Offer blocks to the end times

“Steel-tailed Pteranodon, huh?” Thousand Hands teleported to the front driver’s seat, looked ahead, and saw the name of the flying monster. Looking at the map, this was the Tunnel of Tearstone Mountain, Palum. “Hmm, it can fly. Maybe it’ll be useful. Killing it would be a waste.”

As he spoke, Thousand Hands took out a scroll item called "Map of Mountains and Rivers" (game version). After opening it, it generated a huge gravitational force, and the whole thing looked like a giant wind serpent that suddenly appeared. It swallowed the group of flying dragons in one gulp, shrank back into a mountain space inside, and then began to slowly tame these flying dragons.

After dealing with the monsters, Senju looked at the mountain. Since this place was called a tunnel, it meant there was a road below. After scanning it briefly, Senju was speechless. The bottom was much more dangerous than the top. Not only were there a large number of monsters of level 80 to 90, but there were also many hidden bosses.

Most importantly, the world's money flow hub is right below. Through the mountains and magical seals, Senju could see a sea of ​​gold churning below, with countless gold coins teleporting in from the void.

Then it disappeared into the void. Following the trail of one of the coins, Senju saw that the gold coin appeared next to a goblin that had been slain. This is the source of the gold coins dropped when fighting monsters.

"Tsk, if this place is destroyed," Thousand Hands thought for a moment, then shook his head. They could do whatever they wanted outside, but this place was the money circulation center of this area, and a power center for the transformation of the Five Planets. If it was destroyed, who knows what changes would occur to the Five Planets. He carefully checked it over, then was surprised to find that there were people down there.

"Tsk, so it's the bank president." Upon closer inspection, Senju realized that it was Sumirei, the leader of the Gongzhi clan, who provided basic city services such as banking, public market services, and guard system maintenance. As the chairman of Susukino, he had communicated with Sumirei before.

However, that person always had a poker face and spoke with pride about the glory of their ancestors. At that time, Senju realized that it was an avatar, but he didn't care. After all, he was just doing his job for money. Even if there was a goblin on the counter, he wouldn't be surprised. He didn't expect the real body to be here.

Although he is certainly dutiful in the game, now, Qian Shou can't guarantee that the 'glory passed down from the ancestors' won't change. If Jin Xing, who holds such great power, does something, the players won't be able to resist, after all, all their money and items are stored in someone else's warehouse!

“Let’s go down and see, there are some fun things inside,” Thousand Points, sitting next to Rem, pointed down. Rem nodded, pulled on the reins, and several intense bolts of lightning immediately appeared in front of the carriage, blasting a hole through the mountain. Then the dragon carriage flew into the newly blasted entrance.

"Uh," Senju looked at her helplessly, but she smiled and looked over, "What's wrong, Master?"

"No, it's nothing..."

Soon, the two arrived at the space below, but the buildings here seemed extremely dilapidated. Due to the lightning strike earlier, the buildings were collapsing, causing a group of monsters to squeak as they were hit. They were a tidal wave of giant rats.

"Tsk, so it really is underground," he waved his hand, and a breeze blew by. Hundreds of thousands of giant rats were eroded by the wind of death into gold coins and items scattered all over the ground, which then flew into Senju's personal space. Then Senju snapped his fingers, and the collapsed and decaying buildings here quickly restored and became brand new. "Now this is what you call a tunnel."

Then, Senju guided Rem in the right direction, and after a while they found the correct passage. The dragon carriage continued to descend, flying through the rugged passage. After defeating many monsters, the two arrived at a hidden door with a special magical seal. What item is needed to open it? In the game, this would probably require completing some prerequisite quest.

However, Senju only popped up a point of light, the gate slowly opened, and then the car continued to move forward. The area inside was really large. Looking at the map, Senju confirmed that this was a large dungeon. The name here had also changed to Naraku's Path.

However, this place really does have a ruins vibe, with building fragments everywhere. The two saw many giant green slimes jumping out from one side, but unfortunately, they weren't as pretty as Rimuru.

With a raised hand, a beam of light shot out, instantly piercing through the bodies of hundreds of slimes. The slimes instantly shriveled and exploded into countless gold coin items. Continuing forward, the two saw a path leading to a distant highland.

The two also saw the enormous boss over there, 'Vandemis of the First Garden,' a huge red bird with six wings, one eye, and a large beak on its chest. It also had disgustingly large eyes on its wings. Thousand Hands clenched its fist at it, "Not cute at all, die!"

The monster was instantly crushed into a pulp, then exploded into countless orbs of light, leaving behind a trail of gold coins and items.

After cleaning up, the two continued onward and found the second boss, a giant blue octopus with the upper body of a woman standing there. Its name was 'Yareida of the Fifth Courtyard'. Was it not named in order? Did they go in the wrong order? But it didn't matter, it was just as ugly, so they crushed it.

The third boss found in the abandoned arena was much better. It was a sixteen-meter-tall purple-armored warrior wielding a battle axe, named 'Russiat of the Seventh Garden'. With a flick of his finger, a mark landed on its forehead, and the monster quickly shrunk to the size of a normal person. Then it pledged its allegiance there, saying, "Russiat greets its master!"

“Okay, follow behind,” Thousand Hands nodded. Then he saw the doors on both sides of the arena open, and two bosses ran over. This was really ridiculous. If ordinary players were exhausted and defeated the bosses here, and then two more bosses appeared, they might collapse. This was really too insidious.

However, one of them was a blue-skinned frost giant wielding a large club, 'Tower of the Fourth Garden', and the other was a giant two-headed fire serpent, 'Ibra Hebra of the Third Garden'. The giant killed it, and the fire serpent was forged into a spiraling magic spear named 'Brah', which was then thrown to the knight behind him.

Continuing forward, he saw a door over there. Looking at the map, this should be the end. He pushed open the door and was surrounded by gold. In the huge underground space, countless gold coins floated with magic circles. In the distance, he could also see huge gears. Well, it didn't look that spectacular.

Chapter 1909 An Accidental Encounter

The dragon chariot flew along the golden path and then saw the person on the high platform, Jinxing of the Gongzhi clan, but behind him was a four-meter-tall figure.

The white creature, which had no specific face shape but several pairs of white wings on its back, should be considered a type of angel.

“According to the rules of our ancestors, anyone who comes here can make one request,” Violet said calmly, “You can take whatever you want from here…”

"Looks like this is the end of the road. Rem, let's go back." Looking at the man opposite her with a calm expression but sweat beading on his forehead, Senju shrugged and told Rem to turn the car around and leave. She was just here to look around and didn't want any gold coins at all. After all, with her administrator privileges and her own power, she could have as many as she wanted!

Before the man could finish speaking, Rem had already turned the car around and sped away. The man was speechless. What were those people doing there? They came all this way and then just left?! And why did they even come in in the first place?!

As Thousand Hands left, a band of light appeared behind him, and the original boss reappeared, arriving at the outermost gate. Thousand Hands casually placed a seal, making it impossible for players to break through.

After leaving this area, the dragon carriage continued flying forward, covering a considerable distance before arriving near Akihabara. Players gradually appeared below, battling monsters. They were quite careful about air defense, and when they saw a 'carriage' flying by, many players shouted excitedly and relayed the news back to the area.

Senju ignored the players below. Seeing that they were still five miles away from Akihabara, she had Rem drive the car down to the main road below. Well, it was an abandoned highway with some empty car shells on it. This made Senju roll her eyes slightly. The background setting, huh? Look at the state of the abandoned buildings around them. These should be completely rotten!

But there were still some streetlights and such left here. Senju had the idea of ​​turning the dragon carriage into an off-road vehicle, but looking at the road conditions, she decided against it. That way, it wouldn't be a person driving a car, but a car riding a person. Besides, it wouldn't fit the art style. I'm talking about Rem's art style here. The image of a maid driving a car made Senju feel a little drunk just thinking about it.

The dragon carriage sped along, encountering several players along the way. They were curious about the carriages on the road, as the drivers seemed to be monsters. They investigated the information about the girl driving the carriage but only received '????'. Normally, it should display the name plus affiliation (adventurer or earthling). Was this some special, important figure?

Rem didn't stop to explain to the players' surprise, but continued driving. After a while, Rem's voice rang out, "Master, there is a group of people from the Free City Alliance Ishtar ahead."

Peeking ahead at the group of Earthlings on horseback, Senju appeared in the seat next to Rem. In front of them were several Earthlings on horseback carrying flags. "Ishtar, huh? Follow them and see what they're up to."

However, the horses in front sensed the ferocious aura of the earth dragon behind them and began to neigh. The earth people in front quickly steered their horses to avoid falling off. Looking back, they saw a cart pulled by a dragon-like monster following them, and everyone's bodies trembled.

"So it's His Excellency Grand Duke Thousand Hands of the Aizor Empire," the people in front discussed for a moment, then respectfully dismounted and came over to greet him. Thousand Hands was surprised; they seemed to recognize him. After observing their thoughts, Thousand Hands realized that there were spies from Ishtar in the Aizor Empire. After all, it was a neighboring country, and Thousand Hands' information had obviously been leaked. This conspicuous carriage had also been sent back as data.

However, their calling the Senju "Grand Duke" is actually a sarcastic remark. The highest noble title recognized here is Duke, which is held by only two families: the Koven family and the Saigon family. But the Senju family doesn't care and calls themselves Grand Dukes. Their noble rank is even higher than that of King Aizor. Does anyone have any complaints about that?

"Hmm, where are you headed? Akihabara?" There was only one road ahead, leading directly to Akihabara, and it was still a couple of miles away. The leader of the Earthlings bowed slightly to the Thousand Hands. "Yes, I am the messenger of Duke Serziad Koven, the head of the Free Alliance's Ishtar. I have been ordered to invite the ruler of the free city of Akihabara to attend the Lords' Meeting and Ball to be held next month at the Ancient Ice Castle. It would be an honor for our country if His Excellency the Duke could attend."

"Is that so? No interest," Senju said casually, waving her hand dismissively at the respectful messenger. "Just pretend you never saw me. Continue with your work, Rem. Let's go."

"Yes," Rem replied, and the dragon chariot sped past the group. The people of the land breathed a sigh of relief. "Phew, as expected of the powerful figure who trampled the Giant City, destroyed the Divine Abode Forest, and killed the Divine Might of Jushan, he was incredibly powerful. But his sudden appearance here..."

They were naturally somewhat unhappy about Senju's refusal of the invitation, but knowing Senju's record, they dared not express any dissatisfaction. According to their investigation, Senju's strength could be described as godlike, and the Alliance was no match for him.

But the other party just happened to appear here. Could it be that they know about the alliance's plan? They are on an important mission this time, to unite the adventurers in Akihabara to fight against the adventurers of the Aizor Empire, but they didn't expect the other party to appear here directly.

The carriage entered Akihabara, and the Senju were quite surprised by the crowd at the entrance. Although the surrounding area was full of ruins, they were also very curious about the 'carriage' that suddenly appeared. Then they saw the carriage door open and a young man and a knight in purple armor step out.

The crowd

They consciously tried to see each other's names, but apart from the knight displaying his name and Earthling, both of them only showed a bunch of question marks. Then something even more surprising happened: the blue-haired girl, who was supposed to be a maid, waved her hand, and the carriage disappeared. What was going on?

The crowd was puzzled for a moment, then saw the three still walking to the side. The knight stood to one side, the maid set out a table and parasol, and the man drank red tea, joking with the maid and pointing at the surroundings. Seeing the strange characters, some players came over, wanting to see what kind of quest it was.

"I don't have any quests here," Thousand Hands said helplessly, waving his hand as he looked at the player sitting down at the table without any politeness. "But the atmosphere here is great. Besides the players, there are quite a few Earthlings around."

Hearing what Thousand Hands said, the players were somewhat disappointed, then they realized, "Wait, you're a player?"

“I didn’t say I was an NPC,” Thousand Hands shrugged. The surrounding players dispersed in disappointment. After all, the player on the other side didn’t even offer them a sip of tea, and was still clutching the cup, as if they were missing tea.

Chapter 1910 Sojiro

Just then, Qian Shou heard another commotion at the city gate, and the surrounding earth people were all kneeling on the ground. He knew that it was the envoy of that duke entering the city. However, the players had been pointing and whispering about it since noon, not understanding what had happened.

"I am..." The respectful envoy rode his horse at the entrance and shouted loudly, looking very solemn. Although these people were of low rank, they were very arrogant. But in a diplomatic setting, who would show weakness?

The players here were curious about the few people carrying flags and riding horses outside. But when they looked at the Earthlings kneeling all around, they suddenly realized, "Oh, they're nobles. I almost didn't recognize them."

Looking at this bizarre scene, Thousand Hands was considering whether to mobilize the players to overthrow the feudal system. Well, thinking about those useless players who couldn't even cook, Thousand Hands threw away the idea. But Thousand Hands didn't think that he himself was the ultimate terror!

Just as Senju was contemplating some unreliable ideas, a young man approached and bowed to him. "Hello, are you Lord Senju?"

"Huh? You know me?" Senju was a little surprised. She usually kept her name vague for the sake of convenience, but she didn't expect to be recognized at a glance. Senju glanced at the boy. His name was 'Sōjirō Seita', a player, the guild leader of the West Wind Guild, and his level was also 90.

Looking at his appearance, he is quite cute, dressed in traditional Japanese clothing with a samurai sword hanging at his waist. He looks like a young swordsman from an anime. He also has a good temperament, gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, like a sword that has not yet been drawn, which makes people like him.

However, after a closer look, Senju's expression turned strange. Could this boy be the protagonist here? He has a 'harem constitution' and is very popular with girls, but his temperament makes him impossible to dislike. He really is the protagonist of an anime, a gentle harem man.

“Yes, I’ve heard Master Shiroe mention you before,” Sojiro said respectfully, unaware of Senju’s thoughts. Senju was surprised for a moment, then gestured for him to sit down. “So you’re Shiroe’s disciple. Speaking of which, he’s also level 90. I didn’t expect my disciple to be so strong.”

“Master Shiroe is very skilled, I can’t compare to him,” Sojiro waved his hand. Rem poured him a cup of tea and thanked him. Sojiro then looked at Senju and said, “Master already knows about your arrival, so he asked me to entertain you for now. He will be here soon.”

"Hmm?" Senju was puzzled. Shiroe was really being polite. They'd only met once, yet he insisted on coming immediately after she showed up? Senju didn't recall having any connection with him. Shaking her head in confusion, Senju glanced to the side. After the messenger at the city gate finished his announcement, he led the group into the city, followed by a bunch of players.

“Tsk, the envoys of Ishtar,” Senju shook his head, while Soujiro, sipping his red tea and sighing, was somewhat curious. “Does Lord Senju know about those people?”

"Well, I just ran into her on the street," Senju shrugged, then looked around at the now much emptier area. "Speaking of which, the atmosphere in Akihabara is pretty good, even more lively than Susukino."

“This is all thanks to Master Shiroe,” Sojiro said happily, then looked at Senju with some admiration. “But under Lord Senju’s leadership, Susukino is also thriving. I heard from a friend that it was all thanks to you, Lord, that the chaos there was brought under control.”

"Friends, huh? The communication system," Senju muttered helplessly. It seemed his information had been leaked more than he had imagined. Players could be big mouths. On the other side, Soujiro was still happily talking about how he had 'purchased' a bunch of goods online through his friends. Well, he meant using the bank here to quickly transfer goods. Although it cost a transaction fee, the speed was the advantage.

Hearing Soujiro's words, Senju was thinking of building a similar facility here, but looking around, he frowned. Soujiro, sitting opposite him, asked curiously, "What's wrong, Lord Senju? Has something happened around here?"

"No, it's just that something about this place doesn't quite fit," Senju said, carefully examining the various stalls set up around her. She then paused, speechless, noticing the mess of things all around.

It's a ruin, but there are piles of stalls on both sides of the road, and quite a few people are strolling around, making it feel like a festival. But combined with the surrounding ruins, it looks very eerie.

Suddenly understanding what obsessive-compulsive disorder felt like, Qianzhi pointed to the surrounding ruins, "The surrounding ruins and those active stalls together are a bit unsettling to look at."

"Perhaps this is the conflict between destruction and rebirth. However, under Master Shiroe's guidance, Akihabara has begun to recover, and it will soon be prosperous again," Sojiro smiled with some pride. It seems that he really admires Shiroe. It seems that Shiroe is like the old grandfather of the protagonist. To give an example, he is like Jiraiya of Naruto or Shanks of Luffy.

However, while thinking about it, Senju noticed something strange, "Under Shiroe's leadership? From what you've said, Shiroe is a big shot here?"

“That’s right, Master Shiroe is very capable,” Sojiro nodded and introduced him, “Master Shiroe is the initiator of the ‘Round Table Conference’, an autonomous organization of Akihabara players, and one of the thirteen members of the current Round Table Conference. It was because of the establishment of the Round Table Conference that Akihabara got rid of its initial chaotic state and has the scene it is today.”

"Members of an autonomous organization, no wonder it's so orderly here," Senju said with a slight surprise. It seemed that Shiroe had learned some of her behavior from her. However, Senju suddenly remembered something and opened the map to take a look. "Sure enough, he has already bought the guild hall. No wonder he can get everyone to obey."

"Yes, Master said I learned it from your words," Sojiro said respectfully. However, Senju had a vague feeling that he was being unfairly blamed. He shook his head and continued chatting for a while. Then, the two saw a white-robed monk walking over. "Lord Senju, it's been a long time."

"Well, it'll only be about a month," Senju waved casually, gesturing for Shiroe to sit in the newly appeared seat. "You came to see me because you're worried about what Susukino might do? But don't worry, I'm no longer Susukino's chairman."

"What happened?" Shiro asked with slight surprise, but in her heart she was thinking, "I'm not worried about the players in Susukino at all. I'm worried about you, who has the power to change the world!"

Chapter 1911 A Touch of Nostalgia

"Nothing happened. The civilization over there has developed on a regular basis, and the players have things to do, so I came out to travel around and install various facilities in the major cities, such as supermarkets and such," Senju said seriously, ignoring Shiroe's inner complaints. In fact, he only remembered that he could build a branch here when Sojiro mentioned mail-order goods.

“Really? That’s so incredibly kind of you, Senju-sama! Only you could create such modern facilities. With them, our quality of life will definitely improve,” Shiroe said happily, then looked at Senju with some concern, “But that simulated Earth system…”

“The virtual Earth won’t be placed here. The main unit is in Susukino, so it can only work there,” Senju said, waving his hand. In reality, Senju had used a substandard product, and the coverage only extended to one city. Shiro breathed a sigh of relief. “Is that so? That’s a bit of a shame.”

“Well, that facility is actually quite good. It can restore memories lost each time you die based on stored memories,” Senju shrugged. This surprised Shiroe, who then nodded. “Memory storage, indeed, is a good way to solve amnesia after death. However, it’s a bit difficult. We don’t have as many amazing gadgets as Lord Senju.”

"Well, there's no need to worry too much. Dying tens of thousands of times won't have much of an impact anyway," Senju shrugged, then looked at Shiroe. "Besides, speaking of which, you haven't died at all these days."

“Well, maybe I’m prioritizing safety,” Shiroe smiled shyly. Senju rolled her eyes. For over a month, no adventurers from other cities besides them had ever been to Susukino! And this is what they call prioritizing safety? Shaking her head, Senju finished her tea. “Ishtar has also sent an envoy. As the leader here, you must be very busy. Thank you for your hospitality. We’ll go explore on our own.”

"No, we should be thanking Lord Senju for his hospitality," Shiroe said, looking at the teacup. After drinking the tea, he discovered that his HP and MP had permanently doubled. No wonder he was a super expert player. "Well then, we'll take our leave now. We'll visit you again when your facility opens."

“Well, that might have been an unexpected speed,” Senju shrugged, then watched the two leave, shook his head, and stood up as well. “Rem, let’s wander around too.”

"Yes," Rem replied, then put away the table, chairs, tea set, and parasol and went shopping. The knight followed behind, strolling slowly. It really felt like a festival stall, with all sorts of things for sale.

Senju was strolling around, while Shiro was having a conversation with Sojiro using the system's dialogue function—a conversation that only existed in his mind.

"Sōjirō, did you see that knight's name?" Jōe said calmly to himself.

"I see, Rutheat. That should be Rutheat, the boss of the seventh prison among the nine prisons of Heros, but the current description says he is an Earthman. What's going on? Did that Thousand Hands do something?"

Sojiro frowned.

"That should be true. I remember when that person was introducing the item, they did mention the 'World Tree Seed,' a world-class item that allows players to undergo racial rebirth. But I didn't expect that even bosses could be reborn as humans. Maybe Earthlings could also become adventurers," Shiroe said with a touch of emotion.

"That's unlikely, and we don't even know how much fighting power that boss still has left," Soujiro said with a hint of surprise, but he was eager to try.

"He must be very strong. After all, a player that strong wouldn't be taking on low-level monsters. The current Russiat should be a warrior above level 100, and he might even have all the attributes and skills of a boss," Shiroe speculated.

"The boss's attributes aren't that scary. What's truly terrifying is that the monster has developed intelligence. World-class items... that feels like cheating. I never imagined players in other games were this strong," Sojiro remarked with some emotion.

"Well, that item is basically blatant cheating, honestly, game companies are so shameless. But the laws of this world can be changed, maybe we can find a way back," Shiroe said after making a complaint, her expression turning serious. "Besides, there are legends about gods changing the world here, maybe there are other items or magic here that can change the world."

“I see. Master is truly amazing. You’ve analyzed so much,” Sojiro said with admiration. Shiroe shook his head slightly. “Anyone could deduce this if they knew the information. I just wonder what role that person played in this great catastrophe.”