Star Iron: I, who forged my own armor by hand, ascended to the cycle of reincarnation.

"Even if all the Silvermane Iron Guards were mobilized for a counterattack, there was no need to seal off the upper and lower city areas. Indeed, Chen Jie was right."

Huh? Who's right?

Sangbo glanced back thoughtfully at Chen Jie, wondering what the guy had said to them while he was away.

After the conversation, everyone fell silent, with only the sound of pebbles crunching underfoot as they walked on.

Suddenly, Danheng looked at Sangbo, "Sangbo, I suddenly thought of something."

"Is the situation in the lower city very bad?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Dan Heng with slight surprise.

It seems the Cold-Faced Little Green Dragon is quite clever; he was able to glean the key points from Sambo's few words.

Whether I say it or not, he truly lives up to his title as the Vidyadhara Dragon Lord.

Sangbo also stopped and turned around to look at Danheng with a surprised expression.

"Friend, I have to admit, you're really smart; you actually guessed right."

"You're right, rifts have appeared in the lower city as well, bringing a constant stream of monsters. And because of these rifts, the lower city has already lost several towns."

"And that's why Oleg established the Earth Fire."

"what?!"

An inexplicable roar echoed through the mine tunnels, forcing everyone to cover their ears and look towards the source of the roar.

March 7th's face was full of anger. "How can this Great Guardian be a leader like this? Being controlled is one thing, but how can he not care about human lives at all!"

"Being controlled?"

Realizing he'd let something slip, March 7 quickly fell silent, while Dust Calamity silently pulled out the atomic ray gun he'd just used and aimed it at Sambo.

"My good friend, you wouldn't tell anyone what you just overheard, would you?"

Sambo was already drenched in sweat. At such close range, he didn't believe his speed could outpace a beam weapon.

"How could that be? We're all friends, and I, Old Sambo, am not the kind of person who would betray a friend."

Dust Calamity simply chuckled before slowly putting the gun away.

"I believe you because no one can afford the cost of deceiving me."

One sentence made the three of them frown.

Danheng, Xing, Sangbo

This statement is a form of military deterrence.

It seems that even the mortal realm holds many untold secrets.

"Hehe, don't worry, I, Sambo, am honest and trustworthy. I would never betray a friend."

"Oh right, where were we? Oh, right, right, rifts, rifts have appeared in the lower city as well."

"Monsters kept emerging from the rifts, causing not only the loss of the town but also the loss of a lot of supplies, most notably medicine."

"The people of the lower city, who were originally miners, could not possibly have the same level of equipment as the Silvermane Iron Guards. This resulted not only in significant damage from the ground fire, but also in civilian casualties during the retreat."

Soon, with Sangbo's explanations along the way, the three of them, excluding Chen Jie, gained a general understanding of the situation in the upper and lower city areas.

"We've arrived. You can ask Oleg for more details later. I'll take you there first; I have other matters to attend to. I hope you won't mind."

Just as Sangbo was smiling and leading everyone away from the narrow mine tunnel, a ray of golden light suddenly appeared from nowhere and landed directly on Chen Jie.

The sudden turn of events left the four of them speechless.

Sambo: That's [preservation]? This person doesn't have a destiny yet? ???

The most stunned reaction came from March 7th.

"Huh? We thought Chen Jie was destined for the [Intellectual] path because he was so clever. Turns out Chen Jie doesn't even have a destiny?"

Chapter 36 Rejection

Dust Tribulation witnessed a ray of golden light enter his body at an extremely fast speed, and his consciousness was also pulled into a space.

He appeared to be floating in the void, yet he felt grounded; the space resembled an empty sea of ​​stars.

"A narrow path of fate?"

As he murmured, Chen Jie looked up, and before him stood a colossal, boundless, golden "stone monster."

It seemed to have existed since the beginning of time, emanating a heavy aura like ancient rocks, as if it were the oldest being in the world, witnessing everything.

"[Preservation] Star God, Kripper?"

"Having embarked on my destiny, are you willing to become my messenger?"

"unwilling"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Jie refused outright.

The speed and decisiveness of this reply surprised even the King of Amber.

What is a messenger?

The Star God will divide a portion of the power of your destiny, and then grant you that portion of power; your fate is intertwined with the fate of the individual.

Star Gods generally do not appear in public, and the Commander is essentially the Star God's representative. Every move you make will be speculated upon by the world as to whether it is at the Star God's behest. The Commander's power is considered to be the pinnacle of the universe below the Star God.

He refused because he could not embark on any particular path of destiny, much less become a messenger of a star god.

That would only ruin one's own future.

Kripper remained silent for a long time, staring intently at the Dust Calamity.

"Become my messenger, and the company will be your support across the world."

Dust fell silent

Interstellar Peace Corporation? That's no good. The more Dust Tribulation researches, the more he realizes that people like him should absolutely not join the company.

Otherwise, being placed under house arrest and forced to research and invent things would be the least of his worries; the company's strength has always remained a mystery.

There are several [Storage] envoys in the company, but he doesn't know their exact strength. The power of one Diamond envoy is shared among ten Stonehearts.

The power of the envoy is related to the breadth of the star god's destiny. Without the [protective] envoy to study, how can he estimate it?

"Your Majesty, I feel I am not suited to embark on this path of preservation. You should be able to see through my true nature."

"Just like the [Joy] Star God back then."

The King of Amber fell silent again, but this silence ended quickly.

"You possess the will of [Preservation]".

Do I possess the will to [preserve]? Indeed, he once wanted to protect the planet Grammer for his mentor, but unfortunately, Grammer had already exhausted itself through countless battles.

"Become my messengers, and build the wall with me, so that the past may not repeat itself."

Dust Tribulation:

"I'm sorry, I don't like a boring, monotonous life. I prefer freedom, excitement, and thrilling adventures."

"The Star Train will be a great haven for me, and I have no plans to leave for the time being."

"Akivili"

This time, the Amber King did not try to persuade him further. His body began to become ethereal, accompanied by the resounding boom of a giant hammer striking.

Dust Tribulation felt dizzy and left the Narrow Passage of Fate. The wisp of golden light also flew out of Dust Tribulation's body and finally dissipated in the air.

The four people who witnessed everything nearly popped their eyes out, staring at Chen Jie as if they had seen a ghost.

Sangbo stared at Chen Jie, who was slowly opening his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost, and thought to himself...

"My God, this is the first time Old Sambo has ever seen someone refuse to become a Fate Walker. Isn't it supposed to be that the Star God can make anyone he wants become one? How can someone refuse? This is too outrageous!"

"Dust, Dust Calamity, what's wrong with you?"

"The Amber King invited me to become his messenger, but I declined."

Four people:! ! !

"Commander?! You refused, Dust Calamity? Why? Aren't the people of Yalilo-VI all about faith in [Preservation]? If you become the Commander, we can go back immediately!"

March 7th's words left the four of them speechless.

If you want to be lazy, you can just say so.

Dan Heng shook his head seriously, "In March, Chen Jie must have his reasons for doing this, but it is indeed very incomprehensible."

What is a messenger?

While everyone was in shock, someone who didn't know how to follow trends slipped in.

On March 7th, I turned to look at Xing, who had a serious expression, feeling both speechless and somewhat weary.

"I'll tell you when we're done with this."

"But Dust Tribulation, can you tell me why you refused? I've never seen anyone refuse to become a Commander!"

Faced with this question, Chen Jie fell silent.

He followed in the footsteps of his former teacher, Lillard.

Intellectual knowledge couldn't save Grammer, and his safeguards were different from the company's.

The fact that Amber King wanted him to be the Commander, and even went so far as to bring in the company's influence, was truly unexpected.

But then again, those two, master and apprentice, really did imitate each other perfectly.

"My [data storage] is different from the company's, you may not understand, but that's okay, because that sentence isn't important."

"The most urgent task right now is to solve the problems here, not to dwell on this."

After finishing speaking, Chen Jie patted his pocket, as if confirming something.

"Chen Jie is right, the most urgent thing now is to solve the problem." With Dan Heng's agreement, the matter was easily put to rest, leaving Sang Bo, who was standing to the side, completely stunned.

Did such a big thing just pass by so easily?

At this moment, Xing suddenly looked at Sambo, who was watching the show, and asked, "What are you still standing there for? Aren't you going to lead the way?"