nashuaworldcup Chapter 424 Speak My Name
Chapter 424 Speak My Name
Euranus looked down at Chen You from his high vantage point.
"In the ancient divine language of the Origin Realm, the word 'mourning'..." Euranos paused for a moment.
On that face, which had remained calm and still for millions of years, the muscles seemed to twitch with great difficulty.
"It means that their thinking is different from ordinary people, or that they have a mental problem."
Chen You's smile froze instantly.
You're out of your mind!
System, you're just swearing at me, aren't you?!
"Ahem." Euranos coughed, a rare occurrence for him, as if he also felt that such an explanation was beneath the dignity of the god.
"Just kidding. The fact that you're standing here proves your ability."
Chen You took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to draw the Jade Emperor Sword and strike the throne.
"What instructions did the city lord give me for bringing me here specifically?"
Euranus leaned back in the chair made of star fragments, his voice returning to its ethereal and majestic quality.
"According to the ancient covenant, the new 'Virtue' will be crowned and can request a blessing from the City of the Gods."
"Divine weapons, cultivation techniques, fragments of laws, or even absolute control over a secondary main city."
"What do you want?"
Chen You's heart suddenly raced.
The reward for a level 100 city lord!
Are you just going to give it to me like this?
If you just randomly picked a powerful artifact, wouldn't you be able to take off on the spot?!
But he held back.
Chen You was well aware of his own limitations.
In a high-dimensional world like the Source Realm, the most valuable things are often not the most painful knives on the surface, but the rules that touch upon the underlying logic.
Choosing randomly can easily lead to making a mistake.
You need to have a broad perspective and a wide vision.
Although I don't understand it myself, I have top-notch advisors in my family!
Chen You looked at Yuranos, "Lord, this reward is too valuable."
"Can I think about it?"
Euranos nodded.
"I have an endless lifespan; you can think about it slowly."
"Please wait a moment, I'm going to the restroom." After saying that, Chen You opened the system panel and selected to teleport back to Baiyujing.
Euranos frowned slightly as he looked at the spot where Chen You had disappeared.
Chen You's feet landed steadily on the teleportation array in the central square of Baiyujing.
The blinding sunlight pierced his eyes without warning, causing him to instinctively squint.
Not right.
Chen You suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.
The sun hung obliquely in the clouds on the west side, its light taking on a warm golden-orange hue, just as it was around three or four o'clock in the afternoon.
He clearly remembered that when he left Cangxing City, it was late at night, and the holographic projection was still playing a talent show.
The City of Gods has no concept of day or night, but he stayed inside for less than ten minutes at most.
Even though the Source Realm has regional time differences, its astronomical system has always maintained a strange synchronization with reality.
It's impossible for Baiyujing and Cangxingcheng to have a time difference of more than ten hours!
"The flow of time... or rather, the laws of space have changed." Chen You frowned.
He sensed that Li Guoan and the others were in Baiyujing, so he went straight to the command hall.
Li Guoan, Zhang Yunhai, Sun Feng and other core members were all present.
A 3D model of the Baiyujing territory was displayed on the giant screen.
"Chen You is back!" Zhang Yunhai's eyes lit up, and he strode over to greet Chen You, patting him hard on the shoulder.
"There must be some good news this time, right?"
Chen You waved his hand, "Something big has happened."
Li Guoan's expression turned serious, and he immediately put down the documents in his hand: "What do you mean?"
"I've just been teleported to the City of Gods."
"The city lord there is named Euranos, level 100."
The meeting room fell silent instantly.
Level 100.
This is the highest level known to humankind in its current understanding of the Origin Realm.
"He didn't do anything; instead, he offered me a reward. Divine weapons, cultivation techniques, cities—take your pick."
Chen You glanced at everyone and said, "I didn't dare to take it. I made up an excuse to sneak back and come to your meeting."
Sun Feng slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, his eyes shining brightly, his glasses reflecting a sharp light.
"Well done! The rewards given by an NPC of this level definitely involve the core laws of the Origin Realm."
"We can't accept things that only superficially enhance combat power; we need strategic resources!"
Zhang Yunhai nodded in agreement: "That's right. But why did he suddenly give you a reward? What were the triggering conditions?"
Chen You quickly recounted the entire experience.
"I got a special title that gives a 20% bonus to all attributes, doubles the critical hit rate on the first hit, and grants a 10% chance to ignore dungeon rules." He recited the data expressionlessly.
"hiss--"
Gasps of astonishment filled the conference room.
"These stats are insane! It's practically a cheat code!" Zhang Yunhai exclaimed excitedly. "What title is it? It must be incredibly cool!"
Chen You was silent for two seconds, then gritted his teeth and spat out two words: "Depraved."
The meeting room fell silent once again.
Zhang Yunhai's hand, which was about to clap, froze in mid-air.
Li Guoan's hand holding the thermos trembled slightly, and a few drops of goji berry water splashed onto the table.
Sun Feng paused, his fingers that were pushing up his glasses, and his mouth opened slightly.
The air seemed to solidify into a tangible substance.
"Cough." Zhang Yunhai coughed suddenly, turned to look at the ceiling, and said loudly, "The air conditioner is blowing a bit too hard today, it's making my throat itchy."
Li Guoan silently pulled out a tissue to wipe the table.
Sun Feng bit his lower lip hard, his eyes behind his glasses turned red, and even the veins on his neck bulged.
Chen You's forehead veins throbbed, and he couldn't hold back any longer: "Laugh if you want to! Don't hold it in and get internal injuries that would be considered a work-related injury!"
"Pfft—hahahaha!"
Zhang Yunhai was the first to break down, laughing so hard he was doubled over, tears streaming down his face.
"Shameless! Hahahaha! Is this system a real person? It's too accurate! Chen You, your actions this time were truly shameless!"
Li Guoan couldn't help but laugh out loud, waving his hand as he laughed.
"Xiao Chen, well... titles are mainly for practical use; names are just a code."
"The Source World System doesn't understand Chinese, it's immoral... that's not what we understand it to mean."
"I think it's very down-to-earth," Pan Yu added.
"Down-to-earth? In the City of Gods, two rows of level 100 guards, each ten meters tall, have to kneel down and call me 'Lord Degenerate'!" Chen Yousheng slumped helplessly in his chair, his eyes losing their light.
Everyone imagined the scene and laughed even louder, filling the entire command hall with a joyful atmosphere.
The laughter lasted for a full five minutes before the atmosphere in the meeting room became serious again under Li Guoan's suppression.
Chen You then posed a second question: "Stop laughing, there's something else. Haven't you noticed the sky outside looks strange?"
Sun Feng was taken aback and immediately pulled up the environmental monitoring data: "It is currently 3:14 pm in Baiyujing, and the sunlight intensity is normal."
"It's early morning in Cangxing City now," Chen You said in a deep voice, his gaze sharp.
"It only takes me about ten minutes to get from Hidden Star City to Heavenly God City and back to White Jade Capital."
Sun Feng's expression changed drastically, and his hands moved across the keyboard like afterimages, bringing up dozens of data panels.
"The timelines of the major cities in the Origin Realm have always been consistent..." Sun Feng stared at the data model on the screen.
"That's not right, the time flow in Baiyujing is still the same as in the real world."