41: Just call me Grandpa.

Boom—

Rumble—

Lin Du wanted to let the old man have some peace, but others didn't want that.

In front of the massive bronze door, seven or eight players were carrying heavy weaponry, bombarding the massive bronze door frantically. The immense power of the explosions caused the ground to tremble.

The weapons and equipment these players were using were all very rare.

There were sniper rifles with barrels as thick as cannons, shotguns firing compressed TNT, and golden dragon-shaped rocket launchers...

There was even one player who was even more exaggerated; he had somehow managed to procure an iron siege vehicle with a massive battering ram!

It was clear these players had done their homework in advance; their classes and the weapons they carried were highly effective for breaking down the door.

At the same level, a hundred ordinary players might not even match the door-breaking efficiency of these seven or eight people.

Lin Du glanced at these players. From their equipment and attack power, it was clear that their levels were not low.

What surprised Lin Du was that all of these players had a "Shou" (Longevity) badge after their names.

There are thousands of major factions in Yunlong City, but it seemed there was only one with the character "Shou" in its name.

Therefore, Lin Du guessed that these players were very likely from the new faction—Heaven and Earth Share Longevity!

After their full-force attack failed, the Heaven and Earth Share Longevity players wore expressions of shock and distress.

"Damn it, this Bronze Ancient Palace truly lives up to its reputation as the hardest nut to crack in Yunlong City. We brothers actually can't do anything to it."

"Young Master Zhao arranged for us to come here; if we can't break through this door, it won't be easy to report back!"

"Let's try again. This time, let's all attack that small hole in the corner together!"

"Brothers, let's do it together!"

The group made a plan, started charging up again, and brought out their trump cards.

"Nine-Layer Armor-Piercing Shell!"

"Flame Jet!"

"Raging Dragon Strike!"

Rumble—

The high-level players went all out, with massive explosions and dazzling flames shooting into the sky.

The area around the massive bronze door was engulfed in smoke and fire; the intense heat forced them to retreat repeatedly.

As the smoke slowly dissipated, the massive bronze door appeared in their sight, completely intact and unscathed...

"Damn it, what the hell is going on! Even this doesn't work?"

"The size of that little hole hasn't changed at all. Is this even possible?"

"Does anyone have any other good ideas?"

...

While the Heaven and Earth Share Longevity players were at their wits' end.

Under a tree in the distance, the old man was heartily enjoying the food and fine wine Lin Du had brought.

His mouth was oily from eating, looking like he hadn't had a full meal in ages.

Lin Du watched the old man devouring his food and asked casually, "Old man, aren't you afraid they might blow up the bronze door?"

Upon hearing this, the hand holding the chicken leg suddenly stiffened, but quickly returned to normal.

"Whether that door breaks or not has nothing to do with me," the old man said indifferently while dealing with the chicken leg in his hand.

Lin Du smiled, a cryptic look flashing in his eyes.

"I'm afraid it's not that it has nothing to do with you, but rather that you simply don't believe they have the ability to destroy this door, right?"

Whoosh—

As soon as these words were spoken, the aura around the old man changed abruptly.

He threw down the chicken leg in his hand and stared sharply into Lin Du's eyes.

"Who are you!" the old man asked in a deep voice.

Players only knew there was an old beggar near the Bronze Ancient Palace, but no one had ever associated the old beggar with the Bronze Ancient Palace.

Lin Du did not answer the old man's question but instead gazed at the bloody patterns on the bronze door.

"The Qin King swept across the eight wildernesses and six directions, unifying the four seas and the universe, yet in the end, he was reviled by later generations for burying a few scholars alive. This is unfair!"

Lin Du's tone was calm, but it made the old man's pupils shrink.

The aura on the old man became agitated, and monstrous pressure transformed into an invisible hand, locking onto Lin Du's throat.

"Who exactly are you!"

Enduring the sensation of suffocation, Lin Du continued to speak, "The world only knows that the Qin King buried scholars alive, but they don't know that those he killed were all spies secretly colluding with alien races."

"Those scholars tried to make the Qin King rule the world with literature; if they had truly succeeded, then when the alien races invaded, the human race would have had no power to resist."

"Those scholars, their hearts deserved to be punished!!"

After these two sentences, the old man's expression had changed drastically.

Looking at the old man's shocked appearance, the corner of Lin Du's mouth curled into an imperceptible arc, and he immediately continued to drop bombshells.

"The Qin King is the true Emperor through the ages!"

"He led the Great Qin Imperial Guards to resist the mad attacks of the extraterrestrial alien races in the desolate places. If not for him, how could there be the prosperous later generations of today?"

The old man suddenly raised his head, and amazing divine light bloomed in his murky eyes.

"How do you know these secrets!!"

Lin Du smiled mysteriously.

"How I know is not important; what's important is, do you want this secret to remain buried underground forever?"

"Do you want the Qin King to continue being criticized by later generations?"

Boom—

Lin Du's last sentence exploded in the old man's heart like a clap of thunder.

The old man fell silent, scenes of past bloody battles against alien races rapidly reappearing in his mind.

Thinking of the crises and humiliations suffered in the past, a will of unwillingness quickly broke through the old man's dormant heart.

Inside the old man's body, layers of shackles snapped with a "crackle-crackle" sound, and a terrifying kingly aura suddenly rose from within him.

Rumble—

Between heaven and earth, the winds and clouds changed color.

In the eight major cities of the Divine Dragon Country, old monsters woke up one after another, looking toward the direction of the Bronze Ancient Palace.

In the City Lord's Mansion of Yunlong City, an aged voice echoed softly.

"This aura... The Qin King's ninth son, Ying Wuming?"

"Is he not dead yet?"

...

In the blink of an eye, the old beggar had completely changed his appearance.

He was still in those tattered clothes, but he possessed an aura of "I am the only one supreme," and the noble aura belonging only to royalty surrounded him.

The old beggar glanced at the Bronze Ancient Palace not far away, then his gaze fell on Lin Du.

"You are right. Some things should also appear in the world."

"But before that, I must ask you one more time: who exactly are you!!"

The old beggar had asked this question for the third time.

This time, Lin Du did not avoid answering.

After a moment of silence, Lin Du's gaze gradually became profound. "You can call me Creator, or you can call me Creator God. If that's not enough, just treat me as your father's father... Just call me Grandfather!"

"Grandfather..." the old beggar muttered to himself.

"Although you are insulting me, I don't know why, but I don't want to refute it."

The old beggar held the immortals drunkenness, a hint of relief and relaxation in his eyes.

This time, he didn't sip it, but heroically poured the entire bottle of wine down his throat.

Gulp!

"With the immortals drunkenness down, the Qin Kings Underground Palace should see the light of day again."

Rumble—

The old beggar's body shattered into dots of starlight, like a dazzling galaxy merging into the massive bronze door.

The massive bronze door emitted a "rumbling" sound, and this portal, which had never been opened, erupted with brilliant golden light.

Amidst the stunned silence of the Heaven and Earth Share Longevity players, the massive bronze door slowly opened...

On the World Chat Channel, a dazzling golden message covered the entire screen.

【The lost Qin Kings Underground Palace Instance has been opened. Players can go alone or in a team of three】

【Instance Opener: Night Ember】

【First-time opening reward: Dungeon Badge * 1, "Emperors Heart Sword" * 1, experience value + 50000】

...

The instance opening message flooded the World Chat Channel over and over again. In Lin Du's backpack, a skill book emitting orange light lay quietly.

Lin Du didn't notice a tall woman with a silver cat crouching on her shoulder appear silently behind him.

"Hello, Creator."

"We meet again!"