Hao Ren did not know what kind of new weapon the goddess of creation would eventually forge. He was not too interested in it. The two cosmic shard swords were more than enough for him now. Pursuing a more powerful weapon would easily stray from his own strength and reduce his combat effectiveness. Besides, he was an authorized inspector. If he really encountered a problem that he couldn't solve, couldn't he ask for fire support? Not every universe was as troublesome as the Plane of Dreams.
After leaving the Plane of Dreams, he directly teleported to Raven 12345's mansion in the divine kingdom.
As soon as he entered the goddess' office, Hao Ren smelled an aroma. The aroma was thick and lingering as if it catered to the deepest instincts of the human soul. As the aroma lingered, memories of the past would come to his mind, but at the same time, there was a hint of sourness. Hao Ren took a deep breath. Even without opening his eyes, he could tell from the smell that it was Laotan pickled cabbage.
"I say, can't you eat something that's a little more cool?" Hao Ren did not know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the goddess behind the desk. The latter was holding a bowl of instant noodles and slurping loudly. "There are at least tens of billions of intelligent creatures in this universe that directly worship you. I don't believe that they don't even have something to eat in their offerings. You're a goddess. You don't have to force yourself with a bowl of instant noodles, do you?"
Raven 12345 wiped her mouth and looked at Hao Ren with contempt. "Do I have to force myself to be down-to-earth? What's wrong with that? Let me tell you, the real bigwigs don't bother to pretend. They live however they like. That's strength. You're still not enlightened enough. If you were a qualified pope, you would have learned the Three Thousand Ways from this bowl of noodles of mine. "
Hao Ren pursed his lips and dragged a chair to Raven 12345's desk as if it was his own house. "Just say it if you can't cook. You have so many excuses."
"… You're here just to tease me, aren't you?" Raven 12345 made a small lightning bolt and blasted it on Hao Ren. "Let's get down to business!"
"Damn, you're really electric!" Hao Ren was startled by the little lightning, and almost half of his body went numb. He waved his hand as he said, "I'm here to tell you something. The projection generator has been handed over to Rheia, and as per your instructions, I've arranged for her to meet you."
"Oh, okay!" Raven 12345 suddenly looked very happy. "When will she 'come'?"
Hao Ren looked down at his watch. "We'll be connected in three minutes."
The smile on Raven 12345's face froze. Two seconds later, she jumped up. "Three minutes?! Do you dare to go any faster!! "
After that, she lowered her head and quickly tidied up the things on her desk. She threw the bowl of noodles with half a bowl of soup into a different dimension, followed by the ham sausage hotpot. While she was tidying up, she did not stop talking. "Damn it, damn it, damn it … You should have told me in advance! How could I not arrange for such an important meeting? "
"Didn't you tell me to arrange it as soon as possible? Besides, it's just a meeting with the goddess of creation, you don't have to be so serious …" Hao Ren had already guessed that this would happen, but he still put on a straight face. "Didn't you ask me to arrange it as soon as possible?
"What do you know!" Raven 12345 glared at him. "I'm a certified god of management, and this is the first time I'm meeting a wild goddess who's wandering in a foreign land. Shouldn't I clean up and show off the glory of the system? And this is the first time the goddess of creation has come into contact with the Xi Ling Celestials. Do you know how important this first impression is? I may have a screw loose, but I've fought for the Empire before! "
Hao Ren was dumbfounded by Raven 12345's reasoning. He never thought that this crazy goddess with a screw loose would have such awareness. It seemed that he had underestimated her. She was really far-sighted under certain circumstances …
Soon, the far-sighted goddess was done tidying up her desk. With a wave of her hand, plates of peanuts, dates, and almonds appeared on the table out of thin air. She then took out a new bowl of noodles. "No matter what, you have to make me something new …"
Hao Ren stuffed the bowl of noodles into his Dimensional Pocket. "I shouldn't have had faith in you!"
Raven 12345 was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to explode, the metal ring in Hao Ren's hand suddenly flashed with silver light …
"She's here." Hao Ren gave the goddess a triumphant look. "Now you should really care about your image."
Raven 12345 glared at Hao Ren and waved her hand. "I can't be bothered with you. Connect it, connect it."
As soon as she said that, Hao Ren had already connected to the projection signal from the goddess of creation.
The connection of the projection was instantly established between the two bracelets. After a series of complex transcoding and filtering, the divinity belonging to the goddess of creation was shielded by the projection system, and the signal radius was also reduced to a level where it could pass through the Wall of Reality without triggering any disturbances. A faint light flickered in the air, and after a few seconds, the light gradually stabilized and turned into Rheia's image.
The goddess of creation first looked down at her own body, as if she was not used to the "split perception" of the projection state. She then looked around curiously, and the first thing she saw was Hao Ren, and she happily greeted him. Then she saw Raven 12345 sitting behind the big desk.
"Welcome to my universe." Raven 12345 smiled gracefully, and there was no sign of her pale face when she was bickering with Hao Ren. She stood up and warmly welcomed the goddess from next door. "Come, come, come. Take a seat. Make yourself at home. Don't stand on ceremony. Have some tea, I just made it …"
Hao Ren facepalmed and let out an obvious sigh. This was probably the best way to entertain a guest. Maybe he should suggest to the goddess to put on the "holy smile emoticon pack" whenever he met a guest?
Rheia could not help but be stunned for a moment. She probably did not expect the goddess of the Surface World to be so … hospitable. Some of the scenarios that she had imagined and the diplomatic rhetoric that she had prepared did not seem to work. Fortunately, Rheia herself did not seem to be herself, so she recovered from the shock in just half a second and replied warmly, "Thank you, thank you. It's my first time here, so I don't know the rules here. Please forgive me if I'm not in the right place. Ah, I forgot to bring a gift … Seems like even a projection can't bring anything? "
"Why would you need a gift when you're here? We're neighbors, so there's no need for that."
"Ahahaha, look at what you're saying. I'm a little nervous. My mess over there seems to have caused you quite a bit of trouble."
"It's not a big deal, don't worry about it … Come, come, let's have some sunflower seeds."
Hao Ren was wondering if he should take the initiative to bring the meeting back on track. But before he could do anything, the two goddesses were already chatting with one another. The atmosphere was so harmonious that no one fell behind. Hao Ren could not help but stare at them in awe.
It felt like … the two goddesses had somehow reached a consensus?
He immediately had the intention to forcefully persuade Rheia to go back. While the goddess of creation was a little shaky, but most of the time, she was still mature and intelligent. At least she was not like Raven 12345, who was a diagnosed psychopath. It was fine for her to come here to listen to some life experience, but what the hell was with reaching a consensus with a psychopath! And the goddess of the straight next to her … Can you please take it easy? Don't be a bad influence!!
But many things could only be said in his head, and Hao Ren could only watch as the two goddesses got along, and soon, there was no room for him to interrupt.
Fortunately, after the initial overreaction, Raven 12345's speech soon returned to normal. "We live so close, but it's not easy to meet each other. I've been following the happenings in that universe, and I know a lot about you."
Rheia smiled. "But I had no idea of your existence until recently."
Raven 12345 shrugged. "That's normal, because I was just born when you fell into slumber, and I only came to this universe a few thousand years ago."
"… Huh?" This time, Rheia was a little surprised. "Wait a minute … Are you younger than me?"
"Xi Ling is a young pantheon, and most of us were only born in the last ten thousand years," Raven 12345 said with a chuckle. "So in terms of birth time, I am indeed younger than you. But every single one of us has been injected with trillions of years of knowledge and experience from the spiritual network. So in terms of divine experience, I am still your senior."
And as Hao Ren listened, he suddenly realized something. So in this universe, Raven 12345 was the child? The Goddess of Creation, who looked like a big loli, was actually the senior one?
Sure enough, the seniority of these immortals was messed up, and whoever was messing around was an idiot.
As for the "divine experience seniors" that Raven 12345 mentioned, Hao Ren simply ignored it …
"Other than wanting to understand some of the issues regarding the three pantheons and the study of divine arts, I've also run into a rather troublesome … problem." After the pleasantries, Rheia revealed one of the main reasons for her visit.
"Problem?" Raven 12345 raised an eyebrow. "What kind of problem?"
It was Hao Ren who answered her. "The nine Gilded Discs in the Creation's Engine are missing, and they should have been taken by the goddess of annihilation. If I'm not wrong, she's going to use the discs against Rheia."
Raven 12345's expression finally turned serious.
Hao Ren and Rheia told Raven 12345 about what they had just discovered, as well as their guesses about the goddess of annihilation's next move. Using the power of the Mad Lord to extract the "substance" from the nightmare, and from there, a shrunken version of the Creation's Engine would be completed even faster. By then, even if the engine was not as destructive as the original, it would still be a serious threat to Rheia.
After listening patiently, Raven 12345 fell into a long period of thought.
Hao Ren and Rheia did not disturb her.
It was only after three minutes that the goddess, who always came up with surprising solutions, finally looked up at the goddess of creation with a faint smile.
"Rheia, are you interested in becoming a permanent resident of the Xi Ling Celestials?"
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