Chen Xu had just returned to the Undead Dao Court and had not even had time to sit down before Big Boss sent him a message.
“My Lord, a priest from Heaven has arrived as a guest in the City of Miracles, seeking the assistance of the Wanbao Pavilion and yourself.”
“An Angel Priest? Is it Alifa?”
“No, Lord Alifa. He calls himself Abel, and says he is just an ordinary Angel Priest.”
“An ordinary one, hm? Have him wait a moment. I will head over shortly.”
Chen Xu was not surprised that Heaven had come knocking so quickly. After all, the Great Expedition involved too many people and matters; preparing strategic resources alone would take a considerable amount of time.
Relying solely on the worlds under the control of the Heavenly Pantheon was far from enough to provide the logistical supplies needed for the Great Expedition.
They had to purchase vast quantities of supplies from major merchants across the myriad worlds to satisfy the needs of this Great Expedition.
As for the City of Miracles under Chen Xu's command, after receiving his backing and the deterrent force of those three Eternal Rank blocks of ice, its rate of wealth accumulation had soared.
While it could not yet be called the top trading city of the myriad worlds, it had certainly squeezed into the first-tier ranks.
Especially by relying on the distinctively styled equipment and various consumables of Undead Heavenly Crafts, the City of Miracles had established its own signature products.
It was only logical for Heaven to seek out the City of Miracles, or to look for Chen Xu himself.
What surprised Chen Xu was that the Angel Priest who came to visit was not the Time High Priest, Alifa, but a strange, ordinary Angel Priest.
If this priest had only gone to the City of Miracles to negotiate the procurement of strategic resources with Big Boss, there would be absolutely no issue.
But wanting to meet him as well was somewhat out of the ordinary.
In the end, Chen Xu decided to meet this Angel Priest to gauge Heaven's current attitude.
However, since it was a meeting, it was naturally impossible for Chen Xu to go to the City of Miracles. Instead, Big Boss brought the Angel Priest to End City in the Land of the Undead.
As the host, Chen Xu waited there.
A bright light flashed from the teleportation array of End City, and Big Boss stepped out. Following closely behind him was an angel dressed in a worn white cloth robe, wearing a crown of thorns upon his head.
From this unique appearance alone, Chen Xu could tell at a glance that this was definitely a Titled High Priest, though he did not know which one.
After all, the images of the priests that Heaven released to the public were either in their peak combat forms or beautifully adorned for promotional purposes. These were actually vastly different from the actual appearances of the priests.
Especially the three Titled High Priests of Fate, Hope, and Mercy—they kept such a low profile that even the believers of Heaven could hardly recognize them.
It was no wonder Big Boss had mistakenly thought this was just an ordinary priest.
After entering the Land of the Undead, this Titled High Priest looked around, taking in the city built by the undead while keeping pace with Big Boss.
Although it was currently far from matching Heaven's Holy City, it had everything it should have—chambers of commerce, unique establishments, and outposts of various major factions.
Because he was in the Land of the Undead, on someone else's territory, this Angel Priest did not directly release his mental strength for a reckless sweep. Instead, he relied solely on basic sight to observe this undead city.
Then, he raised his head to look at the sky, gazing at the nine bright suns, the nine pure white moons, and the hundreds of starlike points of light in the starry sky above the Land of the Undead.
Just then, Chen Xu's voice echoed from afar, drawing the Angel Priest's gaze back down from the heavens.
“The Land of the Undead welcomes you, Lord Priest. Might I ask what your title is? Is it Fate, Mercy, or Hope?”
Hearing this, Big Boss first lowered his head toward the direction of the voice and bowed.
But when he heard that this priest was actually a Titled High Priest, Big Boss straightened up as if he had springs installed in his spine. He whipped his head around, staring at the Angel Priest behind him with utter disbelief.
“Lord Abel, you are a Titled High Priest? Didn't you say you were just an ordinary priest?”
Abel's face remained kind and serene. He did not react to Big Boss's questioning and remained entirely composed.
“Lord Big Boss, whether a Titled High Priest or an ordinary priest, we are all but loyal servants of my Lord. In my eyes, there is no difference.”
Following that, Abel bowed deeply toward the source of the voice.
“Abel, the Priest of Mercy, greets the Great Lord of the Undead.”
“Mercy, is it? Come in.”
Big Boss and Abel entered Chen Xu's temporary reception room.
There, Chen Xu sat upon the host's seat. A Black Knight stood on either side of him, their gazes locked onto the newly arrived Abel.
Upon seeing Chen Xu, Abel bowed deeply once more.
Chen Xu raised a hand, gesturing for Abel to take a seat.
He then asked,
“Lord Abel, why did you come to the City of Miracles to find me this time? Normally, shouldn't it have been Alifa?”
“Respected Lord Chen Xu, as you said, it should have been Alifa coming to negotiate the relevant matters with you.
But as you may have heard, not long ago, Hell corrupted a world under Alifa's jurisdiction. This even alarmed my Lord, forcing him to personally intervene to purify that world.
Therefore, to wash away his disgrace, Alifa volunteered to serve as the commander of the vanguard for this Great Expedition. He is currently assembling forces and has no leisure to discuss matters with you.”
“I see.”
Chen Xu nodded, and Abel continued.
“For my visit this time, my Lord gave me two tasks.
The first task was to sign a contract with the City of Miracles to purchase a portion of the strategic resources. I have already completed this with Lord Big Boss.
The second task, however, concerns you.”
“Me?”
Chen Xu raised an eyebrow, gesturing for Abel to continue.
“Yes. My Lord wishes to ask what your thoughts are regarding the proposal he made to you back then.”
“Proposal? What proposal? Which one?”
Abel shook his head, saying with a hint of helplessness,
“My apologies, Lord Chen Xu. My Lord did not explain it to me either. He only instructed me to convey it this way, saying that you would know which proposal he was referring to.”
Did Chen Xu know? Of course he did. It was nothing other than the Lord of Heaven inviting him to charge into Hell together, smashing both Heaven and the Land of the Undead into Hell's depths.
Regarding this, Chen Xu's attitude was naturally to have a hand in it.
He had a feeling that this Heavenly Great Expedition would definitely be a major event that would influence the future direction of the myriad worlds.
He had to participate in an event of this scale, firmly grasping the direction of the situation to maintain the initiative.
Otherwise, even if he temporarily stayed out of the center of chaos, he would not meet a good end once the dust settled.
This was a tribulation. Chen Xu was already at the eye of the storm; even if he wanted to turn back now, it was far too late.
Rather than keeping his head down just to survive for a while, it was better to proactively step forward, enter the game himself, and take a gamble.
Those old monsters might indeed have immense seniority and countless hidden trump cards, but the cheats Chen Xu possessed were no joke either.
Thus, after some deliberation, Chen Xu gave his answer.
“You can go back and tell the Lord of Heaven that when the final curtain falls, I will be there.”
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