The Path to Godhood Begins from the Otherworld

Wait, it's morning already?

It shouldn't be...

"Welcome to my world."

Luo Shu seemed to see Jinghe Ashaji's confusion. He walked towards the City Lord's Mansion and said, "This is the city square of Yggdrasil. Now go back to the City Lord's Mansion and rest."

"Mr. Luo's world?" Jinghe Ashaji subconsciously felt that Luo Shu's words were a bit absurd, but she looked at the sky and found that it was indeed daytime.

"Of course, you don't think it took us an entire night to rescue your sister, do you?" Luo Shu teased, "That would be too much of an underestimation of my efficiency."

"That's true." After hearing this, Jinghe Ashaji realized that there was nothing wrong with her perception of the environment, and she didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Luo Shu noticed that Jinghe Ashaji suddenly fell silent, but he didn't care too much.

Rather, it would be worthwhile to say that he was able to prevent the Jinghe sisters from being ambushed by Nomad tonight and ensure that the two of them did not become sows.

As for whether to pursue the sisters in the future, it depends on Luo Shu's mood.

After all, for the heroines who can be bound to the teleportation anchor by Luo Shu, conquering them is, to a certain extent, an important way for Luo Shu to stabilize the plundering of the origin of the world.

It can be said that, to a certain extent, the heroines such as the Jinghe sisters who are bound to the teleportation anchor have been subconsciously regarded as forbidden delicacies by Luo Shu.

Of course, at this time Luo Shu had not yet realized his own strange possessiveness.

"Take your sister to a room to rest first, then we can talk."

"it is good."

Jinghe Ashaji did not reject Luo Shu's proposal.

A few minutes later, Jinghe Ashaji returned to the living room with an uneasy mood.

When she sent her sister back to the guest room to rest, she did not conduct her usual routine inspection of the interior of the building.

Or rather, Jinghe Ashaji's intuition told her that Luo Shu might not like her doing unnecessary things while escorting her sister.

So, after confirming that her sister was indeed just unconscious, she obediently returned to the living room to meet Luo Shu.

"sit down."

Luo Shu pointed to the sofa beside him and said, "There's no need to be so nervous. Let's have a quick chat and I'll send you and your sister back. Otherwise, Princess Alice will be worried."

"Mr. Luo, what do you want to know?" Jinghe Asaki noticed that Luo Shu's attitude was no longer so aggressive, and her uneasiness dissipated a little. "Is it information about the Anti-Manin?"

"I can't deny that I'm personally quite interested in Taimanin." Luo Shu frankly admitted his desire for Taimanin. "But, I'm actually more interested in information about various rare minerals related to the Demon Realm's silver sand."

"Silver sand?"

"Yes, if you can provide the Demonic Realm minerals, no, if you can just provide information on various resources in the Demonic Realm, that will be fine."

"Information about resources in the demon world?" Jinghe Ashaji's pupils shrank slightly when she heard that. Then she saw Luo Shu's research and saw the burning fire of ambition.

Chapter 34: Reaching a verbal agreement with Jinghe Ashaji

"Yes." Luo Shu nodded. "To be honest, I might be planning to set up a cross-border trading company in the near future."

"Cross-border trading company?" Jinghe Ashaji heard this and immediately thought of the relationship between Luo Shu and Princess Alice. "Do you want to cooperate with Princess Alice and sell their specialties in this world?"

"That was indeed the original plan." Luo Shu was satisfied that Jinghe Ashaji understood his words so quickly. He nodded, "However, since silver sand exists in the Demon Realm, I feel that the original plan needs to be adjusted accordingly."

"Mr. Luo, do you want to cooperate with the Demon Realm?"

"How is that possible?" Luo Shu heard the worry in Jinghe Ashaji's words. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his tone was full of undisguised ambition. "If possible, I want to set up a bounty agency in this world that specializes in hunting demons, and then use this bounty agency to complete my work of collecting various resources in the demon world for me."

"Mr. Luo, with all due respect, the overall strength of the mysterious side of this world is much weaker than that of the demon world."

Jinghe Ashaji thought for a moment and said, "What's more, if Mr. Luo publicly expresses his desire for the resources of the Demon Realm, the other countries in this world will probably focus their attention on Fuso itself."

"So what?" Luo Shu shrugged. "If we don't put some pressure on the Fuso government, how can the Taimanin regain their freedom?"

Upon hearing this, Jinghe Ashaji fell into a long silence.

She had to admit that she was very tempted by Luo Shu's proposal.

If the Taimanin could really break free from the control of the Fuso government, they could focus on their primary job of eliminating demons and wouldn't have to worry about dealing with those politicians.

"But, if the Fuso government then..."

"Don't worry. Since the Fuso government has chosen to conceal its connection with the Demon Realm and the other world where Princess Alice lives for so many years, it shows, to some extent, that the Fuso government has some concerns."

"Mr. Luo, do you want to use this as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Fuso government?"

"Does Miss Jinghe think this is feasible?"

"It's theoretically feasible, but what about Nomad?"

"Just destroy it." Luo Shu's answer was filled with undisguised murderous intent. "Ms. Jinghe, don't you think sacrificing Fusang to save the world from the invasion of the demon world is a good deal?"

Jinghe Ashaji didn't expect that Luo Shu had such a bad impression of the Fuso government in this world.

However, she suddenly thought of the Fuso government's high-ranking officials in the Demon Realm, who were colluding with demonic forces like Nomad, leading to the division and disintegration of the Taimanin organization, and thus causing the human forces in the Demon Realm to be rapidly corrupted and declined by the demonic forces...

She instinctively understood the risks of working with politicians who were not on the secret side of the story.

Moreover, when she thought about the fact that both the time-space passages between this world and other worlds were located in Fuso, she understood that the Fuso government's monopolistic behavior itself was like sitting on a barrel of explosives with a torch in hand.

For Jinghe Asaji, the Fusang in this world is ultimately not the same as the Fusang in the demon world. Her good impression of this country is somewhat due to her love for the whole country.

At this moment, when Jinghe Asaki thought that the Demon World Fuso finally chose to join forces with the demon forces such as Nomad to target the Taimanin, resulting in the deaths of many Taimanin colleagues, she suddenly felt that her previous good impression of this world's Fuso seemed to be because she regarded this world's Fuso as a substitute for the Demon World Fuso that had not yet fallen.

Now, knowing Luo Shu's bad impression of this world's Fuso, she had to re-examine the relationship between the Taimanin and this world's Fuso government.

"Mr. Luo, aren't you worried about being deported by the Fuso government?"

"The premise is, what kind of ability does the Fusang government have?" Luo Shu shrugged. "How long do you think the Fusang government can conceal these two space-time passages as the truth about the mysterious side gradually becomes public in the surface world of this world?"

"Mr. Luo, do you have a good understanding of the international situation in this world?"

"Fusang, how should I put it? After World War II, it became a chessboard for international warfare." Luo Shu pondered for a moment. "Fusang is like a son to the Lighthouse Nation, but a traitor to Asia. It can be said that it is caught between many major and minor powers in Asia and America, struggling to survive. As its mysterious side gradually comes into the public eye, its future is doomed to be encircled and suppressed by various forces."

"So, Mr. Luo wants to seize the initiative before the great changes of the times are about to happen?"

"The mysterious side is different from the surface world. The mysterious side places more emphasis on individual strength." Luo Shu thought for a moment, "However, no matter how powerful an individual is, he can never stand up to the country."

"Mr. Luo, what you said means that if the Fusang government breaks off relations and deports you, you will be in trouble too."

"If Miss Jinghe and Princess Alice didn't tell me, how would the Fuso government know that I was the one who leaked the information?"

Luo Shu spread his hands and said, "Besides, don't you want to lead the Taimanin Squadron to counterattack the Demon Realm again? There should still be humans in the Demon Realm waiting for you to save them."

What Luo Shu said is actually moral kidnapping.

Jinghe Ashaji fell silent after hearing this.

"What's more, the hatred between Taimanin and demons is irreconcilable. Don't you want to avenge your fellow Taimanin who died tragically at the hands of demons?"

"I understand." Jinghe Ashaji could tell that Luo Shu was using moral kidnapping in his words, but when she thought of her fiancé who had just died tragically at the hands of a demon, she immediately understood that whether it was based on her hostile stance towards evil demon organizations such as the Antimanin and Nomad, or based on the reality that the demon killed her fiancé, she could not deny that she wanted to initiate a comprehensive reckoning with demons such as Nomad.

"Well, I wish you all a happy cooperation in the future."

"If you don't mind, could you please tell me what you plan to do in the future, Mr. Luo?"

"First, establish a good relationship with Princess Alice, and then uproot all of Nomad's strongholds in Fuso."

Luo Shu pondered for a moment and outlined a general plan of action. "Of course, I will also assist you in regaining control of the Taimanin Squadron and eliminating the influence of the mysterious side within the Fuso government. After that, we will establish a bounty agency dedicated to hunting demons. That's all for now."

“Where does the money come from?”

"You don't need to worry about this." Luo Shu immediately thought of several suitable candidates in his mind. "I already have a candidate. Of course, if Miss Jinghe has a suitable partner, she can recommend one to me."

"..."

After that, Jinghe Ashaji discussed some details of the follow-up actions with Luo Shu.

The two eventually reached a cooperation agreement verbally.

Luo Shu brought the Jinghe sisters back to the Jinghe residence, and then contacted Princess Alice as soon as possible.

Chapter 35: Reasons for being fearless

"So, the Jinghe sisters have agreed to cooperate with Luo Shu?"

Princess Alice's voice on the phone was as clear as a spring. "Do we still need to proceed according to the original plan?"

"Are you referring to the on-site investigation of the Taimanin headquarters in Aokigahara Forest?"

"Yes, since the Jinghe sisters were both rescued by Luo Shu, isn't it necessary to make some adjustments to the subsequent plans?"

"You can proceed as planned. However, Princess Alice, please be careful when you go to the Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees."

Luo Shu thought for a moment and shared with Alice all the important information he had obtained from Jinghe Ashaji tonight. "So, my current interest in the silver sand of the demon world, also known as mithril, and other resources is far greater than that of Taimanin."

"Mithril?" Princess Alice was stunned for a moment, then her tone was filled with disbelief, "Student Luo Shu, are you serious?"

"It's probably true. By the way, have you found out anything about that artificial island?"

"I asked Ursula to go there. Judging by the time, she will be back soon."

"I see. I just went to a strange place with Jinghe Ashaji. However, there were too many monsters there. In order to avoid exposing my identity, I chose to retreat immediately after rescuing Jinghe Sakura. So I want to go back and investigate later."

"Mr. Luo Shu, do you want me to go with you?"

"No, no, no, I want to ask Princess Alice if she's interested in starting a company together."

"What company?" Princess Alice was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Luo Shu to jump to such a sudden change of subject. "Luo Shu isn't a legal citizen of Fuso, so he shouldn't be able to start a company, right?"

"Of course I can't open one myself, but I have a partner in Fusang." Luo Shu thought for a moment, "As for what kind of company to open, it's definitely a cross-border trading company, mainly engaged in bringing some special products from other worlds to this world."

"Mr. Luo Shu, have you set your sights on the resources of the Demon Realm?" Princess Alice, worthy of being the princess of the Otherworld Kingdom, immediately understood why Luo Shu had specifically mentioned intelligence on the Demon Realm's resources in their previous conversation. "Nomad is not easy to deal with."

"Nomad is difficult to deal with, but we have to deal with him. We have to take action against the demons anyway, so why not maximize our benefits?"

"But with the current strength of the mysterious side of this world, it's too unrealistic to want to counterattack the demon world."

"Princess Alice, have you ever thought about a question?"

"what?"

"Nomad clearly had a top powerhouse like Edwin Black, the ancestor of the demon world vampires, behind the scenes, but he still couldn't stop the Taimanin Squadron from escaping into this world. Even more than ten years ago, Nomad's conspiracy to invade this world was thwarted by the remaining Taimanin Squadron, forcing him to choose to lie dormant."

"Mr. Luo Shu is saying that the Demon Realm can't send too many powerful people to this world?" Princess Alice suddenly had an idea. "But we don't seem to be facing this situation here."

"My personal guess is that there's a problem with the space-time passage connecting the Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees to the Demon Realm."

Luo Shu pondered for a moment, "Even the space-time passage in the Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees could be sealed by the weakened Taimanin Squadron. Its scale is likely unable to support a demon world with exceptional strength to cross over."

"What Mr. Luo Shu said seems to make sense." Princess Alice pondered for a moment. "According to my understanding, when the space-time passageway located in Fusang Yunqu Mountain appeared in my world, even the top masters of all races could not completely block it. If it had not appeared right near the Mother Tree Courtyard, I'm afraid it would have been difficult to control it."

"So, I speculate that it's not that the Demon Realm hasn't considered increasing the scale of its invasion of this world, but that it's unable to carry out a large-scale invasion."

Luo Shu actually heard Jinghe Asaki say that the Taimanin Squadron she is currently in was formed after the Taimanin were expelled from the Demon Realm. He then began to doubt the true level of the top combat power of the demons invading this world.

However, the Demon World has expelled all the Taimanin in their prime, so the overall strength of the demons should be stronger than the Taimanin squadron that Jinghe Asaki is currently in charge of.

However, it was the Taimanin squadron that Asaki Igawa currently served that had expelled all of Nomad's minions that invaded Fuso over the past decade, to the point that even Nomad's top brass had to temporarily avoid the limelight.

This irrationality made him feel very incredible.

Unless in the past ten years, the Taimanin squadron that Asaki Jinghe is in has been fully upgraded.

However, considering that this derivative world has only recently used cognitive interference at the rule level to force ordinary people to accept the existence of the mysterious side, the probability of the overall strength of this world's Taimanin Squadron being greatly improved is too small.

After all, if the Taimanin had truly grown stronger, the increasing number of demon attacks in Tokyo in recent years should have been alleviated long ago, instead of getting worse as it is now.

Therefore, Luo Shu could only think of one possibility, that is, the space-time channel between the Demon Realm and the derivative world was too small, so small that it could only support the passage of demons at the level of senior cadres of Nomad.

Luo Shu estimated that Oboro's strength was most likely between the noble type and the demon king type. After all, to be honest, the clone Oboro's strength was much stronger than Jinghe Asaki.

If we infer from this reverse, the original Long's strength will most likely be even stronger.

"Mr. Luo Shu, what you're saying is that the reason the demon world's invasion of this world remains at a low intensity isn't because they don't want to increase the scale, but because they can't?"

"From my previous battles with the two clones of Oboro, a senior officer of Nomad, their strength is likely to be stronger than the Jinghe sisters at this stage. Of course, I am referring to a one-on-one situation."

Luo Shu pondered for a moment. "So, Alice, what do you think is the real reason why, despite the huge gap between the top experts on the mysterious side, the weaker side can still defend against the stronger side's attacks alone?"

"So, that's why the Taimanin Headquarters in Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees is so confident?"

Princess Alice finally understood why the Taimanin Squadron in this world chose such a dangerous place as Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees as its headquarters.

Originally, Alice naively believed that the Fuso Taimanin of this world needed to seal the space-time channel out of the Taimanin's sense of mission to eliminate the demons.

Now, after she got so much new information from Luo Shu, she realized that this speculation was very wrong.