"Alice!"
"Wha-what's wrong? You're looking at me a bit strangely~"
"You and Klee are truly my lucky stars! Mwah!"
Jack hugged Alice back and kissed her.
Alice's action truly was a case of 'having no intention to plant flowers, yet willows grow into shade'.
He spent tens of thousands of world coins refreshing the shop hundreds of times and still couldn't find the wizard's eye.
He didn't expect it to be brought directly from outside the world by the former 5-star Boss, Alice.
"Hehe, needless to say, Klee is the world's lucky child, so as Klee's mother, I am the third luckiest person in the world!"
"Who's the second?"
"That would naturally be you, dear father. Having both me and Klee, you are naturally... Wait... If you calculate it that way, you're actually the luckiest person in the world."
"Possessing family is mutual; everyone is the luckiest person."
Alice nodded happily, agreeing with his statement.
Jean was also happy that Jack had found the item he had been searching for for so long.
"So, the keys to open the The End City are ready. Qu, are you going to reclaim the Creator's authority from that Demon Dragon now?"
"Yes, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. The Sea Lantern Festival is approaching, so I can give them a surprise."
"Then... can I go with you?"
"Yes, a soldier trained for a thousand days is used for a day. You all have been nourished by me for so long, it's indeed time to test the strength you've gained during this period."
Jack briefly introduced the situation of the Ender Dragon's lair to Jean.
On a floating island made of The End Stone, countless Enderman and mutated Enderman (mod-added) guard their king, the Ender Dragon.
The number of monsters is extremely large.
Jack didn't want to wait until night to switch to peaceful mode and then solo the Ender Dragon the next day.
So this battle would definitely be a campaign against tens of thousands of Enderman.
Jack acknowledged the output capabilities of Jean and the others, but their HP bars were not as thick as Zhongli's and Ei's, so they needed to craft some essential armor first.
...
Two hours later.
Seven people stood behind Jack, forming an 8-person team to attack the Ender Dragon.
The outer formation included the Geo God Zhongli, the Anemo God Venti, the Electro God Ei, the Grass God Nahida, and the ordinary people Jean, Keqing, and Kamisato Ayaka, who were there to join the fun and test their abilities.
"What about me, what about me! Darling, did you forget me?"
Alice pointed to herself.
Jack gestured with his eyes for her to look at the little cutie behind her.
Sure enough, a little red-haired, golden-haired sprite was pouting behind Alice.
She had the expression of 'Daddy and Mommy are going out to play without me'.
"Ah, well... Little Klee, Mommy is going with Daddy to complete some very important things, not to play, okay?"
"I don't believe you!" Klee wrinkled her little nose, "Klee clearly saw Mommy bring her recently developed Super Jumbo Jumpty Dumpty Bomb. She's clearly going to bomb 'fish'!"
"..."
Jack wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
He knew what Klee meant by the Super Jumbo Jumpty Dumpty Bomb.
It was a bomb that Alice had improved from Lisa's Fire Dragon Heart Bomb, based on a chain magic power burst formula, combined with the latest version of the Neo Magic Art Level 3 Hellfire Rune (original rune), forming a new super-large yield bomb.
To put it metaphorically.
The original bomb was an atomic bomb, and now the bomb was a hydrogen bomb, with its power increased by at least 100 times.
If this thing exploded in the The End, Jack suspected that the The End Portal itself would be destroyed by her!
So Alice absolutely could not participate in the battle! Absolutely!
"Be good, Klee, Mommy will bring you the newest Dodoco family friend when she comes back, okay?"
"Wuu, no! Klee just wants to go play too!"
"Klee!!"
At this moment, Jack said sternly.
Klee, who had been clinging to her mother, immediately shrank back.
She looked weakly at her father, who had spoken, and drooped her little head.
Alice pouted.
This daughter, who was so biased, actually listened more to her father. She, as a mother, was feeling a little emotional!
Jack kissed Alice's pouting lips, then squatted down and caressed his daughter Klee's face, saying:
"Little Klee, Daddy and your aunts and uncles are indeed going to fight a very bad, very bad Great Demon King. That Demon King has many minions, and Daddy and Mommy are afraid Klee will get hurt, that's why we're not letting you go."
"How about this, Daddy and Uncle Zhongli go fight the bad guys, and Mommy stays with you to bomb fish at the waterfall lake?"
"Hmm... Klee understands. Klee will wait nicely at home for Daddy to come back."
Klee pouted her little mouth.
Jack had never seen her so dispirited that she couldn't even be bothered to fry fish.
It seemed she was genuinely worried about his safety.
Or perhaps, his bringing out all the high-The End combat power from home this time had given her, the little lucky star, a sense of impending crisis?
After seeing the children off, Jack stood at the forefront of the group.
To his left and right were Zhongli and Ei, respectively.
"Brother Qu was right not to bring Alice-nushi; with her destructive power, there probably wouldn't be many intact places in the The End for us to land and fight."
"Brother Zhongli understands me. That woman, Alice, is even fiercer than Ei. I wouldn't dare…"
"Hmm?"
"Ahem, I was complimenting you. Alright, everyone, check your equipment, and let's head to the The End Portal quickly."
Jack was originally complaining to his brother but momentarily forgot that Ei was still beside him.
Fortunately, Ei rarely delved into such remarks. After Jack helped her check if her naginata was sharp, the matter was simply overlooked.
...
Inside a certain surface castle structure.
A square portal with a purple border and a starry, dark void stood in the hall.
Around the portal were 4 * 3 slots, used to place the 12 Eye keys that activate the The End Portal.
Most of these Eye keys could be found in treasure chests in various dungeons in the Overworld and the Nether.
Only the wizard's eye, an item whose existence has been debated across all versions (directly given through the main quest), was born in the The End City Void. Alice brought it back from the edge of Teyvat, which is linked to the Minecraft World The End City Void.
There was no specific order for placing the Eyes.
Once Jack placed all 12 Eyes one by one, a loud rumble echoed!
A dark green beam of light shot straight up into the sky from the portal entrance!
"This is…"
Zhongli and the others stared in astonishment at the portal's unusual phenomenon.
Their hearts couldn't help but feel nervous.
Judging by this display, the Ender Dragon, capable of guarding an entire realm, was likely not an easy opponent.
Although Jack also held a respectful attitude towards his old friend, the Ender Dragon, what he was more concerned about now was the main quest that suddenly appeared before him.
[Quest Accepted: Authority of the Old Days]
[Quest Description: In ancient times, the Creator, with supreme power, added endless vitality to a monotonous world, and miracles such as dragons, magic, more creatures, and more minerals appeared one after another (mods were added).
This act touched the dignity of the Ender Dragon, the original world's The End leader. It absorbed nourishment from the new world and, when the previous Creator departed, usurped part of his authority (mods passively strengthened the original Boss).
The trial-taker who succeeds to the position of Creator can only usher in his era of creation after defeating the Ender Dragon!]
[Quest Requirement: Kill Ender Dragon × 1]
[Quest Reward ①: Creative Mode Unlocked]
[Quest Reward ②: System Update]
[Quest Reward ③: Random Otherworld Beacon]
System-chan really is silent until it makes a splash.
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