Chapter 2498

2498 - A Question from the Past

Planet Donara—

"Ooh, my dear, haha!" Robin laughed loudly.

Then he set down the cup of black blood and held the book with both hands, "Zara is amazing, truly amazing. The Greed Crucibles are on their way to getting a tremendous upgrade, it seems, haha."

Then Robin continued, "Instead of relying on Life and Formation to replicate equipment and fleets, an entire Note's Fleet previously took 11 months to replicate. Zara incorporated the Law of Destruction into the formation in an excellent way, such that the Law destroys the raw materials into an extremely precise image, making it easier for the two Laws of Formation and Life to handle."

Then he smiled toward Billy with pride, "With this, a single fourth-generation Fleet will take less than a month!" Then he shook the book, "With this upgrade, we'll be able to produce enough fleets to confront the coming danger in time!!"

Then he looked down, "...It's a pity the trade network has become useless. We'll have to search for a quantity of rare resources ourselves."

Then he turned toward Billy again, "Hmm?" and raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Why are you crying?"

"Please..." Billy continued shedding tears, "Please stop thinking out loud and read silently..."

Robin was exposing every major secret he or the empire possessed. The secret of the intensive production of Note Fleets, which had baffled the entire universe, was now being stated publicly as if it were nothing!

In truth, he had tried twice to shut down the broadcast, but every time he sent his consciousness to close it, he found a message from Theo telling him that if he stopped the broadcast, the consequences would be worse than leaving it running…

But what could possibly be worse than this?!

"I take my leave… I'll leave you with your gifts." Billy stood up weakly, feeling his neck, thinking about what Robin would do to him once he realized what had happened today.

Billy didn't know that the moment he rose from his seat, shouts erupted from every corner of the universe, everyone calling out: Sit down, you scoundrel!

A number of Behemoths and great Emperors also stood up, preparing to begin meetings together and decide what they would do with this information.

But—

"Sit." Robin gestured to Billy with slightly furrowed brows, "Sit and wipe your eyes, no man cries!"

Then he returned to reading from Zara's next book with the same smile, "I know the weight of all that information was heavy on you, Billy. Anyone who heard it would feel the same… but there's no need to worry, I'm here."

"Aaah~" Billy cried even harder. The end of the world was the least of his concerns at the moment.

"Ha ha!" Robin struck the book with his hand, "Zara has devised a plan to develop her energy gathering center and add Destruction to form her new tri-merged law: Biological Transformation. Given her pace in mastering the Patterns, it can be said she will be able to create and modify the law herself — this is astonishing!"

Then he laughed, "Do you know? Modifying the Patterns in this manner means an extremely high understanding of the three laws. If she invested a little in the Law of Death as well, she would reach Master Creation, and she would be my second child to use a Master Law after Aser, who excelled in Master Spacetime!"

"Please… please, enough…" Billy's tears increased.

Every word spoken made things worse.

What the hell is Theo thinking?!

"Hmm?" Robin's proud expression froze immediately, retaining only a small smile and eyes opened to their fullest, "Why is there an attachment to Zara's experience in managing Sky Opening City and selecting personnel?"

Then he raised the book in front of Billy with an expression filled with suppressed rage, "Do you have an explanation for this Phenomenon? Was there a prior arrangement between you or something like that?"

"…." Billy looked down silently, "No… all the gifts arrived individually and I didn't open them before coming."

"Aha…" Robin nodded a few times, then set the book aside, his initial joy almost gone.

Then he pulled out a small wrapped piece of cloth, read what was on it, and laughed: [Your galaxy is safe no matter how the world turns upside down, you're welcome.]

"Heh~ This is probably from Kristan. At least he didn't leave me memoirs too." Robin put the cloth back in its place and reached for another book.

"Robin…" Billy's voice came out again after a few seconds, "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." Robin nodded while flipping through what was in his hands, "Don't hesitate when you want to do something, Billy. Any place around me is a Safe Zone for you."

"Thank you…" Billy's crying intensified, wishing things would stay like this after he learns the truth about the broadcast, "I want to ask… Have you decided and it's settled? …About the Truce, I mean…"

"….." Robin continued reading for a few moments, then smiled, "…Shaddad finished completing a physical training system up to the Nexus State, and he tested it himself. The system is still expensive, but it's not more expensive than what any trainee pays to buy good blood or a good Stabilizer… The fifth system has officially become available and ready for distribution… Amazing. Shaddad is truly amazing. Almost single-handedly, he created a complete training Path. It's a source of pride that someone like him calls himself my disciple."

"...." Then he stopped reading for a moment after reaching the middle of the book and raised his head toward the sky.

A strange smile formed on his mouth, "Do you know, Billy? Our discussion reminds me somewhat of my first lengthy conversation with the Cosmic Elder."

"....?" Billy was surprised, and with him all the inhabitants of the universe.

"After we talked a little that day, he asked me..." Robin seemed as though he could see all the scenes before his eyes, "He said if the universe were to perish and I had to choose between saving only myself and my followers, or dying silently in defense so that the universe would live on after me, what would I choose?"

Robin showed a strange smile, "I thought it was just a question to measure my character. I didn't expect that I would be placed before those same two choices after just a few centuries... Ironic, huh?"

Gulp.

Billy stared at Robin, "And what did you answer?"