After Bai Qi reached an agreement with Batman, the Justice League also learned that the ancient god had been dealt with by Bai Qi. Although the Justice League wanted to transport the corpse of the ancient god back to STAR Labs for research, it had already fallen into Bai Qi's hands.
Bai Qi was like a Pixiu; he only took and never gave. He could profit from things, but asking him to spit out something he had already consumed was harder than killing him.
Knowing there was no hope, the Justice League members did not linger. They tidied up their morale, which had been crushed by Bai Qi, and left.
After the Justice League departed, Bai Qi found the old man who controlled the puppets again.
Although the old man had regained his youth, he kept looking at Bai Qi with a strange gaze that made Bai Qi uncomfortable.
"Alright, alright, take away that bizarre look of yours."
In the volcanic manor, Bai Qi sat on the blood-red throne and looked at the puppet master kneeling below him. He said, "You are now my subordinate, but you must know that I don't keep idle people. If you want to stay and work under me, and obtain more lifespan, you need to show me your value."
"Don't worry, my lord, no, Your Majesty. I will not disappoint you. I..."
"Do not interrupt me." Bai Qi was very displeased with the puppet master's casual interjection.
Seeing this, the puppet master immediately shut his mouth, his head pressed to the ground, not daring to breathe.
Bai Qi had neither the mood nor the time to continue scaring the old man, so he began to assign tasks.
Bai Qi's request to the puppet master was simple: to guard the volcanic manor and this fragment of world.
The ancient god had already been eliminated by Bai Qi. Once the ancient god's aura completely dissipated, this fragment of world would merge with the main world.
This was like discovering new land during the Age of Discovery; whoever found it first claimed it. Although it sounded like a robber's logic, it didn't matter. There were no intelligent beings here anyway, and the only intelligent one had been mostly killed by Bai Qi.
Of course, Bai Qi wasn't just asking the puppet master to be a king on the mountain and live a carefree life. Bai Qi also required the puppet master to use the resources of this world fragment as much as possible over the next year to develop his own power and prove his potential. Su Dan Novel Network.
After confirming that Bai Qi had finished speaking, the puppet master slowly looked up and said cautiously, "R-rest assured, Your Majesty. I will not fail you."
Having assigned the task, Bai Qi did not waste any more time and flashed away from this fragment of world.
After Bai Qi left, the puppet master did not get up immediately. He knelt on the ground for more than twenty minutes. Only when he was sure that Bai Qi had truly left did he stand up with the help of the Knight Commander, albeit with difficulty.
After kneeling for so long, the puppet master's legs were almost numb.
But none of that mattered now. To survive, the puppet master had to develop rapidly over the next year and show Bai Qi sufficient potential.
"Master, what should we do next?"
The puppet master looked at the dull-witted Knight Commander beside him and sighed helplessly. "What else can we do? Just get to work. We're back to working for someone else. This is troublesome."
Manipulating people was not the puppet master's forte, but for him, dead people were more useful than living ones. To quickly develop his own forces, the puppet master could only engage in constant killing, then turn the corpses into puppets, and then kill again, and so on.
These were not difficult for the puppet master, but he didn't know if the puppet army he would create would be able to impress Bai Qi.
What the puppet master didn't know was that Bai Qi never intended to get rid of him. Even if his development was not ideal after a year, Bai Qi would continue to extend his life and have him guard the volcanic manor.
Although Bai Qi had many formidable generals and was surrounded by experts, each person had their own tasks and responsibilities. While they could be temporarily assigned for short-term missions, what about the positions they vacated if they were transferred permanently? Especially to guard a place like the volcanic manor.
To put it bluntly, this was exile in ancient times.
Finally finding someone useful, a talented individual like the puppet master, as long as he was loyal and his strength was acceptable, Bai Qi would recruit him and have him continue to guard the volcanic manor.
Returning to his sleeping quarters, Bai Qi summoned the maids. With their service, he took a good bath and relaxed.
Just as Bai Qi lay on his large bed, contemplating how to deal with Doctor Strange, a commotion suddenly arose outside the door.
He could clearly hear Bai Qi's voice among the noise. Judging by the time and the commotion outside, it was evident that Bai Qi's hunt for the demonic little dragon had failed.
As Bai Qi had expected, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Bai Qi, crying hysterically, ran in and threw herself into Bai Qi's arms for comfort. Yonghuo and Reimu followed behind her.
Compared to Bai Qi, they were much more restrained. Although the mission had failed, it had not reached a point where they needed comfort.
Bai Qi held Bai Qi in his arms and comforted her for a long time, finally managing to stabilize her emotions. He wiped the tears from Bai Qi's eyes and asked with a kind smile, "Bai Qi, my dear, tell your father what happened?"
Although Bai Qi had already guessed, he still pretended to be unaware.
After calming down, Bai Qi said, "Father, I've disappointed you. I... I didn't catch the demonic little dragon."
As she spoke, Bai Qi began to cry again. This time, Bai Qi frowned and growled, "Hold it back!"
This command was remarkably effective. Tears welled up in Bai Qi's eyes several times, but finally, they did not fall.
"Go and kneel."
Seeing Bai Qi's anger, Yonghuo and Reimu, although they knew Bai Qi wasn't referring to them, were self-aware and immediately knelt on the ground.
Seeing that her father was truly angry, Bai Qi stopped crying, calmed herself down, and found an empty spot beside the other two to kneel.
Bai Qi was destined to succeed Bai Qi in the future. As a daughter, she could be indulged, but as the future guardian of the main world, Bai Qi had to be strict with her. Failure in a mission meant punishment.
This time, Bai Qi showed no mercy. He summoned three giant demon ninjas, who held specially reinforced whips. Regardless of anything else, the three who failed the mission would each receive thirty lashes. As the captain of this mission, Bai Qi would receive an additional twenty lashes for her failure.