Chapter 190 - Settling in Gu Mountain Prefecture (Final Chapter of Volume) (1/2)

“The Imperial Court will send messengers to your hometown and the Meng family’s residence to announce the conferment of the n.o.ble t.i.tle and bestow a seal,” said Elder Yi with a smile. “You can return to your hometown and personally receive the conferment. You can also choose to skip it. Just let the clan leader receive it on your behalf. Many G.o.dfiends leave it to their clan leaders.”

“I’ll have it received on my behalf.” Meng Chuan nodded.

He would return to his hometown to take a look, but he wasn’t stupid enough to wait there. Who knew when the Imperial Court’s messenger team would arrive? Furthermore, the so-called conferment of earls.h.i.+p, marquisate, or kings.h.i.+p was not taken seriously by G.o.dfiends. This was because G.o.dfiends were powerful because of their individual strength!

Once one became a Darkstar G.o.dfiend, the Imperial Court would take the initiative to confer the t.i.tle of marquis to them. Once one became an Incessant G.o.dfiend, the Imperial Court would take the initiative to confer kings.h.i.+p. A n.o.ble t.i.tle was ultimately a byproduct of strength. Everyone respected Marquis G.o.dfiends and Regis G.o.dfiends because of their strength!

…

On the fifth day after returning to Archean Mountain, Meng Chuan went to a banquet with his wife.

Zhang Yunfeng stood inside a hall, raised his cup, and looked at the other guests with a smile. “I’ve been fighting demons all my life. I’ve also used forbidden G.o.dfiend spells countless times. I’ve even managed to live to a ripe old age of 189. It’s all thanks to this Indestructible Divine Body. Haha, it’s the best for treating injuries on one’s own body.”

The G.o.dfiends all laughed. Indeed, in this era, it was very difficult for a Great Solar G.o.dfiend to live to 189 years of age.

“I still have about a year left to live. I don’t have any missions left,” said Zhang Yunfeng with a smile. “I’ll head down the mountain tomorrow and take a good look at the world. I’ll enjoy whatever food the world has to offer and enjoy its scenery. I’ll kill demons in pa.s.sing as well. When I’m about to die, I’ll return to my hometown. When that happens, I won’t be troubling all my old friends any further.”

Meng Chuan, Yang Fang, and the other G.o.dfiends had mixed feelings.

Zhang Yunfeng was close to the end of his lifespan, so Archean Mountain didn’t give Zhang Yunfeng any missions during their deployments.

“To be honest, I haven’t had a chance to explore the world properly in my life. I’m really looking forward to it,” Zhang Yunfeng said with a sigh before raising his cup. “Most of those who came today are here because we forged a friends.h.i.+p through experiencing life-and-death battles together. Today’s dinner is a farewell party. After that, we will be scattered across the world. Here, let’s toast.”

All the G.o.dfiends raised their cups and drank.

Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng had worked together for over half a year, and they had become good friends due to protecting each other. As for the G.o.dfiends present, some had a deeper relations.h.i.+p with Zhang Yunfeng.

When the banquet ended, Zhang Yunfeng said loudly, “There’s no banquet that lasts forever. Let’s part ways here. An old man like me can now slack off and eat the delicacies of the world. As for the matter of fighting the demons, I’ll depend on everybody here.”

“Senior Brother Zhang, don’t worry. We will not be soft when killing demons.”

“Senior Brother Zhang, don’t worry. We will definitely win the war with the demons.”

One G.o.dfiend after another made promises.

After everything came to an end, the G.o.dfiends finally dispersed. Before dawn the next day, Zhang Yunfeng went down the mountain alone and began to admire the mountains and rivers. There were many places he had never seen before.

…

The G.o.dfiends on Archean Mountain were sent down the mountain in batches.

In the evening, Meng Chuan was painting in the study while Liu Qiyue practiced her calligraphy.

“My lord, Elder Yi is here.” Steward Liu’s voice came from outside the study.

Elder Yi? Meng Chuan’s heart skipped a beat. He stopped painting and exchanged glances with his wife, Liu Qiyue.

“Our transfer orders should be here,” Liu Qiyue said.

Meng Chuan nodded and immediately went to the cave abode’s entrance with his wife to welcome Elder Yi.

Elder Yi walked over the snow and smiled. “Are you painting and practicing calligraphy? I can smell the fragrance of ink.”

“It’s just a random scrawl. Elder, please.” Meng Chuan and his wife welcomed the Elder and led him into the hall.

Inside the hall, maidservants prepared tea.

The three of them sat down, and the maidservant naturally left. Only the three of them were left in the hall.

“Your transfer orders are here,” said Elder Yi with a smile.

The duo jolted to attention.

Elder Yi took out two squarish white jade tokens. The front of each token had the words “Patrol,” and he handed them to Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue.

“Patrol?” Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue received the token. Looking at it, they saw the same map carved on it. The map was roughly the area around Wu State and Qian State.

“Now that all small and medium-sized city pa.s.ses have been abandoned, the number of G.o.dfiends needed at the seven major city pa.s.ses has been greatly reduced,” said Elder Yi. “Most of our Archean Mountain G.o.dfiends have become a part of Earth Net. They will be distributed in a way that they form a huge net that spans the world! We can kill gathered demons at any time.

“Furthermore, military conscription has been modified. Mortals will have to serve in the military for three years when they reach the age of 20. They do not need to fight on the battlefield during those three years. Instead, they will be responsible for patrolling the world,” said Elder Yi. “We shall mobilize countless soldiers across the world, making this net impregnable and inescapable. Every village fort in the world will become an important intelligence node.”