âFortune teller, where will you run this time?â A woman was gripping a knife in a rock-steady hand. She was holding the knife to an old manâs neck.
Cough, cough!
âWhat is this? Put your knife down. We are old friends. We should talk about this,â the man said indignantly.
âIf I donât keep this knife to your neck, Iâm afraid you might just run away,â Yisha growled to the old man.
âWhy would I? Seeing you actually makes me very happy. Why would I run?â The old man forced a smile. His fingers tried to touch the knife against his neck, hoping to move it away.
âStop talking crap. I have been looking for you for the longest time. You must pay the terms of our bargain,â Yisha said emotionlessly. The knife was still against the old manâs neck. The old man dropped his hands away from the blade.
âYouâre talking about that? You should have told me sooner. I found out a long time, but because you werenât looking for me, I thought you didnât need the information anymore.â The old man looked as if he had just woken up.
âWhere is he?â Yisha didnât want to explain. She had been looking for this old man for so long. Finding him hadnât been easy.
The old man seemed to be sad, and he said, âI made the calculation far too long ago. He is long gone by now.â
Seeing Yishaâs expression darken, the old man quickly said, âBut donât worry, Iâll calculate a new bearing for you at once. Three minutes. Give me three minutes, and I will give you Dollarâs location.â
Hearing the old man say this, Yishaâs mood lightened a little.
âI will calculate it now. Just stop waving that knife around. You are such a pretty girl, but no one will marry you if you behave like this.â The old man carefully pushed the knife away.
This time, Yisha didnât resist. She slid the knife back into its sheath, then turned her expressionless face back to the old man. âYou have three minutes. If I donât know where Dollar is in three minutes, I am going to make you marry someone.â
âMe?â The old man was shocked, and he didnât know what Yisha meant.
âI will make you the son-in-law to the king of hell,â Yisha grunted.
The old man smiled wryly. He lifted his hand and began the calculation. He raised his head to Yisha and said, âI lost the bet. I have to admit it. I have your answer, but I also have two locations. One is Dollarâs location, and the other is your studentâs location. You know the rules. I only lost to you once, so you can only choose one location. Which do you wish to know more?â
âHan Sen is still alive?â Yisha frowned.
âHe is for now, but he isnât doing well. If no one goes to save him, Iâm afraid...â The old man stopped talking. He just shook his head and sighed.
âCan he still be saved?â Yisha asked with a frown.
âHe can if you go there.â The old man nodded.
âWhere is he now?â Yisha asked.
...
âMy lady, are Dragon One and Dia Robber really going to kill the Gold Armor General?â In the core area, a maid-looking woman of the Kate was curiously looking at a woman in a yellow shirt. They were on a ship.
âTheyâre spending a lot of manpower on this project. It cannot just be for show.â The lady in yellow was attractive and composed. She seemed young, probably no more than twenty years old. But her eyes were alert and intelligent, as if they could see through everything.
âThe Gold Armor General is as good as a deified xenogeneic outside the core. Are they really going to kill it? I have heard that they have hired someone called Dollar, and they seem to have high expectations of him. I donât get it, though. He hails from some small, nameless race. He achieved first place in the Marquise bracket of the Geno Being Scroll fights, but thatâs it. The evolution of his genes canât be that good. Why would geniuses like Dragon One and Dia Robber place their faith in a guy like that?â the maid asked, still not understanding.
The yellow-clothed woman laughed and said, âTheyâre collecting all the strength that they can. Expensive things are often useful, but we do not know if Dragon One and Dia Robber are using their resources correctly.â
âMy lady, Little Butterfly doesnât understand this. In your territory, you can choose geniuses of the Extreme King, and some of them are already deified. That would save you trouble. Why are you giving up that option, though? To pick a silkworm of some other race? Dragon One and Dia Robber are strong, but they are half-deified. And even when compared to other half-deifieds, they are still worse than the likes of the Extreme King. Am I right?â the maid asked with wide eyes.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The yellow-clothed woman blinked and said, âI didnât say I would choose the Extreme King. Itâs just that the blood of the Extreme King is quite strong. After all these years, however, I believe they have peaked. Even if they could help me, they cannot improve much more. I prefer someone who can keep improving.â
âWill that make a difference? They will reach the same strength as the Extreme King in the end.â Little Butterfly didnât understand.
The yellow-clothed woman laughed. âIt is just like how some people enjoy buying adult dogs to watch over their gardens. I would prefer buying a young one and raising it myself. Watching things grow is fun.â
Little Butterfly seemed to understand this, and so she said, âYou mean that Dragon One and Dia Robber are like young puppies? And the Extreme King are adult dogs?â
âSomething like that.â The yellow-clothed woman laughed again. âIt isnât just Dragon One and Dia Robber, though. Other races could fit the bill, too. There are many different breeds of racing dogs; you just need to find the one with the most potential.â
âSo, which do you think has more potential? Dragon One or Dia Robber?â Little Butterfly was curious.
âNeither of them are bad. Their potential shouldnât be any worse than the Extreme Kingâs princes and princesses. But they arenât the best.â The yellow-clothed woman sighed. âOut of all the people Iâve seen, the best still has to be Sky Palaceâs Yu Shanxin. Lone Bamboo isnât bad, but he is probably taken.â
âIsnât that a bad thing?â Little Butterfly asked with shock.
âIt isnât that bad. This universe has no lack of geniuses. I just need some more time to find them. Letâs watch Dragon One and Dia Robber for now. Perhaps we might learn something interesting.â The womanâs eyes were like stars. She looked at the sky, thought of something interesting, and smiled. It had a beautiful curve, and she spoke to herself, âVery Highâs forgotten love. Although they have big hearts, they are boring.â
Many of the higher races knew Dragon One and Dia Robber were preparing to defeat the Gold Armor General. And so, their every move was watched.
When the time for respite was up, Han Sen followed Dia Robber and Dragon One to the system with the Gold Armor General.
They had eleven half-deifieds with them and six Kings. Most of them were Dragons or Destroyed. There were only two different races.
Although Dragon One and Dia Robber could enlist the help of more half-deifieds, they didnât. The success of this mission wouldnât rest on the strength of numbers. The trust and cooperation between the fighters were the most important factors.