The System Arrived Three Years Early, but the Gods Haven't Come Yet
Chapter 49

The Future's Strongest God? He Still Had to Lean on the Wall to Walk

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[Wild Boar Card: A wild boar piglet containing divine energy. Wild boar hide and tusks are useful materials.] [Common Herb Seed Card: A card containing herb seeds imbued with divine energy. When deployed in the divine realm, it will produce ten seedlings each of ten different herb varieties, depending on the characteristics of the area where it is deployed.] [Small Coal Mine Card: A small coal mine containing divine energy. Its coal is a useful fuel for smelting and forging other divine minerals and materials.] [Small Gold Mine Card: A small gold mine containing divine energy.] [Energy Recovery Potion Card: 10 bottles of low-tier energy recovery potion. Containing a trace of divine energy, these potions effectively restore the energy expended by divine species without side effects.] [Stamina Recovery Potion Card: 10 bottles of low-tier stamina recovery potion. Containing a trace of divine energy, these potions effectively restore the stamina expended by divine species without side effects.]

As he read the descriptions on the last two white cards,

Zeng Shen's eyes lit up.

These energy recovery and stamina recovery potions could actually restore all of a person's energy and stamina.

They were good stuff.

And they were exactly the treasures he needed most right now.

After all, ever since learning about the coming catastrophe, he had worked tirelessly every day, constantly striving to grow stronger and build up his reserves. By now, his body was clearly struggling to keep up.

Now that he had these two potions, couldn't he instantly recover all the energy and stamina he had spent lately?

Wouldn't even ten rounds in one night be possible?

Just as Zeng Shen was thinking this, another series of notifications sounded in his ears.

[Congratulations, host! You drew 1 green card: Divine Energy Battle Vehicle.] [Congratulations, host! You drew 1 green card: Intelligent Mechanical Worker.] [Congratulations, host! You drew 1 green card: Exotic Beast Factory.] [Congratulations, host! You drew 1 blue card: Skill Card, Invisibility Card.]

Ignoring the regularly available Divine Energy Battle Vehicle card, Zeng Shen looked at the three new cards.

[Intelligent Mechanical Worker: Enter commands to assign the intelligent mechanical worker a corresponding occupation, allowing it to perform the work of that occupation.]

Good stuff.

This intelligent mechanical worker is an invaluable treasure for building up my divine realm. All I have to do is enter the commands for the relevant occupation, and it can take on that job and work for me.

Zeng Shen thought to himself, then looked at the next card.

[Exotic Beast Factory: Upon use, generates a small exotic beast factory. Place exotic beast corpses inside to extract, separate, and sort the valuable divine materials from their bodies. The higher the corpse's tier or aptitude, the greater the chance of obtaining rare materials.]

"This is ridiculously convenient."

"With this exotic beast factory, I'll be able to throw the exotic beasts I kill into it and have them processed straight into materials."

Looking at the card, Zeng Shen couldn't help muttering to himself before turning to the blue card.

[Invisibility Card: A low-tier skill the host can learn and use. Upon activation, the host and any items carried by the host will rapidly become invisible. Consumes 100 faith or a certain amount of mental power per minute. Attacking will reveal the user. When deployed in the divine realm, believers within the realm will have a chance of comprehending this skill.]

"This Invisibility Card is incredible."

Reading its description, Zeng Shen's eyes gleamed with an eerie green light.

With this skill,

as long as he had enough faith to sustain it, he could sneak invisibly into anyone's home and stay as long as he pleased.

Zeng Shen immediately used the skill card and learned it.

As for the Exotic Beast Factory, he decided to wait until after the catastrophe, when he had exotic beast corpses, before deploying it in his divine realm.

With the ten-draw finished, Zeng Shen messaged Xiao Ai to tell her he would be home for dinner that night, then drove to Good Fortune Estate.

About half an hour later,

Zeng Shen stepped out of the elevator and opened the door to apartment 902. The aroma of food greeted him.

Xiao Ai's voice followed.

"Master, dinner's ready. You can eat now."

"Mm, nice." Zeng Shen nodded in satisfaction and sat down at the dining table. As he ate, he asked, "Where's Xiao Di?"

"Xiao Di's handling something in the south of the city. She should be back soon," Xiao Ai said.

"What's she handling over there?" Zeng Shen's interest was piqued.

Xiao Ai answered honestly, "When we went to get our identity cards yesterday, those people saw how pretty Xiao Di and I were and tried to harass us. Xiao Di taught them a lesson. Tonight, she wants to bring the whole group to heel and make them sort out our identity cards."

Zeng Shen nodded after hearing this. He had no concerns about Xiao Di dealing with the faction around the dance hall in the south of the city.

After all, Xiao Di wasn't human. She belonged to the mechanical race.

Dealing with a few small-time punks would be easy for her.

After dinner, while Xiao Ai washed the dishes, Zeng Shen reclined on the sofa. With a moment of concentration, he sent his consciousness into the divine realm.

His gaze passed through layers of white clouds, and he quickly deployed the Wild Boar Card and Herb Seed Card where the plains met the forest.

Then he deployed the Small Coal Mine Card on a hill near the Lingnan Industrial Zone.

Only then did he withdraw his consciousness, close the Divine Realm Gate in the bedroom, and reposition it beside the rice paddies.

Ever since deploying the rice paddies, Zeng Shen had left them alone to grow unchecked.

Weeds were also growing rampant in the paddies, competing with the rice for nutrients.

Zeng Shen took out the Intelligent Mechanical Worker Card. With a moment of concentration, the green card in his hand instantly transformed into a streak of green light.

Within the green light, a humanoid machine clad entirely in aluminum alloy gradually took shape, looking somewhat like a miniature Gundam.

While Zeng Shen examined the aluminum-alloy robot, Xiao Ai came in after finishing the dishes.

"Master."

Zeng Shen turned to look.

Xiao Ai had taken off her apron. She seemed to be wearing only a light white blouse, an extremely short denim skirt, and black stockings, giving her a distinctly breezy allure.

Xiao Ai walked up beside Zeng Shen and smiled. "Master, just open the cover on its back and complete the primary identity verification. Once it remembers your voice and appearance, you can give it spoken commands."

"So that's how it works."

Zeng Shen nodded, looked away from Xiao Ai, and walked behind the intelligent mechanical worker, where he found a red button.

He pressed it.

The cover on the intelligent mechanical worker's back popped open, revealing an LCD screen.

The screen read, "Primary identity verification."

Zeng Shen followed the instructions on the screen to verify his identity, then said softly, "Rookie, become a farmworker."

At once, the intelligent mechanical worker's eyes, shaped like alloy bullet tips, lit up. It scanned the rice paddies before it, then spoke in a mechanical voice:

"Master, these three mu of rice paddies have never been tended. Would you like me to take over their full management?"

"Yes."

Zeng Shen replied.

Immediately, the intelligent mechanical worker he had named Rookie walked into the rice paddies, crouched down, and began carefully and swiftly pulling out the rampant weeds.

Before long,

it had cleared a small patch.

Zeng Shen was very pleased by what he saw.

If he could get a few more Intelligent Mechanical Worker Cards, he would have someone to handle all sorts of odd jobs in the divine realm.

"Master."

Suddenly, Xiao Di's voice came from the living room outside the Divine Realm Gate. Zeng Shen turned, and his eyes lit up.

Standing in his living room, Xiao Di wore a black cloak over a cropped black top that reached only to her waist, paired with sleek black leather trousers and high heels. Her stylish bangs swept to the left, giving her a strikingly bold, dashing look.

"Xiao Di, that outfit is so cool. You look just like a female gang boss from a Hong Kong movie."

Zeng Shen stepped out of the Divine Realm Gate, wrapped an arm around Xiao Di's soft, slender waist, and praised her.

"Do you like it, Master?" Xiao Di asked, lifting her chin with confidence.

"I do."

As Zeng Shen spoke, the sight of Xiao Di's slightly raised chin reminded him of what had happened the night before last. He decided to redeem himself.

He focused on the Energy Recovery Potion Card and Stamina Recovery Potion Card in his inventory. With a thought, ten red and ten blue test tubes, each as long as an index finger, instantly appeared inside.

The red test tubes contained stamina potions, while the blue ones contained energy potions.

Zeng Shen took out one stamina potion and one energy potion and downed them both in one go.

Immediately,

he felt the potions' coolness in his mouth. Then his mind abruptly sharpened, and every cell in his body seemed to receive an enormous boost.

In an instant,

Zeng Shen felt the energy and stamina he had expended lately

return in full.

He even felt a little too energetic.

Right then and there, Zeng Shen wrapped his arms around Xiao Ai and Xiao Di and hurried toward the bedroom.

Four hours later,

a notification sounded in his ears.

[The host and believer Xiao Di battled for three hundred rounds, but the outcome remains undecided. Divine rank experience +7.]
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