As of next week, I am going to reduce the number of chapters released on the free sites of Scribble Hub, Royal Road and Webnovel, as well as Patreon and SubscribeStar tiers 1 and 2, from 9 to 7, while tier 3 will retain its 9 chapters a week.
As I'm sure many of you have worked out, doing this means that Tier 3 supports will get an extra 2 chapters a week over everyone else and the gap in chapters will only increase since currently Tier 3.
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"Oh wow, that is frightening," Elemence said in shock after hearing Tephe's explanation before adding, "The ability to remove all your enemies and rivals simply by killing their ancestors is very powerful."
"It's not exactly simple considering you have to travel back in time, but I agree it's powerful," Rowena replied.
"But you are correct in your thinking, Tephe. If the powerful and influential were to learn of this, then they could begin to hunt Adam down, either to eliminate him or to get ahold of his ship," Revi explained as Elemence glanced at her but said nothing.
"Or both," Rowena added.
"Or both," Revi said in agreement.
"It's a good job we are not planning on doing any major time jumps for a while, then, isn't it?" Adam asked with a smirk.
"Trueeee, but suddenly appearing in orbit of the planet you're heading towards is not exactly the best idea if you're trying to keep it secret," Elemence said with a sigh.
"Won't people just think it's cloaking tech?" Eri asked.
"Don't forget the strange phenomenon it makes, that purple glow with lightning arcs is not something cloaking tech produces," Lorelie replied.
"Good point," Eri conceded.
"So, from now on, you think we should jump to a distance away from the planet and then travel there normally?" Adam asked.
"That would probably be the smartest plan," Elemence advised.
"If we use it to jump again. I'm still dubious about using it again when you're on board. We don't want a relapse of what just happened," Stacey said in a serious tone.
"While I agree with you, granddaughter, it sounds like the cause is more to do with jumping too far through time than the actual jump itself," Rowena replied before adding, "At least from what Romy told us."
"Perhaps," Stacey said thoughtfully.
"Guys, I wanna go enjoy the festival," Tephe suddenly announced.
"Tephe's right, how about we forget about this for now and go enjoy ourselves?" Aphrodite suggested.
"Where shall we go first then?" Lorelie asked with excitement.
Revi turned to Adam and asked, "Have you eaten today?"
"I ate something this morning before we all came here," Adam replied.
"Then, how about we check out the food stalls that some of the citizens have set up. I want you to try out my races' specialities since you didn't get a chance the last time you were here," Revi suggested.
"Yay, let's go, let's go," Tephe said in excitement as Maiya, who sat atop her head, nodded in agreement.
"That sounds like a good idea, the phoenix race does have some delicious delicacies that I haven't eaten in many years," Rowena remarked.
"Sounds like it's decided then," Adam replied.
"Excellent, let's go," Revi said happily before she hooked her arm through Adam's and led the way.
"No fair, Revi," Tephe complained as she quickly hooked her arm through Adam's other.
The other women exchanged glances before they followed the three, before Emma leaned close to Elemence and, while pointing at Revi, asked, "Is that ok?"
"Hmm," Elemence replied in a thoughtful tone as she stared at the three before saying with a smirk, "Honestly, I'm not sure since Revi has never acted this way towards a man before. I'm kind of interested to see how people react."
"Should the personal assistant of the empress be saying something like that?" Rowena asked with an evil smirk.
"So long as it doesn't get out of hand, why not? I'm entitled to a little entertainment from time to time, aren't I?" Elemence asked as she mimicked Rowena's evil smirk.
"Oh gods, she's secretly like Rowena, isn't she?" Lorelie hissed to Stacey, who nodded in return.
"You know this is gonna end up all over Xer-verse and other social media sites, right?" Eri asked.
"Of course," Elemence replied as if unconcerned while she observed Revi's happy smile.
"Let's just stand back and watch how it progresses," Aphrodite advised before leaning towards Emma and whispering, "Don't fall behind."
"What?" Emma asked with a slight blush; however, Aphrodite just winked at her.
"Besides," Elemence suddenly said before looking towards Adam as her smirk became even crueller as she added, "I heard a rumour that a certain handsome dragon plans to make an appearance and I'm curious to see what Adam will do."
"What!" Lorelie asked in surprise.
"Tell me you're not talking about Narven?" Stacey asked in shock.
"How interesting," Aphrodite said with a smirk.
"Things are about to get amusing," Rowena said happily.
"You mean that dragon Revi mentioned that keeps hitting on her?" Emma asked curiously.
"Oh, you know about that?" Elemence asked in surprise.
"She mentioned it in Adam's stream chat," Emma explained.
"Revi did mention that Adam streamed and who some of his viewers were. It's very unusual for a streamer to have such high-profile viewers," Elemence remarked.
"Well, Adam's streams aren't boring or fake like many streamers," Stacey replied.
"That idiot Prime, for example," Eri remarked.
"Apparently, he even streamed his battle during the Siege of Fenix Nest, though none of us can remember it, unfortunately," Lorelie added
"Really?" Elemence asked in surprise before adding, "It's a shame there is no record of it. Seeing the battle that decided my race's fate from his first-person perspective of our saviour would have been most exciting."
"Well, perhaps you will get the chance to see him in action in the future if you watch his stream with Revi," Aphrodite stated.
"Or I suppose you could just ask Adam to give you access to his stream," Stacey suggested with a shrug.
"Ask for access?" Elemence asked in surprise before adding, "You mean not just anyone can watch?"
"I guess Revi didn't tell you that," Stacey replied before explaining. "Spector, the AI on Adam's ship, limits access to his stream for some reason, and whenever any of us ask why, it refuses to explain, even to Adam."
"That's rather strange, I've never heard of an AI disobeying its master," Elemence replied curiously.
"Well, Spector didn't originally belong to Adam, so I guess even his access is limited," Stacey replied.
"Any idea who created it?" Elemence asked.
"No idea. All we know is that it was on Earth, Adam's homeworld, for thirteen hundred years before Adam found it," Lorelie replied.
"Thirteen hundred years? That's a long time," Elemence replied before thinking for a moment and asking, "Any idea how it got there?"
"Not really. Lord Malacoss came up with the theory that Spector's original crew died somehow and Spector then drifted through space until it arrived on Earth," Rowena replied.
"Hmm, that does seem like the most plausible solution, though there is another, although it's a bit far-fetched," Elemence replied.
"What would that be?" Rowena asked as all the women looked at Elemence eagerly.
Elemence was about to reply when suddenly excited voices distracted them all, "Ahhhh, look, it's Empress Revi and the white dragon."
"Oh wow, I can't believe they graced us with their presence."
"Hello, empress."
"Greetings, empress."
"Hi, empress."
"It's an honour, white dragon."
"Welcome, White Dragon Tephe."
"Please stay as long as you wish, White Dragon Tephe."
"Look, that's Diva Lorelie."
"Damn your right, do you think the rumours about her agreeing to perform are true?"
"I sure hope so, I can't wait to see her live."
"Look, it's Divas Rowena and Aphrodite."
"Damn, they're both so sexy."
"Diva Rowena's body is perfect, especially that ass."
"Diva Aphrodite just oozes sex appeal."
"How do I get my body to look like that?"
"Who's the guy that seems to be escorting the empress and white dragon?"
"No idea, but he sure is lucky."
"Is he worthy enough to be escorting them both?"
"I know a certain dragon that won't be happy if he sees this."
"Well, looks like the rumours are about to start and it won't be long before that pompous prick hears them," Elemence said happily.
"I thought you were doing this for entertainment?" Rowena asked before adding, "But why does it sound like you have an ulterior motive?"
"Simple, it's because I do… well, two actually," Elemence replied.
"Which are?" Lorelie asked.
"Oh, I think you'll be able to figure them out if we keep watching," Elemence replied while smirking before asking, "Are you sure you're ok with that though?"
"You mean Adam and Revi?" Lorelie asked.
"Yes, I mean, he is your boyfriend," Elemence replied.
"It's fine, in fact, we hope it works out with them. Revi will make a good addition to the family, both herself and what she brings," Lorelie answered.
"What she brings?" Elemence repeated before asking, "What do you mean?"
"Well, her position and the Phoenix race empress for one, then there's her experience and all the connections she has built over her twelve lifetimes," Lorelie explained.
"You mean to say that you wouldn't be ok about her being with Adam if she weren't powerful and influential?" Elemence asked in surprise.
"Well, that would normally be the case since we only want those who we believe are worthy of Adam and can benefit the family to join. Revi's position is a little unique, however," Lorelie replied.
"Yeah, she's obviously been waiting to be with Adam for over two thousand years, which is more than the rest of us combined," Stacey remarked.
"We're not so callous as to interfere with that, as long as she doesn't attempt anything silly like making Adam leave us," Rowena stated.