The two humans and one god left Returning Star Port and arrived at a commercial street.
It was working hours, and there were few pedestrians on the street.
Vendors hawked their wares. Most people hurried along, with only a handful stopping.
It looked no different from any other commercial street.
If only no one had cast glances their way.
Jingliu knew these Cloud Knights were already doing a fine job.
They deliberately adjusted their breathing, making their footsteps heavier or lighter, doing everything they could to conceal their true identities.
Unfortunately, their gazes were like muddy footprints in pure white snow.
In a single instant, they gave themselves away.
Xianyu said quietly:
"Bacchus, go find them first."
"All right." Bacchus nodded, then asked with an air of casualness, "By the way, my best friend, do you like this place?"
Xianyu glanced at him through the gauze veil.
"Does that matter? Don't do anything unnecessary."
Aha shrugged.
"Fine. Does any of this energy interest you?"
Xianyu smiled.
"...Do you think I'm the 'Annihilation Plagues Author'?"
He had come to find Akivili, not to destroy other low-dimensional worlds!
Once Tenseiga's cooldown ended, Xianyu immediately opened the System Map, but found no sign of Akivili on the Imaginary Tree.
He asked Aha to make a trip, and eventually found Akivili among the main system's many MODs.
The mention of MODs made Xianyu sigh inwardly.
As Eric had said, every operative bound to a stripped-down system was under his control.
If he wished, he could become what Eric called the "Lord of Myriad Worlds" at any moment.
However, both he and Eric had underestimated the Nanobots' efficiency.
When Xianyu saw the number of MODs, he was rendered speechless.
Fortunately, Eric had thought everything through. Each MOD automatically displayed the relevant information. The stripped-down systems