A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 284: Chapter 228: The New Era_1

…… The fallen leaves bring news: The Golden Tree has become a thing of the past at the Borderland beyond the fog.

The grace of the gods has left this land, and the long dark night will end. The remaining folks have stepped out of the ruins and left the jungle. On this land that has lost the guidance and blessings of gold, they will usher in a whole new era.

And this, is… the Era of Stars. @@novelbin@@

[Fragment mission “Elven Ring” accomplished]

[Gained World Fragment —— Borderland]

[Gained Special Ability —— Law of Death]

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[Law of Death (A new law born from the Rune of Death): Can restore health by attacking the enemy, increase the maximum limit of health, raise all ability values by 5%, and grant the power to summon the Soul of Black Flame]

“Whew…finally sorted it all out.”

Looking at the map in front of him, Duanmu Huai also sighed. After obtaining the World Fragment of the Borderland, the first headache for Duanmu Huai was where to put it appropriately. After thinking about it, Duanmu Huai decided to place the Borderland above the Holy City.

In other words, if our current map is a planet, then the Holy City is located in the middle of the Tropic of Cancer while Manaria and Regnes are on the right side of the Holy City. As for the Borderland, Duanmu Huai plans to put it above the Holy City, which means that the area of the Borderland adjoining the Holy City is Sobbing Peninsular while the Holy Snowfield at the top is near the Arctic Circle…

The current order of the Borderland has returned to nature. The power of the Rune of Death has obliterated everything twisted by the Golden Law, including naturally the Scarlet Curse inflicted on Gailied. Right now, Mistelina and Melfy are leading the people of the forest to return to the Borderland, building their world and home with the remaining people of the Borderland.

Lorena was also back to the Holy City to report to the Archbishop. He also promised to send people to help Mistelina reconstruct the Borderland. Of course, the issues in the Borderland afterwards would be negotiated and resolved by Mistelina and the church in the Holy City. As for Duanmu Huai – although he is presently indeed the nominal King Elden, Duanmu Huai has no interest in dealing with these matters. Let the professionals handle professional things.

Considering the current situation, it’s impossible for the Borderland to recover without a decade or two.

Since Duanmu Huai has now gained all the rights to the Borderland, he can naturally return to his warship. So, Duanmu Huai honored his word and brought Lani to his warship.

When Lani crossed the portal and arrived at the warship, the sight before her was quite shocking. After Duanmu Huai gave her a brief explanation about the concepts of universe, Milky Way, stars and such, she was even more astonished.

“…Your meaning is, those shining stars in the night sky, each is a planet, a world?”

“Not all planets have life, as life originate from water, air… Eh, later I’ll ask Ann to find a few Galaxy Hitchhikers’ Guide for you to catch up on, just remember to bring your towel.”

“???”

“It’s nothing, just a joke.”

Obviously, Lani didn’t understand the joke Duanmu Huai was making, but it didn’t deter her drawing a conclusion.

“So if you’re right… the Supreme Will that rules the Borderland is what you referred to as a cosmic civilization?”

Though Lani doesn’t understand the concepts of universe and stars explicitly, Duanmu Huai has told her that every world is a star, and some powerful forces can even cross the Star Ocean, ruling over multiple planets. Lani, being clever, naturally understood what he meant.

“Ah…It’s not quite the same, but more or less. Frankly, I know what the Supreme Will you’re talking about truly is.”

“Huh? You know?”

“Yeah, I wish I didn’t know…”

At this point, a bitter smile surfaced on Duanmu Huai’s face, like finding half a worm after biting into an apple.

“Anyhow, it’s not something you, or even we, can face at the moment. It’s pretty hazardous, and honestly, I wouldn’t want to deal with it my whole life… If possible, I hope to stay as far away from it as I can.”

“But what is it?”

Hearing Duanmu Huai addressing it so seriously, Lani also looked at him solemnly. However, Duanmu Huai just shook his head.

“Sorry, I can’t even tell you its name. Just knowing its name could possibly make it aware of you and attract its attention. Believe me, it’s definitely not something you want to deal with, especially in your current state, you’re far too susceptible… In short, it’s better to remain ignorant, at least for now.”

“…Alright.”

Lani is by no means a fool. Since Duanmu Huai has put it in such a serious way, she wouldn’t be foolish enough not to understand the implications in Duanmu Huai’s words. So she nodded, and obediently went to stargaze with the Jellyfish Sisters.

“Whew…”

Watching Lani leave, Duanmu Huai let out a sigh of relief. Honestly, although the gains from the Borderland this time are huge, it’s far more dangerous to be noticed by that thing than by the Chaos Evil God. Fortunately, that thing probably wouldn’t take a particular interest in a mere insect like himself, as long as he doesn’t provoke it intentionally… Yes, there should be no problem?