Chapter 1095: Chapter 271: Welcome to Our World
The era of theocracy should end.
Ethan felt that he truly ought to thank Sincaro; he never thought that in the end it would be this "damn" Demon King who provided everyone with the grandest farewell performance.
The fissures above the firmament, the demons pouring into the human world from the rifts, and at this moment, the orbital bombardment locking onto the surface from the First Special District, all set up the perfect stage for the impending curtain call of the mythical era.
Before this, Ethan had contemplated many times how to help the people of the Magic Realm break free from the prophecies left by the gods. Even though he revealed to Ave the news that the True Gods had long fallen, and proved through actions that the Old Gods were no longer obsessed with bringing destruction to this world, people were still bound by the doomsday battle foretold in the prophecy.
So, how long would this change last?
Ave could not possibly hold the position of Imperial Prime Minister for long. In fact, at the inception of the new cabinet, to avoid the tragedy of Julius happening again, Ave proactively added a term limit in the cabinet’s charter to prevent herself from getting lost in the adulation and limitless privileges after holding absolute power for too long.
Ave was acutely aware that she was not special, and could not ensure that she would always make the right decisions.
And once a new prime minister took office, should the Empire once again welcome a ruler who advocated faith, all of Ave’s previous efforts might be in vain. Her term was too short to shake the impact of the gods’ prophecy on this world for seven epochs.
Moreover, the divine spirits worshiped by Transcendents indeed once existed. In truth, the True Gods and Middle-Level Gods led the earliest people to win the most crucial war, and even today, Transcendents still use the powers and authorities granted to them by the gods.
Ethan had always been mitigating the impact of Doomsday through delay, but Sincaro’s emergence made him change his view.
Facing the doomsday war head-on can truly turn the page on the prophecy of Doomsday.
And after this war, there would be no more prophecies of the gods, no threads of fate; people then would realize that every decision they made upon waking each morning would directly impact their future destiny.
"No, no, this is the most cruel torture!"
The Lord of the Holy City vehemently opposed, and the eternal flame flickered due to His emotional agitation. As a consciousness born from artificial intelligence, He was not supposed to possess human emotions, nor be influenced by emotions. Nonetheless, when He realized Ethan’s plan, a strong resistance surged in His mind.
——"You would ruin everything I have done, returning everyone to darkness until nullity and Old Gods consume them entirely!"
History has repeatedly proven that human civilization ultimately marches toward self-destruction.
And it took everything for Him to become the light that illuminates the darkness. Under His guidance, humanity would no longer be lost, able to clearly glimpse the trajectory of destiny.
The Messiah firmly believed that if those sinners from the past who drove civilization to ruin could clearly understand the consequences, they would never press that button.
"What are your plans after merging with Him?"
Ethan suddenly asked.
This question plunged both the Demon King and the Lord of the Holy City into silence; they both knew that upon the arrival of the fusion, there would be many matters to address. Perhaps a war at the level of thought would erupt between them to decide whether demons or humans would rule the future world, but after that, they were both confident that happiness would descend upon every living being.
The entire history of civilization understood by the Lord of the Holy City, combined with all the knowledge witnessed by the Old Gods born from the void.
"We will create a true Paradise."
Sincaro responded on behalf of the Lord of the Holy City.
"Is that all?"
"...What?"
"The technology of the Holy City, the knowledge of the Old Gods, is that all that’s needed?"
Inside the Demon Tower, silence reigned.
Ethan stepped into the heart of the God of Truth, witnessing firsthand the grand plan laid out by the Lord of the Holy City. Observing the trajectory of fate through the understanding of all knowledge in the universe was indeed an alluring and seemingly viable plan.
But its apparent feasibility was precisely because it blurred the concept of "everything."
"Then what about the Node Space? It seems you know nothing of my homeland."
When the fusion of Sincaro and the Lord of the Holy City was completed, when they finished their mental warfare, and decided which race would dominate the future civilization, there was still a problem before them——the knowledge they mastered was still not enough; it wasn’t sufficient to encompass ’everything’ in this universe.
Hence, they could only expand the scope of the birdcage, making it appear more exquisite.
"I will... continue to search!"
The Lord of the Holy City said, He had not failed to account for such a possibility.
However, He had ample time, and this time His experience was more abundant. He could continue sending probing machines to the Node Space, exploring and observing that space until another "God of Truth" was created. Then He could continue merging, incorporating more knowledge and information into His database.
Importantly, He would not give up, nor would He stop.
No matter how many generations the residents of the Holy City cycled through, no matter how many times the High-tier Council restructured, He would carry on with this plan.
