...
The number of people attending the Treasure Assembly tonight was still quite significant.
Matthew initially estimated there to be at least two to three thousand people, with around two hundred participating directly in the Treasure Assembly and the various dignitaries from the star realm seated in the private boxes.
The Mantis-built Starlight Theater was a semi-open-air venue.
The central stage was located under the open starry sky, romantic in itself with the addition of lighting systems set up by Storluk Industries.
Its overall performance in terms of the staging was in no way inferior to the world Matthew had known before his journey across ti.
"There are too many people..."
Matthew quietly controlled the range of his Insight.
In this environnt, even though his ntal power far surpassed that of ordinary people, it was difficult to quickly identify any abnormality in the crowd; he could only remain as alert as possible.
While Matthew was observing the theater's environnt,
the wealthiest Mantis on stage had already successfully completed the opening.
Amidst the heartfelt applause from the audience, he effortlessly captured everyone's attention and even occasionally drew hearty laughter with a few jokes.
Looking at Christopher, who strolled confidently on stage and was the life of the party, Matthew's eyes reflected a hint of confusion:
"This Mr. Mantis..."
"He really doesn't seem like a traditional rich rchant."
linda chuckled lightly:
"Your Insight is sharp."
"In my eyes, that guy seems more like an actor."
Saying this,
under Matthew's inquiring gaze,
linda went on to explain in detail,
"Christopher is just the visible owner of the trendous wealth of the Hu Tri-star."
"His Mantis wife, Serena, is the second-in-command of the psionic managent departnt at the headquarters of Storluk Industries."
"Christopher is very aware of the position he's in."
"If he doesn't do well, not only could the imnse wealth slip through his fingers, but he might literally be eaten by his proud mantis mother—"
"And I do an literally, actually eaten!"
linda sneered twice:
"In the past decade or so, that bitch Serena has already changed husbands three tis, and the wealthiest Mantis of the Hu Tri-star has also changed thrice..."
Matthew nodded:
"So, the second-in-command of the psionic departnt is the true owner of all the wealth of Hu Tri-star."
But to Matthew's surprise, linda shook her head:
"The average person only digs as far as Serena."
"But from what I know, Serena beca the 'general's' mistress when she was very young..."
"After the great rift, her life has been harder than mine, probably due to the general's departure."
"So essentially, the vast wealth of Hu Tri-star still belongs to the general."
A flash of realization crossed Matthew's eyes.
This so-called general
was the powerful being who was once in charge of the Space Undead Army and oversaw everything on Storluk Planet.
Matthew had heard about him.
"Do Space Undead also take lovers?"
he suddenly asked.
linda answered as if it were obvious:
"Of course."
"The undead have their needs too, though they can't engage directly in sexual relations, they can do so with the aid of tools."
"Ha ha..."
"You might not believe it, but these undead, unable to vent their desires like the living, can be even more intense and perverse when they play..."
Noticing a subtle change in Matthew's gaze,
linda proudly raised her neck:
"I haven't been played by them."
"It's who played with them."
Matthew smiled faintly:
"Good for you."
He wasn't interested in the details.
However, linda was eager to harp on the topic,
continuing until Matthew showed a slight sign of impatience, at which point she stopped sowhat deflated.
Then,
she craftily asked:
"How are you doing?"
"I an, you and Sif?"
Matthew briefly replied:
"Business as usual."
The events that unfolded in the Rolling Stone Kingdom
were not completely disclosed by Matthew to linda; he rely conveyed the news that Rheager's soul might have fallen into the hands of the Demoness of Desire, Glasia.
As for Sif's whereabouts,
they had not revealed it to anyone, naturally including linda, Sif's biological mother.
In Matthew's eyes,
linda was haughty and capricious with a fickle stance; it wasn't necessary to tell her everything about Sif,
lest it led to chaos.
Seeing Matthew's cold deanor, linda was sowhat disappointed.
Matthew did not pay attention to her mood and directly got to the point:
"I'm here in pursuit of that giant Butterfly."
"Do you have any clues about it?"
linda pondered:
"I haven't seen images of the Butterfly landing on Storluk Planet, but there's a rumor within the company that it flew into the southern part of the planet."
"From the beginning, the company mobilized almost all of its human resources to search for the Butterfly, but so far there has been no news."
"Therefore, I suspect it might have landed in purgatory."
Purgatory?
Matthew expressed his surprise:
"What does Storluk Planet have to do with purgatory?"
linda imdiately launched into a detailed explanation.
As it turned out,
the Great Rift still had a severe impact on Storluk Planet.
A gaping, slow-to-heal hole had ford in the southern part of the planet, and Storluk Industries had made many efforts to ensure the planet wasn't torn apart.
But it was still difficult to completely seal the gap.
Fortunately, just like the Plane Will of Aindor, the Will of Storluk Planet also made efforts to heal itself—
The result of self-healing was the Fusion of so nearby planes of the star realm.
Ironically,
most of the Star Realm Planes fused by Storluk were related to purgatory!
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