Chapter 1686: 564. That’s my dear teacher! Extra… um, no extra charge! – [Add more 6/30]
(An addition for “Holistic Hao” brother 6/20)
Shani indeed saw another layer of truth of Eden District’s day of destruction through Lady Oksana’s Dreams of Antiquity.
She also mentioned a “Sentinel” army, which immediately reminded Murphy of the image given to him by the Valande Knight that originated from The Holy Grail of Woodland.
Murphy pondered for a moment, wondering if these so-called “Sentinels” were referring to those Star Realm Gods?
But upon closer inspection, it seemed there wasn’t the slightest mention of Star Realm Gods in any current information about Eden District, and in the image from The Holy Grail of Woodland, he saw that the area where the gods resided had already been contaminated by Subspace Power.
Combining the details in Salockdale’s and Oksana’s memories, it is highly likely that the destruction event in Eden District was the first outbreak of Subspace Power in the material world.
Before that, the entire world was under the Creator’s perfect blueprint.
So, did the Star Realm Gods only appear after the destruction of Eden District?
This…
Murphy thought of this possibility, and suddenly, his heart moved. He glanced at Triss, who was still comforting the distraught Shani, stepped back a few steps, and touched his chest.
Endless Manis’ strange and muddled voice instantly resounded in Murphy’s heart:
“Hmm, my handsome and mighty mortal form, where are you? Why is this mental link so quick and clear this time? I can’t even sense the slightest Spiritual Energy interference.”
“I am in the Land of Creation, as per our contract, I am attempting to find a path to The Heart of the World for the great Endless One.”
Murphy gave a small compliment, then changed the topic and asked:
“You previously mentioned that you obtained the truth of their deification from the Star Realm Dragon’s daughter? There’s a question regarding the gods… don’t worry, I won’t steal the secret that belongs only to you, Manis. I just want to know, when was the first Divine Spirit born?”
“Wow, isn’t this digging into the secrets of my heart?”
The Endless One hissed irritably, like a dangerous rattlesnake, but it thought for a moment and did not hide the answer, saying:
“Time appears differently to me than it does to you, to me it seems like it happened yesterday, but converting to your dimension, the specific time should be 971 years ago…”
“So it is!”
Murphy squinted and said:
“The era of the gods only came after the end of the Golden Era? No wonder the Creator referred to them as ‘adorable little animals.’ I always thought this was the Creator propagating their own power, but didn’t expect it to be just stating the truth.
So, was the ‘Epoch Contract’ also formed at that time, right?”
“Yes, the chosen spirits drank the deification wine, merged the oath into the cup, and then cast those Holy Grails across the world, symbolizing the establishment of the contract and the fulfillment of the oath.”
Manis artistically summarized the situation of the time, but Murphy was uninterested in that scene, he grasped the core of the question and questioned:
“Then it should have been around year 40 of the Epoch, at that time the Eden refugees had just entered the continent and were still in a state of exploration and growth, so who exactly represented the world to sign the Epoch Contract with the spirits?
It couldn’t truly have been the Sanghai People, right?”
“Uh, your question somewhat exceeds my knowledge.”
The Endless One was also baffled by this damned question. It pondered for a moment and said:
“I never really considered that detail before, Murphy, you clever rascal. Eden District was once a symbol of the Creator’s majesty, but after its destruction, there was apparently still a representative of the Creator who could even casually hand out deification wine to a group, wow… the hidden truths in past histories suddenly became fascinating.
But I know, Murphy, you’re not just a fool who raises questions, so what’s the answer in your heart?”
“I think it should be the ‘Sentinels.'”
Murphy replied, then explained:
“Don’t ask me what that is, I don’t know either. I just learned the truth of the Eden District disaster from a fellow, about the subspace disaster 1111 years ago where Sentinels appeared to stop the subspace invasion of the material world, that organization clearly has great power.
They might be the true loyalists left by the Creator in this world, and perhaps it’s these guys protecting The Heart of the World for over a thousand years.
Speaking of which, Manis, you always boast that time is like an open book before you, free for you to browse.
Can you reverse to the time point of Eden District’s destruction and help me see the true face of the Sentinels?”
This request made the Endless One fall silent.
Just like all those whose boasts are poked through, the awkwardness of the Time Snake at this moment deeply touched Murphy, making the Vampire Lord feel he had spoken foolishly, thinking if he was Manis at this moment, he would probably scratch out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.
Just as he worried about whether Manis would become angry and unilaterally break the contract, the Endless One sighed and said resentfully:
“Time is indeed an open book to me, but being open is one thing, understanding is another. After all, I am just a poor helpless little snake, and you can’t expect me to be versatile.”