Chapter 294

Chapter 294: How about buying some probiotics to eat?

"Interesting, truly fascinating."

"These mortals are remarkably intriguing."

Emerald Shadow’s consciousness trailed upward along the soul of that "ungrateful" mortal. Along the way, she glimpsed countless colossal wills gathered together, observing and examining this uninvited guest, yet none made any move to stop her.

"Hmm…"

"Spotted, have I?"

"What sensitive mortals."

"And also… somewhat peculiar…"

Theoretically, mortal wills formed very simple structures, typically built around a single "fixation" or "conviction." Such constructs easily disintegrated under unstable fluctuations.

After all, though mortals were insignificant, their thoughts were scarcely simpler than those of deities.

Each person understood things differently. Differences bred disagreements, and disagreements led to collapse amid turmoil—such was commonplace.

This defined a "mob."

It also explained why the Bubble World possessed a world will like "Gaia," yet lacked an "Alaya" to embody "primate will."

Thus, these wills could only serve as background elements or endorsements, executing simple tasks but incapable of complex analysis.

But the will now "observing" her felt immensely powerful and fiercely self-aware. It appeared conscious of Emerald Shadow’s presence yet offered no resistance, permitting her exploration.

"They sensed me; I mean no harm."

"Only curiosity."

"Heh…"

"Then I’ll proceed without restraint!"

Emerald Shadow concentrated, ascending further along the soul’s channel…

Until…

"Buzz—!"

She soon brushed against an immeasurably vast and vibrant will!

That great will held such overwhelming information that even the long-lived, widely knowledgeable Emerald Shadow couldn’t decipher it!

"This is…"

"Uh… ah…"

Just as Emerald Shadow’s curiosity urged her to probe deeper, the colossal will turned its "gaze" upon her.

Unlike her "curiosity," however, this "gaze" seethed with fury.

The sheer intensity of that rage froze Emerald Shadow with fear, compelling her to withdraw her will.

But…

"Uh…"

Emerald Shadow released a muffled grunt.

The colossal will turned into a cage, trapping her consciousness completely!

"I can’t pull back my will!?"

"I’ve been targeted by Him!?"

"This…"

Tiberea felt deeply defeated.

After all, if His consciousness locked onto her, it meant her will was weaker than His!

"Only a being with huge ambitions or who knows this world’s essence better than me can beat me in a will contest!"

"He’s older and stronger than I am!?"

"Damn it!"

Tiberea tried to break free, but the cage made of anger kept holding her.

Whenever her will touched that "cage," terrifying lashes struck her.

"This guy, he doesn’t want to…

devour me, does he?!"

Suddenly, Tiberea felt fear, and dark despair rushed in, turning her will dead black.

But just then…

"Whoosh…"

The anger faded and disappeared.

Next came a strange, single-syllable language she had never heard before.

Each syllable was very simple but held a huge amount of information!

"Ni—yao—gan—shen—ma—!"

If Sulya or another living saint were there, they would have rolled their eyes and trembled violently.

But Tiberea, as the Ether Dragon, wasn’t so easily shaken.

"Uh…"

"Um…"

"Whoosh… whoosh…"

Her body and will shook gently, and her soul stood up to the scary torrent of information without falling apart.

But it still shocked her deeply.

Because Tiberea knew this "colossal will" hadn’t shown its real power yet!

"Luckily, I got His meaning…"

"He’s asking what I want to do!?"

"Um…"

"You must be the master of those mortals, right?"

"I would like to ask you…"

—-

【Ding——!】

【The other party sent a hiring request for "spawn," quantity: 1000. Agree?】

【Hiring fee: 5000 Chaos Energy monthly.】

"Oh oh oh!"

"So it’s a customer!"

"Interesting."

Trilobite grew more certain his "spawn"—mere specks or smaller—were microorganisms.

"Probably bacteria or such."

"Never thought bacteria could earn me good money."

"Fine."

But upon second thought, this made sense.

Humans host countless cells, yet their microbes outnumber body cells tenfold!

Without internal microbes, humans and "higher" vertebrates would collapse.

"Still…"

Trilobite eyed the price…

"Only 5000 monthly."

"Seems cheap."

"And…"

"Why just 1000?"

"Can’t get more?"

Human bacteria communities number in billions; guts alone hold trillions of diverse bacteria.

Their balance maintains intestinal health.

Imbalance causes gut diseases.

Requesting merely "1000" microbes felt absurdly low.

"Wait—"

"That ‘1000’ lacks units. Might mean 1000 ‘units’ or bacterial ‘clusters’."

"That fits."

"Like stuffing myself with probiotic tablets."

"Alright, sold!"

【Deal completed.】

—-

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Sylvia suddenly knelt on the "fragment of the Holy Tree," coughing violently.

"Huff… huff…"

She looked up at the Ether Dragon.

A bright white light glowed on its forehead!

A strange mark appeared—giant jaws poised to devour all!

Simultaneously, the Ether Dragon emitted a familiar scent!

The Giant God’s aura.

Colossal will descended upon Sylvia, nearby Chosen Warriors, and mortal craftsmen.

"I see…"

"The Giant God wants us to gently tame this dragon… or at least win her as an ally?"

She clenched her fists.

"Mission accepted!"

The Purity Officers faced the Ether Dragon’s gaping jaws. With those around them, they stood fearless before the devouring maw!