"You're merely a mortal, but according to the dark data I scanned, you've never come into contact with genetic technology or anything else capable of extending your lifespan.
To be honest, I'm really curious. How did you break through the lifespan limit of a mortal?"
Looking at the face before her, which had barely changed in a hundred years, A-Zhui couldn't help falling into thought.
Looking at A-Zhui before him, Ye Chen smiled. "You want to know? Then research it yourself and you'll find out. Besides, have you ever heard this saying? Sometimes, liking someone begins with curiosity."
As he spoke, Ye Chen spread his arms and smiled at her.
Ye Chen wasn't worried about having his body examined in the slightest. After all, it was merely a healing ability, which was nothing special in the Super God Universe.
Seeing Ye Chen openly tease her, A-Zhui really wanted to beat the guy into a pig's head.
"You really are narcissistic. My current strength isn't enough to make me fall for you.
"If you don't end up rotting in the soil in the future, then there's a slight chance I might fall for you."
Angel Chase sought eternal love, with the goal of finding a male god who wouldn't rot in the soil.
This was ultimately because angels lived too long, and an angel loved only one person in her lifetime.
If her partner's lifespan was too short, then after he died of old age, the one left behind would suffer a fate worse than death throughout the endless years.
"All right, I'm done chatting with you. I have things to do, so I'll be leaving. Hopefully, when I come back in another hundred years, you'll still be alive."
As soon as she finished speaking, A-Zhui's figure vanished without a sound.
Watching A-Zhui leave silently, Ye Chen smiled. "Another hundred years. Does that count as a promise? Heh heh, I'll be waiting for you."
"Long Yu, Yuan Long, come in!!" Ye Chen then looked toward the hall entrance and called out sternly.
"Creak~"
As the door opened, Long Yu, commander of the Black Dragon Guard, and Yuan Long, his personal guard and chief secretary, entered the hall. They glanced around and discovered that the foreign woman had already left.
"Your Majesty, this subject is guilty. Please punish me."
After entering the hall, Long Yu immediately dropped to one knee.
"Rise. This matter isn't your fault. With that person's abilities, no one on Blue Star could stop her right now."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty."
Hearing that Ye Chen did not blame him, Long Yu immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, this dereliction of duty could easily have implicated his entire family.
As the emperor's personal guard, this position was both an honor and an extremely dangerous post.
"Yuan Long, go to the Education Department and issue the order. Within twenty years, I want the entire nation's education system—from provincial capitals down to villages of every size—to be fully established. At the same time, select a site near the imperial capital and build the Imperial Academy of Sciences..."
Ye Chen calmly announced the empire's future direction and issued his orders.
Yuan Long quickly recorded everything before leaving to make the arrangements.
After Yuan Long left, Ye Chen looked at Long Yu. "Long Yu, I intend to establish the Brocade-Clad Guard. Its duty will be to supervise all the empire's officials and gather intelligence from every region.
"This organization will answer directly to me and possess the authority to execute first and report afterward. Its powers will be immense, and it will be extremely important. Therefore, I need someone I can trust absolutely to take charge.
"Long Yu, do you think I can trust you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, immense pressure descended upon Long Yu. Feeling an aura as vast and profound as the sea, Long Yu felt as though he were about to suffocate.
Cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.
Long Yu had not expected Ye Chen not only to refrain from punishing him, but also to be preparing to entrust him with such an important organization. However, he quickly understood.
"Thank you for Your Majesty's great favor. Long Yu will never betray Your Majesty's trust."
Seeing this, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction. After a hundred years as an emperor, Ye Chen had relied on the knowledge he had learned online, along with what he had figured out over the years, to develop his own way of ruling.
By now, he could say that he had mastered it to perfection.
If this had been his former world, he would at the very least have become a major boss. After all, he knew how to paint grand visions, an essential skill for any boss. Combined with this method of managing people, it would have been difficult for him not to succeed.
Ye Chen then ordered Long Yu to withdraw.
In the end, only Ye Chen remained in the entire hall.
Looking at the vast and empty hall, which was terribly cold and quiet, Ye Chen shook his head and sighed.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a little lonely. All right, perhaps he was being a little melodramatic.
However, since he had chosen the path of an emperor, loneliness was inevitable.
Because an emperor was not allowed to have anyone walking beside him.
And this was the domineering nature of an emperor.
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