I told you to plant peas, and you summon Mordekaiser?

Chapter 38 Those Who Peep at Fate

Ascension?

Chen Yang narrowed his eyes. Dave's words came to an abrupt halt without further explanation of the meaning of 'ascension,' but Chen Yang instinctively felt that the ultimate winner's reward would be extraordinary.

[The World Tavern is now open]

Players can enter this space through the player panel.

Not long after the system notification sounded, Chen Yang received a message from Huangfu Qinghe.

"Yang, I'm waiting for you in room 9127 of the World Tavern."

Chen Yang brought up the player panel and clicked on the World Tavern option.

A white light flashed before his eyes, and when his vision cleared, Chen Yang had been teleported to another space.

Contrary to its name, the so-called World Tavern is not an ordinary tavern, but a space full of technological features.

Chen Yang felt as if he had stepped into a science fiction novel.

Looking around, the vast landscape truly amazed him.

The walls and floors are made of white metal and fiberglass, with a faint shimmer on the surface, and the passageway is inlaid with fine blue light strips.

Various devices float in mid-air, and the control panel has no traditional buttons or switches, but transparent holographic projections.

The dome is hundreds of meters high. Through the transparent glass, Chen Yang saw that the outside world was not the familiar blue sky and white clouds, but a deep darkness, with only faint glimmers of light visible.

A faint electrical hum and a slight buzzing could be heard occasionally in the air.

This space looks like a giant piece of technological equipment.

Chen Yang was in the main hall of the space, where a crowd of people was bustling about and various exclamations of surprise echoed in the air.

"Holy crap, have I time-traveled again?"

"This newly opened World Tavern is fucking awesome."

Is this the future???

"Does anyone know where the private rooms are? This place is way too big..."

"Can people from all regions meet here?!"

"Finally, I can see my boyfriend! Waaaaah..."

"Dad! Dad, what are you doing here?"

"Hey, my dear son, it's your dad."

"Get out of here!"

Chen Yang walked through the hall, where light and shadow intertwined, looking around with great interest.

Various giant plant projections appeared in the air, and in one corner there was even a projection of his flowerpot wizard.

On the huge screen at the very center of the hall, three leaderboards were prominently displayed.

Endless Frenzy Ranking.

Plant combat power ranking.

And the Ascension Ranking is currently completely blank.

"Chen Yang, are you lost?"

Huangfu Qinghe's timely message pulled Chen Yang back from his fascination with the dazzling world.

I almost forgot about the important matter.

Chen Yang patted his head, weaved through the crowd, wandered around, and finally found the private room area after a long time.

The exterior walls of each room here are translucent crystalline structures, emitting a bluish-purple halo.

"A standard meeting room costs 100 yuan per minute for sunlight, a deluxe meeting room costs 500 yuan per minute for sunlight, and a luxury meeting room costs 2,000 yuan per minute for sunlight. Would you like to rent or hire someone?"

An NPC robot approached and asked a question.

"Looking for someone, room 9127."

Following the NPC in front of him, Chen Yang walked all the way to a luxurious private room.

Chen Yang secretly marveled at how wealthy Huangfu Qinghe was.

This private room is more than twice the size of other regular private rooms; it must be a high-end conference room.

Five hundred rays of sunlight per minute—who else but him would dare to burn like that?

"Confirmed as an invited player, welcome."

With a click, the door opened.

There were already quite a few people sitting inside, with Huangfu Qinghe prominently seated in the main seat.

Upon seeing Chen Yang enter, Huangfu Qinghe could not contain his joy at the long-awaited reunion and rushed over to give Chen Yang a big hug.

"long time no see!"

"You've been gone for so long, if there weren't so many people here, I would have gone to pick you up."

"But it's not too late now."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Huangfu Qinghe turned around and introduced himself to the crowd.

“This is my younger brother Chen Yang. Although we are not related by blood, he is my own brother, Huangfu Qinghe.”

"He is also a top expert ranked ninety-sixth on the Garden Combat Power Ranking. I believe everyone welcomes the addition of Chen Yang, a tremendous combat power."

When everyone heard that Chen Yang possessed a plant ranked ninety-sixth on the combat power list, they were all secretly amazed and applauded.

Afterwards, Huangfu Qinghe introduced the other nine people present to Chen Yang one by one. These were all good friends of Huangfu, who had gathered here today to form a team to compete in the tournament.

"Chen Yang, with you and your brother here, we're sure to be among the top teams this time."

"Yes, we really benefit from you and your brother's success."

"Our team has two plants that are in the top 100 of the combat power rankings, that's amazing!"

Chen Yang didn't quite understand, "Two plants?"

One of the women looked surprised. "Yes, Qinghe's sunflower ranking is also sixty-second."

"Hahaha, it seems that Brother Chen Yang doesn't care much about these empty titles."

An elderly man who looked somewhat thin spoke up, "Let's get back to the main topic."

The old man was wearing a dark gray mandarin jacket with slightly faded cuffs, indicating that he had been wearing it for a long time.

"Yes, now that everyone is here, let's get down to business."

"Old Guo, you tell us."

Huangfu Qinghe gestured for the old man to speak.

"Nice to meet you all, my name is Guo Miao."

"My friend Qinghe and I are from the same region. Although we haven't known each other for long, I admire him greatly, both for his character and his abilities. Everyone here is a friend of Qinghe, and I, Guo, am very willing to make friends with you all."

"Cough cough."

Huangfu Qinghe was surprised that Guo Miao suddenly praised him, and coughed twice, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Hehe, Qinghe is still so shy," someone joked.

Guo Miao smiled slightly, cleared her throat, and put on a serious expression.

"Since you are all trustworthy people, I hope that what I am about to say today is known only to the eleven of us."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

What is Guo Miao trying to say? It's something that can't be told to outsiders?

Could it be that Guo Miao knows some secret?

Before I came into this world, I was a fortune teller.

Everyone was somewhat surprised, as fortune tellers are not common in the modern world.

"I, Guo, guess that it might be related to this profession. After I came into this world, I was given a talent similar to divination, which is called 'Seeking Fate'."

"It can be activated once a day to see a scene from the future."

"Most of the time, I observe some very ordinary scenes."

"Just before the regional competition, I observed the scene on the day of the competition and obtained information about the opponent's plants in advance, which was of some use."

"But what I saw this morning made my heart tremble."

Guo Miao closed her eyes, as if she were recalling something.

"Sir, please don't keep me in suspense!" A woman, clearly impatient, urged Guo Miao to continue.

Chen Yang also muttered to himself.

Are all these fortune tellers the same?

You need to hold back at crucial moments.

Is this an occupational hazard?

Guo Miao exhaled and began to describe it with her eyes closed.

"I saw an unimaginably enormous Buddha statue..."

"No...it's not a real Buddha statue, but an illusion."

"The surrounding area was a sea of fire."

"All sorts of bizarre plants and zombies struggle in the sea of fire..."