Chapter 13: Sweet Potato's Perspective - Host: Don't be afraid, the continent is about to descend into chaos. ...
East frowned slightly. He had a bad feeling, even worse than when he died and transmigrated to this world. He rubbed his temples. "Your companions may have had an accident. I'm a little worried about them."
"Don't worry about that. They've just returned to where they were before. They can come back when you summon them again," said Roasted Sweet Potato.
East nodded. "That's good. You should all take a rest. You've worked hard. Or you can go back if you want. It's rather boring that we can't get out for the time being."
"I'm logging off now. This is probably a recap. I'll come back online tomorrow." Guagua waved and went offline.
Junye also logged off.
“Little King, I’m leaving now. See you later.” It was Liang Jingjing.
"King Phoenix, see you later." It was Meimei who was unlucky.
"King, please be careful. You may summon us if needed." As for the roasted sweet potato, he probably needs to study the promotional video more carefully.
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Once only East was left in the basement, he pressed the button to open the second floor and asked the system, "Any results?"
The system... [It's hard to say.]
"Hmm?" East asked, puzzled.
[After investigation, it was found that the seal had loosened over time, but it was too coincidental. Furthermore, besides this particular seal, seals in other parts of the continent had also loosened.]
Easter twirled his fingers. "What do you think is the probability that this is related to us?"
The system is very large.
East chuckled softly, "Why do you think so highly of me?" He asked himself, not expecting an answer from anyone. He'd been in a pretty good mood today, genuinely good; his little players were all adorable, but…
He had a premonition from the very beginning of his transmigration, and the events that followed added weight to his suspicions. He pretended to ignore it and went with the flow, but it seemed that this didn't want him to keep up the act.
"Isn't this a bit too hasty?" East pulled out a chair and sat down, a smile on his face, but no trace of a smile could be detected in his clear eyes.
【Host…】The system hesitated, unsure how to begin. This matter was rather complicated. If they really wanted them to do something, they should have made their intentions clear. Look at the current situation—what was this? They were feeling their way across the river, but they couldn't even see the riverbank.
"Don't worry, I value my life. As long as I can live, I won't rush to die." Easter softened his tone. He didn't need to make things difficult for the system. After all, in his time with the system, it didn't have the brains to do such things. Besides, the system was genuinely trying to help him. He wasn't so ungrateful as to not appreciate kindness.
"Host, cheer up! We'll settle the score sooner or later, won't we?" the system said, racking its brains.
“Hmm,” Easter didn’t say much, the situation today was just too obvious, so obvious that he couldn’t ignore it even if he wanted to. “How chaotic will it get?”
[If we were to use a percentage system to represent the seal, it would currently only be one percent, and the situation is unlikely to worsen any further for the time being.] The system has roughly scanned the entire world, although it's only the most superficial and shallow part, and hasn't gone into depth yet, but it's barely enough.
"Okay, got it." East was lost in thought, feeling that he had overlooked something, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The system stopped bothering him, but once he arrived on Blue Star, he became even more distracted from managing the account. Without strength, the host would find it difficult to move an inch in the soon-to-be-chaotic Luomanjier Continent.
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Xun Jing (not as good as roasted sweet potato) climbed out of the game pod, his dark eyes calm. He took a shower, turned on his computer, and went to the official account of "Rise of Kings". There were only three promotional videos. The first one could be said to be a general background story, the appearance of the protagonist, Esther Felix, and some other species that were partially obscured.
Xun Jing clicked on the second video.
A parchment scroll slowly unfolds, and an invisible hand manipulates a quill pen to write on the scroll, creating mountains, rivers, forests, lakes, and other landscapes. Different regions emerge and fall onto the parchment, ultimately forming a complete map.
Xun Jing paused the video, found a piece of white paper and a pen, and casually sketched a simple map. On the continent of Luomanjier, the ratio of ocean to land was about four to six. To the east was the Sinclair Empire, and there was also the Felix Kingdom on the edge. Unless specifically marked, it would be impossible to find the location of the kingdom on the map.
Xun Jing paused, stared at the small spot for a moment, then continued marking.
In the center are the Orcish Plains and the complex mountain ranges and highlands; the Campbell Empire is located to the south, close to the ocean and with the most ports; to the west is the Misty Mountains, and the Leroy Empire is located between the Misty Mountains and the Orcish Plains, bordering the Dead Sand Sea; the Karen Empire is located further south in the southwest of the continent, with one-third of its territory in the Dead Sand Sea; to the north, there's not much to say, just the polar ice fields, basically devoid of life.
Xun Jing twirled a pen in his hand, his eyes fixed on the simple map he had drawn. Perhaps for the sake of game playability, the difficulty of Ister's attempt to unify the entire continent could be described as extremely difficult.
He stopped thinking for a short while, realizing it was too early and he should take it slow.
Xun Jing clicked on the third video, which had just been posted today.
The story begins with a magnificent, heavy book slowly emerging from the darkness, accompanied by the appearance of countless stars in the entire black space. As the book opens, a warm, white light materializes, transforming into a man, with lines of silvery-white text appearing beside him.
Name: Easter Felix
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Human (?)
Magical attribute: Unknown (Sealed state)
Ability: Summon (?)
Brief introduction: He is a "king of a fallen kingdom," a "fallen king," a "king rejected by the gods." Yes, that's right, no matter how destitute he is, he is still a king. His bloodline is incomparably noble, and his talent is unparalleled. On the day he rises again, all living beings will grovel at his feet.
The person and the words fell onto the paper, then the book closed, revealing the cover again. It was a brilliant, crimson gold, with a burning flame as the background. In the center of the cover, a black rose was draped diagonally on a sapphire.
Xun Jing was pondering the introduction about King Ister when he casually clicked on the associated account. This account posted four videos. After clicking on the second video, he couldn't think any further. The short video, which was only a dozen seconds long, made Xun Jing frown. Against the backdrop of green mountains, a young man lived in seclusion. He was beautiful, charming, and attractive, but all of this could not overcome the intense loneliness emanating from him.
This is different from my feeling in the game today. Today's feeling was somewhat vague, but this video is too obvious. It's clearly not a simple NPC.
Xun Jing clicked on the last video, his furrowed brows relaxing slightly; it was the segment where the king was explaining history.
The video was playing halfway through when there was a knock on the door.
Xun Jing paused the game, got up to open the door, and saw his sister outside, the one who had suggested he play. "Xiao Luo, what's wrong?"
"Brother, how is it?" Xun Luo asked nervously and hesitantly.
Xun Jing: "Don't worry too much, everything's fine."
Xun Luo breathed a sigh of relief and noticed the screen on the computer. "Brother, is the game fun?" Her voice was tense, but she pretended to be teasing.
Xun Jing patted Xun Luo's head, "Xiao Luo, I'm fine, that matter is all in the past."
Xun Jing worked at a research institute with his mentor. Not long ago, one of his research results was stolen by his mentor. It took a lot of trouble to resolve the issue, but it was still disgusting, so he left the institute and went home to rest. His family was quite worried about him, but in his heart, the matter was over and done with, and he wouldn't dwell on it too much.
"The game is very interesting. I'll buy you a gaming pod after you finish your college entrance exam."
Xun Luo nodded, "Okay, okay, is the king really as handsome as the advertisements say?"
"It's even more appealing than advertised," Xun Jing objectively commented.
Xun Luo trusted her brother, and her already high expectations rose even higher. "There are only a few months left until the college entrance exam ends. Don't forget me then!"
"I won't forget."
Xun Luo said, "Brother, I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like this king has a strange sense of familiarity..." He shook his head again, "Maybe it's because the character model looks like someone else."
Xun Jing did not voice his suspicions, deciding to wait and see how things went. What if it was a real person playing a role?
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While Xun Jing and Xun Luo, brother and sister, were having a friendly conversation, the situation in the other world, East, was extremely quiet.
"System, the seal on the demon has loosened, and the gods haven't reacted at all?" Ister asked. He felt that there was something else that had been overlooked, but he just couldn't remember it, so he decided not to torture his brain anymore.
[Host, have I ever told you that many gods were incorporated into the creation of this seal...?]
"So?" East replied.
"Therefore, the twelve gods wanted to intervene but were powerless to do so," the system explained. "The demons are essentially sealed within a subspace. Subspace is not a complete world; it requires constant energy to maintain. The fact that they could be sealed for so many years is already quite remarkable."
"So many years have passed, has it just remained sealed?" Isterio was puzzled. Thousands of years have passed, and if it's not completely resolved, has it not weakened or alleviated at all?
[Yes, assuming the seal is broken now, the chaos of ten thousand years ago will repeat itself.] The system is also baffled. Aren't the gods and humans in this world a bit too brainless? Would the world's demise benefit Him/them? Absolutely not.
“Sick.” East uttered two words calmly. He thought of the Felix family. The gods didn’t care about the crisis on the continent, but instead mocked the bloodline of a family. If this wasn’t sick, what was? But from this, one could also infer that the Felix bloodline must be special.
East rubbed his temples. "We all have to develop eventually." Unless they stay cooped up in one place forever, they'll have to show themselves sooner or later. His abnormality isn't something that can be easily ignored. Summoners are a rare but not uncommon profession; you can still find some on the continent. But East is different from them. Putting aside the characteristics of players, just in terms of numbers, he's practically a sitting duck. And with the gods' attention to Felix's bloodline... just thinking about it, wow~ that's really interesting (indifferent.jpg).
[Host, don't worry, the mainland is about to descend into chaos.]
East was stunned. For a moment, he felt that the way and tone of voice were extremely familiar, but it was clearly a rigid, mechanical voice. This feeling was very illogical.
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