Chapter 1723: Chapter 1721: Daily Life at the Heavenly Dao Palace (I’ll Form the Head!)

"Is this Elder Brother’s command?"

Sitting at the table, sipping on red tea, Tilia squinted her eyes and looked at Nymph on the screen. As Tilia stared, Nymph’s expression didn’t change; she simply nodded slightly.

"That’s right, Master wants Katori and the others to be ready to deploy to the Third Coordinate Point at any time."

"Hmm... I understand. Leave it to you to pass on the message. I don’t want to talk to that star-playing woman."

Tilia snorted slightly at this point. The Undead Squad was set up by Fang Zheng as the Imperial Guard of the Heavenly Dao Palace, managed by the Hall of the Star Dawn. Tilia and Black Katie never had a good relationship; she still remembers how Black Katie once pulled a fast one over her thanks to Elder Brother in her world, and she hasn’t gotten back at her yet!

"By the way, Nymph, did you mention that matter to Elder Brother?"

"Master did not inquire, so I did not report."

Nymph shook her head.

"Very well, remember, it’s just a small matter. There’s no need to bother Elder Brother."

"Understood."

Nymph nodded and then closed the communication, while Tilia put down her teacup and stood up to leave the room. Outside, Kurumi was standing there with a smile.

"You’ve worked hard; any progress recently?"

"Of course, Miss Tilia, once Mr. Fang Zheng is away, people start getting restless."

Kurumi’s lips curled slightly, revealing a cold smile.

In fact, Fang Zheng was unaware that the Heavenly Dao Palace was currently facing a moderate problem.

And this problem did not come from the Main World, but rather... from the Black World.

In the Black World, Fang Zheng once saved the Cursed Children and used the Swarm to control the leaders of the Black World, forcibly reversing the status of the Cursed Children in the Black World and protecting them. Until recently, everything was still normal.

However, some problems have arisen recently.

For some unknown reason, it seems someone in the Black World has discovered the secret of the Swarm controlling those leaders, leading to rumors and claims that the Cursed Children and Intestinal Creatures are in cahoots, aiming to destroy the human rule of this world. Accompanying the spread of these rumors, many people left their homes for a place called the Garden of Eden, claiming they would fight the evil Alien Life to protect Earth and humanity!

Moreover, these people seem to have found ways to identify whether people are controlled by the Zerg, so after several attempts, the Swarm became inactive, and many people left home for the Garden of Eden.

This shocked the Cursed Children, who had always been the object of hostility, and now, as former oppressors view them as oppressors, many Cursed Children are at a loss as to what to do.

The issue has also widely spread on the internal network of the Heavenly Dao Palace. Fang Zheng, however, to prevent Chaos from the Third Coordinate Point from infecting the Heavenly Dao Palace through the network, only communicated directly with Nymph one-on-one and thus did not see those posts and discussions.

For Tilia, however, the problem needs to be solved.

"I suggest simply letting the Swarm attack to cleanly kill those people off."

Kurumi holds no affection for those people. Since arriving at the Heavenly Dao Palace, she has seen the Cursed Children and the videos of their past abuse. — To be honest, it’s remarkable she hasn’t gone to the Black World and devoured everyone in the City of Time-Eaters already.

"We have no command authority over the Swarm besides Elder Brother."

Tilia shrugged helplessly; the Swarm only listens to Fang Zheng’s commands. Others can only suggest, not order. Even for someone as close to Fang Zheng as Tilia, the Swarm ignores her.

"Is there another way?"

"Nymph suggested creating a virus targeting the DNA of humans of that world, so once released into the air, it would infect the human population and damage their DNA nucleic acids... In short, it would make them sick and eventually weaken to death."

"If there’s such a way, why not use it?"

"Because doing so would essentially result in the extinction of all humans in that world except for the Cursed Children. If Elder Brother returns and learns of the situation, Nymph would have a hard time explaining it to him. She won’t lie to Elder Brother and fears his reprimands... Besides, lying to Elder Brother is pointless."

Everyone knows about Fang Zheng possessing the Omniscient Angel, Ratziel — Kurumi does, as do Tilia, Nymph, and Black Katie.

Such a matter would inevitably spread among the Cursed Children, and when Nobiru Natsu and the others tell Fang Zheng, he would just need to investigate with "Ratziel" to find the responsible party immediately.

This matter won’t be something Little Angel chooses to take the blame for.

Black Katie is willing to do anything for Fang Zheng, even if it means getting her hands dirty, but the problem is she doesn’t understand science...

This is quite awkward.

"Since that’s the case, there’s only one way left."

Tilia blinked as she spoke.

"We’ll expedite the immigration of the Cursed Children. There’s a whole planet at the First Coordinate Point. We’ll start accelerating immigration efforts, aiming to relocate every Cursed Child from that world as quickly as possible. This should provide a temporary solution, and for the remaining matters, we’ll wait for Elder Brother to return and discuss them."

"This is indeed one solution."

Upon hearing Tilia’s proposal, Kurumi nodded. Having been in the Heavenly Dao Palace for a while, she is aware that the Cursed Children are all kind-hearted individuals, and she wouldn’t want them to suffer or be upset. While Tilia’s approach is merely a temporary measure, there isn’t a better option available right now.

As Fang Zheng is the ruler of the Heavenly Dao Palace, all decisions depend ultimately on him, especially those involving the fate of a world.

Moreover, Tilia knows very well how much Fang Zheng cares for and protects these Cursed Children, and thus she doesn’t want to make rash decisions concerning them.

Little Angel doesn’t want to take the blame, and Tilia isn’t being foolish!

"In summary, recently, we must enhance vigilance in the Black World. The humans in that world are both foolish and vile. Given they spread such rumors, they naturally are capable of any wicked deeds. Miss Kurumi, would you mind deploying a few clones to monitor? If issues arise as long as they don’t escalate too much, they can be directly resolved."

"Understood."

Kurumi nodded upon hearing this, then shook her head.

"But to be honest, the thought of eating those people doesn’t really whet my appetite."

Kurumi had eaten quite a few people in the Elf World. Those who lusted after her beauty or mistreated animals and bullied others — many of these scum she met, she devoured in the City of Time-Eaters. However, the Black World is different, and Kurumi considers its inhabitants far more vile than those she’s consumed in the Elf World, to the point she has no desire to eat them... What if she can’t digest them?

On another note...

"Did Mr. Fang Zheng find a few more harem members in the new world this time?"

"Why do you say ’again’?"

"Because his harem members are shopping, you know. I’m wondering whether to remind them."

Meanwhile, on the streets of Heavenly Dao Palace, a group of girls were out shopping.

"How is it? Pretty amazing, right?"

Eiriri puffed out her chest proudly and grinned at Shiyu of Misty Hill who was beside her.

"What do you think? This is the Heavenly Dao Palace, isn’t it beyond your imagination?"

"It’s truly impressive, but what does it have to do with you?"

Shiyu of Misty Hill rolled her eyes at Eiriri, having been astonished by everything around her upon first arriving at the Heavenly Dao Palace, only to have Eiriri seize the opportunity to tease her all along the way.

"No matter how amazing it is, it was Mr. Fang Zheng who built it. Does the construction of this city have anything to do with you, Eiriri?"

"Although it doesn’t have much to do with me either... but I did get here earlier than you!"

"Is this some kind of childish argument...?"

Watching the two bicker, Black Cat helplessly reached out to press her forehead with a sigh, while Asuna merely wore a wry smile.

But some people didn’t care about these things at all.

"Wow... this clothing is so weird. What is it used for?"

Kato Megumi stood curiously at the shop window, looking at the clothes inside and asking. As a longtime friend of Eiriri and Shiyu of Misty Hill, she was already used to their bickering.

"This is the latest type of space suit."

"Space, huh..."

Looking at the attire in front of her, Kato Megumi nodded, then seemed to think of something.

"Can we also go to space?"

"Well... normally I could take you to the Mech World, there are aliens there."

Hearing this, Eiriri also gave a cheerful response.

"But recently I’ve heard His Majesty’s world seems to be fighting with aliens, it’s quite dangerous so we’re not allowed to go."

"So there really are aliens?"

Shiyu of Misty Hill raised an eyebrow with curiosity at this.

"Are there aliens in the Heavenly Dao Palace?"

"This... hmm? Hmm? Apparently, there really aren’t..."

Facing Shiyu of Misty Hill’s question, Eiriri was slightly stunned, then looked towards Black Cat and Asuna for help.

"Are there?"

Upon hearing this question, Asuna and Black Cat exchanged glances.

"Do Katori and her group count? They don’t seem to be from Earth, right?"

"But we’re not on Earth right now either, and aliens generally refer to those strange alien races, like the Turui People and Asari we saw before..."

"What about Filo and her group?"

"Filo... are they aliens? Or alien birds?"

"Then what about the Swarm?"

"Ah... those are definitely alien life forms for sure!"

With that said, Eiriri let out a mischievous grin, then looked at Shiyu of Misty Hill.

"Come on, I’ll take you to see alien life forms, guaranteed to freak you out!"

"Why does your smile look so sinister...?"

Seeing Eiriri’s crafty smile, Shiyu of Misty Hill wiped her cold sweat silently, feeling an ominous premonition for some reason...

At this moment, suddenly, a voice sounded from not far away.

"Miss Eiriri?"

"Hmm?"

Hearing the voice, Eiriri turned her head, only to see Zhao Ling’er, Lin Yueru, and Anu standing over there. Upon seeing the three, Eiriri immediately broke into a smile and waved.

"Ah, Ling’er sister, Tsukiru sister, and Anu, that’s rare, hard to see you here, what are you doing here?"

"Affairs on the Dali side have been settled, so Ling’er sister, Anu, and I have come here for a visit, and by the way, we have some matters to discuss with Lord Fang Zheng. For some reason, the personal terminal cannot contact Lord Fang Zheng, so we specifically came here..."

Tsukiru quickly gave a reply.

"Mr. Fang Zheng is currently not in the Heavenly Dao Palace."

To Tsukiru and company’s old-fashioned way of speaking, Shiyu of Misty Hill and Kato Megumi still found it somewhat strange, while Asuna and company were used to it.

"Currently, Heavenly Dao Palace is managed by Nymph, only she can contact Mr. Fang Zheng, if you have business, you can speak with her."

"Understood, thank you, Sister Asuna, for the guidance. Then we won’t disturb you all, Tsukiru will take her leave here."

Lin Yueru cupped her fists at Asuna, then turned to leave with Zhao Ling’er and Anu.

"Who are they?"

At this point, Kato Megumi asked curiously, finding Lin Yueru’s way of speaking and choice of words rather odd.

"Heeheehee, they’re from the Southern Song, right? How about that? Pretty impressive, isn’t it?"

"Impressive or not, it has nothing to do with you... Eiriri..."