· The Old Deus's Surprise Gift Package

"Then what is the meaning of this, Old Deus?"

In the world of Game of Life, Lu Qiming had just stepped out of the Space-Time Channel when he realized something was wrong. He was supposed to have returned to the Flügel's stronghold, Avant Heim, but instead he had appeared inside a strange space. The entire world was formed from all manner of colors, and as far as the eye could see, the whole space seemed incomparably bizarre.

Opposite Lu Qiming, several figures were looking at him with expressions that were calm, curious, or arrogant. What they shared, however, was that every one of them radiated an utterly terrifying presence, as if the entire world was under their control.

Just looking at them brought an overwhelming sense of epic grandeur. They had been born together with the world and had created all kinds of life. Because of them, the world had gained civilization and intelligent beings; because of them, the world had also once nearly been destroyed.

"God from another world, we have been observing you for a long time."

A burly man over two meters tall, clad in crimson armor and wielding two great hammers, looked at Lu Qiming and spoke slowly. He was Oken, the god of Forging and the creator of the Gnome race, an existence once addressed as "Old Master" by the first Gnome leader.

"Oh, is that so? Then why have you all come looking for me now?"

Lu Qiming raised his head and glanced at the Old Deus before him. Casually finding a place to sit, he propped his chin up with one hand and looked at them. Though he did not know what these Old Deus wanted with him, Lu Qiming was not at all worried about his own safety.

To begin with, even