According to Smith, they saw many supernatural things in that ancient palace.

"There is a huge golden throne there, which seems to be unaffected by gravity, suspended at a height of about 100 meters above the ground from beginning to end, and every thirty minutes, a sound similar to a bell is heard from inside the throne......"

"Hit the bell?" Chen Jing looked at Smith suspiciously.

"That's right, it's like a church bell."

Smith nodded, then continued to remember.

"It seems that the throne has been fixed there since ancient times, and we can't move it even if we try to do anything, so that throne remains in the ancient ruins, protected by our association's armed forces stationed in Antarctica."

As Smith recounts the experience, Chen Jing observes the changes in the micro-expressions on his face.

Chen Jing didn't think the old man was lying.

If Smith can really act to the point where he can't see the flaws, then he can only be considered unlucky.

"What else is in that ancient ruin besides the throne?" Chen Jing asked tentatively.

"There's also an hourglass that's almost three stories high, and it's not sand, but something like a liquid in a variety of colors......"

Smith paused as he said this, looking at Chen Jing hesitantly.

"If it's inconvenient, you don't have to say it, I'm not that curious, and I don't necessarily ......believe what you say," Chen Jing smiled without changing his face, and his frank tone made Smith unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"That hourglass has been around since the palace was built, and it's been running ever since...... Until today. Smith said slowly.

Chen Jing is not a stupid person.

Hearing Smith say this, Chen Jing's first reaction was to associate the hourglass with the "doomsday" in his mouth.

"What happens when the liquid in the hourglass runs out?" Chen Jing asked, "Will there be an end of the world?" ”

"That's right."

Smith smiled wryly and nodded, as if he had a hard time believing this conclusion.

"There are some ingrave ancient characters on the base of the hourglass, which we only discovered after the fact, and by the time we deciphered the contents of those words, it was already three years later......"

"What is the content of those ancient texts?" Chen Jing still asked this question even if he knew the answer, pretending to be extremely curious.

This time, Smith didn't easily satisfy Chen Jing's curiosity.

He was silent for a moment before he spoke slowly.

"I can only tell you part of it, the rest...... I'll talk about it when I take you back to the association's headquarters. ”

"Okay." Chen Jing agreed.

As for what to do when the time comes, I still have two words.

"The liquid in the hourglass is called Natu's blood."

"Yes...... Blood? ”

"That's right, it's blood." Smith nodded, "Natu is a fish that lived in Antarctica in ancient times, its blood is as thick as oil, and it is said to be connected to the will of the gods......

"Blood is as thick as grease?" Chen Jing muttered, "That's why that hourglass can keep running, right?" ”

"Yes, it has been in operation since the end of the last civilization and has been ...... now"

Smith looked at Chen Jing with a solemn expression, and his tone was full of unconcealable helplessness.

"But it's running out."

“……”

Chen Jing was silent.

He looked up at the dark clouds that had been torn apart by thunder and lightning, and let the clammy rain flow on his face.

"So...... The end is coming, isn't it......"

"That's right!" Smith nodded vigorously, but his sunken eyes revealed undisguised excitement, "But it's just the end of humanity!" Not ours! This is the end of the world for us...... It's Evolution Day! ”

"What do you mean?" Chen Jing retracted his gaze to look at Smith and asked quietly.

"According to the ancient texts we interpreted, when the end comes, some people will be blessed by the gods and have the opportunity to evolve." Smith was so excited that he raised his hand and pointed at Chen Jing, "Just like you...... For example, I ...... Those of us who have been exposed to the power of the gods beforehand will soon be able to get a new round of evolution! ”

"I don't understand what you're talking about......" Chen Jing shook his head.

"Don't play dumb."

Smith laughed out loud as the rain hit his pale face, and the smile was extremely wild.

"I'm sure your grandfather didn't tell you much about this part, but I'm sure he did something to you...... Otherwise you wouldn't have the smell of that ancient ruin! ”

"The smell of ancient ruins?" Chen Jing was stunned, and said in his heart that this old thing's nose was still smart enough.

Did he smell the smell...... Is it the breath of the old descent??

"Child, we are the same people, we are transcendental!"

Smith walked towards Chen Jing excitedly, seemingly forgetting the previous picture of Zhou Guojian being attacked in an instant.

His eyes were full of joy at meeting his kind.

"If you don't have extraordinary power, how can you kill Zhou Guojian? He's an A-list member of our association! ”

"Class A? In other words, the ranks of the members of your association are divided according to their strength? Chen Jing tilted his head and asked, looking curious about the baby.

"That's right, from SSS to D-class."

"That's ......" Chen Jing thought thoughtfully for a while, then looked at Smith, "Then what level are you?" ”

“S。”

Smith replied truthfully, without hiding it.

"By the time I performed the Awakening Ritual within the Guild, I was too old to compare to these young people......"

"Are there a lot of A-level members like Zhou Guojian in your association?" Chen Jing looked at the corpse that had gradually turned black and decayed, and asked unhurriedly.

"How can there be a lot of ......," Smith laughed at Chen Jing's innocence.

He patiently explained, "In the whole world, there are no more than five hundred A-class members, and if there were thousands of people like them who can easily dodge bullets, then the world would have been in chaos for a long time......"

"Tell me about your association." Chen Jing withdrew his gaze from the corpse and turned his head to look at Smith.

"Or ...... Will you take me to your grandfather's study first? Smith said with a smile, raising his hand and pointing to the cloudy sky, "It's not appropriate to stand here and talk about the rain now......"

Chen Jing didn't speak, just smiled politely and was unmoved.

"Okay...... I can only tell you part of it......" Smith struggled a little and gave up.

For Chen Jing, a hob meat that is not eaten hard and soft, he admits it.

Although Smith was eager to seize this close opportunity to subdue Chen Jing, he just thought about it.

Without being completely sure, Smith wasn't about to take the risk.

Because the day of evolution is not far away, he still wants to keep this old life to welcome a new round of evolution......

To put it bluntly, Smith hasn't lived long enough.

"The Aether Association was founded in 1975 when countries sent representatives to the Antarctic to participate in a conference called 'The End of Civilization,' and then they negotiated funding to establish this apocalyptic Aether Association."

"All countries are involved?" Chen Jing frowned, he didn't expect their backstage to be so hard.

"Yes, all involved."

Smith nodded, then threw the bait in his eyes.

"If you are willing to cooperate with us, I can send you to the association as a guarantor, and with your ability, it is only a matter of time before you are promoted to the top of the association."

"Money, power."

"It's all at your fingertips."

"And I can also help you submit an application to the Association for a level promotion, and let them preside over a ritual of second awakening for you......"