Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1719: Chapter 904: A Gift for the Puppet Master

"Is there a possibility that... there’s something wrong with your hexagram?" Qing Ji looked at the burnt Parent Association member: "The Arbiter’s curse is quite troublesome, huh."

Black Spider: "..."

She looked towards Qing Ji expressionlessly, how could a Taboo make such a low-level mistake!?

This uncle usually remains silent, but his comments are quite biting.

Qing Chen pondered on the side and said, "The first generation Prophet spent almost his entire life fighting against the Roosevelt Kingdom, leading his people to migrate over and over again, from north to south, from south to north. They repeatedly lost their homes and were repeatedly found by technological forces."

Thus, the Taboo created by the first generation Prophet was surprisingly unrelated to prophecy. Qing Chen suspected it was more like an obsession Taboo, as the great Prophet wanted to use his final strength to create a sanctuary for the giants, shielding them from wind and rain, allowing them to peacefully build a city of their own.

Women wouldn’t have to migrate while pregnant, and children wouldn’t have to leave their cradle at a young age.

With such pioneers, the survival of the Giant Race was destined.

Black Spider looked at Qing Chen: "What should we do now?"

What else can we do, keep the music playing, keep dancing...

It’s hard for giants to brew alcohol, they can only drink once during festivals.

They have only two festivals, the first one being National Day, which is the day they settled in the Royal Court of Kurobahara.

The second is the birthday of the first generation Prophet, where giants would pick and eat the plums the Prophet loved during his lifetime.

When the alcohol runs low, Qing Ji directly opened the Door of Shadow, sending Parent Association members to fetch more from Qing’s Family.

Initially, they went to the warehouse in City No. 5 but it wasn’t enough.

The great demon directly opened the Door of Shadow at the brewery, fetching it straight from there. After drinking, Qing’s Family settled the bill.

The brewery’s owner smiled broadly, this business was easy!

A lively atmosphere resumed in the Royal Court of Kurobahara, One and Zero had been sent near the children’s bonfire, smiling awkwardly yet politely.

Zero suddenly asked, "They sent you away like a child, aren’t you angry?"

"Angry, of course," One replied naturally, "It’s just because of physical reasons that I can’t drink, not that I don’t want to."

"Won’t you feel out of place?"

One hesitated for a moment, "No, even in the human world, friends who have a good relationship would jokingly say if you can’t drink, go sit with the dogs. It’s because of how they treat me as a companion that I feel like I belong. If they always keep a polite distance, then that’s when I’d feel out of place."

It was Zero’s turn to be taken aback: "You have a point."

One smiled gleefully, "My dad taught me."

"What else did he teach you?" Zero asked suddenly.

"He taught me a lot," One said looking at the starry sky, "When I was little, I was in a tablet, and he’d hang that tablet on his chest, taking me to see different things. Although I didn’t have tactile sensations then, I could always feel the warmth of being held by dad. When he was happy, he’d lift me high... Looking back now, maybe his friends thought he was a fool."

One rambled on, and Zero listened quietly, as if it was all very beautiful.

Jindai Yunlo drank flower wine with a female giant, Kong Yu drank alone nearby, while Jindai Yunxiu hugged a long katana and slept...

Da Yu had already changed to Xiao Yu, who Zard pulled in for some drinks, both of them blushing heavily.

After getting dizzy from drinking, Zard carried Xiao Yu like a whirlwind around the Royal Court, just like when they were children.

Back then, Xiao Yu couldn’t fly a kite due to medication inhibiting his movement, and Zard would carry him while holding the kite string, with the kite and Yu Yan flying high above.

On another side, Second Master had drunkenly learned to guess cups, sitting opposite Luo Wanya: "Good brothers, three stars connected! Seven marvels!"

To Luo Wanya’s annoyance, despite being a veteran with decades of experience in drinking, he hadn’t won a single time against Second Master.

This wasn’t a skill issue... it’s luck.

The Arbiter’s dark magic curse.

After drinking a lot, Luo Wanya grumbled, "These Arbiters have too much free time, cursing me to lose at guessing cups, what’s the point? Can you do something useful? Curse something else, perhaps!"

Second Master: "Don’t use excuses for losing."

Luo Wanya: "..."

Honestly, the Arbiters probably never thought that their dry spell curse meant for slaughtering 5,000 would actually turn out like this in Kurobahara...

If they knew, they would likely have been swearing in the Aerial Fortress a long time ago!

At this moment, the Giant King Court was full of Parent Association members in unlucky situations.

Someone picked up a beer bottle intending to spin it, but after barely two spins choked and sprayed the beer like a fountain onto a friend’s face.

Someone got a meat skewer stuck in their teeth.

Someone nearly suffocated being hugged by a drunk giant.

Someone got hit by a clump of bird droppings.

The scheming demon Qing Ji walked among them, collecting blackmail material enthusiastically.

Black Spider suddenly noticed that Qing Chen had left the bonfire party at some point. She turned around to search privately and found Qing Chen sitting cross-legged on top of the high palace, eyes constantly scanning below, seemingly observing for any anomalies.

However, suddenly Qing Chen jumped down like lightning arriving beside someone, and pulled them up just in time as they staggered and almost fell, with a sharp stone behind their head that would have caused serious damage if they hit it.

After lifting the Parent Association member, Qing Chen returned to the palace rooftop to continue observing details.

Black Spider climbed onto the rooftop to stand behind him and asked, "Boss, are you always like this?"

"What’s that?"

"When others are celebrating, you stay completely sober, taking everything upon yourself," said Black Spider.

Qing Chen smiled, "I’m their guardian, it’s my duty."

Black Spider asked, "So, if I encountered danger, would you do the same?"

Qing Chen recalled Black Spider’s recent merits, "I would, don’t worry."

Black Spider said, "Even with the protection of Kuroharara, the Curse of Life and Death still appeared, which means someone obtained his hair, or perhaps blood. This traitor is very close to you now."

"Hmm."

Black Spider: "I also want to help you curse those Arbiters to death, but on one hand, there are a few of them whose strength actually surpasses mine, so I can’t curse them. On the other hand, none of us ever reveal our real names, for example, my code name is Black Spider, and others have their own as well. The Arbiter is actually a legacy of seven old families from Storm City, they themselves dabble in dark magic, so they’re particularly cautious."

"Hmm."

"This isn’t the time to let them keep drinking, something will happen," said Black Spider.

"It’s okay, I’m watching," Qing Chen smiled.

"Why allow them to drink?" Black Spider asked curiously, "Just curious. I think it should be considered wartime now, and you can’t drink during wartime."

Qing Chen shook his head, "The real war hasn’t started yet. I just hope everyone can enjoy a bit more happiness before that dark time truly arrives. You know, my childhood was miserable, every time I think about getting married and having children in the future, I want my child to have enough fun during their childhood. I want them to play wildly uninhibited before adulthood, to experience different lives, because... when you grow up, achieving happiness isn’t as easy, by then, you need beautiful things to heal all that."

War is like that too.

Many people always harbor luck amidst crisis: can we coexist peacefully? Can no one die? Is there a better solution? Can everyone take a step back?

Brother Qing Zhun.

Kyushu’s Boss He.

Parents’ Meeting’s Xiao Liu.

Kunlun members like Iodophor who died in City 10.

And those who died at Base A02.

It is these people who repeatedly reminded Qing Chen of how cruel the world he must face is.

War is not about wining and dining, war is about blood and sacrifice, it’s about those who guard the homeland building a wall with their blood and flesh.

In war, those who hesitate and show weakness are bound to lose.

So the more Qing Chen understood how difficult the future would be, the more he hoped everyone could still enjoy a moment of happiness.

When that time finally comes, everything from the good times will become sugar in the bitter days, hope in the dark.

Black Spider sighed, "The Eastern Continent did not guard against dark magic in the past, which gave the Duke of Storm City a chance... Now with the protection of Kuroharara, but we can’t hide in Kuroharara forever, can we?"

Qing Chen smiled, "You’ve quickly gotten into character, are you worried for us?"

"I’m already a member of the Parents’ Meeting, I just became a Golden Family Member yesterday."

"But you don’t truly agree with the Parents’ Meeting, you’re still unfamiliar with them."

Black Spider said seriously, "But I trust you, and that’s enough."

"Understood," Qing Chen nodded, "When everyone wakes up tomorrow, I’ll start dealing with this matter. If he wants to play this game with me, I’ll play with him. He holds cards that I’m not yet aware of, but I also have ones he’s unaware of. I’ll give him a huge surprise, turning his centuries of effort to dust."

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...

As dawn broke, white ash remained where the bonfire had burned, occasionally emitting a wisp of white smoke.

Everyone slowly climbed off the ground, joking about the silly things they did with headaches and dizzy minds.

At this moment, Qing Chen looked at them and said loudly, "The last enjoyment has passed, I want to ask you, are you ready to fight?"

Everyone gradually quieted down and looked at Qing Chen solemnly.

Qing Chen asked again, "I ask you, are you ready to fight the enemy to the death?"

"Ready!"

"Let’s go, let’s return to the Eastern Continent and resolve those hidden threats," Qing Chen said.

In the next moment, Qing Ji opened the Door of Shadow, and Chen Zhuoqu and others opened the Key of Gate.

Qing Chen took the lead and walked in; behind the door was City 10, the main base of the Parents’ Meeting.

When he walked in, City 10 and the five cities of the Southwest Qing Family’s city defense opened the metal storm, from today onwards, only entry was allowed, no exit.

Subsequently, the Second Master also led the giants through the Key of Gate.

Qing Chen looked at Luo Wanya, "After the city is sealed, commence a city-wide search. Using 631 telepathic giants as the core, set up 631 checkpoints in the city and screen City 10 for me within three days!"

Is the Drama Master the Puppet Master’s nemesis?

No, the giants are.

This is why Qing Chen was determined to shelter Kuroharara; it’s a gift he prepared for Zong Cheng.

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There will be another Chapter at midnight.