130: Chapter 130 The Worried Elders

The second round of the assessment began very quickly; the Elders and benefactors who had suffered losses clearly did not want to give Lin Xiao more time to rest and adjust.

In this regard, Lin Xiao did not raise any objections.

Looking at the city, which was not much different from before, he dismissed the idea of using a star destroyer.

Fifty thousand divine power points wasted on this would be better spent giving his Believers extra rations.

The alien race on the opposite side clearly received wind of the situation, so this time, no aliens were foolish enough to jump down from the city walls.

The city gates opened, and ten thousand alien Believers, organized in a Formation, charged toward Lin Xiao's Believers; it seemed they had learned their lesson from last time.

This time, they didn't even give Lin Xiao's Believers time to buff themselves, and from the rear of the ten-thousand-man Formation, the remaining forty thousand Believers filed out from the city one after another.

Seeing this, the ten thousand-man captains showed no signs of panic and shouted loudly: "Puppets, emerge!"

As the order fell, a ten-thousand-man Puppet legion appeared on the battlefield once again.

If anyone were paying close attention at this moment, they would discover that these Puppets were all brand new!

Seeing the Puppet legion blocking the path, the leading ten thousand aliens immediately changed direction, taking the Puppet legion to one side.

In the rear, another ten thousand aliens followed up, their faces filled with bloodthirsty, hideous grins.

They couldn't wait to see the enemy's panicked and desperate expressions, however, what greeted them was another full-strength ten-thousand-man Puppet legion!

The moment this Puppet legion appeared, the aliens' faces first showed confusion, then turned to anger.

"Deceitful humans!"

And the Elders and benefactors in the front row of the spectator stands were completely incensed at this moment.

"Cheating! This is blatant cheating!"

"What kind of assessment is this?! Ten thousand after another ten thousand, he might as well just throw out fifty thousand Puppets! What is there to assess?! Are we just comparing who has more divine power points?"

"Principal Li Qingyun! I am truly looking at the situation, not the person. If we indulge this kid in acting so recklessly, the assessments in the county will definitely be ruined in the future!"

"Punish him! He must be severely punished! Only in this way can we curb this unhealthy trend!"

Listening to the venting from the people around him, Principal Li Qingyun's face remained as calm and indifferent as before.

"Don't be so agitated. We already reached a consensus before that Puppets, Talismans, and Medicinal Pills are essential parts of a Believer's strength."

"As for the negative influence you all mentioned, are you afraid it will affect future students and make them realize the importance of these things?"

"If that's the case, I actually hope this 'bad' influence can last a bit longer, so that students know that a Believer's improvement is comprehensive, rather than just blindly focusing on breaking through their Realm."

Just as they were talking on this side, inside the Divine Kingdom, the Believers under Lin Xiao's command threw out a third ten-thousand-man Puppet legion.

The group of Divine Being subordinates sitting next to Meng Ning burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"Hahaha! It's too funny. Look at those old guys' faces—turning red, then white, then green. It's absolutely hilarious."

"No, I have to record this! If these old guys try to lecture me again in the future, I'll take this out and share it with them."

Hearing the laughter of those Divine Beings, Guan Hong also shook his head with a laugh.

"I really don't know if these guys are playing dumb or if they are truly stupid. Knowing that the Lord has so many divine power points, they actually pulled such a stunt."

"It's just thirty thousand Low Grade Puppets and they can't handle it. If they knew the Lord still had Medium Grade, High Grade, and even Divine-Grade Puppets in his hands, what would they do?"

Jiang Ling, who was on the side, showed a look of confusion upon hearing this.

"I really don't understand. The Lord doesn't have any direct conflict of interest with them. What is the meaning of them pulling this stunt for no reason?"

Pavilion Master Yan Yao couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this question.

"Sigh. Family factions in small places are just like this. It doesn't necessarily mean there is a conflict with you; it's just that when they see someone rising, they unite to suppress them."

"It was the same in my hometown. Whenever a talented deity appeared, if they didn't join them, they would be subjected to all sorts of exclusion and suppression."

"In the words of these families, it's that a small place cannot accommodate too many mouths. They don't allow outsiders to snatch the benefits that originally belonged to them."

"Even if this behavior hasn't happened yet, as long as there is a sign of it, they will unite and tacitly suppress it."

This was also the reason why Pavilion Master Yan Yao did not want to return; he could not endure the harsh contracts of the families in his hometown and was powerless to resist these people, so he ultimately chose to leave.

Upon hearing this explanation, Jiang Meng immediately thought of the plight of her own Family.

Was the Domain Lord also recruiting them with this kind of intention? That was why he acted immediately after the Clan Chief didn't agree on the spot?

"Shouldn't a Family's development rely on itself? Suppressing the younger generation—even if they let them run rampant in one county, what does it matter?"

"With the resources of Anping County, the Third-order Deity is the peak. What should they do when they want to break through to an Intermediate God later?"

Hu Rong and the other third-generation Family members all lowered their heads obediently, not daring to participate in the discussion of the deities.

Regarding Jiang Meng's words, they just shook their heads inwardly; the biggest dream of their Family Elders and Clan Chief was to become a Third-order Deity.

As for becoming an Intermediate God, that was too far away for their families—so far that they had never even considered it.

Inside the Divine Kingdom, with the appearance of the thirty-thousand-strong Puppet army, the scene turned into the same state as before: Lin Xiao's Believers began to buff themselves while fighting.

As the status effects were perfected, they quickly brought the situation under complete control.

The thirty thousand aliens who were held back on the side were devastated and desperate when they saw their twenty thousand companions being slaughtered rapidly.

Didn't they say he was just a Divine Being before coming here? Thirty thousand Low Grade Puppets—how could this be considered a Divine Being? Even a demigod doesn't have this kind of lineup!

"Why do I feel like I've seen this scene before? Has a deity with the Law of Time taken action?"

"Damn it, we seem to have been tricked! This kid deliberately feigned weakness before to trick us into making that bet. Now it seems that this was all planned by him!"

"Hmph! So what if we were tricked? If he wants to use our hands to find subordinates for him, then we will go along with his plan."

"Only send trusted aides! Either that kid obediently endures being monitored by us, or he breaks the contract himself and returns the people to us!"

"That makes sense. That kid only stipulated the strength, but didn't say anything else. If the people who go over don't listen, he can only blame his own incompetence!"

"That is true, but Divine Beings and demigods are easy to handle. I'm just afraid this kid will take things too far and end up making us find 50 deities for him."

"If it were just asking for people, that would be fine, but I'm afraid this kid has bad intentions and will deliberately find ways to humiliate these people. What should we do then?"

"Sigh, I just hope this kid knows when to stop. Otherwise, there will be another argument over who goes and who doesn't..."

"It was clearly us who were plotting against this kid, so how did we end up losing our wife and soldiers instead? What is going on..."

They no longer had the confidence they had at the beginning; that kid named Lin could throw out thirty thousand Puppets, and there was no guarantee he wouldn't throw out eighty thousand next time.

Now, everyone no longer hoped to damage the kid's reputation; they only hoped that the other party would not take things too far.

Otherwise, it was very likely that they would be included in those fifty people.

They were Elders living comfortably; no one wanted to go and be a servant for a kid of their grandson's generation. They couldn't afford to lose face like that...