My Goddess is Good at Pretending-Chapter 658: Bird Talk

After the four imperial descendants expressed their apologies and vowed to behave well in the Emperor’s name, Elysia let them go, but not without compensation. Xentia calculated their losses, including the spiritual trauma caused by these royalties. After all, three imperial princes defamed and accused them unilaterally for personal reasons.

"Hmm~" Xentia was pretty satisfied with the compensation. Although the amount was not as much as one-thousandth of the transaction with Aegis Emperor, it was still enough to buy a fortune.

She only had to demand the number according to the winner’s condition. According to the agreement, Aegis System deducted the AGC from the losers’ accounts right away.

’Do you want to spend the credits before we leave, or do you want to use them on our next visit?’ Fortuna spoke telepathically to Xentia.

’We have purchased the best items in the imperial market. So, it will take at least six years for them to restock those quality goods.’ Xentia was satisfied with what she got, so she craved nothing more.

She put all the funds in her master’s personal account created by the Aegis Emperor. So, it should be safe for their next visit. She only wanted to return soon, looking forward to her personal time with her master.

"My AGC and credits... how can I survive and support my squad for the next month?" Euphemia felt like crying. She suddenly went bankrupt just because of this incident.

In addition, she also offended the Emperor’s friend, but fortunately, Lady El only treated her action as a mere child’s misconduct. Regardless, she managed to see her father again. She sought his attention by all means, but she couldn’t even meet him again since the day she entered the imperial family.

And right now, her father was there, standing before her. There were so many things she wished to ask, but when the opportunity arrived before her eyes, she didn’t know what to say. Her mind just went blank...

Fortuna nodded in understanding. She then shifted her gaze to the nearby princess. "Princess Euphemia, if you desire to retrieve it, please follow us. We need to talk privately."

"Uh-huh?" Euphemia nodded in reflex. She recalled the family heirloom, the treasure that had always been with her since she was a baby. It and a part of her treasury got stolen by pirates who infiltrated her spaceship during her expedition half a year ago, and she had to retrieve it as soon as possible.

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Once the matter was settled, the spectators dispersed and left the Stellar Arena. It was very rare to see the imperial descendants who had long oppressed many people like tyrants suffer.

And, the merchant who caused it was not just anyone, but the Emperor’s friend. The Guardian of Dream’s leader held the status of an Archduke. At that moment, many upper-class people tried to contact the Guardian of Dream to cooperate or simply entrust an important task.

Since this merchant was trusted by the Emperor, its credibility and capability were clearly extraordinary. Moreover, this merchant couldn’t be touched by anyone, without exception. The four imperial descendants who suffered today became a great example.

Unfortunately, Xentia denied all the requests because they were preoccupied with other things at the moment.

While Lifa had brought the rest of the group members back to ES Nirvana, Elysia led her team to their spacebus because she couldn’t just vanish, especially since Aegis and Euphemia were following them for a particular matter.

"Your mech is truly impressive. I wonder why you are interested in my tech when you possess this kind of terrifying machine." Aegis honestly wondered. He could tell that colossus mech was on par with his private mech, but if they went all out, it was hard to say who had the greatest destructive power.

"We want to develop our technology, and that is why we are doing a tech exchange with you. It’s a win-win and everyone is happy." Elysia shook her head.

"I can understand." Aegis nodded as if he understood Lady El’s way of thinking.

He would also do the same because development would never end. Honestly, if it was him, he would just snatch and plunder everything, but her approach was so peaceful. It was not because he couldn’t copy her method, but she could achieve it because of her overwhelming power.

If he tried to do the same, it would be misinterpreted by the receiving party, and a war would still occur regardless. His power was still not enough to make everyone submit.

Even now, there were still many secret forces and mysterious organizations that could threaten his empire, and they were eyeing his throne, but he still couldn’t eradicate them completely. Although he had destroyed so many enemies, their numbers simply increased, and it became an endless cycle.

After they entered the spacebus, Aegis changed his relaxed expression to a solemn one. He made a steeple of his fingers and raised a topic he wished to ask personally. "Lady El, I wish to seek your wisdom and enlightenment. Of all that I have gained today, there is one thing that is beyond my comprehension."

"Go ahead." Elysia didn’t mind giving a pointer or two, but she felt this topic would be a bit heavy.

"After analyzing the techniques, I can understand that I can implement it, but I’m not sure about the anti-curse, considering the materials you introduced most likely don’t exist in this galaxy. Is it possible for you to tell me more about the cursed monsters you mentioned?" Aegis was straight to the point.

Although he could try to replace the materials with alternatives after some research, the anti-curse mechanism technology couldn’t be implemented well if he didn’t know anything about the curse in question.

"Sure, wait a moment." Elysia readily agreed.

The anti-curse mechanism she exchanged was the result of preliminary research, the first finished product utilized to combat the Ruvoid in Vrelenia. The required materials should not be difficult to find even if the composition was changed. As long as the amount of holy power and the right magic formation were installed properly, it could still resist the low-level curse.

Regardless, she grabbed a handful of the mid-level cursed soil from the Diaphthora Realm, the corrupted realm she obtained a month ago with countless corrupted creatures inside.

She wrapped the cursed corrupted soil into a super glass container coated with a magic shield mechanism and handed it over to Aegis. "Be extra careful with this sample. This is the soil contaminated by the curse. You should be prepared to fight this kind of curse."

"!!!" Aegis widened his eyes, shocked as he analyzed the purplish-black contaminated soil that was soaked in potent curse fluid.

[Threat Level: Tier-8]

His Aegis System classified that soil as a tier-8 threat, a dangerous variable capable of destroying a world...

It was just the soil contaminated by the curse, so the cursed monsters carrying such a curse were obviously more terrifying than he could ever imagine. Not even the most deadly space monsters in this galaxy could be compared to this thing!

"It came from another galaxy, but it’s not too far from here. I’m telling you this so that you’ll be prepared in case they invade your empire. It’s not that I’m scaring you or predicting their arrival. They might never come here, but who knows..." Elysia flapped her hand, lighting the heavy atmosphere.

"Alright, I understand. I’ll develop the anti-curse mechanism to counteract the curse. Thank you for your kindness, Lady El." Aegis was utterly grateful. Thanks to Lady El, there were so many things he should do after this, and it wouldn’t be boring because there were so many new variables involved.

"Are you going to build a new factory? If so, we’ll invest all of our AGC and credits to your new projects." Xentia joined the conversation as she could see an opportunity to multiply her family’s funds.

"Are you planning to make some little pocket money during your absence?" Aegis raised his eyebrow.

"Why not? You will lock my lady’s account, so we should make the money work for themselves. After adding the compensation, we have almost four hundred million AGC, plus one and a half billion credits left." Xentia tilted her head slightly, responding expressionlessly.

"Hmm, investment. Business is business, but how are you sure the new factory and manufacturer will be a huge success? It could go bankrupt and your funds would be lost. Also, I am not short of funds, and your fund is just like a drop in the bucket for my new projects." Aegis rubbed his chin.

"It’s alright. If it’s lost, then it’s lost. If we hit the jackpot, it can be our additional pocket money on our next visit." Elysia closed her eyes, smiling softly.

While Aegis was talking to Elysia and Xentia, Yuuki, Morfina, and Meiying were in their seats, sitting peacefully like well-behaved girls. In the meantime, Fortuna conversed with Euphemia as she wished to know more about the stellar bird, and also, she had to inquire about Euphemia’s treasure, the mentioned family heirloom.

"Eh-ah, it’s... I don’t know much about my own race either. But, why do I feel a faint sense of camaraderie from you? Are you my kindred, or maybe, my lost mom?" Euphemia asked curiously, a little hope glimmered.

She was too focused on it that she could barely hear about anything else, including what her royal father was talking about with Lady El. This graceful noble lady of gold angel sparked something within her soul, and she had to find out the truth.

"Fufu, how am I your mom? I have no descendants, and this is my first visit to this world." Fortuna covered her mouth. It was both amusing and sad because Euphemia mistook her for the long-lost mom.

She tried to perform a quick divination. Euphemia apparently had no mom. Aegis did a genetic mutation and literally made baby clones with his genes, letting them grow in case one of them could live up to his expectations. Euphemia sought the answer, but the non-existent mom was so sad.

"Pitiful child..." Fortuna subconsciously blurted it out.

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"I don’t need your pity. So, are you just my distant kindred or something?" Euphemia frowned, feeling displeased. Her mood was already bad because she went bankrupt to pay compensation to Lady El, and this sudden pity really annoyed her.

"I am a demi-human from the divine owl familia. I think I haven’t introduced myself to you yet. Pleased to meet you, My name is Fortuna." Fortuna put her hand on her upper chest as she introduced herself politely and gracefully.

"Divine owl?" Euphemia widened her eyes, feeling intrigued.