Celestial God Kingdom, Golden City.
"By a twist of fate, the two books were given to the wrong people. For an elderly gentleman like Brieger, that was perfectly understandable."
McKen turned around with a faint smile, looking utterly confident.
However, there was no one behind him.
Showing off alone was lonely.
So he trotted over and dragged Qin Lele out of a pile of gold bricks. Amid the City Management Captain's complaints, McKen reminded her, "You've been sleeping with those gold bricks in your arms for an entire day. I told you, if you become my Chosen One, wealth will be nothing but passing clouds to you."
That was no boast. Ever since he had cleverly built up the treasure chest business, even McKen's biological older brother, the God of Wealth, no longer dared claim that his own riches truly surpassed those of his unconventional younger brother.
The Treasure Chest God's Chosen Ones would certainly never lack money.
McKen had always regarded Qin Lele highly. Long ago, he had noticed the unusually pure soul within this girl. Such souls were immensely precious to every god. Though McKen did not follow the usual path, he was still a Law God at heart. Once he encountered certain things, he would not easily let go.
That was precisely why he had invited Qin Lele to his Golden City. For a god, inviting a mortal who did not fully believe in him into his divine city was exceedingly rare—after all, a god kingdom contained countless secrets of laws.
By doing this, McKen was effectively opening part of his secrets to Qin Lele. Of course, he also knew that a certain Flying Thief who relied on charm rather than learning would surely have little to show for herself in the field of divine studies.
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