He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

Upon hearing this, the two children froze and turned to look at the source of the voice.

"Little... Little White Sister."

"Long time no see! I didn't expect to see Sister Xiaobai here too. What a coincidence..."

Seeing the two little ones trembling, Xie Bai smiled slightly and said jokingly.

"Alright, it's not like you've done anything serious, there's no need to be so afraid of me."

"But I'm actually quite curious that you guys could lose to others at cards."

Faced with Xie Bai's teasing, the two little ones, who had been shrinking back, suddenly blushed and quickly looked up to retort.

"No...no, that's not it! It was just a mistake!"

"That's right! It was just a mistake, not enough to destroy the name of our Demon King Twins! Just wait...! One day, we will win back!"

After saying that, the two little figures flashed and immediately left the place.

Ivy stared blankly at the two departing figures.

"You... just left like that?"

At this moment, Xie Bai walked up, patted her on the shoulder, and smiled gently.

"If they don't leave this way, are they going to stay here and live in fear? This is already the most assertive way they've ever left."

As she spoke, she glanced at Ivy, and after confirming that she was alright, she pulled her aside.

"Alright, now that everything's settled, where should we go for a stroll before the sun sets?"

Xie Bai tilted his head, his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the bewildered Ivy.

"Hmm~"

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Ten thousand meters above the imperial palace of the Audu Empire, a magnificent fortress floats above the clouds.

This is an aerial experimental base secretly built by the Audu Empire, which is usually managed by the Royal Alchemy Association.

Besides, only the highest-ranking administrative officials in the empire knew about it and had the right to pass through.

Because the research conducted here is usually confidential and involves ancient technology, the security measures at the air base are among the most stringent in the entire empire, making it arguably the safest area within the Audu Empire.

If nothing unexpected happens.

In the control center, Edward pressed the hang-up button on the communication device, then lay back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

"Phew... I didn't expect the space-based weapon to be deployed in actual combat so soon. Other data is not yet perfect, and there is still room for improvement in many areas... Who would have thought that such a monster would appear in that place? Fortunately, no one was hurt in the end."

Edward stared at the ceiling while aimlessly tapping the handrail.

"The danger warning has disappeared, which means that the monster should be completely dead. Now we need to consider how to explain the attack from the space-based weapon. This thing is still in the secret experimental stage. If we can't explain it, it will be quite a problem..."

As I was thinking, a message suddenly came from the other communication device.

【My lord, the current public opinion generally attributes the credit for killing the sea monster to Star Idol Ivy, and footage recorded by local equipment also proves that she was involved in the killing of the sea monster. What is our course of action?】

Upon hearing this news, Edward suddenly froze.

He checked the message again with some surprise, then shook his hand and said.

"No need to do anything, if possible... secretly fund a few media outlets to exaggerate that idol's strength and achievements again."

【clear.】

[There is one more thing, Your Excellency. Because of that sea monster, a completely new continent has risen opposite the east coast, its area roughly confirmed to be 72% of the eastern continent. The Emperor, upon learning of this, would like to confirm your opinion first.]

"My opinion?"

Yes, that's exactly what the Emperor said.

"What opinion could I possibly have? He was just trying to say that he was going to do something big, so I could be mentally prepared to accept any outrageous demands that might come his way."

What does the chief mean?

"Okay, okay, I got it."

【learn.】

After dismissing the person on the other end of the communication, Edward got up from his seat, preparing to leave for a while.

He had a feeling that things had been going inexplicably smoothly lately, and based on past experience, this was most likely a harbinger of an impending accident.

If I continue to stay here, it's hard to say what impact it will have on the air base.

With that thought in mind, he opened the door to the control room.

Hey, missed me?

A girl with a loose brown braid suddenly appeared in front of him, startling Edward, who was about to leave.

"Ellie... Ellie? No, what are you doing here?"

"Huh? Shouldn't I be here...?"

"No, I mean how you got here. Normally, not everyone can get to this place."

"A normal person... Am I just a normal person in your eyes?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant, I..."

Seeing Edward's helpless expression, Ellie smiled gently.

"Okay, okay, I'm just kidding. I was able to get here using the family card you gave me, of course~"

"Huh? Family card? Wait, I don't think I've ever set such high-level family access permissions before?"

"Really? You never know."

As she spoke, Ellie stepped back and waved to Edward.

"Okay, just stand here and don't move. I'm going to the platform to get my luggage. I'll be right back."

After saying that, Ellie's figure immediately disappeared from sight.

Edward stared in the direction she had left, still looking somewhat bewildered.

"Oh, okay... I see... alright then..."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and touched the back of his head.

wrong…

What luggage drop-off area would an air base have? It's not a transportation hub.

Edward's pupils suddenly contracted.

"I've been tricked!"

Realizing that someone had impersonated Ellie and deceived him, Edward immediately clenched his fists and quickly chased after them while calling for base security.

A red alarm instantly sounded throughout the base, forcing almost everyone to get up from their posts.

After Edward's figure had run far away, a purple figure suddenly appeared in the same spot.

"Hehehe, this guy is really easy to fool. It took him so long to realize something was wrong."

Cecilia stood in the control room with a smile, looking at the various facilities with amusement.

"We're colleagues, yet they refuse to share anything useful, always using 'imperial secrets' as an excuse. The Western Continent is so troublesome; if they can't help, I'll just have to go get it myself."

"This big commotion should buy me a lot of time."

As she spoke, Cecilia began to explore the various facilities here.

As the chief of the Royal Alchemist's Association, Edward received most of the important alchemical technologies for his review, including many powerful and useful alchemical tools.

Cecilia picked up one of the items at random and followed the instructions on the side.

No response.

"???"

Unconvinced, she picked up another dagger with a unique design and tried it out.

There was still no reaction, and because the dagger had not been sharpened, it could not even make the most basic cuts.

Just as Cecilia was about to complain about what kind of crap this place was, Edward's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Don't bother. Apart from the communication devices, everything else here is basically a replica, kept as a souvenir. With my unique abilities, you don't really think I'm qualified to touch the real thing, do you?"

Cecilia turned her head sharply and immediately saw Edward and a group of security personnel blocking the doorway.

"You need to explain how you got here and why you came here, otherwise I have no right to make excuses for you."

……