The Bells of Civilization

Greenwich, eight o'clock in the evening.

The originally scheduled opening time of the banquet had arrived.

Duke Reinhardt rose from his seat in the banquet hall, raised his glass, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, history and heritage have bestowed upon us the glory we possess today.

But precisely because of this, when we are crowned with the glories of the past, we correspondingly bear the responsibility of being nobles.

The disasters brought about by the ruins and the abyss frontier, and the changes in the world pattern caused by extraordinary powers.

No one can withdraw; we can only choose to move forward."

The next second.

Just as he was about to announce the theme of the banquet.

Gunshots rang out.

The connecting point of the huge crystal chandelier in the banquet hall began to shake violently, about to fall.

Danger descended!

Sophia, sitting at table number three, was very close to where the danger originated.

She suppressed her fear and prepared to leave.

Just then.

The unobtrusive translator beside the table silently took out a gun and pointed it at her back.

Feeling the cold touch of the murderous weapon behind her.

Sophia recalled the disaster records she had seen in the files.

The fear of death instantly enveloped her.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

Sophia felt no pain.

On the contrary.

The gun pointed at her back slid weakly away.

The girl looked towards the source of the suppressed gunshot.

There stood a handsome gentleman.

After eliminating the assassin beside Sophia.

He did not stop.

Instead, he deftly raised his gun and shot another assassin disguised as a waiter in the distance.

Finally, this handsome stranger, without hesitation, stood in front of the Duke of Bavaria the moment the enemy was about to stab him.

Ending the last two assassins.

That scene.

Was later listed in a key position in The Times with extensive description.

Sophia gradually calmed down from the fear of being on the brink of death.

She never imagined that she would encounter extraordinary assassins under the heavily guarded Clock Tower.

Nor had she ever imagined being saved in this way.

As the heir to the Duke family, Sophia Reinhardt was no stranger to the increasing number of extraordinary phenomena occurring in this world.

After all, In upper-class society and top-level research laboratories.

The active state of dark matter flow brought about by changes in cosmic background radiation is not a secret, Compared to the description of ["Weakly Interacting Massive Particle" field].

Perhaps the 'magic' in Celtic legends, or the 'psionic power' in scientific research, would be more accurate.

Sophia stood in the corner.

Looking at the handsome young man who stood in front of her father.

She silently remembered his name.

Night Watch.

The Duke Miss stood at the edge of the banquet hall, watching the two calmly converse.

On one side was the handsome Night Watchman, on the other was her father, Duke Joseph, the Mighty Lion of Bavaria.

The topic that was supposed to be discussed at the grand banquet.

Continued in the burning banquet hall.

"You want the justice stipulated in the Equality Act."

"Then do you believe the catastrophe at the scene wasn't caused by the Awakened?"

"The Awakened are not a monolith."

Su Wen replied with a smile, "In other words, esteemed Duke, would you like this antagonism to become a 'racial discrimination'-like war of identities?"

Whether 'privilege' or 'discrimination,' both breed antagonism.

To base everything on fair judgment, treating everyone equally under the law, that is the greatest respect."

The Elizabeth Tower, formerly known as the Clock Tower, and commonly known as Big Ben, is located on the bank of the Thames River in London, England. It is an auxiliary clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is a landmark of London.

Meanwhile, at the moment the Equality Act was signed, the heavy chimes marking a critical Timeline Change Point in civilization also gradually began to ring.

Echoing along the Thames River, reverberating throughout London.

And in today's edition of The Times, a massive headline was featured:

[The Burning Ballroom, the Eve of an Awakened Dawn]

This report was personally written by Mr. Ted, the most authoritative editor-in-chief in England, and also defined the opening of the Origin Era.

Within it, an unfamiliar Night Watchman became the key figure, second only to Duke Reinhardt.

The cold, handsome profile of him executing the assassin was also printed on the front page of the newspaper as the cover.

"A burning dawn, not a bad report."

Su Wen sat in the Mental Review Bureau's reception room, closing the newspaper with a smile.

"The Times, I just bought it on the roadside. As a scientific researcher, one can't just limit themselves to what's in front of them; one must have a global perspective."

He was very clear about the Mental Review Bureau's extremely strict law enforcement procedures.

Back then, that fire-breathing fellow was directly locked up by the New City Law Enforcement Bureau.

And now.

Compared to the strict review of the procedures, perhaps he could free up his mind to think about which bookstore he'd prepare to stroll through with Miss Jiang this afternoon.

"Mr. Su Wen, first, I want to thank you on behalf of the Coastal City Mental Review Bureau for your courageous actions."

"Officer Zhu Yu, I just did what I could.

You know, how long did it take for humanity to go from discovering fire, fearing fire, to finally using fire to survive the winter?"

"I don't know."

"The Xihoudu People, one million years ago.

That's the earliest existing civilization record of humanity using fire.

Of course, after the Origin Era, you can also imagine fire as the wisdom stolen by Prometheus.

But it wasn't until 1805 that the famous French chemist Louis Jacques Thénard invented the safety match that extended modern civilization to this point.

It took humanity millions of years to accept fire as science.

And do you know how long it took for society to accept the Awakened as commonplace?

Until today.

Five years and seven months."

Su Wen said calmly.

"This is progress for civilization."

Across from him, the special operations captain of the Review Bureau didn't know why, but he always felt that the young man sitting before him wasn't the lazy college student in the background check.

In fact, he was even harder to see through than some criminals who were well-versed in psychology.

"Mr. Su Wen, I invite you to join the Mental Review Bureau again."

"I'm just an ordinary person; I have no interest in joining the Review Bureau.

Oh, right, Officer Zhu Yu, the news also specifically mentioned that 'Night Watchman' on the cover.

The Night Watch organization, to you, is it a parallel or superior unit?"

"The Night Watch Agreement is jointly established by countries around the world, a high-functioning guardian organization with independent adjudication rights. Overall, it is indeed a superior organization."

"An interesting structure, I understand."

Half an hour later.

A team member approached the special operations captain, who was still sitting in the same spot shortly after Su Wen had left.

"Zhu-ge, the results of Su Wen's examination are in."

"What are the results? Is there a problem?"

"Why do you ask that? Did he show signs of mental abnormality during the questioning?"

"No, quite the opposite.

He's too clear-headed."

Zhu Yu only now realized that his clothes had been soaked with sweat at some point.

He took the rating sheet.

It was boldly printed with:

[Mental Clarity Value: Immaculate. Mental Pollution Deviation Index: 0.0001 (Unmeasurable)]

Since ignorance was burned away in the flames that night, [Sublimation Lineage: Fair Knight] was imprinted.

As the world's only adjudicator, Besides Su Wen himself, There was probably no one else who could judge him, the one who paved the way for civilization.