Chapter 312: Don't worry, aunt, I'm doing fine

Boss's gloomy gaze met theirs; after a moment, the other party let out a laugh and waved at Jierte's aunt.

"Don't do that, ma'am; I'm not trying to use you to blackmail Jierte."

"To be honest, I and he are actually confidants; you don't need to treat me as an utterly wicked person."

"......"

"Hopefully that's the case."

Jierte's aunt obviously didn't believe what the other party said; the Boss could do nothing about it, so he could only shrug helplessly.

"He's nothing more than a gu you're raising."

"All you need now is for me to restrain Jierte."

"Interesting, you saw that too?"

The Boss didn't answer the question, instead showing great interest.

"How... do you know I'm raising gu?"

"But you guessed wrong about one thing: Jierte is not my gu."

"Hiss, it's not accurate either way; how to put it, it's both yes and no."

"In any case, he's not my Ultimate Goal."

"!!!"

The aunt seemed to suddenly think of something, her eyes widening slightly as she looked at the Boss in disbelief.

"You mean...!"

"Shh~"

The Boss directly interrupted the aunt's words, placing a finger to his lips, half his face hidden in shadow.

"Some things aren't fun once spoken aloud."

"You're right, aren't you?"

"On the other hand, you expended great effort to destroy these machines infected by the blood plague, and an even more serious problem followed."

"Now you must not only face the pursuit of mysterious machines, but also the awakened blood plague, leaving you surrounded on all sides."

"However, when you stepped out of the land of heavenly disaster, the sight before you nearly made your jaw drop."

"Though it should be midsummer, snow inexplicably fell from the sky, the cold making you feel as if you'd crossed into another world, and you even thought you had traveled to winter."

"Age 19: You spent an unforgettable night in the cold snow; the next day you learned the exact date from passersby, with no time travel or strange temporal span—this snow came so suddenly that no one could understand why."

"The sudden snow disrupted everything, even the sunlight losing its warmth, freezing the soon-to-be-harvest crops and killing many unprepared people, plunging the world into chaos."

"First came the food problem; even the Empire rarely saw such a food shortage, and the bitter cold showed no sign of easing, with temperatures continually dropping."

"You watched this scene, heart filled with doubt: why had the sun lost its warmth? It could no longer provide the heat plants needed, indicating a major problem."

"However, you don't know that this is merely a mild erosion; under the so-called gods' control, the blood plague will no longer devour stars at breakneck speed."

"It acts like a dangerous, deadly warm light unique to heavenly disaster, creating a warm nursery for the disasters to devour and merge with each other, letting them grow unchecked."

"And in an age of abundant spiritual power, lacking food poses no obstacle to the omnipotent spiritual energy; as long as the spiritual power isn't exhausted, the people here can survive strongly on this land."

"You greeted the long-unseen catgirl with peace; upon hearing you were injured, she clamored for you to take her away, saying she also wanted to go out and find you, but the Imperial Princess is no pushover—no matter what, the little cat couldn't escape her grasp, so she had to obediently give up."

"You continued walking across this land, snow everywhere; heaven only knows when this snow will stop."

"But unbelievably, you actually received a message from your aunt!"

But what's unbelievable is that you actually got a message from your aunt!

"Yeah, I'm here."

"Really."

"Really."

Jierte repeatedly confirmed several times, his aunt answering tirelessly, while the Boss's voice came from that side.

"Stop saying 'aunt aunt'; this is hard-won communication time we managed to snag! If there's old talk, hurry up and catch up!"

"I urge you to hurry! Miss this chance, and we might lose contact for the next three years!"

Hurry up! If you miss this chance, we might not be in touch for the next three years!

Jierte panicked upon hearing that; not knowing how many minutes he had left to catch up, he could only rush to confide in his aunt.

Jierte panicked as soon as he heard, not knowing how many minutes he had left to catch up, so he could only rush to confide in his aunt.

"Don't tell me you forgot your brother!"

"The big cat's noisy clamor came from that side, various greetings sounding off continuously; Jierte could already imagine the lively scene opposite."

From the other side came the noisy clamor of the big cat, with all kinds of greetings ringing out; Jierte could already picture the lively scene there.

"After much hesitation, the aunt finally chose this question to show concern for Jierte."

After a long hesitation, the aunt finally picked this question to show her concern for Jierte.

"Don't worry, aunt, I'm doing fine."

Don't worry, Aunt, I'm fine.