It was rare for the Galactic Gods to act so quickly this time. Right after Dingdang's report was sent, they made the decision to send a special envoy. Originally, I thought it would take a few years for them to react. When dealing with the Gods, you have to have the heart to live. If those fellows who don't know the meaning of time really want you to wait for two days, who knows, by the time they remember, it will already be the next millennium.
Of course, we didn't have to wait this time. The envoy of the Protoss would arrive in a few days. This should be the first official negotiation with the Gods in the Star Field, right?
I had always treated Jingle as a house-type Goddess like her as a pet …
An official exchange of documents between the Gods' envoy and the leader of the Empire sounded like something incredible. However, Liliana said that I had to prepare … How could I prepare?
Ever since I became the leader of the Empire, the number of Gods I had interacted with could be counted on one hand. There was a palm-sized pet who was always with me for candy. There was a pair of idiotic siblings who were a combination of a hot-blooded idiot and a ridiculing cook. They were the subordinates of that pet. Then, there was the Goddess of Light who chose the wrong profession. Someone's deepest impression of her was the Thirteen Combo of Black Tiger Steals Heart …
If we were to welcome those Gods, I felt that we could just bring them to the south end of the street to eat Mala Tang …
"It might work." After hearing her boss's ridiculous idea, a certain priestess who was in charge of the religious affairs of the Empire actually nodded her head seriously. "Bring them out to eat Mala Tang and walk around the old city. When we come back, ask Anveena to make a few meat and vegetable dishes. After we eat and drink our fill, we can squat on the sofa with the Gods and play Landlord while discussing world peace. How great would that be!"
I immediately sprawled on the ground. "You're trying to kill me! That's enough for me to be executed, right? "
"In any case, leave the matters of the religious ceremony to me." Liliana shrugged her shoulders at me. "The preparation work for this has already been officially recorded in the Divine Grimoire. The Heroic Spirits and I will complete everything. Boss, your task is to accompany the envoy to eat, drink and have fun. You don't have to worry too much about it."
I asked curiously, "Didn't you tell me to prepare? Why is it none of my business now? "
Liliana blinked her eyes and looked at the tightly closed balcony door behind her. She leaned over and whispered, "It's mainly because you two are so slow. After holding it in for so many minutes, you actually started to discuss the shape of the sun. Even I can't stand it anymore. Aren't I here to help you out?"
I was shocked, "You saw everything?!"
The fake loli in front of me rolled her eyes at me, "What do you think this Pope does!"
I don't think your identity as Pope has anything to do with the peeping just now!
"Hmph, men are indeed untrustworthy." Completely disregarding her boss's messy appearance in the wind, a certain fake loli shook her head as if she had been through it all. "You actually need an innocent, cute, and ignorant little girl like me to help you out. This is really …"
Lin Xue moved closer and touched my arm. Then, she suggested in a low voice, "Should we silence them?"
I nodded. "Alright, when she's not paying attention …"
"Hey hey hey! Boss, don't use such a serious tone to talk about such a strange topic okay! " Liliana jumped up like a startled rabbit, "Things like broken loli corpses are too disharmonious!"
… You're even more serious than us okay!
But no matter what, Liliana did help me and Lin Xue escape from the awkwardness. With Lin Xue's awkward personality, she would be at a loss like a child if the relationship was a little ambiguous. I admit that I'm even worse at talking. Even when I established my relationship with Sandora and Shallow Shallow, it was someone else who helped me clarify things. So if Liliana didn't come over to make jokes, Missy and I might still be discussing why the sun is so round right now.
Perhaps it was because Lin Xue was feeling a little awkward, so she didn't drag Qian Qian along to fight the landlord with Lina. Instead, she excused herself early and left. When I walked her to the door, Qian Qian's cheeks were still a little red, but the way she looked at me was fierce.
"You have to forget it before you wake up tomorrow morning! Do you understand! "
Missy ordered rudely.
I patted him on the head. I had long since understood this fellow who was fierce on the outside but cowardly on the inside. "Alright, alright, I'll pretend that you didn't come today. We'll continue to quarrel like we used to every day, okay?"
Lin Xue didn't react for a moment. Maybe she was stunned by my pat. She nodded blankly and then walked down the stairs. She didn't even take two steps before she ran back up again. "Hey! You can't completely forget it! "
What she meant was that you couldn't just reload the server and forget the progress that you made after so much difficulty.
I more or less knew this Missy's way of thinking, so I made such a judgment. Then, I smiled and looked down at Lin Xue's angry face. I stretched out my hand and flicked the tip of her nose. "It's not bad to occasionally see you act stupid!"
A minute later, I pushed open the door and returned to the house. When I passed by the living room, Anveena was cleaning up the dining table that was destroyed by Little Bubble and Sandora. The little ghost glanced in my direction and immediately exclaimed, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
"… Maybe the wind outside is too strong …"
It really was a violent storm. As expected, I felt too good after maintaining world peace in another world. I turned around and forgot how scary a Missy who had been in karate for god knows how long and whose combat power would increase by three times when in a shy state. I teased her too much just now, and in the end, she counterattacked with her personality.
I patted the mess on my body caused by the crazy Lin Xue's scratching and kicking. I walked back to my room. It was so lively right after I returned home. It really was a characteristic of the Chen family's mansion.
"Ah Jun, are you okay?" Sandora bumped into me at the staircase of the second floor. It seemed that she had been waiting for me. "Your expression is very subtle."
If I told her what happened between me and Lin Xue just now, would this girl directly eat me up?
I felt awkward suddenly meeting Sandora. No matter what, I was intimate with another girl behind my girlfriend's back. Although the situation was subtle, the truth was the truth. Anyone who wasn't a heartless person would feel a little guilty in this kind of situation. Looking at Sandora's gaze now, I felt like I was stabbing a knife.
Fortunately, Sandora didn't ask me about Lin Xue. She only came to tell me an unexpected piece of news.
And it was good news.
"Tawil discovered some information from Ola's memory core. Perhaps it was because she was a 'librarian', Ola and her Queen Bees would often read and correct the data on the surface of the library. This work was repeated for who knows how many years before they lost control, and it probably continued for a period of time after the Queen Bees lost control. As a result, there were many things left in the brains of those Queen Bees that they shouldn't have remembered. Right now, the technicians of the Empire are scanning every Queen Bee's memory core. In addition to the small portion of information that Tawil copied from the surface of the database, we might be able to recover something useful. However, with the precedent of the cube technology going out of control, they will definitely be careful this time. There aren't many good things in the last generation of the Empire. If it wasn't for the fact that they are so precious, I really want to give up on these projects."
"Ah, regarding this, Lin Xue discovered something …"
Hearing that Sandora was worried about the last generation of the Empire technology, I quickly relayed what Lin Xue told me to Sandora. Of course, I completely deleted the part about the 'accidental' kiss between me and Lin Xue. Although I guessed that Sandora might have sensed something, it would be stupid to mention it at this time.
"An ideal state that can distort reality?" Sandora's attention was immediately attracted by my narration. She curled her index finger and rested it on her chin, revealing a common posture when she was thinking. "Indeed, during the last generation of the Ancient Empire, we conducted research on how to transform concepts into reality, but we didn't expect someone to succeed. In this case, the cube technology has been unlocked. Although it can't be used directly, as theoretical information, it is still valuable enough to greatly improve our technology. You just have to pay attention to one thing: No matter how attractive and reasonable those things appear to be, you absolutely cannot replicate them in the real world. Well, this is really an amazing discovery. Lin Xue's power has indeed increased again. I just don't know if Tawil will be happy or sad when he finds out about this news. I'm afraid that one-third of the projects under her will have to be restarted. "
"That research maniac will only be happy." Thinking about the bespectacled lady whose image would collapse when she was in a research state, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "She wanted to research the cube for a long time, but Lin Xue couldn't see through the essence of that thing, so she didn't let her do it. Now, she is free."
After saying goodnight to Sandora and giving each other a gentle hug, I returned to my room.
After all, after running around for such a long time, even those who stayed at home were on tenterhooks for two to three months. Everyone didn't have the energy to make a ruckus today, so it was best to rest early at night. The bustling house quickly calmed down. The lights were extinguished, and only the dim moonlight shone through the window, filling the room with silence.
Only a faint sound came from the direction of the living room on the first floor. It was an ethereal yet strange sound, like a whimper mixed with the melody of a song. As the house became quieter, the sound became clearer and clearer. Finally, it spread throughout the house in the omnipresent darkness of the night.
"Anveena, I don't care if you come out to clean at night, but can you not sing Sin 'dorei's Elegy at this time?"
Lying on the bed, I tossed and turned restlessly. Perhaps it was because I took a nap in the afternoon, or maybe the house was haunted. Either way, I couldn't fall asleep now. Also, there was something churning in my heart, making it impossible for me to calm down.
As expected, Lin Xue's matter was still lingering in his mind.
Right now, what kind of relationship did I have with that lass?
Sworn enemy? This was the first word that came to my mind. Indeed, we quarreled whenever we met, and when we had nothing to do, we sabotaged each other. No matter how I looked at it, this kind of relationship couldn't be considered friendly. It wasn't wrong to say that we were sworn enemies.
But now, I had to face the problem: My relationship with that crazy lass was gradually easing up, and even getting closer.
I was very clear about Lin Xue's nature. She was a rich young lady who grew up in a rich family, but because of her other identity, she had a forthright and straightforward personality. At the same time, she was also a tsundere with a venomous tongue. She wasn't a bad person, and she didn't take pleasure in making fun of others. Usually, when we quarreled, it was mostly because she was trying to hide her awkwardness. Of course, there were also many cases where she came to find trouble with me because she had nothing better to do. It was because I knew about her personality that I never truly hated her.
Then, I gradually got used to the existence of such a person who was used to sabotaging me. I gradually got used to Lin Xue's constant troublemaking and timely help. I got used to this lass constantly giving us warnings about the end of the world and the next day's weather forecast. I got used to her … She would desperately torture herself for one or two possible dangerous future scenarios just to give us accurate guidance.
She was sacrificing herself without any complaints or hesitation. As long as she could help us, she would disregard her own safety and give her all. In order to see the truth of the cube, she might have burned her own eyes twice in a row. In order to prepare a guide to another world for us, she once fainted in her own room. But when I looked at her, I still saw a lively and crazy lass who kept ridiculing herself.
Perhaps this was Miss Lin's clumsiness and cuteness.
She worked hard to prove herself. She wanted to help the people she cared about, but she didn't know how to express herself. So, all she could do was try her best and use her venomous tongue to cover up the awkwardness she felt when someone tried to get close to her. It was only after I understood this side of Lin Xue that I started to truly get closer to her. Unknowingly, the two of us even reached an intimate level.
So, what was my relationship with her now?
Lovers? It seemed a little bit like that, but it didn't seem to be there yet. But to say that we were ordinary friends, that seemed a little too much … Ah, this topic was too complicated. It really wasn't suitable for my mortal level of intelligence!
* Rumble, rumble … *
A strange rolling sound suddenly interrupted my random thoughts. At first, I thought it was me rolling on the bed. But even as I lay there without moving, this sound still echoed in the room.
It came from the constantly rolling sound in the corner of the wall.
… Speaking of which, there should only be one ghost in this house, which was Anveena. How come it turned into a haunted house in the last two and a half months?
I suddenly sat up and looked in the direction of the 'haunted' sound. There was indeed something that was constantly shaking. It was a big box placed under the window.
* Dong! *
I got off the bed and knocked on the big box twice. The box, which had been tossing and turning, immediately quieted down. After a while, I heard a clicking sound from inside. The lid of the box was pushed open from the inside. A pair of rose-colored gemstone eyes stared at me from the bottom up.
"I can't sleep."
Mercury Lamp said gloomily.
The night was long and I couldn't sleep. So, Mercury Lamp, you're also rolling on the bed?
Although I didn't know what was bothering this doll, I still reached out and carried her out of the box. If this had been when we first met, this action would definitely have caused the chairman to go all out in retaliation. But now, Mercury Lamp only struggled slightly before obediently lying on my arm like a normal doll and not moving an inch.
She even rubbed her head on my shoulder intimately because she felt comfortable.
"What are you thinking about?"
Looking at Mercury Lamp's jewel-like eyes in the dark, I felt that this doll definitely had her own troubles. "I'm wondering if I can help."
"Why do I need a stupid human like you to help me?!"
The chairman didn't hesitate to launch a cold attack.
"Of course, I'm your current guardian! If I don't love you, who will love you? "
I originally wanted to say 'I'm your father', but considering that this doll might not be able to completely accept all this, I changed my words. But even though I changed my words, this doll seemed to have been shocked.
She started to use her remaining half of her canine teeth to stare at my neck.
After a long while, the puppet girl finally gave in under my unwavering embrace. She knew that her iron teeth and black feathers would be useless against this fellow who had fought against more than one apocalypse. She only tried to put up a show of resistance because she didn't want him to get carried away. "I'm starting to miss Hui …"
"There's also Zhen Hong and the others, right?"
I lightly weighed Mercury Lamp in my hand and pressed her against my chest before this arrogant and tough doll could resist. "Yeah, it's fine to call your friends over to play, as long as they don't make too much of a ruckus."
"Really?!" Mercury Lamp immediately revealed an expression of surprise, but she quickly concealed it. "Hmph, it's fine as long as Hui comes over. She'll definitely want to see the World Tree … Yeah, and the Space Administration is so strict … I don't want those idiots to waste their time …"
Compared to that idiot Lin Xue, you're still far from being tsundere!
With a sudden burst of excitement, I raised Mercury Lamp in the air. "Let them come. You're a little princess of the Empire. If you let a few commoner friends come to your castle to play, will the guards stop them?"
"Hey! Put me down! Why do you always like to raise me up high, idiot! I don't care about little princesses and castles that are meant to fool children! "
"Ha, have you been looking at my common face for too long that you've forgotten my identity?" I loosened my grip in midair, allowing the mercury lamp to freely fall onto my chest. The lass sat there in a daze, her large eyes unblinking as she stared at her guardian who had already become excited. "Our entire family is a member of the empire's royal family. Didn't you say that you hated real red? Then let them come over and be jealous of you. Look at how happy the puppet sister that she used to look down on is now. You have so many family members that care about you, mighty guards that stretch as far as the eye can see, and the most luxurious castle and toy house. She'll definitely be jealous, right? "
Finally, with a teasing smile, I observed Mercury Lamp's reaction.
Anyone familiar with the story of "Rosa Maidens" would know how complicated the bond between Mercury Lamp and Zhen Hong was. Were these two "sisters" that were once close but turned into enemies really mortal enemies?
Obviously not.
As puppets, the only family that the Rosa Maidens had in this world was Rozen, who dug a hole for them but didn't bury them. As the first puppet, Mercury Lamp was supposed to be the elder sister of all the Rosa Maidens. She and Zhen Hong shouldn't have become enemies, but due to a series of misunderstandings and conflicts, the two of them ended up like fire and water. In the end, after Mercury Lamp destroyed Rozen's inheritance, the two of them became mortal enemies — this could have been avoided from the very beginning!
In my opinion, the reason why they ended up in such a situation was because the two immature little girls kept having more and more conflicts, and there was no one to mediate between them. They were supposed to be the only family in the world, but in the end, they turned into enemies. This was the problem of a lack of family education.
Now that Mercury Lamp had been successfully … educated by me and accepted the fact that Rozen would never exist, was there still a need for her to fight to the death with Zhen Hong and Rozen?
According to the Space Administration's report, the plot of the Rosa Maidens' world changed greatly due to the space-time fluctuation last time. Now, all the puppets were together with their contractors, and with the intervention of the Space Administration's special agents, many regrettable plots that should have happened didn't even have the chance to happen. Wasn't this a good opportunity for Mercury Lamp to make up for her regrets?
Now, Mercury Lamp just needed me to give her a way out of this embarrassing situation. No matter how much she had become a well-behaved daughter, there was no way to erase her stubbornness. If I didn't give her a good reason, she would be depressed for the whole night.
Sure enough, when he looked at the mercury lamp again, what greeted him was a small face with a smile.
"Hmph, let those idiots be jealous of me!" The little puppet girl said arrogantly. "Stupid human, today I'll reward you especially, you can hug me to sleep!"
… Should I be surprised that the chairman was so self-aware of being a doll this time? You'll make me look like a pervert!
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