In the early days of the Ninth District, the old ruins in the northern border were in constant turmoil. The major districts were too busy to provide support, and Shen Fuguang was so busy that even rest was a luxury.
Every time he returned to the Golden Palace, he would go to the ice cellar, either in human form or in dragon form, and lie down beside the cabin to sleep peacefully.
Chang Le watched him quietly, watching the gloomy and world-weary boy grow into a bright and cheerful person, and gradually mature into a capable leader of the Ninth District.
He learned to smile in front of people other than himself, but most of the time the smile didn't reach his eyes; the smile was just a false mask to cover up other emotions.
As a leader, he was no longer cold and indifferent, but learned to speak eloquently and become someone who could inspire others.
Her guidance has grown into a sun that can illuminate others, bright and radiant.
Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Aside from the rising influence of a group called the "God-Making Faction"—which believes in the concept of "integration" and worships the evil god Jiufang as its holy master—there is another matter that has been the subject of discussion.
Who exactly is that "Dragon Emperor" from the Ninth District of Central Earth?
From 061 to the present, 123 years have passed. The Dragon Emperor Fu Guang broke through to the extraordinary realm. During the sixty years that followed, his cultivation improved even more, but his appearance remained unchanged, showing no signs of aging, like a demon.
Regardless of outside speculation, Fu Guang remained steadfast in his post in District Nine.
Until the year 140 of the Cataclysmic Era, the fact that the God-Making Faction was conducting human experiments was exposed. This was the second time that the topics of "fusion" and "human experiments" were brought to the forefront of public discussion, following the No. 001 God-Making Laboratory.
While the "deification faction" was being put on the hot seat, a piece of news suddenly broke out.
— There are still survivors in the God-Making Laboratory No. 001, and they are in Middle-earth.
The search for laboratory survivors, or rather, experimental subjects, has been turned into an attempt to expose the original site of the laboratory, Yulouguan, in District 9.
Jingchen Mountain, a mysterious realm created within the mountain, the construction of Yulou Pass, and the Dragon Emperor's blessing.
Some people have begun to boldly speculate that the Dragon Emperor was in the No. 001 God-Making Laboratory during his disappearance, that he established District Nine to protect the secret of fusion, and that his own agelessness is also related to fusion.
This inference has gained increasing acceptance, and people are scrutinizing it with so-called "details" to confirm it.
As for the Ninth District, Emperor Fu Guang made no statement, seemingly acknowledging this fact.
The above is a historical record, a scene from a colorful world. Only 30 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Then, Luo Xuan, who was by Shen Fuguang's side and helping him to handle secret affairs, informed him of the outside world's opinion.
The following spring, the inner area of the [Mysterious Realm] officially opened for the second time, excluding the one in the present world.
While everyone's attention was drawn to the secret realm, Shen Fuguang secretly went to Chaohai City in the Fourth District, far from the Northern Boundary and located in the southeast. Under the seaside, he set up layers of restrictions and placed the hull inside.
A month later, news broke that the Dragon Emperor Fu Guang was the No. 001 God-Making Laboratory.
While controlling public opinion, the Central Plains, in conjunction with Fu Guang, issued a statement claiming that the laboratory data was damaged beyond repair [fusion], and emphasized to the international community that human experimentation was strictly prohibited. Simultaneously, the Central Plains announced the relocation of the [Mystic Creation Realm] out of the Ninth District, to be under official supervision. With less attention on the Ninth District and Fu Guang, the focus shifted back to the [God-Creating Faction].
After all, civil wars had just ended in the Central Plains and many other countries, and the people's desire to oppose civil war and fight against natural disasters was exceptionally strong. Compared to exploring the fusion of the Dragon Emperor Fu Guang, the "god-making faction" that carried out large-scale human experiments aroused public anger.
Discussions decreased as the deification faction suffered heavy losses.
After a rare period of 150 years of peace, and with the passing of several generations, the name of the Dragon Emperor has been shrouded in countless mysteries.
Rumors about him are no longer limited to fusion; stories of him being "the reincarnation of a divine dragon" and "actually having passed down the lineage of several generations of dragon emperors" have also spread widely.
What Chang Le saw was merely Shen Fuguang himself signaling to Luo Xuan, tacitly acknowledging that he came from the God-Making Laboratory. Then there was a blank period of over 150 years.
This blank space appears to me like the white screen after a TV freezes.
It's very long.
Chang Le looked over the wall and the colorful world in front of him turned into a silent, desolate, and pale world just like the one behind him.
When the world is completely silent, you are clearly aware of your existence, yet you cannot be certain of your own existence.
That feeling of loneliness to the point of despair is worse than death.
Chang Le, on the other side of the wall, unconsciously trembled and hugged herself tightly.
If one day I were to suddenly wake up from my sealed state and find the world silent, pale, and desolate, I would really go crazy!
Chang Le feared the pale, desolate world behind her, which was also the vision deep within her heart.
Unbeknownst to her, the white-haired man beside her had somehow shed his all-black attire, his ethereal and mysterious aura, his snow-white robe and matching hair, almost blending into the pale, desolate world.
The white-haired man paused slightly, his brows furrowing as if he had remembered something.
At this moment, over there, the more than 150-year gap in time came to an end.
On February 7, 299 of the Cataclysmic Era, a sudden surge of alien species occurred in Chaohai City.
In just one day, the disaster level was upgraded to Level 1 warning, and Chaohai City fell.
The catastrophic alien species [Tentacle], the forbidden alien species [Styx Jellyfish], and the extraterrestrial forbidden alien species [Parasitic Algae Mother] destroyed Tidesea City.
The scene Chang Le saw followed Shen Fuguang.
On February 7, seemingly having sensed something, Shen Fuguang went to Chaohai City alone and retrieved the hull that had been stored there years ago.
The restrictions around the cabin were broken, and the moment Shen Fuguang took it out, it was contaminated by the "offspring" of the [Parasitic Algae Mother], which was lurking on the ground and had a strong affinity for it.
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