Chapter 1241: Talk Between Oshenra and Seraphina

Of course, if children were included, finding 400 to 500 virgins within this collective group of survivors would not be a problem.

However, another problem would exist.

Vaan couldn’t possibly touch children, could he?

It was morally wrong, and Vaan, in his good conscience, could not bring himself to do it. He had principles and standards. He wasn’t so desperate that he would sleep with any virgin.

Vaan considered himself to be a man of traditional values.

Ideally, he was a man who would uphold the duties to provide and protect. If he truly deflowered 400 to 500 virgins, he would have to be responsible for them, ensuring their well-being and happiness.

In this regard, he has already failed, having not given enough time and care to some of the women who have entered exclusive contracts with him.

Adding another 400 to 500 women to his plate would be too much.

Moreover, he preferred quality over quantity.

Although the system did not specifically mention it, Vaan did not believe the requirement for 100 virgins to be absolute.

After all, a single Seraphina could reduce Yin Yang Creation Art’s research by one month, equal to deflowering 100 ordinary virgins on repeat. In other words, she was at the very least equivalent to 100 ordinary virgins.

As such, he didn’t necessarily need to dual-cultivate with hundreds of ordinary virgins; just a few high-quality ones would do.

Unfortunately, where could he find such high-quality maidens in this place?

Even if they save more survivors, the chances of finding some high-quality maidens like Seraphina among them were almost nonexistent.

It was an abyssmally low chance.

That said, even if the chances were not high, he should still take a look. After all, he needed to check on the survivors anyway.

If they wanted to utilize the survivors to challenge the evil forces in the Umbral Edge and cause substantial damage, the survivors needed to become much stronger. Just by relying on their innate talents, they would hardly make any progress in a short time.

However, he was a True Sage.

He had the means to enlighten the masses and help them make swift progresses in a short time. His voice commanded focus, and his lecture cut straight to the essence of the great way, benefitting all who listened.

’Teaching the survivors is the main purpose of my visit; I don’t have any expectations for finding high-quality maidens in passing,’ Vaan thought.

Speaking of which, he was quite surprise to learn that Empyrean Oceanheart was still a pure maiden, considering Seraphina called her great-grandmother.

However, he quickly understood, having some understanding of Seraphina’s family tree.

While Empyrean Oceanheart was considered her maternal great-grandmother, she was not, in fact, her biological great-grandmother. Biologically, she was her great-great-aunt. She was only her maternal great-grandmother socially and legally.

This confusion stemmed from Empyrean Oceanheart adopting her niece, the daughter of her younger sister and Seraphina’s maternal grandmother, as her own daughter.

Of course, there was only one reason why Empyrean Oceanheart adopted her niece: her younger sister died prematurely before she could raise her young daughter. Thus, Empyrean Oceanheart took it upon herself to raise Seraphina’s maternal grandmother as her own.

This event seemed to have happened long before Empyrean Oceanheart ascended to True Divinity. Otherwise, Empyrean Oceanheart would have been able to revive her younger sister before she became too deeply entangled in the cycle of reincarnation.

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Shortly after Vaan left the bridge, Empyrean Oceanheart and Seraphina found some privacy to talk.

"Great-grandmother..." Seraphina greeted with her head lowered, unable to meet Empyrean Oceanheart’s gaze. Her mind and heart were still in a mess due to the previous scene.

"Seraphina, do you like Lord Vaan?" Empyrean Oceanheart asked with a light smile.

Seraphina nodded for a moment before shaking her head in confusion. She wasn’t exactly certain of her own feelings. She only knew she was quite fond and interested in the person.

As for whether this feeling was actually love, she didn’t know, since she had never been in love before.

However, with her great-grandmother in the picture, she wasn’t sure whether to continue holding on to these feelings.

"What do you like about him?"

"I..." Seraphina pondered for a moment before recalling Vaan’s wonderful Heavenly Massage. Then she replied, "I like it when he touches me."

Empyrean Oceanheart’s face twitched when she heard this ambiguous response.

However, she quickly realized that her great-granddaughter was likely referring to Vaan’s Heavenly Massage, which had been strictly professional.

If her great-granddaughter had truly allowed Vaan to take liberties with her during the Heavenly Massage, then she wouldn’t be so passive when she expressed her intent to matchmake them.

In fact, they might already have become a couple if that were the case.

"Ahem!" Empyrean Oceanheart coughed before saying, "Let me change the question. Do you think you can have all of his love to yourself, given his excellence, which even makes me feel inferior?" Empyrean Oceanheart asked, no longer beating around the bush.

This time, Seraphina shook her head with certainty.

She knew that Vaan was simply too dazzling. His peerless excellence attracted countless admirers, and while her own status was impressive, she wasn’t the only one. At the very least, her great-grandmother, standing before her, held a superior status. She was more qualified than her to be with Vaan.

Thinking of this, Seraphina felt rather dispirited and depressed.

"Given Lord Vaan’s excellence, he would attract countless admirers wherever he goes. It’s very likely that he already has many women around him even before he arrived at our Myriad Sea God Palace," Empyrean Oceanheart said.

"In the future, he will likely have even more women around him. It’s impossible for one woman to have Lord Vaan all to themself."

"That’s why, if you want to be with Lord Vaan, you have to accept that you won’t be the only woman around him, and you will even have to try to get along with the other women around him."

Seraphina smiled helplessly at her great-grandmother and asked, "Did you kiss Sir Vaan earlier just to help me accept this truth sooner, or are you also interested in becoming his woman?"

"I..."