Chapter 35 - 31: Sky Dome Continent is Going to Change (3000 Requests for Favorites and Recommendations)
The demon was clever—it did not immediately resist when Qin Chu attacked.
The crime of attacking nobles was very serious. Once it defended itself, the knights around Qin Chu could have killed it on the spot, scattering its ashes without leaving any room for explanations.
In this world, the power of the nobles was that exaggerated.
However, it knew that there were increasing tensions between civilians and nobles. Although the royal family and nobles had ceded some benefits to mitigate the conflict, they could not fully mask the clash between the two classes.
It wanted to use this to stir the dissatisfaction of the other civilians, thus making Qin Chu hesitate and spare it.
What it had not anticipated was that Qin Chu was not a noble and certainly did not act in the way nobles did.
Listening to the cries of the melon stand owner, Qin Chu smiled lightly, unaffected, his tone even and voice deep, yet polite—a demeanor not at all like one devouring a demon but more like a noble engaging in elegant conversation.
"Sir, you are mistaken."
"I am not a noble. I am... a hero who was just summoned."
Qin Chu revealed his identity.
Upon hearing this, the face of the melon stand owner changed drastically.