Chapter 208: The Diplomatic Mission and the Missing Three Heroes

“Wow, aren’t those the boys who were teleported out before?”

“They’ve recovered and come back, how playful. Are they missing your big sister me?”

“Hehe, I think he might be into the little-sister type like Yula.”

“Um… hey little brother, what treasure are you hiding down there? Let me take a look.”

The weather above the Succubus Academy today was somewhat overcast.

There were faint signs that rain was about to fall.

Logically speaking, weather like this should feel a bit oppressive.

But today, neither the students nor the staff of the Succubus Academy felt gloomy because of the weather—instead, every single one of them was excited.

Because today, a male had finally come to them voluntarily again, and what’s more, he was a human male, their absolute favorite.

You see, after the last time the ‘Su Qi and company’ were teleported to the Succubus Academy, the human side seemed to have developed some corresponding courses and training regarding the Succubus Teleportation Stone.

As a result, the frequency at which the academy’s teleportation array delivered human males had become quite low recently.

And now, seeing three young men in the prime of their youth, sensing the rich spiritual essence around them that had fully recovered, the faculty and students of the Succubus Academy were naturally overjoyed.

Meanwhile, many succubus girls were happily enjoying their own ‘afternoon tea,’ and the scene was momentarily flirtatious.

At the same time, inside the principal’s office, the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

She had just listened to the ‘gift’ explanation from the neighbor aunt who bore a seven-part resemblance to her good older sister, with the same purple hair.

Now, seeing the helpless expression that said, “Oh you, such a thoughtful child, you shouldn’t have,” Su Lulu was frozen in place.

So, judging from the current situation, if she had come on this trip alone, there probably wouldn’t have been any problem.

It seemed that Little Qi’s three team members had sacrificed themselves for nothing.

No, strictly speaking, they had just given themselves away for free.

Realizing this, Su Lulu had originally wanted to plead with the neighbor aunt to let those three boys who wanted to be heroes go.

But just as Su Lulu was about to speak, she heard a series of low, excited male voices faintly coming from outside the door.

“Oh ho~”

“Hehe… hehehe, yeah, that’s the feeling. Step on me, big sister, step on me…”

Hearing this, Su Lulu thought it over and decided to hold back her plea for mercy.

She turned to the neighbor aunt and got straight to the point about the purpose of her visit.

“Aunt Gu, I came this time because I have something I need to ask you.”

Considering the safety of Su Qi in the Fifth Plane right now,

and being a sister who deeply cared for her brother, Su Lulu’s tone carried a hint of urgency this time.

Facing this anxious Su Lulu,

the neighbor aunt, who was seven parts similar to Gu Wen Yin but with a bit more of a mature wife aura, didn’t show much change in her expression.

But in the next second, she unhurriedly walked over to Su Lulu, gently pressed her down onto a stool, and then spoke softly.

“Lulu, I know you’re anxious. But don’t be anxious first. Drink some fruit juice and relax a bit.”

As she spoke, she took a cup of purple juice from the refrigerator, poured a glass for Su Lulu, and gestured for her to take a sip and unwind.

Hearing this, although Su Lulu was anxious, she considered that this was the other party’s territory.

She quickly accepted the juice and took a sip. To be fair, this chilled purple fruit juice had a sweet and sour taste that was surprisingly good.

And seeing that Su Lulu had drunk a sip of juice, her body no longer so tense, and her breathing no longer so rapid,

the neighbor aunt finally spoke slowly, but the topic she brought up was different from Su Lulu’s.

“Little Lulu, do you know why our Succubus Academy is here? And why do we have this teleportation array?”

The origin of the Succubus Academy?

Hearing this question, Su Lulu couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

Although Su Lulu had been in a coma for the past few years and only became active in the Saint Ruins after recently recovering,

she had still learned quite a lot about the rumors of the Succubus Academy during her previous adventures.

After all, unlike most of the beasts in the Saint Ruins, which were wild, instinct-driven, and destructive in their ways,

the Succubus Clan was a high-intelligence and high-beauty existence in the Saint Ruins.

Just from their style, one could see the difference between them and the beasts. They were so special that it was hard not to pay attention to them.

And back when Su Lulu was an adventurer before her coma, many adventurers spread rumors.

Some said the Succubus Academy was originally founded by a girl who awakened the Succubus ability.

But honestly, that theory didn’t hold up under scrutiny. After all, a girl who awakened the Succubus ability wasn’t a pig—how could she give birth to a whole academy full of succubi?

Others said this was a secret hidden within the Saint Ruins, a special race born from the spiritual energy of the Saint Ruins, but this had never been confirmed either.

Of course, there were other theories, but overall, none of them stood on solid ground.

Seeing Su Lulu fall into deep thought, her brows slightly furrowed, yet remaining silent for a long time,

clearly not finding a good explanation,

the neighbor aunt didn’t keep her in suspense. After refilling Su Lulu’s drink, she continued.

“Actually, our Succubus Academy originally lived in what you humans call the Fifth Plane, the Segus World.”

The Fifth Plane, Segus World?

Hearing these two pieces of information, Su Lulu couldn’t help but be surprised.

After all, the intelligence they lacked the most right now was about the Fifth Plane.

But now the aunt was saying that the Succubus Academy used to be located in the Fifth Plane—how could that not be surprising?

In this regard, although Su Lulu usually hated class and was a slacker student,

she immediately perked up, pricked her ears, and listened even more attentively.

“Segus, also known as your Fifth Plane, is actually the plane with the most abundant spiritual energy among many parallel worlds. Because in the Segus plane, there is the World Tree guarding it, protecting the spiritual energy from being taken away by other plane spaces.”

“Moreover, the beings that grew up in the spiritually rich Segus generally have very high life value. The World Tree also nurtured some high-level races. According to human terms, they would be called long-lived species—elves, giant dragons, succubi, and so on.”

Listening to the principal’s description of the Segus World,

Su Lulu couldn’t help but fall into memory. She recalled the Fifth Plane from a few days ago, which had only a five-second record.

The entire land was filled with dark, evil aura, and it seemed the whole Fifth Plane had been reduced to the World Tree’s one remaining pure land.

So what exactly happened after that?

And as for Su Lulu’s doubts, the neighbor aunt didn’t make her wait long. She soon continued.

“Thousands of years ago, under the protection of the World Tree, everything was beautiful and life was peaceful. But until one day, the Guardian Dragon, the sacred beast of the World Tree, was suddenly turned by the half-orcs, transforming into the Demon King, the balance of the Segus World was finally broken.”

“Because the Demon King was the former holy beast of the World Tree, it knew the World Tree’s abilities very well.”

“In addition, the Demon King obtained dark energy from the half-orc priests. Dark energy carried the force of death. Wherever it invaded, the land would lose its vitality. Although it couldn’t directly contend with the life aura of the World Tree, slowly devouring and bit by bit corrupting—this was something the World Tree couldn’t resist.”

“To resist the Demon King’s invasion, the World Tree opened some plane spaces, hoping to get help from other planes. And as the World Tree’s diplomat, the Succubus Clan became the pioneers of plane exploration.”

Hearing the neighbor aunt say so much in one breath about the knowledge of the Segus World and the origin of the succubi,

Su Lulu felt her head spinning and found it hard to take in.

At the same time, a question formed in her mind: Why had the Succubus Clan, as she knew them, never mentioned these things to humans?

Perhaps Su Lulu’s confused expression was too easy to read, or perhaps this question was too easy to guess.

The principal sitting before Su Lulu didn’t pause too long and quickly continued to answer.

“Actually, little Lulu, I can probably guess what you’re confused about right now.”

“After all, as a succubus, I did spend a few years as your neighbor and integrated into human society for a period of time.”

“But precisely because I’ve been to human society and learned human ways, I know a key factor—and that is ‘opportunity.'”

“If we succubi had directly announced the turmoil of the Segus World, many situations might have arisen. For example, skepticism, coercion, or even some might think we were the evil side. But now, the timing is right!”

The timing is right?

Hearing the neighbor aunt’s words, Su Lulu’s palms tightened slightly, and a bad premonition rose in her heart.

And the principal’s next words truly confirmed Su Lulu’s guess.

“Under the invasion of the Demon King Clan, the World Tree has been invaded to the point where only the last sanctuary remains. Due to the loss of power, some plane passages that the World Tree originally sealed are now being discovered and invaded by the Demon King.”

“For example, the teleportation array in the Fourth Layer of the Saint Ruins that humans talk about has been discovered by the Demon King. Now, pitch black beasts from the Demon King’s Castle are continuously breaking into the Saint Ruins. Wherever these pitch black beasts pass, the death aura they emit devours a large amount of spiritual energy.”

“If the World Tree of Segus is defeated, with no World Tree to restrict it, it’s very likely that Blue Star will soon be targeted by the Demon King.”

“Isn’t there an old saying in China—we’re all grasshoppers tied to the same rope. We’re at a moment of life and death. Perhaps now is the right opportunity for humans and the World Tree to join forces against the Demon King!”

“Little Lulu, this ring is for you. Inside it are all teleportation stones, but these are all teleportation stones for traveling to the Segus World. When the World Tree fruit matures this time, that should be the moment the final battle begins. At that time, these teleportation stones will receive the World Tree’s energy and open one-way portals. Whether to come and help or not is up to you humans.”

“Alright, little Lulu, I’ve said just about everything I needed to say this time. I’ll leave it to you to be the adventurer guild’s diplomatic mission. Auntie here has heard that when you were in elementary school, you and little Wen Yin served as discipline committee members together. I’m counting on you this time.”

Having once again received a wealth of intelligence about Segus, and being assigned a task, and then hearing the teasing in that final remark,

Su Lulu felt a mix of emotions at this moment.

Under tremendous pressure, she also found it somewhat amusing.

A discipline committee member from elementary school—what kind of great and mighty official position was that?

Wen Yin’s mother, the neighbor aunt, was as humorous as ever!

However, even though Su Lulu had a lot of thoughts swirling inside her right now, she hadn’t forgotten the most important reason for this trip—her Little Qi.

“Aunt Gu, my Little Qi has been teleported to the Segus World. He won’t be in any danger, will he?”

Facing this question asked nervously by Su Lulu,

the sexy and gentle neighbor aunt thought for a moment, then nodded softly and said.

“The little Su Qi you’re talking about should be fine.”

Should be?

Hearing this ambiguous answer,

Su Lulu, who was deeply worried about Little Qi’s safety, was honestly a bit dissatisfied.

And just as Su Lulu was about to continue asking, she heard the neighbor aunt continue.

“If Little Qi had really encountered the Demon King and been eaten by him, then by now the Demon King might have already come to the Blue Star plane!”

Hearing this, Su Lulu belatedly remembered the letter her mother had left behind.

And recalling that Little Qi had eaten the World Tree fruit, was the Demon King’s target, and yet the Saint Ruins hadn’t undergone any major changes,

Su Lulu felt that much of the gloom in her heart had dissipated.

It seemed that Little Qi, who had been teleported to the Segus plane, should be safe!

That was wonderful!

And after Su Lulu untangled her worries and drank two more cups of delicious fruit juice,

considering that time was tight now, the intelligence needed to be shared with the Adventurers’ Guild, and the guild needed to report further up,

and most importantly, if she stayed any longer, she might forget to write something,

Su Lulu didn’t linger and quickly took her leave.

The neighbor aunt didn’t refuse and gently waved at Su Lulu. The next second, a familiar teleportation light appeared at Su Lulu’s feet.

After a dizzying sensation of teleportation,

Su Lulu found herself back in front of the statue once again.

Looking at the extra ring and a bottle of delicious fruit juice in her hand, and thinking about the neighbor aunt’s ‘diplomatic mission’ task,

knowing that Su Qi was currently safe, a smile finally appeared at the corners of Su Lulu’s lips, which had been downturned these past two days.

The next second, she ran toward the pathway outside, wanting to report this intelligence to the Adventurers’ Guild as soon as possible.

But just two steps out, Su Lulu suddenly felt a sense of wrongness.

Hmm… why does it feel like something is missing compared to when she came?