Chapter 789 - Conflict
GDK 789: Conflict
On Elysium, a citizen was expected to be humble and respectful to the Overgod of the Dominion that they lived in. Han Shuo’s behavior can be considered as blasphemy against the Darkness Overgod. It was a serious crime. If he was deemed guilty of the crime, it could have an immediate impact on Han Shuo’s prospects in the City of Shadows.
Therefore, when Han Shuo saw that sneer on Ralph’s face, an uneasy feeling rose from his heart.
As expected, when the religious ceremony ends and everyone lifted their heads and rose back to their feet, Ralph immediately shouted, “Lord Bryan, how dare you behave with such impiety as not to kneel on the ground! As a follower of the Overgod, such an act of disrespect towards the Overgod is unforgivable!”
Wallace who was about to announce something seemed somewhat astonished by Ralph’s claim. He turned to sweep his eyes over Han Shuo, bunched his brows, and asked, “Bryan, is it true?”
“I did not expect Lord Ralph to be such a vindictive man. I’m very disappointed that Lord Ralph has decided to make such a grave slander against me over a small quarrel we had two days ago!” Of course Han Shuo will not admit it. If Han Shuo was buckled with the bad name of blasphemy, it could easily be used against him and cause him countless troubles down the road.
“Lord Bryan, you indeed are talented in lying through your teeth. You had the audacity to commit the sin so don’t be such a coward at admitting your deeds!” shouted Ralph coldly as he stared intently at Han Shuo with his piercing eyes. It was as though Ralph was trying to make Han Shuo feel nervous through overwhelming pressure. Wallace, Andre, and others present were sharp-eyed. They can detect even the tiniest bit of uneasiness that showed on Han Shuo’s face.
But unfortunately for them, Han Shuo’s mind was staunch beyond what they could imagine. Not only that Han Shuo did not reveal the slightest feeling of guilt under Ralph’s penetrating eagle eyes, but he even managed to put on perfect acting of having been wronged. He glared at Ralph angrily and rebutted, “Lord Ralph, we both know which of us is actually lying. Do you not have any conscience?”
“You! You are lying through your teeth!” Ralph immediately shouted. He did not expect Han Shuo to be so good at acting.
Han Shuo let out a sigh, shook his head, and remarked disappointedly, “I have always thought that Lord Ralph is a principled and truthful man. I really did not expect that you will make such a ridiculous slander against me just because we had a small argument. Truly disappointing!”
Of the observers, only Han Shuo alone wore a satisfied smile. When the other participating teams arrived at Soaring Cloud Mountain Range, Han Shuo instructed the divine guards to cease their preparation, relax, and loosen up. He even allowed the divine guards to drink and have fun so that they wouldn’t be affected by stress. These divine guards had walked through the Eight Desolation and Torment Formation. Han Shuo was not worried about their capability at all. The only thing he was worried about was that he might have given them too much pressure. Seeing that his divine guards were smiling and laughing as they walked to the competition arena, Han Shuo was not worried about that anymore.
The close to seven hundred men strong divine guards departed following Wallace’s instruction.
The easternmost part of Soaring Cloud Mountain Range was only one day’s journey away from where they started. After the divine guards departed, Wallace and Andre started setting up the sand table placed on the center viewing platform. Wallace was holding a space divine device. Threads of divine energies steadily overflowed from it and fell on the sand table portraying the eastern part of Soaring Cloud Mountain Range. It was synchronized with the energy towers located in the region in some bizarre manner.
After running around busily for a while, Wallace suddenly stuck the space divine device at the center of the sand table and caused an intense fluctuation to spacetime around the sand table. Then, a glass-like space energy barrier formed like a dome covering the sand table.
Under Han Shuo’s attentive gazes, the scene portrayed on the sand table transformed. The flora and fauna on it turned intricate and lifelike. A moment later, yet another spacetime disturbance came from the sand table.
When the disturbance ceased, Han Shuo saw that the sand table had zoomed in on the easternmost region of Soaring Cloud Mountain Range. Everything happening in the region was clearly projected onto the table. They could even see the troops moving across the table like little ants.
“This space divine device is connected to the energy towers located in that region. Using this device, we can observe everything happening over there without taking a step away. Not only that we can keep an eye on them and make sure no mishap happens, but we will also be able to tell which team has the strongest divine guards,” explained Wallace smilingly to the crowd after everything was properly set up. He seemed very pleased with himself.
As expected, the crowd started praising how wonderful and miraculous the divine device was and took the opportunity to fawn on Wallace implicitly. Han Shuo, however, was feeling rather uneasy. Had he knew that Wallace had such a device, he wouldn’t have issued some despicable orders to Barnard. He wouldn’t want anyone there to watch Barnard executing his orders for it could land him in trouble.