Lu Cheng retracted his gaze from the island, a playful glint flashing in his eyes.
"It's certainly possible to go to Tokyo and make some Li Mei BBQ..."
"After all, he's a major villain."
He murmured to himself, but was in no hurry to act.
Like a top chess player, after capturing an entire dragon, he needed time to digest the results and re-examine the entire board's layout.
Harvesting a nation's National Luck and hunting a Tianming Zhe (Fated Ones) are entirely different concepts.
The latter is a precise, surgical strike, while the former is more like a grand project to change an entire ecosystem.
No rush.
"Yao'er."
Lu Cheng spoke lazily.
"Master, I'm here."
Ji Yao immediately responded, her massaging strength just right, her voice carrying a hint of joy, as if being able to share her Master's worries was her supreme honor.
"Conduct an analysis of the situation in Dongying."
Lu Cheng, with his eyes closed, ordered indifferently.
"Especially regarding... National Luck, luck, prominent individuals, and Tianming Zhe (Fated Ones)."
He was now a farmer.
To harvest a new farm, he naturally had to first understand the soil, climate, and growth patterns of the land.
Knowing oneself and the enemy would maximize harvesting efficiency.
"Yes, Master."
Ji Yao respectfully agreed, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
This was precisely the work she was best at and loved most.
Analyzing the unknown, discerning rules, and then transforming the world's most profound secrets into the most intuitive data.
This gave her a sense of satisfaction, as if she were ruling the world alongside her Master.
Inside the Lu Family Manor, a strange tranquility settled.
Lu Cheng was feigning sleep, Ji Yao was calculating, and Ji Ling quietly guarded nearby, learning how her elder sister served... However, Lu Cheng's expression, unbeknownst to anyone, revealed a smile.
Just now.
The [Divine Kingdom Foundation], still in its initial stage, sent a faint, almost negligible, prompt.
[Warning: Life form detected attempting to pry.]
Interesting!
Like a king who had just ascended his throne and was feeling a bit bored, someone had walked right into his trap.
Execution required only a thought.
But playing with this little thing was clearly a more interesting pastime.
He didn't react, not even raising an eyelid.
He just let the prying continue, cautiously observing... outside the Lu Family Manor.
A figure, ghost-like, completely merged with the shadows.
She wore a pitch-black night suit that perfectly wrapped her exquisite curves, a silver mask with cherry blossom patterns on her face, revealing only a pair of sharp purple eyes.
Her codename was "Sakura."
Her real name was Ruzuki Rin.
She belonged to the most mysterious organization in Dongying, the Amaterasu Group, and was a top agent specializing in handling "Tianming Zhe (Fated Ones)."
Her mission was to long-term monitor the most special National Luck system host in Longguo — Wei Guoan.
In the Amaterasu Group's assessment, Wei Guoan was the "valve" of Longguo's National Luck, the stabilizing force.
As long as his weakness could be found, or even... he could be turned, making him voluntarily open this "valve"!
Then Dongying would have the opportunity to use the mythical concept of "Amaterasu" to erode, contaminate, and even steal Longguo's National Luck!
This was an astonishing plan, gambling the National Luck.
Ruzuki Rin had been lurking for three years, waiting for the optimal moment.
However, just a few hours ago.
Data from all her monitoring equipment showed that Wei Guoan's vital signs and energy fluctuations, after an extremely abnormal and violent burst... vanished into thin air!
Not death, not escape, but... evaporation!
It was as if his existence, along with the immense National Luck he carried, instantly disappeared without a trace!
This completely subverted her understanding!
Relying on the special divine artifact, the yata mirror, provided to her by the Amaterasu Group, she tracked the residual energy fluctuations all the way here.
Modu, Lu Family Manor.
A top wealthy family that appeared unremarkable in the data.
Ruzuki Rin observed from a distance, extreme solemnity and confusion flickering in her purple eyes.
She had been watching here for half an hour.
The Lu Family Manor's security system, in the eyes of ordinary people, was impenetrable, but in her eyes, it was full of loopholes, no different from an ordinary wealthy person's residence.
Everything was terrifyingly ordinary.
And this extreme ordinariness made her feel an unprecedented fear.
This indicated that the owner of the residence was either a fool, or... so confident that he didn't need any external defenses at all?
Could an existence capable of making Wei Guoan and his National Luck "evaporate" be a fool?
The answer was self-evident.
"I must confirm the situation inside..."
Ruzuki Rin took a deep breath and took out a palm-sized, ancient mirror from her tactical pouch.
[yata mirror]
[Ability — True Reflection: Can temporarily penetrate all physical and energy barriers to glimpse the target's true situation.]
This was her treasure, and the strongest reconnaissance method granted to her by the Amaterasu Group.
She dripped a drop of her essence blood onto the mirror surface.
Buzz!
The mirror surface seemed to come alive, beginning to flow with an eerie blood-red light.
Ruzuki Rin's pupils instantly turned into strange double pupils, her gaze seemingly possessing the power to penetrate dimensions, as she looked towards the tranquil manor villa!
Penetrating walls.
Penetrating space.
Penetrating all disguises!
She was prepared to see anything.
Perhaps it was a demon radiating monstrous demonic energy, or a divine being enveloped by countless system halos, or perhaps, a terrifying nest formed by countless vengeful spirits.
However, the scene she saw surpassed her wildest imagination.
At the end of her vision was an indescribable... void.
It was a darkness more profound and chaotic than the singularity at the beginning of the universe.
In the center of this darkness, there was a... foundation, like a large brick?
But this foundation, surprisingly, glowed with different lights... She saw a magnificent golden river, which was the Longguo's National Luck she was so familiar with!
It transformed into the purest golden runes, integrating into that foundation, becoming its most solid base!
And on top of that foundation, there was no statue... but a blurry shadow, whose face was unclear, sitting there lazily.
He seemed to have noticed her prying.
Then.
That shadow... slowly, raised his head.
He "looked" in her direction.
Boom—!!!
Ruzuki Rin's mind instantly went blank!
That gaze contained no emotion, only a... absolute indifference, like a god looking down on an ant.
It was merely a gaze meeting!
"Crack... Bang!"
The yata mirror in her hand let out a wail of unbearable strain, instantly shattering into eight pieces!
"Pfft—"
Ruzuki Rin violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood... Her double pupils instantly shattered, and she collapsed to the ground, trembling violently, her pretty face beneath the mask as pale as paper!
Fear!
An uncontrollable fear, originating from the deepest part of her soul, overwhelmed all her rationality!
What was that?
What on earth was that thing?!!
A devil? A god?
No!
Those things, in front of that shadow, probably weren't even dust!
She wasn't prying into a strong person.
She was prying into... a god?
Escape!
She had to escape immediately!
Bring this news back to the Amaterasu Group!
No! She couldn't bring it back!
Such an existence, if they knew, might bring disaster upon them!
Just as her thoughts were in chaos, struggling to get up.
A gentle, clear young man's voice, without any warning, directly echoed deep within her mind.
"Since you're here, why not come in and sit for a while?"
Ruzuki Rin's body instantly froze.