Chapter 1872: Chapter 1490: Bottleneck (Part 4)
"Ahem!"
"What the hell are you doing? So reckless."
The Creator·Swallower replied in a deep voice.
"It’s not that, Icaroya sent me a private message."
After responding to the Creator·Swallower, Su Mo quickly set down his toothbrush and opened the message.
"Come to my office."
The message was very brief, but there was no room for negotiation.
After reading the message, Su Mo hurriedly packed up a bit and rushed out.
...
Moments later, Su Mo arrived at the waiting area on the third floor of the central administrative building of Star Ring City.
The whole waiting area was quiet, with only the guards around and no one else.
Su Mo took a few deep breaths, adjusted his mindset, and walked in. Soon, he reached the door of Icaroya’s office.
The door was open.
The two burly guards at the door gestured for Su Mo to enter.
Su Mo braced himself and walked in. The moment he stepped through the door, it closed behind him.
To his surprise, Icaroya wasn’t in the office.
Su Mo was a bit puzzled and stood quietly in front of the desk, waiting.
While waiting, Su Mo inadvertently glanced at the bookshelf behind Icaroya’s desk and was slightly startled. He immediately spoke to the Creator·Swallower.
"Xiao Shi, look at the bottom shelf of the bookshelf, there seem to be several stone tablets."
Upon hearing Su Mo, the Creator·Swallower looked over and suddenly said in an unsettled tone.
"It’s the Divine Creation Tablet."
"Is it the one the old man is looking for? Is there a mark on it?"
Su Mo asked hastily.
"Although the glass on the cabinet has scan-blocking effects, if you look closely, you can see the mark. Although I’m not 100% sure it’s the one the old man is looking for, there’s at least a 70% chance."
The Creator·Swallower replied confidently.
"That’s a huge problem; the stone tablet the old man wants is in Icaroya City Lord’s hands. What do we do about it? We can’t just ask for it directly, can we?"
"Ask? If you dare to say a word, Icaroya will instantly suspect something is up with you, and then no one can save your life."
"What should we do then? Try to steal it?"
Su Mo replied, troubled.
"Steal? It takes a decade of brain hemorrhage to come up with that idea. Don’t think you can easily enter Icaroya’s office just because you’re coming in with a legitimate identity. If you dare to break in, you’ll definitely be a corpse on the spot."
The Creator·Swallower replied with deep apprehension.
"This..."
Su Mo was also quite troubled.
"Forget about that for now, stand up straight!"
The Creator·Swallower suddenly reminded Su Mo.
Su Mo quickly stood up straight, his expression tense.
At this moment, the office door opened again. Icaroya walked in expressionlessly, sat down behind the desk, and calmly stared at Su Mo.
Under her gaze, Su Mo felt a bit uneasy, and he couldn’t help but wonder.
"Could I have been found out?"
Suddenly, Icaroya asked, "Are you married?"
"Uh, no."
Su Mo was momentarily dumbfounded by Icaroya’s question. Why ask if he was married? Could it be that Star Ring City arranged marriages too?
That’s a bit exaggerated, isn’t it?
Icaroya said blandly, "Good, I’m calling you here today for one thing only, and that is from today onwards, Krisia is your girlfriend."
Su Mo was struck by Icaroya’s words as if he’d been hit by lightning. After regaining his composure, he immediately replied.
"Lord Icaroya, let me explain, although I’m not married, I actually already have a fiancée, and we’re very much in love! We’re just not married yet."
"I know, but it’s no problem! I just want you to have the status of a lover with Krisia in name only. As long as you announce it publicly, that’s enough. In this era, having a lover is not uncommon."
Though Icaroya’s tone was calm, she didn’t give Su Mo the opportunity to refuse.
Su Mo couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Seeing that he couldn’t decline, he asked.
"Lord Icaroya, can you tell me why you’re doing this?"
"I want you to maintain a close relationship with Krisia so you can enter the vision of the Immortal Empire, letting them get used to and accept you. One day, it could be of great use. As for other matters, you don’t need to ask more. When it’s your turn to know, you’ll naturally know."
A gleam flashed in Icaroya’s eyes as she spoke calmly.
"Understood."
Su Mo swallowed hard and reluctantly agreed.
"There’s one more thing."
Icaroya suddenly changed the topic.
Hearing this, Su Mo’s nerves tightened. Was there something else?
Icaroya addressed Su Mo, "Humans are peculiar creatures, sometimes extremely fragile, other times incredibly resilient. The biggest difference lies in potential. Potential is often determined by willpower. It’s often said that people only break through in life-threatening situations for a big reason."
Su Mo was slightly stunned; he couldn’t fully process if Icaroya was giving him advice.
Then Icaroya continued, "It’s often not the body but the mind that breaks a defense. You should have felt this during training, right?"
Su Mo’s expression became serious, and he immediately responded.
"I have. Those mental pollutions are like scraping knives, repeatedly rubbing on the nerves until they collapse."
"You need to hold firmly to your beliefs and become the master of your own consciousness. Only absolute conviction can make you strong and immune to all..."
Icaroya casually advised Su Mo.
Listening to Icaroya’s teachings, Su Mo stood frozen, lost in thought.
After a long time, Su Mo snapped back to reality, seemingly understanding a bit.
He noticed that Icaroya was watching him and quickly said.
"Sorry! Lord Icaroya, I was a bit distracted."
"It’s fine, you may leave now."
Icaroya casually issued a dismissal.
"Yes!"
Su Mo then exited the office.
