Chapter 1 Hilda's Familiarity

Hilda was no stranger to Planet Holletta—strictly speaking, she was no stranger to the Kingdom of Holletta, since she had been dropped into that kingdom when she first transmigrated. But she had only passed through it in haste back then and hadn't learned much about the entire planet, not even knowing what other places besides the Great Plains and the Diocese of Baintz were like. So she needed Hao Ren to brief her. And after hearing the information about the "Eldest," she was completely stunned.

It took a while for the light around Hilda to stabilize after flickering on and off. She folded her hands in front of her chest and asked Hao Ren seriously, "Are you sure it's a plant?"

"You could say it's an animal, I guess. After all, not many plants can whip people with eight million tentacles, but according to its current state, it's rooted deep in the planet's crust, so it's more like a plant," Hao Ren sighed, handing Hilda a holographic data disk. "This is the information about the Eldest, a unique species in the Dream Plane. You should be glad they only exist there."

Hilda browsed the contents of the data disk, her expression becoming more and more surprised. Clearly, such a powerful and unbelievable supernatural creature was an eye-opener for Her Majesty. Finally, Hao Ren had to remind her, "Ahem, relax a little. The Eldest won't attack here—you're almost flashing to a rhythm."

Hilda quickly stabilized her radiance. She suddenly remembered the giant ancient spaceship in orbit around New Erinya: "Wait a minute, that space fortress currently parked in synchronous orbit… the shape of those tentacles is very similar to the data on the disk."

"That's right, that's the Eldest," Hao Ren nodded. "But don't worry, it's already dead. And not all of the Eldest are a threat. At least the tentacle monster parked in your orbit was gentle when it was alive. But sadly, it's dead."

Hilda frowned. "We are happy to follow your orders, but I want to ensure the safety of this operation… This creature called the Eldest is beyond my comprehension. It's dangerous, a natural enemy to all life. Are you sure it's safe to dig it up from the planet?"

Hao Ren laughed. "Of course, I can guarantee it. We have created neural inhibitors and potions that can put the Eldest to sleep. It won't wake up even if you drop a nuclear bomb on it. You should trust the technology of the Empire."

Hilda thought for a moment. This planet under her feet was created by them, so there was no need to doubt the technology of the Xi Ling, so she finally nodded. "Alright. Please forgive my doubts just now: I have to be responsible for my people."

After settling the matter, Hao Ren felt much better, but also a little embarrassed. "Speaking of which, I feel bad for always having you do all the work, especially since you're having a hard time…"

He was used to being a commoner, and every time he had the Erinya elves cause a commotion, he felt uneasy. But Hilda didn't think so. Her Majesty smiled elegantly: "You are the lord of this planet. Why would mobilizing your people be a burden?"

Hao Ren scratched the back of his head and chuckled. Nangong Wuyue muttered beside him, "That's what you say, but don't go overboard and waste money and manpower. How did King Zhou of Shang die? How did Emperor Qin Shi Huang die? How did Emperor Yang of Sui die…"

Hao Ren: "...Can't you say something nice?"

Hao Ren explained the follow-up affairs of this project. Hilda said that she needed some time to gather manpower and prepare those large construction machines: the Erinya elves were not short of such large machines. After all, they had even dismantled their home planet, so digging a two-hundred-kilometer pit from another planet was a piece of cake. Hao Ren remembered that the only stable passage to the Dream Plane was a space crack in the basement of the Andre Manor, so large machines definitely couldn't get through. So he added a reminder: "After you prepare the equipment, let me know. I'm going to use my personal space to stuff those things in."

Hilda didn't understand what "stuff in" meant for a moment, but she nodded anyway: "I understand."

After discussing the engineering project, Izhaks and his son were going to visit their relatives in the Demon King City, so Hilda warmly invited everyone to take the royal airship. Currently, the Kingdom of Erinya was rapidly building infrastructure, and transportation was one of the fastest-growing projects. Temporary or permanent air routes had been opened between all the major settlements on the planet, and Hilda personally approved a flight route from the City of Stars directly to the Demon King City.

Although there was space teleportation, it seemed interesting to experience the aircraft made by the elves, so Hao Ren agreed.

The group left the Royal Spire for the aircraft landing platform. Elizabeth curiously looked around along the way and suddenly saw something that interested her when she went out the door: "Hey, do you guys also carve door gods on your doors?"

Hao Ren looked in the direction the little girl was pointing and found that the two doors of the Royal Spire were engraved with the current guardian beasts of the Erinya elves: a husky was carved on the left door, and Lily was carved on the right door…

Well, in fact, this was just one person. We said before that, given the mighty appearance of Lily's beast form, she had been chosen as the guardian beast of the Kingdom of Erinya—this was clear evidence.

Hao Ren didn't know what to say when he looked at the image of this door god, but the person involved was not embarrassed at all. Lily came to the door with her chest held high, putting her hands on her hips and posing the same pose as in the portrait: "Landlord, do you think I look like I can ward off evil?"

Hao Ren covered his forehead and sighed: "As a youkai, can you stop talking about warding off evil all day long like Vivian?"

Elizabeth blinked her eyes, looked at Lily's door god image, and suddenly pouted: "Actually, I think my dad is more suitable to be carved on the door. My dad is so majestic. If he's carved on the door, no gods or ghosts will invade…"

Although the little girl hadn't been on Earth for long, she had learned a lot of idioms.

Hao Ren looked up at Izhaks's face, which could not only ward off evil but also prevent pregnancy, and after a little imagination of such an image being carved on the doors of every household to guard the house, he immediately shrank his neck: "Forget it, your dad's photo looks like a wanted poster no matter where it's posted. It's better to draw a husky."

Izhaks: "…"

Nangong Wuyue poked Hao Ren's shoulder with the tip of her tail: "So why do you say I can't speak properly?"

The airship was already waiting for everyone on the landing platform, but before boarding, Lily suddenly remembered something: "Why hasn't Gungnir come back yet?"

"Ah, my cat!" Hao Ren slapped his forehead and turned to Hilda. "Quickly send someone to see where the cat I brought… uh, the cat youkai has gone."

As soon as Hao Ren finished speaking, a hearty voice came from not far away: "No need to look, she's here."

Hao Ren looked in the direction of the voice and found Wim standing not far away, and that silly cat was squatting next to him with his head held high. After seeing Hao Ren, the cat girl meowed happily and trotted over: "Meow, this place is so good!"

Hao Ren stepped forward to greet Wim. The young elven regent smiled gently: "Sorry, I was at the Heavy Industry Research Institute just now and couldn't come to welcome you."

"It's okay, anyway, we just walked through the portal, it didn't feel far," Hao Ren said with a chuckle. "How did you meet this guy?"

As Hao Ren spoke, he looked down at Gungnir. The cat girl was squatting there, rubbing his trouser leg with her head. The latter was helpless when he saw this situation: "Stand up! How many times have I told you to walk upright…"

"She climbed onto the roof of the Industrial Research Institute and couldn't get down, and then some guards chased her before I knew she was brought by you," Wim shrugged. "Speaking of these furry ears… is she also one of those races called 'werewolves'?"

There were no cats or dogs in the world of the Erinya elves, and Wim thought the cat girl was the same species as Lily. Hao Ren quickly explained: "No, no, this is a cat…"

Wim said oh: "Oh, so that's what cats on Earth look like?"

Hao Ren was sweating: "...Normal cats don't look like this, but most of the creatures in my house aren't normal!"

Wim recalled the various characteristics of the group of people around Hao Ren and nodded in agreement: "They are indeed very distinctive."

Hao Ren was quite emotional: the elven prince was so upright and honest before, but now he also has a dishonest side…

After picking up Gungnir, the group boarded the atmospheric aircraft directly to the Demon King City and flew southwest in a stream of fire.

Wim and Hilda stood side by side, watching the royal airship disappear into the sky under the escort of several cruisers. The former suddenly thought of a question: "Mother, did your body forget to come back again?"

Hilda: "…"

On the aircraft, Hao Ren was looking at the horizon outside the porthole that already showed a curve (aircraft on long-distance routes had to travel outside the atmosphere), while pressing Gungnir's head to prevent the cat from running out, and muttered to himself: "Why do I always feel like I forgot something?"

"It's definitely not important anyway," Lily muttered while pressing her face against the porthole. "Hey, landlord, landlord, I see the Demon King City!"

Hao Ren glanced at her: "This is outside the atmosphere, what can you see—holy crap?! Really?!"

Izhaks also saw the situation outside the porthole and was shocked: "Isn't it parked on the south coast? Why did it fly to the top of the atmosphere?"