Chapter 118: The Worst-Case Scenario, Athena's Scheme

"First, in the alliance between No Name and Perseus, No Name holds the dominant position and has the right to order Perseus to do anything."

"Second, all Gifts produced during the cooperation using Conceptual Mystic Code technology must pay a royalty of half the selling price to No Name."

"Finally, Perseus shall provide a sufficient number of professional educators to No Name to contribute to No Name's educational cause."

"That is the alliance contract; are there any other questions?"

Leticia sat in the main seat, using a specially made quill to write the contract terms for the alliance with No Name on a scroll.

Of course, that was just what was said; the specific alliance treaty certainly couldn't lack various miscellaneous clauses, but this contract was already humiliating enough that Lu'aos didn't care.

Anyway, the technology of Conceptual Mystic Codes alone was enough for Perseus to gorge itself on.

Su Nian and Leticia still suffered from their lack of knowledge in forging; of course, it was more likely that they simply didn't care, and they didn't have enough manpower to manage it anyway.

Conceptual Mystic Codes are weapons created by imbuing objects with meaning through accumulated History, legends, or rituals, thereby influencing meaning, natural laws, space, souls, and spiritual bodies.

When combined with unique forging techniques, one can completely forge Gifts that are second only to Godhead Armaments and one level below simulated Godheads.

It is even entirely possible to easily reduce the cost of the already mass-produced Invisible Helmets and Winged Leggings by at least three times.

After all, Little Garden is not lacking in various accumulated History, legends, and Concepts.

Conceptual Mystic Codes could completely spark a small-scale revolution.

The only pity is that this was brought out by Su Nian; otherwise, he could have completely obtained the Godhead of the God of Crafts through this technology.

Others might not believe it if said aloud, but the mass-production method for the Invisible Helmets and Winged Leggings was researched by him.

Lu'aos knew his own limits very well; tinkering with forging was fine, but if he were really left to manage a Community, he should just forget it.

"No problems."

Lu'aos nodded and looked at the contract Leticia had written; aside from looking a bit humiliating and making No Name the leader of the alliance,

and adding various restrictive clauses that made Perseus almost like a lackey to No Name, everything else was quite normal.

At the very least, Perseus still had a minimum level of autonomy, and No Name wasn't interfering in Perseus's internal affairs, was it?

Subsequently, Lu'aos signed the contract in his capacity as the leader of Perseus.

Watching Lu'aos sign the contract without hesitation, Su Nian and Leticia exchanged a look of confusion.

"So, he really just signed it like that?"

Su Nian was somewhat surprised; even if it were just to keep up appearances, if he had struggled a little, Su Nian could have switched to signing the alliance under the banner of Planeswalker.

After all, No Name currently has no flag, so using his own Community's to substitute wouldn't be impossible.

Su Nian and Leticia already thought they had been excessive enough.

"I feel... like we still lost out."

"If I had known, should I have asked for more conditions?"

Su Nian muttered in a low voice; what a great fool, if he had known, he would have been even more excessive.

Leticia, meanwhile, looked at Lu'aos with some surprise; she didn't quite understand why Lu'aos would agree to such excessive conditions.

Even if Aishiliya had fallen to become a Demon King, Perseus shouldn't have to grovel to this extent, right?

Even back when Arcadia was still around, Leticia had never seen such a groveling Community.

She vaguely felt that the matters within were not simple.

However, ever since Su Nian exchanged that Sovereignty for her and the Demon Star Algol, it was likely already unavoidable that they would be dragged into it.

After all, the transaction between Su Nian and Aishiliya was private; even with Baiye as a witness, Perseus could insist on the relationship between Baiye and Su Nian to demand Algol back.

If he didn't want to blow things up or affect Baiye's reputation, Su Nian really had to go on this trip to clear Aishiliya's name.

A rumor takes one mouth, but refuting it takes running your legs off.

As for using force, that would be even more troublesome; Perseus is not only a Cadre of Thousand Eyes, but behind them also stands the existence of Athena, a goddess not to be trifled with.

However, Su Nian also has Baiye behind him, and Su Nian's own strength is definitely not weak among the Four-digit, so nothing should go wrong.

But even so, Leticia did not let down her guard.

Or rather, the safer it felt, the more Leticia felt there was something fishy going on inside.

"Master, I feel like there seems to be quite a scheme hidden within this."

After Lu'aos left, Leticia said very cautiously; there is no such thing as a free lunch in the sky. How could a Four-digit Community be so stupid, even to the point of forcing away the leader who was leading them to the peak?

And then replacing him with a good-for-nothing? Although Lu'aos still has a little bit of cleverness.

But compared to Aishiliya, who was hailed as a "Guardian Knight" by Athena, he is still far behind.

As for that rumor, it would be even more impossible to generate.

"I know that, of course."

Su Nian crossed his legs, leaned back on the sofa, and said with a casual and confident expression.

"However, the more it is like this, the more I want to see what Perseus and the others are plotting."

"Besides, we aren't people they can scheme against at will."

Su Nian squeezed his fist slightly, grabbed a few space fragments, and placed them gently in front of his eyes to look at them.

"Get ready, Leticia. If nothing goes wrong, the first gunshot of No Name is about to be fired."

"We must also prepare to step onto the stage of Little Garden once again."

By stepping on the long-famous Perseus, he will announce to all of Little Garden that even if Arcadia has lost its former flag, it is still the same hegemon it once was.

Su Nian would like to see if Ouroboros has the ability to launch another attack on No Name, so he can grab the Snake's tail and have Baiye crush this snake to death.

Although he knew this was probably already a pipe dream.

But one has to try, right? He has developed enough; his Four-Digit Exceptional strength is already enough for him to face any danger in the lower levels.

Hmm, after confirmation by Scathach, Su Nian's combat power has already reached Four-Digit Exceptional, although it is the type that has just entered that level.

He can even hold his own against an old-timer Four-Digit Exceptional like Kasukabe Takaaki.

As for Canary, she would be someone he could easily crush with one hand.

Of course, compared to a Four-Digit Exceptional like Zeus, or a Martial God like the Twelve Heavenly Generals of the Heavenly Army, he is still far behind.

Especially in terms of martial arts, he still needs to practice; he hasn't even reached the Divine Realm level of martial arts, so what qualifications does he have to be worth mentioning?

Divine Realm level martial arts is a technique that reaches the level of an Authority based solely on martial arts; even in Little Garden, it is a level possessed by only a very small number of Martial Gods.

Among the people Su Nian knows, only Aishiliya has reached this level in terms of martial arts.

However, although his martial arts are a bit lacking, the Space Authority alone is enough for Su Nian to roam freely through Little Garden.

"I'm off, I'll go check out Perseus first and see what kind of medicine they are selling."

Su Nian stretched, did some simple movements to loosen up his body, and said after warming up.

Su Nian wanted to sneak into Perseus to investigate the situation and figure out the sequence of events.

After all, an alliance is a rigid necessity for the development of a Community, and it is not easy to find a sucker like Perseus.

Reasonably and logically, Su Nian had to figure out the situation.

At the very least, he had to figure out where Lu'aos got the guts to sign such a humiliating treaty that forfeited sovereignty and insulted the nation.

"I hope it's not the worst-case scenario."

Su Nian sighed and took a very deep look in the direction Lu'aos had left.

The one calculating them was not Perseus, but the Main God behind Perseus, the Goddess Athena, known as the Goddess of Wisdom and the Goddess of Victory.

If it really were the Goddess Athena, then Su Nian would have to consider asking Shiroyasha for help and preparing to flip the table.

After all, he could not possibly give up Demon Star Algol.

Outer Gate 1224, Perseus base.

Having returned to the Community, Lu'aos arrived at the Central Temple at the first opportunity, preparing to return to the Community to announce the alliance he had signed with noname.

However, when he crossed the gate of the temple, his body paused for a moment, and a look of realization appeared on his face.

Lu'aos knelt directly toward the female figure whose silhouette could not be clearly seen on the main seat of the Central Temple.

"Lu'aos, how did your discussion with the leader of noname go?"

A holy, ethereal voice entered Lu'aos's ears, and Lu'aos said with a fanatical look on his face.

"Reporting to Goddess Athena, the alliance with noname has already been signed, and sufficient sincerity has been guaranteed."

"Damn! Damn! Damn! There really is no such thing as a free lunch in the sky."

Su Nian's body froze, and he cursed under his breath; it was indeed the worst-case scenario.

No, Goddess Athena, is it really necessary to calculate against a small Planeswalker like me?

Su Nian was somewhat puzzled; if she wanted to find him, wouldn't it have been enough to just contact Shiroyasha directly?

At the very least, sending a formal letter or passing a message would have worked, right?

But to go through such a huge circle just to get me to come to Perseus? What the hell is this?

In any case, Su Nian could not fathom what Athena was thinking, nor did he want to interfere with Athena's schemes.

He also did not want to become a part of Athena's schemes, so while he was still hidden in the different space and had not yet been discovered.

Goddess Athena, goodbye to you!

Then, without another word, Su Nian prepared to step into the void to go to another world to avoid the disaster first, and then return later.

"This guest, since you've already come, don't be in such a hurry to leave."

Su Nian froze instantly, sighed helplessly, stepped out from the folded different space, and looked at the golden figure sitting on the main seat of the Central Temple.

"I wonder what business Goddess Athena has for me after going through such a huge circle?"

(End of this chapter)