Chapter 248. The Plan Against the Child of Fate
When Jiang Yichen saw the system reward arrive, a smile curved across his lips.
Perfect. He had obtained an Intermediate Gift Pack last time too. Now he could gamble.
“System, open both gift packs together,” he thought.
【Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: Daily Stress-Relief Toy.】
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【Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: One hundred thousand Top-grade Marrow-Cleansing Pills and Top-Level Teaching Skill.】
Jiang Yichen silently took back the question mark.
Although he had not received a Supreme-grade reward, one hundred thousand Top-grade Pills was still acceptable.
After opening so many gift packs, he had already summed up his experience. As long as he opened something good, then the next time, it was definitely impossible to get anything good.
Jiang Yichen opened the reward descriptions.
【Marrow-Cleansing Pill (Top-grade): After consumption, it can optimize one’s innate physique, broaden the meridians, remove impurities and toxins from the body, achieve an unblemished body, and greatly increase cultivation speed.】
【Top-Level Teaching Skill: The knowledge, cultivation arts, techniques, and other things you teach can be understood by your students, and your students’ learning efficiency will increase by fifty percent.】
Jiang Yichen’s eyes brightened slightly. There was nothing much to say about the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. It increased cultivation speed, so it was decent.
But this Top-Level Teaching Skill suited his wishes rather well.
He had originally been thinking that he had never been a teacher before. Even if he knew various languages, he might not necessarily be able to teach them.
After all, knowing something oneself and teaching it to others were two different matters. They could not be lumped together.
That meant he would have to trouble himself with studying, wasting time and energy researching teaching techniques...
Just thinking about it gave Jiang Yichen a headache. But this reward directly solved every problem.
In that case, being a teacher would become much easier.
Jiang Yichen smiled faintly. In his previous life, his role had always been that of a learner. Now, he could actually teach others.
The feeling of being a teacher should be quite nice. This was a perfect chance to experience it.
A slacking life still needed some fun, after all.
“Then it’s settled, Teacher Jiang. If you don’t teach us properly, it’ll be very embarrassing.” Mei Xue’er stood up, her eyes carrying a faint hint of defiance.
Knowing something oneself and teaching it to others could not be treated as the same thing at all.
Jiang Yichen, just wait to make a fool of yourself. I’ll laugh at you mercilessly.
A smug smile appeared at the corners of Mei Xue’er’s mouth.
Jiang Yichen raised his eyes slightly, still smiling. “Don’t worry. It’s a small problem.”
Mei Xue’er could not help feeling suspicious. With that confident expression of his, could he really teach?
No. I refuse to believe he has no weaknesses. He only knows how to slack off all day, and now he wants to teach?
“Then we’ll wait and see. All right, rest for today. Tomorrow, after Old Gu’s training plan comes down, we’ll officially begin training.”
“This mission to escort Nezha is extremely dangerous. I hope you will train seriously. That is the key to ensuring you survive.”
Su Linyu and the other two nodded. They had personally experienced how terrifying gods were in the Guankou Divine Ruins, so they naturally did not dare to slack off.
Mei Xue’er smiled in satisfaction and turned to leave the meeting room.
Mo Yan and Liang Shan also left one after another.
“Jiang Yichen, do you have some kind of secret? Why is it that whenever I see you, you’re never cultivating? You just play around all day and don’t do anything proper.”
Lingling, the realistic robot girl, jogged over. Her expression was full of confusion as she asked, “But why do you know everything? And why are you so strong?”
Jiang Yichen smiled and blinked. “Do you want to know?”
Lingling nodded like a chick pecking rice, surprise and delight sparkling in her eyes. “Can you tell me?”
“Sure.” Jiang Yichen nodded. “There are only two words to the secret.”
“Which two words?”
“Slack off.”
Lingling: “...”
“Big liar. I’m ignoring you.”
The smile on Lingling’s face disappeared, and she left the meeting room with resentment.
Jiang Yichen looked helpless and sighed. “What kind of world is this? Why does no one believe the truth?”
Tang Long and Chu Xingchen: “...”
Could anyone believe those words? Even working hard might not necessarily lead to success, let alone slacking off.
The two exchanged glances and shook their heads slightly.
“Old Chu, we should just work hard. We can’t compare to Brother Yichen. His family background is too powerful.”
Tang Long was amazed by the cultivation resources the Jiang Family had given Brother Yichen. Some of them were things they had never even seen before.
With a family foundation like that, one could fly even while lying down.
“All right. I’m going to cultivate the Eight-Nine Profound Art.” Chu Xingchen and Tang Long went off to work hard.
Jiang Yichen raised his hand slightly, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
Forget it. Sometimes, one had to understand hardworking people.
“Brother Yichen, don’t listen to their nonsense. You work hard too.”
Su Linyu, standing beside him, defended him indignantly. “If you didn’t work hard, how could you have learned so many languages?”
“Brother Yichen must have secretly worked hard somewhere we couldn’t see. I won’t expose you.”
She smiled sweetly and made an expression as though she would keep his secret.
Jiang Yichen burst out laughing and pinched her adorable cheek.
Sigh! I’m clearly slacking off so much, yet they always think I’m working hard. There’s nothing I can do. Let it be.
...
Japan, Takamagahara.
A chariot blooming with orange-yellow sunlight streaked across the clear blue sky.
The heat it released caused the lush green grassland below to burst into raging flames.
At that moment, the clear sky suddenly flashed with lightning and roared with thunder. Amid the violent lightning, a figure slowly appeared.
As the glow of lightning receded, that figure gradually became clear.
He wore armor, held a sword, and was surrounded by lightning. “Those who trespass into Takamagahara shall die!”
The Amatsukami of Takamagahara from Japanese mythology, Takemikazuchi, stared at the chariot in the sky that was like the sun.
Apollo, God of the Sun, brightened slightly in the eyes and said in a gentle tone, “Takemikazuchi, Mount Olympus has come to visit. I seek an audience with Tsukuyomi. There is an important matter to discuss.”
“Olympus...” Takemikazuchi frowned, and his expression immediately turned unfriendly. “You still dare to come here? A hundred years ago, your father Zeus caused all the gods of Takamagahara to be annihilated. What crooked scheme are you trying to pull this time?”
Apollo sighed. “None of us expected Huaxia’s Gods to be so powerful. Faced with our Five Divine Kingdoms, the final result was actually mutual destruction.”
“Enough nonsense. Takamagahara does not welcome you. Leave immediately. We will not cooperate with Olympus again.”
Takemikazuchi spoke sternly, giving Apollo no opportunity. The scene of Huaxia’s Gods slaughtering Takamagahara back then was still vivid in his mind.
Apollo frowned. Just as he was preparing to force his way in, the sky suddenly turned from day to night.
A pure white full moon hung in the night sky, scattering silvery moonlight.
Takemikazuchi immediately bowed. “Lord Tsukuyomi.”
Wearing a crown, dressed in magnificent robes, and holding a jade vessel, Tsukuyomi appeared within the moonlight.
Tsukuyomi raised a hand and waved. Takemikazuchi slowly retreated.
“Apollo, Zeus has yet to revive, but you have already begun planning for Ragnarok. Isn’t that a little too early?”
Apollo shook his head. “You and Amaterasu are both God Kings. You should have predicted the Child of Fate who appeared in Huaxia as well. Otherwise, you would not have appeared to meet me.”
Tsukuyomi’s eyes narrowed slightly. It was indeed as Apollo had said.
When Olympus launched a Beast Tide to attack Huaxia, Tsukuyomi had sensed the Child of Fate who could influence Ragnarok.
At first, Tsukuyomi had not cared much. But after the Child of Fate killed Hypnos as a mortal, Tsukuyomi knew this could no longer be ignored.
“What plan do you have?” Tsukuyomi asked coldly.
“Lord Tsukuyomi, what do you mean by this? Before Amaterasu Omikami died, did she not say that we would no longer interfere in anything concerning Huaxia?” Takemikazuchi suddenly spoke, his tone solemn.
Tsukuyomi looked back at Takemikazuchi. “If we do not interfere, only death awaits Takamagahara.”
“When Huaxia’s Gods return, do you think Takamagahara will abandon the blood feud from the Divine War a hundred years ago? Stop being naive.”
When Takemikazuchi heard this, his expression darkened, and he fell silent.
Apollo, however, revealed a smile and said, “To stop the Child of Fate from affecting Ragnarok, we have prepared two plans.”
“First, when the Child of Fate appears in the mortal world of Takamagahara, we will kill him in a simple and direct manner. However, one chosen by fate is very difficult to kill.”
“The second plan is to have the Three Fates of Asgard alter the Child of Fate’s destiny. This is our first choice.”
Tsukuyomi thought for a moment. “Are you certain his destiny can be changed?”
“No, but we must try. If it does not work, then we can only ask you to act.”
Apollo looked at Tsukuyomi. “Hypnos had not even reached the Main God Realm. If you, a God King Realm existence, act, the Child of Fate cannot possibly have any path to survival.”
Tsukuyomi remained silent for a long while.
“Very well.”
Tsukuyomi agreed not only for the sake of Ragnarok, but also for Takamagahara.
The Child of Fate had appeared in Huaxia. That meant when Ragnarok began, he was very likely to lead Huaxia onto a path where it could never be defeated.
Then, what awaited Takamagahara would only be the vengeance and fury Huaxia’s Gods had accumulated for a hundred years.
The Child of Fate had to die!
Jiang Yichen’s image was reflected in Tsukuyomi’s silver-white eyes.