Starting with Blood Healing to become an Ancient God

Entering through the main gate on the south side, the first thing you see is a park with lush greenery. Here, you can see groups of talented young people walking around, chatting and laughing with genuine and innocent smiles.

In the very center of the park stands an eight-story Gothic stone tower, the tallest building in the entire town of Arkham, erected to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives to establish the town.

The list contains the names of 2,200 people, the first of whom is Lawrence Arkham, an ancestor of Los.

This is not only the symbol of Miskatonic University, but also one of the honors of the entire Arkham family.

The current Miskatonic University was built around this memorial tower.

Entering through the main gate and heading east along the street, after passing two teaching buildings and two dormitory buildings, you arrive at a location in the southeast corner of the entire university.

Here stands a quaint building, a three-story Gothic structure made of granite, which is the famous Miskatonic University Library.

If Miskatonic University is the symbol of the entire city of Arkham, then this library is the symbol of the university, hailed as a priceless treasure of the academic world.

This classical library houses over 400,000 books, many of which are rare, hidden copies lost to history, concealing the stories lost to the river of time.

Los stopped the car, took off his sunglasses, got out, and went inside.

During this process, many students focused their attention on him, but soon their attention shifted to his car.

For boys, aside from beautiful women, the most irresistible attraction is luxury cars.

A young man wearing glasses was stunned when he saw the car. He muttered in shock, "My God! Who is this? This is the latest flagship model from the Fowles Corporation, made using the clay molding method. It's worth 10,000 Rosa coins. I heard that only sixty of these cars were ever produced in the entire Empire. It's a true limited edition!"

The other tall, blond youth next to him didn't look too good, because he had just bought a sports car yesterday and had driven it over today to show it off, but this car completely outshone him.

"Who is this guy?" the blond youth asked, somewhat displeased.

Just then, a girl passing by said, "Don't you even know the mayor?"

"The mayor? He's that Los Arkham?" The blond youth's eyes showed some surprise, then the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. He hadn't expected that he would get close to his target so quickly.

On the other side, Los had already arrived at the inside of the library.

The library's first-floor lobby is constructed of marble. Although such a structure is cold and windy, the large windows provide excellent natural light, with the high arched windows allowing sunlight to stream in to the maximum extent.

"I really miss it." Standing here, Los's past memories came flooding back.

He used to love reading in that corner, basking in the sunlight. He also confessed his feelings to the girl he liked there, only to be cruelly rejected.

"Is this what youth tastes like?" Los said wistfully.

Chapter 0067 The Dedicated Mayor

The Miskatonic University Library has three floors, each with a large collection of books and desks.

Dr. Armitage, the librarian who manages the library, has a separate office here, located in the southwest corner of the second floor.

It's noon on Wednesday, and quite a few students are here reading and killing time. Looking at the energetic faces of their younger schoolmates, the atmosphere is a stark contrast to the antiquity and chaos of Arkham.

“This is truly the last sanctuary in Arkham City!” Los sighed as he arrived outside Armitage’s office.

A knock came at the door, and a somewhat aged voice quickly came from inside: "Come in."

Los then pushed open the door and went in, just in time to see the old doctor, who possessed exceptional knowledge and extraordinary talent, looking down at a book in his hands.

“Dear Dr. Armitage, it makes me so glad to see you are as healthy as ever,” Los said with a smile.

Armitage's heart skipped a beat when he heard Los's voice. He slowly raised his head and saw the popular and beloved mayor walking towards him with a smile.

"Mayor Arkham, what brings you here?" Armitage hurriedly stood up, came out from behind his desk, and warmly welcomed him.

Los reached out and shook Armitage's hand happily, saying, "Dr. Armitage, you don't need to do that. I'm not here as mayor, but as your former student."

At this moment, Armitage shook hands with Los and also took a closer look at the young mayor.

He does seem to have changed; he's become more cheerful and easygoing.

Through the eyes of this young mayor, he saw no madness or coldness, no chaos or evil; he saw only a handsome, promising, sunny, and easy-going young man.

Armitage smiled and said, "Even if you weren't the mayor, you deserve my respect. In the twenty days since you took office, I have been paying close attention to the situation in the central area. You have more courage and execution ability than your father. I have heard many people speak highly of you since you took office, and the citizens like you very much."

Los was pleased: "To receive your affirmation and praise is a recognition of me. To be honest, I was under tremendous pressure when I first took office. As you know, I was so reserved and shy before. On my first day in office, I couldn't even have a normal conversation with my municipal manager."

Armitage said, "But you made it through. You are George's son, you have the unwavering spirit of the Arkham family, and you are going to be better than your father and grandfather."

"I feel very gratified to see you grow."

During the conversation, the two sat down.

Armitage asked, "You must have been very busy these past twenty-odd days."

Los nodded: "Yes, Arkham is in dire need of rebuilding right now. After eliminating the Chaos Hand and the Rhodes Merchant Guild in the central district, there are many things to deal with. The reconstruction of the slums has begun, I also need to adjust government personnel expenditures, the water facilities in the North District need to be renovated, and there is also the expansion of the police force and the nationalization of related industries."

As Los recounted his daily work, including its difficulties and tediousness, Armitage meticulously observed this person he was now monitoring.

However, after listening to this, he did not find any problems with Los. In fact, he found that Los was more responsible than previous mayors and more considerate of the poor and needy. From his words, it was clear that this young mayor was involved in all aspects of the work and could be said to have comprehensively planned and executed the projects.

He personally handles almost every major matter, otherwise he wouldn't be able to understand the details.

Moreover, from his few exclamations, Armitage realized that Los was truly doing practical things. He hadn't touched the funds confiscated by the Rhodes Guild, but instead used them all to improve Arkham's current situation.

This immediately made him feel a huge contrast. During this time, he had been worried about how crazy the young mayor had become. In his imagination, the young man had become a bizarre and crazy existence. All of this was just a superficial project, just like the previous mayors.

But after today's conversation, he discovered that this guy hadn't done anything out of line in the past twenty-odd days. Judging from the work he mentioned, his workload far exceeded that of anyone else. He seemed to be working seriously to improve this chaotic city.

"Doctor? Dr. Armitage?"

Lost in thought, Armitage heard Los's voice in his ear.

Armitage, snapping out of his daze, sighed, "That was really difficult; you must have had a tough time."

Los smiled and said, “The process may be tedious and difficult, but when it is all successful, you will get a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. You know, the new government I have formed now has an approval rating of 85% in the public opinion polls, which has broken my great-grandfather’s approval rating of 78%.

“Every day when I eat breakfast, people greet me with genuine smiles, and I believe they really like me.”

As he said this, Los's face was filled with comfort and satisfaction.

Looking at the details on Los's face and in his eyes, Armitage felt the strange monster that had formed in his heart completely shatter, replaced by the warmth and sunshine of the young man before him.

"Ah! I'm so sorry, I came here to ask some questions, but I ended up complaining to you."

Los chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "Don't mind me, I've just been a bit too busy lately."

Armitage quickly waved his hand and said, "This is not a complaint. It is my honor that you are willing to share these thoughts with me. You have given me hope and light for the future of Arkham again. I hope you can keep it up."

Los nodded: "Don't worry, I will continue to work hard for Arkham."

Armitage nodded with satisfaction and asked, "What kind of help do you need this time?"

Los nodded, casually took out some items from his bag, and said, "Dr. Armitage, I found some unusual things while clearing out the remnants of the Hand of Chaos. They are from a very ancient era, and I would like you to take a look at them."

Armitage was somewhat surprised to hear this. He had thought that Los had come to seek help and support from him based on their past teacher-student relationship, but he hadn't expected that Los was only here to seek knowledge.

He bent down and opened the bag. When he saw the words and pictures on it, his expression gradually became serious: "Ancient Hu people?"

Chapter 0068 The Cult of the Sun God

Seeing Armitage's expression, Los knew he had come to the right person.

“Your erudition astounds me. My experts and I studied them all night before we were able to determine that these patterns and incantations originated from the ancient Hu people,” Los exclaimed.

Armitage looked at the artifact in his hand, his eyes gradually brightening as he said, "The ancient Hu people have been extinct for almost a thousand years. Among the artifacts unearthed now, the descriptions of the ancient Hu people are few and far between, only a few words!"

"My God, such a complete pattern, such a clear spell, and the style of these chains—this is of great significance to the entire archaeological community and to history!"

Armitage gradually became excited: "Where did you get these?"

Los smiled and said, "It's not very convenient to say, could you please take a look at what's written on this for me?"

Armitage didn't care. After taking the documents back to his desk, he turned around and picked up a dozen books to carefully compare and study them.

For the next half hour, the office was very quiet.

Armitage seemed to be very familiar with every book. When he needed some information, he could open any book and accurately find the content he needed from hundreds or thousands of pages.

"What a terrifying memory, what an incredible amount of reading!" Seeing this, Los secretly admired the professor.

Armitage was a true genius. After discovering the arrival of the evil god's offspring in Dunwich, he spent an entire night in the library researching the matter. He not only deciphered the key information but also devised a method to exorcise the evil god.

The next day, he led a few people to confront the evil god's offspring on Sentinel Ridge, and most importantly, he actually won!

After mastering the skills overnight, he led a few ordinary people and drove away the evil god's offspring the very next day.

After half an hour of silence, Armitage took off his glasses, his somewhat aged face filled with excitement, and said, "Loss, what you brought this time is really crucial. Do you know what's written on it?"

Los shook his head: "I don't know."

Armitage said, "The contents of this document are a detailed account of a religion called the Sun God."

"The Sun God Cult?" Los said he didn't know, as such a thing didn't exist in his setting.

Armitage walked over with a document he had marked extensively and said, “The Sun God Cult, a unique religion that has been lost to history. Legend has it that this religion saved the entire world from the fall of the sun, and then for unknown reasons, the entire religion suddenly disappeared.”

"For many years, many people have been studying the Sun God Cult, but they have never been able to find the key points. I have also been studying it for more than ten years, and I still can't understand the core theories and system of the Sun God Cult. Now, through these materials, I finally understand it."

Armitage's surprise and excitement at this moment were in no way inferior to that of any young man in his twenties.

"Could you explain this to the students?" Los asked, adopting a requesting posture.

Armitage, of course, spoke frankly and immediately explained: "The Sun God Cult worships the bright sun. Their doctrines are relatively extreme, adhering to a binary of good and evil ideology."

"In their doctrine, the sun, warmth, and light are all good and righteous, while the opposite is evil. In their doctrine, the sun gives birth to all things, while their enemy is the abyss, which symbolizes filth. They call themselves the guardians of the world and the watchers of the abyss."

"Therefore, the most core existence in their system has emerged, and that is the Sun Knight."

Los was stunned: "There really is a Sun Knight!?"

Armitage didn't understand what Los meant, but nodded and said, "Indeed, the Sun Knights are the embodiment of justice, courage, and light. They sweep away all evil in the world in place of the sun and guard the abyss."

"Later, as the abyss grew stronger, it began to erode the sun's territory, gradually corrupting and wicking people's hearts."

"At this time, they believed that they could purify themselves of evil and filth through the sun and fire. They would hold rituals, gathering everyone together to be exposed to the sun, so that evil would leave their bodies."

"But they believe that evil in this world is conserved. When they leave here, they will transfer to another body. At this time, the Sun Knights have another responsibility. They are responsible for bearing the evil and sins that come from the bodies of believers and using their own bodies as carriers to transport these sins to the abyss."

"Gradually, those righteous and bright sun knights became sinners who bore the sins and filth of the world. The sun knights became sinful knights, and later they directly evolved into fallen knights, believers in the abyss."

Los sneered, "What a foolish and ignorant theory."

Armitage nodded: "Yes, but it was very useful at the time and greatly helped maintain social stability."

"And the design you brought this time, this chain belongs to a sinful knight. These sinful people have different designs engraved on their chains depending on the sins they bear. Can you tell me approximately how long the chain you saw was?"

Los smiled thoughtfully and said, "About ten meters, tightly binding the body, covered with inscriptions."

Armitage said with a slight sigh, "I know, this poor man must have been a sinful knight in the late period of the Sun God Cult, and very likely the last one."