Chapter? ?10:? ?Worship? ?me,? ?and? ?you''ll? ?pick? ?up? ?money? ?when? ?you? ?go? ?

    out? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?returned? ?to? ?central? ?command? ?and? ?sat? ?there? ?quietly? ?

    for? ?a? ?while.? ?

    ?

    What? ?happened? ?in? ?his? ?dream? ?really? ?did? ?occur? ?in? ?real? ?life? ?as? ?well.? ?

    Zhou? ?HongYi''s? ?63? ?pairs? ?of? ?socks,? ?even? ?the? ?number? ?was? ?exact.? ?

    This? ?made? ?it? ?very? ?hard? ?for? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?to? ?not? ?overthink.? ?

    ?

    A? ?moment? ?later,? ?he? ?sent? ?a? ?message? ?on? ?his? ?personal? ?terminal.? ?

    ?

    [Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?If? ?someone? ?has? ?a? ?high? ?psychic? ?level,? ?can? ?they? ?see? ?

    into? ?dreams? ?and? ?foresee? ?the? ?future?]? ?

    ?

    [Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?Or,? ?is? ?it? ?possible,? ?that? ?some? ?people,? ?can? ?control? ?

    other? ?people’s? ?dream? ?worlds?]? ?

    ?

    Pausing? ?for? ?a? ?few? ?seconds,? ?he? ?deleted? ?the? ?two? ?messages.? ?

    ?

    The? ?person? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?side? ?of? ?the? ?personal? ?terminal? ?replied? ?very? ?

    quickly.? ?

    ?

    [Ge? ?LuEn:? ????]? ?

    ?

    [Ge? ?LuEn:? ?What? ?did? ?you? ?take? ?back? ?just? ?now?]? ?

    ?

    [Ge? ?LuEn:? ?So? ?you? ?still? ?remember? ?to? ?send? ?me? ?messages.? ?Here? ?I? ?

    thought? ?you? ?died? ?somewhere? ?out? ?there? ?already.]? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?replied? ?calmly:? ?[Didn’t? ?manage? ?to? ?die.? ?Sorry? ?to? ?

    disappoint? ?you.]? ?

    ?

    [Ge? ?LuEn:? ?Ha? ?ha.? ?How''s? ?my? ?Wo? ?Si?]? ?

    ?

    Ge? ?LuEn? ?is? ?the? ?Empire''s? ?most? ?impressive? ?mecha? ?creator.? ?The? ?

    mecha? ?that? ?he? ?created? ?''Wo? ?Si''? ?is? ?also? ?one? ?of? ?the? ?strongest? ?in? ?the? ?

    galaxy.? ?Ge? ?LuEn? ?treasured? ?this? ?mecha? ?very? ?much.? ?

    ?

    [Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?It''s? ?in? ?pieces.]? ?

    ?

    [Ge? ?LuEn:? ?!!!? ?Are? ?you? ?certain???]? ?

    ?

    [Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?Certain.]? ?

    ?

    [Ge? ?LuEn:? ?You? ?better? ?not? ?come? ?back,? ?cause? ?you''re? ?a? ?dead? ?man!!]? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?still? ?wanted? ?to? ?reply,? ?but? ?he? ?discovered? ?that? ?Master? ?

    Ge? ?LuEn? ?had? ?already? ?blacklisted? ?him.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?put? ?down? ?his? ?personal? ?terminal? ?and? ?leaned? ?back? ?into? ?

    his? ?chair.? ?His? ?lowered? ?eyes? ?carried? ?a? ?hint? ?of? ?exasperation.? ?

    ?

    After? ?pondering? ?for? ?a? ?while? ?with? ?furrowed? ?brows,? ?he? ?raised? ?his? ?

    hand? ?and? ?pulled? ?up? ?an? ?examination? ?report? ?from? ?the? ?terminal.? ?

    ?

    This? ?was? ?the? ?report? ?from? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou''s? ?check? ?up? ?yesterday,? ?the? ?

    result? ?coming? ?back? ?on? ?the? ?same? ?day.? ?He? ?didn''t? ?even? ?let? ?Doctor? ?

    White? ?from? ?the? ?medical? ?facility? ?to? ?see? ?it.? ?Keeping? ?a? ?copy,? ?he? ?

    deleted? ?the? ?examination? ?record.? ?

    ?

    Physical? ?strength:? ?F.? ?No? ?signs? ?of? ?radiation.? ?

    ?

    Psychic? ?strength:? ?Not? ?tested.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYu? ?stared? ?at? ?these? ?two? ?lines,? ?carefully? ?reading? ?them? ?

    repeatedly.? ?Then? ?he? ?recalled? ?the? ?first? ?day? ?when? ?he? ?met? ?Zhuang? ?

    Zhou.? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?had? ?burned? ?a? ?piece? ?of? ?paper? ?that? ?created? ?a? ?

    strange? ?energy? ?ripple.? ?

    ?

    The? ?little? ?friend? ?seemed? ?to? ?carry? ?quite? ?a? ?mystery.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?sighed.? ?A? ?moment? ?later,? ?he? ?completely? ?deleted? ?this? ?

    copy? ?of? ?the? ?report? ?as? ?well.? ?

    ?

    The? ?battleship? ?Wyvern? ?has? ?stopped? ?on? ?this? ?abandoned? ?planet,? ?

    B-324,? ?for? ?five? ?days.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?went? ?on? ?the? ?internet? ?once? ?and? ?used? ?his? ?personal? ?

    account? ?to? ?send? ?a? ?message? ?showing? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?safe? ?and? ?sound.? ?

    He? ?also? ?accepted? ?an? ?online? ?interview? ?from? ?the? ?government''s? ?

    official? ?news? ?channel.? ?Finally,? ?the? ?citizens? ?of? ?the? ?Empire? ?believed? ?

    that? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?was? ?still? ?alive.? ?

    ?

    In? ?these? ?five? ?days,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYu? ?has? ?been? ?extremely? ?busy? ?

    everyday.? ?He? ?had? ?many? ?things? ?to? ?deal? ?with.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?was? ?also? ?very? ?busy.? ?

    ?

    He? ?had? ?learned? ?the? ?names? ?and? ?uses? ?of? ?all? ?of? ?the? ?high? ?tech? ?

    equipment? ?on? ?the? ?battleship.? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?even? ?provided? ?him? ?

    with? ?an? ?AI? ?computer.? ?He? ?used? ?the? ?AI? ?to? ?learn? ?the? ?galactic? ?

    language.? ?Right? ?now,? ?there''s? ?basically? ?not? ?much? ?that? ?he? ?didn''t? ?

    understand.? ?

    ?

    He? ?also? ?finally? ?realized? ?that? ?he? ?did? ?a? ?very? ?stupid? ?thing.? ?

    ?

    So? ?the? ?galactic? ?people? ?used? ?an? ?interdimensional? ?space.? ?It''s? ?a? ?

    storage? ?space? ?that''s? ?been? ?folded? ?and? ?compressed? ?using? ?quantum? ?

    mechanics.? ?

    ?

    To? ?put? ?it? ?simply,? ?it? ?was? ?pretty? ?much? ?the? ?same? ?as? ?his? ?own? ?GanKun? ?

    pouch.? ?

    ?

    In? ?other? ?words,? ?he? ?must? ?have? ?looked? ?like? ?a? ?real? ?idiot,? ?walking? ?

    around? ?carrying? ?his? ?Divine? ?Image!? ?

    ?

    "I? ?must? ?be? ?the? ?most? ?embarrassing? ?God? ?of? ?Wealth!"? ?

    ?

    Seeing? ?that? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?was? ?making? ?good? ?progress? ?in? ?his? ?

    studies,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?allowed? ?him? ?to? ?mess? ?around? ?himself.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?started? ?by? ?watching? ?documentaries.? ?

    ?

    According? ?to? ?galactic? ?history,? ?Earth? ?had? ?already? ?become? ?

    unsuitable? ?for? ?human? ?existence? ?due? ?to? ?large-scale? ?environmental? ?

    damage? ?about? ?over? ?2000? ?years? ?ago.? ?

    ?

    Because? ?of? ?this,? ?Humankind? ?searched? ?for? ?an? ?escape? ?route? ?and? ?

    found? ?a? ?planet? ?similar? ?to? ?Earth? ?to? ?survive.? ?

    ?

    After? ?humankind? ?settled? ?down,? ?they? ?still? ?yearned? ?for? ?their? ?mother? ?

    planet? ?and? ?wanted? ?to? ?return? ?to? ?heal? ?Earth''s? ?environment.? ?

    However,? ?when? ?they? ?looked? ?back,? ?they? ?unexpectedly? ?discovered? ?

    that? ?Earth? ?had? ?mysteriously? ?disappeared? ?from? ?its? ?coordinates? ?in? ?

    space.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?watched? ?from? ?Earth’s? ?disappearance,? ?to? ?

    humankind’s? ?exploration? ?of? ?the? ?universe,? ?to? ?the? ?subjugation? ?of? ?

    humans? ?by? ?other? ?alien? ?civilizations,? ?to? ?the? ?assimilation? ?of? ?other? ?

    alien? ?cultures,? ?to? ?humans? ?finally? ?making? ?a? ?place? ?for? ?themselves? ?in? ?

    the? ?galaxy.? ?

    ?

    Despite? ?carefully? ?sorting? ?out? ?the? ?intergalactic? ?history,? ?Zhuang? ?

    Zhou? ?felt? ?extremely? ?uncertain.? ?

    ?

    "Earth? ?disappeared? ?mysteriously?"? ?

    ?

    If? ?Earth? ?disappeared? ?mysteriously,? ?what? ?happened? ?to? ?the? ?High? ?

    Gods? ?and? ?all? ?the? ?other? ?gods?? ?

    ?

    There? ?were? ?several? ?different? ?theories? ?over? ?the? ?internet? ?regarding? ?

    the? ?cause? ?of? ?Earth’s? ?disappearance.? ?Some? ?say? ?it? ?had? ?already? ?

    exploded.? ?Some? ?say? ?that? ?Earth? ?was? ?sucked? ?in? ?and? ?shredded? ?by? ?a? ?

    black? ?hole.? ?

    ?

    The? ?latter? ?theory? ?received? ?many? ?people''s? ?endorsement,? ?because? ?

    there''s? ?no? ?way? ?a? ?planet? ?that? ?big? ?would? ?suddenly? ?disappear.? ?Only? ?a? ?

    black? ?hole? ?can? ?devour? ?it? ?quietly? ?without? ?anyone’s? ?notice.? ?

    ?

    However,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?didn''t? ?think? ?so.? ?

    ?

    From? ?his? ?perspective,? ?the? ?High? ?Gods? ?had? ?extraordinary? ?divine? ?

    powers.? ?Even? ?though? ?there? ?were? ?very? ?few? ?who? ?believed? ?in? ?gods? ?in? ?

    the? ?21? ?century,? ?some? ?Gods? ?were? ?still? ?very? ?powerful.? ?

    ?

    There? ?were? ?a? ?variety? ?of? ?Gods.? ?However,? ?just? ?picking? ?from? ?ones? ?

    that? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?knew,? ?there? ?were? ?already? ?several? ?High? ?Gods? ?

    that? ?were? ?extremely? ?powerful.? ?How? ?could? ?they? ?let? ?Earth? ?be? ?

    devoured? ?by? ?a? ?black? ?hole?? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?couldn''t? ?figure? ?it? ?out.? ?

    ?

    Seeing? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?looking? ?at? ?the? ?Earth? ?inside? ?the? ?screen? ?in? ?a? ?

    daze,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?asked:? ?"You? ?like? ?Earth? ?a? ?lot?"? ?

    ?

    Hearing? ?these? ?words,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?raised? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?looked? ?at? ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?meeting? ?his? ?calm? ?and? ?warm? ?gaze.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?unconsciously? ?nodded:? ?"It''s? ?very? ?beautiful."? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said? ?softly:? ?"All? ?humans? ?hold? ?a? ?special? ?feeling? ?

    towards? ?the? ?mother? ?planet.? ?This? ?is? ?not? ?strange."? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?blinked,? ?observing? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?"Do? ?you? ?also? ?like? ?

    it?"? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?"As? ?you? ?said,? ?it''s? ?very? ?beautiful."? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou''s? ?eyes? ?shined? ?brightly.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun''s? ?lips? ?curved? ?upward? ?in? ?a? ?faint? ?smile:? ?"Beautiful? ?

    things? ?always? ?garner? ?appreciation."? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?understood? ?this? ?as? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?liked? ?it.? ?With? ?a? ?

    smile,? ?he? ?said:? ?"You''re? ?also? ?very? ?beautiful!"? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?raised? ?his? ?brows? ?faintly.? ?Not? ?saying? ?anything? ?in? ?

    response,? ?he? ?just? ?pressed? ?down? ?briefly? ?on? ?the? ?tuft? ?of? ?hair? ?sticking? ?

    out? ?on? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou''s? ?head.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?suddenly? ?remembered? ?something? ?and? ?asked:? ?"I? ?

    also? ?saw? ?an? ?investigation? ?just? ?now.? ?Pretty? ?much? ?every? ?eight? ?

    years,? ?a? ?planet? ?would? ?become? ?abandoned? ?due? ?to? ?excessively? ?high? ?

    energy? ?radiation.? ?Is? ?this? ?true?"? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?"Yes.? ?The? ?most? ?headache-inducing? ?matter? ?to? ?

    intergalactic? ?people? ?currently? ?is? ?how? ?to? ?reduce? ?radiation? ?from? ?

    energy? ?sources? ?to? ?the? ?lowest."? ?

    ?

    Intergalactic? ?people? ?relied? ?on? ?power? ?from? ?energy? ?stones.? ?

    However,? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?existing? ?method? ?to? ?remove? ?the? ?radiation? ?

    pollution? ?inside? ?energy? ?stones.? ?

    ?

    Therefore,? ?humankind? ?lived? ?under? ?long-term? ?radiation? ?as? ?a? ?result.? ?

    Over? ?time,? ?their? ?body? ?starts? ?to? ?fail.? ?Their? ?psychic? ?power? ?starts? ?to? ?

    decrease.? ?Their? ?reproduction? ?rate? ?decreases.? ?This? ?issue? ?exists? ?

    throughout? ?the? ?galaxy.? ?

    ?

    Living? ?under? ?this? ?manageable? ?amount? ?of? ?radiation? ?pollution,? ?

    people? ?eventually? ?got? ?used? ?to? ?it.? ?

    ?

    When? ?radiation? ?pollution? ?accuments? ?and? ?exceeds? ?manageable? ?

    limits,? ?however,? ?a? ?planet? ?will? ?no? ?longer? ?be? ?suitable? ?for? ?human? ?life.? ?

    Then? ?it’d? ?be? ?abandoned? ?directly,? ?just? ?like? ?B-324.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?understood? ?this? ?very? ?well.? ?

    ?

    Just? ?take? ?modern? ?society? ?for? ?example.? ?

    ?

    Computers,? ?phonse,? ?and? ?all? ?sorts? ?of? ?household? ?electronics? ?all? ?

    have? ?radiation.? ?

    ?

    However,? ?the? ?radiation? ?amount? ?in? ?these? ?items? ?is? ?all? ?very? ?little,? ?

    within? ?a? ?manageable? ?range.? ?That''s? ?why? ?everyone? ?wouldn''t? ?

    consider? ?this? ?to? ?be? ?an? ?issue.? ?

    ?

    People’s? ?bodies? ?would? ?only? ?be? ?affected? ?under? ?high? ?radiation.? ?

    ?

    For? ?example,? ?doing? ?CT? ?scans? ?a? ?few? ?times? ?a? ?year? ?was? ?still? ?

    relatively? ?safe.? ?

    ?

    But? ?if? ?someone? ?had? ?to? ?endure? ?the? ?x-ray? ?radiation? ?of? ?CT? ?scans? ?

    everyday,? ?they? ?might? ?find? ?issues? ?appearing? ?in? ?their? ?bodies.? ? ?

    ?

    This? ?was? ?the? ?issue? ?that? ?intergalactic? ?people? ?faced.? ? ?

    ?

    Everyday,? ?they? ?needed? ?to? ?use? ?energy,? ?yet? ?there? ?was? ?no? ?way? ?to? ?

    completely? ?shield? ?from? ?the? ?radiation? ?of? ?energy? ?stones.? ?

    ?

    “This? ?is? ?also? ?something? ?I? ?wanted? ?to? ?mention? ?to? ?you? ?just? ?now.”? ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said? ?slowly:? ?“I? ?want? ?to? ?take? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?for? ?an? ?

    examination.”? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan? ?was? ?currently? ?nested? ?next? ?to? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?foot,? ?

    watching? ?a? ?projected? ?cartoon.? ?When? ?it? ?heard? ?its? ?name,? ?it? ?

    immediately? ?lifted? ?its? ?mechanical? ?eyes? ?in? ?alarm.? ?

    ?

    Examination?? ?

    ?

    What? ?kind? ?of? ?Examination?? ?

    ?

    If? ?they? ?discovered? ?that? ?it? ?was? ?a? ?demon,? ?would? ?they? ?forcibly? ?scrap? ?

    it?!? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan? ?immediately? ?grabbed? ?onto? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?thigh? ?

    tightly,? ?taking? ?a? ?‘no? ?one? ?can? ?separate? ?it? ?from? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’? ?

    stance.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?was? ?also? ?a? ?bit? ?nervous:? ?“An? ?examination?”? ?

    ?

    Seeing? ?how? ?nervous? ?this? ?person? ?and? ?robot? ?were,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?felt? ?

    somewhat? ?helpless? ?and? ?exasperated.? ?

    ?

    Clearly,? ?he? ?was? ?the? ?one? ?who? ?had? ?built? ?this? ?robot.? ?Yet? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?

    seemed? ?to? ?have? ?acknowledged? ?the? ?youth? ?as? ?its? ?master? ?instead,? ?

    eating? ?and? ?living? ?together? ?with? ?him? ?everyday.? ?

    ?

    This? ?was? ?also? ?the? ?reason? ?why? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?asked? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?

    for? ?approval.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?explained:? ?“The? ?radiation? ?from? ?the? ?energy? ?stone? ?in? ?

    its? ?body? ?is? ?completely? ?shielded.”? ?

    ?

    If? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?technique? ?to? ?completely? ?shield? ?the? ?radiation? ?from? ?

    energy? ?stones? ?can? ?be? ?figured? ?out? ?and? ?announced,? ?it? ?would? ?

    definitely? ?shock? ?the? ?entire? ?universe.? ? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?understood.? ?

    ?

    Intergalactic? ?people? ?relied? ?on? ?energy? ?stones,? ?just? ?like? ?how? ?people? ?

    on? ?Earth? ?relied? ?on? ?electricity.? ?

    ?

    Electricity? ?was? ?energy? ?for? ?people? ?on? ?earth.? ?Energy? ?stones? ?were? ?

    energy? ?for? ?intergalactic? ?people.? ? ?

    ?

    Mechas,? ?battleships,? ?spaceships,? ?no? ?matter? ?what? ?it? ?was,? ?it? ?all? ?

    used? ?an? ?energy? ?system.? ?The? ?radiation? ?created? ?from? ?the? ?energy? ?

    system? ?was? ?unavoidable.? ?The? ?only? ?thing? ?that? ?changed? ?was? ?the? ?

    amount? ?of? ?radiation.? ?

    ?

    However,? ?it? ?was? ?very? ?likely? ?that…? ?the? ?reason? ?for? ?the? ?shielding? ?of? ?

    radiation? ?from? ?Xiao? ?PoLan’s? ?energy? ?stone……? ?was? ?because? ?of? ?his? ?

    Divine? ?power……? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?lowered? ?his? ?head.? ?Occasionally,? ?he’d? ?raised? ?it? ?to? ?

    look? ?at? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?like? ?he? ?really? ?wanted? ?to? ?say? ?something.? ?

    However,? ?he’d? ?lower? ?his? ?head? ?again? ?afterwards? ?and? ?mumble? ?

    quietly,? ?hesitating.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?asked? ?him:? ?“Is? ?there? ?something? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?tell? ?

    me?”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?nodded? ?silently.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?“But? ?you’re? ?afraid? ?to? ?say? ?it.? ?Because? ?it’d? ?

    expose? ?your? ?secret?”? ?

    ?

    Hearing? ?this,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?face? ?immediately? ?turned? ?red.? ?His? ?

    head? ?lowered? ?even? ?more.? ?

    ?

    The? ?youth? ?couldn’t? ?hide? ?his? ?thoughts? ?at? ?all,? ?so? ?pure? ?that? ?Wen? ?

    XiaoYun? ?felt? ?unwilling? ?to? ?destroy? ?this.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?touched? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?head? ?briefly? ?and? ?said:? ?

    “Then? ?just? ?don’t? ?say? ?it.? ?It? ?is? ?fine? ?this? ?way.? ?Just? ?like? ?how? ?I? ?know? ?

    you? ?don’t? ?suffer? ?the? ?effects? ?of? ?radiation.? ?I? ?won’t? ?tell? ?anyone? ?about? ?

    this.? ?You? ?also? ?shouldn’t? ?tell? ?anyone? ?else.”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?raised? ?his? ?head? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?stunned.? ?

    ?

    So? ?he? ?had? ?already? ?revealed? ?so? ?much?? ?

    ?

    Yet? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?still? ?treated? ?him? ?so? ?well!? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?hesitated? ?for? ?a? ?little? ?while.? ?Then? ?he? ?suddenly? ?said? ?in? ?

    a? ?small? ?voice:? ?“Can? ?you? ?give? ?me? ?a? ?piece? ?of? ?energy? ?stone?”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?didn’t? ?even? ?ask? ?why? ?and? ?said? ?directly:? ?“I? ?can.”? ?

    ?

    He? ?sent? ?someone? ?to? ?the? ?energy? ?storage? ?room? ?to? ?fetch? ?a? ?piece? ?of? ?

    energy? ?stone? ?over.? ?Before? ?activation,? ?the? ?energy? ?stone? ?is? ?very? ?

    pretty,? ?like? ?a? ?crystal.? ?

    ?

    As? ?soon? ?as? ?it’s? ?utilized,? ?it? ?would? ?produce? ?an? ?unavoidable? ?radiation,? ?

    like? ?a? ?slow? ?acting? ?poison.? ?

    ?

    After? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?obtained? ?the? ?energy? ?stone,? ?he? ?left,? ?not? ?even? ?

    saying? ?what? ?he? ?planned? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?it.? ?

    ?

    Half? ?an? ?hour? ?later.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?and? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?were? ?discussing? ?the? ?last? ?planned? ?

    patrol? ?inspection? ?inside? ?the? ?central? ?command.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?peeked? ?a? ?head? ?out? ?from? ?behind? ?the? ?unlocked? ?door.? ? ?

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    “Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?can? ?I? ?come? ?in?”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?“Of? ?course? ?you? ?can.”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?walked? ?inside? ?very? ?slowly.? ?He? ?glanced? ?at? ?Cheng? ?

    JinXue? ?briefly? ?and? ?then? ?returned? ?his? ?gaze? ?back? ?on? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?

    saying:? ?“I? ?just……? ?en,? ?when? ?I? ?went? ?to? ?the? ?bathroom,? ?I? ?picked? ?up? ?a? ?

    rock.? ?It? ?seems? ?to? ?be? ?an? ?energy? ?stone.”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun’s? ?lips? ?curved? ?into? ?a? ?faint? ?smile:? ?“Really?? ?You’re? ?so? ?

    lucky.”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue,? ?however,? ?jumped? ?in? ?fright:? ?“Ai!? ?Little? ?friend,? ?

    energy? ?stones? ?aren’t? ?casual? ?toys.? ?If? ?the? ?energy? ?leaks? ?out? ?

    accidentally,? ?there’d? ?be? ?radiation? ?contamination……? ?huh?”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?suddenly? ?discovered? ?something:? ?“Why? ?does? ?this? ?

    energy? ?stone? ?look? ?activated?? ?Impossible.? ?How? ?can? ?an? ?activated? ?

    energy? ?stone? ?have? ?no? ?radiation? ?contamination? ?at? ?all?”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?was? ?gobsmacked:? ?“Boss!? ?Look,? ?quick!? ?This? ?energy? ?

    stone? ?really? ?looks? ?like? ?it’s? ?been? ?activated!”? ?

    ?

    But? ?the? ?radiation? ?didn’t? ?leak? ?out? ?at? ?all!? ?

    ?

    How? ?can? ?this? ?be?? ?

    ?

    Who? ?had? ?the? ?ability? ?to? ?completely? ?shield? ?off? ?the? ?radiation? ?from? ?

    energy? ?stones?? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?“really?”? ?

    ?

    “Really!”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?immediately? ?looked? ?towards? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou:? ?“Did? ?

    you? ?really? ?pick? ?up? ?this? ?energy? ?stone? ?while? ?going? ?to? ?the? ?bathroom?? ?

    I? ?don’t? ?believe? ?it.? ?Tell? ?the? ?truth.? ?Where? ?exactly? ?did? ?you? ?find? ?this.”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?felt? ?a? ?bit? ?guilty.? ?Glancing? ?at? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?however,? ?

    made? ?him? ?feel? ?like? ?he? ?found? ?someone? ?to? ?support? ?him.? ? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?straightened? ?his? ?back? ?and? ?said? ?loudly? ?in? ?a? ?

    confidently? ?and? ?firm? ?tone:? ?“I? ?really? ?did? ?pick? ?it? ?up!? ?I? ?worshipped? ?

    God? ?beforehand.? ?So? ?I? ?have? ?very? ?good? ?luck.”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?still? ?didn’t? ?believe? ?it:? ?“Can? ?you? ?please? ?not? ?act? ?so? ?

    superstitious.? ?What? ?worshipped? ?God.? ?Who? ?would? ?bring? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?

    energy? ?stone? ?into? ?a? ?bathroom?!”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?mumbled? ?in? ?a? ?small? ?voice:? ?“If? ?you? ?don’t? ?believe? ?it,? ?

    you? ?can? ?make? ?an? ?offering? ?and? ?give? ?it? ?a? ?try? ?also.? ?Just? ?light? ?three? ?

    incense? ?right? ?here? ?and? ?kowtow.? ?Then? ?you? ?can? ?become? ?rich? ?as? ?

    soon? ?as? ?you? ?go? ?out.”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue:? ?“Boss,? ?do? ?you? ?see? ?how? ?he……”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun’s? ?voice? ?was? ?calm:? ?“I? ?believe? ?him.”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue’s? ?eyes? ?widened.? ?He? ?never? ?would? ?have? ?imagined? ?that? ?

    in? ?such? ?a? ?few? ?short? ?days,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?position? ?in? ?the? ?Boss’? ?

    heart? ?would? ?surpass? ?the? ?comrades? ?he? ?went? ?through? ?life? ?and? ?death? ?

    with!? ?

    ?

    Feeling? ?hurt,? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?gritted? ?his? ?teeth? ?and? ?said:? ?“Fine,? ?then!? ?

    I’ll? ?worship!? ?If? ?superstition? ?was? ?really? ?so? ?reliable? ?and? ?powerful,? ?

    and? ?allowed? ?me? ?to? ?pick? ?up? ?energy? ?stones? ?as? ?soon? ?as? ?I? ?go? ?out,? ?I’ll? ?

    fcking? ?call? ?you? ?grandpa!”? ?

    ?

    Hearing? ?this,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?eyes? ?lit? ?up.? ?He? ?hastily? ?took? ?out? ?his? ?

    incense? ?burner? ?and? ?incense? ?for? ?Cheng? ?JinXue.? ?Looking? ?completely? ?

    expectant,? ?he? ?said:? ?“Then,? ?then? ?go? ?ahead? ?and? ?kowtow……”? ?

    ?

    He? ?was? ?the? ?only? ?god? ?here.? ? ?

    ?

    He? ?can? ?absorb? ?all? ?of? ?the? ?incense!? ?

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    Already? ?forced? ?to? ?this? ?point,? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?couldn’t? ?stop? ?midway.? ?

    Holding? ?his? ?breath? ?in,? ?he? ?kowtowed.? ?

    ?

    That? ?afternoon.? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?led? ?the? ?elite? ?little? ?squad? ?to? ?conduct? ?their? ?last? ?patrol? ?

    inspection.? ?

    ?

    Not? ?long? ?after? ?leaving,? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?sent? ?back? ?a? ?signal? ?for? ?help.? ?

    ?

    “Bo,? ?boss!”? ?Cheng? ?JinXue’s? ?voice? ?was? ?extremely? ?terrified:? ?“I? ?

    fcking? ?fell? ?into? ?an? ?ore? ?mine? ?full? ?of? ?energy? ?stones!”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?“......”? ?

    ?

    To? ?the? ?side,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?heard? ?this? ?and? ?exclaimed:? ?“See.? ?I? ?told? ?

    you? ?worshipping? ?God? ?was? ?useful.? ?He? ?found? ?ores? ?as? ?soon? ?as? ?he? ?

    left.? ?How? ?lucky? ?and? ?blessed!”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?“.....................???”? ?

    ?

    ~~~~~~~~? ?

    The? ?author? ?has? ?something? ?to? ?say:? ?PS--? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?“..........???”? ?

    ?

    Wasn’t? ?this? ?just? ?your? ?excuse?? ?Why? ?did? ?he? ?really? ?pick? ?up? ?money?? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou:? ?/frantically? ?absorbing? ?the? ?incense~~? ?

    ? ?

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