AI Blue Whale's calculations were accurate. Su Yu really did need three and a half days.
Three and a half days later, Su Yu, having finished absorbing, used a portal with Lai Ya to return to Grella-13.
At 3:00 p.m. that afternoon, inside Wind Valley City.
In a building resembling a grand auditorium, Cat Morning Star lay sprawled on Lai Ya's throne, idly swishing her tail.
This "grand auditorium" was actually a newly constructed council chamber. After Lai Ya advanced to the Planetary-level, she had ordered its construction to make issuing commands and discussing government affairs with the chieftains of the various races more convenient.
The throne Morning Star was lying on was Lai Ya's throne, fashioned entirely from gold and precious gems of every color.
High-purity gold was soft, so a two-meter-diameter spiritual energy stabilization array had been placed around the throne.
At this moment, all two hundred Dominator-tier cultivators had gathered in the council chamber. Senior members of the major races stood around the perimeter as well, including Lai Ya's younger sister, Ilya.
The powerful figures were quietly discussing matters among themselves, their expressions constantly shifting. Some wore smiles, such as Ilya; others looked grave, such as Magraton; and some wore skeptical expressions.
Seeing that the time had arrived, Magraton, standing in the very center, was the first to question the throne. "Your Excellency Morning Star, is it really now? It's already 3:00 p.m., the time you mentioned."
Morning Star had announced beforehand that Su Yu and Lai Ya would return to Grella at 3:00 p.m. today, and that they would return precisely on time. That was why everyone had gathered here to wait. Now, it was the time Morning Star had predicted.
"It is indeed 3:00 p.m." Morning Star nodded.
However, she soon turned her head away