NOVPUBChapter 102: Chapter 101 Followers
Chapter 102 -101 Followers
“It seems you’ve made quite a haul this time.” Ailuodi flashed in from the doorway, tilting her head as she looked at Chaoyang, who was half-leaning on the bed. “The entire Yeni Temple’s light of life has dimmed a bit because of you.”
Chaoyang lifted his head, his gaze meeting hers, but he didn’t say a word.
“What’s the matter, I thought you’d be happy.” The Angel suddenly became a bit uncomfortable. “Alright, I know it’s a good thing, just pretend I didn’t say anything, okay?”
“I…” Chaoyang paused for a moment, “…am financially free now.”
“Ah?” Ailuodi had not expected him to come up with such a phrase. “What do you mean ‘free’?”
“You’re right, the wishing power I gained this time is indeed a lot, even more than all I had acquired before.” To put it in numbers, aside from Jenny’s four hundred wishing power, the other nuns were basically between one and two hundred, so the total reached a considerable fifteen thousand plus points, three times the second round’s game! If converted into life, that amounted to six hundred more days to live!
But the focus wasn’t on that.
Nowadays, white threads could be seen everywhere above the temple, resembling silver silk, and the nuns who owned these threads would still provide one or two points of wishing power from time to time. Based on his observations of Dane and Judy, this kind of follow-up supply of wishing power seemed to trickle in, ensuring he gained over a hundred extra points of wishing power each day.
This had already exceeded his daily consumption without using his abilities.
And when interest exceeds expenditure, that’s financial freedom.
However, he didn’t need to say all these details. “It’s nothing…I just feel…really good, very relaxed.”
“You look just like those addicts on the streets of Paris right now,” sneered Ailuodi. “In the moment of gratification, you cast everything else aside, only indulging in the temporary comforts.”
“What’s wrong with indulging? You don’t know what you’re talking about.” Chaoyang sat up abruptly. “I used to live a life where I couldn’t guarantee seeing the next day…”
He stopped mid-sentence.
Because the person in front of him seemed to have always lived a frugal life as well.
“Well, congratulations to you,” Ailuodi walked into the room and sat down beside him. “Now it’s your turn to fulfill the contract.”
“So that’s what you came for.”
“What else? You’re not in any danger right now.” The Angel huffed lightly. “And what was said at the time of the contract… My compensation is directly proportional to the wishing power you receive, you wouldn’t go back on your word, would you?”
“The binding force of a contract is infinitely high; going back on my word would be like seeking my own death, wouldn’t it?” Chaoyang stretched out his hand with a snort. “Don’t just keep sucking away, the wishing power I share out depends on my will, it doesn’t have much to do with the amount of blood. Plus, you drew on some wishing power in advance when we robbed the train, so I’ll deduct that amount.”
“No problem.” Ailuodi licked her lips, caught his hand, and bit down.
A sting of pain came from his wrist.
For her, this was the real settlement.
But this guy…why does it feel like he’s getting more and more adept at this?
Looking at her profile, Chaoyang suddenly felt a notion, and activated his special vision—the transparent circle reappeared, enveloping and fading everything around it, leaving only distinct outlines. Yet Ailuodi remained solid; he could see the wishing power flowing between them, white inside him, gradually turning green as it entered her body.
Still, there were no clues to be found.
This transparent area centered around him seemed not to affect the outside in any way, whether people or things, even the keenly perceptive Angels wouldn’t realize that changes had already occurred around him.
In a way, he had seen similar scenes on Earth as well.
That was when he activated Cyber Eye to perceive the networks around him—in this state, things unrelated to the network would become virtual, merely presenting a transparent outline, while infiltratable networks would be highlighted, resembling strings of flowing fluorescent code. Only when he focused closely on these codes, would they become more concrete, transforming into numerous pathways and a series of closed doors.
But there was no electricity here.
Without electricity, there naturally would be no networks.
He figured that might be why everything had an outline but was empty inside.
Well, maybe not every ability was useful in all circumstances. Since he had been thinking for a few hours to no avail, it was unlikely he would find an answer all of a sudden now.
Just then, the door was abruptly pushed open.
“Lord Chao, I have something to say to you—” Judy walked in and stopped, stunned at the sight of Chaoyang and Ailuodi leaning on each other, her face flushing red, “Sor-sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt! I’ll come back later!”
“Wait! It’s not! We—” Ailuodi suddenly lifted her head, wanting to explain the situation.
Chaoyang quickly covered her mouth, whispering, “Blood… clean the blood first!”
Judy ran back to her own room, leaving Dane puzzled, “Why have you returned already? What about Lord Chao?”
“I… I saw his lordship… with Miss Fiend…”
Seeing Judy blushing, Dane instantly understood the situation, “There’s really nothing surprising about this… Miss Fiend might not be human, but judged from a human perspective, her appearance is nearly flawless. Although Lord Divine Envoy is not an ordinary person, he too has human emotions and desires. Coupled with Paradise Master’s principle of not giving up on any life, this is actually an act of martyrdom.”
“Is that so…” Judy had by now calmed down, “You’re right, I shouldn’t have been so surprised. But now I’m worried about other things…”
“Such as?”
“The rooms at Yeni Temple don’t guarantee privacy. What if someone overheard us?” she pondered, “No, we need to have Lord Divine Envoy keep watch to prevent eavesdropping.”
“This…” Dane hesitated.
“Moreover, this is Divine Envoy’s redemption of the Fiend, and as recorders, we should transform this scene into words.”
“Alright, you make sense.”
As they prepared to leave, they suddenly saw Chaoyang already standing at the door.
“Lord Chao, what brings you here? Please come in!” Dane quickly put away his notebook for reporters and gestured for him to enter.
After sitting down in the living room, Chaoyang coughed twice and then turned to Judy, “What you saw earlier was actually the process of treating the Fiend…”
“Yes, I had guessed as much. Please forgive my earlier rudeness,” Judy apologized, bowing her head.
Eh? Convinced so easily? Chaoyang was somewhat surprised; he thought he’d have to explain a bit more, “Well… if you understand, that’s good. By the way, you mentioned you had something to tell me… What was it?”
“Now that Gate of Destiny Pharma has opened for business and Yeni Temple is hopeful to get on the right track, Judy and I have seen everything you’ve done for us sufferers,” Judy took a deep breath and spoke with a sincere tone, “We’ve sent out countless prayers in the past, but all our hopes went unanswered, no one responded—except you… you brought us the hope we needed most.”
Dane joined in, “I’ve doubted you before because no one has ever been willing to trade such a small price for the help of the divinities. But the fact proved I was wrong, and very much so. Therefore, since then, Judy and I made a pact that after helping you with a significant deed, we would formally apply to join Paradise and become followers spreading its glory.”
“Lord Divine Envoy, will you allow us to also follow at the side of the Paradise Master?” Judy asked.
