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Senju listened to the three of them and felt much more at ease. Although he didn't care about Aqua and the others' fate, he couldn't accept the plot of them being kidnapped by the blond guy halfway through.

"Hey, Kazuma, let's go back to the guild. Even though I was the one who gave him the Demon Sword, I think it's best not to get involved," Aqua said, tugging at Kazuma's clothes.

Kazuma Sato nodded and asked Aqua, "By the way, Aqua, how were you released? Are you exonerated?"

“Of course,” Aqua said smugly, “I answered every question, and they released me because they couldn’t find anything wrong with me.”

"Really?" Sato Kazuma looked at her suspiciously. Aqua patted her chest. "Of course, I am a high priestess after all. I can cooperate with the investigation, but they wouldn't dare to actually imprison me."

"Let me tell you a secret, their lie detectors were completely useless against me. The moment those sinful auras appeared, they were purified by my divine energy," Aqua whispered in Sato Kazuma's ear.

“That’s more like it,” Kazuma Sato nodded, then walked forward with Aqua and the others. He then stopped and looked up. “Excuse me, could you please move aside?”

“No, these people’s power is necessary to defeat the Demon King, so I hope you can transfer these companions to me,” Mikage Hibiki said, blocking the way. “Moreover, as the benefactor who gave me power, I cannot watch Lady Aqua be reduced to living in a stable.”

"Sorry, our team doesn't want to join yours. Could you please move aside? We have urgent business to attend to," Sato Kazuma said casually as he walked forward, but then Mitsurugi Hibiki stopped him again.

"Let's settle this once and for all. You specified that Lady Aqua should be brought here, right? So if I win, you'll hand Lady Aqua over to me. Otherwise, I'll grant you one request—anything!"

“Okay, I accept,” Sato Kazuma immediately agreed, drawing his short sword and charging forward. Before the other party could react, he cried out, “Wait…”

"Water Formation!" With a swing of his sword, Kazuma Sato unleashed magic, and a spray of water droplets flew from his short sword, splashing into Hibiki Mitsurugi's eyes. "Theft!"

The demonic sword of Mikami Hibiki, who was screaming in pain while covering her eyes, disappeared, and then Sato Kazuma, who was holding the demonic sword, knocked her unconscious. "Is that all? This is disappointing."

“Oh right, he said he’d do anything, so let’s take this sword,” Kazuma Sato said, dragging the demon sword forward, with Aqua and the others following behind.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Senju put away the Weeks. Looking at the corpse of Mitsurugi Hibiki lying to the side, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him. However, this also served as a wake-up call for Senju, who should have taken better precautions.

Senju caught up with Aqua and the others, and only after listening to their conversation did he learn that Aqua insisted it was a miracle, the high priest of the Eris Church was also there to testify, and the lie detector magic device confirmed that what Aqua said was true, so they released her. Everyone then focused their attention on the real god, Senju.

"What does this have to do with me?" Senju said speechlessly from the side. Aqua heard this and came over. "Don't worry, Senju has taken care of everything. Maybe she can even help you gather a group of followers!"

“I’ve heard you talk about the dangers of believing in God, so I don’t want any believers,” Senju said unhappily. “Besides, it’s really annoying to have them come and worship me!”

“What? Everyone wants more followers,” Aqua said unhappily from the side. Senju thought for a moment, “Then the extra followers here will be yours.”

"Really?" Aqua's eyes lit up. "I will make it up to you when I return to the Celestial Realm."

"I hope so," Senju said nonchalantly. After all, faith was a dangerous thing, and it would be troublesome if she turned into Aqua.

"Of course, why would I, who is in charge of the elites in the Japanese region, lie?"

As Aqua was speaking, the people in front of her stopped again. It turned out that two girls were blocking her way, and they looked very angry.

"Why is Hibiki's demonic sword in your hands? What have you done to my Hibiki, you despicable scoundrel?" the two girls shouted at Kazuma Sato. "Quickly return the demonic sword Gram! Only Hibiki can use that sword."

“I think I went easy on them, I didn’t use freezing or anything,” Kazuma Sato said nonchalantly, swinging his sword as if he were wielding a heavy iron rod. “Aqua, are they telling the truth?”

Aqua nodded. "That's right, the Demon Sword Gram is for that chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer."

“I see, no wonder it was useless,” Kazuma Sato nodded, looking at the angry girl beside him. “That guy is lying over there right now. This is my trophy, and I’m not going to give it back.”

"Despicable scoundrels! Despicable scoundrels!" the two shouted, preparing to attack. Sato Kazuma thrust his demon sword aside. "I'm a true champion of gender equality. I'll even use a flying kick on a woman who attacks me. You'd better think it over!"

"Just imagine, in this deserted place, my 'stealing' my belongings piece by piece... just thinking about it makes me a little excited," Sato Kazuma said, cracking his knuckles and looking expectantly at the two girls. "Come on, come on, come on, come on." (694936135)

"Ah!!" The two girls looked at their thin clothes, then at the scumbag grinning across from them, screamed, and ran away.

The people around him looked at Sato Kazuma speechlessly. He chuckled dryly, while Senju walked over and picked up the demon sword Gram. "What's the use of this sword?"

Chapter 592 Bonuses and Fines

“That can grant one immense arm strength,” Aqua explained. Senju nodded. “I see. It feels a lot like the Holy Sword ‘Desolate Realm,’ but it doesn’t have many additional conditions. I’ll give it a try too.”

Senju said, "A demonic sword has appeared in my hand. After trying it out, I found that both sides are exactly the same. But exclusive equipment is really troublesome. How do I unbind it? Aqua, do you have a way?"

"There's no other way now. We can only bind the next person after the one we're bound to dies! But Senju, why did you break the Demon Sword in two?" Aqua rushed over to take a look, but after a while, she became puzzled. "Strange, how come they look exactly the same?"

“It’s the same. This is my power: to create all things,” Senju said, returning a demonic sword to Sato Kazuma. Sato Kazuma stared at the sword for a long while, then suddenly bowed deeply to Senju. “My God, please grant me an even stronger holy sword! Curry stick will do!”

“Curry stick? Oh, that sword,” Senju thought for a moment and understood. “I do have a steel-cutting sword, but as I mentioned before, it costs one hundred million.”

"One hundred million?" Kazuma Sato said, slightly disappointed. "By the way, Aqua, are there any powerful holy swords or demonic swords around here?"

"How would I know? I forgot about all that I lost," Aqua said nonchalantly, then looked at Senju. "So that's your ability. I think I've seen something similar before. Strange, where have I seen it before?"

"It must be your ability to throw things around carelessly," Senju muttered, putting away the demon sword. "Looks like this can only be used as a decoration now."

“Maybe so. I remember a lot of Japanese reincarnated people were thrown over here, and they asked for all sorts of cheat codes,” Aqua said, looking at Kazuma Sato with an unfriendly gaze. “If it weren’t for that idiot Kazuma, I would still be living a leisurely life there right now.”

“Don’t say that,” Kazuma Sato looked at Aqua seriously. “Actually, I regret it too. If I could return you and replace you with a more powerful cheat, I would return you.”

"What did you say?! You shut-in!" Aqua angrily argued with him. "I'm a goddess, everyone should indulge me and pamper me more."

"By the way, Aqua, are those people really not going to hold you responsible?" Darkness asked from the side. Aqua stopped arguing with Kazuma Sato. "Of course! On the contrary, they should praise me. It was a 'miracle'! They should thank me as a god."

"So, in the end, they just used a miracle to fool us?" Huihui said from the side. "But that really did seem like a miracle, building a palace so easily."

“Well, that’s why it’s called an ability,” Senju interjected from the side, “but they actually believe Aqua’s words.”

“Of course, I’m not lying. Even the priests of the Church of Eris have admitted it. This place will become my holy site, just like Alcanretia,” Aqua shouted excitedly. “Everyone has to join the Church of Axis.”

“Sorry, I don’t want to participate,” Megumin shook her head from the side. Darkness pulled out a necklace. “Um, I’m a follower of the Cult of Eris.”

"Oh, how could this happen?" Aqua was sad for a while, then ran to Senju's side. "By the way, Senju, you said you would help me build a road that leads over there. Don't forget."

“Of course,” Senju nodded, “I’ve already received my payment, and I won’t go back on my word.”

"Hehehe, once the road is repaired, I'll let everyone see my majestic presence, and then people will become..."

"My believer, what a perfect plan!" Aqua laughed heartily from the side.

Senju then went to repair the road, while Aqua and the others went to the guild. After measuring the road there, Senju chose a straight line from the city gate all the way to where Aqua had hung the sign.

After detecting that no one was on the road, the aircraft summoned two mechs, separated them by ten meters, drew a line with lasers, opened a spatial entrance, and propelled them forward, digging a neat trench in the ground along the way.

Then he flew back, and along the way he laid a layer of asphalt a meter thick into the pit, all the way to the city gate, and the road was finished.

After settling things off, Senju thought he could start collecting tolls, but seeing that there were no guardrails on either side of the road, he had a headache. He thought, "I'll just ask for it in Aqua's name."

With that in mind, Senju built a coin box and a huge sign at the beginning of the road: 'This road leads to the temple of the water goddess Aqua. If anyone wishes to worship, please put ten Eris into this box.'

"Great, that's perfect. We can just wait to collect the money," Senju said happily. Anyway, at such a cheap price, no one should care.

After entering the city for a while, Senju saw Aqua handing out flyers on the street, seemingly promoting her new temple. Senju watched speechlessly for a while, then turned and ran away, feeling that such a god was too shameful!

She ran over to the guild and approached the counter, asking, "Luna, when will my prize money arrive?"

“Um, Lord Thousand Hands, there’s a slight problem with the reward,” Luna said apologetically. Seeing Thousand Hands’s expression change, she quickly explained, “Of course, your contribution will not be erased, but this time the bounty is made up of the bounties offered by the farmers around Axel, the royal family, and the guild, which is why it has reached the high price of one billion Eris.”

"So, one side has a problem?" Thousand Hands said. Luna nodded. "That's right. The farmers of Axel were originally prepared to pay the fee, but they discovered that the magic in the land near the miracle was still draining away. After further testing, they found that the surrounding ley lines had been destroyed, just like before the Hydra was destroyed. So they refused to pay the 500 million Eris reward."

"So there's still 500 million left?" Thousand Hands nodded. Well, splitting it in half wouldn't be a loss for him. Then Luna took out a piece of parchment and said apologetically, "Um, because of the damage to the ley lines, repairing them will cost a lot of money, so the remaining bounty, well..."

"So, my bonus is gone?" Senju said unhappily. Luna shook her head and handed the parchment to Senju. "No, the bonus will be given to you, but the repair costs will be deducted from it."

"Hmm, let me see, the repair cost is six hundred million Eris?! Does that mean I'll owe them money?!" Thousand Hands shouted unhappily, "This is extortion!"

"Well, that's how it is. After all, the damage to the ley lines this time is very serious. If we leave it unattended, the area around Axel will turn into a desert," Luna explained from the side.

Listening to her explanation, Senju roughly understood that the ley lines represent the level of magic power in a region of land. The stronger the ley lines, the more fertile the land. In the past, Hydra had only 'drunk' in this magical lake, which made the surrounding land barren, and the ley lines could even regenerate on their own.

Thousand Hands' actions have created a large hole in this magical lake, causing the 'lake water' to continuously leak out. If left unchecked, the magical energy within the ley lines will be completely depleted.

Chapter 593 Encountering the Red Demon

"This is really..." Senju felt very unhappy. Although they had a point, he was still unhappy!

"Please rest assured, Lord Senju, the guild will temporarily cover those debts. However, in future missions, most of the bounties will be used to pay off the debts," Luna said apologetically.

"Sigh, it was so hard work," Senju complained. He was glad he hadn't built the Crystal Mountain. What if he had crushed it? Then someone would have come looking for trouble.

"Alright, alright," Senju said, too lazy to talk to the guild anymore, "Do you think this piece of gold is enough?"

Thousand Hands casually took out a gold ingot and placed it aside, and the surrounding adventurers turned their attention to it. "What a huge piece of gold. If it were solid, it would probably be worth billions of Eris."

“Um, just a moment,” Luna ran out from behind the counter, looking at the huge gold nugget on the ground. She carefully tested it. “If this is really pure gold, it’s worth at least two billion Eris.”

"Ah, how cunning!" Sato Kazuma exclaimed from the side. He didn't know when he had returned, and only after seeing Senju's actions did he realize the power of the cheat, that it could actually raise funds in such a way.

"Hahaha, so it's worth that much," Thousand Hands chuckled. He had broken his promise to Eris this time, and he wondered how she would handle it. "Then I'll use this as compensation. You'll also have to give me one billion Eris, and as for the rest..."

Senju looked at the adventurers around him, who all swallowed hard and looked at him expectantly. Senju nodded, "Then let's use the remaining money to increase the mission bounties. Double the bounty for each mission until the money runs out."

"Cut," around

A disappointed voice rang out, and Thousand Hands glared at him. Then the adventurers cheered listlessly, "Oh, that's great!"

However, the guild members then got busy. They placed the 'x2' tag on the quest log and sent people to protect the gold, preparing to transport it out and exchange it for funds.

Seeing everyone rushing to the task bar to select tasks, Senju finally remembered to join in the fun. Unfortunately, when he looked, he found that tasks like eliminating frogs were no longer available, and only some high-difficulty tasks remained.

However, Senju felt these were just right. After looking at them for a while, he selected a few good missions: 'Eliminate the white wolf pack', 'Eliminate the griffins and manticores fighting for territory', and 'Slay the black bear with its giant tusks'.

Thousand Hands then went to find those monsters. After searching around in the spaceship for a while, Thousand Hands found the right target. Those white wolves looked taller than adults and were very majestic and beautiful. After thinking for a moment, Thousand Hands decided to capture them and keep them as pets.

Then, Senju found a bear called Giant Fang, a black bear that was four or five meters tall and had a pair of huge fangs in its mouth. It looked very ferocious and was rampaging through the forest. Senju killed it casually and gave it to Nigolan for dinner, as she was very good at making meat dishes.

Then, Thousand Hands searched for the remaining two types of monsters. Following the location indicated by the quest, Thousand Hands found a griffin and two manticores fighting in the air on a mountain.

The griffin looks quite majestic, with an eagle's head and wings, a lion's body and claws. The manticore, on the other hand, doesn't look so good, with a human head, a lion's body, a scorpion's tail and bat's wings, making it look like a chimera.

Seeing the three animals still fighting, Thousand Hands slowly flew down. However, they immediately separated upon seeing Thousand Hands, and the griffin flew directly towards Thousand Hands. Seeing its body, which was about the size of a lion, Thousand Hands opened a spatial portal and sent it into the empty cage in the zoo.

"What kind of magic is that?" The manticore seemed to have enough rationality, and the human head spoke there, but this made Thousand Hands feel even more uncomfortable. A human body with a dog's head was acceptable, but a dog body with a human head was hard to accept.

"Meteor Shower!" With a flick of the Thousand Hands Staff, countless fire meteors bombarded the two manticores, blasting them to the ground. "Goodbye, nuclear fireball!"

The fireball that exploded instantly blew the Thousand Hands away a great distance, and half of the small mountain collapsed, raising clouds of dust. The two manticores were completely destroyed, and fires began to burn in the surrounding forests.

Senju used the magic 'Rainstorm' to extinguish the surrounding fires, then looked over at the hill and saw a huge crater. "It should be fine, right? It's leveled up three times. Not a bad monster."

Thousand Hands looked at the points after the upgrade and then began searching for monsters everywhere. With the help of the spaceship, Thousand Hands quickly found powerful monsters and majestic and beautiful ones, putting them in the zoo, while ordinary ones were killed directly.

After flying for an unknown distance, Senju discovered a decent area with many monsters. Senju used 'Fire' to lure the monsters away, then killed them indiscriminately for a while, and also captured a few dragons that looked very powerful.

Just as he was happily fighting monsters, a group of strange-looking creatures suddenly appeared in front of him. "Look, that magic! It must be someone from the Crimson Demon Clan! Everyone, capture him and get revenge!!!"

"Huh, monsters actually came to our door? That's really strange," Thousand Hands looked at the creatures running towards him with curiosity. They seemed to have their own will. "Hey, what are you doing? I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"You damned Crimson Demon, you really dare to say that! You've been picking on our Demon King's army everywhere, and now that you're all alone, we won't let you get away with it! Kill him!" the enemy shouted before charging forward.

"Blow out the world, Fimbulwinter!" Thousand Hands pointed his staff forward, and a powerful frost froze all living things in front of him. "What a pity, I wasn't planning on making a move."

Just then, four boys dressed in black robes suddenly appeared from the side. Senju took a closer look and noticed that their clothes were a bit different, a mix of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and everyday life.

The weapons they held were also different—staffs, books, and crystal balls—but they all had red eyes. Considering what the monsters had said earlier, "Red Demons?"