Chapter 206 : Chapter 206
Chapter 206. The Price of Forming a Divine Contract with a God
“Among us, aside from Mo Yan’s Divine Contract with the Jade Emperor, which is very mysterious and difficult to grasp, the rest were all extremely difficult.”
“So, do you now understand how hard it is to gain a god’s recognition?”
After explaining how everyone in the Divine Battle Division had signed contracts with gods, Mei Xue’er stared at Jiang Yichen, trying to find even the slightest trace of agreement on his face.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yichen still looked completely indifferent.
Mei Xue’er was speechless. She could only change the topic and say, “Jiang Yichen, you are the strongest among your group, and you are also the person with the greatest hope of forming a Divine Contract with Illustrious Sage Lord, so...”
“Wait.” Jiang Yichen raised his hand to stop her. “I do not want it. I look down on it.”
Was she joking? Forming a contract with a god meant adding restraints to himself. He would also have to toil bitterly to help them revive.
How was he supposed to slack off and enjoy life like that?
There were always treacherous ministers trying to harm this emperor!
“You look down on it!?”
Everyone in the meeting room looked astonished. He even looked down on a god’s contract?
Mei Xue’er found Jiang Yichen’s way of thinking somewhat difficult to understand. Countless people dreamed of obtaining a god’s power.
Yet in Jiang Yichen’s eyes, it seemed like it was not worth a damn. It did not attract him at all.
“You do not even want the Power of Laws?” she asked, unwilling to give up.
Jiang Yichen smiled faintly. “What does the Power of Laws bring? It brought you a life where you had to disguise yourself from childhood to adulthood, all to prevent your Charm Art from affecting others and making them harbor improper intentions toward you.”
“It brought Sleep God the pain of being unable to sleep, of killing people the moment he fell asleep, and of struggling against sleep every single day.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the meeting room fell silent for several seconds.
Mei Xue’er and the other four looked at one another, and all of them fell into silence.
Indeed, while the Laws had given them powerful strength, they had also brought them incomparable pain.
Mo Yan could not communicate normally and could only express his meaning through writing.
Liang Shan had to wear a protective suit every day to prevent the poison in his body from harming others.
As for Lingling, she was even more like a lonely wandering spirit. From the moment she obtained the Laws, everyone had feared her as a ghost.
Mei Xue’er lowered her head and did not deny it. “Yes, forming a Divine Contract with a god requires paying a price.”
“We cannot make this decision for you. But whether Huaxia’s gods can return to the world and end this world overrun by Demonic Beasts depends only on us.”
Jiang Yichen looked at Su Linyu and the other two. “Now, do you still want to form contracts with gods?”
After all, he already possessed the Laws, so he had no need to form a Divine Contract with a god.
But Su Linyu and the others were different. Forming a Divine Contract would greatly help their strength, though they would also face restraints.
He could not make the decision for others. Giving them the right to choose was the best choice.
Su Linyu and the other two all fell into deep thought.
“Minister Mei, if Huaxia’s gods return to the world, can they truly end this world overrun by Demonic Beasts?”
Chu Xingchen was the first to speak.
Mei Xue’er nodded. “The source of the Demonic Beast outbreak is the Foreign Gods. Only Huaxia’s gods can fight them!”
“All right. If reviving Huaxia’s gods can bring peace to Huaxia and stop it from being harassed by Demonic Beasts, then I am willing to accept a Divine Contract with a god.”
Chu Xingchen had once again, as usual, added more responsibility onto his own shoulders.
Surprise and delight flashed in Mei Xue’er’s eyes, and she nodded slightly.
“Minister Mei, is the Power of Laws really that powerful?” Su Linyu suddenly asked.
Mei Xue’er hummed in affirmation. “The Power of Laws stands above any martial arts talent. Even someone with an extremely high martial arts talent is still like an ant before the Laws.”
A bright gleam flashed in Su Linyu’s eyes. She recalled the helplessness she had felt when facing the Laws of the Divine Battle Division during the Recruit Challenge.
A trace of anticipation slowly appeared in her eyes. If obtaining the Power of Laws allowed her to catch up to Brother Yichen’s footsteps and help him better in the future instead of being a decorative vase who only washed clothes and cooked...
Then bearing the price of a Divine Contract was nothing.
“I am willing too,” Su Linyu said with a smile. “I want to work hard and become stronger so that I can be worthy of Brother Yichen!”
Hm?
When Jiang Yichen heard this, he was slightly startled.
This girl really was... Sigh!
He smiled and pinched Su Linyu’s little face.
“Uh... Since all of you are willing, then I am willing too. Forming a contract with a god sounds like something very cool. If my dad and mom knew, they would definitely be proud of me.”
Tang Long grinned as he spoke.
Mei Xue’er’s eyes were filled with satisfaction. There were still many Huaxia divine ruins that had not been discovered. With their talents, all of them had the chance to form contracts with gods.
Finally, she looked at Jiang Yichen. “What about you?”
Just as Jiang Yichen was about to shake his head, the system’s voice rang out.
【Ding! Slacking Choice triggered.】
【Choice One: Listen to the suggestion of the Minister of the Divine Battle Division, join the ranks of those forming Divine Contracts, and work hard to make a great contribution to the revival of Huaxia’s gods. Reward: “Mr. Greatness.”
Choice Two: Follow your own heart. Do not choose to bind yourself and become unhappy because of the responsibility of being a Huaxia person. Reward: “Intermediate Slacking Gift Pack.”】
Looking at the choices that appeared on the system panel, Jiang Yichen smiled faintly.
In everyone’s eyes, as a Huaxia person, helping Huaxia’s gods save the world was indeed a perfectly reasonable thing.
But fate was held in his own hands. How he walked his path had nothing to do with responsibilities imposed by the world. He had to ask his own heart.
Jiang Yichen shook his head at Mei Xue’er. “I do not need a god’s power. I like freedom, and I cannot stand being bound by a contract.”
No matter how strong a god’s power was, could it be stronger than the system?
“This...” Mei Xue’er sighed helplessly. “You will not consider it?”
“I will not.”
“...All right.”
Mei Xue’er revealed an expression that said there was nothing she could do.
【Ding! Congratulations, Host, for making a Slacking Choice. Reward: Intermediate Slacking Gift Pack. Do you wish to open it?】
Jiang Yichen did not choose to open it. He would save it and open it together with a High-Level Gift Pack. The chance of drawing something good would be higher.
“Now that we have finished discussing the new recruit assessment mission, let us talk about your special training for this half month.”
Mei Xue’er began getting to the main topic.
“According to the report from the Research Institute, to enter the center of the ruins, you must pass through three checkpoints. We call them the gods’ trials.”
“The first checkpoint contains thousands upon thousands of Demonic Beasts. It tests your strength.”
“The second checkpoint is an illusory realm. Once you walk inside, you will fall into it. The Research Institute speculates that Illustrious Sage Lord wants to use this method to test a contract holder’s will and character.”
“As for the third checkpoint, the Research Institute has not yet produced a result.”
“So, for now, we will use the first two checkpoints as the standard for training.”
Mei Xue’er stood up. “Come on. First, let us see your strength...”
The words reached her lips, but when she remembered Jiang Yichen’s terrifying strength, she paused for a moment. Then she pointed at Su Linyu and the other two. “Let us see the strength of you three, then formulate a training plan.”
Before long, everyone arrived at the training area below the meeting room.
Mei Xue’er stood on the platform, while Su Linyu and the other two faced her.
“Boss, I suggest you close your eyes later.”
Below the stage, the drowsy Sleep God spoke beside Jiang Yichen’s ear.
A puzzled expression appeared on Jiang Yichen’s face. Just as he was about to ask why, a voice so saccharine that it made one’s bones tingle came from the platform.
“Then let me test your willpower first. Do not become infatuated with me.”
As soon as Mei Xue’er spoke in a cloyingly cute little-girl voice, the Law of Charm turned into pink mist and spread out.
The moment Su Linyu and the other two heard Mei Xue’er’s voice, a blush immediately appeared on their faces.
The bearded, middle-aged-uncle-looking Mei Xue’er twisted a waist thicker than a bucket, slowly lifted her trouser leg, and revealed a thigh covered in black hair.
Her expression and posture were enough to disgust someone for an entire day, but under the enhancement of the Law of Charm...
In Su Linyu and the others’ eyes, the greasy bearded middle-aged uncle before them actually stirred yearning in their hearts.
“No. How can I have feelings for anyone other than Brother Yichen?” Su Linyu hurriedly shook her head.
Fortunately, with her martial arts talent having reached Supreme-grade, she could barely resist Mei Xue’er’s Power of Laws.
Beside her, Chu Xingchen also had considerable self-control. Although his eyes were fixed unblinkingly on the bearded middle-aged uncle before him, his feet did not take a single step forward.
As for Tang Long...
He had already run up to Mei Xue’er, his eyes flashing with hearts as he chuckled. “Uncle, you smell so fragrant.”
“...”