Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 291 Losing is acceptable
Transforming the entire Blood Chapter was not complicated for Habisa, or rather, he was the most suitable person to do so.

If it were someone else, they might have locked up the Blood Warband for a while to train them, or simply thought that a few more lectures would change everything—but Habisa didn't do that; he used a different method.

That is, work.

In Habisa's view, the terracotta bodies of the Blood Warband were simply too good to be true. They were heat-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and could even work without rest—as long as their souls were not tired, they could keep working without even needing to eat or drink.

So, go to work.

Habisa said this to the terracotta figures and wooden statues.

"You will find all the answers in your work."

The warriors of the Blood Warband, the terracotta warriors and wooden statues, originally had some complaints. After all, in their eyes, they were all warriors, and it was glorious to fight on the battlefield. Now they were being asked to work as laborers or even farmers... What was this?
But Habisa silenced them with his actions, simply because he was the first to go down to the construction site. It was originally a spaceship construction site, but now, with the carpenter sage Beska having changed his mind, it had been transformed into a rune armor manufacturing workshop.

Because Beskey changes his mind almost daily and is always ready to alter the construction plan, that construction site is widely recognized as the coolest and most tiring place.

But Habisa joined without hesitation, even volunteering to do the most dangerous high-temperature and high-altitude work.

"Anyway, I'm made of iron, I won't die from falling."

Habisa simply smiled in response to people's questions.

This spirit also inspired everyone in the Blood Warband.

Even the legion commander was working so hard, so the soldiers naturally had no reason to refuse. No matter how much they complained, they could only go into the various workshops and farms and start their work.

And then, nothing happened.

Once they get busy, they don't have the mind to think about so much. And in their work, they truly understand why those alien things are so popular. In the end, whether it's key technological breakthroughs or cheap alien medicines, they can indeed change people's lives. And these things, if you don't have them, you don't have them. You can't just shout a few words and expect to prevent workplace injuries or make further technological breakthroughs.

"If you want to change everything... you still have to catch up with the technology yourself and do everything well."

After a period of hard work, the soldiers understood the good intentions of their corps commander.

However, Habisa didn't care about that. He continued his busy work, partly to help the project progress and partly to adapt to his new body. In Habisa's view, since the Serpent God had given him a second chance at life, he couldn't let it go to waste. He had to fight for the Serpent God Empire and for the well-being of everyone for the rest of his life.

After all, that's what he did when he was alive.

So he devoted himself to his work, striving to do his best in everything he did.

Even though a beautiful young girl was constantly in front of him, Habisa never even glanced at her.

This made Mei Zhiying even more annoyed.

It has tempted countless people, and even destroyed three planets with its own hands. Even the ancient serpent outside the city was once lured by it. But now, a mere mortal has completely ignored it. Yes, this mortal's soul is indeed very powerful, it admits. But even the most powerful soul has been conquered by it.

"Are you going to be the exception?"

With this in mind, Shadow of the Enchantress spent almost every day trying to break through Habisa's psychological defenses, trying to make the new commander of the Blood Chapter, like the other warriors, unable to resist her presence. She could sense that if she succeeded, she could completely control the Blood Chapter and even enter the city's decision-making level, controlling half of this native empire.

However, the soul called Habisa never saw it, not even once.

"What do you really want? What do you really want to do?"

Undeterred by fate, the Shadow of Enchantress changed tactics and began doing the same thing as Hapisa—clearly, this was also a way to attract attention. As the top general under the god of pleasure, it knew exactly how to sense people's desires and how to satisfy them. This directly resulted in the Shadow of Enchantress outperforming Hapisa, even without its steel body, simply because it could always discern the true needs of the craftsmen in the first instance, even before they uttered a word.

"amazing."

Rarely, even Habiza praised it.

This also made Mei Zhiying momentarily dazed.

Simply because, at this moment, it even felt joy.

A long-lost joy lingered in its heart, but its source was not in any way it knew. This sense of disorientation even made it somewhat absent-minded—it only knew that it should perhaps pursue more, want more, after all, it was the messenger of the god of joy, and it had no reason to reject joy itself.

It wasn't until a year later, and even after it married Habisa, that it was unable to shake off this absent-minded state.

"Actually, I'm the spy being hunted down..."

On their wedding night, the Shadow of Enchantress even revealed her identity to Habisa, even though it was completely unnecessary and might even cause trouble. She just felt that she shouldn't hide anything.

But to its surprise, Habisa shook its head.

"I knew it a long time ago."

Habisana's steely face remained expressionless.

“But you’re doing very well now, even better than many locals… so the past doesn’t matter.”

Habisa didn't say much, nor did he tell anyone about it. As a result, the spy case that had caused such a stir quietly disappeared without a trace. At present, no one in Tatunbto knows the true identity of the Shadow of Enchantress.

But outside the city...

Casalon and David Day were both dumbfounded when they heard that the Shadow of Phantoms had accomplished such a huge plan without making a sound.

They originally thought they had succeeded in kicking the messenger of the God of Desire out of the game, and were quite happy about it for a while. Who would have thought that the other party would do such a big thing without making a sound?

"But... is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

After discussing it for a while, David Day and Casaloran suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

The two of them sided with the local natives in order to seize control, but the Shadow of Enchantress sided with the local natives... that was a real siding. Heaven knows how long it's been since the Shadow of Enchantress used that transformation ability; she has clearly become a local.

"So, what exactly are we doing here?"

It was at this point that David Day and Casaloan realized the problem.

They're still fighting each other, with wins and losses on both sides. After fighting for so long, it seems like neither of them has gained an advantage.

On the contrary, these local natives are visibly growing stronger and stronger, and they are now only one step away from marching into the Star Sea.

"Is this really what the gods want to see?"

(End of this chapter)