The Beast Swallowed by the Flower (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 109

When Duke and Duchess Green arrived at the Gaviazar Imperial Palace, many guests deliberately came out to greet them.

Although the nobles disliked that Lisi was giving commoners extraordinary treatment through her ‘Forest Spa’ business, they could no longer afford to ignore Kai, who had now become a duke.

Nobles needed to maintain good relations with the Guardians who would come to their aid if a holy relic in their domain was harmed.

Lisi sensed the hostile stares from several nobles, but deliberately smiled even more gracefully as she accepted their greetings.

‘Yes, you must be anxious.’

The world was changing.

As magic nearly vanished, the mage factions that had firmly supported the nobility disappeared.

With the advancement of machinery, skilled hands were needed to operate it—but nobles refused to engage in such menial tasks.

Both mechanical engineering and the art of integrating magic with machinery belonged entirely to the commoners.

More and more commoners were becoming wealthier and more respected than nobles, and some nations had even begun to see nobles bowing to the whims of commoners.

In one country, commoners had succeeded in revolution, stormed the royal palace, and established a parliament led by their own representatives.

Tension between nobles and commoners was inevitable, so the nobles tried to emphasize the class divide by holding their heads even higher in front of commoners.

Thus, it was only natural that Lisi’s commoner-friendly business made the nobles uneasy.

‘I don’t care what you think.’

Stronger winds of change would soon sweep across this continent.

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