The Invincible Mercenary King (by Matt Watt) novel Chapter 461

Chapter 461 

Shocking! 

Everyone was shocked! 

Reign Labenz and Slayder Zoner looked at Princess Carina’s fanatical demeanor. They were so shocked that their mouths were agape and they didn’t know what to say. 

A princess proposed! 

If news of this matter spread out, it would definitely cause a global uproar. 

Haylan Jaber was also a little unnerved. The cigarette in his mouth had already dropped off. 

He reacted quickly and reached out to grab the cigarette with his hand. “Your Highness, please don’t joke. 

“You’re the goddess that many high-ranking officials and noblemen in Arctodus Kingdom dream of marrying. If a commoner like me marries you, I’m afraid I’ll be killed by those rich and powerful people in your Arctodus Kingdom.” “Let’s see who dares!” Carina frowned and glared furiously. 

As she uttered her chilly words, a powerful aura of superiority emanated from her body. Her entire bearing became incomparably regal and exalted. 

Haylan simply smiled and did not say anything. 

“Mr. Jaber, you’re a hero. Every word I say comes from the bottom of my heart. When we get married, I will definitely be as gentle and considerate as the heroine of the martial arts novels. I will cook for you every day and help you bathe,” Princess Carina added. 

Slayder Zoner snapped back to his senses and said with a bitter smile, “Your Highness, please calm down.” 

Princess Carina must have become too obsessed with reading martial arts novels. It was one thing for her to be gentle and considerate and to cook for him, but why did she have to bathe Haylan Jaber every day? 

She was a noble princess with an exalted, lofty status! 

Couldn’t she show more restraint? 

“Slay, I’m very serious and calm! I want to emulate the heroine in martial arts novels, who dared to love and hate. I won’t be restrained by the secular world and the hierarchy. I want to pursue my true love bravely,” Princess Carina proclaimed. 

Slayder frowned and said, “Your Highness, you have to understand one thing. Novels are fictional. In order to cater to the market, most of the authors write stories about poor commoners turning their lives around. This is different from reality. 

“In real life, have you ever met a hero from a poor background?” 

“Says who? In Mr. Sullivan’s novel, the hero, Louis Charm, was born in poverty, Carina insisted. 

Slayder became speechless instantly. 

Princess Carina was no longer reading martial arts novels for leisure. She had been brainwashed by martial arts novels, and was completely mesmerized by the heroic characters! 

Reign could not take it anymore. She said in a low voice, “Your Highness, Louis Charm’s hero did not come from a poor background. He was a man who was liked by the princess of a royal family and she gave him a heavenly steed and sheets of gold leaves without reservation 

“If we make a comparison with modern monetary values, the heavenly steed is equivalent to a Lamborghini while a sheet of golden leaf is worth around 40 thousand dollars. 

“Furthermore, he had seven masters to teach him martial arts, and a secret teacher who gave him special training. 

“If we compare this to modern society, every lesson with a tuition teacher costs about 60 dollars. He will have to hire eight teachers for many years. Which poor person can afford to pay for such teaching resources? 

“If that hero were to be born in the modern world, he must surely hail from a wealthy family. He would be a full-fledged rich second-generation heir.” 

“Huh? Is that hero so rich? But wasn’t his father country bumpkin in the novel?” Carina was surprised. 

“Have you ever seen an ordinary villager who is well-versed in a family halberd technique?” Reign asked in return. 

Carina was even more astonished. She felt as if her worldview had been severely jolted. She muttered, “You mean, that hero had always been a rich second-generation heir?” 

*Even if he came from a small village, he was still the descendant of a well-off family that had declined. He was never a poor cormoner, Reign said as she nodded. 

Carina felt awful when she heard that. 

She had always thought that this hero was an underdog who turned the tables and rose from rags to riches. Now, after listening to Slayder and Reign, she was dumbfounded. 

“No! I must read the novel again. I don’t believe that hero is a rich second-generation heir.” 

After a moment, Carina gave a shout and turned to leave. 

Slayder hurriedly followed her. 

“She’s really a royal princess who has never experienced any hardships. She’s so naive and romantic that it makes one envious,” Reign said. 

Reign and Carina were about the same age, yet Carina was still living in the world of fairy tales and martial arts novels. She held such a rosy picture of the real world. 

On the other hand, Reign was experiencing family feuds of mutual deception and treachery and had even hovered on the verge of death many times. 

It was so infuriating when she compared her life to Carina’s! 

“That’s how it is with this world. There will always be people who carry a heavy burden in their journey forward and experience life or death. Then there will be people who try to convince you that all is peaceful and harmonious in this world. For the past 5,000 years, the social stratification has always been this clear.” Haylan preached calmly. 

When Reign heard that, she remembered that Haylan’s life experience was more tragic and precarious than hers, so she did not continue to delve into that topic.. 

She turned to look at Haylan and suddenly asked, “Gierczak made you an offer and the princess proposed to you. Regardless of which side you choose, you don’t have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life and can live a life of wealth and glory. Why are you not leaving with them?” 

“Haven’t I said earlier? There’s a reason that I must stay in Longhard Kingdom. Haylan said. 

The mission from Haylan’s master’s had yet to arrive. How could he leave Longhard Kingdom just like that? 

Reign gazed at Haylan’s face and did not continue to probe. Instead, she looked at the vast sea and felt very sweet inwardly. 

In her mind, when Haylan said that, it must be because he wanted to stay by her side and he was staying for her sake. 

Time passed bit by bit. Soon, the sun began to set. 

Without any power source, the Swan Cruise ship drifted along with the sea currents towards the deeper expanses of the Great Placid Sea. 

The direction of this huge cruise ship could not be changed by manual labor. Everyone could only watch helplessly as the cruise ship sailed into the deep regions of the sea. 

When the sunset covered the whole sky, Seward Zabel came up to Haylan and said with a grim expression, “Mr. Jaber, are you sure there’s a way?” 

So much time had passed, yet there was still no sign of any rescue operation. 

Once it was nighttime, it would be even more dangerous without power supply on the ship. No one knew what would happen if someone were to have a nervous breakdown. 

“Don’t worry. The signal flare has been sent out. I believe someone will come to save us soon,” said Haylan 

“Mr. Jaber, to whom was Xander sending that signal flare?” Seward asked out of curiosity. 

Seward had fought in extraterritorial battlefields before and had seen all kinds of signal flares, but he had never seen a signal flare that looked like a rainbow. 

Most importantly, the signal flare that Xander carried with him must have come from some extraordinary origin. 

Seward was very curious to know who Xander Zoran was, and who Haylan Jaber was as well.