Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking

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Days passed since the end of the tournament. During this time, the majority of the prodigies had been restless.

They all knew what the tournament entails and the opportunities it brings. It's for this reason that they did their best to showcase their skills so that they would get noticed by the people in the audience. The more impactful their performances were, the higher their chance at catching the attention of some powerful organizations, and that might very well be their ticket to join the alliance and begin their road to true prosperity.

Most of them already received offers; some even made their decision already, with a handful directly withdrawing from the tower to move on with their future. Others were still waiting for more since none of the offers they received were desirable to them; they were hoping that there would be more offers that could pique their interest.

Of course, there were also people who lost hope of getting offers entirely. These people belong to the lobby teams that got eliminated before they could even showcase their skills, and they mostly blamed the Thunder Prince for this; after all, he's the only one who didn't give them a chance. Even the winning team took their time eliminating others, allowing them to display their skills. Whether that's intentional or not doesn't really matter at this point.

Speaking of the winning team, these past few days have been hectic for most of them.

As the team that won the entire tournament and displayed their skills to the maximum, of course the majority of the attention was on them. It's not surprising that there would be piles of offers and temptations from many organizations being sent their way. There were no lack of generous offers in their e-mails, making it difficult for them to choose.

You could say that they're suffering from success.

Morning Wood and Moss Lady had been in close contact. Since they came from the same universe and are working together to bring prosperity to their kind, they would benefit from discussing their options together.

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But in the end, it wasn't much of a discussion simply because they both receive an offer that's simply too good to pass on. It came from one of 'The Six', precisely the Mystic Fae Race.

There was only one offer from them, but it might as well be 'the one' because, duh, it came from the Mystic Fae Race. In terms of magical knowledge and ancient wisdom, only the Celestials and the Dragons can compete with them. Their history is rich and long; they're also one of the leading races of the alliance, so there's not much to discuss here.

Were they generous? Hell yeah, there were!

Not only were they willing to move their home universe closer to the physical location of the alliance, they will also send envoys to enrich their home through various means. Meaning that their entire race will benefit from this too. They were also promised tutelage under a respectable elder that almost guarantees that they will reach the Cosmic Realm of Life Evolution within 10,000 years. And that's on top of the many resources and knowledge they'd get access to.

All they had to do in exchange was to be inducted into the race and contribute as much as they could to the prosperity of the race. The offer will never restrict their freedom or force them to do anything that breaches their moral bottomline.

It's simply the best offer they could possibly receive, so it wasn't much of a choice, really.

However, the two of them decided to stay in the tower for now, which was allowed by the contract. They wanted to see how far they could climb first before leaving so that they could move on from here without regrets.

That said, with the contract signed, the burdens and worries that plagued Morning Wood's mind disappeared completely. Even though he hasn't been inducted into the Mystic Faes, the benefits of the contract were already being applied. He was informed that his homeworld will be moved within this year and that there's already an envoy sent there to ensure his people's safety from the possible invasion of the Outsiders.

Moss Lady was relieved too. Even though she wasn't as attached to her people like Morning Wood is due to her bad experiences growing up, she still has people there that she cares about. Although she didn't think that most of her people deserved this grace from her, she also didn't mind taking them with her in her rise.

Hawkeye and Howler also received a really tempting offer, one that they simply can't refuse. No, it didn't come from anyone from 'The Six', but it's close.

The organization was called the Totem Beast Sect. It's a subordinate sect of the Primal Beast Race.

You see, all members of the Primal Beast Race are, well, beasts. But not all races that fall under the category of 'beasts' were part of the Primal Beast Race. Only those that achieve a state called 'Beastial Atavism' could join the race as an official member.

There are a few ways to achieve Beastial Atavism, but most of them are only available to the members of the alliance.

Hawkeye and Howler are both considered beasts, and their performance was definitely enough for the Primal Beast Race to notice them. But like what was mentioned earlier, only those that reached the Beastial Atavism could be inducted into the race.

This is where the Totem Beast Sect comes into play.

As a subordinate sect of the Primal Beast Race, it's duty was to bring in more fresh blood and faces to the race. Only 'beasts' or people that had 'beastial bloodlines' were allowed here. The sect will do its best to raise its members to achieve the Beastial Atavism. Those who succeed will be sent to the race to be cultivated even further.

This was the best offer they could give to both Hawkeye and Howler right now. And even though it's full of uncertainties, it's still way better than any other offers they received. There's no need for any further deliberations after this. Howler and Hawkeye of course accepted the offer.

As for Eunuch Wei, much like the rest, he also received many offers from organizations. However, he either ignored or politely refused them. It's simply because he's already a part of the Winged Race, a member of the Angel Clan. He had responsibilities to fulfill, one that he couldn't do by joining other organizations. Besides, his people would brand him as a traitor if he accepted any of these offers.

The only exception to this will only be if he had an offer from the Divine Celestial Race; they're also one of 'The Six' and have ties with the Winged Race. Unfortunately, he didn't receive any. Which is fine for him since he wasn't expecting much to begin with.

Amongst their team, Backpack Fatty might be the luckiest...

He didn't dare to raise his expectations despite having the right to do so. In his opinion, his performance was too underwhelming and disappointing, so it wouldn't surprise him if he didn't receive many offers.

This was partially right. He didn't receive that many offers, but the ones he got were really good ones, though. He even thought that he's dreaming or hallucinating since each one sounded too good to be true.

But the one that really freaked him out was the offer he got from the Ancient Titan Clan because, unlike others, their offer was done face-to-face.

Big Han appeared before him in all of his humongous glory. It made the mountain giant feel like a mere stone in terms of size comparison.

The offer of the titans was simply too good to refuse. While Backpack Fatty was skeptical at first, that disappeared when Big Han swore an oath of truth in front of him, indicating that all he said was true.

He couldn't believe that they were willing to offer this much to him simply because he was able to mimic a vision that haunted his dreams in the past and turn it into his domain. It's clear that there's more about that vision that he didn't understand. But since it brought him to this point, he's willing to explore all possibilities it holds.

It's no surprise that he joined them. But like others, he plans on staying at the tower first to see how far he can climb. Just like them, he didn't want to leave this place with regrets.

And finally, there's Cedric...

Technically, he didn't think too much about any of this. Like Eunuch Wei, he's one of the very few people who wasn't particularly interested in the sects—for now, at least. He's more concerned about his trials rather than combing through the thousands of emails he received.

However, it seems that fate had other plans for him...

Because all of a sudden, he found himself transported into a completely different place. And as he explored, he eventually discovered two people there waiting for him, sitting in front of the tea table.

Both of them looked at him and smiled. The one that had sharp and pointy ears beckoned at him and said:

"Come, child. Join us, and have some tea."