78: Chapter 79 Long Chen! I've brought the person you wanted!

It was clear that when Hoshimi Sakura and the others received their rewards, there was one iridescent light and one golden light.

They represented the lineup transition discovered, plus a lineup-exclusive Gold Hextech!

But Shen Mo had three rewards!

Two iridescent and one golden!

One more reward than them!

"What is it..."

As countless people looked on with bated breath, Shen Mo grabbed the rewards with a snap.

[Iridescent · Demon God's Crown Item Card!]

[Type: Consumable]

[Uses: 0 / 10]

[Effect: After use, you can obtain a transition crown for the Demon God lineup!]

[Note: This item card cannot be traded or gifted; it can only be used by the owner!]

[Evaluation: An iridescent-tier item that shouldn't have appeared in a 'Matchmaking Game', but this is a reward for the brave!]

"As expected..."

Shen Mo chuckled. Just as he had guessed, after the new lineup was activated, the Gods Arena would indeed reward the corresponding transition. The only pity was that this reward belonged to the 'Non-tradable' type.

If only it could be traded...

Shen Mo didn't continue thinking about it. Based on the Gods Arena's typical behavior, if there were non-tradable items, there would naturally be tradable ones, just with higher restrictions and rarity.

"The second reward..."

[School Mascot (Ten Demon Gods lineup exclusive) Item Card!]

[Grade: Unique (Binding assigned)]

[Activation Condition: 10 Demon Gods lineup formed!]

[Effect: The summoned creature will carry some useful equipment, and the creature gains an additional 5% HP + 10 Ability Power!]

[Evaluation (Perhaps): Tsk, is this Ability Power a joke?! — Alodes!]

[Evaluation (Perhaps): Kid, they wanted to nerf this Hextech, but I solidified it! From now on, it will permanently add three Radiant items; no need to thank me too much! — Alodes!]

"This is..." Shen Mo's eyes widened.

He subconsciously took out the 'Gold Duel Card' in his hand...

[Gold Duel Card (Grade dropping...)]

[Durability: 2 / 3]

[Status: Severely Damaged]

[Gold-tier Exclusive Privilege: Forced Duel. Once the owner initiates a duel request, the opponent cannot refuse, cannot be immune, and cannot be exempted. If the opponent cannot pay the duel stake, the Gods Arena will deduct equivalent points on their behalf!]

[Method of Use: Select 1-3 countries to initiate a 'Forced Duel'. After selecting the stake, the duel contract takes effect!]

[Evaluation: Is this a card for the brave!? No! This is a devil's card!]

[Evaluation (Perhaps): Let me go! I want to fight ten! Ah! I'm not crazy! — Signed, Alodes.]

Both cards' evaluations actually had this 'Alodes'?!

Shen Mo was a bit stunned.

What the hell is this Alodes?

Why was Alodes's name on this 'Duel Card' from Long Chen back then, and now it appears in the rewards I obtained... The point is, this guy can actually solidify certain Hextech rewards?!

That's absurd!

Also. Who are the 'they' in Alodes's mouth?

Who wanted to nerf this reward?

Too many questions popped up all at once. Shen Mo now had the urge to snatch the reward cards from Chris and Hoshimi Sakura to see if they also had this thing's evaluation.

"Forget it..." There was no point in dwelling on it.

Shen Mo sighed. Anyway, he was someone destined to climb the Gods Ladder, so he would probably find out by then.

After thinking for a moment, he turned his gaze to the third iridescent-tier reward!

[Iridescent-tier · Space-Time Key!]

[Category: One-time consumable]

[Function: It can open certain restrictions, allowing you to ignore rules to do some things.]

[Evaluation (Perhaps): Shh! Keep it safe, don't let anyone else know! — Alodes!]

???

Shen Mo was confused!

What the hell is this? Explain what it does clearly!!

Don't you know that readers hate riddle-makers the most!!

"..."

Shen Mo felt helpless. He couldn't just take the reward to the Gods Arena and say: Hey, give me a refund!

He reckoned the Gods Arena would probably strike him with lightning first... Besides, the evaluation of this reward was actually a bit problematic. It couldn't let others know... Let whom know?

Other countries?

Or... some guys representing the Gods Arena?

He couldn't dwell on this, but Shen Mo couldn't ask anyone either, so he had to bury these guesses deep in his heart. Perhaps... he could ask about this item card when he met Senior Long Chen?

His thoughts returned, and the noisy clamor rang in his ears again.

Shen Mo lifted his foot, and his entire person disappeared from the Gods Arena!

One day later.

#Dragon Country breaks through the Western Countries' blockade for the first time in eleven years!!#

#Shen Mo's new lineup arrives strongly; the Ten Demon Gods lineup actually requires three 'lineup transitions'!#

#USA calls out again: Shen Mo will be the biggest cancer of the Gods Arena; boosting is a manifestation of destroying competitive fairness!#

#Rumor: Park Bushun from South Korea was rushed to the hospital; suspected sudden cerebral hemorrhage!#

#Gossip: Xu Shijun secretly meets with Hoshimi Sakura of Sakura Country; are the two having a secret romance exposed?! Sakura Country public reaction: Get lost!#

#Shen Mo announces seclusion again? Speculation on whether it is related to the third reward from the Gods Arena?#

The emergence of the Ten Demon Gods indeed caused a sensation in the Gods Arena. Basically, after Shen Mo left the arena, reports from major countries never stopped, and the online discussion about Shen Mo's new lineup was unprecedentedly high.

Especially some major powers, while fearing Shen Mo, couldn't help but inquire about what the third reward Shen Mo obtained really was!

Dragon Country now had Shen Mo, and various trump cards were growing day by day.

This made them feel an inexplicable sense of crisis!

Some countries even put forward a bunch of nonsense like 'Dragon Country out of control theory', 'Dragon Country threat theory', 'Dragon Country world destruction theory', attempting to sanction Dragon Country in the public opinion storm, but they were unsurprisingly strongly retorted by Dragon Country...

As for the press release retorting them...

Ahem, this time Old Man Li defied all opposition and wrote it himself.

Let's put aside how the writing style was for a moment.

Anyway, I heard that after the news was released, Zhang Zhiwei was so angry that he slammed the table, cursing Old Man Li for being disgraceful...

One can imagine how brutal the content was.

Of course, these didn't have much to do with Shen Mo. At this moment, he was standing in front of a dilapidated old house, looking at it with a strange expression: "Old Zhang, are you sure you didn't bring me to the wrong place?"

This courtyard is too dilapidated!

Shen Mo complained inwardly, could this be the legendary 'great hermit living in the city'?

"That's right, let's go in."

Zhang Zhiwei rubbed his eyebrows, pushed open the courtyard gate with a creak, and shouted: "Long Chen! I've brought the person you wanted!"