Chapter 110: Bernadette: “Have you met my father?”

Chapter 110: Bernadette: "Have you met my father?"

He actually knows where the last tomb is!

My father has not completely fallen; he indeed jumped to the Black Emperor's path at the last moment and left behind the last tomb.

According to the Black Emperor's uniqueness, as long as no new Black Emperor is born, and the order and influence left in the past have not completely dissipated, the Black Emperor can return one day! Finding that tomb would allow my father to be resurrected and return! Bernadette's mind was shaken, but she dared not fully believe the words of the Sovereign of Stars; perhaps He was just deceiving her.

"How can you assure me that what you say is true?"

"On this matter, I disdain to lie."

Bernadette fell silent for a while, then said, "Since you are so closely related to him, why not save him and let him be resurrected from the tomb?"

Closely related?

As fellow transmigrators, this relationship is indeed close.

Hastur thought for a moment and said, "He has been tainted."

Bernadette's emotions were stirred again; her father indeed had problems later on!

No wonder she felt he was becoming more and more of a stranger, even though his appearance remained the same, his behavior was completely different from before.

For this, she had even broken with him, and for a long time, she had been hostile to him! It turned out she had misunderstood him! He was just contaminated, not in control of himself! Yet, at the most critical moment, she left his side!

"Can you tell me which being it is?"

In Bernadette's calm tone, there was a rage that had accumulated over many years.

"The corruption from the stars, the Fallen Mother Goddess."

"Thank you for your information."

Bernadette suppressed the emotions that were about to surge and bowed to the Hall of Stars in the river, changing her address from 'you' to 'You'.

Is this a preliminary belief in herself?

At least her efforts were not wasted.

Hastur was in a good mood and showed Bernadette the new plans of the Lamp Genie and the Tree of Desire.

Bernadette watched quietly and said indifferently, "I know how to handle it now."

She thought for a moment and then asked, "Did you and my father have the same goal?"

"??"

Hastur was puzzled; how should he answer this?

Roselle's goal was to return home, back to the original Earth, which led him to be bewitched by the Fallen Mother Goddess and venture into the stars, where he encountered corruption.

If he didn't know this place was Earth, he would probably also want to return to the original Earth.

After all, life there was convenient and safe, and he still had many games on his computer that he hadn't completed.

"Once, my goal aligned with his."

Indeed, the Sovereign of Stars had made an agreement with her father, but it was temporarily voided after her father's incident.

Bernadette was more certain of her guess and frowned slightly, "Is becoming an Apostle of the Stars the new agreement?"

"This is a new beginning."

A new beginning? Bernadette's many speculations gradually became clear.

This was indeed a new beginning because this would be her agreement with the Sovereign of Stars.

She thought for a while and asked again, "Have you met my father?"

"??"

Hastur felt that Bernadette was a bit off tonight, asking all sorts of messy questions. Was this some kind of new indirect method? He thought for a moment and said, "Unfortunately, I have not yet had the chance to meet him face to face."

Hearing this, Bernadette fell silent again, and after a long time, she whispered, "I still can't fully trust you; I need time to verify my suspicions."

"The stars will guide you."

With that said, it meant that tonight's conversation could come to a satisfactory end.

Hastur left these last words and dissipated the power of the Hall of Stars.

The flowing river once again reflected the light of the crimson moon.

Bernadette's emotions, like the flowing river, could not calm down for a moment.

Through tonight's conversation with the Sovereign of Stars, she understood many previously incomprehensible questions and doubts.

Everything seemed to connect, but she dared not believe in the goodwill of such a mysterious being.

Even if He spoke the truth.

For this, she stated that she needed time to verify, exactly what to verify and how long it would take, was entirely an excuse she thought of to leave herself a way out.

As for becoming an Apostle of the Stars, she could only take it one step at a time.

After standing by the river for a while, Bernadette summoned the pea vine to return to the clouds.

In the room, the Wishing Lamp was still quietly sealed.

Sensing Bernadette's return, the Wishing Lamp emitted a hazy golden light, and the Lamp Genie struggled to manifest from the lamp but couldn't. In the end, it could only show a mouth on the surface of the lamp.

"Bernadette, the stars are beginning to return to their places, everything will start anew, and it's not too late to send me back to the stars now."

Bernadette just glanced at the Lamp Genie, said nothing, directly strengthened the seal, and sent the mouth back into the Wishing Lamp.

She had just teamed up with the Tree of Desire to set a trap for herself, and now He wanted to coax her into sending Him back to the stars, a beautiful thought indeed.

Inside the Wishing Lamp, the Lamp Genie snorted coldly, "Tonight, I stepped on the head of the Superstar Sovereign, making Him not dare to say a word of resistance."

After a spiritual victory, the Lamp Genie felt much better and pondered the plans with the Tree of Desire.

Judging by the speed at which the Tree of Desire issued divine decrees, it would take about three days for the divine scourge Sia to arrive near Beckland.

Within these three days, He needed to accumulate some strength, hoping to deceive Bernadette into leaving Beckland and falling into the open net.

As for whether He could catch Bernadette, He was not sure.

Being sealed in the Wishing Lamp made it difficult for Him to exert His real power.

He could only intervene in the real world through the medium of the Wishing Lamp.

"Hmph, the detestable lord of the Mysterious!"

…

In the Hall of Stars, Hastur rubbed his brow; he felt that tonight's conversation was very strange.

First, the Tree of Desire, the Superstar Sovereign, and the Lamp Genie acted as riddlers, and then Bernadette was also quite peculiar, vaguely resembling a riddler.

"What a bizarre night."

With a sigh, Hastur left the Hall of Stars.

…

The next day.

In the morning, Hastur went to inspect the newly opened factory, which was on the right track under Manager Harley's management.

According to Manager Harley's estimate, the first batch of mosquito repellent powder would be completed in a few days, and the incense burners that matched the powder needed to be custom-ordered.

Manufacturing these incense burners themselves was too time-consuming and the research and development costs were too high.

Hastur came to inspect today, not only to check the operation of the factory but also to discuss the selling price with Manager Harley.

After consultation, Hastur set different prices for each product to reflect differentiation.

Currently, they were only targeting the noble group, so the materials had to be exquisite, and the scent had to be pleasant.

For the nobles, this was more important than the actual mosquito repellent effect.

Hastur decided to set the initial price a bit higher; after all, the production was limited, and scarcity made it valuable. A higher price now would allow for better reductions later.

After finishing all these matters, Hastur went to the law firm in the afternoon.

He had asked Butler Neil to prepare some gifts in advance, and then he went with the gifts.

Gifts in the name of bribery.

This was a very common and prevalent method in his time.

Although later on, it was not possible to bribe openly, the act of substituting gifts for bribes only moved to the shadows.

Hastur's arrival and the gifts he brought quickly established a bribery link with the members of the law firm, allowing him to clearly sense their emotional fluctuations at the moment.

Whenever he wished, he could influence their mood.

This experiment led him to conclude a truth: money is the best bribery chip.

With enough money, one can offer enough benefits to complete the act of bribery.

Unfortunately, money's allure is too tempting; neither the poor nor the rich and powerful would ever find it too much.

Unfortunately, people like Professor Folan were just ordinary people; bribing them was too simple and did not effectively promote the digestion of the potion.

Therefore, Hastur set his sights on Will Auceptin.

This ice cream-loving Serpent of Fate had a high enough status, and bribery was very easy; it just required a willingness to spend money.

With this realization, Hastur had more and better ice cream prepared for Will to enjoy.

With Will's wisdom, he should understand what Hastur was doing.

But Hastur soon found that this act was still superficial; real bribery was a special solution used when encountering insurmountable problems, bypassing the law and brute force.

His act of giving gifts and ice cream was more like purposefully winning people over, not real bribery.

After much thought, Hastur finally focused on the matter of ascending to nobility.

In the power game of the nobility, solving this matter through bribery.

This should count

This should count as a qualified act of bribery.

(End of Chapter)