"I need more Nectar," Si explained, "As a member of the Divine Race, I can see the possibilities in the Virtual Timelines. In every instance of myself within the Virtual Timelines, I am cursed by an Ancient God. Unless every single one is removed, the rest of me on other timelines will be cursed again."
"What kind of noble illness is this?"
Li Qianxia stroked the rabbit head, curiously asking, "How much would you need, approximately?"
"Two concerts a year, for three hundred years, or," Si looked toward the shuttle's front window, "a trip to the Divine Will Great Wall."
They were in an elliptical space shuttle. Besides Si, there were five others, all clad in armor made from Mier Metal. Some people might not be so wealthy, or for other reasons, only covered important parts with Mi'er Metal, while the rest of the armor was made of another metal, or simply left exposed.
From the moment Li Changzhou set foot on this shuttle, he felt a sense of familiarity, as if he was back on Zheng Chenggong's warship attacking Treasure Island.
"Even if you have money now, you can't buy Nectar anymore," Si continued, "But if we complete this mission, I will get to see a Saint once and ask for their help in solving the curse."
A Saint, the master of the vast Divine Will Great Wall.
Li Changzhou had always been unclear whether 'Saint' was a title or if it pertained to an actual holy being.
"Sit down and let's talk, friends of Si," said a warrior.
Four people sat down, and Li Changzhou observed the warrior who had invited them to sit – a human body, but instead of a head, two serpent-like creatures rose from the neck, presumably a male and female. The female one spoke.
[What do you think of this race?]
[What do you think yourself?]
[It's quite unique, isn't it? Two heads must mean they're very smart, and in some legends, you Bodhisattva, are hermaphroditic.]
[I only occasionally take on a male form for the convenience of preaching in the Mortal World.]
Li Changzhou's gaze shifted back to the female warrior who had caught the rabbit.
The rabbit shared one-tenth of his Speed. Even in such a confined space, the fact that she could catch it in such a short time was telling of her ability.
[And what about her?]
[Can you please pay attention?]
The female warrior stood roughly 1.3 meters tall, about the same height as Bi, and her appearance was also relatively cute. Sitting there, her legs couldn't even touch the ground. But when she ate or yawned, her mouth could practically swallow herself whole.
"Just like the possibilities I saw," Si said, "you really came."
"Is this why you're so confident about joining this mission?" asked a person wrapped in armor, a being of flowing blue light who spoke in a gender-neutral voice.
Si nodded, then continued to address Li Changzhou and the others, "I want to make a deal with you. You help me complete the mission, and I will tell you everything I know about the Ancient Gods. Also, I can assist you once without endangering my own safety."
The four exchanged looks.
Turquoise Pool asked, "What is the mission? We will make a decision after we hear it."
"That's reasonable," Si said, "One of the stronghold stars of the Divine Will Great Wall has been occupied. The mission is to reclaim the stronghold, activate its system, and repair the Great Wall.
"That's the content of the mission. What about the difficulty?" Turquoise Pool inquired further.
Even though she lacked emotions, Si hesitated for a moment, "It's quite difficult."
"How difficult?" Li Qianxia asked curiously.
A broadcast echoed through the shuttle.
{Squad 563 has been annihilated. Preparing to deploy Squad 564.}
The warrior with two snake heads asked, with the male head looking up, "The reason for Squad 563's annihilation."
{Six-leaf Blood Lotus.}
"Six leaves?!" Both snake heads exclaimed in unison.
"What level is six leaves? And who are the enemies outside the Divine Will Great Wall?" Li Changzhou asked Si.
"Six leaves is equivalent to Princess Iron Fan. The enemy is a Flesh Saint who has mastered the Flesh Editing Technique, capable of turning all life into blood mud, from which blood warriors are born."
"A Saint?" Yang Qinglan confirmed.
"A Saint," Si nodded.
The term 'Saint' was said in Xia Yu.
[Saint?!] Guanyin could hardly believe it.
"Don't worry," the little female warrior who was picking her teeth said, "If the Flesh Saint gets involved, our Saint will handle it. Our goal is just one of the twelve billion stronghold stars of the Divine Will Great Wall."
Twelve billion?
"May I ask," Li Changzhou spoke again, "how long is this Divine Will Great Wall?"
"Long?" The little girl with an enormous mouth glanced at him, seemingly assessing how tasty he might be, "You should ask about its area."
"Then how big is the area?" Yang Qinglan asked.
"A circle with a diameter of three million Light Years, pah! Tasty indeed, but they get stuck in my teeth. The little girl looked at Li Changzhou, "Got any more?"
A diameter of three million Light Years?
Think of how much space you take up lying in bed, where your house sits in the city, which rank your city holds in national land area, what fraction of the land area your country occupies, what fraction of the Earth's surface is land, and at that moment, look again to see where you are, then imagine three million Light Years...
As Li Changzhou immersed himself in the unbelievable shock, he released a hundred rabbits from the "Honey Pot World."
The rabbits filled the not-so-large shuttle, and the other three, except for the warrior who initially opened their eyes to look at them, were also disturbed enough to open their eyes.
The little girl's eyes sparkled as her upper lip lifted, her mouth tearing open to the size of a well, and her tongue, like a claw machine, scooped up the rabbits one by one into her belly.
During this time, the four silently communicated.
— If it's really only at the level of Princess Iron Fan, we can give it a try. (Turquoise Pool)
— Yes, even if we're not a match, this isn't an instance, and we can enter the 'Honey Pot World' at any time. We also have 'Candle' and 'Teleportation'; there should be no danger. (Yang Qinglan)