156: Chapter 155 Should I sign it too?

The borders of the Divine Kingdom rumbled loudly. The Chaos mist roiled and receded as the landmasses extended wildly amidst a violent crustal movement, making the sea level in the surrounding waters so shallow it only reached the knees.

The ocean instantly turned into shallow puddles due to the terrain expansion. The mermen sat in the water, looking dazed and staring at each other, confused. The merfolk lay on the ground, squirming and helplessly slapping their tails.

Gu Han quickly rigged up a thick drainage pipe that extended into the Divine Kingdom of Demigod Kuanglan, secretly siphoning seawater into his own Divine Kingdom.

Such a vast expanse of seawater could save him quite a significant expense.

The area of his Divine Kingdom reached 250,000 square kilometers, expanding by a full 1.5 times after absorbing the divine essence of the Snake-person Demigod and the Lizardman Demigod.

He had to alleviate the spatial pressure caused by the rapid growth of the Titan Ant-men. Gu Han immediately expanded the Titan Mountains tenfold, as the Titan Ant-men were now fifty meters tall on average. Fortunately, after communicating with them, they were surprisingly able to control their size and shrink down to ten meters.

It wasn't just them; those Titan plants had also grown stronger due to their transcendental characteristics. However, these plants could not fully control their own size.

Each Titan Snake Banyan was as thick as a pillar of heaven, and Gu Han moved them all to the outer waters to build a high wall.

Gu Han had to restrict the reproduction of the Titan Ant-men, keeping their population around 3,000, and arranged for them to live on the outskirts, which would also allow them to respond to invading enemies immediately.

By the beach, groups of Ant-men were busy cleaning up the spoils of war.

Piles of corpses were dragged into the divine building [Plant Beans to Get Melons].

Flesh and bones rapidly dissolved, turning into pure energy that nourished this newly expanded land. The dry soil visibly took on a fertile hue.

Living prisoners of war were kept under centralized guard, while Transcendental Believers were executed on the spot, their corpses thrown into the divine building. There was no use in having so many of someone else's Transcendental Believers, and they carried the risk of rebellion.

If it were any other God Lord, facing so many Advanced prisoners of war, their first reaction would definitely be to list them on the black market to make a fortune. These were ready-made, high-quality believers that could be sold for a sky-high price if taken out.

But Gu Han had no such intention.

Divine Kingdom wars were happening in the shadows every day, and it wasn't rare for a few demigods to die. However, once it involved a tough nut like Demigod Kuanglan, Song Ren, who had a background, strength, and ties to a powerful Family, there was no guarantee that someone wouldn't trace the slaves flowing from the black market back to the source.

As long as large batches of Snake-person, Lizardman, or Troll believers appeared on the market, anyone with a motive could check the transaction records, and even the black market might be traced back to the account of Old Granny.

He wasn't that short of money right now; he didn't care about the petty profits from selling prisoners, and there was no need to leave himself with hidden dangers for no reason.

In the distance, two shimmering Divine Kingdom Cores floated quietly in mid-air.

Those were the cores of the Lizardman Demigod and the Snake-person Demigod, and he hadn't crushed them directly.

He planned to crush the Divine Kingdom Cores of all four demigods together after conquering the Divine Kingdom of Demigod Kuanglan.

Dying at the same time, whoever came to investigate would think that some terrifying high-ranking deity had casually wiped these four out.

They would never associate it with a college student like him.

Just as he was calculating, the channel to the Divine Kingdom of the Troll Demigod shook.

Gu Yanxiao stepped out, his Face glowing with a ruddy complexion, and his mouth was stretched so wide it was almost touching his ears.

"You're back?" Gu Han went up to greet him, looking him up and down, "How was it? Are you satisfied with this hard-earned reward?"

Gu Yanxiao handed the Divine Kingdom Core of the Troll Demigod to Gu Han.

He chuckled, "Satisfied! Very satisfied. It has to be my son, knowing how to show filial piety to me."

Gu Han folded his arms and raised an eyebrow, "As long as you're satisfied. Now, let's settle the bill. 50,000 square kilometers of divine essence, calculated at the current market price, is worth about 5 trillion credits."

Gu Han said with a grin, "It really wasn't easy raising me, so I won't charge you the double scarcity premium."

As he spoke, he flipped his wrist and handed over a scroll of an Advanced contract.

"Comrade Old Gu, sign this contract."

Gu Yanxiao took the scroll blankly. He swallowed, a look of belated realization that he had boarded a pirate ship appearing on his Face, "Huh? This... do I also need to sign this?"

"Of course you need to sign it." Gu Han put away his joking expression, his demeanor becoming a bit more serious, "What we did today, to put it nicely, is called a Divine Kingdom counterattack; to put it bluntly, it's murder and robbery, which can't be brought to light."

He paused, his tone deepening, "Given your previous behavior of pouring your heart and soul out for Zhao Kun, I think it's necessary to add an insurance policy."

Gu Yanxiao's old Face flushed red. He opened his mouth, but couldn't squeeze out a single word for a long time.

The matter of Zhao Kun was a thorn in his heart that he couldn't pull out.

He also knew that he had indirectly betrayed his son a few times.

"Besides," Gu Han pointed to the contract, "Once this thing is signed, we can establish a mental connection. In the future, if I encounter danger, I can summon you over to help me immediately."

Gu Yanxiao looked at his son, who was now half a head taller than him. In a trance, he realized that the brat who once needed him to protect him desperately from behind had now grown to a height that he needed to look up to.

In this kid's Divine Kingdom, there were tens of millions of Transcendental Ant-men and terrifying Titan beasts.

What kind of danger could he possibly be in?

Gu Yanxiao wasn't stupid. He knew very well that what Gu Han said was actually to protect his Face.

This wasn't to guard against his betrayal; it was clearly to protect his safety!

Ever since Gu Han directly entered the core area of Tang Wuying's Divine Kingdom via a one-way coordinate last time, he had been pondering this matter. The true usage of this contract was actually more suitable for protecting those around him.

His dad, this human divine weapon, with the skill [Blade of Breaking Formation], was practically a super cheat in legion warfare, and now he had also absorbed 50,000 square kilometers of divine essence.

Before his dad's wings were fully developed and he had the ability to protect himself, he had to keep him tied firmly by his side to watch over him.

This 5 trillion debt could also be considered as payment for hiring his skills.

"Comrade Old Gu, look on the bright side." Gu Han patted Gu Yanxiao's shoulder, saying earnestly, "Before you pay off this 5 trillion, I'm also hiring you as a personal bodyguard with a high salary. Room and board included, and you don't have to look at anyone else's Face anymore. Isn't this a wonderful thing?"

"You've been working for that bastard Zhao Kun for so many years; working for your own son isn't a grievance, right?"

"Ah, fine, fine, fine! I'll sign, just don't mention Zhao Kun again!"

Gu Yanxiao was poked in a sore spot and waved his hand irritably.

He directly took the contract and pressed it against his forehead.

Gu Han smiled and took the contract, feeling the extra trace of mental connection in his mind, and snapped his fingers with a smile.

"Happy cooperation, Comrade Old Gu. In the future, we'll inevitably go through life and death together. Hurry up and govern your Divine Kingdom well so you can raise your believers."

Gu Han stared into his eyes, his tone carrying a hint of inquiry, "By the way, Old Gu, there's a question I've never been able to figure out."

"Your skill is simply outrageously Heaven-Defying. It's a major Sharp Weapon on the battlefield. When you were fighting in the underground matches back then, it should have caused a huge stir. Why has no one ever come looking for you in all these years?"

"Logically speaking, given the strategic value of your skill, even if they had to kidnap you, those powerful forces should have dragged you away long ago. How exactly did you manage it?"