Chapter 140: The Reunion in the Bridal Chamber 1

They followed her down the corridors.

Adam was still looking around.

Even after a whole day in this house...

He had trouble remembering that they were inside a tree.

Astraea finally stopped in front of a door.

She opened it.

The room behind it was almost empty.

Just a few pieces of furniture.

A window.

And most importantly...

A large, completely bare wall.

Elaria entered.

Quickly examined the space.

Then she pointed to the wall.

"There."

Adam approached.

"Is that enough?"

"More than enough."

Lyriana entered behind them.

Astraea too.

The three women looked at Adam with obvious curiosity.

Adam took out the map.

He brought it closer to the wall.

A notification appeared immediately.

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Map — Permanent Door

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Compatible device detected.

Destination:

Bridal Room

Create a permanent connection?

YES / NO

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Adam smiled.

"At least it’s simple."

He selected:

YES.

The map disappeared.

A silvery light spread across the wall.

Astraea stepped back slightly.

Lyriana, on the other hand, moved closer.

Elaria observed every detail.

The luminous lines gradually formed a rectangle.

Then an arch.

Patterns appeared.

Not ordinary runes.

Adam still didn’t recognize most of the symbols used by his system.

The light grew stronger.

Then...

The living wood of the World Tree seemed to change around the area.

Not destroyed.

Not cut down.

Simply gently regrowing.

As if it were naturally accepting the new structure.

Elaria opened her eyes slightly.

"Interesting."

Adam sighed.

"Of course."

A few seconds later...

The light disappeared.

A door now stood before them.

Perfectly integrated into the wall.

Astraea approached.

She placed a hand on it.

Then she looked at Adam.

"Is that all?"

A final notification appeared.

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Installation complete

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Permanent Door:

Active

Linked Destination:

Bridal Chamber

Login :

Stable

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Adam nodded.

"Apparently."

Lyriana smiled.

"Open it."

Astraea didn’t even wait.

She turned the handle.

Then she opened the door.

And beyond...

The bedroom wall was gone.

There was the Bridal Chamber.

The vast space appeared on the other side.

The somber decor.

The expansive living room.

The various doors.

And that particular atmosphere they already knew.

Astraea remained silent.

Then she poked her head through the opening.

She looked to the left.

To the right.

Then she went back into her house.

She closed the door.

Opened it again.

Still the Chamber.

She looked at Adam.

"So..."

She pointed to the opening.

"Valoria is literally behind this door now?"

Adam thought for a moment.

"Technically, Valoria is behind the other door to the Chamber."

Astraea smiled.

"Pretty close."

Elaria entered the Chamber.

Then she came back.

"Stable connection."

Lyriana stepped through.

"No problem."

Adam smiled.

"Then it’s done."

Astraea looked again at her Ring of Promise.

Then at the new door.

And finally at Adam.

"Yesterday, my daughter returned after a long absence."

She raised a hand.

"She brings me Adam."

Second finger.

"I discover a new kitchen."

Third.

"I receive a Ring of Promise."

Fourth.

"And today, I have a direct gateway to Valoria."

She remained silent.

Then concluded:

"I consider these two days rather successful."

Lyriana sighed.

"Very glad that my return is only the first item on the list."

Astraea smiled.

"You’re still first."

"I don’t know if that makes things any better."

Adam burst out laughing.

Then he looked at the Permanent Gate.

After several days of traveling to cross almost all of Aurelis...

The journey between Valoria and the World Tree had suddenly been reduced to just a few steps.

And this time...

The link between the two regions was no longer temporary.

It was permanent.

After a few more tries, Adam finally closed the Permanent Door.

"Good. It works. No need to open and close it fifty times."

Astraea, who seemed ready to perform precisely her fifty-first test, finally removed her hand from the handle.

"I was just checking."

Lyriana smiled.

"Of course."

"You did exactly the same thing when you were little."

Lyriana’s smile vanished.

"We can go in now."

Adam burst out laughing.

So the four of them stepped through the new door.

A few seconds later, they found themselves in the Bridal Chamber.

Adam looked around.

Silence.

No one in the vast main room.

The armchairs were empty.

The lounge area was empty too.

No sound came from the different rooms.

Adam raised a slight eyebrow.

"Apparently, everyone’s already left for work."

Elaria nodded.

"Probably by this time."

Astraea was still looking around.

Even though she’d glimpsed the Room since it opened a few minutes earlier, actually entering it was different.

She looked at the ceiling.

The doors.

The vast relaxation area.

Then the various facilities.

"It’s even bigger than you described."

Adam smiled.

"And you haven’t seen everything yet."

Lyriana added:

"There’s also the dressing room."

"The bathroom."

Elaria held up a finger.

"The sauna."

Adam continued:

"The massage room."

Astraea looked at each of them in turn.

"And you have all of this in a single room?"

Adam thought for a moment.

"The word ’room’ has become rather vague a long time ago."

They moved forward a little further.

Adam was about to offer a more thorough tour when Elaria stopped.

She looked at her Ring of Promise.

A faint light had just appeared on its surface.

A few seconds later, a familiar voice resonated through the ring.

"You’ve already returned?"

Isadora.

Elaria replied:

"Yes. We’re in the Room."

A short silence.

Then:

"I’m coming."

Adam smiled.

"Quick."

Lyriana looked at her own ring.

"Let’s let the others know."

Elaria nodded.

A few moments later, several messages were transmitted.

No need for lengthy explanations.

Simply:

They had returned.

Astraea was with them.

And the new Permanent Gate was working.

Adam took advantage of the wait to glance toward the kitchen.

An idea came to him.

"I’ll make something."

Lyriana looked at him immediately.

"We just had breakfast."

"I didn’t say a meal."

He headed toward the kitchen.

"Just something to keep us talking."

Astraea started to follow him.

Adam turned around.

"No."

She stopped.

"Why?"

"Because if all three of you come into the kitchen, I’ll end up with three people looking over my shoulder commenting on everything I do."

Elaria replied:

"I don’t always comment."

Adam looked at her.

For a long time.

"You’re analyzing. That’s worse."

Lyriana burst out laughing.

Astraea finally returned to the relaxation area with the other two.

Adam entered the kitchen alone.

He stopped almost immediately.

"Oh."

The supplies had changed considerably.

Several shelves were now full.

Sugar.

Flour.

Coffee.

Tea.

Spices.

Chocolate.

Dried goods.

Various fruits.

Butter.

Cream.

Eggs.

Several types of meat and fish stored in the cold storage areas.

And even some ingredients he had simply mentioned a few days earlier.

Adam looked at the supplies.

"They really did buy everything I asked for..."

His gaze then fell upon several products he had specifically requested be purchased in bulk.

Sugar cane.

Coffee beans.

And cocoa beans.

Adam smiled.

"Perfect. We can finally automate this."

Since discovering the kitchen’s various functions, he had noticed that certain repetitive tasks could be handled directly by his equipment.

He started with the sugar cane.

He placed a large quantity in the designated space, configured the processing function, and then selected the desired result.

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Automatic Processing

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Product:

Sugarcane

Selected Processing:

*Extraction

*Purification

*Crystallization

Final Product:

Sugar

Function:

Automatic Production activated

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The machine started immediately.

Adam then moved on to the coffee.

The beans were placed in a second compartment.

"Medium roast."

After a moment’s thought, he added:

"And keep some of the beans whole. The rest can be ground as needed." »

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Automatic Preparation

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Product:

Coffee Beans

Functions:

*Roasting

*Storage

*Grinding on Demand

Automatic Production :

Activated

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Adam nodded, satisfied.

Then came the cocoa.

He observed the beans for a few seconds.

"For these... complete preparation."

Cleaning.

Roasting.

Transformation.

Part would be kept as cocoa for use in drinks and pastries, while another part would serve as the base for his future chocolate creations.

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Automatic Preparation

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Product:

Cocoa Beans

Available Functions:

*Cleaning

*Roasting

*Processing

*Storage

Automatic Production :

Activated

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Adam watched the three machines operating simultaneously.

"Much better."

No more wasting time every time he needed sugar, coffee, or cocoa.

Now he would only need to replenish the raw materials.

"If Shiora sees this, she’ll start calculating how much we could produce per day again..."

He thought for a second.

Then he shook his head.

"I’m definitely not showing her the maximum quantities."

Then he smiled.

Shiora had probably turned his simple list into a logistical operation.

Isadora had undoubtedly given the authorizations.

And someone must have sent several servants running all over town.

So Adam started by organizing what could be automated.

The sugar was distributed into the designated containers.

The coffee, too.

Several dry goods were placed in the appropriate compartments.

The supplies were categorized.

Some kitchen functions could even automatically maintain simple preparations.

Adam adjusted several settings.

"That should save us time every morning."

He checked one more time.

Then he moved on to what he really wanted to prepare.

Tea.

Coffee.

Some juice for those who wanted it.

And most importantly...

Cookies.

He still had several portions already prepared in his inventory.

Butter cookies.

Chocolate cookies.

Some fruit cookies.

And several small pastries he had prepared before the trip.

He placed everything on several plates.

Then he picked up the tray.

"Perfect."

When he returned to the main room...