Nangong's introduction yesterday may have been a little abrupt, giving quite a few readers the feeling that she had dropped in out of nowhere. The relevant scenes were originally meant to be inserted later, when The Fated held their meeting, as a hidden thread. But after thinking it over, I decided to change it. Bringing her in during the meeting later should make things flow more smoothly, so I want to apologize to everyone following the updates. You can go back and take another look at the plot at the end of the previous chapter. The earlier content can be treated as a preview of a character's return~
It wasn't a major issue and didn't affect the reading experience. The main text follows:
After explaining everything to Big Cat, Cheng Shi returned to the rest area and called Blind Man.
He wasn't just calling to inform him about The Fated gathering. There was another reason as well:
War had fallen.
War had been personally erased by Origin, and even its authority might have scattered throughout the true universe. This meant that the Fire Keeper who believed in War had forever lost the protection of his Lord of Grace.
Of course, under the protection of the Covenant, he wouldn't lose all his power. What Cheng Shi was worried about was whether, when War's will returned to "fervor," Qin Xin would be affected in unseen ways and commit some "radical" act, thereby causing unforeseeable consequences.
The Fire Keepers had to be important.
That wasn't just something their vision and faith had told Cheng Shi. It was also determined by Deception's attitude toward them.
When he had first learned of the Fire Keepers, Cheng Shi had thought they were nothing more than "toys" protected by the God of Merriment and used to