As Old Whale moved away with difficulty, the octopus slipped back into the sea like a carpet of flesh and disappeared.

At this moment, the whole island erupted into cheers once again.

"City Lord, City Lord!"

Tie, Old Foreman Old Wall Lamp, Cui, Chifanda, Pumpkin Knight, and others rushed out of the crowd, excitedly shaking Chun's hand: "We woke up and restored some memories from when we were alive, only to remember how great the City Lord was!"

Ha, restoring memories... no wonder I shook hands with everyone in the city!

Chun was very gratified: "Actually, I didn't achieve much in the single day of my appointment, it doesn't deserve to be called greatness."

Old Wall Lamp sighed: "But compared to the successors, that can indeed be called great!"

Tie said: "We should hurry to get to work to live up to the City Lord's past care, go to work, go to work, and don't let the furnace fire go cold!"

The whole city was enthusiastic: "Go to work, go to work!"

At this time, Old Whale also regained his strength: "I thought my whale life had reached its peak, but now it seems it's just the beginning. I need to return to the Daughter of the Sea. I've learned a lot from this battle, and I bestow my insights as a blessing to you, let's progress together—"

After speaking, he spat out a crystal-clear bubble onto Chun once again.

——System prompt: Congratulations! You have completely cleared the whale's stubborn ailment, the whale has acquired divine characteristics, the whale's friendliness has increased to "best friend," and the reward achievement "Power of the Whale" has been upgraded to "Power of the Whale God," gaining a new Cleaner Fish skill: Whale Roar. Corrosive Poison Damage -20, Attack +20%, Defense +20%, Attack Speed +20%, Movement Speed +20%, Physical Strength +20%, Life +20%, Weight-carrying +20%.

Whale Roar: Your roar carries a strong infrasound effect that can stun enemies within a certain range and cause lethal effects on smaller creatures. Using Whale Roar consumes a certain proportion of physical strength.

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Chun was truly pleasantly surprised; although he knew Old Whale's advancement would improve him, he didn't expect the improvement to be so straightforward, brutal, and practical, with all attributes percentage increasing from 10% to 20%! He even felt much relieved from the oppressive feeling from the ring! And there was an additional Whale Roar skill! As expected, it's about the infrasound waves. Whether it can stun strong enemies is uncertain, but it's definitely a killer move against cockroaches and rats in the sewers; truly living up to being a Cleaner Fish! Speaking of which, Aileen's bat also has a similar skill...

Chun asked with concern: "Is it okay for you to go back like this now?"

Old Whale snorted, "This shows I've been through battle. See you next time!"

Quite so; once the big bosses realize how strong the whales have become yet fought so fiercely, they'll realize the Sirens' power and further support the mermaids as Guardian Gods...

Alright, I'll work hard with the big bosses. They do the real work, I do the acting...

Watching the whale's splash vanish into the darkness, Chun remembered something: "Nancy, the whale seems to have the divine characteristic now, does that qualify as a god?"

Nancy said, "It's considered half a step to becoming a god, but it still lacks the condensation of divine format. Condensing it oneself is best. Creatures like the octopus, which haven't undergone the process of condensing divine format and only rely on a piece of Fallen Gold found under the sea, have no basis for use—they can only be considered evil gods, and when encountering a true god, they are easily defeated."

So that's it!

Chun immediately thought of the divine format on the ring: "Aileen, how about we return this divine format on the ring to its rightful owner?"

Aileen was straightforward: "Alright, anyway, she still has one in her hand! It seems this one is stronger, with a domain!"

Holy Shit! If she didn't have a stronger one, would you have disagreed?

Chun then raised the ring: "Nancy, this gemstone on my ring is your divine format, I'll remove it to restore you as a true god!"

Nancy shook her head: "This divine format actually isn't mine; the memory interruption means only one thing—I am just a clone; my true self should have been sent to Hell for failing to guard something. Losing this divine format means your Angel Pet is no longer a divine-level pet and will become weaker."

How could a pet possibly compare with a Guardian God? Becoming weaker is good, it would get me off my 11th place ranking, giving the big boss a pleasant surprise isn't impossible either.

Chun was shocked: "Without the divine format, how will you become stronger?"

Nancy said: "Condense it anew!"

Chun was amazed: "How much time will that take?"

Nancy said: "As long as I heal more people with my plague-clearing formula and receive more gratitude, it won't take much time!"

Um... I actually just wanted to exchange with you, but couldn't say it...

Nancy then raised the black orb in her hand and said: "I think the City Lord's embedding of the divine format in the ring had impacted the pet's growth. Theoretically, a divine-level pet can advance to become your personal Guardian God—so why not swap this Fallen Gold divine format with the current one? Fallen Gold will match better with Magic Gold, and the effect will certainly be better."

Holy Shit, a personal Guardian God!

Aileen was even more excited: "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant!"

You're seriously okay with that!? Look how cute they are...

Chun felt heartbroken by Nancy's understanding nature: "But this was something you were keeping for the octopus, isn't it wrong to do this."

Nancy said indifferently: "I just mentioned that a divine format should be self-condensed; when it is worthy of owning a divine format, it won't need this one anymore—so I never intended to return it."

So that's it! Chun felt inexplicably gratified that she wasn't just some naïve sweetheart! Excellent, this is indeed deserving to guard a city.

Nancy then said: "However, the Fallen Gold has impurities and needs to be reforged and refined, which I don't really understand. Why not let Smith try? This is a very high-end material, it will certainly elevate Smith's skills to a higher level. I can also help as an assistant, which will rapidly improve my forging skills."

It truly is a triple-benefit! I like it!

Chun, full of enthusiasm, said: "We still call him Tie; he enjoys being called that."

"Got it!"

Chun went to the blacksmith shop and perfectly saw Tie holding two lumps melted into tattered Mithril, loving them dearly!

"City Lord, this is Mithril!!!"

Chun smiled: "It was left to me by the Guardian God! Do you have any inspiration now? If you do, don't waste it on the Mithril, I have higher-grade goods here!"

Nancy laughed: "Hello, Tie, it's been a hundred years; the City Lord requested me to learn forging from you. Please, guidance from you is appreciated."

Tie bowed deeply: "Previously, without restored memories, I forgot how much the Guardian God had done for us. I am deeply remorseful. Please, Goddess, call me Xiao Tie, I do not deserve to be called Old Tie!"

Holy Shit! Still going on about Xiao Tie, are you looking to become an official!

Nancy laughed happily: "Then Xiao Tie, let's refine this Fallen Gold!"

Tie was so shocked his eyes widened, promptly tossing aside the two beloved pieces of Mithril: "Rest assured, Goddess, City Lord, Xiao Tie will put forth my best effort..."

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