Chapter 1003 - 832: Curtain Rises

Chapter 1003: Chapter 832: Curtain Rises

Chun watched the live broadcast while having a midnight snack, keeping an eye on the movements of the Astrology Shop in Black Iron City.

The latest update was that the four City Beauties and Raphael came out of the Astrology Shop and headed straight for the Teleportation Array in the plaza.

At that moment, the players outside the building were all amazed, especially with the camera angle of the live broadcast where Raphael was escorted in the center by the four City Beauties, and the chat was flooded with various comments like "One Emperor and Four Queens". Chun was simply filled with nameless rage!

So, is it that President Sister’s strategy is too gentle, and my side character in Gem City hasn’t wreaked enough havoc?

Then came the live broadcast from Gem City, showing them heading straight for the church.

Ordinary players just needed to enjoy the spectacle, while Chun was guessing their intentions. Maybe the Mermaid was coming to Gem City to perform with my side character, and they needed to first get the church’s approval? Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if they got reported upon arrival like in Bronze City last time.

Alright, although Chun was very angry, he was still looking forward to Raphael pulling it off.

Checking the time, his side character only had just over twenty minutes left to finish resting, so the time to get things done was actually quite limited.

...

At this time, in the Ten Lords Chat Group.

Raphael furiously cursed.

Compared to the pomp of being surrounded by flowers on the street just now, Raphael was now as humble as a roadside dog in front of the church bishop.

The church began to play fair and didn’t agree! The four City Beauties helping to persuade were of no use, and besides Eve, the other three from outside City couldn’t even enter the bishop’s hall.

Moreover, Raphael couldn’t use privileges. The church had a group of bishops, and all the bishops had to agree. Even if Raphael had enough privilege points to get each of them on board, there wasn’t enough time! Some bishops were eating, others were resting, some were meditating on the toilet... This kind of thing requires at least one day’s notice in advance.

Raphael felt deeply frustrated and dared not meet Eve’s gaze, nor knew how to face the three supporters outside.

However, there was at least one gain; when Marquis Guyado questioned, it could be blamed on the church preventing the Mermaid from acting.

12:15.

The Mermaid from the Astrology Shop looked at the watch: "Time’s up, it seems the Gem Sage can’t bring the invitation letter over in time."

In Sariel’s view, the church was teaming up against her little darling, deliberately stalling the approval process as a show of hostility. She directly said, "Lord of the Divine Throne, since the Gem Church isn’t welcoming, let’s not go."

The Mermaid stood up and smiled: "I don’t care if they’re welcoming or not, I need to verify the Divine Magic, I’ll head out immediately."

Sariel was shocked!

The Silver Old Lady was also anxious: "Lord of the Divine Throne, I want to follow you, to witness your Divine Magic firsthand!"

Sariel worriedly said: "Old Lady, you struggle to even walk—"

The Mermaid laughed: "Indeed, it’s necessary! It’s hard to ensure success with just me alone, how about all five of us go together? I’ll cover the cost of the round-trip teleportation."

The four Old Ladies immediately stood up in excitement: "It would be an honor—"

Sariel almost went crazy: "Lord of the Divine Throne, they’re all old ladies!"

The Mermaid waved her hand, and a water sphere immediately appeared under the feet of the five Old Ladies and Sariel: "There’s no need to walk at all!"

The five Old Ladies were thrilled: "Lord of the Divine Throne, we admire you!"

The Mermaid laughed heartily: "Let’s go!"

The group slipped out like water, astonishing the players outside into another wave of amazement.

The Black Iron Lady exclaimed: "My Lord, I haven’t locked the door yet..."

...

At this time, Chun watching the live broadcast was also shocked; was this Mermaid going to barge into Gem City without consent?

But this Mermaid was actually bringing five Astrology Old Ladies along, is she planning to form a Divine Fraud Group? Good, it truly looks like that when performed.

The live broadcast channel switched to the Gem City perspective, where Raphael and the four City Beauties had already teleported to the Teleportation Plaza waiting.

It seemed that Raphael indeed hadn’t managed to get things done, a rare discovery that even the Ten Lords weren’t all-powerful? Well, the Ten Lords don’t have to be all-powerful, but in this business, they must hold their ground.

The next moment, the Mermaid’s group appeared on Gem City’s Teleportation Plaza.

The Gem Guardian God’s voice naturally echoed through the whole city: "Silver Divine Throne Helen—"

The Mermaid impatiently interrupted: "Got it, I’m heading outside the city, no need to thank me!"

The Gem Guardian God seemed a bit displeased: "I’d like to accompany Helen as a courtesy."

Said and done, the church bell rang, and a faint Golden Light Angel appeared in front of the group.

All the players in the live broadcast were stunned: "This is the Guardian God!"

Chun was tense; in fact, this was just a clone of the Guardian God, but it was still quite troubling. Can my side character still perform?

The Mermaid didn’t waste any words: "Let’s go."

The Mermaid directly led the five Old Ladies toward the river mouth, instantly disappearing from the live cameras. Meanwhile, the four City Beauties and the Protections of two Ten Lords also soared into the sky flying out of the city.

Chun felt a headache, though I can act alongside the Mermaid, but with so many City Beauties plus a Guardian God clone and two Ten Lords...

Alright, as long as I fly fast, being chased by one person or a crowd makes no difference. The greatest benefit is that they are all witnesses of the Mermaid’s "Divine Predictions".

Chun switched to his side character to start calculating time.

Chun knew the speed of the Mermaid, even though she couldn’t perform Spatial Instant Teleportation, as long as in the water she could use Tidal Power for Space Indentation, which wasn’t slower than flying. This is essentially the route piloted by Water Element along the inland river upstream to the Arctic last time. If I get chased desperately, I might as well run to the Arctic where Mei and the Water Element Hydrahis can still be contacted.

...

At this moment, the water sphere under Sariel, the five Old Ladies, and the Mermaid merged into one, with a sound like the surging tide wave roaring like a ship’s steam engine, the map began to shrink in segments. Within less than one minute, the group had traveled along the inland river to reach outside the first ring village of Gem City.

This speed was beyond Sariel’s imagination.

While Raphael, City Beauties, Guardian God, and the group initially kept flying along, later they were even unable to keep pace and had to resort to long-distance Spatial Instant Teleportation to catch up.

Ten minutes later, the Mermaid’s group began to go ashore, enclosing the water sphere, heading rapidly towards a hilly mountain area and stopping.

Guardian God asked: "Is this the place?"

The Mermaid was extremely serious: "My inspiration is converged here, waiting for the formal 12:30 arrival!"

...

The seconds passed by for Chun...

Finally, the rest time arrived!

— System prompt: You completed the 21st rest task, restored your status, the resting place begins self-destruction, immediately activate the 21st task, task target...

With the transmission light from the Magic Crystal Screen shining again, the entire cave and equipment supplies began a self-destruct mode, burning intensely, then with the space switching, Chun suddenly felt the screen freeze, a flash of red light explosion!

— System prompt: Warning! Your space teleportation encountered strong interference from space turbulence, your Divine Craftsman Level Anti-Space Technique is resisting interference to some extent...

Here it comes!