Chapter 88 Thanks

King snorted, ignored the system, and went straight to the wardrobe. Going on a mission was also a chance to show off, so there was no way he could dress without looking impressive.

[Master, I’m in such a hurry because I’m lacking information. To find out the specific situation of that world, we have to go there first.]

It was in such a hurry because the Heavenly Dao of the Flat Sea World hadn’t given it any specific information, only saying that the protagonist was about to die.

“Got it, got it. Since he’s the protagonist, he won’t die that easily.”

As he spoke, King took out the armor Iris had prepared for him and put it on. He’d thought it was great, but it turned out even better than he’d imagined once he wore it.

There was nothing to complain about when it came to the design. More importantly, the technology and materials integrated into it made King feel incredibly comfortable even while wearing armor.

It was quite heavy for an ordinary person, but this weight was nothing to a cultivator.

Its defensive capabilities were good, but not enough for high-level cultivators. What was truly useful was its ability to assist movement.

The joints moved with incredible ease. Its well-fitted design made wearing it feel even more comfortable than wearing nothing at all.

“Tsk, I thought you’d forgotten about it.”

Iris was quite happy to see that the first thing he prepared to do was put on his armor, but when she opened her mouth, this was all she could say.

System, set off as soon as I finish saying one sentence.

[As you command, Master.]

Seeing that its master was ready, the system immediately agreed. The protagonist of the Flat Sea World couldn’t be so useless that he’d die just waiting for one sentence.

“Thanks.”

As soon as he finished speaking, King disappeared before Iris’s astonished eyes.

With just one word, he’d successfully left her mouth hanging open so wide that her jaw seemed ready to hit the ground.

It was a bit of a shame that he couldn’t see her expression right now. Anyway, he didn’t dare linger for too long either.

He’d been too excited just now, so he wanted to say something nice. But the sentence was too long, and in the end, only one word came out.

The moment King teleported, his face turned slightly red. Honestly, saying that word made him incredibly embarrassed. If he still had to face Iris, he didn’t even know what would happen.

“What the hell?! My ears are still working fine… right?”

The rank VI, 3-star cultivator was now questioning his own hearing. He never expected that after returning from a two-month trip, she would have changed so much.

She had noticed King’s unusual behavior a long time ago. She just hadn’t expected someone as arrogant as him, someone who looked down on the entire world, to actually thank her.

“Hmph, did you skip school or something? Is your vocabulary really that limited?”

Her cheeks puffed up and turned red. After taking a deep breath, she ‘annoyedly’ buried her face in the pillow.

After keeping her face buried for a while, she started rolling around. This look was pretty funny, and of course, King wouldn’t get to see it because she would never act like this in front of him.

“What should I buy next time? I don’t need a house. Even if I don’t drive a supercar, I can still buy one just to display it. Right, there’s also a phone, a computer…”

After rolling around a few times, Iris suddenly started rambling about shopping. It was hard for her to say nice things to King, but her current actions were enough to prove that she was happy.

“Forget it, I’ll just buy one thing.”

After thinking it over, buying too many things wasn’t good. Buying things on different occasions would give her more chances to hear King say more ‘shocking’ words like that.

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In the Flat Sea World, King appeared on a small island. This time, he wasn’t standing on the island but floating in the sky.

[Master, there were no interruptions this time. You’ve successfully arrived in the Flat Sea World.]

[The protagonist is Podon. He is…]

“Stop. Let me explore on my own. The ranks are similar to those in Arcane Dominion, right?”

[Correct. But in this world, the way people rank up is a bit brutal and brainless.]

“Huh? Explain that in a bit more detail.”

A power system that the system evaluated like this was pretty interesting. It had successfully caught King’s attention.

[In this world, bloodline, or you could say genes, is the most important factor determining a person’s talent. Mutated genes exist too, but the odds are roughly the same as winning the lottery.]

[The way to rank up is to take hits, or you could say fight. For example, when a fist punches someone in the face, both the fist and the face hurt, so both sides can be considered to have taken a hit. The more damage you take, the faster you rank up.]

“Are you kidding me? How is this power system even simpler than the one on Earth? Isn’t this world just full of brutes who use their muscles instead of their brains?”

After hearing the system’s explanation, King couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids a few times.

Before coming here, he’d thought killing monsters was the simplest way to rank up. As it turned out, he’d been far too narrow-minded.

People in this world didn’t even need to kill monsters to rank up. Wherever they fought, their EXP increased.

[Master, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s fairly accurate. Here, anyone who doesn’t fight is weak. The more someone fights, the stronger they become.]

“Then what about talent?”

[Simply put, it’s a multiplier for the EXP gained. For example, a talented person can gain more EXP from taking one punch than an ordinary person gains from taking twenty. And that’s not even counting those with top-tier genetic talent.]

“Hahaha… I’m dying of laughter. In this world, the more talented someone is, the harder they work at getting beaten up, right?”

[Master, you’re not wrong.]

The system hadn’t expected King’s way of thinking to be so unique. There was probably no one in this world who would dare say something like this in front of highly talented people with such a mocking attitude.

“Since this is a world full of lunatics who love getting beaten up… Should I beat up the protagonist as a welcome gift?”

Taking out the Heavenly Dao Sword, King immediately transformed into his Heavenly Dao Swordsman form. He needed to have the right presence, with his aura constantly radiating outward.

“This should do for now. Let’s see where the protagonist is.”

King’s gaze swept across the island, searching for this world’s unlucky young protagonist.