Chapter 130: Thanks, I Just Started Working Right After Being Born

That night, the bright moon hung in the pitch-black sky, illuminating the entire vast, featureless land.

A youth wearing a straw hat looked at this plain, his mouth twitching uncontrollably twice.

"Indra couldn't be this petty, could he?"

Moving Yanhuang City away was one thing, but what was the deal with this flat, specially reinforced ground?

Was he really not going to let him set up a battlefield?

Was there any need for this?

And there were the various monitoring Gifts and familiars in the surroundings, as well as one of the Twelve Heavens of the Heavenly Army on duty in the distance, Bishamonten·Uesugi Kenshin.

"A headache, honestly; I wanted to secretly set up the venue and deploy my Host Authority."

Although he said it was a headache, there wasn't a trace of distress on Heitian's face.

Yet, under such bright moonlight and on the empty land, not a single person discovered Heitian's presence.

Even Bishamonten·Uesugi Kenshin, who maintained a Four-Digit Exceptional Spirit Status in the lower levels, was the same.

Compared to Heitian, Uesugi Kenshin was ultimately a bit immature; if Indra had come, he might have been able to discover some clues.

Then, Heitian threw his straw hat out, and just at that moment, a breeze carried the straw hat into the sky, obscuring the moon.

"Wait? Where did that straw hat come from?"

Uesugi Kenshin subconsciously drew her long spear and, bracing herself, looked at the straw hat that had blocked the moon in her eyes.

"I recall that no one currently appearing here has a straw hat?"

"Who is playing tricks! Come out!"

Whoosh!

The next moment, Uesugi Kenshin threw the long spear in her hand, piercing through the straw hat wobbling in the sky.

And by the time Uesugi Kenshin came to her senses, an ancient fortress bearing the marks of wind and frost had already appeared on the previously empty land.

"!! When did that appear?"

Uesugi Kenshin retracted her long spear, held the straw hat—which had a hole in it and was otherwise unremarkable—and looked at the ancient fortress in disbelief.

She had been very cautious just now, yet she still couldn't figure out what had happened.

As for the other members of the Heavenly Army nearby, and the various Gifts and familiars used for surveillance, none had detected any anomalies.

Or rather, at that very moment, everyone's gaze had been drawn by that straw hat, and no one had paid attention to the changes on the ground.

Even the mysterious electronic cameras were the same.

In the video, there was only the straw hat and the spear shot by Uesugi Kenshin.

"Forget it, Uesugi, it's meaningless."

Indra appeared here at some point, holding down Uesugi Kenshin, who was preparing to attack and blow up this ancient fortress to find the person behind it.

The venue had already been set up; even if Uesugi Kenshin wanted to attack, it would be meaningless.

Moreover, even if she were allowed to attack, she might not be able to shatter the ancient fortress that had been reinforced with Host Authority.

"The person behind Ouroboros has made a move."

Hearing Indra say this, Uesugi Kenshin finally lowered the long spear in her hand and sighed helplessly.

"I know, but it's just frustrating."

"Do those bastards still have any regard for our Heavenly Army in their eyes!"

As she spoke, Uesugi Kenshin threw the straw hat in her hand to the ground and stomped on it twice with force.

Using a straw hat to attract everyone's attention—the identity of this person went without saying.

After all, there was only one big shot whose signature item was a straw hat, and that was Heitian.

"At the very least, we can be certain now that the financier and leader of Ouroboros is Heitian, right?"

Indra wasn't particularly angry; upon confirming the true mastermind behind Ouroboros, he had also more or less determined the extent of the intervention.

A Two-digit Full Authority Domain had stepped in to issue a warning, so why not stop?

Heitian's appearance this time was likely to provide an explanation to the gods of Little Garden; the weight of an explanation from a Two-digit was sufficient.

It was just unclear what kind of explanation Heitian would provide. A Savior like Kalki was not enough to account for Ouroboros's attempt to destroy Little Garden.

"It is enough for us to do our own jobs."

Saying this, Indra yawned, waved his hand at Uesugi Kenshin, and said.

"It's getting late, get some rest early; there's a tough battle tomorrow."

Uesugi Kenshin nodded silently, not knowing if she had taken it to heart or not.

——

On the horizon, a faint ray of light began to struggle to pierce through the darkness; it was the omen of the sun about to rise.

The white-haired youth, who had been born for less than two days, stretched out his hand, wanting to grasp that sliver of light, but he unexpectedly discovered that he couldn't grasp anything at all.

"Your Highness, to grasp the sun, one must be at least a Three-digit."

The hedonist at his side, with an arrogant expression on his face, reminded him very gently.

"Huh?"

Kalki was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

What he wanted to say was that this was his first time seeing the scene of the sun rising.

"Furthermore, Your Highness, we should proceed with the first task arranged from above."

The hedonist said very gently; although gentle, there was a hint of unquestionability in his words.

"Can we not slow down a bit?"

Kalki's mouth twitched; was this really how one employed child labor?

He had only been born for a few days! And he already had to start working?

"Wait, no? You of Ouroboros didn't bring me into this world just to make me work, did you?"

"Apologies, Your Highness, you should have seen the contract; the Gift Game has already begun."

The Pleasure-Seeker said this, and Kalki also sighed helplessly as he put away the contract in his hand.

A first Gift Game? It feels a bit challenging.

If you want to achieve victory, it won't be that easy.

"Are you ready?"

Before the Pleasure-Seeker could finish speaking, a white two-headed dragon appeared from nowhere and charged straight at Kalki.

"It's starting! Your Highness, do your best!"

Then Kalki was sent flying with a direct hit.

After all, he had only been born a few days ago; being able to control his own power was already impressive enough, and as for fighting, he still needed to adapt.

It was just a pity that Ouroboros did not have enough time to let Kalki grow, so they could only catalyze him as much as possible.

Caili Ling, standing to the side, saw Kalki get injured and subconsciously wanted to step in to help him.

But she was stopped by the Pleasure-Seeker.

The Pleasure-Seeker only said coldly.

"This is his destiny as the Savior; he must learn how to fight, how to unleash his strongest power, and learn to grow amidst battle."

Kalki was indeed worthy of being the Savior, growing very quickly in the fight; although he was ambushed at the start, he soon fought the Four-digit level two-headed dragon clone to a standstill.

He even began to suppress it for a time.

"But, isn't this a bit too early?"

Caili Ling said with some hesitation; how old is Kalki now? Ah, no, to be precise, how many days has he been born?

Not even two days, right?

After hurriedly burying his mother yesterday, he rushed to Little Garden.

Even Caili Ling had quite a few complaints about Ouroboros's arrangements at this moment, feeling that they shouldn't make things difficult for a newborn child.

What kind of skill is it to torment a child?

Couldn't they have waited a bit longer?

Wait until His Highness grows up before talking about it.

"It is not early; time waits for no one."

The Pleasure-Seeker smiled, offered no explanation, and just continued to watch Kalki make progress in his battle with the two-headed dragon.

——

Meanwhile, at the Boundary Gate of Yanhuang City, Su Nian and Jialing walked out of the Boundary Gate one after the other.

Of course, Jialing was wearing a conservative, gorgeous Hanfu at this time.

Under Su Nian's strong suggestion, after all, that previous outfit was still more or less a bit revealing.

If it were anyone else, Su Nian would be very supportive of them wearing it, as he would be able to feast his eyes.

But since it was his own fiancée, it was better to be as conservative as possible.

Those clothes are fine to wear at home.

"By the way, where is the flag of Arcadia? It couldn't possibly be at the very top, could it?"

Su Nian narrowed his eyes, standing outside the game field, looking at the castle that Heitian had released; there seemed to be a flag fluttering at the very top of the castle.

But the distance was too great, and it was a bit unclear.

No, it wasn't that the distance was too great, but rather that under the shroud of the Host Authority, it was as if it were separated by a layer of frosted glass.

The scene of the game field could not be seen at all.

Otherwise, with the eyesight of a Four-digit, it would be impossible for it to be unclear.

"I don't know, but wouldn't it be fine to just fight our way in?"

Jialing revealed a bloodthirsty smile and said with great anticipation.

As a Demon King, she had also been well-behaved for several hundred years, but she hadn't vented in a long time.

As for fighting Su Nian? That was better left alone; the compatibility as opponents was too poor, and she couldn't enjoy the fight at all.

Su Nian also glanced around at the Four-digits who were preparing to come and compete for the Sun Authority.

Silently, amidst their expectant gazes, he took Jialing's hand and walked into the game field together.

Jialing tried to resist for a moment, but seeing that resistance was futile, she let Su Nian hold her hand.

Then, countless discussions erupted.

"Eh, I didn't expect the rumors to actually be true; this Su Nian who took over Arcadia actually managed to win over Jialing?"

"That's not right, how did I hear that he flew into a rage for a beauty and attacked Perseus for Aishiliya? I heard that even the Demon Star was snatched away by him."

"Eh, which version of the rumors is this? Isn't that Demon Star a token of love?"

"That's not right, this is clearly Su Nian and little Jialing being in love with each other!"

A pot-bellied monk wearing a Monk Robe argued; he looked at the scene of Jialing and Su Nian holding hands, and tears of emotion were almost falling.

Hmm, that's right, Jialouluo was still worried about his daughter's romance and came down to the lower realm to join in the fun.

"Where does that put us, the Su-hating party!"

"Where did this Heterodox come from!"

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Su Nian had no idea what a huge wave of discussion he had just triggered.

Nor did he know what kind of rumors the newspapers outside had fabricated about him.

However, what is visible for now is that, unexpectedly, his reputation does not seem to be low.

After all, the fall of Arcadia was too sudden, and Su Nian's arrival was far too timely.

In fact, Little Garden's attention toward Su Nian was not low at all; it was just that Su Nian rarely made an appearance.

(End of chapter)