"This is the Secret Treasure you people keep talking about..."
Standing in the deepest part of the Sun Fortress, Fang Zheng looked at the green-haired girl sleeping inside the sphere before him and gave a soft snort.
"That's right. You can't possibly imagine what our Crois family paid for this. What we sought was not the original Phantasmal Jewel, but a masterpiece that surpassed even the Goddess's Phantasmal Jewel!"
Behind Fang Zheng stood Arius, while Mariabell, bound by tentacles, was in the shadows beside him. At that moment, she glared viciously at Fang Zheng, madness gleaming in her eyes.
"You don't understand our wish at all! Upon this land, we will create a brand-new god, one no less than the Goddess herself!!"
"Heh heh."
Faced with Mariabell's screams and roars, Fang Zheng merely chuckled. Then he raised his hand, and with that motion, the sphere instantly shattered. The green-haired girl slowly descended as if drawn toward him, landing in Fang Zheng's arms.
"On this land, just like that."
Fang Zheng shrugged, then turned around and gave Mariabell a strange smile.
"Come with me. I'll show you something good."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng led Arius and Mariabell out of the Sun Fortress. Then, a silver-white warship descended from the sky and arrived before Fang Zheng. Mariabell merely snorted at the sight and paid it no mind. As a descendant of the Crois family, even if this "airship" looked somewhat strange, she was hardly some ignorant child from a primitive tribe. Naturally, she would not be fooled by such a thing.
At that moment, the hatch opened, and Illya came running up to Fang Zheng.
"MASTER, you're back. Who is this child?"
"A sleeping beauty who's been asleep for five hundred years. Take her to a room and let her rest."