Illustrious said lightly to Kardan, "Hand over the Treasure of the Mansion you have on you. I will definitely return it the day after tomorrow."
"No! They agreed to lend it to you, but I haven't agreed to lend it to you yet!" Kardan said with a resolute expression. "Even if you beat me to death and I die right here, I absolutely won't lend it to you."
...Ten minutes later, holding the book of creation given by Kardan, Illustrious sailed forward on an Aircraft Carrier toward the Pacific Governors Mansion.
Far away at the Pacific Governors Mansion, inside the Governor's office, the documents on the desk had once again been piled into a small mountain by Lilith, but Lilith wasn't worried at all, because she believed her capable secretary, Lexington, would definitely help her finish reviewing them. She just needed to be a Lazy Bum.
Lilith, reading a Comic, suddenly felt her right eyebrow twitching incessantly. "What's going on? Why does my eyebrow keep twitching? I heard that a twitching left eyebrow means wealth, and a twitching right eyebrow means disaster. Am I going to encounter a Bloody Disaster recently?"
"But I am the dignified King of Gold. How could I possibly encounter a Bloody Disaster? Forget it! I'll keep reading the Comic."
...In the process of obtaining the Treasures of the Mansion from the four major Ocean Governor-Generals Mansions.
The easiest was the Pacific Governors Mansion. Illustrious used a Honey Trap to lure Lilith into a room, got her drunk with alcohol, and learned the location of the Treasure of the Mansion and the Safe combination from Lilith's mouth.
After obtaining the Pacific Treasure of the Mansion, the Ring of Samsara, the alarm immediately sounded in the room. To avoid capture, Illustrious instantly flashed away after securing it, then reappeared on the Aircraft Carrier deck, and finally fled the Pacific Governors Mansion at high speed.
Arriving at the North Atlantic Governors Mansion, Illustrious obtained the Treasure of the Mansion, the Blade of Collapse, through an unsatisfying fight.
The reason it was unsatisfying was that when fighting the Governor of the North Atlantic and her Ship Girls, Illustrious felt they weren't trying hard, as if they were intentionally letting her take the Treasure of the Mansion.
The most difficult was the Atlantic Governors Mansion. This Atlantic Governor had an incredibly explosive temper. As soon as she heard Illustrious wanted to borrow the Treasure of the Mansion, she immediately closed the door and released her Ship Girls, intending to sink Illustrious completely.
Having no choice, Illustrious could only beat them down. However, because the Ruler Authority of Atlantic Governor Alice was Cherry Blaze.
Cherry Blaze possessed greater destructive power than other Ruler Authorities, and it had Infinite Recovery Capability. This meant that after Illustrious injured Alice, Alice could instantly recover indefinitely.
To save time, Illustrious took advantage of Alice's recovery time to instantly change her into a Cat Girl Outfit and took photos of Alice in the Cat Girl Outfit.
Illustrious used the photos to threaten Alice, saying that if Alice didn't lend her the Treasure of the Mansion, she would post the photos online and let them spread.
To prevent the whole world from knowing her Dark History, Alice could only nod and agree to lend the Treasure of the Mansion, the Karma Slate, to Illustrious.
Illustrious, having obtained it, stated she would definitely return it the day after tomorrow, then left the Atlantic Naval Base with the Karma Slate and rushed toward the Atlantic Military Police base.
After overcoming numerous difficulties, Illustrious finally managed to obtain all the Treasures of the Mansion from the four Ocean Governor-Generals Mansions.
The agreed time for the transaction with Ye was ten days later, but Illustrious completed the conditions Ye required two days ahead of schedule.
Arriving at the cliff of the Atlantic Military Police, Illustrious felt a bit of a headache because she didn't know Ye's contact information.
"Hey! Ye, come out quickly! I've already collected all the Treasures of the Mansion from the four Ocean Governor-Generals Mansions..."
After shouting a few times and seeing no one, Illustrious felt like a Fool. "Forget it, I'll come back in two days!"
During these two days, Illustrious's phone was bombarded with calls, all from Kardan and Alice. When Illustrious answered the first time, they clamored that Illustrious was untrustworthy, saying that the day after tomorrow had already arrived, yet Illustrious still hadn't returned their Treasures of the Mansion.
Illustrious told them over the phone, "Today is today, not the day after tomorrow. I will definitely return it the day after tomorrow."
Kardan and Alice were not fools; they knew Illustrious was playing the trick of 'the day after tomorrow is the day after tomorrow, and there are many days after tomorrow.'
The second time they called Illustrious, intending to threaten her, they demanded she quickly return the Treasure of the Mansion, or they would make Illustrious realize why flowers are so red.
But the second time, Illustrious didn't answer their calls, making them grind their teeth in anger and swear internally that they would definitely sink Illustrious.
After Pacific Governor-General Lilith learned that Illustrious had stolen the Treasure of the Mansion, she not only didn't send anyone to capture Illustrious but also concealed the truth from others, claiming that what was stolen was a fake.
Illustrious was deeply moved upon learning this. "The Governor is truly a good person."
The North Atlantic Governors Mansion has already issued a warrant for Illustrious, but they've been slow to send anyone to apprehend her.
Although she doesn't know what the North Atlantic's intentions are, Illustrious is quite happy with this situation.
Soon, the appointed day arrived! Ye appeared punctually from a black hole.
"You've finally appeared." Illustrious felt relieved after seeing Ye.
"Have you prepared everything I asked for?" Ye said indifferently, clad in a black robe.
"It's all ready." Illustrious squinted at Ye. Why does this Ye always hide in a black robe? It makes her unable to tell if Ye is male or female. Illustrious inwardly guessed, 'Could it be that Ye is ugly and doesn't dare to show their face?'
Ye smiled faintly, "Excellent! Hand them over then."
Just as Illustrious was about to hand over the Four Great Naval Base Treasures to Ye, she suddenly hid them behind her back. "Wait! You have to save Atago first before I can give them to you."
"Alright! The result will be the same anyway." Ye nodded.
Illustrious and Ye teleported to Atago's room, where Atago lay unconscious in bed.
Looking at the black-shrouded Ye, Illustrious made a gesture of invitation. "Alright, hurry and save Atago! Once you've saved her, I'll definitely give you the Four Great Naval Base Treasures."
"I need to investigate the condition of her core's erosion before I can administer aid!" Ye said unhurriedly.
Illustrious said with heartache towards Atago, "Whatever it takes, just do it quickly! Such a lovely girl like Atago, lying unconscious in bed, just one look makes my heart ache terribly."
Ye walked to the bedside, extended two fingers to Atago's forehead, and black light erupted from the fingers, probing Atago's physical condition and core.
Illustrious watched Ye nervously from the side. After Ye finished the examination, she murmured softly, "Beyond saving..."
Illustrious excitedly grabbed Ye by the collar and lifted her up. "What do you mean 'beyond saving'? Explain yourself!"
"If you want Atago to truly be beyond saving, then keep holding me." Ye said coldly.
Hearing this, Illustrious knew Atago still had a chance. For Atago's sake, Illustrious slowly lowered Ye, gently patted her collar, and then said with an icy tone, "First you say she's beyond saving, then you say she can be saved. Can you even do this? Can she be saved or not? Give me a precise answer, don't make me so anxious."
Ye reproached Illustrious, "These young people nowadays! So impatient. I was about to say that if we waited one more day, your beloved would be beyond saving. Who knew you'd lift me up without a word."
"Guh hehe... My apologies, my apologies! I've been very rude. I was just anxious about my girlfriend! I hope you, being the magnanimous person you are, won't hold it against me." Realizing her impulsiveness was a bit much, Illustrious immediately admitted her mistake.
Too lazy to bother with Illustrious, Ye continued, "Based on the examination results, Atago can only live for five more days at most. If the Fire of Annihilation within her core isn't removed soon, Atago will surely turn to ash and vanish after five days."
"Ah! That's terrifying, you must save my beloved!" Illustrious said anxiously.
"Next, I will clear the Fire of Annihilation from her core. Do not disturb me, understood?" Ye said softly.
"No problem, I won't make a sound to bother you." Illustrious nodded furiously.
Ye again touched Atago's forehead with two fingers, and dark black light erupted from them. This black light was the Devour power of the King of Devour, possessing the ability to Devour all things.
The Devour power entered Atago's consciousness world. Under Ye's precise manipulation, the Devour power quickly reached the vicinity of Atago's legendary core.
Atago's legendary core was surrounded by crimson flames. These flames were the Fire of Annihilation, which had already eroded 99% of the core, just a tiny bit more to completely incinerate it.
A legendary core possesses powerful regenerative abilities. Even if only 1% remains intact, it can use that 1% to recover to a 100% complete state.
Now, as long as the Fire of Annihilation is removed, Atago can recover her health. However, this Fire of Annihilation is extremely domineering; once it adheres, it's incredibly difficult to remove.
The reason it's said to be extremely difficult is that if even a tiny bit of the Fire of Annihilation isn't removed, that small amount can instantly rekindle and continue to invade the core.
Ye was not wrong in saying that she was Atago's only savior, because only Ye's Devour power could completely remove the Fire of Annihilation from the core.
Watching Ye, who was breaking out in a sweat while rescuing Atago, Illustrious didn't even dare to breathe. However, when she had patted Ye's chest earlier, Illustrious felt a softness, the sensation of breasts, and they were quite sizable.
Looking at Ye's flat chest, Illustrious was utterly perplexed, inwardly complaining in all seriousness, "Ye's chest looks like it's been flattened by a road roller, so why did I feel the majesticness of Mount Everest when I patted her chest earlier?"
"Could it be that Ye is a girl! Heavens! I saw her flat chest and thought she was a boy! And an extremely ugly boy at that."
"But even if she's a girl, she must be very ugly. After all, this Ye person wraps herself up tightly, emitting black energy all over, making it impossible for people to approach. This is simply a typical, extremely insecure and reclusive girl!"
Suddenly, Illustrious's gaze towards Ye softened.
Perhaps Illustrious's gaze was a bit too intense, as Ye immediately sensed it. While manipulating the Devour power, she looked at Illustrious and, seeing Illustrious's pitying gaze, she couldn't stand it and immediately said, "Can you please stop looking at me like that? It makes me sick!"
Illustrious cursed at Ye internally with a furious expression, "You're the one who's disgusting! Your whole family is disgusting."
Although she cursed inwardly, Illustrious dared not shout at Ye. Firstly, she was afraid of disturbing Ye in clearing the Fire of Annihilation. Secondly, she was afraid that Ye would hold a grudge and not completely cure Atago.
For Atago's sake, even being called disgusting, Illustrious could only smile and softly say, "I'm sorry! I'll stop looking at you like that immediately."
Turning her head, Ye refocused her attention on Atago's legendary core. Looking at the Fire of Annihilation on the legendary core, she manipulated the Devour power to pounce on the Fire of Annihilation.
The Fire of Annihilation, as if conscious, was continuing to erode the legendary core when it discovered the Devour power. A third of the flames immediately lunged towards the Devour power.
"Utterly foolish. Since you seek death, I shall grant it." Ye immediately manipulated the Devour power, and in an instant, completely devoured the pouncing Fire of Annihilation, making it disappear.
The remaining Fire of Annihilation, seeing that the Devour power had instantly consumed the attacking Fire of Annihilation, immediately couldn't believe it. They knew they were experts at eroding legendary cores; there should be no one in the world who could eliminate them. So how did this natural enemy, the Devour power, appear today?
The Fire of Annihilation on the legendary core immediately transformed into a small humanoid figure. Although this humanoid figure was small, its appearance was that of a voluptuous mature woman.
Standing on top of the legendary core, the fire-shaped mature woman immediately knelt down spinelessly and kowtowed several times to the Devour power.
Although the fire-shaped mature woman did not speak, her actions showed that the Fire of Annihilation had submitted. She couldn't defeat the Devour power, so she immediately knelt and begged for mercy, only asking the great one to spare her life.
Ye looked coldly at the Fire of Annihilation. Without the slightest hesitation, she manipulated the Devour power to pounce on the Fire of Annihilation.
The fire-shaped mature woman was immediately devoured by the Devour power, ultimately vanishing from Atago's consciousness world.
After the Devour power cleared the Fire of Annihilation, the 1% un-eroded portion of Atago's legendary core began to emit dazzling green light. The green light rushed towards the eroded part of the core and began to continuously repair it. In the blink of an eye, one-tenth of the core was repaired.
As the core was repaired, Atago's complexion slowly changed from pale to rosy. Illustrious was overjoyed at this sight.
Withdrawing the Devour power, Ye said indifferently, "Alright, all the Fire of Annihilation on her core has been cleared by me."
"That's great, Ye, do you know? Atago has suffered from the Fire of Annihilation for ten years. In these ten years, she has sought countless repair Ship Girls, but none could cure her. Even Vestal from the Atlantic Governors Mansion couldn't cure her, but what happened in the end? You cured her in ten minutes! You truly are a miracle doctor!" Illustrious said with a look of admiration.
Regarding Illustrious's admiration, Ye calmly said, "It's a small matter, no need to make a fuss."
"As expected of a miracle doctor, neither arrogant nor impatient! I am truly impressed!" Illustrious exclaimed, then bowed deeply to Ye, saying, "Miracle Doctor, please accept my bow! You are the benefactor who saved my beloved. If there's anything you need my help with in the future, just say the word. If I dare to say no, then I'm not Illustrious."
Illustrious outwardly respected Ye, but inwardly she was plotting mischief. As long as Ye accepted this bow, she would owe Ye a favor, meaning she wouldn't have to hand over the Four Grand Treasures of the Governor-Generals Mansion to Ye.
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