Should anyone dare to show them any disrespect, they would undoubtedly make sure they disappear from the face of the earth!
And wasn’t that so? Because this particular second-generation descendant in front of Meng Lei and the others, as the son of the Nidhogg Chief God, was exactly adopting such an extremely high profile. Just the way he had made his appearance alone was already incredibly cool!
“My lord!”
“The lord of the city is here!”
“My lord, you’re so handsome!”
Shouts and exclamations rang out all around. On top of that, some of the female deities’ beautiful eyes even glittered brightly with overflowing feelings of worship and adoration. Those infatuated expressions of theirs were as though they wished they could strip off all their clothes and climb into the lord of the city’s bed, with the only thing potentially stopping them being the lord’s lack of interest in them.
At the sight, Puhaman and the others couldn’t help but snipe sourly, “Isn’t he just a rich, spoiled second-generation brat showing off and pretending to be cool by relying on his status as a Chief God’s son? What’s the big deal about him? He’s not even worthy of becoming Master’s servant...”
“Exactly...”
This was nothing but just sour grapes, but it couldn’t be helped. Bearing grudges against the wealthy and the ones with authority had never been the mortals’ exclusive right. Deities also had feelings and emotions; they were also capable of jealousy, hate, and bearing grudges against the wealthy and the powerful.
Meng Lei didn’t say anything, choosing instead to observe quietly.
Roar!
The nine Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni gradually came to a stop before roaring into the heavens as one. Roiling sound waves erupted into the surroundings, seemingly announcing the son of the Chief God’s arrival.
When the sound waves dissipated, a handsome youth dressed in golden armor and bearing purplish-gold dragon horns on his head flew out of the carriage and showed up in front of all the deities.
“Wow! The lord of the city has come out!”
Several goddesses screamed in excitement at the sight of Venus. They were as though veteran fujoshi[2] that had just caught sight of fresh, young male idols and were so excited that they almost couldn’t catch their breath.
Among them was one particular goddess whose behavior was the most dramatic. A look of infatuation adorned her face as she clenched her fists and said, “As expected of the man I’ve set my sights on! You’re so cool that no matter where you are, you’re just like the firefly in the dark, so bright and so outstanding!
“Your handsome looks, arrogant stubble, cool and flashy way of making your appearance, and those nine Six-Legged Golden Suan Ni have deeply captivated me...”
When one reached a cultivation stage like Meng Lei’s, their ears would already have become extraordinarily sharp. He naturally overheard the goddess’ infatuated love confession, which rendered him totally flabbergasted. He could only say, “What a goddamn talent she is!”
Of course, the esteemed lord of the city definitely wouldn’t be able to hear the infatuated goddess’ wishful love confession. He overlooked the world, his eyes aloof and distant as his gaze swept across all the deities that had hurried over. The corners of his lips couldn’t help but quirk upward as a scornful look surfaced in his eyes. After that, he descended onto the area in front of the valley.
“Greetings, my lord!”
The city guards in charge of sentry duty at the valley dropped onto one knee in greeting. Their actions were neat and uniform without even a bit of sloppiness. It was evident that all of them had undergone professional training before.
“Has a thorough check of the mine been carried out?” Venus asked dispassionately, “How many mineral resources are there?”
“My lord, we’ve already carried out a thorough investigation.”
One of the city guards that appeared to be the captain replied respectfully, “The total amount of mineral reserves is estimated at 1.6 trillion tons to 2.3 trillion tons. They are of superb quality and can be classified as high-grade Divinity Crystals. On top of that...”
“What is it?”
Venus raised an eyebrow.
“We’ve detected crystal marrows in the center of the mine. We have yet to determine the concrete quantity, but there’s likely a reasonable quantity in there,” said the captain respectfully.
“Crystal marrows!”
Joy came over Venus’ countenance, and he said, “Not bad! It just so happens to be Father’s birthday in another two years. I was just feeling troubled over the lack of a suitable gift, but all’s fine now that there’s the crystal marrow. Father will definitely like it!”
The captain went along with the flow and quickly said in flattery, “Congratulations, my lord!”
“Hahaha! It’s worth congratulating, indeed!”
Venus then gave a grand wave and declared, “All of you deserve credit for finding the Divinity Crystal mine and discovering the crystal marrows this time. Everyone shall be rewarded!”
“Thank you, my lord!”
The captain was overjoyed.
“Yeah!”
Venus then nodded slightly and said, “Start working on it right away. I can’t wait to see the crystal marrows!”
“Yes, my lord!” Then, the captain shouted, “Men, get down to work and begin the mining process at once!”
“Yes, sir!”
Following his order, miners immediately entered the valley and got down to mining. Venus broke into a slight frown as he observed the number of miners. He asked, “When will you be able to extract the crystal marrows when there are only so few miners?”
The captain bowed and replied, “The crystal marrows are estimated to be extracted in two months’ time, my lord.”
“Two months? That’s too slow.”
Venus shook his head and ordered, “Recruit miners immediately. I want to see the crystal marrows in three days’ time. Remember, I want to see them in three days’ time. I won’t accept even an hour of tardiness.”
“Yes, my lord!”
Beads of perspiration formed on the captain’s forehead at once. It was
