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

He walked along the central avenue of the Two Phases Paradise, a corner of his cloak lifted by the wind, revealing a pair of leisurely golden eyes.

He had just bought an ice cream from a roadside vendor who touted it as having miraculous properties and that it could bring good luck, and he was slowly eating it.

The little black tower doll sat on his shoulder, arms crossed, and commented: "Weren't you a little too lenient with Guiji just now? He's got something big to do."

"Let's do it."

Jiang Jiu didn't care at all.

"The Two-Phase Paradise has no shortage of people who want to do big things."

Black Tower chuckled: "Are you here to help or to cause trouble? Don't make things worse by trying to help."

"It's okay, Aha won't say anything... right?"

Jiang Jiu turned his head to look at the full moon hanging in the sky.

Huan Yue noticed a gaze as she shook her head, put on her small glasses, and shook her head even more vigorously.

"?"

Jiang Jiu casually pulled out a mask and shook it vigorously.

"Don't try to play the riddle game with me, or you'll really become greedy."

The upturned corners of his mouth on the mask drooped down.

“......Fine.” Aha’s voice came out from behind the mask in a muffled tone, without his usual loud and cheerful tone, but with a hint of grievance. “Aha just thinks it would be better if you did your thing and Aha did his thing, and we didn’t bother each other. Why does Aha have to come out?”

"Who said we wouldn't bother each other?" Jiang Jiu took a bite of ice cream and retorted casually, "You've been bitten by a dog, and you're still playing around."

"It was Ah Ha who got bitten by the dog! Not you! Why are you in such a hurry!"

"I'm not in a hurry," Jiang Jiu said sincerely. "If I were in a hurry, would you still be here?"

The mask paused for two seconds, as if seriously considering its words, then suddenly floated up from Jiang Jiu's hand, circled him halfway, and finally stopped in front of him. Its voice returned to that familiar, carefree tone: "Little madman! You still care about Aha after all! Aha is so touched! Aha wants to give you a reward!"

"No, just stop causing me trouble."

Jiang Jiu politely declined Aha's heartfelt words and labeled him as a very troublesome person.

Ah-ha is the kind of person who believes that since he's here, he has to find something interesting to do. If there's nothing to do, then what's the point of coming?

"Little madman, you seem to be in good spirits. Since you're already here, why not play something fun with Aha?"

"for example?"

“For example…” The masked figure leaned close to his ear, his voice brimming with undisguised excitement, “The Illusion Moon Game at the Two-Phase Paradise is about to begin! Many visitors have put on their masks, ready to perform their special skills for Pleasure, hoping to steal a few laughs! Don’t you want to see what tricks those reckless fools can pull off?”

"You've reminded me."

Jiang Jiu tilted his head and thought for a moment.

It is said that in the ancient "Phantom Moon Game", there would always be reckless visitors who would put on masks and show the Phantom Moon their madness, whimsy and humor.

They devised schemes to slay demons that descended from the heavens to the earth, stole the laughter of the gods to forge legendary swords powerful enough to cleave mountains in two, or ventured deep into the world of paintings to trick the souls of the deceased back into their homes...

However, in the future he saw in the game, apart from the commotion caused by Guiji, this Phantom Moon game was quite boring.

...Perhaps it can't be said that they were all boring, after all, the sudden infection of 200,000 people with flesh and blood is still quite spectacular.

But it still feels like it's missing a bit of its wildness.

Why.......?

Jiang Jiu fell into deep thought, but going too far seemed to go beyond "pleasure" and become "madness"...

"Should I sign up too?"

Jiang Jiu thought for a long time and came up with a solution that satisfied both sides.

Aha's mask was suddenly slammed against his face: "You? You exist as a Star God? You're going to participate in the Illusion Moon Game? Do those envoys even have a chance to play?"

"What, you can't?" Jiang Jiu raised an eyebrow and flicked the mask away from his face. "The rules don't say that Star Gods can't participate."

Aha thought for a moment.

There really isn't such a rule!

"You little madman, do you want the concept of pleasure?"

Chapter 16 Survival Rate of "Pleasure"

"The concept of pleasure?"

Jiang Jiu repeated it, and no matter how you listened to it, it sounded a little funny.

"I need to participate in the Phantom Moon Game to conquer Pleasure? Don't make me laugh."

Jiang Jiu flicked the mask off, and Aha wasn't angry.

On the bustling street, Jiang Jiu walked openly and honestly, and passersby did not look at him with a second glance, not even casting a strange look at the mask floating in mid-air.

...as if it were invisible.

"That little madman's spouting nonsense again~ Devouring Pleasure? 'Existence'?" Aha chuckled, dismissing Jiang Jiu's words. "Once 'Existence' begins to devour Destiny, wouldn't that ignite a universal-scale divine war, dragging all the Star Gods into the fray!"

Aha's tone suddenly became excited as he thought about this.

"Isn't this interesting! You little madman, do you also want to try having all destinies placed on the opposite side of your destiny?!"

"?"

Jiang Jiu tilted his head, looking puzzled by Aha's words.

"No way, Aha, do you think any of the Star Gods would willingly intervene if I declared war on you? Do you really think... the other Star Gods would actually step in to help you?"

His tone slowed, carrying a hint of seduction: "Or rather... Aha, would you like to try? Bet your entire destiny of 'Pleasure'..."

"Betting on the survival rate of 'pleasure'."

Aha: "......"

Oh no! Help! This little madman is actually doing it for real!!!

Aha's mask flew several meters away with a whoosh, paused for a moment, then suddenly whirled back, circling Jiang Jiu and saying indignantly, "You little madman actually threatened Aha! Aha is so heartbroken! You actually bet 'Aha's' survival rate with 'Joy'! This is bullying fate! Aha is going to sue you!"

"Where can you take this complaint?" Jiang Jiu continued walking forward, completely ignoring the mask that was fluttering and chasing after him. "Could it be... the 'Balance'? Do you think they'd care about you?"

"If that doesn't work, then Aha will report it to the Black Tower! Report it to the train conductor! Aha will tell Pam that you were bullying Pleasure in the Two-Phase Paradise!"

“Go ahead, think about all those IOUs you have on the train. I think Pam would love to put your name on the train’s blacklist right now,” Jiang Jiu said calmly. “Of course, you can also try to see if Black Tower will even bother with you.”

Aha's mask fell from the sky with a thud, landing precisely in Jiang Jiu's hand, the one not holding the ice cream, and he began to play dead.

Ah, I'm dead.

Jiang Jiu looked down and saw that his perpetually smiling face was now trying to force a wronged expression. The corners of his mouth were turned down in an exaggerated way, and his eyes had turned into two inverted crescent moons, giving off a "If you're mean to me again, I'll die" vibe.

Jiang Jiu: "..."

"You little madman, how can you be so heartless? Aha is so cute, so sensible, and he even saved your life. How can you bear to devour Pleasure...?"

"Who exactly brought up the opposing forces of fate first?" Jiang Jiu asked slowly.

"Oh dear... it was just Aha! Aha was being cheeky!" Aha immediately took the blame, his voice filled with a triumphant sense of admitting his mistake. "Aha was just joking with you! Look at you, you actually took it seriously, you have no sense of humor at all!"

"I was just joking with you." Jiang Jiu laughed, her eyes curving into a very shallow arc. "Look at you, you actually took it seriously."

Aha fell silent.

Oh no, he realized that Jiang Jiu seemed to have thrown his words back at him verbatim using the same logic.

Jiang Jiu handled this matter exceptionally well, so well that Aha even wanted to applaud this little madman.

So He actually started clapping.

Two small hands stretched out from either side of the mask and started clapping.

"Beautiful! Beautiful! You've graduated, little madman! Aha has decided to take you as the messenger of the path of joy! From now on, you will be Aha's messenger of happiness!"

"Who wants to be your happiness mentor?" Jiang Jiu tucked the mask back into his waistband and patted it off. "Stop fooling around, the ice cream's melting."

"Aha, I'll eat it for you!"

The mask floated up again, and with lightning speed, licked the ice cream in Jiang Jiu's hand, then swallowed it with a gulp.

Jiang Jiu lowered his head, looking at the ice cream that was missing a large chunk, and his temple twitched.

“...Aha.”

"exist!"

"Do you believe I'll stuff you into that glutton's mouth right now and let it eat you like a dumpling!"

"Don't be angry, little madman! I have a backup plan..." Aha's words were cut short when Jiang Jiu tore a crack in the mask with his hand and released it.

This is so annoying!

After watching the whole thing, Heita couldn't help but chuckle twice.

"Where did you exile Aha to?"

"Nanook's side."

The Black Tower doll thought for two seconds, then shook its head helplessly: "I thought you were really going to throw it into the glutton's mouth."

Jiang Jiu didn't respond.

His gaze swept across the air before finally settling on a particular spot.

"Let's go see the glutton."

The little black tower doll sat on his shoulder, and she, who was in the space station, slightly curved her lips and asked softly, "Ajiu, do you want me to stay with you?"

Jiang Jiu paused for a moment: "Will this interfere with your business?"

The little black tower doll shook its head: "To me, your priority is higher than these experiments."

"May I?"

"Close your eyes."

Jiang Jiu obediently closed his eyes, and a pair of hands covered his eyes from behind. Hei Ta leaned close to him from behind and gently blew a breath into his ear.

"A-Jiu, did you miss me?"