"Long live the Human Race."
"Long live the Human Race? Good. We'll use that as the new password..."
The Parrot spoke.
"What password?" Xu Yuan asked curiously.
"The password to activate Yanmen. You have to say it before you can use my power. Fuck, I haven't had a password in years," the Parrot said.
"...Without a password, couldn't anyone come take a look?" Xu Yuan asked.
"That's why I had to get the Birdcage back. See? Doesn't this cage look like a safety net?"
"It does."
"So now we have a password."
The Parrot suddenly spread its wings and flapped a few times.
All of Yanmen shook up and down with it.
The shaking was almost on par with a moderate earthquake.
"What are you doing?" Xu Yuan asked curiously.
"The Ninefold Nether, the Divine Realm, and the Mortal Realm have all merged back into Yanmen. I'm adjusting their positions so they interlock more deeply and securely around me."
"...Right, I ran into someone who said he worked in the Arts. He's gone down beneath Yanmen to be a corpse now," Xu Yuan said.
"That's normal. They're my functional modules. They often reincarnate as people, then go to the Ninefold Nether and ascend to the Divine Realm, completing a full cycle to keep up with the times, update their versions, and upgrade their technology."
"But do you need that Arts worker? Don't you already have Imago?"
Xu Yuan waved a hand to show that he did not.
What should he do next?
He might as well head to the Imperial Palace and see what was going on.
The Lord of Ninefold Nether was meeting the Human Emperor. For something that big, they ought to provide a boxed lunch and yogurt at noon, at least.
Wouldn't it be fun to eat