In front of us stood a tall man with short silver hair. His face was slightly thin and he had a silver-white beard on his chin. His complexion was pale, which was unique to the Dark Protoss. He wore a heavy suit that was black on the outside and red on the inside. He looked like a human in his thirties and his bearing was like that of a solemn medieval nobleman. I know that this paragraph is familiar to you because it came from the previous chapters. Needless to say, some of you must have already guessed who he was.
This tall Dark God stood in my living room with a solemn expression. Because of his existence, the sun outside was at eleven or twelve o 'clock, but my house was as dark as seven or eight o' clock at night. He stood ramrod straight, and his hair was meticulously combed to the point where it looked like it could slide down a slide. Every crease on his formal attire seemed to have been adjusted countless times. Even Barack Obama wouldn't be as serious as he was at a press conference. This uncle greeted me with a serious expression. "Hello, we meet again. This time, I'm a delivery that Father God sent …"
Icetis had swept away her usual domineering demeanor and hid behind me with a conflicted expression. It was only now that she popped her head out and shouted angrily, "Dad! Why are you here! "
That's right, just like what many of my friends who had already guessed or hadn't guessed, the thirty-year-old uncle in front of me who was dressed like an old English gentleman was none other than the father of the female hooligan, Icetis. He was Uncle Cowain, who had once warmly welcomed our family in the God Realm.
I was surprised when the uncle appeared but I quickly felt gratified. This time, Icetis couldn't call herself her mother anymore.
I finally understood why Icetis was so flustered in our mental connection. There was no other reason but her father …
"Didn't I say that I'm a courier —" Uncle Khuyin looked at Bryndis with a headache, "Father sent someone to deliver a handwritten letter. I happened to be free, so I came over to take a look. Otherwise, your mother would always worry that you have been locked up. Don't pout. Look at yourself. Not only did you not go home, but you also skipped work. Not only did you skip work, but you also wrote a fake report. Not only did you write a fake report, but you also forged my signature. Not only did you forge my signature, but you also made a mistake! You raised such a big daughter and yet I was called as a guardian by Father. Don't you feel guilty! Today, you have to go back with me and apologize to Pantheon! "
I looked at Icetis in shock. The latter glared at me with a dark expression. "What are you looking at? I still have six reports that I haven't written, and I'm getting a full attendance and excellent performance allowance. If I want to make up the reports, I'll need someone to testify for me. If I don't look for my dad, who else can I look for … "
While the father and daughter were arguing, there was the sound of wings flapping from above. We looked up and saw that Mercury Lamp was flying down from the second floor. It seemed like she was rushing down for dinner. Seeing that everyone in the living room wasn't at the dining table and there was an outsider in the house, the little puppet looked around curiously. However, it was obvious that she wasn't interested in outsiders. After hovering on the ceiling for a while, the little puppet sat on my shoulder decisively. "Idiot, it's time to eat!"
Uncle Khuyin's eyes immediately lit up as he looked at the mercury lamp. His aristocratic demeanor that was almost wiped clean just now once again fell to the ground. He stretched out his arms and was about to move closer. "Aiyo, the little girl has come down. Come, let grandpa hug you …"
Icetis instantly exploded and jumped over. If it wasn't her father in front of her, she would probably have taken out her mace. "What nonsense are you talking about! Don't you know that this is a puppet!? "
The uncle shrugged ungracefully. "Can't you let me hypnotize myself? Can't I just treat it as my daughter finally getting married? "
I realized that Uncle Cowain was indeed the nemesis of Icetis because he was probably the only person who could unscrupulously expose the dark history of the Goddess of Hoodlum without fear of revenge. I firmly believed that Icetis didn't have the guts to fight with her father. Thus, when Uncle Cowain casually made up stories about Icetis, this female hoodlum instantly shrunk like a little girl who skipped class and was brought home.
At this moment, Mercury Lamp finally remembered who the silver-haired man in front of her was. Her expression couldn't help but turn weird. Back then, Mr. and Mrs. Cowain's enthusiasm towards this puppet left a rather deep impression on the latter. However, the reason for their enthusiasm was obviously laughable. Thus, the unsociable Mercury Lamp didn't know how to respond to this uncle. She could only reluctantly nod her head according to my usual teachings as a form of greeting. Then, she continued to pull at my head and clamored for food.
Uncle Cowain realized that with the influence of his mystical daughter and our family's atmosphere, he might not be able to finish the official speech that he had prepared before he died. Coincidentally, we could be considered acquaintances. Thus, he sat down impolitely. With a wave of his hand, he took out a scroll that was emitting a faint golden light. As he passed it to me, he said, "This is a letter personally written by God Father. He instructed me to personally deliver it to you before I set off."
"I can't even take a look at it," Icetis added sourly from the side.
I placed the wriggling doll on the chair beside me and received the scroll from the uncle with a puzzled expression. The moment I touched it, the surging mysterious energy on it made my limbs and bones feel comfortable. I couldn't help but be a little surprised. I thought to myself, as expected of a treasure personally written by God Father. In theory, even if I were to take down every single character on this thing and throw it in another world, there would probably be people who would believe it. I have already decided that no matter what God Father wrote, I will make 40 to 50 copies of this thing and hang them on the four walls. It might even be able to ward off evil spirits …
As the highest leader of the Star Region's Protoss, writing a letter personally was definitely an incredible thing. Before I opened the scroll, Icetis had already emphasized to me on how extraordinary this thing was. It was said that in recorded history, God Father had only used a letter to communicate with one person and that was the God King of the Protoss. At other times, he wrote orders to the Lesser Gods, but he had never written a letter to communicate with them. Icetis felt that this was because I was also a Void Creature and I made up a third of the entire population of the Void Creatures. Thus, God Father needed to use a letter personally to express his sincerity. Anyway, before I opened the scroll, Sister Bing had already boasted about this thing to the heavens. I could clearly hear the jealousy in her voice, but I could also hear her determination to use a brick to paste it on the four walls once she realized that I didn't have this thing framed with gold on the bedside.
When I opened the scroll, there were only a few lines of words on the faint golden "paper" that was less than a foot long. The words were symbols that I had never seen before. It wasn't even the language of the Protoss. However, the amazing thing was that I immediately understood the meaning of the words written on it.
"My friends, Chen Jun and Zhan Xinjia, have heard that the Empire is recovering day by day and that there has been a great victory recently. Their hearts are comforted and they have something to tell you today. When you are free, come to the God Realm for a while. It is an urgent matter.
God Father, Xing Chen wrote it down. "
That's it.
I think I know why God Father never writes letters to communicate with others …
"What did you write? What did you write?" Icetis saw the changes in my expression and couldn't hold it in any longer. She hurriedly squeezed under my elbow. The moment I raised my eyes, I saw exclamation marks flashing across Uncle Kvain's face. Thus, I quickly turned my body to the side and placed the opened scroll in front of this female hooligan who didn't have the slightest bit of self-awareness as a woman. "Can't you see it? Do you still need to squeeze over?"
"Nonsense, this is written for you. Others can't even see the contents, alright? God Father is very powerful. He is definitely afraid that my father would peek."
Icetis's father's face turned green on the spot. I realized that this uncle who looked like an old noble when he sat still was actually a person who showed his emotions on his face.
There wasn't anything hidden on the scroll. It was just a sudden invitation for me to make a trip to the God Realm. Icetis seemed to have mentioned this matter before. The only thing that I didn't expect was that the Protoss's concept of time was actually normal. It had only been a few days and God Father had already sent someone to invite me. However, neither Icetis nor her father knew the specifics of the matter. They could only confirm that it was an urgent matter.
"When are we leaving?" As I spoke, I kept the golden scroll. I was still hoping that this thing could ward off evil. I could make a few dozen copies of it and hang it in Liliana's room. "It just so happens that I have nothing on for the next two days."
"God Father personally instructed me that it is an important matter. It would be best if we can leave immediately." Uncle Khuyin nodded at me solemnly. Then, he looked up at the dining room. "Un, it won't be too late to leave after eating. You haven't eaten yet, right?"
… Why do I feel that the nature of this God of Darkness is similar to that haunting Master Wang?
Icetis was very clear about her father's true colors. Furthermore, back when our family went to the God Realm, she had already witnessed the miraculous abilities of the Khuyin couple. Thus, she didn't look embarrassed at all. She dragged her father towards the dining room. "Alright, when you came over at 11: 30, I already guessed that you were here for a meal …"
Everyone: "…"
Our entire family had a lively meal. This was also the first time we returned the favor after our family visited Icetis's house for a few days. Uncle Khuyin was full of praises for Anveena and Big Sister's culinary skills. During the meal, he tried to feed Mercury Lamp three times but failed. This meal lasted for a full two hours. In the end, I suspected that Icetis's father hadn't eaten for three days …
When Uncle Khuyin came over, he teleported from the Shrine of the World Tree. This time, I followed him back. Speaking of which, this could be considered as the first time I returned to the God Realm after the direct connection between the City of Shadows and the God Realm was activated. Thus, I was rather excited. However, I later realized that the process of teleporting from the Shrine to the God Realm was no different from the usual teleportation door. The only difference was that this teleportation door was directly controlled by Jingle.
This could be considered as an exciting factor. As this wasn't a vacation but a serious matter, and more importantly, we probably wouldn't be able to stay in the God Realm for long, Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue didn't have much interest in participating. Thus, there weren't many people following us. Other than Uncle Khuyin and I, who was returning to the God Realm, only Jingle and Icetis came along. The former was returning to the Shrine of the Goddess of Life to report on her work and play with the Goddess while the latter was being dragged back by her father to apologize to the Pantheon.
The God Realm. The scenery was picturesque, majestic, mysterious, and solemn as usual … In any case, this bunch of seemingly omnipotent nouveau riche never hesitated to make their homes more beautiful. Looking at the boundless green grass, it was so beautiful that even rolling on it would be a sin. This time, we took a direct route, so we didn't need to go through the Void Node to arrive at the center of the God Realm: the Divine Radiant Court.
The four majestic main Shrines and Godfather's gigantic palace were just as glorious as the last time we left. However, after searching through my memories, I realized that the situation was slightly different: there seemed to be a huge floating plaza in the sky above the Divine Radiant Court that didn't seem to be of any use. Large numbers of Protoss with surging energy were entering and exiting the plaza. Without exception, all of them were in their God form. Under normal circumstances, this was the stance of a Protoss. I also took a closer look at the Twin-headed Golden Dragons and realized …
Not a single one of them landed on the ground with their beaks.
"Your perspective of observation is really strange." Icetis nudged me with her elbow. "But even this passageway has been opened … Tsk tsk, it seems that something major has happened. I can roughly guess why Godfather is looking for you."
I immediately looked at Icetis in astonishment, but she shook her head. "In any case, you'll find out in a moment. This thing is rather complicated. Apart from the high-level Protoss, only the previous Emperor Schilling would know the inside story. Sandora should know as well. However, this matter is related to the secret of the God Realm's establishment. So, even though many people know about it, Godfather is the only one who can truly come into contact with it. It seems that … well, you'll find out once you enter. "
I used half a minute to straighten out Icetis's grammar. Then, to my surprise, I discovered that she hadn't said anything at all!
The floating plaza was located in the sky above the entire Glorious Divine Court. From our current angle, we naturally couldn't see what was happening above. We could only see the floating divine runes that were overflowing with light. I could feel the astonishing amount of energy gathering above the plaza. This made me have the urge to fly up and take a look. However, before this urge could become a reality, the door to Godfather's Temple opened. Just like the last time, Godfather, who didn't put on any airs, personally pushed open the door to welcome the guests.
His style made me feel like I was just visiting my neighbor's second brother. It didn't feel like I was meeting a God at all.
Godfather, a young man who looked as ordinary and friendly as my neighbor's second brother, appeared in front of me. He wore a simple short robe that looked like casual home wear. The moment he approached me, he grabbed my hand warmly and said, "Have you eaten?"
I also shook his arm warmly. "I came over after eating. Is everything alright at home?"
Then, Icetis and her father both froze in front of Godfather's Temple. Jingle jumped down from my head and curiously danced in the air. She obviously felt that the atmosphere wasn't right, but she didn't know what was wrong. Godfather, on the other hand, was completely oblivious. He smiled warmly and said, "A while ago, I learned about the customs of your world. It shouldn't be a problem for me to say this, right?"
My brain was about to cramp. Just now, I had replied out of habit. Only now did I realize that Godfather's greeting was full of points to criticize. However, the bright smile on Godfather's face made me unable to muster up the courage to point out how inappropriate it was for two leaders to greet each other. Of course, the most important thing was that I couldn't defeat him. What if Godfather got angry and decided to kill me to silence me …
"Jingle is going to look for the Goddess first."
The little one flew around our heads for a long time. Realizing that no one was paying attention to her, she came over and tugged on my ear in frustration. After saying goodbye, she planned to go to the Church of Life. I casually grabbed a bag of candy from my pocket and hung it on Jingle. "Share it with everyone."
Jingle joyfully shouted "Yay!" in the air. Then, like a heavy-duty transport plane, she carried the bag of candy that was almost bigger than her and flew away with a buzzing sound … It was really buzzing. This little one was carrying so much "load" that her movements were at least three times louder than usual. It must be very fuel-efficient. Maybe I should remind her to put the candy into her dimensional pocket first.
Godfather watched as Jingle gradually disappeared into the distance. He had a faint smile on his face. After a long time, he said, "Every child will grow up one day. The Jingle who was always in a mess back then has actually become a Goddess who can take charge of her own affairs."
I really didn't know how Godfather came up with this "take charge of her own affairs." If I remembered correctly, Jingle was a famous weirdo in the God Realm. Basically, the four Main Gods and Godfather himself had all been harmed by Jingle when she was young. I had always thought that this was where Jingle was especially powerful. After all, naughty children were common, but naughty children who had smashed Godfather's glass were much rarer. It was the same fruit knife, but how could you use it to peel a potato as you used it to peel Emperor Qin? Jingle was the one who had peeled Emperor Qin.
"By the way, why did you call me over?"
After Icetis and her dad left, Godfather and I were the only ones left in front of the Divine Palace. I hurriedly asked about serious matters.
I realized that whenever I was talking to Godfather, the atmosphere would involuntarily and quickly relax. Even though Sandora had repeatedly emphasized the need to show respect to Godfather, and even though Icetis had rambled on about how serious it was to meet Godfather, I was unable to become serious in front of my neighbor's second brother. As I spoke, my tone became as if I was chatting with my neighbor. Miraculously, Godfather and I felt that this was exceptionally normal. There were two explanations for this strange phenomenon. The first one was more scientific. That is, as we were both Void creatures, there was a sense of tacit understanding and affinity between us. The second explanation was more believable. Two nannies would always have common topics to talk about, especially since these two nannies weren't as slippery.
"Follow me," Godfather said as he pointed at the floating plaza in the sky above the Divine Court of Glory. Then, he pulled me along with him and teleported over. "I'll bring you to a place. You have to be prepared when you get there. The environment there might not be comfortable."
A white light flashed before my eyes and I found myself standing on a giant stone plaza high in the sky. It was the floating platform that I had seen in the Divine Court of Glory previously. This plaza was extremely vast, at least a thousand meters in length. I looked around curiously and realized that this plaza was actually a platform used to set up a teleportation portal. In the middle of the plaza, there was a gigantic Spatial Door.
Although it was called a door, it was actually a space that was cracked open like a spider web. It was obvious that this was a temporary passageway that hadn't undergone any repairs. Many Protoss were holding the handles near the door, while a small portion of them were entering and exiting the door. On the other side of the door, I could see strange lights and shadows, but I couldn't see the scene on the other side at all.
I was still confused, but Godfather didn't seem to have any intention of explaining at the moment. He nodded slightly at the Protoss guarding the door, then took the lead and walked into the Spatial Door. I was slightly stunned, but I quickly followed behind him.
In front of me was a beautiful crystal world.
The surroundings were filled with an abnormal atmosphere that made one feel extremely uneasy.
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