Chapter 72, first update: "Refresh the meat pigeon first, then go and swipe the old meat pigeon."...

Xia Xifeng liked the residents' square in Green Sand City with a fountain and many bards and dancers showing off their talents, so he built one on the main road of Hope City.

When they go to the workshop area, they will pass by this square.

The world is on the verge of chaos, but in the small city of City of Hope, residents are still unaware of the outside world's disturbances and are happily enjoying life.

When the mercenaries and the God of Wisdom arrived at the square, a grand open-air drama was being performed there.

Actors sang loudly on the stage, and musicians plucked their instruments so quickly that sparks flew off the strings.

This is the classic story of a mortal hero who once again defeats the God of War and the God of Conspiracy, driving their avatars from the mortal world.

The mercenary and the God of Wisdom stopped and refused to leave no matter how Sur urged them to, insisting on watching the whole drama before leaving.

They were like veteran fans of this touring troupe. Not only did they know the script and actors inside and out, they could even sing along a few lines.

Only after Sur's pupils became deformed with anger did the two gods reluctantly leave.

Before leaving, the mercenary, who had almost made the poor halfling vendor cry because of his stinginess, generously gave the troupe a whole silver coin as a reward.

On the way to the workshop, the mercenary and the God of Wisdom kept discussing the plot. It was clear they had seen many similar dramas and truly loved them.

Qin Lang didn't let Xia Xifeng speak, so as to avoid being caught by the God of Wisdom.

Xia Xifeng held it in for a moment, but couldn't hold it in any longer, so he poked Qin Lang in the system: "They're not only interested in killing gods, but they also seem to be interested in being killed themselves? Those who provide equipment and act as mentors to the God-Slaying Heroes, could they also be related to them?"

Qin Lang: [It's possible.]

It was rare for Qin Lang to observe others seriously.

Because he can see through others so easily, there are not many people in this world who interest him.

Even for powerful people like Suer and Amuruo, Qin Lang respected them, but he had no interest in "observing" them because they were not good at or too lazy to hide themselves.

"Observation" and "interest" are not positive emotions, there is no need to have them, and they are not necessary conditions for developing good social relationships.

For example, Qin Lang didn't want to have anything to do with these two gods, but the God of Wisdom and the God of Evolution had qualities that were beyond human nature and seemed more "human" than humans, which made Qin Lang very interested.

But even if he didn't want to have anything to do with these two gods, now that they had come to him, he probably wouldn't have time to think about it.

After traveling through time, Qin Lang had no control over many things, which made him a little irritated.

Xia Xifeng was still muttering in the system, and as usual, he filled up the screen without caring whether Qin Lang replied or not.

Qin Lang looked at the meaningless complaints and his irritability gradually faded away.

Because he remembered that being forced to have Xia Xifeng as his childhood friend was his biggest "helplessness".

Compared to this, nothing else matters.

Xia Xifeng suddenly stopped scrolling and asked suspiciously, "Are you saying bad things about me?"

Qin Lang: "I didn't say anything."

Xia Xifeng was alert: "You must be saying bad things about me in your heart, and they are particularly hateful words. I trust my intuition!"

Qin Lang: "You are a human being, and humans don't live by intuition."

The mercenary and the God of Wisdom chatted aimlessly, while Sur stared at them in silence. The atmosphere between them was tense.

At this time, Xia Xifeng inexplicably started quarreling with Qin Lang, and the reason for the quarrel was even more meaningless than the content of the conversation between the mercenary and the God of Wisdom.

Who would start an argument with someone just because they intuitively feel that the other person is saying bad things about them in their mind?

The God of Wisdom observed the young couple with great interest.

He could see that Qin Lang could hide his emotions well, but Qin Lang told Xia Xifeng very directly with a lame "serious expression" that yes, he was saying bad things about Xia Xifeng in his heart.

Love makes people stupid and smart, weak and strong. It is an irrational existence, a rare existence that even the god of wisdom cannot "quantify".

So when the God of Wisdom walked the world as a wandering bard, in addition to heroic poems, he loved to sing praises of love the most.

Just watching the young couple suddenly quarrel, the God of Wisdom had already written a script in his heart.

I hope He can complete this new script before His death.

"Okay, okay, let's argue again when we get back." Sul, whose dragon scales were tense, was helpless with the quarrel between the two juniors and could no longer return to his tense state.

Little Amuruo crossed his legs, put his hands behind his head, and yawned on Sul's shoulder.

Well done to Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang.

Why be so nervous about the gods of pleasure? It's right not to look at them. Soul just gets anxious easily.

Seeing that the young couple was not frightened by their pretentiousness, the God of Wisdom and the God of Evolution stopped being mysterious and got down to business.

They came to the workshop and asked Xia Xifeng in detail about his plan to establish a workshop and conduct agricultural research, and put forward their own opinions.

The God of Wisdom praised the "vocational school" mentioned by Xia Xifeng.

The colleges of the three major countries have already moved away from the apprenticeship system and have taken shape as what Xia Xifeng calls "comprehensive universities."

The inheritance of "skills" was not valued by the upper class, and no one would invest money to open schools for craftsmen, so it was still an apprenticeship system.

When war breaks out and the magic network is disrupted, these "skills" not valued by the upper nobility will be of great use. With Green Sand City taking the lead, the Free Alliance will surely follow, and other countries will surely learn from their experience.

If wisdom is not put into practice, it is just wishful thinking. Even theoretical knowledge is "advanced practical knowledge," a guiding light for action, not completely useless wishful thinking.

The God of Wisdom kept praising Xia Xifeng, to the point that Xia Xifeng felt a little embarrassed to be wary of the God of Wisdom.

The God of Wisdom at this time is exactly the same as the positive great deity in the heroic epic. Just by talking to Him, one can feel His noble sentiments.

The God of Evolution was also very interested in Xia Xifeng, but unfortunately he couldn't compete with the God of Wisdom, so he could only talk to Qin Lang.

Even when talking to gods, Qin Lang would keep his words as brief as possible and just get by without saying anything.

The God of Evolution was speechless and said, "I am a god after all, please respect me. Even if I am not a god, it is very rude of you to do this."

Xia Xifeng pricked up his ears to pay attention to what was happening on Qin Lang's side. Upon hearing this, he immediately agreed: "That's right! Qin Lang, have your manners been eaten by dogs?"

Qin Lang: "..." Who are you on? Who was saying bad things about others in private chat before? Are you polite?!

Su Er sat in the corner with a cup of hot drink, watching the two juniors deal with the two gods of fun.

Little Amuruo said, "I told you that you're worrying too much. Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang can handle it on their own."

Soul glanced over his shoulder. "How's the situation over there? Is the fight almost over? Are you free to talk?"

Little Amuruo said, "It's still early. Let's rest for a while and continue fighting. I think if I don't go, the World Tree won't suffer any loss. It's just that the personality will die."

That’s all… Su Er didn’t know what to say.

As long as the concept of "World Tree" does not disappear, it doesn't matter who is inside the shell, right?

Could you have a little compassion?

Amuruo's character has been set, and nagging is useless. Su Er could only sigh and not mention the matter anymore.

Although Amuruo doesn't care about the life or death of the World Tree personality, once he starts working, he will still do his best and save the World Tree personality if he can.

If he really can't be saved, Sul is also selfish, and Amuruo's safety is more important.

"Be careful. If the outer gods call for external help, come back immediately." Sur warned.

Little Amuruo smiled and said, "Okay."

He turned over, ended the conversation, and continued to sleep on Soul's shoulder.

The God of Wisdom waited until Amuruo's consciousness was separated from Little Amuruo before walking towards Suer: "I like your youngster very much. I want to stay here for a few more days and teach him some knowledge."

Sur said: "The Outer Gods will notice this place."

The God of Wisdom said cunningly, "Their sights are already locked on you and Amuruo, so isn't it normal for me, who has already surrendered to them, to come here to gather information?"

Soul rubbed his brows: "Outer Gods are not stupid."

The God of Wisdom smiled. "It's precisely because they're not stupid that they doubt me and the God of Evolution. This is more beneficial to us, isn't it?"

The God of Wisdom always likes to speak in a roundabout way. This is his habit.

Although Sur didn't like this way of speaking, he had dealt with the God of Wisdom too many times and could easily hear the hidden meaning in the God of Wisdom's words.

Even if the God of Wisdom and the God of Evolution accepted the "baptism" of the foreign gods, according to common sense, they would have cut off their retreat, but if they behaved abnormally, they would still arouse suspicion.

As long as they arouse suspicion, the Outer Gods will have to devote their energy to guarding against them, and disputes will also arise because of their actions.

But this is based on the premise that this group of outer gods cannot fully control the God of Evolution and the God of Wisdom.

Soul asked, "Are you sure you can take the initiative?"

The God of Wisdom nodded gently. "As long as our Lord maintains the upper hand, the local rules haven't been completely distorted, and the inhabitants of the mortal world continue to resist, the self-awareness of the God of Evolution and I won't be swallowed by the rules of the Outer Gods. Because of this, even if they don't trust us, they must accept our surrender."

As long as the God of Wisdom and the God of Evolution accept the corruption of the rules of the Outer Gods, the invasion of the Outer Gods will take a big step forward. This has nothing to do with whether they have other intentions.

Su Er said: "Ten days at most."

The God of Wisdom said, "It won't take that long. Five days will be enough."

He nodded to the God of Evolution.

The God of Evolution smiled, revealing eight white teeth, and pressed Qin Lang's shoulders: "You impolite boy, I will be your teacher for five days, and you will be moved to tears."

Qin Lang's brows twitched fiercely. He could sense that he was going to be miserable.

Xia Xifeng was also trembling, but Suer agreed. He believed that this training would be of great benefit to him, so he had no choice but to go ahead with it.

The system popped up a training task window, and when Xia Xifeng clicked confirm, he was teleported to the bottom of a tall tower.

Xia Xifeng looked around: "Where's Qin Lang?"

Xia Xifeng: [Where are you!!!]

Qin Lang: [Under the "War God Tower" in the Pigeon Dungeon, preparing to climb the tower.]

Even though it was just words, Xia Xifeng could feel the excitement in Qin Lang's words.

Even after the fall of the God of War, the Tower of War was preserved and became a training place for warriors to resist the invasion of foreign gods.

For players, this is the "Meat Pigeon Weekly Dungeon" where buffs and monsters are rotated every half a month and rewards are refreshed.

As a combat player, who doesn't like the thrill of a RPG dungeon? When Qin Lang was doing the weekly RPG dungeon, he didn't even answer Xia Xifeng's calls.

Xia Xifeng: [I'm at the Tower of Wisdom. Although this instance doesn't exist in the game, it's probably a rogue instance like the Tower of War.]

As soon as he said this, a colorful circle of light appeared before his eyes. Qin Lang stepped out of the circle of light.

This guy was so happy that his eyebrows raised: "Refresh the meat pigeon first, then go to swipe the old meat pigeon."

Xia Xifeng: "Ah? Ah!"

Xia Xifeng, who always dragged Qin Lang along, was rarely dragged away by Qin Lang by the arm.

The God of Wisdom and the God of Evolution, who were carefully adjusting their "courses" while observing the two towers, said: "..."

The God of Evolution scratched his head. "Our towers are not in the same space, and we have sealed off the space. Even if other gods want to leave, they have to fight us. So what's wrong with Qin Lang? He can even use a teleportation scroll?!"

The God of Wisdom twitched his lips slightly: "It's obviously the Heavenly Father who did it."

The God of Evolution was speechless: "Wouldn't it be more efficient to train separately?"

The God of Wisdom said, "Based on my understanding of Heavenly Father, perhaps they are still young, and Heavenly Father thinks they will be afraid if they are separated."

The God of Evolution was even more speechless.

Heavenly Father, without hard work, nothing can be accomplished. By doting on me like this, are you really raising a hero to save the world?!