Chapter 72. Entering the City of Divine Favor, Before...
[Should we enter the City of Divine Favor?]
"Yes!" The soft reply was carried away by the gentle breeze.
Within the thick clouds, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi, embracing each other, emitted a burst of light and then disappeared from the spot.
The next second, they fell into a teleportation tunnel together, the distorted teleportation sensation tearing at Lin Xiaoxiao's thoughts.
She couldn't help but recall that the reason she made that judgment on the cliff was because of Liu Duoxin's words: "We must spare Xiao Wei's life."
Lin Xiaoxiao guessed that the person behind Liu Duoxin did not want Xiao Weizhi's life.
She also learned through the telepathic communication of the treasure-hunting rat in her pocket that the magic circle was of the diamond grade, and the protective gear she was carrying could withstand about 70% of the damage, so it would definitely not blind Xiao Weizhi like in the original story.
As for agreeing to jump off the cliff, it was because he possessed the [Entry Token to the City of Divine Favor], which had a very special attribute: once the entry was activated, he would be directly teleported to the City of Divine Favor, no matter what environment he was in.
This attribute alone can guarantee that Lin Xiaoxiao will not die after jumping off the cliff.
As for whether she will die immediately upon entering the City of Divine Favor, as the representative of the Goddess of Fortune, she shouldn't be that unlucky, right?
Over the past few months, I've offered the goddess a total of 30,000 to 40,000 points of low-level faith power, and over 8,000 points of medium-level power. The goddess should bless her in consideration of the offerings she's made.
I don't know how much time passed, but as the dizziness gradually subsided, it turned into a feeling of weightlessness and drooping.
Two figures embracing appeared out of thin air, accompanied by a loud bang: 'Bang—'
A huge cloud of dust rose up, and Xiao Weizhi used his own body as a cushion.
Upon landing and touching the ground, it couldn't help but let out a muffled groan: "Ugh."
They landed in a large forest, where the dense canopy of trees offered only a glimpse of the blue sky. Surrounded by a lush, emerald-green landscape, the trees were not only pleasing to the eye but also provided an exceptionally fresh breeze.
Lin Xiaoxiao was still dizzy from the fall. Hearing Xiao Weizhi's muffled groan, she hurriedly scrambled off him, her voice anxious: "Weizhi, how are you?"
Xiao Weizhi lay on the ground with his eyes closed, reaching out to pull up Lin Xiaoxiao's hand, his voice hoarse: "I'm alright, how are you?"
Seeing that Xiao Weizhi could still speak, Lin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to help him up: "It's alright."
Suddenly, a golden light shot straight down in the direction where the two were, and Lin Xiaoxiao instinctively shielded Xiao Weizhi behind her.
Congratulations on obtaining: Temporary Disguise Buff (Legendary) (Countdown: 720 hours)
[Temporary Disguise Buff (Legendary): Can withstand the attention of those below the Quasi-God level...]
"Welcome to the City of Divine Favor." A warm male voice came from not far away.
Lin Xiaoxiao turned her head warily and found that the person who came was a handsome man wearing a loose blue robe, with his waist-length hair neatly tied behind his back, and holding a 45-centimeter-long sandalwood fan in his hand.
There was a broken piece of an item at the man's feet, clearly indicating that the buff he had just created was his doing.
Lin Xiaoxiao shielded Xiao Weizhi behind her and asked coldly, "Who are you?"
The man stood beside a clump of grass, one hand behind his back, and bowed slightly to Lin Xiaoxiao: "I am Xu Yan. I received orders to guide you to [Divine Command Capital], where someone is waiting for you."
Shenlingdu? What kind of place is that?
Lin Xiaoxiao remained vigilantly in front of Xiao Weizhi, staring intently at the strange man before her, and weighing in her mind whether Xu Yan's words were credible.
Xu Yan didn't give Lin Xiaoxiao any time to think. He quickly approached her and, before she could react, grabbed Xiao Weizhi, knocked him unconscious, and carried him behind his back: "Let's go. We can't stay here any longer."
Seeing him leave with Xiao Weizhi on his back, Lin Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and got up to follow the man.
Judging from the speed at which this person attacked, he was far beyond the reach of ordinary professionals; his level was at least at the seventh rank or higher.
After following Xu Yan along a winding path for a while, and then exiting the grove of trees, the view opened up, and Lin Xiaoxiao saw an unforgettable scene.
What comes into view are floating islands of all sizes. Some are covered with lush green trees, some are covered with rocky mountains, some have waterfalls cascading down, and some are covered with colorful flowers...
Vibrant rainbows float above the floating islands, and countless birds and monsters circle and frolic in mid-air.
They shuttle among various floating islands, and every now and then you can see a few high-tech flying cars speeding by.
Blue skies and white clouds, floating islands of varying heights, birds and monsters flying in the air, and occasionally flying cars darting through the sky—these elements combine to create a fairytale-like scene.
Xu Yan carried Xiao Weizhi to the flying car he had driven over. He saw Lin Xiaoxiao standing there blankly, looking at the scenery in the Land of Divine Favor. He smiled knowingly and stood quietly for a while.
Everyone who enters this blessed land is captivated by its beauty and needs a while to recover from the shock.
Once Lin Xiaoxiao came to her senses, she led them onto the light green flying car.
Not long after they left, several groups of people found the place where Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi landed, but when they couldn't find them, they left quietly.
Before leaving, they cleaned up all traces, making it seem as if no one had ever been there.
The flying car sped through a vast expanse of floating islands.
Xu Yan was in the driver's seat, Lin Xiaoxiao was in the back seat, and Xiao Weizhi, who was unconscious, was placed next to her, lying flat with his head resting on her lap.
She gazed at the fleeting scenery outside the window and tentatively asked in a soft voice, "Who sent you to pick me up?"
Xu Yan, driving the flying car, spoke with great enthusiasm, but did not directly answer Lin Xiaoxiao's question: "There are many amazing places in the City of Divine Favor. You can explore them if you have the chance. They are much more fun than the boring outside world..."
Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, and seeing that Xu Yan did not answer her directly, she knew that he did not want to answer the question.
Seven hours later, they successfully reached the edge of a super-large floating island, entered the flying lane in the sky, and lined up to wait to enter the city gate of the Divine Capital.
This floating island is twice the size of the capital city. The entire floating island is surrounded by a huge blue stone wall hundreds of meters high, with only a huge gate 70 meters high and 30 meters wide for entry and exit.
At the city gate stood many staff members dressed in silver-white armor, wearing matching helmets and carrying weapons, diligently checking the passersby.
While the cars were queuing, noise came from the adjacent queue.
"Hey, why can't I enter the Divine Capital? I clearly have an entry token too!" a man in a purplish-black business suit shouted.
However, the staff at the city gate didn't give him a chance to cause trouble. The leader made a gesture behind him, and immediately some people came out and dragged the troublemaker away.
Lin Xiaoxiao frowned, puzzled. Why couldn't that man go in?
Xu Yan, who was driving the flying car ahead, seemed to know her question and cheerfully explained, "The Land of Divine Favor is vast, with thousands of cities of all sizes, not to mention places that aren't considered cities. Therefore, the entry standards for each city are different; you can't just enter with an entry token. Take the City of Divine Tokens as an example..."
While waiting in line to enter, Lin Xiaoxiao learned some basic information about the City of Divine Favor from a professional named Xu Yan.
Although the City of Gods sounds like a metropolis, it is actually a super-large alternate dimension that houses powerful human professionals, high-level and powerful demonic beasts, and the retinues of gods...
It turns out that any professional who reaches the seventh level will receive an entry token to the City of Divine Favor.
Therefore, all professional powerhouses who reach the seventh level will choose to enter the City of Divine Favor to seek development.
(Of course, it's not necessary to wait until the seventh level of cultivation to enter the City of Divine Favor. Some lucky professionals somehow manage to obtain an entry token and can enter. However, once inside, they must keep a low profile, or they might be reduced to ashes without even knowing how they died.)
That's why it's rare to see a seventh-level professional expert in the outside world.
Conversely, in the City of Divine Favor, seventh-rank professional powerhouses are merely at the bottom, and even eighth-rank powerhouses can only be considered to have some skill. Only ninth-rank powerhouses are considered true powerhouses in the City of Divine Favor.
But the strongest are still the divine followers of each faction, after all, they control all kinds of secret realms, and they are their own faction, so they don't lack resources for upgrading at all.
...
Amid Xu Yan's rambling, it was finally their turn to enter the City of Divine Favor.
Xu Yan rolled down the car window, held up a golden token, and presented it to the inspection team at the entrance.
An inspection staff member took the token, bent down and glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi in the back seat, and said in a deep voice: "The two people in the back seat do not meet the entry standards, and they do not have special entry permits. You can enter, but they cannot."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao frowned slightly.
There are level requirements to even enter this divine command?
Xu Yan bent down and took out a small bag full of wish coins from the car's drawer, and handed it to the inspection staff member with practiced ease.
[Wish Coins: The exclusive currency of the City of Divine Favor, crafted with a trace of faith power, available in denominations of 1 Wish Coin, 5 Wish Coins, 10 Wish Coins, 50 Wish Coins, and 100 Wish Coins; a small amount of low-level faith power can craft 1000 1 Wish Coins, 200 Wish Coins, and so on (and so on)]
With a smile, she explained, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was my fault. I was too busy and forgot to get them special entry permits. Please forgive me, I'll take them in to complete the formalities as soon as I get in."
The staff member tossed the bag in his hand, seemingly quite satisfied with the quantity.
He turned and gestured for them to pass, then warned in a stern voice, "Don't forget to complete the paperwork."
Xu Yan waved his hand and loudly assured them, "I didn't ask. I'll take them to complete the formalities right away."
After exchanging greetings, the flying car sped into the Divine Capital.
In this floating city, you can see all kinds of buildings: small castles with pointed roofs, modern skyscrapers, ordinary bungalows, and strangely shaped stone houses... They look strange yet harmonious, as if this is how it should be.
Many professionals wandered around, and there were many monsters in the sky and on the ground. Some even saw half-human, half-beast beings, as if they had entered a bizarre fairy tale world.
As they passed a street lined with street stalls, the treasure-hunting mouse in Lin Xiaoxiao's pocket couldn't help but exclaim, "Good stuff, lots of good stuff!"
Lin Xiaoxiao patted the bag, signaling the treasure-hunting rat not to get excited, and whispered to Xu Yan ahead, "What street is that?"
Xu Yan's gaze remained fixed on the road ahead, but when he heard Lin Xiaoxiao's question, he glanced at her.
He then replied nonchalantly, "Oh, it's just a small street with stalls, nothing special. I'll take you there later. Now we'll go register first, and then take the person next to you for treatment."
Lin Xiaoxiao, who originally wanted to ask more questions, immediately shut up after hearing that Xiao Weizhi was to be sent for treatment.
Afterwards, Xu Yan carried Xiao Weizhi on his back and took Lin Xiaoxiao to the city's municipal hall to register for a special residence order.
Then they sent Xiao Weizhi to the Holy Priest's Office, where an epic-level priest spent half an hour healing his injuries.
Before nightfall, Xu Yan escorted the two of them to a European-style castle-like manor, arranged their accommodations, and before leaving, said, "That person has gone out. Please stay here for the time being, enjoy your visit to Shenling Capital, and await her return."
Inside the room, Lin Xiaoxiao sat on the sofa, her eyes lowered in thought. If she hadn't misheard, Xu Yan was referring to her? A woman?
Xiao Weizhi reached out and put his arm around her waist, gently pressing his face against her ear: "Don't worry, I'm here."
Lin Xiaoxiao turned to look at him without his glasses, meeting his eyes that seemed to gaze at a dog with such affection. A slight smile appeared on her lips as she asked, "Aren't you used to not wearing your glasses?"
Xiao Wei chuckled and explained in a low voice, "I'm not nearsighted. I wear glasses just to cover my eyes."
When I first took over the Xiao family, I was too young to hide my eyes, so I wore glasses. Later, I got used to wearing them and didn't want to take them off.
Moreover, all you need to do is find a priest to cast a healing spell of gold level or higher, and your nearsightedness will be restored. Apart from those special professions, it's rare to see professionals with nearsightedness these days.
Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow and nodded: "Oh, I see, I brought it to pretend."
Xiao Weizhi smiled helplessly, as if he was a little angry, and reached out to pinch the tip of her nose: "In your eyes, am I just a pretentious person?"
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded decisively: "That's what I used to think."
When she first met Xiao Weizhi, she complained to herself every day that he dressed up as if he were going to walk the red carpet every time he went out. He was so fastidious and fussy, and she could tell he was just a pretentious person.
As time went on, it became clear that this was the basic lifestyle of the wealthy, coupled with Xiao Weizhi's personality, her obsessive-compulsive disorder, and her limited aesthetic sense...
Xiao Weizhi couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard this, and bit her lip hard with a hint of annoyance.
Over the next few days, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi, accompanied by the treasure-hunting rat, followed behind their 'guide' Xu Yan and explored a small part of Shenling City.
During these few days, Lin Xiaoxiao learned a lot of strange news.
She had previously wondered why the item's level was not "Diamond" but "Rock" instead, since in other stories and worlds, the level was always Diamond.
It turns out that a long time ago, all items were collectively referred to as "[Diamond Grade]".
Later, a legendary blacksmith entered the City of Divine Favor and saw that diamond-level items and resources were casually placed on the ground for sale, just like products in a two-dollar store on the street, treated like weeds, without any sense of cherishing them.
Thinking about how rare and scarce diamond-level resources, items, and weapons are in the outside world, I felt a deep sense of unease.
Later, this master had the opportunity to meet the gods.
The god asked the grandmaster what he wanted, and the grandmaster made a self-deprecating request. The god changed the level name from [diamond] to [diamond], intending to subtly remind the people of the outside world.
Unfortunately, the outside world did not delve too deeply into the fact that "diamond" suddenly became "diamond stone," since it was just a change of one word and did not disrupt life or use.
Within the City of Divine Favor, resources below the brick and stone grade are commonplace.
The three-color and five-color grades in the color category are just ordinary goods, but the seven-color grade has some value.
Epic-level resources and items can often be found in various shops and auction houses.
The truly valuable items are the resources, items, and weapons at the Legendary, Quasi-God, and God levels.
Whenever these three levels of items appear in the City of Divine Favor, a bloody battle for them always ensues.
However, there is an ironclad rule in the City of Divine Favor: all items obtained here that are of level 7 or higher are not allowed to be taken outside without permission.
Lin Xiaoxiao once asked Xu Yan why there was such a regulation.
Xu Yan just smiled and shook his head, saying that he didn't know either, and that such things were not something he could know. He suggested that Lin Xiaoxiao wait until that person returned and then ask her herself.
In the past few days, through Xu Yan's connections, he spent 600 points of low-level faith power to buy back an epic-level Light Curse Removal item from a collector.
The prop was shaped like a pure gold sunflower sculpture, and it had no other use except to remove curses.
【The Smile of the Sun (Epic): This is an item that can only be used to break curses. As an all-purpose curse-breaking item, it has no offensive power whatsoever, so in some people's eyes it is useless.】
Therefore, it was considered a rare item in the capital city favored by the gods (because it was not very valuable, no master craftsmen were willing to make it, and the craft was gradually lost).
It was a pleasant surprise; as long as this item was brought back, Grandpa Xiao's curse should be lifted.
The treasure-hunting rat was somewhat discouraged and had been listless for the past few days because what it considered a treasure was worthless here, like weeds.
Seven days later, in the evening.
A flying carriage pulled by a legendary monster descended from the sky and slowly came to a stop at the entrance of the manor.
All the staff at the manor had started cleaning, tidying up the interior, and arranging flowers half a day in advance, all in anticipation of the manor's owner's return.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi stood in line behind the staff waiting at the entrance, awaiting the arrival of the manor's owner.
The people who were sitting in the carriage got off.
The moment Lin Xiaoxiao saw her, her head began to spin, her heart began to pound wildly, a peculiar afterimage flashed before her eyes from time to time, and she began to feel dizzy and disoriented.
Immediately afterward, my mind went blank, and the mysterious voice, silent for so long, reappeared: 'You've come...you...come...'
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Author's Note: Sorry, I had some things to take care of today, so the update is late. [Hands clasped in prayer][Heart emoji][Heart emoji]
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[Let me see] Um, I want to explain this a bit. Back then, many people said that the "Meow Level Diamond Level" was misspelled.
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Meow never dared to say it, but it's true, that's how it was designed. In the City of Divine Favor, diamond-grade items are roughly equivalent to products in a two-dollar store.
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