**Chapter 2559: Say a Few Words**
At Lan Xing's Jing Du Jiuxiao Islands, one of the floating bases of the International Spirit Martial Alliance suspended above Lan Xing!
Around the vast main island, 99 smaller islands orbited, rotating around the main island!
The Jiuxiao Islands had a fixed flight path, floating in the sky to travel the world, periodically appearing above various countries and major cities!
They also served a certain patrol and maintenance role!
Although the Spirit Martial Alliance had turned it into a base, they hadn't destroyed the original ecology of the island!
Green mountains and clear waters, rushing waterfalls, lush green grass, chirping birds, white clouds right beside you, within reach!
But even though it was used as a base, ever since the Jiuxiao Islands were built, they were extremely popular among the people!
Countless people came out of admiration for sightseeing!
After all, not everyone could ascend to a sky island to view the world's beauty!
Gradually, the Jiuxiao Islands became a tourist attraction, and the Spirit Martial Alliance let it develop, using the money earned to operate the Jiuxiao Islands!
And the location for this celebration banquet was set on the grassy lawn of the main Jiuxiao Island!
The banquet tables were laden with delicacies, fine wines, and even many alien foods!
Xing Cheng had long been sitting at the table, her eyes gleaming, staring intently at each dish as it was brought out, holding a chopstick in each hand!
Crystalline drool flowed like a waterfall from her mouth, flowing down the grass into a large lake nearby!
O(˵¯͒﹃¯͒˵)O…
The fish always felt that today's bathwater tasted a bit off…
Under Cheng Bao'er's extremely expectant gaze, Jiangnan and the others finally teleported to the main Jiuxiao Island in one go!
At this moment, Lan Xing was just at dusk, with a hint of afterglow on the horizon, the atmosphere just right!
Jiangnan's eyes lit up: (*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Oh? This island is great? My Sky Island was lost back then—where did you find it?"
"Haven't seen it for so many years, didn't expect the Sky Island to have grown this big? Truly, an island changes eighteen times as it grows!"
"I can't even recognize it anymore, haha!"
As he spoke, he even lay down on the ground, touching the lawn, looking nostalgic:
_(˘̫˘ゝ∠)_ "Island? Did you miss big brother? Big brother missed you to death!"
Everyone looked at Jiangnan with twitching lips.
Heavens' sake your Sky Island—that was eight hundred years ago, right? Can your island even grow?
Just by setting foot on the island, it's yours now?
Freya looked pained:
(￢﹏￢٥) "It… it can be yours too."
Jiangnan did a koi leap from the ground, eyes sparkling:
(͡°̫͡°)✧ "Then it's settled! And what do you mean 'can be'? It's mine to begin with, okay?"
Freya nearly coughed blood—couldn't he have some shame?
Just then, Xing Cheng, who had been waiting eagerly, finally saw everyone arrive:
O(∗❛ัヮ❛ั∗)O "Brother Jiangnan! Eat! It'll get cold if you don't! If it gets cold, it won't be tasty!"
Jiangnan was touched—Cheng Bao'er had become sensible? She waited for big brother to eat first?
"Haha! Then let's start the feast now! Hmm? Why do I feel something's off?"
(•́ω•̀٥) "Everyone, take your seats and eat! We… uh…"
Yang Jian and Xiao Chuihuo all had dark faces—nice words, but please don't say them again!
At the banquet table, everyone took their seats, smiles on every face!
After hard work for 13 days, killing nearly ten million people, Jiangnan and the others could finally relax their tense nerves and savor this hard-won victory!
The evening breeze blew across the grass, gentle as a maiden's caress; the sunset glow on the horizon seemed drunk, reddening the sky like a poem or painting…
Jiangnan picked up his chopsticks, ready to dig in, but Odin quickly said:
(〃ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ "Wait wait! Don't rush! It's a rare opportunity—why not say a few words?"
Baldr smiled: (๑ŏ↼ŏ) "At least you're the MVP, say a few words!"
Mi Ye toyed with a strand of hair between her fingers, her gaze like water:
(∗❛ั↼❛ั) "Not to mention, zero casualties in the Cosmos Grand Hunt is already a miracle. At least you're an Era Lord—say a couple of words to show your appreciation!"
Now Jiangnan turned a bit shy, scratched his head, and looked embarrassed:
୧(◦⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴) "Since everyone insists, I can't refuse!"
He poured himself a glass of wine and stood up. The venue immediately fell silent, everyone looking at Jiangnan expectantly.
Jiangnan took a deep breath and put on a serious expression:
(˵ಠĹ̯ಠ˵) "Two sentences!"
٩(º﹃º٩) "Done. Let's eat…"
Black God: (●థ3థ)σ～Pfft～
A big mouthful of iced cola sprayed out like pesticide, evenly sprinkled.
Everyone was dumbfounded—Heavens' sake "two sentences"! He said "say a few words" and he literally only said two sentences?
How eager is he to eat?
Bowls, plates, chopsticks, napkins, drink bottles all flew toward Jiangnan!
"Get lost! Pfft!"
Jiangnan teleported frantically on the spot, dodging with a cheeky expression:
=͟͟͞͞(˵ಡヮಡ) "Ha! Can't hit me!"
Seeing Jiangnan like this, everyone couldn't help but laugh, their laughter echoing over the Jiuxiao Islands.
Jiangnan also smiled and cleared his throat:
(͡°ก͡°) "Actually, if you ask me, I don't have much to say."
"So far, every victory we've won is no accident. It's all earned with our hands, our fists, our lives!"
"Maybe others think humans have created miracle after miracle! But there are no miracles in this world. Drops of water wear through stone; grains of sand pile into a tower. Everything we have now is the fruit of effort!"
"I once asked myself in the Chuangjie Daxu: with me being so unreliable—fishing for three days, drying nets for two, aiming to become the richest man in the starry sky by street vending—am I really fit to be the Era Lord?"
Everyone laughed and didn't answer—so you still remember what your main job is?
Recalling the past, everyone couldn't help but smile.
Jiangnan smiled: "I still don't know the answer. If you think I am, then I am. I only know that I, Jiangnan, alone can do nothing and do nothing well!"
"On the road to the peak of the starry sky, I cannot walk alone!"
"We've gone through era after era, crossed hurdle after hurdle. Some may have left, but new blood always joins!"
"And what remains eternal is this desire for victory, this unwavering determination! The torch is passed; humans never give up! Forever passionate!"
"The road ahead is still rough; more difficulties and obstacles await us! But will we be afraid? Will we retreat? We've already led humanity onto the starry stage!"
"The next step is to make humanity shine among the stars! Shine across the cosmos! Light up every corner!"
"Humans! Should be radiant!"
With that, Jiangnan raised his glass high. At this moment, everyone present also stood up, raised their glasses, faces flushed:
"Shine across the cosmos! Radiant! Cheers!"
They tilted their heads and drained their glasses! Drink all night long!
Just do it!
Jiangnan had just drained his glass when he grabbed his chopsticks, ready to eat!
If you're not eager to eat, there's something wrong with your head!
But just as he was about to eat, he found the table empty—the surface so clean it reflected the sunset glow on the horizon!
Jiangnan's mouth fell open:
∑(°口°๑) "Where's the feast?"
Chong Feiyu immediately raised her hand to tattle:
(ﾟ口ﾟ)ฅ "Me! I saw it! That Bao'er ate it!"
"Just now she grabbed the tablecloth, stuffed it into her mouth, and with a slurp, she ate the tablecloth and all the dishes! It was her!"
As she spoke, Chong Feiyu was a bit aggrieved—she'd finally been able to enjoy human cuisine for once!
She hadn't even touched her chopsticks before it was gone!
Everyone's eyes fell on Cheng Bao'er. She had her mouth pursed, with a corner of the tablecloth still sticking out:
O(˵¯͒〰¯͒˵)O
Seeing everyone look at her, Xing Cheng quickly sucked the tablecloth into her mouth and shook her head like a rattle:
(ﾟ〰ﾟ≡ﾟ〰ﾟ) "It… it wasn't Cheng Bao'er who ate it!"
Jiangnan's eyelids twitched—the tablecloth was in your mouth, and it wasn't you?
Had Cheng Bao'er become smart enough to argue?
Ye Ying chuckled: "At least she left the table—that's generous. Give me a few seconds; I'll serve the dishes!"
Ye Ying vanished instantly and reappeared wearing a butler-style bow tie and tailcoat, white gloves on her hands!
Her movements were so fast they left afterimages. In a few seconds, she had laid a new tablecloth and set a table full of steaming dishes!
Everyone was stunned!
A Transcendent-level expert as a server? This was the first time they'd enjoyed such treatment!
Jiangnan grinned: "Hard work, hard work! Ye Ying, you'll have to eat more later—running so fast burns too much energy. You won't put on weight. You sho—mmp—"
Just as he opened his mouth, he felt a gentle breeze beside him, and seven steamed buns were stuffed into his mouth!
His cheeks bulged like a little squirrel's, choking him until he rolled his eyes:
(。꒪ͦஇ꒪ͦ。)…
Meanwhile, Ye Ying stood behind Jiangnan, wrapping her arm around his neck:
"Just eat your meal! Food won't shut you up, pfft!"
After a little spit on the bun, she tried to shove an eighth one into Jiangnan's mouth!
Jiangnan went "mmph mmph" and struggled with his hands and feet!
But Black God was interested now, rubbing his little hands as he looked at Li Si:
"Hey hey? The treasure? We're on our own turf now—no need to hide it, right?"
Yang Jian, Chong Feiyu, and the others were stunned—what treasure?
Li Si grinned slyly: (￢↼￢) "Third Brother, take it out and show everyone?"
Black God's eyes shifted to Zhang San. In the Dimensional Gap, as long as Black God mobilized a tiny bit of power, he could still notice Zhang San!
Indeed! This brother was the one who got it!
Zhang San smirked, reached into his pocket, and slapped a glowing diamond-shaped crystal onto the table—the Cosmos Seed!
And he canceled the existence erasure on it!
"Here it is!"
Black God's eyes widened, staring straight at Zhang San's groin!
A hidden and mysterious place???
Everyone's gaze focused on the diamond-shaped crystal.
Chong Feiyu tilted her head: (๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "What's this? Looks pretty. Is it a treasure?"
Jiangnan shrugged: ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "The Cosmos Seed?"
Yang Jian: (|||≥3≤) "Pfft—"
A mouthful of strong liquor sprayed all over the candle, instantly creating a fireball—a live performance right there!
pS: After over a hundred chapters of fighting, these few chapters will cover daily life, to relax everyone's tense nerves, then we'll move on to the next phase~
A fan art of Xiao Mila has been drawn~ Qingfeng will post it on Douyin later. Search for "Fanqie Xiaoshuo Author Yi Qingfeng" to see it. Remember to follow, like, share, and bookmark. Mwah mwah, love you all~