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laugh……
As the saying goes, mystery is exposed in the face of deeper mystery. If we quantify the girl's sword strike as 1, then Bai Ye's energy level is guaranteed to be at least 1. This is without considering the qualitative difference between the two. So even without activating the dimensional shop's defense, when the power of this sword strike actually lands on Bai Ye, it's roughly equivalent to a gentle breeze suddenly blowing from afar when you step out the door.
"Your Majesty, please forgive Erica's rudeness." After the magical light dissipated and Erica could clearly see Bai Ye's face, a fine layer of sweat instantly appeared on Erica's forehead. She knelt down on one knee facing Bai Ye and performed a standard knight's greeting to his monarch.
"Alright, alright, get up. Aren't you tired of all this nonsense every night?" Bai Ye waved his hand, gesturing for Erica to stand up. "If I really felt offended by what you just did, I'd probably be queuing up in the Underworld by now... Oh, or maybe I wouldn't need to queue, it should be pretty empty over there."
"...Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Majesty." Although Erica really wanted to complain about how Bai Ye knew so much about the Underworld, she knew that now was not the time to ask such questions.
No, it should be said that unless Bai Ye brings it up himself, if she, given her status, were to ask these private questions, it's highly likely that Bai Ye could send her to the underworld to experience it for herself if he were unhappy, and it would be a one-way trip.
"If I remember correctly... your name is Erica, right? Paul seems to have mentioned you to me, saying you're his... niece?"
“Yes, my name is Erica Brantelli, and I am a Grand Knight of the Copper Black Cross Magic Society.” The blonde girl nodded. “Paul Brantelli, the Grand Marshal of the Copper Black Cross, is my uncle.”
“If I remember correctly, then Erica, go and contact your uncle and have him prepare a plane for me to go to Sardinia, the sooner the better, or I can fly there myself in the Sun Chariot.”
The Sun Chariot?
Please, please do not use this dangerous-sounding device as a means of transportation!
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, I will go and inform my uncle immediately." Startled by Bai Ye, Erica quickly ran away from him and disappeared.
……
How powerful is a magic society that completely controls an area?
A few minutes later, Bai Ye was already on a plane bound for Sardinia. Erica, who was traveling with him, said that the efficiency was mainly because Sardinia was also in Italy, which was why the Copper Black Cross could process the matter so quickly.
If Bai Ye's destination wasn't Sardinia, but some overseas place where the Red Copper Black Cross's influence wasn't so strong, then preparing all this would probably take at least twenty minutes... um, twenty minutes.
Bai Ye once again experienced the weight that the word "king" represented.
"Your Majesty, may I ask why you are going to Sardinia?" Erica asked after hesitating for a moment, sitting awkwardly opposite Bai Ye.
"The purpose... guess?"
“…” Several veins popped out on Erica’s forehead.
"Just kidding, and don't you think asking such a question is pointless?" Bai Ye pointed to himself: "Given my status, what else could I possibly be doing there at this time?"
"Could it be that your purpose is... the God of Disobedience?" Erica's face paled as she recalled the news her uncle had mentioned in casual conversation a couple of days ago.
"You're such a clever little devil." Bai Ye gave a thumbs up, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth.
"..."
Although I was praised, I couldn't be happy at all. At that moment, I really hoped that I had guessed wrong!
"Don't worry, although there are two disobedient figures on Sardinia, I'm not one to sit idly by. Besides, I won't be the only one there; Tony will be there too. We can each take one of the disobedient ones, so there's no need to worry about the spoils being divided unequally."
Erica: “…”
Just one night, and she was already worried that if she wasn't careful, the next day the news would be that Sardinia had sunk in a sudden natural disaster. Now, there was also the Sword King, who was known for his capriciousness and would even try to steal the swords summoned by Marquis Voban that refused to obey him...
Erica felt as if she could already see Italy being caught in the crossfire of the battle between the two kings and the two disobedient rulers, and then everyone still in Italy collectively calling GG.
"Your Majesty, please restrain yourself QAQ" Under Bai Ye's strange gaze, Erica knelt down on one knee in front of him once again.
"Hmm?" Bai Ye tilted his head, not understanding what she meant.
Chapter 149 The Beautiful Boy with Purple Hair
After figuring out what Erica was worried about, Bai Ye gave her a light tap on the head.
"While I don't consider myself a saint, I'm not so bad as to sink an island just for fun. What are you thinking?"
"I'm truly sorry for presuming to understand the King's thoughts based on my own will. It was my rudeness." Erica looked extremely remorseful, at least it seemed that she was suffering from a great pang of conscience because she had misunderstood Byakuya. As for whether she really felt the same way, Byakuya wasn't sure... After all, although Erica's conscience might be classified as D or E, having such a conscience was essentially being an example of a shameless old woman who had lost all morals, and there were more than just one or two like that in Gensokyo.
With an innocent gaze sweeping over the patch of white skin on Erica's chest, Bai Ye silently curled his lip.
"Now... get up from the ground, go back to your seat, and wake me up when we get to Sardinia, is that alright?"
"I guarantee I'll complete the mission!" Erica quickly stood up.
Given her current uncertainty about Bai Ye's personality, she could only try her best to appear well-behaved, at least to avoid leaving a bad impression on him.
Looking at Erica's performance, Bai Ye almost couldn't help but wonder if he had stumbled into the filming location of some patriotic movie or TV series.
……
If we only consider comparisons within Italy, then White Night's journey doesn't really count, since it's practically from one side of the country's map to the other.
But if you look at it on a world map... wait, what's that black dot here?
Compared to the last flight from Lushan's private airport directly to Rhodes Island, this flight was a mere trifle. Bai Ye had barely closed his eyes when he felt the shift in the center of gravity caused by the plane landing. At least this time, Erica, the human alarm clock, failed to fulfill her intended purpose.
Upon landing, Bai Ye looked directly at the head of the Copper Black Cross branch in Sardinia, who was already waiting at the airport.
Has Tony arrived yet?
The person in charge looked embarrassed: "We were unable to contact the Sword King, but Grand Knight Andrei recently sent a message through an encrypted channel saying that the Sword King is on his way here."
"They didn't say when it would arrive?"
"No... we don't have any." The person in charge shook his head.
"Tsk, I knew this guy was unreliable. Luckily, I didn't agree to come with him." Giving himself a mental thumbs-up for his cleverness, Bai Ye patted Erica's shoulder beside him. "Since you have influence here, I'll leave my accommodations to you... By the way, tonight I want to see all the information about Sardinia related to them since the first disturbance. Is that alright?"
The person in charge readily agreed, saying that he would take care of both matters.
After Bai Ye left, he finally let out a long sigh of relief and looked at Erica, who had also been left behind by Bai Ye.
"Young Miss, what shall we do next..."
“Since you’ve already admitted these things to the King, of course you should do as he says. Or do you think that when you come back tonight, the King will pat you on the shoulder with a smile and say that even though nothing was accomplished, he’s really not angry?” Erica frowned.
“No, that’s not it.” The person in charge waved his hand. “As soon as we knew that the king would be coming, we compiled a separate copy of those documents so that the king could refer to them at any time. We also always have the most luxurious accommodations on Sardinia available for the king to stay at any time.”
"Since everything has been arranged, what are you still hesitating about? Just do as you're told. Although it's impolite to talk about the king behind his back, compared to the other kings, King Baiye is probably the more mild-mannered type."
Erica rolled her eyes at the person in charge and chased after Bai Ye in the direction he had left.
……
On the other side, after separating from the people with the red copper and black cross, Bai Ye randomly chose a direction and soon arrived at the seaside, walking aimlessly along the coastline.
To be honest, the environment here is quite nice.
Of course, unlike the tourists walking along the coastline at the same time, although he couldn't say that he completely ignored the sea view, Bai Ye was more focused on the frenzied divine power that still lingered in the air even after several days.
"Storm...or the sky?"
After circling around, Bai Ye arrived at a high cliff and stared at the trail left by the dissipation of divine power.
"Judging from his form, he should possess both storm and sky characteristics," a neutral voice sounded behind Bai Ye.
"You are..." Bai Ye was taken aback and turned around to find a purple-haired boy standing behind him.
"A person searching for their true name." The boy sat down beside Bai Ye. "Or perhaps, I am now a god?"
"Knowing you're incomplete, you still dare to appear before me? You really are something else~" Feeling the hostility he felt towards the boy based on his identity as a god-slayer, Bai Ye clicked his tongue in amazement.
"But you haven't attacked me yet, have you?" The boy looked at Bai Ye with a smile, seemingly certain that he wouldn't make a move.
"..."
How did a perfectly normal casual chat suddenly turn into something BL (Boys' Love)?
“According to you, this was left behind by that storm or sky god…” Bai Ye pointed to the divine power remaining in the clouds in the sky, and then pointed to another wisp, “So those are yours, right?”
"Maybe..." the boy nodded.
"It seems that, just like the information I found, your powers include a part related to the sun."
Can you obtain the power you want by farming an incomplete god?
Stroking his chin, Bai Ye began to seriously consider the question. After all, unlike Helios, whose weakness he had exploited and who could only lie obediently, this young man only had one chance.
Chapter 150 The Infamous Bai Mouye (laughs)
So this kind of one-time "consumption" is really troublesome, and there is no user experience at all.
With a slight pout, Bai Ye decided to temporarily abandon the idea of not taking action against the boy. He then lay down on the grass, letting the salty sea breeze blow over his head.
More than ten minutes later, the boy suddenly stood up and looked in the direction from which Bai Ye had come.
"Son of the Fool, that woman followed in your footsteps, didn't she?"
"Hmm?" Turning his head, Bai Ye saw the conspicuous red color and nodded.
"Since you have no intention of making a move, then I shall take my leave. I hope that when I have regained all of myself, you will grant me a truly exhilarating battle." The boy's voice and his figure drifted away in the wind: "I have been searching for this defeat for far too long..."
"Do you crave failure?"
Even if he has forgotten his own name and his origins, he still wants to pursue defeat... It seems that this guy was a serious chuunibyou before he was crippled.
"Your Majesty, was I seeing things?" Erica, who had been following him all the way, came to Bai Ye, bowed to him, and then looked at the spot where the boy had just been standing with a blank expression.
“Yes, you must be seeing things.” Bai Ye nodded in agreement.
Erica: “…”
Is this an insult?
This is absolutely an insult to both one's eyesight and intelligence!
She witnessed that boy vanish in the face of Bai Ye!
"Let's go, what are you still standing there for, enjoying the sea breeze?" Bai Ye, who had already walked a distance, noticed there was no movement behind him. He turned around and saw Erica standing there, gritting her teeth...
"Yes, I'll follow right away."
The two arrived at the accommodation arranged for them by the head of the local Copper Black Cross branch. Looking at the detached sea-view villa with a garden and swimming pool, Bai Ye's first reaction was to criticize the corruption of capitalism in his heart... and then he moved in with a clear conscience.
……
A few days later, at a temple near Sardinia.
A burly man, over two meters tall, with muscles bulging all over his body, making his tattered leather armor bulge, casually squatted on the altar, absorbing the faith that the temple had stored up before it fell into ruin.
As his faith continued to wane, the burly man's aura rapidly revived, a growing and increasingly powerful presence emanating from him. If he were an ordinary person, they would likely feel an overwhelming urge to worship him upon first sight.
However, the man and two women who walked in from the temple entrance were not ordinary people.
"Finally found one..." Looking at the burly man on the altar, Bai Ye and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.
“Your Majesty, based on the phenomena I saw in my spiritual vision, I suspect this is the Phoenician patron god, descended to earth in the divine form of Mekal,” the woman who appeared with Bai Ye and Erica said to Bai Ye.
Mekal... This must be the other one who fought the boy I met a few days ago, right?
Sensing the surging divine power flowing through the strong man's body, Bai Ye waved to Erica and Luculazia Zola, the Sardinian witch he had recruited as a laborer: "You two should head further away from here. This is a deserted island with few people around, so there's no need to worry about causing any unnecessary casualties."
"Yes."
Knowing that neither of them could change Bai Ye's decision, Erica and Zola exchanged a glance, shrugged at the same time, one activated the spell on Hermes' boots, and the other simply floated up into the air, the two of them flying towards the sea not far away.
In the battle between the god-slayer and the disobedient god, a mere small island could explode at any moment. For safety's sake, it's best to leave now.
As the two women flew away from the temple, Mekal on the altar also opened his eyes.
“Son of the Fool, do you, like that boy Veleslana, come before me with the ambition to send me back to mythology?”
"Vereslana?"
“It seems you don’t know his name yet.” Mekal looked at Bai Ye strangely. “You have his aura on you, though it’s very faint. But I thought that since we’ve already made contact, given his personality, he would at least tell you his identity.”
"Actually, it seems he encountered some kind of accident while fighting you. What I saw was only a part of him. I don't know if he has regained his memories yet." Bai Ye shook his head.
"So that's how it is. Even his avatar has been completely shattered by me?" Hearing Bai Ye's words, Mekal laughed heartily. "As expected, that kid was no match for me. If that sword hadn't been so disgusting, how could he have had a chance to escape last time?"
“Son of a fool, since you’ve brought me this decent news, you may leave.”
Um……?
Bai Ye's eye twitched as he looked at the sword mark in front of Mekal.
Who gave you the courage to put on airs with yourself when you're in such a bad state?
With a flick of his wrist, Gungnir, the Meteor Spear he had obtained from Remilia, appeared in his hand. Bai Ye slowly raised his arm, pointing the spear tip at Mekal: "Now, you should understand what I mean, right?"
"I see. Seeing my injuries, you thought you could take advantage of me?" Mekal nodded, with an expression that said, "I've seen through everything."
This time, Bai Ye finally couldn't hold back anymore...