Chapter 279: The Crude Stupidity of One Untouched by Society's Baptism

Seeing Feng Xue finally show a look of tension, Delis thought of boundless accomplishment and immediately explained:

"Though I don't know where your original world is, as an illegal transmigrator, you surely have no way to return there, right? Even if you truly sealed the Demon Dragon and extracted the stolen destiny energy, you'd still be stuck in this world—but if you sign a contract with me and become a Hero, I can use official channels to send you back to your homeland once, to return that destiny energy."

"What do I have to give in return?" Feng Xue's gaze turned slightly dangerous, yet he still asked.

"You must go to other worlds and slay the Demon Kings—uh, creatures similar to the Demon Dragon. Their existence disrupts cosmic balance and destabilizes worlds, requiring a Hero like you to eliminate them." Delis tried to sound casual, and Feng Xue, after a brief pause, said:

"If you're planning to slay Demon Kings, why don't you do it yourselves? You've got the technology to cross worlds—surely you're not weaker than a Hero?"

"It's not like that." Here, Delis finally found her confidence and explained seriously to Feng Xue:

"Lower Realms are called 'lower' precisely because they're unstable and easily disturbed…"

As she spoke, Delis seemed to be searching for a metaphor suitable for Eastern cultivators, but then, noticing the smartwatch on Feng Xue's wrist, her eyes lit up:

"You wear a smartwatch, so you must understand the concept of information, right? The reason Demon Kings affect a world's operation isn't because of their combat strength, but because their 'information volume' has surpassed a critical threshold—merely by existing, they disrupt the world's functioning (Note ①).

"The Heavenly Realm has beings far stronger than Demon Kings, but their information volume is equally immense; if they enter a Lower Realm without authorization, they too will disrupt the world, and due to their foreign nature, they may even trigger greater disasters.

"To solve this problem, the Heavenly Realm activated the Hero selection mechanism: by deploying Heroes born in Lower Realms—with low information volume—into corresponding worlds, letting them grow and adapt to the local information environment, the disturbances caused by slaying Demon Kings are minimized."

As she finished, Delis noticed Feng Xue staring at her, and her heart fluttered nervously, yet she forced herself to explain:

"Of course, not everyone in the Heavenly Realm has high information volume. Individuals like me, who haven't assumed a divine office, have relatively low information volume—so moving around in a Lower Realm is fine. But our combat power is also low, and because we're bound to the Heavenly Realm's system, it's harder for us to absorb Lower Realm information and learn local powers, making it difficult to fight Demon Kings with higher information volume."

Feng Xue silently nodded, grasping the Heavenly Realm's operational logic: as long as he didn't recklessly travel to the Heavenly Realm, he didn't need to fear high-tier deities coming down to beat him.

Having confirmed this, he grew bolder and began considering what advantages he could extract from this "goddess-in-waiting."

As Feng Xue thought this, a plan slowly formed in his mind, and he nodded:

"Since you're a Heavenly Realm deity, you must possess some technologies beyond mortal comprehension, right?"

"Of course! The Heavenly Realm's magic and technology are beyond your imagination!" Delis lifted her head proudly, beaming. Feng Xue merely replied with a flat "Oh," then turned and walked toward the Hidden Village.

"Hey, wait, where are you going?"

Seeing Feng Xue suddenly leave, Delis panicked and grabbed his wrist again. Feng Xue frowned and said:

"My research has hit a bottleneck. If you can help me solve it, I'll believe you're truly from that Heavenly Realm."

"What do you mean 'believe'? Do I, a Heavenly Realm goddess, need your belief?" Delis grumbled, but obediently followed him into the village. As she gazed at the clearly non-living constructs around her, though inwardly awed, she still said:

"These constructs aren't bad, but their drive methods are outdated, and they have zero life energy—anyone with even basic spiritual sight can spot them at a glance."

"I know," Feng Xue replied indifferently, leaving Delis feeling as if she'd punched air, a bad premonition rising in her chest.

Could her school-taught knowledge possibly suffice against someone who built such refined constructs?

Delis hadn't lied—the Heavenly Realm's technology and magic were highly advanced—but only if you were willing to learn. As a top student who'd passed three divine offices while still in school, and who'd devoted herself entirely to the civil service exam afterward, she'd mastered only "exam-oriented magic." For Feng Xue's clearly Eastern-origin system, she was genuinely uneasy.

The two walked one behind the other to the back courtyard of the Hidden Village. Delis instantly spotted the player defecating in the square and immediately understood what Feng Xue had meant earlier—her face twisted in disgust. But then she remembered something:

"Why does the Exile Land have such a ridiculous spell?"

Seeing Delis frozen by the player's spell, Feng Xue offered an awkward but polite smile. This spell had now become mandatory for players—there was no choice: when PvP broke out, the only way to stop an enemy from using "shrimp" was to use it yourself.

This was what they called "Shrimp Deterrence."

"What I want you to see is this spell."

"Eek!" Delis recoiled two steps, staring at Feng Xue with a look of alarm. Feng Xue, however, kept his cold expression:

"This spell seems vulgar, but it has an unusual property. I don't know what you call this power in the Heavenly Realm, but it's a spell capable of creating a 'god.'"

"A god? What god? The God of Defense?" Delis's first reaction was disdain, but she decided to try understanding. As her field gear activated, data streams flashed before her eyes—her expression turned to shock—

"Impossible? Divine power? Why? How could the Exile Land have divine power?"

"I don't know either. These spells themselves evolved from the power I took from the Demon Dragon. When I first discovered they generated wish-energy, I was even more shocked than you!"

Feng Xue himself felt a complex mix of emotions—who could have imagined wish-energy emerging from such a spell?

(End of Chapter)