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Chapter 1017: Alice's True Identity
Chapter 1017: Alice's True Identity
Manina had ruled the Scorching Sun Empire for centuries, and over that time, he had developed an emperor's intuition—a sixth sense that was often uncannily accurate.
Right now, that intuition was telling him something was off.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
Manina cast a wary glance around the room, his attention ultimately settling on Alice.
After a thorough scan, he found nothing amiss. The little girl from the Holy Silver Clan was as adorable as ever.
"Strange, what exactly is off?" Manina furrowed his brow in confusion.
Just then, something shimmering with a brilliant azure glow caught his eye.
Seeing it, Manina's eyes widened in realization. "Ah, so that's what's off!"
His focus shifted entirely to the object in question.
It was the portal Alice had just emerged from, radiating a dazzling azure light.
Portals were not uncommon, even interstellar ones. Manina had seen them before, so their presence alone wasn't cause for alarm.
What was truly off was that the portal was still open—still transmitting, even now.
This was highly irregular!
According to Manina's rudimentary knowledge of spatial mechanics, portals typically closed immediately after transmission to conserve psychic energy.
Interstellar portals, in particular, required a tremendous amount of energy to maintain, a cost so high that even a typical god-tier powerhouse would struggle to bear it.
Theoretically, the portal should have closed the moment Alice stepped out.
But it hadn't. It remained open, still transmitting.
What was going on?
...
Asking others wouldn't help; to uncover the truth, he would have to investigate himself.
Taking care to avoid detection, Manina extended his mental energy toward the portal.
His energy quickly approached the portal's edge.
But what he discovered was shocking!
As his mental energy was about to "touch" the portal, he sensed a very familiar presence within. This presence wasn't just familiar; it felt like a blood connection!
It was as if one of his kin was inside the portal!
Even the usually composed Manina couldn't hide his surprise. His face paled, and his eyes widened in shock.
What was happening? Where was this blood connection coming from?
Alice, standing nearby, noticed Manina's reaction.
In reality, while she was talking to Plant and Manina III, her attention had never left the interstellar portal.
Sensing Manina's mental probe and seeing his shocked expression, Alice immediately understood what was happening.
She cleared her throat and smiled gently at Manina. "Esteemed one, please do not be alarmed.
The reason my portal remains open is that another person is on their way.
This person shares my transmission channel, but because I was faster, I arrived on Skrull first.
Please don't worry; you'll see them soon!"
No sooner had Alice finished speaking when a figure in a black robe stepped out of the portal.
As this person emerged, the interstellar transmission ended, and the azure portal swiftly closed, vanishing without a trace.
...
The person who had teleported in was a green-skinned Skrull, dressed in a black robe and appearing as a middle-aged man. He held a jet-black staff with a crystal at the top that glowed with a brilliant black light.
The moment he stepped out of the portal, he tucked the staff away into his spatial ring.
Then, he bowed deeply to Manina, Plant, and Manina III. "Father, Great Ancestor, Lord Plant, I have returned!"
Indeed, this Skrull was none other than the Third Prince of the Empire, Manina's own son—Morgan Sunflare!
Morgan had returned without notifying anyone on the home planet.
Seeing the familiar figure of the Third Prince, the Skrulls present were first stunned, then overjoyed!
The Third Prince?!
It was really the Third Prince who had returned!
Why didn't he notify them beforehand?
Manina was equally surprised, his mouth hanging open in astonishment. "Morgan, Morgan, why have you returned?"
"Father, I didn’t hear you say you were coming back!"
"Father, are you well?" Morgan quickly approached his father, Mania, supporting his arm with concern in his eyes.
"Good, I’m fine!" Mania was a bit flustered, unsure of what to say.
Both father and son were visibly moved, forming a heartwarming scene of filial piety and affection.
Plante and Mania III also looked at Morgan with surprise and affection.
However, they didn’t speak, waiting for Morgan to explain why he was back now.
Morgan didn’t disappoint.
He paused, then explained to his father and everyone present, "I owe my return to Lady Aries."
"No need to thank me," Aries smiled, waving her hand generously.
Morgan continued, "Lady Aries used the interstellar portal designated by the Hymn. Coincidentally, I was very close to that portal during this time! I had just finished exploring a secret realm and was in a resting period, with nothing much to do. Since I had nothing to do, I proactively applied to Hym n to return home with Lady Aries."
Morgan looked around the room and continued with a smile, "Since I could use the same portal as Lady Aries without expending much more spirit energy, Hym n agreed to my request and sent me back.
This time, I’m back partly to see Father, this country, and the land that raised me.
Additionally, in the upcoming major battle on Blue Star, I can contribute my share of efforts for our home planet!
I’ve made some progress, barely reaching the peak of the Seventh Rank. With my strength, I should be able to contribute significantly to our home planet!"
"Good, it’s good that you’re back!" Mania patted his son’s shoulder, his eyes welling up with tears of joy.
Morgan was his most talented and promising son. If nothing unexpected happened in the future, he would surely pass on the emperor’s throne to Morgan, making him the emperor of the Leiyang Empire, and perhaps even the entire Skru Star!
Moreover, his son hadn’t forgotten his homeland and had taken the time to return despite his busy schedule, which filled Mania with deep emotion.
Mania had truly raised a good son!
He had once worried that his son would be lured by the outside world and refuse to return to inherit the throne. Now, it seemed all his worries were unfounded, and the heir to the Leiyang emperor’s throne was secure!
Mania joyfully announced to the Skru elites on the floating island, "Your Third Prince is back! We must celebrate! Today, we will hold a grand celebration!"
"Welcome back, Third Prince!!" The Skru elites shouted with all their might, their applause long and enthusiastic.
For the Third Prince, who had gone abroad for his studies decades ago, most of the Skru elites present had seen him, and those who hadn’t had heard much about him.
Everyone was filled with respect and admiration for him, and the entire floating island was brimming with a joyous atmosphere.
...
...
In the following days, Morgan was busy.
He had to greet Plante and the old patriarch, as well as the Skru elites below.
Even amidst his busy schedule, he didn’t forget his true purpose and secretly used his mental power to contact Aries, "M entor, no slip-ups?"
"Don’t worry, there were no slip-ups. Your clan members and the secret court’s instructors have no suspicions at all," Aries quickly responded.
"That’s good," Morgan sighed in relief.
Morgan’s greatest fear was the exposure of Aries’s true identity, which would ruin all his plans.
Fortunately, Aries was a skilled actress, successfully keeping her true identity hidden.
"Morgan, when do you plan to rebel and overthrow your father’s throne?" Aries’s voice echoed in Morgan’s mind.
However, her voice now was different from when she spoke with Mona. It was no longer lively and cute but mature and sultry, incredibly alluring.
Although Aries’s voice was highly alluring, Morgan dared not entertain any thoughts about his mentor.
He quickly replied, "The timing isn’t set yet. I need to gather more allies for the rebellion, formulate a detailed plan, and handle many other matters... However, the plan’s implementation will likely be after the war begins, probably not in the next two months."
"Alright then, just call me when you need me."
"Thank you, Mentor!"
"For what, we've been through decades of mentorship... Oh right, will you need my help to kill your father when the time comes?"
"Kill my father... No need for that." Morgan's expression almost faltered at Alice's telepathic message.
He quickly regained his composure and replied, "Mentor, I have no intention of killing my father. After the coup succeeds, I only plan to lock him up, not kill him."
"That's a pity."
"..."
"I noticed your blood is green. I thought I could study if your royal family could photosynthesize."
"..."
Morgan couldn't hold it in any longer and broke the mental connection with Alice.
...
...
In fact, Alice wasn't a reinforcement sent by the Saint Song to Skul Star.
Six days ago, when Morgan's father, Manina, asked him to submit the "Fairness Proposal for War" to the Saint Song, Morgan never actually submitted it. Since he never submitted it to the Saint Song, they naturally had no idea about the proposal and wouldn't send anyone over.
Alice's true identity was actually a teacher at the "Merlond" Academy, a mentor who had guided him for decades.
The story's origin dates back six days.
Six days ago, Morgan received the "Fairness Proposal for War" from his father, and upon seeing that his father wanted another god-level being from the Saint Song, he immediately recognized a golden opportunity!
Morgan's plan was to return to Skul Star, overthrow his father's rule, and then, with the help of the "Civilization Ascension Plan," rise to become a planetary-level powerhouse.
This was a golden opportunity!
Morgan had no intention of telling the Saint Song about the proposal. Instead, he pretended that the Saint Song had already agreed and dispatched a god-level being.
He then invited his mentor, Alice (an extremely ambitious silver-tier female), to pretend to be this god-level being and return to the home planet with him to overthrow his father's throne.
...
After formulating this plan, Morgan immediately sought out his mentor, Alice.
Their decades-long mentor-mentee relationship meant they knew each other inside and out. Morgan knew Alice well, and Alice was well aware of Morgan's family background.
Alice had her own ambitions. Her strength had already reached the peak of the god tier, but she lacked a path to advance further.
After hearing Morgan's proposal, they immediately saw eye to eye and formulated the plan together!
First, Alice would disguise herself as Little Lili.
The reason she chose to disguise herself as Little Lili wasn't to exploit Mona's weakness; in fact, neither Alice nor Morgan knew Mona well.
Alice's choice to appear as a 5 or 6-year-old Little Lili before the Skul people was primarily to compress her strength.
As previously mentioned, Alice's strength had already reached the peak of the god tier.
However, the Saint Song would never send a peak god-tier being to support the Skul people.
Thus, Alice had to compress her strength to a lower god tier before going to Skul Star.
Due to her cultivation technique, compressing her strength would significantly reduce her appearance.
Originally, Alice had the appearance of a 25 or 26-year-old mature woman, maintained for over a thousand years.
But after compressing her strength to a lower god tier, her appearance turned into that of a 5 or 6-year-old Little Lili.
However, none of this mattered.
Alice's acting skills were superb. With the appearance of a little girl, she effortlessly won Mona's maternal affection, setting a good start for her mission on Skul Star.
As for the details she mentioned, like "Pringle Academy," "153 years old," "80 years to reach the god tier," and "8.5 points short of entering the Saint Silver Secret Court"... they were all fabricated.
However, these fabrications were based on real information. There was indeed another Alice with such a background. If Mona ever got bored and decided to investigate, she might very well find this person.
...
At first, Morgan was a bit nervous. He didn't dare to return to the home planet with his mentor and instead had her go first, waiting for a while before following.
Now, seeing his mentor's impeccable acting, which went undetected, he felt a huge relief!
"Alright, this isn't the place to talk. Let's continue our conversation on the surface!" Manina finally smiled at everyone.
"Sure!" everyone replied in unison.
The floating island slowly moved under Manina's control, descending towards the ground.
(End of Chapter)
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