Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 645 - 258. Kind Man with a Knife Li Aozi_2

Chapter 645: 258. Kind Man with a Knife Li Aozi_2

"What are you scared of?"

Hiss—

Andifa Morodia was startled, his shoulders shaking violently as if he were a young beast encountering his natural predator, instinctively shrinking into himself.

A two-meter-tall, Zeta Rank (6) magician was trembling under the grip of a girl barely one and a half meters tall as she spread her fingers and pushed on his scalp.

The scene was quite comical.

"My husband."

Nariya whispered softly.

Her slender fingers, like knife blades, gently swept across Andifa’s scalp, sliding down his face as if her nails were going to separate his skin and slice off his face.

"Don’t be nervous, dear."

The Lolita with a strong man?

His heart was pounding rapidly, his fingers tightly clenched on the armrest of the chair. The young girl’s ethereal fragrance did not bring him any relief; instead, it was like a burning gunpowder smell or a toxic fruit fragrance, making him increasingly unsettled. The complete suppression stemming from his bloodline made it impossible for him to move.

—This was simply... the giant dragon and its dinner.

On one hand, his rationality was calling him to struggle fiercely, and on the other, the terrifying suppression in his blood was beating fiercely against his consciousness, making Andifa feel as though his mind was being torn and shattered.

"Andifa Morodia."

But for Andifa himself, the pressure he was facing right now was too great. The high mental stress and the physical suppression from Nariya’s absolute biological dominance were giving him an excruciating feeling, as if he were sitting on pins and needles. His face turned increasingly flushed, his thoughts started to collapse, and the dual stimulation of body and will made it almost impossible for him to maintain his basic logic.

Nariya formed a Divine Art Dharma Seal with one hand and then called his name, lifting his chin with her hand, her golden eyes looking down emotionlessly at him.

"Tell me, what have you been hiding from your faithful and kind wife?"

Nariya chided him calmly.

Wendy covered her mouth, acting out of rationality. Despite the strong bloodline oppression, she did not scream or behave inappropriately but instead tried hard to cover her own mouth without making a sound.

Andifa opened his mouth, his head hanging low, his gaze vacant, his eyes finally settling solely on Nariya.

Nariya picked up Andifa, gently scratching his neck and stretching out the knotted strands of his hair with her knuckles.

It seemed like an act of affection and care, a virtuous and gentle Lolita wife attending to her strong husband who had been battered by career setbacks, completely reliant on her.

Yet that image...

In Wendy’s eyes, it was truly a disconnect.

Just like a master and her dog.

"Tell me."

Nariya uttered Divine Words, seeking efficiency without any politeness, she prayed for Divine Power and commanded her beloved fiancé:

"Spit out everything you know."

"Yes, by your command."

Andifa Morodia, a descendant of the Scholarly Faction of the Crystal Tower, the heir to Rulan Shipping Workshop, a person of respectable rank in the Layer Abyss Mid-Capital and moreover, having reached the Zeta Rank at a young age, his future was limitlessly promising.

Yet now, he was like a lowly slave, his face flushed, even kneeling down to lick Nariya’s foot, respectfully confessing his crimes:

"Just after you left, a planet named ’Nobixi’ appeared at the auction, according to official information revealed to us, it has various valuable resources, but it’s available for just 2.5 million Ammonium Gold."

"So?" Nariya pressed.

"I...," Andifa’s shoulders trembled as he spoke, "I spent... 26.2 million Ammonium Gold, the markup was too high, it’s far beyond its original value."

"The price was inflated by 40%—not too bad, still within the tolerable range. However, let me warn you, although I agreed to loan 1.3 billion Ammonium Gold to you as aid, that doesn’t mean you can spend recklessly."

Nariya paused:

"No, you are not shivering because of that."

She gently dug her fingers into Andifa Morodia’s scalp:

"Andifa Morodia, what else are you hiding?"

"I... I don’t know why, please forgive me, you must forgive me! I have no idea what happened!"

Andifa’s expression was extremely embarrassed; he knelt and bowed continuously while crying:

"It seems our identities were seen through, even the auction plan was exposed."

"The planets we originally planned to buy—Proto 11, Green Bay Star, Hyland-2—out of 12 planets, prices were inflated for 9, 2 were snatched away. We barely obtained two planets, but even those faced an inflated price of 60%. Furthermore, one of the planets went far beyond our prepared funds, leading to it failing to sell. However, it was a planet we must acquire, so I had no choice but to contact officials and spend a lot of money trying to repurchase it privately..."

"So," Nariya closed her eyes, her fingers air-tapping as if using an abacus to get exact figures, then coldly said, "You caused us to spend an additional 1290.83%?"

This wasn’t just a serious budget overrun.

The temperature in Nariya’s eyes dropped to zero in an instant.

It was a crime!

For followers of Redd Gold, this was blasphemy!

"This, this isn’t even the worst part."

Andifa said bitterly:

"The investigation company we just connected with suddenly informed us: both planets we acquired are experiencing rebellions of varying degrees."

"Andaro Planet was supposed to have a unified government, but suddenly, due to ethnic conflicts, a civil war broke out."

"Valon Planet is even more outrageous; almost instantly, a Qi Energy storm that shouldn’t have occurred appeared. The originally natural science-oriented technological civilization suddenly got corrupted, turning into a civilization of martial warriors who live by the code of survival of the fittest, abandoning technology and education completely, immersed in pursuing immortal arts and martial training."

"These two planets... are rapidly depreciating. With these issues present, it would also be impossible for us to find a buyer to handle them."

Nariya closed her eyes, her fingers swiftly tapping out data, then she opened her eyes:

"236.2 million."

"Because of your stupidity and shortsightedness, we will have to invest 236 million Ammonium Gold to bring these two planets back to normal."

Nariya looked at Andifa as if she was staring at a talking corpse.

"You’d better find a solution quickly."

"Um..."

Wendy Destis, who had been observing for a long time, now timidly raised her hand:

"Actually, this shouldn’t only be a problem for junior Andifa alone."

Before she could even finish, Nariya’s blade-sharp gaze made her tremble, but she mustered her courage and added:

"Because, to be honest..."

"People who were swindled filled almost all the seats at the auction."

"Why do you say that?" Nariya asked.

"Because..." Wendy gave a bitter smile: "I was one of them."