Because it was just a simple game of grace, it didn't take long for the venue to be set up in the tavern. Judging from the proficiency of the werecat maids, it wasn't the first time that a game of grace had been held here. Soon, other onlookers came over and watched the game in front of them curiously. After all, this was a challenge from a newcomer who had just arrived at the Box Court against the leader of a community. That alone was enough to attract attention.
"Then, let me confirm it again."
Black Rabbit sighed helplessly and looked at Fangzheng.
"The rule of the game is that Mr. Fangzheng will stand here …."
"Sit."
Fangzheng pulled a chair and sat down.
"You're not going to make me stand here for an hour, are you? I won't do that."
"Alright, then Mr. Fangzheng will sit on this chair. He won't use any bestowment, nor will he move. Mr. Garde can use any means. As long as he can touch Mr. Fangzheng's body, he wins. On the other hand, if Mr. Garde can't touch Mr. Fangzheng within an hour, he loses. That's the rule, right? "
Both sides nodded. Black Rabbit glared at Fangzheng again before continuing.
"If Mr. Garde wins, Mr. Fangzheng will join Mr. Garde's community, but on the other hand, if Mr. Fangzheng wins, Mr. Garde's community will belong to Mr. Fangzheng …. right?"
"I think that's a fair condition."
Fangzheng shrugged, while Garde sneered.
"That depends on whether you have the ability or not."
"Then …."
Having said that, Black Rabbit stretched out his hand. Soon, a contract that looked like it was made of sheepskin appeared out of thin air and slowly fell into Black Rabbit's hand.
"Then … let's begin!"
"Roar —!!!"
As Black Rabbit's voice faded, Garde roared and pounced on Fangzheng with his huge body. Facing Garde's attack, Fangzheng calmly took out a book from his pocket and flipped through it.
"Really, what is that idiot doing!"
Seeing this, Black Rabbit couldn't help but complain. However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.
"Bang!!"
Just ten meters away from Fangzheng, Garde suddenly fell to the ground. Following that, he sprawled on the ground.
Eh?
Seeing this scene, everyone present widened their eyes in surprise.
What was going on?!
"You … what did you do?!"
Garde, who was lying on the ground, roared. He wanted to move, but his body seemed to not belong to him at all. It was trembling violently. It was like the rigidity of fear — extreme fear.
"Didn't you say you don't need the gift?!"
"I'm useless."
Hearing Garde's angry roar, Fangzheng flipped a page without even lifting his eyelids.
"Ask Black Rabbit if you don't believe me."
"Hey, rabbit!"
"Ah, it's …! There's news from the Box Court. It's confirmed that Mr. Fangzheng didn't use any gift! "
Are you kidding me?!
Hearing Black Rabbit's confirmation, everyone present was in an uproar. Anyone who wasn't blind could see that Garde's current situation was definitely not normal. If he had used some kind of gift, they could still understand. But the problem was that Black Rabbit had already indicated that Fangzheng didn't use any gift — which was very abnormal!
If he didn't use any gift, then how did he do it?!
No one thought that Black Rabbit was cheating because the rabbits were the judges of the Box Court and also the nobles of the Box Court. Their eyes and ears were connected to the Box Court's central control. So, if Black Rabbit deliberately helped Fangzheng cheat, then she would directly self-destruct on the spot and die on the spot.
As expected.
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Fangzheng's lips.
In fact, from the very beginning, Fangzheng had keenly noticed a loophole in this world.
That was a gift.
The so-called gift, like the literal meaning, must be given by someone. And Black Rabbit also introduced that this Box Court world was a gathering of the Asura gods and Buddhas of human civilizations from countless parallel worlds. It could be said that this world was equivalent to the manifestation of human civilizations and religious beliefs in countless parallel worlds.
The same was probably true for the gifts of Hippo Hippo and Masaru Kasuga. Perhaps their abilities came from the supernatural beings of their world, but it was still within the scope of the gifts.
But Fangzheng was different.
The only gift he had was the system that the Goddess of Order gave him. Well, strictly speaking, it wasn't really given to him, but purely because he was lucky. But the Goddess of Order didn't belong to the human civilization circle. She was a god created by faith and myths, a being from a higher level of cosmic civilization.
Even Fangzheng himself wasn't a true god of human belief. Of course, his God of Games and the God of Lust mostly belonged to the human civilization circle on Earth. But that wasn't the case for the Goddess of Sorcerers. It was a divine title that included human-like beings of various races and civilizations across countless worlds.
To put it simply, the Asura gods and Buddhas of the entire Box Court world were ultimately based on Earth, and were a part of the human civilization circle on Earth. And yet, Fangzheng himself had transcended the human civilization circle. If one had to describe it, the current situation was like Frieza coming to Earth to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament …
Of course, he was much more handsome than Frieza.
If Frieza could lose against Mercenary Tao, then what was the point of fighting?
In fact, Fangzheng certainly didn't do anything. He just quietly let go of his Dragon's Might. With the augmentation of the divine power of the God of Lust, Fangzheng's mental strength was extraordinary. The Dragon's Might itself was a powerful deterrent, and with the augmentation of divine power, it was several times stronger.
Of course, if Fangzheng really didn't hold back, there would be no one left alive in the Eastern Sector. That was why he only let go of it a little …
However, this little bit was already the limit for Garde.
What, what the hell is going on!!!
Garde's body tensed up. He desperately tried to stand up, but his legs didn't listen to him at all.
His legs were weak and trembling uncontrollably. Extreme fear gradually spread from the bottom of his heart, slowly and unswervingly eroding and destroying Garde's consciousness.
"Ah ….. Ah ….."
He wanted to scream, he wanted to run away, his life instinct was wailing. He was like an ant looking at a behemoth in front of him in fear, struggling, begging for mercy, wanting to live. At this moment, the glory of the community, the dignity, everything was thrown to the back of his mind. He just wanted to survive, to survive. Even if he cried bitterly, even if he had to abandon all his self-esteem, as long as he could survive, it didn't matter how humiliating he was.
But he couldn't even control his vocal cords. When he opened his mouth, what came out was not to beg for mercy, but to wail with sobs.
"Woo … Woo woo … Ah …"
The strange sound sent chills down the spines of the surrounding audience. Only Fangzheng was still flipping through the book in front of him without a care. He even snapped his fingers.
"Waiter, a cup of cappuccino, please."
"Ah, yes."
Upon hearing Fangzheng's order, a werecat maid quickly came forward and carefully placed a cup of coffee on the table next to Fangzheng, then turned around and left. Fangzheng picked up the coffee and took a sip. He frowned slightly.
"Hmm, it tastes okay, but the coffee made by Zhi Nai tastes better …"
At this moment, the fear in Garde's heart had also reached its limit. His taut nerves snapped with a "Peng" sound.
"Pfft!!"
Garde spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground. Everyone was shocked by this scene. Black Rabbit walked up curiously and uneasily to take a closer look. He saw Garde lying on the ground with his mouth wide open and his eyes rolled back. His expression was distorted and full of fear.
But the most important thing was …
"Mr. … Mr. Garde is dead!"
Black Rabbit almost jumped up in fright. Fangzheng closed the book in his hand with a snap.
"Oh, so I win, right?"
"Ah, yes!!"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Black Rabbit came back to his senses and nodded hurriedly.
"Mr. Fangzheng is the winner of this Game of Blessings!!"
It was only at this moment that the onlookers exploded with a "boom".
"What the hell is going on? Mr. Fangzheng? How did you do it? Did you use a 'Gift'? But Black Rabbit clearly said that you didn't use a 'Gift'! "
After leaving the bar, everyone surrounded Fangzheng out of curiosity. Ren was even more perplexed. Ren was even more puzzled because this was really a puzzle. He was sure that it wasn't just him. Everyone who saw this Game of Blessings today would talk about it because the process and ending of the game were too unbelievable.
"It's not a 'Gift'."
Faced with Ren's question, Fangzheng chuckled.
"It's just the truth."
"Truth …?"
"That's right."
With that said, Fangzheng snapped his fingers again.
"Just like how the sun shines and apples fall from trees, it's that simple — the same goes for Garde. You see, when you face a landslide, you don't choose to run away, but instead face it head-on. Only death awaits you. There's no need for any 'Gift' to conclude this. "
"But …."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, everyone looked at each other in confusion. They found it even stranger. But they also understood that Fangzheng didn't seem to want to say more, so they stopped the topic and brought up another matter.
"So, Mr. Fangzheng, now that you've become the leader of the Garde Community … what are you going to do?"
"Disband the Garde Community and rebuild it. Let the old people go home to their mothers. I don't care about people who were gathered by that method."
"Huh? Mr. Fangzheng, are you going to rebuild a new Community? "
Black Rabbit was taken aback.
"Why don't you join us?"
"Because I have a goal."
Fangzheng stopped and turned to look at Black Rabbit and Ren.
"Actually, I'm also curious. You've lost your flag and name as a Community, so why don't you just disband and rebuild a new Community?"
"That, that won't do!"
Faced with Fangzheng's question, Ren clenched his fists.
"Because that's everyone's home. Although we've lost our name and flag, at least our home is still there, as long as we persevere … But if we disband, then we'll really have nothing …."
"Gold or silver is not as good as your own kennel. That's understandable."
Fangzheng nodded.
"You see, that's why I won't join you. I have a goal, and to achieve it, I need to build a strong Community. But a Community without a flag and a name can't expand its power, so I'm sorry."
"… .Is that so …."
Hearing this, Ren and Black Rabbit could not help but hang their heads in disappointment. But at that moment, Fangzheng spoke again.
"But we can build an offensive and defensive alliance."
"… Huh?"
"An alliance?"
Hearing this unexpected suggestion, Black Rabbit and Ren were stunned for a moment, while Kakashi Asuka and Kasuga Yoshi also looked at Fangzheng curiously, waiting to see what he was going to say next.
"That's right."
As for Fangzheng, he looked at the duo again and continued speaking.
"You see, as I said just now, I'm now the leader of the Garde Community, but I will disband this Community. According to what you said, as long as the Community is disbanded, the Community's current territory will no longer count, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
Ren and Black Rabbit both nodded. This was why even though they had lost their name and flag, they were still unwilling to rebuild the Community. Because their land was still there, but if they wanted to rebuild a new Community, they could not continue to live on that land.
That was their home! How could they give up their home?
"So you see, I'm homeless now."
Fangzheng spread his hands and shrugged with a smile.
"So I wonder if you're willing to take in a Community leader who doesn't have a territory yet? Of course, in return, I can help you solve some problems. Also, I hope to hire your members … For example, Miss Black Rabbit. She's a noble from the Box Court, right? She's also a game referee. I'm sure I'll have to play a lot of Game of Blessings, so I hope to hire Miss Black Rabbit as a referee. Also, Miss Kakashi Asuka and Miss Kasuga Yoshi are quite powerful members. I also hope to hire them as helpers. Of course, I'll pay them. What do you think? "
"…"
Ren and Black Rabbit looked at each other, then smiled and nodded at Fangzheng.
"Of course, you're very welcome!"
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