Chapter 1886: The Reason
Upon hearing he could get thirty lives, Black God got excited immediately!
"You could get thirty lives but didn't tell me earlier? Teach me how to set it!"
"Why are you asking so many questions? Jiang Fan's ability is too complex for you to understand!"
Jiangnan bumped Black God with his shoulder:
(｀∀´) "Oh come on~ Just tell me!"
Black God glared: "I won't say. Just adjust it quickly! Otherwise, I'll turn you into a collection, got it?"
Jiang the coward shuddered—this was a personal threat, wasn't it?
Left with no choice, Jiangnan could only teach Black God how to adjust the thirty lives.
Black God was thrilled: "Now I'm not afraid of death. Hurry! Let's keep fighting!"
Jiangnan: (≖～≖)
It's just three hundred in a game? Do you have to be this serious?!
Behind them, the Crab Boss was still sprinting. Although the Dawei Tianlong had stopped, it looked at Jiangnan with burning hatred!
Your mom! Just wait, you human!
Mo Mo and Ai Jiang beside them didn't know what to do anymore.
They could only sit on the sidelines and watch...
Meanwhile, over at Lanxing, Jiangning, Zhong Yingxue, and the others had gathered, looking anxious!
Zhong Yingxue had heavy dark circles under her eyes, clearly not well-rested and uneasy.
(๑ớ~ờ) "Xiao Nan's snail communication isn't working. I've tried several times, but no use!"
Hart said worriedly:
(๑ŏ﹏●) "I can't reach my wife either. Where are they now? Could they be..."
Jiangning paced anxiously: "That's the dimensional gap. If Black God discovers them, there's no chance of survival. I advised Xiao Nan not to go..."
The whole family was as panicked as ants on a hot pot!
Just then, Xia Yao rushed into the room holding a sentinel robot!
(｡･ˇ﹏ˇ･) "Try Ai Jiang? Ai Jiang can achieve information connectivity!"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they quickly had the sentinel make contact.
Soon, Ai Jiang's voice came through, but it was very low.
ᥬ(๑◔₃◔ิ)᭄ "What's up? Why the sudden call?"
Everyone's eyes widened. They could get through? Ai Jiang's Martial God Machine was fine?
Jiangning quickly asked:
(งᵒ̌﹏ᵒ̌)ง "Where's Xiao Nan? Is he safe? How are you? Where are you? Did you meet Black God?"
A flurry of questions showed how worried they all were.
Ai Jiang whispered:
ᥬ(ﾉ)͡°₃͡°)᭄ "Hmm~ Everyone's fine for now, but we might still become specimens. It's complicated..."
"Master... Master is in the middle of playing games. I don't dare disturb him. Just watch for yourselves!"
As she spoke, her mechanical eye began syncing a projection.
Everyone listened in confusion. What? Playing games?
And might become specimens?
Xia Yao was dumbfounded:
(๑•̌~•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "I thought he was supposed to be training seriously? How come he's slacking off playing games?"
The next moment, the projection appeared.
In a pure white space, starlight filled the air.
A retro game console was strikingly out of place. Jiangnan sat in front of it with a dark shadow, playing enthusiastically!
They were playing Hunluo Dou.
"Hey hey hey, don't block my position! Why are you jumping around like that? You have to crouch to shoot this turret!"
"Oh oh! Wait for me, I'm picking up a spread shot!"
Jiangnan used his shoulder to knock the shadow off balance.
"Bro! Use your hands, please! I could play better with my feet than you can jump!"
"Bah! Say that again and I'll turn you into a specimen!"
"Heh~ I don't believe you. Without me, you can't get past this level!"
The mechanical eye captured both of them clearly.
Everyone in the room had their mouths agape, stunned.
Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
Jiangning swallowed: "You... where are you? What is that shadow? Who is Xiao Nan playing with?"
Ai Jiang urged:
ᥬ(☍ก⁰。)᭄ "Shh~ That's not 'what,' that's Black God! Black God himself! They've been playing for a long time. We're still in the Lost Kingdom!"
At that, Jiangning's eyes bulged, her jaw dropped, and she sat down hard on a chair.
That... that shadow was Black God?
She never imagined she'd meet the mysterious Black God himself this way—the Lord of the Dimensions!
The worry they had never materialized; instead, Xiao Nan had gone to his territory and started playing games?!
This is...
Jiangning's brain short-circuited.
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao were also stunned by the scene.
What kind of social ability does Xiao Nan have?!
He already made friends?
Ai Jiang turned her head and caught a glimpse of Mo Mo in her complete form, and even scanned Dawei Tianlong.
Its boundless, massive body gave an overwhelming sense of pressure; even the mechanical eye couldn't capture it all with autofocus.
Dawei Tianlong glared:
(;´༎ຶ皿༎ຶ`)و "What are you looking at? I'll kill you!"
Scared, Ai Jiang quickly looked away and ended the video call.
"I-I'll hang up now. I'm afraid of disturbing Master's game."
With that, she disconnected. The room fell into pale-faced silence.
What was the strength of that dark golden dragon just now?
Xing Cheng's brother's size couldn't compare to it!
Yet under these circumstances, Jiangnan was playing games with Black God, having a blast!
Jiangning swallowed:
(๑◔﹏◔ิ) "That dragon just now... at least has Planet Destroyer level strength!"
Everyone was numb. Wu Liang forced a smile: "Looks like our worry was unnecessary. With Big Brother Nan's skills, he thrives anywhere!"
Jiangning covered her face. But playing games with Black God really caught me off guard. You have no idea what kind of supreme existence that is!
Hart was also overjoyed—he had seen Mo Mo. She seemed to have become whole?
Zhong Yingxue's eyelids twitched: "Xiao Nan is already at Dao Heaven level. We..."
They exchanged glances, their expressions darkened, and they rushed out like the wind to train!
Of course, the situation wasn't as light-hearted as everyone thought.
...
In the pure white space, no one knew how much time had passed. Jiangnan had dark circles under his eyes, but Black God was still going strong.
Jiangnan said helplessly: (￣～￣) "Bro Black, we've beaten over a hundred games. Can't you play by yourself?"
"Let me go. I came out to take care of important business!"
Black God retorted angrily: "What important business could you have? Playing games with me is important business. Keep going!"
Jiangnan rubbed his temples:
(๑･᷄ก･᷅) "No, really. I came out to find a backer. Lanxing's situation is pretty awkward right now?"
So while playing, Jiangnan told Black God about the Saint Star's petty troubles and his purpose for coming to Thousand Stars City.
Black God raised an eyebrow: "Oh? I didn't expect a weakling like you to be an Era Lord. Tsk, tsk, tsk~"
"Human talent isn't weak. Why are you in such a sorry state?"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes:
(꒪ͦ~꒪ͦ) "We were limited by the Ten Thousand Races Accord. We've only developed for so many years. It's already impressive."
Black God glanced at Jiangnan: "Looking for a backer outside? I'd advise you to give up. Under the starry sky, it's always big fish eating little fish."
"The only one you can rely on is yourself."
Jiangnan swung his iiOiiO: "I know that too. But I have no choice. I need to survive first."
(｀∀´) "Hey hey~ You're so strong. Why don't you be our backer? Lanxing has lots of fun things. You won't get bored, trust me."
Black God ignored Jiangnan: "Don't count on me. I can't help much with matters in the starry sky. That's not my territory, and I can't get out."
Jiangnan pouted: (乛～乛๑) "You're lying! You just don't want to help. You have so many bigshots under you. You even started a dimension war fighting hard in the Extreme Dark Star Dome."
"If you can't get out, how did you fight that war?"
Black God: "What do you know? The Extreme Dark Star Dome is a special location—a natural confluence of the dimensional gap and the three-dimensional world. That's why it became a battlefield."
"Dimension creatures can't descend into the three-dimensional world without signing a contract. Even those who do sign must consume the host's energy while staying there."
"But in the Extreme Dark Star Dome, there's no such concern."
Jiangnan was surprised. So the Extreme Dark Star Dome was a confluence of 3D and 3.5D?
That made sense. Mo Mo also told him that summoning dimension creatures would constantly consume her own spirit energy.
(•︠~•︡) "So why did you start the dimension war in the first place? To crush the ten thousand races and unify the starry sky?"
Black God said flatly: "Only a fool would start a war for such a boring reason."
"As for why I started the dimension war? Hmm~ Because I was bored."
Jiangnan: (´ﾟωﾟ)?
∑(°口°๑) "Huh? Because you were bored? So you started a dimension war that lasted hundreds of millions of years?"
"Hey hey hey! That reason is even more boring!"
Black God snorted: "Then I have to find some entertainment, don't I? I was born the moment this dimensional gap appeared."
"I've lived so long I can't even remember—over ten billion years?"
"Look at the three-dimensional starry sky—it slowly developed from nothing. The ten thousand races, civilizations, brilliant beyond measure."
"And look at my place here? Nothing. Always pitch black. Why?"
The more he spoke, the angrier he got.
"I can't get out, and there's nothing in the gap. What's wrong with fighting wars to find some fun?"
"At least when I'm idle, I can watch battlefield projections, bring back some novel things from the battlefield to take apart. What else am I supposed to do? Die of boredom?"
Jiangnan's forehead dripped with sweat. He suddenly remembered the Zeus-class starship in the temple that had been dismantled into parts.
For some reason, Jiangnan imagined a child at home bored out of his mind, dismantling toys.
He covered his face. That made sense too! With endless life and overwhelming power, living in this endless, pitch-black, lonely dimensional gap for so long—how could he not be bored?
But Jiangnan really didn't expect that the real reason for the dimension war that had lasted hundreds of millions of years was just that Black God was bored and wanted to have some fun!
The ten thousand races would probably vomit blood if they found out!
Black God sized up Jiangnan: "But I've found something fun now—enough to pass a boring stretch of time with me."
"It would be a pity to turn you into a collection. Let's just have you play games with me until you die. At your current state, you can live for a few hundred years, right?"
Jiangnan: ???