Lord Guoguo

Chen Miemie left [Bangxu].

A minor incident occurred along the way.

He had teleported directly from the lobby of [Whale Fall Garden], intending to show off a little.

Unexpectedly, he failed to teleport all the way out and was caught by [Bangxu]’s grand barrier.

A city-guarding barrier of this level naturally would not allow a Spatial Mystic to come and go as he pleased. At the very least, Origami was not yet capable of doing so.

Chen Miemie was incredibly powerful now, with seemingly boundless mystical abilities. Just like when he had been at the bottom of the City Library in the Moon Library, he had the ability to force his way through the barrier. However, using brute force would certainly trigger the corresponding alarm.

So he chose to honestly queue up and leave the city.

Unfortunately, his timing was terrible. Just as he was leaving, [Bangxu]’s leadership happened to arrive for an inspection.

Two lobsters taller than humans led the way, shouting along the road, “The vice lord of the city is here! Everyone, clear the way!”

The crowd waiting to leave hurriedly moved aside, squeezing toward the edges.

Chen Miemie also squeezed into the crowd and craned his neck to look at the important figure.

The two lobsters looked extremely imposing. One had a blue shell, while the other had a black shell. Their two arms ended in pincers that glinted coldly. Based on Chen Miemie’s knowledge, the blue one was probably an Australian lobster, while the black one was likely a mantis shrimp.

At a glance, neither of these shrimp demons looked like someone to be trifled with.

Following behind them was a little figure walking at a leisurely pace.

Chen Miemie rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn’t seeing things.

The vice lord of the city was actually a chubby little girl.

She had a round, plump face and large purple eyes filled with innocence. Her shoulder-length hair framed her face, and she wore a loose robe that covered everything below her neck.

The robe failed to conceal her chubby figure completely, making her look like a plump little girl.

Her only obvious demonic feature was a single horn growing from the very center of her head. The horn was about the length of a palm. Its tip was not sharp, ending instead in a cute little rounded point.

Wherever the little girl passed, people bowed respectfully.

When she passed Chen Miemie, he did not bow, which made him stand out rather conspicuously.

The Australian lobster shouted, “How dare you! You failed to bow upon seeing Lady Guoguo!”

Before Chen Miemie could say anything, the little girl—Lady Guoguo herself—stopped him in a soft, childish voice.

“Shrimpy, don’t scare him.”

Then she gave Chen Miemie a huge smile before continuing on her way.

Since the little girl had spoken, the Australian lobster said no more and continued clearing the path.

After watching them pass, the people leaving the city resumed queuing.

The one standing behind Chen Miemie was an ocean sunfish demon. He looked rather vacant, grinning foolishly as he muttered to himself:

“What good luck today. I got to see Lady Guoguo.”

Chen Miemie quickly struck up a conversation. “Brother, why do you say you’re lucky?”

The ocean sunfish had a huge head, with one eye on each side. As a result, he was accustomed to looking at people with only one eye at a time.

“Hmph. You don’t even know that? You must be an outsider—a human. I don’t want to talk to you.”

Most of the time, many demons did not display any obvious demonic traits and looked much like humans. Since Chen Miemie could breathe freely underwater, no one had recognized him earlier.

“Come on, brother, let’s chat. The vice lord is so cute—who wouldn’t be curious about her? I’m planning to join her fan club.”

Chen Miemie’s words clearly hit the ocean sunfish’s sweet spot, and his attitude immediately changed.

“Anyone who joins Lady Guoguo’s fan club is a good person.”

After only two sentences, Chen Miemie could already tell that this fellow was not very bright and would be easy to manipulate.

“Could it be that you’re a veteran member of the fan club?”

The ocean sunfish became excited. “Of course! I once even received supplies directly from Lady Guoguo.”

“Could you tell me a little about Lady Guoguo?”

The ocean sunfish switched to his other eye and looked at Chen Miemie. “I can, but you’re a human, so I can only tell you a tiny bit of superficial information.”

“Of course. You’re truly wise.”

“Haha, then I’ll tell you. Lady Guoguo is a unicorn whale demon. She’s still in her juvenile stage, but once she reaches adulthood, she’ll become unimaginably powerful.”

“Brother, you need to improve your attitude. Lady Guoguo isn’t only powerful in the future. Anyone who can become a vice lord is already extremely powerful right now.” Chen Miemie gave him a slight verbal prod.

As expected, the ocean sunfish took the bait.

“Exactly, exactly! You really understand her. I only misspoke just now. Lady Guoguo’s [Gentleness] ability is invincible. She’s already a supreme powerhouse.”

Chen Miemie deliberately wore a doubtful expression. “Really? What kind of ability is [Gentleness]? It sounds soft and powerless. How could it be so strong?”

The ocean sunfish grew anxious. “Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand! Lady Guoguo’s [Gentleness] can make everyone around her become gentle and completely free of hostility. It’s an incredibly powerful ability.”

“Shut up, you idiot!” The bluefin tuna demon standing behind the ocean sunfish flew into a rage. “If you reveal any more information about Lady Guoguo, I’ll beat you to death.”

By then, Chen Miemie had obtained enough information, and it happened to be his turn to leave the city.

Just as Nuanyang had said, even if war broke out, the demons and humans would not necessarily attack each other on sight. Trade between ordinary humans and demons had not been completely cut off, either.

Although Chen Miemie received a few hostile looks after revealing his human identity, he still managed to leave the city without trouble.

After exiting [Bangxu], Chen Miemie had Jade Rabbit guide him directly to his next destination for the night—the Sea Ridge Fissure.

He had not been inspected at all inside [Bangxu], but after leaving [Bangxu], he encountered three or four human defensive lines on the route to the Sea Ridge.

For the first few, he managed to pass through with the help of his avatar, [Huangyi], and Jade Rabbit’s guidance.

The final one was located deep at the bottom of the Sea Ridge. The defenses there were too strict. Unless he forced his way through, there was no chance of sneaking past.

Fortunately, one of the people on duty today was an acquaintance of his.

Chen Miemie quietly approached the steel lump known as [Seahorse].

His sudden appearance made [Seahorse] immediately draw a thin, sharp knight’s sword.

“Don’t draw your sword. It’s me,” Chen Miemie hurriedly called out.

[Seahorse] carefully examined him, apparently trying to determine whether he was an impostor.

Only after a long while did she confirm his identity and sheathe the thin sword.

“Chen Miemie, what are you doing here?”

“Obviously, I’m going down to take a look at the situation.”

[Seahorse] shook her head, firm and upright. “At this moment, I am a guard knight. Even if you are Chen Miemie, I cannot let you pass without permission. Unless you knock me unconscious.”

Chen Miemie thought about it and decided that she had a point. He lightly patted [Seahorse] on the shoulder.

“Good work. It must be hard guarding this place.”

Chen Miemie was just about to think of another way around the problem.

Unexpectedly, his light, purely courteous pat knocked [Seahorse] flat on the ground.

“You… you’re so powerful.” Seahorse pointed at Chen Miemie, then completely “passed out.”

Chen Miemie: ???

Wait, I didn’t even use any strength. Is this a shakedown? No, this acting is way too terrible.

Chen Miemie passed through the final defensive line and headed toward the very bottom of the Sea Ridge.