The system handed me over to the state.

Gradually, specks of golden light emerged from the black egg. Hei hope raised an eyebrow and slashed at the black egg with her scythe, but a layer of holy golden light blocked her scythe.

The next moment, golden light descended from the sky and enveloped the black egg. At the same time, a golden female figure appeared in front of Hei Xi.

Hei hope was on guard because she sensed a powerful force emanating from the other party.

"who are you?"

The golden figure stared at the black egg for a long time before turning its head, its face, which consisted only of a mouth, looking at Hei hope. "I am her twin sister. I have been looking for her for a long time."

"Sister...that empress's sister? Looks like I'll have to execute someone else today!"

A smile crept onto Hei hope's lips. He was an enemy, and a very strong one at that.

"Wait, you misunderstood. I was talking about her, not her."

The golden figure pointed at the black egg, then at the queen's corpse on the ground. Hei hope stopped wielding the scythe and pressed the button on her headset without hesitation.

"In an instant, a huge spatial rift formed above the Shadow Realm, and within seconds, Paradox led a massive fleet down from the sky."

Hei hope stared at the golden figure. "If you don't explain yourself clearly, you're not leaving."

Chapter 360: The High-Ranking Gods and the Cosmic Civilization Association

The golden figure looked up at the epic warship above, its mouth slightly agape, followed by a helpless sigh, "Why bother?"

In an instant, time stopped, the golden figure was frozen in time, and Hei Xi jumped up, snatched the black egg from the golden beam of light, and threw it directly into his quantum space.

But the golden figure broke free from the time freeze the next moment, and panicked the instant it saw the black egg above its head disappear.

"Where did you hide her! Give her back to me!"

"I told you, if you don't explain things clearly, you're not leaving today, and I won't give you this."

“We are the victors, and the victors have the right to deal with everything left behind by the defeated, including this thing.”

At this moment, Hei hope displayed unparalleled power, her blood-red scythe pointing directly at the golden figure. Above her head were the enormous Paradox and numerous Thor gunships.

At that moment, a roar suddenly came from the sky, and countless airdrop pods fell from the sky. The moment they landed, one mech after another rushed out of the landing pods. Heimdall, Hephaestus, and various types of Titan mechs instantly surrounded the golden figure.

Seele's smile widened.

The golden figure looked around and then did something that surprised Hei hope greatly.

She raised her hands and said directly, "I surrender. I want to see your leader."

Hei hope was stunned. "Huh? You surrendered so easily?"

The golden figure shrugged, still raising his hands. "I'm not stupid. Fighting you humans is a very troublesome thing, and if you're not careful, you'll be targeted and retaliated against for life. Even we high-level gods can't withstand that."

Hei hope was somewhat confused. What was this "high-level god race" anyway?

Forget it, let's take this guy back first!

..........

"High-ranking gods?"

Old Yu stared at the outline of the woman in front of him, looking extremely confused. Hei hope nodded beside him, "Yes, she wants to see Xiao Susu."

Old Yu frowned, and the golden figure explained, "I have no ill intentions. I just came to take away my sister who has been freed from the curse, but your people have hidden her, and I can't find her."

"I just wanted to show my force field and identity to your leader, and then take my sister away. Besides, your civilization is capable of destroying the cancer of this inferior civilization. Soon your deeds should spread throughout the entire universe."

Old Yu's expression turned horrified. What the hell?! It's spread throughout the entire universe?! They still want to keep a low profile. They don't even have a space fleet yet, how did it get spread throughout the universe?!

Seeing Lao Yu's horrified expression, the golden figure looked slightly confused, "You...don't you know yet?"

"Know what?"

Rita, a general of the British Empire, asked in confusion. The golden figure replied, puzzled, "It's just... the Cosmic Civilization Association, your warship is so big. Under normal circumstances, even a mid-level civilization couldn't build it, and even an advanced civilization would find it difficult to construct."

"The fact that you possess this means you are at least a civilization with advanced potential. Even so, you don't know about the Cosmic Civilization Association?"

Old Yu felt that what was about to happen might be a bit shocking, so he decisively told the high-ranking god in front of him to stop and then asked His Majesty for instructions on how to proceed.

However, the response they received was that they had full authority to handle the matter and had handed it over to them.

Old Yu sighed helplessly. With his old body, he still had to accept this kind of worldview shock... Oh well, he'll just consider it getting used to it sooner or later.

"That's right. Our Emperor has entrusted us with the authority to handle this matter. If you have any questions, you can just ask them here."

The golden figure paused for a moment, then said, "I see... Well then, let me introduce myself. I am a low-ranking god from the high-ranking divine civilization, the God of Light, Izaria. My purpose this time is to bring back my sister, the God of Shadow, Izaria, who is... that black egg."

Hei hope retrieved the black egg from the quantum space and placed it on the control panel beside her. Izaria's gaze was fixed on the egg. Old Yu frowned slightly. "God of Light... God of Shadow, as far as we know, the people of the Shadow Empire murdered their own god, who is your sister?"

Ezreal nodded. "Yes, that was my sister. I wasn't by her side back then, so she was killed by those parasites. I've been searching for them ever since, trying to bring my sister back, but those parasites are very well hidden. Even mid-level gods have a hard time finding them."

"Every time I find something, it's just the ruins of a civilization that has been destroyed and devoured by them. This time, I came over as soon as I sensed her presence. I thought there would be a fierce battle, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

Ezreal herself was also shocked. She had been hunting down this Shadow Empire for thousands of years. Countless low-level civilizations had been devoured and destroyed by this Shadow Kingdom, mid-level civilizations were helpless, and high-level civilizations were too lazy to take action. In the end, this Shadow Empire became a malignant tumor.

A blood-sucking parasite.

And now, they've actually been defeated! It's a happy ending for everyone.

"I see... So how did you know this egg was your sister's?"

Old Yu countered with a question, and Izeria sighed helplessly, “You don’t understand the life forms of the higher gods, so naturally you wouldn’t know about this. The new life that has been revived in this egg is my sister. After you kill all those who were cursed by the higher gods, the higher gods will be reborn. In other words, my sister’s rebirth also means that all those who were cursed back then are dead.”

"I swear on my own name that I will never lie to you, so you can rest assured."

Old Yu was still somewhat skeptical. Even if someone made a vow, he wasn't sure if it was true. After all, vows can be false, right?

After much deliberation, Old Yu suddenly said, "Your sister can be returned to you, but you must agree to one condition."

"Tell me your terms! I'll agree to anything!"

Ezreal readily agreed, and Lao Yu also made his own request: that the news of the Shadow Empire's destruction not be allowed to spread.

Izaria was surprised and curious as to why such a condition would be proposed, but she wisely refrained from asking. However, she still cautioned, "I can indeed help you keep this a secret, but it will inevitably come out eventually. Although I don't know what you're planning to do, I suggest you be more discreet."

"In the universe, keeping a low profile means letting yourself be bullied by others... Do you understand?"

Chapter 361: The Post-War Calm

The morning sunlight streamed into the room, and Bronya, whose eyes were stung by the light, rolled over and continued to sleep, hugging her pillow.

However, her sweet dream was cut short, as Blackie suddenly pounced on Bronya, pinning her down. She ran her hands over Bronya's face and neck, a playful smirk on her face, and said, "Get up, you little sleepyhead! You've been sleeping for three whole days! The war's been over for three days, aren't you going to get up?"

Yes, Bronya slept for three whole days after being brought home by Seele, and today is the morning of the fourth day.

Hei hope couldn't stand this guy's laziness in bed any longer and wanted to drag this lazybones out of bed.

"Ugh... It's so cold today... I don't want to get out of bed..."

"It's freezing in the middle of summer! Get up right now, you lazybones!"

It's summer! You're cold in the summer? Did you sleep so long that you fell into a deep sleep? Do you feel like you slept straight from summer to winter?

So Blackie simply ripped the blanket off Bronya, then grabbed the sheet and slammed it down, sending Bronya flying into the air. The weightlessness of the fall instantly brought Bronya back to her senses, and she crashed onto the bed.

What are you doing?!

Bronya, who was inexplicably woken up, was furious and shouted at Blackie. Blackie laughed and said, "Don't you know what time it is? You've been sleeping for three whole days. Do you want to keep sleeping?"

"Please, the war is over, and you're the only one who missed the meeting, the celebration, and the parade!"

Bronya was stunned. "It's over? I missed the conference, celebration, and parade?"

She reached out and touched her head, somewhat bewildered. Hei Xi leaned closer and pressed her forehead against Bronya's, saying, "Your fever's gone. Are you alright? Did something happen to your brain?"

"I'm not out of my mind!"

Speechless, Bronya lay back down on the bed. "Uh...it's all over? Did I really sleep for three days? Wait! What's the date now?"

"July 3rd, is there a problem?"

Bronya stared blankly for a moment, then exclaimed, "So, the war ended the very day I went back to rest?"

Hei hope nodded and sat down on the edge of the bed, saying, "On the day you went back to rest, we used nuclear nova and tactical nuclear bombs to flatten the Shadow Empire's home base. Then I led a special team in to behead the last remaining empress. The war was over, and we also made an even more astonishing discovery."

"What's the even more astonishing discovery?"

Bronya rubbed her eyes, then lay down on Kuroki's lap, her head resting against Kuroki's lower abdomen. "Ugh... I don't want to get up, I'm so sleepy..."

"Then I'll have Xiao Su Su come over and wake you up? I'll also let her see how lazy you are, record it instantly, and let the whole country know that while they're celebrating, their great hero is sleeping in."

Bronya pouted, "What's wrong with sleeping in? I've used up so much energy, is it wrong to want to rest?"

Hei hope sighed, reached out and stroked Bronya's head. "Alright, you're right. I'll start recording now."

Bronya jumped to her feet. "Are you serious?"

"if not?"

Blackie stared at Bronya with a smile on her face, which made Bronya feel a chill down her spine. In the end, she obediently got up and changed her clothes.

When Bronya stepped out of the bedroom, she froze after seeing who it was.

"Um... Su Su, what are you doing here?"

Su Mengyao rolled her eyes. "Why can't I stay here? Besides, I've already been here for two days!"

Looking at the controller in Su Mengyao's hand and the game displayed on the TV, Bronya was still a little confused. In the end, Yuxin explained why Su Mengyao was there.

It's very simple: relax, take a vacation, and lay low. The war was recently won, the world was liberated, and only three countries remain: the British Empire, China, and the Soviet Union.

After this war, the three countries stood shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart, and everyone celebrated with great fanfare. The Soviet Union even designated July 1st as Liberation Day.

On the Chinese side, it is Army Day, and it is also a historically significant moment that has changed many people's lives, so it is naturally celebrated with even greater solemnity and joy.

The returning troops did not rehearse, but held a parade in front of their own homes. The tanks had mottled armor, the mechs had scratches and craters left by exploding missiles, and some mechs were even missing arms and legs, but they still tried their best to keep the formation moving.

The massive warships and the Thunder God gunboat squadron in the sky made the people, who were completely unaware of the situation on the front lines, clearly see the horror of war.

Even with the help of such advanced technology, they won. Although their losses were not significant, the brutality of the battlefield was still beyond description.

Moreover, in this war, the Soviet Union and the British Empire suffered the greatest losses of soldiers, and both countries needed a long time to recover.

China, which is adept at various tactics and dares to directly launch tactical nuclear weapons, suffered more losses in automated unmanned machinery. Although there were also personnel casualties in the chaotic and brutal battlefield at the end, it was much better than the other two countries.