Offer blocks to the end times

Fortunately, the underground city next door was still enveloped by the Thousand Hands of Avalon, so there weren't too many problems, although there were many huge meteorite craters around it. This original underground city has become the only towering mountain city in this area.

The river water that had been knocked away in the distance flowed back into the rift valley, where it came into contact with the lava and produced a lot of steam. The people around suddenly fell silent. No matter how you looked at it, this harvest festival was doomed!

"Sigh," Sarah sighed, her spirits suddenly dropping. Senju immediately sensed her melancholy. "What's wrong? Why are you sighing all of a sudden? Wasn't the enemy defeated?"

“…” Sarah glanced helplessly at Senju, unsure of what to say, but finally managed to speak, “Thank you, Lord Senju, but this harvest festival is coming to an end. The Dragon Horned Griffin is disbanding before it’s even fully established.”

"Why? The Harvest Festival is supposed to be..." Senju said, only to realize that he had destroyed many areas below, so there was no harvest left! "Ahem, mistake, mistake, I used too much force. Now, I'll build one for you for free."

"Transform?!" Sarah was stunned for a moment, while Senju looked around the great rift valley, thinking about how to transform it. Then he saw the lava below and the water flow on the side, and he immediately thought of a way to transform this place into a hot spring valley.

As Senju reached out, the magma at the bottom of the valley gathered together, forming a lava ball the size of a small mountain. Senju then cast a spell on it, transforming it into a fire vein hidden underground. Next, Senju diverted the river water from afar into the earth, where it, along with the fire vein, formed hot springs that flowed continuously from both sides of the rift valley.

Near each hot spring, Senju also built pools of varying sizes. Once they are full of water, the water flows to the bottom of the valley and forms a new river below.

Although the only towering structure in the rift valley is the original underground city, the bottom of this rift valley is tens of meters lower than the original waterfall's base, making it prone to water accumulation.

Senju had no choice but to urge the water tree to grow, extending its roots to the bottom of the valley to transport the gathered water upwards and re-form the waterfall.

However, the bare bottom of the hot spring valley didn't look very nice. After carefully distinguishing the seeds, Senju scattered them. Instantly, the valley was filled with all kinds of flowers and trees, some of which were even glowing.

"Alright, that's about it," Senju said to Sarah, who was standing there in a daze. She stood there for a while, then suddenly pounced on Senju excitedly. However, Senju subconsciously moved to the side, and Sarah missed.

"..." Both of them were speechless. Senju felt that he had done something stupid like this before. It seemed that he would have to suppress this impulse in the future. Senju casually cast a spell on himself, so that when a beautiful and harmless girl pounced on him, he would not be able to dodge.

Sarah's expression changed for a moment, but after the initial excitement, she returned to normal. "Thank you, Lord Thousand Hands. I never imagined you had such power."

"Well, it's not bad," Senju smiled slightly. He didn't take action out of boredom or guilt, but because of his subordinates' research and experiments, Senju had confirmed one thing: reputation was also a part of strength here, and the wider the spread of one's deeds, the faster one's strength would increase.

Senju then put away Avalon, the guardian of the underground city. Carrying the boy in her hand, she flew back to the Mizuki. A moment later, a group of people jumped over. The first to arrive was Izayoi Sakamaki. "Senju-sama, you really like to surprise people. Your attack just now was a bit too powerful."

Chapter 993 The Game That Suddenly Appeared

"It's alright, you can do it if you want," Senju waved her hand casually, then looked at the boy in her hand. She didn't want him, he wasn't a little girl... Ugh, she might as well give him away. "By the way, you can take care of this one, he's very capable too."

"Uh," Izayoi Sakamaki looked at the boy and ownership that Senju had handed over and felt speechless. Seeing that Kuro Usagi had brought Jin Seral over, he pushed the boy toward Jin and said, "Boss, you can take care of this one. He doesn't seem to be an ordinary person."

"This is... a Celestial Spirit?!" After acquiring ownership, Ren Russell's eyes widened in disbelief, then his aura surged dramatically. Senju looked over in surprise, and Izayoi Sakamaki beside him seemed to sense the change as well. "Oh, it seems the young master and this..."

The child has a very high compatibility.

"It seems so," Senju nodded, not too concerned. "If there are any more attacks, I'll leave them to you. I'm going to take a rest."

"Thank you, Lord Senju. I hope you have a good time," Sarah said as she watched Senju leave, inwardly cursing. In this state, what kind of intruders are there? Those killer-type phantom beasts have long since turned to ashes!

Senju was flying slowly when a voice from below suddenly caught his attention, "Kirino-neechan..."

"Huh?!" Senju immediately looked down and saw that it was an elf boy shouting there. Senju looked to the other side and saw another elf. Only then did Senju realize that it was a case of the same name. He had thought that Black Cat and the others had come over as well.

However, Kirino didn't seem to be in good condition. She must have been affected by the battle earlier. She sat to the side, looking extremely uncomfortable. Senju shook his head and then realized that many people around him looked uncomfortable, and many others looked like they were about to die.

"Honestly, you just said it and then went back on your word," Senju muttered slightly, though she'd done her fair share of 'it's actually good' things. "Healing Rain!"

A rain of light began to fall from the sky, continuously showering the people below. Those who were initially weak were immediately restored upon contact with the light. They all wore expressions of surprise, followed by joy, and repeatedly expressed their gratitude to Thousand Hands.

The nameless group watching below all looked on with envy. "If we had Lord Senju's power, our companions could easily take it back."

"Well, Lord Senju has been a great help, but we can't always rely on others. We should just do what we can do," Izayoi Sakamaki reminded everyone. Jin nodded in agreement. "Izayoi is right. And now that I have power, I can participate in the Gift Tournament. We must rely on our own efforts to save our comrades."

"Anyway, if all else fails, we can always hire Lord Senju. We should just go all out until then," Izayoi Sakamaki added, and the people around him gave him speechless looks.

Just as Thousand Hands was healing the crowd, Sarah, who had gone to check the enemy situation, returned. As she expected, there wasn't a single ghost in the distance, only a broken golden harp lying on the ground. She picked it up and went back.

“Lord Senju, this was found on the battlefield, and it’s one of your spoils of war,” Sarah handed the broken harp directly to Senju. Senju looked at it and realized that the original harp must have been very exquisite. He repaired it with a few strokes and played it briefly. “Hmm, the tone is not bad. But what kind of harp is this? Let me see. Dagda’s harp? Celtic mythology?”

Thousand Hands nodded. Based on his assessment and his previous knowledge, the harp should be the treasure of Dagda, the "Father of the Gods" of the Danu tribe in Celtic mythology. This Father of the Gods had three treasures: Dagda's great staff, Dagda's great cauldron, and Dagda's harp.

One end of the club can kill a person, while the other end can revive them; the cauldron can provide endless food, and boiling a person can bring them back to life; the harp can play various tunes with buff effects.

"Thank you, I really like this," Senju nodded slightly, picked up the harp and played it gently, instantly calming the excited emotions of the people around her. "Oh, it sounds pretty good. I'll give it to the maid band when we get back. By the way, do you have any other instruments here?"

However, seeing the way people were looking at him, Senju felt like a rare animal, attracting attention wherever he went. He shook his head slightly, threw the harp into his bag, and then became invisible.

After Senju disappeared, the people around dispersed to tidy up their belongings. Senju changed her appearance slightly and then continued shopping.

The people around seemed to have recovered from their shock and began to move about in a chaotic manner. Some went to build new roads up and down the mountain, some went to repair houses, and others went to check out new valleys.

A moment later, the alarm bells rang again throughout the city, and the surrounding people quickly went into battle mode. Senju shook his head helplessly; it seemed his deterrent effect wasn't enough. "It's one problem after another, too bad..."

As they burst through the canopy of the Water Tree, Senju saw a large swarm of bats flying towards them. The sky seemed to darken instantly, and the community below, after a moment of panic, immediately launched a counterattack, unleashing flames, storms, and various other blessings upon the monsters in the sky.

While they were busy fighting off the flying objects, Senju stared speechlessly at the sky. "Why does this feel so familiar?!" he thought. "Aren't these bats Hakuhime's?" Since Hakuhime and Remilia met, they had become quite close, even learning some of each other's magic. But why was she suddenly here?

Just as Senju was about to stop the fight between the two sides, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Why hadn't anyone died in such a fierce battle?

Those fighting below also noticed something was wrong. They were prepared to sacrifice themselves, but the monsters were just circling in the sky. Moreover, after the monsters were attacked and destroyed, they turned into parchment pieces that fell into the hands of the attackers. The group of people slowly stopped there.

Senju was also curious, so he casually smashed a bat and obtained a piece of parchment with...

It was, however, an invitation to a game of grace.

The game title is: Dream City of a Thousand Years.

Participants: All life forms that have received an invitation.

Organizer: Arcueid Brunestard, the princess of the True Ancestor.

Game content: 1. Follow the game instructions to kill all the guardian phantom monsters and defeat the True Ancestor's princess.

Second, defeating wild monsters will grant you an invitation letter; defeating the gatekeeper monsters will drop gold coins and items; defeating the True Ancestor's princess will drop the blessing 'Projection', which can replicate any item.

Third, with an invitation letter, one can apply to the amber and jade for entry into the trial grounds; entry is not permitted without an invitation letter.

Fourth, you can use gold coins to find Tono Shiki's shop outside Millennium City to buy various interesting items. Please make good use of your gold coins.

Fifth, this event lasts for ten days. If you die, you can spend gold coins to revive at Tono Akiha's place.

6. The right to interpret this event belongs to the relevant departments of the Thousand Hands Alliance.

The contestant's objective is to destroy the Millennium Castle and defeat the True Ancestor's princess.

Conditions for contestant failure: None

Oath: We respect the above and host the Gift Game based on honor, the banner, and the authority of the organizer.

'Thousand Hands' Seal, Arcueid Seal.

Chapter 994 The Plan

After reading it, Senju couldn't help but roll his eyes. Why did the Shirahime family come here to play a game? And this game looks so familiar. Isn't it similar to the game he played before?

As Senju made his sarcastic remark, the two maids suddenly jumped down from the sky and struck a cool pose. "I am Amber/Jade, welcome everyone to participate in this game."

Hearing the two voices, one cold and one warm, Senju felt like complaining. They were supposed to be twins, but they were so different. And what were they doing, trying to look cool with brooms and mops?

However, after the two finished showing off, they put their hands together and then pulled them to one side, creating a huge spatial opening between them, seemingly leading to another world.

Inside was a vast plain of flowers, with many shadows moving about. In the center was a huge castle, which was Arcueid's Reality Marble, 'Millennium Castle'. Senju could even see a peddler carrying a load inside. Wasn't that Tohno Shiki?

Then a pavilion suddenly appeared at the portal, where Tono Akiha, with black hair, was quietly drinking tea. However, there was a sign next to the pavilion that read "Resurrection Point, 10 Gold Coins Each Time".

Those who looked over there immediately understood, since the game was really straightforward and didn't require any puzzle-solving. However, they were still a bit confused about the situation, so they came over to ask Thousand Hands.

“Lord Thousand Hands,” Sarah flew over with a few people, “is this the game of grace you prepared? I never imagined that you would open up a small world as a game field to make up for this loss. You are truly bold.”

"Ahem, this time the scale is already very small," Thousand Hands said helplessly. He had no idea what had happened, but that didn't stop him from making things up. "The games our alliance held before were hundreds of times larger than this."

"Are you talking about that '100 Floors Above and Below the Sky'? Isn't that just a simple adventure game?" Izayoi Sakamaki casually remarked. "But the monsters in it are really tough. I died once. If it weren't for the high cost of reviving, I would have tried a few more times. It's a shame they changed operators later, which is quite disappointing. I wonder what the boss will be like this time."

“She’s very powerful, the princess of the True Ancestor, the White Princess of the Moon. Don’t be too careless,” Senju shook his head slightly. He didn’t even know that Izayoi had also participated in that game. “But you should explore the specifics yourself. It would be no fun if we told you in advance.”

“Well, that makes sense,” Izayoi Sakamaki nodded and rushed over first. “Let me be the first to clear this game!”

Watching Izayoi Sakamaki rush out first, Sarah complained in a tone of praise, "As expected of a hero who dares to face the Demon King and defeat humanity's final trial. But, Lady Senju, you should have told us before holding this event so we could have been prepared."

"Well, hahaha," Senju chuckled dryly, inwardly screaming, "Who knows what's going on here!"

Leaving aside Izayoi Sakamaki, who was being blocked by the two maids with chopsticks and a mop, Senju made some comments and then contacted their leader here, Yukari Yakumo. That's right, they didn't join the Mage's Association, but instead joined the more loosely organized Gensokyo.

The call connected quickly, and Senju immediately asked, "Purple, why did Arcueid come to the underground city to activate the game?"

"Huh? Lady Senju, you didn't know?" Yukari Yakumo's tone seemed full of helplessness. "Didn't you agree to the previous financial plans?"

"Hmm? A plan?" Senju asked, puzzled. Yakumo Yukari seemed taken aback. "I should have submitted a financial plan to you fifteen days ago, didn't you know?"

"Oh, I don't read documents, but since the machine has been approved, it must be a good plan. What exactly is the plan?" Senju asked after a moment of surprise.

Across from her, Yukari Yakumo felt a headache coming on. Her boss's unreliability was a real problem. "On the surface, it's about promoting the circulation of Thousand Hands Alliance gold coins, but actually it's about defeating all regional tiers."

"The plan to become the ruler, and then the absolute ruler, to acquire the power of the sun!"

"Oh, I see," the Thousand Hands, who had just gained the power of the sun, remained completely unmoved. "How exactly is this plan carried out? What is its basis?"

Yakumo Yukari on the other side seemed to have a headache, and then she passed over a secret intelligence document, which Senju began to read.

It turns out that there are only a few level rulers left in the Little Garden: the White Demon in the East District, the alliance of 'Gensokyo' and 'Onihime' in the North District, Laplace Demon in the South District, and the West District is still in ruins due to a previous catastrophe, with no level rulers left.

However, since Laplace has been asleep, the only one still active is another level ruler, who was unfortunately defeated by the Demon King a month ago. That's why White Yaksha nominated Dragon Horned Griffin as a candidate for the new level ruler.

When only one of the four level rulers remains active, that ruler gains sovereignty over the sun and the ability to temporarily set a four-digit number, and can choose the level ruler in the four cardinal directions.

There were two full-fledged class rulers before, the first being Leticia and the second being White Yaksha. That's why White Yaksha was able to recommend Dragon Horned Griffin to become the new class ruler after the class ruler of the Southern District was defeated.

However, if the Dragonhorn Griffin is defeated during this period, it will not be able to inherit the position. Similarly, other level rulers will also lose their positions if they are defeated.

However, the Dragon Horned Griffin has only just officially begun this trial, which is why Yukari Yakumo sent troops to ambush it. In fact, she was the one who obtained the invitation to the Harvest Festival.

When only one of the class rulers remains undefeated, that person becomes the absolute class ruler. Yukari Yakumo used this system to try and advance to the next rank.

After all, there are many powerful figures in Gensokyo, and they can fully realize this plan. They can deal with the other class rulers. For example, the dormant Laplace Demon has long been devoured by Yakumo Yukari. The Oni Princess Alliance is facing the attack of the undead princess Yuyuko. The nominal plan is a unification war of the Northern District class rulers, and the initiator is Yakumo Yukari.

As for the White Demon, Yukari Yakumo took Pest to Sengan to collect the reward from the Demon King's Game, which was Pest's divine status. It seemed that the reward from the Demon King's Game was in the hands of the White Demon because of the game leader or something, and Yukari Yakumo was only going to collect it now.

Chapter 995 The Self-Sacrificing Rabbit

However, it seems there was a slight mishap in the middle. The divine power activated Pest's demonic power, dragging the surrounding area into the Demon King Game. White Yaksha was unfortunately trapped again, while Yakumo Yukari used her abilities to escape. In addition, the great barrier of Gensokyo exempted the community of Gensokyo from the opportunity to participate in the Demon King Game.

As for the remaining communities that might provide support, Yukari Yakumo also contacted the communities within the alliance and started a series of random games a few days ago. The main content of these games was to promote the Thousand Hands Alliance's gold coins, which looked like a purely commercial activity.

People in various regions welcomed these 'commercial activities,' as the Thousand Hands Alliance provided a wide variety of items, many of which could easily enhance everyone's strength. In particular, the 'One Gold Coin Potential Development Gift' event launched by Academy City attracted participants from dozens of surrounding regions, providing scientists with a considerable number of samples.

After reading the plan, Qian Shou was speechless and complained. He knew absolutely nothing about it. However, based on the analysis above, the plan did indeed have a high probability of success.

Senju, annoyed by their reckless actions, pondered for a moment, then divined Yakumo Yukari's initial thoughts. Through the connection of their origins, Senju understood Yakumo Yukari's intentions.

The disparity in strength between humans and other beings in this space is simply too great; the power of the yokai is too weak. To prevent the yokai from suddenly being wiped out, she plans to swallow this miniature world and make the power of other beings an indispensable part of the space.

"Well, the plan is quite ambitious," Senju shook his head speechlessly. However, for this plan to succeed, Yukari Yakumo would need to work hard for several thousand years. But this would also benefit Senju. Well, let's ask him to help out.