"Your Majesty, I have a request. I hope you can consider it," said Xia Lin. Zorro stared with wide eyes, unable to believe that Xia Lin had the audacity to make a request to Karnes.
Right in front of many guards and maids in the palace, the king actually stopped and looked at Xia Lin with interest.
This little slave was really interesting. It was the first time someone dared to make a request when he was in a bad mood. He was eager to find out what the little slave wanted to say.
Although Xia Lin looked calm on the surface, his heart was pounding wildly. "Your Majesty, could you... change the punishment for that young lady?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Karnes fell silent. His expressionless face was rather intimidating. Xia Lin lowered his head, and his heart beat even faster.
Just when Xia Lin thought the king would surely get angry and punish him, Karnes actually smiled.
Seeing the little slave looking at him in a daze, Karnes suddenly felt in a great mood. He asked, "She made me unhappy. What's wrong with me punishing her?"
Xia Lin didn't dare to say there was anything wrong. He quickly nodded. "There's nothing wrong. But I think she might just like Your Majesty so much that she made a mistake without knowing her limits. Your Majesty, maybe you could choose a different punishment to let her learn a lesson."
Anyway, the system's requirement was to stop Karnes from sending Louise to the mines. So wouldn't changing the punishment also count as a successful mission? I'm such a smart cookie! This way, I might not offend the villain boss.
Everyone was waiting for Karnes' reaction. Different from Zorro, the other subordinates were certain that Xia Lin would be punished. In fact, they were already extremely shocked that the king had tolerated the slave talking so much. Maybe the king thought the slave was quite cute and wanted to keep him for fun?
But they were wrong about Karnes' thoughts again. He thought for a moment. "Let Louise...算了, it's too much trouble to come up with a proper punishment. Alright, Zorro, cancel the punishment for Louise!"
Zorro carried out Karnes' order expressionlessly. The others were so shocked that they couldn't say a word. Was this guy really a slave? They would even believe he was the queen!
【Ding~ Mission successful. Mission reward: Mental comfort skill has been credited】
Xia Lin couldn't contain his excitement any longer. Karnes thought it was his action that made the little slave so happy, and his own mood brightened a bit.
It was really strange. Why did he feel happy when he saw the little slave so delighted?
Taking the elevator with the little slave and Zorro, they reached the fifth floor. This floor was where Karnes' bedroom and study were located.
The bedroom the servants had prepared for Xia Lin was right across from Karnes' own room, just a few dozen meters away.
Could a slave have a separate suite? Xia Lin was a bit confused. But seeing Karnes looking so matter - of - fact, he thought maybe the people in the interstellar era had such a high material living standard that even slaves could live in such a luxurious house.
What Xia Lin didn't know was that although Karnes always called him "little slave" in words, his identity in the archives was not a slave but a first - class citizen.