The morning sun cast its rays into the hotel suite as Bai Ye slowly opened his eyes.
Stretching, Bai Ye walked to the window and gazed down at the city in the early morning light.
The twenty-sixth floor, a suite, a view of the city's beauty, and a small suspended swimming pool...
At times like this, one truly felt how good it was to be rich.
After admiring the city view, Bai Ye returned to the living room, picked up an apple, and took a bite, simultaneously reaching for the remote to turn on the television.
"At 3:22 AM today, the body of a female was discovered. Based on the scene investigation and identification, the victim suffered inhumane treatment before her death. Her abdomen was completely cut open, her internal organs severely damaged, and there were signs of gnawing on her body."
"We have reason to believe this is another malicious incident of ghoul attacks on humans. For the safety of the general public, we must actively combat and eliminate the ghouls lurking in the city."
"Just moments ago, the victim's identity has been confirmed. She was 20 years old, a university student. Such a young life, tragically ended in a dark alley. If ghouls are not eliminated, how can humans continue to live with peace of mind?"
The news was playing on the television. Bai Ye glanced at the background for a moment and found it somewhat familiar, a look of realization dawning on his face. Wasn't this the alley from yesterday?
"Ghoul?" Bai Ye mused, "Is this a supernatural region? Are ghouls creatures of this area? Roughly similar to ghosts?"
Bai Ye murmured to himself, then shrugged. It had nothing to do with him anyway.
He would tidy himself up and leave the city, continuing east to leave this area.
Thinking thus, Bai Ye entered the bathroom to wash up.
As Bai Ye finished washing up and was drying his hair with a towel...
Bang!
A pelican slammed into the glass window and stuck there like a flat pancake.
"This delivery person isn't very smart!"
Bai Ye pulled open the window, brought the pelican inside, and then retrieved a box from the bird's leg.
Was this something Jin Sha had sent him?
Or had Gao Ming mailed the other Flaming Emperor Flying Fire?
Looking at the size of the box, Bai Ye felt it probably wasn't a flying sword; it was too small.
Indeed, upon opening the box, Bai Ye couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
Inside lay a mobile phone!
Bai Ye casually extended his hand, and a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Future Diary (Unactivated) (White): The God of the Throne is about to die. Before his death, he decides to bestow upon twelve humans diaries with different effects. These twelve humans will embark on a death game, and the winner of this game will ultimately become the successor of God, the new God of the Throne, wielding time and space.
Effect: Death Game (Once all twelve diaries are acquired, the diaries will automatically activate and begin the death game for the God's successor.)
Foresight (Unactivated)
Bai Ye tried to turn on the phone but found no response.
This was likely due to it being unactivated; the Future Diary could not be used yet.
And based on the description of the Future Diary on the light screen, Bai Ye understood Jin Sha's intention.
The death game involving twelve diaries was related to gods, and becoming a god's successor...
Then, it would naturally be possible to meet a god!
This was likely what Jin Sha meant by the possibility of having a direct conversation with a god.
Bai Ye played with the phone. To be honest, he was very interested in this matter.
In his previous life, Bai Ye had encountered some things related to gods.
For example, the chosen ones in the mythological civilization worlds, many of whom Bai Ye had fought, and then...
Loki's gacha machine!
However, although Bai Ye obtained Loki's gacha machine, he had never met the trickster god himself.
At that time, the trickster god had accidentally left his mask in the human world. Anyone who wore the mask would inherit a portion of Loki's power and become a strange hero.
Bai Ye completed this forbidden zone, retrieved Loki's mask, and in doing so, received a reward: Loki's gacha machine.
Therefore, Bai Ye had come into contact with the power of gods, but not with gods themselves.
And from the description of the Future Diary, it couldn't be said for certain, but to become a god's successor, there was a considerable chance of directly facing the gods.
Perhaps...
Compared to instigating war in the central region, this would be a shortcut to leave the world battlefield.
Of course, these were all just speculations. The specifics would only be known after the Future Diary was activated.
"Speaking of which..." Bai Ye grinned, "Do these gods have some peculiar habits, another death game? Do they just love playing these?"
In the eyes of most people, the world battlefield was a large-scale death game.
Bang, bang, bang!
As Bai Ye was pondering, the sound of knocking suddenly echoed, pulling his thoughts back.
Bai Ye glanced at the door and said, "I didn't order room service!"
Bang, bang, bang!
After Bai Ye spoke, the person outside clearly had no intention of leaving and knocked on the door again.
"What's going on!"
Bai Ye got up, stored the Future Diary in his inventory, casually wrapped a bathrobe from the sofa around himself, walked to the door, and pulled it open.
"I said, I didn't order room service... Hmm..."
Bai Ye's words trailed off as he stared curiously at the two people at the door.
Two men in suits stood at the doorway. One looked around forty years old, the other was very young, appearing to be only twenty-four or twenty-five. Both were carrying white boxes.
From their appearance, they didn't look like hotel staff at all.
The two looked at Bai Ye, then produced their identification badges. "We are from the Ghoul Investigation Section. We are currently investigating you in connection with a ghoul cannibalism incident. Please accompany us."
Bai Ye looked puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" the young ghoul investigator sneered, spotting the news on the suite's television. "What? Enjoying your handiwork?"
Bai Ye turned to look at the television screen, then understood something. He then pointed to himself, "You suspect I'm a ghoul?"
The older ghoul investigator said, "Whether you are or not, you'll know when you come with us."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young ghoul investigator grabbed Bai Ye's shoulder, attempting to drag him out of the room.
Bai Ye glanced at the man's hand and said, "Don't say I didn't warn you. If you don't let go, you'll regret it."
The young ghoul investigator sneered, "What? Are you planning to resist? Are you going to unleash your kagune? If so, we'll save ourselves some trouble and skip the screening process, arresting you directly."