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It was a similar reaction just like Rumru. But the King of The Orin Kingdom had more excitement in his voice. It was as if he just found his long-lost son or something.

“Get a hold of yourself!” Tang Shaoyang pushed down the arm that lifted him in the air. It was embarrassing for him to be lifted up like a kid. Also, he did not remember that he was that close to Frost. He knew them, and they decided to follow him after Rumru died from the bloodline ritual.

However, they only had a short encounter, and their initial first impression was bad because these beastmen did not like him. The action put him in an awkward situation.

Frost was surprised that his hand was easily pushed. Even though he did not use his full strength to hold Tang Shaoyang, it was still considerably strong, and yet his grip was pushed down easily. He was surprised, and at the same time, he was relieved that Tang Shaoyang was in fact, stronger than him by just attributes. He did not think about anything else.

Frost just grinned and showed his sharp teeth, “When did you come back, Sir?” His tone turned formal, “And what about Kairu and Wen? They followed you back to your world, right?” The excitement turned into a concern. Wen and Kairu disappeared along with Tang Shaoyang, so he assumed his two friends followed Tang Shaoyang.

“I just arrived, and it’s a miracle that the gate is right behind your city,” Tang Shaoyang did not hide where the dimensional gate was, “Kairu and Wen are doing well, and they are currently exploring the Dimensional Tower.”

“Dimensional Tower!?” Frost looked confused when the Dimensional Tower was mentioned. It was the same for his daughter as well. They seemed to not know about the Dimensional Tower which was weird for a world that was ten years into The Game.

“You don’t know the Dimensional Tower? Doesn’t your world have a Dimensional Tower?” Tang Shaoyang was confused as well. He thought The Dimensional Tower was part of the game, but they did not know about the Dimensional Tower. Especially how important a tower was for the world. The tower contained resources and facilities that would help them a lot.

Frost glanced at her daughter, and both shook their heads, indicating they did not know anything about The Dimensional Tower.

“There is a lot we need to talk about, Frost,” The difference between the two worlds was just too big for him to ignore. He wanted to know the exact difference.

Frost invited him to the mansion, and his daughter tagged along. Inside the mansion was where Tang Shaoyang began questioning Frost. As Rumru said, there was no phase for the game in this world. As soon as the Game started, dungeons began spawning everywhere.

At first, the people of this world were not aware of the dungeons that needed to be cleared in a certain time which caused a massive dungeon break everywhere. That was the start of the Game for this world. There was no phase one or phase or even zombie outbreak.

There was also no World Congress, where the factions would vote for the Dimensional Tower’s rank. There was no smart base as well, there was no mini-game, and also no Survival Game. Except for the dungeon, there was no special event in these ten years.

Tang Shaoyang also told them what kind of game he faced. He told them that the reason he could come to the Arkania Continent was because of the Survival Game. The difference between the two worlds also surprised the father and the daughter. He explained about the Dimensional Tower and what they could get from it, as well as the smart base which was actually the most important one for the Game.

The Smart Base was the most important thing in this game because they could get talent and class from the smart base. Both stories were totally different which made it look like they went through a different game.

‘What do you think, Avyn? Do you know anything about this?’ The only knowledgeable spirit was Avyn. Vandir was busy with his research, and Karoen was tasked to guard the gate. Avyn, who inherited her ancestor’s memories might know something.

Avyn shook her head in response, ‘My ancestor does not really care about that. They don’t care if it’s different.’

Tang Shaoyang nodded and started to think. He was thinking about what made the Game so different between the two worlds. What was the difference between the two worlds? He soon found the answer when he asked the question himself.

Aqura was more developed than Earth in terms of power. The Gods of this world managed to awaken The System without starting the actual game. The people of this world had learned magic, and energy, and had a class even before the actual game. However, it was different from Earth where no one knew anything about this fantasy power. Everyone on Earth started at level 1 while this world had someone with the power of God Rank. That explained why this world did not phase for the game.

Phase one and phase two of the Game were to help the natives of Earth to adapt to the new world. Meanwhile, the natives of Aqura did not need to go through that phase because they had adapted much earlier for the Game than the people of the Earth. That was most likely why the game was different.

Both sides had advantages and disadvantages, but if he had to choose. He preferred the Earth’s situation on Earth rather than Aqura. Aqura lost their chance on The Dimensional Tower and also Smart Base. The easiest way to get talent and class.

“I have heard about your situation from Rumru but before we talk about that. I want to talk about the engagement between your daughter and me,” When the topic was brought up, Frost’s eyes gleamed, “I never agreed to your proposal, even though I declined your proposal back then. There’s no engagement between me and your daughter, and I won’t marry your daughter either.”

“What!?” Frost glanced at her daughter then he looked back at Tang Shaoyang. Her daughter was the prettiest girl out there, and he did not expect Tang Shaoyang to refuse the engagement. He then glanced at her daughter again to make sure she did not wear her helmet. Her daughter had revealed her face, and he thought that would attract Tang Shaoyang’s interest,

“I am not going to repeat myself. I will not marry your daughter. She deserves someone better than me! That’s it. I don’t want to talk about this again. I will not change my mind!” Tang Shaoyang made it clear to Frost that he would not talk about marriage again.

“That is over, now let’s talk about your situation. I will offer you three options, and you can choose what you like the most. First, as my promise with Rumru, I will protect you and your people from those Gods’ followers. That’s my goal coming here anyway, to kill those Gods.”

“Second, You can escape from this world and move to my world. There are many unoccupied territories in my world after the war, so you can occupy one of them to escape from those human Gods. They will not bother you ever again.”

“Third, you can join my empire to be my vassal. I will provide your protection, I will grant you one of my territories for you and your people, and you have to move to my world!”

The reunion quickly turned into a serious conversation. Regardless of Frost’s choice, Tang Shaoyang would still fight the human Gods to fulfill his oath. His choice would secure his kingdom and his people’s safety. Even though Rumru ordered them to follow him, he was not going to force Frost to dissolve the kingdom he had built for years.

“You don’t have to make the decision right now. I will stay here for a while, after all,” Tang Shaoyang was not going to force him to give the answer right now. He would stay in Aqura for at least a month or maybe a year to kill the human Gods and also to release Lunea.

Frost smiled wryly, “You are giving me a difficult choice, Sir. I would rather you order me to dissolve the kingdom and join you. I will gladly join you, but now I have choices.”

“It would be unfair for me to ask you to dissolve the kingdom you have built with your blood. You have three choices, and I will give you time until I kill the human Gods.”

Frost could not just choose the third option because he was not the only one who built The Orin Kingdom. He could not just make the decision for the people who had supported him all the time to serve another ruler. That was the same as he betrayed their trust in him. If Tang Shaoyang ordered him to disband the kingdom and join the Tang Empire, then he had the excuse to tell his people that was the only way for them to survive against the Gods’ followers.