Chapter 134 The Dragon Queen's Daily Life

The giant doors to the Dragon King's Court within the Quartz Stone Mountains were tightly shut. Dragon Queen, Galla卓爾, had ordered all palace gates closed, forbidding any dragons from disturbing her. However, few dragons were curious, as they knew their eccentric Dragon King often mysteriously locked herself away in the palace. Sometimes, she would even disappear for ten days to half a month. The dragons were used to it. After all, these little quirks did not prevent Galla卓爾 from being a great ruler.

At this moment, Galla卓爾 was sitting on the floor in the hall of her palace, feasting. To facilitate conversation with her guests, she had transformed into a human form: an ordinary-looking but exceptionally tall woman who, apart from the crown she wore, had nothing special about her. The dragons on this planet had little appreciation for human appearance; they transformed into human form mostly for convenience or communication with other races. Moreover, Galla卓爾 didn't care much about her deportment. She was holding the "Earth specialties" brought by Hao Ren, eating with greasy lips and a contented expression. "Let me tell you, I'm almost annoyed to death by those nutritionists. Their heads are full of weeds, occasionally mixed with rocks! Who would believe a dragon's lifespan could be affected by nutritional imbalance? Not to mention, I've been blessed by the goddess... But those fools just won't let me eat whatever I want. Speaking of which, this thing called *latiao* seems to taste good too, even though it's not meat..."

Hao Ren listened from the side, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead. Right now, he was grateful for one thing: thank goodness this dragon could turn into a human, or the dozens of pounds of snacks he brought might not even be enough for a mouthful!

Lily squatted beside Hao Ren, blinking her eyes as she looked at the tall woman before her. "Ga...Galla卓爾, right? I've never seen a dragon in my life! You looked so majestic just now!"

"Of course, you have to pay attention to your image on the throne, otherwise how can you keep the entire kingdom in check?" Galla卓爾 waved her hand. "But actually, it's very boring. The Dragon Kingdom is a dull place. Every day, all I do is maintain my posture on the throne. That's why I like my current job. When I'm an inspector, I can run around. The outside world is much more interesting than this small patch of land."

Hao Ren looked Galla卓爾 up and down. "How did you become an inspector? Don't mind me asking, I'm just curious."

Galla卓爾 revealed a look of remembrance. "That was thousands of years ago. I was inspecting my territory when a lightning bolt suddenly struck down and almost blasted me half to death. In a daze, I heard a voice say, 'Damn it, missed!' When I woke up, I saw the goddess standing in front of me, asking if I wanted to fulfill a wish..."

Hao Ren immediately knew it was the style of Raven 12345, and asked with cold sweat: "And then you wished to see the vast world or to gain power?"

"Neither. At that time, I was much more rigid and boring than I am now. I felt that the woman in front of me had offended the dignity of the dragons and thought she was a liar—so I bit her," Galla卓爾 sighed. "This time, I was really blasted half to death... Later, I learned that it was called divine punishment."

Lily touched her mouth. "You really can't bite people randomly. I've had my teeth broken by the landlord's shield several times."

"Anyway, in a confused state, I learned that there was a true god in this universe—and before that, we dragons regarded the 'gods' worshiped by the surface humans as all sorts of boring natural phenomena," Galla卓爾 smiled. "After that, I brought up wanting to see a wider world, and the goddess told me that she happened to be short of a helper to monitor this area, so I became an inspector. What about you? I heard you're a newbie, but your activity and the major events you've done recently have stunned many veterans, especially that time you exploited a loophole to transport an entire civilization from another world, which was on the local universe news hot search channel for half a month."

Hao Ren touched his chin, slightly embarrassed. "I was just as confused as you. Actually, I just wanted to find a job at first..."

He chatted with his fellow inspector about the things he did when he took office. Although the other party's status as "Dragon Queen" was still difficult to ignore, the atmosphere of the chat was no different from that of two ordinary office workers. Hao Ren more deeply understood the special way of existence of the special group of "inspectors" in the universe, and even in the multiverse.

This is a truly "unbounded" group. Anyone, as long as they are selected by the Xiling God System and deemed suitable, can become an inspector, regardless of your race, background, original profession, original identity, or even initial religious beliefs. All these worldly distinctions are meaningless to inspectors. From the moment the contract is signed, "inspector" is your entire identity.

"You'll come into contact with more interesting guys in the future," Galla卓爾 licked her fingers. "The inspector of the Weimar Civilization Circle is even an elemental creature, looking like a fluffy ball of gas, and I've seen more strange guys when I'm on missions in other universes. The territory of the Xiling God System is wider than you think. There is endless knowledge and world for you to discover, and it is expanding faster than your speed of travel."

Hao Ren nodded in agreement, looking up at the magnificent palace around him. "Speaking of which, your setup is much bigger than mine—I'm just a landlord who rents out houses back home."

"Also the governor of New Elam and the Sun King?" Galla卓爾 raised her eyelids and reminded him with a half-smile.

Hao Ren blinked. "Oh yeah, there's that too, but I always forget. This identity doesn't feel real."

"It's normal. After becoming an inspector, worldly identities and reputations always lack a sense of reality, because they are too... insignificant," the Dragon Queen looked at the palace around her. "But I still have to take care of my kingdom. That's another kind of feeling."

Nangong Wuyue felt that she couldn't get a word in as the two inspectors chatted about their daily lives. At this time, she couldn't help but remind them, "When are we going to see that Wrath Spirit?"

"Oh, don't worry, don't worry, I've suppressed it in the core area of Thunder Mountain. It can't escape," Galla卓爾 said, beckoning to a spot not far away. A blue light flew from a corner of the hall. It turned out to be a data terminal. "Let me check the monitors left in Thunder Mountain... Hmm, the situation is pretty good."

Hao Ren's data terminal suddenly became energetic at this time, and slipped out of the former's pocket to say hello. "Hey, hello."

The data terminal in Galla卓爾's hand was stunned for a moment before slowly replying in a soft, androgynous voice that wasn't loud at all: "Hello, fellow machine."

"Speaking of which, this unit hasn't seen a compatriot since leaving the production line," Hao Ren's data terminal flew around happily. "Which production line are you from? Which model? Hey, the pattern on your shell is very beautiful... Why doesn't this unit have it?"

"ev-355v-15BC, universal x-16 type, pattern status unknown." Galla卓爾's terminal replied slowly and methodically.

"How about we chat when they're busy? This unit will tell you, this unit's master is so boring..."

"Reject, worthless behavior."

"Ah? So you're the more introverted type? Hey, it's okay, this unit is talkative! You just have to listen later..."

"Reject, worthless behavior, it is recommended to check your logic library, your behavior does not meet the terminal standard personality."

The data terminal flew around a few times, and the final answers were all "reject, worthless behavior", and it was questioned more than once whether there was something wrong with its logic library. Hao Ren almost suffered internal injuries watching from the side. Galla卓爾 raised her eyebrows, a little curious. "Why is your terminal so talkative?"

"It's been like this since I got it. I think there's something wrong with its brain," Hao Ren spread his hands. "I suspect the goddess messed it up. But don't look at it nagging, it's still relatively stable when it works... I guess."

Galla卓爾 frowned. "A terminal with a problem in its brain? I've never seen that... And I've never heard of any malfunction that causes personality changes."

At this time, "Roll", who was wandering around on all fours, seemed to have suddenly discovered something, and raised its head to meow at Galla卓爾's throne a few times. Hao Ren curiously looked up and saw a big, tiger-headed yellow cat walking out from behind the throne, meowing at "Roll".

"This is my cat," Galla卓爾 said with a smile, beckoning to the big yellow cat. "I picked it up during a mission, let me think... oh yeah, near the Campbell Civilization Circle."

The big yellow cat trotted over, rubbing affectionately against Galla卓爾's arm, then lowered its head to paw at the snack crumbs on the ground.

Lily darted behind Hao Ren in an instant.

"What's its name?" Nangong Wuyue looked at the big yellow cat with shining eyes.

Galla卓爾: "Just 'Cat'."

Everyone: "..."

Nangong Sanba gave Hao Ren a strange look. "Are you inspectors all like this?"

Hao Ren was speechless.