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Edward had never expected that, thousands or tens of thousands of years into the future, an ancient myth could be reenacted in such an incredible way. He could not help marveling that there really was nothing new under the sun.
However, the sun in this world was also God Almighty. In the eyes of the omniscient and omnipotent God Almighty, there probably really was nothing new in this world.
"Hmm, since the River of Eternal Darkness hasn't objected to my proposal, I might as well find a way to help conceal it."
"I'll give the High Priest a divine revelation later. Although Beyonders and spirit world creatures would be the most efficient at digging, he should still mobilize as many ordinary people who know nothing about it as possible to dig this river, so the River of Eternal Darkness can establish mystical connections with everyone in Balam as far as possible. Their fates and futures are already closely tied to the River of Eternal Darkness, like countless trackers hauling that great ship along the river..."
How could there be living people in Death's kingdom?
As far back as the Fourth Epoch, the Pale Disaster had swept from Balam toward the Northern Continent, and the first to suffer had been Balam's own people.
In a mystical sense, this country's fate was closely tied to Death. Its culture and social customs were all influenced by the god, and Death meant an ending-after Death returned and the world after death was promised, a situation had naturally arisen in which even the Death Consul could not lower the mortality rate, and people yearned for death more than life. This appeared distorted, but in fact accorded with this country's fate.
"They should have already calculated the river's course, right? Let me see. It starts