Chapter 146: Nangong Nayue Wants to Scold Someone

Nangong Nayue sighed, looked at Akatsuki Kojou, who was panting and trembling on the side, and Akatsuki Nagisa, who was clearly losing too much body heat, and frowned as she spoke.

"Hey, you there, Mr. Vessel, stop staring and hurry up and undo the freezing here. Can't you see the children can't take it anymore?"

Gozo Island was originally a tropical region, and the clothes everyone on site was wearing were naturally geared toward staying cool.

However, the freezing ability of Al-Meissa had directly turned this place into the Arctic.

This was not a place where two children could stay for long.

Su Nian glanced at the Akatsuki siblings and smiled.

"That is true, this is indeed not an environment suitable for children."

As his voice fell, the layers of ice and snow dissipated with his breath, and the melted ice and snow turned into a torrent that flowed into the treasure vase held by Al-Meissa.

In an instant, the temperature in the Underground Mausoleum returned to a normal, suitable level; it was neither cold nor hot, and very comfortable.

Seeing this scene, Nangong Nayue suddenly fell silent, and looked at Su Nian with a grave gaze.

So, it wasn't an illusion just now? The Vessel of the Fourth Progenitor actually possesses this level of intellect.

No, that's not right, Nangong Nayue stared intently at Su Nian, and then at the pedestal where the ice coffin had been placed earlier.

The body type doesn't match, and the other Vessels all seem to be female.

"This level of intellect, I see, so you are not a Vessel?"

It wasn't as if Nangong Nayue hadn't seen the other Vessels of the Fourth Progenitor, which had been divided into twelve parts.

Before she came here, she had seen two Vessels in the War King Domain, but those were merely dolls that restricted their Familiars within their bodies, and their intellect was pitifully low.

But a Vessel that possesses complete intellect, can communicate like a normal person, and display emotions—that is no longer a Vessel.

"The Fourth Progenitor—Flame-Haired Night Lord, it is rumored that your soul was sealed within the body of the twelfth Vessel. It seems this gossip was actually accurate information?"

In this way, it also explains why the Progenitor's Vessel would appear as a male.

Su Nian, who had put away the freezing air, glanced at Nangong Nayue.

"You seem to have misunderstood something. I am not that idiot who would rush to snatch someone else's body without even figuring out the situation."

Having said this, Su Nian looked at Nangong Nayue with amusement.

"Hey, Witch of the Void, any interest in hanging out with me? Actually, I am quite interested in you."

People who play with space are rare to begin with, even in Little Garden they are few and far between, let alone such a cute loli.

And the most important point is that Nangong Nayue is legal, has a more exquisite appearance than a doll, and possesses a maturity that doesn't match her appearance.

Under this contrast, it actually brings about a subtle sense of majesty, which is just so spot-on.

If possible, Su Nian would at least be very willing to take in a Nangong Nayue like this as a subordinate, or perhaps as a secretary?

Nangong Nayue gripped the handle of her parasol, looked at Su Nian for a moment, and silently took a step back.

Taking this step was a declaration of her stance.

"Sorry, I don't really want to be someone else's subordinate."

Besides, being by your side always makes one feel like they have to endure some twisted sense of humor from time to time.

Of course, there is also the fact that the Fourth Progenitor, the title of the world's strongest Vampire, is too big, and the influence it brings is too great.

Heaven knows how many ambitious people in this world are coveting the terrifying power of the Fourth Progenitor, wanting to offer their "loyalty" to the Fourth Progenitor.

Controlling the Fourth Progenitor in their own hands, helping the Fourth Progenitor establish a fourth Night Empire.

Nangong Nayue could imagine the bloodbath behind such things just by thinking about it.

Even if she is one of the world's top Witches, if she were to get involved in that, she would likely end up with no bones left, right?

Seeing Nangong Nayue step back, the corners of Su Nian's mouth curled up slightly, and he said with a hint of playfulness.

"But I refuse. Nayue-chan refusing my invitation, that is not a wise choice."

Subsequently, Su Nian flicked his finger, sending a card into Nangong Nayue's body.

It was a little trinket he had tinkered with when he was bored; a Gift he created using his Space Authority that could grant others the ability of Space Displacement.

It is not like the Spatial Control Magic that Nangong Nayue uses; it is not Space Displacement in the complete sense, but rather a magic that reduces movement time to zero.

The Space Displacement that Su Nian granted is the ability to directly reduce distance to zero and freely displace one's position within a short range.

In terms of appearance, it is roughly similar to the esper ability Space Movement of Kuroko Shirai.

Nangong Nayue helplessly closed her eyes, feeling the ability Su Nian had just given her.

Even though the ability is very strong, and one could even say it has raised her combat power to a new level, there was not much joy on her face, only wariness.

If she could, she really wished she hadn't come here today.

But clearly, the overbearing Fourth Progenitor had left her no room to refuse at all.

Even the reward had been granted in advance; did she even have a choice?

And Akatsuki Gajo, who had been silently standing by without speaking, could only mourn for Nangong Nayue, while also feeling fortunate that he hadn't been targeted, and even more so that his daughter hadn't been targeted.

Who knows what his thoughts were when he saw this Fourth Progenitor with such ample intellect?

His daughter is a high-ranking shrine maiden, and also a high-quality medium and hybrid ability user; he knows full well how high her value is to a Vampire and how strong the attraction is.

He is now worried that if Akatsuki Nagisa were to be targeted by the Fourth Progenitor and then forced into a deal like Nangong Nayue, what would happen?

However, the fortunate thing now is that Su Nian hadn't even glanced at Akatsuki Nagisa, as if Akatsuki Nagisa were just an ordinary little girl.

Afterward, Su Nian prepared to leave with Nangong Nayue.

And at this moment, seeing that Su Nian wanted to leave, Liana couldn't care about anything else, hurriedly stood up, and called out to Su Nian.

"Please wait a moment!"

At this shout, Akatsuki Gajo's face almost turned green. Could this stupid woman be trying to offer up Akatsuki Nagisa to show her loyalty?

However, Akatsuki Gajo had worried in vain after all.

Su Nian stopped his steps, turned his head to look at Liana, and said indifferently.

"Is there anything else?"

This one look directly terrified Liana; the foot she had raised could not be placed on the ground no matter what, and she just stood there on one foot, cold sweat streaming over her entire body.

After struggling with fear for a long while, she thought of her already ruined family, and Nangong Nayue, whom she envied and hated, who had already received a reward from Su Nian.

Liana gritted her teeth and said.

"Emperor, the rules of modern society are vastly different from the era you come from, and there are even some petty people in the outside world coveting your power."

"Although you already have the Witch, the Witch alone is weak and isolated, and cannot clear out those fleas."

Having said this, Liana humbly lowered her head and said.

"In view of this, the Kalyana Family is willing to offer a meager contribution to eliminate those things that do not submit to you."

To put it bluntly, she was asking to be Su Nian's lackey, even if it meant being used for free; one could say she was a sycophant to the extreme.

Su Nian looked at Liana, pinched his chin in thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and said.

"Hmm, the meager contribution can be forgotten, but I do need a few test subjects; it depends on your thoughts."

Although he had come to this Shixue Kuangxi Shijie, Su Nian did not intend to give up on his research into the Blacklight Virus, nor the development of the Kali Yuga Spirit Status.

If it were in the direction of Absolute Evil, that would be a Biohazard that destroyed all of humanity due to an uncontrollable virus.

Then the Kali Yuga direction would be a new era where, because the Blacklight Virus was analyzed and perfectly controlled, it led the whole world's development toward human evolution, where humans have no need for gods, and everyone possesses power comparable to a Divine Spirit.

And right now, what seems to satisfy human Fantasy about evolved humans in the future is the Vampire.

Plus, Su Nian was quite interested in researching what differences there are between the Vampires of Little Garden and the Vampires of this world.

And whether it is possible to help the Little Garden Vampires, led by Leticia, overcome the weakness of sunlight through modification?

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, the Heavenly Tribe of this world seemed to be just like the Little Garden Vampires, very afraid of sunlight.

Or perhaps the gods of the Heavenly Tribe are the original Vampires, and the current Vampires were created by them to overcome the weakness of fearing sunlight?

Su Nian did not remember very clearly either; after all, even in the original work, it was only hearsay.

He would have to wait until he had obtained enough information to know for sure.

But it didn't matter, he could just research the racial differences between the Vampires of the two worlds, couldn't he?

Upon hearing this, Liana's face immediately revealed wild joy; she hurriedly knelt on one knee and said sincerely.

"Yes, Emperor."

Her attitude was so sincere and her tone so firm, it was as if she weren't talking about being a test subject, but rather offering her loyalty to become a Knight.

Even Su Nian couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He had learned something new; it was his first time hearing of someone rushing to be a test subject.

Even Su Nian could not fully guarantee whether any accidents would occur during the process of experimentation and research.

Su Nian could not guarantee it; all he could guarantee was that Liana probably wouldn't die on the operating table, and perhaps there would be significant gains.

But as for what the process in between would be like, he couldn't guarantee a thing.

After all, he was an amateur at this too; how good could it be?

However, looking at such... clear and stupid Liana, Su Nian ensured that she wouldn't lose out.

"So... why did things turn out like this?"

Sitting in the private car to the airport for Gozo Island, Nangong Nayue sighed helplessly as she looked at Su Nian, who was sitting next to her teasing Agulora.

She had clearly just gone to handle a commission, and now, well, she had directly handed over her own freedom.

She had become a servant of the Fourth Progenitor; although no contract had been signed, Nangong Nayue did not feel she had the power to resist in front of an existence that could casually display such terrifying abilities.

This was far more terrifying than the effectiveness of the Devil contract she had signed.

"By the way, where are the other Vessels?"

Su Nian held Agulora and looked at the rapidly changing scenery outside the window, asking indifferently.

Nangong Nayue felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding in her heart.

It was perfectly normal for Su Nian, as the Fourth Progenitor, to want to reclaim his twelve Familiars.

But why did she feel a sense of foreboding?

Before Nangong Nayue could respond, Liana, the number one lab rat who was currently serving as the driver, seemed to have found an opportunity to curry favor and hurriedly reported.

"Currently, the eleven Vessels are scattered among the Three Great Empires of the Night and in the hands of some other people; currently, the only ones that can be confirmed are the No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 Vessels in the hands of Dimitrie Vatler, as well as the No. 1 Vessel held by an arms dealer."

"And now No. 12... ah no, the Emperor has appeared, the Fourth Progenitor has fully manifested, and the Flame Light Banquet is about to be held by the Lion King Organization of the Island Country on Itogami Island in the Far East."

The ritual for the resurrection of the Fourth Progenitor is called the Flame Light Banquet; every time the Fourth Progenitor awakens from slumber, people holding Vessels participate in the ritual.

They attempt to awaken the Fourth Progenitor through the Vessels they possess to obtain its powerful strength.

"In that case, let's go to Itogami Island for the next stop."

Su Nian said indifferently; the best way to collect all the Vessels was to wait at the venue, which was the most convenient.

Moreover, Itogami Island, as the altar of Cain, was also of great use to him.

Just hearing Su Nian's voice, Nangong Nayue was stunned.

Itogami Island, wasn't that where she lived?

The Flame Light Banquet, the great war of the Fourth Progenitor's Vessels was going to take place at her home?

In an instant, Nangong Nayue had the urge to curse.

(End of chapter)