The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 54, Section 51: Ain's Interstellar Exploration Plan

Observations of the distant future have automatically ceased.

Ain sat in her chair, panting heavily, her body trembling slightly, her eyes lifeless.

As the greatest prophet, she would not doubt her intuition.

"What terrifying truth does these stars truly hold?"

"That mortal mage named Elion, his hypothesis might be true..."

Although she couldn't see any more detailed or specific information, the nameless palpitations she felt as a prophet during that observation alone were enough to explain the situation.

Without hesitation, Ain activated his extraordinary divine power once again to conduct the observation again.

Nothing happened.

This time, she didn't get any valuable information.

Those stars will appear perfectly normal in all observable futures, without the slightest sign of anything amiss.

The vaguely prophetic images show that these planets will remain unchanged in the future, 20,000 to 30,000 years from now, without any special features.

However, this result made even the true god, Aion, feel a chill run down his spine.

It's like...

The stars sensed the observation of the god of knowledge, and withdrew the terrifying claws that had inadvertently been revealed, returning to their silent pretense.

Ain was certain that the fear he felt in that instant represented some kind of terrifying power, enough to destroy all gods!

However, after noticing her observation, a strange and hidden force immediately obscured the true god's perception.

Even my ability to foresee the future, a divine being, can be obscured…

This conclusion only made Ain more uneasy.

"The hypothesis of that mortal mage, Elian, might be correct!"

"This might really be a power from outside this world, from beyond all known planes!"

Inside the arcane laboratory of the floating city.

Elian watched the fleeting look of terror on Ain's face and a smile crept onto his lips.

Did you really find it?

In fact, Elion probably understood the limits of the Goddess of Knowledge's power better than Aion herself, knew the rules governing the operation of her extraordinary divine power, and knew just how much she could perceive when the great beings of distant lands obscured fate and interfered with the outcome of prophecies...

In a past life, Elian had wandered the outer planes with this close friend, traversing the astral and spiritual realms, studying the mysteries of divine power, and exploring the limits of divine authority at different levels and with different divine offices.

On one occasion, Elion even spent a century in the "Street of Gods"—the birthplace of lawful evil gods—in the steel city of the second layer of Hell, witnessing firsthand the birth of an evil god from the faith of mortals on the material plane. Elion then immediately captured this newborn true god and subjected him to numerous live experiments.

Therefore, Elion is more familiar with the extent of her prophetic authority than the current god Ion herself!

If not, El-Erian had previously provided a wealth of preliminary information and hypothetical directions as the basis for his prophecy;
If not, he precisely identified each planet polluted by distant lands and guided Aion to simultaneously explore all of these planets;
If not, he suggested to Ayn ​​that they observe both the future and present of these celestial bodies simultaneously…

Even the goddess of knowledge, Aion, could not, in a fleeting moment, break through the passive obscuring of fate by the great beings of distant lands and perceive the great terror beyond dimensions!
Elion knew very well that at the same time that Ain noticed the anomaly, those great beings beyond the dimensions also sensed the spying of the Goddess of Knowledge and actively concealed their destiny once again.

If the apocalypse had already arrived by now, those terrifying beings from distant lands who looked down upon the gods could even use their recent spying to establish a mystical connection and obliterate Aion! They could have caused this mid-level deity to perish with his secrets, transforming into a divine corpse in the Astral Sea!
But in this day and age, all they can do is quickly hide their pieces deeper and better, pretending that their previous spying was a mistake.

But it was too late.

"Your Majesty the Great El-Erian..."

Beside him, Ain looked slightly tired, and even her voice trembled slightly.

"After thinking about it, I believe your hypothesis has considerable merit. There is much room for further exploration in the future."

The goddess of knowledge bowed gently, paying a solemn salute to the monarch of Eldoron:
"Thank you, Your Majesty El-Erian, for bestowing upon me knowledge of immeasurable value!"

Even to me, the god of knowledge, this knowledge is incredibly precious… Ain silently added in his heart.

If the respect, worship, and gratitude that this goddess of knowledge had shown to Elian before were merely a performance to maintain her outward appearance, then...

Now, what Ain said truly came from the bottom of his heart!

“Ms. Aenelia, I’m glad you can accept my hypothesis and acknowledge its reasonableness to a certain extent.” Elion had a faint smile on his lips.

"The so-called forces and threats from outside the world are currently only very rough hypotheses."

"We need more experiments to prove this."

"For example, we could cross the vast expanse of space in the prime material plane, rush towards the stars, and actually land on the demonic planets like Hadda, Urban, and Kaifeng, establish bases on these planets, and conduct more detailed research."

"Unfortunately, I, Eldoron, and the human race are still too weak, far from the point where we should even be thinking about such grand things..."

As Elian spoke, he deliberately added a touch of disappointment and regret to his tone.

Ian listened to Elian's words and comforted him:
"It is alright, Your Majesty. Perhaps one day, the human kingdom of Eldoron will indeed be able to achieve the grand goal you have envisioned."

"However, what I just said is something that even the current Elven Royal Court would find difficult to do."

Elian deliberately continued in that slightly disappointed tone.

In this atmosphere, Ain almost spontaneously said what Elian had been hoping for:

"Perhaps one day, the human kingdom of Eldoron will be able to do something that even the elven royal court that rules this continent cannot do."

This country called Eldoron, this race called Humanity, deserves this day... Ain thought.

"I hope that day will come." Elian gave a knowing smile.

During her conversation with Elian, an idea naturally came to Ain's mind:
Indeed, directly exploring these strange planets is far too difficult and dangerous for mortal races of the present age.

However, she, the true God, can do such a thing herself!

Ain plans to make some simple preparations and then create another incarnation of a god to explore these planets that contain power from beyond the world!
—This is also part of Elion's plan, to let Ion take advantage of the time before the end of the world to uncover more secrets of these celestial bodies and then warn the other gods!
"By the way, Your Majesty El-Erian, I am extremely grateful to you for showing me the potential of humankind and for sharing your research findings with me."

Ain bowed again.

"I have a small gift to present to Your Majesty during this visit."

(End of this chapter)