The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　At one o'clock in the afternoon, someone must have seen him return to his dormitory.

　He had barely begun his research when there was a knock at the door. But when he opened it, he found the hallway empty. Only an invitation fell to the ground as he opened the door. He caught it quickly, then noticed other invitations at the door.

　It's not appropriate to leave these invitations on the ground indefinitely.

　Although Dak felt helpless, he still picked up all the invitations.

　Sending a dance invitation, love letter, or confession to someone of the opposite sex whom you secretly admire but aren't actually that close to requires a great deal of courage.

　Moreover, the more serious a person is about relationships, the harder it is for them to take this step. That's why Dark had always replied very carefully to such situations in the past. However, after two and a half years, he realized that replying not only failed to solve the problem, but actually made it worse.

　Therefore, he is not planning to respond this year.

　He collected the invitations and temporarily piled them on the corner of the table, intending to look at them later when he had time.

　Then they continued their research on the golem.

　But not long after, there was another knock at the door. Dark frowned slightly and went to open it again.

　Sure enough, several more ball invitations appeared at the door. They only handed out cards, without ever showing their faces.

　It's no different from burying your head in the sand. Dak shook his head and went back again.

　But when he continued his research on the golems, he found it difficult to concentrate. He had a feeling that he wouldn't have a peaceful day.

　Sure enough, people kept knocking on the door for the rest of the afternoon. He didn't deliberately open the door to arrest them.

　Being liked by others is not a bad thing.

　It's better than being disliked.

　Moreover, he actually understands this behavior quite well. Essentially, it's more of a "celebrity worship" mentality. Dark's attitude had already been made clear.

　The girl who handed him the card probably didn't expect a positive response. That's why she only handed him the card and didn't show her face.

　They might be immersed in a feeling that they've done their best, and it doesn't matter if they don't get a response. This is probably a unique kind of struggle during adolescence.

　As people age, it becomes increasingly difficult for both men and women to recapture that feeling.

　People will gradually become more pragmatic and will no longer be so easily swayed by these vague and unrealistic emotions, indulging in self-pity.

　Four p.m.

　Despite the interruptions that occurred every few minutes, Dak finally completed the subsequent planning.

　He plans to focus on "filling in the gaps" before the start of the next semester. After the semester begins, he will restart the experiment and create the remaining two "Golden Kingdom Alchemist" golems in one go. Then, he will temporarily put the "Golden Kingdom" deck on hold.

　The overall plan is very feasible, with a success rate of over 80%.

　After completing the plan, he overcame one of its shortcomings, and only then did he relax for a moment, casually picking up the invitation from the corner of the table and flipping through it.

　Flip through it. The ball invitation is available for purchase in Traveller's Street.

　The content formats are basically just a few types.

　After purchasing the invitation, write your and the other person's names in the blank space to send it out.

　Most of the prom invitations Dak received were of this type, but a small portion were handmade, full of pink and girly charm. He would specifically look at the handmade invitations.

　But in reality, whether you look at it or not makes no difference to the person who sent the invitation.

　Dak quickly read most of it.

　As a result, 30% to 40% of the invitations were still from third-grade girls.

　Another 30-40 percent of the invitations came from second-year girls.

　The remaining students were mostly upperclassmen. This led to the final conclusion.

　They don't have enough homework.

　night.

　The number of people delivering ball invitations has decreased significantly.

　But they are all heavyweights.

　Moreover, he did not hide after knocking on the door.

　Dark looked at the two little princesses standing at the door like little foxes, and with a "click," shut the door shut for them outside.

　"Hey, hey, hey, you don't have to act like this if you don't want to dance with her." "Yeah, yeah, at least it was the girl who invited you. Can't you, as a guy, have some class?"

　"I heard this afternoon that your door was piled high with invitations. You wouldn't happen to have succubus blood, would you?"

　"If you don't open the door, we're going to call for help!"

　"You wouldn't want the news of the kingdom's princess being seduced and abandoned by the duke's son to make headlines, would you?"

　"Click."

　"Why didn't you do this earlier?" The two little princesses entered the room with smug looks on their faces.

　Dark closed the door, frowning as he asked, "What's your purpose?" "Can't we come if we don't have a purpose?" The two little princesses casually tossed the invitations they were holding onto the table.

　Dak picked it up and saw that it was indeed bought from the store, and it didn't have a name on it at all.

　"Are you going to the City of Freedom after Christmas?" Anna turned around and finally asked.

　Angie immediately chimed in, "We saw you send Aurora away this morning. Lying won't work."

　Dark sat down and asked, "What, you want to go too?"

　“Yes, yes!” Anna and Angie immediately nodded. Dark said, “A holiday trip plan?” Anna immediately retorted, “It’s an experience!” Angie also immediately added, “It’s extracurricular practice!”

　Dark shook his head and said, "Isn't the dungeon big enough for you guys to mess around with?"

　Anna and Angie said in unison, "The dungeon is nowhere near as fun as the City of Freedom." Dark glanced at them and said, "I'm not taking you there."

　He can obtain relevant intelligence.

　As princesses, Anna and Angie naturally had no reason not to obtain intelligence.

　Now, the self-made man has sent people to infiltrate the area. Both the Holy Church and the royal family have sent people to infiltrate it.

　Recently, there have even been reports that traces of an evil god have been discovered somewhere in the Free City.

　Although Dak has decided to go after Christmas, he won't bring these two burdens with him.

Chapter 1399 Dusk is Approaching (4k)

　"Really not bringing it."

　"Without."

　"If you don't want to bring it, then don't. Why are you giving me that look?"

　Angie walked around Dak's dorm room with her hands behind her back. Suddenly, her eyes lit up when she saw the Christmas tree on the balcony and the gift boxes piled up next to it.

　"What's that?" Anna asked before she could. Darke replied, "A gift blind box."

　"Blind boxes," Angie said, "meaning you can randomly pick one." Dark said, "If you want one."

　Angie immediately went to the balcony. Dark: "Wait for Christmas."

　"Ok."

　Anqi smacked her lips and stopped walking.

　"Fool!"

　Anna looked at Angie and covered her mouth, giggling.

　Angie glared at her, then said to Dark, "What about dancing! You won't take me out to play, but you won't even dance with me?"

　Dark frowned slightly, then suddenly said, "You've accepted a mission."

　Angie rolled her eyes: "Can't you just pretend to be a little dumber?"

　Anna added, "We'll just dance, but each of us will have our own. Of course, if you don't want to dance with Angie, that's fine with me too."

　Dark said, "Just two dances, that'll do. But it can't be the first and the last one."

　“Who wants to dance the first dance with you!” Angie said.

　“Exactly!” Anna chimed in. “It’ll just be a little dance at the ball.”

　Dark said, "Alright. We'll see how things go later, okay?" Anna replied, "No problem."

　Angie said, "No problem."

　Dark walked to the door, opened it, and gestured, "Please." Anna and Angie, both pouting, walked out the door resentfully. Dark saw them off, closed the door, and sat down at the table.

　Anna and Angie coming with a mission was not something he had expected. Although he was in the academy and kept track of various intelligence, his senses were indeed somewhat dulled.

　The college was calm and peaceful, but outside it was in turmoil.

　The kingdom is now in a state of turmoil and desperately needs stability.

　The reports of him dancing with the two princesses on Christmas Eve provide ample evidence of this.

　Play a role in maintaining stability.

　This is proof that the two largest factions in the kingdom still maintain a good relationship.

　you could put it that way.

　Today, the king and the people hold three pillars of their spirit. The first is the supreme power of the monarchy, that is, the king.

　Secondly, there is the supreme divine authority, that is, the "holy," and the pope who can convey "divine pronouncements."

　Thirdly, there is the supreme martial prowess, namely the Valkyrie, one of the kingdom's twin swords. Therefore, the harmony between the royal faction and the Valkyrie faction is essential for maintaining stability.

　The public's intuition is actually very sharp.

　Although the royal faction and the Valkyrie faction have never engaged in any substantial conflict.

　Rumors of discord between these two factions had already spread far and wide. Naturally, some individuals had also contributed to this speculation. But where there's smoke, there's fire; a rift did indeed exist between the royal faction and the Valkyrie faction.

　Especially as the eldest princess gradually disappeared from the public eye, the Valkyrie faction, which could originally be categorized as belonging to the eldest princess, gradually gave people the feeling that it was drifting further and further away from the royal family.

　Now that the Holy Church is in a state of chaos due to the Demon King and the evil gods, and rumors of discord between the royal faction and the Valkyrie faction are circulating, it would be strange if the king's situation were not turbulent.

　It remains to be seen how effective the photos of Darke Dimon dancing with the two princesses will be.

　Dac is not optimistic. A new era is about to begin, and upheaval is inevitable. Maintaining stability is merely a futile endeavor.

　However, from a national perspective, it's not something that can be avoided simply because it can't be done well.

　He'll just have to cooperate a little and put on a show; that would be more than enough.

　"Dong dong dong."

　There was another knock at the door. Dark got up and opened it.

　Then they noticed a pink ball invitation hanging on the doorknob. One corner of the invitation was tied with a thin red string, the other end of which was decorated with a Christmas tree and bells.

　He took the invitation down, glanced at the empty corridor, then went back inside and opened the invitation as he walked.

　"Eudora..."

　"This doesn't feel like her style."

　Dak was somewhat surprised.

　If it were Eudora, even if she was trying to suppress her shyness, she should have waited outside the door.

　Is she planning to change herself starting this Christmas and debut with a new image?

　Thinking of this, Dak couldn't help but shake his head.

　Situations like this, where you only see an invitation but not the person, are actually quite difficult to handle.

　If you want to refuse, that's fine; you don't have to do anything.

　But if you want to agree, you'll find that you can't give an immediate answer.

　While considering how to respond, they might change their minds.

　Just like Dac now.

　The thought of having to create his own invitation and send it back to him to give a formal reply made him completely unwilling to reply.

　"Let it go first."

　So he simply stuffed Eudora's invitation into the drawer and did nothing more.