Chapter 782: Space might be an almost unlimited resource, but habitable land isn’t

“So how did your talks go?” Adam asked Lorelie and Rowena as he waited for the food processor to finish making his strawberry milkshake.

After a couple more leg-kicking sessions, he and Revi had decided to take a short break, and so Adam had taken the opportunity to get himself a drink.

Rowena smiled as she leaned against one of the kitchen counters and said, “As expected, Aphrodite is ecstatic about the news that she will be allowed to feed from your cock.”

“I noticed that her body had started to show signs of ageing,” Adam remarked.

“True, Rowena nodded. “I’m actually quite surprised at how serious she is about joining the harem.”

“Because of the shame she will receive if other Succuba see her like that?” Adam asked.

“You know about that, do you?” Rowena asked in surprise.

“Revi explained it to me,” Adam replied.

“Ah, that makes sense,” Rowena said, nodding. “But yes, I’m honestly quite surprised she’s willingly gone so long without feeding; I guess it just shows how serious she is about this.”

“Then let's hope for all our sakes that you're able to resist her, babe,” Lorelie remarked.

“I’ll try my best.” Adam nodded as he turned back to the food processor and grabbed the prepared strawberry milkshake.

“What’s that?” Rowena asked as she took a curious sniff.

“It’s a milkshake,” Lorelie said with a knowing smile.

“Milkshake?” Rowena repeated before asking Lorelie. “You know about it?”

Lorelie nodded as she explained, “It’s the first Earth drink I ever had, back when I first met Adam.”

“Interesting,” Rowena replied as she observed Adam taking a sip of the drink. “Why’s it so thick?”

“Because it’s essentially drinkable ice cream,” Adam replied.

“Ice cream? Does Tephe know about this?” Rowena asked while smirking.

“Hmm, no, I’ve never mentioned it to her,” Adam replied before turning to Lorelie and asking, “Have you?”

“No,” Lorelie replied as she shook her head.

“I should probably let her try one,” Adam replied before turning to the food processor again. “Chocolate milkshake.”

“Probably a good idea,” Rowena chuckled.

“So what did Mureil say?” Adam asked as he turned to Lorelie.

“She plans to speak with Emma about borrowing one of her sarongs, though I’m yet to speak with her about the other thing,” Lorelie replied before adding with a chuckle. “I was about to bring it up earlier, but Emma came in looking for coffee while half asleep.”

“Hmm, it’s definitely a more private discussion to be had.” Adam nodded.

Lorelie nodded in agreement while adding, “I’ll find the chance to speak to her about it, but right now I’m kind of interested in learning more about Emma’s plan to take over Earth.”

Adam had just taken another swallow of his milkshake when he suddenly choked on it as he heard Lorelie’s comment about Emma.

“Emma plans to take over Earth?” Rowena asked curiously as she moved next to Adam and began to rub his back.

“Apparently, though I don’t know the details,” Lorelie replied.

“Wh… why?” Adam tried to ask through a cough.

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“No idea,” Lorelie shrugged. “It’s something Erkath mentioned when she accompanied Emma to get coffee.”

Adam quickly grabbed himself a glass of water, which he downed before asking, “What could she possibly want to take over Earth for?”

“Well, she does still have businesses back there; maybe, since seeing how things work out here in the universe, she’s planning to add Earth to her portfolio.” Rowena shrugged.

“If you're so curious, perhaps you should ask her about it,” Lorelie suggested.

“Ask who about what?” Erkath asked as she entered the kitchen from outside.

“Back for more coffee?” Rowena asked with a knowing smile.

“Yup,” Erkath nodded as she walked towards the food processor. “What's this it’s making?”

“Chocolate milkshake for Tephe to try,” Adam replied. “If in the future you fancy something cold and like coffee, then you could try either an iced coffee or even coffee ice cream or milkshake.”

“Huh, that’s a thing, is it?” Erkath asked thoughtfully.

“Give it a try at some point,” Adam replied as he grabbed the chocolate milkshake. “So what’s this about Emma wanting to take over Earth?”

“I’m curious about that myself since she did mention something about world conquest, but she still hasn't explained it to me,” Erkath replied before saying to the food processor. “Iced coffee.”

“I guess we need to ask her then,” Adam stated as he headed back outside with both milkshakes, adding. “Don’t drink too much, or you won’t be able to sleep tonight because of the caffeine.”

Erkath shot him a lustful gaze before mumbling, “You could always tire me out in bed.”

“If you want that, then you should hurry and join the harem,” Lorelie said with a smile before she followed Adam.

As he emerged into the backyard, Adam saw that most of the others were still relaxing on the sunbeds, except for Emma and Muriel, who had disappeared somewhere, and Revi, who had swum to the edge of the pool and was now talking to them.

“Where have Emma and Muriel gone?” Adam asked as he approached the woman while holding one of the milkshakes out to Tephe.

Tephe curiously took the milkshake from Adam and sniffed it before excitedly asking, “Is this chocolate?”

“Chocolate milkshake,” Adam replied. “It’s essentially drinkable ice cream.”

“Really?” Tephe said happily before taking a sip. “Mmm, sooo good.”

Adam chuckled before saying, “Never thought I would meet a dragon that enjoyed chocolate so much.”

“To be fair, I think it has more to do with the fact that she’s a woman,” Emma’s voice replied as she left the house with Muriel, who was now wearing a sarong. “Though admittedly our biggest cravings for it apparently come during pregnancy.”

“I guess that makes sense,” Adam replied before he glanced at Muriel and said. “That sarong suits you.”

“Thanks,” Muriel replied while smiling.

“It’s definitely something we can consider wearing when we’re around other men,” Kasumi suggested as they all admired Muriel’s look.

“True,” Stacey replied. “I’m not like grandmother, who enjoys everyone's attention; the only man's attention is Adam’s.”

“Adam doesn’t mind other men appreciating my beauty since he understands that it’s part of my job,” Rowena replied smugly as she left the house with Erkath.

“I’d be a bit selfish if I asked you to give up your career just because we’re dating,” Adam said as he sat on the edge of Stacey’s sunbed.

“It’s one of the reasons we love you, babe,” Stacey said with a smile as she rubbed his arm with her foot.

Adam smiled in response and tickled her foot, making her giggle before he looked at Emma and asked, “What’s this about you wanting to take over Earth?”

Emma’s eyes widened in surprise at the question before she shot an accusatory stare at Erkath.

“Don’t look at me, I didn’t tell him,” Erkath said defensively.

“I did,” Lorelie replied. “I told him how you mentioned it this morning.”

“See, it was you,” Emma remarked.

“Then maybe you shouldn’t have said anything until you had your morning coffee,” Erkath retorted.

“Whoa, there, what’s this? A first argument among friends?” Rowena teased as Tephe and Maiya looked between Emma and Erkath in surprise.

“How about you both calm down, and Emma tells me what she has planned?” Adam suggested.

“I haven’t worked out all the details yet,” Emma replied. “I only started thinking about it last night after talking with Revi and Elemence.”

Adam turned to look at Revi, who was still leaning against the side of the pool while occasionally practising her kicks. She smiled up at him before saying, “I only pointed out that Earth can’t become a member of the Universal Senate while there is still conflict. And that many planets in the known universe are run like businesses; there are even a few mega corps that own multiple worlds.”

“You do realise that Earth and the Milky Way aren't likely to even be capable of joining the Universal Senate for who knows how long?” Adam asked.

“Naturally,” Revi nodded “But the sooner it works on ending all conflict, the better position it will be in when it joins the Universal Senate.”

“She’s not wrong,” Erkarh added. “Existing member galaxies look far more favourably upon new member planets and galaxies if they manage to eliminate all forms of major conflict themselves.”

“And how often does that happen?” Emma asked.

“Hardly ever,” Erkath admitted while sighing. “The universe seems to have conflict written into its DNA.”

“You're not wrong; even today, member galaxies still get into conflicts and wars with one another over things like territory or resources,” Elemence stated.

“Territory? Resource? Really?” Adam asked. “The universe is a big place.”

“But only a certain amount of that big place has been discovered, and most of that is just empty space,” Elemence replied. “Not everyone can afford to build a space station to live on, and not everyone wants to. Space might be an almost unlimited resource, but habitable land isn’t.”