Since the wedding ceremony was now completed, the alliance between the Ghost Fief and the Flower Fief had finally become official. Because of this, most fiefs naturally saw them as a huge threat.
Two days after the wedding, the godly voice descended on the nine fiefs, announcing the result of the Spiritual Emperor Contest held in the human race. Since no Godly Genius was able to win the first place, no one obtained a reward this time.
Actually, Rocky was supposed to be rewarded, since he won the championship using his identity as Basil. But of course, even Mikayla could not afford to expose his human identity, so she also pretended not to know about it.
At the same time, a new training quest was announced. But upon hearing it, all of the Godly Geniuses were bewildered by its content. This time, the Godly Geniuses were asked to choose a side in the upcoming war and help them win. Of course, there were only two choices; it was either the Shura Race or the joint forces of the human race and the spiritual race.
Obviously, this was a baffling quest, and no one understood the meaning behind it—except Rocky. The moment he heard it, he instantly knew that this quest was specifically designed for him.
In this war, the joint forces of the human race and the spiritual race could not lose. Losing the battle meant that the Shura Race would gain the power to rule the entire continent, which would further push the Holy-Evil World to its destruction. Of course, this was not something the gods wanted. If this happened, even they would not be able to do anything to save their world.
On the other hand, for other Godly Geniuses, this quest seemed so trivial. After all, as members of the Shura Race, why would they even think of siding with their enemies? In their opinion, as long as they made sufficient achievements in assisting the Shura Race to win the war, they would definitely accomplish the task.
Aside from Valeria, no one among the other Godly Geniuses knew that Rocky was actually a human. Hence, there was no reason for them to doubt the purpose of the quest.
After the next quest was issued, the fiefs also began to make their plans. Some wasted no time and geared up for battle, but others chose to contemplate some more. In particular, the Ghost Fief and the Flower Fief could not just make a rash move. Since they were supporting Princess Layla, who was originally opposed to the war, they might not actually participate in this quest.
Fortunately for Rocky, this gave him enough time to carry out his plans.
In order to move freely and deceive others, on the second day after their wedding, Rocky and Valeria announced that they were going to cultivate in seclusion.
The dual cultivation technique of the Flower Fief was known to be unique in the Shura Race. This way, even if they went away, it would not arouse suspicion from others.
At this moment, Rocky was in the Ghost Palace, preparing everything he needed before he set out for the human race.
"Old man, I will go back to the human race with Eunice tomorrow. It might take a while before I'm back," Rocky informed as soon as he finished his preparations.
"I see. I'll also get ready. I'll come with you two," Esteban said in a very casual way.
Of course, when Rocky heard his response, he was in a daze. He was so surprised, wondering what Esteban was talking about.
"Why the hell are you so surprised? I am also a human. Why can't I go back to my own people?" Esteban raised his voice and glared at Rocky.
"Well, yes. Of course, you can. But what are you going to do there?" Rocky asked in confusion. Although he knew from the start that Esteban was also a human, he did not know much about his background.
"You guys are going back to the Di Clan first, right? I will accompany you," Esteban answered after hesitating for a while.
"Can you already tell me what your relationship with the Di Clan is?" When he first took Eunice here with him, Esteban immediately showed a rare affection to her upon knowing that she was from the Di Clan. From then on, Rocky surmised that Esteban had a close relationship with the Di Clan. Now that the old man suddenly said that he wanted to go back with them, Rocky obviously became even more curious.
"Why are you so impatient? You will know once we get back!" Esteban did not say anything more and proceeded to prepare his things.
Rocky could just shrug his shoulders, thinking that Esteban was right.
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