Apotheosis

The Ear Mouse was surprised that Zen didn't know of the Other Shore Key.

Dorothy, who stood beside them, explained, "The Other Shore Key can be used on the Other Shore. It's necessary if you want to obtain special Other Shore Tokens. However, it's extremely rare and expensive in the Source World. Depending on its rarity, its value is usually over ten million divine crystals."

"And as for the divine crystals, you can name a place and we will send them there," the Ear Mouse added.

Receiving such a sizeable amount of divine crystals required powerful abilities. Those who were too weak would be killed for it. If Zen didn't have the Oneness Sky Palace's support, he wouldn't dare to make a deal with the Ear Mouse.

Zen glanced at Dorothy and said, "Please send fifteen million divine crystals to the Origin Mountain."

"The Origin Mountain? Are you from the Oneness Sky Palace?" It was not until then that the Ear Mouse found out about Zen's origin.

"You can say that," replied Zen, smiling faintly.

"Well then, can you save me now?" the Ear Mouse asked.

Dorothy giggled at its request and said, "We could, but we don't trust you right now. We can't confirm your identity in the Sea of Truth. Who knows whether you're merely deceiving us? First, send the divine crystals and the Other Shore Key to the Origin Mountain safely. Then we will save you."

The Ear Mice had notoriety across the Source World as extreme dishonesty. They were often known to give secrets away and deliberately cause rifts among other races. No matter how much trouble came in their way because of this, they still couldn't be annihilated. After all, they had their own way of survival. Because of such underhanded tactics, they grew more and more prosperous every day.

Give you the divine crystals and the Other Shore Key first? I don't trust you either. Who knows if you can really break the whirlpool?" The Ear Mouse paused to think about the situation. After a while, it continued, "Well, since you can break it, you should enter the whirlpool now. The Mice League will then send the divine crystals and the Other Shore Key to the Origin Mountain shortly after. What do you think?"

"Haha!" Z

neither tutors nor families of people under their command. Still, why are they equally responsible for their subordinates?"

Zen was unfamiliar with the rules in Dragon City despite owning a flag.

"They do this for their own benefit," Monica replied, smiling at Zen's reaction. "Save for exceptions, the Oneness Sky Palace has determined that the only way to take part in the test of Oneness Guards would be to become an Alliance Chief. To do so, you would need to have ten thousand followers. The Oneness Sky Palace also gives us monthly allowances, which help in recruiting more members."

"I see." Zen nodded.

Zen felt that with every new information, he gradually understood the Oneness Sky Palace's motivation.

The cruelty of the Source World was far beyond his imagination. If the human race wanted to stay there forever and avoid being eliminated, they had to behave coldly towards both the inside and outside.

Not far from the Dragon City gate was a huge red stone standing in the open square. Zen was in front of it, observing its features. As he did so, a Flag Master inserted his flag on one side and took out his Other Shore Token.

The aura emanating from it flowed everywhere like water. As the Flag Master faced the red stone, he activated his full strength.

Zen looked bewildered at the sight. As he was about to open his mouth to ask what was happening, Monica explained, "He wants to know how many divine megatons his force is."