I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 596. They're all a bunch of idiots.

What puzzled Xia Feng was...

With problems arising within the Black Moon Church, what is Pope Depp's son doing in Litian City attending the Lantern Festival?
Although both Litian City and Heiyue City are in the 15th District, the former is in the Northern Hemisphere and the latter is in the Southern Hemisphere, which is a long distance apart.

Just as Xia Feng was wondering, he saw nearly ten thousand bright yellow lanterns rising into the night sky.

Like countless stars drifting from the ground to the sky, illuminating this world.

An old man with a white beard appeared out of thin air in the center of the myriad stars, and with a wave of his hand...

The lanterns scattered and floated down towards the crowd below.

As you can see, young people dressed in school uniforms are flying into the sky one after another, each hovering above a lantern.

"What are you doing?" Xia Feng asked, puzzled.

"The Lantern Festival is similar to the ancient times when talented scholars composed poems. In modern times, it has evolved into a competition to construct spiritual structures. Families or academies from all 15 regions will send their geniuses to participate in the grand event."

"The five most outstanding individuals will be granted a place to enter the Sky Lantern Pavilion, where they can exchange for the rare spirit paper or spirit materials they desire."

As he spoke, Xia Feng followed Miss Mu's gaze to the dark sky to the north.

You can vaguely see a magnificent classical pavilion over there, a thousand meters high.

"It is said that this building is a divine relic of the Pure Blue level, which can absorb the power of wishes and happiness, and turn it into a defensive barrier to protect the city. Therefore, the higher the happiness index of the people of Litian City, the stronger the power of this divine relic."

Listening to Miss Mu's explanation, Xia Feng seemed thoughtful. Looking back, if he disregarded Ye Lidongjun, the city did indeed give him a very good impression.
In the afternoon, as he searched the whole city for candied hawthorns, every passerby he encountered on the road was smiling and very friendly.

He scanned half the city with a deconstructive eye and found not a single serious crime.

It seems that the happiness index of the city's residents is indeed very high.

“And what we need is in the Heavenly Lantern Pavilion,” Mu Qingtong said calmly.

Once she enters the Sky Lantern Pavilion and obtains the [Spirit Robe: Sea of ​​Memories], she will be able to proceed with her next plan to control the foolish Mr. Xia!

"I see," Xia Feng nodded, stroking his chin. "The spirit robe that solved the Sirius blinking problem is in the Heavenly Lantern Pavilion."

"Then how do we get in? Sneak in?"

"Naturally, we will enter through the lantern festival competition, openly and fairly."

"Lantern Festival?"

Xia Feng asked in confusion, "But we can't participate, there aren't any spots available."

Mu Qingtong looked up at the dazzling lanterns in the sky: "In addition to representatives from local prominent families participating in the lantern festival, the government will also randomly select ten passersby on site to give the public a sense of participation."

“And these ten spots are hidden among the ten thousand lanterns in the sky.” Mu Qingtong scratched Xia Feng’s chin and smiled. “So Mr. Xia, it’s your turn to find that spot.”

Xia Feng immediately understood what it meant; these floating lanterns were actually magical artifacts.

Thinking of this, he forcefully slapped away the woman's hand that was scratching his chin, and then caught a lantern that happened to fall not far away, letting the flame of the lantern burn his palm.

[You are under attack from the magical artifact, Paper Lantern Maiden—]

[Copy successful]

[N-Rank Spiritual Artifact - Paper Lantern Maiden]

The Paper Lantern Maiden is extremely beautiful; if she worked non-stop for 24 hours a day, she could make 1000 paper lanterns for you.

[Current production: 781 million units]

"." As the information about the magical artifact entered his mind, the image of the Paper Lantern Maiden also appeared in his mind. She was indeed beautiful, but she had no expression and looked like an exquisite silicone doll.

No, are you really sure this magical artifact is for making paper lanterns?
However, Xia Feng thought about it again and realized that this magical artifact was actually quite powerful. A single exquisite paper lantern cost 3 Imperial Coins, so 1000 lanterns would cost 3000 Imperial Coins.

If all of them can be sold, there will be no cost, and you can make a net profit of three thousand per day on average! Earning a million a year is not a dream!
"How is it, did you find it?"

Miss Mu's voice pulled Xia Feng back to reality, and he nodded: "Found it."

There were 10,000 paper lanterns under the night sky. According to his observation, 10 of them could not be sensed or controlled by him, and were obviously not made by the Paper Lantern Lady.

"let's go."

Xia Feng and his companion donned black robes, put their heart-shaped masks back on, and with a single step, soared into the air.

As they passed through a series of floating lanterns, just as the two were about to reach their target lantern, a beam of light came from the east and condensed into a young man wearing a long white priest's robe.

It was Depths, the son of the Pope.

He casually picked up the target lantern, then glanced at Xia Feng and the other person, nodded with a friendly smile, and turned to float away.

Xia Feng was even more puzzled. This guy was the son of the Pope, so he should have abundant cultivation resources. Why did he need to enter the Heavenly Lantern Pavilion?
However, let it be that this lantern was taken; Xia Feng knew exactly where each lantern with a quota was located.

After he snatched another target lantern, Miss Mu flew to another lantern under his guidance, just as a black-robed man rushed towards her from afar.

The man in the black robe wore a pure white oval mask with a dark flame burning in the center. His neck was wrapped in bandages beneath the black robe, and even his wrists and hands, which were exposed from the sleeves of the robe, were covered with medical bandages.

Mu Qingtong glanced at the man, and with quick reflexes, she grabbed the lantern and fled.

Seeing this, the bandaged man didn't say much, but looked up, his gaze behind the mask seemed somewhat cold, and then turned and left.

"Miss Mu, it seems there's something wrong with these lanterns." Xia Feng watched the man leave.

Soon, the bandaged man also found a new lantern and won a spot.

The competition for the passerby spots ended in just one minute.

Ten people, stepping on lanterns, soared into the sky.

Thousands of lanterns formed a sea of ​​lights high in the sky, vast and magnificent.

Above the lantern cloud, there were already a hundred or so contestants waiting. They were all outstanding young people sent by families and academies from the 15 major regions, including many geniuses who were famous in their respective regions.

"Senior Zilu, you're definitely going to be the champion of this year's lantern festival~" The girl stood next to the handsome but roguish man, her slightly coquettish tone full of admiration.

Ning Zilu stood with a faint smile and his hands behind his back, glancing at the geniuses sent by the families in the distance.

Everyone stared at him with burning fighting spirit in their eyes. Clearly, these so-called geniuses wanted to defeat him and bring him down from his pedestal today.

Unfortunately, Ning Zilu has never suffered a defeat since he embarked on the path of a Spirit Master and reached the True Martial Realm.

Within the same realm, he is invincible!

He is also destined to add a magnificent stroke to the historical scroll in this turbulent era!
Therefore, the so-called geniuses sent by these various families were not worth his attention.

"How tedious! Why haven't those passersby come up yet?"

"If you ask me, these passersby are just here to fool around. They're all a bunch of idiots. There's no need for this step at all."

"Indeed, it's frustrating to wait."

The crowd was in turmoil, but soon, ten figures emerged from outside the lantern cloud, stepping on the lanterns.

Nine out of the ten figures were wearing masks.
(End of this chapter)