After lying in bed for the whole afternoon, Du Ze still felt weak in his hands and feet when he got up in the evening.
Xiu was not in the house. Du Ze could see Xiu and Rachel talking outside from the window. The demon sisters stayed quietly behind Xiu, like a pair of obedient maids. Seeing Du Ze wake up, Xiu said a few words to Rachel and the sisters, and then returned to the house.
Du Ze wanted to get out of bed, but when he opened the quilt, the cold wind that came in reminded him that his lower body was still naked. A certain fool froze, he glanced at the pants of the dead, and then looked at Xiu eagerly: "...pants."
Xiu raised the corners of his lips. He stared at Du Ze, who seemed calm but actually at a loss, and moved closer, reaching his hand into the quilt. He said happily, "That's good. I like you staying in bed."
Seeing that Xiu's hand was about to touch some dangerous places, Du Ze retracted his foot slightly, decisively changed the topic, and tried to have a serious talk with Mengzhu about life.
"What did you talk about just now?"
"They are building a magic teleportation array." Xiu held Du Ze's ankle, feeling the smooth skin under his palm. "It will take a day. Once activated, we can be teleported directly to Agares City."
The tower is in the Lost Land. Now the front and back of the continent have overlapped, so the city of Agares that surrounds the Lost Land naturally appears on the front of the continent. To enter the Lost Land, you have to pass through Agares again. When it comes to the city that never sleeps, Du Ze thinks of the beautiful succubus. The stupid reader wants to cover his face, thinking that he was still working hard to collect a harem for the cute master, but now, let alone a harem, he has started a shameless life with the cute master.
Feeling a little itchy from the repair, Du Ze shrank his feet again and continued the topic: "The divine tower appeared."
"Yes." Xiu's hand slid back and forth on Du Ze's leg, his dark purple eyes narrowed slightly, revealing his ambition. "I will climb it and become the Supreme God."
The protagonist Xiu fights for the throne of the god of war, which is the content expressed in the whole book of "Mixed Blood". As a reader, Du Ze has no doubts about Xiu becoming the Supreme God, just like the pride that his outstanding child will definitely get the first place in the grade. However, now he has an inexplicable uneasiness, not knowing whether it is because of the murals in the corridor of time and space, or the illusion in the last battle.
“——”
Du Ze wanted to tell Xiu about the murals he saw in the Time Corridor, but he opened and closed his mouth several times, but he couldn't say anything - he was silenced. This made Du Ze more and more panicked, because this blockage meant that everything he saw in the Time Corridor was a plot that would happen, so spoilers were prohibited. For the first time, Du Ze even had the urge to not want Xiu to become the Supreme God. He looked at Xiu and finally said hesitantly: "Why... do you want to become the Supreme God?"
Xiu's hands that were moving around stopped. He looked at Du Ze. This man was not a god, but he would return to his original state every day. He was immortal and more terrifying than any other god.
He never cared about Du Ze's background and identity, but he minded the gap between him and Du Ze.
"Becoming a god means eternal life. If we have supreme power, nothing can interfere with us."
Xiu held Du Ze in his arms and whispered to him.
"I want to be with you forever."
Du Ze closed his eyes, his heart was filled with bitter emotions, and it hurt. The one in front of him who said he wanted to be with him forever was Xiu, who was no longer the protagonist of "Mixed Blood" who became a god in order to destroy the world. This person has changed a lot, and he doesn't want to stop Xiu from becoming the Supreme God. From the beginning to the end, that supreme position is what Xiu deserves.
As for the murals seen in the time corridor, if the plot of Yi Ye Zhi Qiu was to make Xiu the supreme god and then take away his most important person, now Xiu's most important person has become him, which may be the biggest variable. Du Ze thought that if he was not in the script, he might be able to find the owner of the voice and avoid the saddest ending.
One day later, the magic teleportation array was built, and they were ready to set off for Agares City. When they left the tribe, Chief Sal led a group of orcs to see them off.
"Dear friends, thank you for helping the beastmen." The beastmen put their fists on their chests and performed the most respectful etiquette. "If you need help, please send us as much as you can."
Du Ze scanned the room but didn't see Nina. The fox-eared girl hadn't appeared since yesterday. Du Ze felt a little disappointed. He felt that he would never see the girl with the big red tail again.
With the beastmen watching them, Du Ze and his party entered the teleportation array. The gray light of space magic engulfed them, and when they opened their eyes again, they had arrived at the city that never sleeps, Agares. As soon as Du Ze stepped out of the teleportation array, he saw a beautiful succubus smiling at him, and it seemed that she had been waiting for a long time.
Heidi was wearing a low-cut, high-slit long dress. She was like a ripe and tempting fruit, and honey would flow out if she was gently touched. The beautiful Lord of Agares welcomed them. Ariel was surprised and pressed her lips with her fingertips, as if she had never seen such a beautiful person before. Even Moore looked at Heidi a few more times.
"Mr. Rachel, I have prepared everything you need."
Heidi greeted Rachel, her eyes flickered, and brightened a little when she saw Xiu. When Heidi's eyes fell on Du Ze, she showed a little surprise.
"You are..." Heidi seemed to recall Du Ze. She smiled and asked, "Is that person okay?"
Du Ze subconsciously looked at Xiu beside him. At this time, Xiu was in demon form. The succubus girl obviously didn't recognize that this was the cute master that she almost lost a city to. Xiu looked down and saw his stupid and cute girl looking up at him. This angle was perfect for a kiss, so the demon followed his desire and did the same.
Du Ze's hair stood on end. Xiu licked Du Ze's lips, and seeing that he couldn't open Du Ze's tightly closed mouth, he bit Du Ze's lips in dissatisfaction. After Xiu let go of Du Ze, a certain silly and cute girl pursed her red lips and glanced at the crowd around her. She was silent. At this moment, any language was pale.
Heidi was surprised at first, but soon accepted it calmly. The demons have always been very accepting of such things. She was just a little surprised that the handsome human with golden hair rejected her for Du Ze, and now another equally outstanding demon was staying with Du Ze. Was this black-haired young man so charming?
Not knowing that he had become the object of the succubus's admiration, Du Ze hung his head, not daring to look at the demon beside him. He had only provoked one person, but just this one person made him completely overwhelmed.
After the introductions, Heidi was a little stunned. The demon was actually the descendant of the demon god Baal, and his name was also Xiu. Her eyes moved back and forth between Xiu and Du Ze, and she wisely asked nothing. Heidi put her fluffy curly hair behind her shoulders and smiled at everyone: "It's still some time before dinner, please follow me to the living room to rest. I have some information about the God Tower here, I think you will be very interested."
After Heidi's explanation, Du Ze learned the current situation. Because the tower is located in the Lost Land, whether climbing the tower or leaving the tower, one must pass through Agares City. Facing the swarm of creatures, Heidi wisely opened the eastern part of Agares City without any obstacles. Due to the geographical advantage, Heidi also collected a lot of information about the tower.
"My suggestion is that those below the rank of God of War and God of Law should not attempt to climb the tower."
In the reception hall, Heidi said to everyone: "The tower is too dangerous. So far, about 40,000 people have entered the tower, and only a few have come out alive. They all gave up. According to those people, each level of the tower is a test. Only the God of War and the God of Law have the capital to try to pass it. The most likely fate of others is death."
After hearing what Heidi said, Ariel and the demon sisters looked at each other. Compared with the others, their strength could only be described as weak. If they entered the tower, they would become a burden. However, there was an even weaker person among the people present. A scumbag with a combat power of minus five was being held in the arms of his owner and could not struggle. He could only put on a gloomy face and let the other party rub his neck.
Xiu seemed to not care about the problem of being held back, and asked nonchalantly, "What kind of trial?"
Heidi shook her head and said, "Those people are very cautious about the trials in the God Tower. Unfortunately, I can't get any specific information about the trials now."
Everyone fell into deep thought. Du Ze remembered an infinite flow novel written by Yi Ye Zhi Qiu, which was the novel that made him a crazy fan of Yi Ye Zhi Qiu. The name of the infinite flow is "The Tower". It mainly tells the story that the protagonist and a bus of people accidentally fell into Atlantis. There is only one tower there. If you want to return to the real world, you must climb the tower. Each level of the tower is a copy of a different style, with extremely powerful BOSS and monsters of different levels. If you want to go up, you must find a "staircase" with a limited number of people. So the protagonist lives a life of "fighting monsters, hiding from BOSS, and looking for stairs" every day, and occasionally has to deal with some unreliable companions and human enemies.
Does it sound like déjà vu? This is exactly the prototype of the Tower of God! Each level of the Tower of God is a kind of trial. Du Ze guessed that it was just a routine of clearing small monsters and fighting bosses - Yi Ye Zhi Qiu was too lazy and just used the previous setting. Du Ze didn't expect that he could get spoilers in some way now. When the cute master climbs the tower, the plot of "Tower" may come in handy.
Speaking of the book "The Tower", what Du Ze regrets most is the ending described by Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: at the end, the protagonist finally returns to the real world and lives happily with a group of gay girls. However, only readers outside the book know that the protagonist is still in the tower, and the real world he thinks is just a copy of one floor of the tower - the protagonist can never leave the tower, because he has already recognized his own reality.
…This is a god-like work that is written as a happy ending but reads as a sad ending! Du Ze then realized bitterly that Yi Ye Zhi Qiu seemed to have developed a bad habit of cheating readers since then. The silly readers began to worry deeply about the ending. Will "Mixed Blood" end up as bad as "The Tower"? !
Just as Du Ze was distracted, Heidi took a sip of black tea and continued talking.
"But they revealed some very interesting information." Heidi glanced at everyone. "You can't form a team to climb the tower, because it doesn't make sense to do so - when climbing the tower, each climber will be randomly assigned to a different place, and the chance of meeting each other is very small; a level can only be passed by one climber, and the level will reset after passing it."
When everyone was about to change color, Heidi smiled and continued: "But there is a way to avoid this situation."
"When you first enter the tower, every climber will receive a 'certificate', which represents your eligibility to climb the tower. You can give it to someone else, and then you will become that person's 'follower'. Although you can climb the tower with him, even if you reach the top of the tower, you cannot be deified."
Giving the "certificate" to the other party and becoming a follower means that even if you lose the chance to ascend the tower and become a god, you still hope that the other party can become a god. This is simply a kind of belief. Du Ze suddenly realized that the God Tower is a screening machine. Those who are not strong enough are eliminated, ensuring that those who ascend to the God Tower have the realm of pseudo-gods; "Certificate" represents faith. The more followers you have, the greater the chance of ascending the God Tower; when you reach the top of the tower, you will be given the godhood, and any living being can become a god.
"Master Xiu, we want to be your followers, is that okay?" Will asked nervously. Alice continued, "We will never hold you back."
Xiu said nonchalantly, “Whatever.”
The sisters smiled happily, and Ariel was also happy to know that Xiu would not refuse her to follow him. Du Ze looked around and knew that Old John and Moore would definitely follow him, and Rachel would also follow him because of her loyalty to Xiu. Unknowingly, so many people had gathered around Xiu.
Heidi stroked her red lips and looked at everyone thoughtfully. At this time, the butler appeared, bowed, and said politely: "Dinner is ready, please follow me to the restaurant."
On the way to the restaurant, Du Ze saw the magnificent and spacious restaurant again. He even found the delicious biscuits that Xiu had fed him last time on the long table. Everyone sat down one after another. This time, it was Xiu, not Heidi, who sat in the main seat.
Moore sat in the corner and ate in silence. The demon sisters and Ariel sat together, and they seemed to be chatting happily. Old John didn't need to eat, he was feeding a fat chick for Du Ze. Du Ze's eyes turned to the main seat. Heidi and Rachel sat on Xiu's left and right, and seemed to be discussing the matter of the divine tower.
"...These supplies are enough." Rachel said, "Mainly medicine and food. Space is limited, and any extra supplies are just a waste."
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements." Heidi said with a smile, "Please enjoy your rest tonight. Agares City will make you feel like you are in heaven." She winked at Xiu ambiguously. "Do you need any special services?"
Xiu propped his chin with his hand and tilted his head slightly to look at the beautiful succubus. "Do you have that kind of lubricating ointment here?" The demon narrowed its eyes, and the purple in its eyes sank into a dark purple. "It can make people very happy."
As a succubus, Heidi immediately understood what the other party was referring to. She propped up her upper body with her elbows, her full breasts ready to burst out: "Even without that kind of medicine, I can make you happy... Do you want to try?"
Facing the succubus's teasing, Xiu raised the corners of his mouth.
"You can't satisfy me." Xiu's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone at the table to hear. "Only he can satisfy me."
In an instant, almost everyone's eyes fell on Du Ze. A silly boy just picked up a piece of toast and held it to his mouth, not knowing whether to bite it or not.
What happened?
When Du Ze looked over, Rachel calmly raised her glasses and smiled politely; Old John continued to feed the little phoenix with a smile, as if nothing had happened; Moore continued to eat as usual; the demon sisters lowered their heads, their faces seemed a little red; Ariel was the same as Du Ze, with confusion in her eyes, but the latter was because she couldn't hear, while the former didn't understand.
The whole restaurant was filled with an unusual atmosphere because of the shameless conversation between the two demons. After hearing Xiu's answer, Heidi shrugged and gave up. She asked the butler to get what Xiu wanted, and then raised a toast to everyone.
"Have a pleasant evening," said Heidi, smiling broadly.
Du Ze raised his glass without knowing why. He saw the beautiful succubus winked at him ambiguously, and became even more confused.