After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 5

Upon opening the panel, the Creator’s Guide was still gray, but it was clearly different from before, as if the color level had risen.

Xiu Si was nervous in his heart, and then he opened the status bar.

Under normal circumstances, the Creator’s Guide would indicate the status of the creation, such as location, distance, health bar, mana bar, etc.

But the system was not yet normal, almost every value was [-], meaning unknown.

A few values were [?], meaning the system could not calculate.

Xiu Si looked at the status of each of his cubs one by one, and found no exceptions. He was uneasy in his heart, but the only thing he was sure of was that the cubs with a [?] status should still be alive.

He hoped everything was fine.

Xiu Si’s mood rose and fell, and he looked back at his own status bar.

His personal values were no different from before his death, still stuck at level 19, and the experience value was just at the end of the slot, in a state where he was about to level up to 20.

This was a bit strange. Xiu Si thought to himself, his leveling was linked to the leveling of his creations. When the creations leveled up, he would gain leveling experience, and as the creations continued to level up, he would continue to level up.

But now, his system level was actually no different from before his death. It couldn’t be that his cubs hadn’t grown at all in thousands of years, could it?

Xiu Si was stunned, feeling that this was unreasonable. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly understood and muttered to himself, “My system should not have been updated yet, it’s bugged, stuck before my death.”

So how could he update the system?

Xiu Si had a flash of inspiration, thought of magic, and turned his gaze to the bookshelf on the other side.

The library had not only books related to heroes, but also books on other aspects. He could look for some introductory books on learning magic.

Unlike some worldviews that control the spread of knowledge for fear of people becoming wise, due to the overly powerful non-human enemies, human internal control of knowledge dissemination was not so strict. At least in the Aust Empire, it was not difficult to find some basic books leading to the extraordinary. The Aust Empire hoped that the people would become stronger, and since the Empress ascended the throne, the empire’s education had been flourishing.

The Empress who dared to let the people freely gain power was extraordinarily bold and courageous.

Xiu Si looked and indeed found a basic magic learning guide on the bookshelf. It had a black cover and yellow pages, somewhat thin, but it was clear that this was a magic introductory book promoted by the official empire to the public.

Yes, everything was going smoothly.

There were not many people in the library. He took out the book and casually found a place to sit. Beside him was a large floor-to-ceiling glass window, outside was a green pond, and from here he could still see the statue of the hero.

However, the trees on the other side were blocking the view, and the light was dim, making it somewhat unclear.

For some reason, a feeling of nostalgia rose in Xiu Si’s heart, but he didn’t know why.

Perhaps it was because he saw the statue of the hero and thought of his former companions.

He turned his head, deciding to study magic first.

****

At this time, on the Hero Memorial Square.

The cognitive magic that shielded ordinary people’s perception was stably exerting its effect.

In this confrontation, the first prince of the empire, Torila, wisely hid in the back.

Luo Jie was seen staring at the black-haired, green-eyed youth, speaking flatly, “The Abyss Lord should not walk around in the human world at will.”

The Abyss Lord he was referring to was solemn, with a slight frown and cold eyes.

From a human perspective, this humanoid appearance was enough to make people marvel at the Creator’s craftsmanship.

Aelioge: “……”

Luo Jie had a friendly face, with a faint smile.

Aelioge stared at him and suddenly said, “You’ve aged.”

Luo Jie raised his eyebrows slightly, “We humans get stronger as we age.”

Hmph, it’s clearly the opposite. Aelioge looked coldly, seeming to dislike this human powerhouse.

At this time, the snow had stopped, the clouds had dispersed, like retreating waves, the western part of the Imperial City was split open by a ray of light, making the cloud waves golden.

The light illuminated the earth, slowly swallowing up human buildings, the walls of the towers were shining white, and the fleet of ships like a steel torrent was dazzling.

The snow had just cleared, warmth spread on people’s skin, bringing endless comfort.

In the west of the Imperial City, some soldiers were slackening, about to look up and admire the magnificent sky.

However, they had just raised their eyes, just about to relax a little, when their pupils suddenly shrank and their faces changed dramatically.

Above the vast sky, mirage-like, a series of pure white and bright majestic temples appeared.

How could the soldiers not know what that was.

“The city in the sky, it’s the Divine Kingdom!”

“It’s Them!”

It seemed like the entire Imperial City was trembling, countless people widened their eyes, looking incredulously at its appearance.

On the warship, the legion commander, Philip, hurriedly walked out of the command room, his face full of astonishment.

“How is this possible, They, for no reason, why would They suddenly target us?”

The defense mechanism of the Imperial City quickly operated, and everyone on all posts started moving.

Inside the palace, the high-ranking officials who were in a routine meeting turned their heads to look at the sky, everyone’s face was ugly, and some even cursed out loud.

“It’s actually the Divine Kingdom of Light, the most unreasonable, most fond of surprise attacks, perverted Divine Kingdom!”

At this time, Ronald, who had just arrived at the antique shop, stopped in his tracks and looked up in a daze.

Although this era had already entered the Human Era, it did not mean that the gods had entered twilight.

They were still there, their divine kingdoms were still there, and they would occasionally come down to wreak havoc on the human world, either with premeditation or perhaps on a whim, just wanting to torment the ants on the ground.

The ominous premonition had actually come true.

Inside the Imperial City, the alarm suddenly sounded, and the threat level had reached the highest S level.

A threat of national extinction!

All the great magicians on the tower gathered, staring hard at the sky.

The military district started a commotion, but then quickly quieted down.

Under the threat, someone started reporting the recent incidents of the “Divine Kingdom of Light”.

Philip was listening and waiting for the palace’s order, but he had already realized that the other party’s goal was definitely to provoke the “Harmonious War”.

The Harmonious War, also known as the Interval War, was a war observed and supervised by the Goddess of Harmony. Its rule was that once a divine war was provoked, it could not be strong against the weak, with every 10 levels being an interval, restricted to fighting in one space. Levels 1-10 had too weak combat power and were not in the war lineup, levels 11 and above, fought up to level 90, a total of 8 levels of confrontation, the number of people who went to war was unlimited, only the level was restricted.

That is to say, if your country has only one person from level 80 to 90, and the other country has 10 people, then the fight would also be 1 against 10. The interval level was determined according to the strength of both sides. If both countries did not have strong people above level 60, then above level 60 was considered a draw. If one side had strong people above level 60 and the other side did not, then the side with them would win without fighting.

The rules were detailed but not complicated. Thousands of years ago, the Goddess of Harmony saw the living beings in distress, had a compassionate heart, and pulled all beings into the game with all her divine power, shocking the gods. After that, the war did indeed become somewhat peaceful. Although it was only somewhat.

The high-ranking officials of the empire received the declaration of war from the Divine Kingdom of Light, and the astonishment in their hearts could be imagined.

The Harmonious War was also a war, accompanied by terrifying plunder. If a country was defeated, the victorious side could plunder the defeated country according to the rules.

Only one thing could be plundered at a time, including but not limited to land, resources, citizens, life, and even a certain ability of the citizens, such as imagination, knowledge-seeking ability.

The high-ranking officials of the Aust Empire did not expect the other side to suddenly declare war without any warning.

To refuse the Harmonious War was to agree to a real war, to accept the Harmonious War, could they fight against the seventh-ranked divine kingdom in the sky? If they lost, what would they have to pay?

Philip’s face was solemn, and at this time, his staff behind him was already racking their brains.

The Aust Empire had only half an hour to decide whether to fight or not.

At the same time, Luo Jie looked up, as if he was already used to it.

Compared to human countries that could only settle in one place, the divine kingdoms in the sky could move freely as they wished, with strong mobility, combined with space magic, they could go wherever they wanted.

Such a sudden appearance in the sky above a human country was not an unseen event, especially this Divine Kingdom of Light.

The most fond of provoking wars, and the most fond of playing with human wars, a perverted collective country of war.

Luo Jie stared intently, releasing a murderous aura, causing a tremor in space, but as Aelioge had said, he had aged. When he was young, he could destroy a divine kingdom by himself, but now…

Luo Jie paused, glanced at Aelioge out of the corner of his eye, but saw Aelioge’s indifferent expression. Was the Abyss Lord no longer interested in helping humans?

The splendid divine kingdom was above, Aelioge could see it just by looking up, but he ignored it.

His green eyes moved, and his gaze once again settled in the direction of the Hero Memorial Hall.

The premonition became stronger.

He had a premonition that there was something he had been looking for.

****

At this time, in the library.

An old-fashioned gentleman, who appeared to be in his fifties, sat down across from Xiu Si.

The reason for saying so was because this man had an elegant demeanor and an unmistakable noble aura all over him.

Although he was old, one could tell from his appearance that he must have been handsome when he was young.

Xiu Si didn’t know the man, but the man smiled at him, signaling him to look outside, especially at the sky.

Xiu Si, of course, would not miss the sudden appearance of the divine kingdom. He paused for a moment, then realized that he was powerless in the face of such a big event.

“Something has happened outside, I’m afraid a war is about to start.”

Ji Xinsen spoke lightly,

Xiu Si didn’t understand, but he knew that the man was just casually talking to him, because with such a big event happening, there was almost no one left in the library, and he was the only one left when he looked around.

This kind of thing was very common, perhaps because he had a kind face, strangers often struck up conversations with him.

And the answer was indeed so.

Finally waiting for this moment, Ji Xinsen couldn’t control his impulse to share with others, and just happened to meet Xiu Si. A normal person who seemed to have no trace of magic power and was studying magic with a basic magic book.

“Do you know?”

Ji Xinsen suddenly spoke, “Three months ago, the Divine Kingdom of Light defeated the Kingdom of Jipu, taking away the ‘conscience’ of all the people of the Kingdom of Jipu.”

Conscience? (TL: or ‘intuitive knowledge’)

Xiu Si was taken aback, a completely ordinary person’s reaction.

Ji Xinsen continued, “The war was not just once, later it seemed that the Divine Kingdom of Light had set its sights on the Kingdom of Jipu, declared war many times, won every time, and took away the fear, hesitation, etc. of the citizens of the Kingdom of Jipu. Their king was in great sorrow, running around other countries to retrieve what the citizens had lost, bearing humiliation and heavy burdens. Now the Aust Empire is also encountering the Divine Kingdom of Light, I deeply regret this, and hope not to follow in the footsteps of the Kingdom of Jipu.”

Xiu Si digested it for a while, looked into Ji Xinsen’s eyes and said, “Wasn’t it intentional on the part of the king of the Kingdom of Jipu?”

“…What.”

Ji Xinsen was taken aback.

Xiu Si, as if thinking, boldly thought in reverse, and continued, “Could it be that the king intentionally lost the divine war many times, causing all the citizens to lose their conscience and fear, and then continued to lose, losing all negative emotions, so that he could harvest perfect citizens?”

Ji Xinsen’s body stiffened, as if his evil deeds had been suddenly exposed, his face turned pale in an instant, and his pupils trembled.

Is this person really an ordinary person?

Ji Xinsen couldn’t believe it, and immediately used a high-level identification skill. This skill was a blessing from the Goddess of Wisdom, unique in the world, and could see through any false level disguise.

And then he stopped abruptly.

The feedback from the skill was actually–

[Exceptional existence, forbidden to pry!!!]