In the royal hall of Merlot Heavenly Court, only Kaisha sat alone upon the throne in the vast, empty palace.
At that moment, the royal hall was utterly silent. Kaisha had even stopped breathing.
Only after a long while did faint breathing return to the hall, along with the soft sound of Kaisha shaking her head, her hair brushing against her robes.
"This really is..."
"Unexpected, isn't it?"
Before Kaisha could finish sighing, Hexi's voice came through the Dark Plane communication channel, carrying the same complicated emotions as Kaisha's.
"So, Kaisha... what do we do now?"
"..."
Kaisha did not answer. She merely remained silent in thought.
"The original plan was quite good. We'd transfer Yan away, then send little Zhixin over and let her get close to the little guy, slowly fall in love with him, and make him fall in love with her too. But now... it seems..."
"Kaisha, the angels' charm doesn't seem to have affected him... not even double the charm worked!"
Hexi's voice continued ringing through the Dark Plane communication channel, making Kaisha feel a little... annoyed.
"Hexi, you're so annoying!"
Kaisha complained, and then...
"You old woman, you dislike me. You dislike me now! There's no love left, is there? Fine, then that's it..."
Hexi "tearfully" ended the call.
Kaisha froze for a moment, then tried sending Hexi another communication link. Then... Hexi's communication channel was blocked...
Kaisha blinked. She knew Hexi definitely had not gotten angry just because Kaisha had called her annoying. There had to be another reason for this.
So... Kaisha narrowed her eyes and chuckled.
"Heh. You saw that your disciple's honey trap might not work, so you're afraid I'll make you personally step in?"
Kaisha shook her head and ignored Hexi, continuing to ponder. Su Luo's reaction had truly caught her off guard.
As the most perfect Shenhe Body lifeforms in the Known Universe, angels possessed unparalleled charm!
Before this, Kaisha had never seen anyone capable of resisting an angel's charm. That was why the Gene Matching system had always worked so smoothly. After all, those male gods simply could not refuse perfect angels!
So Su Luo's performance today really was...
"You two, come down as well. There's no need to mention what happened just now. Just tell me why you're here!"
Su Luo's tone was calm yet distant, leaving Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin somewhat unsure of what they had done wrong.
But since things had come to this, they should land first!
At the very least, they needed to make contact! With that thought in mind, Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin exchanged glances and nodded. The two angels flew toward Su Luo and landed not far away from him.
Akashi, in Su Luo's arms, stared at the two of them with undisguised hostility. Combined with Su Luo's seemingly scrutinizing gaze, it made them feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Su Luo looked at the two angels before him and found them somewhat familiar. He was sure now. This should be somewhere in the world from that anime he had watched before stumbling into this stroke of luck.
The ones standing before him were Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin. Well, they really were beautiful, worthy of angels being called the most perfect lifeforms in the Known Universe.
But... only the most perfect in the Known Universe!
Compared to everyone in the port, they fell short by just a tiny, tiny bit! And when it came to their figures, the difference was even greater!
After the two angels landed, they were silent for a while. In the end, Angel Zhixin was the first to gather her courage and speak to Su Luo.
"Male god..."
The moment she said the words "male god," Su Luo raised a hand to stop her!
"Don't, don't call me male god! I'm not some male god. I'm only the commander of the port. My name is Su Luo..."
When he mentioned his name, Su Luo paused.
"You called out my name earlier too. It seems you have some kind of technology or method that can directly read our information..."
As Su Luo said this, Zhixin hurriedly explained.
"Male... Sorry, that is our Eye of Insight. It can read a target's Dark Plane information... You just arrived in this world. Naturally, we needed to conduct an appropriate investigation into outsiders like you! Please understand..."
Zhixin had wanted to continue calling him male god, but Su Luo's gaze forced her to change her form of address.
"Since you've already learned our information through those means, Akashi and I won't introduce ourselves any further. Just call me Su Luo!"
Seeing Akashi's gaze turn more severe, and her hostility toward them seemingly grow after Dark Plane information being read was mentioned, Angel Yan felt that she should step forward and explain.
"Male god..."
Seeing Su Luo staring at her, Angel Yan opened her mouth and changed her form of address.
"Sorry, Su Luo. As for your Dark Plane information, you had just arrived in this universe, and your Dark Plane information had no concealment whatsoever, so..."
"You mean our Dark Plane information was basically running around naked?"
Su Luo frowned and waved a hand at Angel Yan.
"Mm... more or less. That was the case at first, though only for you, Su Luo. That young lady is rather special. Most of her data couldn't be viewed."
Angel Yan glanced at Akashi with curiosity in her eyes, but Akashi ignored her.
"However, you don't need to worry. I concealed it for you. If anyone reads your information now, they'll only obtain false information. Your real information has been hidden by the Sacred Knowledge Repository, so you can rest assured!"
Akashi ignored Angel Yan, and Angel Yan did not try to force the matter. She simply explained it to Su Luo.
Su Luo nodded. It did not matter if his own information had been seen; he had not lost anything. As long as his ship girls' information had not been "seen," it was fine. No one else was allowed to take advantage of his ship girls.
Akashi lay in Su Luo's arms as he rubbed her head and cat ears. Her little face was flushed red, and faint, catlike mewling sounds escaped her mouth from time to time.
Knowing that her Commander would not be lured away by these two outsiders, Akashi was no longer as angry. Still, she remained somewhat resistant toward them.
They were like... romantic rivals?
At that thought, Akashi shook her head inwardly.
No, no, no. They were not romantic rivals. Romantic rivals were people who could make the Commander develop feelings for them. These two... the Commander clearly had no feelings for them.
Mm, then they were... stray female cats in heat, crouching by someone else's window and eyeing the exquisitely groomed male house cat inside the warm room!
They should be dragged off to get spayed!!!
Akashi thoroughly cursed Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin in her heart, though none of it showed on her face.
Knowing that her Commander was using conversation to gather information about this world, Akashi did not cause any trouble.
In fact, now that Su Luo's embrace had mostly dispelled her anger, Akashi began paying attention to what they were saying as well.
"Dark Plane information, Eye of Insight?"
Akashi poked her head out from Su Luo's arms.
"We call the world we can directly perceive the main plane. The Dark Plane, meanwhile, requires special methods to observe. The information of individuals and civilizations is stored in the Dark Plane. Without dedicated firewalls, that information can be seen by others capable of observing Dark Plane information. The Eye of Insight is the method possessed by Angel Civilization for observing the Dark Plane!"
Seeing Akashi ask, Angel Zhixin answered her honestly and in full detail.
"Then... the Sacred Knowledge Repository you mentioned?"
"It is Angel Civilization's celestial-scale supercomputer."
Akashi became interested and began talking with Angel Zhixin. Su Luo did not stop her, allowing Akashi in his arms to keep questioning Zhixin without interrupting.
After quite some time, Akashi had learned about their current situation and the basic power system of this universe.
"Mm, so-called king-level combat power is supported by an entire massive cluster of celestial-scale supercomputers?"
Akashi looked at Angel Zhixin and asked.
Angel Zhixin nodded without denying it.
Akashi fell into thought.
"It feels like your combat methods and the way the Sirens exist are somewhat similar, yet different! The Sirens are AI, but you aren't..."
"Sirens?"
Akashi looked at Angel Yan, who had suddenly spoken up with a question, then shook her head without saying much.
Angel Yan memorized the term. Seeing that Akashi had no intention of elaborating, and that Su Luo did not intend to interject, she did not ask further.
After that exchange, the atmosphere had eased considerably. Although Su Luo's attitude toward the two of them had not changed at all, they had at least barely earned Su Luo and Akashi's trust. That was good news as well!
Just as Akashi wanted to ask more questions, she suddenly heard a rumbling sound.
Akashi turned her head and saw Azi silently holding Manjuu as she stood behind and to the side of Su Luo. It seemed she had been standing there the entire time. She had not disturbed them, nor had she gone back to eat breakfast. She had simply waited for them...
She looked very obedient, and very pitiful.
"Azi, why didn't you go eat when you were hungry? Silly girl, you don't have to keep waiting for us!"
The sound had been so obvious that Su Luo naturally noticed it too. He released Akashi, turned around, and reached out to rub Azi's little head beside him. Then he waved to Akashi, Angel Yan, and Angel Zhixin, signaling for them to follow him inside.
Inside the house, Angel Yan looked at the rather meager breakfast on the table and blinked. With a wave of her hand, she took out several dishes from Dark Plane space, rich in energy and complete in color, aroma, and flavor, then placed them on the table.
"As Super Gene warriors, eating only this won't meet your energy requirements, especially for a Super Gene warrior like you, Su Luo, who seems to have an insufficient energy supply."
Angel Yan pushed the food she had brought out forward, gesturing to Su Luo.
"Su Luo, eat these!"
Su Luo glanced at Angel Yan and nodded, but did not move. He simply fed Azi first. He did not tell Azi to eat the food Angel Yan had brought out either. Azi was not a Super Gene warrior, just an ordinary person. The food contained too much energy, and eating it would not be good for her.
Azi was very obedient too. Since Su Luo did not feed her any, she did not clamor for it and merely sat quietly.
Akashi had asked Manjuu to make three stools yesterday.
Now there was one for him, one for Akashi, and one for Angel Yan. Zhixin was still sitting on the bed where Akashi had slept last night!
And Azi... there was nowhere for Azi to sit, so she was currently sitting obediently in Su Luo's arms, eating the fruit salad Akashi had made!
Seeing Su Luo's situation, Angel Yan said nothing. She merely applied Sacred Language code for keeping food warm to the dishes she had taken out.
Akashi, however, became interested in Angel Yan's words again.
"You mentioned energy just now... I've been thinking lately that energy utilization efficiency here seems... especially low!"
"I'm not sure about other aspects, but when operating a Super Gene system alone, the energy required is enormous..."
Angel Zhixin picked up the conversation and discussed energy utilization efficiency with Akashi. After talking for quite a while, the two eventually turned to Su Luo's energy supply.
"If you agree, Angel Civilization can provide energy for Su Luo's Super Gene!"
Angel Zhixin spoke sincerely, and Angel Yan beside her nodded as well. They truly could provide Su Luo with energy, or rather, they would love to use this method to create more connections with the male god.
But unfortunately... Su Luo did not agree. After thinking for a moment, Akashi chose to refuse as well.
"Sorry, we aren't even partners yet. We can't possibly place something this important in your hands so rashly!"
Though she still held some grievances against them, Akashi politely declined, seemingly out of gratitude for Zhixin seriously answering her questions earlier.
"So, do you have any other methods?"
After refusing, Akashi continued questioning them.
Su Luo's decisive rejection brought disappointment to Angel Yan's face, and Zhixin was somewhat disappointed as well. However, when Akashi asked further and Zhixin thought of another method, she was no longer disappointed. Instead, her entire little face turned bright red...
"As for other methods, I do indeed have one..."
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