bookrandom Chapter 450 The Key to the Gate is About to Return
Chapter 450 The Key to the Gate is About to Return
Three o'clock in the morning.
Zuo Qing, who had been sent away to rest, sat alone in the commander-in-chief's office.
The old grandfather clock next to the filing cabinet swung rhythmically, making a ticking sound.
After a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind.
He pulled out a strangely shaped pixelated walkie-talkie from the second drawer on the left.
"Ding ding—!"
Channel.....2——!
"In memory of... are you there?"
Meanwhile, Utopia.
In a pink-themed boudoir, Zuo Qing's voice suddenly rang out.
Jinian, who was hugging her doll and having a sweet dream, suddenly sat up like a startled little rabbit.
She groped around in a daze for a while, and finally pulled out the pixelated walkie-talkie that had disturbed her sweet dream from the crack in the bed.
"Hey Commander Zuo, don't you even know what time it is?!"
"Why did you have to contact me at this time?!"
"........."
Filled with rage, the memorial, without saying a word, grabbed the walkie-talkie and launched into a tirade.
"I'm sorry, but... there is indeed something urgent. Great Xia... needs your help."
"........."
After venting her anger for a while, Ji Nian calmed down. When she heard Zuo Qing's slightly ingratiating voice, she stood up and went to the bar to pour herself a glass of ice water.
"You'd better really have something important to say."
"........"
Ten minutes later, after Zuo Qing explained the whole story behind his idea of building an underground shelter, Ji Nian made her decision.
"Oh, I see. I'll head back tomorrow then. Do you need me to take a few more skilled men with me?"
“Of course we need to. Why don’t you take everyone from Utopia back to Great Xia? Anyway, it’s not safe outside the realm right now.”
“That makes sense, but my men are used to being idle. You can’t use the same tactics you use on the Night’s Watch on my men.”
"make a deal."
"..."
The discussion ended, and the pixelated walkie-talkie also ran out of energy and gradually disappeared.
Zuo Qing casually dispersed the mist around him, lay down on his office chair, and fell into a deep sleep. He was really exhausted these past few days, not only dealing with the frequent mysterious incidents in various places, but also having to focus on rebuilding the steel defense line on the border of the Great Xia.
These miscellaneous tasks turned the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch into a top-tier workhorse, working around the clock.
A soft snore drifted in, and Zuo Qing had already drifted off to sleep.
……
It was just dawn.
A luxury cruise ship covered in pixels slowly sailed into the waters belonging to Shenlong Pass.
Inside the observation room, alarms blared.
Thinking that there was an invasion by foreign enemies, the night watchman on duty flipped off his makeshift bed and ran to the window to check the situation on the sea.
At the same time, he also pressed the emergency call button between the war pass and the Night's Watch headquarters.
"Reporting to headquarters, this is Chenlong Pass. I am Lu Qiu, the duty officer on standby. A giant cruise ship has just entered the territorial waters of Great Xia and is heading towards Chenlong Pass. So far, no abnormal behavior has been detected. Please decide whether to attack."
"Headquarters received. Captain Lu, you've worked hard. Don't worry, it's the Shangxiehui's cruise ship. Commander Zuo has already made arrangements and has granted permission for entry."
The headquarters reacted extremely quickly. Just after Lu Qiu finished explaining the unusual situation at Chenlong Pass, they had already made an accurate assessment.
It's that cruise ship belonging to the Shangxie Society...
Isn't it a bit too big...?
Well, since headquarters says it's fine, let them in...
After a moment's thought, Lu Qiu shook his head indifferently and then gave the order to open the gate to the control room.
Office of the Supreme Commander of the Night's Watch.
Zuo Qing was awakened from his sleep by the urgent knocking on the door. He sat up and cleared his throat.
"Enter."
"Commander Zuo, Chairman Ji and the others have arrived at Chenlong Pass. Would you like to go and meet them?"
commemorate?
Have we arrived at Chenlong Pass?
"What's the time now?"
Zuo Qing glanced at the ticking clock next to the filing cabinet with a bewildered expression.
The hour hand is pointing to '6'.
After a moment, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief and spoke with some suspicion.
"So fast? I just told them to return to Great Xia at three o'clock yesterday, and they've already arrived?"
"Even by plane, it would take at least seven or eight hours to get here from Utopia... It's just a cruise ship... How could it go this fast?"
"Never mind, I'll go check it out myself..."
Unable to come up with a solution for the time being, Zuo Qing decided to go to Chenlong Pass in person.
"After I leave, you will handle the documents submitted by the various cities."
"clear."
After giving instructions to Secretary Min, he transformed into a ball of azure flame and sped off towards Chenlong Pass.
...........
The realm of Olympus.
The top of the sacred mountain.
An Qingyu sat calmly beside the deep pit revealed after the World Tree was peeled away.
With each stroke of the scalpel in his hand, several streaks of gray light flowed from his dancing fingertips into the exposed divine essence.
'Let's do it this way... I don't want the origins of the divine kingdom to be unrepaired when I return...'
"I think I said something like... don't threaten me."
"This is not a threat, but an order... You need to think this through. We are far more ruthless towards traitors than the Great Xia Dynasty..."
"Oh? Then I'd really like to see for myself..."
At this point, An Qingyu stopped what she was doing, sat down listlessly, and focused on answering the question from [Key to the Gate].
"I remember, your forced alteration of my will last time also caused you considerable damage, didn't it...?"
"What, you've already forgotten the pain so quickly? You even dare to speak to me across the river of time?"
'You underestimate me... It was nothing more than conveying some thoughts, utterly insignificant. What I'm more curious about is why you used my fragment of divine soul to banish the Great Xia God and your so-called friend to the ruins of time and space... This isn't like you...'
"You mean that..." An Qingyu lowered her head and gave a wicked smile.
"I just think it'll be more fun that way..."
'Really? Aren't you afraid they won't come back?'
"Better to not come back than to wait to die, isn't it...?"
'Hehehe... It seems you do have some self-awareness after all...'
Judging from the current progress of the Gate of Truth's repair, I will be fully back in less than six months. At that time... I will definitely reward you properly... my representative in this world...
‘…………’
After the voice of the [Key to the Gate] completely disappeared from An Qingyu's ears, he stopped resting and continued to pour the source of the Kryptonian system into the source of the Olympus God Kingdom.
Not far from that deep pit, the Black Goat coldly watched his busy figure.
Is the Key to the Gate about to return...?
Looks like I need to start preparing in advance...
We can't let Him reap all the benefits!
..........
Shangjing City, State Banquet Hotel.
In a giant auditorium that can hold three thousand people, a lively young girl with long, silver-white hair is enjoying a plate of thick, flavorful chicken soup.
"I told you, oh, that roar from Zhai Hai Sang, I really want to try that..."
While eating, the girl mumbled something indistinctly.
Hearing this, Zuo Qing, who was sitting to the side, shook his head helplessly.
Eat up...
Although hosting a banquet for the entire elite fighting force of the Shangxie Society would cost him about three months' salary.
But their return has, in any case, replenished the Great Xia with a considerable amount of manpower.
So, it doesn't seem like a loss after all?
Yes, when Zuo Qing arrived at Chenlong Pass, he did see the iconic cruise ship of the Shangxie Society already docked at the inner harbor. When he learned that Zuo Qing was coming in person, Ji Nian gave him face and did not let his subordinates disembark, but simply waited for orders in the cabin.
As for why they arrived so quickly... the reason is quite simple.
After receiving Zuo Qing's invitation last night, Ji Nian issued an order for everyone to prepare to return to Da Xia.
Utopia is temporarily closed; only items related to combat can be taken aboard the ship.
Once everything settles down, they will return to this paradise once more.
Having confirmed that the identities of the Shangxie Society members who had entered the Great Xia territory were not unusual, Zuo Qing warmly welcomed them all to Shangjing City, personally funding a welcome dinner for these friends who had traveled from afar.
That's why the scene that just happened occurred.
"Could you please swallow what's in your mouth before you speak...?"
"What? You're disgusted with me? Do you know that in order to get back to Great Xia as soon as possible, I didn't bring anything with me, and I even had to expend a lot of mental energy to push forward at full speed. That was exhausting, okay?"
"Okay, okay... I understand, no need to say anything more."
"Hmph~!" Seeing Zuo Qing raise his hands to beg for mercy, Ji Nian slurped up two noodles and gave him a haughty glare.
"By the way, what's the deal with your underground shelter?"
Upon hearing that the commemoration had returned to the main topic, Zuo Qing suppressed his smile and said in a low voice.
"As you know, the gods of the Kelvin escaped and retreated to the Olympian realm to repair the origins of their divine kingdom. At this crucial juncture, all the gods of the Great Xia disappeared. It can be said that..."
There is no country or pantheon in the world that can rival the Khrushchev gods.
As a stumbling block on the path to the revival of the Cthulhu pantheon, once the origin of the divine kingdom is repaired, Great Xia will inevitably become the first target of the Cthulhu pantheon seeking revenge.
Therefore, we have to make some preparations in advance.
"Even if we are no match for them, we must at least try our best to save the lives of all the people of Great Xia..."
"So? What can I do to help you?" Upon hearing this, Ji Nian asked this crucial question.
Her strength is decent, but there is still a long way to go before she can become a god. Even if she can escape from the encirclement of three gods at the main god level, she would probably only be able to wait for death if she faced a single god of the restraining element.
"I need you to help me build an underground shelter."
"Me? What will I use to build it?"
"Forbidden Ruins".
"Forbidden Ruins? Spare me! How many people does the Great Xia have? Fourteen billion!!"
"Do you know what 1.4 billion means?..."
"Even if I didn't eat, drink, defecate, or sleep, the mental energy required to build such a large shelter would be an astronomical figure that I wouldn't even dare to imagine."
"I do want to help you, but you can't just kill me..."
Swipe!
Swish!
Her voice was not low, and when the high-ranking members of the Evil Society heard that Zuo Qing seemed to be about to kill their leader, they all stood up at almost the same time.
He stared unfriendly at Zuo Qing, who looked completely bewildered.
"What...is this charter?"
Seeing this, Ji Nian blushed slightly and raised her hand to press down.
"Relax, relax, it was just a joke, please don't be so hostile~"
After saying that, she turned around and looked at Zuo Qing somewhat embarrassedly.
"My people are just very united... They can't stand to hear anything bad about me, please forgive them, you'll get used to it."
"I understand... I understand..."
Zuo Qing glanced strangely at the high-ranking members of the Shangxie Society who continued eating as if nothing had happened, and thought to himself.
No wonder the anniversary celebration gave me a heads-up beforehand.
So these are all reckless and unruly individuals...
Bringing his thoughts back, he continued speaking to Jinian, who was holding the bowl.
"I've considered what you said. It's really unreasonable for you to handle such a huge project all by yourself. I've already had Guan calculate the safest way to build the shelter, and it should be all finished tonight. As for the reward..."
Without much hesitation, Zuo Qing took out a ten-centimeter-long glass test tube from his pocket, which contained some turbid liquid that emitted a seven-colored glow.
"This is all I can offer..."
"What is this?" Ji Nian took the test tube from Zuo Qing and examined it curiously.
Honestly, after traveling all over the country for so many years, this is the first time I've ever seen such a liquid.
"I'm ashamed to say this." Upon hearing her question, Zuo Qing scratched her head sheepishly.
"This was originally something Li Jie prepared for me, but I haven't been able to use it because I'm not talented enough, so I've kept it until now."
"Li Jie's stuff? What's it used for?" Upon hearing this, Ji Nian became even more curious. Although she wasn't very familiar with that outrageous little white-haired guy, she had heard of his glorious achievements that were passed down in the world.
What Zuo Qing said next surprised her even more.
"I don't know much about its effects either. I can only tell you that the substance in this test tube is the key to human godhood..."
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