“The Flying Centipede is awake too?”
Zhang Chen’s spirits immediately lifted.
He had rested enough and could continue gaining experience for his Divine Power Control.
Zhang Chen walked to the window.
The aerial fortress had descended below the clouds, and through the window, he could see the ground below.
This side couldn't see the lighthouse, only rolling hills, dense, giant forests, and various monsters the size of toys running around on the ground.
Zhang Chen knew that despite appearing toy-sized, when he actually encountered them, the smallest ones he saw here would be three to four stories tall.
“Wenwen, tell Tang Xiao’en to open the hatch. I’m going to deal with that big guy!”
Zhang Chen messaged Zhang Wenwen privately through his ring.
“Understood, True God!”
Zhang Wenwen replied instantly.
A moment later, the sound of metal grinding against metal could be heard.
Then, the transport cabin’s hatch slowly opened with a massive gap, and a strong wind blew in through the opening, sending scattered papers dancing in the air inside the cabin.
“I’ll be back soon!”
Zhang Chen walked to the cabin door, spread his arms, and plunged out in a free fall.
“Master!”
Anjina anxiously ran to the edge of the hatch and looked out.
She saw Zhang Chen floating in mid-air, unaffected by the raging air currents around him.
Only then did her hanging heart relax.
“Wow, it’s so high! Will I die if I fall like this?”
Xiao Bai also ran to the hatch, holding onto it with both hands, and peered out from a prone position.
“I definitely won’t die, because I can fly!”
Mo Ran said, instantly conjuring a pair of energy wings behind her. She flapped them a few times before they vanished as quickly as they had appeared.
“If you can, don’t fly. Let’s jump down together and see if we die!”
Xiao Bai said, full of defiance.
“Fine, let’s jump! Who’s afraid of whom!”
Mo Ran got energized as well.
“Hey, you two, let your father worry less. We’re almost at our destination!”
“Be good and listen later, don’t wander off. The natives are not good people!”
Anjina reminded them.
“Do you want to be our mother?”
Xiao Bai ignored her and suddenly retorted.
“Ah? Wha… what?”
Anjina was taken aback by Xiao Bai’s question, which had cornered her. Her face instantly flushed red.
“You can only manage us if you’re our mother. Otherwise, we’re just friends, and why should you boss us around?!”
Xiao Bai tilted her head and said.
“That’s right, good friends can offer suggestions, but they can’t command!”
“And… we can also choose not to accept this suggestion!”
Mo Ran added.
“This…”
Anjina hesitated for a moment, then a flash of cunning appeared in her eyes. She took out two plush toys from her ring and said with a feigned sigh:
“Alas, I originally wanted to give these plush toys to well-behaved children.”
“Never mind, since no one wants these cute little bears and rabbits, I’ll have to give them to Zhang Mo!”
“So cute!” Xiao Bai and Mo Ran’s eyes lit up when they saw the well-made, somewhat cartoonish plush toys in Anjina’s hands!
Although one of them was physically a young girl and the other an adult, their mental age was only slightly higher than Zhang Mo’s.
Moreover, in the apocalypse, people were frantically hoarding food and water, so who would hoard plush toys?
To Xiao Bai and Mo Ran, these were undoubtedly the rarest of items.
“We are both well-behaved children!”
“We won’t jump down!”
Xiao Bai and Mo Ran immediately put on a demure act.
“Alright then, since you’re so good…”
Anjina paused at this point.
She saw the same cunning in Xiao Bai and Mo Ran’s eyes.
These two little rascals might be obedient to Zhang Chen and appear harmless,
but they weren’t stupid; they were very shrewd!
Especially when dealing with anyone other than Zhang Chen.
If she wanted them to obey, it wouldn’t be that simple.
So, Anjina drew out her words and continued:
“Seeing how good you are, I’ll add one point to each of you. If you accumulate enough points, you can get the gifts. I’ll save them for you for now!”
Saying that, Anjina quickly put the plush toys back into her ring.
“Okay, okay, we’ll be good, quickly accumulate 3 points so you can give us the toys!”
Xiao Bai and Mo Ran nodded.
They had indeed been trying to play smart just now.
As long as they got the toys, Anjina couldn’t do anything to them even if they jumped out later.
Unexpectedly, their little schemes were seen through by Anjina.
Although they felt indignant, they had to endure it for the sake of the plush toys.
At this moment, Zhang Chen, who was descending in sync with the aerial fortress, once again had a cluster of golden, shining crystal cores appear in his hand.
Ding! Divine Power Control experience +20 points, Divine Power Control level upgraded from Lv1 to Lv2! Upgrade experience: 483/500!
Just one more boost and he would reach Level 2!
Zhang Chen took a deep breath, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
The suspended Flying Centipede, which had been lively moments ago, was now in a state of near-death.
Should he keep it alive to farm experience?
However, he didn’t know what it ate, and its appetite must be enormous!
Although it had recovered its stamina after resting for over four hours this time, it might not be the case next time.
After all, one could only shear a sheep so many times before it became bald. Its recovery wouldn’t keep up with its consumption, and it would ultimately lead to its demise.
At this moment, a line of prompts suddenly appeared before Zhang Chen:
[The Flying Centipede is on the verge of death. It can condense one more crystal core before it dies. Don’t waste it!]
Huh? This prompt… is quite playful!
Since the prompt said so, Zhang Chen didn’t hold back!
He began to absorb energy from his surroundings again… As more and more energy gathered before him, the Flying Centipede suddenly let out a scream, and its body gradually turned into a mass of white mist before disappearing.
Ding! Divine Power Control experience +20 points, Divine Power Control level upgraded from Lv1 to Lv2! Upgrade experience: 3/1000! (Level 3 Divine Power Control will unlock all creation/destruction energy construction methods)
Current Divine Power level allows skill release!
Ding! All skills from the Light and Darkness talents have been automatically unlocked!
Ding! God of Light has been activated!
Ding! Spirit of Darkness has been activated!
Ding! Light and darkness intertwine, the Gray talent has been activated and all its skills automatically unlocked! Soul of Chaos activated!
In an instant, all the skills Zhang Chen had learned previously, as well as the Light, Darkness, and Gray Chaos talents that he hadn’t had time to unlock, were now lit up.
Skill points?
Zhang Chen no longer needed those.
“Hoo!”
Zhang Chen exhaled a breath of stale air.
He felt instantly lighter.
Living without skills had been too difficult, forcing him to rely solely on hand-to-hand combat.
Now, he could finally fight to his heart’s content!