When "God" Decides To Start Over

"You've been working hard lately, once the Magic Spirit Competition is over, I have a mysterious gift for you," Li Xiu said.

"What mysterious gift?" Sha Chu asked suspiciously.

"If I told you now, it wouldn't be a mysterious gift. You'll find out when the time comes," Li Xiu laughed.

"Whether there's a gift or not is not important. After the Magic Spirit Competition, I'll be heading to Longevity Heaven Headquarters. You'll need to find someone to take over my work. A Fei is quite capable; she can handle most of it. However, she's not very good at communicating, so you'll need to find someone else for tasks requiring interactions," Sha Chu explained.

"Let's have Chu Jun take over those tasks for now," Li Xiu had no other useful people on hand, so he could only arrange it this way.

"Actually, Qin Shi is a good candidate. Why not keep her?" Sha Chu had unknowingly started thinking about the City of Light, not realizing she had developed a slight sense of belonging to it.

"After all, she's still working for Tyrone City. Poaching her now isn't appropriate," Li Xiu laughed.

"What's inappropriate about it? Tyrone City is bound to collapse sooner or later, with or without Qin Shi, it makes no difference," Sha Chu smiled at Li Xiu and said, "Besides, I think Qin Shi is quite interested in you. If you ask her to stay, she probably wouldn't refuse."

"What? Do I, as the City Lord, need to resort to using my charm to recruit a Magic Armor Master?" Li Xiu glared at Sha Chu.

"You're a City Lord without money or manpower; besides your looks, what else do you have?" Sha Chu said with a playful smile.

"I have my dignity," Li Xiu said solemnly.

Sha Chu sneered, "How much is that old face of yours worth? Probably only someone like Qin Shi, who clearly lacked fatherly love growing up, would be interested in you. If it were me..."

"What if it were you?" Li Xiu asked.

"Eight hundred per night, no more, and it has to be in Red Sand Coins," Sha Chu said, pursing her lips.

"Get out," Li Xiu told Sha Chu flatly.

"Think about it," Sha Chu said as she got up.

"No need to think about it," Li Xiu said depressingly, wondering what kind of subordinate this was, not taking him seriously as a City Lord.

"I meant Qin Shi's case. She's capable, knowledgeable, with good emotional intelligence, and an S-Class Magic Armor Master. The City of Light really needs someone like her now," Sha Chu smiled.

"Got it, I will consider it," Li Xiu nodded.

"Let me know once you've decided," Sha Chu said as she walked away.

"Notify you about what?" Li Xiu was a bit puzzled, even if they were keeping Qin Shi, there was no need to specially inform her, right?

"I meant the eight hundred bucks, give it a good thought," Sha Chu, who had reached the office door, looked back with a smile, then swung her hips as she walked out.

"Bosses with no money really have no dignity," Li Xiu sighed.

After the list of participants was published, Li Qingyi and Bai Ying immediately studied it. The list only contained the names of the magic spirits, not the names of the Trial Takers. This was to protect the Trial Takers, but if they wished to reveal their names, they could apply to do so themselves.

"There are fourteen magic spirits in the speed race, including us. Apart from two or three unfamiliar names, the rest aren't anything special," Bai Ying said, looking at the list. "There are 28 magic spirits in the competition, fewer than expected; I wonder if there will even be another edition of this contest."

"Hey, why is there a Bone Shattering Demon here?" Bai Ying exclaimed in surprise when she saw one of the magic spirit names.

"Bone Shattering Demon? I thought only Bedessa had one of those? So he's entered the Magic Spirit Competition?" Li Qingyi frowned slightly.

"There are only the names of the magic spirits, no other details. I don't know if it's Bedessa's. If it is him, he's probably here to cause trouble, since he's a staunch supporter of bloodlines. He always believes only nobles are worthy of becoming Trial Takers with magic spirits, and ordinary people shouldn't even have the qualification," Bai Ying said.

"It probably is him. I hope we face him in the first round, to prevent any trouble," Li Qingyi said.

Bai Ying looked down the list and shook her head, "The matches are randomly grouped; we won't face the Bone Shattering Demon in the first round. I'll meet him in the third round, and not even then yet for you."

"Who are his opponents in the first and second rounds?" Li Qingyi asked, frowning.

"The Bone Shattering Demon's first-round opponent is the Black Death Demon, obviously from Black Death City, probably not worth watching. His second-round opponent is a Blazing Fire Wolf; although the quality and level aren't known, such magic spirits rarely have high quality. Even if it's S-Class, it can't compete with the Bone Shattering Demon," Bai Ying said, looking at the data.

"Let's hope Bedessa doesn't go too far. If he acts radically, we'll have to step in to stop him," Li Qingyi said.

"There's no other option," Bai Ying nodded.

On the day of the Magic Spirit Competition's opening, Meng Xiaotian waited outside the gate and didn't go in early.

Only after seeing Jia Bo enter did he start his live stream. As he introduced the competition's circumstances, he walked into the arena.