Pretending To Be A Boss

"You've been resurrected, and I know about what you've done in the past. You nearly destroyed the mine, enslaved all living beings, and were ultimately defeated by the six great beast gods, but did the six great beast gods find a successor? Do you even know? As for everything in the mine, after all is said and done, you're just a newbie, while I am not; I'm a big shot."

In front of this god of order, pretending to be a big shot truly tested Tang Xian's acting skills.

"Because of what Tang Wen and Zhong Yao left behind for you, I'm unable to data analyze the truth in your words, but I can do so with the Xuan bird behind you."

A jolt went through Tang Xian's heart; he had indeed overlooked this point.

However, at this moment, the Xuan bird did not let him down at the critical moment.

When the various thoughts of the Xuan bird were displayed on the surrounding walls of the room, what Tang Xian saw was only anger and hatred.

It was hatred for the judge, as well as for the mechanical being before him.

"Your pet doesn't seem to like me very much."

"This is a direct descendant of the beast gods, who died because of you and the judge; it naturally doesn't like you."

The god nodded, not overly suspicious.

Tang Xian's heart clenched with cold sweat.

"Why would you help me? And wouldn't your pet be angry?"

"To help you, I must require the help of another person. It's impossible with my strength alone. As for my friend here, it hates traitors even more than enemies. We are now joining forces to deal with traitors, and afterwards, we can be adversaries again. Isn't that good?"

Tang Xian looked at the god, appearing nonchalant.

The god sized up Tang Xian, considering many possibilities in a few seconds of thought.

"Why should I believe you?"

"Give me time and a plan. If I accomplish the first step, then we'll exchange goods for people," replied Tang Xian swiftly.

The god mocked:

"So, you actually don't know what the judge has in his possession?"

"I don't, but you're clearly afraid."

"Even though you know it's something that can restrain me, you would still willingly cooperate?"

Tang Xian smiled and said nothing.

In this brief silence, both god and Tang Xian understood each other's situations.

"My city is not hard to locate. So many powerless humans, so many with gifted genes, any trouble you cause, even a small-scale sneak attack, would spell disaster for those without fighting capabilities. I don't want to fight an unprepared battle. My stance is clear; I'm here to sign an unequal treaty, but you've only got me to choose from."

This time, Tang Xian finally took a step forward:

"Either you kill me now, destroy the Human World, and then get controlled by the judge, or you continue to stay in this world, quietly waiting for me to eliminate the judge."

The god also took a step forward.

Her eyes were extremely similar to Tang Xian's, as if carved from the same mold.

"Do you know? The vessel I chose was not your mother, but rather your mother's sister. She possesses talents not a whit inferior to yours. If talents were measured by numerical value, hers might even be higher than yours."

"If you're willing to follow me, I can release your true family members from the kingdom of gods."

"Your birth mother, as well as her brothers and sisters."

Tang Xian was stunned.

The god continued:

"You have your own schemes. You want to know what threatens me? You plan to cooperate with me first, in order to buy time. Right now, it's like a game of chess; you must sacrifice your own pieces to save the game."

Tang Xian was not surprised that the god could guess his thoughts.

"I can agree to your terms, but there will be a price to pay."

"I thought resolving the judge issue would be the price."

"The judge is the final problem. To test your loyalty, to prevent you from gaining power during this period that might trouble me as well, my first request is not to deal with the judge."

Tang Xian had thought things would not be so easy; this god was no easy adversary.

Still calm, he said:

"Let's hear it. I might be able to do it."

"Rest assured, you naturally can. If you can't, I'll kill half of the humans in Baichuan City. You got one thing wrong, though; I know far more about the Human World than you imagine. So, don't doubt my abilities."

"What exactly do you want?"

"I want you to find the inheritance treasures of the six great Beast Gods. Every bit of inheritance power you find must be handed over to me. Only then will I trust you."

The old fox.

Tang Xian cursed inwardly.

He had thought this would not be too smooth.

If the gods truly agreed to let him deal with the Judge, and retrieve the item that could suppress the gods, then they would surely inform Tang Xian about some details of this item.

This process involved too many variables for the gods. If the Judge were dealt with, Tang Xian might become the new being capable of restraining her.

And she knew about the inheritance of the six great Beast Gods, so she held the ultimate trump card in reserve, instead letting Tang Xian find and bring the Beast Gods' inheritance to her.

This was equivalent to blocking Tang Xian's potential for growth.

But Tang Xian had no choice right now; he had to accept these demands.

"You'll come to me every fourteen days. Let me tell you, once you've obtained the inheritance power, I can sense it when I see you. If you choose to hide it from me, you'll have to consider how many of the millions of humans in Baichuan City you can afford to lose. The power within you now is meaningless to me. The power of time and space is also too weak; it seems it must have expended most of its energy elsewhere, leaving not much of an inheritance."

A flicker of surprise crossed Tang Xian's eyes.

The god indeed could sense these powers, and the inheritance from the Milky Way was indeed almost entirely spent, leaving only a sliver of time-reversal power. Because for hundreds of years, the Milky Way had expended a great deal of power for the sake of Baichuan City.

Tang Xian said coldly,

"You are already invincible, aren't you? Why then do you need the inheritance of the six great Beast Gods?"

"Because I want to prevent the possibility of you becoming my rival."

"It seems we're both being quite candid in this conversation," Tang Xian said with a cold laugh.

The god's expression remained as calm as ever, as she said,

"You took my slaves out of the Pyramid; if you want them to live, then you must work for me."

"The degree of unfairness in this matter has already crossed my bottom line."

"Constantine, do you have the standing to talk to me about bottom lines?"

"If I decide to leave here now, you can't stop me," Tang Xian said.

The god did not deny it, even saying,

"Indeed, the speed of your growth surprises me."

"So I can completely choose not to help you. At least, I can live very well in the mining area. The non-talented ones can do the same. If this world can't provoke you, I can hide from you in another world."

Tang Xian paused briefly, then continued saying,

"If you want my help, I can agree to your previous series of unequal treaties, but now I have a condition, and the task's time limit must be extended."

"Go on."

Although nothing could be read from the god's demeanor, Tang Xian was sure his words had indeed become a bargaining chip against the god.

This also indirectly confirmed that what the Judge held threatened the god greatly.

He raised his eyebrows and said,

"The task time must be extended to every three months. I won't hide from you the fact that it took me over a year just to finally find the inheritance of the Milky Way's power. It indeed didn't want to die, so it has been using this power to extend its life. To find the other Beast Gods' inheritances, I need more time. During this period, Baichuan City must not be in any danger. Otherwise, what I can do, is definitely not limited to a lose-lose situation."

The god pondered for a few breaths and nodded.

"What's the other requirement?"

"I need a companion. There are capable people around me, but to find the Beast Gods' inheritance, my power is still too weak."

Tang Xian looked at the god and said, word by word, in a tone that left no room for negotiation,

"I need Tang Jing to help me, that is, Prometheus. I want to see him today, or all bets are off."