Reserve Spirit Transfer Envoy

Plan successful!

Ever since Leng Yaozhu arrived at the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City, Herta had directly simulated Nous's computational abilities and begun predicting the near future.

Sure enough, everything was exactly as she had foreseen. Leng Yaozhu intended to take her on as a personal disciple, while Mu Chen and Yuan Bao'er had also shown their support. With that, everything could proceed naturally without arousing anyone's suspicions.

Honestly, this kind of predictive ability was simply too overpowered. Ever since gaining it, Herta had never made a mistake.

The feeling of holding everything in the world in the palm of her hand was absolutely wonderful!

But she could not become reckless because of it. After all, Murphy's Law existed: the more one feared something, the more likely it was to happen. So Herta still decided to take things one step at a time and build her path on solid ground.

If Yao Lan remembered correctly, Gu Yue's second profession in the original work should have been Mecha Designer. So who had taught her?

Although it had never been mentioned in the original work, Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue's master, was very likely a Mecha Designer as well. This was Douluo Continent, after all—skills were passed down through the same lineage!

If she studied under this powerful woman, Herta would be fully capable of learning multiple secondary professions and eventually mastering them all. That was the confidence The Wisdom, Nous, gave her!

As the Aeon symbolizing wisdom, its abilities could not possibly be limited to calculating the future, right? Its enhancement of intelligence was also extraordinarily obvious. Yao Lan had never felt his mind so clear, as though the distance between him and the concept of "human" was gradually widening.

Looking at it this way, it truly was frightening. It made Yao Lan think of the Root Royal Daughter from the Type-Moon World. If someone truly became omniscient and omnipotent, she would lose interest in everything.

Yao Lan would definitely have to find a way to solve that problem in the future. But for now, it was better to deal with the immediate issue first.

"I want to help Daddy and Mommy too, so... please, Aunt Leng!"

Though her voice carried a trace of childishness, Herta's eyes as she looked at Leng Yaozhu were filled with determination. One could not help but marvel at such a young child possessing such powerful willpower.

"I see. I understand." Yuan Bao'er sighed. Her daughter had only been brought back from outside a few days ago, yet she had grown up in the blink of an eye. As her mother, Yuan Bao'er had not even had enough time to cherish her before having to send her away.

"Since little Herta hasn't refused, I have no reason to oppose it. But Sister Leng, Herta is my daughter after all. I don't want anyone bullying her while she's at the Spirit Pagoda!"

"Please rest assured. Since she is my personal disciple, no one will ever be allowed to bully her!" Leng Yaozhu's expression turned serious as well. "Besides, there is an eighty to ninety percent chance that I will never have children in this life. I will definitely treat Herta as my own biological daughter!"

As she spoke, a flash of white light appeared in Leng Yaozhu's hand, and a token materialized in her palm. "This is the token representing the identity of my personal disciple. At the same time, as long as you are within the Spirit Pagoda's sphere of influence, it grants you the rights of a Reserve Spirit Transfer Envoy."

"Now, it belongs to you."

"From now on, you may call me Teacher, Herta!"

Spirit Transfer Envoys represented those who possessed supreme authority within the Spirit Pagoda, the organization renowned throughout the continent. The reason Herta carried the title of Reserve was only because she was still too young. Once she had matured sufficiently, she could rightfully become an official Spirit Transfer Envoy without even needing an assessment.

This was Leng Yaozhu's stance, as well as her expectations for Herta.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

"However, we have spent enough time here today. If we wait any longer, troublesome people will arrive. Next time, I will personally pay you a visit!"

Now that their relationship had been settled, Leng Yaozhu had nothing left to worry about. However, she knew that she was not the only one who had received news about Herta. If those old monsters arrived, the matter would probably become troublesome again.

So she urged Mu Chen's family to leave quickly, leaving the remaining matters to her, the vice tower master, to handle.

Sure enough, within half an hour after Mu Chen and the others left, a figure burst through the gates of the Spirit Pagoda at astonishing speed. If Leng Yaozhu had not cleared the area in advance, quite a few people would likely have been blown away by the fierce wind.

"Where is she? Where is that child?"

The familiar female voice caused the figure to abruptly slow down. He quickly arrived before Leng Yaozhu. This man was the current tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, Qian Gu Dongfeng, a rank ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo whose title was "Spirit Transfer."

"Sigh, you should have found a way to keep them here, Yaozhu..." Upon hearing that they had already left, Qian Gu Dongfeng could not help sighing. However, before he could finish speaking, Leng Yaozhu rudely cut him off.

"Their family's circumstances are somewhat special. Forcing them to stay would probably cause trouble."

"Hm? How are they special?"

"That is Mu Chen's child. There would be many problems if we tried to keep her by force."

"Mu Chen? Mu Chen, the Saint Craftsman from the Forging Association?" Once the identity of a Saint Craftsman was mentioned, Qian Gu Dongfeng's expression also turned solemn. Clearly, the price of making a move against a Saint Craftsman was far too great.

"But don't worry. I've already discussed it with them. That child has now become my personal disciple. On another day, I will have to pay them a visit."

"If you're going, then how could I, the tower master, possibly be absent?"

After hearing Leng Yaozhu's words, Qian Gu Dongfeng nodded slightly. Yet upon hearing that she would be paying them a visit, he developed some ideas of his own and planned to go with her.

"You can forget it, Qian Gu Dongfeng." Leng Yaozhu glared directly at him. "Do you think you're the type children like? That child is somewhat shy around strangers. If you go, she probably won't even dare leave her room."

That was a lie!

Based on Leng Yaozhu's understanding of Qian Gu Dongfeng, this sinister fellow was definitely plotting something unspeakable. Even Leng Yaozhu found it hard to bear the thought of such a young child being dragged into the whirlpool of conspiracies, so she casually found an excuse to send him away. Yet Qian Gu Dongfeng seemed quite surprised by her assessment.

"That can't be right? Don't the children in the Spirit Pagoda like me very much?" As he said this, he even tried to force out a smile, only making Leng Yaozhu even more speechless.

"You know those are children from the Spirit Pagoda, right? And are you trying to amuse me right now? Go do your work as tower master already! As for communicating with Mu Chen and the Forging Association... I'll handle it."

No matter the process, as long as Qian Gu Dongfeng was unable to see Herta, it would count as Leng Yaozhu's victory.