Chapter 344
by fanqienovelChapter 344: I Suspect You Are Sent by the Chaos Demon God to Mess with Me
Albert Drake furrowed her brows as she looked at the reports in her hands.
This time, recovering the Damage Controllers and the Chosen Warriors from the fallen Shallow Ether Wanderers went very smoothly. Everyone safely boarded the rescue ship and returned to the "new world," Far Reaching.
On their way back, they witnessed a glorious God’s War.
The Giant God, working with the Shallow Ether Wanderers, easily slaughtered three evil gods.
Now, the Ether Queen’s huge avatar body was docked at the Ether Sea port outside the window. In the opposite direction lay the remains of the God’s War—a big red lake!
That lake formed from the blood of evil gods pooling in the Giant God’s footsteps.
Around the lake grew the "small holy trees" branching from the roots of the "Holy Tree of Far Reaching." They thrived on the evil god’s blood while cleaning it.
Farther off stood huge bones, tall as mountains.
They were pale and cold, like an iceberg.
“Boom… boom… boom…!”
A faint shaking sound reached her ears.
That was the Shallow Ether Wanderers feasting.
Having served as bait, they were blessed by the Giant God. Now they were far away, eating their prize.
This was the beautiful sight of the new world, “Far Reaching,” a gift from the Giant God to his people after his huge battle.
But the “gift” he left for his people was more than this.
The Third Living Saint just didn’t get it yet.
“What the heck!”
Albert Drake stood up and slammed her hand on the table.
She had noticed many odd things happening in the ether Fleet lately, and the officers and soldiers were acting strange.
Both male and female sailors started making eyes at each other…
Men often went without shirts to show off their muscles, while women pulled up their skirts and made them tighter to flaunt their curves…
In a good fleet, the mood turned wild like the African savannah.
Of course, this wasn’t bad enough to report.
The real report was about officers and soldiers asking for leave. The secretary handling it noticed many leave dates for men and women matched up.
This really caught Albert Drake’s attention.
“These little brats… these little vixens.”
“Are they all slugs?!”
“How could they act like this now…”
Unlike most armies, the ether Fleet had nearly as many women as men.
This was partly because the Holy Light from the Sun made men and women equal.
Another reason was that many ether Fleet officers and soldiers came from the "Ark World," which once roamed the Ether Sea. There, everyone got used to ship life fast and handled fleet gear well.
With the massive production capacities of several Bubble Worlds supporting it, the ether Fleet expanded at an astonishing rate, forcing the conscription of all able-bodied men and women from the Ark World.
"Hai…"
"This is strange."
Had this occurred in another military force—or even the Giant God’s own army before—Albert Drake wouldn’t have been particularly surprised.
But within the Giant God’s forces now…
It felt inconceivable.
Strict discipline was certainly one factor, but more importantly…
"The Holy Light from the Sun should’ve suppressed untimely desires to some extent."
"Helping practitioners stay focused where it matters."
"Yet recently…"
"Why is everyone succumbing to temptation?!"
"Sigh…"
Just as confusion gripped her…
"Hm?"
The second living saint sharply detected movement beyond the door.
*Snap!*
She flicked her fingers.
*Creak—!*
The door swung open.
A flushed young woman stood at the threshold, her awkward fidgeting betraying unspoken words.
"Tsk…"
The Ether Queen shot her an impatient glare.
This secretary served under Albert Drake. Though a living saint like Sulya, Albert Drake had little patience for governance.
Nor did she possess Sulya’s capability to multitask—processing messy administrative affairs while keeping everything meticulously organized.
Thus, unlike Themis and Valaharl with their lean bureaucracies, the fledgling world of Far Reaching had already built an extensive administrative framework despite its small population.
This secretary belonged to that very apparatus.
Typically preoccupied with patrolling the Ether Sea, liaising with stationed Shallow Ether Wanderers, and guarding against evil god incursions, Albert Drake seldom attended to trifles.
Day-to-day affairs were delegated to secretaries and administrators.
Her interactions with them remained scarce; contact only occurred when crises demanded her personal attention.
Albert Drake felt her blood pressure surge, temples throbbing.
After steadying her breath to quell rising irritation, she leveled her tone. "Tell me. What happened…"
"That…"
The woman fidgeted for a while before speaking timidly.
“Great Living Saint.”
“Someone… has died…”
Albert Drake immediately became furious.
“What!?”
“Had demons invaded!?”
“How much damage had been done? How many lives had been lost?”
Her sharp tone scared the reporting secretary, leaving her speechless.
After a moment, the secretary finally looked down, her face red.
Following her gaze, Albert Drake noticed her clearly rounded belly.
“Did you mean someone died like this?”
“Um…”
The Third Living Saint relaxed at once.
“By the look of it, it was about three to four months along, right?”
“So just follow the process, file a report, and go home to rest when the time comes.”
“It was a small thing…”
But soon, she realized she had been too naive.
“Well, it wasn’t just me…”
“About ninety percent of the whole admin team was pregnant.”
“The rest were either unmarried or had no boyfriends.”
Albert Drake sensed trouble right away.
“What a coincidence!?”
“Hold on…”
She looked back at the woman’s belly.
“I remembered we met around a month ago.”
“Back then, your belly looked normal, right?”
“How could…”
The secretary turned tearful at once.
She even seemed close to breaking down.
“I don’t know!”
“We clearly took all the safety steps! And however you counted it, it had only been a month!”
“But the fetus had grown that big!”
“Most people in the administrative team were like this.”
“If this continued, I would be giving birth in two months!”
“So, most women in our administrative team would have to take leave.”
“I’m sorry…”
Albert Drake’s expression froze.
Just thinking about the mountain of files and endless little tasks…
“Pfft—!”
She spat out a mouthful of blood.
“This… must be the chaos’s plot!”
“Chaos wants to tire me out! To annoy me!”
Angry, Albert Drake lifted her hand and threw a ball of light at the reporting secretary.
“Eh?”
The surprised secretary had no time to dodge.
Then…
“Buzz—!”
The ball of light hit her, turning into golden liquid that flowed to her belly.
“Gulu gulu…”
It seeped through her skin and navel into her body!
After that…
“Gudong—!”
“Hee hee hee…”
The secretary smiled shyly, surprised but happy.
“So this child is a blessing from the Giant God’s transformative power!”
“No wonder it’s growing so fast.”
She rubbed her belly happily.
Clearly, the baby inside had a strong bond with the Holy Light from the Sun, soaking up its magic!
Later, these babies would have greater magic skills than most and learn the Holy Light from the Sun better.
They might even become the Giant God’s natural followers!
“If this goes on, I’ll give birth in just another month.”
…
Albert Drake froze again.
The baby in the belly took in the Holy Light from the Sun and grew bigger!
“It’s over!”
“It’s divine grace!”
The Ether Queen slumped by her desk.
The thought of those piled-up files made her mind go blank.
Her racing blood pressure felt like it would blast her skyward.
But she didn’t fly up—something else did!
“Boom—!”
The earth suddenly shook hard, and the living saint’s home trembled badly.
“Ah!”
The pregnant secretary yelled but smoothly used the “Holy Light from the Sun Buffering Technique.”
The light power formed a soft ball around her; it stuck to the wall like gum; the liquid Holy Light from the Sun rippled, soaking up the shock.
The Far Reaching pioneers were used to gods moving nearby and daily “earthquakes.” Their homes and factories were built tough, and all knew how to shield themselves with the Holy Light from the Sun.
Some handy “Holy Light from the Sun” tricks were now reflexes, so everyone could cast them fast and without thinking.
Albert Drake ignored the mess on her desk, stood up, and rushed to it.
Far away…
“Boom—!”
Huge energy shot into the sky.
It stabbed through the clouds like a sharp sword!
But soon, the energy stream curved back, becoming echoes from another world and the ancient past, flowing back to its start.
A Divine Body kept growing stronger in this energy loop!