Chapter 140

Pardofelis: "Complaints? I don't deal with that here. I don't think there's anyone in Flame-Chasers who's in charge of that, right?"

Elysia: "Ahem! Let the wise and beautiful Elysia be the notary this time. Pardo, sell me that hammer from your shop."

Pardofelis: "Alright, Pardo's Shop, honest and fair prices, please keep this, Sister Elysia."

Pardo handed the strange little hammer from the shop to Elysia, and in return, she received a handful of shiny silver coins, which made Ellie's eyes widen in amazement.

Bang--

Elysia picked up the hammer and struck it once; the sound was quite satisfying.

Elysia: "Elysia, the small court is just beginning. Gray Serpent, forced buying and selling is wrong. Since it's a contract, fairness is the first principle."

Gray Serpent: "Of course, fairness is the principle of the contract, the cornerstone that enables it to be realized and maintained forever. But Ms. Theresa, don't forget, you were the one who took the humanoid machine first, violating the contract."

Theresa: "..."

Kiana: "Auntie, what he said actually makes a lot of sense."

The headmaster glared at the white-fuzzy girl, clearly annoyed, unsure of whose side she was on.

Theresa: "But you shouldn't just rob someone outright. What's the difference between that and being a bandit?"

Gray Serpent: "I'm sorry, information about the Herrscher of the Void is extremely valuable, and I don't think you can provide anything of equal value. Therefore, we'll have to retrieve it ourselves."

Theresa: "What did you say?!"

Can't offer something of equal value? She's the headmistress of the St. Freya Academy, one of only three S-rank Valkyrie —are you looking down on Theresa?!

Elysia: "Bang! The gavel falls, Theresa loses the case."

Gray Serpent: "You truly are an upright judge."

Theresa: "Ugh!! Damn it!"

That Gray Serpent guy is so annoying! He was clearly forcing me to buy something, and what's infuriating is that Theresa found herself unable to argue with him!

[Q&A begins.]

Who is the true founder of the World Serpent?

[Quick Answer Question]

As soon as the new Q&A was released, many people in the group stared wide-eyed, their faces practically screaming "give away points!"

Kiana: "An easy question?"

Raven: "No way, really? The system is being so kind?"

Pardofelis: "I know, I know, the founder of the World Serpent was Mebius..."

Gray Serpent: "I am the founder of the World Serpent, Gray Serpent!"

[Correct answer.]

[Congratulations to Gray Serpent for winning the reward: Special Invitation Card.]

[Description: You can invite one living person to join the Chat Group.]

Chapter 231 Kevin Joins the Chat Group

Just as Pardofelis was about to utter the last word, "The founder is Mobius, "the Gray Serpent quickly stopped her and decisively answered.

Raiden Mei: "Huh? Isn't it Mobius?!"

Theresa: "I thought it was Kevin, but it's Gray Serpent..."

Through continuous communication with the Flame-Chasers, and as others in the Chat Group have also realized, Kevin was not the founder of World Serpent.

The term "Lord" does not refer to a creator, but rather to a belief or a symbol of identity.

The Gray Serpent was a creation of Mobius, and given their similar immortality and shared existence from Fifty Thousand Years, this is not hard to guess.

Under normal circumstances, the ideal scenario would be for Mobius to create the World Serpent, with the Gray Serpent inheriting the will of the Flame-Chasers.

But no one expected that the Gray Serpent was the true founder of the World Serpent.

Elysia: "Pardo, you're really in for it now. If it weren't for Gray Serpent's rescue, you would have been in serious trouble, working overtime for at least three days straight like Welt."

Pardofelis: "I know I was wrong."

"That's impossible," Pardo, desperately reflecting on her mistakes.

Her Elysian Realm Shop had all sorts of information, especially countless rumors and gossip, but she never expected it to backfire today.

Gray Serpent: "In a general sense, your statement is not wrong, because even I myself am her creation, so the idea that she established the World Serpent is not a fallacy."

Gray Serpent: "But unfortunately, strictly speaking, I am indeed the true founder of the World Serpent."

It wasn't any particularly important intelligence.

But at this moment, the Gray Serpent was truly grateful that the World Serpent's whereabouts were elusive, and that this matter was vague in everyone's memory.

Only Dr. Mobius and the other two knew the subtle difference.

At this moment, looking at the card in his hand, Gray Serpent narrowed his eyes, a glint in them.

Elysia: "Hmm, I see, I understand now. But this time, the reward the system gave us... is a little special."

It can add live people to Chat Group.

It might not be of much use to those who have already died once, but it's obvious what the Gray Serpent would do with it.

Bronya: "What's so special about this? This is just stirring up trouble! Bronya went through so much trouble to avoid Kevin and rescue Seele from the Sea of Quanta, and now what's going on?"

Veliona: "To correct you, it was I who brought Seele out of the Sea of Quanta... Hmm? What do you mean by Veliona?"

Seele: "Eh, things have really changed."

Elysia: "Perhaps it's because they're easy to distinguish. The two Seele have exactly the same voice. If you don't listen carefully to their tone, sometimes it's really hard to tell which one is which."

Veliona: "But why am I Veliona?"

She looks exactly like Seele, with fair and delicate skin, where is she dark?

Kiana: "Perhaps it's because when you pulled out that scythe, Seele seemed to have turned evil?"

Veliona: "Well... never mind, this is fine."

It's good that she's separated; after all, she's still Seele, and she's definitely different from that cowardly girl with a pure and innocent mind.

[Gray Serpent uses Special Invitation Card: Congratulations to the Lord of World Serpent, Kevin Kaslana, who swears to defeat the Honkai and is the strongest master of the Fehu throughout history, for joining the Chat Group.]

Kiana: "Tsk, what a long prefix. Is this how a big shot makes their entrance?"

Raiden Mei: "Gray Serpent really did drag Kevin into this, what do we do now?"

Bronya: "On the bright side, at least they only added him to the Chat Group; they didn't release Kevin out of the Sea of Quanta."

That's what they say, but anyone could have imagined that after contacting Kevin, with the resources of the World Serpent, getting Kevin out of trouble wouldn't have been difficult.

Gray Serpent: "Great forerunner, the World Serpent celebrates your return."

Kevin: "..."

His cold attitude and usual silence—he didn't say a word—he was still the Kevin everyone knew.

Kiana: "Gray Serpent, you're wrong. Kevin didn't come back; he just joined the group chat."

Gray Serpent: "For someone so new to this place, this level of progress is already quite impressive."

In the Sea of Quanta, Kevin was startled by the sudden anomaly, his steps abruptly halting as he tried to comprehend what was happening before him.

Kevin: "Did you make this, Gray Serpent?"

Gray Serpent: "Not so, but I have indeed found a way to listen to your will once more, and to the Flame-Chasers once stood shoulder to shoulder with you."

Kevin: "?!!"

Several large question marks appeared above Kevin's head. He began to wonder if Gray Serpent had lived too long and couldn't withstand the wear and tear of time, and had gone mad.

It wasn't until he heard the next sound that Kevin realized it wasn't a joke.

It was a profound shock that came from the depths of my heart.

Pardofelis: "Hey hey, long time no see, Boss Kevin."

Sakura: "Kevin."

Su: "It's been so long since we last met, I never expected it to be like this."

Elysia: "Kevin, it's been so long, did you miss me?"

Kevin: "..."

Unable to speak for a long time, Kevin subconsciously examined his own mind to see if he had fallen into the trap of the Herrscher of Reason, or been tricked by someone using Fenghuang Down.

But he also knew that the possibility of such a thing happening was one in ten thousand.

Neither Fenghuang Down nor the Herrscher of Reason could affect her consciousness.

The Herrscher of Reason: "I bet Kevin is now suspecting I did it. Ugh, why is everything being pinned on me?"

Fu Hua: "... After all, she is Herrscher who controls consciousness."

Let alone Kevin, anyone who was messed with like this would immediately suspect the Herrscher of Reason.

Kevin: "Gray Serpent, you explain."

Gray Serpent: "Yes, sir. Based on the current situation, it appears that a higher-dimensional Chat Group has connected our consciousness, allowing us to communicate across the maximum limits of space and time."

Gray Serpent: "As for the Flame-Chasers you care about most, Your Majesty, the place they reside in can also be understood as a higher-dimensional space, a higher-dimensional space where the dead can exist."

Kevin: "..."

After hearing Gray Serpent's explanation, Kevin fell silent again.

Perhaps because he found the situation unbelievable, his overly serious nature meant he needed more time than others to process it.

Or perhaps it was the prospect of seeing Elysia and the others that stirred up a storm of emotions in Kevin, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time.

In short, Kevin remained the same, using silence to conceal his feelings, and his silent actions were not surprising at all.

Chapter 232 Kevin's gotten weaker!

Pardofelis: "Is that so? I think Gray Serpent makes a lot of sense. He's only been here for less than a day, right?"

High-latitude space, time, and the maximum limitation of space—it all sounds so confusing and makes the cat want to sleep.

Kiana: "Because, Pardo, all you can think about is sunbathing and sleeping in late. Why would you think about such useless things?"

Theresa: "Kiana, I don't think you have the right to talk about her like that."

Pardo is lazy and loves to eat, spending all her time sunbathing. Do you really think you're any better than Himeko whose head is only filled with rice and Mei?

Bronya: "It sounds plausible, but it just doesn't seem scientific at all."

Pardofelis: "Honkai is inherently unscientific, as is the Sea of Quanta."

Welt: "Bronya, you need to understand that our current science is just the tip of the iceberg compared to the boundless starry sky. Before you come into contact with these things, would you dare to believe in Honkai, believe in the Sea of Quanta, believe in the higher-dimensional existence that Su encountered?"

Bronya: "... I don't believe it."

As it turns out, at this point, it's somewhat unreliable to continue trusting popular science.

Not to mention anything far away, her adorable and well-behaved Seele sister Seele even Virtual World Bubble into her body—who would believe that?

Kevin: "How can you prove what you're saying is true?"

Having weathered many storms, Kevin still believed in seeing is believing, and without solid evidence, he couldn't make a judgment.

Leaders do not so easily trust others.

Even the World Serpent members who are loyal to themselves.

Pardofelis: "Boss Kevin doesn't believe us, Sister Elysia, what should we do?"

Sakura: "We are in the Death Space, we lack the ability to prove ourselves, and we cannot interfere with the reality Fifty Thousand Years from now."

Elysia: "Or, how about we expose his Team Building noodle-eating incident?"

Kevin: "..."

Kevin stood there with his arms crossed, looking at you calmly.