Loyal Retainer or Loyal Dog?

Silence continued on for 15 minutes as Mu Yue tried to register the scene before her

"Why is this Great Ancestor kneeling before me,wouldn't the West family silence me if they knew about it but even the housekeeper is kneeling so it should be fine right?Anyway I should probably ask for more information maybe it will explain somethings about my last life "

Just as Mu Yue concluded her thoughts she heard Adam inquiring tone making remember that she hadn't responded to his statement of fealty and that they still hadn't gotten up from their genuflect so she put on a stoic expression to hide her shock

"You may rise,I accept your fealty""Anyway having a prince as a little brother has pretty much no disadvantages especially one from a family as powerful as his.He can also help me collect supplies"

"Thank you my Liege" "Thank you my Liege" answered both as they got up from their knees waiting for her to sit before they finally took a seat themselves before Mu Yue could speak she was interrupted by Adam

"Before we commence our conversation I would like to inquire if Lady Yue will return with us to Lunos or stay in Xia"

"Stay in Xia" Mu Yue answered with no hesitation after all she only knee the circumstances of Xia country during the apocalypse and wasn't sure about the other regions as long range communications were no longer functional whilst short distance walkie talkies were still usable

"Hmm"Adam Slightly creased his brows in a frown before continuing"This is troublesome but isn't impossible to work around let me think""Honestly speaking I would rather go back to Lunos where the West family is at its most powerful and could be considered the safest place in the world since we have always been preparing for the apocalypse for centuries but since the Lady declared it must be so"

Adam then turns to Alfred behind him and orders

"Alfred return to Lunos today and inform the family of the recognition of the Lady as well as her decision to stay also pick out a 12 men knight platoon for dispatch as well as 4 of our best mage theorists to go with them and pick some needed equipment and have them come here in a week.I will stay and protect the Lady and as for the rest of the family elites and clan members"1)Adam paused stroked his chin then announced "Have the family exit seclusion and retake Lunos decision making power as for the parliament they can keep their positions but they will need the patriarchs approval for final matters.Lunos is our Kingdom whether the Lord is now found so we protect our people" at this moment Adam's body was radiant the aura of a ruler which made both Mu Yue and Alfred subconsciously hold their breaths in order not to blaspheme such a scene

"Yes Young Master it will be done"Alfred got up handed a black case which he had been carrying to Adam and then turned around and left the private box to carry out his instructions as Adam caressed the case he finally remembered his new Lady before he coughed embarassedly

"Apologies my Lady,you must have questions and I promise to answer as best as I can "

"It's fine but I do have questions like for instance why you have sworn fealty to me"

"That is simply because the ring chose you my Lady"

"Ok what is the ring then " she said as she held out her snow white hand which was sporting a rather old black ring on its slender perfectly trimmed finger which kind of destroyed such an enchanting gesture

"Unknown all we know is that it will choose our Lord as for the functions we can only ask Lady Yue to investigate them herself"

"You can call me Yue,Lady Yue and my Lady sounds too stiff"

"Yes My La..I mean Yue"

"Ok is there anything else I need to know about this"

"Hmm the prophecy said upon the ring recognizing a Lord the apocalypse shall befall the world which leads me to wonder if the Lord didn't get any information from the ring upon its binding or what kind of apocalypse it is and if there are any signs to watch out for?" "Look I'm so thoughtful I'm sure she does not plan on telling me about her rebirth so I gave her the perfect excuse to talk about the future.By the way where has Qiqi gone its been so silent since I swore my fealty"thought Adam as he stared at Mu Yue with some expectation in his gaze

"Ahh this the ring informed me that 10days from now all life will succumb to deep sleep for 24 hours at the end of which 50% of the population will lose their lives and reawaken as corrupted living corpses with an insatiable hunger for flesh A.K.A zombies while 29% of the remaining population will awaken the abilities needed to combat these new threats and the rest of mankind will remain the same but will also slowly have their bodies strengthen just not fast enough to keep up with the ability users and zombies of course there are instances when they could later have a chance to awaken but this would require them to survive being infected by the zombie virus or finding extremely rare treasures and absorbing enough energy to awaken""Great now I can use the

ring to explain any future events I need his help with it seems accepting this younger brother is quite relieving"

"This""I was hoping for a qi awakening apocalypse wait could it really be qi revitalizing after all this world is no longer the same world as her last life I wouldn't be surprised if we ran into some transmigrated millenia old Heavenly Venerate who failed tribulation and ended up here damn there are so many threats in this world.Sigh why couldn't I just get sent to a cultivation world and have to face slap bitches daily"

{Come on Host Qiqi believes you can do it}

"Ah Qiqi where did you go"

{Don't worry host Qiqi had to update due to your completion of the task and now I am fully able to assist you so you can better assist her}

"Ok I already understand I'm just a lackey anyway what new functions do you have and what's the reward I got for swearing my fealty to Yue"

{No new functions and the reward for swearing fealty will now be sent}

<Ding task completed.Lord accepted.Task Reward rune communicator Lord-Retainer,Awakening solution x2,Marrow washing Dansx10 sent to inventory

Rune communicator Lord-Retainer:How can you properly serve your Lord if you can't communicate or find the Lord.Use stick the rune behind the ear this will allow you and the Lord to always be able to communicate and locate each other no matter the range can only be intercepted using special means

Awakening solution:Awaken an ability immediately after use this awakening will have no effect on future awakening

Marrow Washing Dan:How can you or your Lord be impure this shall not stand.Use in bath and should prepare for pain recommended to be used before awakening of any kind to maximize efficiency >

{Host rewards have been issued and now all missions ,tasks and gift packages have been completed hip hip hurray 🍾🍾}

"Wait!!! what missions and tasks I only did one where are their rewards"

{Uhhh this Host listen to my Explanation first the rest of the system missions and tasks were done by your predecessors and the rewards were also accepted by them}

Adam's expression suddenly paled as he thought of something before he hesitantly asked "Qiqi my lovely system advisor quickly tell me the rewards stolen I mean gotten by my predecessors"

{Hmmmm there were quite a few for example the two battlesuits in the case given to e twin wyvern blades were system rewards ahhh there was also the mana theories and black technology your family researched and the first guardian of the ring signed a contract with a flame dragon king it should still be alive as your family guardian beast of course its pretty much dying now with no mana in the atmosphere}

This caused Adam to slip out out of his chair onto both his knees as he suppressed the urge to cough out blood from the message while wailing mournfully with two teardrops falling from his face

"YOU BASTARDS!SHAMELESS THIS IS TOO SHAMELESS YOU HAVEN'T EVEN FOUND THE LORD YET YOU STOLE MY MISSION REWARDS AHH MY FLAME DRAGON KING"This sudden outburst shocked Mu Yue so much she leaped backwards to distance herself from him and begin to reconsider this younger brother

"Hey are you OK?"she asked while seriously considering whether to just leave and give him some space or not

Adam listlessly got up walked to the bar in the room got a bottle of wine popped up the cork and drank straight from the bottle for 2 minutes before putting down looked at Mu Yue with soulless eyes and said

"My Ancestors are so shameless they stole from their descendants. Ah I lost my dragon"

"This "Mu Yue was still puzzled"please explain "

"Qiqi can I tell her about you?"

{Yes Host as your Lord she is permitted to know}

Thus Adam began explaining about Qiqi and the West family duty and history of course he left out that he was transmigrated and about possibly meeting or clashing with other protagonists in the future this left Mu Yue speechless at first and then she stared at Adam pitifully after understanding what he meant about losing his dragon

"There there"she consoled as she gave him two pats on the back after all what he lost was a pureblooded dragon no words can help with such a loss of course he got over it after sulking for an hour and then took out his rewards in front of her and gave her one rune,one awakening solution and one Marrow washing dan explained their functions and uses after which he looked down the rune in his hand before looking up at her with a weird expression on his face as the tips of his ears noticeably blushed.Before he could shift his gaze he was caught by her

"What is there something wrong with the rune"

"Ahh this its a Wunjo rune" He looked like he was debating whether to continue explaining or not before he resigned himself and the blush got darker he continued "Wunjo is a rune of togetherness,celebration,social communities...and Love"

"There is nothing wron.."she cut in before he could finish and then almost chocked as she heard the last words as her face blushed so intensely it dazed and worried Adam "Ahh what to do if my Lord is obviously enamored with my charm.Sigh I can only honestly warm her bed eyy it's hard being a good retainer.hey hey hey this is a good idea anyway being a husband is better than being a lackey or younger brother unfortunately I still have to watch out for her male lead normally in a rebirth novel the male lead is a top arms dealer or some hidden big shot character with a gaggle of loyal dogs A.K.A 'his brothers' under his command who subtly brainwash the female protagonist by calling out sister in law all day long I'll have to check the information network for any info on such people located in Xia "As Mu Yue finally regained her composure she finally gave Adam an appraising look"Grey hair and black eyes with blue flecks reminiscent with the starry night sky and about 1.78m tall with tan skin and lean but powerful muscles quite worthy of the moniker Star Knight Tsk tsk tsk who nows how many women would kill to be his 'Lord'"Such a thought of having such powerful and handsome subordinate satisfied her arrogance very much