Chapter 1204 - 548: Smashed Together!!!

Chapter 1204: Chapter 548: Smashed Together!!!

It’s a rare opportunity, it must be used well.

Give her a little lesson, teach her properly.

"Secondly, you failed to control your emotions when you were at a disadvantage, letting the anxiety in your heart run rampant, which almost caused a disaster."

"Fortunately, you snapped back to your senses... uh, is that expression because you don’t understand? Fine, let me put it another way."

He saw a hint of confusion flicker in Valentina’s eyes, evidently, high-level vocabulary was a bit too sophisticated for her still catching up on her studies.

"Luckily, you came to your senses in the end, otherwise, I really would have to punish you this time."

Herbert chuckled, released his fingers, and gently pinched the pink cheek he had reddened, softly saying: "No, the one who punishes you won’t be me, nor any other resident, but yourself."

"If I wasn’t here and something really happened, with your personality, you would have no idea how much self-reproach you’d feel afterwards!"

At this moment, Valentina’s crimson eyes were already glossed over with a layer of mist due to Herbert’s words, filled with a sense of fright.

"In such an unexpected incident, I could care less, everyone can forgive your recklessness, but at that time the one who truly suffers is you."

He deliberately slowed down his speech, ensuring each word was clearly transmitted to her ears, engraved into her heart.

Even though Valentina calls herself a Hungry Dragon, and her hands are stained with the blood of villains, she wouldn’t hesitate when it comes to action.

But she actually belongs to the kind of people who are inherently quite kind-hearted.

Even Fremay, always gentle towards Herbert, has a heart much colder than Miss Hungry Dragon.

Though Fremay is quite naive in some matters, she handles general situations more rationally, you could even say that her cold nature as a member of the Sea Demon Royal Family can be observed.

When out in the world facing outsiders, she isn’t someone who would let herself be slaughtered lightly.

Against a real threat, she will choose the most efficient, occasionally ruthless way to solve it.

But Valentina, having interacted with few outsiders and spent years sleeping away, still has the temperament of an untainted blank slate.

Even if Elda were genuinely destroyed due to Valentina’s mistake, Herbert wouldn’t mind.

He built Elda with the initial purpose of having a place to settle down and to take in those like Valentina who "have nowhere else to go".

To him, the territory itself is far less valuable than the people living within it.

After all, it’s just a small territory, not much time and effort spent, as long as no one gets hurt, it’s easy to rebuild.

The thoughts of the residents are similar; this is the Lord’s territory, even if he doesn’t care, others won’t be too troubled.

And the only one who truly suffers would be Valentina herself.

The kindness of others is beautiful.

Yet the more beautiful it is, the more it reminds Valentina of how unjustifiable her mistakes were.

This sense of shame is the real mental torture weapon.

Let alone that Elda was jointly built by Valentina and Herbert.

Together, they chopped down the first big tree, burnt the weeds, and drove the stakes into the ground.

This is a Dragon Nest built by Valentina to lay eggs with Herbert!

If she were to destroy such a significant place with her own hands, it truly would lead to depression.

Herbert would hate to see his carefree Dragon Lady become gloomy due to such matters.

He loves seeing her energetic and occasionally (often) silly demeanor, loves how her eyes brighten over trivial things, loves how she confidently demands food and shiny things.

That is the real Valentina.

A sad expression does not suit her.

So, he must seize this opportunity to properly teach Valentina about the terrible consequences that impulsiveness can bring.

Impulse is a Demon!

He lectured her earnestly, watching Valentina become completely deflated, nearly turning into a useless dragon.

She lowered her head, slumped shoulders, even that dazzling red hair seemed to lose its luster, her whole body enveloped in a low-pressure aura of "I was wrong, I’m awful, I’m a bad dragon—".

Herbert finally knew when to stop, changed his tone, and said:

"However, Valentina, you don’t have to feel too bad, in fact, you should be a bit happy."

"...Hmm?"

Originally with head bowed, the eyes of Miss Hungry Dragon, already dead, blinked, a faint glimmer of light appearing in her eyes.

Herbert’s words were like a ray of sunshine, instantly piercing the gloom surrounding Valentina.

Eh, should I be happy?

As soon as she slowly raised her head, she was embraced by the waiting Herbert and gently kissed.

Um!

Valentina’s eyes widened instantly, all her gloom and self-reproach were blown away to the clouds by this sudden kiss.

She could even feel Herbert’s breath close by and the soothing aura he carried.

!!!

This unexpected kiss did not last long; Herbert merely touched Valentina’s lips like a dragonfly skimming the water.

It was a brief and gentle kiss, carrying a sense of consolation and affirmation.

After all, there were outsiders watching!

With so many onlookers at the side, Herbert couldn’t be too indulgent.

But this unexpected reward still revived Valentina instantly!

There’s light in her eyes!

Her face quickly flushed, the previous listlessness vanished completely, replaced by an expression mixed with surprise, shyness, and excitement.