Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 683 The Problem of the Gods

The matter of Poseidon was settled simply like that. He is currently with the Tree of Life, Trova. The environment of the New Crown City is suitable for his current body to survive, which can be regarded as a form of protection. You could call it house arrest, but at least this way, many people can keep their minds at ease.

Tang Zijun could tell that Shangguan Su's concern was not about ancient gods like Poseidon or Scáthach. As he himself said, "These ancient gods are no longer true gods. Some of them have been reborn, and some have abandoned their divinity. Now they are just some special life forms."

What Director Shangguan was truly worried about was the unknown behind these ancient gods. If many of those ancient beings had indeed survived through various means, no one knew how great the impact would be.

Shangguan Su had already gained a basic understanding of how powerful these gods were. In fact, not only her, but ordinary people all over the world had also learned about it to some extent. Whether it was the fall of the Tree Crown Royal City, the Shadow Disaster, or the Battle of the Demon City, these battles that could destroy the world at any time could cause huge losses of life and property.

This is a situation that the Bureau of Demon Surveillance desperately wants to avoid.

No one knows how many such threats there are, and this is Shangguan Su's biggest worry. Although the general public has gradually become accustomed to supernatural events and is no longer particularly surprised to see magical girls fighting against evil spirits, this is far from being truly safe.

These deities cannot integrate into the present-day real world, nor is it possible for them to truly integrate into the real world.

Even though Poseidon appeared peaceful at this moment, his inherent peculiarity still existed. In the era that belonged to the Sleeves, humans were nothing more than lowly creatures, their servants. It was simply impossible for him to live with humans as they were now.

Putting aside everything else, just look at the negativity on the internet in various countries now, and you'll know that Tang Zijun is really afraid that Poseidon will be so angry that he'll have a stroke, so isolating him is the only way.

"It's actually a good thing you did this in advance, otherwise if other people knew that there was such a person under the Atlantic Ocean, who knows what outrageous things they might do." Shangguan Su rested her chin on her hand, watching Tang Zijun make tea for her.

Tang Zijun performed the simple steps, discarding the first brew and then warming another ounce of tea. "You don't need to be so nervous. The opening of the Sea God Temple's dimension requires the stars to be in the correct position. This time, it opened thanks to some tricks from Lao Chang and me. Otherwise, it would have taken another three or four hundred years to open on its own."

"That's true, but it's hard to say what might happen in the meantime. Thank you." Taking the cup from Tang Zijun, Shangguan Su thanked her and continued, "Don't forget, Tree Crown City was safe until that guy, Sir Skeleton, made a big move."

"Skull Lord was an accident. The matter of the Canopy City was too complicated. First, Trova's energy couldn't support the barrier, and then humans accidentally entered the secret realm, causing the heretical demons to know about its existence. If it were the Sea God Temple, this situation would most likely not have occurred, after all, it's the Atlantic Ocean, a place rarely visited by humans."

"Then explain what's going on with the black beard." Shangguan Su rolled her eyes.

Tang Zijun froze for a moment, then smiled. "That guy is already dead, isn't he? Besides, there's a big difference between greedy people and heretical demons. Under normal circumstances, heretical demons wouldn't go to remote places to do evil. And besides, there aren't any greedy people left now."

"That would be for the best." Shangguan Su took a sip of tea, then seemed to remember something. "By the way, where is that Afran now?"

"In the Tree Crown City, she said she wanted to find a place with abundant natural energy to go into seclusion for a while. Her family is quite ancient and has some connection with the Olympian pantheon, so I asked her to look after Poseidon. Don't worry, Hyacinth is watching them, nothing will happen."

"You seem to have a good relationship with her." Shangguan Su put down her cup. "I've recently looked into this Afran. Her family is quite famous in the upper echelons of British society, and their local magical girl organization has tried to invite her to join several times."

"I've heard her mention this before. Apart from the heir who specifically inherits the Rainbow Crystal Flower, the other branches of her family have all gone into business in human society, and some have even entered politics. As for those magical girl organizations, she said she has no intention of joining them. She feels that she's fine on her own." Tang Zijun stroked her chin.

"I'm fine on my own, so why am I hanging out with you guys?"

Tang Zijun paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "There's a barb in your words. Have you been approached again?"

"Yeah, I guess." Shangguan Su shrugged and leaned back in her chair. "The French president visited a while ago, and then the magical girl organization from Great Britain came to exchange ideas on behalf of the country. You weren't there at the time; it was Deputy Director Qiu who received them. I think they were using the guise of exchange to come here and extract information."

"That's understandable. It's not easy for a country to have such an ancient family, and now their heir is getting so close to us. It would be strange if they didn't react at all."

"I reckon they probably contacted Afran too, but she didn't fully explain the situation here to them. Those people had no idea about the existence of the Wasteland and the Dream World, which is why they were so eager to come and investigate."

Tang Zijun listened and nodded silently.

He has not made any explicit disclosure of information about worlds other than the real world, and the current Bureau of Demonic Supervision is also suppressing the news. This is mainly because disclosing such information would not help anything other than causing more negative energy to erupt in the world, so the fewer people who know, the better.

As for Afran, Tang Zijun didn't know why she kept it a secret for them, but he could guess some of the reasons. Although Afran was young, she was, after all, the heir of an ancient family, and she still had the brains she needed.

On one side is human society, disconnected from the supernatural; on the other side are dimensional lords who control the entire reversed world and some living gods. She knew very well which side to stand on; it wasn't even a choice.

Moreover, she was well aware of the situation on both sides. The British and magical girls wouldn't dare to lay a hand on her. Whether she played the good cop or the bad cop, they wouldn't openly use any methods against her, because that would only backfire and push her toward the Magic Bureau.

But the situation is different with the Demon Surveillance Bureau, or rather, with Tang Zijun. If she really does something outrageous, Tang Zijun won't even need to lift a finger; Chang Lei and Shi Yao will be more than enough to give her a hard time. Those two are truly capable of taking action, and they show no mercy.

Furthermore, the hope of lifting the curse on her lies in Tang Zijun's hands, and she would never give up on it, nor would she have any reason to do so.

Shangguan Su sized up Tang Zijun, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "When are you leaving this time?"

"This afternoon, I'm going to see Elder Pan and the other experts. Besides Poseidon, there are still quite a few things with residual extraordinary energy in the Sea God Temple. I'd like them to take a look; maybe they can be of some help to you," Tang Zijun replied.

"Well, that's good. Go ahead and do it without worry; we'll take care of things here." Shangguan Su smiled. "You were in such a hurry to come back and find Poseidon's trident before, did the situation in the dream world worsen again?"

"I suppose so." Tang Zijun sighed. "The biggest threat to Black City before was the Calamity Wind. It was said to be a product of the fall of the God of Nature. In fact, the unpredictable weather was nothing. The most threatening thing was the radiation in the air. That radiation was not ordinary pollution, nor was it a special substance. Rather, it was the spread of divine power after the laws broke apart from the bodies of living beings. Simply put, it was disordered and drifting divine power."

"Normally, divine power is an extremely powerful positive force that greatly benefits nature. But uncontrolled divine power is different. Its changes and violent power radiation will alter everything that comes into contact with it, which is the most troublesome thing."

"Fortunately, with Trova's help, the divine power radiation in the calamity wind has become negligible under the influence of her life force and will no longer have any impact on Black City. But now, with the two Great Old Ones freed one after the other, we must find a way to put them back in."

"The Great Old Ones..." Shangguan Su licked her slightly dry red lips and looked up at Tang Zijun. "Is sealing them the only way to deal with them? Can't we just kill them?"

"It's probably impossible. I've fought one of them before, though it was just a test. But killing one of those things is still very troublesome. You might even get your hands dirty with a punch." Tang Zijun shook her head slightly and continued.

"Moreover, the gods have tried it, and beings more powerful than me have also tried it, but they all failed. Since they chose to seal it, it proves that this should be the most effective method. I don't have many choices now. If this method is the most convenient, then let's do it for now."

"I see." Shangguan Su nodded thoughtfully.

"I know you're worried about these guys, and to be honest, I'm worried about them too." Tang Zijun slowly stood up. "I'll find a way to deal with them. If I can find a way to kill them, I'll eradicate this threat completely."

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