Transcendent Dawn

ꨡ[6Ba~oNy3: Chapter 0833: Confusion Chapter 833: Chapter 0833: Confusion “`

On that day, Rock City was destroyed.

“The Catastrophe of Rock City” became a new term in the textbooks, appearing in the books and classrooms of various nations.

The Church and other powers conducted profound investigations into the matter, and all Transcendents deeply remembered the Evil God known as “Original Fire”.

The balance between order and chaos in the entire world inevitably shifted slightly towards evil.

Not long after, Jenny Black founded a secret organization—Steam Light, and began recruiting ordinary people to become Apostles, expanding her influence.

Years passed, and she boarded a steamship bound for the Eastern Continent on a long voyage.

By the time she returned, she’d advanced to the Sixth Level, obtained the Saint Marks of the ‘Steam Spider Empress,’ began preaching, and transformed into the False God known as ‘Steam Maiden’.

…

The Freedom City-States Federation.

Time swiftly moved into winter, and the sky was filled with fluttering, pure and sparkling snowflakes.

In a villa within Louis City,

Gas lamps cast bright light.

In front of Su Lu was a hot pot filled with steaming meat and vegetables.@@novelbin@@

Ding-dong!

The doorbell suddenly rang.

“Come in.”

He lifted a piece of beef from the pot, unconcerned, and spoke.

The door creaked open, and Varen walked in alone.

He looked haggard, with deep dark circles under his eyes, and his longstanding partner Feiqi was not by his side.

“You finally came…

but it’s many years too late.”

Su Lu said with a sigh.

“You mean Rock City, right?

That was our biggest chance to meet…”

Varen glanced deeply at Su Lu and sat down across from him, devouring his food.

“Being in this world is like a small stream that can only flow forward, not backward, and there are many forks and choices along the way…”

Su Lu smiled at him, “The last time, you chose not to come see me, and thus missed out on many opportunities.”

“Is that so?”

Varen looked up, his expression somewhat mocking, “Do you still want to be my ‘teacher’?

Mysterious person from history, Undead, your excellency, the Great Emperor’s Mentor?”

“No…

I’ve already made my choice.”

Su Lu chuckled and shook his head slowly.

“It’s about Jenny Black, isn’t it?” Varen fell silent, “I must admit, her contribution to steam machinery and the push to this era indeed far exceeds mine.”

Su Lu’s gaze drifted to the window.

He saw the rows of bright gas lamps, huge steam machinery constructed at the base of the city, transmitting powerful force through gears and levers.

On the outskirts, steam factories proliferated, with various trains thundering towards distant lands.

Columns of white smoke rose into the sky, artificially modifying the weather, creating clouds and fog.

This was a brand new Steam Era!

Since receiving his advice, Jenny Black did not abandon her public identity; rather, she dedicated herself to the promotion of steam power.

Now, even the most remote corners of the Freedom City-States Federation bore the stamp of steam.

“So, what brings you here?”

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Su Lu leaned back indifferently and casually asked.

He could sense that there were no ambushes from the Divine Church around, and even Varen did not harbor much hostility.

“I even suspect that you are the incarnation of some hidden existence…

perhaps one of the Righteous Gods.”

Varen replied with a bitter smile, “I’ve come to you because I have many doubts…

Although human society in this world is continuously progressing, it also harbors terrible madness and horror…

Especially after the last ‘Original Fire’ caused a major calamity, the strength of the Evil Gods has gradually surpassed that of the Righteous Gods, and even our two major churches are struggling to keep up…

I fear that soon, the defense lines of the Mysterious Realm will completely collapse, allowing chaos to spread to the societies of ordinary people…”

Varen stared at Su Lu, “Do you have any methods you can teach me?”

Su Lu was silent for a moment, looking at Varen.

At this moment, he could sense that the favor of fate surrounding him had already become very thin.

That was normal.

Even a child of fate favored by the world could not squander it indefinitely.

His several failures in competing with Jenny had already determined that the strength of his own fate would be greatly weakened.

At least, now in Su Lu’s eyes, in terms of potential for divinity, Varen was far behind Jenny.

Of course, the afterglow of fate was still there, making Varen still half a ‘protagonist’, thus his strength had also progressed to the Fifth Level, but that was about it.

If he couldn’t break through in the next few decades, or even a hundred years, he would gradually return to being an ordinary person.

“This kind of thing seems to be something the Orthodox Church should consider.”

Su Lu answered.

“We have already suffered great losses, even Feiqi is…” Varen’s eyes reddened slightly, “I am very lost…”

“Unfortunately, this is the very nature of the world, it won’t particularly favor any group…

Only natural selection, survival of the fittest…

The Ancient Rulers once dominated this world, and in the end, they perished, leaving behind only a few Old Gods…” Su Lu said, “Of course, they would not care about humans, these insignificant beings, only Wisdom and Nature were once mortals who attained divinity, so they still wish to offer protection to mankind.”

“What?”

Varen stood up in surprise.

The Wise Sage and Mother of Nature were once human?

This blasphemous thought had hardly arisen when he felt an urge to kneel and pray for atonement.

He clenched his fists, his cheeks flushed, but inside a voice kept echoing, ‘What he says is true!

It turns out…

mortals really can become Divine Beings!’

Subsequently, more thoughts emerged: ‘If the Wise Sage and Mother of Nature were indeed once human, then who were they?’

In an instant, the names of countless powerful historical figures flashed through Varen’s mind.

Next, he quickly shook his head, casting out these highly blasphemous thoughts.

“So…”

Varen followed Su Lu’s line of thought and continued, “The only hope for humanity lies within ourselves?

We need more people to become Righteous Gods to oppose the Evil Gods?”

“Exactly, that’s the idea.”

Su Lu smiled, then suddenly looked up at the sky, “The time is also just about right…”

“What time?”

Varen, puzzled, followed Su Lu, stepping outside and looking up at the starry sky.

“A group of people who know the ancient history, once-fallen magicians, are about to return to this world…”

Su Lu said with a smile, “Otherwise, why would the followers of the church and other forces gather here, even you, attracted here as well?”

Varen was taken aback.

‘The return of the ancient magicians’—This should be an Oracle received by the Pope, classified at a very high level of secrecy.

Even he had not had access to this secret.

Of course, being at the Fifth Level, he was considered part of the high-level ranks of the Church, but not all secrets were accessible to the high ranks.

The arrival of Varen was not a directive from The Church, but an attraction of fate!