Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 708: Chapter 563: Drastic Changes in the Situation

Led by Liu Jun, the few staring at each other, a hint of heaviness on their faces: "Lord, do you want us to take them out?"

God glanced at the few around him, "Not necessary."

The twelve zodiac leaders breathed a sigh of relief.

They were only making a stance, not necessarily rivals of these external powerhouses.

Now they’ve somewhat understood.

They merely flaunt around as emperors in a small place, but against these seasoned tenth-tier civilizations...

Their mature cultivation system produces tenth tiers far stronger than them.

Currently, they’re also less keen on battles, preferring to be scavenger submariners.

However.

The divers who rashly intruded appeared timid, likely not combat types, but a regular team enthusiastic about diving.

"Since we have guests."

"Consider this the city’s first opening."

God turned and glanced at the outsiders, "You’re welcome to dive in this sea, just don’t break the rules."

The men and women shivered. frёewebηovel.cѳm

The leader, at the top tenth tier, was an old man, evidently the diving team captain, responsible for moving these ordinary tenth tiers here.

The old man quickly and respectfully said, "Thank you, thank you, praise God..."

Not bothering with their incoherent words, Liu Jun turned around, diving with Fortuna to officially leave.

He believed the wave-torn nation, caught in an internal struggle for the crown prince, wouldn’t dare provoke him just as he established authority.

Besides.

If they indeed provoked and dared attack his newly established city of 1000 meters after he left, he wouldn’t suffer much.

The city barely holds anything valuable.

This time, Liu Jun will bring along his mathematician team, carrying the digital Divine Object to measure data under the sea.

There’s no Divine Object for them to steal inside the city.

Instead, they would suffer the thunderous wrath of God, and he believed these people weren’t foolish, they would obediently dive here and trade.

"Let’s go."

Soon, Fortuna and 153 divers, a team of digital scientists, carrying oxygen tanks and protective gear, began diving.

Liu Jun indeed had trade intentions.

Given his authority as God of Merchants, he should utilize it more.

After all, a merchant God that doesn’t make money is mostly useless.

His Gold Coins magic shield remains one of his most potent life-saving cards.

Even in the Sea of Chaos, with money, one can endure...

But Liu Jun had never used it before.

Not even in battles with Bal spent money, because once spent, money is truly spent.

Liu Jun pondered:

"The more money, the longer my health bar, the stronger my authority as God of Merchants."

"The numbered Divine Object, along with the seabed bread sales...and various derivative Divine Object specialties, should be enticing enough to the native divers."

"This time, my name as God serves as advertisement...as news spreads, people will come continuously."

"The city here will, sooner or later, rival the wave nation as one of the major diver sanctuaries, a diving stronghold."

City development requires external population.

As for Liu Jun wanting to obtain deep-sea diving technology?

He indeed acquired it!

He wouldn’t request these people to lead dive teams.

That’s too foolish.

He just stealthily activated Concealment, instantly stealing their memories... then returned them.

These few at most dived to over two hundred thousand meters level, already considered veteran divers.

They filled many gaps in diving knowledge.

With Liu Jun’s current foundation, he’s confident two hundred thousand meters is absolutely manageable.

"Let’s set off."

Soon, they began their dive.

...

Half a year later.

In a realm within the Sea of Chaos, the Snowflake Nation.

This is one of the subsidiary nations of the wave nation, possessing extremely strong national power.

Although not as strong as its big brother, its growth over recent years is rapid, already perceived by many as having power not weaker than the wave nation.

However.

In this diver era, countries have not engaged in direct wars for years.

After all, everyone has their water territories, cities spread across seas, separated far apart, making intra-national battles challenging.

These nation’s battles mostly stem from internal conflicts, shifts in power.

In this Snowflake Nation, the chaotic sea water is filled with dense, white willow-like snowflakes, floating in the ocean.

This is the origin of this sea realm.

The snowflake-like willows in the sea emerged from a once unique underwater ancient civilization.

Their country primarily cultivated a Divine Object resembling willow snowflakes.

After a massive explosion in their civilization, turning into a solar chain reaction, their Divine Object surprisingly transformed into fine, dense shards of willow-like snowflakes.

These lost the original function of the Divine Object, leaving only the eroding trait.

It’s precisely this willow-like nation that leads people to speculate ancient times had special methods to shatter eternal Divine Objects.

At this moment.

Snowflakes flutter in the wind.

From 500 meters outside the city, City Lord Snow Remnants, dressed in thick diving suits to fend off the cold, was returning with his troops.

"Lord Snow Remnants has returned, open the city gates!"

"This deep dive was indeed a bountiful harvest!"

The diving troop returned, shaking snow off their bodies.

But at this moment, the city was eerily quiet.

After a while, an ordinary ten-tier inside the city shouted:

"Xue Hai, you’ve committed countless evil deeds! You’re likely to act against us ordinary ten-tier just like our suzerain state, the Nation of Waves!"

Xue Hai was taken aback, quickly realizing: "Well, well, well, you useless fools have really turned against the heavens!"

"Do you really think you ordinary ten-tier can stop us from entering the city?"

Xue Hai cursed under his breath, thinking how foolish Lord Black Sword and Emperor Bolin were.

If you’re going to kill them, do it quickly. Just find an excuse, say it was a major diving accident.

But you couldn’t even kill them.

And now even our ordinary ten-tier here have started to rebel.

In his Land of Snow and Ice, the ordinary ten-tier were already being oppressed, and now they were likely pushed to the brink.

Could these mud-legged ten-tier possibly succeed in rebelling?

Impossible.

Under deliberate guidance, these ordinary ten-tier who grew stronger eating garbage, were mostly non-combat occupations.

All of them were in fixed series: Water Meter Divine Object series, Diver Divine Object series, Sock Divine Object series...

A group of non-combatants with no way to change their Divine Object types, could they stop us supreme ten-tier who could casually change combat Divine Objects?

"Charge in for me!"

Xue Hai took a deep breath, sneering: "I really want to see who gave them the courage to defy us in a city while we were away?"

"These mud-legged fools, deserve to die!"

He cursed under his breath.

Lately, it had been a season of unrest, God, Bal the Destroyer... and Black Sword and Bolin fought over a child, a child who was divine...

This has made the major surrounding vassal states eager to move, wanting to go to the suzerain’s sea territory to seize their Crown Prince.

His deep dive this time was not only to explore the ocean floor but also to visit the fifty-thousand-meter-level Ice and Snow Imperial City to convey the truth of the outside world.

After all, the downside of underwater civilizations is this.

Information is extremely closed off, relying only on human power to dive and deliver messages to the cities below.

Unexpectedly, upon returning, we are blocked?

"Sir, the amount of oxygen we brought back is somewhat limited... it may only last around ten days."

Xue Hai dismissively waved his hand, "Ten days? A bunch of ordinary ten-tier, we can take them down in a day."

One day, two days, three days...

The situation changed unexpectedly.

They couldn’t be taken down at all.

"How is this possible? How are these ordinary ten-tier a hundred times stronger?"

Xue Hai’s pupils slightly contracted, feeling his worldview flipped.

An ordinary powerhouse of the same level, with even double the power, would already be incredibly against the heavens.

Are you joking?

A hundredfold?

Even an ordinary ten-tier of the non-combat Sock Divine Object series became a super monster with Powerful Brick strength.

Moreover, here was a group of ordinary ten-tier whose power increased a hundredfold!

On the tenth day.

The oxygen ran out, and Xue Hai, with an unwilling expression, died outside the city walls completely.

The Sea of Chaos drowned him, explosively scattering equipment everywhere!

And this scene caused the ten-tier inside the city to cheer:

"Great, we are the rulers of our city now!"

"Indeed, over 99% of this city is comprised of ordinary ten-tier working class, weaving, masonry, medical, logistics... who among us doesn’t do it? These supreme ten-tier nobles who know only to enjoy life, have long deserved death!"

"They even forced us to eat garbage every day!"

"Everyone, we can finally have a good meal!"

Everyone beamed with joy.

The leading strong ones were exactly those divers God had previously encountered.

After witnessing the "City of the Gods," they sold a huge pile of the God of Merchants’ equipment, and returned to their country, fully armed.

And so.

Such an absurd scene unfolded.

A hundredfold strength, it was like a dream.

"Everyone, quickly collect their equipment! Before it’s blown away by the ocean currents."

"Hahaha, we are free!"

"Once we settle down, we will speak out, announcing our allegiance to Lord Black Sword, to voice the concerns of our ordinary ten-tier class!"

Ten days later, they collected the unprincipled City Lord’s remains, only to be greeted by new visitors.

"Run quick, that figure is... the Imperial City!"

"It’s over, the fifty-thousand-meter-level Snow and Ice Imperial City guards have emerged, what has happened?"

"It appears these royals are planning to head to the Nation of Waves to support Emperor Bolin?"

"Damn it!"

People panicked instantly.

They could bully outside city lords, but now that the royal army arrived, how could these mud-legged folks possibly stand against them?

But the leader was not at all flustered and said: "Everyone, do not fear, our city can outrun them! As long as we keep running, they surely won’t dare to chase deeply!"

Everyone discussed and thought this plan feasible.

So they went full throttle, fleeing with the city.

This really worked since the city’s defensive measures were already in place, all it took was to infuse mana.

These ordinary ten-tier had formidable power when it came to battle, but their energy was sufficient!

With this infusion of energy, the city ran at high speed.

"How daring, these traitors even dare to run away!"

Outside, the Snow and Ice Royal General watched this scene, astonished, "How are their defenses so strong, where do they get so much mana?"

The ordinary ten-tier behind the shield also shouted triumphantly: "What good is high cultivation? If you have the guts, break in here, how long can you hold your breath here? We’ll suffocate you!"