The bar.
Amid the boisterous music, Gu Qingshan and Crow came to the counter and sat down.
"You broke through?" Crow asked.
He slid a glass of liquor to Gu Qingshan and swayed his body. He looked unexpectedly alluring.
He's getting into character. Looks like Crow's been preparing pretty well lately.
Gu Qingshan thought to himself.
He took the glass and took a small sip.
"Yeah. It took longer this time—about ten days," Gu Qingshan said.
"In the age of the apocalypse, getting stronger is always a good thing. By the way, did you go back to the guild?" Crow continued.
"I went back and collected a lot of things for being a Title Assassin. They even gave me an extra big bag of money," Gu Qingshan said.
Crow laughed. "They've made preliminary contact with the will of the Holy Spirit World. Your success in resisting the Plague Apocalypse has been confirmed, so naturally you'd receive a generous reward."
"They really did give me quite a lot of money," Gu Qingshan admitted.
He was rather pleased about it, too.
In any case, he wouldn't have to worry about expenses for a long time.
"Come on," Crow cried out. "Back then, the allied forces all thought it was a No Life Level apocalypse. They were scared shitless. Who could've known you'd bring a whole new, powerful world to the Void Turbulence? No reward could be too generous for that."
"Why is everyone so happy?" Gu Qingshan asked, puzzled.
Crow picked up his glass. "You're buying the drinks today."
"Sure," Gu Qingshan said.
The two clinked glasses.
Only then did Crow explain. "Look, we spent some time in that world and successfully broke through."
"Right." Gu Qingshan nodded.
He understood now.
As expected, Crow continued, "That world has now completed its rebirth