Chapter 140

**Ah?**

Now, it was Anna's turn to be confused!

"What?" she asked, looking at the lady in front of her.

"Ma'am, you are right! Didn't you ask us to keep an eye on that bard named Venti? How did you change your mind now?"

But looking at the serious expression on the lady's face, Anna knew that what the lady said was definitely not a joke.

Her Excellency, as one of the Executive Officers, had been dispatched by Her Majesty the Empress to Mondstadt to take over the task from Her Majesty the Doctor. There was absolutely no room for mistake in her words.

The lady must have her own plans, even if she wasn't in Mondstadt at the time. But Mond still had a Legendary about the lord...

"Ah, what Legendary are you asking about?" Anna muttered to herself.

"Just kidding," she added. "If I knew what Legendary it was, I'd still be here, right?"

"Understand?" the lady asked, cutting into Anna's thoughts.

Suddenly, Anna felt a cold breath emanate from the lady, sending a shiver down her spine. It wasn't easy to be in a place like Mondstadt, where the seasons were like spring, and still endure the power emanating from the Evil Eye in the lady's presence. 

"Ah~ah! Understood, ma'am! I'll arrange it now!" Anna quickly nodded and began to leave.

As she watched Anna hurry off, the lady sighed heavily. 

"What's wrong with this?" she thought. "Why is this subordinate of mine as mentally ill as Liyue's colleague next door? So much money was thrown out, and it hasn't worked out yet. What an embarrassment to the Empire!"

She shook her head helplessly. She had planned to report the matter to Her Majesty the Queen countless times, but she had suppressed it. After all, whether Boss Takumi was a god or not, she hadn't figured it out herself. 

"But watching this anime, I must pay attention to it!" she muttered to herself. At least the lady didn't need such bad-minded subordinates.

As for the Heart of God? The Heart of God was important, but work was important too. Still, how could it compare to the method of rebirth through anime?

Turning around, the lady glanced at the current time. It was already night. 

"Anyway, I just came back. I'll get some sleep first. As for watching anime, let's talk about it tomorrow," she said, and walked directly upstairs.

Meanwhile, Anna, who had just left the headquarters, was walking in the direction of the Deer Hunter with a confused look on her face.

"Why would you say that, ma'am?" she wondered.

"Although Anna is the diplomatic counselor of the Winter Kingdom in Mondstadt, she still has no executive power," she mused. "It seems my lady has prepared everything!"

---

The next day, in the Valley of Falling Stars, an Abyss Mage exuding the elements of purple lightning stood, eyes full of fear. 

"Damn it! How could that little knight have such power?" 

The Thunder Elemental Abyss Mage had originally planned to come here to hunt the Frozen Tree and get a few Extreme Cold Cores. However, he hadn't expected that the little girl in front of him would steal the extremely cold core! The terrifying power she wielded had nearly exposed his identity!

Especially when he saw the giant monster look back at him during the critical moment. The Abyss Mage had nearly been scared to death.

"Do you think a tree would suddenly go into a rage?" he thought. "That's because someone is operating behind the scenes. They are the Abyss Cult!"

The Frozen Tree was produced after the surge of the earth's veins, and it was simple for them to control these intelligent creatures. Unfortunately, this wave had nearly scared him out of his wits.

The monster's flames had killed the Frozen Tree, and the aftermath of the flames allowed the Abyss Mage to escape. His strength had dropped significantly, and he knew that the current power of Mondstadt's emperor had grown stronger.

Seeing this, the Mage quickly fled toward the Wind Dragon ruins.

"Although it's related to His Royal Highness's blood relatives, the combat effectiveness of the Knights has improved greatly," he thought. "Could it all have something to do with the anime they keep talking about?"

He looked at the city-state in shock. Had Mondstadt really become so terrifying? Would it affect future plans?

"It's better to affect the presumptuousness of the Abyss, and let His Highness start the plan to restore the country!" he thought.

After a moment, he decided. "Report this matter to His Highness first, and then see if I can control the monster that Mondstadt has unleashed! If I can, it will be of great help to our plan!"

With that, the Abyss Mage headed toward the Wind Dragon ruins, moving faster and faster.

---

Meanwhile, at Takumi's shop, night had fallen. Takumi, seeing that it was growing late, began to prepare to close up.

He never imagined that Klee's Black Ball Beast would evolve today. The Black Ball Beast had multiple evolutionary paths, and the most familiar one was from Yagumon to Tyrannosaurus.

Takumi pondered the possibilities. After all, there were other evolution lines too, such as Yagumon of the Great Gate Beast evolving into Terra Tyrannosaurus. Compared to the Tyrannosaurus, Terra Tyrannosaurus had a tighter body, and in terms of combat effectiveness, it seemed to be even stronger.

Despite the increase in viewers for "Digimon" today, the only person who had actually obtained a Digimon was Klee. For the rest, it was just a novelty.

However, the popularity of Digimon was undeniable. It was a new release that had already drawn significant attention in such a short period of time.

"Dog system, when will you stop sleeping? It's late at night, and I'm bored!" Takumi complained, leaning against the door. It was already nine o'clock in the evening, and he was getting impatient.

"If only I could make a machine girl too," he mused. "Then my shop could stay open 24 hours a day! We'll see if it's your Adventurer's Association or my animation shop that wins!"

Suddenly, a notification from the system interrupted his thoughts:

**[Ding! The system consciousness is dormant, and there are only 8% left before version 2.0 of this system!]**

**[The system AI automatically serves the host. What service do you need, Host?]**