The Importance of the Real World
Eight years after arriving in the world of Underworld, Chen Mo left.
It left behind a powerful empire that ruled over all of Europe, and a new bloodline that was not afraid of sunlight, did not rely on blood, and was immortal.
In fact, there is another very powerful ability in this world: vampires can gain memories by drinking the blood of others, but Chen Mo gave up this powerful ability.
Because this ability is unique to vampires and is related to their ability to suck blood, if Chen Mo wanted to obtain this ability to extract memories from blood, he would have to transform himself into a vampire. Although he has Pure Blood and there are no side effects, Chen Mo is unwilling to turn himself into a vampire.
According to experiments on Andrew and others, even after being modified with Pure Blood, eliminating the vampires' fear of sunlight and dependence on blood, many of their vampire characteristics did not disappear, such as blue eyes, long and sharp canines, and the ability to echolocate.
Chen Mo did not want to change his race and appearance for the sake of such a memory-reading ability.
While the Pure Blood removes a vampire's dependence on blood, it does not eliminate the ability to extract memories from blood. According to Chen Mo's experiments and speculations, this ability relies on the vampire's special way of absorbing blood. Their bodies can extract the memory information hidden in the blood and reproduce it in their minds.
The function of Pure Blood is evolution. Although it eliminates their dependence on blood and changes their sense of smell and taste, restoring them to a normal human state, it does not change their ability to absorb blood.
This is why, even though Andrew and the others no longer liked the taste of blood after drinking a drop of Pure Blood and eliminating the hidden dangers, they were still able to continue to be strengthened by drinking Pure Blood. They did not need to be strengthened by injecting Pure Blood directly into their blood vessels like Chen Mo.
In addition, this ability to read memories from blood has great limitations. Only very fresh blood can be extracted from it. Once it leaves the body or the object dies, the information in the blood will dissipate rapidly. This process takes only a few seconds, so it can basically only be used by directly sucking blood from a living person.
Any other method, if delayed even slightly, will cause the information in the blood to dissipate rapidly, and the acquired memories will become very scattered and incomplete, or even completely disappear. Chen Mo didn't want to be like a monster, crawling on other people and drinking their blood.
Moreover, this ability wasn't very tempting for Chen Mo. He could instantly deduce many things from the other person's heartbeat, expression, subtle movements, and his extensive knowledge of psychology through his keen perception.
Even complex information can be easily obtained by Chen Mo through interrogation. He doesn't even need to use torture to extract confessions. Chen Mo can accurately distinguish the truthfulness of his answers. By asking a few more questions and using the process of elimination, nothing can be hidden from him. Although it is a bit troublesome, it is very effective.
Therefore, Chen Mo gave up this seemingly powerful and tempting ability without hesitation, as it came at a certain price and was somewhat useless to Chen Mo.
Another point worth mentioning is that our new Empress, Selene, after recovering from the sadness of Chen Mo's departure, completely entered a tyrannical mode. She thought that no one could control her after Chen Mo left, and spent her days leading her royal bodyguard, William, to play around, completely leaving the management of the empire to Andrew and his three companions. She even stopped attending the few cultural classes that Chen Mo had arranged for her.
Andrew and Amelia used to spoil little Selene rotten. Apart from Chen Mo, who would dare to hit her? Not to mention now, she is the Empress of the Empire, and Amelia and the others have even less to do with this little tyrant.
As the situation grew increasingly dire, little Selene spent her days riding horses, practicing swordsmanship, and wielding weapons, showing signs of developing into a violent queen, while they were completely unable to control their empress.
Fortunately, Chen Mo knew this little girl's personality best and had anticipated this. By opening the "Empress Cultivation Guide" left by Chen Mo, they finally found a solution.
When Andrew returned from the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences with Bert, not long after, a long-lost series of slapping sounds and clear, loud cries echoed throughout Blackrock Castle. After that day, Selene finally stopped acting recklessly and, in her spare time, began to learn how to be a proper empress.
However, her longing for Chen Mo deepened. Only then would the Lord not be so fierce and hit little Selene so hard. After hitting her, he would gently comfort her and not leave her there crying alone. How she missed the Lord's warm embrace!
Poor little Selene got a good beating from her blacksmith father, and her little bottom was so swollen that she couldn't ride a horse for several days.
After Chen Mo unified Europe, established his own country, and became emperor, Selene's father Bert and grandfather Old Kane continued to manage the workshop, which now had a new name: the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences.
Old Kane went from being an ordinary craftsman to becoming the president of the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences and a member of the Vampire Council. His once frail body became strong and full of vitality, and he gained a long and Eternal Life.
What he found most unbelievable was that his ten-year-old granddaughter had become the empress of the empire, rising from the daughter of an ordinary craftsman to become the most noble empress who ruled the entire vast empire.
All of this was a gift from Chen Mo.
Aside from boundless gratitude and reverence, all he could do was to do his job well and lead the Royal Academy of Sciences to continuous development. His long life gave him enough time to learn the knowledge and technology left behind by Chen Mo, and to continuously develop and innovate based on that.
Upon hearing that Selene had only been playing and had disobeyed the instructions left behind by Chen Mo, the furious old Kane immediately sent the Queen's father to the Castle. Feeling that Selene had betrayed Chen Mo's trust and expectations, the old Kane gave his son only one order, "Give her a good beating!"
A severe beating from her father, the Queen, brought the tyrannical Selene back on track. The vast empire Chen Mo built will continue to develop under Selene's leadership. What the future holds remains to be seen until Chen Mo's next return.
On the other side, Chen Mo returned to the deserted island he had been away from for many years, but in reality, only a moment had passed, in a flash of white light.
Looking at the familiar trees around me, I heard the sound of waves crashing against the beach and hitting the rocks, and smelled the scent of earth and grass mixed with the faint fishy smell of the sea breeze.
Chen Mo slowly closed his eyes, and his majestic and awe-inspiring aura, like that of a god, gradually subsided.
In the world of Underworld, he is Lord, a king, an emperor who rules over the entire Europe continent, and a god worshipped by all his people.
In the real world, however, he is a murderer who fled and was stranded on a deserted island. Fortunately, he possesses great strength and the ability to travel through time.
Chen Mo will not become arrogant and think that he can act recklessly and do whatever he wants in the real world just because he conquered everything and ascended the throne in the world of movies.
He knew clearly the place of his power in the real world.
Even his mighty Temple Knights, who conquered all of Europe, were no match for human mechanized forces in the real world.
Even if ordinary bullets cannot kill them, sniper rifles, artillery, tanks, explosives, missiles, flamethrowers—humanity has countless ways to turn this invincible medieval Knights into ashes.
Therefore, Chen Mo will not be blinded by his achievements in the film world and actually regard himself as a god, thinking that he can contend with the entire world.
This is his hometown, the place where he was born, grew up, and lived. There are no enemies or monsters here, but his family and compatriots are here. This is where his roots are.
Those movie worlds he traveled through were just places for him to improve his strength. No matter how many years he stayed there, he would eventually have to return to the real world, which was his true home.
In the world of movies, he can do whatever he wants, because even if he messes up, he can leave at any time, but that's not the case in the real world.
You cannot directly travel from one movie world to another.
If you leave the movie world, you can only return to the real world. Only after a month has passed in the real world can you continue to travel through time.
If you mess up the real world and are forced to hide in the movie world, you will never be able to travel through time again.
Therefore, he has always been cautious about developments in the real world. He can walk away if he fails in the movie world, but he cannot do so in the real world unless he gives up his ability to travel through countless spaces and hides in the next movie space forever.
But he has parents and relatives in the real world, and he cannot abandon them and hide away in another world forever.
However, although the real world is incredibly important, it is not particularly dangerous.
The country's military power is strong enough to threaten Chen Mo, but this is not a dangerous movie world. As long as Chen Mo does not cause trouble and hides his special abilities, no one will provoke him.
The world is generally peaceful and stable, with no large-scale wars, no werewolves, no vampires, and no enemies that he could be considered powerful.
Although his previous murder and escape left some hidden dangers, Chen Mo's appearance and Chen Mo have changed drastically. As long as he doesn't show his face in front of familiar people, no one would associate the current Chen Mo with the former Chen Mo.
Even if he were to appear right now in front of the police officers investigating and arresting him, they would only think the two looked somewhat alike, and would never suspect that they were the same person.
Once you leave the deserted island, everything can start anew.