After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 15

Meanwhile, it was ten in the morning in the Aust Empire. The location was the Aust Historical and Cultural Hall.

The historians were working urgently, flipping through pages so fast that it seemed like their pens would catch fire.

“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”

“What’s the use of hurrying? Don’t forget to be precise!”

“The new history also needs to be logical and reasonable, we can’t mess around.”

A group of temporarily assembled historians were chattering away. They had been organizing materials all night, and the group leader and deputy group leader were still sorting out the main ideas and programs for editing.

It was said that the empire was on the brink of danger, yet these scholars were busy with their “academic masterpiece” and “new historical theory”. In a sense, it was quite amazing.

The head of the history compilation group, Helen Rosstin, took a sip of black tea, slumped in her wooden chair, her gaze moving aimlessly on the sky board, and said faintly, “The mainland of the Divine Kingdom of Light is on its way. Our destruction is only a matter of time, perhaps tomorrow we will become a part of history recorded by historians from other countries.”

The deputy group leader heard this, not only did he not accuse her of alarmism, but he also smiled and said, “This is very common.”

Helen felt somewhat desolate, “The military must be very busy, right?”

The deputy group leader replied, “Being busy is only effective if it’s productive. Our opponent is the Divine Kingdom of Light. During the heyday of the Gods Era, it once destroyed a continent, almost plunging mankind into a terrifying realm of eternal daylight. Back then, if it weren’t for the Dark Divine Kingdom confronting the Divine Kingdom of Light, fighting endlessly over whether it should be eternal day or eternal night, they wouldn’t have both suffered heavy losses and withdrawn from the historical stage, leaving the continent to other deities.”

Helen laughed, “But it has just revived, how strong can it be? The angels and archangels have come out, but where is the God of Light?”

The deputy group leader’s heart skipped a beat, startled by Helen’s audacity. As a human, she dared to directly call the name of the “God of Light”. If this were in the Gods Era, she would have been automatically burned to death before she finished speaking.

At that time, the power of the gods’ rules pervaded the continent, and humans lived under various divine rules. Every word and deed, even every thought, was under control. They could only constantly self-censor, living in a humble and sad state.

The Gods Era ended, and most of the power of the gods’ rules also took thousands of years to finally fade naturally.

Yes, only “most” of the power of the rules has faded away. Even today, some of the power of the rules remains. This situation was somewhat complicated because the power of the rules was not entirely bad, such as the rule of harmony of the Goddess of Harmony.

Not all gods persecuted humans. It was the existence of a few compassionate gods that allowed early humans to continue and not become extinct.

The deputy group leader thought for a moment and analyzed, “According to the records, the God of Light and the God of Darkness almost perished together back then. Both sides almost killed even the immortality. Today, if they revive, they may not be able to return to their former glory.”

Helen laughed, her hand resting on the chair, “Don’t underestimate the gods, especially the original series of gods.”

The deputy group leader paused and turned his eyes, “I try to think optimistically, what if He hasn’t even awakened?”

It’s possible, everything was possible, but thinking about these things was useless. Because there was no way to verify. This was the work of the tower magicians. The only job of their historians was to record, and then try to preserve the records, to tell the next generation of humans how they lived and how they were destroyed. Perhaps they couldn’t pass down any experience, couldn’t warn the next generation, after all, every generation was a cycle, how could one expect humans to learn from history.

But you have to expect. Because if you don’t have this expectation, you can’t stick to this job.

This job is boring and tasteless, and it may not even have a trace of meaning.

Helen stood up and looked at the Imperial City not far away, “Speaking of which, I am a little puzzled by the actions of the Abyss Lord Aelioge. Over the past few thousand years, they have mostly lent some power to humans, but yesterday he actually took action himself.”

The reason was unclear, but it was too surprising, and it may even be an epoch-making event, marking that the relationship between the Abyss Lord and humans had gone further, and had extended a helping hand to humans in crisis.

The deputy group leader said, “It can’t be a whim, because he has a clear motive.”

Helen nodded, “It is to change the ‘interpretation’ of history, but the problem is behind, why does he want to change? I don’t think the Abyss Lord cares about how humans record them.”

The deputy group leader, “Yes, rather, they don’t care about humans.”

Helen continued to analyze, “Therefore, following logical reasoning, it should be ‘what’ that changed the thoughts of the Abyss Lord Aelioge.”

The deputy group leader agreed, “Perhaps it’s ‘who’.”

That’s true. Helen thought, “I heard that the Abyss Lord Morax said something profound, they may have been looking for someone.”

That person must be of extraordinary significance to them, enough to change their thoughts, influence their actions, and make them go against the norm and do things that are not what they think.

Helen and the deputy group leader looked at each other, as if they had thought of something, and a few bold assumptions emerged in their hearts.

Helen propped her cheek, and the golden hair fell by her ears, “Maybe we really hit the key point of history.”

Standing at the turning point of history.

At this time, the years were still peaceful, and the historians next door were working hard, flipping through the pages quickly.

Everything seemed to be in peace.

Helen looked at the deputy group leader again, and then said, “Ha, no matter what, it’s not something you and I can control. There are so many capable people in the empire, there will always be a solution.”

The deputy group leader was silent for a moment, and nodded, “Yes, it’s just a pity that the eldest Princess led the Fourth Legion to expedition to the subspace and has not returned yet, we are short of a major breakthrough force.”

“The eldest Princess?”

Helen lowered her eyes, as if thinking.

****

On the other side. At the top of the military district’s giant ship, a group of military staff also thought of it.

They were gathered around a round table, having been in discussion for some time. Their faces were haggard, their eyes bloodshot. It was clear they hadn’t slept all night and were exhausted.

But how could they possibly sleep soundly when the nation was in crisis? They were the brains of the empire, the General Staff!

“To deal with the Divine Kingdom of Light, the power of the Abyss Lord is indispensable. We have too few cards to play on our side, and they are all difficult to play.”

“The problem is how to win them over.”

“Find the person they are looking for, you all heard it at the time.”

“But is there enough time? We don’t have a single clue.”

“But then again, why does the third-ranked Abyss Lord, Vassago, want to find the fifteenth Abyss Lord, Aelioge? What is the grudge between them?”

“Is there a possibility…”

The discussion in the staff room was endless.

Next to the staff room, Philip was holding his forehead, his face serious, still thinking about Aelioge’s sudden termination of the contract. He always felt…Aelioge was very hurried at the time, trying hard to avoid contact with Vassago.

Philip thought, “Normally, Aelioge has no reason to avoid Vassago. Each of the Abyss Lords has their own temperament, none of them admit defeat.”

What exactly is this…

As he was pondering, there was a knock on the door outside.

Philip looked up, “Come in.”

Ronald pushed the door open and walked into the conference room with heavy steps, sweat dripping from his forehead.

Philip was a little surprised that it was Ronald.

There were too many things happening these one or two days, the attack of the Divine Kingdom of Light, the contradiction of the Abyss Lord, his brain couldn’t keep up, where could he remember Ronald’s matter.

Right, Ronald claimed to have found a person who was suspected to be an Abyss Lord. He asked Ronald to continue the investigation, but he didn’t know what the result was now.

Philip looked at the old soldier who was twenty or thirty years older than himself and asked, “How is the investigation going?”

Ronald trembled, as if someone had slapped him on the back, all his nerves were tingling. He took a deep breath, paused for a moment, and then said, “It is definitely a being of the Abyss Lord level, or even higher.”

Philip was stunned, staring at Ronald and asking, “Are you sure?”

Ronald nodded heavily, how could he not be sure, he was too sure!

Ronald spoke confidently, “Although I don’t know why that person came to the Aust Empire, he is definitely an anomaly.”

Philip immediately asked, “Is it a power we can win over?”

The image of a young man, gentle and elegant, popped into Ronald’s mind. Without thinking too much, he blurted out, “The person himself should be winnable, although I’m not sure if he is a human.”

“Is that so.”

Philip breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In the face of national disaster, he couldn’t care too much. Not to mention the power of unknown origin, even the most dangerous power, they had to find a way to win over.

As a weak group of humans, being able to survive on a continent where monsters run rampant to this day was precisely because they strive to win over all the power they could, use the power to fight, and develop themselves at the same time.

No matter the cost, even if it meant dealing with demons and offering up their own souls, they must do it. This was the determination of humans.

The Divine Kingdom of Light could strike at any time, and the tower was doing everything it could to contact the anomaly. On their end…

Philip glanced in the direction of the staff room, his expression serious. Half a minute later, he turned to Ronald and said solemnly, “Lead the way, I must go and visit.”

Ronald’s pupils shrank, immediately thinking of the terrifying eyes of the black cat, and couldn’t help but say, “I’m afraid it won’t be smooth sailing.”

Philip suddenly laughed and said, “Ronald, we’ve seen all kinds of battlefields. We’re ready to die for our country. Are we hesitating now?”

Ronald paused, his eyes changing.

But at this moment, Philip had already pushed open the door, his resolute face showing determination. He turned to Ronald and said, “Let’s go.”

Ronald was shaken, and also began to reflect on himself. How could he hesitate just because he saw something beyond his understanding?

Philip, the young commander of the legion, was right. That person is a power we must strive for!

They reached an agreement.

****

On the other side.

Looking at the stiff expressions of the four cats, Xiu Si blinked, couldn’t help but reflect, did he say something wrong?

Isn’t it a good thing to have new siblings?

Vassago was the first to react, staring at his father, speechless. Thousands of years had passed, and his father was still the same, gentle and slow, optimistically Buddha-like. But no matter what, his father was still alive, and there was nothing better than that.

The white cat walked to Xiu Si with soft steps, not used to walking with the same hands and feet, and then lazily lay down. He had made a big fuss, seemed tired, and now that he was back by his father’s side, he just wanted to sleep peacefully. Sleeping by his father’s side was his favorite thing to do since he was a child. After his father was gone, he had insomnia for more than a thousand years, and every time he had to think of ways to fall asleep.

After spanning thousands of years, nearly ten thousand years, he finally found his father today. What else could he ask for?

Xiu Si noticed that the white cat was slightly tired, and gently stroked the cat’s back. The fluffy touch felt really good.

“You guys have worked hard.”

He said softly.

The white cat paused, the deep green in his eyes trembling slightly, and the fatigue that had accumulated for thousands of years seemed to dissipate at this moment.

He lowered his eyes and slowly thought.

The slow father, who never knew our feelings, but always cared about us.

But no matter what, it’s really great that you’re okay.

On the side, the other three cats reacted and realized that Vassago had taken the lead. Aelioge was very dissatisfied and was about to rush over, but two paws held his tail.

Morax and Inpos laughed at the same time, their cat eyes shining.

If Xiu Si turned his head, he would definitely see the fierce paw fight between the two cats beating one cat. Their hand speed was so fast that it almost surpassed the speed of light. When the soft cat paws fought, it actually caused space to distort, and small black holes burst out with a crackling sound.

The scene was terrifying, but subtly carried a hint of cuteness.

And at the same time, Philip arrived at the door, dressed in solemn military uniform, his body stiff, his expression serious.

He knocked on the door, there was no response from inside, which increased his tension.

But he took a breath and still resolutely pushed the door open.

The next second, Philip’s eyes widened, as if his whole body had been electrified.

What on earth is going on?!!