Du Ze looked at the silver-blue ring on his finger. This is an interspatial storage ring with a story. It was a stage prop that the stud protagonist of the harem novel used to propose to his harem member. However, because of a silly, cute reader's intervention, the object of the proposal changed from into . Now, the Moe Lord upgraded the ring to its 2.0 version, in addition to its storage function, a binding function was added.
With it, the Moe Lord no longer has to worry about his family's silly, cute reader getting lost.
Du Ze started walking. One step, two steps, ... when he was five meters away from Xiu, there was a feeling as though there was an invisible elastic rope gently binding the hand that held the ring. Although Du Ze can continue to move forward, the force of the bond will become stronger and stronger. When he is 10 meters away, the invisible force will act like an elastic band that had reached its limit and it will "snap back," pulling Du Ze back to be hugged by the ever-prepared Xiu.
Xiu pounced on Du Ze's back, his arms around Du Ze. He looked up and asked: "Where are you going?'
Du Ze's eyebrows twisted. It was some time before the cold (ashamed) and aloof from worldly affairs (heartbroken) Du Ze could squeeze out two words: "Nature's call."
Xiu took Du Ze's hand in his. The red and blue rings shone brightly and contrasted with each other beautifully. "I'll go with you."
... Your Mom! This really is shame play!1 QAQ
Du Ze, looking at the gnome who wanted to go outside with him, almost fell down to his knees. Now he could not leave the Moe Lord's line of sight. Although no one hesitates to pull down one's pants when one is in a public toilet, to be watched while one is doing one's business ... that feeling is too much!
Seeing Du Ze's facial paralysis as he stood frozen, the corners of Xiu's eyes crinkled as he smiled, exposing a pair of tiny dimples: "Would you like me to unzip it for you?"
A certain silly, cute person felt as though he was being molested. He silently turned around then quickly attended to his physical needs.
After the incident last time, Xiu really did transform the interspatial ring into a "chain" that tied him to Du Ze. Now the two of them are as inseparable as Siamese twins. Du Ze can only move freely when he was within five meters of Xiu and if he moves more than 10 meters away, he will be sent back to the Moe Lord's side.
"Will you be angry?" When Du Ze came out, Xiu suddenly widened his eyes and stared at Du Ze without blinking. "Have I made you feel uncomfortable by tying you to me?"
Du Ze was silent for a moment then shook his head. Although it seems as though his personal freedom had just died a quick death, some silly, cute person thought that, except for it being slightly more embarrassing, it's probably the same as before.
He is always with Xiu. No matter where he wants to go, the Moe Lord will not stop him but will go there together with him.
Seeing Du Ze shaking his head, Xiu stretched out his arms to hold Du Ze. Because he was only as tall as Du Ze's chest, Xiu had to raise his hands to circle Du Ze's waist, like a child holding a large doll.
"Du Ze, I'm always afraid." Xiu's face was buried in Du Ze's chest. His muffled voice was full of affection and a fear of loneliness. "Don't leave me. I have only you."
Du Ze's hand trembled. He was afraid – being together like this, how long can it last
The Creator of the world said to him: Hurry up ...
Hurry what up?
Du Ze has been speculating about the Creator God's unfinished sentence for several days. "Hurry up" speaks of an urgency, of wanting to do something faster. There are two things that Du Ze is doing now: one is climbing the tower to witness the Moe Lord become the Supreme God, and the other is looking for information about the God of Creation and trying to make contact with the God of Creation. The latter task is closely related to the God of Creation and the God's tone of voice was very anxious, as though he was being chased. So was the Creator asking him to hurry up and find him?
But Du Ze dares not believe in the Creator God unreservedly. He is the Final BOSS. Based on his previous actions, he is truly a professional and conscientious villain. When he takes on a mission, he finishes it properly, like how he destroyed the various races.
Du Ze thought about it until his head hurt but he still couldn't come up with any valid conclusions. A silly, cute person felt his IQ wasn't up to this task but he couldn't ask the high IQ Xiu for advice, not only because of the invisible force that stopped him from speaking, but also because the words "God of Creation" was now like a minefield – just those few words might make the Moe Lord explode.
God of Creation, you are destined to walk the path of a Final BOSS because the Moe Lord has put you in his blacklist. Please allow me to make a sad expression.
After returning to the "Beautiful" plaza, Xiu continued to make the missing machine part but this time without the presence of Garl. Since that day, the gnome god has been in hiding. Du Ze still remembered the shocked expression on Garl's face when he discovered Xiu and Du Ze's relationship. At that time Garl seemed to want to say something, but Xiu, who was in a violent state, clasped Du Ze and stared at the gnome god as though to say "I haven't looked for you to settle accounts."2 Du Ze doesn't know whether it's because he was shocked by Xiu's rage or because he could not accept that the only surviving member of the gnome race is gay, but Garl ran away immediately without making any protest.
It was not until Xiu had finished the missing part that the ruler of the gnome gods appeared in front of them again. Garl gazed at the two of them with a complex expression on his face.
Xiu placed the missing part into the middle of the Kabbalah's control center which spontaneously merged with the other controls centers until they became one whole, with no sign that they had ever been separate. The ground began to vibrate as an earthquake shook the entire Gnome Ruins and the gnome race's biggest masterpiece, the eight-star mechanical puppet Kabbalah, awakened.
At the same time, an orange pillar of light appeared in the distance. A stone staircase appeared, linking the pillar of light to the gradually crumbling Gnome Ruins. According to Rachel, the tower climbers will have to race to the exit portal as they are chased by the eight-star mechanical puppet; their task is to reach the portal before they are killed by the Kabbalah.
However, for Xiu this is simply the moment when he receives a gift – the terrible and mighty Kabbalah is merely a present for Xiu.
Xiu and Du Ze stood on the staircase suspended above the void and watched as the brightly shining control center cracked in the middle. The huge eight-star mechanical puppet disappeared into that space. The entire Gnome Ruins abruptly disappeared, leaving only a dark void. Finally, the control center dissolved into light that rushed into Xiu's star bracelet. Xiu touched his bracelet and seemed to be satisfied with his new "toy."
The staircase began to fall apart, starting from the bottom, so they had to run towards the exit. Garl watched Xiu and Du Ze leave. The two people ran farther and farther away into the distance. The jester jumped up and started to dance, his black and red horns swaying, until all that was left was a clown who performed alone in the darkness.
"You are our only future."
As the voice of Garl came, Du Ze turned around to look at the tiny body of the gnome god standing alone in the darkness, making faces at them.
"I wish you well."
The darkness swallowed Garl's words and vanished together with his bowed figure.
Even when they got back to the hall, the image of the solitary figure of the gnome god remained burned into Du Ze's retina. Among all the gods, the gnome god left the most favorable impression on Du Ze. Even if it might be because Xiu is the last gnome survivor, Garl's affection for Xiu is an indisputable fact. Seeing such a sad and lonely figure, Du Ze even had an impulse to do something for Garl. He couldn't help looking at Xiu who was also touched. If the Moe Lord becomes the Supreme God, perhaps he can save that pitiful race?
"Mr. Du Ze!"
Someone called out to him from behind. Du Ze turned around to see the demon sisters waving at him excitedly. The fastest of their group, Enoch, had already run over to Du Ze.
"Hey! Dude, you're okay – ah!!!"
Enoch gave a terrible cry as he pointed at the gnome beside Du Ze. He shouted: "You! Why are you here?!"
Du Ze suddenly realized that none of the team has seen Xiu's gnome form. The thief doesn't know that the gnome he provoked is Xiu. During the time that Enoch was in the Gnome Ruins, the Moe Lord had been forced to wait for Du Ze for four years after he disappeared into the wheel of time, therefore the gnome was in a hair-trigger temper state. The Gold Mercenary Team, headed by the rival, entered the deathtrap. Then Enoch, this rash fellow who is a professional at selling teammates, spoke just a few words that made Xiu's temper explode. The whole mercenary team almost died there.
Suddenly, Du Ze realized something important. How could he not have realized: The Creator God spoke to Du Ze in the wheel of time, trying to find Du Ze. The next step is obviously to directly contact Du Ze?
But when Du Ze emerged from the wheel of time, he did not meet the Creator God but instead came into contact with the rival who was leading the Gold Mercenary Team. In the original novel, the Gold Mercenary Team went to the gnome ruins to explore but this time they were not on a guild mission at all. They were there looking for Du Ze.
During the weapons contest, Eric knelt before him and said: "Evil is raging in the Chaos Continent and God sent his messenger who has hair and eyes black as the night. He will arrive in the Gnome Ruins. Only when God's messenger returns can the Chaos Continent be saved – that was the oracle of Bright, the god of Light."
The man who came to him was not the Creator God but Eric, the son of the lord, the representative of the god of light.
The blood seemed to be pounding in his aching head. The god of light had a scepter which was made by the God of Creation. The ones who knew of the God of Creation said that the god of light had come into direct contact with the Creator and that they had a close relationship – was the god of light a follower or an enemy of the Creator?
If they are enemies, then the fact that the god of light wants to kill Xiu seems to point to the Creator wanting to protect Xiu
If they are master and follower, then the god of light might have tried to kill Xiu because of an order from the Creator.
Du Ze stared at Enoch. Enoch, who was stared at by the expressionless Du Ze and felt the need to distance himself from Xiu, hid behind Muir. Muir looked at Xiu but did not speak – no matter what form he was, he could find his Dragon Knight through their contract.
Rachel, who just arrived, looked back and forth between Xiu and Du Ze. She quickly grasped the situation: "Your Highness?"
Enoch's eyes widened in disbelief. He stammered: "You, you, you ...you're not saying this is Xiu?"
Old John, who was carried over to them by Ariel, broke through Enoch pathetic delusion.
"Little master." Old John smiled and said: "I quite like you like this."
Xiu made a "mmm" sound and took out the seven-star mechanical puppet's body. He received half of Old John's body from Ariel.
Du Ze looked sympathetically at the silly Enoch. Young man, you finally realized that you almost died in the prime of your youth back then. The fact that you are still alive and kicking today is practically a miracle.
The rash fellow's brain circuits were truly a marvel. Enoch's shock didn't last for too long and he was quickly able to set aside the past events to once more accept that he was now an ally of Xiu.
As Xiu worked on changing Old John's body, he listened to Rachel's report. Because Xiu and Du Ze went through the portal first, it closed behind them and they were trapped inside the beastkin trial. They had to wait until another group came and opened another portal. They waited for a week inside the beastkin village and, luckily, they met a Thunder Regiment team. After 10 days of in the fighting grounds and the BOSS fight, the team paid no small price and finally returned to the hall. Unexpectedly, the next day they found Xiu and Du Ze.
"When I saw the statue of the gnome appear, I knew that Your Highness had come out." Rachel raised her monocle and smiled.
Du Ze heard Rachel's words and looked around at the stone platforms: demon, undead, human, dragon, elf, beastkin, gnome – the statues of the eight races is missing just one. It was the only trial left and also the only racial bloodline that Xiu had not yet awakened.
Du Ze's heart beat faster as he looked at the only remaining empty stone platform.
As long as Xiu passes the angel race's trial, Xiu will be able to ascend to the top of the Tower of God.
Then this world will have its Supreme God.