Chapter 77: Ruins Journey: Simicah's Embarrassment

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Unreliable parents make for a very reliable kid.

Little Potato is emotionally stable, hardworking, and has no shortcomings except for his short stature.

He brought a small stool and climbed onto the cafe bar, making drinks skillfully, his little brown curls swaying on his head.

Little Potato curled his lips and said, "My grandfather said they were actually enemies in the beginning."

"The evil vampires deceived the king and kidnapped the princess. It sounds like the horror stories Aunt Martha tells to the naughty children."

Little Potato diligently made latte art on the surface of his coffee as he continued, "But beyond the initial testing and figuring out how to get along, they began a tacit pursuit of each other, which eventually developed into this unbearable little fun."

"I don't want to go back and become their toy."

New scenes of his parents in the past few years flashed through Little Potato’s mind.

Including but not limited to "The child looks very much like you", "Who do you want to marry my child to", "No matter who he belongs to, you can only be mine", etc.

The curly hair on Little Potato's head was suddenly frightened and he shook his head hard to quickly get rid of these terrible memories.

Chen Shuang: The child was so scared that his face turned pale.

It looks like something terrible has happened.

The little potato in front of him handed over the coffee in his hand and looked at Chen Shuang expectantly: "Try it."

The top layer of coffee is cleverly pulled into the shape of wheat ears, and the aroma is very mellow. It can only be made after several years of experience.

Chen Shuang picked it up, took a bite, and nodded: "It tastes very good."

"The staff quarters are on the far left of the first floor of the cafe. If you don't like that, you can stay in the temple."

She said, "But this isn't an employment opportunity. The main work still falls to the Creator. You can choose your own time to come here and help, or you can go find other creatures to play with. You don't have to overwork yourself."

Little Potato nodded vigorously: "Thank you, boss sister."

"I have a job again," he said happily. "I will work hard to save money and buy a castle that is even more beautiful than my hometown. Then I will study business knowledge hard at home and build a unique business empire."

Chen Shuang: There are too many factors, and my mind is a little confused.

They are indeed a family, with the parents following the sweet romance route and the child following the urban overbearing CEO route. The three of them can publish two books together.

She said, "You can definitely do it."

Little Rose, who is about the same age as the other girls, is tall and strong, and is still playing on the trampoline with the dwarfs. The vampires here are already preparing to save money to buy a house.

The kid is so scary.

*

The Dark Temple was running smoothly, and the business of the Kingdom of Thorns was gradually getting back on track. In addition to basic food sales, some of the taverns that had been confiscated were reopened and transformed into cotton businesses.

Pure cotton, precious textiles woven from pure white cotton, as well as more high-end colorful embroidered textiles, and the branches that extend from them, the items are of good quality and low price, attracting many people's attention. In addition, there is also an area selling simple alchemical items, which are said to assist in cotton weaving.

Before it was bread, now it is cotton. No matter how stupid the businessman is, he can smell the scent of money at this moment. There is an endless stream of letters seeking cooperation with Iris Alley, all wanting to scrape some gold dust from this gold mountain.

But no matter how heated the emotions of the merchants within the kingdom were, Chen Shuang had no time to pay attention to them. She was busy with another thing.

Send the Book of God Creation home.

The Lost Ruins are maintained by the Book of Creation as the core. During the conversation with the Centaur couple, it was learned that the ruins were dying and the book must be sent back as soon as possible.

In addition, the sword of Iper can also be found in the Lost Ruins.

Chen Shuang looked at the god who had returned and asked, "Why so fast?"

"I left a guiding force there. My constant presence is not necessary," the god said. "It's mainly because the book keeps asking to be returned, and I can't do anything about it."

Book:"……"

Tell me again honestly, who was it that couldn't wait and rushed over here with a sullen face from beginning to end?

How can such a great god lie without shame?

Seeing the god's gaze, the Book of God Creation trembled and said to Shen Shuang impatiently: "Aren't we going back to the Lost Ruins? Let's leave now!"

If it stayed with this god any longer, it would almost drop the pages of the book.

The Book of God Creation moved stealthily away from the God with its pages. Before it could officially escape, the cover suddenly tightened and it was instantly pinched and pulled back.

"Why are you running?"

The god said slowly, "You were created by Simicah. How can I tear you apart?"

He flipped open the Book of God-Creation, took out a pen, and scribbled on the blank paper. "When Simijia was little, he thought people with aloof expressions were cool and handsome. For a while, he pretended to be a wise man who had been hurt and never easily opened his heart to others. But soon after, he got beaten up for his overly arrogant expression."

Book: I really want to escape.

Chen Shuang: This is blatant revenge.

God didn't stop: "After being beaten, he felt psychologically damaged, so he pretended to be a person with a dual personality. Normally, he is a normal personality, but when he is unhappy, another personality will appear. It is said that he is extremely violent and is a death god who can wipe out the world."

God lowered his head and recorded carefully: "It is obvious that he was beaten again."

The book gradually became silent, listening to the embarrassing stories of its previous, previous, previous owner with some fear and curiosity.

"After much reflection, he decided to implement his third strategy: feign amnesia, imagining himself suffering a devastating blow, burdened with the fate of the world. He became unaware of his fellow disciples in the Mage Tower, thus embarking on a lonely path to power, while simultaneously earning the admiration and sympathy of his fellow disciples..."

Chen Shuang: It’s a bit funny.

She asked, "Did he get beaten again?"

The god shook his head. "Not this time, but because he showed no knowledge of potions and the course, he caught the attention of the teaching instructor, who gave him free medical treatment."

He smiled, a bit like he was just looking for trouble. "I heard that the sound of the pig being slaughtered coming from the medical room that day was so loud that even the people on the top floor could hear it."

The god put away his pen, closed the pages filled with writing, and said with satisfaction, "I feel comfortable."

He picked up the book cover and shook it, warning, "Don't erase these stories, or I wouldn't mind losing a book spirit and gaining a silent, book-shaped alchemical item.

Shu suddenly stopped secretly destroying the embarrassing thing.

Its reverence for the Creator was still not as great as its concern for the safety of its own writing. It flattered, "How could that be? Stories written by your own hands are invaluable. It is my honor to record these interesting stories."

I'm sorry, Lord Simijia, you have to be stupid for a few thousand years. When the Dark God forgets about me, I will secretly delete the story and restore your heroic image.

"Okay, don't scare it anymore," Chen Shuang took the shaking Book of God-making and said with a smile, "Now that everything has been arranged, let's set off now."

God looked at that dazzling smile and unconsciously started laughing along with it: "Okay."

*

The Lost Ruins are located on the northern border of the Kingdom of Thorns.

The lush green surface spreads out before your eyes, and a clear spring winds down from the top of the mountain, with colorful flowers blooming along the way.

“Is this where the ruins are located?”

Chen Shuang looked at the scene in front of her.

It is a rare sight of lush greenery, and even the air you breathe in is fresh. However, compared to the word "ruins" which sounds like broken walls and ruins, this place is more like an ecological park.

The Book of God Creation led the way: "The entrance is not far ahead, please follow me."

It held up two pages of paper and limped to a patch of flowers, introducing: "Just like this, step on it and you will enter the ruins."

The pages of the Book of Creation seemed to have pressed down on a flower, and the shadow of the book that was just in front of his eyes suddenly disappeared, leaving only the slightly swaying flower stem.

"It's a transmission mechanism," Shinto said, "a covert measure."

"Let's go," Chen Shuang took the lead and stepped forward. The moment she raised her foot towards the flowers, the light in her vision was pulled and changed, and when she landed, it turned into hard ground.

There's not even a sense of shaking. If you close your eyes, you probably won't even notice that the scene has changed.

"They all say that Simicah is an undisputed genius in alchemy," God followed up, "Even gods with ultimate power are occasionally shocked by human potential."

"Just like the alchemical creation before us."

Chen Shuang looked up.

This is a city, no, it is a kingdom.

Two huge centaur sculptures stand on both sides of the giant mechanical gate. Behind them, a mechanism composed of precision machinery slowly rotates between the buildings, driving the buildings inside to move. The magical sun and moon rising in the sky move, realizing the alternation of day and night in the entire underground space.

The forbidden kingdom of God turned out to be a mechanical kingdom of extraordinary ingenuity.

With their arrival, the speed of the mechanism's gears began to increase from the initial slow speed, and the entire ruins suddenly "came alive", and even the sunlight in the sky gradually became brighter.

The god looked up at the sun in the sky, waved his hand, and the sun disappeared. The moon rose, and he temporarily took over the source of power of the magic moon here. The moonlight suddenly became bright, spreading its brightness to every inch of land.

"Master Priest!"

With the sound of brisk footsteps, two centaurs, one red and one white, appeared above the sculpture's platform, then jumped down from the height and quickly came to the front of the guests.

"Good day, Lord Priest."

The two centaurs leaned forward slightly. White Rose raised her head with surprise in her eyes. "I didn't expect to see you again so soon. It's such an honor."

She turned her head and said, "This is..."

Sensing the thick dark aura, the clever centaurs instantly understood: "Honorable Dark Demon Lord, greetings to you and congratulations on your successful awakening."

The god said "hmm" as a greeting.

Chen Shuang said, "I came here today because I have good news."

She handed over the Book of God-Creation: "It has been found and is now returned to its original owner."

The book, which had been wandering for a long time and was frightened by God, suddenly burst into tears and wanted to hug the white rose's hooves, but the book stopped halfway out, remembering some experiences of being beaten long ago, and turned around to hug the red rose's thighs.

"You don't know how much I miss you. Take me home quickly!"

White Rose moved aside, and the mechanical door behind her slowly opened, revealing a corner of the Mechanical Kingdom. She said respectfully, "Please follow me in, both of you."

"please."

Chen Shuang was led by the Centaurs into the Lost Ruins. With the return of the Book of Creation, the alchemical creations here gradually shed their lifeless appearance and recovered their basic vitality.

White Rose visibly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I really don't know how to thank you. If the core hadn't returned, we might have witnessed the collapse of the entire ruins."

"If you need us, please let us know. Otherwise, we really don't know how to repay you."

"It just happened to come in handy, and it also happened to help the Dark Temple a little bit," Chen Shuang said, "But I do have one thing I need your help with."

The Book of Creation poked its head out and said, "They're looking for the Sword of Entangled Fate. I remember there were plenty of them in the ordinary warehouse."

In its own territory, it finally escaped from the clutches of the gods and lay comfortably in the palm of the guardian's hand.

The Book of God Creation lifted its cover and scratched its belly, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, where has my luxurious single room been rotated to now? It's much more comfortable than an ordinary warehouse."

Red Rose blinked and said, "I'm sorry, Master Shuling. Due to insufficient energy supply, your flashy room has been demolished first. It may be in the scrap storage factory now."

"ah?"

Shu suddenly sat up: "Then where should I live?"

White Rose said, "You should be placed in an ordinary warehouse by the agency now."

She thought for a moment, "It seems like I'm in the same room with those swords."

Shu immediately knelt down: "It's over."

"What's going on?" Chen Shuang looked at the desperate back of the Book of God-making. "Is there something wrong with those swords?"

Shu turned around and said angrily, "Of course there is a problem!"

"Those violent lunatics know how to fight books!"

As the voice of the Book of God Creation fell, the ruins mechanism creaked, and the surrounding buildings slowly moved. Finally, a metal house slowly stopped in front of everyone. On the doorplate was a striking sign: "Warehouse is a restricted area, there is an evil sword inside, please do not approach."

Chen Shuang: I feel like as soon as I open the door, a group of barking vicious dogs will come out, no, evil swords.

The metal door in front of him suddenly unlocked, and the sound of metal and stone colliding violently was suddenly heard in the air. A hurricane came from the inside out and blew open the warehouse door in an instant.

In the deep darkness, a sharp cold sword emerged.

Chen Shuang: “Hmm?”

She looked at the mini sword blade that was not even as long as her palm. Because it was so small, even the black spikes that were originally wrapped around it looked cute. It moved out carefully, and when it saw so many people outside the house, it was suddenly frightened and froze in place.

The Book of God Creation, which had been shrunken, unfolded and straightened its back. New and old hatreds surged up in its wake, and it waved its pages: "You dare to come out and scare me? Believe it or not, I will beat you up."

The mini sword was so frightened that it flew up and ran away in an instant.

Chen Shuang: With this kind of story development, uh, it seems like someone is going to be in big trouble.

"That's not bad..."

Before the Book of Creation of Gods could finish its words, an even larger hurricane swept out, an astonishing buzzing sound was heard, and a sharp black sword emerged from the deep darkness, the sword body was majestic, and the cold light was shining.

The first, the second, the third...

The overwhelming number of thorn swords flew out of the warehouse and stopped in mid-air, almost blocking out the moonlight in half of the sky. They remained motionless, pointing directly at the Book of God-making.

Book:"……"

I hate you, Smike.