Chapter 1200: Daoforge Universe
“Sacrificial offerings....” Starfire’s words caused a profound look to appear in Xu Qing’s eyes. For a moment, he was lost in thought. Then he looked up and calmly said, “Since further exploration is going to be hard, let’s shelve this matter for the time being.”
With that, he floated back up through the Inkland black hole.
Starfire breathed a sigh of relief. After dredging up the memories that revealed what this place was, shē had begun to feel very uneasy about exploring it further. And the aroma of rust had stricken hēr with outright fear. After all, they had no idea who took the primeval higher star pin, nor when they would return.... If, by chance, that person happened to return when shē and Xu Qing were exploring the place, then they would definitely be wiped out of existence.
Of course, Starfire knew that things would most likely not play out that way. What shē was really afraid about was the unknown at the bottom of the Inkland. Whatever was down there, it was something mysterious and dangerous that surpassed hēr omniscience.
Seeing that Xu Qing was abandoning the exploration, shē breathed a sigh of relief and followed him away.
And thus, the two of them flew out of the Inkland. Once out in the open, Xu Qing tossed the fishing pole to Starfire.
Shē caught it, and being able to guess what Xu Qing meant by the gesture, shē looked at him begrudgingly. “What’s this mean, naughty boy? You’re going to go out and have fun while I stay behind fishing for you?”
Xu Qing nodded. That was exactly what he was planning to do. “I have ten months left before I need to go to the Reception Universe. Time is limited, and I still need to go cash in one of my ascendee rewards. If things go quickly, it’ll take a few months. If they go slowly, it might be half a year. I’ll return as soon as I’m done.
“In the meantime, High God, I’d like your assistance in the fishing effort. The more ringsource you can get, the better.”
Without waiting for Starfire to agree to the plan, he turned to leave.
Starfire watched him go with a cold harrumph that ended in a pout. Polite words, but he sounded like he was giving orders. The little punk... has really grown up. How dare he talk to me like that! Although, seeing him like that just makes me like him even more.
Starfire couldn’t help but lick her lips. Then she waved her delicate hand out, and immediately, a sea of flowers appeared outside the Inkland. The flowers bloomed, and out of them stepped a host of bewitchingly charming young women. They were all manifestations of her god magic, and they were extremely lifelike. A buzz of conversation and music drifted out.