Beta knew that Emma had feelings for him, and her question was actually a way of expressing her feelings.
For a young girl, this kind of question was actually quite courageous. Emma looked at Betta, her heart pounding in fear and trepidation. She still remembered that a year ago, she also mustered up the same courage and walked into Beta's house in the middle of the night. In the end … she was thrown out by him.
Emma knew that she was very beautiful. If it were any other man, they would definitely be beastly, but Beta didn't. Although on the other hand, she was satisfied that Beta wasn't infatuated with beauty, it also made her feel a little discouraged. She knew that she only had three advantages: strength, noble status, and beauty.
The first two advantages weren't special in Beta's eyes. If the last one was beautiful and didn't catch his eye, then it would be a little difficult for her to enter Beta's attention.
Moreover, there was no lack of beauties around Beta. Not to mention that the little maid Jessica was already beautiful and cute enough, there was also Shirley, who was a woman with a perfect appearance and body that was almost like a goddess.
Therefore, when Emma faced Beta, she didn't have much confidence.
If she told others about her feelings, it would at least scare a lot of people. After all, in the eyes of many people, regardless of gender, they would think that she was a perfect woman and the most suitable candidate to be a wife.
Looking at Emma's hopeful and affectionate eyes, Beta slowly replied, "As a comrade, as a friend, no matter what difficulties you encounter, I will help you."
Although Beta's answer wasn't what Emma expected, she wasn't too disappointed. In fact, such an answer was already within her expectations. For a girl in love, being able to be together with the person she liked and receiving a promise from him was already enough to make her happy.
Seeing Emma's expression, Shirley also smiled.
In the beginning, Shirley was a bit hostile to Emma, because she thought that Emma wanted to monopolize Beta.
Shirley deeply loved Beta, but different from Emma's normal "love", Shirley's love was a kind of dedication. She was the "sheath" that the goddess gave to Beta, and her mission was to relieve Beta's "troubles" and "passion". She never thought about monopolizing Beta's love. However, she felt that Emma had such an idea. If Emma really became Beta's wife, she felt that she might not have a place to stay.
If an ordinary woman had Shirley's appearance, temperament, and strength, she could think that there would be another place for her to stay. However, she was a divine creature, and she couldn't think or do that. The meaning of her "birth" had been decided since the beginning, and her future actions couldn't deviate too much from that meaning.
Now that Emma was rather indifferent to Beta's answer, Shirley thought that Emma didn't intend to monopolize Beta for now, so she was no longer hostile to her.
"What's your next plan?" Shirley asked with a smile. "You're the Holy Lady of the Temple of Storm. It's not good for you to run around for too long, is it?"
"I'm a Holy Lady. Nobody can order me to do anything except the goddess's oracle." Emma nodded her cute little head. "Not even Pope."
Although Saintesses generally did not have any real power, because of their high status, they only listened to the Goddess. Therefore, Saintesses generally lived rather free lives. Saintesses like Emma, who went wherever they wanted to go, were actually the norm for every Saintess of any Temple.
Only the Holy Lady of the Winter Wolf Clan had the power to decide life and death. She was an anomaly among Holy Ladies.
"A Holy Lady's job is truly leisurely." Shirley clicked her tongue and asked, "So, what's your plan now?"
Emma didn't reply to Shirley. Instead, she turned around and looked at Beta, her eyes glittering. "You're going to build a city. It's a big deal. Not only do you need money, but you also need manpower."
"I have money, and I also have people." Emma smiled sincerely and affectionately, as if she didn't need anything in return. "I'm here to help you. Don't kick me away."
It was hard to believe that Emma, the once unapproachable, noble princess of Hollevin, who was known as the most beautiful woman in Hollevin, would humble herself so much at this moment. She was giving money and manpower, and all she asked was that Luke wouldn't kick her away.
It sounded like Emma had been greatly wronged, but in fact, Beta thought that Emma was very smart.
Building a city in a wetland was indeed a big deal and a difficult one. But Beta was confident and capable of continuing to do it. And Emma coming here at this time to provide money and manpower would at most speed up the construction of the city, but she would have to pay a huge price and loss.
What was a favor? This was a favor.
Favors were the hardest to repay, so Beta had no choice but to say, "You can provide money and manpower if you want. When the city is built in the future, you'll have a share. You can choose a position you like here."
Emma shook her head and said, "I just want to help you. I don't need anything in return."
"If you're not willing, then don't help me."
Beta's tone was relaxed, but there was a hint of irrefutability in it. He knew very well what would happen if a man and a woman owed each other favors for a long time. He already had enough women around him: Blondie, Whitey, Shirley, the mayor's wife, and the butterfly girl who could fly.
If Emma had a chance to get involved, then things would definitely be more troublesome than he imagined.
Emma looked at Beta, feeling a little disappointed. But after a while, she smiled and said, "Alright, after the city is built, just give me a suitable position. I don't ask for much, just the kind where I can sit and collect money."
Beta understood what Emma meant. She wanted to say that she had no intention of fighting for power, nor did she want to take away any of Beta's rights.
Wealth was indeed useful in many cases, but most of the time, it couldn't compare to power at all. Wealth didn't necessarily mean power, but it was very easy for those with power to get money.
Beta was a little speechless at Emma's act of giving money, people, and even herself away. If it were someone with low moral integrity, they would definitely swallow Emma whole. Although Beta wasn't a good person, he still had a bottom line. If morality could be measured, with 100 as the maximum value, Beta's was around 75.
He was the kind of person who had a pass line but a good line.
"Alright, when the time comes, you can sit and count the money." Looking at the smiling girl, Beta then began to talk about family matters. "I'm not very well-informed here in the wetlands. Is there any big news in the capital now?"
"It's just some trivial things between nobles. I don't think you want to know. " Emma got Beta's promise to let her stay in the wetlands, and her eyes smiled like crescent moons. "But there's something you might want to hear. My big brother, who is the current king, has secretly recruited a group of warriors and plans to go to the Dungeon of Magical Beasts you mentioned to see the situation."
Beta's heart skipped a beat. "Just a group? That's just sending people to their deaths. "
It was no wonder that Beta's words were so "unpleasant." In the Dungeon of Magical Beasts, not to mention the fact that there was a Legendary Hero in charge, there were many experts above the level of Master among the monsters. And in the entire Kingdom of Hollevin, the total number of Master experts, including those who had concealed their identities, was no more than thirty. There was only one way to deal with the Dungeon of Magical Beasts, and that was to use the power of the entire human world, including the major churches, temples, and even the elves, dwarves, and orcs. Otherwise, it would be impossible to take down the Dungeon of Magical Beasts.
Emma nodded. "I think so too, but I think Big Brother should have seen that too. Even so, he still sent a small group of people over, probably to scout the situation."
"There's no return. How can the intelligence be sent back?" Beta frowned. "Magic messaging? Those devils are experts at magic. It's extremely difficult to send a magic message in a place under their control. "
Emma said casually, "I don't know the specifics. Big Brother should have his own ideas. Anyway, I can't say much."
There was faint resentment in Emma's words … The fact that her father was poisoned by Big Brother had always been a thorn in her heart.
That was why she stayed away from the capital, not wanting to live as a princess. Thankfully, she still had the identity of a Saintess, which was enough for her to get away from the politics of the royal family. She had finally seen through the temperament of the royal family. For power, they could even kill their own father, not to mention their younger siblings.
Seeing Emma's expression, Beta secretly heaved a long sigh. If such a thing happened on Earth, those regular girls would be traumatized even if they didn't go crazy. However, in this world of magic, Emma was a Saintess, and her mental power was unusually strong, which allowed her to face the tragedy in her family. Although it was indeed sad for her, it wouldn't make her lose her mind or damage her mind.
Emma's sadness seemed to have infected other people too. Nobody in the room spoke for a moment.
At this moment, Jessica had heated up the juice and was putting it on the table.
At this moment, Lloyd trotted in from outside. Exhaling white smoke, he said, "Master, there's a caravan outside. They say they are your subordinates."
"Oh, Amanda and the others are here." Beta stood up and said to Emma: "Come out with me and have a look, this is the first caravan I established in the wetland, and there are a few interesting ones that you might be interested in."