Chapter 237

Chapter 237: Xu Zimin

“What are the dark chains that killed the celestial officer?”

Su Wen’s eyes shifted, and some thoughts flashed through his mind.

Clearly, the celestial officers refused to answer the God of Theater’s questions because they knew about the dark chains and realized they would die if they answered.

Even so, the celestial officer on duty at Arrow Realm No. 78 didn’t hesitate and even answered his question in great detail.

The issue of advancing to the Demigod level was explained by the celestial officer!

Knowing he would die, he still chose to face it!

Combined with the celestial officer’s special attitude toward him—almost like meeting a spiritual idol—it was clear there was something more.

Perhaps… the celestial officers are actually affiliated with the God of Wealth!

The direct descendants of the God of Wealth!

His earlier guess that the God of Wealth belonged to the celestial officer lineage was slightly off.

If they were just colleagues, why would a celestial officer willingly face death just to answer a few questions?

From this, it seems the Star God’s earlier claim about the celestial officers’ favorable attitude toward fate bearers with the character "God" likely came from their respect for the God of Wealth.

Of course, there’s another possibility.

The Star God, God of Theater, Wind God, Shadow God, and Fighting God are all powerful beings on the same level as the God of Wealth.

Facing such powerful successors, even if they don’t need to grovel, showing some respect is necessary.

After all, they’re friends or comrades of their boss; if they don’t treat them well, who knows what might happen later?

But if the truth is different, and the concern is solely about the God of Wealth, things get more complicated.

They might not care about other divine fate bearers but only about the God of Wealth.

Even the God of Theater’s requests could be outright rejected; only the God of Wealth’s presence might truly matter.

Add to that, they don’t seem to care about their own lives, and the Divine Artifact, Yuanbao, was given by the celestial officer during the initial training in the Arrow Realm. All these clues point to one conclusion.

The celestial officers know about the God of Wealth’s two sub-talents, or at least one of them.

Whether it’s chaos in time and space or Money Breaks Duality, either could potentially revive the celestial officer from Arrow Realm No. 78 who was killed by the dark chains.

If that’s the case, then when answering the God of Wealth’s questions, there’s no need to hold back.

He could say whatever he wanted, trading his current death for a future life and a huge favor from the God of Wealth—definitely a win-win.

But the God of Theater once mentioned that when the Earth Deity plotted against them and they signed the ancient contract banning all Emperor Level beings from intervening, the celestial officers didn’t step in.

Their excuse was that the time wasn’t right.

Looking at it now, was this “not the right time” because the God of Wealth hadn’t appeared yet?

If so, combined with the threat of the dark chains, maybe the celestial officers have been waiting for him all along.

“Let’s head to the next sub-timeline and ask!”

Su Wen rubbed his forehead and thought, “Even if the celestial officer will be killed by the dark chains after answering.”

"But we can gather a lot of useful and unknown information through the celestial officers of the sub-timelines."

"Well… if they die, the sub-timelines would face great loss, and I would be dying in various ways. If the celestial officers are truly on our side, then it wouldn’t hurt to have them join me in death."

"After all, as long as the celestial officers in the main Time and Space are fine, everything will be okay!"

"No need to overthink it; when many celestial officers die, there will definitely be chaos, but knowing about that chaos in advance is good for future protection."

"The Arrow Realm races that joined Huaxia might have historical gaps."

"The celestial officers should know this."

"Even though the sub-timelines would suffer more, could it really be worse than the initial Time and Space?"

"In less than ten years, two-thirds of the territory has been lost, and I couldn’t even be happy about the emergence of the Body Refinement Technique."

"Leader of the abilities research team, Xu Zimin…"

Thinking about this, Su Wen raised an eyebrow.

In all these explorations of the sub-timelines, why hadn’t Xu Zimin appeared?

Normally, someone who could collaborate with the Star God to create martial arts shouldn’t be so unknown in this era of martial arts blossoming!

What went wrong?

"Hey, help me find this person named Xu Zimin!"

Su Wen picked up the specialized phone and said, "Fate bearers and members within the system take priority."

"They shouldn’t be too young or too old."

"Look for all the Xu Zimin you can find and send me the information."

…

At the same time, at the specialized telephone reception desk of the fate bearers’ headquarters.

The staff, bewildered by the order to find Xu Zimin, looked at her colleague, a statistician among the fate bearers, who was busy arranging task assignments.

If she remembered correctly, this colleague of hers was named… Xu Zimin, right?

Due to the unique nature of his profession, he was assigned here to coordinate the various tasks of the fate bearers.

Indeed, his efficiency and accuracy while analyzing data and coordinating tasks with the supercomputer surpassed everyone’s expectations.

The God of Martial Arts couldn’t be looking for her colleague, could he?

"Lan, what’s wrong?"

After finishing the task assignment he had just received, Xu Zimin noticed the strange look from his partner and quietly asked.

"Nothing, just feels a bit coincidental."

The receptionist replied directly, "Just right, you help out."

"The God of Martial Arts has commanded to find all members of the fate bearer sequence and the system named Xu Zimin."

Xu Zimin: "??? What does that mean?

The God of Martial Arts, this newly emerged fate bearer with the character ‘God,’ is looking for me?

Hmm… perhaps it’s not me but just another person with the same name, Xu Zimin.

But he had a feeling the probability of that was quite low.

Especially since the God of Martial Arts mentioned that priority was given to members within the system and fate bearers, doesn’t he satisfy both conditions?

He is both a fate bearer and a member within the system!

"Search complete; among all the national fate bearers, I am the only one named Xu Zimin."

Moments later, Xu Zimin spoke, "But there are three Xu Zifeng, two Xu Ziliang, and two Xu Zihang; this information might also be useful for the God of Martial Arts."

"Next, regarding the entire national system."

"There are four Xu Zimin, nineteen Xu Zihang, twenty-three Xu Zifeng…"

"A total of five hundred forty-seven individuals with the name Xu Zi in some form; I will compile this information into a document and send it to you."

As he spoke, the receptionist’s computer received a document.

"Your speed is truly impressive!"

The receptionist gave Xu Zimin a thumbs-up before dialing the God of Martial Arts’ office.

"God of Martial Arts, we have compiled the information you requested regarding Xu Zimin within the system and the fate bearer sequence."

"As for the national coordination, due to the large number of people involved, it may take some time."

On the other end of the phone, Su Wen paused slightly.

They completed the statistics already?

So fast?

Such high efficiency?

Upon receiving the information and looking at the detailed listings of various Xu Zi individuals, Su Wen couldn’t help but smile.

Not only Xu Zimin, but they also compiled information on other individuals with similar names!

"Huh?"

"A fate bearer and a professional statistician?"