Published: March 2, 2025
Every morning's awakening marks the start of a new day.
A busy day, a simple day, a monotonous day, a repetitive day...
It is roughly akin to the emperors of ancient Huaxia, attending morning court (remote meetings), reviewing memorials (documents), and issuing decisions.
Though it appears to be a position of great prestige, in reality, it confines one to a fixed area, doing the same things over and over again.
Overall, the life of the mountain puppet is tedious...
So tedious that he even suspects he has fallen under some magical time-loop skill.
This early morning, the mountain puppet awoke in the central control tower of the Main City of the Layered Battlefield, absorbed a bit of soul crystal as his breakfast, and then proceeded to a busy meeting process—coordinating with the Cloud Puppet to discuss the movements of the Eternal Sky City.
There was coordination with the Corpse Puppet to analyze the situation on the front lines.
Then there was communication with the Water Puppet and Wood Puppet to discuss the actions of mutated creatures, followed by discussions with the nightmare and Dark Puppet regarding the movements of the treasure land guardian.
Once a day, but from one perspective, this meeting is truly boring—because nothing happens!
It’s like a job—tedious and dull—yet they form Wen Yu’s eyes and ears on Earth and the Layered Battlefield—even across two worlds, Wen Yu can grasp global affairs without missing a detail.
Of course, lately, it seems there really hasn't been any major events.
Wen Yu had a point when he said that he and Tang Haofei's existence cannot solely be regarded as a blessing for this world; in some ways, they are also a source of disaster, carrying a death halo with them. Wen Yu ventured into the Demon Realm, while Tang Haofei remained reclusive, yet unexpectedly, without the strongest warriors standing at the peak, the various forces led by Beijing have engaged in back-and-forth battles with the demonic clan, achieving minor victories continuously, and major victories every month. In short, the war situation is clear.
From this perspective, Wen Yu and Tang Haofei are indeed superfluous to this world...
The voice of the Cloud Puppet echoed in his mind.
“I have already modified more than half of the main control system of the Eternal Sky City, and the other half is in Lin Haifeng's hands. He came to find me recently to discuss the ownership issue of the Eternal Sky City, and I think this matter should be left to your decision.”
“What’s your opinion?”
“Half for each person, unrelated to each other. I can ensure that the Eternal Sky City will not become our enemy, but I think we should give Lin Haifeng some face...”
Listening to the Cloud Puppet’s summary, the mountain puppet thought of his big boss's style and the complex relationship with Beijing. After a moment, he made a decision: “Then let’s leave it as it is for now.”
In the span of those two sentences, the voice of the Corpse Puppet connected in his mind again.
“The demonic clan is about to take major action; do your little brothers want to come over and share in the spoils?”
“Leave these matters to you to handle.”
“And that group of celestial gods, they’ve been very active on the front lines lately. I don’t know how the celestial god managed it, but he actually united seven super-large gathering places. Tsk, tsk, they are only looking at numbers, not quality, which can rival Beijing.”
“This matter has nothing to do with us; just do your own job well.”
With this back-and-forth exchange, the morning meeting naturally came to an end, and then it was time for the mountain puppet’s next task.
To inventory the gains from the Main City of the Layered Battlefield and the Star of Africa, referred to as accounting.
The development of the Star of Africa has shown a significant downward trend—this had already occurred when Wen Yu secluded himself two years ago, and now this downward trend has intensified again. This is quite normal; the Ring Star Domain of the Layered Battlefield is the future of the entire Earth, so in contrast, transactions in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield are booming.