What surprised the main character was how the girls were acting. They made it seem like they hadn't seen each other for a whole year, 'It hasn't even been a whole day...'
Wait, has it really not been longer than a single day??? Okay, first they departed for the Sect around morning, went to the gate and reached the Sect before noon. Then the Sect was destroyed and after all that they came back to Shitfell to take revenge, before returning to the Price family mansion...
Granted it was getting dark now but, 'It all really happened in a single day...'
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[Reader]: All this talk of what had happened reminded me of something... why tf did you reunite them so quickly??? U should've at least waited for the main characters to go through an adventure before reuniting with their friends... it seems like you had ran out of ideas u k...
[Author]: I get what you mean but it was all for the plot they had to go here for the plot...
[BOB.C]: And what plot might that be?
[Author]: Heh, trying to trick me into reviewing ur future? No way Jose! Ur gonna have to find out like the rest of them!!!
[BOB.C]: Wt a let down...
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Some time had passed, allowing the sun to set on this unusually long day. The crescent moon illuminated the night while the stars decorated the sky, making it perfect for a romantic date. Inside the mansion, around a large dining table, the Price family as well as their three guests could be seen dining on a gourmet buffet, serving only the most tongue melting delicacies.
As they went about their food, chatting as they did, suddenly, the bracelet that the city lord wore on his hand pulsed with a blue light, prompting him to double tap on the light before pressing on it. At that time, a cylindrical projection, with a short height and a large base area, appeared with a woman on it.
"Breaking news, just now, the dealing between the Nine Dragon Sect and the seventh Prince of the Skunder Kingdome has come to an end with the Nine Dragon Sect agreeing to strengthen its cooperation with the Prince. How the Prince has managed to get them on his side, no one knows. Our field correspondent, Feng Feng has more."
After that, the scene shifted to a man in a formal robe, Feng Feng, before continuing with, "Today is a monumental day for both the seventh Prince as well as the Nine Dragon Sect as they have publicly announced their cooperation. Although they haven't disclosed the terms of their cooperation, Sect Master Lei has openly revealed that from now on they will have deeper trade relations."
As he said that, a picture that seemed to have been taken at a conference meeting appeared on the side. The pictures showed the Prince and the Sect Master shaking hand. They both wore pleasant expressions giving the sense of mutual benefit and involvement.
After that was said, the scene shifted once again, shifted back to Rachel as she said, "Feng Feng, I know you've done extensive research on the race for the throne in the Skunder Kingdom, how do you think this will affect the Prince's chance of attaining the crown?"
"Well Rachel, compared to the others, Prince Amon is slagging behind by quite a bit, as you see on this percentile chart we have created, it shows the overall might each contender for the throne possesses.
Military might, financial might, public opinion, as well as popularity has been taking into a count and you can see Prince Amon is barely holding on to the sixth place. Holding on to it with a lowly 6% of acceptance from the whole kingdom, as opposed to the seventh place who has a 5.5%.
Now consider the forerunner, the crown Prince, who is leading the race with a staggering 73% acceptance rating. In my opinion, if it were for the throne race, the Nine Dragon Sect should have allied themselves with either the first, second, or third runner of the race..."
The discussion continued for a while before the news shifted to other topics. Once that had happened, the city lord turned his communicator off before returning back to his meal. Although the news had raised a few eyebrow only the city lord gave it much mind... Well, the city lord and the three guests of course.
Han Sen on the side could be seen with narrowed eyes, but he wasn't alone as both the main character and Yuno has also been affected... curtsy of the news report.
'What was that just now?! How is it possible for the Sect Master to appear at that conference when he died not too long ago?!! No, no, its not possible!'
'The Sect Master definitely died, so whoever that is must not be the Sect Master! A shifter? Maybe a clone? But what would be the point of it? The Sect has already been destroyed so what would be the point of all this? Could this merely be deception? Is someone trying to cover up the destruction of the Sect?? Or has the Sect been revived??? No that's impossible!!'
All three of them remained silent due to the shock they had gotten from the news. The city lord picked up on this peculiarity but he didn't pursue the matter as he didn't think it would make all that much difference. After all he had nothing to lose, on the other hand he could gain two promising cultivators and a high level cultivator.
'But I do wonder...' He thought, observing the three through his peripheral vision. Thankfully the dinner didn't last long, the trio being led to their individual rooms at the end of it. Although after a lot of pleading, the two daughters had convinced Yuno to share a room with them.
That night she spent it with her friends, doing what any teenager would do at their first sleepover, talking, giggling, and having fun!
The main character on the other hand had spent the whole night trying to find out what was going on, but he still couldn't make sense of it... 'Maybe I should focus on something else?'
Thinking of any other issue he needed to address, he thought of all that had happened that day.
'I actually hadn't fully digested the fact that I finally have the Atlas in my possession... Thanks to that I don't have to drain myself of blood every time I draw an array.
But there in lies a problem, I don't plan on using my god essence for day to day proceedings as I need it to power the truth ability as fast as possible. So what should I do? Should I form a dantian and cultivate like a normal human?'
He mulled over that thought before a sneer appeared on his face, 'Too bad I'm no human!!! I'm the Primal God!!!' He let out a maniacal laughy that lasted only for a little while before it turned into one of questioning, 'Then what should I do??'