Chapter 74

"Such a beautiful woman can indeed only be possessed by the Emperor of the Catastrophe Empire."

"No wonder the Emperor of the Catastrophe Empire came to welcome her in person!"

"The fated meeting of the Emperor and Empress; I'm shipping it, I'm shipping it!"

"So that's how it is." Bronya widened her eyes slightly,

realizing that Lady Huifeng was actually the wife of His Majesty the Emperor,

which explained why Lady Huifeng was always by His Majesty the Emperor's side,

so that was how it was!

Bronya tapped her forehead,

recalling that during the Celebration 2.0 event of the Warm Sun Festival attended by His Majesty the Emperor, the protocols arranged for Lady Huifeng were those befitting the Chancellor of State of the Catastrophe Empire,

but if Lady Huifeng were the Empress of the Empire, that would be an entirely different matter.

Thinking of this, Bronya decided to first confirm with Lady Huifeng...

"Lady Huifeng, should the protocols for your participation in the Warm Sun Festival ceremony be executed according to those for an Empress?"

Within the Horizon Probe, Huifeng looked at the message sent by Bronya, and her face instantly became flushed with red.

Just at this moment, the scene on the light screen also changed,

revealing Huifeng in the light screen hopping and skipping to sit beside the Emperor of the Catastrophe Empire,

【"Hey, dear human compatriots! How is everyone doing?"】

【"As for me... I currently have no interest in performing the mating ritual."】

【"My sleep cycle is approaching soon, so I will lose consciousness very shortly."】

【"If we are to mate, let us wait until my sleep cycle has ended."】

Huifeng has issued a mating invitation to you; do you agree? Yes/No

Listening to Huifeng's remarks from within the light screen,

a question mark popped up above the heads of all living beings throughout the universe.

(When you open the L-Gate and Xiao Hui does not appear, please press the ~ key and input "eventgraygoo. 401".)

77. 【I am the One, and the One is All】

【"Hey, dear human compatriots! How is everyone doing?"】

【"As for me... I currently have no interest in performing the mating ritual."】

【"My sleep cycle is approaching soon, so I will lose consciousness very shortly."】

【"If we are to mate, let us wait until my sleep cycle has ended."】

The Huifeng in the light screen, whose beauty was difficult to describe in words, spoke words that felt utterly absurd,

causing a question mark to pop up above the heads of all living beings throughout the universe.

"What happened to the romantic fated meeting we were promised??"

"That was way too direct!"

"Is the atmosphere in the Catastrophe Empire this open??"

All living beings throughout the universe were completely stunned,

while in Crippleburg on Jarilo-VI,

"This..." Bronya widened her eyes: "Ma... mating..."

The image of Lady Huifeng and His Majesty the Emperor's fated meeting that she had previously imagined in her mind was instantly swept away,

and unspeakable scenes between Huifeng and His Majesty the Emperor floated up in her mind,

Bronya covered her reddening face and hurriedly drove the strange images out of her mind,

shifting her heavy focus back onto the light screen,

where, in the light screen, looking at Huifeng who had issued a mating invitation to him,

the Emperor of the Catastrophe Empire, sitting atop the sand dunes, could not help but let out a soft laugh,

【"The human race generally performs mating behavior before their sleep cycle."】

Hearing this, Huifeng paused for a moment, then nodded.

【"Good, then let us begin mating right now!"】 Huifeng said with hands on hips.

The Emperor of the Catastrophe Empire could not help but curl the corners of his mouth into an amused smile,

Huifeng noticed the smile at the corner of the Imperial Emperor's mouth and immediately realized she had misspoken,

【"Huh? Ah! Did I get it wrong??"】

Huifeng slapped her forehead sharply and said:

【"Wait a moment... let me think... ah, yes! Mm-hmm!"】

As if she had thought of something, Huifeng bowed slightly to the Emperor of the Catastrophe Empire and said:

【"Apologies. I did not intend to propose matters of reproduction when our species has not yet entered the mating season."】

【"Perhaps we could engage in some pleasant companionable activities while using some potions with mental effects, to establish a pleasant and friendly relationship?"】

Huifeng eagerly invited the Emperor of the Catastrophe Empire.

【"My Empire prohibits chemical euphoria."】

【"Eh?! Th... that... well, that is quite nice actually."】 Huifeng became somewhat flustered at once.

These disjointed words made the living beings throughout the universe watching this scene before the light screen unable to hold back,

many displaying expressions of confusion; why did this silver-haired girl seem to understand humans so little?

"Heh, it seems my guess was correct after all." Herta curled the corner of her mouth into a slight smile.

Huifeng's shallow understanding of humans precisely proved Herta's guess,

"She is indeed not human, but rather...."

Just as Herta was speaking, Gray Wind's expression on the light screen could no longer hold up.

【"Alright, alright!! To hell with all this!!"】

【"Why are human matters so complicated!"】

Gray Wind leaped up and stood before the Emperor of the Calamity Empire.

【"That's right; obviously, I am not human at all!"】

【"What do you intend to do? If I'm not mistaken, you are the leader of humanity, correct?"】

【"Empire. Emperor."】 The Emperor of the Calamity Empire gently extended a hand, introducing himself.

He seemed to have spoken His name, but when that name flooded into the ears of all beings in the universe, everyone felt a severe headache.

They heard only a grand, booming sound, completely failing to make out the name of that Calamity Emperor.

".... Could it be that merely His name possesses such power?"

Within the Divination Commission of the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou, Lord Fu Xuan covered her humming ears and couldn't help but speak.

The art of divination holds that names are something possessing power.

The titles of Aeons themselves possess divinity, and human names likewise carry unique symbolism.

Yet she never expected that merely hearing Your Majesty the Emperor speak His true name,

Lord Fu Xuan's brain would feel overwhelmed by a massive volume of information, temporarily unable to bear it.

Even back when the All-Seeing Monarch implanted the Dharma Eye into her, she had never felt such an immense volume of information.

"Truly a terrifying existence...."

Lord Fu Xuan sighed with emotion once more.

Then, Lord Fu Xuan cast her gaze upon the light screen again.

There upon the light screen,

the Emperor of the Calamity Empire smiled lightly at Gray Wind, seeming not at all surprised.

【"Oh! So you practice an imperial system."】

Gray Wind blinked her eyes, then placed a hand over her chest.

【"Then I shall confess honestly.... There is no need to keep pretending."】

【"Please forgive Your Majesty the Emperor for my bluntness, but it has been a very long time since I last conversed with anyone other than myself."】

As she spoke these words, a trace of loneliness flashed through Gray Wind's eyes.

She pressed her lips together and said softly:

【"Long ago, there once existed a... one might say a civilization composed of nanomachines."】