Here, the Lord said this is a good thing

The Continental Calendar has only reached the beginning of the seventh century, which means that only 600 years have passed since the calendar was used to record the years.

But this era has been going on for far more than 600 years.

Ye He still remembered that Selena said that after the beginning of this era, there would be a period of chaos for about 1,200 years.

In the first six hundred years, tens of thousands of races rose up on the continent. In the next six hundred years, hundreds of races fought for supremacy on the continent...

Only in the last six hundred years have humans completely risen, gained dominance over the entire continent, and began to redefine “human” history under the name of the “Continental Calendar.”

Therefore, if calculated by the [Era Calendar], it should be around 1856 now.

[Alchemy] is a system of power that flourished around the first millennium of the Christian calendar.

Because humans at that time were eager to win the final victory in the struggle for supremacy among hundreds of races and become the only ruling race on the continent...

At that time, the human beings’ pursuit of power was mainly based on “being free from fear of cold and heat”!
As long as they can defeat the enemy, not to mention the evil gods, even those nameless beings in the abyss will be worshipped!
Similarly, gold, a precious metal, as the only common currency among hundreds of races, is also excessively pursued by humans who are greedy by nature.

Thus... [Alchemy] came into being!

"The record of the first alchemist's appearance is no longer available. Probably after 999 AD, a large number of alchemists began to emerge.

Their strengths vary, some can only change the existence form of certain substances through specific alchemical arrays, while others can make plants grow rapidly.

However, there are some people who have subdivided their knowledge of [Alchemy] and devoted all their "knowledge" to how to improve their combat effectiveness through [Alchemy]!

At that time, humans had a country called Astra, which expanded its territory to nearly a quarter of the size of a continent, and almost led humans to become the final winner of the battle among hundreds of races.

This country relies on these "combat-specialized" alchemists. In order to commend the achievements of these alchemists, Astra also awarded them "national-level" alchemist honors that are almost equal to those of the aristocracy.

Relying on the fighting power of these national-level alchemists, Astra fought wars in the south and the north, defeating powerful foreign tribes one after another.

At the same time, they also actively sought out powerful alchemists in the country and invited them to join the team of national alchemists to expand the manpower of this war weapon.

But in the end... Astra suddenly disappeared and fell apart...

These national-level alchemists either retired, died, or changed jobs.

But until the beginning of the Continental Calendar and the rise of the Federation and the Empire, no one had ever seen a national-level alchemist in an organized system. "

Ye He repeated to Natasha the secret history of alchemy that Selena had told him, so that she could understand how glorious this technology, which is now considered "superstition", had once been.

"How did Astra disappear?"

Natasha was listening intently and asked Ye He the key question as soon as she opened her mouth.

"It is said that it was a civil war, but there are many other theories. I will not list them one by one. Anyway, a country that relies on war to support war will never survive for long."

Ye He was not bothered by this issue at all. The only thing he cared about was whether Moriarty would pass [Plan A] and get him a few "national-level alchemists".

Being able to fight against this new enemy that once shined in the battlefield of a hundred races but that one has never seen before is the experience that every person who loves fighting wants most.

There is another thing that also makes Ye He look forward to [Plan A] and the "National Alchemist".

That is what he didn't tell Natasha, that modern humans' use of monster materials, the re-acquisition of supernatural powers, and even the origin of monsters, all of these may be related to alchemy!
"That was an era when "taboo" was not yet called "taboo", and the powerful alchemists were almost omnipotent.

Not to mention violating human taboos, even investigating alien gods, capturing and studying divine creatures is no problem at all for alchemists."

Selina’s additional explanation of the “Secret History of Alchemy” was still echoing in Ye He’s mind.

Ye He suspected that these alchemists had offended some unspeakable existence in the abyss, which led to the destruction of Atlansis and the origin and rise of monsters.

It's like I created the scarlet monster...

Since Ye He has verified it personally, unfortunately, the possibility that his guess is true is very high.

"Phew... I'll be looking forward to it... You can find a place to rest, I'll go back to sleep. We'll leave Salzburg tomorrow, let's go to the next city... Let's keep looking forward to it!"

After leaving these words, Ye He returned to the tavern, leaving the silent Natasha outside the back door of the tavern.

The night wind in Salzburg in the early morning was particularly cool, and it took a lot of effort to bring Natasha back to reality.

She shuddered, looked at the back door of the tavern helplessly, and stared at Ye He inside.

Ye He could ignore those "national-level alchemists" because he was strong enough, but Natasha had to care.

God knows if they have the ability to see through people's minds directly. Natasha doesn't want to expose her identity as a double agent in front of Moriarty.

But she is even less proactive than Ye He, and knows less about alchemy or alchemists than Ye He.

There was nothing Natasha could do except feel uneasy.

……

Ye He left Salzburg!
The good news spread throughout the southeastern part of the Federation early in the morning, especially to the refugees who had fled from Salzburg, who could not help but celebrate and rushed to tell others the good news.

"Great! Ye He is back!"

"This evil has finally left! We can go home!"

"Ah... I heard that a lot of buildings collapsed in Salzburg... I hope my house isn't one of them. I still have 30 years of mortgage to pay off..."

"Wait! Ye He didn't leave the Federation and return to the Empire!"

"what?!"

The latest news is that after Yehe left Salzburg, he did not return to the eastern empire, but moved towards the northwest!

Although this news did not affect the Salzburg refugees' celebration of finally returning home, it was somewhat frightening for the cities along Yehe's path.

Especially Helsingfors, the largest city between Salzburg and the federal capital.

It is located just northwest of Salzburg, and continuing northwest past this city will lead to the federal capital.

Life is like this, the more people don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen. When Ye He left Salzburg and began to move northwest, many people and forces immediately saw Ye He's true purpose.

When Ye He just arrived in Helsing City, many "stars" carried by small parachutes began to fall from the sky... everyone understood at the same time that the worst situation had happened!

It turns out that the carnival that Yehe started in Salzburg was only the first one, and the second carnival will be held in Helsingfors soon!

After receiving the news that "stars" began to fall from the sky, the mayor of Helsingfors almost fainted.

He finally understood why he received a "temporary evacuation warning" from the federal government in the morning. It turned out that the federal government already knew in advance that Yehe would not stop!
"Issue... evacuation warning notice..."

The mayor finally recovered and announced to his secretary.

"Okay, Mr. Mayor, who should I send it to?"

His secretary seemed to be a little bit stupid, as he actually needed to explain this.

Seeing that this secretary was actually quite capable, the mayor swallowed his anger and explained in a self-deprecating manner:
"City defense, garrison troops, businesses, police departments, ordinary citizens... in short, everyone, everyone in the city!

Tell them, if you don't want to die, leave now...

I am ready to leave anyway. With the example of Salzburg, the federal government should not fire me because of my departure..."

Thanks to the mayor's leading evacuation, the scene of refugees leaving their homes with their families, which had already happened once in Salzburg, soon happened again in Helsingfors.

As for the garrison and city defense forces outside the city... they had already received notification from the military and had withdrawn in advance before Ye He arrived in Helsing City.

The Federation has learned a lot from Salzburg’s “proofing”. Since Yehe is invincible... just hide!
At least he would leave the city behind and not raze everything he went to.

"Quite consciously."

Standing by the window of the hotel room, Ye He looked down with satisfaction at the "tide of refugees" leaving Helsingborg from all directions.

This time, before he even started issuing notices, ordinary people in Helsing City began to evacuate on their own accord. This was great!

I hope that when the battle comes to the federal capital, ordinary people in the federal capital will be as conscious as ordinary people in Helsingfors.

After all, he was only here to make money and play games, not to kill innocent people. Ye He did not like unnecessary killing because it was unnecessary.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, Ye He saw a human head flying high on the street.

It doesn’t matter who died, since Yehe didn’t know him anyway, but the person who did it was the “referee” Latis who had just joined Yehe’s side.

I guess it was some thug who failed to grab the "star" and set his sights on Latis?
The same situation happened several times in Salzburg. Humans never learn their lessons as long as the injured or dead are not themselves or people they know.

In addition, there were a number of conspicuous figures "going against the current" on the refugee tide leaving the city.

Among these figures, Ye He found some ladies with whom he had drunk. Unexpectedly, they were still alive and had even followed him to Salzburg.

Of course, in addition to Ye He, their main target should also be to plan to continue to participate in the second "carnival" with other thugs who followed them.

Interestingly, these people are more sensible than the local thugs in Helsing. They don't even disturb the refugees from leaving. They enter the city silently, find a base, and wait for the carnival to begin.

For such people... Yehe is of course quite welcome, they are the backbone of their carnival!

In order to let these people have more fun, and also to prepare for the upcoming Moriarty's [Plan A]...

Yehe plans to prepare some "interesting surprises" for everyone in Helsingborg, a city built on a mountain with half of the city located on the mountain!
Hope you all like it.

"The arena match?"

"Correct."

Sharmi, who was favored by Yehe last night, looked particularly high-spirited and charming today.

She was as professional as ever, and enthusiastically pointed to the arena behind her... a small city square, and announced to the thugs she had gathered:
"Every night from 19:00 to 22:00, if you defend the ring for three hours, you will receive a star as a reward. There is no penalty for failure!
There are only two rules, please listen carefully!

First, you cannot attack the defender outside the ring area, nor can you leave the ring area immediately after attacking. Otherwise, it would be too shameless, wouldn’t it?

Second, only the strong ones who can hold on to the end can win.

The last fifteen minutes of the three-hour defense is the blood fighting time. Participating in the blood fighting time challenge requires paying one star. It will not be refunded if the challenge fails, and it will be paid as a reward to the champion who successfully defends the ring in the end.

But if the champion is defeated within these fifteen minutes, the person who defeated the defending champion will be directly regarded as the champion who successfully defended the ring! Directly receive all the star rewards during the bloody battle!
Did you understand? I will be waiting for you here at 19:00!"

After explaining the rules, Sharmi did not leave immediately. Instead, she stretched out her hand and released lightning, carving the two rules she had just mentioned on the road in front of the square and on the most conspicuous wall nearby.

There are three similar arenas in the entire city of Helsing. In addition, Yehe also built an ordinary citizen area in the plain area at the foot of the mountain in this city, opening a free challenge area for all thugs.

The so-called free challenge zone... is an area with "absolutely no rules" where thugs can do whatever they want.

Sounds like the same thing as when the whole of Salzburg is having a party?
But if Ye He told these thugs, strong non-thugs would appear in the free challenge area from time to time.

If the thugs use any means to defeat these strong men, they can not only dominate them in everything, but also get extra stars + entertainment material rewards?
“Is there anyone who can’t tell who is ‘ours’ and who is ‘outsider’?”

Ye He said this to the thugs with a smile, and the thugs smiled back at Ye He, understanding what he meant.

In order to stop Yehe from continuing to move northwest, the "carnival" was launched to the federal capital...

The "gentlemen" living in the federal capital are not reluctant to spend money to hire people to come to Helsingfors to try to stop the carnival from unfolding.

At the same time... the FBI led by Natasha, including Natasha herself, and the spy of "Everyone's Eyes" who reports directly to Moriarty...

In addition, it also includes the spies of those forces with ulterior motives...

These people will become the "outsiders" that the thugs encounter in the free challenge area, and become the "moving stars" in their eyes!
These extra "carnival activities" are just the beginning. In the "rich area" of Helsing City built on the hillside or even halfway up the mountain, Yehe has provided many more interesting "projects" for the thugs and "outsiders" waiting for them to experience!

(End of this chapter)