Chapter 396: First, Do Something for the God

Chapter 396 First, Do the God a Favor

Shen Que covered his neck and looked up at Wu Yue, his gaze sent a jolt through her whole body.

Admittedly, Shen Que wore the military camouflage uniform and black combat boots, and combined with the rogue attitude he had shown since entering Seamining Town acting like a troublemaker, it gave her a whole new perspective.

Wu Yue laid down the law with Shen Que, "Don’t get carried away until this matter is settled."

Shen Que nodded, "Alright."

Seeing Shen Que so serious, Wu Yue wasn’t used to it. She glanced at him, and he actually turned away, sitting properly and putting on a show.

Wu Yue, "..."

This guy must have noticed she liked seeing him dressed like this and was pretending, putting on airs, waiting for her to make the first move.

As more soldiers gathered, Wu Yue signaled Shen Que to follow along.

Although Seamining Town had only been open for a short time, a rough map had already appeared on the alliance forum. The entrance toll station was indeed a good gathering spot—an open environment with landmarks for easy navigation.

Since the dungeon was destroyed by Wu Yue and Shen Que last time, this time the entire dungeon was a ruined city. Perhaps it was deemed a waste to invest more NPCs, so this time the whole dungeon was in an NPC-free exploration mode.

In short, resources were all out in the open, up for grabs.

But this didn’t align with the usual logic Wu Yue had deduced about dungeons providing resources. No matter what kind of resource map, resources and monsters always coexisted.

If no monsters were visible, it meant these were all bait.

Bait... Could her wanted poster also be bait?

"Wu Yue: Along the way here, you saw my wanted posters placed like tourist attraction signs?"

"Shen Que: Yes, almost every road had them, with arrows."

Wu Yue suddenly realized, wasn’t this very clear?

They put resources out there—this move was a trap.

As she pondered, the White Tiger finally came into view. The White Tiger General wasn’t as tall as the Black Tortoise, but he clearly looked like a top-tier lone fighter.

Burly, with fierce tiger-like eyes, he appeared imposing and awe-inspiring, commanding and powerful.

Shen Que suddenly said, "This White Tiger seems much more comfortable than that old turtle."

Wu Yue turned in surprise. Shen Que wasn’t the sharpest—all these years, he’d relied solely on intuition to get by. It seemed this White Tiger might be an alright person?

Then again, he was a military general after all. If all generals were scum, wouldn’t the entire alliance be rotten to the core?

"Shen Que: ...What do you mean I have no brains?"

"Wu Yue: If you find my words unpleasant, why don’t you cut the mental link? This is just how I am."

Shen Que shot a sidelong glance at Wu Yue. Fine, it’s mutual harm now, is it?

Since the White Tiger might be reasonable, Wu Yue decided to change her strategy.

"Wu Yue: If we’ve decided not to kill for now, we could consider turning the Alliance President’s general."

"Shen Que: How do we turn him?"

"Wu Yue: I'll go out now, let White Tiger turn me in for the bounty resources, and then you and them can rescue me together. Playing both sides—your specialty."

"Shen Que: That makes sense, but why would White Tiger work with me to rescue you?"

"Wu Yue: I'll go talk to him directly."

As soon as she thought it, Wu Yue stood up and started walking toward White Tiger without waiting for Shen Que's reaction.

Shen Que was jolted into action and quickly followed.

They were stopped by soldiers about five meters away from White Tiger.

"Hey! Which team are you from?"

White Tiger's gaze looked past the soldiers blocking them and settled on Wu Yue and Shen Que, finally resting on Shen Que.

White Tiger spoke first: "So you're the kid who killed Black Tortoise. You've got some nerve coming to find me at a time like this."

From his tone, it seemed White Tiger actually admired Shen Que's audacity—or it could just be that a colleague who caused trouble for others, took kickbacks, and hogged all the credit was finally dead. Just plain schadenfreude.

Wu Yue touched her nose. Looks like she’d have to rely on Shen Que’s reputation to get a word in with White Tiger.

"Wu Yue: Tell him you came specifically to find him and want to invite him to join our side."

Shen Que, "General White Tiger, could we speak in private?"

"General, this kid somehow took down General Black Tortoise. Would it be safe for you to go alone?"

White Tiger chuckled. "If I’m in danger, then no one here is getting out alive in one piece."

White Tiger walked to the side first, and Shen Que followed. Wu Yue quickly scurried after them.

White Tiger glanced sideways. "And the one with you is?"

Shen Que, "The Lu Family’s Spirit Contractor, Wu Yue."

White Tiger frowned. "The Lu Family’s Spirit Contractor? You mean Lu Ling? But Wu Yue… who’s Wu Yue…?"

He looked at Wu Yue in surprise. "Could you be Lu Ling’s daughter? So the rumors among the upper echelons of the Alliance are true—the Deity has truly descended again to save humanity. Is the Lu Family’s Spirit Contractor about to display divine miracles to save the world?"

It dawned on Wu Yue. Jian Suiyu had suddenly brought up her ascension, and now White Tiger was talking about the Deity’s descent and performing miracles to save the world...

Wasn’t this just like before, when the Secretariat spread rumors to manipulate public sentiment?

This kind of talk definitely didn’t come from the Secretariat. If not them, then it must be whoever’s pulling the strings. The masterminds were finally making their move, manipulating public opinion and intending to reveal her identity openly.

No wonder no one paid attention when she tried to reveal her identity before—it seemed her identity had to be disclosed in the most explosive, sensational, and attention-grabbing way possible.

What form would that take?

A Deity,

A Savior.

Yes, what could be more sensational and attention-grabbing than suddenly appearing amid a crisis for all humankind, revealing her identity, and saving the world?

All eyes and expectations rained down on her; she was the god artificially created in the Dharma-Ending Age.

Humans created a god.

Wouldn’t that make humans incredibly inflated and satisfied?

This supreme sense of achievement, this ultimate feeling of control—being human yet manipulating a god.

This was definitely not something the Alliance President would want to see. Having reached the position of Alliance President, if he wasn’t hoping for immortality, it would already be remarkable—oh, how could he possibly create a god to reign above him?

So, it wasn’t the Alliance President.

That left only Chu Cixie, her mother’s mentor, who had personally witnessed her mother’s fall.

Only an arch-villain would develop such a bizarre and intense obsession over something so illusory and scheme day in and day out to fulfill their plans.

Wu Yue’s expression suddenly became unreadable. Since the other side had already laid out such an incredible cover for her...

Well, why let it go to waste, right?

Hijack the villain’s playbook and force the villain into a dead end.

Wu Yue directly pulled off the mask on her face, her expression indifferent and aloof.

"That’s right, I am a god. When the time is right, I will ascend to the heavens and perform miracles."

"When that time comes, toss a coin my way, and I’ll grant you a wish, just like a cheeky turtle in a wishing well."

"But before that, do me a solid."

"Let’s put you to the test—let’s see if you’re loyal enough to be a god’s acolyte."