Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 1053 - 497: Crushing the Genius_2

Chapter 1053: Chapter 497: Crushing the Genius_2

"What if it’s at the bottom of the tower?"

Gu Qingqiu interjected.

"..."

Lin Baici was speechless. You did that on purpose, right?

Gu Qingqiu smiled slightly, leaned into Lin Baici’s ear, and murmured quietly, "We are teammates, you can completely trust us. We won’t dig too deep into your secrets!"

"So, there’s no need to go to great lengths to find excuses in the future."

The warm breath tickled his ear.

Lin Baici stepped back a bit.

Seeing Lin Baici step back, Gu Qingqiu frowned and threw a small punch at him.

"What’s the matter? Don’t you like the way I smell?"

Gu Qingqiu bit her small, white teeth.

Don’t you know it’s rude to avoid a girl’s affection?

"You scare me!"

Lin Baici tore open a fruit husk, knocked out a piece of durian, and made a sandwich, "Eat it quickly and let’s go!"

"Let the others have theirs first. I’ll wait for you!"

Gu Qingqiu wasn’t feeling safe around Lin Baici but thought she could help if there was an emergency.

"A Grass Carp, a Zhinai Double D, you trust them to act alone?"

Lin Baici urged, "Hurry up and eat, then go up!"

Gu Qingqiu took the fruit and started gobbling it down.

From Lin Baici’s tone, she sensed deep trust and approval, which made her lips curl into a smile, feeling delighted inside.

I knew it,

I could become the second-in-command of this team.

Watching Gu Qingqiu teleport away, Zhang Hao Curious asked, "Aren’t you going to give me an explanation?"

"Living in confusion benefits everyone!"

Lin Baici refused. He ran out of patience for others and wouldn’t personally make fruit sandwiches for them: "Everyone, quiet down and listen, we’ve just discovered that eating a mix of durian, lemon, passion fruit, and avocado can teleport us to the top of the tower!"

"Really?"

Ai Xiri exclaimed, "How did you find that out?"

"Is there any durian left?"

Ai Xuyue quickly looked for fruit.

"Does that combination taste good?"

Long Miaomiao licked her lips.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Yang Zhi thought Little Fatty Sister had a screw loose. At a time like this, even if it was shit but could take you straight to the top of the tower, you should eat it.

"I have more fruit here; mix it yourself!"

Lin Baici kept one set for himself and Fang Mingyuan and passed the rest down: "Mingyuan, I saved one for you!"

Whish!

Yang Zhi and the Ai siblings fixed their gaze on Fang Mingyuan.

"Your friend is really good to you!"

Long Miaomiao envied.

"Old... Old White, can you save a portion for Miaomiao?"

Fang Mingyuan knew his request was somewhat excessive, but for Long Miaomiao’s safety, he had to ask.

"Don’t worry, there’s enough for everyone!"

Though Lin Baici said this, he still signaled Zhang Hao to make another portion.

"No need to fight; there’s enough fruit for everyone!"

Zhang Hao, more authoritative and also good at threatening, said, "Don’t be sneaky, or I’ll throw him down!"

Yang Zhi originally wanted to urge those above to send the fruit faster but held back after hearing this.

"Baici, tell me, what must I offer to pry you away?"

Zhang Hao really wanted Lin Baici. He was capable and easy on the eyes. He wouldn’t exchange him even for Xia Hongmian.

After all, Xia Hongmian is a woman; she can’t use her.

"Forget it, it’s not going to happen!"

Lin Baici signaled Zhang Hao to eat the fruit quickly.

"My team took three years of careful assembly; I can’t bear to leave them. Otherwise, I’d have joined you."

Zhang Hao sighed. More importantly, Zhang Hao didn’t know what Lin Baici thought of her. What if moving to the Seventh Star meant being undervalued?

"Maybe we can collaborate in the future."

Lin Baici wasn’t going anywhere, nor was he going to recruit Zhang Hao, since the team consisted of trusted companions with life-and-death bonds.

Everyone finished their fruit and began being transported.

Soon, only Fang Mingyuan and Long Miaomiao were left.

"Hurry and eat!"

Lin Baici took a bite of durian and nearly spit it out. The taste of that thing was indescribably awful.

Fang Mingyuan couldn’t get used to it either, but Long Miaomiao was wolfing it down.

Eat, then teleport.

Lin Baici’s vision went dark, and when it cleared, he saw the clear skies and drifting clouds.

"Little Linzi!"

Xia Hongyao rushed over and hugged Lin Baici excitedly, ruffling his hair.

Fourth Town, Sky-reaching Tower,

Done!

Lin Baici pushed aside the high ponytail and looked around.

This was the top of the tower, a huge circular platform, almost as big as half a soccer field, with a copper bell hanging in the center.

"God Lin, you’re so amazing!"

Yang Zhi complimented.

"Should we go over and flatter him a bit?"

Ai Xuri was conflicted.

"That’s not flattery, it’s a fact!"

Ai Xuyue stared at Lin Baici with shining eyes, certain that this man harbored a big secret.

"No need to starve or endure the heat to climb the tower anymore, how cool!"

Yang Zhi laughed heartily, "The others are screwed. I bet they wouldn’t guess that eating certain combinations of fruits can teleport them to the top of the tower!"

Zhang Hao originally wanted to suggest leaving a message to inform the people behind, but suddenly realized this was a crucial discovery made by Lin Baici; it wasn’t his place to say.

"God Lin, I want to join your team!"

The auntie was impressed by Lin Baici’s performance and saw a future in following him.

"That’s up to my team leader!"

Lin Baici gave Xia Hongyao plenty of respect.

"Of course!"

Xia Hongyao laughed heartily, feeling proud that his Seventh Star had finally become appealing.

Delicious!

"What do we do next?"

Ai Xuri was eager to leave God’s Ruins.

"Normally, you strike the bell three times to be transported out and enter the next town. But I tried, it didn’t work!"

Zhang Hao furrowed his brows, "I guess there’s a new challenge here!"

"Could it be that we need to wait for everyone to arrive before the bell works?"

Ai Xuyue speculated.

"Probably not?"

The auntie thought it unlikely.

"Let’s just ring the bell first. Ring it and then wait ten minutes. Let’s try all the possibilities!"

Gu Qingqiu proposed.

"I’ll do it!"

Ai Xuri volunteered.

A night passed, and dawn came with the scorching sun set to blaze down on the land.

They had rung the bell from one to fifty times throughout the night, but it still didn’t work, and the most troublesome discovery was that simply ringing the bell wouldn’t let them leave the Sky-reaching Tower.

"At least, we don’t have to climb the tower!"

Yang Zhi leaned on the railing, looking down.

Above them was a domed ceiling that provided shelter from wind and rain. At midnight, a bunch of fruit monsters had appeared, and killing some easily solved their food problem.

Two days had passed, and they were still at the top of the tower.

"God Lin, think of something?"

Ai Xuri pleaded, silently admitting that Lin Baici was the wisest among them.

To passe through Luoyang Seven Towns, they needed him.

"No can do!"

Lin Baici shrugged his shoulders.

Around noon, faint footsteps were heard.

Thud!

Xia Hongyao, who was lying on the ground, instantly sat up, "Did you hear that?"

"Someone’s coming!"

Zhang Hao immediately ran towards the stairwell.

Soon, a sweaty, shirtless Shen Nan ran up.

He paused when he saw the people on top of the tower.

So many?

Am I seeing things?

Shen Nan had pushed himself to the limit, running day and night with less than four hours of rest every day. He knew others were ahead, and he wouldn’t be first, but he was confident he’d be in the top three. Yet now, so many people were already here.

And half of them seemed like easy targets.

"..."

Shen Nan was smart and immediately realized there must be a shortcut to the top.

"Did you run up here?" Zhang Hao was shocked, "Your stamina is incredible!"

Zhang Hao genuinely praised him, but to Shen Nan, it sounded sarcastic. He didn’t greet anyone and walked to a corner alone.

He needed some peace.

"What do we do?"

Xia Hongyao poked Lin Baici’s arm, "He seems really discouraged!"

"It’s all because you’re so strong!"

The auntie felt sorry for Shen Nan. Reaching the top of the tower in three days was a record-breaking achievement, but next to Lin Baici, it still paled.

By afternoon, another person arrived.

It was a candidate.