Lily yawned , going to bed " You don't need that thing , those people will give you . I can protect us from the supernova " Solaris said " Okay I'm counting on you " Lily told them " I can do the same too " Mother said .
Rate felt like he should add to it , but thought it was very unrealistic for him to say such a thing " You didn't have to share my worries " Lily said " But I guess it's great that you two can protect our house " " We're just helping " they both said .
' Now the mazes should create enough urgency for the descenders to use the supernova plan , everything is going well today , I'll probably process the minerals Mother bought tomorrow , although does the Labyrinth really have to make me pay for attacking my base ? '
She sighed and Mother tapped her face with her claws " hey did I do well today ? " " Why wouldn't you , we got a lot of minerals and you carried most of them back " " So did I do well " " Of course you did " Lily kissed mother .
Mother licked outside her mouth " Hmm it doesn't taste like anything " " Are my kisses supposed to be a treat or something ? " " Why wouldn't it be ? It's like eating those spices you said " Rate rubbed his head thinking about the kiss Lily gave him .
" Does that mean you manage to filter out the poison ? " " Yep that's why it taste like nothing , why do you want one too ? " Rate blushed lightly " No " " So why haven't you made a kid with him yet ? "
Mother asked and Lily explained why while they went to sleep later .
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Lily works on the messages from the blank grimoire ' So they've finally completed the evolution serum now huh ? It's a good thing they're hiding most of the research from the public , so everyone is pretty tense with it '
" Tell the two they can help Sermin with the abstract entities , keep updating the research and make sure not to publish the final breakthrough until I say so " Lily wondered how Rate would feel about exploring the edge of the world .
Lily tilts her head to look at the ceiling ' Now I'm bored been a while since I'm like this , I've already gone through all the saved entertainment , but I still can't believe that was consumed quickly , is it because I used the virtual world ? It's not like I enjoy killing time '
The blank grimoire writes some text "The station points have been replaced with Basil's constant sponsorship , he has thoughts wishing you'd stop with the demand due to the slow progress of their development"
" Then I'll have to request something else , he's benefited a lot from me already the debt chain is thick and sturdy so I'll have to get another sponsorship instead " Lily turned to the list of potential sponsors .
' We are consuming a lot of resources to supplement the growth of Woods , the life elixir was meant for me to consume and exercise around it . It should be suitable to feed Woods directly instead . I'll minimize Basil's sponsorship of elixirs so that they can develop slowly and meet my food consumption , I'll accept other sponsorships too '
" Argus , pull up the other sponsorships that I haven't contacted yet , it's about time I make use of them now " Lily goes to the station to wait for her daily shipment of elixirs and finds a massive spacecraft carrying several dispatched .
Ryson came out and sees Lily " Commander , you're out " " And you're here " " Just to check on the state of the frontline , I've heard that you're being attacked by mazes " " It's a good workout for the calamity beast and monster forest "
" Speaking of the monster forest , the other frontline is complaining about their presence in your base " " Oh , but what should I do ? " Lily said with a sorrowful expression ' Ehh what is she going to do ? '
" See when that giant turtle was crawling I intercepted it and you couldn't believe what I just heard , as it turns out they have been through terrible test that involved using their bodies as a vessel for a divine being "
Lily's fake tears didn't exactly convince Ryson " Commander , it's nice of you to comfort me , but it's not exactly working on the dispatched , you'll ruin your public image of a brave and strong leader commanding the frontline "
" Ehh worth a shot , but I'm serious about when I say I do not like the other frontline " " I mean you could at least tolerate them , they are supposed to be your allies " " My definition of allies is people who can support me or people who has as much achievement as I do towards the same goal "
Ryson felt that her reasons were understandable but also unreasonable due to the amount of her achievements " I understand that , but you still have to at least take care of it , I heard that you provoke them very easily during the banquet . But you should at least fix the relationship a little bit ? "
His worry got to Lily , who understood that her relationship with the other frontline was very strained ' I don't care about it , however I will eventually need to have that frontline destroyed so '
Lily thought of how she planned to reveal how she came into the possession of the hearts and decided " I'm going to fight the Labyrinth again " " What ? But you lost yesterday " " Yeah , but I used divination and found this out "
Lily showed a hologram of a fake vision showing the backup frontline destroyed " It's in ruins " Ryson said terrified of the outcome " Yep , I traced it and found this " Ryson looked at the hearts all collected in one place with several labyrinth puppets surrounding it .
" So Ryson , I'm gonna have to go there , I already found the location and asked Mother to bring us there " Ryson couldn't argue against this since it was concerning the life of another frontline " But you lost yesterday "
" Which is why I'm bringing my spouses with me , this way we can get a surefire win " Ryson wanted to argue the plan , but thought of the other frontline " Is it okay for you to risk that much ? "
" I'm not really risking anything , The frontline can hold itself back without me . They can maintain the freed lands status , I've already stationed many of them at the side and watching out for any mazes that came from the ground ... oh but I guess I should leave Rate behind , he's managing the recovery of the troops "
" Huh , it's sounding a lot like a frontline now ... not that I think you were slacking , of course . you have been helping a lot maintaining the Labyrinth's attention and even came prepared for an attack " Lily nodded .
" Of course I did " ' I still have to pay to be attacked , it's like those unpopular games that require money to defend ' " so Ryson I will be leaving " " Why not ? ... nevermind "
" Make sure to take care of the dispatched , Argus will take care of the housing but do be careful when fighting , you'll have to coordinate with Argus for that . some of these youngsters are probably stupid and just charge in "
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Mother flew with Solaris and Lily on her back " That chasm looks good enough " Mother dove in and shrank her body while Lily caught them both and landed .
She dropped Solaris , who floated above the ground and Mother was placed down ' Labyrinth can you bring your puppets in ? " some puppets appeared and Lily gave them the hearts as well as the method that Death created .
" Make sure to lay as much waste as you can in the other frontline " ... " Seriously is it because of how massive the thing is fine " Lily gives the Labyrinth more keys ' That's the last of it , but with this , the Labyrinth will have plenty of debt to pay first . '
Lily thought of the amount of keys that she still has no access too ' Even though it seems like a lot in my perspective the Labyrinth is very big if I want to free it properly I need to kill Immortal and to do that I need the descenders to keep supporting me , but I also need to make sure that the rebels weaken them so I can get rid of them too later for the world's seal '
" Hey what are we here for ? " " Just for show , but I do want to ask , how do you two feel about me having another spouse ? " " nothing " they both said .
" really ? " Lily asked " Yeah , you are a very capable spouse , anyone would be lucky to have you " Solaris said " Exactly what the very hot rock says , I'm really lucky to have someone who can provide for me and my descendants "
" Well I'm glad you two are fine with that " ' Then again , we aren't exactly normal as humans ' Lily thought of her plan for the Labyrinth ' Guess I already made my choice ' she watches the puppets perform the art .
" What are they doing ? " Mother asked " They're using those things I gave them to destroy the enemy , it takes too long to explain how " " What are we doing after this ? " Solaris asked " We're leaving , they are just borrowing it anyways "
" It got so busy in a single day , I can't believe Rate couldn't cook " Mother complained " If you like , you can help me after we drop Solaris off " " So why did you bring me here ? " Solaris asked " You can look around if you like or you can come with us " " I'll go with you " Solaris said " okay "
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Mother flew to the ruined frontline with many sealed beings standing still " Why are they motionless ? " " Cause I'm controlling them now mother please go down , you two can just rest while I look around " " can't we help ? " Mother asked " You don't have to plus , it'll be quicker for me to do this "
Lily uses her clairvoyance to be able to say that she tried to help and used the debt chains of the sealed beings to gather information " There's a few destroyed magical artifacts , seems like the souls are all gone by now , just like the souls from Reimor kingdom ... Oh did you leave those souls so that I can find it ? You're pretty clever Labyrinth "
Lily sensed the debt chains rattle , identifying it as resistance and exerted more control over the hearts " Come on , just stay still " " What are you trying to do ? " Solaris asked and Lily pointed at the evil gods that were released " I'm trying to get these things to behave "
" By using those things you are holding ? " Solaris asked " Yeah , but it's really hard " " Why ? " Mother asked " You know how I have two hands , if both hands are doing something , I can't do anything that needs me to use another hand "
" Then can we help ? " Mother asked and Lily thought of how she showed up but no one was afraid " Maybe you can Solaris ? " " Why not me ? " " Because you just showed up and they aren't cooperative enough , but if Solaris can show them that they're a living star they'll be more cooperative "
" So I just have to show that I am a star " Solaris asked " Yep , you can come down after you're done and make sure you do not burn them alright ? " " I know " Solaris's dyson swarm skin expands in command and rose to the sky .
The swarm opens up and reveals the unsigned , producing the same blinding lights of the sun . Solaris returned down into their miniature form later and Lily used the debt chain ' So are you ready to talk ? "
The evil gods stared at Lily and the two , worried about what they could do at once in the sight of any rebellion " Oh great beings , why do you follow such a small human " several voices echoed " Are they talking to us ? " Mother asked cluelessly .
" Because she's my spouse " Solaris kissed Lily on her lips , improving the mark " Yeah she's my husband , too " Mother said and Lily turned to her " You're not gonna kiss me " " Do I have to ? " " No " Lily said with a little tongue out to tease .
" Can you listen to her ? " they hesitantly agreed while some who disagreed were forced by those who agreed " Thanks dears " Lily said and turned to the evil gods " Now I want you all to be moved to my base , there's too much to explain so there is a briefing "
Lily turned to Mother " What ? " " I need you to grow big so we can put these guys on your back " " Alright alright " they returned just in time for dinner with Rate , who had a very big smile " You seem happy " Mother mentioned .
" Oh it's nothing " Rate said with a joyous tone " Why not ask him why ? " Solaris said " I just really enjoy helping around , I lost count of how many people I treated today " Rate said " I mean , isn't the healing ward you made with the others great , because it was useful in boosting fatigue recovery when they are exercising "
" Yeah , but I'm happier now because there are a lot of patients , I get to heal , cure poison and give some supporting enhancement for the battle . The patients tried to lengthen their rest , but I pushed them away to not hold the line "
All Solaris and Mother could hear was how happy Rate was , while Lily said " You sound like a doctor who enjoys healing wounds " " I could resurrect people too if they haven't been died for a long time , but I heard it was good practice for the reapers and givers "
" Oh that's surprising , I didn't think you'd have an ability related to life and death " " I guess you could also help increase the likelihood , Death told me that you were able to allow Beryl to return to life much easier because of your grip towards living "
" Ahhh he did say that , but I'm starting to wonder if this is even related to just me holding onto life " Lily said " What do you mean ? " Rate asked and Lily looked at Solaris " Solaris you lived for a very long time right ? "
" Yeah why do you ask ? " " because the difference between life and death is getting weird , Death told me that the underworld is part of the spiritual world that follows the laws of the material world , so I'm wondering if my grip on life is not between life or death but spiritual and material "
As both of them were conversing " Hey Lily , can't you talk to us instead you always talk to Rate " Mother said and Lily thought of how they converse " Oh right sorry " ' Now that I think about it I would always talk to Rate because he was familiar with things , I'm always curious about '
She thought of what to talk to them about ' How about this ' " I guess I never asked you two how you got children , usually a child comes from parents of two " " Oh I got mind when I felt bloated and what was the word ? " " You laid your eggs ? "
" Oh yeah I laid some eggs , but it's too bad some of them end up eating each other so I carried them inside my body " " Must be nice to not have kids yell at you " " Yeah I kinda miss them , but I can always just find them , they're not that far " Mother said and turned to Solaris .
" It was an accident , I learned that some stars leak out energy , when I wasn't very good at controlling my energy ? Some life appeared " " So that's how you make your children "
" I wouldn't call them my children , moreover they didn't feel like they were close to me . They weren't mine like the current ones " " Why ? " Lily asked curiously " " Because when I made the fireforms , I was close and gave them my fire , giving them life "
" So you weren't close when you made the other life ? " " Yes I was very far , if I recalled correctly , I think that tiny pebble was on the goldilocks zone of where I was ? " " OOOHHHH , so that's how it is , you were just a sun back then ... but then how did you get down ? "
" I got better , after being bothered by those things that fly towards me , I got curious and did some trial and error and learned how to minimize my size and got in " " Then how did you get there dear " Lily asked Mother .
" We already know you were a small living thing and grew big , but how did you go back ? " " Oh well , it's a bit embarrassing story . When I had my first child hatch , they almost died when I went to sleep " Rate and Lily were surprised to hear something that's potentially traumatic .
" But how did they survive " " They were eating me , I had to feed them and you know the first set of children had to eat each other so when they started laying eggs I told them they need someone to take care of my grandkids so we went to look for them , I think you call them babysitters "
" And after that is when the dragon riders start growing " " Yeah how are they doing ? " " They're doing fine but they wanted to be stronger so I arranged them to get an injection of my blood "
" Oh I know this one , your blood makes them stronger just like how mine is helping your thing that's up there " Mother said referring to the evolution serum .
" You've been studying " " Of course , if my kids are going to be smart , I have to be smarter " Mother said " You don't have to worry about being smarter , Infants are like a dry sponge and can soak up as much water "
Mother wondered what Lily meant and Lily chuckled seeing her reaction " My children are learning a lot and they're even asking me if they'll grow up to be like me " Solaris said
" Even if they could they still have to understand the basics , plus you even made things with living cells into fireforms I'm a bit surprised how you do it "
Rate watched them talk about their children " Uhm what about Beryl and Aurora ? " Rate asked " Oh they're fine , being the youngest and all makes them really happy , plus Aurora is still taking some lessons because of her nature as a magic tree . " Lily said .
" I'm worried she wouldn't fit in , she's all about those drawings " " Because she does it on the base level , she'll eventually catch up , she's only using those drawings as reference and she'll eventually learned to control that power . But she may try to mess around with the flames she has " Lily said .
" How do you know that ? " " I've been getting updates from the sages about her lessons , I couldn't exactly send them to you since it's a bit hard to understand and I didn't want to rush you " " I will try to understand them " Solaris said " Okay "
Lily turned to Rate ' Oh right , I accidentally left him out , it's really hard to speak with everyone if we have different interest ' " Lily if you like , I could give you a child ? " Rate said and Lily's eyes widened , hearing Rate take initiative .
" Didn't we agree we'll have one once you unsealed your power , right ? " Rate nodded " I just feel like you'd want to have one soon , considering how you talked to mother and Veda about it before " Rate blushed as he went through the conversation .
" I guess I would like to see what our child would look like " Lily said " Why are you focused on the looks , What about raising them ? " Mother asked " Yes , you shouldn't focus on the looks only , I've learned how my children are like and they seem to be more and more different as they grow under your care "
Lily wondered how she could explain that it was just meant to start the conversation " you're right about that , raising our kid would be different , might depend on the time though , so until then I'll make sure they come to the world of peace instead of one with danger "
... they all got on bed with Rate the most tired of them all " Ahhhhh the bed is so comfy " Lily smiled and Rate got to her " Uhm Dear ? " Lily turned to him , surprised with his choice of word .
" Is it okay to kiss you on the head ? " " Too shy ? " " If you want " " I'm not gonna force you silly , you can start at the forehead " Rate kissed Lily at her head and scar was formed on the other eye without Mother's mark .
Lily feels a warmth growing from the three red strings and watched two of them . one was decorated with stars and the other was like a world was consuming the space of the red strings ' Rate's look pretty nice .
" Ahh you have a scar " " Don't bother with it , Rate , it's just a mark to show that we're spouses " " It is ? " " Yeah and here " Lily kissed him on the lips and watched a mark form ' Hmm looks like the pendant I wore . '
A mark formed on Rate's eye one of a circle with a line dividing it " There we go " Mother looked at the mark " Hey , you have to give me one too " Mother said " Why you jealous ? " Lily teased " What's that " Lily chuckled and kissed Mother then Solaris , before they could add anything else .
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Lily visits Ryson , who noticed the scar " Uhm commander , did you get a scar on your head ? " " It's not a scar , remember when I showed you that mark on my lips this scar is from my spouse " " Which one ? " " The scar on the right eye is Rate's mark , he's a calamity beast now and the other is the mother of dragons mark "
" I heard that calamity beasts are capable of mass destruction " " yeah , but this scar is meant to show that his strength lies in non-combat abilities , it's a bit more complicated to explain " Lily said .
" I heard that Calamity beast could eventually become a great will , I'm really surprised by all these Commander , for some reason you got yourself wedded to teo great will and a potential great will " Ryson asked .
" What ? You taking notes to score yourself one of the evil gods ? " " What no ? I was just curious " " You're no fun " Lily said " I'm also curious of how you have two children with both of them " " I'm planning to have another one with my third spouse too "
Ryson was surprised " Maybe you should make sure to get stronger commander , I've heard a lot about the plans that the sponsors are having " " Tsk , tell them I ain't separating myself from my spouses alright , I'm not gonna put some physical distance between us "
Lily said with much anger ' That's reasonable ... although it might be bad if she hears about the other suggestions ' Lily checked Ryson's thoughts and learns of a plan that the rebels hidden among the sponsors proposed .
' I can't believe that contingency followed me back ' Lily leaves and calls Argus " Recall Birch back along with some other reincarnated too and tell him he can remove his suppressor "
Lily looked at the debt chains connecting to rebels ' You better be prepared for what I'm about to do ' Keyly receives some messages , surprised to hear the plan .
' Are you sure ? " ' I'm sure Keyly , there are still more plans that the rebels have and I'm going to need you to find them , I'll be sending my people for it this time " ' I've realised this after getting a part of the seal but I think it's best for me to save as much debt chains as possible '
A spacecraft comes down with Birch coming down and placing the suppressor away " Hey boss " " How was the land above ? " " It was great , so what kind of cover research am I supposed to be doing ? "
" I do need a reason to hide why you are here , How about the seals of the evil gods ? Their powers , cults , history , so we can better understand them ? " " Wow I heard a lot about it from Argus , but that sounds exciting "
" You'll be teaching Aurora as cover " " What about Beryl ? " " You'll be babysitting both of them actually , since you are reasonably close to them " " What about the fireforms ? or the Calamity beast , Please do not let them disappear "
Lily sighed " Relax , I've got some residents to watch over them . I've also informed the problem to the calamity beast " " But what if that's not enough " Birch asked , wondering what he will do if he ever runs out of research subjects .
" If you worry that much , you might lose Beryl and Aurora , although everyone in the frontline is targeted , my kids are much bigger targets " Birch weighed his decisions and could agree , understanding what was recently occurring .
" Okay Boss , I will focus solely on your children " " Good , make sure you do this job properly . I don't want the same mess as before "
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