Looking at the elementary schooler Wind God before him, Su Wen froze on the spot.
This kid was the traitor Wind God?
Hmm...
At that moment, he had his doubts.
It wasn't that he doubted a child could be a spy. Rather, he doubted whether his future self ten months from now had really been tricked to his death by Wind God.
If he had been, then an elementary schooler had tricked him to his death?
And twice at that?
Was he really that brainless?
If not, or rather, if Wind God wasn't a traitor at this stage, why would he become one in the future?
Looking at it another way, if Wind God hadn't tricked him to his death, who had?
Star God had just said that he was the fifth member of the organization.
If there were only five people counting Star God, he was an early member of the organization too.
So... why was everything getting more and more shrouded in mystery?
"Big brother, the breeze tells me you don't like me very much."
Wind God looked at Su Wen and asked softly, "Can you tell me why? If I did something wrong, I can apologize."
Beside them, Theater God cast them a puzzled look.
Clearly, Wind God's words had drawn his attention too.
"It's not that I dislike you. I'm just having a little trouble adjusting."
After a moment's silence, Su Wen spoke.
Was Wind God's perception really that powerful?
Could he even sense the changes in Su Wen's emotions?
Because of Wind God, he had spent twice as much Wealth Source on his last trip through space-time.
And knowing that Wind God might be a mole, he couldn't bring himself to like him, even if he was only a child.
But he wasn't stupid. Before he understood the situation, he certainly wouldn't reveal what he really thought.
Disguising his emotions!
Keeping up the disguise for a long time might be a little difficult, but doing it for a short while was no trouble at all.
But who could have thought that Wind God could sense other people's feelings through the wind?
In the world they lived in, the wind... was almost everywhere.
As an ally, Wind God's ability was really quite useful.
"But the breeze tells me you're a little averse to me."
Sounding a little aggrieved, Wind God said, "Big Brother God of Wealth, you're not averse to Grandpa Theater God, so it's not because of the environment that you..."
Theater God stood up and cut Wind God off.
"Little Wind, haven't you still got homework to finish today?"
"..."
Wind God froze, then said sheepishly, "Not yet! But I'm halfway done. If I work a little harder, I should be able to finish it."
Theater God's tone changed. "Then why don't you hurry up and do it? If you can't finish your homework again today, don't blame me for not taking you out to do something fun."
"All right, all right!"
After Wind God entered the elevator and left the office area, Theater God turned his gaze to Su Wen.
"God of Wealth, you took a dislike to Little Wind because you heard what his profession was, didn't you?"
"..."
Su Wen fell silent, because he didn't know how to explain it to Theater God.
He hadn't figured out the situation yet, so no matter what, he wouldn't tell him about the sub-talent Wealth Disrupts Space-Time.
But he didn't lie to Theater God either. Under these circumstances, deceiving him would accomplish nothing except making him dislike Su Wen.
After all, he knew nothing about Theater God's strength, abilities, experiences, or anything else.
So staying silent was the best answer.
"Little Wind is a good kid."
Theater God said softly, "I don't know why you dislike Wind God, and I won't ask. Whenever you want to talk about it, I'm willing to be the first to listen."
"Every Heavenly Mandate Bearer has secrets of their own. You don't need to be too nervous."
"As for Little Wind, he can directly sense ill will and goodwill through the wind that's everywhere between heaven and earth."
After that, Theater God gave Su Wen an introduction to the organization.
His cheerful tone made it seem as though nothing had happened just now, and everything was so warm and pleasant.
"This is your office."
Theater God led Su Wen to a fully automated, elegantly furnished room. Outside the door was a sign that read God of Wealth's Office.
But the office was exceptionally large, with its various furnishings evenly arranged, elegant and charming. It had every kind of entertainment and exercise facility one could want, and even some high-tech equipment unavailable to ordinary people.
It was hard to imagine this was just an office.
"No need to be surprised. Each of us has a private office."
Theater God smiled. "That's right, this is an office."
"We contribute to the country, so naturally the country gives us the best treatment possible."
"But to tell the truth, this private office is too empty, so normally I choose to go outside to slack off and chat."
"All right, take your time getting familiar with your office. I'll be going."
With that, Theater God waved to Su Wen, then turned and left.
"God of Wealth, may I come in?"
Before long, Star God's voice came from outside.
"Of course."
As soon as he spoke, Star God pushed the door open and came in.
"I trust you've become more or less familiar with the organization's various areas."
Star God continued, "In that case, let's get down to business!"
"First, I owe you an apology. Without your permission, I recorded some of your body-strengthening movements and their corresponding breathing patterns."
As he spoke, a small purple clock flew out from Star God's waist.
"Hum!"
The little clock trembled slightly, and the eighteen body-strengthening movements Su Wen had practiced earlier in his rented room appeared in the air.
"These eighteen body-strengthening movements have been analyzed. If ordinary people practice them regularly, they can greatly improve their physical fitness and reflexes."
"And after multiple rounds of verification, there's no possibility that these movements, combined with the corresponding breathing technique, will drain a person's life potential."
"So my idea is to promote these body-strengthening movements and the breathing technique. That way, our people will become strong and healthy. Even leaving aside the matter of Heavenly Mandate Bearers' trials, simply extending people's lives would be a good thing."
Star God paused, then said, "But that's only my idea. If you have thoughts of your own, you can share them."
"If what I did really did invade your privacy, I offer you my sincere apologies once again."
Hearing this, Su Wen hurriedly said, "It's not that serious. Besides, I was already planning to hand these body-strengthening movements over to the country after my trial ended. As a member of the country, it's only right that I contribute to it."
In the Arrow Realm, when he saw the future change, he had guessed that Star God had recorded the body-strengthening movements.
But after learning that the future space-time would change in real time in accordance with the information in his mind, he had felt that Star God probably hadn't been spying on him.
Now, though, it seemed his first thought had been right.
It was only natural. From the fact that Star God had given him a Star Weapon, he could tell how much importance Star God placed on him.
So it was perfectly natural for Star God to keep an eye on what he was doing.
As for Star God's talk of invading his privacy?
The Basic Body Tempering Method had been invented by Star God and the Cultivation Technique Research Group in the first place. Star God should be the one to blaze the trail of the martial path.
Strictly speaking, it was quite reasonable for Star God to come and take his own future creation.
"But I don't think you should promote these body-strengthening movements."
Su Wen thought for a moment before speaking.
Hearing this, Star God sighed softly. It seemed the God of Wealth didn't want the body-strengthening movements to be promoted!