People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 583 Paimon: How could that giant black abyss sphere be so evil, actually triggering Inazuma's abyss invasion?
"Huh? It's already over?"

"Yes, I assigned her a little work."

"But didn't you say you wanted the God of Thunder to participate in the festival and experience the wishes of the people?"

"Heh, it doesn't interfere with either. Screening people can also help her better understand what people's lives are like. Judging from her personality, it might even be more suitable for her."

Streets and festival venues.

A subtle fluctuation of elemental energy flashed by, and the familiar figure of the boy appeared beside the two children as if he had never left.

Having only said goodbye for a short while, Naxida blinked in surprise to see Lin Feng return so quickly.

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"There's no need to be surprised. The reason this festival is so grand is because it has a purpose behind it: to help the Shadow understand the people. But as long as the purpose is achieved, the process in between won't have a significant impact."

Lin Feng smiled and waved his hand, then, seeing the little guy's puzzled look, ruffled Nasita's hair beside him:

"You might realize that the biggest problem with the Goddess of Thunder was that she didn't even know how an ordinary person spends their life."
Due to the limitations of her identity and methods, she doesn't possess the common sense of being a "human" like the God of Rock or the God of Wind.

"Participating in the festival is a way to experience life, and screening memories returned from the ley lines is also a means of understanding the lives of ordinary people."

Those who have never been human naturally cannot understand everything about humanity; it seems that after this experience, her biggest problem will be resolved.

During the conversation, I tried to teach him some things, but unfortunately, I discovered that Shadow's comprehension outside of combat had reached an "amazing" level.

After much thought, Lin Feng realized that it would be too difficult for Ying to realize the problem on her own at this moment, so he decided to give her an accelerated tutoring session.

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"But isn't this workload a bit too much?"

"While accelerated thinking shouldn't be too much of a burden for this deity, working continuously for such a long time..."

Nasida knew better than anyone how time-consuming this work was, and she doubted whether the Thunder God would still be in the mood to experience the festival after finishing all that.

"Heh, don't worry, I've asked her to find some helpers."

"Although she can only handle the highest acceleration rate, so she can't choose to stay out of it, if she can spare a little work, a day or two should be enough to keep up with the relaxation afterwards."

We've done our best to keep the workload within a reasonable range, and the few void terminals we gave out also helped alleviate the users' mental fatigue.

This job was essentially a temporary remedial training session, and Lin Feng didn't intend to exhaust all the few remaining capable people.

"Alright, hopefully they can make good use of the Void System's assistance."

"If the workload for Inazuma becomes too heavy, perhaps we could try setting up a new void node here, but I don't know if they have enough trust in it."

Nasida also felt that the current administrative model was putting too much pressure on the few decision-makers, and thought that connecting to the Void System was the best way to improve the situation.

But if that were to be done, it would be tantamount to exposing all the information of the nation's citizens and related secrets, which almost no country would be willing to do.
"There's no need to worry about that. The advantage of the God of Thunder is that he doesn't engage in pointless suspicion."

"She's actually quite practical in her thinking, and after this experience, she'll probably proactively apply to us for similar opportunities."

Smiling, Lin Feng patted the little guy's head. He felt that issues like exposing public information and national strength were not even a consideration for this homebody.

Sometimes dealing with Shadow is actually quite worry-free. At least this guy is straightforward in everything he does, and his judgment of the situation is primitive but sharp, unlike those human politicians who always think that others want to harm them.

He paused briefly, temporarily shifting his thoughts away from future matters.

Lin Feng looked at the long queue at the registration point for the secret realm raid and said:
"Let's go. Since we're participating in the festival, let's not think too much about the work. We have plenty of manpower to handle it."

"—There's still plenty of time before we start the next phase of work, so let's enjoy a few days of fun first."

I vaguely saw a white fluffy ball floating at the front of the crowd, but I didn't intend to force my way in and greet it.

Looking at the sea of ​​people before him,
Lin Feng recalled the final boss in the Abyss Secret Realm, which he had created using the Abyss Power he stole from Nata. He figured that Gustot probably wouldn't come to him to discuss issues like portrait rights.
"Wow! I finally got to register! There are so many people!"

"—Wait a minute, isn't one person missing? Where did Xiaogong go?"

"—Rice Ball, please help me check if it's lost!!"

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In front of the registration point for the Secret Realm Challenge, in the center of the crowd after registration.

After a chaotic commotion, we finally managed to squeeze into the vicinity of the registration point.

But just after registering, before a certain white fluffy ball could even boast to Ying about how important its role was, she immediately abandoned her original plan because someone was pushed out of the line, and asked Rice Ball to help look for it.

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"Phew, everyone is so enthusiastic! Even though it was so crowded, they still made way for us."

"Hehe, Ying and Paimon are really big celebrities now!"

While waiting for Onigiri to find Yoomiya, who had inexplicably gotten separated from them, she chatted with Hotaru beside her.

Paimon looked at the crowds still gathering in this direction and was quite surprised by their enthusiasm for participating in this final battle.

"Perhaps it's because after winning this last match, I can finally see my family."

Even though they knew the enemy they were facing was powerful, they felt no fear at all.

Looking up at the people rushing to register, Ying felt a deep empathy for their emotions.

If she knew that she could see her brother after defeating a certain enemy, she would most likely have become like this.
"Hmm, Ying, don't worry, you will definitely find your brother!"

"Perhaps your brother has also been looking for you, but he can't come to meet you for some reason."

"After we defeat the monster leader in the secret realm, we'll go find the general and ask him for clues. Maybe we'll find something unexpected."

The entire Inazuma region has been in chaos and turmoil for a long time, and both the women and the general have been too busy to talk about Ying-gege.

But if they can successfully revive the people this time, Inazuma's manpower should not be so lacking later on. They can also go to the general to claim their rewards and obtain the long-awaited large amount of intelligence.
"I hope so, but I have a feeling this expedition won't go so smoothly." The blonde girl shook her head, not as optimistic as Paimon.
"Based on the information we have so far, we all need to work together to defeat the final monster boss in order to achieve victory, but based on previous sightings, that enemy seems to be exceptionally powerful."

"Although even if you die in the secret realm, you can be resurrected after victory, if the casualties during this operation are too high, it will only become more and more difficult to succeed later."

The purpose of this secret realm seems to be to wear down the stubborn abyssal power in the ley lines that hinders the people's rebirth through repeated battles. The monsters that appear in it are all manifestations of the abyssal power, and occasionally you will encounter extremely difficult enemies to defeat.

The final moment is approaching, and the most powerful opponent is about to appear.
Faced with abyssal monsters of this level, even if many people sign up, only a very small number will likely be qualified to participate after the screening process.

"Hmm, it's a pity that place has a limit to its carrying capacity, so the general can't go in directly, otherwise it would be much simpler."

"According to the intelligence we have gathered so far, the monster is said to look like a big black ball, and the surrounding abyss barrier is so strong that even the scouts cannot get close."

"Besides, new monsters are constantly emerging around that guy. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be. From the current perspective, this abyss invasion seems to have been caused by him. Ugh, what a despicable bastard!"

They themselves had not directly witnessed the large black sphere-like enemy, but according to the accounts of a few warriors, what appeared in the secret realm was more like a projection.

Extremely powerful abyssal energy, the ability to catalyze the birth of monsters, and finally, the ability to appear and disappear unpredictably and release mimicking monsters.
All the soldiers who learned of his existence unanimously believed that he was the mastermind behind the Inazuma Abyss invasion.

Unfortunately, what we have in the secret realm so far is just a wisp of the opponent's projection. We don't know where the real culprit is hiding, otherwise we might be able to eliminate this threat forever.
"In short, stay vigilant and try it out later."

"If it's a pure abyssal monster, then I should have some ways to fight it."

Responding to her companion, Ying felt she was reasonably skilled at dealing with abyssal monsters.

If we can successfully eliminate that guy this time, then both the residents of Inazuma and the villagers should be able to enjoy the festival in peace.

"Hmm, it's a pity that the army is not very effective against such a powerful enemy, otherwise we might have been able to save a lot of effort."

"There are so many things Paimon wants to experience at this festival,"
"If this guy takes up too much of our time, Paimon is really going to get angry!"

With his hands on his hips, he exuded an imposing aura that belied any lack of fighting spirit.

The white fluffy ball of fur thought about all the activities it had been excited about and couldn't accept the possibility that they might be delayed by unforeseen circumstances.

"Huh? So Yonomiya got pushed to the back while helping a lost child? They're re-queuing now, telling us not to wait for her?"

"Well, okay, although if she comes with us to the castle tower to coordinate the work, she should be able to complete the registration there."

They had just taken on the task of cleaning up the area around the secret realm for the next two days when they registered. Given their relationship in the castle tower, even if they didn't register here, they would have many ways to help their friend fill in the spot.

But since Yonomiya insists on doing this, they can't force people to go.
"Phew, speaking of which, once this matter is over, everyone's lives should be able to return to normal, right?"

"Yomiya can go back to making fireworks in peace, Goro doesn't have to be so nervous he's losing his hair, and Ichito can wholeheartedly work hard to protect Miss Hina."

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As they were talking, as if suddenly remembering something, the white fluffy ball, which had been somewhat listless, suddenly perked up, and even its hair almost stood on end.

I've been a loyal reader of light novels for a long time, and I used to buy books from Yaedo every day.

Thinking about a certain event he had been looking forward to for a long time, Paimon counted on his fingers and finally let out a long sigh of relief:

"Phew, thank goodness. It seems that Miss Sheena's meeting is the day after the extermination operation. I was able to make it back in time."

"I wonder what kind of person Miss Sheena is in real life. Paimon wrote to her before, and judging from her reply, she must be a very gentle and quiet older sister. I'm kind of looking forward to it."

As they headed towards the castle tower, they glanced back at the Yaedo booth in the distance.

Paimon, who was incredibly curious about what this older sister, who shared the same race as Goro, actually looked like, felt that this was probably one of the main reasons he was looking forward to the approaching date of the operation.

"Phew, it's almost done. Luckily, I have some magic to increase work efficiency."

"I don't know if Aying participated in any activities while she was out alone, but I guess she probably didn't."

She stood up from where she was, and dispelled the spell that was originally used to help her concentrate when chanting incantations. The divine child never thought that one day she would use this thing for work.

He let out a sigh of relief, preparing to go out and see what A-Ying was up to. If she still didn't dare to participate in the festival, perhaps he would need to give her a little push, and maybe find some amusement along the way.
"squeak--"

The sound of the door hinges rattling interrupted her thoughts, and the divine child unconsciously looked up.
When she saw the familiar purple-haired figure before her, she was completely surprised that her old friend had returned so soon. She blinked in confusion.

"Ah Ying? What are you doing back now? Didn't I say I'd help you get rid of your job?"

"Is there some new document that needs processing? You can just have someone bring it back for you."

Shenzi always felt that her old friend shouldn't be so socially anxious as to prefer working to going out. She knew very well that work was also a kind of torture for Aying.

Not knowing what could be so important, she looked around carefully but couldn't find any documents or anything like that in Aying's hands.

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"There is some work to be done. I brought back the data that needs to be processed regarding the resurrection. This work shouldn't interfere with the experience festival, as long as you, Divine Child, help me with a small part of it."

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"Let me help you with a small part of it? Sure, but where are the documents?"

Blinking, it was clear that A-Ying, apart from being able to hide a knife, didn't possess any spatial storage or similar abilities.

If it doesn't affect the festival experience, then the number shouldn't be too large. I'll help out to the end, and it's okay to lend a hand even a little.

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He paused briefly, then handed over several void terminals.

Meeting the questioning gaze of the divine child before him, Ying explained with a complex expression:

"That's all. The data is stored in them, and the amount shouldn't be too exaggerated."

"This thing can accelerate thinking by several times to hundreds of times."

"The two of us have strong resilience and can increase the multiplier. If we can get a few more people to help out, it shouldn't take long for everyone to work together."

Son of God:? ? ?
Speeding up by hundreds of times? And then bringing in a few more people? And this is only "not long"?
It's like staying up all night to finish a book and suddenly realizing that what you read was actually just a table of contents.
Completely baffled as to where Aying got this job, the pink-haired fox blinked, suddenly wondering if she could regret it.
(End of this chapter)