Chapter 1323: Chapter 1070: Counterfeit Goods
Clang!
Dozens of Light Wings plunged neatly into the chest of the golem, precisely severing all the connections around the core. Deprived of power, the golem stumbled forward one step from inertia before it crashed to the ground with a thunderous collapse. It skidded a great distance across the ground, and its core was directly shattered by the Light Wings!
"No matter who you are, no matter what you want to do, you have successfully angered me! If you still think that I can’t find you when you’re hiding, then by all means, try and see," Elsa said loudly.
Suddenly, an abnormal vibration came from underneath, and a series of neat cracks appeared on the ground, swallowing all the debris. The damaged and undamaged buildings also began to settle amid the trembling, leaving the area entirely flat except for one black sphere.
Elsa approached the Black Ball. This Black Ball, at first glance, looked very similar to the External Storage Device she had seen just now, but upon closer inspection, both the material and craftsmanship were completely different. Most importantly, the energy flowing on it was nothing alike.
"Do you come out on your own, or shall I slice this thing open?" Elsa’s light dagger flickered menacingly.
"Please wait a moment! This is a misunderstanding!" A mechanical voice came through, and then the Black Ball opened a side door. At that moment, a Cyclops Golem flew out from inside the Black Ball. Externally, it was very similar to the Cyclops Golem Elsa had encountered before, but it was much smaller in size.
"Who are you?" Elsa asked.
"Greetings, Princess Elsa, I am the Maintenance Golem of the Heavenly Kingdom! I am responsible for maintaining the security of knowledge within the Heavenly Kingdom!" the Cyclops Golem said.
"You recognize me?" Elsa inquired.
"Yes, as the Maintenance Golem of the Heavenly Kingdom, as soon as I see you, I will instantly know everything about you," the Cyclops Golem replied.
However, Elsa sneered inwardly. Clearly, the golem was lying; it did not understand her at all, because if it did, it would regard her as the Giant, rather than Princess Elsa, just like the true Cyclops Golem would.
"If that’s the case, why did you attack me just now?" Elsa asked calmly.
"I am deeply sorry, it was just a small misunderstanding. I had used all my attention to maintain knowledge and didn’t notice what was happening around me until I had finished maintaining, and then I realized that something troublesome must have occurred," the Cyclops Golem explained.
"Your explanation seems quite reasonable, but I would still like you to explain to me what exactly you are doing here," Elsa pretended to believe, then continued to query.
"Of course, it is to provide knowledge to those who earnestly seek it, as the Giants wished," said the Cyclops Golem.
"If it is to provide knowledge, why do you have them fight?" Elsa asked.
"Because even the Giants believe that knowledge is power, and to acquire knowledge, one must first prove they have sufficient strength to possess it!" the Cyclops Golem responded.
This was outright sophistry.
That’s what Elsa thought to herself.
"In that case, why did you close the gates to the Heavenly Kingdom after I had proven my strength?" Elsa continued to press.
"Wronged! I did not close the gates to the Heavenly Kingdom! I’m just a Maintenance Golem, the opening or closing of the Heavenly Kingdom’s gates has nothing to do with me!" the Cyclops Golem argued loudly.
Isn’t that contradictory?
Elsa suddenly realized that although she did not know the true nature of this imposter Cyclops Golem, it seemed to be not very clever.
"However, since you, Princess Elsa, have come here, why not enter the Heavenly Kingdom yourself and acquire knowledge directly? Since it’s not through the gates of the Heavenly Kingdom, you are free to stay as long as you like and learn as much as you want!" the Cyclops Golem proposed.
"Is that so?" Elsa feigned surprise.
"Of course!" Seeing Elsa’s surprised expression, the Cyclops Golem knew that its lie must have worked! Perhaps this useless body could be completely discarded!
Watching Elsa step closer to the so-called ’Heavenly Kingdom,’ the Divine Worm hidden inside the Cyclops Golem felt its mind growing hazy with excitement! A thousand years! It had been nearly a thousand years since it had been awakened, and finally, it had found an absolute powerhouse to parasitize!
Yes, it was a Divine Worm. A thousand years ago, after it was awakened, it remained hidden within the Eternal body, drifting through the cosmos. During that time, it had had several opportunities to find hosts, but it had abandoned them because their spines were too weak. Hundreds of years ago, it had encountered by chance the external storage device of the Giant race, which was on drift mode in the universe. Had it not been scanning the surrounding area with its Divine Power searching for a suitable host, it might have missed it!
After discovering this External Storage Device, it immediately used all Divine Power to access a portion of the knowledge inside, and despite only being a small fraction, the knowledge was enough to shock it. It had never anticipated that Giant technology could advance to such a terrifying level! Utilizing this knowledge, it brought the Giant External Storage Device to a small planet, then with the knowledge and Divine Power combined, it expanded the planet into its current form and concealed the External Storage Device within.
Over the years, with the knowledge it had acquired, it established this purely mechanical city step by step. And then one day, when someone suddenly ripped through the Plane and appeared above this planet, it realized its opportunity had come.
As the struggle for knowledge continued to draw Powerhouses here, the Divine Worm had a steady flow of opportunities to seek out a suitable host to parasitize. However, as more and more Powerhouses arrived, its tastes grew increasingly selective, and it wasn’t satisfied with residing in just one body—it wanted to control all the Powerhouses! So, it brought all the fallen warriors underground, using Giant technology to resurrect them, to modify them, to make them stronger and turn them into even mightier warriors. And, of course, those warriors were extremely grateful to it and revered it as a god. At the same time, it also reaped the Divine Power of their worship.
Just when it thought it could continue this way indefinitely, Elsa appeared. Her power stirred the Worm, so it decided, on a whim, to close the Teleportation Gate. It was afraid that if Elsa entered the Teleportation Gate, she might see through everything here. But what the Worm didn’t expect was that Elsa would suddenly appear here!
The Worm had no idea where Elsa had come from; at first, it even thought Elsa had seen through all its secrets. But after hearing Elsa’s questioning, it realized its secret wasn’t exposed and that Elsa was merely angry because she couldn’t enter the descended Heavenly Kingdom.
This coincidence thrilled the Worm, feeling almost like a stroke of fate!
Although Elsa seemed indifferent on the surface, she was fully alert in her heart. She suspected that this so-called Cyclops Golem was actually a Divine Envoy, and the real Cyclops Golem had once said the relationship between Giants and the gods wasn’t positive. This raised the question—if the Giants and the gods were enemies, what about the Divine Envoy?
Anyway, it was better to be cautious.
Entering the ’Heavenly Kingdom Descended,’ the small space was filled with countless Light Wings, each containing a plethora of knowledge. And in the center, there was the largest Light Wing, whose knowledge was not only powerful but also the most complex.
"So, what kind of knowledge do you need? I can make some recommendations." the Cyclops Golem said.
"You can lay out all the knowledge in front of me, I will choose for myself," Elsa said.
"Very well, as you wish!" the Worm thought to itself with glee. Yes, this was exactly its intention!
All the Light Wings merged into one, surrounding Elsa. A dizzying array of knowledge whirled around her.
"This knowledge can instantly merge with your memory. You are free to choose any knowledge you like to assimilate," the Worm said.
At this moment, Elsa no longer responded, as she was intently searching for the knowledge she desired.
Gods, Divine Realm, Powerhouses, Divine Envoys, Giants—these were the subjects Elsa wanted to uncover.
Gods: Higher-order beings, with a Divine Soul, Divine Status, and Divine Consciousness constituting a Trinity, capable of altering material properties through rule manipulation.
Divine Realm: The initial birthplace of gods, located above the highest Plane, a world of rule and energy convergence. Due to unstable rules, the form of the Divine Realm is not fixed.
Powerhouses: Currently, over a hundred known gods reside within the Divine Realm. They have different forms, control over Divine Power, and understanding of rules. They maintain either close or hostile relationships with each other.
Divine Envoy: Special life forms born after a god splits their Divine Soul, Divine Status, and Divine Consciousness. Inheriting part of the god’s capabilities, they possess absolute dominion over lower life forms.
Giant: A being created by a god using themselves as a blueprint, the owner of the descended Heavenly Kingdom.
This knowledge was extremely simplistic, and Elsa wanted more detailed content, but she could not find any. On the other hand, the knowledge on technology was incredibly detailed.
In the distance, the Worm was keeping an eye on Elsa, waiting for the right moment.
At that moment, Elsa released her consciousness, beginning to accept the knowledge. The Divine Worm sneered inside and suddenly forced all the surrounding knowledge to surge into Elsa’s consciousness at once!
"All this knowledge is yours now! And your body belongs to me! Hahaha!"
The surrounding Light Wings disappeared, and the Cyclops Golem’s body burst apart in an instant. From inside, a small golden Eternal body flew out, and then with a flash of light, the Eternal body opened. A red wave dashed out with a hint of gold, shooting straight toward the still somewhat dazed Elsa’s eyes!
Success!
The Divine Worm could hardly believe it was so easy! It had thought for sure that the powerful Elsa would struggle, but she had no reaction whatsoever! It seems the instant influx of knowledge did overload her limited conscious capacity, causing her to lose control of her consciousness instantly!
And now was the time to parasite her consciousness! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
