"Other civilizations are similar, but the timelines are different. I live in the 21st century, but the world in my dream is the 2nd century. Also, the population has shrunk by almost tenfold! Nearly eight billion people have become eight hundred million!"
"Could it be that some great disaster has also occurred, like the corpse plague on the Remains Continent?"
“I don’t quite remember,” Mu Run sighed. “It was a really strange dream.”
Lady Cai had prepared the meal. "Would Your Majesty like to rise and dine?"
"Yes." Mu Run patted her stomach. Even if she didn't have an appetite, they still wanted to eat.
Fu Yunchen helped her up. "When will you announce this to the world?"
Let's find an auspicious day.
"good."
...
“Sister-in-law, those six families were killed by members of the Hongmo Sect in order to activate the summoning array. Now the Hongmo Sect has been almost completely wiped out. Even if there are any survivors, they are being captured and can no longer pose a threat,” Qiao Dongzi reported to Mu Run.
Mu Run nodded, "Yes, it's good that the case is solved. So why were these six households chosen? Was there a specific reason?"
"It's related to the summoning array's base. It's just their bad luck to be living on the array's base."
"Array base?" Mu Run suddenly realized, "That's the array eye, isn't it?"
"The array base and the array eye are different. The array base is the activation mechanism of the entire summoning array. The array eye is the core of the entire array. We made a mistake from the beginning, thinking that we could control the summoning array by focusing on the array eye. In fact, this was a smokescreen by the Hongmo Cult. Apart from the household with the array eye, the other five households were the sacrifices to activate the summoning array. They were just waiting for the right time. We overlooked this point at the time. It wasn't until after we broke the summoning array that the leader took us to the other five households and found that each of their houses had an array base."
"Who set up that summoning array? The Hongmo Cult?" Mu Run asked.
Qiao Dongzi replied, "No. If the Hongmo Sect had that ability, they would have already become a force to be reckoned with. The boss said that this summoning array is not a current array, but an ancient one. It must have been set up a long time ago. And somehow the people of the Hongmo Sect found out about this secret. And since the summoning array is in the capital, it's not something that can be activated so easily. It would definitely alert the government, so they joined forces with Old Taoist Goufu, having him openly attract the government's attention while they secretly activated the summoning array."
"Luckily you noticed in time. What is that summoning circle summoning?" Mu Run asked curiously.
Qiao Dongzi paused for a moment, then replied, "Demon King."
Mu Run felt like she hadn't heard clearly, "You, say it again?"
"The Demon King of the Demon Clan!"
"..."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Before that guy even came out, the boss shattered the summoning circle."
Imperial kitchen.
Fu Yunchen looked at the finished product he had made—a bowl of steamed egg custard!
Nodding in satisfaction, "Alright, pack this up."
The imperial chef hurriedly brought over a food box carved with dragon and phoenix patterns from golden nanmu wood and placed the steamed egg custard on the top layer.
"My lord, shall I also prepare some snacks and send them over to His Majesty?"
"Yes, prepare more of her favorite foods."
"Yes, sir, don't worry."
Fu Yunchen left the imperial kitchen.
The imperial chef added some snacks and desserts to the food box along with the steamed egg custard before delivering it to Mu Run.
On the way, the imperial chef's apprentice helped him carry the food box. "Master, Prince Chongyang is so considerate to His Majesty, personally learning how to make steamed egg custard from you."
"Are you looking for a beating?"
"No, no, I wouldn't dare."
"Whether in public or in private, you should address him as the Prime Minister. The Prince does not like to be addressed with such respect."
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