Chapter 361

The world now protected by the Golden Sea is, in His eyes, worthless waste, not worth observing, waiting for, or repeatedly experimenting with.

Simply put, the actions of the Cult of Disaster Gods have successfully turned the game from easy to nightmare. Now, even if the time flow of both sides is equal, staying in it for fifteen days is not an easy task.

The Pure White Witch remained calm; her eyes, like a deep, dark sea, did not stir the slightest ripple.

How did the Cult of Disaster Gods infiltrate the Utopia? Did they intend to stifle the new generation's opportunities for growth? Or did they have some deeper motive?

These things are important, and yet none of them are important.

The Gap World has an upper limit; it comes from a civilization destroyed by calamity, a miraculous echo retrieved from records, a localized retracing of time.

If things become impossible, she can personally extinguish the last glimmer of this obsession.

However, there is no need for that yet; true trials should involve risks and crises.

Chu Yuanqing looked at the star map and said softly:

"Bring back all those from outside the Empire first, prioritizing those who don't know magic, don't have [Lighting Up], and are no different from ordinary people, as well as those who are closest to the Black Tide and live in the harshest environment."

"You organize the data and send it to me and Charlotte using Alchemy Crystal. Tiffany and the Judgement Department are very efficient in this regard."

This isn't because I'm reluctant to see the children get hurt; it's just that I don't want them to die without gaining anything, ending the training camp inexplicably. That would truly be a wasted trip.

Astrid was about to say that she didn't have Charlotte as a friend, a friend request popped up in the Alchemy Crystal.

Yes, her ID is "Lucy Tiffany is Super Cute", and her profile picture is a selected side profile photo from Lucy Tiffany's fan club. She is definitely Miss Saintess.

However... given the current state of the empire, the Arbitrator is a fanatical supporter of the Crown Prince's candidates, and is probably more terrifying to the public than the Black Tide that is about to engulf the world.

Chu Yuanqing continued to ask:

"By the way, can you tell me where Liuli and Xiao Xuan are now?"

Astrid shifted her gaze from the crystal to the star chart, her pupils reflecting a first-person perspective. Her pretty face remained cold, but her tone was slightly worried as she replied:

"Xie Qingxuan is in the border city of Reza. She is riding a giant wolf in the city lord's mansion, fighting against a team led by a top-level mage."

Chu Yuanqing hadn't even asked whether it was dangerous yet,

Astrid gave a subtle look and exclaimed in admiration:

"Unbelievable, they actually killed them all."

"Is this child really fighting for the first time? She attacked without the slightest hesitation, and her Destined Magic, before it even fully developed, was as domineering as an emperor. We can't analyze her true nature at all."

Chu Yuanqing felt relieved, and she murmured:

"The border city of Reza is not safe. The Black Tide could sweep over there at any time. We still need to inform Xiao Xuan and find a reliable way to contact her."

Chu Yuanqing poured out a large pile of colorful, pretty little balls from his storage ring.

Lucy Tiffany primarily relies on Alchemical Creation in combat, and for this purpose, she developed a Poké Ball-like item that she could carry with her at all times.

These spheres contain various types of Alchemical Creation.

Among them are many biomimetic types, such as the Heavenly Puppet. This alchemical sphere inlaid with gems and diamonds contains the Divine Belief Bird used by the Judgement Department; another sphere made of pure gold contains a Divinely Created Dragon used for mining and combat.

As for the one with the pink bow, that's a household maid who can clean, cook, give massages, and incidentally, kill people...

Chu Yuanqing threw out the Divine Belief Bird, which was also named by Lucy Tiffany. Its top speed was Mach 100 and its average speed was Mach 27. It was a specialized, enhanced version with a different color.

The Pure White Witch patiently stroked its head, gave its orders, played a video and audio recording inside, and then sent the little creature to the border city. After doing all this, she continued to ask curiously:

"Is Liuli also fighting?"

Upon hearing this, the Super AI said quietly:

"Just take a look at the Imperial Times and you'll see."

Filled with curiosity, Chu Yuanqing used virtual currency to buy a copy of the Imperial Times and saw bold, large red characters on the front page.

--[Shocking! The newly Grand Duke Aisha Fies, makes an astonishing squat at the ceremony of the oath of succession!]

Below this text is an embarrassing photo of Social Anxiety Cat crouching to avoid being head-hugging. It was probably captured by a reporter using a water-based camera, as the image is very clear. Below the picture are embellished and analyzed by a Times reporter.

It can only be said that because the laws stipulated by the Divine Sentient Body are very strict and those in power will not easily overstep them, the atmosphere of the empire is exceptionally open. Therefore, the reporter was surprisingly bold and wrote everything that would make Liuli furious.

Chu Yuanqing's pink lips curled up as she watched, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud. Her eyes crinkled as she poked the head of the Social Anxiety Cat in the picture and said softly:

"It seems we don't need to worry about Liuli. She'll come to the capital on her own and should be here soon."

Astrid looked at the other person and said:

"Chu Yuanqing, I have a favor to ask of you, it concerns the Dragon Witch."

The imperial frontier, Flower Domain.

A sacred dragon soars through the sky, its downy feathers dreamlike and soft, their color like translucent jade, shimmering with a wondrous crystalline texture. Its enormous wings spread out, resembling an island flying through the air.

The Social Anxiety Cat, with teary eyes, buried its head in its feathers, trying to hold on to them to prevent itself from being thrown out and turning into Liuli mess.

Although [Lighting Up] allows her to construct Magic Armor and fly freely, the Glazed Liuli Holy Light Dragon that Orga Fies raised from a young age has an excessively terrifying flight speed, allowing it to fly alongside the Divine Belief Bird with its enormous size.

If it weren't for the windproof magic protecting the area, no matter how hard you held on to the feather, it would probably have been flung away.

Aurora Faith quietly calmed the wind on her back, and with a gentle, soothing voice like an older sister, she comforted the pitiful girl who looked like a kitten:

"Aisha, don't be afraid. Just like when you were little, as long as you overcome your fear, you can see the scenery that can only be seen from the sky."

"This is a reward for the brave. One day, you too will soar through the skies with your own Liuli Holy Light Dragon, roaming every corner of the Fanor Continent, leaving behind footprints of adventure."

"Those are the marks of life, proof of growing up. At that time, both Orga and I will be proud of you."

Tang Liuli felt that life was really magical. Not long ago, she was playing "Dragon Quest," and now she was riding on a dragon that was comparable to a legend, listening to the dragon give her inspirational words.

But for some reason, she wasn't really scared anymore.

The girl mustered her courage and raised her head. While tugging at the feather, she carefully changed into a duck-like sitting position and asked softly:

"Sister Aurora, shouldn't you have felt sad back then?"

Tang Liuli lowered her eyes to look at her palm, where she wore a flower ring symbolizing the power of the Grand Duke. It signified that her family had sworn loyalty to the Emperor and would forever abide by the oath made that day.

If the Imperial Council wants to use the authority of the Divine Sentient Body, it requires the Grand Duke and three tower masters to possess similar tokens, recite the oath together, and unlock the corresponding shackles.

This flower ring was a gift from the Divine Emperor, as was the Liuli Holy Light Dragon.

Legend has it that in the battle that ended the Age of Gods, the Emperor slaughtered countless dragons, but he spared only one, a dragon known as the Jade Dragon.

This hidden history is recorded in the ancestral precepts of the Fes Family:

"The Emperor is always right and never wavers. He always walks alone on a path that no one can understand, leaving his followers with a distant silhouette."

"He was great, so gentle that he didn't want the world to suffer, and so noble that he didn't even want us to leave his image for posterity."

"At that time, I couldn't help but wonder, what had the Emperor gone through in the past? Did he still have love in his heart? Did he still have hatred? And how did he forge this will that was fearless, unwavering, and unhesitating?"

"Now that I think about it, the only few emotions the Emperor revealed to me and to others were the stunned and sorrowful look in his eyes when he saw the Jade Dragon. It was like a child seeing the carcass of a dead animal; his soft eyes gradually dimmed, filled with weariness."

"What exactly did that lord remember through the Jade Dragon? To this day, no one knows the answer."

"Later, the Emperor used the blood of the Jade Dragon and the genes of other dragons to cultivate a completely new dragon species, called the Glazed Liuli Holy Light Dragon. Before he left, he entrusted that young dragon to me."

"I admire the Emperor, respect the Emperor, fear the Emperor, and want to repay the Emperor."

"Therefore, I established a clan precept, hoping that future generations, for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, will pass on the most original and perfect form of the Liuli Holy Light Dragon to the future."

"I don't know what the point of doing this is, but the Emperor clearly left so many gifts to the world. He didn't care about power or money, and he didn't even want us to call him Emperor."

"So... even if it's something ethereal and intangible, as long as the Emperor can, in the distant future, retrieve a few traces of the past warmth from the still unchanged Liuli Holy Light Dragon, then the existence of the Fes Family will have meaning."

In Aisha Fies's memory, she had been forced to read and recite this passage about the Emperor countless times. Every member of the Fes Family could recite it by heart.

It can be said that in order to ensure the perpetual transmission of the pure bloodline of the Liuli Holy Light Dragon, the Fes Family transformed itself from a magical family into the empire's premier dragon-taming family.

This is how the Liuli Holy Light Dragon, theoretically a man-made species that cannot pass on its bloodline, has been able to continue to this day.

However, since the dragon breed produced is not pure enough, it can only be called Jade Holy Light Dragon at most. If it is to be given the prefix "Liuli", the previous generation of Liuli Holy Light Dragon needs to give up half of its lifespan and feed its blood back to the Jade Holy Light Dragon that is still in the egg.

Generally speaking, the act of transferring bloodlines should begin in the middle age of the Liuli Holy Light Dragon, otherwise there is a risk of the lineage being broken.

Back then, in the power struggles of the Imperial Capital, even though the Liuli Holy Light Dragon of that generation was plotted to death, they used extremely expensive alchemical magic tools to condense his bloodline into Dragon Crystal and return them to the Fes Family, just to prevent them from going down in flames.

Aurora answered frankly:

"The Liuli Holy Light Dragon exists for the Emperor."

"There's no need to be sad; everything is for the Emperor."

Tang Liuli fell silent upon hearing this. She thought this was just a foolish dragon; why would it risk its life for someone it had never even met?

The end of this world was predetermined.

Tang Liuli knew that in the original Historical Echo, the Fes Family's long-cherished wish was most likely not fulfilled.

If the Emperor, who developed the Magic God Mechanism, the Philosopher's Stone, the Hyperion Principle, and even a series of overpowered technologies within a few years, were to truly return, how could the Empire, with its current resources and foundation, possibly lose to Calamity?

Therefore, Aurora, the Glazed Liuli Holy Light Dragon who died for her in the past, and the Fes Family's more than a thousand years of perseverance are all just wishful thinking.

That Emperor who reigned supreme will never return.

That's life; there are too few things that go as planned and too many things that don't.

In her eyes, the Fes Family and Aurora were like kittens abandoned in a rented room.

Your owner abandoned you without telling you to wait for it.

But the kitten doesn't understand human speech. Even if it is chased away by the landlord and evicted by the later tenants, it will still climb out of the window every day at the same time and try to squeeze into this once warm place. It will squat in the spot where it can be seen as soon as the door is opened, as if it has never left.

Tang Liuli was suddenly stunned. So... in the eyes of the Fes Family, did the Emperor never leave?

Thinking of this, the girl suddenly wanted to see that Emperor again. What kind of person was he who, after changing the entire world and reversing everyone's fate, would leave quietly without even leaving a name?

This is probably the mystery that the Calembert Empire has yet to solve, and it is precisely because no one can understand him that he seems even more lonely.

Aurora soared through the sky, the Flower Domain fading into the distance. She sensed the other's silence, and a longing flickered in his emerald dragon eyes. She whispered:

"Aisha, ever since that incident, everyone in the clan knows that inheriting the Grand Duke means going to the Imperial Capital to become a puppet, losing your original freedom."

"You inherited the most outstanding magical talent, and your grandfather has always doted on you the most. Do you know why, even so, he still chose you to succeed him as Grand Duke?"

Tang Liuli shouldn't have known the answer, but she suddenly lowered her eyes and, as if possessed, looked at the down feather she was clutching in her hand, vaguely guessing what it was.

Aurora didn't keep them in suspense; she revealed the answer:

"Because the eyes of the Fes Family are always brown and blue, but your eyes are uniquely beautiful, like emeralds, the closest color to that of the Liuli Holy Light Dragon."

"On the day you were born, your grandfather, and many others, believed it was a sign that the Emperor was about to return. The people were overjoyed, and the entire Flower Domain held a celebratory celebration."

"Since then, every year on your birthday you have witnessed the same grand celebration, just like the scene when you inherited the Grand Duke today."

"Therefore, Aisha, your title of Grand Duke does not mean that Orga and the others have any complaints about you. On the contrary, they believe in you more than anyone else, and they believe that you will become the best Grand Duke of the Fes Family."

Tang Liuli was completely defeated by this reason. She felt it was as abstract as a Golden Haired Doggy saying it wanted to be Qing Bao, implying that it couldn't live without her.

So... are the other Oath Family also Emperor- level fans?!

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Synopsis: Xu Ying arrives in the Type-Moon world, starting by wielding the power of [human reasoning].

With a human body, he commands gods! He devours worlds and raises his level! At this moment, Xu Ying looked at those familiar two-dimensional worlds and revealed a "nuclearly adorable" smile.

"The Holy Grail War, the Ritual of the Full Moon, the Grand Prix of Wishes, the War of the Demon Gods... Which method will you choose to begin your journey of faith? The fate of the gods will be decided, and I will become the King of Kings, the Ruler of All Realms!"

From then on, Xu Ying, leading a group of Lostbelt Kings, brought one world after another into his territory.

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