Chapter: Chapter 505
“Strange, why does this pen feel so comfortable to use?” Holding the golden pen, the fox beastman who had just recovered added a line to the magic array and felt something was wrong.
The previous golden pen was a huge burden on him, but the pen in his hand now felt inexplicably comfortable, like finally easing a long period of constipation.
This feeling was simply irresistible!
“There’s a problem with the craftsmanship of this pen. I improved it for you last night, and it should feel more comfortable for you to use now.” Leticia, standing beside the fox beastman, saw his confusion and explained.
Oh, so that’s how it is, the fox beastman suddenly realized. He didn’t doubt Leticia’s words because, in his opinion, his pen had indeed been improved, making it smoother and more fluid, allowing him to perform at his best.
With the help of this pen, he completed the repair of the magic array in just over an hour, without blushing or his heart pounding.
Compared to his near-death experience yesterday, he was like a descending god today.
Leticia, who was watching from the side, also applauded softly, her voice tinged with a hint of feigned surprise, “Amazing! As expected, you fainted yesterday because you were using the wrong tools. Now that you’ve switched to the correct tools, your performance is much better.”
That’s right, I made a fool of myself yesterday because I was using the wrong tools, the fox beastman immediately agreed, nodding his head. This girl’s words struck a chord with him, and her image in his heart improved considerably.
He didn’t know that his ability to complete the magic array repair so easily this time was entirely due to a nuclear power plant powering him. Leticia provided about ninety-nine percent of the magic for repairing the magic array, with the fox beastman contributing the remaining one percent.
If he were to get tired and stick his tongue out under these circumstances, he might as well find a trash can to crawl into – how embarrassing!
“Ahem, of course. I am the strongest array master in the entire beastman race!” The fox beastman raised his head and chest, proudly replying. He was a very confident person and did not doubt Leticia’s flattery.
Leticia gave a look to the divine officials behind her. These seasoned divine officials immediately began to chime in, their faces filled with admiration as they praised the fox beastman’s prowess.
This flattery made the fox beastman swell with pride. He put the golden pen back into his pocket, completely unaware that the pen had been swapped.
Seeing the fox beastman’s actions, Leticia flashed a mischievous, victorious smile. Now all she had to do was send this fox beastman back, and her objective would be achieved.
This matter was relatively simple. The fox beastman voluntarily offered to return to the sacred land to await orders without any prompting.
“Why don’t you come back to the sacred land with me? Your talent for array formations is excellent, and the High Priest will definitely value you. You’ll have better development there.” Even during the midday banquet, this fox beastman tried to bring Leticia back to the sacred land.
Subconsciously, Leticia wanted to nod in agreement.
In this way, she wouldn’t have to track the marking on the golden pen; she could directly go to the sacred land and face Huang. However, after thinking about it, she decided it would be better to remain silent and let this fox beastman chat with the divine official for a while longer.
After all, she wasn’t very familiar with the affairs of this organization. If she agreed directly, she might make a mistake that would alert the fox beastman.
The divine official’s subsequent words made Leticia feel a small sense of relief about her decision. The fox beastman’s invitation was果然 problematic.
“To enter the sacred land, one must first pass the assessment of the elders there, right? It’s not yet the time for the annual assessment,” the divine official said, putting down his wine glass and addressing the fox beastman with a serious expression. “Even you cannot break the rules.”
The fox beastman chuckled a couple of times. He was just saying that out of momentary joy, a jest. However, he did believe in this girl’s value. Even if her image of the gods wasn’t particularly firm, such a minor flaw might be overlooked given such a powerful display of talent.
The important figures in the organization didn’t seem to have that much faith in the gods themselves, did they?
“Speaking of which, how is the revival progress of our Great God? It’s always said that our Great God is reviving, but at what stage is it now?” The divine official’s eyes darted around as he asked another question he was very concerned about.
Or rather, it was a question he should be concerned about.
He had already defected to Feng’s command and naturally had absolute faith in Feng’s identity. Therefore, in his eyes, the Great God had already completed the revival.
However, Ling Long had also instructed him to keep information related to Feng confidential, especially not to let the fox beastman know. Therefore, he had to appear normal. A normal divine official at this time would inquire about the revival of the Great God.
The fox beastman had a lot to say about this matter. His status in the organization was not low, and he had been present at the meeting in the Blazing Space. He had basically witnessed the entire process of the Great God’s revival.
“It should be close to the final stage. There is no room for us in that space anymore; even the strongest blessed warrior cannot stay inside for a minute.” The fox beastman’s face showed excitement. The spatial anomalies represented the revival of the Great God’s power, and the current space, which had completely turned into a lava ocean, indicated that the day of the Great God’s return was not far off.
“According to the High Priest’s predictions, the Great God will be fully revived soon, at most, at most within two months.”
The fox beastman held up two fingers. This was the message the High Priest had asked him to convey before they left. The communication between the sacred land and the Cang Ying tribe was not very frequent, and sometimes messengers like the fox beastman were needed to reassure these outlying divine officials.
“Two more months?” The divine official showed a hint of disappointment. Two months was not a short period.
“We serve a great God, an immortal and great being. For her, two months is but an instant, isn’t it?” Seeing the divine official’s disappointed expression, the fox beastman frowned and rebuked angrily, “Do you think you’re hatching eggs? It’s not that fast!”
But we’ve apparently been hatching this egg for many years, the divine official thought helplessly.
But these words couldn’t be said, nor was there any need to say them. In any case, the Great God had already revived, and these people still guarding the sacred land were all liars and fools, unaware that the Great God had revived elsewhere. Ha, it was simply ridiculous.
With disdain in his heart, the divine official showed a look of shame on his face, repeatedly saying that he had spoken improperly and that he was disrespectful to the Great God.
The fox beastman didn’t intend to escalate the matter. He knew that these divine officials were anxious, even more so than those waiting outside the sacred land, eagerly awaiting the Great God’s return.
But could this matter be rushed? Could they just grab a hammer, rush into the Blazing Space that had turned into a deadly forbidden zone, find the Great God’s remains, and smash that large egg?
Putting aside whether such an act would be disrespectful, just rushing into that forbidden zone to find the remains of the large bird was something that couldn’t be done even now.
The black-robed divine officials in the sacred land could only wait by the outer edge of the异空间, counting the days on their fingers, waiting for the Great God’s revival.
The banquet thus concluded amidst various idle chats. Leticia had spent the entire banquet without saying a word, nor did her expression change much, only sipping some fruit juice and eating some grilled meat and bread.
And she had to complain about one thing: the food from the beastman tribe was truly unappetizing!
Even the food from the Cang Ying tribe was not delicious at all!
Alas, the beastman race was truly disappointing and unworthy of its reputation as the worst among the four major races.
After the banquet ended, the divine official, accompanied by some of his subordinates, saw the fox beastman off. Leticia, on the other hand, returned to the divine temple, began stroking Feng, who was cradled in her arms, and discussed the next arrangements.
Miss Bai was summoned from the divine artifact space, while Ling Long had been staying in the divine temple all along, so there was no need to call her.
“That fox beastman didn’t get suspicious. Now all we need to do is track the magic imprint on that pen, and we can follow the clues to find the location of the sacred land.” Leticia briefly recounted what had just happened, informing everyone that the plan was proceeding smoothly and they would soon know Huang’s whereabouts.
“And for this operation, Ling Long, you and your kin should not come along.”
“Okay.” Ling Long didn’t ask why and simply nodded.
She knew that Leticia’s decision must have been well-considered. For such an important matter, Ling Long had one hundred percent faith in Leticia, faith in this deity.
“I thought you would excitedly express that you wanted to come along too?” This surprised Leticia. She had expected to exert some effort to get Ling Long to accept her arrangement, but she hadn’t expected Ling Long to be so obedient, agreeing without asking any questions.
Ling Long showed a helpless expression. What kind of image did she have in Leticia’s mind? Was she the kind of person who acted unreasonably?
“For matters like this, Leticia’s decisions are always more perfect than mine. I just need to execute them,” the little dragon girl replied with loyalty. “You are my Great God!”
I almost forgot I was the Dragon God if you hadn’t said it, Leticia quirked her lips.
“Ahem, anyway, Ling Long, you need to stay here. Take this magic charm. Activate it in two days. The magic array underground will destroy that magical node, and by then, we should be fighting Huang.” Leticia coughed lightly and stated the task she assigned to Ling Long.
In the battle against Huang, Ling Long and her two kin would be of no use. Duels between deities were not something that a mere mortal dragon like Ling Long could interfere with.
If she were to forcefully participate, the outcome would likely not be good. The aftermath of the battle could probably kill Ling Long.
As for the other two members of the dragon race who couldn’t even transform into dragons, they were even less useful and probably couldn’t withstand even the environmental damage.
Therefore, Leticia planned to keep them here to destroy the magic array nodes and also to protect the talented young members of the dragon race.
“After destroying the magic array, you can leave. Leave the Northern Territory as quickly as possible. This way, even if we don’t defeat Huang, you won’t be harmed.”
“We will definitely win,” Bai Ling interrupted Leticia, her eyes shining with confidence. “Definitely.”
“I hope we win too, but that’s Huang, the most formidable opponent we’ve ever encountered,” Leticia sighed lightly. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to be optimistic, but when facing the ancient deity Huang, she truly couldn’t be optimistic.
In the mental space, she had struggled to defeat Huang’s phantom. Now, facing Huang’s true form, could the difficulty be any lower than facing the phantom?
No!
Even with so many contingency plans and so much specialized training, Leticia still lacked confidence in defeating this powerful opponent.
“I’m by your side. The two of us together will definitely be able to defeat her.” Bai Ling gently stroked Leticia’s head and said softly, “If we really can’t win, we can just run away. Aren’t your escape skills very strong?”
“They’re not strong at all!”
“I remember you ran very fast back then; I couldn’t even catch you.”
“Don’t bring up what happened back then!” Leticia immediately realized when Bai Ling was referring to. Was this person intending to hold onto this matter?
That time was just a mistake, do you understand? A mistake!
“Now, compared to the weakened Huang, aren’t we stronger than then? You could escape in that situation, so why are you lacking confidence now?” Miss Bai flashed a wicked smile. “As long as you use those skills from back then, you’ll definitely be able to escape.”
“But what’s the point of escaping if we still can’t defeat Huang?” Leticia sighed. Now was the best time to defeat Huang. After this, it would be exponentially harder to defeat this deity. “Do we have to go to the Divine Throne to call for reinforcements?”
“It’s not impossible, though. But I believe we will definitely win. We’ll worry about what to do after losing when we’ve lost. Let’s think more about how to fight this battle better now.”
“Tsk, I can’t believe I’m being enlightened by you. How embarrassing.” Patting her face, Leticia regained some energy. “So, the general plan is this: Ling Long stays here to destroy the magic array, and we few will take the divine artifacts to confront Huang. Any problems?”
“No!” The other girls answered in unison.
