Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 287 The Conflict Between the Old and the New and the Hand of God Manipulating People's Hearts

Chapter 286

In this historic setting, Wendy looked at the gentleman in a tuxedo sitting opposite her with some apprehension.

Anyone who sees this man for the first time will think he is a gentle, polite, and easy-going nobleman.

But only by truly understanding this person will you discover his unfathomable ruthlessness and viciousness.

Miller Thatcher, a Sequence 0 noble, a Sequence 1 jurist, and the vice-chairman of the Council of Nobles.

There are quite a few nobles in the World Government Sequence 3, but starting from Sequence 2, the number of nobles decreases sharply.

One of the conditions for advancing to Sequence 2 Noble is possessing a Sequence 3 Extraordinary Building.

To become a Sequence 0, one must possess a Sequence 1 extraordinary building.

In addition to his status as a jurist, Miller is hailed as one of the five deities in the world government who are closest to the true God.

These five deities all had a history of facing off against the true god and emerging unscathed.

Wendy had no idea what the World Government's purpose was in sending Miller to mediate.
Was it a warning, or was there some other motive?
The secret realm of history fell from the starry sky of the Eternal Continent to the City of Ruins, like a shooting star falling from the heavens.

All the archaeologists who remained were ready to gather quietly together.

The Historical Secret Realm is hundreds of miles vertically away from the Ruins City. The entire secret realm world has opened a spatial rift like a giant beast, swallowing the Ruins City and the surrounding land of thousands of miles into the Historical Secret Realm in one gulp.

Subsequently, the space around the historical secret realm distorted, and it disappeared from the Eternal Continent through teleportation.

Beneath the ancient tree of the historical sequence, the senior members of the Historians' Association were ready to receive guests one-on-one.

With the ruins city initially settled in the historical secret realm, Wendy immediately used her authority to transfer all archaeologists to the ancient tree in the historical sequence.

There were thousands of demigod archaeologists, each of whom was received by a demigod historian.

"Hello, I'm Lacey Tate."

The blonde woman wearing glasses introduced herself as she approached Rosen.

"Asem Lange, I'll leave the rest to you."

Rosen politely revealed his false identity.

Lacey led Rosen into the History Tree Hole, which belonged to her history research room.

For the next six months, Rosen and Lacey learned from each other.

He learned from Lacey the unique knowledge system of archaeologists, and Lacey also learned from him the unique knowledge system of archaeologists.

Clearly, historians don't intend to completely eliminate archaeologists, but rather to completely absorb them.

Once both sides had learned enough, Lacey began to help Rosen integrate his extraordinary essence into the ancient tree of the historical sequence, stripping away the spiritual essence belonging to the ancient tree of the archaeological sequence from the extraordinary essence, and then reintegrating it into the spiritual essence of the ancient tree of the historical sequence.

The whole process was not difficult, and Lacey was very friendly throughout.

However, through the mental veil and mind-reading, Rosen still saw through Lacey's hidden disgust for him.

Clearly, the acceptance of archaeologists was merely for personal gain. The animosity between the two sides has not completely disappeared, and there is still a hidden rift. If this rift cannot be eliminated in the future, internal strife will inevitably occur among historians sooner or later.

However, these were not things that Rosen needed to consider. He had already successfully obtained access to read the historical materials treasured in the Secret Historical Realm.

Of course, gaining access does not mean that all of history is open to him.

To access historical documents with a weight of ten, one must offer at least one brand-new historical document with a value of one in exchange, or complete various tasks at the Historians' Association to gain access. Apart from accommodation, nothing at the Historians' Association is free.

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past two years, Rosen has either been doing missions or researching historical materials related to miracles.

He gained a lot; his trip was definitely worthwhile.

He also enjoyed this peaceful life, reading books every day, and when he got tired of reading, he would wander around the Ancient God Realm. When he got tired of playing, he would come back and continue reading. It's no wonder that the historians in the Secret Realm of History are all shut-ins; this kind of life is just too comfortable.

However, things are not going to stay peaceful forever, and Rosen has recently sensed that something is about to happen.

After a quick observation, I already know what happened.

Archaeologists who can come to historical secret places are basically demigod archaeologists.

Those below the demigod level are not qualified to enter the Historical Secret Realm without special achievements.

With so many newly added demigods needing to eat, drink, and cultivate, although they can earn resources by completing tasks, the total number of tasks is limited. There are countless tasks involving reading permissions, but tasks involving cultivation resources are far more plentiful than available.

The resources of the historical secret realm were originally shared by the thousands of demigods in the Historians' Association.

Now that there are a thousand more demigods, the total output of resources has not increased proportionally. In addition, humans are naturally xenophobic, and as the initial honeymoon period gradually passed, conflicts between the old and the new began to emerge.

Rosen didn't want to get involved, but he was naturally seen as a newcomer.

So he wanted to read quietly, and he didn't have much time left.

The old and the new are bound to have a fierce conflict. The new will definitely lose, but the old should not expect to win. This is destined to be a lose-lose conflict. Only when both sides can no longer afford to lose will they lie low.

However, the seeds of future trouble have been sown, and the historical secret realm will not be able to remain peaceful for many years to come.

This is probably why the World Government so readily disbanded the Archaeological Institute. The disappearance of Kanon deprived the World Government of an important pawn in controlling the Historians' Council. Since they couldn't weaken it from the outside, they decided to disrupt the Historical Realms from within.

Rosen even suspected that some members of both the veteran and new forces had been bribed by the World Government.

Then they secretly fueled the flames; otherwise, under normal circumstances, the conflict wouldn't have escalated so quickly in just two short years.

Because it's obvious that even if cultivation resources are scarce, can't we wait even a few years?
……

In the "historical tree hole," Wendy looked at Miller, who was sitting opposite her drinking tea, and gritted her teeth in hatred.

She now understood exactly how Miller had reconciled things!
The escalation of conflict and contradictions between the old and the new is definitely something Miller has been secretly planning and manipulating.

The goal is to sow discord among the people of the historical secret realm, making it impossible for them to unite again.

Miller is trying to weaken the Historical Realm from within, and he also needs to suppress the conflict at a critical moment to prevent the Historical Realm from being pushed too far and breaking ties with the World Government. The World Government is as domineering and disgusting as ever.

Watching Wendy leave in anger, Miller smiled wryly and helplessly.

This woman is not someone to mess with; it seems he's in for a rough time.

Sure enough, within a few days, all of Miller's dark history was dug up and spread everywhere.

Miller, who was once highly respected and admired, has become infamous in the blink of an eye.

Miller showed no anger whatsoever after learning all this.

Because long before he even began his schemes, he already knew this would be his fate.

Everyone has a shameful past.

Normally, the past is the past, but historians have the ability to dig up all the dark history.

Historians likely possess more secrets than world governments.

If historians are always forced to side with alien gods, it would be a devastating blow to the world government.

Back then, the World Government betrayed the previous president of the Historians' Association, almost causing the historical secret realm to rebel against the World Government. In the end, it took an unknown amount of money to appease them. The greatest value of the Archaeological Institute is not archaeology, but venting the anger of historians.

Now that Chinon is gone, the target of historians' perpetual hostility is gone.

The World Government had no choice but to take a risk. First, it gave Wendy a sweet treat by allowing the Historical Realm to annex the Archaeological Institute, and then it slapped her in the face by splitting her from within. It was exactly the limit of Wendy's tolerance. Unfortunately, all of Wendy's anger was vented on him.

However, the World Government compensated him, allowing him to retreat behind the scenes and properly plan how to become a true god.

However, before that, we still need to complete the tasks assigned by the Council of Nobles.

With Wendy's methods and the foundation of the Historians' Association, once the troublemakers among the old and new members emerge, she will definitely dig them out as soon as possible, then appease the remaining old and new members, and take the opportunity to win people's hearts from both sides.

However, conflict inevitably breeds hatred, and once the seeds of hatred are sown, they can last for thousands of years.

Even if it doesn't take root and sprout immediately, as long as the seed is planted, it will eventually break through the soil.

So what he needs to do next is to find a way to plant some seeds of hatred that Wendy might not even notice.

Miller opened the folder in his hand and looked at the identity information of the archaeologists on it.

"Asham Lange, a research-oriented person, dislikes the hassle of burying himself in historical research..."

Miller muttered to himself, "This kind of person is perfect. People who dislike trouble being entangled in it must have a beautiful flower of hatred growing from them. This person can be considered as a candidate."...

As usual, after accepting the task, Rosen prepared to continue researching the information.

However, something was clearly wrong today; all the historical materials he wanted to access had been intercepted by someone else beforehand.

Until those people retrieved the information and returned it, he was essentially unable to do anything.

If it were just a coincidence, that would be fine, but after Rosen used his Hunter's Eye to observe several historians who had borrowed the materials, he immediately discovered that these people had not actually looked through the historical materials. So why did they use their privileges to borrow the historical materials?

There is only one answer: all these historians are here for him.

"The tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease!"

Rosen suppressed his murderous intent.

Even though he's been so low-key, he still got bullied by people coming to his door.

Since that's the case, he might as well go all out.

Rosen went directly to the vice president and applied to leave the historical secret realm to study history outside.

Returning from the historical secret realm is difficult, but leaving is easy. The historical secret realm is not a prison, so his application was approved on the spot. That same day, he was teleported across the endless void to the legendary old continent by a special teleportation array.

Many people think that Rosen simply went away to find some peace and quiet.

Not everyone enjoys fighting, and many others, like him, have left one after another.

Everyone thought Rosen had left, but little did they know that while he had left, it was only his divine avatar that had departed. Rosen's true self was still hiding in the mysterious study, remaining in the secret realm of history. He was about to wreak havoc on the entire secret realm of history.

……

Dimitri Beatty, a former archaeologist of Sequence 2.

He was at the very top level among archaeologists, and after being busy for more than half a month, he could finally return to the history tree hole to rest.

Inside the Historical Tree Hole are individual apartments, with the building walls forming the heartwood of the ancient tree in the historical sequence. Living in these apartments allows for a better grasp of historical authority. Besides the endless historical data, these private apartments are the greatest advantage of this historical secret realm.

Dimitri went to the study, intending to organize his recent findings before resting.

As soon as I sat down, I was shocked to see a piece of paper on the table in front of me.

It wasn't there a moment ago, but it appeared before my eyes the instant he sat down.

The private apartment was absolutely private, and no one had the key to get in. Even if the chairman wanted to come in, he would have to force his way in. Yet someone was able to silently deliver a piece of paper into the private apartment and place it right in front of him.
Dimitri looked at the contents of the paper with apprehension, his face growing darker and angrier with each reading.

As mentioned above, the old man planned to kill him.

The specific methods used, the people who carried out the actions, and who was behind the plan were all clearly explained. He didn't dare to gamble on whether these details were true, so after considering them, he began to contact other former archaeologists to discuss countermeasures.

Several months passed quickly, and the situation in the historical secret realm became increasingly tense.

The reason is too simple: the veterans far outnumber the newcomers, both in terms of numbers and strength.

This was originally a lose-lose situation, but the newcomers suffered much more.

Wendy didn't stop them. Since the conflict was unavoidable, she naturally sided with the older generation. Of course, she couldn't abandon the newcomers either. Once the troublemakers disappeared and the remaining people calmed down, that would be the time for her to appease and win them over.

Of course, not everyone will accept that approach; some people will harbor resentment and remain silent.

She cannot stop the world government's overt schemes; she can only try her best to maintain a balance in the future.

However, Wendy soon discovered that the old man, who had initially gained the upper hand, was beginning to lose ground.

The newcomers seemed to be able to predict the future, always perfectly avoiding the suppression and schemes of the veterans, and then turning the tables and making the veterans suffer losses time and time again. Despite being several times stronger and outnumbered, the newcomers actually managed to suppress the veterans in terms of output.

The old people were already unhappy. In their view, they were doing well in the secret realm of history, so why should a group of enemies from the past come and steal their food?

Even if you take it, it's not so bad to admit defeat and give them a few bites of food.

But now the tables have turned, and the newcomers are riding on the backs of the old guard, attacking head-on.

If you can't win by using soft or dirty tricks, then anyone who isn't stupid will resort to force in such situations.

Therefore, what was originally a covert mutual targeting and suppression has directly turned into an open confrontation.

In an instant, the newcomers, who had initially held a significant advantage, were completely outmatched by the veterans.

But what does this mean to the newcomers? It means the old man is sore loser that he's flipping the table. This war without gunpowder was started by the old man, and now that he can't win, he's going to resort to force. If he bows down and admits defeat, won't he be forever ridden on by the old man?

While the older players certainly have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers and overall strength, the newcomers, banding together, are not to be trifled with.

What started as mere bloodshed quickly escalated into deaths and injuries.

At this moment, Miller was the most dumbfounded.

He only wanted to plant the seeds of hatred; he had no intention of letting the flower of hatred bloom and bear fruit now.

If this continues, the secret historical sites will likely be stained with blood.

When the historical secret realm becomes desperate, the world government might have to hand him over to historians to appease public anger.

The problem arises during these days when the newcomers seem to have divine assistance at the beginning.

Although Miller had noticed a few days earlier that someone was secretly helping the newcomers, he did not expect the situation to deteriorate to this extent so quickly. Regardless of whether they were veterans or newcomers, they were all demigods. How could they all act like honey badgers, indifferent to life and death and ready to fight if they disagreed?

Normally, things would only escalate to the point of violence when people reach their breaking point.

This old man has only been suppressed by the newcomer for a few days, how come he couldn't help but go all out?
Miller could no longer sit still and began to travel around trying to mediate.

Meanwhile, Rosen, who was hiding in the mysterious study, finally noticed Miller who had suddenly jumped out.

Rosen put down a painting in his hand; it was a portrait of an old man.

A portrait painted by the hand of God, with the pigments of God formed from rage and hatred.

This portrait can subtly amplify anger and hatred.

What was originally just a few words of abuse, or at most a couple of physical altercations, would escalate into bloodshed under his instigation. Once bloodshed occurred and the conflict intensified, injuries and fatalities would naturally follow, without him needing to exert much influence.

Rosen now understood why some alien gods were only sealed away instead of killed.

For example, the Seven Deadly Sins Demon God is merely a Sequence 0 Abyss Demon God.

Killing them directly would be no difficult task for the World Government.

However, if the Seven Deadly Sins Demon God of Sequence 0 dies, it is possible that a true god who controls the Seven Deadly Sins will be born.

Such a true god poses a far greater threat to civilization than ordinary true gods.

Depending on the laws they master, some true gods possess extremely high combat power, while others may be very weak. However, the very strong ones may pose a low threat to civilization, while the very weak ones may possess an extremely high threat.

For example, the Plague God is one of the weakest true gods at the level of true gods.

However, if a civilization war breaks out, the Plague God has the terrifying destructive power to easily annihilate the lower and middle levels of enemy civilizations. The large-scale deaths of the lower and middle levels of a civilization will directly shake the flame of civilization, thereby weakening the strength of the true god to which the civilization belongs.

Therefore, in order to capture the true god of plague alive, the World Government directly lost two true gods.

Although they were all revived later, the price they paid was staggering.

As time went by, Miller not only failed to reconcile and quell the dispute, but the secret realm of history became even more chaotic.

Wendy couldn't sit still any longer and started running around trying to calm people down.

However, the outcome was not good, until one day, a huge conflict broke out in the secret realm of history.

Many historical records were destroyed, over a hundred demigods died, and countless others were injured. Wendy, in a fit of rage, almost broke ties with the World Government, and Miller, who had failed in his duties, became Rosen's scapegoat.

After the true god of the World Government personally intervened, an anomaly was discovered in the secret realm of history.

Wendy and Miller then realized that someone was secretly instigating an internal war.

However, it was too late to say anything now. Even the true god could only discover that someone had secretly sabotaged the place, but could not find out who was behind it. In the end, Miller had to take full responsibility, and the World Government gave the historical secret realm a huge amount of compensation.

Many demigods, who had escaped the influence of the Hand of God with the help of the true God, appeared to be at peace after realizing they had been tricked.

However, the seeds of hatred had already been sown, and the gap between historians and world governments deepened.

(End of this chapter)