My portable grandfather refreshes every week
Chapter 443 Strange Corpse
When Xue left the volcanic lake, the area had already been cordoned off by a chubby Italian police officer.
The incident began when someone saw the bodies and called the police. A small number of police officers from the town arrived and stood there scratching their heads as they looked at the bodies of five cave divers.
One body was accidentally fished up, and after receiving the report, the remaining bodies were all pulled up as well.
This place is not actually connected to the mainland; it is a small island not far from the mainland with a permanent population of only a few thousand. Although it has a rich mythological heritage, tourists from other places are prohibited from entering because of excessive levels of sulfurous gas in the "River Styx".
But to his surprise, five more bodies appeared here today, leaving the chubby local police officer in a dilemma. He sat on the grass and scratched his head.
All Xue could say was "I'm sorry," and then he quietly left.
Who would have thought that cave divers had set up camps here? What were they thinking, coming to a region full of sulfur and toxic gases to cave dive? Xue Law only just discovered that there are "Do Not Approach" signs written in multiple languages all over the place.
Even the entrance to the River Styx had a fence, but the cave dwellers dismantled it.
They really had no experience. After drinking, they ignored the warnings, tore down the railing, and went down into the cave to dive.
After all, this is a volcanic lake, and it's an active volcano that continuously provides geothermal heat. Even getting close to it could cause people to be stunned by the sulfurous gases and fall into the lake, resulting in their deaths. Therefore, this area has become a restricted zone for the locals, and it is also known as the River Styx in mythology.
But some out-of-towners just wouldn't believe it...
"Your local culture is really quite adventurous..." the Mimic King complained again. As long as He came into contact with Earth's writing, He could decipher it in an instant. He looked at the local environment and then at the five cave dwellers' corpses that had just been pulled out, and couldn't help but complain again.
Xue Law: "..."
He strolled to the town on the island. In the Age of Gods, the place was barren and there were no permanent residents. Now, however, it is covered with vegetation, and except for the area around the volcanic lake, the rest of the area is full of traces of human activity.
The restored temple is on the other side of the volcanic lake. Xue Dinglu went up to take a look and was surprised to find that there was a statue of "Hades" standing there.
It wasn't just this temple; Xue Dinglu thought the gloomy man in the center of the town was Yegezi, but it turned out to be Hades. The town's infrastructure was actually quite basic, full of rural flavor, but they actually showed a lot of respect to that old reclusive man from the underworld.
The discovery of five bodies of cave dwellers was a once-in-a-century event in the local town, causing many people to discuss it. Students who had just finished school were even discussing how to skip class and go see the spectacle.
Xue Dinglu stood before the statue like a ghost with no presence whatsoever, watching the few people in the town walk by as if they hadn't noticed him at all.
"You seem to know the person in this statue?" said the Mimic King.
“I know him, an old friend. But I only faced him once at the very end. You should remember him too. He is Hades, the god of the underworld. He helped me before, but now he should be with those gods, surviving in some wilderness deep in the subspace.” Xue Dinglu shrugged. The demise of the gods was so sudden.
"Is this the Hades you experienced? How come he's completely different from the one in your video?" the Mimic King finally complained.
The version of the Heavenly Thunder Chronicles given by Xue's Law that He had previously read was a translated version, while this one was written in Italian. Although the pronunciation was the same, the Mimic King was still confused by the strange translation and different meanings because he was not familiar with the local culture.
When Xue Law killed Zeus, he saw Hades for the last time. Hades was a very strong and normal ancient Greek man. This was Xue Law's only impression of Hades.
However, if it weren't for the inscription "Hades" below the statue, Xue Lude would have even doubted whether it was Dracula or Yegezi. It was gloomy, thin, and full of a kind of ruthlessness. It didn't look like Hades in his memory at all.
"It's normal for a statue to look different from the real person, especially since thousands of years have passed. It's perfectly normal for there to be discrepancies," Xue Dinglu remarked.
"Let's leave." After Xue Dinglu finished speaking, they left the place in the next instant.
The passersby seemed oblivious to Xue Lude's presence; even though the portal was openly located beneath the statue, no one knew it and instinctively avoided it.
Until Xue Dinglu completely left, the statue's eyeball seemed to suddenly twitch, emitting a crisp and pleasant striking sound in the limited space of the eye socket.
"Was there an earthquake?" someone suddenly asked.
For this small town living on the edge of a volcano, the statue is not only a cultural symbol, but also an earthquake warning device. The eye sockets of the statue are hollowed out and small movable balls are used as eyes. This is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also allows the eyeballs to hit the eye sockets and make a sound when they sense slight vibrations. Therefore, this can be considered a local method of sensing earthquakes.
It's as if Hades has been protecting this place all along, thus issuing a warning when an earthquake is about to strike.
However, the sound only lasted once before stopping, leaving many locals puzzled.
"Perhaps the wind blew a little into the statue's eyeballs," someone said from below the statue.
……
Xue Dinglu quickly returned home.
Our planned trip to Greece has fallen through. Things haven't been peaceful here lately. Greece, Italy, and Turkey are all deeply involved in the upheavals in Eastern Europe.
Turkey is not romantic; it is currently a land of war, and even in the parallel world of 2029, the war in this country has not stopped, as if this land, which was called "Troy" in ancient times, is destined to never cease its wars.
Xue Luding didn't think too much about it. After returning home, he quietly placed the lightning mark into the collection room of the magic academy. He decided to meet with the tenth apostle, Chaos, after he was ready.
He wanted to meet the Tenth Apostle who knew his true identity, some old friends from ancient Greece who were still alive, and see if there were any other gods who might be of interest in the settlement of the ancient gods who survived in the wilderness. But that was all for later. Xue Lude comforted his aunt, telling her not to worry, that he had already found a solution, and that for the Mimicry King, solving his aunt's problem was just a minor inconvenience.
Even if ethics and morality were disregarded, there would be many more ways to mimic the king, and Xue's law wouldn't need to be fixated on the fruit of the divine tree.
Under the guidance of the Mimic King, a simple remedy was made. After Xue Luding fed it to his aunt, he slowly left her room so that she could rest.
This Mimic King, who was extremely curious about the entire Earth, was still marveling: "This world is truly a strange place in the universe. Every creature has extremely high talents, but the planet limits them, causing any creature to live an ordinary life."
"Just like that big yellow dog in your yard, it might become a legendary magical beast in another world. Each of you has excellent magical talent. You were born with the spirit of a king. It's just a pity that apart from you, it seems that no one else can bring out their talent."
The Mimic King continued to marvel, this was the umpteenth time He had marveled at the talents of Earthlings.
"But there are gains and losses. If this planet still has magic, who knows how many of those who have realized their talents will become apostles, and how many of them will commit inhumane killings in order to go further and become the planet's consciousness... Such a thing would be a disaster for others. At least, my world is relatively peaceful," Xue Dinglu complained.
Although it is only relatively peaceful.
He didn't know if his mother's absolute ban on magic was right or wrong, but in Su Su's hometown, Su Su's mother's generation had always dreamed that Margaret could create an absolutely magic-free world to keep the demons out.
People on some planets yearn for the absolute ban on magic. It's hard to say whether Xue's Law is right or wrong; it may be right sometimes and completely wrong at other times. But Xue's Law is just a 19-year-old college student, and his vision is not as long as thousands or tens of thousands of years, so he cannot judge whether the absolute ban on magic is good or bad.
But in any case, at least his world hasn't reached the point where a dog breed could easily destroy it, and the simultaneous deployment of mushroom bombs is far from enough.
"By the way, where exactly in the subspace does your planet fish? I'm really curious, how come your planet always manages to catch some strange and unusual things?" The Mimic King's thoughts were very jumpy; just a moment ago they were discussing Earthlings' magical talents, and the next moment they were discussing which subspace his mother was fishing in.
"I don't know... Why don't you just go and ask them..." Xue Dinglu complained.
"Never mind then. I could actually search a large area of subspace if I wanted to, but I just don't have the time." The Mimic King was just curious.
If the subspace is an ocean, then Earth's consciousness is merely a fisherman casting a line into it, perhaps occasionally catching some strange items and souls. But if the Mimic King wanted to, He could become a large cargo ship for deep-sea fishing, catching several meals' worth of fish in one go.
He was merely interested in the fishing spot of Earth consciousness.
While Xue Daolu was at the express delivery station, picking up the packages Su Su had ordered online, he chatted with the Mimic King about Earth's history and culture. Suddenly, his mother pulled him back into the conversation space.
Earth's consciousness was unaware that Xue Law possessed a Mimic King, but this did not affect its judgment. When it summoned Xue Law, it said directly, "I seem to have retrieved a very special corpse, possibly related to the Apostles. Therefore, I dare not retrieve it into the real world and have kept it under control in the subspace. Do you want to take a look?"
Although Mom didn't really want Xue Lude to continue getting involved in the apostles' affairs, she actually preferred that Xue Lude just live peacefully on Earth, marry many wives, and have many children. Then she could experience the thrill of drawing cards and see if there were any rarer, better grandsons.
However, He also understood that Xue's Law would not back down on this matter. Rather than trying to cover it up and making Xue's Law unable to bear it and having to bypass the Great Firewall to "go online," He decided to ensure Xue's Law's safety within the limits of his control.
Xue Dinglu immediately became interested. Within a day, he received news of two apostles: one was the mark of the fourth generation of God-King left by the tenth apostle, and the other was the apostle information that his mother had obtained again.
Even the Mimic King became curious: Where in the subspace are resources so abundant?
So Xue Dinglu immediately put down the packages Su Su had bought and went directly to his own consciousness space, waiting for his mother to dump the corpse there.
The consciousness space is also a subspace. In the worst case, it will only expose this place. There is even a mimicking king here. If an apostle comes, Xue Dinglu will definitely make sure that apostle never returns!
Now that he has joined forces with this fragment of the Mimic King, he is no less powerful than any of the other apostles in terms of pure numerical strength. Xue's Law does not believe that any apostle is capable of withstanding his and the Mimic King's blood-boiling combination attack and defeating him on their home turf.
Even if the Lord of the Mist dares to come, he will surely not return!
As Xue Luding was thinking this, a corpse was teleported to the playground of the magic academy.
This is a very bloody male corpse. His entire chest has been ripped open, and all his internal organs are missing. It seems as if the original owner of this corpse was deliberately made to feel fear and pain, or perhaps it was purely torture and enjoyment.
He died not peacefully, but tragically, his face contorted to the extreme, as if fear and pain had completely overwhelmed his consciousness before his death.
The Mimic King did indeed sense something unusual. He detected the extremely faint aura emanating from this thing and confirmed that even if the corpse had nothing to do with the Apostle, it was related to the Apostle's retinue.
Is it really possible to find valuable things in the subspace from time to time? Should I take some time to go there and try my luck? Who knows, I might just find something I want...
The Mimic King was secretly complaining, even thinking about contacting his original body and going to the subspace to scavenge things when he had free time. It seemed like he could actually get a lot of useful things this way.
Even a mosquito's leg is still meat, no matter how small.
The two quickly continued their observation and discovered that the corpse had no soul. It seemed that after the body was tortured, the soul was also ripped out and trapped in eternal torment.
"What a waste, they didn't even recycle this corpse into the Divine Tree," Xue Dinglu complained.
Mimicry King: "..."
Your thinking is very dangerous!
He immediately began analyzing the information on the corpse. Then, the Mimic King traced the source and made his judgment. Soon, He said, "This corpse seems to have some correlation with the demonic information you provided before." (End of Chapter)
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