Qin Siyang nodded.
"Alright. Once I gather all the offerings, I'll come find you again to ask how to perform the godhood ceremony."
"It's the Divine Ritual. I've noticed, kid, you're really born rebellious. Why do you always think about becoming a god?"
Qin Siyang didn't mind at all, "The name's too complicated. I can't remember it. As long as you understand, it's fine."
"Our atheist camp really needs talent like you."
"Nope, I'm not an atheist. I even check the calendar before going out."
"Good point."
Li Tianming seemed to remember something and added:
"The hundred circular armor pieces of minor god armor also have levels. The grading of these minor god armor circular pieces is quite easy to understand. The higher the accumulated merit of the offering's circular piece, the higher the level. The god will be more pleased and will grant you more rewards."
"More rewards?"
"Although improving the accumulated merit of minor god armor circular pieces has little effect on the effectiveness of the Divine Ritual, it does have some impact."
"For example, your skills may improve a bit more, your body might get a little stronger, things like that. But there are no exact standards."
"Even the smallest mosquito has meat. If your strength allows it, then get some high-merit minor god armor circular pieces to smooth the path of the believers."
"Got it," Qin Siyang committed Li Tianming's words to memory.
If you're gonna do something, do it to the extreme.
The hardest part, obtaining the circular piece of a hostile medium god armor, was already in his bag.
Now, he only needed to consider minor god armor circular pieces, that was an easy job.
Qin Siyang held a cup filled with juice, contemplating his next steps.
At that moment—
A blonde girl in an evening gown approached Qin Siyang, "Mr. Qin, may I have this dance with you?"
Her eyes were crystal clear, reflecting the twinkling lights in a blue radiance, like the night sky and scattered stars.
Soft, delicate features formed a sweet expression.
Qin Siyang was slightly stunned, he hadn't expected someone to ask him to dance.
"Sorry, I don't know how to dance."
"It's alright. Even if Mr. Qin doesn't dance, we can still have a chat."
'Talk about what?'
Qin Siyang looked at the girl in confusion.
He didn't even know her.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Sally Warren. My father is Georgia Warren, the vice president of the Warren Merchant Guild."
Li Tianming helpfully reminded him, "Georgia is the blonde middle-aged guy you just threatened on stage."
"I know. Principal Zhao introduced him earlier."
"So, what do you want to talk about?"
Qin Siyang took a sip of juice, not particularly interested in the vice president's daughter.
It was probably just about that crimson crystal from earlier.
Sally said, "I'd like to discuss our marriage, Mr. Qin."
"Pfft—"
Juice sprayed out from Qin Siyang's nose.
Seeing this, Sally pulled out a handkerchief to help him wipe off the juice.
"No need, I'll do it myself," Qin Siyang quickly dodged, avoiding Sally's handkerchief.
Then he grabbed Li Tianming's tie from the table and used it to wipe the juice off himself.
"Hey, that's my tie."
"What's the big deal? You weren't using it anyway," Qin Siyang coughed twice and wiped his face with a napkin.
Then, he looked at Sally strangely.
"Have we met before?"
"No. Today is the first time I'm meeting Mr. Qin."
"And you're already talking about marriage?"
"Oh, I just meant it as a proposal for discussion, of course. We still need to communicate more. Mr. Qin asked me what I wanted to talk about, so I answered—that's all."
Li Tianming whispered in Qin Siyang's ear, "You can talk with her, don't worry, I won't tell Wen Shu."
After saying that, he wrapped his wet tie in a napkin and turned to leave, heading toward Zhang Kuang and Lu Daoxing.
However, Qin Siyang noticed that Li Tianming's flushed face had already returned to normal, and the smell of alcohol on him had completely faded.
He was slightly puzzled, 'Is Li some kind of superhuman? How can he sober up so fast?'
But there was no time to dwell on it.
After Li Tianming left, Sally naturally moved closer to Qin Siyang.
A soft, fragrant scent filled the air, immediately making his heart race.
"Mr. Qin, according to my family's tradition, I've reached the marriageable age, and so have you."
"I think Mr. Qin is an independent person who dislikes being arranged by others. That's why I didn't have my father discuss this with you and decided to approach you myself."
"I'd like to know if Mr. Qin is willing to talk about marriage with me."
Qin Siyang swallowed.
'Jumping straight to marriage?'
'That is… direct.'
He had heard that people from the Bear Nation and Lighthouse Nation regions were passionate and bold.
But the ones he had encountered before were all quite serious.
Inspector Olov from the police department, Professor Harrison from South Glory University, Governor Jonathan of the 14th State, and Director Crawford from the Management Department—
Not a single one was easy to deal with.
Among them, the most "passionate" toward him had been Olov, and even now, thinking about it made his back shiver.
And now, here was another one.
Qin Siyang thought for a moment and tactfully declined, "Sally, although we all live in the Safe Zone together, we still have our own traditions. Your customs are different from ours in Huaguo."
"In Huaguo, we don't usually get married this early."
Sally looked puzzled, "How so? People in Huaguo get married at this age too."
"Huh?"
"Just now, when my father was chatting with Director Zhao Longfei, he mentioned that Chairman Zhao Sifang and Ms. Gu Yunxuan's wedding will be held around the end of this year or early next year."
"WHAT?"
"They're getting married by the end of the year?"
Qin Siyang was even more shocked.
'Why didn't they tell me about this?'
'Are both families in such a rush to secure the crimson crystal?'
"Mr. Qin didn't know?"
"Uh… maybe they just decided and haven't had time to inform me."
Qin Siyang glanced at Zhao Longfei, who was laughing and chatting with others, his gaze full of disdain.
'Does this guy ever do anything human?'
"Mr. Qin, is there something else about me you're not satisfied with?"
"Uh… not really, I mean, I just met you today."
"That's great! I don't have any dissatisfaction with Mr. Qin either! That means we can further discuss marriage!"
"No, no, no. That's just a neutral opinion. It's not a standard for choosing a marriage partner."
Qin Siyang shook his head vigorously.
"I don't have any dissatisfaction with about 90% of the people in this venue."
But Sally just smiled, "Doesn't that mean we've had a great start?"
Qin Siyang was overwhelmed.
Sally didn't seem like Joseph or Olov, the deep schemers.
She clearly didn't understand Huaguo's subtle ways of refusal.
Might as well be blunt.
She must be approaching him because of the crimson crystal.
"Miss Sally. I can't treat marriage as a business transaction. Do you understand?"
"Transaction? What transaction?"
"Aren't you using marriage as a bargaining chip to negotiate for the crimson crystal?"
Sally's blue eyes sparkled, "Not at all! It's just that you were so cool on stage earlier that I suddenly fell for you." [T/N: I call BULLSH*T]
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