Chapter 39

It was a coincidence. As the three youngsters walked out of Adonis office, Sampo Koski who was in the square, was carefully selecting suitable trading partners. 

However, when he caught sight of Alice, he paused, puzzled by who this person could be. It was hard to connect this red-eyed, child with the brilliant genius known as Lady Herta.

However, Sampo eventually deduced the person's identity by recognizing the unique patterns on Alice's fingers. She was the doll sent over by Ms. Herta. 

Seizing the moment when no one was paying attention, he discreetly snapped a photo of Alice and nodded with satisfaction. 

He believed that such a different would fetch a high price in the hands of certain collectors.

It was just a puppet, but that didn't matter. There were plenty of wealthy individuals in the universe willing to pay for unique items. Sampo retreated to the shadows as he removed out a device from his pockets.

[Unknown Contact: Didn't I say not to contact for the time being?]

[Sampo: It doesn't matter now.]

[Sampo: (Random words omitted for the sake of TL's brain)]

[Unknown Contact: Huh, could it be that, Lady Herta's puppet gained self-awareness?]

[Sampo: Hahaha, that's not all, hasn't things become quite interesting?]

[Unknown Contact: Although I suspected it a while, the Supreme Guardian's influence doesn't fail to disappoint. Even that Lady Herta with numerous achievements wasn't spared?]

[Sampo: That puppet is inconsequential. What's more important is what the Supreme Guardian brought back today.]

[Unknown Contact: Oh? Tell me more.]

[Sampo: Plant seeds and saplings that are not original natives of Jarlio-VI.]

[Unknown Contact: Huh? Did he leave the planet to get them?]

[Sampo: Unfortunately, no, this planet currently lacks the means for him to leave.]

[Unknown Contact: So, something inexplicable happened again?]

[Unknown Contact: Sampo, send me pictures of those plants, and I'll determine their origin.]

[Sampo: No problem.]

...

Sampo ended the conversation and approached the mangrove tree that had been recently planted in the middle of the square.

"Huh?" He tilted his head, furrowed his brows, and stared at the sapling with suspicion. "How did this tree grow so quickly?"

As far as he remembered, it was less than 20 cm tall when first planted, and now it had grown to a meter in height. "Is this plant naturally special, or is it..."

Sampo paused, then he looked around, then, "Hahaha." Sampo chuckled mischievously. "The Antimatter Legion are already here, and it's likely, the Abundance people would be come sooner or later."

"Things are becoming more and more intriguing."

For now, though, it didn't concern him personally, so he decided to continue his pursuit of making money.

He sent photos of the Yarchiman mangrove to potential trade partners and carried on with his business.

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Another hour passed, and Jepard and the others completed their scouting mission. They reported that no traces of the antimatter corps were found in the surrounding area.

Upon hearing this, Adonis nodded and instructed Jepard to set up a garrison in the snowfield on the outskirts of the city. He then dismissed the four of them to rest.

Adonis returned to his room and checked his chat group messages. There was a message tagging him, sent by Nami.

[Nami: Umm, Adonis-san? I can still use the powers you gave me after you left, what's going on?]

The message was sent a while back, of course, seeing Adonis hasn't replied for a while, they then began to barrage Nami with questions.

[Anna Kushina: Nami! Is your companion all right?]

[Shiina: No, he's all left!]

[Anna Kushina: ...]

[Nami: @Anna Kushina, Luffy's he's all right.]

[Shiina: That's great and all, but I want to ask, how's Adonis like?]

[Nami: Huh? Well, if I were to put it in words, although he's approachable, better than most I've met, however, it is easy to doubt life whenever you're around him.]

[Kaede: Doubt life? As how?]

[Nami: Hmm… How should I put this.... Okay. Can you imagine the whole world fawning over one person? I experienced it myself.]

[Inori: ....]

[Shiina: ...]

[Kaede: ...]

[Anna Kushina: Well, I can't imagine it.]

Seeing this, Adonis couldn't help but shake his head wryly. As he was about to rely to Nami....

[Ding! The Painter Miss has entered the Chat Group, everyone, come welcome!]

[Ding! Bai Yuekui has entered the Chat Group, everyone, come welcome!]

[T/L: Alright guys, here is another thing... this Bai Yuekui, I honestly have no idea who she is, trust me, I have done my research, but I dunno the fuck she is.]

Seeing these two system messages, Adonis began to contemplate, Bai Yuekui didn't need to be mentioned, but the Miss Painter, on the other hand...

From his memory, only one person was associated with the words "Painter" and "Miss." The Miss from the world within "Dark Souls 3."

[Anna: Welcome to the two new members.]

[Shiina: Oh? Two new members this time]

[Bai Yuekui: What's going on?]

[Miss Painter: Could it be... a gift from Grandfather Gael?]

Adonis nodded; it was confirmed; who this Miss was. With a pen in hand, she drew a vast world, becoming a place of refuge for others.