Chapter 171

March 7th: "What's her purpose? Could it be that she wants to avenge the Great Duke of the Netherfire?"

Stelle: "From her tone, she sounded so leisurely and carefree — not a hint of vengeance at all."

Stelle: "Besides, this Constance talks like a fox spirit, a little flirtatious."

Dr. Ratio: "I never expected the Great Duke of the Netherfire's offspring would inexplicably stick a hand in."

Dr. Ratio: "I just don't know where exactly her move on the board is aimed."

Black Swan: "It's probably related to this phone call."

Black Swan: "Who could be calling?"

Miss Sushang: "We'll have to wait until you, Miss Black Swan, pick it up before we all can know."

The video continues.

Black Swan's footage temporarily ends.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

【......】

【.... The other day, the Interstellar Peace Corporation officially announced—】

【Tzagrynya — under the guidance of the Market Development Department, and in accordance with the Interstellar Peace Charter, has established an independent and autonomous United Emirates, securing a legitimate seat at the Interstellar Peace Conference—】

【The establishment of the United Emirates carries significant historical meaning for Tzagrynya: it puts an end to the planet's long and bloody history, and the sensational Katikayevkin genocide case will become a distant past—】

【Tzagrynya — located in the unclaimed zone at the junction of the three great star systems of Denes, Prulup, and the Danube, the planet's surface climate is notorious for its extreme harshness, constantly facing the threat of impacts from small celestial bodies—】

【Therefore, the intelligent species settled on this planet are now few and far between; they have split into several clans, mostly living as nomads, struggling to survive in arid, rain-scarce desert plains, and have developed folk beliefs entirely independent of the Aeon's system......】

【.......】

The voice of the Interstellar Peace Broadcast sounded.

Then the scene shifted,

a mother holding a baby,

appeared on screen.

【.... Tzagrynya, Tzagrynya. The parched eye of the storm, the land spurned by the gods......】

【There is stone but no water, thunder but no rain, blood but no tears.】

【You smite us with falling stars, temper us with wind and thunder, chew us with rending earth......】

【You grant us the name of honey, yet place us beneath the blade of bitterness.】

【Mother Goddess of the Threefold Eye, if you can hear, I beg you to open your eyes and look upon this child.......】

【When you took his father away, my child was still sleeping in the womb.】

【And now, to the place where my husband dwells, I too shall soon depart.......】

【I do not ask that my passing be peaceful; I only wish you would tell me — the child sleeping in his swaddling clothes..... does he dream of his mother's heartbeat, dream of the sound of rain falling upon the earth?】

【Tell me, I pray — is life nothing but a fleeting dream......】

【.... Otherwise, why must this child, from the moment of birth, walk toward death.....?】

The mother's voice was weak,

her face bitter as she gazed at the baby still sleeping in his swaddling clothes.

【Mama....! Mama....!】

【.... Mama — rain! It's raining!】

Suddenly, a little girl ran excitedly up to the mother.

【Rain....? Rain......】

The mother could hardly believe it.

【It's raining! It's real!】

【Those outlanders didn't lie to us — they really did summon the rain.....】

【Mama, we can leave this place....... we can go home....!】

The little girl wept with joy.

【Home.... ah..... Mother Goddess of the Threefold Eye, it is you.】

【Did you hear? Thank you..... thank you......】

【Baby, listen.... this is the sound of rain.】

【On the day you were born, the heavens likewise poured down the Mother Goddess's blessing.】

【You are a lucky child, a blessed child..... just as your name says, a gift She bestows upon the Evikin.... my child.....】

【May the Mother Goddess close her eyes for you thrice.....】

【May your blood forever pulse......】

【May your journey forever be serene......】

【..... May your schemes never be Miss Bailu'd.】

【..... Welcome to this wounded world, Kakavasha.】

【........】

"Mother, sister?!"

"Is it you?!"

"Is it really you?!"

In the hotel,

Topaz watched this footage,

the corners of her eyes beginning to moisten.

He couldn't believe that, after all these years,

he could once again see his sister and the face of his mother, whom he had never even remembered!

Before, no matter what setbacks or insults Ren Ping faced,

he had never cared.

But now, facing this scene,

he truly broke down!

Dr. Ratio: "Tzoganya..."

Dr. Ratio: "This scene... could it be Topaz's childhood?!"

Topaz: "What?!"

Topaz: "That detestable guy actually had such a miserable childhood?!"

Gui Naifen: "Stone but no water, thunder but no rain... and frequent impacts from small celestial bodies?!"

Gui Naifen: "Oh heavens, such a harsh environment—how could anyone possibly survive here!!"

Zhong Li: "By ordinary reason, for humanity, this kind of living environment can simply be called purgatory."

Ei: "The people living in such a barren land must have a very hard life..."

Lumine: "Is it possible that just staying alive already takes everything they've got..."

Furina: "How... how heartbreaking a scene."

Furina: "So Topaz is also a pitiable person..."

March 7th: "Kakavasha... is this Topaz's real name?"

Stelle: "Sigh... every family has its own bitter scripture..."

Hu Tao: "From the video, Topaz's mother seems to have already been very weak..."

Hu Tao: "It couldn't be!!"

Topaz: "That's right... she died after that."

Topaz: "I didn't even get to look at her once..."

Hu Tao: "... I-I'm... sorry, for making you recall such sad things."

Topaz: "It's fine... it's been a long time."

Topaz: "Now I actually want to thank this livestream."

Topaz: "To think it would let me see my mother's face with my own eyes... even if I die now, I'll have no regrets."

Xiangling: "... I always thought you were just a big villain, but I never expected you to have such a tragic background."

Nahida: "So Mr. Topaz's current personality... is it related to what happened in his childhood?"

Topaz: "..."