Chapter 173 – This Is The Reaction Of The Heavenly Palace

“Eh?”

In front of the screen, Ren Suo was visibly stunned.

The question almost stumped Ren Suo—he had only wanted to see if characters from other games could affect the ‘results’ of his other uploaded mission scores.

Nonetheless, Ren Suo thought for a moment and vaguely understood why the government of the Federation had asked such a question:

Firstly, Xuan Nation represented the Heavenly Palace to cooperate with them. The reason why the Federation attacked the Monkey was both to study ‘transforming creatures’ and to test the reaction of the Heavenly Palace.

Subsequently, the fact that the government of the Federation discovered the name “Zhao Zili” meant that they had put much effort into finding out about him.

Ren Suo once controlled Zhao Zili to hint at the existence of a “Heavenly Palace”. Although he only mouthed the words when he was on the rooftop previously, Zhao Zili was still thought to be linked to the Heavenly Palace.

At that time, Ren Suo had only wanted Zhao Zili to not be thought of as a person from the future, which was why he hinted at the powerful and mysterious force, the Heavenly Palace.

If the investigation powers of the Federation were strong enough, it was possible for them to find out about that fact by spying, such as through buying intelligence. After all, what Zhao Zili did in Baiyun City was not extremely significant, but neither was it inconsequential. It was very attractive to the rich, and it was not impossible for the Federation to have exploited the influence of the local conglomerate businesses to obtain that information.

There was also another possibility: the Federation had obtained intelligence of Zhao Zili directly through extraordinary abilities, and thus knew that Zhao Zili was related to the Heavenly Palace. With the emergence of space-type abilities like that of Dong Chengling, it is not impossible to have prophecy-type abilities that could search for information globally.

Regardless of the methods they used, the Federation already concluded beforehand that Zhao Zili was from the Heavenly Palace

At present, the Monkey who was activating the Reiki vein on Liberty Island was an animal which the Heavenly Palace had sent to ‘accumulate merits’.

Both of the characters had similar intentions, and it was no wonder that the Federation immediately assumed that Zhao Zili was also from the Heavenly Palace.

Ren Suo thought of an idea, then controlled the expressionless Zhao Zili to nod slowly.

The Federation was trying to test the response from the Heavenly Palace, no?

I will give you the response you wanted!

Zhao Zili kept his bazooka and stopped firing Holy Feathers from his [Robe of 108 Feathers].

Zhao Zili said, “I did not expect the Federation to treat the ambassadors of the Heavenly Palace like this.”

Even if Ren Suo was hollering in anger, Zhao Zili’s tone always remained flat and devoid of any emotions.

Nonetheless, Vanessa grew even more nervous—[Aura of the Priest] could either be benevolent or solemn and its effect depended on the mood of the affected person.

When Vanessa thought that Zhao Zili was in a bad mood, she would become frightened due to the influence of the Aura, and feel that the fat man in front of her was upgraded from a ‘giant panda’ to a ‘metal-eating beast’!

She stammered as she asked, “So, so what are you intending to do?”

Zhao Zili replied, “What am I intending to do? There’s nothing to do.”

Vanessa said, “Aren’t you from the Heavenly Palace? Didn’t you come here to… help the Monkey?”

Vanessa was too embarrassed to say the word ‘rescue’—for the perpetrator was the Federation themselves.

Zhao Zili said, “No, I am not from the Heavenly Palace.”

Seeing “?” icons appear above Vanessa and the other policemen’s heads, Zhao Zili continued, “Although I was sent by them, I am not yet an official member of the Heavenly Palace. I am here only because the Heavenly Palace gave me a mission; if anything happened to the Monkey—”

Zhao Zili dragged his words as he looked coldly at Vanessa and the other people around them until he saw that they were about to break out in cold sweat before continuing slowly, “I will go over and save his life. That’s it.”

“The calamity from transformation is the calamity of the Monkey, which includes the challenge of earth, that is, the obstruction due to the ignorant mortals on earth…”

Upon hearing Zhao Zili’s reply, Vanessa felt that the commanders instructing her from behind the earpiece all breathed a sigh of relief. She continued to ask, “Aren’t you a Priest of the Master of the Holy Light, the Heart of Everlasting Warmth, and the Ruler of the Wind, Rain, and Snow? Why do you want to join the Heavenly Palace too?”

“The gods do not prohibit selfishness, and the Heavenly Palace does not discriminate based on one’s past,” Zhao Zili said monotonously.

The short sentences said by Zhao Zili were immediately translated into English, and the amount of information in it shocked the headquarters overseeing the situation from far away, and even the presidential cabinet who were awaiting the results.

If the appearance of Nine-tailed Fox and the stand of Xuan Nation were insufficient to convince them of the existence of the “Heavenly Palace”, then the appearance of Zhao Zili was simply the last straw which made them completely sure that the Heavenly Palace was an extraordinary force independent of Earth.

Even the Priest of the gods, who already received boundless care and longevity and was the ambassador of the gods on the mortal ground, was only an intern at the Heavenly Palace. He had to complete the mission to officially become part of the Heavenly Palace.

“What exactly is the Heavenly Palace?!”

The same thoughts roared in the minds of many people, but Vanessa did not understand the significance of the Heavenly Palace at all and was awaiting the next instruction from her superiors.

At that moment, a tall and fat white man who looked as thick as a Michelin tyre ran over and asked loudly in English.

Zhao Zili glanced at him and did not respond.

Vanessa, who was waiting for her next instruction, was slightly stunned upon hearing the fat white man’s question. She then said to Zhao Zili, “He is asking why you did not continue treating them…”

It was time!

Ren Suo immediately launched the two Talents [Holy Speech] and [Holy Voice] to make Zhao Zili’s voice echo throughout New York Harbor. He said:

“I am very disappointed. The Federation persecuted the Monkey from the Heavenly Palace who ignited your Reiki Treasure, treating him with hostility. I had originally been commanded by the great gods to bless and heal all beings, but I am so ashamed and disgusted by your actions that I will no longer heal any of you.”

Upon finishing his sentence, Ren Suo ignored them and continued watching the live situation on Liberty Island with the Talent of [Far Vision] activated. Holy crap, the Monkey King had begun fighting the Birdman Angel with his staff!

Although Zhao Zili spoke in Mandarin, and most of the people of the Federation were unable to understand, Ren Suo had utilized two major Talents which made his words be heard from sufficiently far away. Someone would naturally help the rest translate what he said and then spread it.

Haha, you want to test the reaction of the Heavenly Palace? The others from the Heavenly Palace have not even appeared yet, and the reaction from ‘an informal member who wants to join the Heavenly Palace’ was more than enough for them to take.

If a fighter was sent by the Heavenly Palace, the Federation might recognize him quickly and concede; but now, there was a “super doctor” like Zhao Zili, and the Federation could neither concede nor fight against him—if they fought, they could win against Zhao Zili, for he did not pose much of a threat; but if they did not fight, they would offend a doctor.

On the contrary, none of that mattered to Ren Suo. He did not think that Zhao Zili would be successful in his mission at that time. He had already treated 2,000 to 3,000 people, and only a few people on the outskirts were not treated across New York Harbor.

However, it happened that the Federation conveniently provided Zhao Zili with a stage known as the “Heavenly Palace”, and Ren Suo also conveniently took the stage.

What was left was the pressure of public opinion to come.

However, unexpectedly, the people of the Federation at New York Harbor seemed to understand what Zhao Zili said and instantly became excited:

“We did not know that such a thing happened!”

“Did the darn politicians betray the people again?”

“Can you treat my obesity and myopia first?”

“Can you still be called a priest?!”

Losing the opportunity to receive free benefits always made people feel extremely angry, especially when others were able to enjoy the same benefit, but not them. The regret of “others having something which I don’t” was even more frustrating.

Few people could calm down and comfort themselves with the mindset that “what others bestowed me is their kindness; what they did not give me, is their duty”.

“Mmm? I don’t think Zhao Zili has the ability of “unspoken communication”… Could it be that after becoming a Priest, everyone would be able to understand what he said automatically?”

Ren Suo truly did not know of that fact—after all, he had never seen Zhao Zili in real life.

That would also explain why the English words spoken by the other people of the Federation would turn into Mandarin words in speech bubbles—Zhao Zili could actually understand what they were talking about but not Ren Suo, so the speech bubbles were how their words were translated for Ren Suo to understand.

At that juncture, fierce fighting sounds echoed from Liberty Island. Zhao Zili took a closer look and saw the Monkey King holding up his flaming staff and wielding it towards the Angel rebounded by the earth!

“The fight has already progressed until this point?!”

Ren Suo snorted, knowing that he had missed many of the previous battle scenes.

Surely enough, the Angel fell completely to the ground upon experiencing such a strong blow. The soldiers of the Federation on Liberty Island attempted to shoot the Monkey King, but the Monkey King shook his body, and out came a thousand avatars who began to surround and attack the people of the Federation.

Following which, the Monkey King stepped several steps into the air, then landed on the torch held by the Statue of Liberty as he stared towards the East.

At that time, dawn in New York was just breaking, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the dark sky. Standing on the torch, it looked exactly as if the great saint Monkey King had returned.

The iron staff in his hand suddenly began growing thicker and longer, and in an instant, the staff in his hand could control the entire earth and sky. The enormous staff stunned all the people at New York Harbor, and the noise and commotion quietened instantly.

The next second, the iron staff fell, and a loud explosion resounded through the heavens and the earth. The water in New York Bay surged in all directions and the river bed could be seen.

The sea was divided into two in one hit!

From the onlookers’ point of view, the actions of the Monkey King were even more stunning—both the weak and tiny, and the powerful and gargantuan were juxtaposed upon that creature at the same time, and everything that they witnessed with their eyes silenced them.

“I am going back now.”

Leaving behind five words which resounded throughout the skies and land, the Monkey King stepped onto the clouds and disappeared.

Ren Suo naturally did not waste such an opportunity—

Zhao Zili turned his head and glanced at Vanessa, then activated [Holy Voice] and [Holy Speech]. Although his voice was not extremely loud, it was not any softer than that of the Monkey King; it even more astounding:

“I am going back too.”

“Hmph, stupid fools.”

The next second, Zhao Zili, who was standing on the lamppost, turned into a ball of white light and disappeared right in front of everyone.

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