The crowd found it unbelievable that such a destructive power even existed...
Is the sun going to be destroyed?
Is that even possible?
They didn't want to believe it, but the fear the cultivation manager had for an unknown reason was proof to them not to take it lightly.
Why else would he have the feeling of destruction then?
Little Mortal clasped his hands,
"Alright, that's enough, let's get back to business.
Old manager, I'll read the conditions for becoming the planet guardian; please confirm if I fulfill them."
The old manager felt the feeling of 'destruction' get stronger again!
What was happening?
"First,
Do you confirm that I am the strongest creature on your planet?"
The old manager, who thought that without this little boy, he and the whole planet would be gone by now anyway, calmed himself down and ignored the feeling of destruction,
"I confirm that Fellow Daoist Mortal is stronger than everyone on my planet altogether."
The people from the immortal world raised their eyebrows.
Is this little alien boy that strong?
Even stronger than Heaven's Will?
Little Mortal read the next condition.
"Second,
Do you confirm that I stopped a world invasion?"
"I confirm that Fellow Daoist Mortal stopped an invasion the moment he arrived here and saved the world single-handedly."
The Immortal Manager now got some answers as to why this old friend of hers was supporting this little boy without question!
He already saved the world!
And what did he save the world from?
Where is the enemy?
"Third,
Do you confirm that I have lots of strong followers?
I can call them over if needed?"
"I already saw them; no need, I confirm that."
Scholar whispered to the immortal scholar beside him,
"The followers are the people in the city I told you about, Senior.
They can absorb solar energy, and you might mistake them for mortals."
Little Mortal continued,
"Fourth,
Do you confirm that I have a strong special force team to use when I want to bet with other worlds?"
"They are not stronger than the fellow Daoists from the immortal world, but I'm sure it will be fine with Fellow Daoist Mortal as their leader."
He indirectly informed him about the power level of the other side because he knew this little monster, without his glasses, couldn't tell.
Little Mortal didn't care, though.
"Do you confirm that I have enough knowledge about the outside world and what we need to deal with after I become the planet guardian?"
"Your knowledge is far surpassing us in this regard; I confirm that."
The people around were in deep thought after hearing these conditions.
They tried to compare themselves to him and see if they could be a guardian, but this 'knowledge' condition alone basically made it impossible for them if this whole guardian thing was real.
The Immortal Manager, who saw through their thoughts, remembered something and raised her hand,
"Guardian Mortal, is the reason for the protective barrier around the planet, to prevent people inside from exploring outside and gaining the 'knowledge' related to the outside world?"
Little Mortal smiled,
"You, young lady, are so smart.
That's exactly it!
I'll tell you later about it."
The Immortal Manager felt embarrassed to be called a young lady in front of so many people again...
The old manager was speechless!
Why was the treatment between the two so different?
Little Mortal continued,
"Sixth, and last condition,
For this one, I need to make a positive impact that affects the world in a way that everyone remembers me for a long time."
Then he stood up and went to the old manager, giving him a storage ring respectfully.
"Please check the content inside and explain to everyone the 'positive impact' it will bring to the planet."
The Old Manager, who already knew about this, received the storage ring and looked inside.
There was a bunch of paper with information about how to strengthen the 'wood' and 'fire' root with a specific kind of drug, and then give the ability to absorb solar energy to humans after teaching them a specific technique.
They only needed to be 'muscular' enough for the time they would awaken their spirit roots.
There were even ten thousand followers ready to spread the knowledge.
And for the rest to understand, he explained it.
"In short, Fellow Daoist Mortal found a way to let everyone absorb solar power as an energy source.
But it's not only that.
Even the children of these people will be like them from birth, and they don't need to go through the same process.
This knowledge, under the Emperor's supervision, will be shared with everyone.
I'm sure there will be no 'world hunger' in the future, and even other races on the planet are going to have a better time with humans' bellies always full..."
The humans in question 'coughed' in embarrassment and were amazed at the same time.
This was indeed revolutionary!
Was this guardian position real?
Only to fulfill one of the six conditions, he had such a miraculous impact!
Immortal Manager raised her hand again,
"Is it possible to be shared with us?"
Little Mortal nodded,
"Sure."
Then he remembered about the 'forced condition',
"There was that other condition too,
The one between the two of us; do you confirm that too?"
The Old Manager nodded,
"I confirm that you got me a new source of spiritual energy that can support the whole planet for thousands of years.
You already completed the condition of 'positive impact' at the same time as doing that..."
Little Mortal looked at him in confusion at first...
Then he suddenly attacked!
"Why didn't you tell me sooner then!
You old fool, I'll break your leg!"
The old manager, who was scared out of his wits from his sudden action, tried to calm him down,
"Fellow Daoist Mortal, calm your anger!
I forgot!
It must be because of the influence!"
But Little Mortal didn't care and started punching and kicking his leg, which was like a massage for him, as he shouted,
"Do you think I believe you!"
After a while, when the old manager was beaten enough to 'calm' the anger of Little Mortal, who wasted his time on completing a condition that was already done, he went back behind the tribune while huffing and puffing.
The crowd,
Thought the old manager might disappear when he attacked, but surprisingly nothing happened...
'So, he is harmless when it comes to allies?'
Little Mortal tidied his martial arts clothes and said,
"Alright, now let's talk about the bet.
Immortal Manager, I'm going to call the solar system manager later to be our witness, so we can start the bet the moment I become guardian.
It is necessary for us to do it fast.
Are you ready?"
Immortal Manager nodded,
"Just tell me how the betting works and what we bet on."
Little Mortal flipped to another page in his notebook,
"The bet between the two planet guardians can be held in two ways, and the way we bet will be the first way.
I'll explain to you how it is.
There will be five matches.
The guardians can participate in one match.
The other four matches are between special forces members.
What kind of match?
It's our choice.
When it's our turn, we choose; when it's your turn, you choose what the match will be.
Simple, right?"
Immortal Manager nodded,
"Yes, but we don't have a guardian or special force on our side.
So I only need to choose one of the three people on my side as the guardian.
But what do we bet on?"
Little Mortal said as a matter of fact,
"We bet our cultivation planet, all in!
And you can only bet the immortal planet."
The smile on Immortal Manager's face froze!
"Excuse me?"
The crowd was at a loss for words...
The immortal planet was 10 times bigger than the cultivation planet!
The image of a likeable little boy in Immortal Manager's mind was shattered!
"Guardian Mortal, what do you mean by the planet as a bet?
Our side is 10 times bigger..."
Little Mortal shrugged,
"Don't ask me; that's guardian law, equal to world law, and it can't be broken."
Immortal Manager didn't know what these laws were and didn't care either.
Instead, she asked in annoyance,
"What will happen if we win?"
Little Mortal snorted,
"That won't happen.
But to know what would happen, well, you become the senior manager of the two planets, and I lose my guardian position to the person you are going to choose as guardian now.
But because your guardian isn't a 'real guardian',
he or she won't have any use for either side, and without an official guardian, the bet will be meaningless too.
So you and the old manager will be back to your old jobs like nothing happened."
"So if we lose, the cultivation manager becomes the senior manager, and you become the guardian of both sides?"
Little Mortal nodded,
"At the beginning, yes, and I became the solar system guardian too, because your side is the strongest planet in this solar system."
Immortal Manager was a little confused,
"That's it?
What will happen after that?"
Little Mortal didn't answer,
"Not telling."
Seeing that him don't want to answer, she pointed at the immortal version of the scholar and said,
"Alright, I choose that guy as our temporary guardian.
The other two are his teammates.
But we still lack two more people..."
Little Mortal chuckled,
"Who needs five people?
Like you, we have only three members participating in our bet.
Ronnie, Scholar, and me."
Immortal Manager looked at him in disbelief,
"You think you can win three matches back to back, and there is no need for five members?"
Now she felt this kid was really underestimating her!
Little Mortal smiled with confidence,
"Just wait and see!"
Immortal Manager snorted,
"So confident, huh?
I can't wait to see how you win three times in a row!"
Little Mortal went to the old manager and kicked his leg,
"Hurry up and approve my guardian position!"
It seems he was still dissatisfied with him...
The Old Manager, who pretended that his leg 'hurt', said,
"Alright, I approve of your position as the planet guardian; what now?"
The rest of the people wondered too.
'What now?'
Little Mortal was looking around in confusion, too.
He knocked on his guardian token,
"What now?"
The crowd,
"-_-"
Even you yourself don't know 'what now?'
And what's with this token?
It is behind all of this Guardian show!
The Guardian token answered,
[ Please be patient; your application needs to be approved by the guardian association.
Your score needs to be higher than 80 points for each fulfilled condition. ]
Little Mortal shook his head,
"You and your non-existent association..."
Everyone waited silently, and just when they started feeling this whole guardian position might be fake,
The whole planet suddenly started trembling!
But it was not like an earthquake; instead, it was like someone who received a good news!
So good that the person, and in this case, the whole planet, started shaking from excitement, an excitement that all the living beings on the planet could feel!
Then the sky turned dark, not like a night sky, but like when you are going to the cinema and the movie is about to start; now was the time for the lights to go out.
Then light waves started appearing in the sky, like an aurora, dancing around.
It was like the start of a celebration.
Next, Little Mortal's face appeared in the dark sky, not the one with a mustache, but the innocent little three-year-old kid with a cheeky smile.
It didn't matter who or where on the planet you were; you could see the same scene.
In the Capital, all the citizens looked at the sky, and their eyes fixed on the little boy.
In the Emperor's mansion, the imperial family was looking at the sky together.
The Empress muttered,
"It finally started!"
The staff in her hand started shivering as if it were feeling a force that could destroy it at any moment, if it did something it shouldn't be doing at this moment!
In the outer sect city, a certain little girl started shouting,
"Breaking news, breaking news,
The evil sect master's demonic ceremony has finally begun!
Breaking n-"
But before she could continue, her eyes, like everybody else's, fixed on the image in the sky, and she became quiet.
At the inn rooftop, a lone expert in black was looking at the sky calmly.
Rose, her parents, Lady Butterfly, Third Sister in the Forbidden Jungle, Mr. Blacksmith in the desert, and all the living beings on the planet's surface looked up at the little boy in the sky.
Then, there was a 'loud boom' and a genderless voice that sounded throughout the whole planet, in a language that everyone could understand, but no one could tell what language it was.
[Congratulations to the planet Cultivation, for choosing its guardian, 'Mortal', to protect the planet and its creatures for as long as it exists.]
Then there was another 'Boom' and the little boy's face disappeared; another scene started appearing, and the genderless voice spoke again.
[Now, all living beings of planet Cultivation, behold the hardship and suffering of your new guardian and his long journey to fulfill the six conditions.]
Then a list of conditions appeared in the sky; it didn't matter if you could read or not, you could understand it.
[1. To be the strongest creature on the cultivation planet.
Score: 100/100
2. Stop the world invasion at least once.
Score: 100/100
3. Strong Followers
Score: 100/100
4. Special force team for a bet with the other worlds.
Score: 100/100
5. Have enough knowledge about the outside world and what you need to deal with after becoming the planet guardian.
Score: 100/100
6. Make a positive impact on the world that makes everyone remember you for a long time.
Score: 100/100 ]
Then a scene starts playing.
It was somewhere in the forbidden jungle.
As far as you could see, there were only big trees and a big mountain at the center.
At this moment, a circle suddenly appeared in the sky above the mountain.
As if a passage opened to an unknown place!
The moment it appeared, the big mountain moved,
Part of it started opening up, and two big eyes suddenly appeared on the mountain.
In those eyes, you could only see fear and shock!
While the pair of eyes seems to be frozen in fear, two creatures emerge from the dark circle.
They weren't exactly like humans.
They had rough purple skin, a special kind of armor, a helmet with some spikes on it, and a big sword on their back.
From their similar armor sets, you could guess that they were from an army.
The two seem to be communicating with each other, then they brought out a device, and activated it.
With its activation, the dark-looking hole became bigger and bigger, and at the same time, the scenery from the other side became clearer.
Not long after, the onlookers could see millions of creatures in the same set of armor as the two, standing at the other side, like they were ready to get the confirmation from the two and enter.
At this moment, two big, withered hands appeared in the sky.
It was like heaven's hand, coming to stop the creatures from invading their world and sealing the passage.
But the two invaders, after a glance, drew their swords and slashed.
Two slashes, and the hand was cut; the clouds in the sky were cut, and something above the clouds shattered. The two sword lights disappeared into outer space.
The two just snorted and signaled the army from the other side to enter.
Those who were watching in shock wondered,
If these guys invaded our world, then where are they now?
On the other side of the passage, there were millions of them, equipped with armor and a sword on their back!
At this point, little mortal start shouting,
"Stop it!
Stop it, you stupid token!
World law is supposed to show my version of the journey!"
The guardian token immediately started vibrating, and a moment later, it replied,
[ The guardian can now send his own record to the World Law to be displayed instead.]
But the 'movie' in the sky didn't stop and was still playing!
Little mortal shouted in panic,
"Then why is that still playing?
Stop it!"
[ Please be patient, the connection and receiving the approval takes time.]
Little mortal placed his hand on his head and kneeled on the ground,
"Oh no... All of my hard work was in vain..."
But the guardian token acted fast this time,
[ Permission has been granted.
The ceremony will be paused .]
Little mortal jumped up excitedly,
"Yes!
Good job, Mr. Token!"
And so the 'guardian journey' stopped for everyone.
The creatures watching the show waited patiently, because they were in a special condition at this moment.
Like the planet itself, they could sense that something truly positive was happening!
But for a certain group of people, the guardian journey was still playing!
They were the members of special force and those who with guardian token.
On the scene with the invaders, another dark circle appeared.
This one was exactly at the top of the two big eyes on the mountain.
Then a familiar barefooted little boy, with his big backpack, in black martial arts clothes, walked out, fell on the big mountain, and looked around with curiosity.
In the 'movie',
Not to anyone's surprise, the two creatures didn't even notice him.
But the army that was going to enter the passage suddenly stopped its march.
Someone hurriedly brought out a device and pointed in the direction of the little boy, as if trying to measure something.
At the same time, the guardian token by the little boy's waist jumped up and floated in front of him.
A mechanical voice sounded,
[Planet without a guardian has been detected.]
[Currently, this planet is under the invasion of an outside race under the space pirate.
If the holder of the guardian token decides to become this planet's guardian, it is possible to use this opportunity to fulfill one of the six conditions.]
The little boy, who didn't seem to pay attention to what it was saying, suddenly became excited.
He looked up and saw the invaders.
Then he took off his headband and wristbands before shouting excitedly, "You go talk to the manager!" and disappearing from his location.
The mountain with two big eyes under his feet, as if slammed to the ground, made the whole forbidden jungle tremble!
The next moment after the little boy disappeared, he was already behind the two creatures who seemed to be on a scouting mission.
At this moment, feeling something, both of them turned around.
The moment they turned, two small hands grabbed them by the neck.
But the two weren't slow!
At the same time, they unsheathed their swords once again and slashed at the two small hands.
But unlike the previous time, the swords couldn't even scratch the boy's clothing, let alone cut his hand...
And from the backlash of their own attack, both of their wrists broke!
The two scouts and the little boy who jumped towards them at high speed and caught them in his way to the passage soon ended up at their destination.
When the boy landed on the other side of the passage,
He first smashed the heads of the two struggling creatures into each other, and then threw them to his left and right like garbage.
At that moment, the creature, who had been pointing a device at him to measure something, put the device aside, took off his helmet, knelt, and hit the ground with his forehead.
He prostrated himself towards the little boy.
Seeing the scene, the entire army of a million invaders, behind the man, did the same.
They took off their helmet, knelt, and hit the ground with their forehead, prostrating to him.
While people were dumbfounded by the little big boss's entrance, the scene changed.
In this scene, the token was floating in front of an old man with a broken arm who looked extremely miserable.
He was the same old manager who was hardly recognizable in his current condition.
The token mechanical voice sounded.
[ This is an official request from the 'Guardian Association' to the manager of planet cultivation.
The candidate with the name 'mortal' has been verified by the Guardian Association as a qualified candidate and is now requesting to enter the competition for the Planet Guardian position.
Will you, as the planet manager, accept the request?]
The old manager looked blankly at the token,
Then, at the little boy with an army prostrating in front of him, he gulped nervously and said,
"Yes."
The audience nodded in their minds.
Who dares say no to whatever request this unknown monster was making?
Just two random scouts from the enemy side broke the manager's hand, and now these overpowered invaders were prostrating themselves in front of the random little boss who just showed up out of nowhere!
Especially the members of the special force who faced these creatures while recording the 'save the world scene', and knew how terrifying they were even with sealed power ...
Receiving the answer, the token flew over to the little boy on the other side, and the Camera zoomed in there.
[ Candidate 'mortal', your request has been approved.
You can officially begin your guardian competition by fulfilling one of the six conditions: 'Stop the World Invasion'.
The guardian association wi-]
But before it could continue, the little boy slapped it away towards his backpack, which was left on the mountain.
And while speechless, he mumbled to himself,
"What in the world is this delusional token even saying?
What association?
You silly token is the only thing left..."
Then he pointed at the first creature that headbutted the ground, and the guy came to him obediently.
Then he whispered some words to the creature, and while it was sweating profusely, Little Mortal jumped out of the passage and landed on the big mountain again.
The moment he landed on the mountain, as if it couldn't bear his weight for the second time, it disappeared.
Then a kind-looking lady in a brown robe with brown hair appeared in the air, and both of them started falling together.
The lady was watching him nervously on the way.
But the little boy was looking at her in shock!
Then he said,
"Did I just land on your head two times in a row?"
The nervous lady in a brown robe said,
"It's fine..."
And the two landed on the ground and shook the whole place once again!
The little boy cupped his hand, bowed a little, and said,
"Please, excuse my rudeness, Madam.
I am Mortal, here to become the guardian.
You can call me Little Mortal.
Can I ask for your name? "
The kind-looking lady, who everyone knew was, felt a little at ease from his polite response, and answered,
"* didn't mind, so many other creatures walking on my back all the time.
Everyone calls me 'wise turtle'.
I am the first intelligence being of this planet."
The little boy was shocked again!
He ran to where his backpack had dropped, took out a pair of black-framed glasses, glanced at her with it, then put it back in the backpack and ran back to her.
The sudden move made Wise Turtle confused.
Little mortal then asked her excitedly,
"Do you want to join my special force?"
Wise turtle looked at the eagerness in his eyes, then thought of the horrifying army that had prostrated to him,
And then thought about the heaven's will that sent her a message when this little guy was at the other side and accepted him for this guardian position, and didn't hesitate to say,
"Yes."
Little Mortal shouted excitedly,
"Give a token to our first special force member,
Madam. Turtle."
A token flew out of the backpack and dropped into her hand.
"Good!
I need you for a scene that I'm going to record.
You need to lie down here and pretend to be dead.
Easy, right ?"
Wise turtle looked at the innocent-looking boy and nodded without saying anything.
What choice did she have?
Little Mortal hung a small cage on his waist and put on his headband and wristbands while waiting patiently beside the 'corpse' of the wise turtle.
Meanwhile, the other side of the passage,
The creature from before took out another device and started communicating with it.
Then the entire army begins bustling with activity.
Not long after, the creature led the army, and they all started marching towards the passage and entered it!
When Little Mortal saw them coming, he kneeled,
He took out something containing a red liquid and poured it on Wise Turtle's face and his own.
After one last check to ensure everything was ready, he held Wise Turtle's dead body in his hand and pretended to be sad.
From an outside view, it was like a child who lost her mother in a tragic event.
After all that, he dropped his head, closed his eyes, and said,
"Take one, action! "
Then he slowly raised his head, and while opening his eyes at the same time, said,
"So, the invasion has begun for so long...
Forgive me, comrades... I was late... too late..."
Then he looked behind him as if there were a bunch of other dead comrades who had died before his arrival, and with sadness in his voice, continued,
"Maybe I am the only one left, but..."
He looked towards the sky,
"I know... my brothers and sisters who fought alongside each other are now watching over me from heaven.
How can I disappoint them...
How can I let their effort be wasted..."
Then he put down the 'corpse' gently, and while looking at her with sadness, said,
"Little sister, don't be sad, soon, I will join you on the other side, but before that..."
His sad eyes suddenly became sharp, and with an arrogant tone, he continued,
"Let this big brother of yours perform a good show for all of you in heaven, one last time!"
Then he roared towards the sky,
"Come at me, you evil creatures!"
Hearing his voice, the creature in front gave an order.
The whole army of hundreds of thousands of soldiers dived down while making all kinds of battle cries!
The little boy then started doing some clumsy hand seals and shouted,
"Divine technique, judgment by sin!"
Then he laughed like a maniac at the army,
"Hahaha, let us all die together!"
The army who were crazily coming towards him, as if they heard a specific phrase, suddenly stopped, became silent, punched their own head in groups, and started falling from the sky in batches, unconscious...
And Little Mortal who said,
"Aaand Cut!
Little cage, take them in!"
The next moment, all of the falling enemies disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Then he brought out a mirror from his backpack, pointed at the passage, and said,
"Big guy, keep the things on the other side.
Little Mirror, close the passage, please, when the big guy is done ."
And after the huge vehicle, along with the unknown device and machines, was swallowed by the backpack, the passage closed.
The scene became empty, like nothing had happened at all.
Little Mortal nodded in approval, took out a small notebook, went to a page with the word 'guardian conditions', and drew a '✓' in front of the 'stop the world invasion at least once'.
With that done, he went to Wise Turtle and was going to speak, but the scene suddenly stopped playing.
The sky turned dark, and the genderless voice sounded again,
[ One of the sixth conditions, stop the world invasion, has been fulfilled.
Next is-]
But this time, the show paused for everyone, even those with a guardian token.
The followers and those with a guardian token finally saw how their little boss saved the world!
He just showed up, and the enemy prostrated themselves on the ground before him, surrendering!
The End!
When the special force members remembered how the scene of saving the world in Little Mortal's version was, they all felt speechless...
What they recorded was something completely different...
Little Mortal, who was watching the show like the rest, heard the token say,
[Only the members with a token saw the world invasion.]
Little Mortal wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead,
"I was lucky that it only kept playing for my own followers..."
Then he turned to the confused crowd of people from the immortal planet, who didn't see what happened after the two creatures opened the passage, and said,
"You need to wait for the real ceremony to watch the rest.
We don't have time for that now.
Let's take care of our bet first, and then watch my journey after that!"
The immortal planet's members, who were once from this planet, like every other creature, saw the little boy in front of them in a completely different light now!
His existence now was like a layer of protection for them.
They all could only think about one sentence seeing him.
[Even if the sky falls, Guardian Mortal will be there to shoulder it!]
The old manager suddenly put his hand on his forehead and started trembling!
Immortal Manager looked at him worriedly,
"What happened to you?"
The old manager said,
"I remember now...
The guardian position is indeed real...
Now I remember everything that was locked somewhere in my memories all these years..."
Little Mortal kicked him again,
"What do you mean it's real?
I already told you so many times!"
The old manager coughed in embarrassment.
Little Mortal shook his head in disappointment at him for the third time today.
"Whatever...
Guardian token, ask the solar system manager to come for our bet.
We need him as a witness."
[Affirmative.]
But a brief moment later,
[The solar system manager is not responding.]
"Why?"
[You broke the barrier between the two planets.
The impact-]
Little Mortal panicked,
"Stop, stop!
No need to continue...
*Cough*
Do you know his coordinates?"
[Yes.]
"Then give it to the space mirror."
And then he looked at Immortal Manager and the rest as if everything was fine,
"We have some technical difficulties, please be patient.
I apologize for the delay."
Immortal Manager, who was the only one who wasn't affected by him becoming 'guardian',
because her birthplace was another planet,
was going to ask what the problem was, but her temporary guardian, the scholar from the immortal planet, stood up, cupped his hands, and said respectfully,
"Guardian Mortal, we can wait as long as you want."
Immortal Manager raised an eyebrow.
The scene in the mirror at this moment changed from Immortal Manager's cloudy place to a dark void.
Little Mortal, while sending the crystal in, said,
"Find that dude; he should be close."
The crystal went in and a moment later, started vibrating.
Little Mortal said,
"Space mirror, it's your turn again."
And the scenery changed after the small crystal sent the coordinates of the target back to the space mirror.
This time, while the background was still the dark void, an additional object was present within it.
To be exact, it was a person.
A middle-aged man, with long black hair, in a purple robe with flickering lights on it.
But inside the robe, a big part was empty.
He only had one remaining hand, without a lower body, and half of his upper body was missing.
The crowd gasped!
"Is this guy even alive?"
Little Mortal nodded,
"He is fine.
Managers are all the same.
As long as the place they are managing still exists, even if it's a mess, they can live."
Then he shouted at the sleeping middle-aged man,
"Greetings, Solar System Manager.
As you know, we are going to start the bet between the two planets.
Because of your condition, I won't make it hard for you.
Please, if you approve of our bet, don't say anything; if you don't approve of it, say you don't."
The corpse on the other side, floating in the endless darkness, didn't say a word.
Little Mortal nodded,
"Thank you for your approval.
Now we are going to start; please be our witness."
The corpse didn't say anything again.
Little Mortal nodded again and turned to the Immortal Manager,
"Alright, we have everything ready; shall we start?"
Immortal Manager looked at the corpse, then at the little boy, and the corpse again...
She shrugged,
"Whatever, let's begin."
She could tell everyone had become his fans after he became the guardian.
No one even questioned him when he asked for approval from an unconscious 'corpse'...
The guardian token at this moment flew up, and its mechanical voice sounded,
[For a fair match, as the only member from the guardian association on this planet, I will be the judge of the bet between the two guardians.]
Little Mortal was shocked,
"But you are my guardian token!"
[Guardian association fairness is always the priority.]
Little Mortal snorted and took out his golden coin, which only the scholar recognized, and said,
"Alright, bring it on!"
He was full of confidence!
The crowd discovered another fact!
This guardian token wasn't on his side when it came to the matter of the guardian association that was between different guardians!
A token appeared and started spinning mid-air slowly.
One side was written 1, the other side 2.
[Immortal Planet Manager, please choose a number as the challenged planet to determine who starts the match.]
Immortal Manager randomly said,
"Two."
Little Mortal flipped the coin in his hand and said,
"I wish for 1."
The spinning token dropped on the ground.
The number was two.
But just a moment before it could stop moving, a little ladybug that no one would care about just passed by; a wind blew, its direction changed, went under the token that was going to be two, and squashed the ladybug, which flapped its little wings, and the coin flipped over to one!
The crowd, who thought the little guardian was only messing with that gold coin, were dumbfounded now!
So many coincidences?
And the little ladybug was actually a spirit insect!
That's why it didn't get stuck under the coin like a normal ladybug!
They turned to the little guardian suspiciously!
Was this going to be like this to the end?
He flips a coin, and they lose?
But the guardian token's voice sounded,
[Detected that the cultivation world guardian used a treasure to cheat on the first part of the bet.]
And a moment later.
[Attempting to stop the act of cheating.]
Then it went silent for a moment and said,
[The attempt to stop the act of cheating failed due to the high level of the treasure that was used.]
Then it went silent again for a moment, like it was trying to do something else, and continued,
[The supervisor doesn't have the power to punish the cheater due to his higher level of power.
Searching for an entity from the association that can interfere.]
[The search has failed.
No entity strong enough has been detected in the solar system.]
[Attempting to give a warning to Guardian Mortal for cheating.]
[Guardian Mortal, due to interfering with the fairness of the bet, you receive a 'strike'; after three strikes, you will be disqualified and be the loser of the bet.]
The crowd,
"..."
Little Mortal,
"I-I just flipped a coin..."