Du Ze spent the entire afternoon resting in bed. When he rose in the evening, his hands and feet felt weak.
Xiu was not in the house. From the window, Du Ze could see Xiu and Rachel talking outside. The demon sisters stood behind Xiu silently, like a pair of well-behaved maidservants. When Xiu noticed that Du Ze was awake, he spoke a few words to Rachel and the demon sisters before returning to the house.
Du Ze wanted to get out of bed but when he lifted the quilt, the cold wind reminded him that he was still half naked. Some silly, cute person froze, glanced at the deceased trousers, then looked helplessly at Xiu: ".... Pants."
The corners of Xiu's lips curved up as he stared at the outwardly impassive Du Ze who was inwardly at a loss about what he should do. Xiu put his hand inside the quilt and said happily: "This is very good, I would like you to stay in bed."
Knowing that Xiu's hand was going to touch some dangerous places, Du Ze bent his legs slightly and immediately changed the topic, trying to talk with the Moe Lord about life.
"What were you just talking about?"
"They are building a magical teleport formation." Xiu held Du Ze's ankle and felt the smooth skin beneath his palms. "Creating it will take a day. When it's activated it can teleport us straight to Agares City."
The Tower of God was in the Lost Land. Since the Chaos Continent merged with its reverse side, Agares City which surrounds the Lost Land in the reverse side also appeared in the Chaos Continent. To enter the Lost Land, one must pass through Agares City.
Speaking of the city of Agares, Du Ze remembered that beautiful demon. The silly, cute reader wanted to cover his face when he recalled the time he was still trying to help the Moe Lord collect a harem. Don't mention harem members now, he and the Moe Lord have started living together shamelessly.
Xiu's hand was tickling him a little so Du Ze tried to retract his feet and continued the conversation: "The Tower of God appeared."
"Yes." Xiu's hand slid back and forth on Du Ze's leg and his deep purple eyes narrowed slightly, showing ambition. "I shall reach the top of it and become the Supreme God."
The protagonist, Xiu, battles to reach the throne of the Supreme God; this is the plot of the "Mixed Blood" novel. As a reader, Du Ze doesn't doubt that Xiu will become the Supreme God. He was like a parent who was proud and confident that his outstanding child will be able to get into first grade. But he felt uneasy because of what he saw in the Time Corridor's mural and the vision of the last battle.
"——"
Du Ze wanted to tell Xiu about the murals he had seen in the Time Corridor, but although his mouth opened several times, he couldn't say it – he was banned from speaking spoilers again. This made Du Ze even more alarmed. He was stopped this time because of spoilers, meaning what he saw in the Time Corridor was going to happen. For the first time, Du Ze impulsively thought that he didn't want Xiu to become the Supreme God. He looked at Xiu and finally said, with some hesitation: "Why... do you want to become the Supreme God?"
The hands that were moving in all directions paused. Xiu looked at Du Ze. This person is not a god but everyday he will be restored to his original state. He will never grow old and is all the more fearsome for it.
He never cared about Du Ze's background and identity, but he cared about the gap between him and Du Ze.
"If I were to become a god I will have eternal life. And if I have the supreme power, nothing can come between us."
Xiu gathered Du Ze into his arms and said with deep affection: "I want to be with you forever."
Du Ze closed his eyes. His heart was overflowing with bitter emotions and pain. The Xiu who wants to be with him forever is no longer the protagonist of "Mixed Blood" who wants to destroy the world. This person has changed a lot, so he does not want to prevent Xiu from becoming the Supreme God. From the beginning to the end, the highest position is something that Xiu deserves.
As for the murals he saw in the Time Corridor, Yi Ye Zhi Qiu wrote that Xiu will become the Supreme God and his most important person will be taken away. Now that Xiu's most important person has become him, this is perhaps one of the biggest changes in the plot. Du Ze thought that since he was not in the original script, maybe he can find the owner of that voice and avoid that tragic outcome.
One day later, the magical teleportation formation was built and they were ready to depart for Agares City. When he left the tribe, Sal led a horde of beastkin to see them off.
"Dear friends, thank you for helping the beastkin." The beastkin collectively put their fists on the left side of their chests to give them a solemn salute. "If you ever need help, please send for us."
Du Ze looked around again but he still did not see Nina's figure. Since yesterday the fox-eared maiden never appeared. Du Ze felt a little regretful, he had a premonition that he will never have the chance to see the girl with the big red tail again.
As the beastkin group watched, Du Ze and a line of people entered the teleportation formation. The grey light of space magic swallowed up the crowd. When they opened their eyes again, they had arrived at the city of Agares. Du Ze had just stepped out of the formation when he saw a beautiful demon with a clever smile; she seemed to have been waiting for them for a long time.
Heidi was wearing a low-cut gown. She looked like a ripe, delicious fruit that would release seductive juice when touched. The glamorous Agares City Lord welcomed them. Ariel pressed her fingertips to her lips; she had never seen such a beautiful person. Even Muir was staring at Heidi.
"Your Excellency Rachel, I have prepared everything you need."
Heidi greeted Rachel and her eyes swept over the group of people, becoming a little brighter the moment she saw Xiu. When Heidi's gaze fell on Du Ze, she appeared surprised.
"You are ..." Heidi seems to remember Du Ze. She smiled and asked: "How is that person?"
Du Ze instinctively looked at Xiu. At this time Xiu is in his demon form, therefore the succubus demon obviously didn't know that this was the Moe Lord that she tried to gift her city to in the past.
Xiu saw his silly, cute person looking up at him. This angle was very suitable for bending down and kissing him so the demon, who is very true to his desires, did just that.
Du Ze's hair stood on end from shock1 as Xiu licked his lips. Unable to open Du Ze's closed mouth, Xiu was dissatisfied and bit Du Ze's lip lightly. After Xiu let go of him, some silly, cute person with red lips silently looked around him at the crowd, speechless.
Heidi was shocked at first but soon accepted it. Demons have always been very tolerant about this type of thing. She was just surprised because the last time she saw him, the handsome, golden-haired human rejected her because of Du Ze, but now Du Ze has another person by his side and it is an equally outstanding demon. Does this black-haired youth have such great charm?
Not knowing that he has become the object of the demon's admiration, Du Ze drooped his head and did not dare to look at the demon again. He only provoked a person but as a result he was completely eaten up.
After they introduced themselves to each other, Heidi was somewhat puzzled that the demon who is a descendant of Bael has the same name as Xiu. Her eyes went back and forth between him and Du Ze but she wisely refrained from asking any questions. Heidi tossed her fluffy curls behind her shoulders and smiled at the group: "It's still a long time before dinner so please relax at the parlor. I have some information about the tower that I think you will find interesting."
Heidi explained the current situation. Because the tower is located in the Lost Land, everyone who is traveling to or from the tower must pass through the city of Agares. Due to the large influx of people, Heidi opened up the eastern side of the city and let people move freely. As a result of the geographical advantage, Heidi also collected a lot of information about the Tower of God.
"My advice is that people who are below the level of War God or Mage God should not try to climb the tower.".
In the parlor, Heidi said to the crowd: "The tower is too dangerous. Around 40,000 people have entered the Tower of God; only a few of them survived and all of them failed. According to those people, every level of the Tower of God is a trial and only those who are at the level of War God or Mage God have the ability to pass the trials. Other people who try will most likely end up dead."
Hearing Heidi's words, Ariel and the demon sisters looked at each other. Compared to the others, their strength can only be described as weak. They will become a burden if they enter the tower. However, there was a person present who was weaker than them, a "combat noob" with a fighting capacity of negative five. This person was currently like a pet trying to escape from the arms of his owner but was completely unable to; he could only let the other person stroke the back of his neck as he stood there with an expressionless face.
Xiu seemed unconcerned about the problem of being held back by others and carelessly asked: "What kind of trials?"
Heidi shook her head: "Those people who went to the Tower of God have a taboo placed on them that makes them unable to speak about the trials. I am very sorry. I don't have that information."
Du Ze knew that Yi Ye Zhi Qiu had previously written an "Infinite Flow"1 novel. The novel was titled "Infinite Flow Tower." In the story, the protagonist and a bus driver accidentally fell into Atlantis. There was only a tower in that place and to return to their world they must climb the tower. Every floor of the tower is different and has strong guards, a BOSS, and mobs of many different levels. To go up a level the main character must find the stairs, which are limited in number. Thus, every day the protagonist must "play with the mobs, hide from the BOSS, and find the stairs" while occasionally having to deal with unreliable companions and human enemies.
Based on this summary, that is clearly the embryonic form of the Tower of God! Every floor of the Tower of God contains a trial. Du Ze can guess that the trails will be the usual routine of clearing mobs and killing the BOSS – that **** Yi Ye Zhi Qiu is simply too lazy so he probably re-used the previous setting. Du Ze did not think that he would be able to uncover spoilers but the plot of "Tower" might be useful.
Speaking of that book, Du Ze read the ending: The protagonist finally returned to the real world and lived happily with a group of friends. However, the readers know that the protagonist is still actually inside the tower – the main character will never be able to leave the tower since he has accepted that place as his reality.
... That is a BE (Bad Ending) disguised as a HE (Happy Ending), you ****er! From that time on, Yi Ye Zhi Qiu started to develop this type of bad habit. The silly, cute reader suddenly began to worry. The ending of "Mixed Blood" won't be like the ****ing ending of "Tower," right?!
While Du Ze was thinking about this, Heidi drank a mouthful of black tea and went on talking.
"But they told me something very interesting," she said. Heidi glanced at the crowd of people: "The people in the Tower of God cannot team up because everyone inside will be randomly sent to different places. The probability that you will be sent to the same place is very small. Once a checkpoint is reached and a person passes through, the checkpoint is reset."
The people around her paled. Heidi chuckled and then said, "but there is one way to avoid this."
"The first time you enter the tower, every person can get a ticket that represents your eligibility for the tower," she said. "You can give it to someone else and you will be that person's follower. You will be able to accompany that person in the tower, but even if you are able reach the top, you will not become a god."
In other words, giving your ticket to another person and becoming his follower means that you will lose your chance to ascend the Tower of God. This is something that people will do if they want the other person to become a god; it is their belief in him. Du Ze suddenly realized that the Tower of God is a screening machine. Those who climb the tower will have to pass the trials to ensure that the climber will be in the level of a false god. The ticket represents "belief" and it is quite likely that those who have a large number of followers will have a greater chance of reaching the top of the Tower of God and becoming the Supreme God. Any creature can become a god.
"Lord Xiu, we want to be your followers, will you allow it?" Violet asked nervously. Alice continued: "We will never slow you down."
Xiu wasn't troubled: "Certainly."
The beautiful demon sisters smiled with delight and Ariel also knew that Xiu would not refuse to allow her to become his follower. Du Ze looked around him; Old John and Muir will definitely follow and Rachel's loyalty to Xiu means that there will be no question about her following him. Without even trying, Xiu has gathered together so many allies.
Heidi rubbed her red lips and looked at the crowd thoughtfully. At this time, the housekeeper appeared. He bowed and said in a refined and courteous way: "Dinner is ready, please follow me to the dining room."
The headphones went on strike on the way to the dining room. Du Ze once again saw that splendid and spacious room and he even saw the delicious meat pies Xiu had fed him before. All of them sat down but this time it was not Heidi at the head of the table; it was Xiu.
Muir sat in a corner silently eating his meal. The demon sisters and Ariel sat together, chatting very happily. Old John did not eat so he spent the time helping Du Ze feed the fat chirp. Du Ze looked at the head of the table where Heidi and Rachel sat on either side of Xiu, discussing the Tower of God.
"... These supplies are sufficient. It's mostly potions and food. There is limited space and the extra stuff is too cumbersome," said Rachel.
"Well, I'll arrange it. Heidi smiled and said: "Please enjoy your rest tonight. Agares City can make you feel like you are in heaven."
Heidi winked at Xiu ambiguously. "Is there a need for special services?"
Xiu, with his chin in his hand, tilted his head slightly to look at the charming, beautiful demon. "Do you have any lube?" The demon narrowed his deep purple eyes. "The type that can make people feel very happy."
As a demon, Heidi immediately understood what the other person was referring to. She used her elbow to support her upper body and thrust out her full chest: "Even with no lube, I can make you very happy ... You want to try?"
In the face of the succubus' charm, the corners of Xiu's mouth curved up.
"You can't satisfy me." Xiu's voice was not loud but everyone at the table heard him. "Only he can satisfy me."
For a moment, almost all the people's eyes fell on Du Ze. Some silly, cute person just inserted a piece of a meat pie in his mouth.
Huh? What happened?
When Du Ze looked around the table, Rachel was very calm and took off her monocle, revealing a polite smile. Old John continued to feed the little Phoenix, smiling as if nothing had happened. Muir was accustomed to this type of behavior and continued to eat. The demon sisters bent their heads; their faces seemed to be a bit flushed. Ariel and Du Ze were both looking around blankly because the latter had not heard while the former did not understand.
The atmosphere in the dining room was strangely abnormal because of the two demons' risque conversation. When she heard Xiu's answer, Heidi shrugged her shoulders and ordered her housekeeper to bring what Xiu wanted. She then offered a toast to everyone.
"Have a good night," Heidi said, smiling deeply.
Du Ze was ignorant as he raised his glass and was confused when the beautiful demon winked at him meaningfully.