Chapter 178: Secrets
The white-haired old man turned around, and he was a kind old man, with a gray beard, and a pair of Yan Meng, full of wisdom, as if he had gone through vicissitudes.
He smiled and said to Li Xin'an: "We have met, and at that time I said that you came here to help you remove the mark left by the Oneiroi, but I didn't expect you to remove it yourself." β
Li Xin'an said: "Haha, I encountered an adventure, so I removed it." β
The old man nodded and said, "Xiuxiu, go down, I'll talk to this new partner." β
Xiuxiu nodded and left here, leaving Li Xin'an alone.
The old man said to Li Xin'an: "You must have a lot to ask, right?"
Li Xin'an said: "Yes, I want to know what exactly I saw in my dream that day, and what does it have to do with the Oneiroi Tower?"
The old man said: "This has to start with the great war a thousand years ago, the one you saw in your dream is the Oneiroi, the real god, but now he is imprisoned by us. β
Li Xin'an exclaimed, "What? imprison the gods?"
The white-haired old man nodded and said: "Yes, our traverser is having a hard time because of persecution, so I left the human race with the five companions I found and came here, which is rich in resources, so we are here to build a city while cultivating, and at the same time send people out to find the traverser, and then our team is getting bigger and bigger, and finally the prototype of the city is established."
After the battle with the human emperor, several gods were all severely damaged, and their people were also slaughtered by the human race, after handing over the natal artifact, these gods fled far away, looking for a place to fall into a deep sleep, among which the god of dreams just lost the last of its strength near our city, fell into a deep sleep, we sealed it back, and set up a formation to imprison him, and used its power to build the Oneiroi Tower and some other devices.
These devices made us more powerful and faster, and made the process of finding our companions much easier, and in this way, we found more and more transcendent beings who met, married, and had children here, and eventually our city grew stronger and stronger, reaching the size of tens of thousands of people.
Later, it was the Terrans who were besieged by all the tribes, and the surviving Terrans found us, and we accepted them in, leaving the last spark for the Terrans, and at this time we were already very strong and qualified to talk to these aborigines.
During this time, we negotiated and merged with the Native Terrans for a long time, and finally their management allowed us to exist, believing that we were indeed beneficial to humanity, and that together we would build the Ancestral City and establish it as a place for the Terrans to flourish.
Later, the Terrans became more and more powerful, they counterattacked, recaptured large areas of lost territory, and established other cities, while we flowed down as the most solid backing of the Terrans, and did not participate in the struggle between the Terrans, and our status was transcendent.
But later, as the war stabilized, some of the cultists of the evil gods began to notice us, realized our threat, regarded us as enemies, and constantly wanted to destroy us, they adopted various methods, and even disguised themselves as traversers to enter our interior, causing us great losses, we began to pay attention to these people after summarizing the painful experience, and established this city under the ground of the ancestral city that only traversers can enter, and even the descendants of traversers cannot enter, which is why we have examined you for so long, please don't be surprisedγ β
Li Xin'an shook his head and said that it didn't matter, but he was still a little shocked at this time, and asked the white-robed old man: "Is that cave I saw before the Oneiroi the God of Dreams?
The white-robed old man shook his head and said, "No, he was sealed elsewhere, our city is too important to come and seal such a dangerous thing." β
Li Xin'an nodded, and then asked, "You said that you established this city with a few other people, so did you travel back in time before the era of the Human Emperor?"
The white-robed old man nodded and said: "It's not a secret, with manpower in this world, as long as the realm is higher, the longer it can survive, a seventh-level transcendent can live for thousands of years, and I live longer because I was baptized by the blood of the Oneiroi and obtained the body of a demigod, so the lifespan can almost be said to be unlimited." β
Li Xin'an sighed with emotion: "You are really smart, you can even think of using the blood of the gods to cleanse yourself." β
The white-robed old man shook his head and smiled: "It's not that I have read too many novels on the earth, and I will become stronger by bathing with the blood of powerful creatures, and in fact it will really become stronger, but this practice is very dangerous."
At that time, all five of us were fifth-level transcendents, but after being baptized with the blood of the Oneiroi God, I was the only one who survived. β
Li Xin'an continued to ask, "Then do you know the reason why we crossed over, and how do we go back?"
The white-robed old man said: "I have been exploring this question for thousands of years, but there has never been a correct answer, and I have several conjectures at present.
The first conjecture is that there are some changes on the earth, and then we are teleported to this world, if we want to return to the original world, we can only continue to become stronger, reach the god level, explore the laws of this universe, and finally return to the earth.
The second conjecture is that the gods of this world have summoned us here to help the natives here, I guess it must have been done by the Human Emperor, it is said that he once talked to the origin of the world before he died, I found a place where they talked, but there was a great war there, and I suspect that the communication between them was not harmonious. If you want to go back, you can only kill a few evil gods, and let humans rise again, and you can return to Earth after completing the mission, which I think is the most likely.
The third conjecture is that this world is actually what the earth will look like after the earth, the earth has undergone changes, we have crossed the timeline to get here, if that is the case, we will never be able to go back, time is far more difficult to cross than space. β
Li Xin'an asked, "Is the time when everyone came out and came over at a different time?"
The white-robed old man replied, "The time traveled is between 2000 and 2100, and we suspect that this time may be the time to connect with this world. β
Li Xin'an said: "No matter what, we have to try, kill the evil gods first, and see if we can return to the earth." β
The white-robed old man nodded and said, "Yes, the original intention of the establishment of our Traveler Alliance was to slaughter gods. β
Li Xin'an asked, "Then have we succeeded in slaughtering the gods?"
The white-robed old man shook his head: "No, but we have slaughtered fairy-level fierce beasts, and even demigod fierce beasts, all of them have something to do with evil gods without exception." β
Li Xin'an was a little surprised and said, "It's really great." β
The white-robed old man said, "How about it, join us?"
Li Xin'an nodded and said, "Join." β
The white-robed old man smiled: "Haha, we finally ushered in a new partner, then let Xiuxiu take you to the headquarters to have a look, we are similar to the earth here, we have many departments here, you can choose a favorite to add to it, but I think you are more suitable for the combat department."
Haha, it's all up to you, go and check it out. β
Xiuxiu walked in at this time, Li Xin'an left here with him and went to other places to play, Li Xin'an turned his head to look behind him, and found that the white-robed old man was still standing there, his figure was lonely, like a living fossil.
After walking for a while, Xiuxiu said: "Actually, the Great Elder is the loneliest person, he crossed from the earth alone, fortunately he met some friends, but because he got eternal life, his friends died one by one, old age, and only he survived alone, which is not a pain for him."
I feel that what sustains him now is not to return to Earth, but to us, and he lives for us. β
Li Xin'an was also silent for a while, although he had just met the Great Elder, Li Xin'an couldn't help but feel that he was a very good and lonely old man.
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"Come, drink, brother!"
"Hahaha, I'm laughing to death, brother, you crossed over when you were playing a game, your teammates should say that you are in a pit. β
"What about laughing little brother? You didn't cross over in the shower yourself, maybe you were still naked when you were discovered?"
In a hotel full of modern atmosphere, a group of people are gathering together to eat, drink and laugh loudly, there are men and women, a total of twelve people, in addition to Li Xin'an and Xiuxiu, there are five men and five women, their breath is strong, they are all above the sixth level of strength, and the temperament is the superior at a glance.
These people are the ministers of the various departments of the Traverser Alliance, and every newcomer will have dinner with these Buzhang after coming to the Traverser Alliance, and these ministers will introduce their departments in detail for the newcomers to choose which department to join.
Today, Xiuxiu took Li Xin'an to take a turn in the headquarters of the Traveler Alliance, which made Li Xin'an amazed.
It's like a real human city, with all kinds of measures in the modern world of the earth, and even things like electric lights, as well as magic arrays, which is simply a perfect combination of science fiction and magic.
The city has a wide range of facilities, including clothing stores, bars, discotheques, restaurants, schools, and everything else.
The buildings vary from high-rise buildings to self-contained small houses, all built according to the wishes of the occupants, and some people on the roads drive modern vehicles and others ride fantasy mounts, but they don't seem to be in harmony, and those mounts even know how to obey the rules of the road.
Xiang Xiuxiu said that this city was designed and built by a group of science and engineering men who traveled over together, and they climbed technology from scratch to the modern level, and combined with some formations and runes in this world, they created many powerful tools, and established this underground city.
After taking a turn in the underground city, Xiuxiu took Li Xin'an to this hotel, where many soldiers stood guard at the entrance of the hotel, and it seemed that this place was very important.
There are many people waiting here for a long time, they are the ministers of various ministries, and this time they are here to communicate with Li Xin'an, just like the recruitment of university clubs, which makes Li Xin'an very novel.
Li Xin'an and everyone ate and laughed, and talked about many interesting things on the earth.
"If you want me to say, it's actually good to have you with you in this world, and I don't plan to go back. β
"Yes, when I return to the earth, I have to be a social animal, I get so much salary when I am tired and tired all day long, and I have to turn on my mobile phone when I sleep at night, and always pay attention to the leader's phone, which is really tiring. β
"Who's to say it's not? There are so many exotic beasts in this world that I can't eat them all in a lifetime, and I can try all kinds of dishes here without worrying about additives, it's a foodie's paradise." β
"Yes, although this world is a little more dangerous, at least you can live according to your own wishes, which is good. β
"It's good to be dangerous, there aren't so many rules and regulations in the world, and there are a lot of places that no one has set foot in, which is suitable for people like me who like to be thrilled and adventurous. β
"Haha, the main thing is that there really is a cute catwoman in this world, and her tail is so soft. β
"Shut up, you damn pervert. β
"But I still want to go back and see my relatives. β
"With our current ability, returning to Earth can be regarded as a superhuman character, so it shouldn't be as hard as before. β
"No matter what, we have to find a way to get back to Earth, we don't have to, but there must be a way back. β
"Yes, now can only be regarded as a period of stability, if the evil god awakens and the hundred tribes besiege the human race again, we will always face the threat of death, and then there will be no good life. β
Everyone is talking, some people want to return to the earth, some people don't want to, what makes Li Xinan feel strange is that the majority of people don't want to return to the earth, and the plain and increasingly solidified class of the earth, this world is full of novelties and challenges, and the traversers will have good abilities after coming to this world, and the talent is very good, no wonder they are reluctant to return to the earth.
However, everyone still agrees to find a way to return to Earth, and they can not go back, but they must know how to go back.
"Okay, okay, this is too far, we have just introduced it in detail, have you decided which department you want to join?"
A young woman with a beautiful face and an elegant temperament asked gently like Li Xin'an.
She is Li Yan, she was a dance teacher before the crossing, and now she is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, don't look at the delicate and frail appearance, in fact, her combat ability is very strong, and she is called a humanoid tyrannosaurus by the strong man of the warhead.
The departments here are the Intelligence Department, the War Department, the Research and Development Department, the Logistics Department, the Field Support Department, the Hunting Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Planning Department, the Exploration Department, and the Indigenous Management Department.
Each of these departments is also divided into more detailed departments.
Among these departments, the intelligence department is the most tired, the planning department is the most relaxed, the exploration department is the most fun, the aboriginal management department is the most troublesome, the research and development department has the highest threshold, and the entry condition is that the education before crossing is at least a bachelor's degree or above, so it is also the most criticized, according to the head of the war department: "Damn, it's all fucking to a different world and still look at the academic qualifications"; the logistics department has the most beautiful women,
In fact, the most dangerous of these departments is not the War Department or the Hunting Department, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the diplomacy of this world is not as peaceful as on the earth, but often needs to go deep into the hostile areas to themselves, and talk to some unfamiliar races, and these races have a big gap between their thinking and human beings, it is very likely that one second they are still talking happily, and the next second they will burst out and kill people.
The traversers play the role of managers in these departments, holding the internal secrets of each department, and the aborigines can also join these departments, but they are often only the executors of the tasks, and the main power is still in the hands of the traversers.
All the time-travelers in the Traveler Alliance are members of these ten departments, and when deciding on specific matters, all departments meet together to decide, and this council has the highest status, known as the Council of Ten.
Li Xin'an is not sure which department to join, he has many secrets, some secrets can't even be told to the Traverser Alliance, and he also has a lot of tasks released by the system, so he may go out often, and these outings may have some abnormal meanings in the eyes of those who care.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Xin'an asked, "What about which department has a high degree of autonomy? β
At this time, a young man who looked to be no more than twenty years old, but with yellow hair and looked very sunny and energetic, stood up directly and said loudly: "Then it is designated as our Exploration Department, our job is to travel to the mainland, and the degree of freedom is extremely high, if you want to go with your teammates, you can also go by yourself, we don't care." β
At this time, the strong man of the warhead stood up and said: "Hey, our warhead can often go out, and there are always exciting battles, you can see the elite fighters of all races, consider us." β
The gentle sister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said with a smile: "Haha, what's the point of always going to the wilderness, come to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, my sister will take you to the royal cities of various races as guests and see new and strange creatures." β
The energetic sister of the logistics department said temptingly: "The expedition department is a group of big men, little brother, you are still young, what's the point of going there? Why don't you come to our logistics department, there are many beautiful women, I will be a matchmaker for you." β
An elegant man wearing glasses stood up and said: "Don't rob me, peace of mind that you are a graduate of an engineering university, our scientific research department has not been a newcomer for a long time, come to our scientific research department, all kinds of weapons and equipment are used first, work for three months a year, the rest of the time can travel around, we reimburse, our scientific research department is the best service treatment among all departments, and busy and idle is the true meaning of life."
It's painful to turn a hobby into a job, you're always tired from going on adventures, and our research in another world is also very interesting, and we've already achieved a lot of results, so you'll definitely feel a sense of accomplishment here.
I promise that as long as you want to hang out, I will give you leave at any time, and send two saint-level puppets to protect you. β
"Hey, we don't have a few saint-level puppets in our warheads, how can you use them for public and private purposes?"
"Yes, and who said that a hobby becomes a job and it is boring, that is simply extremely happy, don't listen to him with peace of mind. β
"Can you manage it? We developed it, you can use it however you want, and then you will tell me to reduce your weapon rations. β
The heads of other departments also joined the strongman war group at this time, and began to scramble, and all kinds of treatment were fired, which made Li Xin'an very moved, and the gentle sister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs even said words to help Li Xin'an gather beauties of all ethnic groups.
Li Xin'an smiled bitterly, from the bottom of his heart, he still wanted to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but not because of the beauties of various races, but because he wanted to know more about the history of races, but the wide square in his mind would always issue orders, so he could only join a relatively loosely managed organization, that is, the Ministry of Scientific Research and the Department of Exploration, and finally Li Xin'an chose the Ministry of Exploration.
"Thank you for agreeing, but I thought about it and chose the Adventure Department. β
As soon as the words fell, the person in charge of the expedition department immediately burst out laughing, looking complacent.
"That's right, come to our Adventure Department and show you the wonders of this world. β
The heads of the other departments were a little disappointed, and immediately sneered at the head of the expedition department.
"Lao Cao, you really have shit luck, do you know that the little brother of Xin'an is already a fourth-level transcendent, and there is also a fifth-level fierce beast demon, his combat power can be ranked in the top ten at least in your exploration department, I don't know what shit luck your kid has taken, he has recruited three genius newcomers in a row. β
"Hahaha, this is character, my character is good! Peace of mind, go back and go to the Exploration Department with me, I will give you your house, explain to you our welfare, our welfare is not less than theirs, and we have the right of priority to use and dividends in the blessed land of the cave that we have explored. β
"Good. β
"Hey, don't say anything, our brothers have been fighting for so long, and they were picked up by this guy Lao Cao, come and drink!"
"But peace of mind, the Expedition Department doesn't actually have any specific tasks, you can also come to our other departments to do a part-time job when you're fine, and we'll give you a corresponding reward." β
Through the communication of everyone, Li Xin'an knew that the tasks of the Exploration Department were very miscellaneous, and he could go to the mainland to explore, and when he had nothing to do, he could also go to other departments to do some temporary work.
Li Xin'an smiled: "Haha, thank you, I toast everyone." β
Everyone continued to eat and drink happily, and Li Xin'an explained what he had experienced after crossing over, which made everyone amazed, and their admiration for Li Xin'an deepened a lot.
In just a few months, he became a fourth-level transcendent, and he also helped Frost City re-establish its leadership, and at the same time came to Zhongzhou from that bitter cold land alone, which was really a hellish start, and he was rewarded by the heaven-level as a result.
Others also talked about their own experiences, some traveled to the Six Kings Clan, some traveled to foreign colonies, and some directly crossed into the body of the strong, and some of them were even more bizarre than Li Xin'an.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone returned with a good drink, and the minister of the Exploration Department took Li Xin'an to the place where the Exploration Department was located.