Chapter 1559: Chapter 967: The Path to Transcendence (16): My Lord
"Lord Eve, you’ve finally arrived."
Rigdar smiled gently, his gaze deep and profound.
Eve’s gaze passed over him, looking towards the stele that symbolized the history of the Segis Universe.
At this moment, the stele was already densely inscribed.
Since the fall of the Eternal Lord, all historical records seemed to have become more detailed than before, and almost every passage focused on Eve:
"July 12, Year 3 of the Dawn Era, thanks to the efforts of the Elves, the abyssal forces in the Dawn World were thoroughly purified, and the entire plane ascended amidst cheers, merging with the World Tree..."
"March 4, Year 9 of the Dawn Era, the number of Main Material Planes merged with the World Tree reached fifty, and the merging speed further accelerated..."
"August 21, Year 20 of the Dawn Era, the Elves discovered a Lost World, acquiring a vast amount of arcane knowledge, and the second Magitech Revolution broke out... the same year, the World Tree fell into slumber..."
"Year 21 of the Dawn Era, the speed of plane ascension and merging further accelerated..."
"Dawn Era..."
The records still did not mention the "Elf Chosen One."
However, almost every record couldn’t depart from Eve.
It seemed that the record keeper had focused all their attention solely on Eve.
Eve’s gaze swept over the various records on the stele, finally landing on the most recently written passage.
After a few breaths, she slowly retracted her gaze, looking at the Starry Sky Guardian Rigdar, whose gaze was as fervent as when he witnessed her merging with the Segis World to become the World Tree, and said:
"I thought I would be met with a fated battle, but it seems you have already given up resistance."
Rigdar gently shook his head and replied softly:
"No... Lord Eve, I have never given up my duties, not now, nor ever."
Saying this, he suddenly smiled, and under Eve’s slightly furrowed gaze, he gave her a deep bow:
"Of course... perhaps now I should refer to you as—Lord God."
Eve was silent.
However, she did not seem too surprised.
Although her ascension was smooth, it seemed almost too smooth.
Moreover, the reaction of the abyss was thought-provoking.
The three Demon Gods of Mammon betrayed the abyss, yet they still retained their identities as Demon Gods despite seemingly losing the favor of the abyss.
And when Eve devoured the abyss, she encountered no resistance at all.
Before arriving at the Land of Origin, she had some suspicions in her heart, but they needed verification.
"Who exactly are you?"
She asked again.
"Who do you think I should be?"
The Starry Sky Guardian responded, looking inscrutable.
Eve did not reply, but instead let out a cold laugh:
"Is this how you treat your own Lord God?"
Rigdar:...
He was silent for a moment, then answered:
"You can call me Rigdar, the Starry Sky Guardian, or the guardian consciousness of the Segis Universe."
"Guardian consciousness?"
Eve raised an eyebrow.
After a brief contemplation, something occurred to her:
"A program?"
Rigdar nodded:
"If you really want to compare it to a term used by your Elf clansmen, it indeed resembles that."
Eve was lost in thought.
Since discovering the patterns recorded on the Origin Stele the last time, she had some suspicions. The actions of the Starry Sky Guardian, Rigdar, seemed to lack some initiative, often appearing to follow certain patterns.
More accurately, they followed the laws of the Segis Universe.
Especially after the players appeared, in Rigdar’s records, players were never mentioned, as if he did not care about them at all, or rather... was unable to care, unable to observe.
In his cognition, it seemed players could only be equated with Elves.
Even ordinary mortals could sense the uniqueness of players, but Rigdar seemed oblivious, thus... indicating that he lacked true independent consciousness, more like a manifestation of some rigid law.
And now, Eve had finally confirmed her suspicions.
"Lord God, I know you have many doubts in your heart right now, feel free to ask, and I will tell you everything I know."
Looking at the thoughtful Eve, Rigdar said with a smile.
This demeanor was entirely different from the frenzy he displayed when Eve was destroying the creator’s revival.
"Isn’t your task to revive the creator? Why do you call me Lord God? Could it be... that I am actually the creator?"
Eve directly went to the point.
This was a question she had been puzzled about since her awakening.
Or rather, one of the questions.
After merging with the Original Law left by Neo and devouring most of the planes, she suddenly became extremely powerful, far beyond her expectations.
And all of this happened so smoothly, Eve didn’t even feel any difficulty.
Additionally... coupled with the mysterious voice that called her during her first entry into the Land of Origin...
All of this was hard to explain.
This had to make Eve entertain an almost astonishing suspicion—
That she herself might be related to the creator of the Segis Universe, or even is the creator!
Of course, the idea of her being the creator was too absurd, rather than that, Eve believed more in the possibility that her origins were somehow related to the creator...
Or perhaps—
Eve looked at the Cosmic Guardian in front of her, her gaze tinged with inquiry, while Rigdar remained smiling:
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