Lu Ban came to the watchtower, where the sun was shining brightly, and it was still hot despite the support of magic.

Birmingham was standing in front of the tower, looking at the Black Forest, which had cracked and turned into a drought-stricken land.

After experiencing life and death, this young man has obviously grown a lot.

"Hey."

Lu Ban said hello and climbed up the tower.

Birmingham's expression changed, and finally stopped at joy.

"It looks like you're completely fine."

"No problem, I can still do a few sit-ups now."

Lu Ban moved his arms.

"I thought I was the big brother, but now it seems that you are the big brother."

Birmingham smiled and felt a little emotional.

"No one from Black Pine Town has made it back. Within a few hours of the demonic tide arriving, those who hadn't had time to evacuate were killed."

“There are thousands and thousands of people like this.”

Lu Ban also looked to the other side of the horizon.

"When the demonic tide came, being able to survive was a blessing. Don't feel too burdened, and don't feel guilty for not being able to save more people. You have done a good job."

He consoled Birmingham.

In such a desperate world, being too responsible and trying to shoulder too much will make people more desperate. Being heartless will make people feel better.

"I see."

Birmingham nodded.

"After the demonic tide is over, I want Lord Jonah to take me to the Gray Tower."

He said again.

"I have never been exposed to magic before, and I don't know if I am qualified, but I still want to become a wizard. I want to be able to contribute more when the magic tide comes."

"Then I hope some god will respond to you."

Lu Ban recalled the scene when no one answered his question, and suddenly felt that he should find Jonah and ask him to help him make a new user agreement or something, to see if there was any god in the Kingdom of Darkness who could answer him.

"Also, I heard from Lord Jonah that the Gray Tower is now preparing to promote some new measures to prevent the demonic tide."

Birmingham said enthusiastically.

"They plan to send two mages in a group to walk along the edge of the Black Forest to observe the monsters more closely. I think they're called Walkers..."

"Agent."

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Birmingham nodded repeatedly, but did not notice the change in Lu Ban's expression.

"Agent..."

Lu Ban suddenly seemed to be in a daze.

Xia said that she was a quasi-agent, and this system had been implemented in the Gray Tower for more than a hundred years. The evil god's followers in Ku Shui Town were once sealed and dealt with by agents.

Therefore, Xia's era is at least a hundred years away from the time when the agents just appeared, and should be on a similar timeline as Ku Shui Town.

Therefore, the era of the Country of Darkness where Lu Ban currently lives should be at least a hundred years earlier than Shia's era.

This means that after Birmingham, the Kingdom of Night will still exist for at least a hundred years.

Furthermore, judging from Shia's performance, the demonic tide of the Country of Darkness should be under control to a certain extent, and is no longer a major event that could destroy the world.

"What’s wrong with you?"

It was only then that Birmingham noticed that Lu Ban was distracted, and he waved his hand in front of him and asked.

"No, nothing."

Lu Ban came back to his senses.

It's a wonderful feeling.

If Lu Ban told Birmingham that the future he hoped for did exist, that what he protected was really protected, and that the future of the Kingdom of Night was as he wished, the boy might just think that Lu Ban was talking nonsense.

"Live well, I hope you can witness all this."

Lu Ban patted Birmingham's shoulder, leaving him confused.

"Um."

Birmingham just nodded, thinking that Lu Ban was encouraging him.

"Come to think of it, I forgot to give it back to you earlier."

Lu Ban took out another nameplate, which was engraved with the ranger's name. Although it was useless in most cases, everyone still carried it with them.

When Birmingham was entangled by Yongye's followers before, the nameplate fell in the chaos, and was later picked up by someone and eventually came to Lu Ban.

Touching the nameplate, Lu Ban looked at the words on it.

Birmingham Quieres.

This should be Birmingham's name.

"……Um?"

Lu Ban didn't realize it until the nameplate was taken away by Birmingham.

I had never thought of it before, but isn’t the last name Quierris exactly the same as Xia?

In other words, this guy might be Xia's grandfather's grandfather or something like that?

If I hadn't rescued Birmingham, would Xia disappear?

Or, because I met Xia first, it was fate that I came here and saved Birmingham?

The flow of time in the Silent Land is not consistent, and the timing of the mission is beyond common sense. If the Demon Tide is a contest between two groups of gods, then people like Lu Ban who travel through foreign lands to complete missions, are they higher-level beings using the Chosen Ones to play against them?

Lu Ban fell into confusion again.

But time did not give him more room for doubt.

As the countdown in the field of vision came to an end, a kind of tremor beyond space rose in everyone's heart.

Lu Ban looked up and saw that the blood moon was gradually fading away, the terrifying crimson turning into a cold silver-white.

The entire restless black forest suddenly became silent.

He turned off the radio, and the blazing sun suddenly disappeared.

Lu Ban saw the bright moon gradually setting and the dawn in the east.

In the darkest hour before dawn, light appears.

Dawn is coming.

Birmingham looked at the long-lost sunrise with mixed feelings.

There is the relief of surviving a disaster, the sadness of losing companions in battle, and the anxiety and expectation about the future direction of this world.

He looked around, trying to share something with Lu Ban.

But there was no one around.

In the early morning light, Lu Ban walked into the light.

He felt a strong sense of weightlessness and felt the cold and heat.

He saw a blood moon hanging high above his head, and on the moon, a huge and twisted being was staring at him.

Lu Ban's eyes were bloodshot and he felt his brain boiling instantly.

But the next moment, a familiar feeling surged into Lu Ban's heart.

He looked around and found that he had returned home.

At the same time, on the white wall, words that seemed to be written with a black marker were being written coldly and indifferently.

【Congratulations on completing the task】

【Start settlement now】

[Mission Exploration Degree: 90%]

[Task completion: Perfect]

[In the demonic tide that destroyed the world, you went against the current and became a symbol of hope. For whom did you fly the flag? The nightmare will eventually wake up. In thousands of years of resistance, the struggle itself is sometimes the whole meaning. Although weak, the torch of civilization is still shining. You have witnessed it all.]

[Achieved Silence Points: 76,000]

[Obtain career reward: Item: War in the Pocket]

【Settlement completed】

[Let the audience feel what is truly shocking, subvert the world with the ultimate audio-visual experience, and create a new myth]

[Choose to complete career development tasks and receive career rewards]

【Welcome to the quiet place again】