A week later , Rate wakes up on Lily's bed again and stretches " Morning Beryl " " How do you make children ? " Aurora asked "Uhm a kiss " Rate said " Really? "
Beryl asked ' No but I don't know how it would work ' Lily woke up next with Mother embracing her " Morning mama " " Hmm child let your mother rest " Mother said drowsy and half asleep .
" But I wanna play " Beryl said while Lily noticed Aurora's reaction to Beryl's interaction with Mother " Don't worry Aurora I'll make sure your mother will be able to play with you " Rate felt like he didn't belong here " By the way Rate how are you doing with the mental training "
" Uhm it's a bit hard but dad managed to work his way up " Rate said " Then I should hurry up and repair this " " 29 messages from Birch " Argus told Lily " Oh looks like I'll have to head up " Lily said " Uhm be careful up there " Rate said " I will " Lily said smiling back to Rate and kissed him on the cheek .
Rate blushed and Beryl and Aurora smiled while Lily left "Does that mean we get a younger sibling ? " the two asked " Uhhh ? " Rate was left to try to explain to the two children while Mother continued to take her well-deserved rest .
...
Birch looks at the two containers holding his death and life respectively " I can't control them ? " " Making contact with either of them results in them returning to you , even if you try to control them remotely it's only possible with a soul moreover it requires willpower a resource you shouldn't be using very often " Lily said .
' There was that research that says the frequent use of willpower reduces decision making ' " Hmm that's fine I'll just treat it like they're students " Birch said " Good but most of your work is still developing the evolution potions "
Birch didn't mind since he enjoyed the opportunity of research , Ethan delivered the elixir which was delivered to Life and they took the spacecraft to go back to the land . Ryson welcomed Lily's arrival happily " Commander you're here " Ryson said with glee .
" What happened ? Did you inject yourself with dopamine or something ? " " Oh you joke too much commander , but I did hear news that means dopamine to me . You're massive increase in the area of purified land , I'm receiving more commission fee for delivering messages and payment to you as the frontline . but how do you do it "
" Well the mother dragon was came down she is considered a greater will " " Wow you even have another great will !? With what you've achieved now I feel like you'd go even further than everyone's expection ... so why are you here ? Are you going to hold a banquet to celebrate ? " Ryson asked " Not at all I'm just here to show valuable personnel to the smart tower "
" Oh I've heard that a lot of researchers are looking to get hired " " Oh well I did invite Sermin to research the possessors as materials for the abstract entity so wanna visit ? "
They board a car to head to the smart tower ' Just a reminder Birch keep the research of your manifestations confidential you can help around Sermin but don't give away some of your critical data "
' You got it boss " ' You can prepare to upload the true history of the world in that black text publisher of yours " Birch starts constructing a mental blueprint for the black text " How are things going up here ? "
" There's been a lot that's been occurring like the demand for your evolution potions " " With your level of progress I'd expect you to have been able to acquire this level of evolution "
" There has been progress on such things like designer babies , nutrition supplements and genetic engineering plus there are some horrible ones that causes some of them to lost out on intelligence for strength or terminal disease for an increase on intelligence "
" The brain and even the body itself is a very difficult subject in the first place so I guess it makes sense for demand to be this high " " Exactly , even though people could get steady growth , it takes effort but also talent , then there's time and resources . Moreover , there is that ceiling which your evolution serum broke through "
' So those sponsors are just stupid , can't expect much from people who won the lottery of being born rich ' " How is Indus by the way ? " " He's doing well but many people want to buy a piece of the Labyrinth they're even increasing the price , I don't understand them much since I'm too focused to mind others' business "
" Then have you detected how many people or outcasts have come ? " " I did explore that part and we have a graph that shows that statistics , recently it seems like it's noticeably much lower could be a sign of the Labyrinth becoming weaker so the two candidates are becoming more lax although it doesn't seem like you'd do it "
" I won't but the dispatched descenders have been more lax too I've checked how often they've gone out and it seems much less and less over time " ' Although in reality it probably went like this '
Lily imagines the scenario where the distributors were slowly lacking in pieces of Labyrinth to control the Labyrinth to drag outcasts into this world and thus are trying to buy it from Indus ' Duarte being the center of it all will probably come to me on a request to bring a Labyrinth piece '
She could imagine Duarte doing that and thought of a prompt ' Say grimoire , that spell that the distributor uses does it use up the Labyrinth's strength ? " Text appears before her while everyone is unable to see .
"Yes" ' That explains the panic , but I do benefit from it because it covers up the effect of when I gave Tanec's key to the Labyrinth ... maybe I can acquire the keys much faster although I don't want to waste the Labyrinth's debt that quickly but what if I create a counterspell for that ? '
She calculates the debt chain's buying power and smiles thinking about the total gain if she were to make another trade' It'll be a lot of buying power for the debt chains '
She looked at Birch who completed the mental blueprint for the new black text to publish ' Birch I have another assignment for you , this one is especially more important than the evolution serum and your research "
Lily sends the copy of the distributor's spell to him ' I need a counterspell for that " ' Ugh she is working me to the bone but the projects she gives are always so good and this is the better option ' ' I'll do it "
' Good just send me a message through the debt chain , the spell I gave you allows me to create long-distance communication so I hope you don't add that counterspell to yourself " Lily requested and to Birch the idea of removing himself from a power affiliate like Lily was considered a threat .
' Even a researcher needs resources , I'm not cutting myself off intentionally " Birch told Lily ' They are alike ' " How's Duarte's child ? I heard from Indus that Violet got mad at me " " Oh that awkward situation she cried quite a lot after that "
Ryson looked at Lily " Uhm aren't you gonna apologize " " I don't plan to " ' But I should think about how to reveal my awareness of the brainwashing ' Perhaps it's possible by making them slip up , draining their willpower can cause them to reveal or maybe it's about time I take a look at the black text I included '
Lily thinks of lengthening her stay a bit ' It could be a good way to start showing that I'm against the corrupt descenders it might be useful to bring the rebels into the equation ' she thinks of how her plans can go from here .
' Well in the first place , the rebels are a bit different , although they are against fighting the Labyrinth there won't be clear confirmation that they won't be against the use of dragging people to this world if it was necessary they might even optimize it '
She looked at reason and gave Birch an order " We're here " " Thanks for accompanying us how about I show you around " Lily offered " As gratitude for helping me reduce cost and our professional relationship " " I'll take it then , there's a lot for a young entrepreneur like me has to learn "
Lily smiled and showed him around while a book was published on Scyan's " AHHHHH " Lily heard the scream smiling at the likely cause " What happened ? " Ryson's first reaction was to turn towards the source of the noise " Oh thank goodness I had digital copies " Scyan said and Ryson sighed with relief .
" What happened ? " " Boss you won't believe it but I just found out a new black text " Lily looked at the black text reading the title " Hmm what does this mean ? " " You're gonna read that ? " Ryson was already aware "Why not it doesn't brainwash me or anything "
" That is true but if you read them you'll receive controversy " Lily looked at the text thinking " You're right however if it caused rebellion then it might be better for me to understand the intention of the author "
Ryson waited as Lily sat down to read it " What ? " Ryson sensed the same tension he felt when Violet tried to argue with Lily " Uhm commander ? " " No wonder it tasted a bit different " " What tasted different "
Lily showed Ryson the text " I had some strange feelings which had clouded my judgment during the banquet I thought it was only because I was in a good mood but to think that the elixir I consumed was brainwashing me , care to tell if you were innocent ? "
Lily summoned a fetor blade pointing it towards Ryson and he backed away " Trust me , commander I didn't do it , I don't how to prove it but we have a lie detector that works " " And why should I believe the people who tried to trick me ? "
" Uhm then I don't have ways to prove it " Ryson felt like Lily could swing the sword and end him right there because she discovered a harsh truth " But wait if you said that you had strange feelings can't you just confirm it yourself if you had any strange feelings when meeting with me ? "
Lily's eyes widened " Oh that's right " the fetor blade dissipated " I'll have to recall who were the ones who left that strange feeling " While Ryson was having a sigh of relief , Lily internally smiled ' That debt chain sure was useful in making him act accordingly '
" Mistress Duarte is coming " " Tell him I'll meet with him , I'll figure out this brainwashing issue " Ryson watched Lily withdraw her emotions back put on her business poker face , she walked to the elevator and left to see Duarte .
" I just had a horrible revelation to think that some of your subordinates are filled with crap " Duarte kept his face while thinking ' it won't matter I already have insurance ' " so what is it that you want to visit me ? " " I've heard that you came and I want to ask a request for a piece of the Labyrinth "
' there it is ' Lily senses his desperation for the piece " How big of a piece do you want " the debt chain gains more buying power " It's not very big if possible even a hundredth of what you offered to Indus is okay "
" now how can I mistreat a major stockholder like you , since you invested a lot in Ryson's operation a trustworthy person I'll get you the same size as the one I gave Indus , we can discuss the payment later "
" AHH I am very grateful " ' that I can see ' she sees the cost and figured she could buy out Duarte's key ' I'll have to make another convincing show later maybe I should buy that key later during the show '
" I'll be leaving as soon as I can " " Oh then I'm glad I caught you before you did " Lily returns and quickly writes the list of the corrupt down sending it to Argus to blacklist .
' it only contains the ones I came in contact with , good thing the brainwash insurance was by having a good impression without being close to the target '
Lily sighed and returned home ' Now how is the exploration doing ? I gave Doris the distributor's spell after splicing it up and the counter spell that Birch is assigned to make will take a while I'll have to stay still and hope he gets that counterspell done . '
Lily checks her debt chains to see if any of them has identified any rebels that call themselves the immortal ' There's already some form of contact I can let them meet with me but right now I'm more focused on giving the Labyrinth the Duarte's key plus the news will take a while to travel to the rebels , they'll contact me eventually but since they aren't siding with the Labyrinth I'll have to be careful '
She sends some words to the Labyrinth telling them about her offer and the plan to execute it tomorrow ' since I bought the piece with a key along with some suns the Labyrinth will have to give me a few more things but what should I get from them ? '
She knew she didn't have much need from the Labyrinth unlike before ' I don't need anything is there something that you can give me ? ' she receives a suggestion from the grimoire .
" Oh that can be arranged but the people I want are only the ones that were indebted to me the eclipse tower and the rift and rift diver kingdom , although that's not gonna be enough is it ? "
The Labyrinth adds a suggestion for the payment " That can be arranged " Lily accepts the offer looking forward to it . Later evening " How about now we start researching your sealed bloodline instead "
" Ehh but what about your body ? " " That will be solved on its own for now we will be taking care of your sealed bloodline " Rate felt like Lily was prioritizing him " uhm you don't have to prioritize me "
" Oh don't worry about it , I already found a solution to analyze my skin's capability to seal my powers . So I'm free to research your sealed body " " oh uhm what was the solution ? " Rate asked out of curiosity .
" It's similar to how the Labyrinth worked with the seal on their body " " Ehh they have a seal too ? " Lily stopped Rate by covering his mouth " Let's put that aside it takes too long to explain it , but we'll be using the Dreamland to research your sealed bloodline , I already confirmed the area we need to research to compensate for the missing pieces of the key "
Lily releases her hand from Rate's mouth " Okay I'll bring you to my body then "
...
The next day , Lily walked to the edge of the purified land after giving Ryson a warning that she was going to dive in ' Just like last time ' Lily dove deep into the Labyrinth watching a more familiar terrain .
She hears some footsteps coming guessing it's most likely not the Labyrinth ' What is this ? ' "The immortal's meddlers , a manifestation of immortal with the purpose of interfering with the Labyrinth's pursuit of a solution" ' They're a bit similar to mazes but under Immortal's control '
Lily summons a fetor blade and slashed down the Meddlers ' Even Immortal's memory wiping interference is much more intense ' Lily reaches to her suppressor removing it and pushing the interference back away .
' That fixes it , the counterspell Birch made in a hurry hopefully it will suffice , if not I could just give them the distributor's spell and let them figure out a counterspell on their own '
The debt chain shook and Lily prepared a copy of the counterspell and the distributor's spell " Take this first , I'll make sure to keep a copy for you in case Immortal gets rid of it " the Labyrinth absorbed the spells and the debt chain gained buying power .
" Now I need you to make some drastic movements , I'll procure the key while you do so " the Labyrinth agrees and Lily reaches Duarte's debt chain ' Now let's try obtaining it without any kind of exposure '
At the surface , several natural disasters occurred in an instance " Arming territory to maximum security " Argus raised the defenses instantly and Ryson lost connection with the station " OHHH NOOO , is the battle even worse now ? "
' I can't contact the station destroyed like that and her daily delivery of elixir already ended ' Several residents countered the natural disasters while Argus calculates their contribution ' Lily watches all of this occur and finally starts taking the key as it slowly forms on her hand .
" STOP IT " Immortal's voice echoed through the Labyrinth and Meddlers started appearing . Lily releases her fetor causing the Meddlers to dissolve , melt or crumble from being too close , Immortal sent much stronger Meddlers while Lily blasted Fetor in their location causing them to be paralyzed .
More stronger ones appeared and Lily released the blank grimoire from her body to take care of the formation of the key " STOP THIS AT ONCE YOU DON'T KNOW THE THREAT OF THE LABYRINTH "
Lily continues to use fetor to paralyze the meddlers " Oh shut up , you guys messed with them first " Lily removed another suppressor forcing Immortal to send more Meddlers on her way " You were the ones who messed with a god , ever heard of retribution ? "
She recalls her memories when she was worshipped in a village " And now you're coming with a warning saying they're dangerous " She summoned a large Fetor blade and kicked it towards the strongest target .
" Guys like you are why I make sure my believers know their place " Lily used the distributor's spell and caused Immortal to lose focus while the Labyrinth took that opportunity to attack Immortal at the center " Argh " Immortal remade the seal ' I can't go on with this ' Lily gave Duarte's key to the Labyrinth .
At the surface , another area revealed the Labryinth's true body while Lily trusted a fetor blade out to the surface wearing her suppressors and with the rift king's staff containing the souls and bodies of the candidates that Lily gave to the Labyrinth as well as the Labyrinth piece .
" Looks like they overdid it " Lily looked at the station which was broken ' Birch did a good job in that counterspell ' she returned to the glass dome where Mother continued to rest ' I'll have to absorb the people in this staff '
Light orbs exit the staff and enter Lily's body ' This should make it easier to study my whole body ' Lily gives each of the souls the library of seals using the blank grimoire further fortifying the debt chain .
' Now that I have that complete I'll be able to create a body for them ' Lily visits the crater and finds the great fire " So figure out your old memories yet ? " " Yes some of it is surfacing , I still don't have a name for myself yet "
" Why not just get the scientific name you said yourself that in that nebula nursery you were the only one " " I suppose , it's much easier than saying great fire " " Then I'll make sure you can move around Solaris "
" Another promise huh ? " " I'm planning to keep it , our children want to play with you , that promise was meant to achieve that "
' There's some material I'll need to contain their body but I know that I can get it from Indus , the payment would be a bit expensive but not very bad so I just need to buy them '
Lily thinks of how the awareness that the Labyrinth is steadily increasing power will affect the demand for personal strength through the distributors .
She returns to the glass dome again ' It'll be high , Argus already knows how to navigate the stock market so he can take advantage , moreover with the increasing buying power from the debt chain it's only time until I get the keys , I'll be able to ensure that the Labyrinth will be by my side '
" Dear , where is Beryl ? " Mother asked half asleep " He's playing with Aurora " " Ahh okay I'll keep sleeping keep our kids safe " Mother returned to deep sleep while Lily ' It's nice to have a family ' Lily thought while she checked the rift king's staff .
' It holds the power to connect to many worlds but the cost is whether you're spirit can handle it , I'm pretty I can handle it . it'll be a useful tool for later , I'll have to give it to Doris since she's more familiar with spatial-related abilities '
Lily still kept the staff with her ' This is only for insurance anyways plus with the ease of sending tools through the debt chain I won't have to give it so for now I'll keep it ' " did we have any recent contacts with the rebels ? "
"Yes , the exploration team has explored their hideout and maintaining contact as you've ordered" The blank grimoire wrote .
" Good , are any of them aware of my dealings with the Labyrinth ? " "No" " Then that makes everything much easier " Lily sends a message to the exploration team " What are you doing benefactor "
" Giving our boss your information so that she can help " " But there are no satellites that you use to bring such things in here " " It's our boss's way " " What did you write ? " " Your goal is to destroy the corrupt , she does not enjoy it , she's seen countries fall because someone wanted to profit out of it "
" I see , it is an inevitable outcome if the desire to rule was profit not the benefit of the country " the resident burns a piece of paper containing the information while Lily gladly uses the debt chain to send back a message later .
" Boss said she'll help you get rid of them , but you'll need to create a team to send up first " ' Now I have a group of rebels to take the hit for me when someone gets suspicious of the black text '
She checks the progress of studying her body amazed by the speed ' It's going pretty fast ' " A spacecraft has come down movements are recorded " Lily watches as Duarte comes out and Lily calls Doris to make a door and appears before him .
" Huh to think you went unscathed " Duarte said " Hey it's all about fighting in here now I have the piece " Lily showed it to Duarte " You took another piece that's excellent " " Maybe so but from Argus's disaster report it seems like the Labyrinth is getting stronger so it gives the people hope that their commander is this capable "
" Aha , I won't forget about the payment how about this then ? I heard that you have been feeding a living star and you've even asked Tanec for one , I've decided to take her debt to you by making her do her death extraction on Violet "
" Oh , how is she ? " " Uhm she doesn't seem to want to meet with you after well what you did to intimidate her " " I apologize for that " " Then let me proceed with the payment " Lily gives her request and Duarte makes a few calls on the spot while the station is being repaired .
" I've made a lot of calls and finally got all the things you asked for " " Great I hope I'll get it soon " " I'm impressed by how you are going to use these materials " " That's a secret " Duarte leaves while Lily visits Solaris .
" Do you have any preferred form you would like to use ? " " I'm not sure , but it would make me feel more comfortable if I get to keep this form , however, it would be a problem if things around me melts and burns "
" Don't worry I found a way to reduce it " ' Afterall inside my body is the same thing so if I complete it I can recreate a seal that will be able to contain it ' " It'll be just like this sunbox that I gave you "
" You're going to put me inside a lunchbox ? " " Of course not it's just a metaphor , it's going to be more complicated than that after all your heat is extremely high " " I would like to keep the temperature at low levels our children might think I'm someone else " " I can have that arranged "
' the sealed bloodline allows them to exert a certain power while mine completely seals any power inside but the problem is that I need to understand it thoroughly ' " I look forward to this new body that you prepared for me , spouse "
" I'll make sure it's great "
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