Meng Lei broke into a slight frown.
“They’re the city guards, sir.” Emery Philmore hurriedly explained softly, “The city guards are the minions of the Venus Colossal Dragon City Lord. They are responsible for the security and management of the city. It’s obvious that the city lord wants to hog the Divinity Crystal mine for himself.”
“Hog for himself? Hehe!”
Meng Lei laughed. At this moment, a loud, sonorous dragon roar came from afar as nine magnificent-looking beasts flew over.
They had a lion’s body, golden dragon scales, six-legged, and a pair of golden wings. Their shrill roars were majestic and domineering.
Meng Lei knew what these divine beasts were—Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni[1]!
The Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni had both the blood of a dragon and a lion. It possessed colossal strength and was lightning quick, the most elite mount one could have.
It was a pity that they were powerful beasts. Without enough capability, one might get killed, much less subduing them as mounts.
Hence, these majestic beasts were extremely rare, not to mention the nine that appeared suddenly. However, the most unbelievable part was that there were nine metal chains on the nine Six-legged Golden Suan Ni’s necks, linking to a golden dragon carriage.
Nine Suan Ni were pulling a carriage!
“Who’s this with such a grandeur introduction?” asked Bubbles.
“Yeah! That’s way too grandeur!” Puhaman spoke as well. “But you got to admit that it’s cool to have nine Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni pulling your carriage! It’s really impressive!”
“You don’t say...”
The rest were amused, while Emery Philmore was badly frightened. “Everyone, tone down the volume. If someone hears this, we’ll be finished!”
“Emery, who is this guy you’re so afraid of?” everyone asked quizzically.
“In our Venus Colossal Dragon City, other than the city lord, who else could have such ostentation?” Emery gave a wry laugh.
“That’s only a lord of a city. What’s the big deal?” Bubbles scoffed. “Compared to our Master, he’s nothing at all!”
“To be honest, Master should snatch these Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni since they suit him more. They’re simply wasted on a city lord!”
“Exactly...”
The rest were unhappy as well. Their master, an expert beyond the Great Perfection deity level, kept such a low profile. Yet, a fellow who was not even a Great Perfection deity was being so pretentious. That was infuriating.
Emery Philmore could not help but laugh wryly.
“Everyone, you might not know that our city lord isn’t any ordinary deity.”
“Not ordinary?”
“Really powerful?”
“Some bigshot from the Nidhogg Colossal Dragon Gods?”
Everyone was puzzled.
“His name is Venus Nidhogg. He isn’t that powerful as he’s only a mid-level higher deity. However, he’s the great Nidhogg Chief God’s little son. Though he isn’t favored, he still enjoys a supreme status amongst the Nidhogg Colossal Dragon Gods,” Emery Philmore explained.
“What the!”
“Son of a Chief God!”
“No wonder he’s so high profile!”
“Impressive!”
“You got me!”
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Chapter 387: Discovery of Crystal Marrows, Threatened
Second-generation descendants were always a special entity, no matter which world one was in. They might not be very strong, and they might only know how to enjoy a lavish life or womanize...
...But even so, no one dared to mess with them because they had a cheating device—A father named Li Gang[1]...!
That was what they relied on the most to freely womanize, patronize nightclubs, act obnoxiously without any restraints, behave arrogantly and unreasonably, hold themselves above others as though they were the most important person in the world, and think that their fathers could dictate law and order instead of the heavens!
In this world, second-generation descendants were also just as impressive, especially the offspring of Chief Gods. They were even more so the most impressive second-generation descendants in the vast universe. Everyone that saw them had to worship them, keep them in good spirits, and pamper them.
Should anyone dare to show them any disrespect, they would undoubtedly make sure they disappear from the face of the earth!
And wasn’t that so? Because this particular second-generation descendant in front of Meng Lei and the others, as the son of the Nidhogg Chief God, was exactly adopting such an extremely high profile. Just the way he had made his appearance alone was already incredibly cool!
“My lord!”
“The lord of the city is here!”
“My lord, you’re so handsome!”
Shouts and exclamations rang out all around. On top of that, some of the female deities’ beautiful eyes even glittered brightly with overflowing feelings of worship and adoration. Those infatuated expressions of theirs were as though they wished they could strip off all their clothes and climb into the lord of the city’s bed, with the only thing potentially stopping them being the lord’s lack of interest in them.
At the sight, Puhaman and the others couldn’t help but snipe sourly, “Isn’t he just a rich, spoiled second-generation brat showing off and pretending to be cool by relying on his status as a Chief God’s son? What’s the big deal about him? He’s not even worthy of becoming Master’s servant...”
“Exactly...”
This was nothing but just sour grapes, but it couldn’t be helped. Bearing grudges against the wealthy and the ones with authority had never been the mortals’ exclusive right. Deities also had feelings and emotions; they were also capable of jealousy, hate, and bearing grudges against the wealthy and the powerful.
Meng Lei didn’t say anything, choosing instead to observe quietly.
Roar!
The nine Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni gradually came to a stop before roaring into the heavens as one. Roiling sound waves erupted into the surroundings, seemingly announcing the son of the Chief God’s arrival.
When the sound waves dissipated, a handsome youth dressed in golden armor and bearing purplish-gold dragon horns on his head flew out of the carriage and showed up in front of all the deities.
“Wow! The lord of the city has come out!”
Several goddesses screamed in excitement at the sight of Venus. They were as though veteran fujoshi[2] that had just caught sight of fresh, young male idols and were so excited that they almost couldn’t catch their breath.
Among them was one particular goddess whose behavior was the most dramatic. A look of infatuation adorned her face as she clenched her fists and said, “As expected of the man I’ve set my sights on! You’re so cool that no matter where you are, you’re just like the firefly in the dark, so bright and so outstanding!
“Your handsome looks, arrogant stubble, cool and flashy way of making your appearance, and those nine Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni have deeply captivated me...”
When one reached a cultivation stage like Meng Lei’s, their ears would already have become extraordinarily sharp. He naturally overheard the goddess’ infatuated love confession, which rendered him totally flabbergasted. He could only say, “What a goddamn talent she is!”
Of course, the esteemed lord of the city definitely wouldn’t be able to hear the infatuated goddess’ wishful love confession. He overlooked the world, his eyes aloof and distant as his gaze swept across all the deities that had hurried over. The corners of his lips couldn’t help but quirk upward as a scornful look surfaced in his eyes. After that, he descended onto the area in front of the valley.
“Greetings, my lord!”
The city guards in charge of sentry duty at the valley dropped onto one knee in greeting. Their actions were neat and uniform without even a bit of sloppiness. It was evident that all of them had undergone professional training before.
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br /> “Has a thorough check of the mine been carried out?” Venus asked dispassionately, “How many mineral resources are there?”
“My lord, we’ve already carried out a thorough investigation.”
One of the city guards that appeared to be the captain replied respectfully, “The total amount of mineral reserves is estimated at 1.6 trillion tons to 2.3 trillion tons. They are of superb quality and can be classified as high-grade Divinity Crystals. On top of that...”
“What is it?”
Venus raised an eyebrow.
“We’ve detected crystal marrows in the center of the mine. We have yet to determine the concrete quantity, but there’s likely a reasonable quantity in there,” said the captain respectfully.
“Crystal marrows!”
Joy came over Venus’ countenance, and he said, “Not bad! It just so happens to be Father’s birthday in another two years. I was just feeling troubled over the lack of a suitable gift, but all’s fine now that there’s the crystal marrow. Father will definitely like it!”
The captain went along with the flow and quickly said in flattery, “Congratulations, my lord!”
“Hahaha! It’s worth congratulating, indeed!”
Venus then gave a grand wave and declared, “All of you deserve credit for finding the Divinity Crystal mine and discovering the crystal marrows this time. Everyone shall be rewarded!”
“Thank you, my lord!”
The captain was overjoyed.
“Yeah!”
Venus then nodded slightly and said, “Start working on it right away. I can’t wait to see the crystal marrows!”
“Yes, my lord!” Then, the captain shouted, “Men, get down to work and begin the mining process at once!”
“Yes, sir!”
Following his order, miners immediately entered the valley and got down to mining. Venus broke into a slight frown as he observed the number of miners. He asked, “When will you be able to extract the crystal marrows when there are only so few miners?”
The captain bowed and replied, “The crystal marrows are estimated to be extracted in two months’ time, my lord.”
“Two months? That’s too slow.”
Venus shook his head and ordered, “Recruit miners immediately. I want to see the crystal marrows in three days’ time. Remember, I want to see them in three days’ time. I won’t accept even an hour of tardiness.”
“Yes, my lord!”
Beads of perspiration formed on the captain’s forehead at once. It was practically a project from hell, having to complete two months’ worth of work in three days. Even the captain wanted to flip the table and quit...
...Except he didn’t dare to.
Although he was a powerful high-level higher deity and was also an important figure among the Nidhogg Colossal Dragon Gods, he didn’t dare to provoke Venus at all.
The son of the Chief God was by nature brutal, vicious, cruel, and ruthless. Should he utter even a single word of defiance, he would undoubtedly welcome a very tragic end.
But the problem was, where was he supposed to find that many miners within the short span of three days?
One needed two days just to travel from the Venus Colossal Dragon City to the mine, and the back-and-forth journey would require four days. That was way past the three-day deadline!
The captain’s line of sight couldn’t help but fall onto the deities that had hurried over to the mine. Then, he shot into the sky, went up to them, and asked, “Dear all, is there anyone who’s willing to help with the mining? We’ll give a reasonable pay of 10 Divinity Crystals per day!”
Becoming miners?
The reason why some of the lesser deities and intermediate deities had come here in the first place was precisely to sign up as miners and earn some income. They naturally didn’t reject the opportunity and happily agreed.
However, the captain’s brows were tightly drawn together. This bit of manpower was still not enough. In fact, it was far from being enough. He still needed more miners!
“Anyone else?”
The captain continued to inquire.
The other deities clearly weren’t interested. They were either here to watch the show or here to see whether they could profit in any way from the situation. They weren’t interested in mining at all.
Besides, the pay of 10 Divinity Crystals a day was too miserable for the amount of hardship involved in mining. Only the lesser deities and the intermediate deities could accept such a pay rate. They were above that scant bit of money.
“What? No one else?”
The captain’s expression darkened, and he said, “This is the first Divinity Crystal mine that we, people of the Venus Colossal Dragon City, have discovered. There is great significance to the discovery. I hope everyone can chip in and help to mine the Divinity Crystals. You can consider it as making a contribution to the Venus Colossal Dragon City.”
A few higher deities were convinced this time, and they agreed to help with the mining. However, it was obviously still far wayoff than the number of miners the captain needed.
This greatly infuriated the captain.
Great! The nerve of you to not appreciate the courtesy I’ve shown you. I tried so painstakingly to persuade all of you, yet you won’t even help me out. This is too much!
The captain promptly flared up. Terrifying divine power exclusive to a high-level higher deity erupted into the surroundings and weighed down at will on the deities standing in front of him. He asked once more, “Is there anyone else that’s willing to help?”
This was a blatant threat by now. Though despicable, it achieved surprisingly good results. Unable to bear the captain’s tyrannical might, a greater half of the higher deities who were of mediocre strength and without any authority or power slunk into the valley to mine the crystals.
Only a small number of strong deities who were also part of a large godly clan remained unmoved and didn’t take the captain’s threat to heart.
The captain didn’t dare to offend those experts, either. His gaze flitted across those experts before finally stopping at Meng Lei and the others. Now, these guys looked awfully unfamiliar. He didn’t know who they were at all!
The nerve of you! Those nameless nobodies that came out of god knows where actually dare to defy my orders? You have a death wish, don’t you!
“Everyone else has a very strong sense of self-awareness, but you’re the only ones that are still standing there like wooden blocks. Are you unwilling to contribute to the city?” asked the captain sinisterly as he stared at Meng Lei and the others.
“Yes, I’m unwilling to!”
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Chapter 388: Killing Boris, Ignoring The Lord of The City
“What are the few of you standing around there for? Are you not willing to contribute to the city?”
The captain stared sinisterly at Meng Lei and the others with a threatening look in his eyes. He had already made up his mind—if Meng Lei and the others didn’t take a hint again, then he didn’t mind taking their lives!
Those were just a few nameless nobodies. It was no big deal even if he killed them. It didn’t pose any psychological burden to him at all. Instead, it could even serve as a warning to others and encourage them to mine more diligently.
“Those few people are out of luck!”
“They honestly don’t know how to read the situation at all!”
“Didn’t they see that Boris was already threatening them? Yet they actually still dared to remain unmoved. Such fools!”
The other deities watched Meng Lei and the others with mockery and gloating in their eyes. They were from the Venus Colossal Dragon God clan, so they naturally could ignore Captain Boris’ threat, but what did those few people think they were? How dare they imitate them!
They were clearly thinking too highly of themselves!
“If those few haven’t become utter fools yet, then they should go into the mine rig
ht away. Otherwise, that wicked Boris will never let them off...”
However, what none of them expected was that Meng Lei had rejected Boris’ request without even a moment’s hesitation. Meng Lei said, “We’re just here to watch the show and not here to labor for you. Telling us to mine? Are you suffering from brain damage?”
Everyone stared at Meng Lei and the others as if they were staring at freaks the moment the words left Meng Lei’s mouth. What an arrogant fellow! He actually dared to speak to Boris like that?
Boris was the Venus Colossal Dragon City guard commander, as well as the strongest deity under the Venus Colossal Dragon City lord’s command. On top of that, he was also a scoundrel that killed without even batting an eyelid. He was the one in charge of getting all the wicked deeds that the lord of the city wanted to do done.
Killing people like flies, vicious and nefarious...
These were no longer enough to describe Boris.
Yet that guy in front of them had...
A nobody that had popped out of some godforsaken place had actually dared to speak to Boris like that! Wasn’t he afraid of suffering Boris’ wrath?
Venus, the son of the Chief God, had kept his attention on the valley the whole time and hadn’t bothered focusing on the ongoings on the other side. To him, only the crystal marrows in the mine were worthy of his attention. Everyone else... wasn’t even worth a mention.
But upon hearing Meng Lei’s reply, even Venus couldn’t resist turning around and taking a look. His brows furrowed lightly, feeling a little surprised.
That guy... What arrogance!
“W-we’re finished! We’re doomed now!”
Among the crowd, Emery Philmore nearly fell limp onto the ground. Fear and despair had completely taken over him. Meng Lei must be sick of living to talk back to Boris like that!
“That bastard! He’s going to get me killed!” Emery Philmore groaned inwardly.
True enough, fierce flames of fury started to rage in Boris’ eyes, and fearsome, torrential divine power erupted around him. He was so furious that he couldn’t help but laugh instead.
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