Under Icetis's lead, we left the floating platform high up in the sky and flew downwards. The Dragon God girl, who had gone through a round of maintenance, offered to carry us to our destination enthusiastically, but I didn't dare to agree.
The Divine Realm was a little different from what I had imagined. Of course, I had expected it to have a magnificent scenery, but I didn't think that all the continents here were in such a fragmented state, and they weren't fixed either. Within my line of sight, some floating islands or continents would suddenly change positions, some would instantly disappear, and some continents would slowly appear out of thin air. Everything here was changing without any pattern to speak of. I also tried to count how many floating continents there were in the distance, but I couldn't continue after I started. Just like how countless stars twinkled in the sky, these continents were constantly changing, and I didn't know what to do. In such a constantly changing world, I couldn't imagine how a delivery company could survive in such a world that constantly changed and never had a fixed shape.
"The superimposed state. This is the most intuitive manifestation of the superimposed state of the Realm of Gods." Bryndis spread out a pair of gorgeous black wings behind her. She looked like a dark angel as she flew beside me. "What you see is always a small part of the Realm of Gods. It is as elusive as observing a flock of birds flying in the air in a room full of mirrors and small round holes. Even the continent that you see may be formed by two or three superimposed on top of each other. To outsiders, this world is inconceivable, even uninhabitable, but once you familiarize yourself with some of the rules, you will realize that this is a rather interesting place. The movement and disappearance of those continents won't cause any harm, they are just drifting in different 'conceptual layers'. Standing on each continent and observing the Divine Realm, you will see a different scenery, but no matter where you are, the main continent in the center will always be visible from any conceptual layer, so those who live on those floating islands don't have to worry about getting lost. "
"Those continents also have people … Gods living on them?"
Shallow Shallow stared in shock at the constantly shifting floating islands in the distance. Those continents covered in lava, ice, and snow, which seemed to have a terrible ecological environment, were actually residential areas. Did the Gods like to survive in the wild?
"Of course there are people living there." Mo Nina leaned over from the other side. She also had a pair of huge, gorgeous wings spread out behind her. She, who had always been an ordinary girl-next-door or house-cook, had now transformed into a flashy dark goddess. "Lin's hometown is the Frozen Continent over there. Almost all the Dragon Gods live on the Frozen Continent. Its location rarely changes, and it's very close to the main continent. Coupled with the magnificent scenery of the Frozen Valley and the Crystal Highlands, it has always been a good tourist destination …"
"Didn't they say that the frozen continent symbolizes a stagnant civilization or something?" Shallow Shallow scratched her head. "Won't living there affect one's intelligence?"
I glanced at the Golden Dragon flying in the distance, thinking to myself that it might actually affect one's intelligence a little.
"Of course not," Monina laughed cheerfully. "Those symbols are only the connection between the worlds and the Divine Realm. You can say that the Divine Realm uses its own environment to control the general direction of all the worlds, but we, the Protoss, are not affected by such mundane forces. The Dragon Gods love the frozen continent because the low temperature there is good for the maintenance of their scales, and their noses like cold air … "
I think I know why Lin broke six fridges in a row when she was a guest in my house. That lass often stuck her head into the freezer to reminisce about the smell of her hometown?
"That's the 'Garden' in front." Eersen suddenly pointed ahead and shouted. "The capital of the Divine Realm!"
I looked in the direction of Eersen's finger and saw a magnificent building complex in the distance. Judging from the scale, it looked like a huge city. This building complex was roughly circular, divided into four equal parts by two wide intersecting roads. Each equal part had exquisite gardens, stone pillars, arches, towers, and majestic temples. It looked like a city of churches. Many of the buildings, including the stone pillars and gardens, were floating in midair, giving off a mysterious vibe. It also showed the Protoss's unconventional and free attitude. Other than that, the four equal parts of the garden had four different architectural styles. One part was bathed in Holy Light and had a magnificent architectural style. The other part was shrouded in shadows and had a solemn architectural style. The other part was built with huge stones and had a solemn architectural style. The last part was lush with all kinds of vines and plants growing along the buildings. It was full of vitality.
Icetis started explaining to us. "These temples represent the four main Protoss of the Divine Realm. Light, Darkness, Life, and Order. These are the territories of the four Protoss in the garden. Order refers to the Dragon Gods. They use their pure power and sharp judgment to define order in many worlds. Cough cough, don't take it too seriously. At least, that's what mortals think. You also know that the Guardian of Life, Jingle, is just an idiot."
I hurriedly covered my pocket, thinking that it was fortunate that Jingle was still asleep. Otherwise, the little one would come out and announce that she was the best.
"Alright, that's all for the scenery. We're here."
Just as Shallow Shallow and I were immersed in the mysterious scenery of the majestic "garden", Icetis's voice interrupted us. At this moment, I realized that we had actually arrived at the bottom of a gigantic temple, but —
"When did this thing appear here?"
I looked at the majestic building that seemed to be made of obsidian floating in front of us. There was clearly nothing in front of us just a moment ago. Why did such a thing suddenly appear?
"It has always been here. Every temple in the Divine Realm is everywhere. When you want to visit it and the owner of the temple agrees, it will appear in front of you. Originally, we could have come directly to my house from the platform. I just wanted to show you what the garden looks like. Just like the main continent, the garden is the only fixed object in the Divine Realm that can appear in front of you at any time."
"Wow, this is really godly." I sighed in admiration. The Protoss were really a bunch of enviable fellows. Did they really need to use such advanced technology to build a house?
"Ha, don't be envious. These are all useless tricks. The original purpose was to solve the problems of traffic jams and poor lighting near the garden." Icetis pulled Sandora and flew forward. "You don't know how terrifying the disaster would be if all the temples in the Divine Realm were to enter the same conceptual level. Just the traffic jams alone could starve people to death!"
Everyone was speechless.
Under Icetis's guidance, we arrived at the obsidian plaza in front of the main entrance of the obsidian temple that was floating in mid-air. I have to say again, as a house for people to live in, the scale of this building was simply too huge! This completely black building was roughly a square, with a side length of at least five kilometers. Its outer wall was made of thick and heavy stone, similar to that of a castle. There were crude religious reliefs and lines of mysterious words carved on it. On the outer wall, there was a long and narrow window with a pointed roof every ten meters or so, and the windows were emitting a strange faint red light. Behind this wall, the main body of the gigantic Gothic church reached into the clouds. Four sharp bell towers were symmetrically distributed at the four corners of the palace. The dark red light and floating shadows hovered above the bell towers, reminding me of … uh, the Psychic Tower.
Alright, as expected of the Dark Protoss's home. This exterior was really dark.
"Tsk, Dad is really stubborn. The bell tower didn't even turn on the lights." Icetis mumbled in dissatisfaction. She dispersed the wings behind her and walked forward in large strides. We hurriedly followed behind her. Shallow Shallow squeezed my hand from behind. "Ah Jun, such a big house, how many rooms and living rooms does it count as?"
I did a serious calculation. "It's probably enough to fit the entire East District."
"Open the door, open the door! I'm back! "
Icetis had already run to the gigantic carved door in front of the palace. She began to use both her hands and feet to bang on the door of her house. Seeing her banging on the door, I really wondered if it even belonged to her house.
Shallow Shallow and I stood behind Icetis, clicking our tongues in wonder at the gigantic door in front of us. That was because the hollow patterns on the door were slowly moving. First, they formed an S, then a B … Finally, they formed the face of an old man.
"Oh, oh, stop hitting, stop hitting, the old door can't take your punches and kicks …"
Mercury Lamp was so shocked that she almost fell off my shoulder. On the door of Icetis's house, the pattern of an old man's head that was formed by countless hollow patterns actually began to speak. The hair and beard looked real, and the voice was loud and clear.
"Open the door, I've brought a guest. My Holy Temple has fused with it, right? I'm not used to sleeping anywhere other than my own bed. "
Icetis came to a place where she couldn't call herself an old mother, but her aura didn't weaken at all. She just changed from a female rogue who dominated the world to a barbaric young mistress. However, the reply of the door was more interesting. "Oh, but if I remember correctly, you've spent half of your time running around outside …"
"As long as you're willing to fight, there are homes everywhere." Icetis took out a battering ram from her alternate dimension and placed it on the ground. "Also, you have ten seconds to pray. One, two, three, nine … "
"Kuang Dang!" The talkative door was decisively opened.
We clicked our tongues in wonder as we watched from behind. The things in the God Realm were really strange. When Bryndis led us inside, the gate was still muttering, "Sigh, the old gate is getting old. Miss Rovenshar … You haven't changed at all."
"Huh?" I instantly tugged on Icetis's sleeves in surprise. "You have such a name?"
"Don't listen to this fellow's nonsense. This broken door has never properly recognized its family ever since it bought it."
The old door instantly shouted, "Sigh, Madam Serena, you're so mean …"
"Buying this thing back then was a huge mistake." Icetis mumbled as she led us into the dark hall of the Holy Temple. Her elder sister said gently, "But I think that the door is quite interesting."
"What's so interesting about it? We're the only family in the entire God Realm that has such a thing." The hall was a little dark. Icetis casually snapped her fingers. "Let there be light."
The dark hall immediately lit up with the perfect amount of light. I was mesmerized by the female rogue's move. The legendary three-word mantra of God, let there be light.
Can you Protoss be any more wasteful than that?
"That door just now was designed by a bunch of bastards. It has a soul that never stops talking and a mouth that never stops talking. Other than being extremely sturdy, its only purpose is to use its loud voice and sharp eyes to scare the thief away when someone tries to pry open the door. At the same time, it can alert the owner. That's right, that was a security door. It was one of the most deceptive items in our family's collection. My dad successfully tricked it with just three sentences."
"A security door?" Lin Xue was surprised. "There are still thieves in the God Realm?"
Icetis let out a long sigh. "Of course not. That's why after that bunch of bastards sold the only door, they applied for bankruptcy protection. I heard that they switched to making anti-theft windows after that. As for that door, it became a complete decoration. When I was young, I often bickered with it. Every time I sneaked out to play, it would snitch on me. Luckily, it couldn't remember the names of the family members. Every time it snitched on me, my stupid dad didn't even know who it was talking about. "
What a strange door, what a strange father. At the same time, it made us miss those talented but mentally challenged security door designers.
How should I put it? As expected of the Dark God's Temple. Even under the brightly lit state, the hall of Icetis's house seemed to be filled with a deep and solemn feeling. Instead of calling it a hall, it would be better to call it the assembly hall of a cathedral. The rectangular hall was empty, and the walls were engraved with mysterious drawings of unknown meanings. On both sides of us were two rows of stone statues of dark angels. Beneath our feet was a long scarlet carpet. The carpet extended all the way to the end of two semi-circular steps in front of us. There, a floating shadow flame was burning fiercely, emitting a deep purple light.
However, even though the atmosphere seemed like a demon's lair, it didn't really feel that sinister. Perhaps it was because I had interacted with the so-called Dark Protoss like Icetis and Monina for too long that I couldn't even feel the darkness on the surface.
A few Divine Servants draped in Shadow Cloaks rushed into the hall a few seconds after Icetis said "Let There Be Light." The one leading them was a tall lady with short silver hair. The moment she came out, she ran to a certain female hoodlum to apologize. "My apologies, Lord Icetis. We are late."
"Mo, what's going on? There isn't a single person in the hall? "
"Lord Khuyin said that you are running around crazily again this time. Furthermore, you even swindled a long vacation from the Parliament. He told us not to come out to welcome you and to leave you hanging in the hall."
The Divine Servant named Mo sold out her own master very straightforwardly. Could the Khuyin she mentioned be Icetis's father?
"Huh? Leaving me hanging? Doesn't my father know that I have a guest with me? He dares to leave a guest that God Father personally invited? "
Mo looked a little wronged. "Yeah, Lord Khuyin suddenly thought of this matter just now, so he quickly let us out."
"Err, Chen, please don't take it to heart …" Icetis scratched her face awkwardly as she turned to look at me. It was rare for this female hoodlum to be in such an embarrassing situation. "My father does have some mental issues …"
"Damn brat, who are you talking about!"
Just as Icetis finished her sentence, a thunderous roar sounded and the wind howled in my ears. Shadows flashed in the hall as sparks of energy crackled. From the second floor of the hall, a low and oppressive sound similar to the rumbling of thunder could be faintly heard. Following that loud roar, a tall figure scrambled down the stairs. Then, he quickly flipped himself up and formed a sword with his fingers. Flicking his sleeves, he pointed to the second floor. "My child's mother has a guest here. Can't you let me show off for once?"
A few seconds later, a faint female voice came from upstairs. "Why didn't you say so earlier? I thought that you were going to accommodate that crazy brat again."
The moment she said that, a woman wearing a gorgeous dark purple dress with waist-length hair walked down solemnly from the second floor. She stood next to the tall man who was patting off the footprints on his body and bowed at us. "Welcome, guests from Schilling. It has been a long time since we last heard from you in the God Realm. I am Icetis's mother, Ai Shali Scarlet. You can call me Ai Shali. Beside me is Icetis's father, Khuyin Khuyin. Poison Wing, I apologize for my neglect in the past. "
She was cultured and elegant. I couldn't believe that it was this lady who had kicked Icetis's father down the stairs.
Now, we finally had the chance to take a good look at the appearance of Icetis's parents. What was surprising was that the person in front of us wasn't an uncle or auntie but Icetis's father, Khuyin Khuyin. Poison Wing was a tall man with short silver hair. His face was slightly skinny and he had a small silver beard on his chin. His complexion was pale, which was unique to Dark Protoss. He wore a heavy formal attire that was black on the outside and red on the inside. He looked like a human in his thirties and his appearance was like a solemn medieval noble. As for Icetis's mother, Ai Shali Khuyin Khuyin? Scarlet looked like that female pervert's elder sister, just that she was slightly more mature. Other than that, the two of them had a shocking resemblance to each other — including their figures. I think I know where Icetis's lethal weapon came from.
"Cough, cough. Chen, don't mind them. They are my parents." Icetis seemed to be a little afraid of her own mother. She was actually trying to get closer to me. It seemed that this female pervert's only nemesis was the elegant and magnanimous "elder sister" in front of her who looked like a princess from a castle. As for whether or not I minded them?
"It's fine. Ever since I got to know you, I have some guesses about your family environment."
These words were squeezed out from the gaps between my teeth. It was true that the daughter was born from the same type of parents. It was inevitable for Bindis to become such a female hooligan.
Sandora had met Icetis's parents a few times before, so naturally, there was no need for an introduction. She even helped us introduce our identities. After all, the number of people who came this time had far exceeded the amount that God Father had invited. If I didn't explain myself, it would be rude. Furthermore, if I knew that I wouldn't have gone to meet God Father directly but came to disturb Icetis's house first, I should have …
Pulled the 300 people over! I don't know what was going on, but I didn't feel any pressure at all when I came to disturb this female pervert's house!
"Chen Jun, I have heard my daughter mention this name a few times." Kvain carried the reliable smile of an old nobleman as he took the initiative to take two steps forward to hold my hand. Don't be fooled by how haggard he looked when he appeared. He did indeed have an aura that he had accumulated for countless years, much stronger than that of Icetis. "Thank you so much."
I knew that he was referring to the matter of me saving that female pervert. I replied, "It was just a coincidence. It was something that I should have done."
"No, no, no. Please believe this sentence: Everything in the world is based on facts, there are no coincidences. I have to thank you for saving my daughter in time. Otherwise, I would have forgotten that I have such a daughter … "
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