Seeing that the Empress was in a very good mood, and inexplicably finding her approachable and easy to talk to, Saine felt at ease.
It was probably also related to how the Blade Empress had saved his life back then and called herself his "elder sister."
After gathering his thoughts for a moment, Saine took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, the Ark, that World-Class Secret Treasure held by the Divine Descendant chief god Marduk whom you slew on the Divine Descendant World Battlefield, is of immense significance to me. May I borrow it for some research?"
Saine did not dare shamelessly ask for it outright. He merely wanted to study it.
Besides, a World-Class Secret Treasure truly was not something Saine could swallow whole at his current level.
Even though he already had two in hand and was planning to create a third.
Faced with Saine's request, the Blade Empress blanked out for two seconds before breaking into a smile. "Come to think of it, part of the reason I sought you out this time was because of this matter."
"I remember that, at Marduk's Fallsite, you picked up a fragment of the Ark Heart Core, didn't you?"
"Can you trade it to me? I can offer you a price that satisfies you." The Blade Empress smiled with narrowed eyes.
Saine was stunned. "Huh? That Heart Core has already been devoured by my Magic Cube."
Playing tricks before a Dominator was hardly a wise choice.
Saine's Magic Cube had probably been exposed before the Blade Empress long ago.
Yet after saving Saine and Fumila, the Blade Empress had not taken away either of Saine's World-Class Secret Treasures. That was enough to show her character.
So Saine told her the truth.
Saine's answer also caught the Blade Empress somewhat by