Invitation to Banquet

After obtaining what could be obtained from the Inheritance Site of the Golem Dynasty, practically no interesting findings were done at the Canghzi Plane as the forces of the Chthonian Empire were searching through the plane.

In a few years, the entire Canghzi Plane would be assimilated by the Baator, which would, in turn, advance into a Grade 1 Plane. The resources we were obtaining from the Canghzi Plane, be its natural treasures, robbing graves/inheritance sites, or just mining precious ores, metals, gems, plants, and trees, were astounding.

"Interesting."

I said to myself as I read the invitation that dropped on my lap out of nowhere or precisely from the space crack that appeared above me.

"What it is, dear?"

Asked Venalana as she arrived from the Baator because she wanted to check up on something here, but her real reason was jealousy that Hela and Grayfia were once again ahead of her.

"I got an invitation from Weismann to participate in the Banquet in celebration of Warlock Extermination."

As I said that, Vena brightened and immediately gave me a kiss on the cheek. Among my wives, only Venela and Grayfia were for these kinds of occasions, as Hela hated them and preferred rather go to the gladiatorial arena.

And Venelana absolutely loved participating in occasions like these. For here, these social gatherings were one of her favorite leisure activities, as she could exchange gossips that were popular in the Chthonian Empire with ladies of the Dresden Arcanum Empire.

"I am going to order new dresses for both of us."

Venelana immediately dressed herself up, as I admired her enchanting nude body, as suddenly my head hurt.

"Why new ones? We have enough of them."

Each dress that Vena ordered was extremely priced, extremely. For orientation, each was made from materials gathered from Tier 10 lifeforms, and even my heart bled when she went shopping.

"But all of them are outdated, and currently, the season is different. Now clothes made from furs of Tier 9 or Tier 10 lion-type Magical Beasts are in trend, especially those with black or white color."

I squinted my eyes at her before I shook my head and just laid back.

"And we will be going with Hela and Fia; last time, they ditched it, and I want to pay them back."

I said after a short time with a vicious grin as I threw my wives under the train. Personally, I was not fond of these types of actions very much, as I found them boring, and in truth, I would prefer to be subjected to Hela's preferences and to the gladiatorial arena to watch some life and death match.

The last few times we were invited to some social gathering, be it in the Empire or somewhere else, Hela and Grayfia always ditched it and found some excuse for not going.

But not today.

Today as we were given the invitation of Weissmann, who was sort of my friend, it would be rude not to show up, so no matter what, I would be dragging both Hela and Fia with us, so they could suffer the same boredom as me there.

"Of course, I will also take them with me shopping."

Venelana smiled, probably aware of my nonpure intentions, but alas, she was happy that we would be all going together. Oh, how Hela would curse as the shopping as this was totally activity not for her.

If it were to be left to her own devices, she would be still wearing the same black-green battle armor suit from when I first met her around 3,000 years ago.

"Hmm... we can check up on what Kunou is doing... it has been a few decades since she moved to the Dresden Arcanum Empire to study ritualistic magic."

Kunou moved to the Dresden Arcanum Empire around 40 or 50 years ago to pursue higher mastery in the ritualistic magic, as she had a very high talent for it, and after learning everything in the Chthonian Empire, she wanted to learn what Arcanists had to provide.

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3rd POV, Venelana

'We would be all going to the ball together; I need to make my dress look most beautiful to show that bitch Roxanne her place.'

Thought Venelana as she thought about her rival.

Roxanne was her business rival from the Dresden Arcanum Empire and the wife of one Magisters, they often came into conflict due to similar endeavors, and both basically wanted to rip each other into shreds.

'Now even Hela and Fia are going with us... I would need to choose dresses for both of them, though only for Hela, so that troublesome woman doesn't wear armor.'

Though Venelana, as she called the maid to her.

"Yes, my Lady?"

Seconds later, Venelana's personal maid arrived.

"Zeria, I need you to contact all the best tailor shops and reserve a private meeting with the best tailors for our dresses for the Banquet at the Dresden Arcanum Empire."

Instructed Venelana seriously, as the maid took notes before she diligently went to carry out orders of her master.

"It would be nice if Zeo and I had matching outfits... hmm..."

She thought before deciding to make an order for matching outfits for her and her husband.

In the past few decades, she has seen that her husband was becoming more and more detached from the worldly matters entirely, and the only people he cared about were his wives, but that was that.

Even his children he started to view as something passable? or expandable? Or that they were already old enough, and their choices were their own?

She knew that Zeoticus wouldn't care too much about his other descendants aside from direct ones, and all that would end with Abraxas and Kunou as they were the last ones from his descendants whom he cared about to a certain extent.