Chapter 1007 Don’t Get on the Boat

Seeing Zhou Wen's hesitation, Frode continued, "Although these extradimensional beings appear on Earth as higher-level life forms, very similar to the legendary gods, based on our interactions with them over the years and the things they've done, it's possible that Earth isn't as low-level as they claim. Or, perhaps, Earth has what they need, which is why they're willing to descend on Earth time and time again, even inciting humanity to wage war, which ultimately escalates into a war between gods."

"I've heard that there's a saying in the other dimension that the Earth is the birthplace of all creatures from that dimension." Zhou Wen said after thinking for a while.

"This theory is novel, but not entirely impossible," Frode continued. "I've secretly researched it and discovered that behind every large-scale war in history, there's the shadow of some special force. The older the era, the more pronounced these forces are, like the Battle of Zhuolu in your East District. My research has revealed the presence of many terrifying creatures from another dimension. Furthermore, this is closely related to the races belonging to the two temples within the temple. I've even discovered traces of those two races appearing during the war. Apparently, several other families have also noticed something strange, and some seem to have discovered something and want to take it a step further. Hence, Ouyang Ting's team went to Zhuolu for research."

"After this team entered Zhuolu, many strange things happened. Because I was also paying attention to this matter, I sent someone to infiltrate the research team. However, I later discovered that the person I sent into the research team had been replaced without our knowledge. If that person had not contacted us through special channels at regular intervals and then disappeared, we would have had no idea that this person had been replaced."

Frod took a deep breath and continued, "Later, I sent some more people there to test the waters and finally confirmed that the man was no longer the same person. However, even those who were familiar with him couldn't spot any flaws. So I checked with the rest of the team and found many problems. Aside from Ouyang Ting, the head of the research team, who was confirmed to be the same person, I found many suspicious points with the others."

"Have you found out who did all this?" Zhou Wen asked.

"No, until now, I still don't know who did all this. Such a big undertaking is difficult to accomplish even for the six major families. Replacing one or two people, or a few more, is not difficult, but if you want to replace most of the experts in the research team, they must not only look the same, but also have similar professional knowledge. Otherwise, it will be difficult to carry out the research. This is very difficult. At least I can't think of anyone who can do this." Frode said.

"What aspect is the secret you are talking about?" Zhou Wen now finally believed that Frod might indeed know something.

He had also discovered the things that Frod mentioned, but there was no further result.

"Assuming my judgment is correct, don't you find it strange that everyone else was replaced, but Professor Ouyang Ting was not?" Frod said.

"Is it true that no one else can replace Professor Ouyang Ting's professional abilities?" Zhou Wen said.

"This is also one of the reasons. They just replaced the people but did not stop the research from continuing. It is certain that the people behind the scenes are also very interested in the research on Zhuolu, so Ouyang Ting's existence is quite important. However, after my investigation and research, I found something even more shocking. This is related to Professor Ouyang Ting. Maybe you will be interested." Frod did not say anything else.

"What exactly is the mask in the maze of lies? A dimensional creature?" Zhou Wen was already a little tempted. He really wanted to know the truth of that year. He vaguely felt that the truth of this matter might not be as simple as just concerning the life and death of the old principal.

"It's not a dimensional creature, but an extremely special thing. You can regard it as the core of the dimensional field, or you can regard it as something that suppresses the other dimension. If such a thing is taken away, the dimensional field will be completely unblocked, and the dimensional creatures inside can enter and exit freely, and will no longer be restricted by the dimensional field. So the mask must be taken, and the dimensional creatures inside must also be dealt with in a way. No future troubles can be left, so we need your help." Frode said.

Zhou Wen thought to himself, "So, the mask is somewhat like the stone knife from the Ancient Imperial City, or the jade box from Chess Mountain."

After a moment's silence, Zhou Wen said, "I can promise to do my best, but I can't guarantee success. I will put my own safety first."

"That's enough. I believe that with your strength, plus the power our family has accumulated over the years, it will not be difficult to control the situation." Frod said.

"Also, I need the right to speak. When to advance, when to retreat, and when to take action, all of these are decided by me." Zhou Wen said.

Frod hesitated for a moment and looked at Lanshi beside him.

Lan Shi nodded slightly: "I believe Zhou Wen."

Frod then looked at Zhou Wen and said, "In that case, the lives of my entire family are now in your hands."

After a pause, Frode continued, "Back then, I was investigating incidents related to the six sacred temples, and Zhuolu was one of them. So, before the research team went to Zhuolu, my family had already studied Zhuolu and met Professor Ouyang Ting there. That was more than a decade ago, before the Zhuolu project even started."

Zhou Wen didn't feel strange. He had always suspected that the old principal had been to Zhuolu a long time ago.

Frod sighed softly. "I met him once before and we talked a lot. After listening to my investigation, Professor Ouyang Ting told me some of his unique discoveries in Zhuolu. However, because further research was needed to confirm some of the findings, he didn't say much. But not long after that, I became what I am now. Many things have to be handled by others, and I haven't been able to communicate further with Professor Ouyang Ting. I don't know what happened later, but Professor Ouyang Ting stopped studying Zhuolu and returned to his teaching work until the Zhuolu project team was launched..."

Zhou Wen listened quietly. He knew that Frod was about to get to the point.

As expected, Frode continued, "In fact, after discovering that something was wrong with the people we sent out, I also tried to contact Professor Ouyang Ting secretly. However, at that time, he seemed to have realized that the environment he was in was not safe, or that he had been secretly controlled by someone, so he passed some information to me in a very obscure way."

"What news?" Zhou Wen asked hurriedly.

"There are only four of us. Don't get on board." Frod said with a strange look on his face.

(End of this chapter)