Multiverse: In the Little Garden, Becoming a God by Proving One Thing for All Eternity

"Black Rabbit, what's he saying?"

The unicorn had turned to look at Qin Qi, so he asked Black Rabbit what the unicorn had said.

In the Little Garden, there were countless races and types of creatures, and their languages were just as complicated. Often, you had no idea what the other party was saying.

As a Noble of the Little Garden, Black Rabbit had the ability to understand the languages of most creatures so that she could preside over games more effectively.

Those long ears weren't just there to look cute.

"Shopkeeper, Mr. Unicorn wants to know if there's something you need, since you keep looking at him."

Black Rabbit translated for him.

"Tell him I'd like to play a Gift Game with him."

Qin Qi spoke.

Black Rabbit began translating, and the conversation that followed all went through her.

"A Gift Game? Human, what kind of game do you want to play with me? And what will we wager?"

The unicorn looked at Qin Qi. He didn't much like men, but he wasn't like the unicorns in myths and legends, who walked straight away whenever they encountered one.

"You can decide what the game is. If you win, I'll give you some things unicorns like. It's not easy to find those things in the East District, is it?"

"But I can buy them for you in the South District and have them delivered to you."

Qin Qi had put forward his wager. Unicorns had things they liked to eat and things they liked to use, and all of them could be bought with money.

"Hmm... then what do you want from me?"

The unicorn was indeed tempted, but he was curious about what the other party wanted from him. Surely he wasn't going to ask him to be his mount?

If that was the case, he definitely wouldn't agree. Selling his body for a little food?

Absolutely not. Not even for free food and lodging.

"Simple. If I win, I hope you'll let my people cultivate fields and grow plants in your territory."

Qin Qi had looked into this forest. Every phantasmal beast and animal had its own territory, much like separate communities.

These animals and phantasmal beasts had divided up the entire forest, and the soil here just happened to be full of vitality.

Whether one planted medicinal herbs, rare plants, or anything else, the harvest would be good.

"That's all? Then I agree."

The unicorn nodded. As long as he wasn't being asked to serve as a mount, letting people cultivate land in his territory wasn't an unacceptable condition.

"The game will be a race. For thirty minutes, as long as you can keep me from shaking you off, you win."

"If I shake you off, I win."

The unicorn was very confident in his speed, so the game would be a contest of speed.

"Just to be clear, what counts as shaking me off? Does falling behind count, or what?"

Qin Qi asked.

"Hmm... as long as I disappear from your sight for more than three seconds, that counts as me shaking you off."

The unicorn thought for a moment before answering.

"All right, I have no problems with that. Black Rabbit, let's sign the game contract."

Qin Qi looked at Black Rabbit as he spoke. The next second, a game contract appeared before everyone, and Black Rabbit read out its contents according to the rules.

"Do both parties agree to the terms of the contract and participate in the game of their own free will?"

Black Rabbit asked.

"Yes."

Qin Qi answered.

"Yes."

The unicorn answered as well.

"Then the game will officially begin when I call the start. It will last thirty minutes, and victory or defeat will depend on whether the unicorn shakes Qin Qi off."

"Shopkeeper... although unicorns aren't as fast as rabbits, they're still very fast. You need to be careful."

Black Rabbit walked between the two of them and reminded Qin Qi before the game officially began.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine."

Qin Qi smiled.

"Then the game officially... begins!"

The instant Black Rabbit finished speaking, the unicorn turned into a streak of white light and shot off.

In an instant, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

"As expected, he's fast. Shopkeeper, it looks like you..."

Black Rabbit turned to look at Qin Qi, intending to tell him he might lose, only to discover that he had disappeared at some point.

"Huh?! Where's the shopkeeper?!"

Black Rabbit's face filled with panic. How had both contestants disappeared in the blink of an eye? This wouldn't do-she had to hurry and find them!

Black Rabbit immediately started running after the unicorn. When she caught up, she found Qin Qi following close behind him.

"Phew... thank goodness. The shopkeeper didn't get lost."

Black Rabbit patted her chest, looking relieved. Then she was somewhat surprised. "So the shopkeeper is this impressive?"

Black Rabbit had sensed that Qin Qi's aura wasn't very powerful, nor had she sensed any aura of a Gift from him, so she was surprised to see him keeping up with the unicorn.

Down below, the unicorn glanced at the human following close behind him. He frowned and abruptly sped up.

But as he accelerated, the human behind him sped up too.

Is this human playing with me? He's clearly so fast, but he keeps following behind me, staying the same distance away.

The unicorn was immediately annoyed. It seemed the other party was deliberately refusing to overtake him, as if saying, "Look, I can keep up with you easily."

The feeling infuriated the proud unicorn, and he sped up again.

Strange, this guy seems to be angry.

Hamon flickered constantly over Qin Qi's body, and he used its magnetic force to construct a magnetic levitation board beneath his feet.

He then relied on his reflexes to swiftly dodge the obstacles in the forest.

Chapter 21: The Unicorn's Recognition, Humans Will One Day Soar Through the Sky!

"That human is so fast!"

"Just what kind of Gift does he use?"

"It must be a speed-type Gift, and a very high-level one at that. Otherwise, he couldn't possibly keep up with the unicorn."

The creatures in the forest watched the race with great interest. At first, they had thought the human was overestimating himself.

But as time went on, they began to feel surprised.

"Even though that human has been following behind the unicorn the whole time, why do I get the feeling he's the one with the advantage?"

One of the creatures spoke up.

"No, it's not your imagination. Look at their faces. The unicorn is already running at full speed, but he still can't shake that human off."

"Meanwhile, the human still looks completely relaxed, as if he's barely exerting himself!"

"Almost twenty minutes have passed already. In another ten minutes, the human will win."

Another creature spoke up.

Damn it!

The unicorn was furious. He looked at how relaxed the human behind him was, then at himself, running with all his might.

He felt a deep sense of frustration. He had already lost; the outcome of this game was already decided.

Should I stop and admit defeat?

The unicorn began to waver. Since he already knew he was bound to lose, should he stop? After all, continuing would only waste time.

No, I still have one move left. I can still give it a shot!

The unicorn wouldn't lose much even if he lost, but he still didn't want to lose. His pride wouldn't let him admit defeat.

He summoned all his strength and ran even faster. In an instant, blue-white wings appeared on either side of his body.

With a beat of his wings, he flew into the sky. This was his final gamble!

There were five minutes left!

"He's flying. I'll fly too. Magnetic Field Rotation, rise!"

Qin Qi used repulsive force to hover in the air as well, continuing to follow close behind the unicorn.

Three minutes, two minutes, one minute!

The unicorn's wings gradually became transparent. It seemed flying had also taken a great deal of his strength.

"Only thirty seconds left!"

Black Rabbit announced loudly.

The unicorn gradually slowed down. Listening to the rabbit's countdown, he looked back at Qin Qi.

He stopped. Qin Qi had won the game, and now he should overtake him and take first place.

But after the unicorn stopped, Qin Qi stopped as well, showing no intention of overtaking him.

"Time's up! The game is over! Because the unicorn failed to shake Qin Qi off within the allotted time, Qin Qi wins!"

Black Rabbit made the announcement. Once she had finished speaking, the game was officially over, and neither side could go back on their word.

"Human, you're clearly very fast, so why didn't you overtake me? Were you deliberately humiliating me?"

The unicorn asked in puzzlement.

"Deliberately humiliating you? No, that wasn't it."

Only then did Qin Qi understand why the unicorn had been so angry. He shook his head. These proud creatures really had such awkward personalities.

"Let me explain. It wasn't that I was fast; I used a technique."

"I caught your life magnetic field, then used my power to connect myself to you and let you carry me along as you ran."

"So it wasn't that I was fast. You were fast enough."

As Qin Qi spoke, he pointed at a rock not far away. The next second, the rock flew into his hand on its own.

"I... is that so? Still, I lost."

"A game takes not just strength, but intelligence too. I was confident in my speed, so I underestimated you. Otherwise, I should have noticed something was wrong."

The unicorn lowered his head slightly. Failing to notice the other party's trick was his own shortcoming. A loss was a loss.

"A bet is a bet. From now on, you can send people to cultivate fields in my territory whenever you like. I won't stop them."

With that, the unicorn prepared to turn and leave. This defeat was enough to leave him dejected for a long time.

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave. Let's discuss another business deal."

Qin Qi called out to the unicorn with a smile.

"A business deal? What kind?"

The unicorn looked back at Qin Qi in puzzlement. Now that even his territory, the only thing of value he had, was gone, what business was there left to discuss?