After ending his communication with Salamander, Hao Ren returned to the little fairy. The tiny creature with a tuft of cowlick hair sticking up from her head was already chatting animatedly with the others—or rather, she was the only one doing the animated talking, while Lily and Vivian were the only ones who could keep up with her speed and train of thought.
By then, the little squirt had already learned about the Queen of Fairies from Vivian. The revelation left her utterly amazed. She flew excitedly all around Vivian's head, chattering like a thousand ducks: "Queen, queen?! You said you're the queen of the fairies? You activated Nakdal's crystal too? The fairies on Nakdal have acknowledged you already? Have you been to the Hub? Have you been to the Throne of the End? The Throne of the End acknowledged you too? Huh? You said the Throne of the End blue-screened? How could that happen?! The Goddess designed that... Huh? You said that although it blue-screened, the main system still passed verification? Wow! How amazing! The fairies want to go see it!"
The little squirt was so excited that Vivian was left dizzy from being shaken around. Finally, Hao Ren reached out and stopped the little fairy in midair. "Wait, wait. Calm down first. We have something to ask you."
The little fairy was still unable to suppress her excitement, muttering nonstop about how "the queen has finally appeared" and how she "had to tell everyone the news right away." Hao Ren had to shout beside her ear several times before she suddenly came to her senses. "Huh? Were you talking to me?"
"I'll keep it brief. Our original mission was to take away the Amantir Crystal at the core of this planet." Hao Ren knew that when talking to