"Godfather, you should rest!"

"Godfather, let me do it!"

"Godfather, tonight I’ll inherit 50% of my abilities and another 20,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. After tonight, you won’t have to work so hard anymore!"

At the temporary headquarters of the Qing City Tourism Management Office, Father Shen, acting on his son’s information, had taken his men and surrounded the hidden building where Qiao Shan was fighting. Meanwhile, a chubby young man in a tank top was pestering Uncle Sun, who had remained at the office.

This was Wang Dapang. He was the one who had survived the destruction of Xihong City, been hunted by a super-sized Gluttonous Snake, and then been saved when the Cyan God killed that very snake. Afterward, he had picked up the super-tier item dropped by the Gluttonous Snake. Now, this former director of the Xihong City Tourism Management Office was clinging to Uncle Sun, intending to give the item to the Cyan God.

After learning from Li Yunlong that Uncle Sun’s son, Sun Yu, was the Cyan God protecting Qing City, Wang Dapang had shamelessly latched onto Uncle Sun. He had been so brazenly persistent, refusing to get up until Uncle Sun agreed, that he had managed to make Uncle Sun his godfather.

"Godfather, has my big brother not joined the Tourism Management Office?" he chattered while massaging the speechless Uncle Sun’s shoulders. "Is he at home? When can I pay him a visit? I’ve prepared a super-powerful gift for my big brother!"

He had made Uncle Sun his godfather, of course, to ride the coattails of the Cyan God. But Wang Dapang dared to be so blatant about it because he had the confidence to back it up. Not only did he have two powerful items to offer as gifts, but more importantly, his own strength was nothing to scoff at. Although everything he had on hand had been devoured by the Gluttonous Snake, if he were just given another three to five days, he could inherit another 70,000 to 80,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!

"Alright... take a break..." Uncle Sun, who had been on the receiving end of Wang Dapang’s flattery, finally spoke. He, of course, knew why Wang Dapang was acting this way. With some pointers from Father Shen, he had long understood why everyone had been treating him so respectfully since that morning. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

But it really isn’t him!

As someone directly involved in the previous night’s incident, Uncle Sun knew very clearly that the person they were looking for was actually the young master, Shen Fei. However, without Shen Fei’s permission, Uncle Sun didn’t want to expose him. Therefore, when Li Yunlong deliberately assigned him the task of protecting Wang Dapang—who had lost all his Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and was low on health—Uncle Sun had no choice but to accept.

"Of course, Godfather! Let me report my status to you!" Wang Dapang readily complied, immediately stopping the massage and sitting obediently beside Uncle Sun.

"Alright!" Uncle Sun nodded, speechless, and began listening to Wang Dapang’s report.

Time flew by. Uncle Sun ended up listening to this "report" for five full days.

「Five days later...」

Over these five days, most people had completed the inheritance of their first game ability. Everyone was waiting for the final wave of inheritance for the first phase tonight, after which they would begin inheriting game abilities from the second phase.

During these five days, monster waves had broken out in a few more cities, but no major incidents occurred in Qing City.

Without Shen Fei’s permission, Uncle Sun didn’t take Wang Dapang home. As a result, even though Wang Dapang now commanded over 80,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and had become one of the top figures in the Qing City Tourism Management Office, he still gave Uncle Sun a shoulder massage every day!

After five days of development, the Qing City Tourism Management Office now possessed strength on par with the headquarters in the Divine Capital. Although three days ago, a monster wave had also broken out in the Divine Capital, it had been stopped live, in front of everyone, by the Divine Capital Tourism Management Office’s star figure—Taiyi Zhenren. This caused an unparalleled shockwave, and the number of applicants to the Divine Capital’s office skyrocketed. But even so, the Qing City branch of the Tourism Management Office still had the largest population of any branch outside the Divine Capital headquarters. Currently, the Qing City Tourism Management Office had over 3,000 Ability Users.

This was because, as the five days of ability inheritance progressed, people had discovered for certain that Qing City truly had a God. Qing City was truly safe! Countless people, therefore, flocked to Qing City. Even though the Earth had grown larger, increasing the distance between cities several times over, it couldn’t dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm.

In the game, the ability inheritance for the first phase occurred every day at midnight. Therefore, every day at midnight, game monsters would invade the real world. Moreover, not only was the location of these monster invasions random, but so was their strength. This was especially true during the previous 50% inheritance phase, when powerful monsters spawned everywhere. This caused great distress among the public, who, despite being prepared, still suffered considerable casualties.

In the face of this situation, one place was special. That place was Qing City! For many days now, the chaos in Qing City at midnight would last for a minute at most. After one minute, all invading monsters around Qing City would be completely cleared out. Within a five-kilometer radius centered on the Nanshan Villa district, all monsters, regardless of type, were instantly eliminated. In the other areas of Qing City beyond that five-kilometer radius, the larger monsters would also be quickly picked off.

Because there were no invading monsters to cause disturbances, Qing City was one of the few places in the Xia Country where people could sleep soundly. This led to countless people yearning for Qing City, flocking to it in search of sanctuary.

"Godfather, after the last inheritance wave tonight, will I finally be able to meet my big brother?" At the Qing City Tourism Management Office, Wang Dapang asked while massaging Uncle Sun’s shoulders.

"Yes. I’ll take you to meet him tomorrow!"