Dingdang happily made her decision. Before I could react to what the little thing wanted to do, she had already finished communicating with the God Realm. Afterwards, the already slightly drunk Three Inch Nail climbed back into the bowl in a daze, grabbing the rice grains to continue solving the problem of her stomach. When she was free, she raised her head and gave me a silly smile, "Ah Jun, everyone is very happy. They will be coming to our house as guests soon!"
I was stunned for a moment before I realized that the "everyone" she was referring to was a large group of three-inch nails. Weren't we worried about the lack of green powder that could be used to resurrect our ancestors? Jingle decided to call all her sisters in the God Realm over to help …
I lifted my head in silence. It was as if I could already see the spectacular sight of a large group of giant dragonflies flying on the ceiling. The green powder was raining down on every corner of the house. As we walked around below, everyone was green … Cough cough, it seemed like I was overthinking things. The main thing was that Jingle was already in a constant state of affairs. If she suddenly called a large group of three-inch nails over, I couldn't imagine how lively the house would be. Of course, I was actually quite looking forward to this as well — Dingdang often mentioned her sisters in the God Realm. If that group of cheerful little ones were to come over to my house as guests, the atmosphere should be quite lively … Er, theoretically speaking.
The one who was the happiest about this was Shallow Shallow. This girl who didn't mind the fire burning down the house and fighting floods didn't mind the water. She moved a chair over and poked Jingle's head. "Jingle, Jingle, how many people can you call over?"
"I don't know!" Jingle grabbed a small ball of rice and waved it around. "Jingle sent a message to the entire God Realm, saying that she invited them over as guests. Many of them agreed. They would probably arrive in one or two days at the earliest. Ah Jun, Ah Jun, prepare a lot of candies!"
When I heard the scale of Jingle's invitation, I broke out in a cold sweat. I thought that she had only sent a message to a specific group of Life Goddesses, so I was quite optimistic about the situation. I thought that it wouldn't be a problem even if there were a hundred of them. After all, these little things were only the size of a palm. A large group would at most cause a ruckus. But I never expected that … Jingle had actually sent a broadcast to the entire God Realm!
I knew about the relationship between the Life Goddesses. They actually all came from the dissipated power of the highest Life Goddess. Therefore, every single one of them could call each other sisters. Even if they had never met each other before, they would become good friends after greeting each other for the first time. Even if they didn't know each other's names, they would still happily run over to their sister's house. This was a group of little things that liked to gather, a group of little things that would gather unconditionally, a group of little things that could gather for any reason and cause a ruckus for most of the day. Back in the God Realm, I had already seen a small gathering of the Life Goddesses, but that gathering was at least organized. The ones who participated were only those who lived near the temple. But this time, Jingle had sent an invitation to the entire God Realm …
"Liliana …" I turned to the black-bellied Pope, who was drinking with Bubble, and said, "Go back and immediately tidy up the temple … No, not just the temple, but the entire Avalon as well. Tidy it up!"
"Why?" Liliana had been immersed in her own matters and didn't pay attention to what was going on here. She immediately became curious when she heard what I said.
"… At most, in a day or two, all the Life Goddesses in the entire Star Field will be visiting our house …"
"Not all of them," Dingdang reminded me seriously, "Only the sisters who are free will come over."
I thought to myself that this was nonsense. The Life Goddesses were famous mascots in the God Realm. They rarely took on any serious duties. Apart from completing their duties as Life Goddesses or World Protectors, the only thing these little things did in the God Realm was play. The sisters that Jingle said were "free" made up at least eighty to ninety percent of this group …
Liliana was dumbfounded. She held her cup and stiffened like a statue. Seeing this, the little doll girl immediately jumped down from her chair and ran over to pour all the yogurt and wine she had made into Liliana's cup. Then, she ran back to her seat as if nothing had happened. What a rare victory. Usually, it was Liliana who tormented the little doll, but today, it was the other way around.
No matter what, apart from Jingle's not-so-small interlude, the celebration ended in a joyous atmosphere. That night, I had a dream. I dreamt that my house had become a botanical garden. An overwhelming number of tiny Life Goddesses were flying around outside. The entire world was covered in towering trees and meter-thick vines. Humans had become tree-dwellers and were hanging in treehouses to discuss the issue of world peace. Shallow Shallow was wearing a grass skirt and jumping around in front of me. Xiaoxue was carrying a two-meter-long net and catching dragonflies. I felt my body getting heavier and heavier. Jingle was leading hundreds and thousands of three-inch Life Goddesses on top of my stomach, competing in a human pyramid …
When I woke up from this strange dream, it was almost noon. The sky outside the window was clear, and the sun was shining brightly.
I felt that I might have drunk too much yesterday. The wine in the Realm of Gods shouldn't have any alcohol in the conventional sense (Of course, the so-called alcohol wouldn't have any effect on me). However, its intoxicating effect was similar to that of ordinary wine. I shook my head. I didn't feel any hangover or headache. My body didn't feel any discomfort from drinking too much either. The only effect I had after drinking was that I felt a little dizzy. It seemed that the wine in the Realm of Gods did have an advantage. Even if you drank too much, it wouldn't go to your head. However, the disadvantage was that it was difficult to use the excuse of "I drank too much yesterday and couldn't get out of bed" to skip work …
I lay on my bed in a daze. I felt a heavy pressure on my stomach. A light snoring sound came from below my chest. When I looked down, I could see a patch of silver spreading in my vision. It was the hair of the doll girl. The little girl was still sleeping peacefully. However, her sleeping posture wasn't very good. She was like an octopus that was wrapped around me. In fact, she only drank a little yesterday. However, she couldn't avoid the unscientific aftereffects of the strange wine. Last night, she tried for a long time, but she couldn't open her chest. So, she slept on my stomach for the whole night. I didn't mind the little girl's overbearing behavior. After all, I would occasionally hug her to sleep. She saw it as a "reward" for me from the perspective of a doll. The only thing that bothered me was that she was sleeping so soundly that even the end of the world wouldn't be able to wake her up. I tried for a long time, but I still couldn't break her off …
Fortunately, I slept in a daze yesterday and didn't even change my clothes. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to wear my clothes today.
So, I took the doll hanging on my body downstairs and appeared in the living room like a composite body. The first floor was very quiet. Although it was almost noon, which should be the busiest time in the house, only my elder sister was chatting with Anveena in the living room. Seeing my appearance, Anveena's evaluation was very euphemistic. "Master … the breastplate is very unique."
"There's a reason for that," I awkwardly pried open the doll's arm on my chest. "Let go — and the feet."
The octopus on my chest responded with a series of even snores and some short gibberish that no one could understand.
"See, that's it," I waved my hand at my elder sister and Anveena, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Where are the others?"
"Most of them haven't woken up yet," my elder sister smiled. "Only Sandora and Icetis are awake. Sandora went to the Shadow City while Icetis should still be out shopping. Oh yeah, before Icetis went out, she left this behind. She said that it can help sober up." As she said that, she passed me a cup of something that emitted a faint golden glow. It smelled fragrant. Is this Sis Bing's special soup for Protoss?
I didn't expect that female pervert to be so caring. As I sighed, I gulped down half a cup of the "hangover soup" that emitted a strange fragrance. After a while, I felt the dizziness quickly dissipate. This was really a good thing. I looked down at the little doll that was still wrapped around my chest. If I could pry open her mouth and force some of the hangover soup into her mouth, I would be free!
I clenched my teeth and stomped my feet. "Sis, get me a straw! And a crowbar … "
Twenty minutes later, I was walking on the streets of the Shadow City. The doll finally wasn't hanging on my body anymore. She had changed her position and style. Now, she was biting my left arm and hanging there. Most of the people I met on the streets would greet me like this, "Your Majesty, the shoulder pad is very unique …"
I felt that using a straw would have been enough. The crowbar might have attracted too much of the bad-tempered doll's hatred …
The doll hung on my arm for a long time. Perhaps she finally felt bored, so she let go of my arm and climbed onto my shoulder. She hugged my head and swayed back and forth. "Hey, where are you going?"
"I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with the ancestor. Sandora should have already gone over," I tidied up the two lace folds on the doll's skirt. Then, I took out a Volks logo from the lace. "Speaking of which, your figure is different from the normal SD dolls on Earth. How did you find clothes that fit you online?"
"It was custom made," the doll answered matter-of-factly. "I don't feel bad spending your money anyway."
I was speechless. An SD doll learned how to go on Taobao, learned how to set up her own online banking, and now she learned how to order clothes online! I felt that if she continued to develop like this, sooner or later, she would open her own online shop and sell dolls!
Ancestor Anthus was placed in the Shadow Fortress' high ranking military area. I still didn't know how to classify this ancestor. Should he be considered a member of the Shiring Apostles, a VIP of the Shadow City, or a Carefree Prince? It wasn't easy to categorize. Thus, Anthus was only temporarily placed here. As for the future arrangements for this ancestor, I would have to discuss it with Sandora. Of course, I would also have to listen to the ancestor's opinion. When the doll and I arrived at the military area, Sandora was having a discussion with Anthus in the lounge. It seemed that Sandora had arrived much earlier than me. The lounge was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
The sound of the lounge's door opening shifted Sandora's attention. She turned around and saw me. She smiled and stood up. "Ah Jun, you're here. Did Lamp come with you?"
"She's here to join in the fun." As I spoke, I placed the doll on the ground. The little doll immediately ran up to Anthus curiously and sized up the white-haired stranger. It was the first time Anthus had seen such a tiny little girl, and he was very surprised. He had probably never seen an alchemy doll before, and he didn't seem dissatisfied with Little Lamp's unbridled gaze. He only clicked his tongue in wonder. "Oh, so you guys have a member like this, cute little fellow."
"She's not the Shiring Apostles. She's my daughter. Also, don't be fooled by her appearance. She'll bite." I sat opposite Anthus. The lounge of the Schilling Military Department was filled with the simple and practical style of the apostles. There were no decorations or entertainment items. Apart from some functional facilities, there were only chairs and a short table. Moreover, the chairs had been replaced with a small sofa at Lin Xue's request. This monotonous place made me feel a little uncomfortable. "Isn't this place a little too simple? The Schilling Military Department doesn't care about comfort, but you should … "
"No, this place is already very good," Anthus said calmly. "It's better than the days when I was alive."
"Err …" I didn't know how to start the conversation. The ancestor looked too calm. He didn't seem to be happy about his resurrection, nor did he show much desire. I felt that this kind of calm old man was the hardest to deal with. "Anthus, is it okay for me to call you that? How are you feeling now? Are you feeling well? "
"Just like when I was alive," Anthus said calmly. "I've heard some history from Sandora. What happened after we died. It wasn't easy for you to reach where you are today. Your current achievements are far beyond my imagination."
"It's still not good enough." Shadora slowly shook her head. "The abyss still threatens everything. Our greatest failure still comes from the abyss. The coordinates of our homeworld have also been lost. Even the apostle group has fallen into a split … I'm sorry, ancestor. After such a long time, I have to let you see such a scene."
"I've said it before. Just call me Anthus." Anthus waved his hand. It was only on this issue that he seemed to be very insistent. "You don't have to be so reserved. It makes me feel awkward. You are the current ruler of this Empire. I'm just a ghost who accidentally came back to life from ancient times. Excluding the billions of years in between, I'm just your subject."
Sandora couldn't accept this statement. "But you created …"
"You walked your own path. We handed over our civilization to you in the hope that you could completely, completely, replace us old fellows without any hesitation. From that day onward, the relationship between the creator and the created ended." Anthus turned to look at me. "Tell me how you split. I haven't heard that part yet."
Anthus forcefully interrupted Sandora's stubbornness. Normal people wouldn't have the guts to do so. I felt that I could guess why the atmosphere in the lounge was so gloomy. Sandora's special treatment of the ancestor made Anthus feel very uncomfortable. It was obvious that the ancestor couldn't really feel the changes that had happened in the billions of years after his death. He couldn't get used to the feeling of being 'worshipped' for no reason.
After going through a lot of hardships, he finally decided to hand over his entire civilization to the ancestor of the original body. Perhaps there was something different about him compared to the ordinary races.
"The split was caused by a catastrophic accident." I glanced at Sandora. I knew that she would be very embarrassed to talk about this topic. However, as a half-baked Emperor Schilling, I didn't feel any pressure telling the ancestor about what happened in the past. "It was during the heyday of the Old Empire. The Shiring Apostles began to try to break the void …"
For the next hour, I told the ancestor about what happened in the past. Sandora occasionally added a few sentences to fill in the gaps in my memory. At first, Sandora and I planned to wait for the ancestor to wake up and ask him about it. But now, it seemed that the situation was reversed. Before we asked the ancestor about the situation, we had to let him understand the current situation first.
"Is that so?" Anthus nodded blankly. Suddenly, a complicated smile appeared on his face. "Look, I don't understand what you are talking about. What's the point of resurrecting me?"
"Why do you think so?" Sandora looked puzzled. "Do I need a reason to resurrect my creator?"
"You don't need a reason, but I do." Anthus suddenly sighed. "I need to know what my value is. The Schilling people can't accept a worthless life. I think this is also inherited and engraved in the depths of your souls. In fact, ever since I woke up yesterday, I have been trying to understand this strange world that I don't know. I have tried to connect it with the original body that we created. In the end, I came to a conclusion: you don't actually need to resurrect the ancestor. It is a worthless act. "
Sandora and I looked at each other in shock. We didn't expect Anthus to be thinking about this. In fact, ever since the project of resurrecting the ancestor began, no one had thought about whether the ancestor wanted to be resurrected. I was just guessing from the perspective of ordinary people. I felt that being alive was better than being dead. I didn't expect the ancestor to come to the conclusion after being resurrected that it was pointless to be alive!
"An … Anthus." Sandora called the ancestor's name stiffly. She adjusted her emotions and finally returned to her usual steadfast Queen Majesty. This way, she could convince herself to ignore the ancestor's thoughts. "Perhaps it is a bit reckless to wake you up, but many things have happened. We have too many mysteries that we want to understand. We want to know about our homeworld. We want to know the story of the origin of the apostles. We also want to know what happened when the abyss erupted and destroyed our homeworld. And whether you believe it or not, we have recently obtained some evidence that our homeworld still existed at least 20,000 years ago. Our homeworld is still there, and we can still find it! With the current strength of the Shiring Apostles, purifying a world is not difficult. Completely destroying the Gate of the Abyss is already a feasible technology, so … "
"You said that our homeworld still exists?!"
Anthus interrupted Sandora. He couldn't believe this news. His eyes widened. "Are you sure? Back then, I saw with my own eyes that space was torn apart, and the stars in the universe were extinguished by the shockwave. The power of destruction surpassed the speed of light, and as it spread, it became stronger and stronger … That universe could not have survived! When the last ark left, only one-tenth of that universe was still intact! "
"Absolutely." Sandora nodded. "In fact, the reason why we could find the wreckage of the ark you were on is related to this information. We found a large amount of matter ejected from our homeworld, and the time that the matter passed through the world barrier was no more than 20,000 years ago. So now we urgently need to know what happened back then. In detail, if you don't know how to determine the energy level of a Gate of the Abyss, then try to describe in detail the scene when the disaster erupted, the speed at which the power of the abyss spread, and the area where the first batch of people were infected. These are all important information. If we can accurately grasp the scale and characteristics of the abyss eruption, maybe we can find a trace of our homeworld from the Protoss's database. The Protoss always record every apocalypse they see. Even if it is a world they have never paid attention to, as long as it is confirmed to be destroyed, they will send out observers. So your information is very important."
"Alright." Anthus finally broke out of his depressed state. He slowly straightened his back. "Looks like I finally have something that I can do. But I plan to tell you a very long story — from the time when the Schilling civilization was still on their homeworld. "
Sandora and I looked at each other and smiled. We were all ears.
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