Are You People Even Polite?

Inside the Restaurant at the Corner, Qiangwei and Lena found a table by the window and sat down.

"By the way, what's he like?" Lena tilted her head slightly, curiosity shining in her eyes.

It was her first time leaving Lieyang Star, and her first time meeting a god from another civilization. She had no idea whether he'd be as easygoing as she was or more like Pan Zhen, that Old Fossil.

"His personality?" Qiangwei paused, as if searching her mind for the right words.

"Hard to say, actually, but... he calls people from Earth monkeys."

Lena froze for a moment, then couldn't help laughing. "Haha, monkeys? That doesn't sound very friendly. Looks like this so-called Pangu Old God doesn't think much of Earthlings."

"How come you don't seem surprised at all?" Qiangwei asked.

"What's there to be surprised about?" Lena replied.

"To a god, primitive humans from a pre-nuclear civilization like Earth's really aren't much different from the monkeys you see at the zoo."

"So you think so too?" Qiangwei asked.

"I don't. At least for now, I'm very friendly toward Earthlings," Lena said.

As they spoke, the restaurant door swung gently open, and a figure walked in.

Silver-white hair, ice-blue eyes, dressed in black—he looked just like the one in the photo Qiangwei had secretly taken during the meeting.

Si Yao's gaze immediately settled on Qiangwei and Lena at the window. He walked straight over and sat across from them.

"Sorry for the wait."

Lena raised an eyebrow and looked Si Yao up and down before speaking first. "Well, the famous Pangu Old God. Seeing you in person, you really do have an impressive air about you."

"Light of the Sun lives up to its name," Si Yao replied calmly, his ice-blue eyes seeming to see through everything.

In his eyes, Lena was like a walking star, her radiance dazzling.

"But breaking into someone's brainwaves as a way of saying hello—isn't that a little impolite?" Lena asked.

"Sorry. It's a habit," Si Yao said coolly.

Lena's eye twitched as she silently grumbled, I don't see a hint of an apology in you!

"Did you need something?" Si Yao asked, turning to Qiangwei.

"Wait." Lena quickly grabbed Qiangwei's arm, a sly glint in her eyes.

"You can see the future, right? Why don't you tell us what we came here for?"

"I heard you can ignite the sun. Why don't you light up the one in the sky right now and show me?" Si Yao said.

At that, Lena's lips curled into a playful smile, but she didn't actually get angry. "Well, that's certainly an original suggestion. But I can't just ignite the sun whenever I feel like it. If I accidentally scorch Earth, that wouldn't be much fun."

Qiangwei tugged gently at Lena's sleeve, signaling her not to push too far. Then she turned to Si Yao, her expression serious. "We came to talk to you about the Angels and the Taotie."

"I'm not a fortune-teller, like you Earthlings call them," Si Yao said.

"Nor am I interested in answering your boring questions. Besides..."

Si Yao glanced at the restaurant's security camera. "Do you think it's polite to spy on someone like this?"

For a pre-nuclear civilization like Earth's, Super Seminary's technology was essentially a Dimensional Strike.

The computer systems across Juxia City were like a transparent glass box to Deno Three, which could manipulate them at will. That included the security cameras scattered across the streets and alleys—they were like Deno Three's eyes, watching everything at all times.

"Looks like you're just as impolite as these not-fully-evolved monkeys." Si Yao narrowed his eyes. Mind Storm surged, rushing through the network and into Deno Three.

"..."

"General, I told you we shouldn't do this. He's a god."

Inside Super Seminary, Lianfeng looked weary as she stared at the monitoring screens in the hall, which had all gone dark at once.

Deno Three had crashed!

Clearly, his Dark Plane Technology surpassed that of the Deno Civilization!

"I was only trying to determine whether he was friend or foe," Dukao said with a frown.

"But it looks like this Ancient Great God has a short temper."

"How long will it take to get Deno Three back up?"

"Not long. He was only warning us; he didn't actually attack Deno Three," Lianfeng replied.

"General, we can't judge a god from an Unknown Civilization by mortal standards."

"Besides, we don't know who he is or what his status was in an ancient civilization. If he's a Main God, then given Super Seminary's current situation, no one but Lena is qualified to speak with him."

Dukao fell silent for a moment. "You'll handle the next contact."

Lianfeng watched as the big screen lit up again, her thoughts in turmoil. "General, are you worried about Lieyang?"

A god from an ancient civilization had suddenly appeared on Earth, and they didn't know what he wanted. Lena had also taken part in the meeting without permission. If he established ties with Lieyang, it would only make Earth's current situation worse.

Lieyang had invaded Earth a thousand years ago. Sun Wukong had driven them back, but they certainly hadn't given up for good.

The only reason they had held back was that they weren't confident they could handle Sun Wukong. With Dukao acting as an intermediary, Lieyang had established the Black Great Wall Project with Super Seminary, using investment as a substitute for forcing its way onto Earth.

But that investment still hinged on Sun Wukong's overwhelming Military Deterrence, which had forced Lieyang to back down.

Now, though, this Ancient Great God had suddenly entered the picture, and they knew nothing about him. If Lieyang won him over first, or even joined forces with him against Sun Wukong, then they might as well get ready to witness the Heavenly Dao descend once more.

"There are things I can't say outright, but I still have to be on guard," Dukao said.

Lena was still young. She didn't know Lieyang's history and probably hadn't thought that far ahead.

But Pan Zhen, Lieyang's Guardian God, could be a friend to Earth—or just as easily become its enemy!

They didn't know what kind of power this Old God from the Pangu Civilization possessed. If he intended to ally with Lieyang, or even had a way to deal with Sun Wukong, then they'd be in trouble.

He had no choice but to disrupt Lena's first meeting with this Pangu Old God.

Even if Si Yao had no intention of helping Earth, he couldn't be allowed to help Lieyang.

"Seriously, what is wrong with you people?"

After that less-than-friendly interlude at the restaurant, Si Yao got up and left.

Lena couldn't understand why Super Seminary was spying on people like this!

They knew perfectly well he was an Ancient Old God, and she was there too. It might not have been an official meeting, but it still counted as a meeting between two gods.

And in that situation, they resorted to spying?

Was that polite?

"We'll talk about it when we get back," Qiangwei sighed.

"They didn't used to do this..."