I looked at Sandora's body that had mutated due to the Abyss and was surprised by what she said. "Never changed? Why do I feel that you are normal? "
"That's why you are usually too careless …" Sandora sighed helplessly. "Because I have controlled the power of the Abyss from the beginning, unlike the other infected who were in a crazy state at the beginning, so you didn't notice it. Of course, I didn't notice it before, until so many things happened recently that I became more and more interested in the nature of the Abyss, and then I accidentally noticed that my situation was different from the others. Do you still remember the first time we met? At that time, I showed you my abyssal power … "
I immediately nodded. "Yes, you showed me your claws like you were showing off a new toy. It left a deep impression, and it scared me."
Sandora rubbed her claws on the balcony railing and rolled her eyes at me. "What do you mean by showing off a new toy? I just wanted to be honest … Let's not talk about this. You probably didn't have the ability to accurately sense the Abyss at that time, so you might not have a deep impression of it. But I have always accurately recorded the state of my body: the degree of contamination at that time is still the same. I have been by your side for more than five years, and there has never been any change. But the others are different, even those soldiers of the Abyss Independent Regiment who have never met you and only received a routine purification through the mental network once, their contamination before and after contact with you are very different … Don't you think it's strange? "
I looked at Sandora and then curiously grabbed her claws to study. "It is a little strange, but your situation was different from the others from the beginning. They were all crazy at the beginning, so after I purified them, the changes were very obvious. But you dealt with the Abyss yourself from the beginning, so you didn't need to be purified, so there was no change in your body … By the way, your claws are cold to the touch?"
"Maybe it makes sense," Sandora was obviously not convinced by such a simple explanation, and her tone was very disapproving. "But I think the situation is more complicated than that. Don't forget that your purification ability is not only active, it's also a passive effect. Visca was crazy for a period of time when we first caught him, but he slowly became normal after spending a long time with you. This means that as long as he is around you, he will be affected. There's no need for it at all. Putting everything aside, let's analyze it from a purely theoretical point of view. You represent the Order Plane of the Void and are the nemesis of the Chaos Abyss. In theory, any Chaos Abyss — even if it's one that I've suppressed — would still be affected by you … By the way, can you stop sniffing my claws? It feels so perverted … "
I let go of Sandora's huge claw and said seriously, "What's wrong with kissing my wife's hand? It's just a little hard."
Sandora: "… This is serious business, can't you be more serious!"
"I understand the problem you're talking about." I raised my hand and patted Sandora's hair. It seemed that she didn't need my jesting to help relieve the pressure. "In short, the situation is this: All the infected that I've come into contact with have shown signs of improvement. Only you, as if you've developed a resistance to the drug, haven't changed at all after five years. Because the Chaos Abyss in your body has been harmless since the beginning, and it hasn't gone out of control in the past few years, we've always neglected this problem … By the way, have you asked Tawil to check on you? "
"Of course I have, but she's a pure scientist. She can only tell me that everything is normal from the data." Sandora retracted her huge Chaos Abyss claw and turned to lean against the balcony railing. She looked up at the starry sky. "I'm a little annoyed. I feel like I'm isolated … It's fine if I'm isolated, but I'm isolated from you. Do you know how awkward that is?"
I gently stroked her hair. "You can look at it from another angle. This proves that you have a special relationship with me, so you don't take the normal path …"
"That's why sometimes I envy your carefree attitude towards life." Sandora let out a long sigh. Then, she turned her head and nibbled on my hand before walking into the house. "It seems that you don't know what's going on with your purification mechanism. Let's talk about it later. I'm going to eat something first. Anveena, are there any snacks in the kitchen … "
"Mistress, it's going to be mealtime."
"I know. Let's start the appetizer first. Let's have a few big rolls and steamed buns as an appetizer …"
Hearing Sandora and Anveena's voices coming from the other side of the balcony door, I could only chuckle. Then, like Sandora, I leaned against the balcony railing and gazed at the stars. However, there was another layer of fog in my heart: What's going on with Sandora?
Before this, no one was curious about her situation because it was extremely rare for someone to return to normal after being contaminated by the Chaos Abyss. There weren't enough examples to analyze and research, so naturally, no one could say for sure whether Sandora's situation was normal or not. However, it was different now. More and more former fallen apostles were appearing in the Empire. Even the Chaos Abyss Independent Regiment had been formed. We had an abundant number of examples to analyze. Thus, the abnormality in Sandora's body became obvious.
Everyone who had been contaminated by the Chaos Abyss would undergo changes after coming into contact with me. Even top-notch individuals like Halland and Icetis were no exception. However, Sandora was certain that the Chaos Abyss in her body had never decreased, nor did it become less active. Of course, this might be related to the fact that the Chaos Abyss in her body was already under control. However, just as she said, we couldn't come to a conclusion so easily.
For some reason, I suddenly thought of the Chaos Abyss Schilling. That Abyss Schilling who haunted us everywhere and seemed to stick his nose into everything. Could this have something to do with her!?
This might sound a little paranoid, but don't forget: Back then, the Revenge Army was trapped in another world because of Abyss Schilling's plan!
The Chaos Abyss Schilling was a cautious and meticulous person. This could be seen from the various self-saving plans that she had come up with and the success rate of those plans. Almost every Heaven in the old Empire had tried to save themselves, but the successful self-saving plans had basically all been created by Abyss Schilling. Everything that she had planned seemed to have no loopholes. Even some seemingly insignificant details were proven to have a deeper meaning in the end. So, could it be a loophole that the Revenge Army was trapped in a world with the existence of the Chaos Abyss?
I furrowed my eyebrows as I tried to rewind the timeline. After the Revenge Army was trapped in the other world, they immediately started fighting against the local abyssal monsters. At that time, Abyss Schilling was releasing the ark fleet. In the next hundred years or so, the polluted area had been gradually worsening, but it did not completely collapse in a short period of time. In other words, at the very least, Abyss Schilling was awake during that hundred years. She had the ability to check if all her plans were going smoothly. If the Chaos Abyss that the Revenge Army encountered was an "accident," then she had a hundred years to fix everything!
But she didn't. Sandora and her soldiers were fighting on a primitive planet. Even though they were the Tinder that had been preserved, they had no choice but to face the threat of the Chaos Abyss. If this wasn't a loophole in her plan, then there was only one explanation: Abyss Schilling did it on purpose.
She needed to let the Revenge Army come into contact with the local pollution. She even … needed an infected Emperor Schilling.
During this process, I must pay attention to one thing: Abyss Schilling came up with this plan while she was "awake." Before she was controlled by the corruption, she made the decision to merge an important Tinder with the Chaos Abyss!
Why would a mentally sound Shiring Apostles, who were absolutely loyal to the Empire, make such a decision?
Of course, there were still some unexplainable problems. For example, Sandora's original plan was decided by herself. The fact that she passed through a world polluted by the Chaos Abyss was also random. It shouldn't have been something that Abyss Schilling could have controlled … Wait a minute, that might not be the case. What if the Chaos Abyss that Sandora had to face back then was arranged in advance?
As these conjectures got deeper and deeper, I felt chills run down my spine. Just how big was that internet ghost planning to go!
I shook my head with all my might. I felt that I had thought too deeply into this problem, and there were many things that couldn't be proven with just my guesses. Even if I cracked my head, it would be useless. So, I could only put it aside for now. Perhaps I could discuss it with Shadora after I understood a little more about it.
"Big brother! Big brother!" A cheerful cry suddenly came from below. I looked down and saw a pair of flashing red cat eyes. Visca was tugging at the corner of my shirt and swinging it back and forth. "So you're here! Big brother, what are you looking at? "
"How did they turn into cat ears again?" Seeing this mischievous little girl made me feel happy. I pinched her furry cat ears. Speaking of which, ever since she transformed into a cat in Hazenwood, this little girl seemed to be quite interested in cat ears. "Nothing much. I'm just studying the stars. Oh, and I'm also studying the moon."
Weska's personality wasn't suited to thinking about such complicated matters, but if she knew what I was thinking about, she definitely wouldn't be able to calm down. She was the type of person who wanted to join in the fun even if she couldn't help. So rather than letting her waste her time, it was better to not let her know. I casually made up a reason to divert her attention to the side.
At this time, the sky turned dark quite early. The moon was already halfway up in the sky. Weska and I leaned on the balcony railing and looked at the moon for a while. Suddenly, he blurted out, "Brother, look at how round I am!"
I looked up at the moon in the sky with a strange expression. "… Yeah, it's quite round."
"The humans seem to have thrown a lot of things on me," Visca frowned and muttered. "There are detectors, lunar vehicles, and footprints. Especially that footprint. They are planning to preserve it as a cultural heritage. I want to clean it up …"
I immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "Don't! Do you know how hardworking the earthlings are?! "
"But I should take a shower." Visca looked up at me. "Other people's Glory starships are usually kept away. Only mine has been outside for over seven hundred thousand years. It's so dirty …"
I wiped the cold sweat off my forehead. "Your planet fortress already has a layer of rock outside, okay?"
"But there was no detectors." Visca scratched her head. It seemed that the resonance between her and the moon was abnormal. "Itchy! I don't know what the earthlings do with the fuel. It seems like they can't burn it clean. There are a lot of residue … "
I felt that if we continued on this topic, it would be too weird. So, I quickly pinched Visca's face to divert her attention. "Alright, alright. When the earthlings are ready to mine the moon's helium-3, we will create a new moon and replace you, okay? You can hang in the sky for a few years first. "
"Mine helium-3?" Visca's eyes suddenly lit up. "Oh yeah, the earthlings seem to have such a plan … Then, I won't replace you. Let's wait for them to finish mining."
This time, it was my turn to be confused. "Why don't you have any objections when someone is mining on your body?"
"The helium-3 in the rock is so annoying. I wanted to get rid of it a long time ago." Visca gestured happily. "I'll just take it that the earthlings are polishing me and giving me a massage …"
I gawked. "…"
As expected, this was the only topic we could talk about when we were together with Visca!
In the following days, we finally welcomed the peaceful days that we had been waiting for.
The spaceship that had crashed on Earth seventy thousand years ago had been successfully transported to the Shadow City. All the corresponding work had been completed perfectly. A few experts, under the leadership of Tawil, had conducted inhumane research on the spaceship. The basic process was to dismantle it to the point that even its own mother wouldn't recognize it. As expected, the spaceship did not have a serial number. There were no nameplates or anything like that on the equipment in the spaceship. Just like the ark that Warren Ferd was on, it was a "blank" old spaceship of the Empire. Now that we knew that this "blank" state was a characteristic of the things that the Abyss Schilling created, I believed that if we were to encounter such a "blank item" again, we would definitely be able to figure out where it came from.
But for the time being, I would rather not encounter such troublesome things again. Did the Abyss Schilling not bring enough trouble to everyone?
The situation at the border was also normal. The new border had been stabilized. Now, the Abyss Independent Regiment was speeding up the construction of a few fortresses at the border. From the day that the New Empire and the Abyss were officially connected, our need for border defense had risen to a whole new level. Now, not only did we need a large number of defense troops, we also needed border facilities that could withstand forced jumps, and a large number of space fortresses. At the very least, we needed to be at the same level as the turtle shells that we had seen in the territory of the Fallen Apostles, and there would be more of them. This was a very heavy construction task, but Halland was personally supervising it. He was confident that the Abyss Independent Regiment would be able to undertake all the construction work. So, there was no need for Sandora and I to worry too much about this. We only needed to pile enough Empire defense troops at the border while the Abyss Independent Regiment was busy knocking down the bases.
As for the Abyss … Well, whether we were willing to admit it or not, the Abyss Schilling seemed to be quite "cooperative." The internal strife of the Fallen Apostles continued in a lukewarm state.
The Empire and the Protoss had conducted several high-intensity telemetry on the Abyss, and the results were consistent. It was confirmed that there had always been military friction within the Abyss. If I guessed correctly, the New Army and the Old Army were still fighting for the leadership of certain areas. These conflicts seemed to be a good way to tie down the energy of the Fallen Apostles (regardless of which faction they belonged to). The frequency of their activities in the border areas had dropped to an all-time low. Even if the New Empire was building border fortresses right under their noses, the Fallen Apostles didn't seem to have the time to care about anything else. Of course, there were still some necessary reactions, such as self-destructing drones and provocative probes. Rather than saying that they were fighting a war, it would be more accurate to say that they were texting us to say, "I'm not completely dead yet."
The border troops intercepted a portion of the self-destructing drones and probes, and finally confirmed that these things came from the "New Army." It seemed that the Abyss Schilling had kept her promise. At the very least, her troops didn't come out to cause trouble. She seemed to be really focused on helping us tie down the New Army.
However, the more she seemed to be so harmless and kept her promise, the more uncertain I felt. Just what kind of person was the Abyss Schilling? Just look at all the plans she had back then that could make people pee in their pants. She was almost a ghost … Did she really end up like this today?
I even suspected that even the "division" of the Abyss was a part of her plan. This plan might have even been formulated by her 70,000 years ago!
Alright, this might be an exaggeration. Now, as long as the Abyss Schilling was involved, I would always be in a state of extreme sensitivity …
In any case, the situation in the Abyss looked great. Although not many of the Fallen Apostles had died, at the very least, they didn't intend to come out for the time being. It was just that I didn't know how long this stalemate would last. Based on my experience of being tricked over the past few years, it was possible that they would stay quiet for two years. It was also possible that they would stay quiet for two days. It was even more likely that they would bring an army of a hundred thousand to the gates of the Empire tomorrow morning to greet me … This was life! I had basically been tricked by them for the past five years!
Reality proved that it was impossible for me to live a peaceful life for long. I had finally managed to spend a few peaceful days at home, but in the end, something happened.
That afternoon, I was hugging Little Bubble and basking in the sun in the courtyard. I let my thoughts wander wantonly under the warm sunlight while I tried my best to correct the messy pronunciation and grammar habits of the Little Bubble in my arms (if Little Bubble's language really had grammar). I was as lazy as a salted fish. Then, an emergency transmission from the City of Shadows rang in my head.
The emergency transmission was from Tawil. The content was only one sentence: "A large number of unidentified objects have been discovered in the Abyssal Gate used for deep diving. It is suspected to be some kind of wreckage!"
The moment I heard this message, I knew that the information brought about by this matter wouldn't be any less than the division of the Abyss. — My peaceful life had come to an end once again.
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