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The figure with its head slightly tilted back gradually overlapped with the petite figure shrouded in mist within the Mist Council.

“The 10th…Apostle…” Xue Dinglu slowly uttered the name.

Although Xue Lude had imagined how he should face this familiar yet unfamiliar apostle before they actually met, he was surprisingly calm when he actually saw her.

There was no excitement, no hatred, not even a great deal of turmoil, because this was a very normal world. In fact, based on what he had just seen outside, it was all too normal. The whole world was so normal that Xue's law could hardly believe it.

Aside from being a bit feudal, this place doesn't seem to be a planet controlled by apostles at all. The humans here are normal, there are no outrageous tragedies, and there aren't many seemingly extremely distorted policies and rules governing others.

The whole world is like a cultural melting pot. In Osmar, you can see all kinds of cultural hybrids, with good and bad inexplicably blended together. People from different cultures can intermarry, without any distinction of rank or status.

According to the Moon Goddess, it seems that only Osmar City is like this. Other autonomous regions are probably the homelands of their respective races. For example, the Eastern Boundary of Sumeru is full of Easterners. People from other regions would probably be stared at with curiosity if they came there.

But actually, this is better than Xue's law imagined. Apart from the fact that it still seems to have that feudal temperament after thousands of years, there is nothing too outrageous.

If Xue Law, before experiencing so many things, saw that the creatures of the Divine Era were still so feudal, and their living standards were probably not even comparable to those of the Han and Tang Dynasties, Xue Law would probably scoff at it.

But after seeing what kind of mess the world controlled by so many dog-like apostles was, Xue Law was actually relieved to see such a feudal world.

It's truly outrageous how many opinions there are. Seeing the divine beings of Earth engaging in feudalism, Xue's Law actually felt a sense of relief.

Xue Dinglu felt that he was also sick, and that was probably the case.

Feudalism is feudalism, but it's still a normal country and dynasty. Just think of these ancient beings as having no knowledge, who could only manage a semi-feudal or semi-feudal system after thousands of years.

Xue's Law now has this feeling: the entire planet Eden is a feudal lord country, with Chaos as the king and various regions as feudal nobles. For example, the Eastern Boundary of Sumeru is the feudal territory of Upala, Tushan, and Ao family.

Chaos was just the biggest feudal lord.

Looking at the overall structure, Xue's Law even gives the impression of looking at a replica of the Zhou Dynasty.

He even glanced at the people in the conference hall; there was a crocodile-headed man and a dog-headed man among them, who were undoubtedly from Egypt.

There was also a male fox with squinty eyes, dressed as a scholar, drinking tea while squinting at me. He seemed to be a strategist, probably from my hometown.

There was another person who was also smiling at him. Xue Dinglu looked at him; he was a bearded Middle Eastern man. He didn't know which pantheon he belonged to. He looked a bit like a Persian and a bit like a Judaist.

Of course, there were also Greek pantheons, but on the contrary, the Greek pantheons were very polite to him. They probably all knew him, and those who didn't know him had probably heard of him. Killing Zeus was probably too shocking for them.

Therefore, everyone in Greece is actually quite friendly towards themselves.

In short, all sorts of attitudes were present in the hall: friendly, indifferent, scrutinizing, dissatisfied... and so on.

In the end, all that remained was Chaos's words: "Let's get straight to the point. There's no need for any pointless banquets or feasts regarding the issue of resisting the Zerg swarm."

"Okay!" The others didn't say anything more.

In Xue's view, the male fox directly took out a sand table and began to say, "At present, the swarm's attack route has been completely blocked by the army of the dead at the foot of Mount Olympia, but the situation is not optimistic."

"The problem with the first swarm's flight is that even if we use our authority to block the sky, the swarm's low-altitude flight will still leave the army of the dead unable to cope. Commander Hades at the front has raised this issue many times, and his army of the underworld cannot deal with flying units."

"Secondly, even if we use the army of the dead to resist the swarm and prevent it from corrupting and decaying, there are still a large number of magical and ordinary creatures in the areas controlled by the swarm. Olympia and the surrounding millions of square kilometers have been occupied by the swarm, and those magical and ordinary creatures have become a breeding ground for the swarm..."

"According to my calculations, the first batch of insects will hatch in less than six days. At that time, we will all be facing two to three times more enemies than we are currently attacking..."

"This is still under the condition that the enemy does not send reinforcements. It is estimated that if the front line continues to be blocked like this, the enemy may continue to increase reinforcements until they completely break through our army of the dead. When we have to use an army of the living, that will be the time when we die slowly."

The male fox described the current situation on the sand table, and Xue Lude looked at it. In his opinion, the situation was already quite good.

It can only be said that the people of this world are quite something, thinking of using a vast army of the dead to resist the insect swarm, whether it's Hades's underworld soldiers, the undead legions of Persia, or the evil spirits of the underworld in the eastern realm of Sumeru...

In short, using these things to deal with insect swarms is surprisingly effective, although this effectiveness is relative.

When the swarm landed in southern Olympia, the entire southern region of Olympia had essentially fallen. If it weren't for Chaos and the other pantheons' efforts to save it, the entire world would probably be finished by now.

Right now, they've only entered a phase of slow death. They can only use these undead armies to hold off the Zerg swarm, but once the first batch of native Zerg hatches in this world, they'll be close to the collapse of their defenses.

Xue Dinglu immediately understood the current situation of the entire Eden defense line.

“I understand. For now, my strength can only deal with that divine tree. As for the other swarms of insects…” Chaos looked at Xue Dilu, thinking that he should use him as long as possible. “Hero Xue Dilu, I ask you to help me break through this line of defense. Also, if the Sixth Apostle appears, please help me hold it off for a while. We will face the Sixth Apostle together, how about that?”

Chaos pointed to Mount Olympus, where Hades's army of the underworld was located, and which was also the main target of the Zerg swarm's attack.

Throughout this world, people from each of their pantheons are accustomed to naming the regions here after their respective homelands. Xue doesn't know if this is out of nostalgia or if they truly consider this place their second home.

Xue Dinglu nodded. He didn't mention the information that the Sixth Apostle was dead, because he had come to confirm this matter. Why did the apostle who was killed by the Mimic King seem to have his followers attacking other apostles under the control of another person?

Even if the army that came this time were very weak, Chaos himself could have held them off together with these divine beings. The fact that they couldn't even hold them off now proves that the Sixth Apostle has probably used up a lot of his resources.

It's probably even more exaggerated than the swarms of insects under the Iron Curtain.

Even though the Super Iron Curtain was incredibly powerful, it was only a few waves of troops borrowed by the Ninth Apostle. In the end, Yunxing and the others managed to hold back the defense line with the help of the World Consciousness. Later, with the assistance of the Dauntless Mechs, they successfully pushed back the defense line.

This proves that the swarm's loss of control was not caused by the death of the Sixth Apostle, but was a premeditated attack controlled by someone. Xue's previous thought was only of the "Lord of the Mist."

And now, this can be considered his first test with the Lord of Mist, now that he has obtained the power of the God of Order.

After discussing how each person should respond and their alliances and support, the war meeting came to an end.

It was much simpler than I had imagined. Xue Lude thought he would have to show off his strength and beat up all these arrogant gods before he could have a proper conversation.

To his surprise, although some unfamiliar gods seemed unfriendly to him, there was no conflict, no mockery or snorting. The gods even bowed slightly to him.

This is something even Xue's Law isn't used to.

Normally, after arriving, you'll definitely have to face some ridicule before you can prove them wrong, right?
“Xerides, I will be waiting for you in the reception room in an hour. There are many things I need to discuss with you in detail. As for the time before that, you can do whatever you want. Perhaps it is more important for you to see this world that seems so different to you.” Chaos said, and then left.

Xue felt a little confused, but he kept Chaos's attitude towards him to himself.

Because soon, people started coming over to him.

"Hello, my name is Tu Shanyi, are we from the same hometown?" The male fox who had been strategizing and commanding on the sand table came to Xue Dinglu's side and greeted him in a very familiar manner.

"If we follow your local custom, I might be called a fellow villager..." Xue Dinglu complained.

After all, here, this fox could probably call anyone from Earth a fellow countryman.

"However, I come from Earth three thousand years in the future, which is quite far from you." Xue Dinglu didn't care about that and directly stated that he came from three thousand years in the future.

"Oh, so much time has passed... We've lived in this world for generations. The hometowns that our grandparents used to talk about are gradually fading into the memories of us younger generation. Come, have some tea. I doubt we have anything this good back home. I've heard that the magic power back home is waning, so I imagine you're having a tough time." The fox named Tu Shanyi seemed to have a bit of sympathy as he poured a cup of tea for his fellow countryman.

But he seems to have misunderstood something; perhaps he thinks that the Earth is now just a wasteland, and life is very difficult there...

Xue's Law wanted to complain, but didn't know how. He wanted to give this fox, who was basically an overseas Chinese, a general overview of the great developments in Earth's scientific civilization, but then thought better of it...

"Yeah, it's really terrible. I've never even drunk tea before..." Xue Dinglu could only manage to utter this last sentence.

"Sigh, it seems our ancestors were right to leave. By the way, you must be a descendant of the Celestials, right? You can come here to register and acknowledge your ancestors. We'd also be willing to let you change your surname to Tushan. I can sense that you have the same bloodline as us, although it's very faint now. But you're still a descendant of the Celestials. Change your surname and return to the Celestials' genealogy." The male fox's next sentence almost made Xue Dinglu choke.

Sure enough, he still couldn't connect with feudal people.

That's so feudal...

Xue Dinglu quickly and persuasively declined the offer, as for things like the divine bloodline or the recognition of one's ancestors...

Let's just treat Schrödinger's law as a complete waste of time...

"Sigh, you can tell at a glance that you have the bloodline of a celestial being, it's just a bit diluted." The fox didn't insist and said in the end, "When we go to the Eastern Realm of Sumeru, I'll show you what it looks like now, it's probably much better than your hometown."

Xue Law: "..."

Your most prosperous city, Osmar, is probably only at the level of the Han and Tang dynasties in Xue's opinion. Your so-called feudal place on the eastern border of Mount Sumeru is better off not making my brother Xue laugh.

However, Xue's law still gave the fox some face and did not point it out directly. In the end, he only asked about things like "celestial beings".

"The Celestials are the descendants of the Tushan clan and the Yellow Emperor who intermarried for generations. In ancient times, if someone had fox-like features, they would return to Tushan; if they didn't, they were considered 'Celestials.'" The fox spoke, then whispered...

"I'll tell you something, but you mustn't reveal it. Celestials actually look down on other people. Because we Celestials possess immaculate bodies, compared to those others, we are born without body odor, mysterious, ancient, and long-lived, like elves. So many Celestials look down on others in their hearts. I see you have an immaculate body, which is why I said you must have extremely rare Celestial blood, unlike them..."

"Although it was well concealed, to the Tu Shan clan, the smell was simply unbearable..."

Xue Law: “?”

Is it true that feelings without physical connection are simply a matter of divine blood?

So it seems there are 14 billion celestial beings on Earth... or even more...

And your fox-like sense of smell must be several times that of a normal god, right? That really puts you in a difficult position.

After the fox left, several other people came to talk to Xue Dinglu, and Xue Dinglu responded to each of them.

Some of the Greek acquaintances, such as Apollo, looked at Xue's Law with very strange eyes, almost causing Xue's Law to suffer a PTSD attack like Zeus.

After the social niceties, which seemed to be part of the drinking culture, Xue arrived at the meeting place with Chaos.

“We’ve finally met, Xerides. Did you never expect our meeting to be so peaceful?” Chaos said, exposing his back to Xerides as if he were completely unprepared.

Xue Dinglu didn't speak; he didn't know what the man's attitude was, so he simply remained silent.

“Sure enough, the same reaction as that woman Athena.” Chaos just smiled when he saw Xue’s reaction. “When I asked about you before, that woman Athena had the same reaction, and that’s what she said most often…”

"If it were Sildenas and Joshua, they would definitely do the same." (End of Chapter)