"Very sure."
The Earth Mother Goddess nodded, her expression devoid of joy or sorrow. "Be it my believers or those of other gods, as long as humans discover this island and step onto it, they will destroy the balance between all things. Have you ever heard of the theory of balance between all things, God of Devourer?"
"I'm guessing that you're referring to … the ecosphere?" Jiang Qiao couldn't help interrupting.
"Ecosphere?"
"Continue."
At that, the Earth Mother Goddess constructed a human silhouette with tree branches.
"Now, humans in our world have always been pursuing great power. We have also given them the space to grow … That is magic. However, if a human wants to master powerful magic power, they need to go through a long period of training. This allows them to master power and possess a mind that matches the power. However, this island will destroy this balance."
"Continue."
Jiang Qiao took a sip of the green tea Hai Lan handed to him. The green tea was actually bottled green tea that could be bought for three dollars, but the goddess poured it into the cup for the sake of appearances and handed it to Jiang Qiao and the Earth Mother Goddess.
"That island will give my children too much power. They will lose themselves in this power and destroy the original balance of this world. When that happens, it will only lead to greater disasters." The Mother Goddess of the Earth took the tea from Hai Lan. She took a sip and was a little surprised.
"There are not only leaves and branches, but also other things."
"Of course there are more than just tea leaves in the mixed drink … I'm very interested in your commission, but I need to investigate the island before I consider accepting it," Jiang Qiao said, putting down the green tea in his hand.
In a nutshell, the Earth Mother Goddess's commission was for the Players to carry bricks on Brandt's island. The bricks on the island were made up of violent creatures, minerals, and plants.
As for the NPCs who tried to stop the Players from carrying bricks, the Earth Mother Goddess's instruction was to kill them all.
Jiang Qiao wasn't a demon, and naturally wouldn't trick the Players into killing innocent NPCs. Of course, Jiang Qiao wouldn't show mercy to invaders like the Annihilation Legion.
In conclusion, as the chief contractor, Jiang Qiao still needed to investigate the condition of the 'construction site' so that the Players could have a better experience carrying bricks.
"As you wish, agent."
A dark green magical inscription appeared on the Earth Mother Goddess's hand. After it dissipated, a dark green portal appeared behind Jiang Qiao.
"Is the benefit of being a planner that I have to explore every new map?"
Jiang Qiao stood up and did a simple warm-up. After finishing his warm-up, Jiang Qiao summoned the Water and Fire Spirits and came to the dark green Portal Gate.
"Agent, before you leave, I would like to know if your master, the God-eater God … is unwilling to show himself?"
The Earth Mother Goddess raised the teacup in her hand. She had a good impression of Jiang Qiao, who was a humble and upright young man. However, the God-eater God wasn't willing to show himself and talk to her even though she had personally come to look for him …
"Ah?
The God-eater God you mentioned has always been by your side. "
Jiang Qiao pointed at Hai Lan, who was holding a tray. It was only then that Hai Lan's gaze met the Earth Mother Goddess's.
The moment the Earth Mother Goddess learned that Hai Lan was the true form of the God-eater God, the teacup in her hand shattered … The tea didn't spill out, and it floated in the air.
"I didn't expect … the God-eater God's disguise to be so good." The Earth Mother Goddess was still trying her best to maintain her kind and amiable appearance.
However, Jiang Qiao caught an emotion called fear on the Earth Mother Goddess's face.
The next level?
The God-tier boss was actually afraid of Hai Lan?
What did Hai Lan do in the past?
"I'm not disguising!" Hai Lan said with some dissatisfaction. "It's Jiang Qiao's divinity that overpowered mine!"
"How can the agent's divinity be higher than the God-eater God's?
You must be joking. "The Earth Mother Goddess was very calm.
"I … Jiang Qiao!"
When Hai Lan was about to pull Jiang Qiao over to judge, Jiang Qiao's figure had already disappeared into the portal.
…
"This is an alternate world."
For the first time, Jiang Qiao stepped into an actual alternate world. This was not a plane fragment, but an alternate world where everything was complete.
"The Holy Spirit's rules of the game still work here?"
Jiang Qiao glanced at the Water Spirit and Fire Spirit beside him. They were not affected at all.
Now, Jiang Qiao was in a tropical island. The scenery of this island was not completely crystallized like the Earth Mother Goddess had described, and the surrounding trees were also lush.
However, this was only on the surface.
Jiang Qiao half-squatted down and grabbed a handful of soil. Just from this handful of soil, Jiang Qiao found dozens of sparkling pure white crystals. These crystals were only half the size of Jiang Qiao's little finger.
"Just by grabbing a handful, there are diamonds … This is probably a paradise for moving bricks."
Jiang Qiao threw away all the extra crystals in his hand, leaving only the largest one, which was just the size of Jiang Qiao's little finger.
Jiang Qiao used Detection on the crystal.
[Magic Crystal]
Consumable Item
Description: A crystal formed from pure magic.
Effect: Recover 5 MP after crushing. "
"What a useless effect. However, it would be troublesome if the effects of random items on the ground were too good."
Jiang Qiao threw the crystal away and was about to explore other parts of the island when a black shadow pounced on Jiang Qiao.
Fire Spirit, who was standing next to Jiang Qiao, was already prepared. She raised her hand into the air and a wall of flames rose in front of Jiang Qiao.
As soon as the black shadow hit the wall of fire, the flames quickly spread across the black shadow's body. It let out a shrill screech, but before it could stop moving, the Water Spirit beside it had already condensed a layer of frost, instantly freezing the black shadow into an ice sculpture.
Jiang Qiao finally got a good look at the shadow. It was a magic beast that looked like a pangolin. Jiang Qiao cast Detection on it as usual.
"Name:???,
Level: Level 7 (Aberration Creature) Type: Rodent Species (Crystal Seed) Description: A creature that has evolved after swallowing a large number of crystals. Its carapace has completely transformed into hard metal.
"
There was nothing interesting about this description. After Jiang Qiao casually added the name of the creature as a Gold Swallowing Rat, he directly used his staff to smash the Gold Swallowing Rat that had turned into an ice sculpture. It turned into pieces and fell into the soil, but at the same time, a shiny crystal fell into the soil.
"Could this be some sort of magic core or something like that?"
Jiang Qiao picked up the crystal. The crystal's data was quickly displayed in front of Jiang Qiao. This thing was not a Magic Core of a magic beast, but it was a hundred times more useful than any Magic Core!
[Iron Crystal (Poor Quality)]
Others (Construction Items)
Description: A Mother Crystal that contains traces of iron and impurities.
Effect: After being placed in the soil of the manor, a small amount of iron will be produced. The iron will still need to be mined by the player.
"
"It can grow iron seeds?"
After Jiang Qiao understood the function of this Mother Crystal, he really had the guts to wholesale a lot of it and sell it to the country.
To put it bluntly, this thing was an iron seed. If he planted a Mother Crystal today, he would be able to harvest a lot of iron the next autumn!
"Should I say that this is indeed a map that has turned into a mineral spirit?"
Jiang Qiao kept the Mother Crystal and summoned a Wind Spirit to float into the sky. He wanted to further investigate the situation of this island.