Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

I flipped through it a couple of times, but didn't like it, so I just picked up another picture book and started flipping through it.

His demeanor was casual; he didn't seem to be there to pay a visit, but rather to cause trouble.

Ryusuke sat opposite him, his back ramrod straight, a smile on his face, though it looked a little stiff.

It perfectly captures the reaction of an ordinary person who accidentally encounters a star god.

"Your presence, Lord Star God, is a great honor to the Painting World Academy," Ryusuke said, his tone perfectly respectful. "I wonder what brings you here that requires the academy's assistance?"

"It's nothing serious." Jiang Jiu flipped through a page of the picture book, his gaze falling on an abstract painting. He looked at it for two seconds, but didn't understand it, so he casually flipped it over again. "I was just passing by and took a look."

“I see.” Ryusuke nodded. “Would you like me to arrange for someone to show you around? The academy is currently preparing for its new art exhibition, and there are a few nice works on display. If you are interested…”

"Not interested."

“Okay.” Ryusuke readily agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Yes, as an ordinary person, an ordinary principal of the Two-Phase Paradise.

One should be completely obedient to the Star God's thoughts, flattered and overwhelmed, and filled with trepidation.

Jiang Jiu paused for a moment, then looked up and his gaze fell on Long Jie.

The gaze was light and not at all oppressive, but Ryusuke still shivered.

There was a silence in the office for about three seconds, then Jiang Jiu closed the brochure, placed it on the desk, and leaned forward slightly.

"Is it fun?"

Ryusuke's smile froze on his face, and he stood there stunned for a very short moment. He recovered quickly, blinked, and showed a perfectly appropriate look of confusion.

"What are you saying?"

Jiang Jiu shook his head: "We were colleagues before, do I really have to spell it out for you?"

"Sir, who are you calling? My name is Ryusuke, and I am the Dean of the World Painting Academy. Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?" Ryusuke still wanted to struggle a little more.

Jiang Jiu didn't reply, she just stared at him.

Guiji: "..."

Gui Ji sighed, stood up and returned to his original form. He nodded slightly and greeted Jiang Jiu again as Gui Ji.

"What is the purpose of 'Existence' appearing in the Two-Phase Paradise at this time?"

"Don't you think it's fun?" Jiang Jiu asked back.

Jiang Jiu's words silenced Gui Ji.

Jiang Jiu said that, but Gui Ji couldn't think that way.

With a star god of this strength directly entering the fray, Guiji's plan seems destined to collapse halfway through its initial phase.

"Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?" Jiang Jiu tilted his head, his tone casual. "Weren't you quite talkative when you were playing the principal?"

Gui Ji sighed softly, and seeing that Jiang Jiu didn't seem hostile, he automatically started chatting.

"If I may ask, as a Star God of 'Existence,' shouldn't you be detached from worldly affairs and completely indifferent to the world?"

"Then you are being too presumptuous."

Gui Ji choked, almost unable to hold back her tears.

Although the Two-Phase Park is already quite lively, this is just too lively...

It's one thing for a few envoys to come and join the fun, but how did they end up attracting the Star God?!

"Alas, I'm not the only star god attracted here."

Jiang Jiu felt it was necessary to make a statement, just in case the other party thought that all the star gods were doing their jobs and that he was just joining in the fun.

"It's just that I'm the only one who came openly and honestly; there are plenty of others too."

Guiji: "......."

Am I qualified to know which ones they are?

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment: "There are many, one, two, three, four... I won't tell you."

Gui Ji stood in front of the desk, silent for a long while, his gaze fixed on Jiang Jiu.

Honestly, he's having trouble articulating his emotions right now.

Logically speaking, when someone knows they have a bunch of brilliant and audacious ideas, the arrival of a star god is most likely to stop or sabotage them.

but.......

“Your Excellency Star God…” Gui Ji spoke cautiously, adopting a very humble posture, “May I ask… did you come to the Paradise of Two Phases to stop me?”

Gui Ji was truly afraid that Jiang Jiu would say something like, "You're being too presumptuous."

Jiang Jiu leaned back in his chair and lazily raised his eyes upon hearing this.

“No.” He tossed the things he was holding back onto the table, tapping the armrest of the chair with his fingertips. “Do whatever you want, I won’t stop you.”

Gui Ji's expression crumbled.

He considered many possible responses: to stop it, not to stop it, to warn it, or to nip it in the bud...

But the words "whatever" coming so casually from a star god only made him feel more uncertain.

"You...you really won't stop it?" he asked instinctively.

“Mm.” Jiang Jiu nodded. “Awaken the glutton if you want, or lead it to bite Aha if you want, it’s up to you.”

Gui Ji frowned slightly. If the Star God didn't stop him, it meant that everything he did next was within the other party's tacit approval.

But the question is, why?

Did Jiang Jiu not know that once the gluttonous beast was awakened, the entire Two-Phase Paradise would become its food? Or did he simply not care?

“I have another question,” Guiji said slowly. “You’re not stopping me, is it because you don’t care, or because you think I’m simply incapable of doing it?”

Jiang Jiu rested her chin on her hand, looking at him with a half-smile: "A little bit of both, I guess."

Guiji: "..."

“But don’t overthink it.” Jiang Jiu shifted to a more comfortable sitting position. “I’m not stopping you because I don’t think it’s necessary. There are so many people at Erxiang Amusement Park, it’s not like you’re the only one who wants to cause trouble. You do your thing, I’ll do mine. As long as you don’t make too much of a commotion, I have no objection.”

Guiji felt like all her preparations had been in vain.

He made thorough preparations and even prepared to abandon the operation. After all, the intervention of a star god meant that unless Nanuk intervened personally, he could not possibly overstep his bounds.

Other star gods might not care, but this newly ascended star god, "Existence," clearly has far too much humanity!

"What if I let the gluttonous beast devour Ah?" Guiji regretted asking the question as soon as he finished.

Jiang Jiu gave him a strange look, as if he didn't understand why he would ask such a question: "Then just swallow it, why ask me? Aha has hands and feet, if he can't beat someone, he can still cry out, do you think He's dead?"

“Isn’t that right?” Guiji asked instinctively.

Chapter 15 Do you want the concept of pleasure?

That's great.

Do Ah's followers already think Ah is dead...?

Oh no, it seems His followers want to kill Him. Well, that's better than thinking Ahab is dead.

Guiji was unsure for a moment what the Star God of "Existence" truly thought about the life and death of pleasure.

In the celestial projection, their relationship seems pretty good, doesn't it...?

Does that mean they were all lies?

"Star God, do you have a grudge against Aha?"

Jiang Jiu hummed in response, "Why do you ask that?"

Gui Ji sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Because I feel like you're not only not very concerned about Aha's death, but you're also... looking forward to it?"

"No way, don't talk nonsense."

Jiang Jiu glanced at the fleeting figure of memory outside the window and narrowed his eyes.

"Beware, there may be a Star God next door."

Gui Ji paused for a moment, then subconsciously followed Jiang Jiu's gaze to the window... but saw nothing.

He turned his head, about to ask what had happened, but when he looked across the street, he found that the person on the other side was gone.

Guiji: "..."

He pressed his temples helplessly, unsure of what to say for a moment.

This star god is far too capricious...

They deliberately appear in front of me without offering any stop or warning... What is this?

Support? It doesn't seem like it.

Gui Ji stood in the office for a while before slowly sitting back down in his chair. He reached out and touched his face to make sure his disguise hadn't faltered due to his emotional outburst, then let out a heavy sigh.

"No stopping, no warning, no help," he muttered to himself, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table. "So what exactly are we here for?"

It can't be because it's fun...

The thought flashed through his mind, and Guiji couldn't help but shake his head.

"How could that be? He is 'existence,' not pleasure..."

As if it were destiny, countless forces rushed to enter the fray as the expansion began.

Too many people, too many forces, too many motives.

In the final moments before the endgame, everyone feels like they are the player.

He rubbed his temples, transformed back into Ryusuke, and got up to walk to the door.

Let's focus on the present first.

There's still some time before the planned "final game".

......

Meanwhile, Jiang Jiu had already left the Painting World Academy.