In the past few days, strange thoughts about "fate" have been haunting Xiuge.

Theseus brought it up again and again, and Hugh himself kept touching on this ethereal proposition.

If he were still the same ordinary Internet social animal who used to go back and forth between his work and his residence at two o'clock every day, he would probably feel extremely disdainful of this concept, but since he came to Van En in his current capacity, everything has changed.

Now, Shuge is indeed aware that there is indeed some inexplicable connection between his body and the elusive notion of "fate".

He felt like a small boat adrift in the waves of chaos, unable to predict where the waves of fate would throw him.

And under the hint and guidance of Theseus, his newfound roots of fate seem to have installed a small sail on his tattered little ship, which was not enough for Hug to completely control his course on this boundless and treacherous sea, but it also allowed him to take the first step from nothing.

As someone who used to make a living by writing scripts and arranging the direction of stories, Xiuge is no stranger to this.

However, he was always skeptical and cautious about the future direction he saw in Justina.

He didn't doubt the essence of the Roots of Destiny's loyalty and ability to him, but he didn't dare to believe in this kind of imaginary image that was about to happen, but could change at any time, as a person who had a full understanding of the Black Sun Society, Xiuge knew that once he believed in and relied on the guidance of this fate, then he was essentially no different from those who followed the prophecy in the Black Sun Society.

Moreover, this practice is clearly contrary to the hints given by Theseus.

After several previous conversations, as well as the Black Sun Society's meeting, although Hug did not trust Theseus 100%, he also believed that this guy would not behave badly towards him.

Under this premise, he believes that the warnings and hints given by this strange deity still need to be taken seriously.

Therefore, in the end, Shug decided to interfere only with the future fate of Justina and the others - he did not intend to completely cut off the progress of those important experiments on the children of the Abyss, but drew a bottom line for them that must not be crossed.

"If Mage Justina insists on pushing forward with other plans after all the planned experiments have failed, you don't have to reject them outright, you can support them appropriately, but then, if Justina mentions that she needs more mage manpower and goes to collect weapons and other magical equipment, you must be vigilant...... If things go wrong with her experiments, or if she's trying to pay the price of the survivors in Selen, it's time for you to do your duty as a sword-wielding hermit. ”

Before leaving the Dharma's premises, Shug told these words to the Hermit Gene with unprecedented seriousness: "But I need to remind you that Mage Giustina is not a traitor to us, on the contrary, she may be the key to getting rid of those monsters once and for all, but I don't know what the cost of her methods will be, and what the effects will be. ”

"But if then, you do accept her proposal and decide to make some inevitable sacrifices, then be sure to notify me in advance with a magic signal."

It was a risky decision, and it was also a compromise on the visions of the future that he had glimpsed.

While Shuge was reviewing the arrangements he had made, the impromptu meeting within the Destiny Rootbeard Clan was finally over, and the leader of the Rootbeard Clan, as the spokesperson, appeared once again.

It said slowly to Shuge, "Master, we have gathered the revelations that all the individuals in the clan have received from the 'Supreme Destiny'...... We were sure that after three to five cycles of day and night, the black shadows we were familiar with would break free and return to the sky. ”

Xiuge didn't quite understand: "Break free? ”

"Yes, it's like a beast escaping from a trap."

The leader explained, "From a human point of view, it can also be seen as a prisoner who has escaped from a cage. ”

So Xiuge frowned and said, "What do you mean...... Within three to five days, the black sun will rise, but until then, it has actually been tied down, imprisoned somewhere? ”

"Exactly."

The Roots of Fate shook gently: "In those revelations, we also saw that the earth was torn apart, and the great wounds would remain on the surface forever...... Everything around you has fallen into the abyss, and so will the city you are in, with walls and buildings crumbling and the cages that hold everything inside the city crumbling. ”

After speaking, the leader of the root whiskers slowly lowered his tentacles: "I'm sorry, master...... We had not been given any hints beforehand, and perhaps it was because of the momentous moment that the gods of fate had given us these important revelations. ”

"yes, I see."

With a wave of his hand, he dismissed the slightly frightened roots of fate, they were so clever that when they saw the catastrophic situation, they began to fear that they would blame and punish themselves for it, which was a small commonality between highly intelligent beings and magical creatures.

In the darkness, Xiuge's expression was somewhat distorted.

Through the hints given by the Roots of Fate, combined with the important information gathered in the past few days, Xiuge has come to an extremely terrible conclusion, the so-called black sun may have been hidden under the surface of Van En all along, and the previous great earthquake, as well as the strange crack that is being investigated by the Law Council and the Council, are all signs of the black sun's 'awakening'.

Even the big crack in people's mouths is simply a path of death to the black sun!

At this moment, Shuge couldn't help but shudder, and he slowly turned his head to look at one of the walls of the cramped room, where there was a dusty portrait of the goddess Mel, in which the great and loving god kept his hands outstretched, as if ready to embrace all the life that appeared before him.

So Shuge muttered to the wall, "How did you ...... What did you do? ”

Before the words fell, a series of warning signs suddenly sounded in Xiuge's heart.

The metal disc began to speed up inexplicably, and the occupants in it also became agitated and nervous, so Xiug immediately stood firm, and his magic perception quickly diverged outward, but then he noticed that the children of the Abyss crawling in the streets and buildings also began to feel panicked and nervous, and they even grew a mouth from their bodies, and like humans, they let out shouts and screams that symbolized fear.

Xiuge sensed that the frequency of the mana tremors in the air was constantly increasing!

In the space of tens of seconds, this tremor had risen from a slight state that was imperceptible to ordinary spellcasters to a level that was detectable enough to be detected by magical instruments, and under this intense interference, Xiuge even had to restrain his magical perception to avoid damage to his own spirit.

After that, the walls and floor of the building began to shake.

It was as if under the soles of his feet, some huge being gently stretched his body.

Dust fell and debris rolled on the floor of the room.

In the face of this series of strangeness, the children of the abyss on the street let out one cry after another.

Shuge carefully maintained the protective ritual in the room, preparing for the possibility of a collapse at any moment, but in the end the earthquake did not continue to expand, and after a considerable amount of chaos was created, the shaking quickly disappeared, and the chaotic shouts in the streets also stopped as the shaking subsided.

The metal disc slowed down, and Shoge breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a muffled sound in the room, and Xiuge turned his head to look, only to see that the wall where the portrait of Goddess Mel had been hung had now been torn out by the shaking that had just ended, and the portrait that had been fixed to the wall had fallen heavily to the ground.

The glass covering the portrait shattered, and the goddess in the frame fell to the dust, but she still maintained her original movements, but now she looked somewhat embarrassed.

End of the year 2699 in the Carthyl calendar.

As this cold and cruel winter comes to an end.

The magic in Van En has finally begun its own mutation completely, and now, no one, no country or organization, can hide these things.

……

In Vann, "late winter" is a heartwarming word.

It symbolizes the end of the cold winter, the footsteps of spring, and the beginning of another round of life recovery.

The inhabitants of the Lowe Plateau and the Plains of the Goddess had been hoping to erase the wounds caused by war and turmoil with the arrival of the end of winter and the temporary armistice, but on this day, another sudden shock swept the whole world.

This time, all the celebrities who had dared to give speeches in public or publish articles in magazines and newspapers to refute the existence of the "Black Sun Society" kept their mouths shut, and occasionally a few thoughtless people jumped out and were directly gagged by angry and frightened people.

People don't want to listen to the nonsense of these guys anymore.

The effects of the magic movements and tremors are obvious.

A large number of vehicles and large equipment powered by magic crystals, relying on precision rituals and hedron parts, were damaged by this sudden change, and there were also explosions in magic crystal warehouses around the world, and the explosions were all extremely high-quality and relatively fragile crystals.

In the absence of the protection of the corresponding ritual, they simply could not withstand this level of mutation, and in the turmoil, these crystals directly turned into the purest magic bombs, and blew up the treasury and its keepers on the spot.

Countless magic crystal mines have collapsed, and although the crystalline veins in mining do not explode, the magic contained in the crystals also resonates due to the sudden change in the environment, and the magic resonance has caused many temporarily excavated mines and tunnels to be seriously damaged, and a large number of miners working in the mines have been trapped, and even buried alive on the spot.

On a continent far away from the Plain of the Goddess, the old emperor of the Eastern Empire, which has a long history, took his last breath in this sudden turmoil, and before the edict was announced, angry ministers and warlords rushed into the palace and killed the eunuchs who were said to be secretly supporting the Black Sun Society and believing in the prophecy of the Black Sun.

At the same time, in various parts of the empire, several rebel armies organized by the Black Sun Society, under the banner of strange gods such as "Sun Devouring Snake Mother" and "Abyss Tai Sui", began to operate with great fanfare, and for a time, the aging empire was in turmoil.

In the cold city of Saint-Stiel, it was a different story.

This vast northern kingdom has completely entered a state of tension, and the gathering of people is absolutely not allowed, especially the miners, a large number of workers are imprisoned in the mines under the supervision of the royal army, and the collapse of the mines has caused heavy casualties among the workers, in this case, no one can bear it anymore, and in the face of the royal guards and officials who are not willing to help at all, the miners, who have endured to the limit, do not need anyone's organization at all, A tragic bloody confrontation began spontaneously.

The Abyssal Mage Yatwich, who is closely associated with the kingdom of St. Steele and the belief in the God of Life, makes a rare appearance, trying to use his prestige and status to appease the commoners and erase the contradictions between the people and the royal family and the government, but when a lonely woman asks Yatwich from the podium where his miner's husband and soldier's son have gone, the erudite Abyssal mage is momentarily speechless.

The woman was a very devout believer in the god of life, and she trusted Yetevich, but when she excitedly asked the mage of the deep sea, hoping that he could explain the royal family and the Black Sun Association, the royal guards, who had completely begun to believe in the Lost Gods, rushed out and tried to arrest the woman on the grounds of slandering and attacking the royal family.

This is a move they have done many times in this time.

They had the impression that these civilians did not dare to make a noise when faced with swords and guns, and they would only give in.

This time, however, the emotions of the people of Saint-Steele have been pent up to the limit.

Someone in the crowd seemed to shout something, and then, like a flame falling into a pot of oil, the crowd exploded, and the shouts and shouts of the people drowned out the voice amplified by the magic speakers in an instant, and they just waved their fists at the royal guards.

(End of chapter)