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Chapter 581 – Banquet

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock* Three knocks were heard before the three woke up from their thoughts. Billy looked at the door and said, "Who is it?"

A voice was heard from outside, "Patriarch, the banquet for Mister Zhao Hai has been prepared."

Billy couldn't help but pat his head. Because of the weight of their conversation, the three had forgotten about the banquet.

So Billy immediately responded, "Alright, we'll be heading there soon. You go first." Then the person outside complied as he retreated.

Billy turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Sending Dwarves to your territory wouldn't be a problem. How many people do you want to be sent there?"

Zhao Hai smiled and said, "The more the better, but there aren't a lot of iron back in my place. After all, my main products are crops and processed goods. The thing that is abundant there is liquor."

Billy laughed and said, "That wouldn't be a problem. Also, you being the prophesized person is very good for us. Don't forget, the prophecy stated that you would be the King of all and the hero that would save us all."

Zhao Hai smiled bitterly and said, "I can be fine as a hero, but I don't think I can handle being the King of all. It's those bastard Gods' fault. We didn't do anything but they dare to disrupt our lives? Such bastards."

Zhao Hai normally watches out for the words that came out of his mouth. But he let that rule off this time. This matter had truly filled him with anger, he couldn't bear but scold the perpetrators.

Billy laughed loudly as he said, "Good, you curse quite well. Those Gods really aren't very good people. Right, don't go away soon. Let's drink a lot this time. No matter what, today's a happy day."

Zhao Hai had no choice but to nod. Juno smiled as well. Then the three of them walked out of Billy's office. However, Billy didn't lead them to the Dining Hall, instead, he brought them to the Divine Palace.

The scene made Zhao Hai stare. The Divine Palace's square was very big, it was more than 100 thousand square meters. And yet, the square was chock full of tables right now. A lot of Dwarves were already sitting down while women were serving them dishes.

Upon looking at this scene, Zhao Hai couldn't help but turn blank. He had seen Beastmen banquets before. But he hadn't seen a thing such as this before. The didn't think that the Dwarves would also have such large banquets like this.

Zhao Hai discovered that Laura and the others were already at the square. Moreover, they were already sitting down and chatting with Dwarf women.

Billy didn't say anything as he pulled Zhao Hai to sit at a table that was already reserved for them. At this time, they were served with special dishes of the Dwarf Race.

Zhao Hai looked at the situation before he turned to Billy and said, "I have a lot of liquor. Can I serve them here to drink?"

Billy laughed and said, "That'll be great. Quickly take them out." Then he stood up and announced, "Today, we celebrate this banquet in order to honor our Dwarf Race's new Foreign Elder. Elder Zhao Hai is also very happy, so he had prepared some liquor for everyone to drink!"

Just as Billy's voice fell, a resounding applause was heard in the entire square. Zhao Hai didn't delay as he faintly smiled and waved his hand took out some liquor bags, each no less than 100 jin in weight.

Zhao Hai stopped as soon as it reached 500 bags. The Dwarves currently present here numbered about 10 thousand people. If he didn't take these many out, then a shortage of liquor might happen.

After Zhao Hai took out his liquor, Dwarf women immediately took them and served the liquor on the various tables present. Looking at how these Dwarf women were carrying two bags of liquor quite casually, Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seem like even the women of the Dwarf race contained astonishing strength. They can certainly take up weapons and fight as soldiers. Such a race cannot be underestimated.

However, Zhao Hai wasn't given enough time to dwell on his thoughts. Even if the dishes were already served, nobody ate even a single thing. All of them were holding their wine cups as they looked at the direction of Billy.

Billy stood up and raised his glass as he said, "Today is a good day for our Dwarf Race. In nearly 300 years, we haven't managed to invite a new Foreign Elder. Mister Zhao Hai accepting to be our Foreign Elder is a huge honor to our race. Together, let's give a toast to Mister Zhao Hai!"

All the Dwarves stood as they held their wine glasses up and loudly said, "To Elder Zhao Hai."

Zhao Hai wasn't expecting this reception. He also discovered a difference between the Dwarves and the Beastmen. In the Herculean Bull Tribe, announcing him being a Foreign Prince was very straightforward. After drinking three glasses, everything was over.

But for the Dwarves, they held a lot of terminologies in their announcements. They seem to say that they invite someone to be their Foreign Elder. It wasn't an appointment or anything of the sort, it was very polite.

Zhao Hai raised his wine as well as he returned the gesture, "Becoming a Foreign Elder of the Dwarf Race is a huge honor for this Zhao Hai. I will certainly serve the Dwarves well!" Then he lifted his cup and drank all of the liquor in one go!

Then without any words left to say, Billy and the other Dwarves shouted, "Cheers!" Then they downed their liquor as well.

After drinking one cup, Billy poured himself a second cup as he lifted it again and said, "This second cup is my respects for Mister Juno. Mister Juno has been my friend for a long time. Even if he hadn't help us Dwarves greatly these past years, he brought us Mister Zhao Hai. To express our gratitude, I want to dedicate this second cup to Mister Juno. He is a genuine friend to our Dwarf Race!"

The other Dwarves, who had also refilled their cups, also said, "To Mister Juno!"

Juno hastily lifted his glass and replied, "The Hurricane Family shall always be a friend to the Dwarves, Cheers!" Then the place became busy as the people downed their wine glasses.

After drinking this liquor, Billy turned to Zhao Hai and said, "You can offer this third cup. After that, all the formalities will be done."

Zhao Hai nodded, and then he lifted his wine class and said, "I want to thank Mister Juno for bringing me here. I also thank my Dwarf brothers for inviting me to be your Foreign Elder. This Zhao Hai wants to share this cup with all of you, cheers!" Then he finished the wine in his cup.

Since the other Dwarves were aware of the ceremony, they didn't sit down after the second cup. So after they heard Zhao Hai's toast, they also cheered loudly before they sat down and indulged on the dishes on their tables.

After the people sat down, only then did Zhao Hai discover that the Dwarves had drank three full glasses of wine. Although their glasses aren't very big, the liquor that they drank was still of a higher degree than normal. One should know that if one survives drinking just one glass of this liquor, one's capacity was already deemed to be not bad.

This fact made Zhao Hai figuratively perspire. These Dwarves are truly huge drunkards, Zhao Hai was now doubting whether he can supply them with enough liquor. But on the positive side, the dishes that these Dwarves made tasted very good.

The meal went down in a stellar manner, a lot of Dwarves happily ate and drank. And after the banquet finished, Zhao Hai and the others immediately returned to their own room.

After returning to their room, Zhao Hai immediately drank a cup of Spatial Water. Due to the upgrade, the Spatial water had become much more effective in detoxification. So Zhao Hai's drunkenness was almost instantly cured.

Laura and the others drank a cup as well. Then after the group flashed to the Space's villa, Zhao Hai told them about the prophecy of the Dwarves.

Laura and the others didn't make any noise as Zhao Hai talked to them. Only after the story did Laura comment, "I think that the probability of Brother Hai being the person in the prophecy is very high. Brother Hai already recognized the Divine Artifact, we still don't know about the Tree of Life. Of the Five Forbidden Lands, the Carrion Swamp is already under our control. If we analyze this disaster, then it might very well be related to the Divine Realm. What I think Brother Hai should do right now is to solve the five Forbidden Lands first, that wouldn't be very difficult, given our current prowess. If Brother Hai unites the five lands, then Brother Hai would take the seat of King of all as stated in the prophecy."

Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile bitterly and say, "I actually prefer all of this to not happen. But from what I can see, it seems like this matter would be inevitable. Alright, no need to think about these for now. In any case, we still need to prepare everything. In the following days, we'll trade our goods with the Dwarves before we leave for Golden Island. After that, we can then head to the prairie and see the Beastmen's Divine Artifact while Patriarch Billy collects news about the Elves. If we fix the other two Divine Artifacts, then we can have a sort of guarantee for the future."

Laura nodded, "I agree. Our opponent will be God-ranked experts. These three Artifacts also have some understanding of the Divine Realm. So we can prepare for the time when the God's would come."

Megan nodded as well, "They're Gods after all, they're not people to be underestimated. Since those three Artifacts have battled Gods in the past, then they would prove to be useful for our cause."

Zhao Hai nodded, "If we fix those three Artifacts, then we can immediately go to the other four forbidden areas and conquer them. If there are good things there, then we might even upgrade the Space."

At this time, Lizzy knit her eyebrows as she said, "Big Brother Hai, can we tell this matter to father? Wouldn't it be better if he knew about this?"

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "It's currently not the time to do that. If we tell father-in-law now, then it would be possible for other people to know about it. If the Radiant Church finds out, then we would be in big trouble."

Chapter 582 – Engraved Ark's Background

Lizzy nodded, she knew that what Zhao Hai said was true. From the ancient times to the present days, there weren't any secrets that an Emperor can keep for themselves. Therefore, talking to the Emperor right now wouldn't be a very good idea.

Zhao Hai sighed and said, "It seems like we don't have anything else to do right now. In the meantime, let's head back to Iron Mountain Fort and let Grandpa Green and Grandma Merine be 9th ranks first. After that we can let Grandpa Kun, Rockhead, Blockhead, Shun, and Shue take turns."

Laura nodded but said, "No need to be anxious. After all, we still have a large number of 9th ranks in the Space. Right, Brother Hai, I think we should check up on the Processing Machine and see if it can make potions that can make 9th ranks into God-ranked experts. Wouldn't it be great for us if that is possible?"

Zhao Hai stared, he had forgotten about this point. He immediately said, "I had Cai'er look over it yesterday. Cai'er, how was it?"

Just after Zhao Hai's voice fell, Cai'er immediately appeared in front of Zhai Hai. She faintly smiled and said, "Young Master, rest assured, I already planted some plants that can make God-ranked experts in the Farming Ground. However, there are still some other plants that cannot be grown. But when the Space reaches level 55, all of those can be cultivated. Since the Space is still level 52, I can only put aside the seeds of those plants. When time comes, I shall immediately cultivate them. The Young Master doesn't need to worry too much about it."

Upon hearing Cai'er, Zhao Hai laughed and nodded, "Good, Cai'er. Having you really relieves me of some worries"

Cai'er smiled and said, "Thank you, Young Master. Also, Young Master, I can now eat. Please bring me some good food next time."

Zhao Hai laughed and replied, "That's not a problem. Just tell me what you'd like to eat, your Young Master wouldn't treat you unjustly. But isn't your main body a plant? Isn't it just fine if you don't eat?"

Cai'er smiled and said, "I get envious of people sometimes. Even if I don't need to eat, it doesn't mean that I can't."

Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Alright. Rest assured, I'll certainly bring you some food next time. Right, I think there are still a lot of delicious food in the warehouse. You can eat some snacks from there in the meantime" Then Zhao Hai waved his hand as he withdrew some snacks from the warehouse and gave them to Cai'er.

Although Cai'er was the Space's manager, she wasn't able to touch the Warehouse, that place was under the sole control of Zhao Hai. She doesn't have the authority to access it.

Seeing these things that she hadn't ate before, Cai'er began to munch on the snacks like a happy little child. Laura and the others smiled, they seem to see Cai'er's actions quite cute.

Seeing Cai'er happily eating, Zhao Hai became happy as well. He turned his attention away from Cai'er as he faced Laura and said, "It seems like the Space needs to reach level 55 as soon as possible. Otherwise, we would be on a disadvantage in the war against the Gods."

Laura gave a sigh and said, "We're already at quite a great position. If we go to the Elven Forest as well as the other Forbidden Areas, then wouldn't we be able to reach that level by then?"

Zhao Hai bitterly smiled, he didn't think that it would be that smooth. One must know that the higher the Space's level was, the harder the next step would be. Now that the Space had reached level 52, levelling up to 55 would be very difficult.

This time, he used God's Blood, but it only upgraded the Space by three levels. Where could be find something much stronger than God's Blood in the future?

But at the very least, they now have a target, which was good. Zhao Hai smiled bitterly as he turned to Laura and said, "Let's go to the backgrounds and explore them. After all, we still haven't seen them yet."

Laura and the others nodded. They also wanted to see the contents of those backgrounds. The pressure has been great to them recently, they needed a short time to relax themselves in some new scenery.

Especially now, after knowing about the matters with the Divine Realm. They felt that their nerves were already quite stretched out to the point of collapse.

The group played around inside the backgrounds for quite some time. They also found the houses inside those backgrounds and rested inside. The rooms were very good, it had quite the modern touch to it, which made Zhao Hai and the others enjoy their stay.

The next morning, Zhao Hai and the others appeared inside the room in the mountain that Billy had prepared for them. Just as they came out, a Dwarf arrived and immediately bowed to Zhao Hai's door and said, "Elder, the Patriarch is inviting you over to the Dining Hall for a meal."

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Thanks" Then the Dwarf smiled before he turned around to leave, looking somewhat shy. Zhao Hai smiled faintly before leading Laura and the others towards the Dining Hall.

Besides Billy and Juno, there were no other people present in hall.

Zhao Hai didn't care about this and just sat with Billy and Juno. Laura and the others sat on another table as Dwarf women served them their meals before leaving.

After Zhao Hai had sat down, Juno gave a smile and said, "How are you feeling? You've drank the same amount of liquor as the Dwarves yesterday."

Zhao Hai smiled bitterly and replied, "Fortunately, we managed to recover after taking a good night's sleep. But I don't think I can drink that much anymore."

Juno and Billy chuckled, Billy looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Yesterday, I've sent some Dwarves to get plants and Magic Beasts for you. We've also included some special ores in the lot. I hope that those things would be useful to you. We've made a pile of those things outside. You can take them away later. Will you be leaving after that?"

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "After getting those things, I'm planning to leave and head to the Prairie hoping to see the Beast God's Spear. Right, Patriarch, you should keep a warehouse open for me. I'll be supplying you milk wine every month, it's total quantity wouldn't be less than 1 million jin. When that time comes, I'll be trading them for some ironwares that I would list on a letter along with the milk wine delivery. You can put those things in the warehouse. It'll make it possible for me to come here and fetch them regularly."

Billy nodded and said, "Alright, this is not a problem. I'll keep a warehouse free just for you. At the same time, I won't be telling your secrets to anyone, you can rest assured."

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright. I also still need a period of time to research that God's Blood. If we succeed, we would be able to gain a method to make 9th ranks into God-ranked experts. So when the Gods come, we won't be in a huge disadvantage."

Billy knit his brows as he replied, "I'm afraid that this wouldn't be easy. Moreover, after people in the continent reaches 9th rank, they would immediately need to ascend to the Divine Realm, otherwise they would receive Divine Punishment. If we make God-ranked experts, then I'm afraid we won't get much use of them."

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I also know about this. But even if we don't have God-ranked experts, at the very least, we can still have a lot of 9th ranks. We shouldn't forget that it's already been tens of thousands of years before the war with the Gods. But in these tens of thousands of years, the technology in the continent haven't progressed by a lot. However, I think that it would be impossible for the Divine Realm to be unable to come up with new things. It might be possible for them to create a process to weaken the barrier to the Ark Continent. If they send an army to attack, our own forces wouldn't be able to resist."

Billy sighed and said, "Not only the Gods, I'm also quite worried about the Demons. The God's might take a long time before coming. However, the Demons have also been taking their time. I heard that the Five Forbidden Areas were somewhat related to the Demon Realm. If you head to the Five Forbidden Areas, make sure to check for signs of the Demons. Right, since you have explored the Carrion Swamp, is the situation under control over there?"

Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Rest assured, that place is already under control. From what I had heard for Sir Artifact Spirit, the war with the Divine Realm had caused the barrier to weaken, allowing the Demons entry to the Ark Continent. However, I cannot see any connection to the Demon Realm at this time. So you don't need to worry about it."

Juno then felt a connection as he said, "Right, why do I think that the Engraved Ark is connected to the Demon Realm? They don't seem to act like the Radiant Church who wants to control the continent. On the other hand, it seems like they are hell bent on destroying it. Isn't this the main goal of the Demons?"

Zhao Hai stared, he hadn't thought about this possibility. But now that Juno had said it, the Engraved Ark's purpose of destroying the continent's races really did seems like it connects to the goals of the Demons.

Gods are different to Demons. Although the Gods were at war with the other races, they still select which of them to deal with while they sided with the Humans. If Humans become Gods, then it would give them much more fighting prowess. The Gods might even make the Ark Continent a place where they can produce a lot of God-ranked experts.[1]

But Demons were different, what they want was the Ark Continent. From what was heard from Cai'er, the environment in the Demon Realm was very bad, so they had been drooling at the sight of the Ark Continent. They held zero regard towards the people living in it, so it wouldn't be an issue for them to eradicate the entire population. Unlike the Gods, where they want to hold monopoly over the population, the Demons wanted to completely erase it.

Seeing Zhao Hai staying quiet, Juno knew that there might still be some things that Zhao Hai had kept secret from them. Juno and Billy didn't disturb Zhao Hai's thoughts, they stayed quiet and let Zhao Hai ruminate over his ideas.

After thinking about this point for some time, Zhao Hai was convinced that the Engraved Ark had something to do with the Demon Race. But if it this was really the case, then the troubles for the Ark Continent had now been increased.

Seeing that Zhao Hai had recovered, Billy immediately said, "What happened? Did you think of something?"

Zhao Hai forced a smile and said, "I did just think of something, I'm afraid that the Engraved Ark might have a relationship with the Demons. When I investigated the Carrion Swamp in the past, I had discovered some ancient records detailing the matters of the Demon Race. When the barrier was damaged, people of the Ark Continent came to know of the existence of the Demon Realm while at the same time, the Demons were also made aware of the Ark Continent. It has been known that the Demon Realm is a very hard place to live in. For the Demons, the Ark Continent would seem like Heaven. It had become their goal to live in here, it become a must for them to occupy the continent. Because of that, the Demons held no interest in the beings that are currently living here. It wouldn't be a problem for them if everyone here were to be eliminated. This is very much like the motives of the Engraved Ark. Therefore, I've felt a very high probability of the Engraved Ark having contact with the Demon Race."

When Juno and Billy heard Zhao Hai's speculations, their faces couldn't help but turn ugly. Juno's earlier inquiry was only a shallow prediction, he wasn't confident in it being true. However, after hearing Zhao Hai, he came to know that this matter was highly possible.

Billy knit his brows and said, "That can't be right. Why would the Engraved Ark help the Demons? All of the people in the continent hated the Demons."

Zhao Hai smiled bitterly and answered, "Don't forget how greedy people can get. They would do anything in order to fulfill their ambitions. If the Radiant Church can brainwash people using religion. Then who can say that the Demons can't do the same? There is nothing strange about the existence of Engraved Ark."

Juno's face became uglier. Others might not know, but he was very clear about how good the Radiant Church was in brainwashing people. His family had suffered because of this aspect. If the Radiant Church didn't have effective methods of brainwashing, then they wouldn't have grown this fast. If the Engraved Ark was really a religion set up by the Demons, then Zhao Hai's speculation might as well be true.

Billy nodded and said, "This Demon Race's secrecy is much deeper than the Radiant Church. It seems like we need to me more cautious of them."

Zhao Hai actually shook his head, "Not necessarily. The reason why the Radiant Church had resorted to their present actions was because of me continually interfering with their plans. Because of them being in the light, they had more room for development. On the other hand, the Engraved Ark being very secretive only meant that they have a lack of members. If this is the case, then the threat of the Radiant Church should be bigger."

Juno coldly snorted as he said, "No matter which one, both of them are very difficult to deal with. Because of Little Hai's actions, the Radiant Church has been pushed back while the Engraved Ark has always been living in the shadows. This is a very bad situation. It may be possible for them to collaborate in dealing with Little Hai, so you need to be careful."

Zhao Hai couldn't help but force a smile as he said, "This is really ironic. On one side are Gods, and on the other are Demons. If they join forces to deal with us, then we're done for."

From what I can understand, it seems like the natives of the Divine Realm were also Humans. Need to read far ahead to make sure, I'll update it when I get there.
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