Chapter 364.1: War Begins?
Qi Yuan asked, "How much is in this account?"
Watching the lump of iron, Qi Yuan found Zero-One oddly captivating. He understood that Zero-One had advanced after processing the data from this place. Otherwise, it would never have asked something as strange as what love meant. For a robot, advancement and intelligence seemed similar on the surface, yet they were fundamentally different.
Zero-One shook its head. "Unknown."
Qi Yuan thought about it and understood. This was just an account number and password. To find out the balance, one would have to access a banking system.
Canary stood to the side with eyes full of curiosity. "This isn't a breakup settlement, is it?"
In the murals, the male lead's mother had handed over a large sum of money to get the female lead to leave.
Qi Yuan shook his head. "No idea."
The account number and password intrigued him. This was a whole new kind of system. One could call it technology, yet it wasn't quite that either.
"This ship had only the coffin girl as its occupant, so she is technically its owner. Everything aboard belongs to her. No-Food Goddess is her grandmother and legal guardian, which means she has authority over the assets. So when I take this account and password, it's not theft. It's payment for helping her kill bandits."
And by “bandits,” he was referring to the Nascent Souls he had just slaughtered.
Qi Yuan looked around. "Well, what do you think, everyone? Any objection?"
The Violet Palace cultivator hurried forward. "I am in favor!"
Xie Tang chimed in just as quickly. "I'm in favor!"
As for the lone great cultivator standing off to the side, he couldn't suppress a shiver before answering, "I-in favor."
He even handed over the Eye of the Sky he’d collected. "These all belong to Senior."
Qi Yuan obviously wanted everything in the ruins.
Qi Yuan said lightly. "No, be fair."
He believed in peace and fairness. Since he and Canary had claimed the coffin, the remaining spoils naturally went to the other four. The four cultivators quickly caught on. They divided the Eyes of the Sky among themselves. The split was swift and even. One extra Eye of the Sky was broken into four pieces. None of them wanted to end up like the dead cultivators.
***
In her room, Xie Xinsu broke into a smug, wild grin. Since when has there been an eighty-year-old kitty cat in this world?
She began zipping around the room parkour-style, darting everywhere. Hahaha, they're all gone! That lousy robot is gone too!
This was her chance! A jailbreak! How could she possibly pass up on such a golden opportunity?!
Xie Xinsu smiled smugly as she fantasized. Master's luck is truly off the charts. Not only does he have a cute little kitty like me fall from the heavens to be his pet, but he also has a gorgeous female cultivator like Canary for a wife, who even helped him step onto the path of immortality.
Since he hasn't aged all these years, I assume he is at the Foundation Establishment realm? Or maybe Core Formation? Hmph. It doesn’t matter. My time has come. I’m the master!
After making her escape, she would track down the Profound Heaven Sect, and get her fellow disciples and master to settle scores with Qi Yuan. Then, she'd make Zero-One film itself every single day.
As for my master... Heh, he dared to pet me! From now on, it will be me doing the petting!
Reveling in the thought, Xie Xinsu leaped lightly and batted the knob open. For some reason, a faint reluctance tugged at her heart as she prepared to leave. Nevertheless, when she pictured petting her master in the future, smugness overtook everything else. She strode away without even looking back.
The room fell empty.
***
Several days later, on Brilliant Star. A disheveled man sat high above the clouds with his hair flowing wildly. Countless black pupils lurked within the tangled locks. Without warning, bursts of radiance surged out through the clouds.
The disheveled man let out a bizarre roar that resembled a ghost’s wail. In the great hall below, the assembled men stared at him with serious expressions.
After all, the disheveled man was none other than a high-ranking expert from the Myriad Demon World. Nine-tenths of Brilliant Star's power now lay in the Myriad Demon World's hands. The king himself was little more than a puppet.
The princess stood in a corner, watching the demon warily. Beside her, a pale, frail young man stared at the fearsome figure with deep-seated hatred.
The frail young man, Fang Hun, said, "The Demon Court is growing restless. War is about to begin."
He, too, was a demon, albeit an ancient one. As a result, he was enslaved, and an endless hatred for the Demon Court took root in his heart.
The princess gritted her teeth as her eyes blazed with anger. "Damn them! If war breaks out, the people of Brilliant Star will be reduced into cannon fodder."
Brilliant Star and Arch Star had fought wars before, but the new king had championed recovery and rest. If the Myriad Demon World were to start a war, it was innocent Brilliant Star civilians who would fall victims.
Fang Hun’s jaw tightened. "They've always been savage, cold-blooded, and brutal."
Long ago, when the demon ancestors vanished, the upper world demons descended and established the Demon Court. Having enslaved the rest of the demons, these evil demons were now attempting to do the same to Brilliant Star.
The princess gazed at him pleadingly. "Fang Hun, can your grandfather help us?"
His grandfather was a powerful cultivator of extraordinary strength.
The ancient demon’s expression fell. "My grandfather probably can't."
If his grandfather could stop the Demon Court, the ancient demons like them wouldn't have to live in secret sanctuaries and hide to survive.
The princess's hope collapsed as she sighed. "Even your grandfather can't?"