Chapter 2722: A Nursery Rhyme Sung to the End of Time!
The Heavenly Principle glared:
(ꐦ°᷄～°᷅) "Don't be so greedy! What I've already given is enough!"
"You didn't ask for this much when you took the silicon-based contract! I'm adding one last time!"
"Are you going to do it or not?"
Jiangnan clutched his heart, his face twisted in pain!
(づˇ益ˇど)...
"Stop tempting me, okay? I'm the weakest when it comes to temptation!"
"If you offered a little more, I might really have to go against my conscience!"
Unexpectedly, the shadow warrior didn't counter the Bose or outbid the Heavenly Principle.
He just watched quietly.
Clearly, even if Jiangnan really helped the Bose attack the silicon-based positions, the silicon-based ones had no fear.
On the contrary, he was actually looking forward to Jiangnan accepting this contract.
That way, the time to test him would come!
Jiangnan clutched his heart in agony, as if about to faint from the pain.
(づ༎ຶٹ༎ຶど) "Still won't take it. This isn't about money! Conscience! It's all about conscience!"
Jiangnan liked money, but he didn't want to earn this particular fortune. The silicon-based positions were full of pitfalls—why should he help the Bose step on all of them?
Even if he didn't take the contract, the Bose would still have to attack the silicon-based ones to catch up on points.
It was their only option.
Those traps could just wait for the Heavenly Principle and the others to step on them themselves.
But having money practically shoved into his hands? Jiangnan hadn't seen that many times in his life.
The Heavenly Principle's eyes went wide. You won't take money even when it's offered?
Are you getting a big head or what?
Qian Li's face was dark with gloom. Refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit?
Tsk~
He immediately sent a message to the Heavenly Principle.
The Heavenly Principle's face darkened, cold sweat beading on his forehead. After the whole water-down incident, he really didn't want to play this game with Jiangnan.
Because anyone who threatened Jiangnan never ended well.
But it was Qian Li's order—he had no choice.
The Heavenly Principle took a deep breath.
(︶益︶‧̣̥̇) "Jiangnan! You're taking this money whether you want to or not! If you don't take this contract today..."
"I'll immediately have those slave races and servant clans preparing for trade all killed! You could have saved them!"
"Just nod, and all these doomed people will be yours!"
Boss! Just take the contract! I'm begging you!
Jiangnan's jaw dropped. I don't want the money, and that's not okay?
He said helplessly:
(≖_≖) "Can you come up with a new trick? Again? Don't you have any other moves?"
"Want me to kill all the Bose hostages I'm holding? The four faction leaders, I've got three in my hands—did you forget?"
"Want me to do another episode of 'Your Secrets, My Heart' and spill all your dirty laundry again?"
"Threatening me? Do you have rocks in your heads?"
The Heavenly Principle's face was black.
(̿▀̿益▀̿̿ꐦ)̄ "We've already lost face—what's a bit more embarrassment? My Bose race has talent pouring in; plenty of people are eyeing the faction leader positions!"
"There's no shortage of manpower!"
"Tsk~ It's a profitable deal! Why won't you take it?"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes.
(꒪ͦ～꒪ͦ〃) "I see now—you just can't stand not spending this money today, can you?"
"No one can force me to do something I don't want to do!"
With that, he pulled out the War Horn and adjusted it to world broadcast mode.
(๑◔◡◔ิ๑) "Mila! Muah~"
Mila's face lit up with joy. She quickly pulled out the Glass-Glass Lipstick and smeared it messily on her lips.
Rushing up, she planted kisses all over Jiangnan's cheeks.
His face was soon covered in lipstick prints.
The moment the Heavenly Principle and Qian Li saw Jiangnan pull out the War Horn, they thought he was about to start another broadcast show.
They all ascended dimensions to dodge, terrified that Jiangnan would see through their innermost thoughts.
After receiving Mila's talent ability, Jiangnan, right in front of the leaders of the Starry Sky Races, casually changed size on the spot.
He transformed into a child of six or seven—small, with short arms and stubby legs, baby fat still on his face, cute enough to break the rules.
Instantly, a wave of girlish screams erupted from the crowd. Moon Fox was drooling wildly, and Zhi Yin's pupils had turned into little hearts.
↜(⃔っ❛ั﹃❛ัC)⃕(๑ෆ﹃ෆ)
The Ye sisters' hearts melted. Du Lingyu wanted nothing more than to scoop up Little Jiangnan and hug him tight.
No one could resist the cuteness of Little Jiangnan.
The Carbon Alliance's tough guys were all dumbfounded.
Σ(＠ロ＠;)
Don't just change size in public in front of everyone!
You're the Carbon Alliance leader—at least think about your image a little!
Just as everyone was wondering what Jiangnan was up to by shrinking himself—
Little Jiangnan raised the War Horn, which was nearly as big as his head, and sang in a clear, soft, adorable baby voice:
Σ(((＞(*॑꒳ˆ*) "Little rubber ball, kick it tall—Qian Li's a dumbass, biggest of all!"
"Loves to run naked without a stitch—jogging and shitting, what a glitch!"
"Old and gray, can't behave—steals the chickens, dog he shaves!"
"Ee-yah ee-yah ee-yo ee—ee! Yo! Ee!"
The catchy nursery rhyme flowed from Little Jiangnan's mouth, amplified by the War Horn's world broadcast function, spreading across the entire starry sky.
From three-thousand-year-old grandmas to three-year-old kids, every living being in the starscape heard it.
Countless coffees, milkshakes, and noodles sprayed from people's mouths.
Everyone was stunned by the content of the rhyme.
Not for any other reason—it was just too vivid!
The moment they heard it, the image of a naked old man, jogging and shitting in the sunset, stealing chickens and dogs while giggling like a perverted idiot, instantly took root in their minds.
The picture was too beautiful, too impactful!
Suppressed laughter filled the venue. People wanted to laugh but didn't dare, almost digging holes in their feet from holding it in.
(◦థжథ) Pfft~
That was way too savage!
It was hard to imagine that such a devilish nursery rhyme came from the mouth of such a cute Little Jiangnan.
The Heavenly Principle's mouth twitched as he wildly pinched his own thigh.
In that moment, he recalled every sad thing he'd ever experienced in his life.
Qian Li's face turned green with rage. He pointed a finger straight at Little Jiangnan.
(ꐦ｀益´)☛ "Ye little brat! Shut up! Shut your mouth now!"
Little Jiangnan obediently stopped. But he immediately turned on the War Horn's repeat mode.
The hypnotic, earworm nursery rhyme, sung in Little Jiangnan's baby voice, played over and over, echoing across the entire starry sky.
Little Jiangnan planted his hands on his hips and made a face at Qian Li.
(｡≖ิ≖ิ｡) "Come in and hit me! You break the rules if you come in! Qian Li, you dumbass!"
[From Qian Li: Resentment Value +1010!]
[From Qian Li...]
Many girls were clutching their mouths, screaming wildly.
(◍˃̵͈̑ᴗ˂̵͈̑) Ah~
━Σ(¯᷄ཀ¯᷅°)❤━➤
Even though he was calling Qian Li a dumbass, he was so cute~
Cuteness is justice!
Qian Li ground his teeth so hard they nearly shattered. He rolled his eyes.
☚(꒪ั益꒪ัꐦ) "Heavenly Principle! Smash that damn horn! Now!"
The Heavenly Principle covered his face. Why don't you just tell me to go die? What kind of hell-level difficulty mission is this?
Why did you have to provoke him for no reason?
Jiangnan wagged his head.
(｡˃̵ᴗ˂̵) "Come on, hit me! Go ahead! This is the negotiation zone—attacking breaks the rules!"
"The Bose don't have many points left. You don't want to get penalized for breaking the rules, do you?"
"This War Horn can blast for half an hour. When it's done, I'll just renew it and keep going!"
[From Qian Li: Resentment Value +1010!]
Keep going? Will I have any peace left?
You've completely ruined my reputation as the number one fighter in the starry sky!
Actually, even though Qian Li was a top-tier powerhouse, most people in the starscape had never heard of him, let alone seen him.
Now, Qian Li's fame had become universally known—and his image was much more... colorful.
Except it was the image of a perverted, senile old man running naked, shitting, and stealing chickens!
When people saw him, the first thing that came to mind would never be "number one fighter in the starscape"—it would always be that nursery rhyme!
(ง͡ʘ益͡ʘ)ง "Turn it off! Turn it off now!"
Jiangnan grinned.
(｡͡°̫͡°) "I'll turn it off if you want. Pay up! You've got so much money you can't spend it, practically shoving it into my arms, and you won't take no for an answer, right?"
"Come on! Lash me with cash! Don't hold back just because I'm the flower of the nation!"
Qian Li cursed loudly.
(ꐦ｀言´) "Bullshit! You insult me, and I still have to pay you? What kind of crooked logic is that?"
"Fine, if you like insulting me, go ahead! I've already lost face—I don't care anymore!"
Jiangnan shrugged.
ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "Then I'll just keep insulting you. It's not like I'm losing anything."
"But let me remind you—this kind of catchy, hypnotic nursery rhyme will be sung forever. It sticks in your mind like a tattoo. You'll never forget it, even when you're dead."
"There are nursery rhymes from the Great Pioneer Era still sung to this day. Some people have even found treasure based on clues from ancient rhymes—let alone this 'Little Rubber Ball' with its massive reach!"
"If I let it run for half an hour, maybe this song will be sung by the creatures of the starry sky until the end of time."
Qian Li froze solid.
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)
Jiangnan's face wore a devilish smile.
(˵ಡಡ) "Imagine—countless years from now, you'll be long dead, and we'll all be just history of the starscape."
"We'll even be forgotten, buried in the long river of time. But you, Qian Li, will be different!"
"Even after you've turned to dust, the people of the starscape will still remember the name Qian Li!"
"They'll remember that you were a dumbass, the biggest of all!"
Yang Jian beside him covered his face. For some reason, that nursery rhyme was already looping madly in his mind.
Shouldn't nursery rhymes be beautiful and innocent?
Don't let just anything be passed down to the end of time!
Future experts studying the origin of this rhyme might just break down!
It was written by that devil child with a mouth full of filth!
Qian Li was shocked. He was going to be insulted until the end of time?
He wouldn't even be able to rest in peace when he was dead?
(ꐦ͡ʘ益͡ʘ) "Pay him! Pay him now! Have him turn that damn thing off! Hurry!"