[Scalegorge Waterscape]
Not finding the Destruction Emanator she wanted here, Herta felt slightly disappointed.
If she could find one, not even a complete body, even just a tiny fragment would be enough to further her understanding of Aeons and Emanators.
Unfortunately, despite Phantylia's massive body, not even a single trace was left behind.
A regretful look appeared on Herta's face.
She wasn't planning to leave yet.
After all, she had said earlier that she still needed to discuss cooperation with Jing Yuan and find that "Mr. Cold Feet" who had deceived and humiliated her.
Of course, from that Masked Fool named Sampo, she learned that even this nickname had been deliberately spread by the other party.
His real name was still unknown.
But judging from the fact that he could invade Herta Space Station, "Mr. Cold Feet" must be very capable.
With that kind of ability, even on the technologically advanced Luofu, someone like that couldn't possibly remain completely unknown.
When the time came, she could work with Jing Yuan and investigate one by one. She refused to believe that in a place this size, they wouldn't be able to find a single person.
And even if the other party hid deeply and never revealed any abilities, she could still rely on reconnecting to her puppet to determine his location.
No matter what, "Mr. Cold Feet" would fall into her hands.
He wouldn't be able to escape.
Looking toward Jing Yuan, who was inspecting the safety of Scalegorge Waterscape and the Ambrosial Arbor, her mind drifted to other matters.
The image of the young man speaking with Jing Yuan appeared in her thoughts.
His name seemed to be Levi.
The same name Asta had told her.
"Looks like he's the friend Asta mentioned…"
Herta was just a little interested, since he was Asta's friend.
But only slightly interested. The thing she cared about most right now was still finding "Mr. Cold Feet."
Herta let out two cold laughs. Anyone passing by her could feel a chill coming from her.
'You dared to lay hands on my Herta's… space station!'
'You really kicked an iron plate this time!'
'I'm telling you! This isn't over!'
"Miss Herta?"
After inspecting Scalegorge Waterscape and finding only that the water level had dropped significantly, while the buildings and Vidyadhara eggs inside remained undamaged...
The Vidyadhara elder who had accompanied them finally felt reassured. After cupping his fists toward Jing Yuan, he left.
After searching for a while, they still hadn't found Phantylia's remains, nor the mysterious person Levi mentioned who had fought her.
Seeing this, Jing Yuan prepared to issue orders to lift the alert.
And withdraw from the Alchemy Commission.
But unexpectedly, he saw Herta still standing there, staring straight at him.
Hearing someone call her, Herta snapped out of her mental image of beating up "Mr. Cold Feet," looked at him, and cleared her throat.
"Luofu General Jing Yuan, I want to cooperate with you."
After hearing this, Jing Yuan first felt deep confusion.
As a researcher, what kind of cooperation could Herta possibly have with the Xianzhou, who spent their days fighting and killing?
Their Xianzhou didn't really have anything worth her coveting.
If he had to name something, only the Ambrosial Arbor, the abomination granted by the Aeon of Abundance, might attract a genius's attention.
But Herta should also know that coveting the Arbor was equivalent to becoming an enemy of the Xianzhou.
No matter how confident she was, she wouldn't want to provoke an existence like the Xianzhou Alliance.
Unless she wanted to experience what happened to the Denizens of Abundance.
Being hunted across the entire universe by the Xianzhou Alliance.
But geniuses weren't fools. She definitely wouldn't set her sights on the Arbor.
And even if she did, she wouldn't say it directly to him, the General.
So Herta must have another objective.
What purpose did she have in coming to the Luofu?
Other than the "Mr. Cold Feet" causing such a stir across the universe, Jing Yuan couldn't think of anything else.
Jing Yuan's thousand-year unchanged lazy gaze lowered slightly. Seeing Herta clenching her fists, he understood.
'Looks like it really is about "Mr. Cold Feet"...'
"Of course, no problem!"
For the person who could make Herta of the Genius Society cause such a big commotion just to find them, Jing Yuan was quite curious.
Jing Yuan smiled. "However, please move to the Seat of Divine Foresight, Miss Herta. Once I finish handling military matters, we can discuss cooperation in detail!"
Herta silently nodded and turned to leave.
"..."
———
Inside the starskiff, the atmosphere was as silent as death.
Levi and Qingque stared at each other with wide eyes. Neither of them spoke.
Qingque stayed stunned for a while, then lowered her head. What she saw was flat as a plain. A vast green prairie.
An ancient airfield…
"Pfft!"
The Cloud Knight piloting the starskiff quickly apologized to Qingque. "Sorry, I just thought of something happy, that's why I laughed. I wasn't laughing at you."
"What happy thing?"
The Cloud Knight held back his laughter. "My wife gave birth."
Hearing this, Levi also couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
Qingque's eyes sharpened. "What are you laughing at?!"
"Cough cough…" Levi raised a hand to his face and lowered his head, composing himself.
"I also thought of something happy. My wife also gave birth."
"..."
Qingque: "Do you two share the same wife?"
The two answered in unison, "Yes yes yes…"
After answering Qingque's question, they immediately reacted and looked at each other.
That answer didn't sound right at all.
While Qingque was still confused by their perfectly synchronized reply...
Levi spoke again. "No."
He waved his hand, his face twitching slightly as he tried to look serious.
"They just gave birth on the same day."
"You ￥#*&￥ stop messing with me!"
Qingque exploded in anger. Did he really think she didn't know his situation?
"You've been single since birth, how could you suddenly get married and even have a kid!"
After hearing Qingque's words, Levi blinked.
What Qingque said actually made sense. He didn't even have a wife, so how could a wife get pregnant and have a child?
Then…
"My future wife gave birth."
'Wouldn't this solve the problem!'
'A future wife is still a wife!'
Qingque: "..."
Cloud Knight: "..."
No matter how long she had known Levi or how well she understood his personality, that one sentence still left Qingque speechless.
The Cloud Knight driving the starskiff couldn't help turning back to glance at Levi. Seeing his extremely serious expression...
He had thought Levi was just joking around to tease his friend.
But…
This guy seemed a bit abnormal.
The Cloud Knight decided to stop talking and just focus on piloting his starskiff.
"You…"
Qingque opened her mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.
Did this count as exposing his preferences?
Liking women who were already married and had children…
'....'