Chapter 676 Rewards from the Official!

Xiao Mo pondered that the Glorious Empire should have already learned of their upgrade to an Immortal-Demon Empire.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have blacklisted him.

The Glorious Empire should now be actively preparing for war, to be ready for its eventual arrival.

Xiao Mo wasn't in a hurry for now, as he first needed to lead his troops to participate in the "Otherworld Evil Extermination Activity."

Once the event concluded, they would surely gain considerable income, and his entire army would ascend another level.

Only then would it be timely to prepare for armed conflict.

Moreover, let's not forget the assistance of the castle forces; the laws would surely be more lenient towards them.

Therefore, even if the Glorious Empire launched a preemptive attack,

the Immortal-Demon Empire still had a high chance of winning.

At this moment, he suddenly recalled something.

"System, now that the empire's power has been upgraded, are there no rewards?"

He remembered that when he had upgraded other king-level forces in the past, he had received the "King's Scepter" from the system.

Now that he had upgraded again, surely the system wouldn't give him nothing.

That would be too stingy.

Upon hearing Xiao Mo's inquiry, the system did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a moment.

Then, it replied with a delay.

[Dear player, the reward has been sent.]

[Please check your inbox.]

[This reward is an advancement in realm.]

Hearing this, Xiao Mo couldn't help but curse the system internally for being cunning.

Given the system's stinginess, if he hadn't asked,

he would bet his life that the system would not have proactively distributed the reward to him.

Instead, it would have secretly hoarded it.

This system was truly petty.

As Xiao Mo eagerly awaited the distribution of the reward, in the next second, the system's tone suddenly shifted.

[…However, due to the player already reaching the peak of the God King realm, the reward is canceled.]

[Wishing the player a pleasant mood!]

Xiao Mo: "????"

"WTF?"

Was this system playing with him?

It had clearly promised to give him a reward, but why had it suddenly changed its mind?

Xiao Mo protested with dissatisfaction, "Why? Why are you withholding my reward?"

The system responded emotionlessly.

[As the player has already reached the God King realm, all rewards will be canceled. If the player performs well in the future, there may still be rewards. Please do not be discouraged, focus on expanding your territory and becoming a overlord!]

"Pah!"

Xiao Mo furiously cursed:

"Don't give me any excuses, just give me back my reward! You're definitely making up reasons not to give me the reward. Do you believe I'll tear you apart right now?"

Xiao Mo only said this, but if the system truly didn't give him the reward, he was helpless.

He could only rage in vain.

No matter how much Xiao Mo cursed, the system merely repeated one sentence.

[The player has been upgraded to the God King level. Please do not act unreasonably and abide by the game rules. With your current strength, you are fully capable of advancing your realm independently and do not require the system's assistance.]

The mechanical voice was utterly devoid of emotion.

Xiao Mo was furious but helpless.

The system was clearly being unreasonable, yet it was blaming him.

It was utterly unfair.

However, he still desperately wanted the reward, so he suppressed his anger and asked:

"Besides advancing my realm, is there nothing else that can be rewarded?"

The system seemed to admit a slight fault and replied:

[An item reward is possible. The reward is a King's Artifact – the King's Crown!]

Instantly, a crown radiating a sacred aura appeared before him.

The crown was almost identical to a European-style crown, equally exquisite.

It was adorned with countless lustrous diamonds.

The crown, inlaid with dazzling gemstones, shone brilliantly at this moment, like stars, pleasing to the eye.

More importantly, the sacred aura emanating from the crown made one feel very comfortable.

He saw the [Attributes] section stating:

[Attributes: This crown possesses the power to purify all evil forces. If attacked by evil forces, the damage taken will be halved.]

Xiao Mo's eyes lit up. "Wow, this is too awesome!"

If he were to be attacked by evil gods from the God of Annihilation system, those attacks would be halved.

At that time, those evil gods would surely not be able to harm him.

However, although Xiao Mo liked it very much, he did not show it on his face.

Instead, he put on a displeased expression, "Advancing divine power is the most important strength. Can a mere King's Artifact easily dismiss me?"

"You are a system, you cannot be so stingy, you should give me another one!"

The system was silent again for a while, as if contemplating whether Xiao Mo's words held any merit.

Perhaps it was because Xiao Mo's level was getting higher, but the system's expressions were becoming increasingly clear.

Xiao Mo sometimes truly felt that the system had developed self-awareness.

However, he was not entirely sure at this moment. It was possible that he was too ignorant before and had not noticed the system's peculiarities.

After thinking for a while, the system finally said:

[To compensate the player, the system will now offer another King's Artifact.]

[King's Artifact – Golden Armor!]

Instantly, a golden armor radiating holy light appeared before him.

The golden armor was incredibly handsome, and Xiao Mo fell in love with it at first sight.

Just as he was preparing to claim both,

the system popped up two notifications.

[The player now has two choices.]

[1. Choose the King's Artifact – King's Crown!]

[2. Choose the King's Artifact – Golden Armor!]

"Holy crap! This sneaky system!"

It was a choice between one. Shouldn't it give him both items?

It seemed he had overestimated this system.

Indeed, if it could offer two artifacts, it wouldn't give them both to him.

However, before he could even decide which artifact to choose,

the system issued another notification.

[Selection countdown has begun. If the player does not make a selection before the countdown ends, both artifacts will be recalled.]

[10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5…]

Amidst the rapid countdown, Xiao Mo cursed.

"System, you're getting more and more shameless! You can even do countdowns like this! You're just being stingy and don't want to give me the artifacts, right?"

"Hmph! You wish! I'll take it anyway!"