Wasteland's Only King

Chapter 407: Chapter 112: Ah Long: Miss Athena, I Found Yu Jin! (3)

He was entirely silver-white, standing in the very center of the Celestial Castle’s main hall.

He towered incomparably high, incomparably pure and holy.

Buzz—

Buzz buzz—

A vague, indescribable aura slowly spread out from within the sculpture, making anyone who saw him, in that instant, unable to stop themselves from wanting to bow down in worship.

And yet, this was not the main point.

The real point, the thing that made Ah Long’s scalp prickle, was—

The face of that sculpture was one he couldn’t possibly be more familiar with, a face he could even say he thought of day and night.

"Lord Yu Jin!"

Thud—!

In that moment.

Ah Long truly couldn’t hold it in; he dropped straight to his knees.

He never in his wildest dreams would have thought that inside the most Divine castle on Heaven Star, there would actually be a statue of Yu Jin standing there!

Even though...

This statue looked extremely illusory and probably didn’t truly exist.

But the fact that it could appear here had already completely shattered Ah Long’s understanding of the world.

[Ding—!]

Suddenly.

That unfathomable voice once again rang out from deep within Ah Long’s heart.

The voice was icy and emotionless, not quite Mechanical, yet as if it contained the Power of Rules of fate itself.

"Aaron Ferguson..."

"Detected loyalty level: qualified."

"Will you replace Vineka Riel and become the highest Governor of Heaven Star?"

Compared to earlier, this time the voice carried a bit more information.

"Loyalty level?"

"Qualified?"

Ah Long was stunned for a moment by these few words.

"Loyalty to the Federation?"

Ah Long couldn’t help but ask back.

As soon as the words left his mouth.

[Ding—!]

Another crisp chime.

There were no extra words, but Ah Long clearly received the message within it: "No!"

No?

It was the answer to the question he had just asked.

So it wasn’t loyalty to the Federation?

Ah Long was completely at a loss.

[Ding—!]

[You have ten seconds to make your decision...]

[If you decide to replace Venicca and take over the administration of Heaven Star, you will subsequently receive a promotion order from the Central Federation...]

[Ten, nine, eight, seven...]

The Mechanical voice, devoid of any emotion, broadcast the count.

The ticking countdown urged Ah Long to make a decision.

Even though he still hadn’t figured out what this decision actually meant.

But...

There wasn’t much time left.

"I’m willing!"

On the very last second of the countdown.

Ah Long took a deep breath and shouted hoarsely.

The instant his words fell.

Buzz—!

A special wave of power surged out from that towering, Divine sculpture of "Yu Jin."

Crash—

Crackle—

The sound of shattering rang out, and the sculpture splintered apart inch by inch like porcelain.

But...

No actual substance fell and struck the castle’s floor.

"This..."

Ah Long stared ahead at the main hall of the Celestial Castle, now empty, desolate, and deathly still, with no sculpture in sight, dazed for a long moment.

He even suspected—

Was everything just now nothing but his own hallucination?

[Ding—!]

But in the very next second.

This suspicion in Ah Long’s mind was instantly dispelled.

Because—

The crisp Mechanical tone once again sounded.

This time, however, it did not come from the unseen void, but from outside the Celestial Castle.

Whoosh—

Ah Long’s figure flickered as he left the castle, rising into the sky above Heaven City.

Buzz—!

A powerful and solemn aura surged out from the Void and instantly swept across Heaven City, very quickly spreading over the entirety of Heaven Star.

[Ophelia Federation—]

[Central Federation decree!]

[Document code...]

[Contents—]

[Former deputy to the highest Governor of Heaven Star, Aaron Ferguson, is hereby promoted to the position of highest Governor of Heaven Star!]

[...]

The dignified voice resounded across the entire planet.

Ah Long didn’t even manage to catch the rest clearly.

Because...

At the same time the central decree was being broadcast.

Another voice echoed in the depths of his heart.

"Aaron Ferguson!"

"From this day forth—"

"You shall, on behalf of your master Yu Jin, act as the caretaker of Heaven Star!"

The moment this voice rang out.

A connection like a bond of fate enveloped Ah Long completely.

Then...

Ah Long Perceived that, at the far end of the Starry Sky, as if across dimensions.

There lay the other end of that bond.

There...

Was where Yu Jin resided!