I'm not just human!

Thinking this, the fat boss suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said:

"By the way, guest, actually, if you just want to disrupt the flow of time and the stability of space, you don't necessarily need secret treasures and sealing artifacts. You can do it with the power of the secret contract alone."

The power of a secret contract?

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. What kind of secret contract was so powerful?

For some reason, he suddenly thought of the "Gate of Stars," a supreme-level secret contract.

If we're talking about any secret contract that can directly interfere with spacetime using its abilities, this is probably the only one.

"It's the 'Gate of Stars,' right? I know that, but it's a top-level secret treaty. What's the use of you telling me?"

Xia Fa deliberately spoke in a casual, conversational tone, hoping to extract some information about the Gate of Stars from the fat boss.

After all, he currently knows absolutely nothing about the Gate of Stars, this overlord-level secret contract.

Given his authority within the church, he wouldn't have access to such information, let alone ask others, given his true identity.

Therefore, even a little bit of information would be helpful now.

The portly boss sighed and said with a wry smile:

"It seems the guest is knowledgeable. That's right, the Star Gate's [Bending Manipulation] can distort space, while [Time Concealment] can directly conceal time within a specific area. If we can sign this overlord-level secret contract with the Star Gate, we won't need to spend hundreds of thousands of gold pounds to buy time-space treasures or sealing artifacts."

Bending and manipulating...

Time hides...

Xia Fa felt a sudden surge of excitement and secretly memorized the names of the two secret abilities.

He couldn't help but take another look at the fat boss. The fat boss did not show any aura of a demigod, which meant that even by the most powerful estimation, he was just a whale-level superhuman. He didn't expect that the fat boss knew so much.

Of course, as a supreme-level secret contract, the Gate of Stars certainly has more than just these two secret contracts.

However, these two secret abilities alone are enough to make Xia Fa's heart flutter!

"Sigh, I was just spouting nonsense. That's a top-tier secret contract. How could it be signed so easily? Let alone signing it, you might not even be able to find such a top-tier secret contract. Anyway, our secret trade shop doesn't have it. Haha, it's one of the few items we don't have."

The fat boss gave a bitter laugh, knowing that the deal wouldn't go through today. He stood up and walked towards the pillow.

Xia Fa nodded slightly, and also prepared to leave.

As the fat boss flipped the pillow over, the iron filings that filled the room immediately disappeared, and the hands on the bronze clock trembled slightly, shifting back a notch to return to normal time.

The portly boss put on a smile again and escorted Xia Fa to the shop entrance.

"Please come again next time, sir!"

Xia Fa nodded slightly to indicate that he had heard, and then turned and walked out of the secret trading shop.

However, the turmoil in his heart was far from subsiding.

At this moment, his desire to sign the overlord-level secret contract of the Gate of Stars was extremely strong!

Putting everything else aside, just for the two secret abilities of [Bending Manipulation] and [Time Concealment], it's totally worth it!

This is equivalent to saving at least 300,000 gold pounds, and there will be no cost or negative effects in using it!

Although a demigod like Lieutenant General Bedivere can easily shatter space, he absolutely cannot affect time.

There are very few secret contracts that can affect time, and Xia Fa suspects that the only secret contract that can affect both time and space is the Gate of Stars.

"Let's save up 500,000 first, then visit Dicketor and explain things to him, especially about the fact that there's a ruler behind Pompeii. If he agrees, things will be much easier..."

Xia Fa's gaze hardened, and he quickly went to a nearby shop to replenish his supplies of extraordinary materials such as living iron powder and citrine. Then, he headed straight for the shore.

Soon, he returned to the port of Rum by small boat.

This time, Xiafa opted for a splurge, traveling to Augustus in a steam-powered four-wheeled carriage.

To the west of Augustus lies the Mist God Hunting Grounds, about ten kilometers from the city.

……

More than an hour later.

Click!

The lacquered wooden door of the carriage opened, and a black high-top leather boot emerged. Xia Fa then stepped down.

He paid the fare of five silver coins and three copper coins, then turned around and looked at the distance not far ahead.

What was once a desolate wasteland has now been transformed into a vast forest, covered with all sorts of shrubs, where one can even see deer and rabbits leaping about.

It is... the Mist God's Hunting Ground!

To Xia Fa's surprise, at the edge of the Mist God Hunting Grounds, where there were originally fences, there were copper pillars planted at intervals. The copper pillars were engraved with secret runes, and occasionally, wisps of electricity could be seen running between the copper pillars.

Xia Fa immediately recognized that this was some kind of "barrier," which was probably set up by the authorities in conjunction with the church.

This is certainly not to stop refugees, but to stop superhumans without hunting licenses.

"Xia Fa! Haha, good brother, you actually came too!"

Suddenly, a cheerful voice rang out, carrying the fat man's unique, mellow tone.

Xia Fa was taken aback at first, and then a strange expression appeared on his face.

He immediately recognized the voice as that of his teammate from the land of gods in the desert, the extraordinary individual from the direction of the mechanical secrets, Daponz!

Sure enough, as soon as he turned around, he saw Daponz's fat, trembling body walking towards him.

"Come, come, let me introduce you. Many young people from Nikiham University and Minerva University have come this time, and of course, there are also people from our Royal College of Mechanical Engineering. Let's get to know each other."

As soon as Daponz came over, he warmly put his arm around Xiafa's shoulder without saying a word and led him to a spot not far ahead.

It was a newly built hall, and many young people were looking in this direction.

The young people all had rather indifferent, even somewhat cold, expressions, and their gazes toward them carried a hint of scrutiny and appraising.

Xia Fa immediately noticed the two young men at the head of the group.

One of the young men was extremely tall and muscular, dressed in a black suit, draped in a white navy cloak, and wearing a baseball cap. He had a square face, a serious expression, and crossed his arms.

But that's not the point. The point is that there were actually rings of flame swirling around his feet and body, constantly appearing and disappearing.

The other was a girl riding on a giant slime. She was petite with seaweed-colored curly hair and an arrogant expression. Although she was only about 1.5 meters tall, she had incredibly long legs and was barefoot with her delicate white feet showing.

Xiafa immediately noticed that her slime was not a supernatural creature, but a mystic!

In the Protoss realm, there is a spirit that is just as powerful as the Wraiths, second only to the Protoss!

"Humph~"

The girl with seaweed-colored curly hair gave a soft hum, rode the giant slime, and hopped over to him. She looked down at him, her voice delicate and filled with the pride unique to young girls.

"You're Xia Fa?"

Chapter 125 Children of Angels, Secret News

The sunlight was intense and bright.

Outside the Mist God Hunting Grounds, the unique fresh air of the forest was filled with undulating dust motes, enveloped by beams of light filtering through the leaves.

Xia Fa's gaze swept over the fair little feet of the seaweed-colored curly-haired girl, then he raised his head and looked at her face with her chin slightly raised.

"Are minors allowed to hunt in the Mist God Hunting Grounds now? Don't your parents care?"

There was no way around it; this seaweed-colored curly-haired girl was really quite petite, only a little over 1.5 meters tall, even shorter than Princess Victoria, which is why Xia Fa asked the question.

"not good--"

Unexpectedly, the expressions of many noble students around them immediately changed, and they rushed over as if to block Xia Fa's way.

"Well!"

The seaweed-colored curly-haired girl suddenly puffed out her cheeks, clenched her small fists, and bulged the veins on her forehead, but even so, she gave the impression of acting cute or being coquettish.

"I'm twenty-two years old! Do you understand what twenty-two is?! I'm already a senior at Nickelheim University!"

She leaned forward, her petite body swaying as she rode atop the giant slime, accusing it with all her might:

"You actually...you still treat me like a child! Why?!"

Xia Fa smiled sheepishly:

"Oh, I see. I was just thinking you were too short... no... a bit too petite."

"not good!!!"

At this, the noble students' expressions changed completely, and they instantly formed a human wall, blocking Xia Fa's way.

"you you you!"

The seaweed-colored curly-haired girl, enraged, suddenly slapped the giant slime she was riding, seemingly trying to make it charge.

One of the noble students turned around with difficulty, faced Xia Fa, and earnestly said:

"Xia Fa, run! Let's lay low for a while. Miss Auf hates it when people say she's short!"

Just as the slime ridden by the seaweed-colored curly-haired girl was about to charge, she suddenly seemed to remember something, sighed softly, and placed her hand on the slime's head.

The slime, which had been gathering its strength, immediately stopped.

"Fine, I'm magnanimous and won't hold it against you this time, since you're new here. Hmph~"

She turned her head away, her little face full of arrogance, as if waiting for Xia Fa to apologize to her.

The group of noble students breathed a sigh of relief. Miss Auf seemed to be in a pretty good mood today; otherwise, if she had really lost her temper like before, they would have been sent flying everywhere.

Xia Fa smiled and said:

"A grown man doesn't hold a grudge against a petty person? Judging from your size, shouldn't you be the petty person?"

The noble students: ...

They all turned to look at Xiafa with either fear or disbelief, as if they were seeing a dying man.

At this moment, a big question arose in the minds of these noble students.

That is... how dare Xia Fa be so brave?

You should know that Miss Off is the daughter of a duke, one of the most prestigious students at Nickelheim University!

Their lineage was only slightly inferior to that of the young people from the Augustus family or the Selene royal family, and they were only inferior to the young people from those two families who were also children of dukes or higher.