Su Yue stared in astonishment at the reappeared dining table.
The white spider walked up to the chair at the table, and Abraham said, "Ms. Billings Franks."
"Hello……"
Su Yue was shocked to discover that the scene that had happened before was repeating itself before his eyes? Why was that? Was it divine power?
Lord's Log: "You have devoured the flesh and blood of the ninth-tier dragon Ixu, gaining 15 free attribute points."
There are no more prompts for bathing in dragon's blood?
Can each person only bathe in dragon's blood once?
Su Yue looked at the scene in front of him.
He laughed. His free attribute points had reached 46. This time, Su Yue didn't plan to greet the gaunt old man Alfred, who was actually a midge. He ate the food on the table by himself.
"You have drunk from the Spring of Fire and gained: Strength x2, Spiritual Awareness +3."
If Su Yue had any thoughts on the current situation...
He felt that since it was a repetition...
He naturally needed to gain more benefits. He felt that the scene before him was somewhat like a transitional animation. Abraham, looking at Su Yue's calm expression, smiled and asked, "Master, how are you feeling?"
Su Yue said, "Can we do it ten times?"
He glanced curiously at "Lord of Darkness" Grazt, who was walking up the steps from behind the curtain.
Su Yue felt that something was wrong, that something was not quite real.
Abraham, standing beside Hines Adelaide, said, “Damn it, those damned enemies of Fremont, how ridiculous! They fear our conquest, while the lords want to use our Abyss Bloodbath to seize power. The lowly want to climb higher; the high-ranking want to save their lives, or even ascend to the throne. In the end, they only use us, the Abyss, as pawns. How can they do this without paying a price?”
Hines Adelaide's face suddenly melted like a waterfall.
Su Yue's expression turned horrified.
Before him, the dining table transformed into a pitch-black coffin... A skeleton leaned askew against the table, seemingly the same Hines Adelaide who had just been speaking, now reduced to a skeleton and a skull.
What... what's going on?
Su Yue looked bewildered.
Following the “death” of Hines Adelaide.
Ms. Billings Franks smiled at Su Yue and said, “Darkness and unbridled killing have made our Silver Palace's population increasingly surplus, while the number of souls has dwindled. Mortal empires and material planes possess a large number of souls. Fresh souls are truly a delicacy. General Su Yue, could you help us establish a base or bridgehead in the human Breton Empire? I will send my Abyss Soldiers to conquer the Breton Empire's territory. High elves, dwarves, I welcome all comers, as long as they are fresh souls, I love them.”
"..."
Ms. Billings Franks's face began to melt, as if a wax figure had encountered overheated weather. The handsome noble abyss lord in front of her transformed from a white spider into a human, and then from a human into a skeleton. His hair disappeared... leaving only a scalp-like skeleton.
At this moment, Su Yue thought of the Buddhist concept of the skeleton, which states that all beautiful women eventually turn into bones.
To see a beautiful woman is like seeing a skeleton; to see a skeleton is like seeing a beautiful woman.
Then you can let go of your desires.
He had to admit there was some truth to it. Su Yue simply couldn't understand what Abraham, the sixth brother, was up to. In his view, all this pretense was pointless and meaningless. Either get straight to the point or speak plainly; why beat around the bush? Abraham, seemingly noticing Su Yue's confusion, said:
"The Silver Palace is a mirror."
"What?"
Abraham asked, "What do you see?"
"Can't you see them?"
Abraham laughed and said, "I didn't see anything."
"Impossible."
Abraham said, “At this table of the gods, Lord Graztar, the Lord of the Dark, once divided the cake with countless abyss lords and reaped the faith of mortals. What you see may be an echo of antiquity… or it may be the evolution of your own inner world…”
"What's the meaning?"
Su Yue stared in astonishment at Abraham's words, finding them increasingly absurd. Could it be that the monster's transformation into a human, becoming the lord of the abyss, and wanting to divide the entire material plane was his own idea? Could it be that he truly hoped to rely on the Dark Lord Grazt to divide the material plane and seize a high position and benefits? But what did their subsequent transformation into skeletons represent?
Could it be that my plan will fail? Will I end up with nothing but a pile of bones?
Right and wrong, success and failure, all vanish in the blink of an eye. The green hills remain, and the setting sun glows red again and again. Su Yue also understood that everything in the mortal world, facing the political changes of a few hundred years in the secular world, is meaningless. At most, it becomes a page in the history book. Once people in the next few hundred years turn this page of history, you will have already perished.
Whether you are Napoleon or not.
Whether you are Frederick
Whether you are the German Emperor who started World War I or not, the Weimar regime will overthrow you; no matter how crazy and domineering you were in the early stages, no matter how much you provoked the whole world, you will still be overthrown hundreds of years later.
The serfs of the Russian bear were overthrown. They were merely a note in history. Fernand died in the territory of the Serwegians, assassinated. Countless Serwegian soldiers launched resistance on the icy snowfields, riding their warhorses and digging trenches for engineering and sappers in the frozen snow.
They might become corpses, survivors, escape, or prisoners, but one thing is undeniable: they were all destined to die.
In the surging torrent of history.
Su Yue looked at the fork and knife in front of him and asked, "Abraham, where exactly is this?"
Abraham said, “This is the standard procedure for an audience with Lord Graztar, the Lord of Darkness. You can also think of it as the prelude to the real audience. Everyone’s heart and soul are hidden inside… But the Hall of Mirrors is a wonderful thing. It can dissect a person’s heart, see their struggles and entanglements, and affirm or reward certain actions; or punish them with destruction and death. Lord Graztar, the Lord of Darkness, believes that everything in life has its destiny and peril. Every creature, according to its nature, has its own contradictions. As a High Lord, a demon lord, even a devil like myself enjoys seeing the power emanating from humanity.”
I'm being watched...
"..."
Su Yue thought to himself. He understood very well that the Abyss was not his territory, but rather the domain of the "Lord of Darkness," Grazt, the gods of the Abyss. Although they did not have the status of gods, they possessed divinity and a terrifying status similar to that of gods.
Obox, Artina Shi, the Lady of Change, Grimath of the Land of the Dead in Molrat; Ben Shaba, the Goddess of Doom, Link Heibo, Caldura, the Balrog Lord of Barto… one name and figure after another appeared in Su Yue’s mind. The more he understood the Abyss in his previous life, the more he found that the worldview and background of this place became after entering and observing it.
He had no intention of offending the beings and creatures here, nor did he feel that Canaan had anything to be proud of compared to this city-like Silver Palace and territory; he considered himself merely a passerby.
An admirer here, respectful, but not deeply involved, just a passerby.
Su Yue stood up, now that he knew this Mirror Hall was just a trial.
After having another meal, Su Yue walked forward.
More than a dozen abyss lords melted into black skeletons lying on the dining table; the tin plate turned into rotting bones; and the white tablecloth became tattered ornaments on the coffin.
We walked through the halls, floor by floor.
Lord's Log: "Through the power of the Silver Palace of the Bottomless Abyss, you have seen your true self and gained 40 free attribute points."
Su Yue laughed. This was an incredible opportunity, but that was only for ordinary players. For Su Yue, the increasing number of attribute points didn't make him particularly happy. He even felt they were somewhat dispensable. People are always like this: they don't cherish what they have until they lose it, then they regret it immensely. But Su Yue clearly understood that this was his trump card, and he had to accumulate it to its fullest potential, even more. From this perspective, he didn't think accumulating attribute points had lost its value.
On the contrary, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
"Is this a reflection of my true self?"
Dressed in a general's uniform, Su Yue, whose territory of Canaan had just undergone a transformation, had also gained some magic resistance from bathing in dragon blood. It would likely be more difficult for future spells to harm him... Su Yue didn't know whether he was looking forward to the future national war, or the scene of a saint descending to earth; or to a full-scale war with the lord of the Turin world, or to rebelling against the empire. As he passed through layers of mirror halls, he seemed to see countless possibilities, and countless versions of himself.
—In the darkness, the domineering and majestic pupils of an emperor slowly emitted a wisp of cold, red smoke, as if something was emanating from his eye sockets.
Graz'zt, the Dark Lord, is a powerful emperor and king of demons.
The ruler of the abyss appeared as a colossal abyssal giant, his toes hundreds of times larger than Su Yue's body. His form was shrouded in darkness, and his pupils grew and expanded wildly. Even Su Yue, as a Cthulhu demigod, appeared incredibly small under such divine power.
"Not bad strength."
"..."
Su Yue suddenly felt a sense of being pierced through. He didn't think it was his body or his strength that were being penetrated, but rather his soul that was being spied on... This feeling of having one's soul seen through was very bad, extremely ominous. A person's soul is the greatest privacy. Demons die because their true names are exposed; gods fight because of names, because of the mission within their souls. Su Yue understood one thing: when you think you are important, others may even think you are an ant.
People always value themselves the most, but often overlook the fact that they may not be important in the eyes of others. Caring about other people's opinions is only a temporary thing. Compared to others who are prejudiced, arrogant, complacent, and foolish, one can also be seen as part of the foolishness. Su Yue did not think he was special. When he put his status and posture insignificant enough, and even felt that he had become invisible, he achieved a certain state of mind where "nothing exists outside the mind".
His soul was thus purified.
"Lord of Darkness" Graz'zt looked at Su Yue, and the following exchange took place between them. He then laughed:
"You have been corrupted by an external god. Do you need me to remove the corruption from your body?"
"Pollution or assimilation, perhaps I see it as something that helps me."
"Lord of Darkness" Grazt: "I am quite certain that this is a kind of pollution from an evil god from elsewhere. Your end is very likely to be a completely insane and amorphous evil substance, just like the abominations of the gods in the abyss at the bottom of the material plane, completely losing yourself. A small number of those who lose themselves will eventually regret their decision to change their fate, regretting why they did not pray to me today. Mortals yearn to meet saints, and the subjects of dynasties hope to meet their monarch and gain the lord's approval. Your belief may just be your belief; your insight may just be your personal understanding of insight. Your thoughts, attitudes, cognitions, ideas, and even souls are completely different from mine."
Looking at the words of "Lord of Darkness" Graz'zt, Su Yue knew perfectly well that he was rejecting the power of the Cthulhu pantheon... In his view, this was the most troublesome move and situation. The enormous giant in front of him was like the Buddha, and he was powerless to resist it.
This wasn't the first time Su Yue had met a true god, but even when facing Cthulhu, Hastur, and even Id Ya and Xerath, Su Yue felt an unprecedented power from the divine power of "Lord of Darkness" Graz'zt... When a god becomes divine, it means that he has transcended the cognition of mortal life... and can even influence and change the entire world.
Su Yue said, "The source of power can be various. The power of vampires and humans may come from the same source, but they cause different results and effects. How to use power should be decided by the user. The most poisonous poison is often the antidote for incurable diseases. The most sacred potion, however, causes enormous purifying damage to demons..."
Your power is undeniable, and you hold a dominant position, but my destiny in the mortal realm, within this century, still requires much more experience.
Su Yue refused on the one hand, and on the other hand, began to change the subject and even try to pull the relationship between them.
"I have another question I'd like to ask you."
"Abraham, what exactly is your relationship with him?"
Asking a true god a question is itself a skill. Su Yue was indeed very curious about Abraham's position and status as a lord in the Silver Palace. In terms of information, this ninth-order great demon subordinate claimed to be the lord of the Silver Palace from the beginning; however, Su Yue had never seen him lead troops.
He had never seen a demon obey his commands, or exhibit any of the characteristics expected of a ruler—subordinates showing obedience, and providing him with personal care and service…
But if he is not the lord of the Silver Palace, then Abraham is omnipresent; he may appear in rivers, in council chambers, or outside the portals of the Abyss; and he guided him to meet the true god, "Lord of Darkness," Graz'zt. What kind of being is he in the Silver Palace?
Su Yue was curious but also puzzled.
In Su Yue's eyes, every position is divided into relative and absolute positions. Graz'zt, the "Lord of the Darkness," is the ruler of the abyss, occupying a high position in absolute terms. However, other positions, such as lords and advisors, are subject to change. You might be at the height of your power by the monarch's side today, but tomorrow you could be ousted and exiled to a remote, fertile land, alone with a thin horse, enduring the northwest wind on an ancient road, composing mournful poems in your despair.
Abraham has lived for over a thousand years; is he Napoleon?
Or is it Edgar Allan Poe... or the incarnation of some bard, an advisor to an evil being, a prime minister, or perhaps the true messenger of Graz'zt, the Lord of Darkness?
"Lord of Darkness" Graz'zt laughed:
"He's a light bulb."
"What??"
Su Yue listened to the answer and reply in shock, which was completely beyond his expectations.
A light bulb is a lighting device that converts electrical energy into light and heat energy. Its basic characteristics include converting electrical energy into visible light and thermal radiation. The invention of the light bulb can be traced back to the 19th century, initially invented by Henry Goebbels, while Thomas Alva Edison improved the design of the incandescent bulb.
A converter? A lighting device? Or is Abraham the "illuminator" and "spokesperson" of the Silver Palace in the Abyss? A diplomatic envoy of the Abyss?
Lord's Log: You have been infected by the Abyss God and have gained 50 free attribute points.
"Lord of Darkness," Grazt said, "Perhaps we will meet again in other planes of existence someday. Until then, do not die."
The gods of darkness waved their hands.
The flames emanating from the incredibly powerful crimson pupils propelled Su Yue to the distance... The power of Cthulhu and the power of the abyss intertwined within Su Yue's body.
Lord's Log: "The host has been corrupted by the abyssal aura of the 'Dark Lord' Grazt, and has awakened the demonic bloodline of the abyssal lord."
"Host has achieved the Abyss Demon achievement, gaining: Demon Lord Form (Third Boss Form), Strength +47, Agility +10, Insight +25."
"Acquired Trait: Ancient Demon: The ancient abyss lord possesses demonic blood and power, flows with demonic blood, and controls and manipulates the souls of mortal beings. You can manipulate and absorb the souls of others to enhance your own soul strength attribute."
"Gain the trait: Corruption (2): As a Demon Abyss Lord, you can corrupt other units into Abyss troops, and your rank will naturally rise by 2 to 3 ranks (most likely 1st rank, with a chance of failure) and possibility."
"Gain the trait: Banner (2): The military cost of your Cthulhu God units is permanently reduced by 70%."
"Gained Trait: Abyss Lord: The combat power of your Abyss units increases by 40%".
"Gained Trait: Fear Aura: Releasing the Fear Aura will cause the enemy army to fall into a large-scale panic and trembling. It is a special aura of all demon lords. Enemy morale -7."
"???"
"Isn't this a repeat of the previous Cthulhu profit?" Su Yue looked at the scene in front of him.
However, compared to the previous benefits, the Fear Aura corresponds to: "Screw Annihilation Fear: Other race units that appear next to you will be subject to a Willpower check and will randomly suffer from various negative attributes such as madness, delirium, and mania. Enemy morale -7."
"..."
"Holy crap, could it be that the Abyss and Cthulhu factions are at odds???"
Su Yue was utterly shocked. Grazt's actions clearly conveyed the message that whatever the Cthulhu pantheon could give you, we could give you too, but without going any further...
Lord's Log: "Your favorability with the Silver Palace in the Abyss increases by 15, and your Abyss Legendary status increases by 5 due to your audience with the True God. The probability of travelers encountering Abyss Demonic creatures in your territory increases by 14%."
"..."
Su Yue carefully sorted out his thoughts, and the situation seemed to be like this: after he was promoted to Lord of Cthulhu, Abraham couldn't sit still, so he went to the Abyss to complain to the Lord of Darkness, saying that Cthulhu had already lured his master to their side; that Su Yue had great potential, and so on. Then, seeing that the Cthulhu camp had already invited Su Yue, the "Lord of Darkness" Grazt also took the opportunity to invite Su Yue, thinking that if others had it, Su Yue should have it too.
As a result, Su Yue became the middleman for Cthulhu/the gods of the Abyss.
They enjoyed the benefits of being two-faced.
It's like a double agent situation. China offers benefits to Su Yue, and so does the US, but Su Yue decides which side he chooses to side with. If it were China and the US, Su Yue believes he has no choice; even if the US offered China ten times the benefits, he wouldn't side with the US. But the current situation is that one side represents the "bottomless abyss," while the other represents "Cthulhu"?
Which side should he lean towards?
Su Yue even felt that the corpses in the Barayamakan mudflats and the deaths of the High Elves had some Cthulhu-like shadows. He had sensed a different kind of power in them before. Was it Kshira who intervened, or was it dealt with by the evil goddess Id Ya?
Su Yue was unaware of this, but all he knew was that all his plans and actions were developing in a direction that was advantageous to him.
On the eighth day in the world of Turin, there was no war.
However, the lord's logbook was filled with good news.
On one hand, a large number of buildings on the mudflats of Balayamakan were completed... Su Yue recruited 460+ Cthulhu Insmouth investigators and troops to join the army of the Canaanite territory.
Currently, the total number of troops in the Canaan territory is over 8,500, approaching 9,000. At the same time, the new day has brought more than 30,000 exiled civilians into the Canaan territory... The gathering place of the Devil Cult, a large amount of usury, wealth, interests and resources are converging, but what Su Yue finds most noteworthy is the launch of the Wood Elf route...
"This is a fixed income, equivalent to a mature investment. Once these four trade routes are established, the internal income of the Canaan Territory should not be a problem. At least without interference, without the revenue from the player's [auction house], and without Abraham's revenue, the Canaan Territory can be self-sufficient through trade. What are the main ways for great powers to seize benefits? On the one hand, it is internal development, and on the other hand, it is the stimulation and circulation of internal currencies."
Lord's Log: "Marekis has achieved a glorious victory, crushing Legions (countless): 1000+..."
The ninth day of the Turin world.
Kim Soo-ah completed the construction of six books...
Lord's Log: "The Canaanite Council has successfully upgraded to Tier 6 buildings. Your Canaanite territory's influence range has increased by 200%. Your control over the Canaanite territory has been strengthened. The fog of war has spread outwards, and your territory's area has also expanded."
The entire Canaan territory expanded wildly outwards, even encroaching on other territories of Kafulwit... all neighboring lands were incorporated into the Canaan territory.
The parliamentary power of the sixth-ranked party is even stronger.
Su Yue seemed to be a lord standing in the shadows, relying on his power. After advancing to the Abyss Lord level, his Outer God power increased, and his combat mentality gained a third form, granting him +47 Strength, +10 Agility, and +25 Spiritual Awareness. This brought his Strength attribute points to 196, Agility to 116, and Spiritual Awareness to 73.
The numbers gradually increased, but they were still far from Europa's thousands of ninth-tier creature letters. Su Yue was currently looking forward to the day when he could surpass Europa's data. Comparing himself to ordinary players had lost its meaning.
Gu Longqing contacted Su Yue again, but this time it wasn't about purchasing the Rick Empire's Imperial Guards to break through the ranking restrictions. Instead, it was about the Dragon Kingdom's lord achieving a pyrrhic victory over the European region, a battle with over 20,000 players that ended in a draw.
Both lost.
The Dragon Azure Guild has wasted a great deal of resources, which have also been reduced to corpses and losses. Their territory lacks the capacity to be taken over and controlled.
Su Yue remained noncommittal about the matter because there were no player lords near the Bato Empire. However, these European players were indeed despicable, as their attempt to assassinate him in real life led to the official deployment of personal protection.
They attacked the main force of the Dragon Green Guild again... Do they really think that players from the Dragon Kingdom are made of clay?
With over 20,000 troops killed, how many Chinese players have had their previous savings and trump cards wiped out?
"We need to figure out a way to get revenge on the European players..."
Su Yue pondered for a moment.
After his sixth promotion, not only did his territory expand by more than 125%, but the map of the Northern Fortress also expanded further outwards. Huntington William Frederick II seemed to be getting more and more aggressive, relentlessly attacking the dwarves head-on. Every day, a large number of shells, bullets, and artillery fire were poured into the dwarven empire's territory through fuel coal...
The high elves were kept out of reach of Chivel, and the threat of the wood elves was eliminated.
Despite the High Elf Empire's declaration of war across the board, Su Yue's Canaan territory surprisingly enjoyed a day of peace.
So he got through the ninth day smoothly, and Su Yue finally got some rest.
At the same time, on this day.
The important town of Schweidnitz, a massive fortress, appeared in the Canaanite Territory, about 60 kilometers from the outer edge of Canaan. It cost nearly 10 million in money and resources. The town was beginning to take shape, and a large number of people migrated there... The number of people in the core of Su Yue's Canaanite Territory decreased by nearly 50,000, while the population of the Ninth Day increased.
The number of displaced people increased by more than 50,000.
Meanwhile, on the tenth day.
The scene that Su Yue had anticipated appeared in the vocational school.
"Have we returned to reality yet???"
A sharp pain shot through his head, followed by a surge of dark light and lines enveloping his body. This time, because he was not an ordinary person, he was not immediately teleported into unconsciousness. Instead, Su Yue felt as if he were dreaming.
The next moment, his head tilted to the right, and he appeared inside the hotel in reality...
"Reality?? It's back??"
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