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The Next Day · Jura Tempest Federation
[System Check-In!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've obtained a Great Overarching Dao Fruit! (Seven-Colored)]
'HOLY CRAP!!!'
Great Overarching Dao Fruit: Dig, dig, dig through the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, and you might just dig up a tiny Great Overarching Dao Fruit!
Kaito stared at the seven-colored fruit in his hand, utterly baffled.
'System... don't tell me you actually stole this from the Primordial World?'
[Uh...]
[Well...]
[About that...]
'Spit it out.'
[The description's fake.]
'What?'
[I made it up to make it sound cooler! Doesn't "Primordial World" sound way more impressive?]
'...'
"Whatever. Doesn't matter where it came from. I'll eat it first."
Kaito tossed the fruit into his mouth. The moment he swallowed it, three crisp ding, ding, ding sounds rang out, and three dazzling white lotuses suddenly appeared above his head. Petals drifted down one after another as his cultivation soared at an absurd rate.
Early Taiyi Golden Immortal...
Mid Taiyi Golden Immortal...
Late Taiyi Golden Immortal...
By the time the three lotuses completely withered away, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Great Overarching Golden Immortal Realm.
"Whoa!!!"
"So this is what being a Great Overarching Golden Immortal feels like?!"
"Compared to being a Golden Immortal, this is..."
Kaito paused dramatically.
"Absolutely no different at all!!!"
After checking himself over, he discovered that aside from becoming a little stronger and gaining a slight boost to his divine abilities, nothing really felt different. The result left him thoroughly disappointed.
'Open System Panel!'
Kaito
Gender: Male
Age: 24 (Immortal)
Realm: Peak Great Overarching Golden Immortal (Peak Thirteenth Tier)
Cultivation Method: Basic Cultivation Method
Special Abilities: Eye of Identification, Advanced Dimensional Gate, Space Compression Technique
Followers: Izayoi Sakuya, Tom, Jerry
Magic Treasures: Tenkuu, Conqueror's Banner (2.95 Million Souls)
Items: Dragon Ball Space Capsule Technology, Origin Interpreter, Human Federation Shipbuilding Technology, Megaphone, a box of Brain Idiot, a box of Small Umbrellas, Coke (Drink yourself to death, you bastard!)...
Overall Evaluation: You already stand at the pinnacle of existence across the myriad worlds. Go ahead and proudly shout, "Never seen a Great Overarching Golden Immortal before? Then look at me, you runt!" (￣︶￣) ♦
Looking at the evaluation, Kaito couldn't help sighing dramatically.
"My life has really been one long struggle."
"Back then, I couldn't even beat a chicken. Now everyone looks like an ant."
"You have no idea what I've suffered through this past year..."
[Oh, shut up.]
[What exactly have you suffered through?]
[You've spent most of your time eating, sleeping, and messing around! At least make your lies sound believable!]
'Cough, cough... I was setting the mood.'
[You're hopeless.]
'I @#$%'
"Hmph! I'm a magnanimous person. I won't waste my time arguing with you."
He climbed out of bed, walked over to the window, and threw the curtains open. Brilliant sunlight flooded into the room.
"AHHHHHHH!!!"
"THE SUN!"
"IT'S THE SUN!"
"I'M GOING TO DIE!"
"I'M GOING TO DIE!!!"
Click.
The door opened, and Sakuya walked in with two bodyguards. The first thing she saw was Kaito rolling around on the floor.
"Master, Kagaya and the others are here. They said they need to discuss something important with you."
Sakuya delivered the report with a completely expressionless face, utterly unfazed by Kaito's antics. After all, he pulled nonsense like this every other day.
The two bodyguards behind her, dressed like Western cowboys, looked down at him with open disdain.
"Hey! Are you two trying to rebel? I'm your master!"
"Meow? (Our master is really like this?)"
"Squeak! (Tom's right!)"
"Cough... I'm just bored, alright?"
Being looked down on by two tiny animals was honestly a new low. A few minutes later, Kaito followed Sakuya downstairs.
The moment he entered the hall, Kagaya, Benimaru, Rigurd, and the others immediately stood.
"Kaito-sama! *n"
"Alright, alright, sit down. So, what's going on?"
After everyone took their seats, Rigurd spoke first.
"Kaito-sama, the Jura Tempest Federation has been established for quite some time now, but we've never held a nationwide assembly."
"We were thinking it might be a good opportunity to gather everyone together and discuss the Federation's future development and long-term goals."
Hearing that, Kaito rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Now that Rigurd mentioned it, they really hadn't held one.
"Rimuru, what do you think?"
"I think it's a good idea. Besides, didn't the Eastern Empire send a delegation recently? We can talk about that too."
Kagaya immediately picked up the topic.
"The delegation already returned, but before leaving, they delivered several demands." A faint frown appeared on his face. "To be honest, they sounded more like threats than suggestions."
After glancing at Kaito and seeing no reaction, he continued.
"I believe a matter of this importance should be decided by you and Rimuru-sama."
"Then let's do it." Kaito shrugged. "Since everything's piling up anyway, we might as well deal with it all at once."
"Hold the assembly."
"Everyone important needs to attend. If they can't make it in person, they'll join through video conference."
"As for the Eastern Empire..."
A cold glint flashed through his eyes.
"They are just a bunch of ants trying to threaten the sun."
If they had stayed quiet, Kaito wouldn't have bothered with them. Instead, they had chosen to jump out and provoke him. In that case, they couldn't blame him for being ruthless.
"Understood, Kaito-sama!"
"We'll begin preparations immediately!"
"Go ahead."
Everyone stood, bowed, and left to make arrangements.
Once they were gone, Kaito suddenly looked around the hall.
"By the way, isn't this place getting a little cramped? Earlier, there were so many people that I couldn't even find Gobta."
"Yeah. More and more people come here every day." Rimuru laughed. "The hall used to feel huge, but now it's definitely too small."
"True." Kaito nodded. "Other than the size, it's fine. In that case..."
He casually waved his right hand.
The entire hall instantly became spotless.
Rimuru blinked.
"Kai-chan... are you cleaning?"
"That's just a bonus." Kaito grinned. "The real change is that the hall can now adjust its size automatically. If more people show up, it'll expand. If fewer people are here, it'll shrink. No more overcrowding."
"Oh. That's actually pretty useful."
And so, time passed like shameless filler text until three days later, when the grand assembly of the Jura Tempest Federation officially began...