Gu Qing Shan took a deep drag from the cigar and breathed out a puff of smoke.
Without mentioning anything, this cigar is truly extraordinary.
âFrom now on, youâre my sworn brother. Whoever tries to offend you, just tell them my name, I guarantee itâll be usefulâ the metal man patted his chest loudly.
ââhis entire body was made of metal, only his head still looked humanoid.
Gu Qing Shan asked: âGood brother, who exactly are you?â
âLiao Xiao Pao, but to my good friends throughout the infinite worlds, Iâm known as Ironmanâ
âNiao Xiao Pao[1]?â
â-Liao Xiao Pao!â the metal man waved his hand and produced a few words written in common human language.
âThen should I call you brother Iron, or brother Liao?â
âEither is okâ
âBrother Iron, why did you suddenly arrive to pass judgement on me?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
Liao Xiao Pao opened his eyes wide and refuted: âJudgement? Iâm hardly qualified to use that word, by the way, did you get hurt at all?â
âI didnât really get hurt, I just had an inexplicable hunchââ as if I was caught in some sort of Causality Law, unless I answer your questions honestly, Iâll be ordered to do somethingâ Gu Qing Shan answered while weaving truth and lie.
Liao Xiao Pao was silently startled.
This person is truly impressive, being able to guess 70-80% of my ability even without noticing anything.
âOh, thatâs a misunderstanding, nothing but a misunderstanding. Iâll be honest, this is because I like to play gameâ he hurriedly said.
âGame? Youâre telling me that this is a game?â Gu Qing Shan doubtfully asked.
âThatâs rightâ Liao Xiao Pao answered with a serious expression: âGood brother, you probably donât know, but this is one of the trendiest games recently. Itâs called Truth or Dare, if you canât answer the truth, youâd have to take a dareââ thatâs why you felt that wayâ
Gu Qing Shan silently looked at him.
A line of glowing text hovered in the void of space:
[Causality Law: Judgement of the Saint Cavalry has disappeared]
ââwho are you trying to deceive, âtruth or dareâ
If it wasnât for the Title [Pure Man], I might actually have already fallen victim!
However, since he couldnât actually say that; Gu Qing Shan simply complained to himself.
âAlright, brother Iron, Iâll be heading off to leave this world system nowâ Gu Qing Shan said.
âYouâre leaving already?â Liao Xiao Pao asked in surprise.
âThatâs right. Thereâs nothing in this world at all, not even a single living being. Iâm on my way to the next world system, then make my way further until I reach the central region of the Dusty Worldâ Gu Qing Shan answered with half the truth.
Liao Xiao Pao observed the direction he was heading in, then lightly pressed his hand on a card reader inside his sleeves.
Tick!
A voice sounded from his mind:
[Boss, weâve finished the cross examination, this personâs name isnât on the list of competitors this time]
[-Furthermore, the Bell Tower world doesnât allow anyone to arbitrarily walk around during the daytime, yet not only did he manage to appear out of nowhere, but no one had even tried to stop him. Most likely he had received a different authority from ours-]
[But other than qualification competitions, the Dusty World usually doesnât permit entry unless someone from the inside had granted him the qualifications]
[Boss, please donât kill him arbitrarily, this brat might have quite the background]
Liao Xiao Pao listened to the entire report with an unchanging expression.
Seems like it was the truth.
I canât possibly fight him, or rather, I wonât fight him again for the rest of my life as long as Iâm not an idiot.
But should I really just let him go?
âI think I still havenât asked your name yetâ
âGu Qing Shan, this is my younger sister, Gu Lauraâ
Laura smiled at Ironman.
âYou two, itâs not a good either to keep heading out like that since itâs almost night time alreadyâ
âWhat would happen at night?â Gu Qing Shan asked, seemingly interested.
âDidnât your master tell you?â Liao Xiao Pao asked.
âThis is my first time in the Dusty World. I got directly transported here from another world system, so of course I wouldnât knowâ Gu Qing Shan answered like it was obvious.
Liao Xiao Pao narrowed his eyes.
Thatâs true.
It makes sense.
ââpeople who have directly obtained their qualifications usually make their way into a world system on their own.
The bigshots will grant them qualifications but wouldnât tell them anything else.
There are no issues with this youngster!
More importantly, he said that he wanted to head deeper into the world.
This is the center of the Dusty World weâre talking about!
Liao Xiao Pao was terribly shocked.
âBrother Gu, thereâs no issue with the direction youâre heading in, but youâll need to travel for five days straight before you can leave, did you know that?â he patted Gu Qing Shanâs shoulder and intimately asked.
âI knowâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âThen how about coming with your brother here? Itâs already late, so let big brother take you to a place you can enjoy yourself inâ Liao Xiao Pao offered.
Gu Qing Shan appeared troubled: âBut I need to hurry up and head out-â
âAhaha, donât worry, I know a certain kind of item in this world that can reduce the required time and let you leave this world a lot quicker. If you come with me, Iâll help you get one of them, howâs that?â Liao Xiao Pao said.
Gu Qing Shan appeared a bit hesitant.
At this point, it was nearly nightfall already, but a bit of commotion could suddenly be heard from afar.
âWhatâs that noise?â Gu Qing Shan became cautious.
âItâs nothing, theyâre my men. They were helping me prepare a gift earlier, so itâs just about time that they arrivedâ Liao Xiao Pao said.
Gift?
While Gu Qing Shan was thinking, a spaceship rapidly approached them from the sky.
Fwoomââ
The spaceship had landed in front of the three of them.
Professionists disembarked from the spaceship one after another.
The Professionist who came down first was carrying a box with him and respectfully presented it to Ironman Liao Xiao Pao.
Ironman Liao Xiao Pao opened the box and explained:
âThis thing right here is the universal encyclopedia of cooking recipes in our Reality. I noticed that brother Gu seemed to be someone who knows how to enjoy himself, so Iâd like to give you this chip as a presentâ
He handed a computer chip to Gu Qing Shan.
This time, Gu Qing Shan was truly interested. To be able to cook food that he had never seen or thought about before was truly an interesting thing to him.
âThank you, brother Iron, I like this gift a lot, but I donât think I have anything to give you in returnâ Gu Qing Shan said.
Liao Xiao Pao put up his hand and told him without concern: âThereâs no need to be so formal like that. When night time comes, Iâll take you to where you can find that itemâ
âYou mean the item that can reduce our remaining time?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âThatâs right, it can probably reduce your time by four and a half daysâ Liao Xiao Pao replied.
-in order words, Iâll only need to walk for half a day before we can leave!
Gu Qing Shan paused briefly.
If something like that does exist, I naturally need it.
âAlright, then weâll wait here until nightfallâ he finally said.
Liao Xiao Pao appeared delighted and ordered: âMen, prepare some alcohol, let me and brother Gu enjoy a few drinks while we wait until nightfallâ
-the sun had already set.
Gu Qing Shan and Liao Xiao Pao drank a few large bottles of alcohol, while Laura also got to enjoy a few new kinds of fruit juices.
One of his subordinates stepped forward and reported in a whisper: âBoss, it should be soonâ
Liao Xiao Pao then said: âBrother Gu, weâve only known each other for a short time, but I can feel a clear connection between us. The members of our Ironman Vengeance Corps are all hotblooded young men, so if you have anything you need later on, just come to usâ
Gu Qing Shan laughed and replied: âVery well, then if brother Iron has something you need help with later on, you can come to this Gu Qing Shan as wellâ
Liao Xiao Paoâs eyes lit up briefly in joy, then put down his glass and laughed heartily: âCome, let big brother show you the true face of this worldâ
He took out two pairs of metal glasses from behind his back, handed one of them to Gu Qing Shan and put one on himself.
âLittle sister Gu, Iâm sorry, but these things are too precious, and I only have two of them with me, so if you want to take a look, youâll have to borrow it from your brotherâ
Laura pursed her lips, a bit displeased.
As Gu Qing Shan accepted the metal glasses, lines of glowing text appeared in the void of space:
[Youâve obtained a pair of Void Phase Realm Glasses]
[Through these glasses, you will be able to observe Phase Realms that overlap with the main world, continuing this effect for two hours]
[After two hours, the Void Phase Realm Glasses will be completely broken]
Skimming through this, Gu Qing Shan handed the glasses to Laura.
âBig brother, you can use it, no need to care about meâ Laura was naturally considerate and hurriedly refused.
âItâs ok, I can already see itâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Complete silence.
âBrother Gu, what did you just say?â Liao Xiao Pao asked.
âPhase Realms, I can see themâ Gu Qing Shan explained.
Liao Xiao Pao remained silent a bit and explained: â⊠That is⊠Brother Gu, mortals cannot possibly observe Phase Realm with their naked eyes-â
He suddenly stopped talking.
Gu Qing Shan was pointing at a certain point in the sky.
In that place, a city was slowly appearing from the void of space and gradually turned from incorporeal to solid.
The city gave off a mystical light that fully illuminated the night sky.
âThereâs a city there, isnât there?â
Gu Qing Shan simply commented.
Lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[Youâve discovered the Void Phase Realm: Utopia of Sins]
[This is a world with the dream and death jurisdiction, please be prepared to protect your life]
[1] Another misheard name joke, this one mean âsmall bladderâ
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