Village Head's Debauchery

Chapter 1247 A Reassuring Future, Visiting The Midnight Butcher Bar!

Chapter 1247  A Reassuring Future, Visiting The Midnight Butcher Bar!

Moments later, Brane, Zara, Zogar and Seth were also ejected from the enclosed dimension. Although they wanted to observe more of Anara's extraordinary abilities, they still had other matters to attend to. As such, they followed Orion out of the barrier. Orion looked at the domain's green surroundings and realized Anara had moved it from the lake to a far distance from the city and the other sites filled with other races. He realized she must have done so to prevent the tree nymphs from being overwhelmed by the sights and to reintegrate them safely into society. Yet, that didn't change the fact that Anara's Divine Mandate, The Root of Creation, was so terrifying! And with sixty-five more divine mandates to learn about, Orion couldn't help but wonder if it would be enough to deal with their enemies.

"They are growing into terrifying figures. This means you won't have to work so hard and risk your life in the future. Once I reforge my body, I will ensure to reinforce this statement," Aerialia said, looking at the outline of the encased dimension before refocusing on Orion.

Even though she had her reservations in the past due to her status, she had already declared her desire to be part of Orion's family in front of everyone, including the new and Divine Mysteries. So, she saw no reason to avoid strengthening her romantic relationship with Orion before she reforged her body. She couldn't help but look forward to it in anticipation.

After years of relentless ascension to divinity, Aerialia decided it was time to settle and ensure that what had transpired in the outside world would not happen within their realm.

Aerialia looked at Orion with a light smile. The young man had genuinely grown on her!

Orion nodded in agreement. "I want them to continue growing more terrifying until even Naka, his Vylkr spawns, the Divine Corps, and anyone else standing against Paradise fear to incur their wrath. Then, I can be at ease, knowing I have loved ones capable of preserving the same peace and security I strive to maintain," Orion said, meeting Aerialia's softened gaze.

"You better be prepared to handle my desire to bring my children back from extinction," Aerialia said, her lips curling slightly as she looked at Orion intently, with desire burning in her eyes.

Orion wanted to respond, but seeing the intensity in Aerialia's gaze, he knew she was serious. He remained silent, understanding it wasn't wise to challenge a goddess who had lived longer than before the emergence of the Divine Mysteries.

Aerialia withdrew her gaze with a light smile. "Due to the tremendous transformation that has taken place in Paradise, you can go ahead and introduce me to the rest of the Key Leaders. It's best I do so before reforging my body," she said. Her existence had been kept a secret to act as their last line of defence in case something happened to Paradise, and Ilse couldn't respond. However, now that there were numerous divine beings with multiple divine mandates, more than anything she had ever seen in her lifetime, including their own Mysteries, this tactic was no longer needed.

Orion nodded, agreeing that this was the best course of action. He didn't want the Key Leaders to be surprised or suspicious of Aerialia after she reforged her body and re-emerged. It was also a matter of respect for their positions as Paradise's Key Leaders.

Nearby, floating in the air, Brane and the others couldn't help but look at Orion strangely. Though they couldn't hear what he was saying, his actions indicated he was speaking with someone, yet they couldn't see anyone else.

Nevertheless, they didn't see his actions as abnormal or crazy. They fully believed Orion was speaking with someone. After witnessing so much already, they knew it wasn't him who was disconnected from reality; it was them who couldn't comprehend the complexity of the situation unfolding before them.

They sighed inwardly, realizing the immense heights they would need to scale to reach Orion's current capabilities.

Orion turned to look at Brane and the others beside him, enveloped them in his divine power, and vanished into thin air, heading toward the Golden Palace.

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The Golden Palace

The meeting lasted an hour before it ended. Apart from Anara and Reena, the Key Leaders walked out of the meeting hall one by one, their faces displaying a variety of intense emotions. Although they had been within the realm, observing the event that had transpired from a distance at Orion's manor, they never realized they could still miss something grand and impressive.

Sixty-eight Divine Mandates!

Their own architect of universes! And they could overlook it from this dimension, which was now called the Domain of the gods!

With complex emotions filling their eyes, Brane, Zara, Seth, and Zogar looked at the floating Crimson Greatsword and the ethereal woman, whose body was wrapped in numerous cloths resembling bandages, standing beside Orion.

As they had suspected, Orion had been speaking to someone they couldn't see. Nonetheless, they were filled with renewed determination to ascend to divinity. They each exited the Golden Palace, vanishing into countless light particles one by one, and returned to their territories to inform them that the celebration of Orion's family's ascension to a divine family could commence. After handing the Crimson Greatsword to Aurora, Orion exited the Golden Palace and headed toward the Trekking Flamingo Runaway City camp area. With the One-Winged Chains of Eternal Submission, he could tune into the thoughts of all his bound servants, and when he summoned Iyalis, one thought stood out to him. It belonged to none other than Evaline, the former Mistress of Espionage and Intelligence of Trekking Flamingo Runaway City, whom he had bound with the One-Winged Chains of Eternal Submission because she was the aunt and only remaining family of Karensa, the owner of the Midnight Butcher Bar. Karensa had provided him with vital information to stop the rebellion of the nobles of Trekking Flamingo Runaway City.

Now that he possessed the Divine Medallion of Sovereign Accord, which allowed him to sense an individual's unwavering loyalty to Paradise or detect their evil intent and observe their actions, he used it to assess Evaline. He sensed her unwavering loyalty toward Paradise and decided to deactivate the One-Winged Chains of Eternal Submission, freeing her from eternal bondage. Although he considered doing the same for Iyalis, after reading her thoughts, he realized it was best not to. Iyalis's unwavering loyalty to him and Paradise was even more intense than Evaline's. He decided to address her situation the next time they met.

Orion arrived at the camp area, which resembled a large city surrounding Trekking Flamingo Runaway City. He masked his face with an illusion, making it seem like he was wearing a black mask resembling the warriors' energy-mask spectrometer. As the Supreme Leader of Paradise, every individual had a painting of his face. Hence, he needed to cloak his aura and mask his identity if he wanted to walk among the ordinary inhabitants of Paradise without causing a scene. After pinpointing Evaline's aura, Orion vanished from his position and materialized in front of a large three-story building with a sign that read, 'The Midnight Butcher Bar.' A long line of people, consisting of Dragmin, Centaurs, Arakocra, and other races, waited to enter the bar.

Next to the entrance was another door, and multiple individuals walked out, each wearing a satisfied expression. Some carried baskets filled with takeaways, likely for their friends or families.

It was obvious that the Midnight Butcher Bar had grown into a popular establishment.

Orion walked through the door. No one sensed him or tried to stop him. He glanced at the tables, filled with groups of individuals eating heartily, before sitting in an empty seat at the counter, where a familiar figure stood at the other end, serving a meal to a guest.

.......

"Is there anything else you'd like?" Karensa asked, looking at the rich plum-coloured robed Dragmin man at the counter's far end.

"No, I'm fine. Thank you for the meal," the Dragmin responded, eyeing the two stacks of grilled magical beast meat with vegetable toppings and a familiar reed sauce on the side.

Karensa nodded in response. "We accept Kalna fruits and Paradise coins. Failure to pay will result in us contacting the Patrol Warriors stationed nearby," she said.

Paradise coins were the new currency established by the representatives of the Runaway Cities and Stowaways, replacing the individual currencies each city had previously used. This decision was authorized by the Key Leaders, making it the official currency. While bartering still occurred, with shelter, land, and security provided ever since they entered this mysterious dimension through the Golden Gate, they possessed little value except for their personal skills or craftsmanship.

Rumours circulated among the warriors about Paradise plans to introduce 'Paradise Points," which would allow individuals to purchase techniques, artefacts, mysterious treasures, or anything they desired. Though the representatives had not officially confirmed this, the fact that the information had spread through Paradise's warriors and had not been refuted suggested it was true.