Su Xi brushed it off, after all, the Holy Maiden of the Divine Cult had just said there were no Fallen Ones, and Su Xi turned around and said she had found some, which seemed like a slap in the face to the other party.
Anyway, we've wiped out one wave now, and there will be more later, so let's just keep wiping them out. It won't cause too much trouble.
Moreover, now that the Fallen Ones they were hiding have been eliminated, they probably won't dare to contact the Fallen Ones casually anymore.
A few days later.
The investigation, which lasted for more than half a month, has come to an end.
The Fallen Ones, of course, were not found.
Su Xi submitted the investigation task and was rewarded with ten million experience points and some world reputation.
The experience reward for this task is really meager, but 30,000 world reputation points is indeed outrageous. All things considered, the task reward is not bad.
Just as they stepped out of the cathedral in the Holy Capital, they were stopped by a monk.
"Your Highness Su, the criminal Grace wishes to see you."
"Grace ..."
She's still alive?
"Take me there."
They followed the priest into the underground prison of the Holy Capital, where many humans who had been involved with the Fallen Ones were imprisoned.
They entered one of the prison cells.
Grace was chained to a wooden frame, and signs of dark elemental corruption appeared on many parts of her body.
After scanning her condition, it's safe to say she doesn't have long to live.
"Does she have to be bound here?" Su Xi asked the priest beside her.
The priest remained composed and respectful. "Your Highness Su, even if she was unaware of the Shadow Royal Family's plans, as a member of the royal family, she must still bear the consequences of their evil deeds. The other members of the Shadow Royal Family have already been executed; only she remains."
Su Xi: "..."
In the era set in the Yuan Continent, it seems quite normal for such things to happen.
Upon hearing the voices, Grace struggled slightly, but the chains twitched, and her struggle was futile.
With her eyelids half-closed and her voice weak, she said, "May I speak with His Your Highness Su alone?"
A hint of hesitation flickered in the priest's eyes.
"In these final moments, I would like to say my last words to Her Highness the Elf race, and I hope that Your Excellency will grant my request."
Grace coughed a few times and said weakly.
Upon hearing the keyword "Elf Saintess," the priest nodded in approval, saying, "Finish it as soon as possible."
After speaking, the priest left the cell and closed the door. Only Grace and Su Xi remained in the room.
"What do you want from me? If you want me to rescue you or something, I can't do that," Su Xi said.
Grace gave a bitter smile, "I no longer pray to live. When I learned that the entire Shadow Empire was destroyed by my father's single decision, I already knew that death was the best end for me."
"That..."
"Vomit..."
Grace convulsed violently and spat out a small, perfectly round, black glass ball.
"Ahem, Your Highness Su, thank you for investigating the truth for me. This thing may be very valuable, so I will take it as a thank you gift."
After spitting out the small glass ball, Grace's expression visibly became even more listless, as if she were about to die at any moment.
"This..."
At this moment, Su Xi's system panel emitted a sound.
"Ding! Congratulations on completing the legendary-level quest [Shadow's Vengeance]. Reward: Shadow Power Divine Crystal."
[Shadow Power Divine Crystal]
Quality: Legendary
Item Description: Contains a trace of shadow divine power and a large amount of Faith Power.
This thing...
What's the use?
Su Xi looked at the item's description with a puzzled expression and could only put it in her backpack for the time being.
Then, Grace completely lost the breath of life.
Su Xi was so fast that she didn't even have time to ask what it was.
"Sigh, you're an unlucky guy too."
Su Xi closed Grace's eyes and sighed.
Then the system sounded again.
"Ding, your blessing status has been updated."
[Their Hope]: Base attribute growth points +2, base attribute growth cap points +2.
Note: Born into privilege and enjoying a happy life for half her life, her ending was filled with deception and betrayal. Apart from you, she didn't know who else she could trust.
They've actually increased the base growth attributes a bit more...
Su Xi took one last look at Grace, who was now sleeping peacefully, and sighed inwardly. She then left the cell and asked the priest to arrange her burial.
In the distant reaches of the cosmos, countless planets, far apart yet each carrying towering blue energy pillars, are scattered throughout the sky. Countless silvery blue particles are ejected into the sky through devices built on the planets' surfaces, before disappearing into the lightless universe.
The enormous device of jetting silver-blue particles resembled a super-huge jet nozzle, around which countless intricate and complex machines were symmetrically constructed. Inside the nozzle were numerous rooms, from which bizarre life forms constantly entered and exited.
A thriving city has been built around the jet nozzle, and the shuttle travels through the futuristic city.
Some of these planets have only one blue pillar, some have two, and some have dozens.
It is clear that the more blue pillars a planet has, the larger its size and the more prosperous it is.
These blue pillar devices are teleportation devices in the Silver Vortex Galaxy, and planets with such devices are considered to be protected by the Silver Vortex Galaxy.
The Silver Blue Light Teleportation Device connects most of the inhabited planets in the Silver Vortex Galaxy. As long as the technology level reaches level two, the center of the Silver Vortex Galaxy will send people to negotiate. If you agree to join the Silver Vortex Galaxy, they will install this teleportation device for you free of charge. If you do not agree to join, the Silver Vortex Galaxy will directly destroy the civilization and wait for the rebirth of the next civilization.
The silver-blue light teleportation device was constantly transmitting a huge number of life forms, making this seemingly quiet starry sky lively.
Ubite Star, Harmodun Giant Blue City.
A room bathed in pristine white light, constructed using special technological materials, was filled with the voice of a smart home assistant.
"Welcome back, Commander Ling Yueban."
The door to the room opened, and a white-skinned, hairless alien with blue eyes, named Ubite Star, walked in. Apart from his somewhat strange skin color, his appearance was not much different from that of a human.
I'm back home.
Ling Yueban was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
But then he received a call from the fleet commander.
"Commander Ling Yueban, your vacation is canceled."
Ling Yueban frowned. "What happened?"
"The God Catcher Machine has lost the position of that newly born god. Your superiors have assigned you to go there and destroy that planet. The journey will take about ten years."
"A newly born god..."
Recently, many gods have been born in the Silver Vortex Galaxy, but the only one worthy of the attention of the ruler of the Ubite Star is the newly born Creation-level Deity in the northern part of the Silver Vortex Galaxy.
If they can capture a Creation-level Deity, their Ubite Star will be upgraded to an advanced civilization in the Silver Vortex Galaxy.