+ Surprise? ＋

+ That's what you said to him? ＋

[Yes, my hand on my aching conscience, watching it happily put the deadly bell into its collection room: to tell the truth, I actually felt the sadness of my soul for the first time in a long time. 】

The Lord of Humanity of the All Galaxys summoned his daughter in the apex room of the Void Giant [Emperor Dream].

This can be said to be the most honorable position on the entire imperial flagship, and naturally the safest position: the walls and windows around it are impregnable, and can even withstand the full artillery fire of other Glory Queen-class warships, and the only way to this fortress is through a defensive array that hides countless Dark Age technologies, and a gorgeous corridor where at least eight hundred forbidden soldiers are on guard at all times. and stood before their lord.

This most noble room has no specific name, the Lord of Humanity has never named it, but on the Emperor Dream it is simply called the Head, the Top, or Room One: both for its intrinsic luxury of decoration and its functional importance, it fully deserves these unique titles.

The Lord of the Human Empire would summon his most important subordinates, companions, or guests in this room to discuss issues that would affect thousands of worlds in this opulent and luxurious chamber of absolute soundproofing: and since the day the Great Expedition began, only a handful of visitors had been able to enter this room.

The Seal, the Wolf Shepherd, and Waldo, the most important giants of the Human Empire, had all been here, while the remaining visitors had completely hidden their identities, even the Praetorian Guards who were stationed outside the door at the time had vowed to forget their existence: they were also not qualified to enter the room, or even glance inside.

They are only [guards] after all.

Because of this, in the memories of many Praetorian Guards, Morgan, who was summoned by the Emperor and came to [Room No. 1] and pushed the door in without hesitation, was precisely the fourth visitor after the triumvirate: only compared to the previous three visitors, this Lord of Avalon was extremely rude.

You must know that whether it is Machado, the palm sealer, or Valdo, the head of the forbidden army, when they push open the door of this room, they have to stand there for a moment, take a deep breath, and adjust the state when they meet the emperor: not to mention the wolf shepherd god who has just walked on the red carpet in front of the door, and is nervous that he can't hold back the smile on his face.

Compared to these predecessors, Morgan almost kicked the door open with his foot.

However, the Lord of Humanity had no problem with this, and even after Morgan entered the room, he immediately summoned his daughter to him, revealing what he was doing: in the void projection in front of the Emperor, it was the figure of the busy space necromantic overlord.

Thus, the next conversation between the Lord of Mankind and his daughter begins.

+ Sadness? Why grieve? ＋

The Emperor glanced at Morgan.

+ Grieved that you have to help me deceive your partner? ＋

[No ......]

The original shook his head solemnly.

[I'm sad that I didn't find out that this guy was so easy to deceive before: the thought that I had honestly been a business partner with it for almost twenty years, and the huge loss of profits, made me sad. 】

＋…… ＋

The Emperor hesitated.

+ But you have not suffered. ＋

[If you earn less, you will lose, not to mention that I have not made any money: a big loss. 】

The original body did not hesitate.

＋…… ＋

A certain human lord frowned.

+ I don't know who you learned from this greedy face, Morgan. ＋

【……】

At that moment, the Spider Queen's face became very interesting, it was a complex totem that was brewed by pouring elements such as surprise, disdain, and horror into the same large bowl and shaking it well with a blender: no language can describe the expression of the original body at this time.

I can't describe her mood and the turbulence in her heart.

However, the Lord of Humanity didn't care about these minor issues, only to see his gaze look away from the projection illusion in front of him, through the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and to think about his flagship itself: there was no doubt that the [Imperial Dream] was definitely beyond the limits of human imagination, not so much a warship, but a void city full of statues and war temples.

When the rows of splendid buildings reflected the brilliance of the stars, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and shone on the Lord of Men, they reflected in the light of the Emperor himself, and every word of the Lord of Men sounded so great under this divine interlacing.

Even if it's an ordinary lesson that makes Morgan already ripe.

+ Listen to me, Morgan: it's not a good thing to be too greedy. ＋

+ When you deal with individuals outside of your control: whether it's aliens, human forces that deserve to be taken seriously, or even subspace, whether you're dealing with them, temporary cooperation, or even just simple negotiations, you must make sure that you are ready to do all three things. ＋

The Emperor's words were even.

+ First, always make sure that your mind is independent: you will always have to look at your dealings with them from the perspective of a third party, those who have survived tens of thousands of years or more, and whose art in lies is unimaginable. ＋

+ Second, never put yourself in a dangerous situation: either you are stronger than your negotiators, or you have the absolute certainty or hole cards that can get out of the other party's sudden attack, otherwise, never act on your own, and never let me know what happened to you at the first time. ＋

[But ......]

The Primordial wanted to say something, but her genetic father interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

+ Yes, I know that sometimes we have to gamble, and I do it often: but I do it, just because I do it doesn't mean I think it's the right thing to do, decisive action and desperate bets are two different things, and you have to distinguish the subtle and fatal difference between them. ＋

+ And then, there is a third point. ＋

At this the Emperor paused, and he did not look back the whole time, and looked his daughter in the eye: though Morgan was only a necessary composure to listen to the words of the Lord of Men, which might be useless, but which might be of great use to her.

+ This is the most important point. ＋

The Emperor seemed to sigh.

+ Before you trade with these objects that you can't fully grasp, be sure to design an expectation in your mind and arrange what you want to get in the transaction in the most detailed way: remember. This expectation can be used as an upper limit, but it should definitely not be your lower limit in trading. ＋

+ Especially when dealing with the elements of the subspace, you have to be prepared to get far less than you expected: even if you don't have to lose your money, it is very normal to come into contact with the subspace. ＋

+ Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, don't be greedy, never think that what you have gained in this transaction will exceed your original expectations, and never believe any of your flashes of inspiration, and any shortcomings you have found in subspace: those guys can see what you desire most, but they tend to put these things in the last position to attract you to step through the thunder pool in your heart a little bit. ＋

+ Don't be complacent, don't be impulsive, and don't be greedy: take it when you see it, although your opinions, abilities and concepts on many issues are very reassuring to me, but you are not me after all, you do not have the strength to match me, you cannot do the things that I can do. ＋

+ Don't compare yourself to me, and don't think you're too strong, too smart. ＋

＋…… ＋

+ Can you understand what I'm saying?

At the end of the story, the Lord of Humanity fell into a long-lost silence: he seemed to be worried about whether his words would have a corresponding effect, after all, his daughter was indeed very powerful, and there were too many reasons to dismiss it on the matter.

However, to the Emperor's relief, he did not wait long, and heard Morgan standing behind him bow slightly, and his words were serious in his appreciation.

[I understand. Father. 】

The original body did not pause, and when she straightened her waist, she naturally uttered the doubt in her heart: this doubt appeared with the emperor's admonition, and now, it was almost a positive sentence.

[So, some of my actions on Nukeriyah have made you uneasy?] 】

The primordial asked quietly, and the Emperor slowly turned to the question: his divine pupils just looked at his heir silently, and after a moment spoke: there seemed to be a smile in his voice.

+ You've always been so smart: or, rather, a little bit. ＋

Because I am doing nothing. 】

The original just laughed.

[From the beginning, there were only a few things I did, most of which were trivial things: and among the big things that deserve your attention, I can pick and choose them a little. 】

＋…… ＋

+Has this kind of pretentious behavior always been your habit? ＋

[Mostly, yes.] 】

The original body nodded: Morgan's smile was so benchmarked that the Lord of Humans couldn't find any fault, but it made the Lord of Humans feel inexplicably disgusted, but the Emperor didn't say anything after all, he just turned around again, and didn't seem to be very comfortable talking to his daughter face-to-face.

His voice was long, but also very abrupt, and he coldly shifted the subject to the dead world: after another silence, the Lord of Mankind seemed to have no intention of making more of a father's and daughter's smile in front of Morgan.

He sighed.

+ Tell me, Morgan: How does it feel to confront the gods of subspace head-on and win at the hands of them? ＋

Do you want to hear the truth? 】

＋…… Of course. ＋

[Fear. 】

The original body did not hesitate in the slightest: on the contrary, the emperor was very sluggish when faced with this answer, and he was silent for a second, and then he was a little incredulous, and then asked.

+ Fear? ＋

[Yes.] 】

+ This victory, this victory that has served its purpose: makes you feel terrified? ＋

[It is the victory that scares me. 】

The Primordial blinked, and when her Father of Genes turned his head to make eye contact with her, Morgan just looked at the Emperor's pupils in silence: she saw the reflection of her own pupils in the Emperor's pupils, a sincerity that made the Lord of Humans have to nod his head.

Morgan wasn't lying, her words were the words of her heart.

[I feel fear, Father: for it was on Nukeria, because it was in the battle with the God of Blood, because it was in the shadow of this victory, that I was truly aware of the gap between me and the gods of the subspace. 】

+ Gap? ＋

[Yes.] 】

Morgan nodded.

For I know better than anyone how my victory came about: I remember the months of contemplation before I arrived in Nukeria, and the thousands of abandoned plans: each of them represented the possibility of the end of a Morgan who did not know what fear was. 】

[I also clearly remember how I did everything I could to gather all the power I could before arriving in Nukeria, whether it was from your help, or from Conrad's assistance, and the deep cooperation with the aliens, as well as the help of those subspace gods in the dark, and even Angron himself fought at the last moment: without any of these steps, I would not be able to win on Nukeria. 】

[Moreover, none of these powers belong to me, I have only brought them together at different costs, and I cannot replace any part of them: if I am missing any link, I can only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat in front of the god of blood.] 】

[But these are not the things that scare me the most? 】

The original body laughed, her smile bitter for the first time in a long time.

[What scares me the most is that even if I use all means and get the favor of fate, all I can do is to shield the power of the blood god, and only use the power of other gods that I can't control to fight against the blood god, if it weren't for the fact that the gods of the subspace themselves are caught in the vortex of cannibalism, my plan is not the slightest possibility. 】

[A serious blow from the Blood God was enough to crush my sandcastle: I did feel this suffocation in the few seconds I waited for your arrival. 】

[In other words, my whole plan is based on prayer and luck: praying for all kinds of power that I can't get, praying for the contradictions of the gods themselves, praying that the blood god will not desperately show all the hole cards in this world, and that victory like this can bring me only fear.] 】

[Can it still be pride?] 】

[It may seem to outsiders that I have defeated the Blood God, but only I know that I have just turned the whole of Nukeria into a pot of boiling soup, and the Blood God is not willing to drink it at the cost of burning himself: if he is willing to pay some price, he can even swallow me in his belly.] 】

[All this is so clear, the more I recall, the more I deduce, the more he frightens me: just as those scholars of physics can understand the power of those masters of physics better than those lovers of physics, when I stand on the top of the mountain, when I face the gods, I can understand the power of the gods. 】

＋…… ＋

[That's it, father, if you want to know how the victory on Nukeria has changed for me, if you are worried that I will become proud of this victory, this is my answer: it does nothing more than make me feel weaker than I feel weak. 】

＋…… ＋

In front of Morgan's eloquent talk, the emperor simply stood there, with his back to his daughter, and fell into a long silence, no one knowing what he was thinking: after a while, his question slowly drifted over.

+So...... ＋

+ If you do it again, if you set the clock before Nukeria, if you set foot on the land of Nukeria before the Blood God knows what you are going to do, and you drag your brother Anglon back into the void. ＋

+ Will you do it all over again?

【……】

[Sounds like a dead end, father.] 】

Morgan was silent for a moment, then laughed again.

[But ......]

Why not? 】

Of course I will. 】

The Emperor's eyes narrowed: he seemed to smile quickly.

+ Aren't you afraid: this time the odds are even lower.

[Yes, I know: of course I feel fear of this.] It's just ......]

[I don't hate it. 】

Morgan smiled, and there was an eerie element in her smile.

[After all......]

[Fear. 】

[Trembling.] 】

[Cold sweat flows. 】

[Grit your teeth.] 】

[Shaking his legs in front of the timidity in his heart and the madness in front of him, he suppressed the urge to turn around and run, and tried his best to allocate all the wisdom and rationality in his mind, squeezing out those crazy thoughts that he usually didn't dare to think. 】

These are all part of the fear. 】

[And I want to ......]

【……】

【……】

The Primitives were silent for a moment, as if convincing themselves to accept this trivial madness.

[Actually, I like this feeling.] 】

——————

+ Then I think maybe the god of blood will like you too. ＋

【…… Is this a joke? 】

＋…… ＋

【…… It's a joke, right? 】

＋…… ＋

+ I hope so. ＋

(End of chapter)