The hotpot party didn't end until late at night, and more and more people came. One wave of guild players left, and another wave of guild players came.
It was a subtle relay of hotpot. Jiang Qiao didn't eat much for the celebration tonight. He just wanted to get a closer look at the opinions of the gaming gods about Holy Ghost before returning to the hotel alone.
Jiang Qiao was most worried about whether Hai Lan would tear down his house. But she had learned how to order takeout, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Jiang Qiao was lying on the hotel bed, browsing through a large pile of messages. Some of them were messages from his parents, nothing more than 'Where did you go?' or 'Come here for dinner' and so on.
The holographic projection exhibition had attracted the attention of various countries. As the main character, Jiang Qiao's father would definitely be busy tonight.
After Jiang Qiao casually replied to a few messages with his phone, he opened the message receiving app and began to check the messages above.
Just as Jiang Qiao had expected, the number one trending topic was no longer Zhao Mingwei's retirement. Instead, it was "Holy Spirit Inferno Dragon appearing at the Holographic Projection Exhibition," followed by "Upper City Holographic Projection Exhibition".
What Jiang Qiao found most interesting was that … the number one trending topic was a newspaper, not a gaming media. This newspaper had used a very official tone to explain what the Fire Dragon was when they posted the news.
"The Fire Dragon is a Lord-tier monster from the Brandt Island map in Holy Ghost … It appeared at the holographic projection exhibition this time …"
Jiang Qiao felt that it didn't look like a newspaper report at the beginning, but more like an analysis of the Fire Dragon's ecology. If Jiang Qiao was the owner of the newspaper, he would definitely ask the editor to rewrite it immediately.
The comments below were also very confused.
"Holy Ghost?
What's that? "
"Isn't that dragon in Strife?"
"How did something from a game appear at such an important exhibition?"
There were quite a lot of comments like this. Video games had been developed for many years, but many old people still found it hard to accept the existence of such things.
But none of this had anything to do with Jiang Qiao. Holy Ghost had completed its first act, and Jiang Qiao should start the next step.
Holy Ghost's reputation was already established, and all that was left was to find sponsors.
During the hotpot gathering, the players of Jumping Core discussed what the Holy Ghost's Inner World was.
Most players guessed that it was just an AR game and told their friends not to expect too much.
Jiang Qiao couldn't explain what the Inner World was like during the gathering, so he could only tell the players with action.
"It's about time."
Jiang Qiao checked the messages on his phone. As expected, there were a few messages from Hai Lan. Jiang Qiao did not look at the messages, but closed his eyes and logged into the Saint Spirit World.
As the Holy Ghost's creator, Jiang Qiao could enter Holy Ghost's world with just a thought.
When Jiang Qiao opened his eyes again, he was already in the dungeon lord's dormitory. The Shadow God's Chosen One was tied up and thrown on the grass outside the dungeon lord's dormitory.
Hornet Knight was guarding her.
"Jiang Qiao!
Jiang Qiao!
The gods are here!
Can I have an extra meal tonight? "Hai Lan pounced on Jiang Qiao as soon as she saw him.
"Don't say something so scary with that expectant look on your face. Those gods are our important partners."
Jiang Qiao tapped Hai Lan's forehead lightly to stop her from pouncing on him. "Give me a copy of their coordinates. Also, Hornet Knight, keep an eye on her. I still have a use for her."
Jiang Qiao gave Hornet Knight a few instructions before leaving the dungeon lord's dormitory. After that, Jiang Qiao led Hai Lan through the portal.
The portal led to a hidden forest on Brandt Island. From Jiang Qiao's senses, there were no signs of any players in the area.
Mother Earth and God of War Ould had been waiting for Jiang Qiao for a long time.
"Esteemed God of the God-Eater …" God of War Ould bowed to Jiang Qiao once more.
"I told you there's no need to address us like that. It's a little embarrassing. I'll just tell you why you're here. You want to know why I'm protecting the Fire Drake instead of slaying it, right?" Jiang Qiao asked.
The Mother Goddess and the God of War, Ould, nodded slightly.
Mother Earth had hired the Holy Spirits to completely cleanse Brandt Island. Now, four Island Masters of Brandt Island had died to the Holy Spirits, and even the leader of the Spell Stealers had been heavily injured by the Holy Spirits.
This was good news for the gods of this world, but now, not only did the Holy Spirits stop their crusade against the Island Master, they even started shouting slogans like 'I'll protect the Instance Dungeon Boss!', 'No trade means no killing!', 'Save the Boss!', and so on.
"I don't think you'll believe the excuse of 'balance'. All I'm saying is that we're taking our share of the reward," Jiang Qiao said with a smile.
"You … have received enough reward from this island, God of the God-Eater," Mother Earth said.
The reward that Mother Earth was referring to must be the Mother Crystals that the Holy Spirits stripped from the monsters.
"Didn't you just say it's this island?"
Jiang Qiao clearly remembered that … when he accepted Mother Earth's commission, he had yet to decide on the reward. "The Mother Crystals on Brandt Island all come from Brandt Island. Our Holy Spirits obtained them after slaying the monsters on Brandt Island, and not as a reward from you."
"God of the God-Eater, what do you want that would make you willing to cleanse the remaining three areas of the island?" Mother Earth did not want to continue arguing with Jiang Qiao.
"Find out who the mole is!"
Jiang Qiao's tone changed abruptly, and a pale golden glow appeared in his eyes. At that moment, Mother Earth took a step back in fear.
"Crystallization isn't a plague at all. On the contrary, it's a way for living beings to evolve. It's just that not all humans can withstand it, which is why they die. Spell Stealers who have evolved into perfect crystals can't spread the crystallization. Only those who haven't fully evolved can spread it."
At this point, Jiang Qiao's tone suddenly softened. "I've said so much, but you don't care. Among the gods, there are those who want to use the blood of the people as a blood sacrifice to become a perfect crystal. If you want to eliminate the crystal plague … just kill it."
"God of the God-Eater, the conflict between the gods is not something you should be concerned about. Brandt Island is still absorbing the power of our world. We only hope that you can solve it as soon as possible," War God Uld said.
"Of course we can solve it, but we need reward. No … let's make a bet. Aren't you very confident in the strength of your God's Chosen and the warriors under your command?
Let them challenge the Holy Spirits under my command. As long as any of them can defeat fifty Holy Spirits in a row, I'll cleanse an area. What do you think of this bet? "Jiang Qiao asked.