Mini World Game Console-Chapter 703 - 704 You’ve Got the Wrong Person
Killing the Governing Official of Snowy City, Bargulf, like that wouldn't really come without repercussions.
Even if Ren Suo didn't care about it, as soon as he opened his Knowledge Domain, he saw various Divine Descendants and superiors in different official positions accusing him with varying degrees of seriousness, whether overtly or covertly. Not to mention Ren Suo's True Form, even Ren Suo in his Sony Status was badly frightened.
Because even Sony, the Empire's biggest second-generation scion, had never caused such a disaster.
It could even be said that Sony had never actively killed anyone in his life—cases where assassins were killed by his guards in retaliation didn't count. The first time he thought about killing someone, he was overpowered by Ren Han.
Although Sony had previously indulged in a life of corruption and debauchery, for a Divine Descendant, those actions didn't really amount to much. The Morag God System and the Sangji'en God System, which were even more excessive than Sony, were still thriving. Compared to some activities that made Ren Suo feel physically ill after only a brief acquaintance, Sony's recollections, which Ren Suo could still watch as titillating entertainment, were considered remarkably pure and innocent among the Divine Descendants.
There was an evaluation of Sony among the Divine Descendants; in Earth's terms, it would be that Sony 'is utterly worthless'.
This 'utterly worthless' is slightly different from the Earth version, although both are derogatory. Sony's 'utterly worthless' means: Sony has nothing except being a virgin.
Yes, in the eyes of most Divine Descendants, particularly those from the Morag God System and the Sangji'en God System with generally lower standards, Sony was considered almost like a minor for never having tried some deeper-level play.
Now this 'minor' had actually killed a seasoned Divine Descendant and one of the top figures amongst them, the Governing Official of Snowy City, Bargulf. So of course, they were taking turns to scold Sony from a position of superiority, demanding an explanation from him.
However, Lorifes wasn't worried in the least. "These weak-class Divine Descendants, who don't even dare swear at you, you don't need to bother with them. Do you believe that if you just reply with a sentence, they will shamelessly kowtow to you? You just need to focus on the attitude of the Sixteen Great Laws towards you, the attitude of the Platinum Tower, and the attitude of His Majesty Xides is enough."
The rest of the Bloodline Great Laws didn't communicate with Ren Suo about this matter at all. Their most recent messages were congratulations from two days ago when Ren Suo was conferred with the Blood Offspring Status. Even Thanos, the Bloodline Great Law of Duke Fakas, did not issue any warning or condemnation to Ren Suo regarding this matter.
The Platinum Tower, however, did send a message to Ren Suo. The wording was very stern, condemning the act of Sony the Great in judging Bargulf without solid evidence, revoking the mission of Sony the Great to inspect the war zones, and postponing the Bloodline Cartridge award ceremony as a form of punishment...
"It seems that Xides also considers that you were the one who brought down Bargulf," Lorifes incisively stated. "The announcement first establishes the nature of this incident: you 'judged' Bargulf without evidence—meaning Bargulf is guilty, it's just that you haven't presented solid proof yet."
"Then it cancels your inspection mission, which is inconsequential, and in your current situation, it is indeed not advisable to continue with inspections. As for the postponement of the Bloodline Cartridge award ceremony... whether or not this incident happened, you'd definitely not be able to receive Grand Duke Menelerus's Bloodline Cartridge anytime soon, because His Majesty Xides isn't a Great Lord yet and needs the Bloodline Cartridge for himself."
Ren Suo was stunned by Lorifes's analysis. "So this is... just a slap on the wrist?"
Although he didn't fully understand, Ren Suo's confusion was almost literally written on his face in his True Form, prompting Lorifes to nod in affirmation. "Bargulf was one of the most important figures in the Imperial Military's Comrades-in-arms Group, and his death now means that the Group can no longer have as much of an impact on the military as they used to. For Xides, an Emperor outside the Fakas faction, such a group is almost an obstacle to controlling the military. Therefore, your killing of Bargulf and suppressing the Group aligns perfectly with Xides's intentions, so of course, he would not punish you."
"What's even better is that you are currently a young Imperial Prince and a ruling Bloodline Great Law. Other Divine Descendants can understand the reckless behavior of someone your age, and yet your Status gives you the capital to be reckless. Right now, His Majesty Xides might even be hoping you go out and cause more trouble."
According to Lorifes's explanation, Sony was essentially a super brat who could act recklessly without fear.
And reality aligned with what Lorifes said. When Ren Suo requested to enter Songarde to join the Godlight War, the Platinum Tower quickly approved. Snowy City also hurriedly activated the Teleportation Array to send Ren Suo and the others to the Windhelm War Zone as if sending off a plague god.
Lorifes, Dong Chengling, and Ren Xingmei were still dressed as Divine Guards. After Ren Suo had stayed up all night performing Mana Replenishment for Ren Xingmei, she was still somewhat groggy but at least could stand up. Supported by the other two, she could barely blend in with the team.
After all, the others were not surprised by this; at most, they would snicker inwardly about how weak Otherworlders' constitutions are, thinking Sony the Great had quite the energy last night…
The Songarde Divine Realm is situated on the icy seas further north of the Windhelm War Zone, making it completely isolated from the world. The Empire has not constructed a fast passage to the Songarde Divine Realm, so reaching it requires flight.
As soon as Ren Suo and his people arrived at the Windhelm War Zone, the Governor there hurried over to greet them. It seemed as if he was afraid that Ren Suo would find some excuse, like 'if you don't come to meet me, you're not showing me respect,' to chop off his head.
"The Godlight War started two days ago, and since you, Sony the Great, have never participated in the Godlight War before, they likely didn't wait for you," the Governor said politely.
"Apart from the Divine Descendants of the Mei Nielusi Divine System and the Sangji'en God System, Divine Children from the other Divine Systems have all headed to Songarde. The Divine Child of Great Lord Vicus, who was the last to set out for Songarde, left half a day ago."
Isn't the Divine Child of Great Lord Vicus the first victim?
Does that mean Los has already entered Songarde and begun his hunting journey?
Thinking this, Ren Suo didn't linger and, leading the Divine Descendant Guard, hurried to Songarde.
However, since Dong Chengling and Ren Xingmei could not use the cartridges, they also had to choose the slower method of moving forward on Void Steps. The Divine Guards in front condensed air to pave their way, as Ren Suo and his followers slowly made their way towards the dream-like Secret Realm of Songarde.
Whether in the game world or the real one, Songarde is truly a 'Fallen World,' like millions of rainbows entwined to form an 'eggshell' that has fallen onto the fragmented icy sea. Its remarkable radiance turns the sea's surface into a colorfully speckled oil painting. The closer one gets to it, the more intensely one can feel the grandeur of this world's fall.
In fact, this is a result of dimensional pollution caused by the Great Lords' neglect of environmental protection. The Spiritual Energy here is particularly active, to the extent that not even the Great Lords can affect even a bit of the area surrounding Songarde and are utterly unable to establish a city in its vicinity. Essentially, the entire region is wasted.
But the Great Lords make use of this wasteland by letting the Divine Descendants slaughter each other here to resolve disputes, akin to letting a bunch of rag-pickers scrounge through a landfill. After sacrificing a few rag-pickers, some useful items might be uncovered.
According to Lorifes, the Great Lords use the Godlight War to reduce the population of Divine Descendants so as to make more room for common folk to ascend to Divine Descendant Status, keeping the exceedingly narrow ascension pathway functioning at all times and bestowing Hope of ascension on the commoners, in order to attract them to work better...
Compared to the purpose of reducing the number of Divine Descendants, the Godlight Shards produced by Songarde are hardly a focus; they're merely a bait for conflict. The Great Lords are indifferent to them, which is why Ren Suo could so easily enter Songarde this time—him, a Bloodline Great Law, leading a Guard Squad into Songarde to beat up some kids, and Xides had absolutely no objections. He didn't even tell him to mind the impact; it was almost as clear as saying, 'Take whatever you like, it's on me.'
Unlike its dazzling exterior, the interior of Songarde is desolate, featuring only continuous mountain ranges and cracked earth, everywhere littered with ruined walls and damaged Weapons and equipment. Some are relics of Divine Descendants from previous Godlight Wars, while others belong to Heroic Spirits of exterminated races. In any case, they are all now just dust of history.
"Go to where the Divine Children are gathering," Ren Suo commanded, and Lanaya flew up high to scout, then led them towards the Northeast.
The Godlight War has two apparent objectives: to fight for the Godlight Shards and to resolve enmities. Didra has sixteen Great Monarchs and sixteen God Systems; each Divine System's functions intertwine, and with just the Imperial Military infiltrated by Lords like Duke Fakas, Grand Duke Menelerus, Grand Duke Morag, and Great Lord Malakas, one can imagine how intense the friction between the factions of Great Lords can be.
Thus, competing for Godlight Shards is actually unrelated to most Divine Descendants. Their main purpose for coming here is to eliminate the Divine Descendants they disdain. Songarde is the only area where Divine Descendants can hunt each other without any issue, even though there might be secret retribution from Divine Descendants afterward. But officially, the Empire will definitely not hold anyone accountable for it.
But such spectacles like slaying from the western reaches of Songarde to the east have nothing to do with the Divine Children.
All Divine Children are closely related to the current Bloodline Great Law; they are directly considered as Reservists for the Bloodline Great Law. For example, Sony is Xides's direct son, and the situations of other Divine Children are similar. Either they are relatives or Disciples; in any case, they all belong to the privileged class that Lorifes wishes to topple.
The Divine Children are only responsible for competing for the Godlight Shards that appear at the end. The rest of the time, they gather together for chatting and spectating, leaving their underlings and the powerful fighters to settle their grievances and revenges.
Soon, Ren Suo and his followers arrived above a valley and saw a flat platform sheared out of the rugged mountainside, where various Divine Children were resting and waiting. Some brought chairs and furniture; some even brought a bed. Although they wouldn't engage in eye-watering activities under broad daylight, the comfort and leisure on their faces were unmistakably evident.
For the Divine Children, there indeed wasn't much to be nervous about; after all, the ones who would fight in battle later were the other Divine Descendants or Guards. They just needed to wait for the results like chess players. This was also why Sony had always been unwilling to come; it was just too boring.
Seeing Sony appear, the others all showed surprised expressions, and immediately someone came over to greet him. Ren Suo quickly hid behind the protection of the Divine Guard, ending their greetings politely and appropriately, albeit awkwardly, but they were incessantly trying to chat with Ren Suo.
How should one put it? It was like in a group of rich second-generations all waiting to inherit their fortunes, suddenly one who had successfully done so appeared. Naturally, everyone wanted to exchange and learn from his advanced experience...
"Sony the Great, when will you come over and have some real fun at my place? I've got a bunch of Oathbreakers recently, including types you really like."
Ren Suo turned his head. The formulaic smile on his face suddenly showed a hint of sincerity as he said, "Is that you, Baal... Did you and Akasha have a fight just now? I saw you arguing with each other from afar."
"Nothing much, one of my young brothers played too intensely with one of Akasha's young sisters." Baal, with goat horns on his head, pointed to the camp behind him and said, "I don't know if you remember, it's that kid named Diya; his tastes are considered quite unique among us. You can play, but you've got to let others go home alive, right..."
Ren Suo chuckled, neither confirming nor denying, and nodded noncommittally. Baal glanced at the Divine Guard behind Ren Suo, suddenly laughed, and said, "Hey? Are those two the Otherworlders that you brought back from another dimension? They look pretty much the same as us! Are you sick of them yet? I—"
"Never, I'll never get sick of them. You may leave now," Ren Suo said indifferently. "If you're looking to play those depraved games with me, Baal, then you've got the wrong person."
Baal's face stiffened, and without a word, he turned and went back.
At that moment, Lorifes silently pulled him aside and whispered, "If you have the chance, try to have some Divine Children die. It would be good for you."
"What benefit?"
"This is what Sony told me. If the Bloodline Great Law serves as the intermediary between the Great Lord and the world, then the Divine Child is the intermediary between the Bloodline Great Law and all beings. As the highest authority, the Bloodline Great Law seldom appears, and therefore the Divine Child becomes their spokesperson to the people."
Ren Suo quickly recalled this memory. As Sony, who once served as a Divine Child, he naturally had unique insights into the Divine Children. The Bloodline Great Law, as the highest authority, only needs to issue a command, and the Divine Children would carry it out on their behalf, thus automatically gaining the right to appoint and administer.
"So, if the Divine Child dies..."
"Then the Bloodline Great Law, which hasn't directly used its power for a long time, will need time to re-familiarize itself with how to harness its subordinate forces. Didra is bound to be politically unstable, and we and the Oathbreakers will have more opportunities to take advantage of. And this place is a lawless land where even the death of a Divine Child cannot be pursued," Lorifes said. "Moreover, if the other Divine Children don't die, you might not necessarily get the Godlight Shard. In a chaotic battle, whoever gets it first uses it, and there's no way for you to claim it back."
The last reason made Ren Suo firm up his decision.
Then another Divine Child came over to chat with Ren Suo. He had to muster up his energy, hide his schemes and machinations, and engage in an awkwardly friendly conversation with them.
All of a sudden, Ren Suo felt a wave of melancholy.
It was not just because he disliked living a life disguised as someone else; even Sony didn't like it. Although unable to resist degeneration, Sony preferred to be alone in his Knowledge Domain, blasting others. Although profligate and overbearing, that was because he was deliberately led by those around him. Sony sometimes felt bad after speaking a bit too harshly to people around him, and he would go online to vent his Depressed emotions by flaming people.
Feigning politeness to people they weren't interested in—both Ren Suo and Sony detested it immensely.
Almost instinctively, Ren Suo reminisced about life on Earth, the entertainment on Earth, remembering... that person he couldn't forget.
He really wanted to go back, really wanted to see that person, to hear about their recent stories...
「Earth, Heavenly Lotus Academy.」
Zhao Huo, who had picked up a package from the express station, hurried home and opened it with his bare hands, taking out three small boxes tied with cross ribbons from inside.
"Finally, they've arrived." Zhao Huo sighed in relief. "Let's see... This 3/4 size 75E is for Xiao Fan, this black coffee colored lace is for Xiao Meng, this one..."
After sorting out the gifts, Zhao Huo felt relieved.
Having prepared the gifts, the next step naturally was to give them away, but Zhao Huo had no experience in giving gifts to girls, let alone such gifts. Almost inevitably, Zhao Huo picked up his phone, planning to ask for advice from the intimate friend who had him prepare these gifts.
But Zhao Huo didn't get through.
Right, Ren Suo and Dong Chengling have both been conscripted by the Tactical Bureau, so I can't keep asking him for advice...
Zhao Huo put down his phone and struck a plank pose in the living room to think. Well then, I'll just have to do it myself! Zhao Huo, don't chicken out. It's just giving a gift, after all. You managed to determine the exact sizes with the naked eye and ordered the stuff online. If you don't have the courage to give them away, wouldn't you be letting Ren Suo down!?
Hmm...
Hmm...
Speaking of which, that person is Ren Suo...
Zhao Huo stopped his plank, and based on a Martial Artist's intuition, he keenly sensed something was off.
Is it really okay to give a girl this kind of gift...?
Zhao Huo picked up his phone again, trying to seek advice from someone else.
But as he looked through his contacts, aside from the girls he planned to give gifts to, what remained was a bunch of rascals not much better than Ren Suo.
Who to ask... Hmm?
Zhao Huo's spirits lifted as he dialed a number and said, "Hey, Deputy Director Qiao, do you have a moment? I have a question I'd like to consult with you about. It's like this, I have a friend who wants to give a gift to his girlfriend..."
