My wife is an immortal black snake.

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"...The final cycle of reincarnation..." Miss Elegy murmured the name of the psychic being, Yang Hao's greatest enemy in the future, without exception. "Will it offer anything as long as it's willing to bring about the end...? My homeland has already been destroyed because of it... Now, at least, I can't let other places suffer this injustice as well."

On the other hand, when Mr. Yang Hao sees my words in the official documents that may have survived from the real Gallo-Empire, will he be so shocked that he can't utter a single word?

She thought about it for a moment and realized that it would be quite interesting if he really came back in a panic and asked her things like, "Is it really true?!"

Ha ha.

Miss Elegy smiled, squinted her eyes, and prepared to get some rest.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, Mr. Yang Hao is also preparing for the foal's ascension ceremony tomorrow—it's already the 25th, and if he doesn't hurry, it will be too late.

Chapter 135

March 25——

"..."

"...so?"

"..."

"Don't look at me like that. You can't expect me to test the drug's effectiveness for you, can you?! I don't even have a boyfriend yet, and I don't want some random guy to benefit from this potential aphrodisiac effect! If you want, go secretly drug Mas! She's been going to hotels with that Paul these past few days! Go find her!"

It was still in Theresa's office, and there were still only the two of them. Theresa, as the main person in the office, was still lying on the table, while Moss, as the doctor, was still standing next to her, verbally abusing her.

The only two differences were that there was an extra bottle of medicine on Theresa's desk, and for some reason, the newly appointed Grand Duchess remained silent, as if overwhelmed by the guilt of having used her sister and unable to utter a single word.

But actually?

This guy was just thinking about how to make Moss shut up quickly, then force-feed her the drug and bring some random guy to Moss's room to see how effective it was.

While this was indeed just a "bold" idea from Theresa after being annoyed by Moss... you have to admit, she's actually thinking about it now...

Therefore, to avoid actually pushing her best friend into a fire, Theresa decisively raised her head and decided:

"Then you can help me drug Mars? Anyway, she's been nagging me lately about wanting to take a vacation and saying things like 'get married and have kids soon,' so wouldn't this just fulfill her wish?!"

"...Hiss—okay, I'll help you figure something out. But the dosage of this potion..."

"Leave me two-thirds. If it really works, I'll fucking drink it all today."

"...Then I think you should drink it now—after all, the boss is going to Kazdel tomorrow."

"So couldn't you at least observe for me?! At the very least, observe how Mars will react after taking the medicine!"

"That's fine... but if Masty stabs you with a knife, don't sell me out."

"Am I just giving her what she wanted? I'll give her a nine-month vacation, and I think that snake-scaled girl will probably sneak back to Ursus as soon as possible..."

In short, Theresa and Moss reached a consensus: since this was their little secret, they certainly couldn't sell each other out, so why don't they sell Moss out together? On the one hand, it would fulfill her wish, and on the other hand, the work Moss was in charge of wasn't important. Even if something really happened and he had to be bedridden and in heat for more than ten days, it wouldn't really have much impact on Kazimierz right now.

So—Mass, for your wish to take a long vacation and go on your honeymoon, and also for your best friend, just sacrifice a little, just a little—

The two filthy Kuranta knights were ready. Just as Moss was about to use the extractor to draw a third of the solution from the vial, Theresa asked with a strange expression, "Of the Creed sisters who have come, how many are planning to get married and have children?"

"You're asking about this? Hmm... Mars is one of them. Besides her, there are quite a few others who are planning to get married and have children—and the people they've chosen are just outrageous."

"what?"

"Either snake scales or a Templar Knight, and Lily's mother even has her eye on that Wendigo scholar... I was just thinking, with such a poor physique, won't it just lead to a quick and easy delivery...? Oh well, I'm really busy lately, worrying every day about how to keep those sluts in line—especially Lily."

"...Thank you for your hard work. But if Lily ever needs to be hospitalized due to internal bleeding, please take a picture so I can laugh at her afterwards..."

"Just take care of yourself first."

After saying that, Moss left Theresa's office. Theresa, however, lay on the table, examining the bottle of medicine for a long time, a hint of hesitation and conflict still flashing in her eyes.

To be honest, nobody knows if the drug will work on Mars that day—what if it's a delayed-acting drug? What if it's already working but no one else can tell? In short... ugh... this is really a dilemma.

"Should I drink this medicine now?" Miss Theresa hesitated, picking up the bottle and examining the remaining two-thirds of the liquid for a while before deciding—

'If Moss can't give me an answer today...'

Then I'll take the medicine first and have a good time with the boss!

...... ......

The foal had made up its mind.

Meanwhile, Mr. Yang Hao was discussing the ritual and preparations for the "Ascension" with Ms. Karina.

"So, this ritual needs to be performed in a room illuminated by the light of 12 candles, and then the ritual will require the things I brought from my dream... this, this, and this... Finally, we also need to make sure Theresa is ready, right?"

"Yes...it looks complicated, but actually, completing this ritual is quite easy. However, the content above...well...this ritual carries a certain risk, you know? The biggest risk might be that Miss Theresa will be briefly 'enchanted' for a while, right?"

"Hmm...so, what's the result after the ritual is completed?"

"It says that Miss Theresa will become an 'immortal' but not an 'ascended one'... But thinking about it, it makes sense. If one can ascend without paying any price, it would be too easy."

They were preparing for Theresa's ascension ceremony today—although she hadn't been informed of the arrangements yet, based on Karina's analysis, the ceremony wouldn't take too long: at most half an hour, at most an hour. After all, this ceremony wasn't actually an ascension ceremony.

At most, it would allow Theresa to gain a certain degree of physical enhancement and extend her lifespan indefinitely, achieving the goal of "immortality"—but this only means she won't die of old age. Her body will still die completely from fatal injuries, and naturally, if someone were to use mind or spiritual Originium Arts against her in the future, Theresa might have to recuperate for decades due to psychological trauma.

But that's enough—after all, the path to ascension is never that simple. Miss Karina is self-aware and knows she could die at any moment, which is why she did this... Miss Theresa, on the other hand, has absolutely no idea about the dangers of ascension.

So... that's it?

They exchanged glances, confirming several times that the materials, the ceremony, and the necessary room were all prepared...

They decided to relax before the ceremony and check on the nearly completed vacant urban area.

Chapter 136

The 20 vacant Kazimierz districts are almost ready. Now, the Ursus soldiers need to pile up the corpses inside and burn them in a place that won't disturb the citizens.

"Hmm...Are you alright?"

"Thankfully... but these corpses..."

Yang Hao and Karina witnessed firsthand the series of corpses being burned. Throughout the ordeal, Karina, though pale-faced, diligently recorded everything she saw and heard. Finally, as they looked at all the open spaces prepared for cremation and the endless stream of Ursus soldiers carrying corpses, Karina couldn't help but ask her question:

These cities should have been contaminated by the Colombian gas attack, so why are there still many bodies that haven't decomposed and even look somewhat "fresh"?

The Ursus soldiers following them offered an explanation:

"In fact, many people were hiding in places where they wouldn't be covered by poison gas, barely surviving. In order to survive, they sealed the doors shut to the point that it was impossible to cut them out without engineering equipment... But it's unclear whether the Colombian soldiers did this on purpose or they genuinely didn't realize there were still survivors—in any case, these poor people who were barely surviving stayed in the sealed room for a long time. Even after their food and water ran out, they still held on for several days before finally dying recently."

After saying that, the soldier paused for a moment, "And some of the bodies showed signs of being eaten... Well, that's about it."

"...Okay, I understand. So, how much longer will it take you to completely complete the preparations?"

"Before 4 p.m. on the 26th—if my prediction is correct, we will depart for Kazdel at 5 p.m. on the 26th, my lord."

"That's enough—no need to see us off. We're heading back now. Good luck to you guys."

"Yes."

...

After a brief inspection of the district undergoing preparations, Yang Hao took Karina back to Theresa's residence. While Theresa was still away, he helped Karina set up the room for the upcoming ceremony, and comforted her as she sat in a chair processing the stories of the unfortunate people:

"Are you alright? Hmm, I know this might be a bit too hard for you to accept... but if Karina wants to help me with my political work in the future, it will inevitably lead to the same thing happening to the people of our opponents."

"...It's alright. And Mr. Yang Hao, please don't look down on me...I did prepare myself mentally, you know? It's just...as expected, being starved to death is just too painful for me."

She sat down and sighed heavily, indicating that although she had never experienced being starving, as a girl who had been tormented by an unbearable appetite, she could understand what it felt like to be extremely hungry.

Therefore, she could empathize with those who starved to death... and genuinely felt that even if they were enemies, it was truly terrible to let them starve to death.

"You mean this? Indeed, letting people starve to death is one of the cruelest strategies... While I may sometimes resort to underhanded tactics, I will at least not let their people go hungry unless absolutely necessary—of course, cutting off the army's supply lines is a different matter. After all, soldiers must be prepared for their supply lines to be cut off and for them to go hungry."

"In Mr. Yang Hao's view, are the people and the army actually separate?"

"Of course. The people are the people, and the army is the army. Except for some regions with a strong and unruly populace, we must treat them separately—"

Yang Hao didn't say the words, "Anyway, in the end, their people will become my people." Because after setting up the venue, just waiting for Karina to come and draw the ceremony patterns, he noticed that Karina was, for some reason, staring at him.

This wasn't the polite gaze one gives while speaking. Miss Karina just kept looking at Yang Hao with that gentle gaze, looking and looking, like a camera intently tracking its target.

After a while, she smiled and shook her head:

"Hmm, I understand... But Mr. Yang Hao? Is that how you also view everyone separately? Like... Lord Koschche is Koschche, I am still Karina, Miss Grin is still Miss Grin, and Ms. Lorelei is still Ms. Lorelei... What do you mean?"

...

So that's what you cared about?

Yang Hao sighed helplessly, then nodded:

"Yes, I did consider you all separately—although Koschei was indeed possessed by her, as her successors, you would also retain your own memories and feelings, right? Hmm, just like Grimm..."

Therefore, I can't treat you all separately, and that's why I want to prepare a doll body for Koschitch, a body that will satisfy her... But before that, I'll probably have to trouble everyone again."

"I imagine Miss Lorell would be completely confused if she heard this—but then again, if Lord Koschei were to conceive a child with you using one of our bodies, and then transfer his consciousness to your doll, would the child belong to Lord Koschei, or to the heir who conceived the child?"

"...I don't understand this ethical issue either...but I reckon that Koschitch, who finally has a child, will not pass the mantle of her heir unless absolutely necessary?"

"Hehe, that's quite possible. After all, the current Lady Koschei is not the Lady Koschei we remember at all—compared to a wise and mature immortal, she's more like a young noblewoman who has just gotten married. If she didn't still place her responsibilities at the highest level... she'd probably be glued to you every day, neglecting state affairs."

"Ah ha ha..."

Let's not tell Karina that we were indeed inseparable back then, shall we?

Yang Hao smiled, then pulled Karina, who was reaching out her hand to him, up from the chair. They switched roles, and now it was his turn to supervise Karina's work.

... .....

night.

When Theresa returned with the bottle of medicine, which was only two-thirds full, her mind was filled with the report Moss had given her that afternoon.

"So what exactly happened..." she muttered, recalling what Moss had said.

So, what exactly happened? Oh—yes, it's Mars—

After Mas drank the drug "inadvertently," according to Moss, she seemed to go directly to the snake-scaled Paul, and then dragged him away in front of the other snake-scaleds, taking him to a nearby love hotel and immediately booking a private room.

Those who know, know what happened inside, but the question is... what's going on here?

This stuff seems to have aphrodisiac properties... but it doesn't seem to make any mistakes. Women are generally most uncomfortable during ovulation, so I think you should try it.

At first glance, what Moss said seemed to make sense. At least when Theresa worked in Ursus, she would indeed sneak into her room at night on dangerous days... But the problem is, isn't that a bit odd?

Why would aphrodisiacs be related to ovulation? Isn't that strange?

"...So should I use it or not?"

This is really too strange! It's the first time I've ever seen this kind of medicine, and it's such a strange medicine...

Why the hell am I thinking about how to use it in such a dangerous public setting?!

At least wait until we get back to our room before using it—using it now might cause problems, right?

Theresa carefully hid the medicine in the most secret pocket of her clothes.

Afterwards, led by her servants, she returned wearily to her family's dining room. Just as she was about to have a meal and wait for her boss to come over so they could spend the night together, she discovered that Miss Karina was also there.

Good evening, Miss Theresa.

"Good evening, Karina—by the way, what brings you here?"

"Hmm, Mr. Yang Hao is going to hold an ascension ceremony for you? Although it's not an ascension in the true sense, it's enough for you—Eh? What are your plans for tonight?"

"No, nothing..." Theresa's lips twitched, thinking that the time she spent alone with her boss seemed to have decreased considerably. "Speaking of which, where's the boss?"

“He’s still working on those things, and he’s already eaten—so shall we eat first and then head over? He’s worried that the materials might cause your ascension to fail… so I can’t persuade him to come and rest.”

"Fine..."

Boss, I'm really touched by your concern for me! So, could you please stay in Kazimierz from now on? Don't go back to Ursus, okay?

Theresa knew she was only thinking about it... so she calmly sat down in her seat and enjoyed the Kazimierz dishes with Karina (although Karina complained that there were too many soupy dishes in Kazimierz). After resting for a while, they went to the room that had been prepared for the ceremony.

The room was no longer what it used to be—at least not the room Teresa remembered. Golden lines, drawn with yellow powder, formed ceremonial patterns on the floor, and candles lit up the room, casting no shadows.

His boss was currently examining the materials placed at the various corners of the ceremonial pattern. Noticing their approach, he responded briefly, then looked up and said:

“Ah, Theresa—you don’t seem to have any plans for tonight, do you? Perfect, this ascension ceremony will only take an hour at the latest... If you’re ready, we can proceed anytime.”

"Oh... well, let me prepare myself... but speaking of which, boss? Does this ceremony really have to be so strange?"

"It's better than the one I hosted for Monica—she was badly injured, and... well. Anyway, I don't want you to be badly injured and near death before you can ascend, so let's leave it at that."

"But if that's the case, shouldn't we send Monica over? Won't she keep an eye on things?"

"It would be foolish to disturb her at this hour... and if nothing unexpected happens, Monica is probably busy taking care of Her Majesty Ekaterina and Koschche right now. I won't bother her."