Chapter 766: Chapter 739: A Suspicious Clue
"Good Giant, you’re amazing."
"Yeah, yeah!"
The two little ones, like two tiny guards, stood on either side of Chen Shouyi’s shoulders.
"The brave little ones wanted to come and help you, but before we could get there, the bad guy was already killed by the Good Giant," the Shell Lady said with two excited blushes on her face, chattering in his ear like a chatterbox.
"Yeah, yeah!" the little red one echoed.
How could they say such shameless words without blushing?
"The Good Giant doesn’t need your help; just take care of yourselves," Chen Shouyi said helplessly.
"If the little ones can take care of themselves, isn’t that amazing too?"
Chen Shouyi nodded helplessly again.
"Then Good Giant, why don’t you praise me?" Shell Lady asked.
Chen Shouyi almost stumbled upon hearing this.
Do they seriously have no self-awareness?
...
This period of over a month’s refinement, though quite risky, ended without any danger, yielding incredible rewards.
His will and perception made leaps in progress, especially perception, which soared past the thirty-point threshold.
Even though the remnants of Tamu’s will still lingered in his mind, causing him occasional distress and anxiety, Chen Shouyi believed that with ten days to half a month of effort, he could gradually wear them down.
If worst comes to worst, he could activate Insight once more.
Suddenly, he felt a bit puzzled:
"Logically speaking, after activating Insight, my own willpower shouldn’t improve, so it shouldn’t have any effect on resisting Tamu’s gaze. But in reality, not only was it effective, it was surprisingly so."
After activating Insight, he could even barely withstand the opponent’s gaze.
He had a thoughtful look:
"Could it be because of Ascending Dimensions?"
The more he thought about it, the more probable it seemed:
"Two-dimensional beings can’t defend against attacks from the third dimension, and similarly, three-dimensional beings can’t defend against attacks from the fourth dimension.
No matter how weak the attack might be.
Just like an army without anti-air capabilities facing an air force, higher-dimensional beings can strike from another dimension, while lower-dimensional life forms have no means of defense other than to endure.
But once my will ascended to the fourth dimension,
I then gained the corresponding ’defense’ abilities.
Of course, this is all just my speculation and needs confirmation, but it’s probably not far off."
Chen Shouyi silently pondered this, his steps fast and sure, with just a slight push of his ankle, he crossed over a hundred meters, appearing to shrink the ground into inches, with textbook-perfect basic steps.
In a short while, he was back where he started.
The giant metal sphere, he certainly wouldn’t abandon it here.
"This thing is worth billions, bringing it back also supports national construction," Chen Shouyi thought to himself.
However, before that, he needed to carry out element separation. Otherwise, given the current technical capabilities of Great Xia, it would be utterly impossible.
After instructing the two little ones to return to the cave,
he focused his will and pointed a finger.
The next moment, the metal sphere began to disintegrate step by step, while various elements reassembled in the air into blocks of ingots.
For a moment, the sky was like dumplings, falling to the ground.
A near accident occurred during the process.
While synthesizing a block of radioactive metal, it suddenly emitted a dazzling blue light and released high heat, obviously exceeding critical mass, starting a chain reaction.
Fortunately, Chen Shouyi responded extremely quickly, and in an instant, the radioactive metal ingot was instantly dissociated, stopping the chain reaction.
Otherwise, it could have been a small-scale nuclear explosion.
After this lesson, Chen Shouyi kept a respectful distance from radioactive elements, allowing them to disperse.
A few minutes later, all the metal ingots were collected into his space.
This was a huge fortune.
Among them alone, there were 2000 tons of gold, in addition to over a thousand tons of platinum.
Well, the gold he would keep for himself.
Though it was of no use to him.
But it was nice to look at the shiny gold at home.
...
"There is no relevant intelligence currently, but I will notify all border defense forces to pay attention to the border situation. If there is any news, I’ll inform you immediately."
On the day Chen Shouyi returned to Zhonghai, he called the President.
The death of a Barbarian God was undoubtedly a rather troublesome matter. Not only would the nation where the god resided fall into chaos, but extreme organizations might also emerge, especially if the country bordered the chaos, the border areas would be affected.
"No need to notify me, I’m not interested in knowing," Chen Shouyi said honestly.
"Uh, alright." On the other end of the phone, the President had a wry smile, feeling somewhat fatigued. Although he was very familiar with General Manager Chen, every conversation with him was somewhat unsettling.
However, considering the acquisition of a Divine Corpse, he had no complaints.
"By the way, I also have a batch of metal ingots on hand, you can come pick them up along with the Divine Corpse," Chen Shouyi mentioned.
"I want to ask how much in total, so that related departments can prepare."
"I’m not sure about the specifics, but probably several thousand tons," Chen Shouyi said.
"How... how much?" The President’s voice rose unintentionally, thinking he had misheard.
Chen Shouyi had to repeat himself.
One couldn’t blame the President for seeming like he hadn’t seen the world before; the quantity was truly astonishing. Just last year, the annual steel production of Great Xia barely recovered to a hundred million tons.
Even globally, excluding the mist-shrouded United States, it’s estimated to be only two hundred million tons.
He wasn’t aware this wasn’t conventional metal like iron or aluminum, but heavy metal, and the compressed kind at that, which would astonish him further.
Many minor gods’ weapons are made of this metal.
In the industry, every bit is treated like treasure.
...
At a temple on the India and Ba Country border.
The newly ascended god of India, Samir, and the Goddess of Agriculture sat in silence, the atmosphere oppressive and mute.
The news of the God of Power’s fall was like a bolt from the blue, filling both with dread.
After a long time, Summit spoke with difficulty, "Honorable Goddess of Agriculture, have you ever wondered why you all went there as if coordinated, and even descended in true form?"
He was the only one who resisted the impulse and didn’t go there. It wasn’t because he was once an Ascetic and had a strong mind, but because his true form remained on Earth, making the influence minimal.
The Goddess of Agriculture felt a twinge of surprise at his words, "God of Truth, have you discovered something?"
"Everything has a cause, and everything has an effect; no behavior is without reason. Doesn’t this strike you as odd? I suspect an unseen force is driving us. Of course, you are an ancient deity of Tamu, so you should know more than I do."
The Goddess of Agriculture seemed to ponder; she recalled Tamu’s current chaos, her face turning grim. She murmured, "Perhaps a catastrophe兆 is approaching."
