"Good day, Madam."
Sora, who was standing next to her, seemed a little flustered when she saw Gion, but she still bowed slightly and gave an apologetic look.
She learned yesterday during the introductions in the reception room that Gion was Ross's first wife.
Sora didn't care much about such things. Her aristocratic upbringing taught her that it was normal for royalty or nobles to take multiple wives.
Moreover, given her status, even if she were a virgin, she wouldn't be a good match for Ross, let alone now that she held the title of Queen of Germa.
"Just call me Gion."
Gion simply nodded slightly to Sora, as if acknowledging her.
Having known Ross for so long, she understood his personality very well.
If you could stand alive in front of him the next day, you were most likely to become his partner in the future.
Gion admired Ross's eye for talent and had no worries that he might date some flashy, cheap women.
The only problematic one was Olvia; Ross kept a certain distance from her and didn't really consider her a confidante.
Moreover, Gion felt mostly pity for Sora.
Gion wasn't present at all yesterday, but with her Observation Haki, she had basically seen the whole story.
Sora's tragedy lay in her following a beast like Judge.
Being able to work alongside Ross was a lucky thing.
Sometimes, even Gion felt it was somewhat absurd.
Based on her previous understanding of the Marines, the Celestial Dragons, although the creators of the world, were a group of beasts in human skin, which was also a consensus secretly reached by most people in the world.
But judging from her recent experiences, Ross, despite all this, was surprisingly still quite human.
These days, Gion had been wondering if there was something wrong with the world.
First, there was Olvia, who recklessly killed her companions and even her daughter in order to study history; then there was Ross, the Pirate King who abandoned his wife and children to start the pirate era; and then there was Vegapunk, who would rather the world suffer than stop the spread of technology.
Now, they had encountered Judge, who, in order to obtain the Lineage Factors, gave his wife to other men as a plaything.
The existence of these oddballs made Gion's view of Ross's behavior more palatable.
"What did you learn yesterday?"
Ross couldn't quite understand Gion's gaze, but it didn't seem like a good look, so he quickly interrupted her train of thought.
Gion was currently the person he trusted the most, even more so than Zephyr and Zane.
This was a woman whose soul he had reached. After so many days of interaction, he could tell whether Gion was thinking something good or bad just by looking at her.
However, it was precisely because of their mutual understanding that Gion dared to be the most presumptuous in front of him.
"Yes, I recorded some footage yesterday, but it involved Sora..."
As Gion spoke, she glanced at Sora beside her.
"I'm fine, Gion, you can just play it."
Sora shook her head calmly; she was a woman who stuck to her principles.
She had once admired Judge as much as she now admired Ross.
Since Judge had already given her to Ross, there was no way he would let her side with Judge again.
From this day forward, she belonged to Ross.
"Good."
Gion was just going through the motions; they immediately started playing yesterday's video, and the group caught a glimpse of Judge's disheveled state as he lay on the ground searching for Lineage Factors.
"That's interesting. What are they looking for? The leftovers from yesterday's meal?"
Ross chuckled. He knew exactly what Judge was doing, but that didn't stop him from teasing him.
"Your Highness, he is probably looking for Lineage Factors."
Sora pursed her lips, gazing at Judge in the image, her eyes revealing a mixture of realization, resentment, and relief:
"Your Highness, there are roughly three types of mediums through which Judge collects Lineage Factors: blood, genetic cells, and flesh cells."
"The Lineage Factors in blood have a short shelf life; although they are highly intact, their concentration is extremely low. Based on my observations, they are also easily affected by other environmental factors, leading to inactivation."
"The Lineage Factors in flesh cells have a longer preservation time and higher content, but their integrity is correspondingly lower."
"The Lineage Factors in genetic cells are the best, possessing the most complete and highest content of Lineage Factors, but they also deactivate the fastest and can only be preserved for a relatively long time in the human body."
The only thing that could make Judge so concerned could be Ross's genetic cells.
Sora spoke softly, involuntarily lowering her head and gently rubbing her lower abdomen, a look of relief appearing on her beautiful face.
If it weren't for Ross yesterday, Judge might have succeeded.
But after Sora finished speaking, no one responded for a long time.
This surprised her, and when she looked up, she found that Ross and Gion were both staring at her.
"Your Highness, Gion, what's wrong... Is there something on my face?"
Sora instinctively shrank back.
"No, I'm just curious—how do you know so much about Lineage Factors?"
Ross had originally just liked Sora, but now he felt like he might have struck gold.
There were just as few scientific research talents as there were management talents in this world; even getting into the field was extremely rare.
"I've read Judge's research notes and combined them with my own understanding, but I don't know if I'm right."
Sora shook her head frantically; she wasn't very confident in this area, but seeing that Ross was still interested, she added an explanation:
"Judge wants to erase Reiju's feelings for her future children, so he often brings it up next to me. I don't want the children to lose their feelings, so I want to know more about it."
"If Judge ever discovers a way to erase emotions in the future, I might be able to secretly restore them. But for now, those methods are probably useless."
Sora glanced at Ross instinctively, her sapphire eyes filled with endless tenderness.
With Ross providing her with protection, neither she nor Reiju needed to live in fear anymore.
Moreover, even if she had more children in the future, they would be children of Jaygarcia, and it would be impossible for her feelings to be erased.
"It's good that you have this idea; it shows that you are quite talented in this area."
Regardless of whether Sora was truly capable, Ross felt it was necessary to praise her more.
What was that saying again? Interest was the best teacher.
If Sora herself didn't think she could do it, she would definitely face many obstacles when she tried to study scientific research in the future.
"Have you found a way to restore the emotions?"
If Sora had a talent for scientific research, he wouldn't mind nurturing a great female scientist.
Moreover, Sora was undoubtedly a better investment than Judge.
"It's just a guess at the moment."
Sora became somewhat shy when talking about things she didn't quite understand.
"I've read Judge's research materials, but I think his thinking is flawed. In his research, he refers to Lineage Factors as the human body's treasure trove, the most precious source of the human body. So in his conception, if you thoroughly study Lineage Factors, you can control everything about the human body."
"Is something wrong?" Gion asked.
Listening to Judge and Sora's descriptions of the Lineage Factor, Gion felt that if she thoroughly studied the Lineage Factor, she might be able to reach the level of a creator.
"Yes and no."
Sora spoke softly, and Ross noticed that as she gradually opened up, there was a light in Sora's eyes when she talked about this knowledge.
Ross had seen and recognized this kind of light; those experts in their respective fields from his past life had this kind of light in their expressions when they talked about their fields.
Regardless of Sora's current level, Ross was convinced from the way she talked about science that Sora's future would be bright as long as she persisted.
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