Arad's unruly savior

Morley, one of the most outstanding scientists of the ancient Terran technological age, shone brightly in many fields and was regarded as a leading figure in the scientific community, a pioneer who could lead an entire era.

In the realm of scientific civilization, it is always the scientists who use their proud talents to change the times. It is they who use their wisdom to illuminate unprecedented things and pry open the heavy, corrupt ignorance, rather than the power of nobles or kings.

Therefore, in Terra, where technological civilization is extremely prosperous, scientists enjoy a very high status, and the most outstanding ones can rival or even surpass the king.

Morley stared intently at the two figures on the projection screen, a barely perceptible glint of greed in his eyes. Terra's satellites were equipped with energy detectors, which detected incredible energy in the other party. This was a super event unprecedented in Terra's history, and it had to be taken seriously.

He couldn't help but imagine that if he could capture it and bring it back to Terra, it would have significant research value, and many things in the world would be changed as a result.

Morley's heart surged with excitement. He clenched his fists and exclaimed, "That might be a god, a being from mythology, something beyond our comprehension!"

The sage, who had no memory of last night, frowned slightly, his gentle eyes filled with deep thought and doubt. After a moment's consideration, he offered a reminder:
"For things that are unknown, it would be best to send a spacecraft from the space station to observe the truth first."

"Moreover, if these two figures are conscious, your behavior would be extremely offensive, Morley. You seem to be too easily agitated lately. The scientific lineage needs to maintain sufficient awe for the unknown."

Terra's satellites suddenly detected two humanoid high-energy entities. Morley's first reaction was not awe or curiosity, but a desire to capture them, which made the Sage think that the other party was obviously too reckless.

For a scientist, caution and reverence are essential qualities. In the subtle details of science, there may be demons that could destroy the world. The development of science is, in essence, a dance with demons.

By simply changing the application of scientific power, technologies that benefit the country and its people can be transformed into deadly weapons that strangle humanity.

"Where did it go?" Morley seemed to completely ignore the sage's warning, furrowing his brows in a serious expression. He then quickly refreshed the projection screen, and the blurry figure on it had vanished.

He quickly turned the satellite's camera to another direction. The pitch-black background of the universe and the brilliant sun occupied most of the image, but the two blurry figures from before were no longer visible.

"It seems to be a living being. Could they be descendants of people from other planets in the past?" Morley was not discouraged or disappointed. Instead, he showed even more anticipation and excitement.

Terra's technology is extremely advanced, and it can easily land on nearby planets. Mechanical equipment has discovered some broken traces of civilizations on them, including buildings and dried-up lakes, which strongly proves that Terra is not alone in the universe. It's just that those civilizations have declined for some unknown reason, leaving behind ruins and a desolate land.

With a passionate, speech-like tone, Morley declared, "This is a landmark moment. I have a premonition that Terra's civilization will undergo a transformative development, and this time, it will be my own hands that will push the first lever!"

"I need to find the missing figures and turn on all the camera equipment on the satellites and the space station."

Looking at the spirited Morley, the sage's eyes suddenly became somewhat dazed and dangerous. She vaguely saw another shadow in him, a tall and slender figure, the deceased Hyde.

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Why is this happening?

In a bar in Terra City, Azera had a drink in front of her. The drink was brightly colored, like a painter's palette, and it tasted quite good, a masterpiece of the bartender. However, she had no interest in drinking it and took a few sips before becoming distracted.

This made the bartender doubt his skills, wondering if he had made a mistake in the ingredient ratios or the timing of the preparation. He had an extremely proud confidence in this drink, having even won an award for it.

Almost all customers are generous with their praise after drinking it, giving it extremely high ratings. Even if they don't like the taste, they won't show such indifference to the taste.

Moreover, such a beautiful and outstanding woman, with an elegant temperament, gentle and quiet demeanor, and features that are even more dazzling than those of stars on screen, what troubles could she possibly have?

After a long while, Azera finally came to her senses, her eyes regaining focus. She whispered to Ye Lin, "I didn't expect that even after Lord Hilder is gone, there are still people coveting forbidden power. I'm very curious now, assuming that Morley really did capture a high-energy being, how will Terra develop? Will the artificial god reappear?"

The two blurry figures were Hia and Momei, who had returned to the starry sky. They were not paying attention and were captured by the satellite.

Mo Mei jokingly remarked that this might be considered part of Terra's destiny, with the essence of destiny being photographed by a satellite, and then Morley, ambitious and eager to seize the Supreme Being, creating a sense of coincidence.

But for Fei Li... no, for fate, all coincidences are actually the inevitable result of multiple intersecting factors.

It would be somewhat ridiculous if Terra were to head down the same future in a different way.

"Yes, there are still some differences." Ye Lin smiled and said:

"If your hypothesis comes true, Terra will not be destroyed in the war of the gods, but will perish from within, because the power captured now does not involve that one."

The reason why the artificial god incident in Terra turned into a tragedy was largely because the power captured by the Terrans was actually the dark side of the Great Will, which led to such terrible consequences.

If it were merely a forbidden realm, it wouldn't actually be this extreme. Ye Lin reversed the flow of time, traversed countless flames of civilization, witnessed many demigods who wanted to make their final leap to the Primordial Sea, and also saw many marks of resentment in the Primordial Sea.

Those marks, those demigods, are all people who have ventured into forbidden territory.

“So that means…” Azera’s expression turned serious, a sense of dread creeping over her, and she said, “Their accidental being seen was also part of that deliberate arrangement, a predetermined link in the chain?”

She made a connection: the restoration of Terra was a prelude to the merging of parallel dimensions. The eight aspects of the Demon Realm were banished by the rulers of time and space, and the illusory main city of Terra and the Demon Moon Delion materialized, clearly to replace them, to delete the real and turn the false into the real.

This means that the current Terran planet will replace the old Terran, and the branches of time will likely converge here.

Then, quite by chance, Siat and Momei were discovered by Terra's scientists... An irrepressible ambition was growing, and Morley longed to usher in a new era and wanted to venture into forbidden territory.

So Azera wondered if this was a deep, chain reaction, first using the restored Terra as an anchor to merge parallel dimensions, then triggering the Terra scientists' ambition for greater power, ultimately causing Terra to play with fire and burn itself, heading towards terrifying self-destruction.

It's as logical as a murderer destroying their tools after committing the crime, coldly erasing all traces of their actions. In this way, Terra is a tool that has been used from beginning to end.

"What you said is very likely." Ye Lin nodded, his expression becoming more serious. He needed to pay attention to changes in this area.

Fei Liao is also investigating whether this series of coincidences involves the Creator's position.

Azera looked up at the interior of the bar. Since it was daytime, there weren't many customers, only about a dozen people. Some were laughing, some were worried, some were crying, and some were drinking numbly.

The myriad aspects of life, all appearing to be very real faces. In the distant ancient Terran era, Azera had visited this place a few times during daytime gatherings with friends. Recalling the past, she subconsciously pulled Nightlin along to reminisce.

"I have mixed feelings right now." Azera gave a wry smile, somewhat envying Hilder's detached composure, remaining calm and collected in the face of everything, seemingly always confident and unaffected by emotions.

Terra before her presents itself as a triple superposition of past, present, and future. Even though Azera knows the truth, she still can't help but indulge in the memories of her homeland, and her emotions are affected.

As evening slowly approached, looking up, one could see that the realism of the main city Terra and the Demon Moon had solidified even further, the transition being quite peaceful.

After the sage was affected, no one in Terra noticed anything unusual.

Terra City, residential area.

Azera searched for her hazy memories, walking and stopping to identify floors and house numbers, before standing with Yelin in front of a house.

She lowered her head and thought for a while, then tried to press her right hand fingers against the fingerprint lock on the door. After a soft "click," the lock opened naturally, and the lights inside the room turned on as she pushed the door open.

"Huh?" Ye Lin was surprised, because the captain hadn't opened the door with magic; it was just a normal fingerprint scanner.

Azera pursed her lips, her memories stirred again, and whispered:
“This is my old home in Terra City, the inheritance left to me by my parents. I never thought that with the passage of time, we would reunite in this fake world, and my fingerprints can still open the door.”

The wicked Hilder also owns multiple properties in Terra, though Azera doesn't know their exact locations. All that's known is that there's one property near Central Park where Hilder often stays.

However, given Herder's untimely death, those properties may have already been auctioned off and sold on the market.

The home environment made Azera visibly more relaxed; her purple eyes brightened, and she smiled more often, saying:
"Please sit down for a while, I'll prepare dinner."

Ye Lin nodded, remarking that the group leader and the curator were very similar in personality and temperament, gentle as the warm sun, with bright eyes that held the spring water. It was just that he couldn't imagine them getting angry or furious, and he couldn't picture their angry faces in his mind.

The most suitable type of spouse is the perfect virtuous wife and loving mother.

Azera skillfully found and tied on an apron, then went to the kitchen to prepare a meal.

Restless, Ye Lin slowly paced around the living room, carefully observing the atmosphere of the commander's past life. Then, on a wooden shelf, he saw a photo of the commander from the past.

The girl in the photo looks to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. She is wearing a white oversized coat, and her youthful and cute face has a little bit of baby fat. Her eyes are big, bright, and full of spirit. She exudes a very confident and spirited aura. Her hair is tied up in a pretty style, and a lively tuft of hair sticks up on top of her head.

Ye Lin picked up the photo, then glanced into the kitchen. The regimental commander was washing rice, preparing to cook.

Yes, although there are changes, you can tell at a glance that they are the same person. The difference is that the adult leader's ahoge (cowlick) is gone!
The current headdress has a very mature hairstyle, with the hair simply curled up at the back of the head and tied up with a gold hair tie, positioned to one side of the back of the head. This is a common style for women.

"The leader is the leader, he looks good no matter what." Ye Lin praised softly, looked at the photo for a while longer, and then put it down.

Looking back, I felt a little reluctant. Why not take the photo with me? Even if Terra is just a tool and is going to be destroyed, taking a photo would be easy.

About an hour later, the group leader called out, and Ye Lin quickly got up from the sofa to help serve the dishes. There were three dishes and a soup, with both meat and vegetables, and the nutrition was well-balanced. The ingredients were all bought when they returned in the evening.

Azera wiped the water off her hands on her apron and laughed, "The most troublesome part of cooking is always the preparation."

The actual cooking time is very short. For dishes that don't require long cooking times, a dish can be prepared in just a few minutes.

Seeing the childhood photo of herself on the coffee table, Azera suddenly felt a little ashamed, knowing that Ye Lin had not only seen it but had also held it in his hands for a while. She coughed lightly and said:
"That photo was taken when I was interning at Herder's. I was about fourteen years old then, and I still had a cowlick on my head."

As a genius scientist and the creator of the Genesis, Azera displayed remarkable talent from a young age, attracting the attention of scientists. She skipped grades until she was chosen by Hilder and Morley to become their youngest assistant and intern.

Azera served him rice and handed him chopsticks, taking good care of him. Then she asked expectantly, "Try it. I haven't been cooking often since I woke up on the Genesis spaceship, although I've practiced cooking occasionally. So I might be a little rusty."

Due to the special effects of the Tower of Despair and her past breakthroughs in breaking the limits of life, food is not a necessity for survival. The long passage of time can also cause a loss of appetite and the motivation to cook every day.

The continent of Arad has existed for over two thousand years. If people ate every day, that would be a considerable amount of food consumption.

Ye Lin took a bite of the boiled beef. It was tender, with a moderate spiciness and a rich texture. It tasted very good and was a perfect match with white rice. He immediately praised it and exclaimed that it was delicious.

"I'm glad you like it. I was worried I wouldn't do it well, so I even looked up a recipe." Azera smiled and served herself some rice.

Azera ate her rice in small bites; with her stunning beauty, every movement she made was pleasing to the eye.

“I suddenly remembered why I have such special feelings for the sage.” Azera picked up a piece of braised eggplant and put it in his bowl, then said in a somewhat uncertain tone, recalling the event:

"I actually have a certain degree of precognitive ability, and I can occasionally see some of the future. For example, when Dirige descended upon Noipeira and the painful village of Lesefen, I received mysterious prophecies, as if fragments of the future suddenly appeared in my mind."

Azera mentioned that it was because she saw the prophecy that she sent high-ranking officers of the search party to Neupera, and later sent them to Lessefen in Northmar.

Ye Lin nodded; he knew that the commander had the ability to predict the future.

"I built the Genesis spaceship partly because I saw fragments of the future," Azera said, continuing to serve him food, recalling the past.

"But the problem is, at this time I don't seem to have the ability to predict the future."

She pointed to her own photo with her chopsticks and said:

"I suspect my prophetic abilities are related to sages." (End of Chapter)