Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 788 - 761: Promise

"That great person, their power amazes and terrifies the gods; even the Lord of Lightning with powerful divine power falls before them... I came to this world never with the intention of being their enemy and willingly abide by the rules they’ve set. I hope you can relay this to that revered person."

On the shaded path, the Goddess of Agriculture said with a gentle attitude, while Bai Xiaoling had a stiff expression on her face.

"Oh, um... okay, I will definitely pass it on," Bai Xiaoling hurriedly replied.

Hearing fluent and standard Mandarin from the mouth of a Barbarian God felt strangely out of place.

To be honest, if you’re not a Barbarian God, it’s hard to understand the profound fear that Barbarian Gods have for Chen Shouyi. Many Barbarian Gods, hopping around energetically in the morning, full of ambition, and by the evening they were corpses—dead utterly clear, a god of slaughter who doesn’t blink.

"Are you a Martial Artist?" The Goddess of Agriculture asked with a smile, curious about human matters, she had few secrets if she wanted to know.

"Yes, goddess," Bai Xiaoling said.

"You have a remarkable talent, perhaps one day you will transcend and achieve sainthood," praised the Goddess of Agriculture.

Bai Xiaoling felt embarrassed hearing this, as all her achievements were built with True God Flesh; otherwise, her talent would be no more than a Martial Artist.

"Goddess, you’re too kind. I’m just..." She wanted to mention True God Flesh but recalling something, she quickly closed her mouth.

"Just call me Manlu, you can treat me as a friend."

Manlu was originally a deity in the legends of Ba Country, her original name was naturally not this one, and in Mandarin translation, it means "Hope in the Sacred Wilderness", but the followers considered her this name, so she became Manlu.

"Okay... okay, Manlu Goddess," Bai Xiaoling said.

...

Bai Xiaoling walked away with unsteady steps and returned in the afternoon still walking unsteadily.

Until she stood at the doorway of Chen Shouyi’s room, she still couldn’t believe she spent several hours unwittingly conversing with a Barbarian God.

Though recalling it now, it seemed there was nothing to fear, the Barbarian God was consistently friendly.

...

Inside the room.

"I see, so you just discussed these things?" Chen Shouyi asked.

"Yes, just these, and they took me to visit their palace. Oh, and they also gave me this," Bai Xiaoling cautiously took out a necklace.

Chen Shouyi reached out to take it—the necklace was quite exquisite and beautiful, the chain woven with compressed gold threads, and the pendant was a gem emitting red light, with traces of Original Force energy, clearly not a common item.

Yet, it wasn’t a Divine Artifact, something that even many Barbarian Gods didn’t possess.

Just some leftover part of a transcendent creature.

He took a look, deciphered all substances, and threw it back: "You keep it."

"But... this violates diplomatic protocols; foreign affairs officials can’t accept overly precious gifts," Bai Xiaoling hurriedly tried to retrieve it, muttered softly.

"Then hand it over," Chen Shouyi nodded casually.

Bai Xiaoling: ...

Her heart was weeping o(╥﹏╥)o

Why did I have to say anything?

"Then... President Chen, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave." Bai Xiaoling felt dejected inside.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, rest well," Chen Shouyi said, continuing to practice the Fusion Ring.

"Oh!"

Bai Xiaoling walked out the door and went to report to Minister Fang upon return, the necklace already empty.

...

In the evening, Ba Country arranged a grand banquet.

Chen Shouyi had a table to himself, with the Goddess of Agriculture, exquisitely dressed, personally accompanying him.

"Sir, these are fruits from the Tamu Sky Tree, which stands over a thousand meters tall, as majestic as a mountain, and has existed for countless years. It bears fruit only every thirty years or so and is quite delicious..."

Chen Shouyi nodded, inserted a piece of perfectly cut golden fruit into his mouth, chewing "crack, crack".

The sweetness of the fruit carried a hint of milk fragrance, rich with Original Force Energy, but to Chen Shouyi, it was just an ordinary fruit.

"Tastes good!"

Receiving positive feedback from Chen Shouyi, the Goddess of Agriculture was somewhat flattered.

She leaned closer and closer, her graceful body nearly touching: "Would you like to try this, sir? It’s the liver of a divine creature, I used divine power to remove any unpleasant taste and had mortal chefs carefully cook it for three days."

When lions hunt zebras, they usually bite the neck, but when eating, they often head straight to the upper right abdomen where the liver is located. When not very hungry, a lion might eat the liver then consume the other innards, leaving the meat for smaller animals.

Like Tamu creatures, it shares this habit.

Liver is traditionally enjoyed by tribal chiefs.

As Chen Shouyi admired the performance of maiden dances while enjoying the feast, he suddenly thought it wasn’t too boring being here.

"What’s Tamu up to now?" Chen Shouyi asked after sipping some juice.

"It’s very unstable, frequently ravaged by wanderers who have lost their Divine Country," the Goddess of Agriculture honestly confessed.

Lately, outer space kept collapsing, a frenzy pervading all of Tamu, filled with slaughter and pillaging.

The fall of gods was practically everyday news.

Every deity was aware the apocalypse had arrived.

Chen Shouyi nodded: "Do you know how the God of Power died?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Shouyi asked this, and Mantu’s face turned pale: "It... It offended you, sir!"

"He overstepped boundaries and showed hostility towards me," Chen Shouyi said lightly: "Of course, I know that’s not his intention, but the influence of Tamu’s will. You want to seek my protection, how do you guarantee it?"

Another god, like the God of Conspiracy, would certainly not say so much, it’s simply because the Goddess of Agriculture is too significant to the Great Xia Country.

Food supply is foundational to a country; if it falters, chaos is not far away.

"I will leave my true body on Earth! Tamu’s will is weak on Earth, my sanity is enough to counteract it!" Mantu’s face showed delight, promptly said, and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Chen Shouyi paused, not expecting such a straightforward response.

As if already contemplating this.

He pondered deeply, feeling it might be a good thing.

Having a life gate here means more caution in actions, and the presence of true body enhances the effect of the Divine Domain, he thought for a moment and said, "Great Xia Country needs grain, if you can ensure Great Xia Country’s food supply, I can guarantee your safety."

...

Not far away, Fang Xiangqian, looking at President Chen and the Female Barbarian God whispering closely, appearing intimate, felt worried inside.

"President Chen shouldn’t be tempted by the Female Barbarian God, hope he stays focused, the main issues haven’t been discussed yet."