Chapter 111: What Else Do You Want to Talk About?

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: What Else Do You Want to Talk About?

He didn’t want to grant Enlightenment to this villa right now.

But when it came to sentimental value, his feelings for this house were the deepest. He had lived here since birth. Even after his parents divorced, this villa became his greatest source of security in life. It was no exaggeration to say that without this house, he would just be an ordinary otaku. But with it, he was a wealthy otaku sitting on millions in assets.

The final test results showed...

It could undergo Enlightenment right now.

"So little?"

For a brief moment, Shen Yun was truly tempted.

"Calm down. I need to calm down," he thought.

According to the characteristics of the Bodhi Branch’s Enlightenment, the energy required was related to the object’s size, materials, and the technology it contained. Although the villa was large, its technology was simple, so it naturally required less energy for Enlightenment. Consequently, it wouldn’t be very strong after the process. For now, granting Enlightenment to a fighter jet was still the top priority.

"Just wait a bit," Shen Yun patted the wall. "I’ll definitely bring you to life."

Nearby, Xiaojiu paused her window-wiping upon hearing this. She secretly lowered her head, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.

"If you dare turn into a male, I’ll dismantle you!" she muttered under her breath.

She meant every word of it!

Xiaojiu let out a cold hmph and resumed cleaning the house. In less than an hour, the entire building was spotless inside and out. To some extent, being a Cultivator made household chores incredibly convenient.

"Erin, this is your room," Shen Yun said, leading her into a small, empty room. "It looks like we need to buy some more furniture."

"My Lord," Xiaojie suddenly spoke up. "Please leave this matter to me."

"Will you be okay?" Shen Yun asked, taken aback.

"Of course, My Lord. I can connect to the internet too," Xiaojie nodded earnestly. "Although my Information processing speed is far inferior to Sister Xiaojiu’s, looking up basic common sense is still very convenient. I believe neither Sister Xiaojiu nor Erin is suited for this kind of mission."

He was right. Leaving aside Xiaojiu’s peerless beauty, she wasn’t suited to be too far away from Shen Yun. As for Xiaojie...

"Then I’ll leave it to you. Xiaojiu, give him a list. Take my Wuling van," Shen Yun finally nodded, though he made sure to warn him. "Don’t get into fights, and don’t expose your Golden Core strength. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask me in your mind."

"Yes, sir!" Xiaojie responded, standing at attention. He treated any task Shen Yun gave him with the seriousness of a combat mission.

And so, the shopping operation commenced!

Even after watching Xiaojie skillfully drive the Wuling van away, Shen Yundu felt a little worried.

"Will he really be okay?" he wondered.

He hoped Xiaojie wouldn’t get stopped and interrogated as a suspicious person. Speaking of which, the man didn’t even have an ID card yet. Oh well, he was already gone.

"Come on, Xiaojiu, let’s go back to our room." Shen Yun scooped Xiaojiu up in his arms and ran back to the bedroom, unable to wait any longer.

It was time to play video games.

He had never been able to stand the lack of internet in the Otherworld. Now that he was finally back, he naturally wanted to enjoy some proper entertainment.

"Master meow, what is this?" Erin crouched nearby, wagging her tail. She was full of curiosity about everything.

"This is a computer," Shen Yun replied without turning his head, his full attention fixated on the screen.

"Watch closely, Erin. This is a very important task to accompany Master," Xiaojiu clenched her small fists and flashed a confident smile.

If Vierlia was the queen of culinary arts, then when it came to video games, Xiaojiu was an absolutely invincible existence!

Thus, four hours later, the final scene played out on the computer monitor as the enemy crystal exploded in a brilliant display of colors. A routine ten-game win streak.

"Meow—" Erin let out a long sigh of amazement. It looked super fun.

The open chat box still displayed the lingering conversation.

"Scripters! You guys are definitely using scripts! There’s no way anyone has reaction times that fast!" the opponent was going crazy.

"Because I’m a Golden Core," Xiaojiu typed back. That was right—she had been playing on Shen Yun’s account.

"Like hell you are! If you’re a Golden Core, then I’m Shen Yun! I’m reporting you! I’m definitely reporting you!" The opponent didn’t believe a word of it.

Shen Yun naturally didn’t care about the remarks of the weak. To some extent, he was the type who preferred playing invincible versions of games. Mowing through enemies effortlessly was all that mattered; who needed to use their brain?

"It’s so comfortable having Xiaojiu play games with me," Shen Yun stretched lazily and suddenly looked outside. "Xiaojie is already back."

By this time, it was already dusk. The roof of the van was strapped full of furniture, indicating that Xiaojie’s shopping trip had been a great success.

"Master," Xiaojie said as he carried the newly purchased furniture inside and set it down in the living room. Suddenly, he handed Shen Yun a stack of small paper slips.

"What’s this?" Shen Yun took them.

"Phone numbers handed to me by store clerks and various people on the street," Xiaojie revealed a puzzled expression. "They asked me to contact them and all seemed very kind-hearted, but I don’t really know how to handle it. The internet is just full of messy, useless Information about this."

"...Hey now, are you serious?" Shen Yun was dumbfounded.

Although Xiaojie’s facial features could be considered handsome, he had a shiny bald head, wore a rough tank top, and possessed evenly proportioned yet exaggerated muscles. Could it be that after the Spiritual Qi revival, even women’s aesthetic preferences had changed? Didn’t they prefer pretty boys before?

"Did I do something wrong, My Lord?" Xiaojie asked nervously. "My enhancement path isn’t focused on computation, so I’m not as smart as Sister Xiaojiu."

"No, you didn’t. Thanks for the hard work." Shen Yun waved the slips of paper in his hand, feeling a bit helpless. "Just reject these directly in the future. Now, let’s set up the furniture."

"Yes, My Lord!" Xiaojie firmly committed his master’s words to memory.

In a way, his mind was actually quite pure. Even though he could access the internet, he would never browse through messy, inappropriate things—unlike Xiaojiu.

All in all, their first day back home passed in an unremarkable yet peaceful manner.

Shen Yun quite enjoyed this kind of life. Eating, cultivating, teasing the cat, playing games, and cuddling Xiaojiu’s soft body at night... he felt like he could live like this for the rest of his life.

Unfortunately, there were still some things he had to do.

Just one week later, he returned to Otherworld Number One and quietly made his way to the empire’s Imperial Capital. This time, he only had a single objective: to acquire the Twelve Capitals Grand Array.

At this moment, inside the War King’s Manor.

In a spacious hall, Wei Er sat on a chair to the right, facing the main seat occupied by the War King.

"Your Highness, War King, I believe I have already explained the usefulness of the Twelve Capitals Grand Array very clearly," Wei Er cupped his hands in a salute, his expression unchanging. "If this Array can be promoted across various cities, the safety of the common people will be much better guaranteed. You must understand that even under severe penalties, the number of people dying at the hands of Cultivators remains staggering."

"..." The War King said nothing.

Instead, a luxuriously dressed old man sitting on the left side of the hall spoke up directly. "Grandmaster Wei is mistaken. You should know that the Twelve Capitals Grand Array is our nation’s National Defense Divine Array. Many imperial relatives rely on this Array to guarantee their safety. If it is distributed widely and someone cracks it, wouldn’t we all be in peril? Furthermore, this is an ancestral rule..."

"Ordinary Cultivators like you naturally wouldn’t understand the significance of our actions," Wei Er interrupted the old man. His gaze swept over the crowd before settling on the War King’s face. "The War King, at least, should understand how pressing our time is."

"...This is an ancestral rule. If the Sect Pavilion does not agree, I am powerless as well," the War King shook his head with a relaxed expression, before abruptly changing his tune. "However, the cabinet members of the Sect Pavilion are merely worried about the safety of the Imperial Capital. If we had the Divine Weapons from your esteemed sect, I imagine they would be able to rest easy."

"Exactly," a cabinet member immediately chimed in.

"We’ve heard that those Divine Weapons can be operated even by ordinary people."

"I’ll speak plainly: trade your sect’s forging methods for it."

"And that magical treasure used to obliterate the Azure Emperor the other day."

Wei Er looked at the greedy gazes of the crowd and the War King’s faint, mocking smile. He sighed inwardly. He had tried to trade other items earlier, but all his offers had been rejected. Now he finally understood. The moment these people realized how much value they placed on the Grand Array, they immediately made exorbitant demands.

This was a mistake on his part.

Fortunately, Shen Yun had already arrived.

"Gentlemen," he stood up, a cold sneer forming on his chubby face. "My Jiuzhou Sect acts with earnest intentions, wishing to restore a period of prosperity to the mortal realm. Who benefits in the end? Isn’t it all of you? Your Highness, War King, could it be that you feel hopeless about breaking through to Void God and have completely given up?"

"Insolence!" Someone immediately pointed at Wei Er with an agitated expression. "You are just an ordinary Grandmaster, yet you dare speak to His Highness, the War King, like this!"

"Exactly! It’d be a different story if the Thunder Emperor came in person."

"The Jiuzhou Sect may have many miraculous methods, but our National Protection Array is also an Ancient Grand Array!"

"It seems there is no further need for discussion!"

Even the War King’s expression turned exceedingly ugly. He admitted that the Thunder Emperor’s strength might be greater than his own, and the Jiuzhou Sect was incredibly mysterious. But no matter what, he was still a top-tier Grandmaster.

"Grandmaster Wei," the War King heavily emphasized his words. "I have even opened the door for negotiation regarding our ancestral rules. If you cannot make the decisions, then please ask the Thunder Emperor to make a trip here himself."

"Is that so...?" a calm voice suddenly drifted in from outside the doors.

A flash of lightning struck.

Shen Yun’s figure abruptly materialized right in the middle of the hall. He stood with his hands behind his back.

The War King’s pupils shrank slightly as a surprised expression flashed across his face. The newcomer’s speed seemed completely unaffected by the Grand Array. This was the Imperial Capital, after all. Even the flow of his own Spiritual Power was suppressed by nearly half here.

"If the Thunder Emperor intended to come, why didn’t you notify us in advance?" The War King stood up, showing a basic level of respect for someone in the same realm as himself.

"No time," Shen Yun glanced at him coldly. "I was originally in a retreat—a very important retreat—but I was forced to come here."

Although his expression was faked, his mood was entirely genuine. He had only been home for a week, and now he had to travel far away again. It truly felt quite miserable.

"I didn’t expect your esteemed sect to value the Twelve Capitals Grand Array so highly," the War King’s eyes lit up slightly as he let out a laugh. "In that case, let’s sit down and have a proper talk."

"Hasn’t the negotiation already broken down?" Shen Yun took a step forward. The imposing aura of a Half-Step Void God explosively erupted from his body, and thunderclouds began to churn high in the sky as his voice echoed throughout the entire Imperial Capital. "To force this Emperor out of his retreat to step into the Void God realm, what more is there to talk about!?"