Smart people preferred to be nobles in paradise rather than kings in swamps and radiation pits.
There were also those who were not interested in a life of pleasure and modern society. There were always a few extremists out of ten thousand people who wanted to rebuild their glory at all costs. They were motivated by the sense of glory or the fantasy of world domination, but they were also dangerous.
But they were the minority.
The Shadow Council was an organization that maintained the interests of the majority. Those who wanted to continue to enjoy, continue to live in peace, and continue to have wealth formed the council to make the future more in line with their expectations, and at the same time, to eliminate the minorities who tried to challenge them.
But Hao Ren knew that all the order and rules in the mortal world were temporary. The Shadow Council system was also temporary. Just like the end of the Mythological Era, the high-pressure peace maintained by the demon hunters for thousands of years had come to an end in a few days. The Shadow Council, on the other hand, would probably last even shorter.
But at least for the time being, there was no need to worry about instability.
The discussion of the Shadow Council and the future direction of development had lasted until the second day. As the largest sanctuary in Europe, not only the representatives of the local families of the Athens Sanctuary but also spokespeople from other sanctuaries in Europe had gathered here in recent days. These people had gathered here to discuss various issues after the disappearance of the demon hunters. They gathered at the right time, so the meeting had escalated to a level similar to the 'European Supernatural Creature Representatives Conference'. It was said that the leaders of otherworldling families from other parts of the world had also gathered here. They all responded to the call of the Athens Sanctuary. Strictly speaking, they responded to the call of the most senior Ancients. So the establishment of the Shadow Council was unexpectedly fast.
But Hao Ren was not interested in participating in this. He led his family out of the meeting the next day and wandered around the Shadow City. He was not worried that things would get out of his control because Hessiana was still at the meeting. As a creation of the Ancient One, Little Bat was striding toward the top of the Shadow Council, competing with the leaders of the older families.
Little Bat might be a naughty child, but she was quite reliable in her own field. Under Vivian's tough orders, the naughty child obediently listened to Hao Ren and reported the establishment of the Shadow Council while attending the meeting. At the same time, according to Vivian and Hao Ren's instructions, she played her role in the meeting.
Now, Hao Ren and the others wandered to a high platform in the southwest corner of the city. This high platform was the entrance to the Fortress of Shadows when they first visited it. It was connected to Hesperides' antique shop. A tree avatar of Grandal swayed in the corner of the high platform, shaking its branches and leaves idly. From time to time, it looked at the owner, Vivian, with its pair of yellow eyes on the trunk. The old tree was one of the most respected Ancients in the city, but he did not participate in the meeting. He was in favor of the establishment of the Shadow Council.
"Mistress, look at this city. There are thousands of supernatural creatures. In the past thousands of years, less than one-tenth of the supernatural creatures here dared to move around in the real world, and they had to be very low-key and secretive. Once they showed themselves, the demon hunters would flock to them." The old tree felt a little bored, so he began to talk to Vivian. "I heard about the Shadow Council and the end of the hunt. This means that tens of thousands of supernatural creatures will openly enter human society. To be honest, the old tree is a little uneasy."
Grandal was an ancient magic tree. It had the nature of its race, which was that it did not like change. It was not sure whether the future was good or bad, so it could not help but speak its mind.
"It's not 'openly'. There is a clause in the agreement that states that social order is not to be interfered with at will, because social disorder will affect the interests of many big families," Vivian corrected patiently. "And do you think tens of thousands of people are a lot? Not everyone can pass the test to leave the sanctuary. Even if they do pass, do you know how many people there are in the human world? "
"Of course, there will still be some changes, such as the sudden emergence of urban legends or supernatural legends." Hao Ren smiled, but he did not take it seriously. An inspector had to pay attention to the 'orderly development' of civilization, but orderly development was not static. As long as the foundation was not shaken, any changes were normal. He did not have to care, and he was too lazy to care.
As the Shadow Council gradually matured, there were more and more otherworldlings among humans, and more and more humans could come into contact with the mysterious realm. Some subtle changes would occur naturally, and this kind of peaceful mutual infiltration did not seem to be a bad thing.
Just as Hao Ren was thinking about all kinds of scenarios, a shadow suddenly appeared on the platform. Thick smoke came out of the shadow, and the smoke quickly condensed into the figure of a woman.
It was a woman with a cold temperament. She was none other than Hel, one of the only survivors of the Norse gods. Because she was low-key and indifferent, she hardly communicated with outsiders. Hao Ren had never been familiar with her, but after the incident with the Shade of Chaos, he got to know this goddess of death.
"Are you looking for me?" Hel walked straight to Vivian. "Hesperides asked me to meet you after the meeting."
Although Hel was also an old 'deity' who survived the Mythological Era, she was not an ancient. Not all otherworldlings who lived through the Mythological Era were considered ancient. Only those who were born in the Glorious Era of the Gods and had a certain amount of influence were considered ancient. Hesperides met the standard because of her old age, and Hel was just a little short, so she could only be classified as' Middle Ancient. ' So even though she was antisocial and bad-tempered, she still had to show enough respect to Vivian.
According to the grapevine, when Hel was a child, Vivian had robbed her of her candy. It was also possible that her father, Loki, had been robbed of his candy.
"I'm not looking for you." Vivian raised her finger to Hao Ren. "The boss is looking for you."
Perhaps to emphasize Hao Ren's position as the 'team leader' among the old-fashioned and stubborn otherworldlings, so that he would have more say in the sanctuary, Vivian had been used to calling Hao Ren 'boss' ever since she came to the Shadow Fortress. She publicly acknowledged Hao Ren as the leader in front of other otherworldlings, which also transferred her authority to Hao Ren. It turned out that the effect was not bad, except that it would irritate the neurotic and imaginative Little Bat.
Hel looked at Hao Ren with a blank expression, but there was a hint of curiosity in her eyes. Hao Ren did not beat around the bush and said directly, "You are a survivor of the Norse gods."
Hel remained expressionless and nodded.
"You were there when the dimensional chain of Yggdrasil exploded, and you escaped from the big explosion?"
Hel continued to nod.
"Do you know where the remaining space fragments of the 'Nine Worlds' are located after the explosion? Any clue will do. "
Hel's expression finally changed. "Are you looking for the whereabouts of the Nine Worlds?"
As soon as Hao Ren heard her answer, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. She did not deny the existence of the dimensional fragments, but asked if he was looking for them. Did she mean that the wreckage of the Nine Worlds really existed?!
Hao Ren had only called the Norse survivor over to ask casually, and he did not have much hope. But now, he suddenly felt a sense of surprise!
"The Nine Worlds really still exist?!" Hao Ren's eyes were burning. "Do you know the situation of Svartalfheim and Jotunheim?"
Hel looked at Hao Ren suspiciously. But when it came to the historical relics that had completely turned into ruins, she had no intention of hiding it. "Even a relatively simple divine realm like Mount Olympus could survive the explosion, let alone the dimensional chain of Yggdrasil. Back then, the demon hunters only destroyed the branches of the world connecting the Nine Worlds and the main material world, so that these dimensions could be separated from the main material world, but they did not destroy the dimensions themselves. "
Destroying a kingdom and destroying the dimension where the kingdom was located were completely different concepts. Just as human weapons could easily destroy human civilization, but they could not shake the foundation of the earth, the demon hunters could only destroy the gods of Vanir and Aesir, but they could not completely destroy the Nine Worlds. This was consistent with Hao Ren's speculation!
"The alternate dimensions of the Nine Worlds should still exist, and Svartalfheim and Jotunheim are no exception," Hila continued. "But their connection to the main material world has been broken. It will be very difficult for you to find them."
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows. "Listening to your tone, you seem to have a solution?"
Hel hesitated for a moment. Vivian put her hand on her shoulder. "No matter what you have, you'd better let us try it. Maybe those things won't work in your hands, but it's different in our hands. "
Hel frowned. There was no change of expression on her cold face, but she obviously weighed the pros and cons. Finally, she raised her hand out of thin air, and a metal object with a hissing electric current quickly emerged in the air.
"This is the tip of Gungnir."
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