"Similar legends?" Hao Ren looked at Big Beardy in surprise. "What do you mean?"
"Some of the ancient books of the Disciples of Glory recorded ancient knowledge absorbed from other religions. These records are not the canon of the church, but the high-ranking clergy would study them to understand the stories that happened in ancient times, including those that only existed in legends," Big Beardy said slowly. "I saw from those ancient books that a small sect in the south of Holletta had spread the story of the 'Manula Nova'."
Hao Ren immediately pricked up his ears. "Tell me more."
"The 'Manula Nova' is also known as the 'Manula Bane'. It is a folklore of the south of Holletta hundreds of years ago, and later became something used by a cult to bewitch people. Legend has it that there is an ancient bane hidden in the eastern night sky, in a state of suspended animation, called 'Manula'. It is an eye that the Goddess of Creation left to monitor the universe after the destruction of the world. This bane is as red as blood, and its surface is burning with an eternal flame. Inside, there is a dark crack that leads to the endless purgatory. More than 10,000 years ago, the beginning of the goddess' destruction was the sudden appearance of a new star in the night sky, accompanied by the shining of 'Manula', and the earth was set ablaze. After the destruction, the Goddess temporarily closed her eyes, and the bane returned to the darkness as if it was in suspended animation. But after a certain cycle, the 'Manula Nova' will reappear, and light up the night sky like it did 10,000 years ago, and the end of the world. "
Hao Ren scratched his chin. "Sounds like the astronomical phenomenon recorded in Tannagost... a supernova explosion?"
"It should be about the same time," the MDT said. "I have converted the calendars of Tannagost and Holletta, and the apocalypse happened in both places at the same time. The 'red supernova' in their respective records is probably the same celestial body."
Some bold speculation quickly emerged in Hao Ren's mind, and it became more and more reliable. He tried to voice out his speculation. "Could it be the true body of the Goddess of Creation?"
The MDT immediately knew what he was thinking. "Or is it based on the scene you saw in the illusion?"
"If the illusion is real, then the Goddess of Creation is on a liquid planet covered by a sea of red blood. At least the color matches. Perhaps some kind of supernatural force allows this planet to be observed from all over the universe like a star. "Hao Ren nodded." These things … are too coincidental. Tannagost and Holletta both observed a red supernova before the apocalypse. It's suspicious no matter how you look at it. "
"But there's a problem." The MDT suddenly reminded. "The distance between Holletta and Tannagost is measured in billions of light years. Even light takes billions of years to travel. Which means that after the Arkana, or Manura, goes supernova, the people of Holletta and Tannaeans will only be able to see it after billions of years. If that's the case, then the time between the First Born Calamity and the supernova explosion is terrifying."
"What if the First Born went berserk after the red starlight shone on it?" Hao Ren scratched his chin.
The MDT agreed. "Well, it's possible. If the Goddess of Creation is related to God, then many things related to her could also challenge the laws of the universe. "
Lily munched on the rabbit meat as she listened to Hao Ren and the MDT discuss the Goddess of Creation's instantaneous explosion. She looked up and asked, "Then can we use this information to locate the star?"
"I'm afraid there's nothing we can do with only two ranging points," Hao Ren said, waving his hand. "We need at least four ranging points to measure a point in space. Now we have no idea how far the red supernova is from Holletta or Tannagost. We only know that the supernova event can be observed from both planets at the same time. So we need to find another two points in the universe, and use the time difference between the supernova explosion to deduce the location of the celestial body. Also, this is based on the premise that the star's light follows the law of the speed of light. If it doesn't follow this, then there's no way to find it. "
"If it's still there," the MDT chimed in. "There are signs that after the supernova explosion, the star could no longer be seen in the night sky. It's very likely that it was blown into pieces like a supernova."
"But there should always be something left," Hao Ren shook his head. "Even if there is nothing left, at least I have something to report to Raven 12345 to get the two levels of wages."
At this time, Big Beardy suddenly said in a muffled voice, "Do you think the Manula Bane is the Goddess of Creation?"
Hao Ren remembered that there was a religious person standing next to him. He quickly smiled and said, "It's just that it may be the place where the Goddess of Creation lived. Although it was a cult, you know that the Disciples of Glory's own heritage is not reliable. We have to refer to all kinds of information. By the way, what happened to that evil cult? "
"They? Heh, they predicted the end of the world every year, but after a few decades, the world still didn't come to an end. In the end, their pope ran out of inspiration and couldn't come up with a reason, so he found an excuse to destroy the last part of his Bible. In the end, he was beaten to death at his doorstep by his followers who were waiting for a new Bible. We had time to go and retrieve the two fake Bibles. "
Hao Ren's forehead was sweating as he listened. "Digging a hole and not filling it up is killing people..."
"Anyway, this' supernova 'has been added to the list of future search targets. At least this is a clue related to the Goddess of Creation." The MDT's surface flashed in blue as it integrated the information of the supernova into its work assistant program. It then nudged Hao Ren's shoulder. "Say, what do you want to name this star? The Tannaeans call it Arkana I, the Hollettans call it Manula. We have to unify it. "
Hao Ren rubbed his chin and pondered. "This star is as red as blood, and it heralds death and fall. How about the Red Comet?"
Lily swung her tail and patted Hao Ren. "Mind the copyright."
Hao Ren said, "... How about the Twinkling Red Star?"
Lily gnawed on the roasted rabbit in her hand. "Mr. Landlord, think again."
Hao Ren broke out in cold sweat and quickly changed the name. "Considering the Hollettan folklore, this star hangs in the eastern night sky, let's call it the Eastern Red..."
Lily let out a long sigh. "Let's call it the Red Star? If you really want to be cool, then add an English Nova... "
The MDT quickly recorded the name down. Lily rolled her eyes at Hao Ren. "Your naming skills are worse than a husky."
Hao Ren, on the other hand, was lamenting about something else: this silly girl was so afraid of people calling her a big dog. Look at how much she acknowledged her husky identity now... This was a symptom of a post-disaster reconstruction of the world with the wrong blueprint!
The mysterious celestial body that was recorded in Hollettan and Tannagost was eventually named the Red Star. However, at present, Hao Ren had no idea where to start with this celestial body. He decided to write it down for the time being. After finding more civilisational ruins in the Plane of Dreams, he would see if he could find the whereabouts of this celestial body.
Two days later, the Petrachelys reported that the disruptive pheromone and the thought suppressor (the replica of the Divine Sarcophagus) used to hypnotize the First Born had been mass-produced. Hao Ren decided to set off for New Aerym and mobilize his one billion tenants again.
Y'lisabet knew that she was going back to Helcrown to visit her family. She got up early in the morning and dressed herself up nicely. The little princess of the demon realm, who always blasted herself black, finally recovered some of her image. Y'zaks also tagged along: he wanted to confirm the status quo of Helcrown.
Other than that, Lily and the Nangong siblings were also tagging along. Needless to say, it was impossible to go out without the husky. Nangong Sanba, on the other hand, was going to see the world: he had not seen the legendary one billion tenants. Hao Ren felt that he should give this guy a rough idea of the concept of "inspector".
The reason why Nangong Wuyue tagged along was simple: the siren girl missed the vast ocean of New Aerym. She wanted to swim thousands of nautical miles and enjoy life as a mantis shrimp...
Other than that, everyone else stayed behind to look after the house. Anyway, the teleportation portal to New Aerym was in the basement. It was not a long journey — at least for these guys with the teleportation portal, it was not a long one.
But just as Hao Ren brought a few of his friends to the basement to activate the teleportation portal, Rollie heard the wind and came in. The cat girl excitedly circled Hao Ren. "Big Boss Cat! Are you going out to play? Are you going out to play? "
Hao Ren did not understand. "I'm not going out to play, I'm going out to work..."
"Meow, let's play office," the cat maiden misunderstood Hao Ren's meaning completely. She shouted happily as she put a collar around her neck and shoved the end of the rope into Hao Ren's hand. "Walk me, walk me ~"
Hao Ren was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly thought of something and nodded happily. "Follow me!"
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