Chapter 1802 - 163: Sour

Fisher smoothed her scattered silver hair, which only ended up even more tousled in his palm,

"Sorry, sweetheart."

"...Hmm, I like that name... you should call me that every day from now on..."

"Alright."

Even though she was still groggy from sleep, Valentina felt a bit shy and buried her face in his chest, shifting her whole body from leaning against him to lying on top of him. Her wings also shifted to cover both of them.

"Why don’t you ask me... what I dreamed... about?"

"What did you dream about?"

"Hmm... a very... very big... very big..."

As she spoke, her voice became softer and more intermittent, indicating that she had drifted back into sleep. Her unfinished words seemed like some kind of spell, or a ticket, a ticket leading to that unfinished dream,

"Colorful wings... whale... whoosh..."

Is it that she’s just switching to a more comfortable position to continue sleeping?

Fisher paused for a moment, but then gently reached out to stroke her smooth back, pulling the bedding slightly over her wings.

Then he glanced at the ceiling, closed his eyes again for a little rest, leaning his head against hers.

...

...

"Morning, Lord Phoenix!"

"Morning, Miss Valentina!"

"Good morning, everyone."

Due to the events of last night, after Valentina assigned the tasks, the Wutong Tree was now in a state of battle readiness, operating at full speed.

Valentina and Fisher didn’t linger in bed for long and quickly got up to attend to their respective responsibilities. Fisher had to join Ashley in the Gap to explore new ideas inspired by her last night, while Valentina had to organize the forces attacking Saint Nali to ensure everything went smoothly.

As she walked along, even the busiest Snow Fox Species clerks would stop to salute when they saw the particularly radiant Valentina, so the sounds of greetings filled the air.

This was indeed a good sign. After witnessing the disaster scenario of yesterday, there was an inevitable unease even among those who had already been assigned their tasks. But seeing the leader, Phoenix, so energized and spirited, they couldn’t help but be uplifted, even raising their chins while greeting.

Valentina flapped her wings and headed to Alagina’s laboratory under the Wutong Tree, ready to inventory the Cardinal participating in the battle.

The value of transporting a living creature with a Slime far exceeds that of a non-living one, so overall, it was wise to bring more Cardinals to Saint Nali. Moreover, the Cardinals that Alagina had developed yesterday had succeeded in testing, and it would be best to produce more quickly.

When she landed on the ground floor, other females from Sardinia Female Country were already hauling tools to transport Cardinal parts, which was a sign of accelerated production.

And Alagina was sitting at the laboratory entrance, studying the blueprint in her hands while having breakfast. Upon hearing the flapping wings, she looked up to see Valentina.

"Alagina!"

At first glance, Alagina saw Valentina’s face, which seemed to be glowing, though obviously nothing they did last night could achieve such dramatic effects—better than the beauty products of Saint Nali—but what’s that saying?

When you’re in a good mood and stress is released, it shows on your face.

Clearly, the Little Phoenix, who had just reunited with her long-missed husband, was in quite a good mood. Such emotions blooming under pressure are the best beauty products.

Conversely, Valentina also noticed Alagina’s expression at first glance.

Alagina remained as handsome as ever, like a young gentleman of snow, but the silent pressure she had been accumulating was visible on her face, especially a hint of dark circles under her calm eyes, indicating she had not rested well last night.

"....."

After the initial greeting, they both fell silent for a moment.

Alagina was the first to react, preventing Valentina’s greeting from falling flat,

"Miss Valentina, you’re here."

"Ah, that..."

Valentina glanced at the blueprint in her hands and then at the breakfast she was holding. On the table beside her was a half-eaten pastry from Northern Realm, and in her hand was a fruit also native to Northern Realm, known as Sour and Sweet Wax, which is tangy and appetizing.

"Were you busy with the Cardinal last night too?"

"Yes, I had already prepared some parts with the machine tools, so today we can assemble them as quickly as possible. If we’re given another day, with the help of machine tools and the core we have accumulated before, we can at least produce ten new machines that are ready to use."

"Ah..."

As she listened, Valentina couldn’t help feeling a bit guilty herself.

It seemed like last night she and Fisher had relaxed while leaving Alagina to work...

Although she wasn’t particularly close to Alagina, and there was even a hint of rivalry between them, even without that relationship, it wasn’t easy on her conscience to know that her employee was burning the midnight oil while she, as a leader, was sleeping with her husband, right?