Chapter 426


    Armand gazed intently at the graceful and quiet Avery, liking her more by the second.


    Although he was a foreigner with typical Ustranasion features, he was not interested in Epean women.


    No matter how beautiful they were, he still preferred the features of women from the east.


    This was particrly true for eastern beauties like Avery, who had beautiful features and a charming


    temperament. That was a trait he inherited from his father.


    Despite Avery''sck of interest in him, Armand did not panic.


    After all, he knew time was needed to capture a woman''s heart.


    Moreover, he was not a womanizer; he was sincere about pursuing her.


    Cognizant the women were distancing themselves from him, Armand purposely changed the topic by


    saying politely, “Avery, I just came to Chanaea, and my Chanaean is not that good. I''ve always wanted


    to get a Chanaean name, but I can''t think of a suitable one. Can you help me pick one?”


    Cecelia and Nina munched on nuts as they watched the scene of Armand hitting on Avery with relish.


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    Haha! Mr. Moore has a love rival now! Looks like Ery''s charm is boundless!


    After all, the enthusiastic, hot man that just joined them had fallen for Avery at first sight and even said


    he wanted to pursue her. The duo could not help but wonder how Cayden would react when he found


    out about it.


    Avery felt bad for ignoring him now that he was asking for her opinion in a gentlemanly way instead of


    pestering her.


    Thus, she asked, “What kind of Chanaean names do you like?”


    Armand waved his hand dramatically. “Oh, I really don''t know. Chanaea''s culture is too wide-ranging


    and profound. The writings make me dizzy. Even worse, each word has a different meaning.


    Sometimes, they contain several meanings, too!”


    Cecelia''s eyes were so fixated on Armand that she forgot to remove the nuts'' shells. “D*mn. You even


    know how to use such words. Armand, don''t you think you''re being a little humble by saying your


    Chanaean''s not good?”


    Nina picked a slice of watermelon from the te and ate whilementing, “Armand, your way of


    hitting on girls is too tawdry. Since you''re so fluent in Chanaean, can''t you just pick your own name? If


    not, I have a few suggestions for you. Hmm... Names like Niki Svane or Magnus Laursen should be


    fine. What do you think?”


    Cecelia could not hold herself back and burst intoughter.


    Confused, Armand scratched his head, not understanding what they wereughing about.


    He had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, “Are these two names really that funny? Why are you


    laughing so hard?”


    Patting her chest to calm herself, Cecelia inhaled deeply and patiently exined, “Niki Svane was a


    famous minister in our country during ancient times. Through political reforms, he made our country


    strong and wealthy. Sadly, he died a tragic death of dismemberment. Oh, you probably don''t know what


    kind of execution that is. Basically, the criminal''s head and limbs are tied to five horses or cattle before


    he''s torn to pieces alive.”


    That stunned Armand.


    He almost puked the alcohol he consumed when he pictured the bloody scene Cecelia described.


    Quickly downing a ss of water to calm himself, he asked, “What about Magnus Laursen? Surely this


    person didn''t get torn to pieces, too?”


    Avery''s gentle voice rang out. “Magnus Laursen was a man in charge of the living quarters of our


    country''s pce in the past. He was corrupted, abused his power, and even sought power to usurp the


    throne. In the end, he was sentenced to death by the king. Do you know what death by a thousand cuts


    is? It''s Chanaea''s cruelest death penalty. It requires the executioner to make three thousand three


    hundred and fifty-seven cuts on the criminal''s body. The executioner will be severely punished if he


    makes an extra or one less cut. So, Magnus was cut for three whole days. When the execution was


    over, the families he had harmed in the past rushed to the scene and took the meat carved from his


    body home. They cooked it and ate it to relieve themselves of their hatred for him.”


    After listening to the story, Armand could no longer hold back his bile and threw up into the trash can by


    the side.


    Cecelia and Nina covered their mouths and snickered while Avery calmly stuffed a piece of mango into


    her mouth. Mm... It''s so juicy. This is delicious!


    However, she dared not eat a lot for fear of her body heating up during her pregnancy.


    In the meantime, Armand puked into the trash can for three whole minutes.


    Finally, he cleaned his mouth with a wet wipe and nced weakly at the gloating trio.


    Heined, “Hey, can''t you have a littlepassion? And why would you say such disgusting


    things on such a happy asion? Don''t you Chanaeans have names with better meanings? Say, the


    name of a formidable king or general?”


    With an unhurried manner, Avery answered, “Of course, we do! Our history of five thousand years has


    produced many mighty heroes. Your Ustranasion name, Armand, means a soldier and a domineering


    hero. Chanaea''s first warrior was the founding father of a dynasty. Of course, he''s the aide of the king,


    just like the dukes in your country. He''s just as famous as Lancelot. Do you want to use his name?”


    Upon hearing that, Armand widened his eyes, which gleamed with curiosity. “Ah, Lancelot is the most


    outstanding and loyal knight of King Arthur''s Round Table. Not only is he handsome, but he''s also great


    at fighting. He''s the pride of our country. Does Chanaea have someone like that, too? Please tell me.


    What''s his name?”


    Avery shed him a mysterious smile that almost made him lose the ability to think straight. “The hero''s


    name is dimir.”


    Banging the table excitedly, Armand announced, “All right. My Chanaean name from now on is


    dimir!”


    Cecelia and Nina pointed at Avery and then at Armand, clutching their stomachs as they roared with


    Once again, Armand pouted with a suspicious gaze. “What''s wrong? Is the name not good? This


    person''s your country''s hero and my idol. Why are you guysughing?”


    Suppressing herughter, Cecelia said, “No. It''s just that this name suits you really well. We''ll call you


    dimir in the future, then.”


    Nina, on the other hand,ughed so hard that her face turned red.


    Avery''s mind is just impressive! She can fool someone so wlessly!