Such a straightforward admission left Royd stunned. Of course, with his face that usually maintained a single expression, being stunned didn’t look very different. However, the shock in his heart was indescribable. When he uttered that sentence, he had prepared himself to receive any kind of response. Moreover, deep down, he believed that the possibility of being rejected was quite high. Royd had self-awareness; he knew what most attracted women—his noble status, immense wealth, and reasonably handsome appearance. Yet, these attributes likely wouldn’t hold much appeal in the eyes of this Oracle. Royd shook his head silently; he was well aware that his personality was definitely not the kind that wins favor. Gu Shengyin looked at the man across from her, his face expressionless as if in contemplation. But she knew that this man was perhaps just in a daze at this moment. She lightly covered half her face with a fan and called out, "Your Grace the Duke?" Royd quickly snapped back to reality: "Call me Royd." Gu Shengyin blinked and complied, "Royd." Indeed, it sounded much more pleasant than His Grace the Duke. Royd thought silently. In an instant, regaining his composure, Royd looked at the charming smiling woman in front of him and suddenly stood up, "Wait here for a moment." And then he turned and strode away. What’s happening? At moments , shouldn’t a man who confessed first say some sweet nothings to make me happy? Gu Shengyin set down the folding fan in her hand, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip. "System, what do you think he’s gone to do?" The servants of this courtyard were afraid to approach her, so she could only talk to the system. The system expressed that it did not want to answer such questions. However, leaving the host hanging didn’t seem right, and just in case in the future... Thinking of a possibility that was almost factual, the system felt it should be a bit nicer to the person in front of it. "Host, the system thinks, according to usual human thinking, it might be a surprise," the system replied. Gu Shengyin was actually just bored and chatting with the system. As a perpetually single system, Gu Shengyin did not think it could offer any constructive advice. Perpetually single system: ... Gu Shengyin asked, "How’s Heddy doing lately?" When it came to "work," the system’s response was much quicker. Latest content published on novel·fıre·net A rapid stream of information entered Gu Shengyin’s mind, detailing Heddy’s recent experiences thoroughly. As Gu Shengyin had anticipated, without the powerful advantage of the Goddess of Nature, Heddy was not doing very well. She was still the Oracle of the Water God, who had long fallen into slumber. An Oracle without divine protection could be compared to the Caperna Family’s current situation, where Louis Wise resided. Not to mention, now the entire Lotte Empire had slowly begun to consolidate the belief in the Goddess of Nature, which in turn, weakened the influence of other surviving divinities, making Heddy’s life even more difficult. Driven by the need to survive, it had exhausted all her energy. Forget the ambition that grew in the original plot where she even wanted to replace the Goddess of Nature; now all Heddy wanted was to live a well-fed and comfortable life as before. In different positions, the desires are indeed entirely different.