But the words spoken by the Star Girl contained a series of pronunciations...it was impossible to parse out the meaning at all!
"There are only two possibilities..." Qi Ji had a faint smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart.
One is that the language used in that string of syllables is so special that it is beyond her ability to translate the language.
two is……
That string of syllables has no meaning in itself; it is a proper noun!
For example, when Qi Ji introduced his name to the people in this world, the two words "Qi Ji" could not be translated into the common language of mankind. He could only transliterate the two syllables "qi1ji4" according to the pronunciation characteristics of the common language of mankind.
Because "柒季" is composed of two Chinese characters, and in Chinese, these two characters usually cannot form a meaningful word, so naturally there is no way to translate it directly, it can only be transliterated.
"Let's assume it's the second one... Then, what does the noun refer to?"
Qi Ji immediately thought of a possibility - the name!
That string of syllables is the Star Girl’s own name!
"Come to think of it, I still don't know this guy's honorific name... I need to find out this basic information as soon as possible, otherwise it will be troublesome in the future."
This shouldn't be the first time that the Star Girl has descended upon the mortal world. If so, she must have left some traces of her own in the world. As long as we look for them carefully, we can always restore them and thus figure out her complete name...
Thinking of this, she turned her head and looked at Emperor Octavius VIII, who was trembling in fear in the air in the distance:
"Gather all the information about the divine existence 'Pure White Gate' for me, and then send it to me through prayer every week. As a reward, I will provide you with a certain degree of protection... Please note that this must be done in secret."
The research on the "Pure White Gate" cannot be left to Hill alone. Perhaps there are or have been traces of this unknown god in the human world, just like the "Order of Saint Hydra".
The most suitable person to entrust this tedious intelligence gathering task that requires a lot of human resources is Octavius VIII, the head of a country.
Then, in the half-shocked and half-puzzled gazes of the emperor and others, she instructed the starry sky girl:
"After you return to the astral realm, try to pay less attention to this world. Some things... will change just by being 'observed'."
"Yes! Please rest assured, Master!"
The star girl stood up straight with a "snap", her face full of seriousness.
After the two of them said their simple goodbyes, the Star Girl's body instantly disappeared. Qi Ji lost all sense of her existence, leaving only an excited and somewhat reluctant cry:
"Goodbye, Master! I will always wait for you to come back!!"
This means that the subordinates of the former "Original Master" have returned to the star realm.
"Finally sent him away..."
Qi Ji couldn't help but let out a long breath of relief, then raised one hand, spread out his five fingers, and his eyes stayed on the palm of his hand.
In the middle of the palm with fine texture and delicate skin, a thin, smooth purple-black hair lies quietly.
A bright and dreamy faint light flows and shines on the surface of this long hair, blooming with charming colorful colors.
This was the small piece of hair that Qi Ji secretly cut off when he was caressing the starry girl's head before.
After the automatic enhancement during this period of time, her strength was already several orders of magnitude stronger than when she was in Loen City more than half a month ago, and her ability to use and manipulate her own strength had also increased exponentially.
It is entirely possible to contain the horrific energy that is enough to burn a country into as tiny a hair without causing any extra noise.
So, when she cut off a hair of the Star Girl without anyone noticing, she didn't notice it at all.
Perhaps for a mythical creature of this level, the loss of a single hair is nothing to be concerned about.
"But let's not talk about divinity for now. The spiritual power contained in this hair alone is thousands of times stronger than the sum of all the extraordinary people I have met so far..."
Qi Ji clenched his five fingers, preserved the hair in his palm with a special seal, and put it into the storage space.
This thing is the body tissue removed from the Star Girl's original body. It will definitely be useful in the future if kept.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency..."
As if he had just recovered from his shock, Octavius VIII stared at Qi Ji's profile in disbelief, his voice trembling slightly:
"You mean... you are willing to provide asylum to the royal family?"
Chapter 381 Cooperation
For Octavius VIII, everything that happened today was too shocking!
In just one hour, he encountered a series of accidents that he would probably never encounter in his lifetime.
First, an assassin disguised himself as a personal guard and tried to assassinate him. Then, an unknown demigod that he had never seen before descended from the sky and wiped out the assassins in the blink of an eye.
Then, a black-haired girl in a cloak appeared out of nowhere and started a very strange and confusing interaction with the female demigoddess whose body was shining with layers of starlight.
Judging from the close relationship between the two, this black-haired girl must also be a divine being, and her strength seems to be even greater.
Two unknown demigods suddenly appeared!
Even though Octavius VIII was a knowledgeable and experienced king of the empire, he still found it difficult to digest such a scene, and the turmoil in his heart lasted for a long time.
Now, the starlight demigod suddenly disappeared for some reason, probably left, and the remaining black-haired cloaked girl proposed a deal to herself that sounded so good that it aroused alarm.
If simply collecting intelligence among the people could earn the protection of a divine being... that would be extremely beneficial to the royal family.
This means: from now on, the royal family of the Glorious Plantagenet Empire... will completely get rid of the passive situation of not having a demigod force in charge, and will thus gain unimaginable benefits from the Settling Sun Spiritual Society.
And these profits can be invested in training new demigods. When the royal family succeeds in cultivating demigods within their own forces, then even if the black-haired girl terminates the contract and no longer provides protection, the royal family will not fall back into a disadvantage again!
The long-standing deadlock between the church and the imperial royal family will be completely broken.
The impact of this drastic change may even bring about earth-shaking changes in the entire country!
"Well, 'to a certain extent'."
Qi Ji's expression remained indifferent. He nodded slightly and explained in a calm tone:
"I will only handle matters involving the divine level. I will ignore all other requests. And whether I will help or not is entirely up to my personal judgment. Do you understand?"
She did not beat around the bush at all and spoke very directly, with a very firm attitude, leaving no room for negotiation.
If she were to be honest, based on her personal beliefs and standpoints, she was not very willing to provide any help to these capital monarchs.
But to be fair, considering the reality of the times, the Glorious Plantagenet Empire was indeed the country with the most fully developed social stage in the human world. At least it was advancing industrialization and the socialization of labor step by step.
In contrast, the neighboring Holy Roman Empire is still generally practicing the ancient feudal system of lord fiefdom, and only a few economically developed cities have become industrialized metropolises with the blessing of God.
If there weren't really gods protecting the Church of Grace, and if the clergy in the church weren't able to use their magic and iron-clad scriptures to destroy steam armored vehicles, the Glorious Plantagenet Empire would be able to crush this neighboring country with its absolute industrial strength, just like what happened on Earth before.
Without engaging in any lofty political theories, Qi Ji was indeed more inclined to glorify the Plantagenet Empire from a personal perspective.
Therefore, she was willing to temporarily provide a certain degree of protection to the country's ruling class, rather than relying entirely on violence to force the other party to unilaterally execute her orders.
However, there are limits to helping. Internal strife and division of interests among the upper class can be considered, but as for helping them suppress mass riots or quell regional rebellions, don't even think about it.
Moreover, she leaves the specific decision entirely to her own subjective feelings. If she is not happy, no matter what she says, it will be useless.
"Of course, that is your freedom."
When Octavius VIII heard the other party's demands, which were so harsh and even outrageous, he not only did not show any dissatisfaction or hesitation, but easily accepted them.
For the royal family, the demigod force does not need to really fight against anyone in most cases. The existence of this level only needs to "exist", which is enough to pose a great deterrent to all forces.
In the two hundred years since history entered the Sixth Age, there has not been a real fight between demigods for a long time. In many cases, even if there are conflicts between demigods, they are at most verbal or a contest between the forces below.
If the divine beings were to really get caught up in an endless battle, the aftermath of their power alone would be enough to devastate an entire country, and this would not be allowed by the nine righteous gods.
Therefore, only humans, who are not outstanding in all aspects, can dominate this continent instead of becoming pets or slaves of various mythical creatures.
Therefore, no matter how harsh the demands and restrictions put forward by the black-haired girl were, they were not a big problem in the eyes of the emperor. Anyway, usually he had no chance and no need to take action. It was enough for him to be called "Protector of the Imperial Royal Family".
"Sir, I would like to ask a question."
Octavius VIII was not carried away by excitement and joy.
While imagining the future plans of the royal family and the church to fight for their rights, he still maintained a fairly rational mindset and asked Qi Ji in a humble but not servile manner:
"Can you provide more detailed information about the divine existence 'Pure White Gate' that you want to investigate? It would be difficult to investigate if there is only a name."
There was one thing that puzzled him. The black-haired girl was a demigod, and she had a companion, the starlight girl who was also a demigod. It shouldn't be that she didn't have any power of her own, right?
Why should we leave intelligence gathering, which requires little technical skills but may involve certain secrets, to a group of "outsiders" who may not be reliable?
Could it be that... this investigation mission involves some great risks, so much so that these two demigods are unwilling to take it on themselves, and instead "outsource" it to the imperial family?
If this was the case, he would have to think carefully about whether to continue this cooperation. After all, he was definitely not capable of bearing the risk that even demigods did not want to take.
No matter how great the benefits are, you have to be alive to enjoy them.
Moreover, if a malicious divine being is involved, death may be the most merciful outcome.
Qi Ji glanced at the emperor and immediately saw what he was worried about. He deliberately put on a cold and arrogant attitude and said calmly:
"We have more important things to do."
After saying this, without giving the emperor any time to think or ask further questions, she directly activated the "space grafting". Her body was wrapped in dazzling star sand and disappeared in an instant.
"Uh……"
Seeing the other party leave so abruptly, the emperor was also stunned for a moment, and then he could only smile bitterly and said helplessly:
"So cool, is this what a demigod is? He doesn't have to worry about anything at all..."
The "Iron Knight" and "Night Walker" floating on his left and right looked at each other. After a few seconds, the "Iron Knight" asked:
"Your Majesty, do we agree to this?"
"Do we have any other choice?" The emperor said bitterly, his face becoming more serious. "In front of such a being, we have no right to bargain."
"Understood. I will immediately arrange for someone to conduct a secret investigation... You protect His Majesty's safety."
The gloomy and depressed "Night Walker" nodded, gave his colleague some instructions, then stepped back a few meters and was about to leave.
But before his body disintegrated into black fluid, a dim yellow mist suddenly emerged in the devastated wasteland not far away, and a figure walked out of it.
"what happened?"
The visitor was the "Morning and Dusk Saint" of the Settling Sun Spiritual Society. The noise caused by the joint attack launched by the assassins a few minutes ago in order to kill the emperor with one blow naturally could not escape the capture of the Settling Sun Church, so a saint was sent to check the situation.
Seeing the church staff arrive, the three of them immediately straightened their demeanor. The emperor regained his dignity, turned around and faced the "Morning and Evening Saint", and said in a deep and deep voice:
"Several third-level transcendents are lurking near the palace, trying to assassinate me..."
He briefly described what had just happened, but omitted the part about the two demigod girls, and instead described the group of assassins as being killed by the two personal guards who arrived in time.
"Are they all extraordinary beings from the 'Earth' and 'Chaos' realms?"
After listening to the emperor's description, the "Saint of Dawn and Dusk" frowned, realizing that the forces involved in this incident might be very troublesome.
The emperor did not explicitly state that the assassins were sent by the Cresto Dynasty, because this was just his personal guess and it should not be made public before verification, otherwise it might cause a diplomatic incident.
"I will go back and report to Lord Xiaguang. If the situation is true, the church will soon investigate the matter with His Majesty. I believe that we will get a fair and true result."
After thinking for a few seconds, the saint said so, and then without saying goodbye, he turned into dusk and disappeared.
"Alas, these are troubled times..."
The emperor could not help but sigh again, and then said to the "Night Walker":
"The cabinet meeting will be held as usual. Let's discuss how to deal with this assassination attempt... Oh, call Roman as well. The situation at the Imperial National University also needs to be confirmed."
Chapter 382 Psychic Interrogation
In this mysterious realm that is chaotic, weird, illusory, and filled with countless energies and chaotic creatures.
A large number of brilliant and colorful light spots quietly emerged from the endless chaos, gathering into a vortex, and then a slender and beautiful figure was condensed.
"Huh... there are so many things to do today."
Qi Ji emerged from the starlight, looked at the restless free energy and chaotic creatures in front of him, and couldn't help but let out a long breath.
She had only wanted to wait and see what the "New World" sect was planning, and to investigate the specific situation so as to decide whether or not to rescue the emperor who was about to be assassinated.
In the end, I never expected to encounter the "mysterious figure in the starry sky"! I also learned some information about the original owner of my body, such as his honorific name and title.
Besides, she was also surprised by the following events, whether it was the inexplicable appearance of the name of "Saint Hydra" in the gray forest where Hill was, or the mysterious organization that was connected with the "New World" sect to assassinate the emperor...
These were all things she had not expected before.
At the end of the day, the doubts in her mind suddenly became much heavier, and it was really a bit of a headache.
"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time..."
She shook her head slightly, and cast her gaze diagonally downward, landing on a skinny figure who was unconscious:
