Nia was an ordinary god, or rather, a very ordinary person.
At least, that was what Nia thought. Looking at her past life, she was born into a family that was neither rich nor poor. At that time, there was no such concept as a kingdom on land. Powerful cultivators or gods occupied the top of a divine mountain, using it as the center to build cities and villages around it.
At that time, cities and villages had to obey the will of the divine mountain’s master. For example, if there was a drought or a flood, they had to pray to the gods to exchange for peace. Similarly, if other villages or powerful magical beasts invaded them, they could trade for powerful strength to drive their enemies away as long as they prayed.
When Nia was young, she was also a girl who believed in the powerful existence of the divine mountains. Until one day, she had an idea in her heart. Since the high and mighty gods could stand on the top of the divine mountains and look down on all living things, controlling people’s lives, then, if she had great power, could she also become a god, protect her family and friends, and become equally noble?
That was the first time she had the idea to cultivate in her young mind. After that, it was out of control.
When she was ten years old, she bade farewell to her parents in the village and began to climb one of the divine mountains. At that time, the world was hundreds of billions of times larger. The divine mountains were millions of meters tall. Many people would find it difficult to climb them, even if they climbed for their entire lives.
However, she persevered.
She did not awaken any divine power or unique moves during the climb. On the contrary, she almost died many times because of the extreme cold and the invasion of magical beasts. In the end, she arrived at the divine mountain by relying on her willpower. That year, she was only 20 years old, and the first thing the divine mountain’s master said when he saw her was, “You don’t have the talent to cultivate. You spent ten years coming to the mountain. I admire your courage, so I will give you armor that can withstand the cold and heat and a spear that can pierce through the scales of monsters. You should go back.”
With the weapons and armor given by the gods, Nia did not give up. She left that divine mountain and climbed to the next one. Many mountains reached the clouds, and behind each mountain was one or more gods. If one god were not willing to accept her as a disciple, then she would choose another peak and look for another master until someone was willing to teach her the techniques to cultivate.
On the second peak, Nia was bestowed with a spring that could grant her immortality.
On the third peak, she obtained a divine medicine that would not make her feel hungry even if she did not eat for a long time.
On the fourth mountain…
She climbed the mountains, one after another. No one passed on any knowledge to Nia. However, as Nia obtained more and more things, she became stronger and stronger. Finally, one day, a war broke out.
The gods seemed to be fighting over something. The towering mountains that reached into the clouds were cut in half. The blood of the gods spilled on the ground. The cities and villages that were built around the gods and the mountains became hostile because of that. The land was shattered, and the rivers dried up.
In order to survive, the cities and villages gradually gathered and became a kingdom. The gods also began to form alliances, dividing the territories and factions. All of that had nothing to do with Nia. That did not stop her thirst for knowledge.
Due to the wars, many gods no longer lived on the divine mountains, and they no longer had good intentions to teach scholars. Most of the kingdoms that were already under gods’ protection showed great hostility toward Nia, a foreigner. Some wanted to execute her, while others tried to snatch the treasures bestowed on her by many gods.
Nia could only destroy those people and kingdoms with a flip of her hand. Only then did Nia realize that she already had great power. Even some weaker gods might not be a match for her.
“Since I’ve only walked through the world, seen people and things, and received some gifts that made me so powerful, then what reason do I have to stop? I don’t need others to teach me anything. I just need to comprehend it myself and become stronger. That’s enough.”
From then on, Nia had transformed from a person seeking to learn to someone who sought challenges. She would challenge all the elites no matter where she went. Some people defeated her, while others died in her hands.
Gradually, the northern part of the divine realm became a piece of frozen earth. A goddess who controlled ice, snow, and coldness appeared. She reached the peak of the divine realm and was given the title of the Primordial White.
However, for that goddess, she was not satisfied with everything she got. She wanted to become stronger, but there was no more powerful god for her to challenge. There was no more magical tool to help her become stronger, so she thought of a way.
“In this life, I have reached the peak of my current level. This is because I lack talent and can only work hard to get here. If I have talent, even if it is only twice as strong as before, I will be at a different level.”
So that goddess chose to be reincarnated. That was the goddess named Nia and the story of her ordinary first life.
“Watson, that is all I know about the Primordial White. If you want to hear more, let Nia tell It to you herself.” Sidi licked her dry lips and panted heavily from exhaustion.
She had revealed Nia’s identity as the Primordial White, and Watson, who was curious about it, was unwilling to let it go. He had to make her tell it clearly. There was no other way, so she could only tell the story. That version was widely acknowledged in the deity world, and other versions were more outrageous. Sidi felt it would be very tiring to tell him everything, so she did not say it.
“Nia, is that true?”
Watson asked Nia, and she nodded. “Generally speaking, there’s no problem. Actually, after I reincarnated, I don’t remember much of my past memories because it was too long ago.”
“It’s true! What kind of monster did I fight in the competition?”
Watson looked conflicted, and he could not help but sigh. He had thought that Nia, as the Child of God, was the reincarnation of a starlight-tier god, but who would have thought that Nia was actually a sovereign-tier god? No wonder he had been unable to defeat Nia in the match no matter what methods he used. In the end, he had no choice but to invite his future self.
If he had known that Nia was the reincarnation of a sovereign-tier god, he would have admitted defeat during the competition. After all, there was a huge difference between their two tiers.
“Master is too modest. Compared to me, Master is even more powerful. In ten years, I am no longer your match, Master. I think you will reach an unimaginable tier in the future. You have something I lacked—talent. Therefore, as long as I am by your side, I believe that my achievements in this life will be higher than I expected,” Nia replied humbly.
She was a person who knew herself well. It was precisely because she knew her limits that she could understand how powerful Watson was. Furthermore, with that thing in Watson, it was likely that he would eventually become the strongest even if he did nothing.
“That’s good.”
The corners of Nia’s mouth curled upward slightly, revealing a human-like smile.
It was not that she was not interested in what was in Watson’s body. On the contrary, as the strongest target, she was very interested in that. However, she was different from Sidi. She would not take that thing away. She wanted to protect Watson until he became infinitely strong. Her strength would only grow if she fought against stronger opponents continuously. Therefore, she had to create an infinitely strong person.
“We’ve been chatting here for long enough. It’s time to go out. Don’t let the others wait anxiously.”
Noticing Nia’s smile, Watson smiled as well. It was the first time he saw Nia smile like a human, like a white flower blooming on the peak of a snowy mountain. Even though the smile was only for a moment, it was ten times better than Nia’s cold appearance. That made him determined to make Nia smile more often in the future.
As his voice fell, the protective shield built by Sidi was removed. Kiana and the others who were standing outside immediately surrounded him.
“Watson, what were you talking about when you were hiding in the magic shield with that woman who seems to be a god?” Kiana asked.
“I know. They must be discussing where to have a baby.” Without waiting for Watson to speak, Casey raised his hand and answered.
“Casey, why are you so full sh*t?”
“I feel for Lana to have a brother like you.”
Charlotte and Lily looked disgusted and shook their heads. Lily even pulled Lana to her side and kept her away from Casey.
“What did I say?” Casey looked aggrieved. He felt like he was not wrong. If they were not discussing having a baby, why would they deliberately block their voices so that the others could not listen?
“We did not say anything. Don’t worry,” Watson replied perfunctorily and looked at the sky. “It’s getting late. We still have classes in the afternoon. Just now, the dining hall was destroyed because of the attack, so everyone’s meal ended early. Let’s go to the Holy Dragon Tavern to eat something and then go back to the academy.”
Seeing that Watson had started to change the topic, Kiana pouted in dissatisfaction but did not ask further.
Following Watson’s instructions, after everyone finished eating, Watson and Sidi quickly separated. Sidi said she had to go back to the palace to report to King Landhar III about the encounter with Watson. Kiana also went back. Since the arena was filled with gold coins, the afternoon class for the warrior department was temporarily changed to the Theory of Sword Techniques.
Kiana was not a student at the Royal Academy. So, she could not enter the class even though she was a princess. Furthermore, it was very dull to attend the class, so Kiana left.
The Theory of Sword Techniques class started at two o’clock in the afternoon and lasted for the entire afternoon. Nothing major happened during that class. The whole class was absent-minded, while the other students were distracted because Watson had fought two strong Winter Nation warriors in the afternoon. In addition, Sidi had publicly said that he wanted to have a child with him.
That caused many people to whisper among themselves. After leaving the academy, where did Watson take Sidi and the others to? Did he have that kind of relationship with them?
Watson pretended not to hear that gossip. After the class ended, he immediately turned around and walked out of the class with Christina, who was in the same class.
Before he could leave the academy, someone suddenly called out to him.
“Young Master Watson, His Majesty has invited you to the palace.”
“What does His Majesty want from me?” Watson looked at the man in front of him. The man was wearing court attire and was getting down from a splendid carriage. He bowed to Watson. It was apparent that the man was a coachman from the palace.
“I don’t know. I only know that His Majesty has invited you, Young Master Watson. I don’t know anything else.”
“Tina, do you want to go with me?”
Watson turned to look at Christina beside him. Christina hesitated for a moment and shook her head. “No. His Majesty only invited you and did not invite me. If I go there, it might make His Majesty unhappy. I’d better go back to the Sword Saint’s courtyard and wait for you.”
“Alright, then I’ll take my leave.”
After bidding farewell to Christina, Watson got into the carriage, and the coachman drove them out of the academy. That scene was witnessed by many students of the academy, causing them to discuss it animatedly.
“It’s Watson. If I’m not mistaken, the carriage that took him has the seal of the royal family on it. It should be the King’s carriage! He destroyed the Royal Academy, but no one cared about it. On the contrary, he was rewarded. Furthermore, he did something with several women, including Her Highness, at noon. Then, he had the King’s carriage to take him away at night. That treatment is really unique. ”
“I guess that Watson entering the palace at that moment might have something to do with the Princess. Even though the Holy Dragon Kingdom does not strictly stipulate that noblemen must marry a wife, Watson’s fiancée is the Princess. That situation is quite different! I haven’t heard of anyone in the kingdom who dares to marry the Princess and hang out with other women. Perhaps King Landhar III is dissatisfied with Watson’s performance and wants to teach him a lesson.”
When they saw the royal carriage, some people expressed their envy, while others did not like Watson’s good behavior. They silently cursed in their hearts.
A young girl wearing a tattered uniform with two long scarves around her neck was among those people. She rubbed her painful face and quickened her pace as she walked out of the academy’s gates.
“No matter what a genius like Watson does, there will be many people who will flatter him. I don’t know which of them is true, but perhaps all of them are true! I wonder if my dream will come true. Will the same happen to me?”
Murmuring softly, the girl looked in the direction Watson had left and walked in the opposite direction. Her fingers went into the pockets of her uniform and touched an ice-cold, black and white sphere.
That girl was Rose Weiser, who had been recruited by Watson and saved during the day.
Holding the black and white sphere in her pocket, Rose sighed with a self-deprecating expression. After Watson had given her the sphere, she had been studying it for the whole afternoon out of curiosity and had not paid much attention to her lessons. As a result, she felt like the sphere had no other advantages other than being hard, and she could not see what a potion should look like at all.
A potion was made by grinding medicinal ingredients into juice and mixing it according to a special proportion. It was something that could maximize the medicinal properties of each medicinal ingredient. Generally speaking, potions were liquid, but there were also cases of solid substances. However, solid potions would usually give off a medicinal fragrance. For a woman who came from a potion-making family like Rose Weiser, she would be able to know what medicinal ingredients were used to make a potion with a single whiff.
The black and white stone in her pocket had a smell when she carefully sniffed it. However, it was different from any medicine she knew. It was a smell that she had never smelled before.
“Maybe that thing is not a medicine at all. Perhaps Watson randomly brought something to fool me. He wants to use it to make me trust him and help him do things, just like what he did to the other women around him! Maybe he thought that with his looks and talent, he could easily make an ordinary girl like me go crazy, but he’s wrong.”
Rose understood how ordinary she was. Under the influence of her inferiority complex, she was not interested in Watson; she was sure that it was impossible to interact with such a person. On the contrary, she was usually attracted to trash.
“Even though it might be a gem made of some unknown stone, Watson had given it to me. It’s not good to throw it away like that. I’ll just take it home first.”
With her head lowered in dejection, Rose returned to the Abedor family.
The Abedor family was located in a corner not far from the royal city. It was not a luxurious mansion. Outside the courtyard, there were countless vines, and inside, there were also all kinds of trees and flower beds. The entire courtyard, from the inside to the walls, was covered with plants. It looked like a green world. Fresh air and the smell of plants assailed one’s nostrils even before one entered the compound.
Many servants worked in the courtyard. When they saw that Rose Weiser had returned, many put down the things in their hands and bowed to Rose Weiser.
“Miss Rose.”
Rose nodded in response. She quickly walked to the mansion in the deepest part of the courtyard. As soon as she pushed the door open, she heard her father’s old and kind voice, “Rose, What’s wrong? Your clothes looked like it’s in tatters and your face looked injured. Did someone bully you?”
“Who bullied you? Tell us, and we’ll avenge you!”
“How dare they bully our youngest sister? Let me know who he is. I will poison his food and make him suffer from diarrhea for a month.”
A few beautiful voices echoed. Rose raised her head and saw her father, the head of the Abedor family, Robin Abedor. Her three older sisters stood behind him. Her eldest and second sisters had long hair, while her third sister had short hair and wore a dress that revealed half of her shoulders.
Regardless of the length of their hair, the three older sisters were all very beautiful. That made Rose feel a little sad. They were members of the Abedor family, but her three older sisters were extremely talented at making potions, and they were also gorgeous. She was the ugly duckling among the beautiful swans.
