Future Beast Clan The Enchanting Consort
Chapter 81: Reunion

Chapter 81: Reunion

The Deep Blue Empire is indeed facing an existential crisis. The royal family has taken a desperate gamble by visiting the Nore Empire, yet they hesitated to disclose the situation immediately, hoping to gauge Carlotta’s abilities first.

If Carlotta can indeed purge the pollutants from the beasts, it might just resolve the crisis of the Deep Blue Empire, sparing them the need to abandon Deep Blue Planet.

Regardless of the solution, the Deep Blue Empire is destined to become a vassal of the Nore Empire.

"I haven’t agreed to their request for vassalage," said the Empress with a heavy tone. "Our two planets are the closest in proximity. Five hundred years ago, when the Insectoids launched a large-scale attack on our country, it was they who sent troops thousands of miles away to lend support and drive away all the Insectoids. This debt of gratitude is still owed, and it wouldn’t be right for us to kick them when they’re down."

"Carlotta, I hope you can try going to Deep Blue Planet. If you can save the Merfolk Kingdom, so much the better. If not, Abyss can protect you and bring you back safely."

The Empress mentioned only Abyss.

Carlotta’s gaze wandered over the other males, furrowing her brow.

Did this mean she had to separate from Henry, Blaze, and Richard?

Seeing Carlotta’s unhappiness, Richard and Henry both grasped her hands simultaneously.

They didn’t want their little female to shoulder too much responsibility, but she happened to possess special abilities.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility.

Carlotta understood that her mates were holding her hands to comfort her. She lowered her gaze, pondered for a moment, and asked the Empress, "Mother Empress, how long does it take to get to Deep Blue Planet?"

If it was just a short-term trip, it could serve as a brief vacation, and being apart for a while would be fine.

"It only takes half a day to arrive," the Empress opened a simulated image of Deep Blue Planet on the conference table.

The image was more detailed than what Carlotta had found, even including a map of their military distribution.

"The only hidden danger now is..." The Empress paused for a moment and said bluntly, "We don’t know if what they’re saying is true."

The Nore Empire’s overall political philosophy is peace above all else, and it has never liked playing tricks with other countries. However, Nore ranks third in interstellar national power, and other countries dare not meddle with Nore even if they wanted to plot against it.

But the actual situation in the Deep Blue Empire is unknown to Nore.

If their internal politics are troubled and a third party threatens their children to lure Carlotta to Deep Blue Planet and harm her, it’s a possibility.

Carlotta understood the Empress’s suspicion.

After some thought, she boldly proposed, "Mother Empress, I am Carlotta of the Nore Empire, and that will never change. The Deep Blue Empire has requested me to go to their planet to heal it. Perhaps the subject of this vassal agreement can be changed to me?"

As she spoke, a faint smile played on Carlotta’s face.

Yet her eyes were so bright that they drew the attention of everyone present.

Blaze, who didn’t have as illustrious a background as the other males, clutched his fists tightly upon hearing Carlotta request that the Deep Blue Empire become her vassal.

He feared the Empress would be angry with Carlotta.

If an ordinary person becomes the master of a planet, it’s akin to becoming an Empress. Saying in front of the Empress that one wants to be an Empress isn’t rebellion?

As Blaze was nervous and uneasy, he heard the Empress’s shock gradually turn into appreciation, culminating in her bursting into laughter.

"Carlotta, you’re very good, truly excellent."

In fact, the Empress was very tempted to sign the document submitted by the Deep Blue Empire.

If the Deep Blue Empire merges with Nore Empire along with its planet, Nore’s national power will increase by another 50%. Ranked third in interstellar national power, Nore might even leap to the top.

However, Nore’s long-standing image prevents it from taking advantage of the Deep Blue Empire’s plight, as it would tarnish Nore’s reputation.

In the future, some malicious individuals might deliberately use this incident as a pretext to justify an attack on Nore.

Now that Carlotta suggested making the Deep Blue Empire her personal vassal, the negative impact would be offset by the positive influence of her status as a Holy Female.

This was the best solution.

After praising Carlotta repeatedly, the Empress directly said, "Then, let’s bring Lando and Harold in now to continue discussing the next steps."

Carlotta wasn’t keen on meetings, so she said, "Mother Empress, let’s first decide who will go to Deep Blue Planet and then discuss the vassalage."

Sending everyone would put the cubs at risk. The best option is to keep them in the country under the protection of other 3S soldiers.

This way...

Carlotta glanced around, a hint of apology in her eyes.

She really didn’t know who should go and who should stay.

Seeing Carlotta’s dilemma, Richard was the first to speak among the four males, "Carlotta, you don’t need to worry about this. We’ll discuss it among ourselves. You sign the document with the Empress of Deep Blue first."

Richard’s suggestion earned nods from the others.

Letting Carlotta decide who goes is not as good as them deciding among themselves. At least they wouldn’t feel disappointed by Carlotta’s choice.

The males’ consideration made Carlotta feel a bit embarrassed, but she knew it was the best choice, so she smiled and watched them leave with a wave.

Shortly after Richard and the others left, Lando and Harold from the Deep Blue Empire arrived.

The couple no longer looked relaxed, and they knelt before the Empress as soon as they saw her, "Your Majesty, please agree to our request. We just received news from our country that our children and most of the infected individuals are suffering from organ failure..."

If they don’t leave soon, even if the Holy Female agrees to treat their children, it will be too late.

The Empress’s face was stern as she stated the outcome of her discussion with Carlotta, "Going to your planet doesn’t guarantee a safe return, so your loyalty should be pledged to Duke Carlotta, who is willing to go to Deep Blue Planet."

Upon hearing the Empress’s words, Harold and Lando shifted their knees to face Carlotta.

"Duke Carlotta, we are deeply grateful that you are willing to visit our planet," the two took out the vassal contract, "We can sign it now. Please save our children, save our people."

As they spoke, Lando suddenly fainted to the ground.

Harold looked panicked, "Lando, Lando!"

The elegant merman was filled with chaos on his face.

Carlotta extended her psychic energy into Lando’s psyche, discovering dark mist within.

She quickly cleared the mist and checked Harold’s psyche as well.

Since Harold has been marked, his psyche contains not just one mini merman. Now, the two mini mermen were hugging tightly in his psyche, surrounded by expanding dark mist.

Carlotta easily purified Harold’s psyche as well.

As soon as the purification was complete, the fainted Lando opened her eyes.

Feeling her mind no longer cloudy like before, Lando was overwhelmed with astonishment.

The reason for their panic and fear of extinction was that the newly emerged pollutants could infect females too.

At the initial stage of infection, neither females nor males would show any abnormalities.

But in the later stages, females would start fainting and gradually suffer mental collapse, losing all rationality.

They had tried having other females provide psychological counseling to infected females, but the psychic energy of healthy females couldn’t enter the psyche of others, let alone provide counseling.

Carlotta is their last hope, but they didn’t dare reveal the truth, fearing she wouldn’t go to Deep Blue Planet.

Now that she has recovered, there’s no other explanation except that Carlotta saved her.

Realizing this, Lando looked at Carlotta with eager eyes, "Duke Carlotta, you are indeed the savior of our Deep Blue Empire!!"

Carlotta glanced at the Empress and simply smiled, nodding, "Then let’s sign the vassal agreement earlier."

For a country to become a vassal of an individual, along with its planet, is unprecedented in orc history.

After Carlotta signed the agreement with Harold and Lando, and the vassal contract was updated on the interstellar federal intranet, it immediately caused an uproar.

Yet the central figures in the controversy had already boarded a starship for their interstellar journey.

Standing in front of the starship’s monitor, Carlotta curiously observed the various strange phenomena in the universe.

She had watched interstellar movies before but now realized that human fantasies do have a basis. The only thing lacking was that compared to real scenes, they still fell short.

For instance, she saw a dazzling color stone belt.

The brilliant colors reminded Carlotta of the purple electric fireworks Abyss had set off in the sky before they left.

"So," Carlotta tilted her head and looked at Abyss, who had silently approached her side. "What did you write in the sky with your powers back then?"

In fact, Carlotta had a vague idea in her mind, but for some reason, she just wanted to ask Abyss herself.

And sure enough, after posing the question, she saw the tips of Abyss’ ears turn almost blood-red.

Not just his ears, either.

Abyss’ handsome face, with its cool, porcelain complexion, gradually developed a faint blush.

Thinking of Abyss wearing his black LED eye patch and a tight combat suit, Carlotta couldn’t help but wonder: if Abyss, dressed like that, were to blush, how much more exciting it would be for the females, right?

As she pondered, Carlotta’s eyes sparkled with amusement, taking on a seductive glint reminiscent of desire.

Abyss dared not look directly at Carlotta’s face, only daring to glance at her out of the corner of his eye.

When he caught Carlotta’s odd smile, he quickly pretended to continue gazing at the scenery outside: "I didn’t write anything. If you didn’t see it, forget about it. It’s not important anyway."

Having said his awkward words, Abyss felt a sense of relief wash over him.

Carlotta, not hearing Abyss’ truth, felt a tinge of regret.