Chapter 313: with translation of chapter title

This time really needs a long time to finish construction.

Houteng looked at the design drawings and felt a headache, although this is also part of protecting the world,

But the loss and repair time this time is really too long; the previous damage hasn't been fixed yet, and this time it's been messed up again, really making things difficult.

The park is now a mess, with rubble and dust lingering in the air, and the exposed rebar is covered in rust.

The broken cut still emits green smoke; water droplets slide down from above, fall into the soil, and tender new sprouts push forth, exuding a breath of new life.

However, the enemies have all been defeated, and no more coin monsters appear anymore; this is the best news.

Commander Houteng's actions in directing the construction were fully captured by the mechanical eagle beside him, and through the omnipresent network, the ultra‑high‑definition footage was transmitted to the top floor of the Hongshang Building.

Yi Da Ming pushed open the office door, and upon seeing the metal box placed on the desk, the anticipation in his heart could no longer be contained, and his face broke into a smile.

He came this time because the chairman notified him to come and collect the reward for saving the world, to be paid in cash.

The exact amount is unknown for now, but it will definitely fill a large part of his little coffer.

"Chairman, I've come to collect my wages."

Yi Da Ming rubbed his hands, looking at Hongshang Guangsheng who had turned his back, and wondered, just how much money would this mission pay?

"I'm not Hongshang; he's not here right now."

The office chair that had been facing away from Yi Da Ming swiveled with a light push, and in an instant a young man was sitting on it, hands crossed, smiling as he looked at the surprised Yi Da Ming.

"Jiang Xia, how are you here, Chairman?"

Yi Da Ming looked at the youth sitting in the chair, his surprise causing his face to lose its usual expression.

"The chairman is temporarily on a trip; I'm in charge here, and I had Lizhong notify you to come over." Jiang Xia rose from the chair, facing Yi Da Ming and spoke with a smile.

"You're not going to Europe to dig up some ruins again, are you? Last time you already caused a big headache."

Yi Da Ming felt somewhat helpless; the chairman, for the sake of desire, has a self‑destructive personality—when will he ever change?

"No, this time I'm really going on a trip, but I'm only filling in."

"Never mind that; it's time to collect your pay. The chairman promised you this, and I'll cash it out for you now. As for fighting and such, first take the bullets out of your head."

Jiang Xia twisted the metal knob on the safe; with a click, the box opened, its interior wrapped in a black film, but the point wasn't that—it was what was stored inside.

Portrait‑printed banknotes were neatly laid out inside the box, and their tempting aroma even made Yi Da Ming's throat tremble slightly.

This is probably the most magical thing in this world.

Yi Da Ming originally thought he couldn't scrape together enough money for the time being, but when these stacks of money were actually laid out before him, it felt as if even his breath would stop.

This definitely amounts to a hundred million, exactly enough to fulfill his wish.

Yi Da Ming's eyes revealed that extreme surprise; his frenzied desire, in Jiang Xia's eyes, even made the whole office light up.

"Take it; according to the chairman, fifty million is for raising the next generation's birth, and the other half is the reward for saving the world."

Jiang Xia let go, looking at the money spread on the table, then at Yi Da Ming's expression, and finally understood why Hongshang Guangsheng was so obsessed with desire and birth.

Because such pure desire is truly wonderful.

"Ah, thank you." Yi Da Ming felt the heavy weight in his hands, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly.

The weight of money really puts one at ease.

"Go on; I look forward to the day you fulfill your dream." Jiang Xia raised his glass to the departing Yi Da Ming, believing Yi Da Ming's desire deserved his blessing.

"Next, this is the last thing before we leave."

He raised his right hand, snapped his fingers lightly, and a gray‑white Aurora Curtain rose out of nowhere, engulfing Jiang Xia's seated figure in the office chair.

The brilliant red sun drifted slowly across the already dim sky, as Anku and Huo Ye Yingsi played around, surprised to see Jiang Xia emerge from the Aurora Curtain.

Soon Huo Ye Yingsi reacted, stopping his roughhousing with Anku,

He reached into the pocket of his purple clothes and pulled out a piece with a yellow shell, engraved with the Oz pattern, a Knight watch dial, and handed it to Jiang Xia:

"Take it; this is what you need, right?"

At the end of that battle he had already noticed that his previously empty pocket now held something extra, though he was slightly surprised when he saw it was a Knight watch dial.

And in the moment he lightly turned it, Huo Ye Yingsi understood some special things,

that this watch dial that appeared out of nowhere in his hand should be given to Jiang Xia.

The moment Jiang Xia took the Oz watch dial from Huo Ye Yingsi's hand, it signified that his journey in Oz was about to end.

After all, the Oz watch dial was one of his goals for coming to this world.

"Thank you, I'll keep it safe, and I wish you and Anku a smooth journey."

Jiang Xia shifted his gaze from the watch dial that had merged into his body, and sincerely blessed Huo Ye Yingsi and Anku.

Just as Jiang Xia was preparing to leave this world and continue his journey, Anku, who had been standing silently beside Huo Ye Yingsi, suddenly said: "I also have something similar; I think I should also give it to you."

"Huh?!"

Jiang Xia's steps to leave halted instantly; he turned his head, looking doubtfully at Anku.

"Anku, do you also have a Knight watch dial?"

Huo Ye Yingsi, standing beside Anku, reacted even more strongly than when he himself obtained the Knight watch dial, as if he were about to jump up.

"Hmph, of course—not only you can become a Knight."

Anku turned his head to look at the overly dramatic Huo Ye Yingsi and said with a hint of arrogance: "Yingsi, my Knight watch dial is far nicer than yours."

Anku's mutated right hand suddenly flashed with light; when the glow faded, a crimson watch dial appeared in his hand.

"Here." Anku gently extended the watch dial that had appeared in his hand toward Jiang Xia.

"What is this? This really far exceeded my expectations."

Jiang Xia caught the watch dial Anku threw, but when he clearly saw the knight emblem etched on it, he was truly stunned.

It was an Eternal Bird watch dial, not a Bird series union watch dial.

But that's also correct; the Bird union should be one of Oz's form variations.

Strictly speaking, the Eternal Bird union is actually Anku's Knight form, merely using Huo Ye Yingsi's body as a vessel for the transformation.

Jiang Xia never knew that the eternal bird could also form a dial, and moreover it belonged to Anku—could it be that Anku also has a Knight history? Wait!

Jiang Xia suddenly had a guess that fit the current situation very well.

(End of chapter)