Chapter 14: The Beginning of the Disaster
The sun's rays disappeared from the box.
People look up at the sky, and even at noon, the sky is pitch black, with only less sunlight escaping.
For this reason, people have to start lighting up the lights 24 hours a day, while praying for the sunshine to return soon.
On the other hand, large communities with a certain level of strength respond in different ways than the lower communities, and they organize a large number of people to investigate and try to find out the mystery of the disappearance of the sun.
There is no contract document that fell from the sky, and people who are accustomed to the rules of Hakoniwa naturally did not think that this is a terrifying game of gifts unfolded by the Demon King.
First of all, people looked for those who had "solar sovereignty", suspecting that they had manipulated the sun. This is not without precedent, and it is because of this that the first generation of "Hakoniwa Knights" perished.
However, all the gods and Buddhas who have "solar sovereignty" have unanimously denied any kind of change to the sun. They confirmed that there was no problem with the sun, exactly the same as before.
This is not surprising.
The vision that occurs when the solar anomaly occurs, it is obvious that some force has formed a black cloud to block the sunlight. This suggests that the anomaly is not very related to the Sun, at least not due to the anomaly caused by the Sun's movement.
However, if this is a sign of the Demon King's attack, why haven't there been any notices and announcements?
At the very least, there is no trace of the forced contract document for the Demon King's appearance. The inherent inertia of thinking makes people subconsciously rule out the possibility of the Demon King's attack.
On the first day of darkness, people were a little overwhelmed, but the impact was not great. After all, it just needs to use more lights, and even the lowest level of the community can withstand it. Some of the communities that bought and sold the lighting were even very happy, and their business increased considerably.
People believe that no matter how big the problem is, even if the sky falls, it is the gods and Buddhas who carry it first. The world of Hakowa is home to countless gods, Buddhas, and other powerful beings, and the problem of the disappearance of sunlight can be solved in a few days.
This time, however, people were disappointed.
The next day, people got up from their warm beds and habitually looked at the sky, and it was as dark and deep as the night outside.
People were confused, surprised, and at the same time began to worry.
The large community of the middle and upper classes, as well as the class dominators, had great expectations, and they stayed up all night studying the causes of the mutation, but unfortunately found nothing.
As a last resort, people began to turn to the community that bought and sold information and was good at prophecy.
But it seems that this time even they are out of line.
In the face of everyone's questions, the community that buys and sells information spreads its hands, indicating that they are also confused about the current situation. And the prophecies given by the gods and Buddhas who are good at prophecy are vague and incorrect, and even they themselves cannot answer them correctly.
This time it's a big problem.
Realizing that something is tricky, many wise people have seen that a hidden danger is looming.
The importance of the sun or sunlight to Hakowa is self-evident, and no one dares to say that he doesn't need vision at all. Even the dark races of light-phobic.
On the third day of the sun's disappearance, the damage began to show its head.
Crops that need to be photosynthesized begin to wilt, and the community that depends on growing crops for their livelihood panics, and if the days of sunlight disappear for a few more days, the harvest will be affected.
In order to cope with this crisis, people began to search for the cause of the anomaly, and on the other hand, they began to rely on the power of gifts to maintain the normal growth of crops.
However, with this response, more problems have arisen.
The gifts began to lose their effect.
Among them, the most influential is the community of farm goods, whose stored gifts that promote plant growth have failed one after another, and the effect of the occasional preserved gifts has also greatly decreased.
Finally, people realized how serious the situation was.
As long as the days without sunlight continue, it won't be long before all their crops will wither.
People are iron and rice are steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic.
If the harvest is reduced or even completely gone, there will be a severe famine in Hakoniwa.
Gifts alone can't fill your stomach.
"The lower echelons are starting to panic."
Cangzhen, who was paying attention to Hakoiwa, shook his wine glass and smiled happily with a smile on his face.
As the mastermind behind the creation of today's situation, Cang Zhen is not in a hurry to show up, but is ready to hide and secretly brew more terrifying plans.
In fact, destroying a place does not necessarily have to rely on strong force to push flat, invisible erosion is even more deadly.
The composition of society depends on the stability indicators of all aspects, and if there is a problem in even one corner of the society, the whole society will be wiped out.
The amount of grain is an important indicator of development in any era.
Gods and Buddhas can survive for hundreds of years without eating or drinking, but once the lower classes lack food, they will completely collapse in just one week and enter a terrifying situation of cannibalism.
Why hasn't the problem been solved yet?
The panicked people began to question the inaction of the class rulers, and the effects of the loss of sunlight expanded with each passing moment, doubling with each passing day.
A crisis that could lead to the collapse of Hakoiwa has come to the fore.
The more long-term people are, the more anxious they are at the moment, and smart people are often the first to see the seriousness of the problem.
The connection between the lower level and the upper level gods and Buddhas became closer and closer, and more and more information began to flow into the lower level.
It turned out that even the gods and Buddhas were affected.
The power of the gods and Buddhas is fading, and they are too weak to come to the aid of the lower communities.
People began to study the impact of this mutation, and in the end, they were surprised to find that only humans in the box garden were affected the least, and the more powerful the gods and Buddhas, the greater the impact. The spiritual personality of the gods and Buddhas is wearing down all the time, and the longer it drags on, the greater the loss of the spiritual personality.
In the event of excessive wear and tear of the Spirit, the consequences are irreversible, and those with severe wear and tear will die quickly.
Although the human spirit seems to be deteriorating, the rate is very small compared to that of other races.
In just three days, the gods and Buddhas were already so weak that they could not open the Heavenly Command.
In a trance, people seem to realize something.
This kind of situation that specifically targets human beings has also occurred several times, and each time the other races and gods, Buddhas, and Shura have been unable to make a move for various reasons.
The most terrible natural disaster in the box garden, the strongest god-killer that even the gods and Buddhas fear, the final trial of mankind.
Could it be that this is another "final trial of mankind"?
But why didn't the contract document that recorded the rules of the Demon King's game appear?
No matter how harsh the conditions are, people pray that the demon king will appear soon.
There is not even a goal, how can I defeat him.
Just when people were confused like headless flies, some people who knew the situation stepped forward.
From the "Salamandra" to the Fire Dragon Birth Festival, a series of events that happened during this period, such as the attack of the Demon King and the capture of the White Yasha, spread from the mouths of Sixteen Nights and others.
Although there is no evidence that Cang Zhen and the community behind him "Castlevania" are behind this time, they do have a goal.
The mighty power of Castlevania naturally spreads in the box court, but compared to the terrible name of "The Final Trial of Mankind", the power of the true demon king is far inferior.
Some of the anxious communities rushed to Castlevania with the mentality of not letting go of any possibility, and more communities were on the sidelines, ready to wait for the real culprit to be found before they rushed forward.
This time, no matter who is behind the trouble, he has already offended all the communities of the entire box court. The effects caused by devouring the sunlight affected the entire box garden, from the gods and Buddhas to the lowest community, and no one could stay out of it.
It's just that he didn't find the mastermind behind the scenes, once the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes is revealed, what awaits him is the crusade army gathered by the entire box court.
This way of attracting hatred is too domineering, leaving no room for others to survive at all.
For such a situation, Cang Zhen had expected it for a long time. He knew very well that once he made such a move, the entire Hakoto would become his enemy, but Cangzhen still chose to declare his magic power in this way.
It is terrible to be the enemy of the whole world, but it also has other benefits for Cangzhen. The malice of the people will be absorbed by him, and the more many people hate him and curse him, the more the strength of the true will increase. It is not necessarily a good thing to usher in the hostility of the entire community of Hakoniwa.
On the fourth day of the sun's disappearance, no one dared to underestimate the sun's anomaly.
Even the most stupid, ignorant and lucky people have finally realized that this situation will not be resolved anytime soon.
The prescient community began to rejoice that they had stockpiled food early, and although some were full, they would not face a food shortage crisis in the short term.
But those who sell a lot of food, regard the community that buys food as a big deal, and think they have made a lot of money, can only swallow the bitter fruit and buy food at a better price than before. It's just that the situation is unclear now, and I don't know how long it will take to finish, and who will sell them grain again.
"This time, it has to be done."
With the real Brahma Spear in his hand, the Emperor Shakti, who had descended to the heavens again, looked in the direction of Castlevania and secretly made up his mind.
After learning that Cangzhen was about to become the "final trial of mankind", Emperor Shakti immediately decided to descend to the heavens as an adult, and luckily avoided the influence of the gods and Buddhas, and became active in the middle and lower classes as a human being.
This time, he didn't even have time to descend to the sky with the Celestial Army, and the solitary Emperor Shakti had to rely on the men of other communities to carry out the crusade.
Of course, if he wants, he can also break into Castlevania alone.
However, the result may be that it will become a new decoration in Castlevania.
Becoming the "final test of mankind", Cangzhen became more sensitive to the malice of others, and immediately discovered the emperor Shakti who descended to heaven in the direction from which the malice came.
"Hehe, I'm looking forward to seeing you."
Even if he found out about the Emperor, Cangzhen didn't have the idea of erasing him in advance, and now the Emperor who has descended to the sky is just a supporting role in the game like everyone else.
Rather than kill him in advance, it is better to keep him and expect him to perform unexpectedly.