The Justice That Fell from the Sky

An intensely ominous premonition swept over Mo Tan. Without the slightest hesitation, he threw down the wooden boards and paste in his hands, stomped hard against the ground, and leaped backward some four or five meters. Then he heard a thunderous crash as something heavy hit the ground, followed immediately by...

He was buried beneath stones and timber collapsing from all directions!

The impact had taken a full twenty percent of his health! He had also been afflicted with over ten seconds of stun, and despite struggling for ages, he still couldn't crawl out...

Leaving aside what exactly had fallen from the sky, at least one thing was certain: the rough structure of the main building that Mo Tan had painstakingly constructed for half a day had collapsed once again. It wasn't the kind of devastating collapse Jadeka and Yaya had caused before, but his entire afternoon's work could basically be considered wasted...

"Gah!" The old Orc, just awakened from his sleep by the commotion in the distance, opened his eyes and immediately passed out again.

It was fortunate that the old man was still in fairly good health. Otherwise, with his psychological resilience, he would probably have been angered to death several times over by now...

After finally crawling out of the rubble, Mo Tan had no intention of waking his employer just yet. First, he wasn't sure whether the other man would pass out again after waking. Second, he wanted to confirm whether the object that had just shouted about being screwed was still alive.

At any other time, seeing the fruits of half a day's labor destroyed in an instant, Mo Tan would probably have found a way to kill the brother who had crashed down—even if he were still alive. But he was currently in his Lawful Good state, and building things in this game wasn't as difficult as in reality. Once the basic framework and structure were in place, the system would make a certain degree of correction. Thus, although he was somewhat unhappy, he still hoped that person had survived safely...

As the dust dispersed, a tall figure slowly emerged, crouched down. The scene looked just like that old movie from long ago, with the guy who wanted you dead three... I mean, T-800...

Crack... crack!

The other party slowly stood up and casually moved his body around. After a series of fine popping sounds, he let out a long sigh. "I seriously thought I was going to die again..."

With that, the brother who had fallen from the sky slowly turned around. In a magnetic voice with a faint mechanical quality, he smiled at Mo Tan. "Hi. I'm here to retrieve my kidney~"

"Gah?" Mo Tan froze briefly, then carefully examined the fellow before him, who appeared to be a person.

The newcomer was unmistakably humanoid, but on closer inspection, he differed somewhat from an ordinary human. Many bands of light with a faint blue glow flowed across the surface of his body, though they didn't seem to be magical or anything similar. Moreover, although he had a face extremely similar to a human's, careful observation revealed that it wasn't genuine skin or human anatomy. He felt more like some kind of highly anthropomorphic robot.

The description sounded strange, but that ceramic-like face, the many glowing seams around his neck and arms, and his slightly stiff movements really didn't make him seem like a pure "living creature."

"You are... what?" Mo Tan asked awkwardly. "What were you asking me for just now?"

"My name is Cordova~" The other party smiled at him, then pointed to the small of his back. "I'm here to retrieve my kidney."

As soon as he finished speaking, a system notification sounded in Mo Tan's ears.

World Quest "Escort the Eternal Crystal" updated: Give the Eternal Crystal to Cordova

His expression immediately became rather interesting. He took the crystal prism he had previously obtained from the Forest Spirit Elder out of his bag and tilted his head toward it. "This?"

"That's right. It's my kidney." Cordova smiled and held out his hand. "Thanks."

"If possible..." Mo Tan didn't hand it over immediately. Instead, he glanced around before saying, "I'd like you to help clean up the mess first. Well, at least lend a hand~"

Cordova froze. He looked around at the ruins, then pointed at himself in astonishment. "This... was all caused by me?"

"Not exactly. You only brought down a small part of it." Mo Tan answered honestly. "Most of it was done by me... and my companions. But if you're not in a hurry, it would be great if you could help clean up. Of course, I'll give this to you first."

With that, he handed over the Eternal Crystal.

Quest: Escort the Eternal Crystal, completed

"Thanks." Cordova took it, immediately stuffing it into a square compartment at his waist that appeared to be a spatial item. He smiled and nodded at Mo Tan. "I'd be happy to help, buddy. Anyway, because of certain accidents, I can't leave for the time being."

He took two steps forward, casually lifted two long logs meant to serve as beams, and began humming as he prepared to work...

Mo Tan, meanwhile, stared dumbfounded at those arms of his, which seemed completely unaware of the weight they were carrying. He didn't react for a long time.

In Innocent World, around seven in the evening

"Heave-ho~" Cordova drove several wooden fence posts into the ground as quickly as a pile driver, then turned and winked at Mo Tan. "Take a break. I'll have this circle finished in a little while."

At that moment, he was carrying a huge stack of logs on his shoulder, piled half a head higher than he was. Not far behind him stood the farmer's lodge, already seventy to eighty percent complete.

"Sorry for the trouble." Mo Tan smiled awkwardly and sat down where he stood, panting. "I really should rest for a while..."

During the time they had worked together, the two of them had completed nearly seventy percent of the farm's restoration. The Adventurer's Association had delivered the materials, along with the compensation, later that afternoon, and there wasn't much left now.

This fellow named Cordova was practically a monster. His individual work efficiency was nearly ten times higher than Mo Tan's. Thanks to him, the reconstruction work, which should have taken at least two days to show any results, was nearly finished already.

The farmer was still lying on the ground, covered with some cloth Mo Tan had dug out from somewhere, sleeping soundly.

He had actually woken once in the middle, but Cordova had immediately knocked him unconscious again. According to Cordova, he "wanted to give the old Orc a surprise."

Mo Tan found it rather speechless that the surprise had to be based on unconsciousness, but it didn't really matter...

"Speaking of which." Mo Tan suddenly asked Cordova, who was still working busily, "why did you fall from the sky earlier?"

He hadn't asked before, but after working together for so long, Mo Tan felt that this brother was very optimistic and not the sort of person who would mind such a question. Only then did he bring it up.

"Ah~ That." Cordova shrugged. "It's a long story~~"

Let's turn back the clock a little...

Five minutes before Cordova's fall, high above the southern side of Anka Market

An ice-blue dragon was leisurely circling among the clouds. Its body was covered in magic runes radiating cyan light, and faint waves of pressure surged around it. From its appearance, it was an Azure Dragon inhabiting the northeastern part of the continent—and a fully grown one at that. Its unique ice-element Dragon language magic and physical strength were both extremely powerful. Once enraged, it could easily destroy a small city. Of course, there was no way it could do that to a place like Anka Market... Even several adult dragons together would have a hard time...

But it hadn't come to cause trouble. If the view were pulled closer, one could see that a person was sitting on the broad back of the Azure Dragon.

A humanoid creature with an extremely excited expression!

"I'm telling you, Fimigel!" Cordova shouted, waving his arms. "If I hadn't yelled out just then, that senior who looked like a goblin would definitely have sliced me into pieces! It was terrifying! But at last, the bitter days are over~~ Ahahaha, oh hahahaha~"

The dragon carrying him rolled its eyes and snorted breathlessly. "Enough. We've arrived. I have something to do after sending you down. Once you obtain the Eternal Core, immediately activate the teleportation crystal and return to Sky Pillar Mountain. Then... hey! Cordova, are you listening to me?"

"I'm listening." Cordova held a silver crystal, examining it carefully as he muttered, "But how do you use this thing? It doesn't even have instructions."

The dragon sighed. It used magic to fix itself in midair and said helplessly, "Throw it to me. I'll teach you."

"Oh." Cordova obediently threw the crystal downward.

"Listen carefully." The Azure Dragon named Fimigel caught the crystal with one foreclaw and patiently instructed him. "First, guide the Force within your body..."

Cordova nodded.

"Then gather the Force in the hand holding the crystal until it lights up. See? Like this."

Cordova nodded.

"Finally, silently think of the place you wish to go. This crystal only has one destination recorded, so all you need to think of is Sky Pillar—"

Whoosh!!!

A silver light suddenly enveloped Fimigel.

"Hey!" Cordova cried out. "What do you mean by that!?"

The light grew brighter and brighter!

"Roar!!! I—"

His answer was a dragon's roar that cut off abruptly.

Then...

Cordova fell.

And so came the high-altitude cry of "Damn, what a screw-up!" that Mo Tan had heard earlier~

"So..." Mo Tan's expression became more colorful than words could describe. "The dragon who gave you that teleported itself away, and then you fell down?"

Cordova nodded after finishing the last group of fences, his expression utterly calm.

"My condolences." Mo Tan said sincerely. "You've really had a rough time."

"Hey~ What's that compared to anything?" Cordova shook his head with a smile. "My previous few jour... I mean, my previous few lives were the truly unlucky ones. So I'm already quite satisfied now. Well, that's basically what I mean. You get it, right?"

Mo Tan was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "You're a player too?"

"Huh?" Cordova froze as well. "You are too?!"

Mo Tan nodded. He had always thought the other party was an NPC, especially since he was involved with the World Quest Mo Tan had accepted earlier. Cordova also seemed extremely powerful. Well, there was no doubt about that—if it had been Mo Tan who fell from that height, he definitely would have died...

"How long have you been playing?" Mo Tan suddenly asked, intrigued. "You seem absurdly strong."

"I've only played this character for one day~" Cordova chuckled. "As for the reason, it's not convenient to reveal that yet."

Although Cordova had no intention of telling Mo Tan more, we could still take a look at his character information from an omniscient perspective:

Cordova

Race: Rune Construct

Gender: Preset as male

Level: Priest 1/1 (Hidden Class: Agent 1/1)

Alignment: Lawful Good

Talents:

Don't Die: Your desire to survive is incredibly powerful! (Obtained after the second death)

Note: Yes, this skill grants you no attribute bonuses. It merely describes you.

Unyielding: You will never feel despair! (Obtained after the fourth death)

Note: A difficult life has forged your rock-solid will, but what use is that?

Born Gifted: Your aptitude is perfectly suited to learning techniques such as the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, the Tathagata Palm, the Kamehameha, and the Pegasus Meteor Fist. When learning the aforementioned techniques, ignore their mastery requirements. (Obtained after the fourth death)

Note: The game doesn't seem to have any of these techniques.

Chosen One: You are LeBron James of basketball, Tiger Woods of golf, [data deleted] of photography, and Sister Feng of entertainment! Yes! You are the chosen one! Therefore, every failure increases the world's collapse rate by 1%. (Obtained after the fifth death)

Note: You'd better not fail. You can't afford the punishment for failure!

Transcendent: Your attributes are fixed. You cannot level up, accept conventional quests, use conventional equipment with additional attributes, or learn any skills.

Note: That's already pretty good. What more do you want?

Basic Attributes: Strength 60, Dexterity 40, Wisdom 30, Constitution 60

Visible Attributes: Eloquence 1, Charisma 1, Knowledge 90, Leadership 1

Combat Attributes:

Rune? Steel: Your body is as hard as steel. All physical damage you receive is reduced by 25%.

Rune? Great Strength: Your Strength attribute is twice its normal value.

Rune? Toughness: Your stamina recovery rate is increased by 300%.

Rune? Evilbreaker: Magic damage you receive is reduced by 25%.

Rune? Storm: Your speed is increased by 5%. Your attacks carry a thunder effect, dealing an additional 10% damage.

Flaw? Soul Fusion: Your soul has not fully bonded with your body, so the negative effects of mental spells on you are increased by 25%.

Flaw? Dissipation: Your power comes from energy injected beforehand and is therefore limited. You must return to Sky Pillar Mountain before your energy is exhausted!

Soulbound Equipment:

Staff of the Agent

Quality: Unique, Excellent

Attack Power:

Attributes: All attributes +1%

Usage Requirement: Rune Body

Note: This enormous staff resembles a spear more than anything else. It looks unremarkable, and its only advantage might be that it is... heavy enough? An ancient inscription is carved into the staff: There are many ways to protect your friends, such as stabbing their enemies to death or smashing their enemies flat.

Since Cordova was unwilling to say more, Mo Tan naturally had no intention of prying. He merely sighed, "Brother, you've got incredible luck~"

The response was a dry laugh filled with bitter tears.

"Heh heh..."

The End

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