Armipotent

After Japan, Tang Shaoyang went to Mongolia and other regions around China such as Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand till the furthest region was Australia. Fortunately, he easily found where they were, so the trip was much faster than he expected it to be. After visiting Australia and installing the last portal gate, he returned to the main base instead of traveling with Aerelion. While the journey did not tire him out, it was so boring for him.

Tang Shaoyang returned to the office while yawning. He sat there and leaned his back against his comfy chair, "What's next? The Earth Dimensional Tower and the Trial of Ancient, should I take the trial first, or should I visit the Earth Dimensional Tower first?" He rubbed his chin. It took him a few days to finish the Trial of the Epic, and he estimated it would take him a week to finish the Trial of Ancient.

There were pros and cons for which he wanted to do first. If he took the trial first, then he could come to the Earth Dimensional Tower much stronger than he was. However, if he took the trial first, he was afraid that his faction would lag behind in the race of the dimensional tower.

At this moment, the door opened, and the person who opened the door did not knock first. He opened his eyes, and Zhang Mengyao came in alone, "Should we make some preparations for the Earth Dimensional Tower?"

The System announced that the Earth Dimensional Tower would be summoned a day after the Earth Tournament, which was today. Despite the incoming event, the Tang Empire did little preparation for the dimensional tower as they were busy with the new people joining them, "All the leaders from our sub-regions have come and asked the instruction for the upcoming dimensional tower."

"Preparation? How should we prepare if we don't know the details of the dimensional tower? What we know about the dimensional tower is that a separate space or a world itself, that's it. The System does not tell us what we must do, the condition of entering the tower, goals, or if there are any rules inside the tower itself. Let's take our time for now until the tower appears before making the preparation just like we usually do," Tang Shaoyang shook his head.

Zhang Mengyao nodded her head as she also did not know what to do for the preparations aside from preparing supplies and the equipment. She was about to say something until she noticed something on Tang Shaoyang. Her man seemed in deep thought, "Do you have something in your mind?"

Tang Shaoyang looked up as a surprise was apparent on his face, "Do you have the ability to read my mind?" Zhang Mengyao had the ability to see the future for a few seconds, so it did not close the possibility of having the ability to read someone else's mind.

Zhang Mengyao shrugged as she came closer to Tang Shaoyang, placing her index finger to the side of his eye and saying, "If you are in deep thought, this will twitch, and the look in your eyes is vacant. So, what's in your mind?"

Tang Shaoyang rubbed the side of his eye, but he did not feel the twitching. Deep inside, he was surprised that Zhang Mengyao would pick up his habit that he did not know himself, "You really know me well to know something I don't know about myself." He then shook his head and told her what was in his mind about the trial, whether he should take the trial first or enter the dimensional tower first.

"While I don't know much about the dimensional tower, the System will not give us the impossible difficulty on the first floor, right? I think it will be safe for us, at least, on the first five floors. I think you should take the trial first and enter the dimensional tower as an Ancient Rank instead," Zhang Mengyao thought about it for a moment before saying what was in her mind. With their current strength, they should be able to survive within the dimensional tower, especially with the additional force from Lukan.

Tang Shaoyang thought about it for a moment. Zhang Mengyao was right; the Tang Empire should be fine even without him in the first five floors, "Alright, then I will leave the Empire in your hand until I finish the trial."

"I thought you were thinking about the girl called Yeon Hee," Zhang Mengyao eyed him suspiciously. "What do you want to do with her?"

"Ah!?" Tang Shaoyang suddenly remembered the girl from the Haven. "She has a potential compared to her friends, so I was thinking of recruiting her into our empire while giving the Haven a punishment. Where is she now?"

"If you want to recruit her, then why don't you recruit the whole Haven instead? That way, we can easily gain their loyalty instead of using force," Zhang Mengyao shook her head. "I know, one of her friends said something he should never have said, but you just killed that guy."

"Dying in his friend's hand is more tragic and painful than me killing him. That's what he deserved," Tang Shaoyang shrugged nonchalantly. "Has she signed the slave contract? We need to ensure that girls do not do something desperate."

"Yeon Hee is with Lu An," Zhang Mengyao shook her head, "If you recognize her potential, then you should not force her to sign the slave contract. We want her loyalty, and we have hurt her enough by separating her from her friends and boyfriend. Just let Lu An does the work instead."

"If you say so," Tang Shaoyang nodded and stood up from the chair. "Then I will leave right now. The sooner I take the trial, the sooner I return." He opened the status window and proceeded with the trial.

[Do you want to take the Trial of Ancient? (Yes) (No)]

"Mnn," Zhang Mengyao nodded, "I will tell the other girls where you go later. Don't be too reckless and be safe; we are waiting for your return, Your Majesty."

Tang Shaoyang nodded and tapped yes. The portal appeared before him, and the trial portal for the Ancient Rank was more gentle as it did not suck the furniture inside his office. He turned around and approached her for the last time. He kissed her on the lips passionately and parted twenty seconds later. After that, Tang Shaoyang entered the portal without looking back.