It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 209 Hint
The night came like a tide, swallowing up the last rays of dusk.

As the last ray of sunset faded away, the earth was shrouded in deep and boundless darkness, as if tightly wrapped by a huge black curtain.

Above the dome of the sky, stars are twinkling and the Milky Way is spiraling in it, quietly illuminating the starry sky for billions of years, like a giant dragon winding its body and shedding endless light.

The royal city of Londinium, standing under the World Tree, looks even more solemn and mysterious against the backdrop of the night. The starlight and moonlight shine through the dense treetops, casting mottled light and shadows, making this not-so-old royal city seem to be shrouded in a mysterious veil.

Even at night—

Londinium was not silent and fell into a deep sleep.

Instead, it displays the vitality and prosperity that only a modern metropolis can possess.

On both sides of the smooth bluestone road, in addition to lush flowers, plants and trees, magic lights stand like bright stars. The light they emit seems to complement the stars in the sky, illuminating the land and making the streets, which should have been in ancient style, more modern and full of vitality.

The large square in front of the palace area in the center of the city was brightly lit and brilliant. The fountains were jumping happily under the lights, and the water droplets were sparkling in the night sky. The tall sculptures around were also lit up, as if telling an ancient and mysterious story.

Exquisite houses stand in all directions, each of which is shining with a unique light. The lights of thousands of houses stretch out from afar, outlining the general outline of the city of Londinium, showing its clean, neat, majestic and magnificent urban style. Under the light, it seems that the whole city is talking to the starry sky. At this moment, Londinium is undoubtedly a place full of magic and fantasy.

From this point of view, we can only say that what Xia Zhi said is true.

Although there are still many rebels who are dissatisfied with the breaking of the clan system, it can be said that this is the first "great unification" in the history of the Fairy Kingdom. They are eager to make trouble, so there are still undercurrents beneath the surface, and there are restoration forces trying to go against the trend.

But at the same time, as the largest city ever to appear in the history of the Fairy Kingdom, Londinium also indeed exhibits a very strong siphon effect.

The fairies may not like the current social model, but almost all of them like this city because it is the most lively and energetic. All the newest ideas and the most popular things originate from here and quickly become popular. Moreover... there are the most humans here, especially the king's husband who seems to have an unknown origin. He is simply a perfect human being.

Therefore, for fairies who naturally like to follow trends and are fascinated by humans, the comprehensive attraction of this city is irresistible to them.

——Although this does not win the support of the fairies...

——On the contrary, it gave them more reasons to rebel...

Whether it is "kill the queen and rob the king's husband" or "kill the queen and rob the king's city", it is always the ambition and motivation of the fairies.

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"Not bad, not bad, worthy of being me."

Stand in the large square in front of the palace area.

Ishtar put her hands on her hips, raised her head proudly, and looked at the huge new sculpture in front of her, her face full of joy.

At this time, there were only her and Xia Zhi in the big square. Because of temporary emergency construction, the area was blocked to the outside.

As soon as the construction was completed, Xia Zhi invited the goddess to the site to see the finished product... In fact, it happened in a very short time, from preparing to start construction, to ordering the blockade, to issuing the invitation, it took less than two minutes from beginning to end. Before that, he was still proposing to Ishtar that he wanted her to become the city god of Londinium.

Of course, this is also easy to understand.

After all, with the means he has now, if such a trivial matter still takes a long time to complete, that would be really perfunctory.

And at least for now, Miss Ishtar has no doubts about this. She does not think that the statue that was completed too quickly is a shoddy project. She just subconsciously thinks that this is a display of sincerity from the other party. Anyway, as long as there is no problem with the quality, it's fine.

This newly erected sculpture is based on her current image and cleverly captures the moment when she is flying in the sky boat. Her boldness and heroism are perfectly displayed, like a vivid painting, full of a special beauty.

——Although I can’t occupy the C position.

——And it is obviously smaller than the statues of the Queen and her husband.

But Ishtar didn't care. After all, the person on the other side was the master of this place, and she had no intention of usurping the throne... Relatively speaking, the most important thing was the symbolic meaning of this matter: she had become the city god of this city!
This is what makes her happiest.

Because for Ishtar, this is not a new endeavor, but a return to her past identity.

You know, she was once the city god of Uruk, deeply respected and worshipped by people. However, with the end of the Age of Gods, after the farewell between gods and humans, such an experience has become a long-lost memory. Only in Chaldea's Grand Order, in the seventh singularity corresponding to the historical line of Uruk, when she appeared as a pseudo-Servant, was she able to briefly relive her old dream.

But that's about it.

However, now, there was another unusual opportunity before her. So almost as soon as someone proposed this, Ishtar happily agreed.

For Ishtar, the identity of the city god is not only an honor, but also a field she is familiar with. Now that the contract has been signed, she only hopes to be assigned to a job that she is familiar with and good at, and continue to protect this land and exert her abilities.

"So, Lady Ishtar is quite satisfied?"

Xia Zhi stood calmly by the side, with a meaningful smile on his face. He had a sudden idea, and after a casual conversation with Vivian, he decisively erected a new statue of the goddess here.

But it doesn't matter. The statue itself has no real meaning. If it weren't for the need to rule and to subtly strengthen her orthodox status, Vivian actually has no interest in erecting a statue for herself. Now using this to win over Ishtar is just making the best use of it. Anyway, this piece of land is here, it's empty anyway, so why not squeeze out more surplus value...

Xia Zhi thought the same thing. If it’s something that’s easy to do, why not do it?

"Satisfied! Of course I am satisfied!"

Ishtar's reaction was very enthusiastic. Her ruby-like pupils seemed to be sparkling, and her long hair was as black as the night. She put her hands on her hips and nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice. A beautiful crescent-shaped smile hung on her face, and she was obviously very happy.

Even a goddess could not help being vain, not to mention a goddess like her who seemed to be the embodiment of materialism. Her weaknesses were even more obvious, and Xia Zhi's move just happened to scratch her itch.

"But I just feel like something is not right..."

"Oh, I think I know. Is this place too empty?"

She frowned slightly, her eyes wandering around the square, and then she seemed to suddenly react.

The large square in front of the palace area was extremely wide and simply decorated, with only fountains and statues dotting the area. The layout of the fountains was harmonious, but it was the placement of the statues that made her feel uncomfortable.

Originally, there were only statues of the queen and her husband, and their locations were carefully chosen, in front of the huge steps leading to the palace area, forming a symmetrical beauty with the layout of the entire square. Although the square seemed empty before, it did not make people feel anything was wrong.

But things are different now.

The newly added goddess statue was placed aside, which seemed to break the original symmetrical beauty, like a discordant note suddenly inserted into a perfect piece of music, which immediately made people notice the discord in this detail. Miss Ishtar also noticed this keenly, and immediately frowned and looked at Xia Zhi, thinking that this detail was a little imperfect.

however--

"That's okay. After all, there will be statues added later, and it will look nice when we surround them in a circle."

Xia Zhi said disapprovingly, indicating that this was not a problem at all.

As he spoke, he also looked around. He didn't think the place was empty. After all, in his own unique multi-dimensional vision, there was a goddess statue in each empty space, so symmetry was not a problem at all...

Oh, wait.

Why are there only statues of goddesses?

He thought deeply and felt that this phenomenon seemed worth pondering.

"Will there be statues added?"

At this time, Ishtar was stunned for a moment, and then her expression became strange. She quickly looked around. Although she did not have a high-level "clairvoyance" or the ability to see through time, she suddenly felt a little alert and unhappy due to some instinctive competitive consciousness.

"Hey, I'm the only city god of Londinium, right?"

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"Of course, only you."

Xia Zhi raised his head and spoke in a very official tone.

"Really?"

"Of course, there are no other goddesses at the moment, right?" The young man said with a clear smile, his eyes sweeping unnoticeably across the statues of future goddesses in his field of vision.

"For now?" Ishtar couldn't help but frown, seeming dissatisfied with the answer.

However, at this time.

Suddenly there was some noisy noise outside, and she was keenly aware of something and was slightly stunned.

"Let them in."

Xia Zhi raised his eyebrows and then spoke directly. He knew that it was Fujimaru Ritsuka who he had transferred away with special reasons before who had returned. At this speed, he must have been traveling non-stop to be able to go there and come back on the same day.

But it doesn’t matter, he doesn’t intend to prevent the two sides from meeting each other forever.

Now that both sides have laid the groundwork, this is a good opportunity to let them convince themselves completely.

Without the guards' obstruction, the master lady hurried to the square with Medusa and found Xia Zhi. She was about to tell him directly about the important secret clues she had noticed during her field mission, but she happened to see the figure of the girl next to the young man out of the corner of her eye and was slightly stunned.

—Miss Ishtar?

——Why is she here?

At the same time, Ishtar was also somewhat confused when she saw the Master Lady appearing before her.

Almost the same question subconsciously arose in her mind.

——Ritsuka?
——Why is she here?

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"..."

For a moment, there was a brief silence.

At this moment, Xia Zhi broke the silence with a timely opening. He looked in the direction of Fujimaru Ritsuka and said, "Hakuno, there is no need to worry. Miss Ishtar is the city god I just summoned. She is someone you can trust."

This simple sentence not only shows his trust in Ishtar, but also explains why Fujimaru Ritsuka was slightly stunned when he saw Ishtar.

And the most ingenious thing is——

Although on the surface he seemed to think so and explained for Fujimaru Ritsuka's gaffe, he was giving subtle hints in the minds of both parties without leaving a trace.

Ishtar's heart moved, and then she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Is it called Bai Ye?

So it wasn't Ritsuka, it was just a coincidence, a similar flower that appeared in this era? She thought so subconsciously, and felt that it could explain why the girl opposite her was stunned when she saw her.

I guess he just doesn't know who he is and has secret information to report, so he's a little unsure.

Thinking of this, Ishtar calmed down and greeted him in a polite manner, "Hello."

Then--

"……Hello……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka replied somewhat stiffly, and at the same time couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Looking at Miss Ishtar's behavior, she seems so calm and distant. It seems that she doesn't recognize herself and has no memory of the seventh singularity.

She sighed and introduced herself seriously: "I'm Hakuno...Kishinami Hakuno."

(End of this chapter)