Arknights, But Raising Terra Chapter 27

"I'm not a god," Chen Ran muttered to himself habitually.

However, Chen Ran didn't voice this thought, as the semi-transparent pop-up window had already started scrolling across the top of Amiya's head.

"Lord God."

After softly murmuring three times, Amiya's tone clearly conveyed a sense of resolve: "You are so kind-hearted, giving someone like me two chances... yet I only now understand your true intentions."

Amiya stepped onto Chen Ran's palm with her small feet, then knelt on one knee, clasping her hands together.

Gently lowering her small head, Amiya also whispered, "I will offer you my loyalty."

"As a renowned collector, you always felt your collection room was too empty."

"Since it's a collection, how could there only be one?"

"Thus, in addition to already possessing 'Ornamental Fish: Skadi (Red Version),' you extended your wicked hand to a pitiful and helpless little rabbit."

"You have captured Amiya and locked her in a rabbit cage shaped like a castle, determined to make her one of your collectibles."

"You still have no morals, so skip this part."

"You have obtained Pet Rabbit: Amiya (Adult Version)."

Chen Ran: "..."

Looking at the flashing semi-transparent pop-up window, Chen Ran inexplicably felt a sense of, "Ah... it's this part again."

But are you slandering me again? When did I ever have no morals?

And why is it Amiya (Adult Version)?

However, Chen Ran only muttered these thoughts to himself.

Because if he remembered correctly, this semi-transparent pop-up window should flash a few more times.

And as expected:

"Using the experience gained from tricking Skadi (Red Version), you successfully lured Amiya, causing her to pledge her loyalty to you. Amiya's Favorability +1."

"Amiya (Adult Version) shared her posture with you."

"You have obtained: 'Originium: From Beginner to Raw Consumption'."

"Through 'Originium: From Beginner to Raw Consumption,' you have acquired a new ability:"

"Authority Dog."

Chen Ran: "?"

Is this "Authority Dog" the name of a new ability, or are you taking the opportunity to insult me?

However, Chen Ran lowered his head and looked at Amiya, who was still kneeling on his palm, then at the black crown above Amiya's head...

Chen Ran then opened the palm of his other hand and watched as an identical black crown was slowly constructed.

But Chen Ran had no intention of placing the black crown on his own head; instead, he continued to look at his other palm.

Thus, the second, third, and fourth black crowns were constructed in succession.

"Ha, as expected."

Chen Ran's guess was confirmed.

Although Chen Ran had been denying his supposed divine status, he also knew that these so-called planetary models and the natives on them... were essentially low-dimensional games to him.

If he, a higher-dimensional being, gained the ability of a low-dimensional entity, would he put it on himself?

Although it sounds a bit unpleasant, does it deserve it?

So, after this simple experiment, Chen Ran, who had mostly figured things out, turned his head to look at Amiya, who was still lowering her head and vowing her loyalty.

"Alright, alright, get up. I told you I'm not a god. What are you doing, little rabbit?"

Amiya heard him but did not reply.

Chen Ran had said it casually, but Amiya couldn't just take it at face value.

But since her god had spoken, Amiya naturally complied.

However, when Amiya lifted her small head, she saw Chen Ran extending his second hand towards her.

Then, he opened his palm, and the black crowns were piled up before her as if they were free.

One... two... three...

Counting them, Amiya found there were a total of 8 black crowns piled in front of her...

Amiya was completely stunned.

What?

Huh?

The moment Amiya had received the black crown on her head, she had known its origin and importance.

If this black crown were dropped on Terra, it would undoubtedly attract bloodshed, much like a peerless divine sword.

"How did it end up with you, Lord God... like it was being given away for free?"

"Oh, I just whipped it up," Chen Ran said truthfully. "I thought the black crown on your head looked nice, but it was too plain, so I made you some new ones."

Chen Ran lightly tapped his finger, and the eight black crowns in front of Amiya...

No, they weren't black crowns anymore. They had transformed into seven-colored crowns of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, along with a white crown corresponding to the black one.

Amiya: "... ..."

Amiya opened her mouth, but ultimately closed it.

Never mind, as long as Lord God is happy.

After Amiya gathered the pile of black... no, seven-colored crowns in front of her, holding them in her arms, she gently floated up like a bewildered little rabbit and landed on Chen Ran's shoulder.

"Um... Lord God?" Amiya hesitated for a long time before finally speaking. "About my homeworld... what should we do about it..."

"Didn't I already say? You should handle it yourself, little rabbit," Chen Ran replied casually.

"That's wonderful... Thank you, Lord God."

Amiya finally let out a sigh of relief.

After all, Amiya had previously displayed such immense killing intent and even directly charged into the planet model.

While her anger was a factor, the primary reason was Amiya's worry that her Lord God might decide to conduct a full-scale purge of her homeworld because of a small number of corrupt elements.

If that happened, the common people at the bottom would be too innocent.

041. Heart of the Corrupted Skadi: Searching for recipes for spicy rabbit head.

Alright, now Amiya not only had a wardrobe full of little dresses but also a drawer full of crowns.

Although Amiya also felt that just casually tossing these crowns into a drawer... wasn't quite right?

At the very least, she should have a display room and enshrine them.

But her Lord God's attitude when he gave her these crowns was far too casual.

So casual that it made Amiya wonder if these crowns were no different from something you'd find on the street—

However, once she accepted this notion, Amiya couldn't help but want to cover her little head with her blankets.

Because Amiya's entire source of power actually came from the black crown on her head, or rather, from the Authority of Originium.

With these, she was the Demon King Rabbit.

And without the black crown, without the Authority of Originium, Amiya would truly just be a pitiful and helpless little rabbit.

So when Amiya offered her loyalty to her Lord God, she genuinely gave all her own strength and abilities to her Lord God without any reservation.

But what was the result?

It was as if she had taken out her family heirloom, proclaimed it a priceless gem, her entire fortune.

Then her Lord God took it, looked at it, and said, "Oh, this is actually just a pretty stone. How many do you want? I'll pick a bunch for you by the roadside when I go out."

Amiya: "... ..."

The little rabbit felt like the sky had fallen.

She felt not only embarrassed but also quite guilty.

Her Lord God was so good to her, yet all she had to offer was a broken stone...

And yet, her Lord God not only didn't blame her but also gave her eight times the gift in return, even entrusting her with the decision-making power over her homeworld's fate.

Under this sense of guilt, Amiya blushed, closed the drawer, and then gently floated to the window, opened it, and turned her little head, trying to see where her Lord God was now.

... ... ...

... ...

Chen Ran, however, didn't think that way.

"This little rabbit is quite generous, isn't she?"

"After offering her loyalty, her first ability given to me was to directly hand over all the Authority of Originium?"

"Does this mean that little rabbit's gacha pool has been completely maxed out?"

"Look at this little rabbit, and then look at a certain ornamental fish—"

Chen Ran turned his head and looked at the fish tank on the table.

He hadn't forgotten the feeling of his vision going black when the first ability he obtained from Heart of the Corrupted Skadi was 'Breathe with Gills'.

Of course, these were just jokes.

After all, Originium and Sea Creatures, these two types of abilities had completely different focuses.

One was a simple "ding," while the other was about growth potential, where you could grind for the abilities you wanted.

But that didn't stop Chen Ran from teasing.

"Titi? Red T? Heart of the Corrupted Skadi?"

Chen Ran walked up to the table and looked down into the fish tank.

Seeing Heart of the Corrupted Skadi still at the bottom of the tank, face down and blowing bubbles, Chen Ran couldn't help but laugh, "Still moping around? How long has it been?"

Seeing that Heart of the Corrupted Skadi didn't react, Chen Ran reached out and stuck his hand into the fish tank.

He grasped Heart of the Corrupted Skadi in his palm and took her out.

Then, opening his palm and seeing Heart of the Corrupted Skadi still facing down, he used his other hand to flip her over.

"It's just that I wouldn't let you play with your phone, is that necessary?"

Chen Ran poked Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's belly with his fingertip. "Although I did wonder if your divinity, Red T, would be directly overwhelmed by my humanity after my consciousness connected to the Great Swarm, but after humanity surpassed divinity, how did you, Red T, skip straight to being an internet-addicted girl? Isn't that a bit of a leap?"

As his fingertip poked, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's belly, which was already soft, now felt like jelly for some reason, and it wobbled.

But when Heart of the Corrupted Skadi spat out a stream of water from her little mouth, her small belly quickly deflated, returning to its smooth and plain appearance—

"Cosplaying a whale spouting water, huh? Your stomach capacity is quite something."

Chen Ran found it amusing and said, "Alright, you can play with your phone."

"Really?"

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi blinked her innocent little eyes and finally stopped moping, sitting up. "Lord God, good."

"Don't be so quick to say good," Chen Ran added. "You can only play for three hours a day."

"..." Heart of the Corrupted Skadi lay back down. "Lord God, bad."

"So your standard for judging whether someone is good or bad is whether they let you play with your phone, right?"

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's thoughts were a bit too simple.

But looking at the group of Sea Creatures who only knew how to eat, it didn't seem that strange.