slightly.

This statue could receive the power of faith from the world where Xiao Nan was worshipped as the Goddess of the Sea. Although it wasn’t much, it was enough to rapidly restore Divinity. When she couldn’t use Demon Armor, it could serve to carve out her Divine Country.

In other words, within a few meters range of this statue was the girl’s Divine Country. This could neutralize the influence of the other Divine Country.

Li Changhe was amazed, after all, it was somewhat wonderful to look at a figurine of his girlfriend.

However, Li Changhe felt that the statue didn’t quite look like her... especially in terms of the body figure; that was at least a C cup, right?

It seemed that the people of that world were quite clever, knowing how to flatter the Divinity they believed in.

Li Changhe wanted to laugh, but seeing Xiao Nan’s blushing cheeks, he forcibly held back his laughter to avoid having another set of teeth marks on his face.

"Apart from the suppression of external Divinity, what other characteristics are there within the Divine Country?" Li Changhe asked.

"The most noticeable is the enhancement of Authority and the empowerment of Believers," Xiao Nan replied, "Chen Yu being mentally dominated last night was actually at a disadvantage in this respect. If she had Divinity, it wouldn’t have been so easy for the Queen of Xuan City. As for the Believers, they can draw on more power within the Divine Country. Of course, this relates to the upper limit of Divinity they can accept."

Li Changhe pondered and nodded, then faintly heard the sound of another carriage’s axle pressing over the road and couldn’t help but open the window to look outside.

It was a similarly ornate carriage, but smaller than Li Changhe’s. It was pulled into the inner city by four gentle white horses.

As Li Changhe opened the window, the handsome man who was directing the white horses in front of the small carriage turned his head upon hearing the noise. When he saw Li Changhe, he looked slightly startled and then smiled and saluted Li Changhe with a clasped fist in greeting.

Li Changhe also clasped his fist in response, as a way of saying hello.

Afterward, that handsome man carefully helped a pregnant woman with a big belly out of the carriage.

The two of them were probably husband and wife, appearing very affectionate.

The Queen’s Royal Guards, who were escorting Li Changhe, teased the man, saying, "Taking your wife out for a stroll again?"

"The doctor said it’s good to walk around," the man responded, and saluted the Royal Guards, "Please convey my regards to the Queen."

The pregnant woman also seemed to want to salute the Royal Guards.

The Royal Guards quickly waved their hands, saying, "No need for formalities; be careful not to trip."

Only then did the pregnant woman stop, and she was escorted by the handsome man toward a building in the inner city. Their affection was enviable, and many of the Royal Guards whispered among themselves as they watched the couple. Some of the guards’ comments were tinged with sorrow.

"These are... your inner city citizens?" Li Changhe asked, "I thought all the people in the inner city were the Queen’s Royal Guards. I didn’t expect that you could marry."

"Outsiders don’t understand the inner city, so it’s normal for Your Excellency to think that," one of the Royal Guards explained to Li Changhe, "We also have our own lives, and apart from fewer males, there’s no difference from your city."

"Is that so? Should I be more careful when going out then?" asked Li Changhe, spreading his hands.

"You jest, Your Excellency. As a distinguished guest of the Queen, no one will lay a hand on you. Moreover, we inner city people rarely take an interest in outsiders." The Royal Guards didn’t take Li Changhe’s teasing seriously and instead looked at him with a hint of regret, as if they were sorry that Li Changhe wasn’t one of the inner city people.

This kind of arrogance was rare. But then again, they knew they were beings of perfection, whether in looks, lifespan, strength... all far exceeding mortals. It seemed normal for them to look down on outsiders.

However, Li Changhe had also picked up a hint from the Royal Guards’ whispers.

Some of them had said things like "She really got pregnant, such good luck," "The Queen is very concerned," "Hopefully it will be successful," and the like.

Does that mean... these inner city people have fertility problems?

After all, the higher the level of existence, the lower the fertility rate.

Like elves, for example, who can live for thousands of years but have terribly low fertility rates.

Yet, Li Changhe couldn’t understand what the so-called "hopes of success" referred to.

Could it be that with the inner city people’s physique, there’s still some danger in childbirth?