Free Web NovelChapter 52: Special
"Greetings, sir. My name is Lily, and I will be your AI guide."
Rios looked at the fairy Lily, and his eyes lit up.
"Ooh, it seems this world is even more advanced than I thought."
"Hey, look over there. Isn’t that an assistant?"
While observing the fairy Lily, Rios heard a group of people nearby talking about him.
"Holy shit, which empire is that guy from? At the very least, he has to be one of the pampered direct descendants of a cosmic empire to get an assistant inside the Eternal Night Heaven."
The group whispered among themselves, the envy on their faces impossible to hide.
"Damn you bastards, I can hear you. At least lower your voices a little."
Rios cursed inwardly and shot them a sharp glare.
In the end, he ignored them and began looking around.
This new world was completely illuminated by a gentle, soothing light.
Rios was currently standing on a small floating island with several thousand people on it, and surrounding him were thousands of similar floating islands.
High in the sky floated six enormous palaces, each resting upon a cluster of clouds, arranged in a semicircle as though they were looking down upon all creation with disdain.
Countless creatures entered and exited every one of them with each passing second.
After observing the islands long enough, Rios leaped into the air just like everyone else he had noticed nearby and discovered that he could float just like them.
"Ooh, this is amazing."
Rios smiled, feeling an unusual sense of freedom and tranquility as he floated in place. With a bit of concentration, he slowly ascended higher.
"Isn’t that a golden assistant?!"
Among the whispering crowd, one person suddenly widened his eyes after realizing something and pointed at Rios and Lily.
"Are you saying that kid might be one of the heirs of the Immortal Empires?!"
His companions shouted in disbelief.
"That’s definitely a golden assistant. I’ve seen one with my own eyes before. There’s absolutely no way I’m mistaken. Every assistant’s rank is determined by its color."
The man nodded confidently.
"Just what kind of background does that kid have?"
One of them muttered before shouting with envy and frustration,
"Damn it, I’m so jealous of that spoiled brat! Why couldn’t it have been me...?"
Far away from those discussions, Rios continued floating through the air, completely unaware of how many people envied him simply because he had an assistant.
"Lily, who do these palaces belong to? And why are they here instead of being outside like all the others?"
Rios’s eyes shone with excitement as his heartbeat quickened with every passing second while gazing at those majestic palaces.
This was a world within a world.
Something he had always imagined...
But had never actually seen.
"They are the palaces of the Five Courts, sir, along with the palace of the Eternal Night Empire, the creator of this place."
Lily explained with a bright smile. freewēbnoveℓ.com
"The Five Courts? Who are they?"
Rios was surprised by the term and immediately recalled the Immortal Court whose name had been engraved on the Prime coin Kai had shown him.
The moment he remembered the coin, another realization struck him.
"Wait a second... Five palaces beside the Eternal Night Empire’s palace? Could they be the five organizations even wealthier than the Eternal Night Empire?!"
"The Five Courts, sir, are the true rulers of the universe and the five greatest powers in its history."
Lily happily circled around Rios as though serving him was the greatest joy imaginable.
"Over there, sir, on the far left, is the palace of the Primordial Court. They are the organization with the highest Prime production in the universe. Their production alone is nearly equal to that of the other four Courts combined. They are also the greatest force in weapon and equipment crafting, especially their famous Chaos Equipment." freeweɓnovel.cѳm
Rios looked toward the palace Lily had pointed at.
It was a gray palace several hundred meters tall, appearing to have been built from ancient, rough, uneven stone.
Its roof consisted of black clouds streaked with raging lightning that spread throughout the sky around the palace, sparing only the entrance.
Above the gate was an ancient emblem depicting a gray cloud intertwined with both lightning and flames—the symbol of the Primordial Chaos Cloud.
Rios genuinely liked the palace. Its style suited his taste perfectly.
However, after recalling something, he looked suspiciously at Lily.
Lily noticed his expression and asked cheerfully,
"Is there something you wish to know, sir?"
"A friend told me before that everything here has a price, even the smallest piece of information, and that no one would ever be kind enough to give information away for free. So why are you telling me all this without charging anything?"
Rios narrowed his eyes even further.
"Actually, I’m even more curious why you appeared before me for free while everyone else around me got nothing."
"Hehehe, that’s because you’re special, sir. And the Eternal Night Heaven likes to reward special people."
Lily covered her mouth and giggled innocently.
"Explain."
Rios frowned.
"Sir, there are four types of assistants in the Eternal Night Heaven. The lowest rank is the white assistant. They are reserved for people with noble backgrounds, such as direct descendants of cosmic empires, those who have spent more than one million Prime within the Eternal Night Heaven in a single year, or those who have reached the Calamity level."
Lily spoke rapidly like a child proudly showing off an achievement and raised three fingers.
"The second type, sir, is the purple assistants. They are assigned to those at the Immortal level, those with a Heaven-level bloodline, or anyone who has spent more than ten million Prime within a single year."
Lily smiled happily before placing a hand on her chest and proudly raising her chin.
"Then comes the third type—assistants like me, sir—the ones assigned to special people like you. We are known as the golden assistants."
She pointed proudly at herself as though being a golden assistant was the greatest honor in existence.
"We golden assistants, sir, are reserved only for the heirs of the Immortal Empires, those who hold high positions within the Immortal Empires, someone special like you, sir, who possesses an Immortal bloodline, or anyone who has spent more than one one one hundred million Prime within a single year."
