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Chapter 320 The Turning Point in the Fate of the North

"This is just a possible future, a warning and a prophecy, but if we have the power to change this future, then it is not the North."

Li En said slowly.

Although Li En wasn't sure if this would become the true North, his only goal was to make these Moria realize the seriousness of the problem.

If they truly knew a way out, perhaps they could unite, leave the rift, return to the North, and resolve the impending crisis there.

"You...you are truly a chosen one of the gods?"

Perhaps the images that Li En conveyed to everyone were too shocking, which made them begin to believe what Isaac and the others said, and to think that Li En was truly the chosen one of the gods of Tiger.

Li En didn't deny it. He was already a top-tier believer, half a step into the Gold Realm, and theoretically should be considered a chosen one of the gods.

Although he has not yet gained Tiger's approval.

Perhaps we will have to wait until after the Golden Believers to receive the entry for the Favored Ones.

"Honorable chosen ones of God, what should we do to save our homeland?"

Bruno asked.

Field, Isaac, Brown, Stowe, Anton, Hamilton, Raven, Kaylan, and Montoya all looked at Li En.

"crack."

After Li En uttered those two words, it naturally sparked a discussion among the descendants of Moria.

"The key to saving the North lies in the Rift? Did the King of the North foresee what would happen, which is why he sent us into the Rift to find a way to save the North?"

Smart people have already started filling in the blanks with their own imaginations.

Li En neither agreed nor disagreed, because he didn't know why Grand Duke Moria would allow his descendants to enter the rift.

Is it truly to select a qualified successor, or is there another purpose?
“The great King of the North must have thought so, otherwise why would he have sent us to such a dangerous rift?”

"I thought this place was already hell, but I never expected that leaving the rift would be even worse."

Some of Moriah's descendants, in a pessimistic and negative state, began to wallow in self-pity.

"Perhaps Grandpa left us in the rift to protect us. We shouldn't go out now, thinking about changing the outcome and the future; that's unrealistic."

"Yes, we should stay in the rift and continue collecting the Blessed Crystals."

"Are we supposed to ignore the fate of the North? That's our homeland, where our families live. Anton, I never thought you were such a coward!"

"Isaac, can you think of a way to save everyone? Do you have a way to leave the rift immediately?"

Soon the group split into two factions: the self-preservation faction, represented by Anton, who wanted to stay in the Rift to preserve their strength, and the savior faction, represented by Isaac, who wanted to leave the Rift immediately and return to the North.

The two groups started arguing and even started throwing drinks at each other, making the scene somewhat chaotic, much like a diplomatic negotiation table.

It wasn't until Li En spoke again that the excited descendants of Moria were interrupted.

"What do you know about the crack?"

Apart from Field, who reached the second level by luck, the Moriah disciples who have survived to this day are basically all Moriah's direct descendants.

They possess the most crucial information about the family, which is exactly what Li En wants to know.

“My Lord, my father said that the rift is a passage to a new world. Only by passing through the rift can we find the truly lost Old World.”

"The rift contains countless treasures and opportunities, as well as countless dangers. Only the truly strong can carve out an absolutely safe path through the rift."

"Gifted Crystals are the keys to opening the rift. Only with enough Gifted Crystals can the complete rift gate be opened, allowing everyone to travel to the new world."

"The person who can lead everyone to the new world will surely be supported by everyone and become the new King of the North. This is the true meaning of why the Lord of the North asked us to enter the Rift to compete."

Raven and the others said.

Li En glanced at Field, who was completely bewildered, as this was something he knew nothing about.

Even though he considered himself well-informed and even knew information about every member of the Moria family, he still didn't know these core secrets.

"Gifted Crystals are still key to finding other Gifts."

"Gifts? Wasn't it said that all gifts were lost?"

Listening to Isaac and Anton's conversation, Field once again looked puzzled. How could this Gift Crystal be related to Gift Objects?

"Yes, after that bloody council, all the gifts were actually lost, apparently taken away by the previous Pope Randall."

Perhaps because Li En, a chosen one, was presiding over the meeting, Hamilton and others revealed many secrets that the elders had instructed them not to tell others.

"Randall was possessed by an evil god, who took all the gifts with him and fled to the Old World. To find those gifts, we must use the Gift Crystals to completely open the passage between the Old and New Worlds."

"Without the protection of divine gifts, even if the wise create many inventions, they cannot save us. The out-of-control witches and the monsters all around will only make our human territory shrink smaller and smaller, and our civilization will regress."

As their conversation deepened, Li En gradually resolved some of her doubts.

The disappearance of the Gift, the disappearance of Randall, and the rewriting of history—the significance of the Rift.

In the beginning, the God of Tiger forcibly changed the original fate of having his body taken over by the gods in order to save himself. However, the gods were not willing to give up. In one future, the gods gave up taking over Li En's body and chose Randall instead.

Randall collected parts of a god's body, and this god wished to be resurrected within him. The god Tiger descended and interrupted the process, banishing Randall and all the gifts he carried to the lost continent, the Old World.

Grand Duke Moriah, Earl Hall, the legendary knight of the Frank family, and the other heads of the Creed family—those who participated in the Crimson Council—became acquaintances of this secret.

They knew the Gift had been banished and wanted to retrieve it, even if Randall might be replaced by a god.

Or perhaps someone within the creed family has betrayed Tiger and wants to pledge allegiance to another god.

Perhaps it was due to pollution at the time, or perhaps it was a choice they made themselves; in any case, they all had only one goal: to retrieve those gifts.

Gifts can either reshuffle the deck or allow them to continue ruling the continent.

The Frank family allied with the Burke family to banish the out-of-control witch to the North because they already knew the secret of the Rift.

It's likely that spies have already been planted in the North, and this information reached the royal family's ears while the Moria family was developing the rift.

The Frank family wants to completely destroy the North, destroy the Moria family, seize ownership of the Rift, and obtain the passage to the Old World.

As for Grand Duke Moria, he is likely no longer in the North.

He may have already crossed the rift and reached the Old World.

Otherwise, as an eight-star war knight, he would not have allowed such a crisis to occur in the North.

This is precisely why his most valued and capable son, Tarica, would never enter the rift and must remain to guard the North.

He did this not only to defend against monsters, but also to guard against the covetous eyes of the imperial nobles.

The election for the succession of the Moria family in the North was just a smokescreen to cover up the fact that Grand Duke Moria had already crossed the rift and arrived in the Old World.

The Frank family's witch-outage incident was also a test, a test to see if Grand Duke Moria was still in the North.

Having figured all this out, Li En suddenly felt enlightened.

Although the history he reconstructs in his mind may not be 100% accurate, he is 70-80% certain about predicting the future.

Based on my understanding of my grandfather, he was indeed the kind of person who would make such a choice.

He now faces two paths: one is to move forward until he reaches the end of the rift, find the Old World, and reunite with Grand Duke Moria, regardless of the fate of the North.

However, once the North falls, the Holy Empire will immediately occupy it, blocking their path back. The second option is to find a way back to the North, resolve the crisis there, and await Grand Duke Moria's return from the Old World.

Lee En had made his decision; he had to return to the North, whether for the homeland that the Moria family had protected for generations, for the tens of millions of Northerners he didn't know, or for his friends who might be out of control.

"No matter what instructions God gives, as members of the Moria family, we cannot abandon the North; we must go back."

Field, who had been brainwashed by Li En these past few days to be a responsible heir, suddenly spoke up.

"Yes! We must go back."

Isaac's eyes were red; he didn't want to lose his family and friends.

Brown, Stowe, Raven, and Kaylan looked at Field in surprise, never expecting that this illegitimate son would say such a thing.

"Grandpa must have had his reasons for telling us to stay in the rift. We are still competing and cannot give up halfway. Our mission should be to open the passage between the old and new continents."

Anton objected.

“We should trust Uncle Tarica and the others. They can definitely handle these things. If they can’t, then we should preserve the flame. We, the pride of the Moria family, are the future of the North. We cannot turn back.”

Hamilton agreed.

“Anton, you’re just scared. Since you’re scared, you can stay here. We’re going back.”

"That's right, you are not worthy to be the offspring of the Moria family!"

“You are not worthy. You do not understand Grandpa’s good intentions at all. You have failed to live up to his expectations.”

The two groups started arguing again.

Li En tapped the glass on the table.
"Quiet."

The noisy restaurant instantly fell silent, and all the blond Moria family members looked at Li En.

"My Lord, please give us revelation so that we may see the path ahead."

Bruno said devoutly.

"God says that you must choose the path you are walking on. He cannot make the choice for you."

Li En said slowly.

Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of disappointment.

“But I can, because I am also a member of the Moria family, and I know what Alex Moria would choose in this situation.”

Li En rarely addressed Grand Duke Moria by his given name, but on this occasion, he had to make everyone realize that his voice was equivalent to that of Alex Moria.

What will Grandpa choose?

Isaac asked.

Li En stood up. “He will choose to protect everyone in the North, just like what our Moria family has done for hundreds of years. We cannot abandon the North, we cannot abandon our own homeland. My decision is to go back. If you are willing to follow me, let us save the North together. If you still want to stay in the Rift and continue that so-called succession competition, I will not object. But you must remember the Moria family’s creed.”

"Guardians will never abandon those they protect!"

Field stood up and recited the Moria family's creed.

Immediately, Isaac, Brown, and Stowe stood up and repeated,
"Guardians will never abandon those they protect!"

Bruno, Anton, Hamilton, Raven, Kevin, and Montoya also stood up one after another, repeating the creed.

"Guardians will never abandon those they protect!"

At this point, everyone reached a consensus.

They must return to save the North, save their homeland, and defend their family's honor and traditions.

Even though they are no longer a creed family recognized by the Empire, they are still true members of the Moria family.

Even if they are usually philanderers and dissolute, they must step forward without hesitation in times of crisis.

The Moria family was never born to rule; they were born to protect.

Without the people of the North, even if a passage to the Old World were opened, it would be meaningless.

"Tell me, how many crystals have you all collected?"

Lee En asked.

"I have collected all 155 crystal shards."

Bruno said.

"We have collected all 157 crystal shards."

Anton said.

"We have collected all 168 pieces."

Hamilton said.

"My team collected 202 pieces."

Raven proudly raised his chin, and most people looked at him with envy, never expecting that he could collect so many fragments.

"195 pieces."

Kaylan said.

"189 pieces."

Montoya said.

"We have collected all 532 pieces."

Field coughed twice and uttered a number that left his cousins ​​speechless.

"Field, you must be joking."

"How could you possibly have collected so many fragments?"

Raven looked at him with distrust.

"Hehe, sorry everyone, that's all we've collected."

Field raised an eyebrow. "Our crystal is now the size of a fist."

"Don't compare yourself to him; he's always been by the side of those favored by the gods."

Isaac said this, and the others were relieved.

Field curled his lip. "Don't make it sound like I made no contribution. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had the chance to meet Lee En."

“I will now lead the team back to the rift entrance. I need you to meet us at the entrance within three days, bringing your fragments. We will then open the rift gate ahead of schedule and return to the North.”

Li En believed that since the Gift Crystal could open the crack, they could certainly do the same.

"Yes, the chosen one."

This dream meeting established Rean's leadership among the younger generation of Moria, paving the way for him to later become the true master of the North, and was later referred to by historians as the "turning point in the fate of the North".

(End of this chapter)