Calamities and the Swordsman
Lu Li landed in a vast desert. It was still daytime, and the sun was shining brightly. Lu Li's clone was also mainly in shadow, and the crow on his shoulder was also adapted to the shadowy environment. Although the umbrella above it might not be harmed, the whole environment was so uncomfortable that it made people feel listless.
"So how much longer do I need to walk?" The thought flashed through Lu Li, and then he remembered the intelligence information he had obtained upon entering.
The Starshine World is filled with organizations, which can be roughly divided into three types: legal large organizations, unqualified organizations, and illegal organizations. Of course, the so-called "law" can be seen as the mainstream power's concept, which is the so-called Starshine World Council.
The Starshine World Council was jointly established by most of the mainstream forces. It is nominally responsible for maintaining the harmony and stability of the entire Starshine World. The Starshine World Council operates on a parliamentary system, and only individuals from large organizations are qualified to represent their organizations as members of the World Association.
The size of an organization is partly determined by the number of its members. Theseus originally relied on Repair Fluid as its core business, supplemented by other biochemical industries, and was considered a considerable force among the members. Unfortunately, it was too powerful and was rejected by everyone. The third major disaster caused by Repair Fluid has World Association to the current issue of whether or not to forcibly dissolve Theseus Technology Company.
Organizations with members of parliament are considered legitimate large organizations, while those that are not qualified are small organizations without members of parliament. They can only follow the laws agreed upon by the world and have no right to agree on the laws themselves. Therefore, they are desperate to develop and join the World Association.
As for the remaining illegal organizations, these are those that openly violate the law, such as engaging in illegal human experimentation. Some of these organizations possess illegal technologies, some are actually secret departments of larger organizations, and some were discovered to have committed illegal acts and World Association. If they did not disband, they could only go underground and become illegal organizations.
Theseus is now about to face the same situation. Although this incident was not the main cause of Theseus's death, and Theseus is also a victim, the matter is too big, and public resentment has boiled over. Someone has to take the blame. If Theseus hadn't had the strength he originally possessed, a smaller organization might have already been pushed out to take the fall.
As for the three major calamities of the Starshine World, they are the Demon Calamity, the Star Calamity, and the Blood Calamity caused by Theseus.
The Demon Calamity refers to the invasion of the Starshine World by a world called the Otherworld Demon Realm, which is located next to the Starshine World. Because the Starshine World does not restrict the entry of weak creatures, it is extremely easy for low-level creatures from the Otherworld Demon Realm to enter the Starshine World. Therefore, some lords of the Otherworld Demon Realm often set up portals, opening them so that tens of thousands of Demonspawn can pour in.
Star Calamity refers to the existence of various terrifying monsters in the space of the Starshine World. These monsters occasionally fall from space to the ground, causing all kinds of destruction. Although they occur less frequently than Demon Calamity, their harm is extremely great.
Finally, there was the Blood Calamity caused by the Theseus Company. The repair fluid mainly developed by Theseus was an extremely powerful medicine with dozens of models to suit various situations, such as an emergency type for rapid recovery and a life-extending type.
However, Theseus, the unknown enemy, discovered the fatal flaw of the repair fluid: anyone who had been injected with the repair fluid within the past year would have a substance called Theseus Universal Substance in their body. This substance could simulate the cellular tissue of the injured area and quickly fill it, but the simulation was just that—a simulation.
As long as the injection time does not exceed one year, the Theseus Universal Substance will not be assimilated or replaced. Only after one year will that universal substance be replaced by the body's normal cellular metabolism.
Anyone who pays attention to Theseus products knows about this. Originally, there was no problem, but when the Blood Calamity occurred, the problem became serious.
The so-called Blood Calamity is a virus developed by an unknown enemy targeting Theseus Universal Substance. Anyone with omnipotent matter in their body who gets infected with the virus will have their omnipotent matter Mutation into a strange life form.
These strange life forms are currently referred to as Bloodworm. The Bloodworm are about the size of a hair and multiply rapidly within the host body. The host body will soon grow mutated organs and gain special abilities. Their personality will also be eroded by the Bloodworm, turning into a brutal life consciousness.
The host organisms possess human memories, but they no longer have any attachment to human emotions. Instead, they become extremely brutal. They no longer have the ability to reproduce, but they desperately want to expand the host organism group. Therefore, they frantically attack other humans and Implantation Bloodworm into their bodies.
One region of the Starshine World has fallen, becoming a paradise for Bloodworm, and the infected area continues to expand. Those who received the repair fluid are terrified and are demanding compensation from the Theseus Company.
Meanwhile, people marched in the streets every day to condemn the Theseus Company, and a rumor even spread that the so-called Bloodworm were actually developed by Theseus himself with the aim of invading the world, and this claim was quite popular.
"Given the current situation, I would believe it if you said Theseus had been forcibly abolished," Lu Li muttered to himself. After all, even the teleportation mechanism he had set up had been interfered with, which was enough to prove the current state of Theseus.
"Didn't they say the Starshine World Council has a special force to deal with transmigrators? I've been here for so long, why haven't I seen anyone yet? Did I fall too far behind?" Lu Li, holding an umbrella and wearing a wizard's robe, walked aimlessly through the desert. It wasn't that he couldn't fly, but this desert seemed to hide unknown dangers, and Lu Li didn't want to waste his magic.
Since his main body isn't with him right now, even though he has Theseus's connection to prevent the clone from dissipating, he can't transfer more magic power. Lu Li only has so much magic power right now, and he'll have to Meditation to recover it after he runs out. It's better to be careful in dangerous places like Harbin.
As Lu Li crossed a sand dune, his gaze suddenly sharpened. In the distorted air, he saw a person, or rather a swordsman, walking slowly towards him. The person wore a bamboo hat, a cloth robe, and a black cloak, with a sword resembling Yingzhou samurai sword hanging at his waist.
The swordsman also noticed Lu Li. He placed one hand on the hilt of his sword and adjusted his straw hat with the other. His eyes revealed a fierce fighting spirit as he slightly drew out half of the blade.
"An enemy?" Lu Li pushed down the hood of his wizard's robe, and the raven on his shoulder perked up, cawing twice.
The next moment, the swordsman rushed forward, and with a clang, his long sword was drawn. The air was cut by the sharp blade, flowing to both sides and forming a gale. A dazzling light flashed, and the swordsman's figure had already appeared in front of Lu Li.
A jet-black crow took flight, and countless black feathers fell. Lu Li's body was severed in two, but it also transformed into countless crow feathers.