Chapter 66, Part 1 "They must have a chance to meet again, right?"...

Before leaving, Xia Xifeng contacted Li Qiao.

When the King of Atlantis answered the call, he had just executed a group of people, some of whom he had beheaded himself.

He sat on the throne, the smell of blood still lingering on his body.

When Xia Xifeng's face appeared in the projection and he said happily that he wanted to tell him a secret, the King of Atlantis had not yet gotten rid of the role of "King" and his expression was dazed for a moment.

Xia Xifeng said slyly, "Do you know why the Sea God chose you as his favored one?"

King of Atlantis: "What?"

Xia Xifeng shared the "secret" with Rico and said, "I suggest you, Leo, and Perilla form a group called the God-Favored Group for Those Persecuted by Unreliable Gods!"

The King of Atlantis blinked and adjusted his stiff posture.

Riccio defended himself, "I just wanted to sneak away during the chaos, I didn't mean to disrupt the ceremony. Don't talk nonsense!"

Xia Xifeng scoffed, "Oh? Really? Why is the ceremony so messed up?"

Riccio said with a scoundrel look: "How should I know? It has nothing to do with me anyway."

Xia Xifeng clapped his hands. "The one chosen by the Sea God has a personality similar to his."

Riccio put on a pious expression and made a prayer gesture: "It's my honor."

After seeing firsthand how outrageous the Sea God was, he wouldn't be tempted to speak ill of the gods.

Think about the look on Lord Singer's face, who has been promoted to Pope and was so angry at the Sea God that he turned blue. As a person favored by God, he should reduce his presence.

As a king, he still needs to save face, but he doesn't want to be splashed with water by the bored sea god while he is holding a meeting.

Richo felt the throne was a bit hard, so he pulled a soft backrest from his space backpack and leaned against it. He said lazily, "Atlantis has been in a mess lately. I wanted to take you to some fun places, but it seems we'll have to wait until next time."

Xia Xifeng smiled and said, "There's plenty of time. There's no need to rush. Qin Lang and I have to go back to work on urban development. I'll send you photos when I get home. Our City of Hope is beautiful."

Li Qiao said, "I want to see the Silver Moon Holy City and the Sunflower Valley."

Xia Xifeng said, "I'll pack up the pictures from my previous trip and send them to you. Leo and Pereira, send yours as well. Riccio, did you save any pictures from your adventure? Oh, I hope I still have time to see those beautiful sights."

Riccio is also a photography expert and nodded, "Both pictures and videos are available."

Leo stepped closer to the camera and said, "Exchange, exchange!"

Richo smiled and said, "Okay."

Perilla interrupted, "The group can be created, but the name must be changed to the Devout God-Favored Ones."

Leo pretended to be disgusted: "Flattery!"

Perilla sneered: “Your hair has just grown out, do you want it to be burned again?”

Leo wiped his face and said, "I am the most pious. No one is more pious than me."

Richo almost rolled off his throne laughing.

After chatting casually for a while, they talked about the upcoming war of gods and what preparations they should make.

Qin Lang only joined in the conversation at this time, still talking about "self-sufficiency in food."

Li Qiao carefully recorded Qin Lang's suggestions and asked Xia Xifeng to quickly develop new seeds and agricultural tools, and he wanted to buy them at a low price.

Xia Xifeng hooked his arm around Pereira's shoulder and said it was okay, but Leo strongly objected, saying that even brothers had to settle accounts clearly.

Qin Lang shut up again and let them make as much noise as they wanted.

Perilla narrowed her eyes slightly and was being pulled around by Xia Xifeng and Leo.

When Xia Xifeng touched him, he pretended to be asleep. When Leo touched him, he beat Leo.

Richo laughed so hard that he rubbed his stomach.

When the communication was closed, Riccio couldn't stop laughing.

After a while, he regained his appearance as the King of Atlantis.

Riccio is a cheerful, optimistic, and adventurous man. However, this King of Atlantis has a bad reputation.

Scheming, moody, mean and ungrateful...Except for not abusing the people, all the adjectives you can think of for a tyrant can be applied to this King of Atlantis.

None of the companions who had adventured with Riccio before had come to Atlantis.

Riccio told them that when he became queen, his personality would be completely different from when he was an adventurer. To protect their friendship, they asked their companions to assume that Riccio had died during his adventure.

The companions accepted Riccio's request.

"How strange, why should I tell Xia Xifeng and the others the name 'Riqiao'?" The King of Atlantis said to himself.

Even though he was a favored member of the Sea God, and had a natural affinity with Singer, who was also closely connected to the Sea God, and had let his guard down, how could he be so compatible with Xia Xifeng? It was as if they had returned to their adventuring days.

The King of Atlantis rubbed his hair and the crown on his head pricked his hand.

He threw the crown aside and lay down on the throne with his feet raised high.

After being stunned for a while, Rico pulled out a number from the magic communicator that had not been contacted for many years.

"Hey, are you alive?"

“???”

"Wow, the dead are back!"

"Oh my god, what did I see? The dead are resurrected!"

"Aren't you the only one in our team who died during the adventure?"

It seems like this group of people are very idle, and a few of them flooding the screen with the momentum of a hundred people.

Richo curled the corners of his mouth and continued sending messages.

"Do you have a job? If not, I have a high-priced order. Do you want to take it?"

"Wow, what a price?"

"Tell me the price first, don't try to get me for nothing!"

"You're a very cunning kid. I don't believe you can offer a high price."

"Hurry up and tell me what you have to say. We'll be in Atlantis soon."

"Hey! Don't tell him in advance!"...

It's another dazzling screen-swipe.

Riccio lowered his raised legs.

He sat up straight, his face full of surprise.

"Ah? You guys came to Atlantis?"

"Nonsense, such a big thing happened to you, we have to check whether you are really dead."

"If the God War begins, all legendary warriors will be dragged into the war. Why not join you?"

"Accept the offer and make your bid now!"

"Hey, I remember you're a favored one of the Sea God. You won't face the evil god directly, right?"

"I'm curious about the truth. Since you already know we're coming, why don't you disguise yourself and escape to treat us to a meal?"

"Yes, yes, yes, don't bring your family members!"...

These people did not take the King of Atlantis, who was known for his tyranny, seriously at all, and urged Riccio to come and greet him quickly.

What? Adventurer Richo is dead? He's just reviving himself.

"When will you arrive? You're here early, so I can introduce you to some new friends." Richo rubbed his face, got up, and went back to his bedroom to change clothes. "Can you arrive today?"

"Yes, tell me the location."

The former partner replied.

As Ri Qiao walked towards the bedroom, he reconnected with Xia Xifeng. "Hey, don't rush back. My adventuring companions are here. Let's have a meal together. They're all Legendary, you two can spar with each other."

Xia Xifeng: "I won't spar. Let Qin Lang take the beating."

Leo: "Wow, I love sparring!"

Pereira: “Okay.”

Qin Lang gave Xia Xifeng a slap before answering, "Okay."

Richo rubbed his face again, unable to hide his smile.

The palace guards were frightened when they saw the King of Atlantis walking by with a smile on his face without his crown.

Whose family is the king going to exterminate again???

…

After staying for a few more days and establishing good relationships with the friends brought by their new friends, Xia Xifeng, Qin Lang and others set off for home.

On their way home, Xia Xifeng whispered to Qin Lang, "I didn't expect that the NPCs who issued the "Atlantis Exploration" series of quests were actually friends of Rico. Their dialogue never mentioned this, and there's no text in the game about their relationship with Rico."

Qin Lang: [Fragmented narrative, that's what it is.]

Xia Xifeng sighed deeply.

Every time he thought he was familiar enough with the game's plot, reality told him that the game officials had hidden a lot more.

The reasons why those legendary NPCs, who had nothing to do with the Sea Clan, issued quests to explore the secrets of Atlantis were: some were seeking historical truths, some were treasure hunting, and some were simply fascinated by the culture of the fallen Atlantis...

Their reasons were different, and it seemed they were just drawn together by interest.

Xia Xifeng: [Li Qiao's soul was untainted and fell asleep in the Water God's realm. Surely they will have a chance to reunite?]

Qin Lang: [Yes.]

The teleportation array was opened, and Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang’s first journey finally ended.

…

As soon as I returned to the City of Hope, two cats pounced on me.

Before Xia Xifeng went out to sea, he asked Mao Da and Mao Er to deliver a batch of ordered goods back to the City of Hope.

As soon as the cat left, a big incident happened at sea.

Although Cat Da and Cat Er knew that they could not provide much help to their owner by staying at the seaside, they were still very sad.

Xia Xifeng coaxed this cat and that cat, his face full of smiles.

Qin Lang took the opportunity to sneak away.

Xia Xifeng held a cat in each hand and said, "Qin Gou, don't run away!"

Qin Lang wanted to sneak into the shadow world, but found that his body was fixed.

He turned to look at Pereira speechlessly.

Pereira blinked. If Qin Lang hadn't seen his staff glowing, he would have really believed his innocent expression.

How come even Pereira has become a bad person?!

Xia Xifeng, you are guilty of a heinous crime!

"Hahaha!" Xia Xifeng used cat throwing on Qin Lang.

The big cat and the second cat pounced on Qin Lang, one hugged Qin Lang's head and the other hugged Qin Lang's waist.

Pereira put away his staff, and Qin Lang was knocked backwards by the impact of the cat cannonball.

Leo jumped around the collapsed Qin Lang. "Huh? Can't get up? Are you hurt? Lang, are you that weak?"

A shadow holding a sharp blade stabbed at Leo, but Leo blocked it with a smile.

"Feng! Your Lang is angry and embarrassed!" Leo rudely split Qin Lang's shadow and continued jumping.

Xia Xifeng put his hands on his hips and said, "He gets angry easily, is very narrow-minded, and has a very bad temper."

Perilla sneaked away on tiptoe.

"Huh? You're back? Get back to work!" Damon, the office worker, came over with a pile of documents. "I need a day off!"

Xia Xifeng turned and ran: "I just came back, what work do I need to do!"

Leo caught up with Xia Xifeng and ran with him: "Yeah, shouldn't we have a party right after we get back?"

Pereira, who had sneaked away earlier, was nowhere to be seen.

Qin Lang took the crying cat off his head and body: "I'll help you catch them back."

He finally hid in the Shadow Realm.

Damon was so angry that he jumped up and down: "Qin Lang! Don't run away! You have to work too! Stop!"

"No, no, take a few days' rest first."

"We'll get back to work after the party."

"Huh? How did you know I was here?"

"Tsk, I forgot you could also sneak into the Shadow Realm."...

The halfling civil servants and the cats came over arm in arm.

They exclaimed in surprise, "The City Lord is back? Why didn't you tell us earlier? Is it too late to prepare the banquet now?"

The halfling happily skipped work.

Let’s have a party! Let’s have a party!

Maomao resigned himself to taking over his partner's job.

Once the halflings decide to have a feast, nothing can stop them.

Governor Damon was so angry that his stomach hurt again.