Chapter 231: Lyla!

The moment Sabrina finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room shifted. Jax’s golden eyes dimmed slightly as his focus sharpened inward.

The Spacial Rune etched into his very existence responded to his will as naturally as breathing. The air around them… folded.

Serika blinked, surprised at the sudden swirl of magic, “…Wait—”

Before she could even finish, space itself parted.

A seamless distortion formed before them, like a transparent veil peeling back to reveal another world layered directly behind this one.

Through it, the Faerie Realm vanished, and the Demon Kingdom appeared.

Jax smirked faintly, “Let’s go.”

He stepped forward.

Sabrina followed immediately, her composure unshaken despite the noticeable improvement in the efficiency in Jax’s space magic, chucking it up to him gaining stronger after meeting with their Goddesses once again.

Serika hesitated for half a second longer, then hurried after them.

The moment all three crossed the threshold, the veil closed silently, as if it had never existed.

The Demon Capital greeted them with life.

The sky above was darker than the Faerie Realm’s soft twilight, painted in deep purples and blacks, streaked with glowing crimson clouds.

Massive structures stretched into the air, some carved from obsidian-like stone, others grown from living demonic materials, pulsing faintly with mana.

They appeared in the Cathedral, and Jax immediately spoke, “I’ve got things to handle,” he said, glancing at the two of them.

Sabrina nodded immediately, “Understood.”

She stepped forward slightly, her expression already shifting into a more professional one.

“I’ll check in on the administrative side of things. There should be updates waiting. We were gone for quite a bit after all, there must be some changes, especially with the agricultural plan,”

Jax gave a small nod, “Good.”

Serika stretched lazily beside him, “And I guess I should go back to being a proper maid, huh?” she said with a playful grin.

Jax glanced at her, “You say that like you weren’t slacking off before.”

She gasped, placing a hand over her chest dramatically, “I don’t slack off, I need to serve you after all,” She said, leaning in and placing a kiss on Jax’s cheek.

Jax chuckled, “Yeah, yeah. Just don’t cause trouble. Prepare the room for tonight baby,”

Serika smirked, “No promises.”

Sabrina turned and began walking down one of the branching corridors, already pulling up reports from a floating magical interface.

Serika lingered for a moment longer before stepping closer to Jax. She leaned in slightly, and pressed a quick second kiss against his cheek.

“Don’t work too hard, King~”

And just like that, she was gone.

Jax watched them leave for a brief moment before exhaling slowly.

“…Alright.”

With that, his gaze shifted toward the eastern side of the capital, which was the Dark Elf District.

Jax moved there, and the closer he moved to that district, the more the environment changed.

Massive trees towered into the sky, their trunks wider than entire buildings. Their branches stretched endlessly, interwoven to form natural canopies that filtered the crimson sky into soft emerald light.

Bioluminescent plants glowed gently along the ground. Vines wrapped around elegantly shaped structures that seemed to grow organically from the earth itself.

Water flowed through narrow, crystal-clear streams, weaving through the district like veins of life.

The air was dense with natural mana, similar to the Faerie Realm, but far less pure.

Jax smirked slightly, “…Yeah. This is more like it.”

Dark Elves moved through the area with grace and purpose.

When they saw him, they stopped, placed a hand over their chest and bowed their heads in quiet respect.

“Your Majesty.”

Jax gave a small nod as he passed but he didn’t slow down as he moved forward towards Lyla, the Clan Leader of the Dark Elves.

Her mana signature stood out clearly now, refined, controlled, and deeply intertwined with the natural energies of this entire district.

He followed it until he reached a clearing. At its center stood a massive tree that was towering, its bark shimmered faintly with engraved runic patterns, and its roots spread outward like a foundation for everything around it.

And beneath it was Lyla, her dark skin contrasted beautifully against the soft green glow of the environment. Her silver hair cascaded down her back, moving slightly as if responding to the mana in the air.

Her emerald eyes were focused on the structure in front of her, a series of floating weapons and devices, all suspended mid-air as intricate enchantment circles rotated around them.

Runes pulsed, mana flowed, and with every subtle movement of her fingers, the enchantments refined themselves further.

Jax stepped forward, “No break, huh?”

Lyla didn’t flinch or turn around, “…When you’re trying to rebuild an entire kingdom’s foundation, breaks aren’t exactly a priority.”

Only then did she glance over her shoulder, and when her eyes met his, they paused, just for a moment.

“…You’re stronger.”

Jax smirked.

“Seems like everyone can tell.”

Lyla turned fully toward him now, her gaze sharper than the others had been.

“Not just stronger,” she said. “More… complete.”

Jax didn’t respond to that. Instead, his eyes shifted to the floating equipment behind her.

Weapons and Armor components. Strange hybrid devices that clearly combined magic and technology.

“Progress looks good,” he said.

Lyla followed his gaze.

“It is.”

She raised a hand slightly, and one of the floating blades drifted toward her. Its surface shimmered with layered enchantments.

“All of the Elves are super motivated to work, our efficiency has been very high,”Jax’s eyes narrowed slightly in interest as he heard that.

“Yeah. That’s actually what I wanted to talk about.”

Lyla raised an eyebrow, “Oh?”

Jax stepped closer, his gaze locking onto the blade as he examined it, “First of all, the news will be spread soon, but we made an alliance with the Faerie’s. So soon enough, the Dark Elf district will benefit alot from their Nature Magic,”

Lyla’s eyes widened as he heard that, “Oh, sounds amazing, I can’t wait,”

Lyla said, a genuine smile appearing on her face, “But is that all you wanted to talk about?”

“Clever,” Jax said, “You Elves specialize in Enchantment Magic, so I’m looking to find a way to help you all speed up your work and make it more efficient. Any ideas?”

Lyla thought for a moment and smiled, “Actually, I have a couple,”

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