What? My cheat code is making my own gold coins explode?

"Who stole it? Wait, how come I was a cheater before? If you're so capable, why don't you dress up like me and show it to your sweetheart!"

"Gu..."

The eloquence of this planetary-level Honkai Beast is truly remarkable; it left the fourteen-year-old pufferfish speechless.

Zhao Si didn't interrupt, because he felt there was no need to rush things. Being able to take away a planetary-level Honkai Beast that would pose a huge threat to Earth before leaving, and even have its soul kept by his side for safekeeping, was a sure win.

Oh, so you're the only beneficiary? Well, you might as well shut up.

As for the two female ghosts arguing for half a year without stopping, Zhao Si had gotten used to it. He even had the leisure to give Xilin pointers on how to attack Janna in the next round.

Unfortunately, the chat room doesn't have a mute or blocking feature, so whatever the one person and the two female ghosts talk about can be shared instantly.

Only when Zhao Si went to chat with Zhao the system could he leave the chat room for a while.

Every day was spent eating, drinking, defecating, sleeping, fighting, and listening to the female ghosts argue.

For a few moments, Zhao Si felt that this peaceful world was quite nice. Even though the goddess Astraea whipped him every day, the whipping techniques were different, so he didn't get tired of being tortured repeatedly.

First of all, let me clarify that Zhao Si is not a masochist.

Then, he chatted in the three-person chat room until he finished running ten laps, feeling refreshed.

The six months of training have been effective, but I don't know how much my body has improved.

Compared to Astraea, his progress was negligible, but he wanted to find an opponent who could verify the results of his physical training.

Therefore, Zhao Si made a request to the goddess:

"Honorable Goddess Astraea, I wish to travel to another island!"

"turn down."

As always, he refused. If it were a collection from Astraea, Zhao Si wouldn't be surprised, but who would let their collection fall down every day? Could it be that he has created a whole new world of culinary art?

Unlike usual, Astraea finally revealed her reasons:

"As the goddess of justice and Libra, I will not allow any unknown variables to leave Astraea Island, and I will not let you participate in the battle between Chaldea and the Greek gods."

Lady Justice ultimately knew all of this; rather, she was originally a follower of pan-human history.

From an outsider's perspective, Zhao Si belongs neither to the pan-human history nor to the Atlantic alien zone, so in order to prevent the scales from tipping again, this unknown variable can only remain in place.

The goddess Astraea is only deeply affected by the possession in insignificant aspects, such as her fondness for muscle throwing and wrestling, but her essence as a goddess of justice and scales remains unaffected.

In Astraea's mind, Zhao Si, who appeared as a completely unfamiliar third party, was kept on her island and had no opportunity to come into contact with Chaldea and the Greek gods, so there was no possibility that he would lean towards either side.

Fulfilling Zhao Si's request to help him exercise and making him a follower who would remain neutral—that felt pretty good.

Admittedly, Astraea's idea was effective, but unfortunately, he suffered from information asymmetry.

"Chaldea...are they coming?"

"Then I have no choice but to go, and I'll take my freedom with me."

The harmonious atmosphere between Zhao Stancheng and Astraea vanished instantly after he spoke.

The tension was palpable the next moment.

Chapter 55: You pass!

"Young man, are you really so determined to go? You are clearly just a mortal who doesn't belong to either side."

Hearing the cracking sound of Astraea's fist, Zhao Si immediately felt waves of phantom pain. He knew that when he decided to leave, he had already become a "bad boy" in the eyes of the goddess.

Bad kids, on the other hand, need to be disciplined with a scale.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid. Zhao Si didn't even know if his body had been modified by some random thing, but after running ten laps, totaling seventy kilometers, he still had the energy to confront Astraea.

"Goddess of Justice and Libra, I am grateful for your shelter, but I must take this risk. As a being of Pan-Human History, even if you have signed a treaty with the Lostbelt Gods, shouldn't the terms include not interfering with others?"

Because it was his benefactor who took him in—no, his god of mercy—Zhao Si never used any other means, allowing the goddess Astraea to train him.

However, if you make too much noise, the heavens will just send down a moon cannon to reward you.

"That's true, but young man, you've long been my collection and should rightfully belong to me. Otherwise, why would I treat you so well every day?"

"Your current value as a collectible is more than a hundred times that of what you were six months ago."

Astraea seemed quite satisfied with the results of her polishing of the rough gem, and even laughed "oh ho ho ho" after she finished speaking.

No, is it really that funny?

"Then I am still very grateful for your guidance, Goddess Astraea."

"But even with gratitude in my heart, I must refuse to be kept by the goddess. I don't want to be a plaything of the gods, nor have I consumed the Eternal Fruit... But what makes you any different from the Machine God?"

Even Astraea, a neutral party, possesses a unique product of this Lostbelt: the Eternity Fruit.

The body of the person who eats this fruit will resist all changes and become an existence equivalent to immortality.

But this also means becoming an eternal servant of the gods.

If Astraea wanted to force Zhao Si to take the "elixir of immortality" made of green leaves and red fruit, Zhao Si would have no choice but to gamble on whether he could remove the debuff using the supplies in his inventory.

Fortunately, Astraea was a muscle fanatic with her own unique understanding of physical training. In the end, she chose to let Zhao Si adapt to the magic of the Age of Gods in the most rudimentary way and train his physical body.

"Tsk, since you're so grateful, then stay. Even the great god Zeus never saw a foreigner and mortal from outside the world. I'd be quite pleased to have you in my possession."

This is the essence of the Greek gods; even the goddess of justice and Libra, who is kind to mortals, fully reveals her divine side at this moment.

The gods always treat humans like toys; this is not injustice, but a fundamental difference in the nature of life.

"I'm not happy about it, my goddess."

If you want to escape the gaze and mockery of the gods, you have to throw a punch at them.

Zhao Si stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, fists clenched, eyes fixed on the goddess's smiling golden eyes, his body slightly leaning forward, ready to exert force:

"Then let's have a match right here..."

"Never mind, I don't need it."

"Okay!...Huh?"

Zhao Si's hard-won strength was completely depleted before it even began, causing him to stagger forward. Before he could even be surprised, he heard his opponent directly reject the match, ending this hopeless game.

"why?"

Zhao Si couldn't help but slap himself after blurting out that unnecessary and irrelevant question.

If you can run away, then run away. Why are you still asking so many questions? Otherwise, given the unpredictable nature of this pantheon, you might have been dragged back halfway there.

"Young man, are you talking badly about me?"

"No, absolutely not, I cherish the good qualities of my goddess."

Astraea raised an eyebrow, casually tossed her blonde hair, and slowly walked up to Zhao Si. Seeing that he hadn't retreated but instead taken a half-step forward, she couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

“I was afraid you would die in the war against Chaldea, but you have already challenged me fearlessly, so what reason do I have to stop you from leaving?”

"You're only thirteen years old, yet you have eyes that have seen death. Are you Hydra?"

Astraea placed her hands on Zhao Si's shoulders, staring into his unwavering eyes.

Are you cursing me so that Hercules will rip off my head someday?

"Don't worry, Hercules is dead, but you can become the second Hercules."

A tremendous force came from Zhao Si's shoulder. Zhao Si tried to stand firm, but he couldn't withstand Astraea's brute force and fell to the ground with the back of his head.

"Go ahead, go ahead, you'll come back on your own in a few days anyway."

"If you want me to go, don't just knock me to the ground! Are you throwing a tantrum like a goddess?"

"No?"

"Give it to me, give ...."

Astraea looked at the minor in front of her. When she first found him, he was only one centimeter taller than the other child, but now he was half a head taller than her.

"He's clearly a child at that age, but he doesn't have any childlike qualities at all. What a pity."

Zhao Si: ?

"Let's not regret this. Goodbye."

Zhao Si did not deny that he would return here. As an important part of Chaldea's intelligence gathering, they would inevitably head here.

After Zhao Si had walked away, Astraea clapped her hands and shouted:

"Why haven't the Chaldeans shown themselves yet?"

As soon as Astraea finished speaking, the man she had seen not long ago appeared in front of her.

While Zhao Si was out running laps, the other party came up to him and tried to "persuade" him to let Zhao Si go.

"That boy has been defeated by you countless times, and he's willing to risk his life to fight you in order to help Chaldea. Are you really willing to destroy such a fine collectible?"

"Foreigners are indeed rare, but I am the goddess of justice and scales, and I cannot break the rules for this reason."

"He will return to your island, and then you will naturally settle things."

Before discussing this, the man had completely won over this goddess of justice and Libra, as well as the lady crane, with his superb skills, making everything he said afterward seem reasonable and well-founded.

After Zhao Si left, the man in the tattered cloak reappeared. Upon seeing him, Astraea couldn't help but remark:

"Having eyes that can see a thousand miles is really convenient."

"...I don't think I ever mentioned my abilities."

"You just said you could see it, don't treat your goddess like an idiot, okay?"

The man shook his head indifferently. He was too lazy to hide his identity; if people could see through him, they could, and if they couldn't, so be it.

That boy, however, should be the one who can help Chaldea.

Otherwise, his far-sightedness would completely fail him if it came to the future of the boy.

"Well, chaos is better than the status quo."

“That won’t do. Without order, justice cannot be served.”