Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 390 The God Recycling Plan
"How did it end up in his hands of all people?"

As the golden fountain pen, seemingly carrying some kind of destiny, fell into Xu Ji's hands, the chaotic environment seemed to fall into an eerie silence for a moment.

Immediately afterward, everyone else did their utmost to try and seize this most important weapon. Only the old marquis of Lin Yuan City had a complicated expression, as if he were being brutally tormented by a giant hand.

Useless, utterly useless...

He felt utterly exhausted and didn't even want to look at Xu Qiao's fearful and uneasy face; his heart was wavering uncontrollably.

He believed that Xu Qiao could see that this was a matter of life and death for the Xu family of Lin Yuan City.

As one of the twelve races, and especially as the old marquis who held great power, he always sat in the black chair of honor when he went to the World Council meetings. When he met the old priest who guarded the world, he always had a condescending and scrutinizing attitude like a great man.

This sense of superiority comes from his status as a member of the Golden Clan; more profoundly, it also stems from the absolute confidence derived from the world priority enjoyed by the Golden Clan.

Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to harm the Golden Clan; the world would punish them accordingly.

This is a privilege passed down from our ancestors.

But this time, the Morgan family, the archenemy of the Golden Clan, came, and Lin Yuan City was also isolated from the outside world, causing the temporary failure of the World Priority. This only means one thing: this group of itinerant knights came with the determination to prevent him from having a chance to retaliate.

Indeed, due to a series of events, the Golden Clan seemed to have been caught off guard.

But there are still opportunities.

The Golden Clan has been developing in Lin Yuan City for generations, and even the establishment of this city bears the mark of their family. How could they possibly have no chance against attacks from outsiders?

The opportunity he had just presented by loudly reminding Xu Qiao of the "manor's dark room" was this very moment.

Once Xu Qiao obtains the golden pen, he can hide in that deeper space and prevent it from falling into the hands of the guardians.

As long as Xu Qiao lives and the Golden Pen remains, these itinerant knights will certainly not dare to truly exterminate the Golden Clan of Lin Yuan City. After all, they cannot isolate Lin Yuan City forever; they will eventually need to return to the real world...

That's all it is, and that's all it's simple!
All that's needed is for that good-for-nothing to catch the golden pen and hide in the "manor's secret room."

But he actually dodged it.

The gold pen ended up in the hands of a candidate from a second-tier city. What was he supposed to do?
Should we also tell him about the existence of the secret room in the manor so that he can hide inside?
However, that is the greatest secret of the Golden Clan, a realm that only those in power or future Grand Dukes can enter!
Letting him in would mean handing over all that power.
Of course, this also means that I need to tell him all the secrets...

"We can't hesitate any longer!"

The old marquis suddenly came to his senses and wished he could slap himself.

After all, he was surnamed Xu, and he shared the same ancestor as me.

Especially at this critical moment when Lin Yuan City is about to be destroyed, how can I still be thinking about such things?
"Take this pen and go through that door!"

With a low growl, the old marquis suddenly stood up, quickly raised his hand and drew lines on the ground while chanting incomprehensible incantations. One could feel the earth trembling slightly.

It seemed that his incantation activated the manor, or some power beneath the earth of the city, and then he pointed desperately, only to find a bare wall.

But as he shouted, the shape of a hidden door appeared on the wall.

Xu Ji, gripping the pen, stared blankly up at the old marquis's face and saw the indignation and determination on his face.

It even contained a hint of supplication.

At this moment, Xu Ji had already raised the pen in his arms.

This also seems to be a response to the old marquis, representing his declaration that the pen now belongs to him.

But God knows that Xu Ji realized the pen was unsafe and planned to pick it up and throw it at Han Su.

"Stop him!"

Angered shouts rang out from the surrounding area. It was the old man from the Morgan family, who was desperately trying to get past the living bronze puppet, yelling a warning: "That's the Xu family's secret room, a space from another dimension, the Xu family's air-raid shelter!"

"Once he goes in, it signifies the complete failure of this plan... Damn it, he can even modify World Contract No. 02 directly in the secret room!"

His anger was tinged with exhaustion. He couldn't understand how that member of the Xu family could pick up that pen so easily.

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"

Hearing the shout, the group of patrolling knights charged toward Xu Ji.

Several people who had originally intended to rush towards Han Su changed their minds and instead charged towards Xu Ji.

At the same time, both Han Su and the captain of the 300th floor felt extremely tired, never before had they felt so exhausted, and their mental strength was rapidly recovering.

However, the captain of the 300th floor had higher mental activity and recovered faster than him. At this moment, he had no time to spare and immediately shouted at Xu Ji, "Go!"

In any case, I am at ease knowing that the item is in Xu Ji's hands.

While drinking, he squeezed the trigger hard and once again gave the 300-story team leader a powerful electric shock.

Although my recovery isn't as fast as his, I have this exclusive weapon that can effectively slow down his recovery through electric shocks.

"Oh my god..."

Just as Xu Jin was about to throw the pen out, he heard Han Su's shout. Sweat beaded on his forehead, he spun his arm around and pulled it back, then quickly got up and rushed toward the "door" that the old marquis had opened.

However, that distance of about ten meters seemed like an eternity to him, as the patrolling knights behind him were already closing in with lightning speed.

Some even raised their hands, sending endless stone fragments shooting towards their backs.

Each pebble was as terrifying as a bullet.

The old Marquis of the Xu family, upon seeing this scene, couldn't help but gape slightly, having never been so worried before.

From a practical standpoint, it seems that Xu Qiao's choice was the right one.

Picking up this gold pen, in the current situation, seems tantamount to courting death.

At that moment, Han Su wished he could call Ms. Shen "Mom," because at this time, it seemed that only she could effectively protect Xu Ji and ensure his safe arrival at the door.

But this woman is now gathering all the power of her divine consciousness that she can control towards herself, and is even trying to stop Xu Ji from leaving with the golden pen.

"twitter……"

Suddenly, the gravel that was about to hit Xu Ji's back was blocked by a heavy armored vehicle door.

The force that made the move was none other than a group of wooden puppets dressed in little skirts with fierce-looking faces.

They suffered the most damage in this confrontation. First, they were suppressed by the power of the Divine Kingdom of Consciousness, then corroded by the Living Bronze Puppet. In the process of sweeping through the city of Lin Yuan, they also encountered strong resistance several times.

Nowadays, there are not many that can move freely, and they all lie on the ground pretending to be dead. But the puppet doll that Xu Ji's father bought back then has a lot of professional ethics.

She stopped pretending to be dead, jumped up from the ground, tore off the door of the armored vehicle, and shielded Xu Ji from a fatal blow.

As soon as she moved, the other puppets, who were pretending to be dead, jumped up as well, showing their loyalty.

As a result, all the dolls that were pretending to be dead on the ground started jumping up.

They rushed over in dense swarms, even the pursuing knights were on high alert. All they could see was a dazzling array of colors. Some were slapped, some had their groins ripped open, and others were hit by wooden dolls wielding spatulas, their vision filled with stars.

"I promise I'll invest in building a Barbie doll factory when I get back..."

Xu Ji felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He excitedly and emotionally shouted out his promise, while dragging his weak legs forward.

He rushed to the wall and desperately stretched out his palm.

The moment his fingertips touched the wall, the wall seemed to disappear, and then a tremendous force dragged him inside.

The entire Jinshui Manor suddenly fell into a deathly silence, with only heavy breathing and profuse sweating.

"It's over..."

Even the old Morgan family member who had just been angry stopped what he was doing.

At this point, further provocation and anger will be futile.

He needs to consider how to explain his rudeness towards the Golden Tribe in subsequent negotiations.

"It's saved..."

The old Marquis of Linyuan City felt as if he had finally emerged from the water after being drowning; the immense pressure on his heart suddenly dissipated.

Once the descendants of the Golden Clan enter the secret chamber with the golden pen, the attack on Lin Yuan City by the traveling knights will be meaningless, the ambitions of the Guardians will be thwarted, and they will even dare not attack again in order to recover their losses.

He was even somewhat relieved that the person who had entered the dark room was someone he had no feelings for.

They have no emotions, so they won't be threatened by outsiders and have to come out.

"Sigh..." In the dead silence, the captain of the 300th floor opposite Han Su suddenly slapped the ground with his palm and slid straight backward. After getting away from the range of the electric baton attack, he slowly got up, looking very weak.

His face was full of frustration and helplessness. Instead of looking at Han Su, he slowly raised his head and looked at the metal pillars outside Lin Yuan City.

"What a coincidence..."

He spoke with some difficulty; his mental strength, which had just begun to recover, was not enough for him to easily transmit his voice outside the city.

But he kept talking, as if he believed that the people outside the city would find a way to hear him.

"Such coincidences might happen in reality, but they would never occur so realistically, so perfectly utilizing all factors, even our own plans, to ultimately weave together a situation favorable to you..."

He spoke slowly, his voice growing louder: "So, all of this was your doing?"

"You altered reality and brought this situation to this point."

"The only weapon capable of altering reality without being detected by any of us is the fragment of the throne that once belonged to the emperor."

"You've had this thing with you the whole time, haven't you, Dr. Freaky?"

"..."

As he spoke, the atmosphere around them became deathly still, and an unsettling sense of unease enveloped everyone. Even the patrolling knights stopped what they were doing and tried to look up.

They all followed the gaze of the captain of the 300th floor, looking towards the tall metal pillar outside the city, trying to see everything clearly.

The column was extremely tall, but in the city, only the top section could be vaguely seen, because the city lights were flashing and the entire column was sparkling with electricity.

But it was too far away, and I couldn't see anything clearly.

The superhuman possesses the ability to enhance their eyes with mental power, magnifying distant objects. However, no matter how much they magnify, they can only vaguely see a blurry shadow sitting on the cylinder, but cannot make out the other person's appearance.

"He's already here?"

At the same time, Han Su turned around and looked at him, and quickly deduced some things from the three hundredth floor.

So all these coincidences in Lin Yuan City are indeed related to that man?
But what was even more important to him was a piece of information that Sanbailou had revealed: Dr. Strange indeed possessed a mechanical fragment.
As early as in Life Line 04, after this man revealed his shimmering secret, I had already guessed something.

Seven mechanical fragments have remained in certain places in this world. Each one is clearly extremely mysterious and terrifying, but this particular mechanical fragment is selective in who it is, and very few people remember it.

But Doctor Strange is definitely different; this person has a terrifying number of secrets.

However, if we were to alter reality...

How should we understand the power of the mechanical fragment on his body?

"Ugh……"

The silence seemed to last for a long time before a long sigh was finally heard. When everyone looked again, the figure on the metal pillar had disappeared.

At the same time, a voice came softly from afar: "Theoretically speaking, although the smart people in the Guardians of the World are arrogant, they don't expect a mere knight commander like you to be able to deal with me."

"So, what is their real purpose in sending you here to cause all this trouble?"

"..."

As soon as those words were spoken, a sudden gust of wind swept through the street, dispersing the fog that filled the area.

Even the night seemed to have cleared up a lot, revealing a tall, thin figure. His hair was disheveled, his face was covered with stubble, and he looked extremely unkempt. He was even wearing clothes that resembled prison clothes, with only an oversized coat over them.

He was around forty years old, with unusually bright eyes, and an indescribable sense of dejection.

When the captain of the 300th floor saw him, his expression even seemed somewhat desperate, and he let out a soft sigh:
"You really came..."

"I've always wanted to see what this eccentric doctor, who single-handedly manipulated the world and shook the foundations of twelve ethnic groups, really looks like."

"I never expected that you would be just like me, with only two eyes and one nose."

"Then I really want to know, you're just a person, even an ordinary person born into a privileged background, without even a noble status. In this real world, you're not even worth an ant..."

"How did you manage to force the Guardians of the World organization to the point where they were willing to use the life of a Knights Commander as bait and resort to the Divine Retrieval Plan to capture you?"

"..."

"Captain, what did you say?"

His words were spoken with remarkable calmness because he was so filled with despair.

However, the surrounding knights were clearly shocked and turned to look at him.

Shen Qinghui, who had fallen not far away, looked up in astonishment and realized that he seemed to have guessed something wrong...

"The God Recycling Project..."

Doctor Strange continued walking slowly down the long street without stopping. Hearing this, he raised an eyebrow slightly, his pace unaffected, and laughed, "Using the same methods you used to deal with gods before the Reconstruction Era to deal with me?"

"Shou Shiren has unconsciously begun to learn to be more decisive."

"..."

"You brought this trouble upon yourself!"

After the team leader of the 300th floor revealed all this, he also showed some resentment. He simply sat down, as if trying to make himself feel more relaxed in this final moment.

But his expression was unusually fierce as he stared intently at the person at the end of the long street: "I have been ordered to make arrangements in Linyuan City. I can disregard all consequences and utilize all resources to create a grand feast to welcome you!"

"But you used that fragment of the throne to alter reality, making everything go in your favor?"

"Is this what gives you the right to be so proud?"

"But you're still wrong."

"You're not the only one who understands the power of that throne, and there are others who can predict your actions..."

"Now that you've appeared..."

"..."

A fierce glint suddenly flashed in his eyes: "The moment you show up here, you've already lost."

You didn't expect this either, did you?

"Your wife, your children, the secret of the Golden Clan, that sacred relic, even the entire Lin Yuan City—all of these are things that can be sacrificed to eliminate you. All of this is simply to make sure that you no longer exist in this world!"

"..."

"what?"

Not far away, a trembling voice rang out; it was the old Marquis of Lin Yuan City, who had just regained some composure.

I think I let my guard down a little too soon...

"Is it really necessary to make it this complicated?"

Surprisingly, the more ferocious the voice of the captain of the 300th floor was, the calmer the expression of the eccentric doctor who walked slowly towards him became. He had already walked through the long street and arrived at a crossroads in front of the Golden Water Manor.

Walking forward, you enter this chaotic battlefield and get closer to Han Su. Looking to the left, you can see Ms. Shen through that path.

She was also walking towards this place, her face showing barely suppressed excitement, but her steps were still somewhat hurried.

He is now standing in a position where he can see both Han Su and Ms. Shen at the same time.

He paused slightly, then replied with a smile, "Actually, you don't need to go through all this trouble, nor do you need to pay such a high price."

“When I found out my wife and children were here, I had already decided to come.”

"After all, this is a rare opportunity for the three of us to be together in all the chaos of time and space, so how could I possibly be absent?"

"..."

"..."

"Om..."

Beyond everyone's perception, in Zhen Dan City, the central city of the Eastern Continent, about three hundred miles away from the first-level city of Lin Yuan City, someone activated a switch as soon as the target was identified, triggering a turmoil deep within the abyss.

On the metal pillars outside the city, two other figures had already noticed and their expressions turned slightly grim.

But Dr. Wonder simply smiled and didn't take it to heart.

(End of this chapter)