Chapter 1504: Human Stalk (8)
A thousand cuts, and he didn't even blink—he just sat there and rose to the high transcendent rank?
I'd already thought the claim that they were Divine Humans sounded a little self-aggrandizing. After hearing this, it even seemed rather modest. They should be called a divine race, but...
"With such a dangerous constitution, the Night Watchers actually allowed it to continue until now?"
Fu Qian looked at Aiko with suspicion.
"Why wouldn't they allow it... What exactly do you imagine the Night Watchers are like?"
The demigod Aiko was clearly stung by that look. Her first reaction was to defend the Night Watchers.
"We're short on time."
Unfortunately, all that righteous indignation had no effect on Fu Qian.
He turned sideways and was the first to pass through the open door, casually reminding her as he went.
"Even before they gave up their power... it had been many years since any of their newborn offspring received this kind of blessing."
Aiko quickly realized that there was no point dwelling on some things. Following after him, she sighed.
That's more like it!
Though he'd never formally studied the Night Watchers' corporate culture, Fu Qian didn't believe they'd reached their current standing through fairness and impartiality alone.
They were all out there making their way in the world. If they had a highly unstable ticking time bomb on their hands—and one that was also a feudal remnant—then even if they didn't eliminate it, they couldn't have handled it too gently.
"But you're still worried about this, so the first thing you do when you hear the good news is offer your congratulations and give the baby a checkup?"
As he looked Aiko up and down, Fu Qian spoke his mind, impressed by how readily she'd been candid