My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 547: Pluck the Star

"Since you have no name, then I shall name you Fai. Be a good ghost and you’re good. You may leave." Elysia released the nameless female ghost to the outside world.

She thought this female ghost was an evil spirit, but she found out Fai only harbored hatred and grievance due to being trapped for tens of thousands of years.

"..." The nameless female ghost, now named Fai, floated away while occasionally looking back with some hesitation. She obviously desired to escape from that enclosed secret realm. Still, after she received her freedom, she felt unsettled as it was given.

That veiled mysterious lady captured her and then freed her without asking her anything, only demanding she become a good spirit. She even got named one-sidedly.

*Swoosh!*

The space bus then flew away and disappeared in the sky, leaving Fai in the safe zone in the secluded region.

"Thank you." Fai expressed her gratitude. She then looked at the book in her arms. It was a gift from that veiled mysterious lady, the book of wisdom.

She found a little note, explaining briefly about the Heliocentric Dungeon’s myriad secret realms. The veiled mysterious lady was so considerate to provide such a thing so she wouldn’t get lost and confused. As for the book, it was a guide on how to become a good spirit.

After skimming the book for a moment, she flew away. Since she had no particular destination, she might as well travel around this myriad of realms. The new scenery, the brand new world worth exploring.

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"That female ghost isn’t an actual evil spirit..." Rhea was still unable to believe it, but Elysia had spoken. No evil spirit or malicious ghost could survive under her master’s hand, but the one just now apparently could still be saved.

"Yep. That lost ghost isn’t beyond redemption. If she misbehaves, the sky shall punish her. I have already registered her with the heavenly laws for a promising talent. The heavens are keeping an eye on her." Elysia put her hands together with a happy smile.

"Fufu, that one will surely suffer if she did the evil. Although this is still an experiment, she got reminded three times, so she better become a good ghost." Elena chuckled and covered her mouth.

"What did you catch?" Ai pointed to Zera’s storage pouch.

"Nothing much. Just some calamity sources." Zera showed Ai her storage pouch full of cursed items.

"You also need to feed your other parts?"

"Yes, but actually no."

"They’ve been unusually quiet since your soul bond with Ely."

"They only dared to talk at one’s back. Now Master Ely can hear it, and they don’t dare speak harshly or incite me anymore. They’ve become docile and behaved well lately."

"I see. They’re terrified, huh."

Ai and Zera made small talk, but they soon fell silent in the back seat because they had nothing else to talk about.

However, the other girls took turns to share their encounters and stories with everyone.

A few moments later, their return trip came to an end because they had arrived at the Heavenly Palace. Elysia visited the training ground, where the simulated realm was located.

He-Dao and many high-rank Gods and Immortals were still busy there, trying their best to fortify the abyssal space so they could go all out to fight against the 18th Rank Nirvana Abyssal Demon replica without destroying the dimension.

"My lady, welcome back." Amy flew up, being the first to convey her greeting.

"Mm, we’re back." Elysia peeked into the simulated realm. The abyssal space inside was empowered massively. "At this rate, the abyssal space can operate again tomorrow."

"Yes, it’s thanks to everyone’s hard work, but my lady..." Amy felt restless, but she had difficulty expressing it.

Elysia looked at Elena and Gaia beside her, then at the nearby Heavenly Agents before returning to Amy. "Just say it."

"I heard you have a personal request for me. Why don’t you tell me directly?" He-Dao came out of the simulated realm and spoke via voice transmission to Elysia.

"But, we just came back from our field trip..." Elysia flew down to meet He-Dao directly. She finally understood why Amy felt restless. Amy told He-Dao everything and her desire to craft a divine artifact with the compressed supermassive star had arrived in He-Dao’s ears.

"Isn’t that too much of a selfish request of mine? We can still look for it again next week." Elysia looked up, staring at He-Dao’s heavenly golden eyes. She could only see compassion and sincerity as if to say he was happy to fulfill her personal request if she said it.

"Are you hesitant because you think it will trouble me? It won’t trouble me. Just say it and I shall pluck the star from the sky." He-Dao crossed his arms.

He would be happy if Elysia asked for something personally desired by her. Usually, she would demand nothing but some items and resources to craft something or support her Sacred Sakura and the preparation for the Nirvana Great War. She used those things for the common good to help the world, but she never asked for anything personal and selfish.

Elysia looked back and Elena nodded at her. Thus, she took out a scroll and showed the painting to He-Dao. "Uhm, if this doesn’t trouble you. Please have a look at our oracle. It should be a supermassive star."

"You are looking for a second-rate supergiant star. It’s a neutron star." He-Dao rubbed his chin and nodded several times.

"I wish to obtain it and compress it into a stable power source catalyst. Can you please do me a favor to find its exact location?"

"Why don’t you ask me to pluck it for you?"

"Please do me a favor and pick this star for me, my lord."

"It would be a little difficult to look for the non-chosen one, second-rate supergiant star..."

"I know, right. Then, I shall not bother you with it. We’ll look for it next week."

Elysia rolled her scroll, feeling like she was being played by He-Dao’s speech game. She thought he tried to tease her, but she didn’t need it urgently. She could still look for it again next week.

"But, I think I have several compressed first-rate hypergiant stars in my private position. Will the higher rate work? The second-rate supergiant star is not an absolute requirement, right?" He-Dao faintly smiled at Elysia’s reluctance. She truly didn’t want to take advantage of him, let alone bother him.

It was he who asked her favor for far too much. He took advantage of Elysia’s kindness to help him with his personal grudge and cause. All the gifts that the heavens gave her would never be equal to her help and willingness to resolve the Nirvana Great War to save the Divine World from those Nirvana Abyssal Demons.

"You already have several compressed first-rate hypergiant stars in possession?" Elysia was a little surprised. She wasn’t the first one to think of such a method to compress the star into a power source catalyst.

"I think, I can gift you one if you truly desire it, but you have to satisfy me." He-Dao observed Elysia up and down as if he were trying to measure her.

"Please use your words appropriately. What kind of thing do you want me to satisfy?" Elysia heaved a subtle sigh. She could tell that remark could be interpreted into a whole different meaning, but she knew He-Dao didn’t mean it because he was brimming with great curiosity.

He-Dao just noticed his misspoken language, but he didn’t bother with it. He then pointed his finger at Elysia. "Yeah, I mean you have to satisfy my curiosity. Tell me, why do you need at least a compressed neutron star, the heavenly-level catalyst?"

"Do you truly wish to know the answer even though we’re still uncertain about the success?" Elysia turned around and looked up at the distant heavenly sky.

"If you want something from me, I, at least need to know, right?" He-Dao also looked up, but he somehow felt the atmosphere suddenly become weird. He dominated the conversation and managed to tease Elysia. But, why did he suddenly want to tease her?

"It’s about our promise and my selfish desire. After her sacrifices, she deserved to see the ending. Have you opened the recording?" Elysia faintly smiled at the sky as if she could sense Lady Nirvana’s remnant soul watching over her.

"..." He-Dao trembled a little as he knew who Elysia was talking about. He failed to muster his courage to listen to ’her’ last wish, the one Elysia recorded a month ago.

And now, Elysia said she made a promise to ’her’, and Elysia would try to save ’her’ even though it was only to prolong ’her’ existence. After the Nirvana Realm’s seal collapsed, the barrier and ’her’ were bound to vanish into nothingness. Not even the Lord of Heaven could change it, but Elysia wished to help ’her’ to see the Nirvana Realm’s ending.

"You should listen to her last words. Please make peace with yourself before we go to war in eighteen weeks. It’s not about you and her, but the world, your world." Elysia looked back and gave a piece of advice with a sincere smile.

"You’re right..." He-Dao held his head with a sigh. He felt embarrassed of himself because he knew he would never be prepared for a great war if he still didn’t dare to open the recording.

He then turned around and sent a starry white sphere to Elysia. "Please take it and proceed with your plan."

"Thanks." Elysia caught the starry white sphere. It was so stable and possessed a more intense aura with much more abundant energy compared to her newly obtained catalyst sphere, Azure Supernova.

"It should be me thanking you, my lady." He-Dao raised his hand in farewell. Several agents and servants followed him, but he sent them off as he desired a quiet time to himself.