Shiroyasha's temporary departure was just a small interlude.
Although Canary was very curious about what was happening in the Celestial Realm to warrant the special conscription of a contract worker like Shiroyasha, the clerk's resolute attitude made it clear that she had no intention of revealing celestial secrets to a mere lower-world community.
Not even the renowned Arcadia was an exception.
Canary could only turn her gaze to Su Mo. Shiroyasha might not have thought of it in the heat of the moment, but she had.
As the Master of the Christian Church, the leader of one of the two largest top-tier god-groups in Little Garden, the Divine Army, while nominally an alliance of gods, was in practice the private property of these two god-groups.
How could anything be hidden from him?
Faced with Canary's questioning gaze, Su Mo shook his head and didn't say much. "Shiroyasha's presence there will indeed be of some help. As for the incident itself, you should know about it soon enough."
"Alright then!" Canary didn't press further. Given the relationship between Su Mo and Shiroyasha, if there were any real danger, he wouldn't let her go.
Seeing Su Mo's unconcerned expression, it probably wasn't a major incident. They had just been through a great war of the gods; it was impossible for another grand scene with millions of god-groups participating to happen again so soon, right?
Even in Little Garden, events of that scale couldn't happen so frequently.
With that thought, Canary relaxed and followed Su Mo's footsteps through the Boundary Gate, heading towards the East Side of Little Garden, the 4-digit outer gate, in the direction of the Moon Rabbit clan's gathering place, the City of the Moon Shadow.
Stepping out of the Boundary Gate, they arrived in a forest. Beyond this ancient forest, one could see the quaint architecture of a city built from a combination of rock and wood, its style rustic and natural.
Above the city, a massive gate stood majestically in the air.
"That's Trāyastriṃśa, the passage to the Celestial Realm!" Canary, who had been to the City of the Moon Shadow several times, explained considerately.
"The distance between the 3-digit and 4-digit outer gates is difficult for even 4-digit beings to cross in a short time. During the dawn of Little Garden, to shorten the travel time and allow the Divine Army to better support the lower world in subjugating Demon Lords, the Queen of Halloween was specially commissioned to create spatial passages in all four regions—east, south, west, and north. This not only facilitates the movement of the Divine Army but also their management, preventing beings from the Almighty Domain from descending without first becoming human."
Here, she paused, a proud expression on her face. "Of course, ever since our Arcadia took over the task of subjugating Demon Lords, Trāyastriṃśa has not been used on a large scale."
"Compared to the Divine Army's style of indiscriminately eliminating both Demon Lords and natives, our Demon Lord subjugation organization is more beneficial to the development of Little Garden's lower world."
Hearing this, Leticia couldn't help but smile.
This was indeed one of Arcadia's achievements.
After the chaotic wars of the god-groups during the dawn of Little Garden, under the influence of the omnipotence paradox, the Host Master's authority, and the Last Embryos, the various god-groups gradually reached a consensus: no matter what, the Demon Lords must die.
The Divine Army, led by the Twelve Devas, was established for this purpose.
It had to be said that in the initial stages, the existence of the Divine Army had indeed made a great contribution to the cause of subjugating Demon Lords.
Indra's title as the head of the good gods was related to his diligent work over the years. Most of the 3-digit and 4-digit Demon Lords were dealt with by the Divine Army.
It wasn't until later, when Demon Lord subjugation had reached a certain stage and, apart from the Last Embryos, only small fry remained, that people began to oppose the Divine Army's tyrannical methods.
They couldn't just keep using scorched-earth tactics for these few weak Demon Lords, plowing through the middle and lower floors of Little Garden over and over again.
For this reason, the communities of the middle and lower floors of Little Garden collectively petitioned to establish their own self-defense organizations, so that the Divine Army wouldn't have to bother with the weak Demon Lords.
Leticia, as a Knight of Little Garden, was one of the first to respond to this wish and propose the Floor Master system of self-governance.
Although this system almost went bankrupt due to her falling into a Demon Lord, it was ultimately preserved.
It wasn't until Canary's generation that the long-cherished wish of this system's establishment was finally fulfilled, allowing the communities of Little Garden to subjugate Demon Lords themselves.
Not only did they perfectly complete their mission, but they even snatched the Divine Army's only job at one point, personally erasing the possibility of the existence of the Last Embryo, the Dystopian Demon Lord.
Thanks to their efforts, the lower floors of Little Garden reached an unprecedented state of prosperity. The Divine Army, responsible for responding to crises in Little Garden, had been out of work for a long time.
Clap, clap, clap!
Lamia applauded supportively. "As expected of you, Sister, and Big Sister Canary. Even I never imagined that Sister's system could be perfected to this extent!"
Her sincere praise, like that of a little fangirl, made even Leticia feel a bit embarrassed. "No, it's actually all Canary's doing..."
Leticia immediately demurred. As the originator of the system, she had really only played the role of a fighter in Arcadia.
But before she could finish, Lamia interrupted. "Although Sister's modesty is also very cute, shouldn't we be interrogating a certain uninvited guest right now?" The vampire loli said with a smile, her words slightly startling.
"What?" Canary was stunned for a moment and immediately hid behind Su Mo, seeking a sense of security. If she had the strength, she would have liked to protect Su Mo too, but unfortunately, she was a complete weakling in terms of combat.
"Lamia, where are you talking about... ah, found them!" Leticia wasn't used to it at first. Isn't my sister a weakling just like Canary? Even if there's a stranger around, she shouldn't be able to detect them before I do, right?
Only then did she truly realize a problem: the current Lamia had become a 3-digit Almighty Domain being. No matter how unskilled she was in combat, her strength seemed to have an overwhelming advantage over her own...
After roughly judging the opponent's strength, Leticia relaxed. With a light leap, her Draconic Remnant spread out, and her figure merged with the night.
After a few breaths, she returned from the forest, holding a young girl with rabbit ears by the scruff of her neck.
"Lord Su Mo, this is the person who was spying on us nearby!" Leticia said with a serious face.
Long rabbit ears, a tender but properly beautiful face, the rabbit-eared girl, who looked to be about ten years old, had tears in her eyes, seemingly frightened by the rapid movement just now.
After sizing up the delectable rabbit-eared girl, Canary nodded slightly, seeming to have guessed something.
But she said with a mischievous smile, "So this is the little lady who came uninvited and was eavesdropping on our conversation from the side?"
Hearing this, the rabbit-eared girl looked flustered and quickly waved her hands to explain. "No! I wasn't deliberately eavesdropping. I was just picking mushrooms nearby..." As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and glared at Canary indignantly. "Besides, I'm not the guest. You guys are the guests, right?"
Hearing the rabbit-eared girl's explanation, Leticia was suddenly enlightened. No wonder she hadn't heard anyone approaching before; this little girl had been here all along.
And she had just said that she wasn't a guest, and looking at her pair of typical rabbit ears... wait a minute!
Finally realizing, Leticia let go of the scruff of the rabbit-eared girl's neck and asked with wide eyes, "Are you... from the Moon Rabbit clan?"
"That's right! You can tell by my beautiful ears, can't you!" the rabbit-eared girl said proudly.
"S-sorry, my mistake. I thought you were a villain with ill intentions. I apologize!" Leticia said with an embarrassed look and immediately bowed her head sincerely. She was here as a guest, but she had just grabbed the host's child. It was a bit strange no matter how you looked at it.
"It-it's okay. It was my fault for not greeting you in time..." The rabbit-eared girl had been a little upset at first, but seeing Leticia's sincerity, she immediately shook her head and took the blame herself.
This innocent and romantic character was the type who wouldn't hold a grudge even if bullied; she was clearly easy to pick on.
After the misunderstanding was cleared up, the rabbit-eared girl looked at Su Mo's group back and forth and asked with great curiosity, "I remember that not many communities were invited to this birth festival. Only a few close alliance members received invitations. Are you all guests who came to attend the birth festival?"
"Mhm," Leticia nodded. "We are members of Arcadia."
"Arcadia?" Hearing this name, the rabbit-eared girl was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she became thoroughly excited.