novelODS Chapter 4150 [Day of Doom] (3)
Chapter 4150 [Day of Doom] (3)
Chapter 4150 [Day of Doom] (3)
Adams felt a sense of goodwill when he learned that the customer was there to help his mother clean the snack shop.
The boy was quite shy, and whenever either Boss Luo or the maid saw him, he would hurriedly turn his gaze away.
There wasn't much to salvage; the proprietress had only managed to retrieve some valuable items from the collapsed store.
As for the damaged items, she knew it was impossible to fix them, so she didn't force it, showing considerable magnanimity.
"Um... thank you again for your help." Adams fetched two bottles of water and asked curiously, "Mr. Levi, is it alright if you keep coming out like this?"
His mother had already told him that these two were outsiders—this was the common name used by the [Infinite Clan] for the descendants of the hero Klüb and his companions.
Three starships arrived this time, with a considerable number of people... On the way back from the temple, Adams saw many outsiders assisting his people, so he didn't suspect anything.
If there's anything strange about them, it's probably that Mr. Li Wei and Ms. Youye are dressed much more luxuriously... they're probably people of higher status.
"It's alright, we're quite free." Boss Luo took the water. "I heard from the proprietress that you also participated in today's awakening ceremony?"
“Hmm.” Adams nodded. “I’m sorry, but the temple has ordered that nothing about today’s awakening ceremony be revealed to outsiders…”
Just then, a tall boy from the [Infinite Race] walked over with a frown on his face.
"Adams, who are they?"
Upon hearing this, Adams quickly pulled the man aside and whispered an explanation: "...That's it, Apoli, they're good people."
Apoli's furrowed brows did not relax; instead, he cautiously observed the two outsiders from a distance. "I heard that these outsiders had a big argument with Lord Gulev at the temple! These guys gained power from us, but this time they are unwilling to help us!"
Adams was taken aback.
Shortly after sending the descendant of the hero named Justin into the temple, he was told he could leave... Apolly, however, was allowed to stay because he had successfully awakened.
This was the closest Adams had ever seen Lord Gulev... He felt somewhat disappointed when he was called away.
"Don't say that..." Adams quickly grabbed Apoli's arm, seeing that he looked like he was about to confront someone. "Princess Lucia piloted the [Starlight] and Lord Gulev entered the passage with us to save us. They also played a significant role in the battle against [Microstar] just now..."
“They’re just trying to save themselves,” Apoli scoffed. “I even suspect that this whole thing was orchestrated by these outsiders… Don’t forget, the guy you rescued was the first to awaken! You saw it later, his emblem was fake! This must be their conspiracy!”
Conspiracy and such...
Adams shook his head and quickly nudged his friend, saying, "Alright, Apoli, don't you need to go home and check on things?"
“I’m all alone at home, there’s nothing to see here,” Apolly said unhappily. “I came here specifically to tell you something. Lord Gulev said…”
He quickly explained his determination to open the temple to the "Land of the Machine God" and to launch a nationwide awakening.
"Adams, your chance has come!" Apoli exclaimed excitedly. "You should have gotten the Star of Light by now, right?"
Adams nodded and, without hiding anything, opened a box directly in front of Apoli.
Inside the box were two luminous stars and seven markings. This was his final reward... It wasn't that he didn't want to take more, but his strength simply didn't allow it.
Two of these stars were obtained by following Apolli and picking up heads after he awakened...
“Alright, go back to the temple now and collect a Star of Light,” Apolly said quickly. “Just tell them you didn’t get a Star of Light during the awakening ceremony, only the Seven Marks. Exchange the Seven Marks for a Star of Light from the temple! They will give it to you!”
"this??"
As Apolis spoke, he quickly handed Adams another box—when he opened it, he discovered that it contained five Stars of Light!
Apoli said directly, "These are what I hunted after my awakening. Actually, there are a few more marks, but I handed them over... You can take all these stars; they can increase your success rate in awakening!"
"Keep it for yourself; it can enhance your emblem." Adams decisively shook his head.
"I've successfully awakened!" Apoli waved his hand. "I've overcome this hurdle, and further strengthening won't allow me to enter the second stage for now, so I might as well grant your wish! Adams, only when you awaken too can you better protect everyone, including your mother! Stop dawdling! Ten deluxe versions of fried dumplings!"
Adams remained silent.
Apoli chuckled and patted Adams heavily on the shoulder. "I'm heading to the [Land of the Machine Gods] to choose the [God-Slaying Armor]! Awaken your power as soon as possible, I'll be waiting for you there... Also, don't get too close to outsiders! Bye!"
Before Adams could reply, Apoli quickly left, and Adams gripped the box in his hand even tighter.
As he left, the tall young man gave Boss Luo and the maid a quick, slightly warning glance.
"Out-of-towners, don't wander around, it's dangerous here! If you're scared, go back right away!"
Without waiting for a response, Apoli turned and ran.
……
Adams walked up to Mr. Luo with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, Mr. Levi, actually Apoli is a very nice person, he's just because..."
"He's a very good friend," Boss Luo said, watching the tall boy walk away. "A friend who cares about you a lot."
“We grew up together, and Apoli is definitely my best friend… Although we are the same age, he has always taken care of me like an older brother.”
"Actually, your good friend wasn't wrong either," Boss Luo chuckled.
Adams was taken aback.
"So, why apologize?" Boss Luo said softly. "Please cherish this friendship."
“Uh… I will.” Adams nodded subconsciously.
"It's getting late, we should head back." Boss Luo glanced casually at the box clutched tightly in the boy's hand. "Go do what you should be doing. Well then, see you again someday."
"goodbye…"
……
"Adams?"
The proprietress pushed open the dilapidated door and walked out.
She went to her youngest son's side, watching the two figures already disappearing into the distance. "Oh dear, are they leaving? I was planning to invite them in for a meal, after all, they helped our family... Adams, you should have invited them in."
“They seem to be in trouble.” Adams shook his head. “Mother, what are you holding in your hand?”
"This?" The proprietress immediately smiled. "This is my mother's most precious treasure! I thought it would be damaged when it collapsed, but it's completely intact... This is the happiest thing that happened today."
Adams curiously opened it and glanced inside, then paused, momentarily stunned. "This is... the Guardian's..."
"This was left by your father," the landlady said softly. "It's the Guardian's Badge, proof that your father worked hard to protect our family and the City of Infinity."
Adams gripped the old badge tightly.
This is his father, a guardian who died in battle on the border.
"Now, it's yours." The landlady ruffled Adams's hair. "Little Adams, become like your father and your brother."
……
"They come from a very well-mannered family."
A smile appeared on the maid's face; she knew her master liked it.
It was certainly not easy for a widow to raise two children alone.
This Adams shares many similarities with the original Luo Qiu... so the maid wasn't at all surprised that her master would return to this snack shop a second time.
“Isn’t it wonderful that the mother is kind and the son is filial?” Luo Qiu withdrew his gaze. “Let’s go see Bai Zhi.”
"Ok."
……
……
"Great, you're finally awake!"
"here it is……"
Justin looked at the Infinite Race girl in front of him, dressed in clerical attire, with a puzzled and troubled expression.
The girl's smile was like a poem.
"My name is Tina, and I'm an apprentice at the temple." The girl helped Justin up. "Everyone's busy, so I'm here to take care of you. Are you alright?"
"...Not bad." Justin checked himself over and found no other external injuries, only a slight lack of energy.
"You wait here, I'm going to inform Lord Gulev!"
"Uh... wait a minute?"
Tina had already quickly walked out of the room.
Justin rubbed his forehead, his mind a bit muddled... Before long, Gulev arrived—accompanied even by Tristan and Lucia.
Justin felt uneasy.
“Tell me about your time in the Pool of Inheritance.” Lucia stared into Justin’s eyes. “Why were you spat out by the [Day of Destruction]?”
"Doomsday?" Justin looked completely bewildered.
Tristan briefly explained the current situation: "Justin, you were the first to have an emblem on the island, what happened after that?"
Justin looked completely bewildered... bewildered and disappointed, he touched his forehead, "So, it was just a false alarm... a fake one."
Gulev then took out a star of light. "Justin, you have a chance to awaken. This is a compensation for you. But the condition is that you must confess everything."
Justin nodded... He obviously couldn't talk about his secret deal with Fukuzo, otherwise Princess Lucia would probably interrogate him on the spot, or even kill him.
Selling royal family members' awakened qualifications for farming in secret is a serious crime of treason.
The quadruple gene lock allows him to control his breathing, heartbeat, and all his vital signs very well.
“I was dragged into the deep sea by the Microstar,” Justin “recalled.” “There were even more Microstars in the sea. I struggled desperately, but finally encountered a super-large one… I thought I was really going to die.”
He briefly recounted how he was captured by that colossal microplanet and eventually ended up in a massive trench filled with countless microplanets.
“Finally, the trench split open, and a suction force swallowed everything in it.” Justin took a deep breath. “It was a dark space… and then I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was here.”
Upon hearing this, Gulev and the other two exchanged glances.
Tristan thought for a moment and said, "Well, he's fine."
Gulev nodded, handing the Star of Light directly to Justin. After thinking for a moment, he said, "His pseudo-symbol might be due to his physique, but there's no time to study it now... In any case, [Day of Destruction] has appeared. Tristan, you're in charge of his arrangements. Lucia, come with me."
Lucia nodded. She didn't see anything wrong with Justin either, which was strange, but time was indeed very tight, which was why Gulev had handed Justin over to Tristan for observation.
Seeing that only Tristan was left behind, Justin dared not relax at all—but unexpectedly, what Fukuzo said was actually true.
He also had a talisman given to him by Mr. Fuzao. It had no defensive capabilities, but it had a very magical effect.
That is, it can enhance one's persuasiveness and make people subconsciously believe what he says... It's amazing, it doesn't seem like a product of the "scientific side" at all.
The amulet is like an active skill, and it can only be used a maximum of three times—Justin didn't know how persuasive it was, but he was terrified that it could convince Princess Lucia and the other two at the same time!
“You should fuse with this Star of Light as soon as possible.” Tristan didn’t intend to talk to Justin for long—he also had a lot of things to deal with. “I can also help you break the Star of Light apart so that you can fuse only five marks, increasing the success rate of adapting to the [Godslayer Armor].
"...This can be taken apart?" Justin asked in astonishment.
Tristan showed no intention of answering. "What's your decision?"
Justin's heart skipped a beat. He opened the warp in his bracelet and took out the Greatsword of Glory. "I obtained this by chance... Lord Tristan, do you have any good suggestions?"
“This sword…” Tristan’s gaze narrowed slightly, but he was also momentarily lost in thought. He remained silent for a while, then asked, “Why did you only take it out now?”
Justin smiled wryly and said, "I haven't found an opportunity along the way."
Tristan remained silent again.
When Justin took out the sword, many things were self-evident.
He didn't care how the sword was obtained; the other party had brought it over, and even included [Tania]. He intended to accept this utilitarian offer as a way to make up for his past regrets.
“I suggest you dismantle the Star of Light.” Tristan stared at Justin for a long time. “Lord Gulev has examined you…you have almost no aptitude to awaken.”
Although he was somewhat prepared, he still couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard such definitive statements.
"Okay, I listen to you."
Now that he's already embarked on the path of gene locking, Justin is no longer going to dwell on it... In any case, having the opportunity to adapt to a [Godslayer Armor] is a good thing.
Tristan didn't say much, he simply split the Star of Light apart and handed over the five marks to Justin... He took the remaining five marks.
Justin hesitated for a moment before mustering his courage to ask, "Lord Tristan, I have a question... It seems that your awakened crest is different from Princess Lucia's royal crest?"
The royal crest emanates from between the eyebrows.
But Justin discovered that the Infinite race's emblem appeared on their cheeks... and its shape was different.
Tristan thought for a moment, then revealed his own emblem. "What you see is the original emblem of the [Infinite] race, which you can call the [Emblem of Infinite]. As for the royal emblem, it is actually a mutation of the [Emblem of Infinite], and only the descendants of King Klub have the opportunity to awaken it."
Justin asked curiously, "Are there any differences between the two coats of arms?"
Tristan nodded. "There's not much difference in nature, except for one thing: only the royal crest can control the [Holy Machine God] of the [Infinite] race. Therefore, the royal crest is also known as the [Crest of the Hero]... Any questions?"
Justin quickly shook his head.
The Greatsword of Glory can improve his relationship with Tristan, but Tristan won't really treat him like a junior; it would be good enough if he shared some secrets with him.
“Then absorb the mark.” Tristan nodded. “And then prepare to head to the [Land of the Machine God].
There was no danger in absorbing the mark, so Tristan didn't linger. After giving Justin a few instructions, he hurriedly left.
Suddenly, there was a falling sound behind Justin... the sound of a coin hitting the ground.
Justin suddenly turned around.
A flash of silver flame streaked past.
"Kuros, you bastard..."
Justin would never forget the scene where this guy pushed him out in order to get away... He was so angry he almost exploded.
He rushed forward immediately.
With a wave of his hand, [Kuros] sent Justin flying.
"You've got quite a temper." [Kuros] just chuckled lightly, looking at Justin with a half-smile. "Looks like you're lucky to have survived all this."
"What are you doing here?" Justin gritted his teeth, scrambling to his feet and staring coldly at the other man. "You...didn't you already get what you wanted?"
[Kuros] smiled calmly, "Don't be like that, I'm here to discuss cooperation with you... Wasn't the previous cooperation going very smoothly?"
"I have no interest!" Justin took a deep breath. "And there never will be again!"
[Kuros] sat down, clasped his hands together and rested his chin on them. "Your Highness Justin, you probably don't want people to know that you're selling qualifications, do you?"
Justin's eyes widened in horror, his chest heaving. "You... what else do you want to do?!"
"I want to enter the [Land of the Machine Gods]," [Kuros] said directly. "The [Land of the Machine Gods] will be fully open, this is a great opportunity."
Justin looked at the other person with surprise and doubt, "This...this is also Mr. Fukuzo's idea?"
"You don't need to know." [Kuros] looked like he had the other party completely under his thumb. "Don't worry, I won't take away these five marks from your hands. Just absorb them."
[Fuzao] Sir?
Of course, that's not what Mr. Fukuzo meant.
Fuzo could not possibly know what happened in the City of Infinity today—that contact with Justin again was a private matter for Kuros.
—If I've exceeded the mission requirements... then having a chance to obtain a [Godslayer Armor] is a good thing, right?
Let's just consider it an early withdrawal of payment...