Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#313 - Chapter 312 Mysterious White Paper

The night was as dark as ink, and the waves rose and fell, gently lapping against the hull of the cruise ship.

One o'clock in the morning, inside room 1315.

The room was dark, and dappled moonlight shone through the French windows, giving everything a silhouette.

Three figures moved back and forth in the darkness, and in the moonlight, it was possible to vaguely see them holding something like small spray bottles, spraying an unknown liquid into every corner of the room.

It seemed they were cleaning something.

These three were none other than Iwata Ken and his companions.

"Is it clean?" Iwata Ken straightened up, not turning his head as he spoke.

Matsumoto Jun stopped what he was doing and looked at Iwata Ken: "Iwata-san, aren't you being too sensitive? That person ignored us all day. Perhaps he wasn't after that piece of paper."

Takagi Aya also spoke up to advise: "Iwata-san, should we consider this carefully? If we leave the cruise ship now, it will be very difficult to reach the Southern Federation safely. The resurrections in the sea…"

"There's no need to say more. I've already considered it carefully. We've been exposed. The risk of staying on the cruise ship is too great. There's no room for discussion on this matter," Iwata Ken interrupted Takagi Aya decisively.

Hearing this, although the two of them disagreed with Iwata Ken's decision in their hearts, they did not voice their opposition.

After packing their luggage, the three came to the balcony. Relying on their powerful physiques, they left the cruise ship silently like ghosts and plunged into the boundless sea.

At the same time, Li Chenqiu, who was in the sports hall, slightly raised his eyebrows, parted his lips, and gently uttered a single word: "Kill."

The moment the words fell, Huang Jianhua, lurking in the night, quickly followed.

"Huff…" Li Chenqiu breathed a long sigh of relief. While wearing the Chaos Force Ring, he walked forward steadily, picked up a glass of cold water and finished it in one gulp.

Throughout the entire process, his movements were extremely clean, without a single pause. Simple actions like walking and drinking water were exceptionally pleasing to the eye, like a flowing stream or drifting clouds, coherent and natural.

After more than twenty days of training, Li Chenqiu could barely control the Chaos Force Ring. Walking, eating, drinking, and other daily activities were difficult for the Chaos Force Ring to interfere with.

However, if it was fighting, running, rapid dodging, and other behaviors that required the distribution of power, the influence of the Chaos Force Ring was still very significant.

"Having trained to this extent, and wearing the Chaos Force Ring all the time, nothing should happen, right?" Li Chenqiu shook his arm, saying uncertainly.

Just then, Huang Jianhua's voice sounded in his ear: "Master, all killed."

Li Chenqiu put down the glass: "The paper I asked you to find?"

Huang Jianhua replied: "Found it."

Li Chenqiu nodded and walked into the adjacent washroom.

Click!

The moment the door closed, Huang Jianhua, transformed into a Soul Soldier, emerged from the shadows, knelt before Li Chenqiu, and handed a plain piece of white paper to Li Chenqiu with both hands.

Li Chenqiu unfolded the folded white paper, squinted his eyes, and carefully observed it: "This is…"

Huang Jianhua raised his head, waiting for Li Chenqiu to continue.

"A very standard piece of A4 paper!" Li Chenqiu murmured, stretched out his finger and flicked the paper, and then… there was nothing more.

Li Chenqiu moved his mind, and three wisps of black smoke darted into the washroom from outside the window, transforming into three Soul Soldiers in an instant.

"Master."

The three Soul Soldiers knelt on the ground at the same time.

Li Chenqiu asked in a deep voice: "Names, backgrounds."

"Iwata Ken, a death warrior cultivated by the Fourth House of the Takahashi Conglomerate."

"Matsumoto Jun, a death warrior cultivated by the Fourth House of the Takahashi Conglomerate."

"Takagi Aya, a death warrior cultivated by the Fourth House of the Takahashi Conglomerate."

"Another death warrior from the Takahashi Conglomerate, what a karmic tie!" Li Chenqiu squatted down and held the white paper in front of the three: "Do you know what this paper is for?"

"Not clear."

Li Chenqiu stood up somewhat disappointed, waved his hand, and took all four Soul Soldiers back into the Ember.

"To be valued so much by a conglomerate, it should be a very powerful Xuan artifact, I'll ask Xiang Nanzhi later to see if he knows."

Li Chenqiu muttered to himself, then folded the white paper several times and stuffed it into his pocket.

...

Time marched on day by day, relentlessly moving forward. The Sailing Away was getting closer and closer to the Southern Federation.

During this period, Li Chenqiu showed the A4 paper to Xiang Nanzhi, but even Xiang Nanzhi, who called himself a master of erudition, did not know what the paper was for.

Helpless, Li Chenqiu had to temporarily suppress that curiosity back into his heart.

One fine and sunny morning.

Woo woo—

A melodious and deep whistle sounded.

The Sailing Away's speed slowly decreased.

Under the organization of the crew, all passengers gathered on the second floor, waiting for the cruise ship to dock.

Li Chenqiu stood in front of the railing, listening to the sound of the waves, looking at the city in the distance that showed prosperity everywhere.

The sky was as blue as the sea. Buildings that looked like works of art rose from the ground, overlooking the surrounding closely arranged high-rise buildings. Under the clear contrast of high, medium, and low, the city's features were particularly three-dimensional.

Xiu Yue City, a first-tier city in the Southern Federation, equivalent to the third district city in the Northern Federation.

"How prosperous!"

Ye Yu's eyes lit up like little stars.

Xiang Nanzhi nodded in agreement: "I have to say, the Southern Federation really does a good job on appearances."

"Appearances?" Li Chenqiu curiously turned his head.

Xiang Nanzhi reached out and put his hand on Li Chenqiu's shoulder: "The cities of the Southern Federation all have one thing in common, that is, the places that people can see are particularly good, and the places that cannot be seen are particularly bad, understand?"

Li Chenqiu nodded: "Understood."

Time passed by second by second. When the hour hand reached "seven", the Sailing Away officially docked.

Li Chenqiu looked down towards the shore. What came into view was a group of people in blue uniforms, standing upright, of an unknown organization.

Xiang Nanzhi said in a deep voice: "Why are there so many people from the Imperial Security Agency's Customs Department?"

An ominous premonition rose in Li Chenqiu's heart: "Could it be for me?"

"You shouldn't have said that. Now that you mention it, I feel like it's eighty percent for you."

Li Chenqiu's face darkened.

He really wanted to turn into a seagull and fly away without anyone noticing, but that was impossible.

If he really did that, it would be illegal entry, and he would probably be hunted down by the Imperial Security Agency throughout the city before he even saw Lu Xiancong.

Under the organization of the crew, passengers left the cruise ship in batches.

Just as Li Chenqiu thought, as soon as he walked off the cruise ship with his backpack, the group from the Customs Department immediately passed through the crowd and walked towards him.

Li Chenqiu touched the mask on his face in a daze.

Was he wearing a fake mask? How could he be targeted as soon as he got off the cruise ship?