Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 384 The Fallen Scholar and the Enemy of the World
Chapter 383

Upon entering the lobby of the first floor of the teaching building at Lionheart University's Department of History, you are greeted by a teleportation portal.

Although I am a history major, many of the ancient things I study involve certain dangers.

Therefore, the teaching building is basically just for show; the actual campus and student living area of ​​the History Department are located inside the Spirit Realm.

Peleus is not a history student, so he needs to register and apply to enter the spirit realm.

However, this is just a formality; even among the royal descendants of Lionheart Academy, none hold a higher status than Palius.

Because there are many royal descendants, but only one heir to the Duke of Golden Oak.

Therefore, the teacher in charge of the review granted the access qualification as quickly as possible.

Upon entering the Spirit Realm, Rosen first saw the villa area for professors and students. Outside the residential area was an endless wilderness, in which areas were isolated and countless miniature city models were built according to their numbers.

The Omniscient Eye's God-like perspective and omniscient judgment, though limited by the King's Game in the Golden Lion Kingdom.

However, the visual enhancement of the Omniscient Eye was unaffected, as was the virtual scanning of the Void Realm Eye Technique. Soon, the virtual world had scanned and copied everything he saw, including parts involving extraordinary powers.

The virtual butler began sorting through the spoils, and Rosen also came to Professor Ellen's villa for a visit.

Professor Ellen happened to be home, and it seemed to be her daughter who opened the door.

When Lawson entered the living room, he saw the family photo hanging on the wall.

Professor Ellen, who came downstairs from the second floor of the villa after hearing the noise, was clearly surprised by Rosen's visit.

"Tali, we have a guest. Go to your mother's and fetch something."

Professor Ellen casually said to her daughter who opened the door.

What are you getting?

Tali asked in surprise.

“A piece of historical material that I left in the left drawer of my study.”

Professor Ellen replied.

As Tally was about to put on her shoes and leave, Rosen's hand was already on Tally's shoulder.

"How did you find out?"

Rosen asked curiously.

His symbiotic relationship with his soul and flesh was so strong that it would be almost impossible for him to detect it even in front of the great true God. Yet Professor Ellen sensed something was wrong with him the moment they met, which is why she made an excuse to let her daughter leave.

However, his acting skills were really lacking, and Rosen could tell at a glance that Professor Ellen was lying.

Rosen was not good at acting, but when he ascended to the status of a great true god and transformed into all things, he experienced hundreds of thousands of different lives.

Although each stage of life is short, the accumulation of these experiences has made him very adept at playing different roles.

So he thought his impersonation of Palius was flawless, only to be seen through at a glance by a mere Sequence 3.

"Release my daughter, and I'll do anything."

Professor Ellen pleaded in a low voice.

"Am I asking you a question?"

Rosen frowned.

"because this."

Professor Ellen took off her glasses and used her mental power to lift Rosen up.

The moment Rosen took the glasses, they released a powerful spatial force that enveloped him.

The smile that appeared on Professor Ellen's face froze on his face the next moment.

The intruder, who should have been teleported out of the Spirit Realm, actually stayed in place and dispelled the spatial teleportation.

"It seems my worries are unnecessary."

Rosen shook his head and instantly released the Ancient God Shackles to imprison Professor Ellen.

Professor Ellen immediately sensed something was wrong with him, and he even began to suspect that Professor Ellen was some kind of hidden mastermind.

After all, just because someone is a big shot doesn't mean they have to be a good actor.

Unexpectedly, Professor Ellen wasn't just pretending to be weak. The space expulsion technique on his glasses, which was only Sequence 0, was nothing compared to his mastery of the laws of spacetime. It seemed he had been overthinking things.

The Root Sequence instantly simulates the psychologist's sequence, then uses psychoanalysis skills to peer into Professor Ellen's memories.

Professor Ellen was able to discover his problem based solely on pure intuition?
No matter how Rosen examined them, he couldn't find anything abnormal.

Only then did he realize that he hadn't been thinking too much. This Professor Ellen was truly extraordinary. He seemed to have nothing unusual about him, yet he could intuitively sense that there was something wrong with him. The more normal he appeared, the more it indicated that Professor Ellen was hiding a huge secret.

Anchoring in the mysterious study, the portal to another dimension was opened, and the original body had already sent over another Sequence 3 Eternal Avatar.

The Eternal Avatar locked onto Professor Ellen and unleashed Soul Symbiosis and Flesh Symbiosis. Just as it was about to completely replace Professor Ellen, it sensed countless life forms of the same origin. Immediately afterward, the Eternal Avatar was killed by the terrifying power.

Although it was only a brief encounter, Rosen had already discovered a little secret hidden in the King's Game.

The entire King's Game likely originated from an immortal god who controlled the sequence of ancient gods.

Nearly half of the human population in the entire Golden Lion Kingdom are all formed from the same life form.

Professor Ellen was able to instinctively sense that there was something wrong with him, possibly due to the rejection of the same ancient god sequence.

However, there must be something wrong with this immortal god-demon. Otherwise, Professor Ellen, as one of the insignificant individuals among the divine source that manifests in all things, should not resonate with other individuals even if she is replaced by him through symbiosis.

Having gotten used to traveling through boundary gates, we often find ourselves overlooking the scenery along the way.

If he had arrived at Lionheart University through normal channels, and hadn't avoided other faculty and students, he would have discovered the problem with half the population of the Golden Lion Kingdom long ago. Fortunately, it's not too late to discover it now.

Although Rosen failed to replace Professor Ellen, he did obtain Professor Ellen's memories.

He was not disappointed; Professor Ellen truly lived up to his reputation as the most famous scholar in the history of the Golden Lion Kingdom.

The city models in the History Department's Spirit Realm are actually research models of different historical periods, but at most they only involve the most recent 23,000 years. Ordinary history students are not qualified to access history before that.

In fact, normally, it's impossible for a history professor to know about history from 23,000 years ago.

Because history before that time was taboo, all kingdoms and empires forbade its study.

Forcing oneself to study history before that time will only lead to becoming a degenerate scholar.

In the world of Kings, scholars are a support profession. They study history, literature, and everything related to knowledge. The more they know and understand, the stronger their profession level becomes, and the stronger their support for other extraordinary professions.

However, all the knowledge that scholars possess is subject to a red line that cannot be crossed.

For example, studying history from 23,000 years ago, or the techniques of cooking humans, or the curses that massacre ordinary people—any knowledge that is detrimental to humanity is a red line, and delving into it will turn one into a degenerate scholar.

Throughout history, all corrupt scholars have ultimately brought about immense destruction.

Professor Ellen is not yet a corrupt scholar, but she has already come into contact with taboo history from 23,000 years ago that is not allowed to be studied.

Rosen quietly left Lionheart University and grabbed a mysterious, immortal being that could transform into anything by the roadside.

Both the soul symbiosis and the flesh symbiosis were successful, and they did not suffer the backlash like Professor Ellen.

It seems that Professor Ellen's extraordinary intuition, and the backlash resulting from the forced symbiosis, was essentially due to his impending transformation into a corrupt scholar, rather than because the mysterious immortal god-demon's transformation into all things had gone wrong.

Rosen understood this and breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly arrived at the basement of a two-story building on the edge of the royal city.

What forbidden history Professor Ellen knew, he did not see in Professor Ellen's memory.

Because of this memory, it has become a chaotic mess that is difficult to sort out.

However, Rosen mimicked the tracking skills of a criminal hunter, so it was impossible for Professor Ellen to be researching forbidden history at Lionheart Academy. Finding the places Professor Ellen had been frequently visiting in the royal city recently would not be difficult.

Rosen did not open the basement door; he discovered a special seal on it.

Entering directly into the basement through the interdimensional portal, one sees five ever-burning gas lamps continuously emitting sacred light.

At the center of the divine radiance lay a box crafted from a divine crystal. Rosen did not open the box rashly, but instead transferred everything to the Ancient God Realm.

Then they opened the box and saw a dried-up human head inside.

"The head of a degenerate scholar?"

Rosen infused the human head with a touch of divine power.

The lifeless head instantly came to life, uttering chaotic roars.

Rosen wrote down all the syllables and discovered that the human head was telling a taboo history.

However, it is fragmented and disjointed, and it requires careful study and organization to clarify.

Because the forbidden history he knew was incomplete and chaotic, Professor Ellen was slow to become a corrupt scholar.

Rosen assigned Wendy the task of researching the taboo history revealed by human heads.

He planned to visit the God of Pentacles and seek some benefits from Him.

In the Kingdom of Star Coins, the capital city has now been almost completely repaired.

The Star Coin God is personally mining. It is the only God-level resource point in the entire Star Coin Kingdom. It is difficult to mine without a Sequence 0 miner. He has no choice but to take action himself. He is already at the back and has to do his best to catch up if he doesn't want to be the first to be eliminated.

He had barely finished mining a piece of ore and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when the God of Pentacles spotted Rosen standing not far away.

I didn't even notice when he arrived; Rosen's ability to hide is too strong.

This is not surprising. By sharing Xiaolongnu's fantasy weapon, Rosen enhanced the Wolf Totem's stealth to Sequence 0. His Root Sequence also simulated multiple enhanced stealth passive abilities. The Void Shadow Realm, enhanced by dozens of passive abilities, was enough to make him appear and disappear unpredictably.

"Tell me the truth about the King's Game, or I'll kill you at all costs."

Rosen's words almost broke the God of Pentacles' defenses.

The three gods of pentas dared to start the King's Game because they were confident they could defeat Rosen together.

However, joining forces to solve the problem does not mean that He is capable of solving Rosen on his own.

The King's Continent doesn't have a main god network. Even if Apocalypse's eyes can see some things, it's impossible for Rosen to cross the entire King's Continent to come to the Star Coin Kingdom at this time. However, reality is right in front of us.

I can't say it directly.

The God of Pentacles lowered his head helplessly and said.

"Then let's say it indirectly."

Rosen continued to press the issue.

"A ten-year armistice treaty shall be signed in the name of the Kingdom."

The God of Pentacles presented His conditions without question.

He doesn't mind betraying some secrets, after all, he can't afford to offend Rosen on his own if he doesn't betray him. But he's more worried about losing his life if the secrets are betrayed, so Rosen doesn't guarantee his safety and he shouldn't expect to get anything out of him.

Rosen nodded and, together with the God of Pentacles, took out the Royal Sword.

The two sides entered into a ceasefire treaty based on the laws of royal power, and the treaty was effective on the premise that each side got what it wanted.

A few hours later, Rosen returned to the Holy Grail Castle with a solemn expression.

Although the God of Pentacles did not say it directly, he hinted at it indirectly, leading the man to guess.

After several hours of conversation, he already knew how much the God of Pentacles relied on.

Looking at the true god of coins alone, He actually carries a 1st rank unit nest with Him.

Moreover, by using special game items he had previously obtained from the King's Game, he successfully transformed the troop nest into something recognized by the King's Game. Although it was not as good as his Dark Sun Slime for the time being, his original overwhelming advantage in terms of troop type had disappeared.

Because the troop nests recognized by King's Game can continue to evolve as you level up by killing monsters.

The God of Pentacles has such trump cards; the trump cards of the scepter and sword are no weaker.

Besides their troop nests, the Star Gods also possess tokens of some kingdoms and empires. With these tokens in hand, even if they cannot obtain military assistance from these kingdoms and empires, at least they will not be subject to their attacks.

Finally, they have one ultimate trump card, but it's kept so secret that even indirect hints are hard to find out.

These things were not enough to make Rosen wary; what truly made him wary was the King's Continent.

The kings of those kingdoms have been confirmed as great true gods. Although the emperors of the empires are not immortal gods or demons, they are all top-tier powerhouses among the great true gods. And most of the kingdoms and empires are hostile to the four great kingdoms.

If it weren't for the limitations imposed by the King's Game, the existence of the Great True God would have fallen into slumber.

Even if Rosen is confident in killing one or two Great Gods, he is not confident in facing multiple Great Gods at the same time. Therefore, before the restrictions on Great Gods in the King's Game are lifted, the Holy Grail Kingdom must develop to the point where it can protect itself.

After ascending to the status of a true god, Rosen somewhat disregarded the true gods of the stars and pennies.

If even a great true god could be forcibly killed, how could a mere true god be unable to be subdued?
But now Rosen can't lie still anymore; he feels the threat posed by the King's Game once again.

Therefore, he could no longer slack off; he was not afraid of anyone if he improved his strength.

Rosen's first task was to weave the God's Network. Normally, the God's computer's network cable cannot be integrated into the Law of Kingship because the Law of Kingship in the King's Continent has game rules to follow. However, he has mastered the Eternal Game Origin, so as long as he is willing to consume the Origin, it is not difficult to integrate.

Furthermore, the number of unit types also needs to be increased; we can't rely entirely on Dark Sun Slimes.

Rosen looked at the sun in the sky, then soared into the air and headed straight for the sun on the King's Continent to plant the Root Demon Seed.

He then made the Necromancer Queen his pet and ordered her to create the Necromancer Insectoid Race.

After leaving the Holy Grail Kingdom, the Necromancer Queen began to find some monsters to plant her eggs in. Then, she relied on parasitizing game monsters to produce Necromancer insects. With the leveling ability granted by the King's Game, she frantically killed game monsters in the unclaimed wilderness to increase her level.

Rosen also began to send out clones all over the world to search for Void Realms and Void Altars.

Several years passed in the blink of an eye, and the Holy Grail Kingdom was undergoing tremendous changes every day.

The Holy Grail Kingdom now has a population of 80 million, with hundreds of thousands of extraordinary demigods among its citizens, and even thousands who have risen to godhood by leveling up through monster battles. These are just the subjects of unknown origin resurrected at the Holy Grail Altar, not including the Dark Sun Slime and the units produced by the Necromancer Queen.

While both involve leveling up by defeating monsters, Rosen discovered that leveling up in the King's Game couldn't compare to leveling up in the player sequence.

Because leveling up by defeating monsters is based on the core gameplay of Eternal Game, the power you gain is just like that of a real game character, allowing you to level up quickly. However, modifying game data can also instantly reset your character's level to zero.

Therefore, the power gained from defeating monsters and leveling up is not entirely one's own power.

Lawson's player sequence is different. Its core is compatibility, plunder, and evolution. Plunder is the permanent acquisition of the prey's power, compatibility is the perfect fusion of the prey's power, and evolution is the acceleration of one's own growth. The power obtained from the player sequence is at least real and not fake.

Even if one abandons the virtual godhood that has merged with the player's sequence, it only means abandoning a portion of the power.

Therefore, Rosen loaded the player sequence for all resurrected subjects, all slimes, and undead insect units.

As a result, the respawn rate of monsters in the game becomes slower and slower after they are killed.

Therefore, the Necromancers directly descended through the interdimensional portal to the vicinity of the three Star Gods, and used the player sequence to plunder all the rare eternal game essence within the game monsters, so that they could only compete with nearby kingdoms for resources to fight monsters and level up.

As a result, in just a few years, the development of the four kingdoms has diverged significantly.

In addition to the growth in population and extraordinary sequences, the Holy Grail Kingdom's infrastructure is also quite good.

Rosen initially planned to focus on building the royal city, but later discovered that the Star Gods had all rebuilt their subordinate cities, and the number was exactly the same as the original city ruins. So he also built 28 subordinate cities.

Then he realized that he had unknowingly mastered the King Sequence.

The King sequence is far more extreme than the Noble sequence. The life and death of all subjects are in the King's hands. The King can easily control and unilaterally share the extraordinary sequence of all subjects. Over the years, the Holy Grail Kingdom has given the King the blessing that has reached the level of a true god who has mastered the three laws.

This is an additional blessing, an extra blessing on top of Lawson's original extraordinary power.

Rosen used to be able to take on two great true gods one-on-one, and now he can easily take on three or four at the same time.

No wonder the king of the Golden Lion Kingdom possessed the power of a great true god.

Therefore, Rosen was no longer willing to endure it and was prepared to launch a preemptive attack on the Golden Lion Kingdom.

The Golden Lion Kingdom already knows that the Holy Grail Kingdom has been revived, and is contacting other nearby kingdoms to prepare to annihilate the Holy Grail Kingdom in one fell swoop. The advantage of defending is to reduce casualties by taking advantage of the terrain, while the advantage of taking the initiative to attack is to sustain the war through war.

Rosen disliked being cornered and attacked, so he chose to take the initiative and declare war on all enemy nations of the King's Continent.

(End of this chapter)