NOVEL FROG Chapter 558-565
Chapter 558: Classmate Party
Everything seemed so familiar, but Marvin’s brain was in a mess!
Was this… the Six Pearl Harbors!?
He took a deep breath and checked his interface:
[ID: Mr. M]
[Class: God of Shadow and Slaughter – Ruler of the Night – Phantom Assassin…]
[God Realm: Nothingness]
[Followers: 3478]
…
Below was a long swath of information!
Marvin rubbed his temples, but couldn’t hold down the shock in his heart!
‘My former memories…’
‘Didn’t I transmigrate? Why am I back?!’
‘Hold on… When exactly did I transmigrate in the first place?’
Marvin closed his eyes, trying to recall.
But regarding the memory of that time, he drew a blank!
The people in his surroundings seemed real.
The game had many features that hadn’t existed in the actual plane of Feinan.
Compared to the actual place where he had brought about so many changes, the game’s version of Feinan had gone through all kinds of suffering, but still managed to regain some vitality thanks to the arrival of the Golden Children.
[System reminder: The Avondale Guild submitted a warrant…]
[System reminder: The Asura Guild submitted a warrant…]
[System reminder: The Kalmar Guild submitted a warrant…]
Marvin remained silent.
He faintly remembered that before transmigrating, he really did come into conflict with these three guilds.
It didn’t seem to be a big deal!
All he did was steal a Secondary Plane from them. After all, he was the newly ascended God of Shadow and Slaughter, so he needed a territory to establish his God Realm!
Those NPC followers needed a place to go.
He came to the Six Pearl Harbors now because he had just obtained the Nothingness Core and was following the procedures to set up his God Realm. He had returned to Feinan to deal with the next step of his ascension quest.
After all, ascending to Godhood was only the beginning. Although he was ahead of the other players for the moment, he still couldn’t slack off!
‘So… what happened with the [Transmigration]?’
Marvin still felt that something was wrong, like everything seemed too familiar.
He suddenly opened the game interface and chose to log off from the game!
…
Outside the window, Marvin could see heavy traffic.
Even though Marvin was living on the 18th floor, there were floating cars sweeping past.
The huge and expensive game capsule occupied two-thirds of the room.
In this quickly-developing world, Marvin owned that game capsule because he was a professional gamer!
Just as he got out from the capsule, an automated voice echoed, “Reminder! Reminder! Mr. Marvin, you have a University class meeting at 4 pm today.”
Marvin scratched his head slowly. He had yet to recover from his shock.
But regardless, he still remembered his electronic sprite’s name. “Zebra… Check for me… What day is it?”
He urgently needed to know what had happened!
Everything in his surroundings seemed so real!
Could he have been taking a nap all along?
No way, right? How could a nap have lasted so long?
Marvin was doubtful.
The electronic sprite quickly gave him the correct time:
“Today is the 13th day of the 7th month of the year 2317. The latest trade has already been completed. Your two pieces of equipment in your game have been sold. 14000 credits have been sent to your account. Naturally, the tax has already been deducted.”
Year 2317. That’s right.
Marvin sat there in a daze, suddenly blanking out.
I’ve returned.
This is… Did I ever leave?
That dream… That transmigration… was so thrilling!
It was so real.
He just remained seated there as time passed, and soon, it was 3 pm.
Marvin came to a realization.
The afternoon Classmate Party! He couldn’t give up on reality because of a strange dream, could he?
Thinking of this, Marvin couldn’t help laughing at himself.
The Classmate Party… Wasn’t that the place where people sought fame?
…
4pm, at the Wakeland Restaurant.
When Marvin entered the restaurant’s lobby, a few classmates with sharp eyes recognized him!
“Hey! Marvin arrived!”
“That kid still came. I still thought he wouldn’t show up again.”
“Yo, it looks like he is wearing nice clothes, it seems that he is doing well after retiring from the military.”
“Shush, don’t talk about others like that, I was also in the field with him. What happened last time wasn’t his fault.”
“Yeah… I heard he became a professional gamer to support himself…”
These voices, loud or quiet, sneering or sympathizing, they all fell into Marvin’s ears.
Maybe they thought Marvin couldn’t hear.
An indescribable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he mused, ‘I may have lost the ability to fight, but how could I lose all my ability in such a short time?’
But he wouldn’t bother bickering with these people.
They were only people who had been average all their lives.
Upon seeing a proud, talented person lose his ability and fall from the sky, turning into a disabled person, any ordinary person would inwardly feel a bit of glee, wouldn’t they?
Originally jealous, now sympathetic. Marvin noticed these things clearly.
Yes, the current Marvin was a complete waste.
If not for superior medical treatments and technologies, the paralyzed Marvin wouldn’t be able to even sit down on the wheelchair and reach the restaurant on his own.
At the same time, because he had lost control of his body, he could only take solace in the game capsule.
He had lost everything else, but he still had his brain.
His mind’s reactions were still A-level, and thus he became one of the very best in the virtual world.
…
“Take a seat!”
“Marvin, come over and share a table with us!”
At that time, a few classmates that Marvin still had pretty good relationships with welcomed him, and they went to a table in the corner.
Marvin greeted them back and approached. His mind was now in chaos, uncertain about what was going on with the previous “transmigration”.
He decided that remaining silent on that subject was for the best.
His classmates at this table had gotten along with him relatively well at school.
At the same time, they weren’t the most remarkable group at school.
The most outstanding group of people had yet to arrive.
“Those guys from Xu Qing, how come they have yet to arrive?” Marvin casually asked after taking a seat.
The others gave hollow laughs. A fat man at the side was full of envy as he muttered, “They… Their Heaven Shield Office can be very busy…”
“You didn’t see the news from a few days ago, the Heaven Shield Office found another entrance to [That World]. Even though it’s blocked, there is still a chance to enter.”
“The Xu Qing guys must be busy with that thing. Superheroes like them, maybe they don’t even have time to participate in Classmate Parties.
Marvin remained silent.
Xu Qing, Heaven Shield Office, That World.
Some events that he’d forgotten for some reason drifted back into his mind.
But at that time, some voices came from the entrance:
“Ehh, it’s He Dongning.”
“Haha, she and Marvin had always been hanging out, a model couple… But now…”
Marvin frowned!
Chapter 559: Dream? Reality?
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He Dongning.
This name hadn’t appeared in Marvin’s mind for a long time. But when her name was mentioned, a ripple appeared in his heart.
As everyone laughed, an elegantly dressed woman walked over with a smile.
She always had that confident expression, carrying a bit of pride. Her eyes were beautiful and she glanced at everyone, looking just like a queen.
Her expression stayed exactly the same, up until she saw Marvin calmly sitting in a corner. A strange look hovered on her face at that time.
But no one could understand the meaning of that expression, especially since it only lasted for an instant.
Marvin didn’t understand either.
Soon, she sat down, surrounded by other people.
Marvin didn’t speak a word.
A long time ago, there were some stories between them, but now, they were unwilling to mention the past.
The gap between them was too huge.
“Clap!”
A hand fell on Marvin’s shoulder. A rather friendly classmate comforted in a low voice, “Don’t feel sad, it’s all in the past.”
“Come, drink.”
He apparently thought that Marvin’s silence was due to him feeling sorrowful.
But in fact, Marvin’s silence was because of doubt.
Even when He Dongning had first appeared, he’d felt doubt.
It felt as if he had seen this all before… a surreal sensation.
His transmigration to Feinan and the current reality, which one was the truth?
Marvin couldn’t say. He kept having a feeling like someone was spying on him.
He subconsciously looked to the side.
Coincidentally, He Dongning was also looking in his direction. She was looking at Marvin, apparently thinking of something. The people at her table were also quiet.
When their gazes met, Marvin’s eyes suddenly widened.
The next second, he suddenly maneuvered his wheelchair and left. He used his maximum speed to flee to the other side of the restaurant!
“What happened to Marvin?!”
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Did that kid get triggered by seeing He Dongning and then go crazy?”
“What can he do as a handicapped person?”
Marvin ignored all of their comments as his wheelchair quickly wove between the tables, almost knocking down a few servers.
But Marvin didn’t care about all this.
He Dongning’s face was filled with shock. Regardless of whether it was Marvin from before the accident or after it, he had always remained very calm.
It was strange for him to react like this during the Classmate Party.
She thought Marvin was coming to meet her, and she was thinking fast, getting ready to greet him.
Several tables of eyes burst with the flame of gossip.
But to everyone’s surprise and shock, Marvin actually went right past their tables!
His silhouette directly disappeared into the walkway at the entrance, leaving everyone feeling surprised.
“Maybe he urgently needed to rush to the toilet,” joked a guy who thought himself very attractive. “We have to show our understanding, after all.”
He Dongning gave him a cold look, saying nothing.
Making a joke like that about a disabled person was rude, whatever the case was.
She looked back in the direction of the entrance with a doubtful expression.
…
Marvin calmly observed his surroundings at the end of the walkway.
‘Disappeared.’
That shadow just now, that face, Marvin definitely wasn’t mistaken.
He lost his self-control because he actually noticed someone that should have never appeared in this world!
Wizard God Lance!
Just now, Marvin saw with his own eyes that the server at He Dongning’s table was shockingly Lance, the creator of Feinan Continent!
Were the two just lookalikes?
Marvin didn’t think so. But even if he was only someone that looked the same, Marvin still had to ask to make sure.
But he clearly saw the other party walk this way. In theory, he shouldn’t have been able to disappear so quickly.
But the path in front of him was empty, and that server had basically disappeared.
Marvin remained seated there for a while, before slowly returning to the banquet.
Everyone was sitting there and drinking, flattering each other with compliments.
Only Marvin was eating by himself without talking to those around him, even falling into contemplation. Others tried saying a few words to him, but upon receiving no response, they decided to drop the matter.
After all, who didn’t know how terrible it was for a young talent who had the potential to become a future S-class superhero to end up like this?
He was still alive, which was a miracle in itself.
Some people with more extreme points of view felt that if they met with Marvin’s circumstances, they would be better off dead.
Being alive like that was another form of torture in itself, wasn’t it?
The people who had once looked up to him were now looking at him with pity. The girlfriend who had once walked alongside him was now the brightest star of the Federation, while he was still playing games for a living. His brothers, who would risk their lives and limbs for him, were already exploring another galaxy, while he could only look up at the stars from a room on the 18th floor.
His everything was locked in the game capsule. In this world, he already couldn’t accomplish anything anymore.
“This world…”
“That world…”
Marvin whispered, his eyes brightening.
But at that time, a familiar voice echoed beside his ears. “Are you okay?”
Marvin raised his head and saw the familiar face of his ex-girlfriend in front of his eyes as she said, “Long time no see.”
The others stepped aside discreetly to give them some space, using the pretext of proposing a toast.
There were only the two of them left at the table.
He Dongning sat down calmly.
Marvin didn’t answer, only staring at her without moving.
Perhaps it was because Marvin had been looking at her for a long time, but He Dongning’s heart raced. She forced a smile and asked, “What’s going on?”
Marvin slowly extended his hand, and under everyone’s surprised gazes, he gently caressed He Dongning’s face!
“You know what I hate the most?”
“It’s not losing everything, I can bear that suffering. Rather…”
“It’s someone trying to peek into my unique memories in vain.”
“I caused you a little bit of panic, didn’t I? And thus you personally descended into my consciousness and attached yourself to the identity of my ex-girlfriend.”
“How long do you want to trap me to sleep in this space? Or are you trying to kill me off completely?!”
After these last words, Marvin’s killing intent deepened as he growled, “He Dongning? Or…”
“Miss Ambella?”
He Dongning suddenly slapped Marvin’s hand away and looked at him as if he was a psycho. “You are insane!”
The others also looked at him with similar expressions.
Marvin remained calm, closing his eyes.
He then suddenly shouted, “You are just memories! Don’t think you are real!”
Chapter 560: Lance
“I don’t understand what you are saying?”
He Dongning was still at a loss, her eyes flickering. “Are you feeling uncomfortable? What made you start talking nonsense?”
Marvin looked around coldly at his surroundings.
He knew that everything before him was a mirage… No, not a mirage.
This was a dream!
Why did all of this seem familiar to him? Because he had experienced it already, and not just once!
A part of his memories of these repetitions had been missing. Ambella couldn’t erase his memories completely, as that would definitely cause a huge backlash.
It was a lot easier to erase only a portion of the memories and try to suppress the rest.
“I have to admit that you are very troublesome, you actually managed to sneak into White River Valley.”
“Even the Eye of Justice was unable to notice you. I really made a huge mistake.”
Marvin’s expression was very unpleasant as he glared at “He Dongning”. “How long have I been sleeping now? Two days? Three days?”
He was certain that he had been trapped in that dream, reliving it many times, because the feeling of familiarity was so intense. He must have been stuck in a loop of memories. Under Ambella’s careful arrangement, he might have never woken up!
The ability to manipulate dreams was the frightening Domain of the Dream God.
Marvin’s willpower had always been high, but he was most vulnerable when he was sleeping at night.
Ambella took advantage of this and sneaked into his room at that time, allowing her to control his dreams.
He was sure that for White River Valley’s people, he had already been sleeping for several days!
With the chaotic state in Feinan, a few days could lead to great changes!
Marvin still had many things that he needed to do. If he remained trapped in his dream for a long time, he might be killed by Ambella!
Thus, his tone was quite bad as he rejected the dream.
But in fact, he didn’t know how to drive Ambella out of his own consciousness.
He only knew that he had to maintain a firm attitude and stay clear-headed.
This was most important.
Sure enough, after Marvin spoke, even though the surroundings didn’t change, everyone he saw other than He Dongning disappeared.
In the dining hall, only the countless tables and He Dongning’s cold glare remained.
“You also surprised me.”
“Mr. Marvin, the first time I saw this dream, I inwardly marvelled at your creativity. I thought this world was your own fantasy.”
“But as time passed, I discovered many doubtful points.”
He Dongning’s expression began to change, returning to being Ambella’s smile.
“This world is real, isn’t it?”
Her gaze became even more passionate as she pressed, “What did I see? A game? Called ?”
“A God of Shadow and Slaughter, this was your projection in the other world?”
“You aren’t White River Valley’s Marvin, right? You are a trespasser!”
Ambella was rejoicing. “This is really a startling secret. Everyone has been curious. How did White River Valley’s hero, Marvin, rise up so abruptly?”
“Rest assured, Mister Marvin, I won’t kill you this time.”
“Your memory is too precious! This involves another plane, even the existence of a Multiverse. This is extraordinarily important to the Gods. My master will certainly be interested in this.”
“I won’t stay and chat with you. Your identity will soon be exposed! Most of the people in this world will see you as a trespasser. Even if you did so much for them, so what? You will always be some strange being that came from another world. You won’t be able to fight the Gods and mankind at the same time. You are just one person.”
Ambella could hardly hide her own glee!
This was originally an assassination mission. Marvin’s rise had made Ambella and the Dream God feel uneasy.
In the Crimson Wasteland, even the Dream Guardians surprisingly fell. Who knew what he would become if he was given more time!
Thus, at the order of the Dream God, Ambella personally went to finish him off!
She took the [Dream Feather] and reached White River Valley, intending to temporarily trap Marvin in a dream at first.
This was the most common way for the Dream Shrine to deal with powerhouses: First, she would lock him in a dream so that to anyone else, Marvin would simply seem to be sleeping. But his soul would continue to weaken over time, hastening his death.
The Dream God would kill without anyone noticing that it was him, as not enough people in Feinan knew of him. That was his most frightening ability.
Not only could the Dream Feather protect Ambella from White River Valley’s Eye of Justice, but it could even let her penetrate Marvin’s powerful mental defenses.
So Ambella had the initiative when she began working to subvert Marvin’s consciousness.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
She randomly induced a few dreams, drawing on his thoughts. In fact, even though she managed to enter Marvin’s consciousness, she was unable to directly read his memories.
This would trigger a powerful disturbance, which could cause Marvin to wake up. Also, tampering with memories from within was very dangerous. If she tried to manipulate someone’s memories to that extent, she would likely become disoriented, or even merge with them.
She thus followed Marvin’s own thoughts and built a standard dream cage out of them using her best methods.
But what she saw next shocked her to no end.
Many unfathomable things appeared in Marvin’s dream!
She saw the game named . In that game, Marvin personally killed the Shadow Prince!
And that game was just like their own world.
This shocked Ambella.
She decided to keep watching, continuously inducing Marvin’s dream loops. Some memories that had left a deeper impression would repeat several times, which was normal. Ambella couldn’t control Marvin’s consciousness.
She could only guide it.
In the process, she got a glimpse of many important details.
Some information concerning Earth, some information regarding Marvin’s previous life.
Unfortunately, she had been too greedy. Inducing the same loops had roused Marvin’s mind and made it more vigilant.
The most important trigger was the profile of that server.
Because Lance’s face appeared in his dream, Marvin suddenly realized a very important possibility. If this was his dream made from his own memories, then it was extremely possible that he had met Lance before transmigrating.
It seemed that this mighty Wizard God had hidden himself so that he looked very ordinary.
Marvin guessed that he had been paying attention to some of his old friends at that time in previous iterations and failed to notice that particular server.
Lance’s appearance was too stimulating, causing great shock to his soul and consciousness.
This shock opened Ambella’s seal, and Marvin suddenly realized that he had already experienced that scene before.
Because of the angle he was always sitting at, he hadn’t noticed Lance before.
‘This shows that my transmigration wasn’t just random!’
‘If this memory turns out to be true, then before my transmigration, Lance, or someone looking like him, secretly came into contact with me.’
‘Was he really the one who caused it all to happen?’
Marvin’s agitated heart could hardly calm down.
But the biggest problem at the moment was still Ambella!
She had learnt too many things. If she got away with this information, he would definitely suffer from the consequences!
Just the information about transmigration alone would be enough the startle the Gods into action.
Originally, Marvin was only a nasty pest for that group of Gods, annoying one and then provoking another. If this news was released, he would become an appealing piece of meat.
Everyone would want to gobble up Marvin in order to learn the secrets about Earth.
After all, that game was so closely related to Feinan, it was too frightening.
…
“You won’t die this time,” Ambella softly murmured, “but you’ll continue sleeping for several days.”
“Once you wake up, the world will already have changed.”
Marvin didn’t say anything, only staring strangely at something behind Ambella.
Ambella revealed a sneering smile. “This is your dream space and also your memory space. Is there something worth being so surprised about?”
“Or maybe… You plan to sneak attack? Don’t forget your current identity, you are a waste that needs help just to drink water.”
Marvin wordlessly shook his head.
Ambella’s expression became a bit uneasy and she turned around. In any case, Marvin had no way to do anything to her in his consciousness, or so she reasoned.
But after turning, her eyes widened comically.
A youth dressed as a server was walking slowly in their direction.
“God Lance…”
“Heavens, how come your memory…”
Ambella was utterly terrified.
Lance gradually drew closer the pair while wearing a cheerful smile. “I’ll admit that it is very impolite to appear in another person’s dream as a memory fragment…”
“But… you seem to need help right now.”
He completely ignored Ambella, focusing his gaze on Marvin’s body.
…
In White River Valley, in the Lord’s bedroom, a few people were anxiously gathered around Marvin’s body.
“How long has he been in this situation?” a cold female voice inquired.
Madeline whispered, “He returned to the castle three nights ago, and immediately went to bed.”
A worried expression appeared on Anna’s face as she followed up, “At first, we thought he was just tired. But even now, he has yet to wake up, so we wanted to seek aid from someone. Madeline believes that very few people in this world can help him.”
“We could only ask for your help.”
“We don’t know what happened, but there must definitely be something wrong for him to keep on sleeping like this.”
Chapter 561: Questions
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As Marvin had guessed, he had already been asleep for days in Feinan. Three, to be precise.
When he didn’t wake up on the first day, although Anna and the others were surprised, they only looked for a doctor and Madeline to check.
No one could see anything wrong with Marvin.
He just seemed to be sleeping, and there was no other sign that anything was wrong. Thus, they could only wait and see for the time being.
But when he was still asleep the next day, Anna and the others became quite sure that something was indeed wrong.
Madeline’s soul was still connected to Marvin due to the book of Nalu.
She could sense some movement in Marvin’s state of mind and his soul. She noticed some very intense fluctuations, as if he was actively experiencing something.
This situation put her on guard. She began consulting relevant information, but nothing that she found was of any help.
Marvin was more or less the only mighty pillar supporting the current White River Valley.
Although Madeline was a Legend, she was among the weakest of Legends.
If not for the existence of the Sanctuary, White River Valley would have already been eaten up by another force.
After Constantine and O’Brien left, White River Valley was still lacking power.
As for Black Dragon Izaka, if he knew that Marvin had lost consciousness, it would already be a good outcome if he just decided not to cause any trouble. He had been forced to sign an unfair contract under the threat of the Dragon Slaying Spear. Without Marvin as a restriction, he was a huge unstable element.
Similarly, their other most powerful allies weren’t in White River Valley.
Ultimately, for lack of a better option, Anna and the others had to request external help.
Currently, White River Valley had some powerful allies. Thousand Leaves Forest, Rocky Mountain, and the Supreme Jungle were very formidable powers.
Although Thousand Leaves Forest was closest, Madeline felt that the Elves might not necessarily be able to help with Marvin’s issue.
Regarding this matter, she was leaning toward Rocky Mountain.
Fate Sorcerers had unimaginable knowledge and power. Perhaps they could find a way.
Thus, the following day, Jessica and Lorie arrived together.
Of course, accompanying them was the Fortune Fairy, Ding. She had been brought back to life by Marvin. Since Marvin had a problem this time, she naturally would come to help.
“There is clearly the aura of Divine Power… Can’t you tell?”
The Fortune Fairy sounded quite prideful as she addressed the higher-ups of White River Valley, while the latter all looked at each other in dismay.
Madeline, Anna, Lola, and the others all excelled at administrative matters, but they weren’t as experienced with battles. When it came to knowledge of matters related to the Gods, they were no different from commoners.
But when they heard that Marvin’s condition had something to do with the Gods, they felt their hearts being crushed.
Since the rise of White River Valley, Marvin had always set himself against the Gods to protect Feinan, so they had been afraid that something would happen to him because of it.
But Ding’s expression was still calm. She circled around Marvin, like an adorable pup sniffing someone, before suddenly saying, “It’s the aura of the Dream God…”
“Someone must have entered Marvin’s consciousness!”
Jessica coldly muttered, “The Dream God? Isn’t he still outside the Universe Magic Pool?”
“Maybe it’s a Divine Servant,” Ding suggested noncommittally, “but the Dream God probably personally helped. With the strength of White River Valley’s Sanctuary, it would be very difficult for a Divine Servant to enter.”
It was quite disconcerting to find out that a Divine Servant had managed to sneak into the Sanctuary and enter Marvin’s consciousness.
This meant that their defenses were far from enough.
But regardless of anything else, the most important matter now was to rescue Marvin from the dream.
Fortunately, this was something the Fate Sorceresses could do.
Ding revealed a strange smile as her gaze settled on Lorie.
…
Dream space.
Ambella was looking fearfully at Lance, who was still approaching at a leisurely pace.
She had planned to leave this space shortly after Marvin noticed her. In fact, if not for Lance’s appearance, she would have already successfully escaped!
But now, an indescribable power was blocking her magic and all her tricks!
She was frantically praying in her mind, using the power of her position as the 1st Divine Servant to ask for the help of the Dream God.
But it was all in vain.
A powerful force was blocking her prayers, and she simply wasn’t able to let the Dream God know what was happening to her in Marvin’s consciousness.
“Why, why…”
“Why are you doing this?”
Ambella looked at Lance with shock.
She had an ominous premonition.
Marvin was actually related to the Great Wizard God! This was a startling piece of information!
Everyone believed that the Wizard God had already died, or at least left Feinan indefinitely, and thus the three Great Gods dared to attack the Universe Magic Pool.
But for any God or Divine Servant, the name Lance was supreme.
Now that Lance himself actually appeared in front of her, her entire body was close to collapsing.
Maybe it was because of guilt. After all, the Dream God and the other Gods were attacking the Universe Magic Pool, which had been personally established by Lance.
Lance only looked at her with a bit of pity. “You didn’t do anything wrong. But sometimes, right and wrong don’t dictate your life and death.”
“Sorry.”
Then, Ambella disappeared.
Marvin watched the exchange while in a daze.
This version of Lance was definitely just a fragment of his memory.
But even so, he possessed such frightening power.
‘What is going on in the end?’
‘What did he do?’
“She is already dead. Even the Dream God won’t be able to know what happened.” Lance still had a peaceful expression as he reassured Marvin. “You also don’t have to worry too much. I’m just a piece of your memories, I’m unable to harm you.”
Marvin frowned as he asked, “If you are just a piece of my memory, why are you so powerful?”
Lance was a bit embarrassed as he said, “This is very difficult to explain… Let’s use an analogy. On Earth, would you be able to help an ant understand astrophysics?”
Marvin was speechless.
That comparison was simply humiliating. Lance’s meaning was quite simple: they were on completely different levels of existence.
Even if Lance explained it for him, Marvin wouldn’t be able to understand it…
This kind of truth was really hard to hear.
Fortunately, Marvin wasn’t someone who would remain stuck on something that he couldn’t do anything about. He quickly recovered and thought of the questions that had been on his mind.
“Was it you who made me leave Earth and transmigrate to Feinan?”
“The game, did it come about through your arrangements?”
“In the end, who are you? Is Feinan real?”
“And the last question…”
“Why me?”
He stared at Lance.
The latter opened his mouth and began to speak.
Chapter 562: Hero’s Heart
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Facing Marvin’s questions, Lance thought for a while before slowly replying, “You have too many questions… Let me answer them one by one.”
“First, let me tell you that I’m merely a fragment of one of your memories. Even if I know many things, I am still not Lance himself. My body, my will, everything is tinged by your perceptions of me. As for the real Lance, I cannot tell exactly what he is thinking.”
Lance’s words were very strange. Marvin felt that this wasn’t the sort of conversation any sane person would have.
A person chatting with his own memory… That was quite exaggerated.
But the memory clearly had its own sentience. Lance began to answer to Marvin’s questions.
“First question.”
“Your transmigration was definitely arranged by me, just like the game which was brought to Earth.”
“Don’t ask why so fast,” he quickly added before Marvin could cut in. Lance apparently noticed Marvin’s eagerness and smiled. “I’ll keep answering the rest of your questions first.”
“Feinan Continent is very real. It is a world I created, one very closely related to me, and it will live and die with me.”
“As for who I am? This question is very complicated. In short, I am Feinan’s God of Creation, and at the same time, I am also someone from Earth. But of course, not someone from your era.”
“And the last question. Why you? A good question to ask.”
Lance quickly explained, “I spread to Earth as a game in order to correct a mistake. A mistake that I cannot correct myself, because I created that mistake in the first place. Because of this, no matter what efforts I put in to ameliorate the situation, it was all in vain. I needed an external variable to change the course of what would happen in this world, and thus I thought of Earth.”
“This is very simple logic. Anyone who meets challenges they cannot overcome and end up with lots of time to ponder would think of their homeland, wouldn’t they?”
Marvin nodded.
After confirming that Lance was someone from Earth, he felt a bit weird.
In Feinan, everyone regarded him as the greatest God. Hearing the name, mortals would shake and Gods would kneel.
But that person actually originated from Earth?!
It had to be known that there was still no person or technology powerful enough to create an entire world!
Earth had already stepped into the Galactic Era, and it was also the Era of Superheroes.
But from what Marvin knew, even these A-level and S-level Superheroes were far from the Gods of Feinan, let alone Wizard God Lance.
However, he didn’t ask more about that. Most of all, he was thirsting to know why Lance chose him from among the innumerable players.
He’d had countless guesses before about whether his transmigration was related to Lance, but he now finally had the confirmation.
Only the question of “why” remained.
“Why me?!”
Marvin stared fixedly at Lance.
Lance was silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth, “Because you are the one with the most ‘thirst’, aren’t you?”
Marvin opened his mouth, his lips quivering, but he didn’t let out any sound.
Lance wasn’t wrong; he had been thirsting for change.
He didn’t want to become a God Slayer, a Hero, or even an actual God in just a video game!
Regardless of how much pride, money, or attention it could bring him, in his heart, Marvin only considered the game as a way to support himself.
Ever since he was a child, he would always go all-out in everything he did.
His incredible memory and battle awareness were fully displayed in the game. This was why he was able to become one of the players that could create storms everywhere he went.
But his talents could have been used to do many more things!
He should have become a Hero!
Actually, he had succeeded in becoming one.
Before that disaster befell him, he and his best friend Xu Qing successfully passed the Heaven Shield examination, the test of the Federation’s highest administrative bureau, and became registered as Heroes under assessment.
He was the gifted among the gifted.
He had boundless future prospects.
But, misfortune soon struck.
During a disastrous mission, Marvin managed to cling to life by relying on his ingenuity and his thirst for survival, but he lost his Superhero abilities, and far more beyond that.
Only his brain was left undamaged. Even his spine was fractured!
Even in this era, the field of medicine was at a point where it was only able to guarantee Marvin’s survival, but not help him recover his past ability.
He could only watch as it all left him behind: his beloved girlfriend, his former partner, and the life he yearned for.
The only place where he could feel mighty and prideful was in the game. Whenever he left the game capsule, he could only look at the outstanding services done by Xu Qing, He Dongning, or the other Heaven Shield members in the news.
They became this era’s most sparkling stars.
And the youth who had once been above them could only clench his teeth. Occasionally, some newspapers would mention Marvin, the one who had been even more talented, and he couldn’t help but sigh.
He was unwilling.
He still had his pride.
He still had his thirst.
There was no one on Earth that thirsted for a chance to come back more than he did, a chance to return to his peak once again!
He had sworn to himself that if Heaven gave him a second chance, he would grab onto it tightly and never let go.
Heaven didn’t have that power. But the Wizard God did.
Thus, something unexpected happened and Marvin transmigrated.
He blended into Feinan in no time at all, forgot his previous suffering, and grabbed every opportunity to become stronger!
The people around him were always amazed as to how much effort Marvin was putting in. As an Overlord, he could just sit back and rest easy, but Marvin seemed to have an abnormal thirst to improve himself!
He would always run about, never stopping to rest. He didn’t even have time to get into romantic relationships like those main characters from novels, starting harems and whatnot.
The only one that could be considered as such was Hathaway, and that was because of the unique events they went through together.
But it was this abnormal dedication that allowed Marvin to keep on going up until now!
…
“It’s that simple,” Lance said with a smile. “Often, when your level of power is insufficient, you won’t be able to understand many things.”
“If you can reach my level, you’ll discover how easy it is to get someone from Earth into Feinan… Even though I’ve only done it once.”
“Why is it you? Because only you are qualified.”
“The nature of humans won’t change. Lazy people would still be lazy after rebirth. Narrow-minded people would also be limited by their own mental and social regulations after getting to another world. Ordinary people would just live their lives out. Transmigrators who know the future would make use of it for their own benefits, wouldn’t they? But I can assure you that most people, even if they obtained the same treatment as you, would fail.”
“Because you are the most suitable.”
“The strength of one’s heart has always been more powerful than the help of external forces.”
“You have a Hero’s heart. You can walk today with glorious success, relying not only on the information I gave you, but the strength of your heart.”
“There is no need to doubt. Regardless of which world we’re talking about, this is the most important part.” Lance’s voice was becoming weaker, but his tone was growing more resolute.
Chapter 563: Dark Specter
White River Valley, Lord’s bedroom.
The others had already retreated, leaving only Jessica and Lorie behind.
Although Anna was uneasy, Marvin had given her an explanation when he left before. The list of people they could trust included Rocky Mountain’s three sisters.
People who had the favor of the Plane Will should be very dependable. There was no need to doubt them.
It was also because of this that Fate Sorceresses would easily gain the support and trust of everyone. A Fate Sorceress in any era could gather up followers, let alone three of them together.
The problem was that being so powerful and dazzling would easily attract the jealousy of others.
But that wasn’t so important right now.
“Is it really the only way?”
Jessica had a very strange expression on her face as she looked at Lorie.
The latter didn’t seem very confident. When standing before the people of Hope City, she was one of the Three Sisters protecting them all, but in front of Jessica, she was just a little sister.
She thought long and hard before finally nodding. In a very weak voice, she murmured, “My Fate Power is still relatively low… so it seems that it is the only way.”
Jessica glanced at Ding. The Fortune Fairy immediately fled behind Lorie to hide.
Kate wasn’t here to protect her, and even if her master were here, nothing could stop Jessica from pinching and pulling her cheeks.
This Fate Sorceress known for her violence was practically the only person Ding was afraid of in this world.
Jessica mumbled for a bit.
Marvin was lying peacefully on the bed, though sometimes frowning as if he was in a great nightmare.
“If this was really caused by a subordinate of the Dream God, Marvin is currently in grave danger.”
“Forget it, special circumstances call for special measures. Control your power carefully. If the person from the Dream Shrine appears in front of me, I’ll definitely crush him!”
The next second, the formidable Fate Power burst out and saturated the entire bedroom.
As she saw Jessica making her preparations, Lorie started getting shy.
While Ding was enjoying the scene, she wriggled toward the bedside and hesitated a bit before softly kissing him.
…
In the dream.
Marvin and Lance’s discussion was going very smoothly. He received a rather satisfying answer as to why he was chosen.
It was a win-win choice for both of them, and even though Lance didn’t tell Marvin about it before acting, Marvin wouldn’t complain.
He knew that weaklings didn’t have the right to complain.
Since Ambella had already died, Marvin didn’t feel worried about being able to leave.
He wanted to get more useful information from Lance.
Such as, since Lance needed to bring Marvin into this world, what “mistake” was it that he wanted to correct?
Faced with this question, Lance didn’t answer, going silent instead.
Marvin waited patiently. He knew that anything that could trouble the Wizard God was certainly a very concerning matter. It might be possible that he wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly in a short amount of time, or even at all.
Of course, if Lance wanted to keep this secret to himself, Marvin wouldn’t press further. This was just a memory, after all.
“To answer that question, I need to talk about myself.” After a long time, Lance forced a smile and began, “As the God of Creation of Feinan, you might think I am the most powerful person, but in fact, I was originally a successor and a supervisor 1 </anno> .”
“Because of some compelling reasons, I could only grow together with that world. At the genesis of the world, I could only give it blessings to prevent its death.”
“I did so much for so many years. I repelled the tribes from many outside planes, protected the Plane Will, and helped many natives of the world become stronger. The most well-known example would be the 4th Era’s Wizards, through the Universe Magic Pool.”
“In that world, I was already omnipotent.”
“But the more that was so, the more pressure I could feel on my body.”
“I already knew the ending would be like that, but as it arrived, I felt unwilling to accept it.”
Lance was clearly beating around the bush. At the same time, his image was becoming somewhat fuzzy and indistinct!
Marvin was startled.
Could it be that just these words were enough to create such a huge fluctuation in his memories?
But Lance didn’t stop. He continued, “I’ve already been thoroughly branded by this world. I also thirst to reach a higher level. Many years ago I caught sight of That World, and I sent many friends there. I have this strength, but the irony is that this power is what is restricting me. I’m trapped in my own cage and I can’t get out.”
Marvin took a deep breath. “The Universe Magic Pool.”
Lance laughed, “Not only the Universe Magic Pool.”
“All of this Universe’s power of Order had been set up by my own hands.”
“If I wanted to break out of the situation, some changes needed to happen…”
“Later… Opportunity arrived…”
“I…”
“Succeeded…”
“But… Mistake happened… Shouldn’t… Therefore… You…”
By this point, Lance’s silhouette was even more illusory.
His voice also became intermittent.
Marvin looked at that scene with surprise and loudly yelled, “What is it in the end? What’s the current situation? Did you succeed? Did you fail? Make it clear!”
He felt depressed.
The huge secret of the Wizard God had been so close to being revealed.
Suddenly, Lance’s silhouette completely came apart and burst into pieces.
Moreover, the space itself also began to melt.
Marvin could feel a cool power pouring into him, pouring into his mind!
He seemed to be in complete darkness for a while before he suddenly and instinctively felt like his soul was back his body. He had regained control of his body!
The next second, he opened his eyes and saw an adorable face swaying in front of him.
“He woke up!” The Fortune Fairy laughed mischievously as she teased, “I did say that this method was the most effective one.”
Marvin looked dazedly at the people who were entering the room. After hearing Ding’s call, they had burst into the bedroom.
Not only was Anna there, but Madeline and a few other reliable people of White River Valley were also present, including Fidel the Necromancer and that crazy nameless Alchemist.
They were looking at Marvin with concern.
Marvin forced a smile and looked back at Lorie.
The strange thing was that this normally lively and energetic girl was now very quiet, looking somewhat shy.
Her cheeks were red and she looked very embarrassed.
Marvin decided not to look too much into that.
He looked at the two sisters and asked, “Did you help me?”
Jessica frowned, with her Fate Power slowly gathering. “The Dream God’s subordinate?”
Marvin hesitated before ultimately saying, “I killed her.”
He couldn’t tell the story about meeting Wizard God Lance in his memories. This would be too shocking of a matter if it got out.
After making sure that Marvin was safe, everyone relaxed. Marvin rested for a bit and then left his bedroom to eat a meal with everyone in the dining room.
And in the process, he found out that he had already spent three days lost in his dreams.
Although nothing huge had happened in Feinan during the three days, lots of more minor events had taken place.
It was fortunate that Madeline had invited the Sorcerers from Rocky Mountain, or else there might have still been a problem for Marvin to leave his consciousness.
After all, even though Ambella died, she did set up the Dream Cage.
As for Lance, he could help Marvin kill Ambella, but since he was also a memory within it, Marvin wasn’t sure how much he could have done to get Marvin out.
The only thing that made Marvin not know whether he should laugh or cry was that just as he was about to hear the much-anticipated answer, he had been saved by the Fate Sorceresses.
Everything was fated.
Without Ambella, Marvin wouldn’t have met Lance. But Marvin also couldn’t blame the Fate Sorceresses. They had been worried about him being stuck in the dream for too long and didn’t want him to end up dying at the hands of the Dream God’s subordinate.
As for how they managed to wake him up, Marvin was no fool. The first person he saw when he woke up was Lorie, who was right in front of him, so she was obviously the one that did it.
The form of Jessica’s Fate Power was [Power]. Once activated, it would burst and destroy. If it was used to try to poke into Marvin’s mind, it would surely have just finished him off.
As for Lorie, her power was [Wisdom]. The cool, refreshing feeling in his consciousness should have been wisdom’s enlightenment.
It really could rouse someone from their dreams.
The only thing that seemed odd to Marvin was that the always lively Lorie was now very timid and quiet. And why was Ding looking at him as if she was enjoying some sort of spectacle?
…
After lunch was over, Anna and the others returned to their work.
Jessica claimed that she had something important to discuss with Marvin, so the two went to his study.
But just as they entered the study, Jessica coldly snorted and her Fate Power suddenly rushed around Marvin!
Marvin was startled and asked, “What are you doing?”
Jessica bluntly said, “Two things.”
“First, the effect of the Underdark’s Winter is more frightening than you expected. Many races from the Underdark left and started attacking the surface. Hope City is the surface’s first line of defense. The pressure is huge, and I suspect that there are some major problems within the Underdark. Some claimed that they saw some aged shadows in the Eternal Frozen Spring…”
“[Dark Ghosts]!?” Marvin seemed quite worried upon hearing this.
‘Were these monsters from the Eternal Frozen Spring from some time further in the past?’ he wondered to himself.
“You know of them?” Jessica was somewhat surprised, but without waiting for an explanation, she continued, “If you are fine, I hope you can help me.”
“Kate must guard Hope City, and I am alone. I don’t know much about the Underdark. I hope you can take a trip there with me. I know you have a lot of adventuring experience.”
Marvin straightforwardly agreed to this matter.
In any case, he had to repay her for coming and helping him regain his consciousness.
Dark Specters were very frightening beings. It was said that they had been sealed by the Ancient Anzeds in the Eternal Frozen River. But because of the current disaster, the Eternal Frozen Spring expanded and the seal on the Dark Specters apparently weakened.
Moreover, there was an extremely powerful Artifact in the Eternal Frozen Spring which Marvin had been yearning for.
It seemed that it was now time to get it.
…
“The second thing is that you have to promise me…” Jessica said, her expression becoming quite aggressive, “you’ll take good care of Lorie in the future.”
Marvin was puzzled.
He subconsciously nodded, before reacting with, “What do you mean by that? And why are you looking at me like that?”
- Further details in Headshot Wizard. Might be starting it as a side project soon. 😉
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Chapter 564: News From the North
When Marvin learnt how he had been awakened by Lorie’s kiss, he froze.
Marvin had noticed that the girl was attracted to him. Even if Marvin was slow with these kinds of things, he could feel it.
It was a girl’s admiration toward heroes.
Originally, Marvin thought that this kind of admiration wouldn’t cause too much trouble. She was still young, after all.
Among the three Fate Sisters, she was the least powerful.
But in fact, Marvin felt that Wisdom was a suitable Fate Power for Lorie.
She was actually a very precocious girl.
Her feelings toward Marvin had been visible when Marvin first arrived at Hope City.
When Marvin helped them get rid of Tess, although it greatly helped Hope City at the time, they could have offered other things as rewards instead of Golden Blood.
The valuable Golden Blood was something the current Marvin who had Divine Source didn’t necessarily need, but it had been invaluable to him at the time.
As Jessica chillingly recounted the events from back then, Marvin realized that Lorie had decided to give her own portion of Golden Blood to him as the reward, sacrificing herself of her own initiative.
She had definitely noticed that Marvin needed Golden Blood.
But for Lorie, doing this would limit her advancement indefinitely.
Among the Three Fate Sisters, Jessica’s power was already at the 6th Layer and could be considered unrivalled among Legends. Kate wasn’t lacking either, as her Protection Fate Power gave her the strength to protect the city.
With her Protection, Hope City’s Source of Fire was currently safe, even though they didn’t establish a Sanctuary. The entire Rocky Mountain was still peaceful.
This was due to Kate.
But as for Lorie, her strength wasn’t able to keep up with that of her sisters.
At this time, she only had the strength of a 3rd rank classholder, not even a Legend.
Although this was related to her age, if she had taken the Golden Blood, she would definitely have become a Half-Legend.
And this time, in order to save Marvin, she had no other choice but to pour her Fate Power into Marvin’s consciousness.
Because her Fate Power was relatively low, she wasn’t yet able to project it out of her body. Thus, at Ding’s suggestion, she kissed Marvin despite her embarrassment and used her love as a bridge to try to connect to Marvin’s consciousness.
And she surprisingly succeeded.
But for the little girl, the price wasn’t just her first kiss.
She lost part of her Fate Power!
At this point, Jessica’s expression grew ever more severe.
She was a very tough person. She would never let her younger sister be bullied by others.
Even if that person was Marvin!
But what made her feel helpless about it was that Lorie had made her own decision, and Marvin had been unconscious at the time.
She couldn’t protest much about what happened, and thus she could only try to compel Marvin to take care of Lorie.
Marvin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
He subconsciously looked at his own interface and surprisingly found out that his own willpower had increased by 5!
The young Fate Sorceress’ kiss was more effective than the Witch Queen’s Tear.
Moreover, under his attributes section, a [Wisdom (Fate Sorceress)] option appeared.
It seemed like a skill that could be activated. When Marvin used it, he would become extremely clear-headed.
Immunity to all control-type spells, charm-type spells, and a substantial increase to insight.
This was a very useful ability!
One example of a situation where this would be very useful was that if Marvin wanted to cooperate with Devils, with this ability he would be able to more easily notice any loopholes and traps in a contract.
Moreover, a clear mind was extremely helpful in battle.
But because of this, Lori’s power fell yet again.
Although she didn’t lose a rank, she was far from the 4th rank now.
With all this to think about, Marvin was silent for a long time before he solemnly swore, “Regarding what fate actually throws at us, I can’t guarantee much to you. But you can trust me, I’ll do all I can to protect her and won’t let others harm her.”
“As for the matter of Golden Blood and Fate Power, I’ll think of a way.”
Jessica snorted, but she also knew that this was a very special situation, and she couldn’t press Marvin too much.
She immediately left the study.
Marvin forced a smile and sat down on his chair.
“Really… You don’t have to pay attention to her.”
A sweet voice echoed from behind a bookcase.
Marvin smiled. He already knew that someone had been hiding there, but he hadn’t pointed it out.
Jessica must also have been aware.
Thus, she left quickly after speaking her mind.
“Thank you,” Marvin said sincerely.
So far, Lorie had helped him tremendously two times. The first time was his Shapeshift Sorcerer’s breakthrough, gaining Diamond Shape and increasing his strength, paving the way for the following dragon slaying. This time, she helped him come back from the dream space. Marvin was able to stand here now because Lance killed Ambella and because the power of Wisdom was able to nourish and rouse his mind.
Everything that involved battles in the mind tended to be very frightening. A mere moment of inattention could result in death!
Like what happened to Ambella. She used Divine Power to enter Marvin’s consciousness, taking huge risks.
She failed and died.
If not for Lorie, Marvin could have had trouble getting out of his consciousness!
“I owe you two huge favors,” he solemnly said.
The girl behind the bookshelf gently insisted, “It was my choice.”
Marvin coughed, feeling like the atmosphere was a bit wrong.
“Because I like you…” she continued.
This sentence coming from the mouth of a shy little girl caught Marvin unprepared.
“You are still too young…” Marvin said perfunctorily.
“I can grow up.” Perhaps it was because she was hiding behind the bookcase, but the little girl became extremely daring. “As a Fate Sorceress, I can speed up my growth. If you’d like it, I can speed it up by ten times!”
“In a few months, I’ll become as big as my older sister.”
Marvin suddenly had a headache. “Don’t!”
“Eh?” Lorie let out a voice of surprise. “You don’t like me growing up…”
“Then you like the smaller me?”
“A bit weird… But it’s not impossible…”
Marvin completely collapsed!
He ran out from the study.
Facing the little girl’s confession, he could only flee. When he left the study, he noticed Jessica guarding the door. She glared ruthlessly at Marvin.
Marvin forced a smile and gave her a meaningful look, hinting her to take care of her younger sister.
In any case, the two sisters were unlikely to stay in White River Valley for a long time, so Marvin decided to just let it be.
He rushed toward Anna’s workplace.
“Any recent news?” Marvin asked.
“Yes, and it’s very important news,” Anna quickly reported. “While you were unconscious, some unforeseen events happened in the North… This is the news Miss Eve sent.”
She handed a letter to Marvin as she spoke.
Chapter 565: Three Things
An unforeseen event in the North?
Marvin froze. He had been unconscious for three days. What could have happened in the North in this amount of time?
He had helped Daniela stabilize Lavis’ situation. On the other hand, the North’s City-States should be in chaos, and would likely need a very long time to stabilize.
But that letter was surprisingly not from Daniela, but from Eve.
It hadn’t even occurred to him that she would send a letter, since after all, there was no real relationship between Marvin and the Valkyrie.
When dealing with Dark Phoenix, a clash had almost broken out. If not for another enemy appearing, Jessica might have started a fight with Eve.
But it was said that after returning to the North, she drove away those five servants.
He didn’t know if that part was true.
Marvin opened the envelope while Anna calmly watched him.
The letter arrived yesterday and had been brought by an albatross. It was clearly written on the envelope that the letter had to be opened by Marvin himself and that it was related to something happening in the North.
She didn’t open the letter when Marvin was unconscious. Although Marvin had a lot of trust in her, she decided to respect the wishes of the sender and wait for him to wake up, despite her curiosity.
Marvin unfolded the letter and saw that it was written in Common.
Eve’s writing was pretty, and like her, had a touch of elegance under the toughness.
Marvin skimmed through it very quickly, his expression becoming heavy.
The matter Eve described in the letter was such a headache!
“What happened?” Anna asked with concern.
To be honest, she had felt more and more powerless as matters reached this stage.
She couldn’t imagine how much pressure Marvin was under.
The only thing she could do to help was to manage the Sanctuary for Marvin, nurturing their territory.
As for the rest, regarding everything related to the Gods, she was truly helpless.
Sometimes, she even thought it would be better to return to how it was in the past.
She would rather have White River Valley become a small territory and follow after Marvin. Suffering some hardship and sadness was acceptable.
At least, the Young Master Marvin of back then didn’t need to do so many dangerous things.
She also clearly knew that in front of the real disaster, no one could be spared.
Only by becoming stronger would they be able to stand on a similar footing with the Gods.
…
Marvin didn’t say anything, instead handing the letter to Anna and letting her read it herself while he sank into contemplation.
The contents of Eve’s letter seemed genuine.
She talked about three things.
The first part was about the current situation in the North.
With the power of the Valkyrie and the draw of the Holy Sword, Eve rallied a formidable force in the North. Although it wasn’t like in the game, where she quickly unified large parts of the North with the help of her servants, she still managed to occupy an important harbor and the surrounding cities through her own efforts.
Deep Water Harbor!
A famous City-State in the North.
When Marvin saw the name, he thought back to the prosperous appearance of the game’s Deep Water Harbor. It was a harbor with a very important geographical location. Most important was the fact that Deep Water Harbor was very close to the High Elven Sanctuary.
Each year, some High Elven masterpieces would occasionally spread from the harbor.
At the same time, Deep Water Harbor was one of the [Three North Towns] and had a very important effect in the North.
Previously, the area encompassing the Three North Towns had been guarded by the Valkyrie. But it was unknown whether she would achieve her past heights in this life. Marvin felt that based on the current situation, it shouldn’t be an issue.
Besides Eve, the rest of the North’s forces gradually began to rise up too. The old forces stabilized their positions, once again re-establishing order, or else they were replaced by newly rising forces.
In short, many regions in the North started shining again. Unlike the two large principalities near Lavis, the eastern City-States of the North greatly lacked Wizards.
This situation actually made it easier for the eastern part of the North to handle the disaster.
Quite a few western territories fell, and only Lavis survived.
It seemed that Lavis to the west and the Three North Towns to the east would be the leaders in the future.
Marvin knew about Eve’s personality and charisma. Besides being slightly inferior to Daniela in terms of governing ability, in other aspects, the Valkyrie’s radiance wouldn’t pale to that of the Ice Empress!
‘Valkyrie, Ice Empress, Three Fate Sisters…’
A face flashed in Marvin’s mind. He couldn’t help smiling bitterly as he thought to himself, ‘If there really is a Plane Will, then it is definitely favoring women.’
‘During the Great Calamity, it was the women who were the most outstanding. It really supports an imperceptible truth: In the face of frightening difficulties, do women really tend to be stronger than men?’
This wasn’t something Marvin made up baselessly. He remembered that on Earth, some studies had shown that women generally handled suffering and disaster better than men.
They were better at adapting.
Perhaps this was the reason that women were in the limelight during Feinan’s disaster.
…
Marvin discarded these thoughts and thought back to Eve’s letter.
The situation in the North wasn’t clear yet. The second thing Eve mentioned was a proposal to form an alliance with Marvin.
She knew that Marvin had established Sword Harbor. Furthermore, the sea was still safe at the moment, so if they could mutually cooperate and help each other, it would be very advantageous to both territories.
After all, building long distance Teleportation Arrays was very expensive.
As for the details of the alliance, Eve invited Marvin to visit Deep Water Harbor for negotiations.
Marvin would definitely take a trip there, but this had to be delayed.
He had promised to go with Jessica to the Underdark to look into the matter of the Eternal Frozen Spring.
Moreover, he had previously buried a chess piece in the Underdark. It should be time to reap what he sowed.
Raven, who was under the control of the Book of Nalu, should have already established her own force in the Underdark. Marvin decided that it was time to take a look.
…
The third thing in the letter was what worried Marvin the most.
Eve vaguely mentioned that traces of some Gods’ followers had appeared in some small forces and small towns in the North!
Although they acted very secretly, there was already some information confirming it.
Her people had already checked. There were people were hiding a church in a certain small town.
That church worshiped the [God of Dawn and Protection]!
Needless to say, Divine Servants had already started descending.
The Dream God wasn’t the only one that was active. The other Gods didn’t stay idle either.
While they were attacking the Universe Magic Pool, they also directed their own able subordinates to enter Feinan.
A war of beliefs would unfold.
Marvin took a deep breath.
Although the Universe Magic Pool hadn’t shattered yet, the threat of the Gods had already descended!
Ambella was only the first, the first of many!
In order to protect himself, in order to protect his territory, he could only become stronger!