Chapter 352: The Princess and The Demon Prince II

"This isn't easy..." she muttered. Her expression showed all her confusion clearly. This was no easy matter, even for a crown princess like her. Her supporters could turn against her if she wanted to make this extreme change. Meanwhile, she knew this was a ticking time bomb. Sooner or later, her kingdom's secret would be discovered by other countries. Or... Even if I didn't free the angel, it would be Puriel who would come out by herself.

According to her, her palace's barrier could only reach a certain limit. Because it affected the palace's activities. The barrier thickened the atmosphere inside it. Small children, the sick and old people would not be able to endure it. It would make them faint or make their illness worse. If she didn't think about how to deal with this problem soon, her kingdom's economy would fall into crisis.

"And too complicated," I added. I didn't expect the vaccine to be 80% of her kingdom's main commodity. Her kingdom saw the crystal as an unlimited resource that was more valuable than oil or other mining products. It made them complacent with ease. They could build many things with that easy money. Buildings, roads, technology and more. What they didn't know was all of that was built on a fragile foundation that could crumble at any moment.

"Maybe I can suggest building modern agriculture with the excuse of preparing Serpent Rock for food self-sufficiency. But I still need time," Mia muttered again. Her kingdom lay within the desert. Well, not all of it, but mostly. So agriculture was not the right thing for it, but with modern agriculture everything was possible. It also owned several important mines such as petroleum, iron and a bit of gold and silver. But that was not much.

What I could think of was something unrelated to her kingdom's resources.

"Maybe something related to financial services or construction could be a good solution. Or... Tourism. Your kingdom has its own uniqueness compared to other places," I gave an idea. But since I didn't know her kingdom and her people's capacity, I couldn't say it was a good idea. And about Tourism, I had read several articles that desert tours were starting to be in demand. That could be a way out for her. After all, her kingdom's exotic charm was fascinating. But again, since I didn't have much experience travelling abroad, I didn't know if this would work or not. To be sure, her kingdom needed a lot of promotion to other countries and had to prepare itself if she wanted to carry out this plan.

"I've thought about this and discussed it with your other partners. That's why I'm interested in all kinds of investments and big companies' development," she said. I remembered she decided to talk to Camila, Pearl and the others in the morning after the game was over. I didn't expect she had already taken one step ahead of me in thinking about this, even before she knew this fact. Not to mention she was still in her exiled period, she was a responsible crown princess.

"Still... I can't make that decision on my own. I can try to build a sector or two. But I can't change everything. Also, I'm still in my exiled period. I don't have any privileges and can't suggest anything at the moment," she added in a gloomy tone.

"But we still have to find a way out," I said. My mind sank into several considerations. Like, should I appear in her kingdom as the great demon to intimidate the higher-ups? Maybe, say a word or two about the angel to her sister. It could work but it also could have the opposite effect. Worse, her sister could have moved the crystal to another place.

I fell silent. My mind kept sinking into other questions and solutions. The moment when I managed to return my thoughts to reality, Mia was already breathing heavily. Her hand crumpled my t-shirt.

'It's her mating period. How could I forget? '

I shifted my gaze to her face that was clearly holding back her pain.

"Let's talk about it another time. We have more important things to do right now," I said. My hand took hers to soothe her.

"Yes... I didn't think my period would come earlier than usual," she said breathlessly. Her eyes were fixed on me.

"I will soothe you. Should I change myself to Damian?" I asked again. Having sex and talking seriously were two different things. Even though she was already comfortable with my Demonic appearance, I was not sure she wanted to have sex with me in it.

Unexpectedly, she distanced her head and put her hand on my face, pressing her palm on my cheek. Her eyes looked at me gently.

"It's fine... If I ask you to change yourself, doesn't that mean I can't accept you yet?" It was clear from her voice that she was serious about what she said. Since, rather than fear, I caught the sincerity from there.

"You sure?" My hand went up to overlap hers that was on my face. I looked at her with the same look as hers.

"Yes, I'm sure of it. Besides, since I'm the last person to know your identity, I'm sure you had a lot of considerations before admitting it. Is it related to the angel and my position?" she asked.

"Yeah. I thought about a lot of things before I confessed. I know it's not easy and you might think I'm going to use your position to do bad things or ask you to do something that could destroy your kingdom. And I know... you have made a difficult decision and it isn't easy for someone with a big responsibility like you. I'm so grateful that you want to give me a chance and trust me," I said sincerely. I knew what I said was true, that she was afraid of me. But I was glad she finally decided to trust me.

A soft chuckle came out of her mouth which was followed by a gentle smile.

"This is indeed my craziest decision. But after listening to your explanation I have no regrets either. It's better to know everything from the start." She paused for a moment as her smile faded. "That way I hope I can do something to save my kingdom. Whatever it will cost..." she said in a much more serious tone.