Chapter 362: New Conquest Mission

’The main quest has been activated?’

Yu Zhizhi immediately perked up her rabbit ears, listening intently.

[System: This is a designated mission. Completion will grant a bonus Experience Points reward! The host must conquer the Crown Prince (Tiger) of the Moon Rising Empire within three months. Becoming pregnant with his cub will be considered a success. Failure or exceeding the time limit will result in annihilation! Please hurry, host. The countdown begins now—]

[Friendly Reminder: Once the host reaches Level 8, you will be able to view the favorability ratings of all conquest targets.]

Unlike the previous missions, which had a broad scope, this new one provided a very specific target.

’The Moon Rising Empire...’

’The Crown Prince?’

Yu Zhizhi seemed to recall hearing about him before. Was it during the Empire conference in Paradise? She remembered there was some discussion about a marriage alliance.

But the Duke had explicitly refused.

After that, the matter fizzled out, and she rarely heard any news about him.

She didn’t even know his name or what he looked like.

All of Yu Zhizhi’s sleepiness vanished. She tried to search for some information about him online, but found nothing.

’The Crown Prince of the Moon Rising Empire...’

’He should be in Moonrise, right?’

’Then again, it’s hard to say.’

She would just have to see if she could get news of him from somewhere else.

’Ah!’

’The Purple Fox must be from Moonrise. It might know something!’

「The next day.」

Yu Zhizhi was healing the Purple Fox as usual. It lay quietly, its tail perfectly still.

"Did you used to live in the Divine City?" Yu Zhizhi asked tentatively.

The fox lifted its gaze slightly, its pale purple eyes fixed on the lop-eared rabbit girl before it. They were so close that it could see the tiny freckles on the tip of her nose.

"Mhm."

On the entire Beast World Planet, only the Moon Rising Empire had Purple Foxes.

"I... I’ve met the young miss of the Fox Clan before..."

That young miss of the Purple Fox Clan was exceptionally beautiful. The first time Yu Zhizhi saw her was at an auction, and she had also wanted the Mermaid very badly.

Yu Zhizhi took the initiative to get friendly. "She’s super nice."

The Purple Fox’s expression was indifferent. Its spiritual power was weak right now, so it was stuck in its Beast Form, which made it feel very insecure.

It had no desire to communicate.

"I’ve also met her brother..." Yu Zhizhi murmured.

The young miss of the Fox Clan’s brother was the State Preceptor of Moonrise. She had only met him once, and their interaction had been far from pleasant.

For once, the Purple Fox took the initiative to ask, "What was he like?"

Yu Zhizhi sat on the rug. "He... was not good."

He had used Sensen to threaten her back then.

He wouldn’t let her leave Moonrise.

An inscrutable look appeared in the fox’s pale purple eyes, and its tail swayed slowly twice behind it.

"Are you very familiar with him?"

This lop-eared rabbit really did give it a sense of déjà vu.

But the Purple Fox couldn’t remember where they had met.

Yu Zhizhi shook her head gently.

"Not at all."

Not familiar at all.

Her main reason for trying to get friendly with the Purple Fox this time was to get information about the Crown Prince. Seeing that it was willing to talk, she pressed her advantage. "Is it true that your Empire’s Crown Prince is sick?"

The Purple Fox’s casually swaying tail slowly came to a stop.

Yu Zhizhi realized she might have been too blunt.

’But... that’s what everyone says.’

"Curious?" the Purple Fox stared at her.

Yu Zhizhi nodded.

"Mhm, he’s sick," it replied.

"Is it serious?"

"Very serious."

"Can it be cured?"

"No."

The Purple Fox saw the lop-eared rabbit girl lower her head, her face slightly pale. A trace of hesitation and nervousness flickered in her bright eyes.

’...It seems she cares a lot about this.’

Yu Zhizhi asked again, "Then... has he always been in the Moon Rising Empire?"

"Mhm."

The lop-eared rabbit’s intentions were too easy to guess. The Purple Fox asked coolly, "Do you want to see him?"

"Yes, I do," Yu Zhizhi replied without a hint of hesitation.

The Purple Fox said, "I can take you to see him."

"Really?" Yu Zhizhi was stunned. She quickly asked, "Aren’t you going to ask me why I want to see him?"

"You saved me, and I don’t like to be indebted to anyone. As for your reasons, that’s your business. It has nothing to do with me."

It had nothing to do with it, so it didn’t care.

If this lop-eared rabbit was really brought to Moonrise Royal City, she would be completely helpless and unable to do anything.

’Instead of worrying about her doing something bad to the Crown Prince...’

’I should be more worried about her life.’

Yu Zhizhi hadn’t expected this mission to go so smoothly. She had found a "guide" right away, and she had plenty of time—

three whole months!

She suddenly grabbed the fox’s front paws and shook them gently. "Thank you! I’ll definitely heal you completely. When the time comes, I’ll have to trouble you to take me to see the Crown Prince of Moonrise. Oh, right, Little Octopus has to come with me too."

The Purple Fox’s expression didn’t change. It just grunted, "Mhm."

That Little Octopus only had 800 spiritual power. It probably couldn’t even defeat the little rabbit in front of it.

「Outside the door.」

The young man from the Cat Clan leaned against the wall, having heard every word of the conversation inside.

His amber eyes stared at the ancient railing in front of him. He thought for a long time but couldn’t figure out why the little rabbit wanted to see the Crown Prince of Moonrise.

Many Cat Clan guards had arrived at the small tavern.

They were waiting downstairs.

An elder accompanying them came upstairs excitedly. Seeing Zero, he laughed heartily and clapped him hard on the shoulder.

"Quick, quick, take me to see the Cat Clan’s little cubs!"

Zero lazily pushed the door open, a faint smile on his face. "Ms. Zhi Zhi, the Cat Clan is here to pick up the cubs."

Yu Zhizhi quickly stood up from the rug.

The Cat Clan elder took off his felt hat and bowed slightly in her direction.

Before she could return the gesture, he walked eagerly toward the inner room.

Soon, the elder’s joyous laughter could be heard.

"HAHAHA! Good! Excellent! Our Cat Clan from the Land of Prophecy finally has a new generation! This really wasn’t easy..."

They had been worried sick these past few years.

With Yu Ling’s personality, he was unwilling to get close to any females. Who would have thought that after just a few months, he even had little cubs!

Yu Zhizhi walked over to the Cat Clan young man’s side. Together, they watched as the elder and the Cat Clan guards carried the three Beast Eggs out of the room.

The Beast cubs were being taken back to the Land of Prophecy.

Yu Zhizhi felt a little reluctant to see them go and couldn’t help but hug Zero’s arm tightly.

The Cat Clan young man looked down at her, seeming to know what she was thinking. He reached out and patted her head. "When the cubs hatch, if you want to see them, you can come back to the Land of Prophecy with me."

Yu Zhizhi nodded softly.

The little red octopus also crawled to the top of the stairs. It watched the group from the Cat Clan leave, then wrapped a tentacle around the railing, its body half-dangling over the edge as it began to swing slowly.

Afraid it would fall, Yu Zhizhi quickly crouched down and grabbed one of its tentacles.

"How about we go check out the market this afternoon?"

She pulled the Little Octopus up bit by bit. "I hear they sell a lot of fun things there."

Hearing the word "fun," the Little Octopus immediately perked up. "Okay!"

"Zero, are you coming?" Yu Zhizhi asked, looking back.

The Cat Clan young man smiled. "I still have some things to do."