Who taught him to restore the country like this

Chapter 207 The Past? No, the Future
"You came."

The library, with its gentle and relaxing color scheme.

The boy, engrossed in his book, seemed to sense the arrival of a visitor. He calmly closed the book and looked up at the seat directly opposite him.

Ron, who had just sat down and hadn't even had time to adjust his posture, was taken aback by what he heard.

He glanced back.

There was no one else behind him.

From the perspective of the boy in front of him, he is the only person who can see him.

"Are you talking to me?"

Ron asked uncertainly.

"Otherwise, am I talking to thin air?"

Engels asked back with a smile.

Evil door.

Ron felt that too many strange things had been happening lately.

This situation also occurred previously when acquiring the [Annihilation] power in the Gray Mist Territory.

Despite the vast difference of time and the fact that it was merely a scene from history, the people in the scene were able to keenly sense his spying.

It's like when you're watching a movie and a character suddenly looks at you and talks to you. Isn't that weird?

Fortunately, Ron has a very strong mentality.

"Can you see me?"

He adjusted himself into a comfortable sitting position, looked at the boy opposite him—who he wondered if he was the original owner of this body—and asked.

"Can't see."

Engels shook his head: "I can't hear your voice either, but that doesn't affect my communication with you."

"interesting."

Ron's expression became excited.

"So you are communicating with me based on your foresight of the future."

"clever."

Engels chuckled softly.

"Is your precognitive ability really that incredible? There are at least thousands of years between us, and you can still foresee this? What kind of cheat code do you have?"

Ron was truly amazed.

Even gods couldn't possibly foresee events that are so far into the future, could they?

"Stay calm, it's just that I foresaw the future 18,000 years from now."

Engesius had a look on his face that said, "Don't idolize me."

Ron returned a look that said, "You've got to show off, kid."

But then he thought that the other person couldn't see him, so he leaned over the table and put his middle finger between Engels' eyes.

Guess what I'm doing right now?

"Please do not display your vulgar manners in a library that is supposed to be a place of good manners."

Engels also raised his middle finger and placed it between Ron's eyes.

Is this guy really blind?

Ron couldn't help but have some doubts.

"Time is running out, let's get down to business."

Engels said.

"What important business is it? I only came in to peek into the secrets of your memories. Did you really think I could resurrect you?"

Ron didn't bother with any of the usual polite formalities and just got straight to the point.

"I know."

Engels remained calm, unfazed: "I don't need you to resurrect me, and you can't resurrect me either."

"So what's the purpose of you waiting here for me...?"

"To stop you from prying into my later memories."

Engels said calmly.

"Why are you being so formal? The person is dead, what's wrong with letting me see him?"

Ron said.

"Something bad will happen if you watch this."

"for example?"

"The world is ending."

Engels said.

A look of suspicion immediately appeared in Ron's eyes.

It's just looking at history, is it really that serious?
"If I don't look at your memories, will the end never come?"

he asks.

"I will still come."

"..."

"So you just don't want me to see your embarrassing past?"

Ron looked at Engels with disdain and said.

"I have no dark history."

Engels said confidently.

"Then let me see."

"Why do you think a piece of history that has existed for hundreds or thousands of years would suddenly be interrupted, with no information being passed down?"

Instead of responding to Ron's question, Engels asked a different question.

"Isn't it normal for distant history to be forgotten as times change?"

"That's true, but let's not forget the distant history of over 10,000 years ago; the fact that there's a gap in the history of the last few thousand years seems a bit unbelievable, doesn't it?"

Engels said.

This is a magical world where long-lived species exist, such as dragons and elves who can live for three to five thousand years.

The history of the Kingdom of Lach is only recorded for a little over 1800 years.

Have those long-lived species also experienced a break in their lineage?
No, their memories were simply interfered with by a mysterious force.

Ron naturally expected this, but it only made him more curious about what exactly happened when those broken historical periods came to an end.
"When I first formulated the rules of the War of the Gods and recruited those gods to join me, I gave them two special privileges."

As if sensing that Ron's desire to investigate had not disappeared, Engels said.

"What privileges?"

"As long as it does not affect the overall trend of the War of the Gods, each of them has the right to interfere with and modify the rules of the War of the Gods twice. You should have seen that."

Engels said.

"I see."

After hearing what Engels said, Ron suddenly realized something.

The God of Grace initiated the fourth war of the divine kingdom ahead of schedule, and the God of Light opened his divine kingdom ahead of schedule; these were all privileges used by the God of Grace.

"so what?"

Ron said confidently.

He could easily handle this level of privilege.

"They can interfere to varying degrees, but their interference in your two instances was minimal and insignificant."

“If they wanted to, they could easily kill you. But the price to pay would be too high, and you don’t pose that threat right now.”

"Of course, if you insist on seeing my later memories, that's a different story."

Engels said.

Ron scoffed.

Hmph, you think you can scare me with this?

If you don't let me watch, then I won't watch.

"gone."

Ron got up to leave this boring mental world.

"Wait, don't you want to know why this world is heading towards its end?"

Engels shouted.

"Can I say that?"

Ron stopped in his tracks.

"No."

"Nima..."

"But I can give you a subtle hint."

"How to say?"

Ron sat down again.

"Go to the Star Empire, north of the Sky Sea."

Engels said.

"and then?"

"Nothing."

"Your prompt is as good as no prompt at all."

Ron's face darkened; he felt like he'd been played.

"You have to provide a hint about a key person or event, right?"

"The key person is yourself. As long as you go there, the event will happen naturally."

Engels said.

"It's boring."

Ron stood up again and asked, "Do you have the power to stop the end?"

"Yes and no."

"Is there any?"

"If I become a god, I can, but I haven't become a god yet."

Engels said.

"So you possess omniscient and omnipotent precognitive abilities, as well as the ability to set rules, why didn't you become a god in the end?"

"Ron asked. "Precognition isn't as exaggerated as you think. It's only about things concerning you that I can foresee so far in advance."

Engels replied.

"Of course, I could become a god if I wanted to, but do you want to be a god bound by rules like the main gods worshipped by the three major churches?"

He asked rhetorically.

"It's not impossible."

"Ha, you're just being stubborn."

"You're the one who's being stubborn."

Ron could sense that Engels' words were partly true and partly false.

At least, his reason for not wanting to become a god was definitely not what he said.

"If you don't want me to pry into your memories and you don't want to be resurrected, you don't need to leave the Demon God Altar and go through all this trouble to stake out me."

Ron looked at Engels with a "you've got nothing better to do" expression.

"What are you saying? Without the demon god altar I left behind, could you have obtained the power of [Evolution]?"

Engels asked.

"No."

"Without the demon god altar I left behind, would you have been able to access ninth-tier magic so early?"

Engels asked again.

"No."

"Without the demon altar I left behind, would such a beautiful elf girl be begging to marry you?"

"Get lost."

"Alright, I'm not kidding anymore. There are still secrets in the Demon God Altar. You can come back and retrieve them after you've been to the North of the Heavenly Sea."

Engels said seriously.

"It's like doing a game quest, running around all the time."

Ron clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Then just treat it like a game and enjoy it."

Engels said.

"By the way, I'll lend you this power for now."

He trailed off.

Ron immediately felt a mysterious and inviolable energy attaching itself to his spirit.

Is this... divinity?
He had experienced this feeling in the Kingdom of God.

At that time, he absorbed and fused the two powers, and at the same time absorbed the divinity within Kertia.

"Although I did not become a god in the end, my divinity remains, and this divinity can help you get through tonight's difficulties."

Engels said.

What will be the challenge tonight?
It's just a return scroll, isn't it?

Could it be that tonight another problem will arise that even a return scroll can't solve?
Ron hadn't thought about that yet.

After all, the teleportation ability of a return scroll cannot be restricted by any barrier.

"Don't forget, the God of Radiance and the God of Grace used their privileges, but the God of Wisdom has not yet used his."

Engels reminded him.

Will He change the rules tonight?

Ron frowned and asked.

If it's the God of Wisdom, then Old Deng is going to cause trouble, which will indeed be difficult to handle.

"Yes, He will change the rules of the War of the Divine Kingdoms tonight—no member of the royal family will be allowed to escape before the War of Kingdoms ends."

Engels said.

Ron's heart sank.

Those scoundrels, each rule they change is more insidious than the last.

"What if I don't start a war, but just admit defeat and run away?"

he asked.

"It's no use. You two are now in a state of battle, and you only have two paths in front of you."

"Either be killed or defeated by the combined forces of the three major papal organizations, or kill or defeat the combined forces of the three major papal organizations."

Engels said.

It's better to admit defeat and be captured than to surrender; at least you can use a town portal scroll to escape afterwards.

But given the current tense situation, Ron would only face certain death if he surrendered.

"If I force my way out, will I be unable to use a return scroll?"

Ron asked.

Engels did not answer.

Because he knew that Ron already knew the answer to that question.

The rules of the game mechanics are, to some extent, superior to those of the gods. The gods must follow their rules, but at the same time, the game mechanics must also abide by the rules set by the gods.

For example, the shackles of slavery: the game mechanics can only help players escape the shackles of slavery, but cannot unlock them.

It seems the only option is to defeat the combined forces of the three Papal States.

Can you win?
The information from Sabnir indicates that Aetheril and Cecilia have emerged from the divine realm and joined the allied forces.

Ron mentally compared the strengths of both sides.

The enemy is numerous and powerful.

He has many powerful mages in the city that he can control.

In addition, the divinity bestowed by Engels gave them a certain advantage for a short period of time.

After all, divinity has an absolute suppressive power over those below the ninth rank, preventing them from exerting even 30% of their full strength.

Ron pondered for a moment,
Yeah, it would be strange if we could win.

The thought of those three holy sons and daughters of the three major papal courts gave him a headache.

The Holy Son and Holy Daughter are the face of the Papacy and the representatives of God. When the three of them are together, they are not subject to divine suppression at all.

Having lost his divine advantage, how could he possibly fight those three freaks with divine power?
"Engelsius, think of something quick!"

Ron looked at Engels and made a wish.

"Do not worry."

Engels said calmly.

"It would be difficult for you to defeat them by yourself alone, but we have help."

His face radiated absolute confidence.

helper?

Uncrowned?

They were just a bunch of chicks.

Mavis?
They have some ability, but it's not enough.

Demons?

They've probably already found chairs, prepared dried fruit, and are waiting to watch the show.

Ron thought it over carefully and finally realized that the most capable fighter around him was himself.

"Have you forgotten your little fiancée?"

Engels said.

"What can she do with her limited abilities?"

Ron said.

“She has quite a background,” Engels paused mysteriously, then continued, “She almost became the God of Reincarnation.”

"The God of Reincarnation?"

Ron was surprised.

Is it really that high-class?

“I can activate the divinity within her destiny. With her help, tonight’s battle is a sure thing.”

Engels said.

After hearing this, Ron stroked his chin and began to think.

If he wins this battle, he can use a return scroll to escape, but Grove and the Uncrowned Ones probably won't be able to get away.

If they hadn't fought, they, as the "victims," ​​wouldn't have been affected at all.

After all, the three major Vatican councils will definitely mark him, and if he runs away, they will chase after him.

Once the other side has caught up to you, you can use reputation points to exchange for items to erase these marks.

Now... the only option is to use oneself as bait to attract the attention of the Allied forces and cover the escape of the Uncrowned One.

As for Glover...

"Don't worry, I've thought of everything for you. I'll be appearing as a villain next."

Engels said.

What stage are you going to perform on?

“I have reserved the divinity of the evil god in the demon god altar. When the resurrection ritual fails, this dark matter divinity will quickly erode everyone present, turning them into mindless lackeys of the evil god.”

“Even if the three holy sons and daughters of the three major papal courts were present, they would not be able to deal with this situation in a short time. But you are the only one who can absorb this dark matter divinity into yourself.”

"As for what to do next? Framing someone, making a heroic exit—that's all you're good at. I don't need to teach you, do I?"

Engels said.

"..."

Ron squinted.

"Don't worry, this dark matter divinity won't have much of an effect on you. My divinity can help you resist it for a while and counteract a large amount of dark matter divinity."

"As for the rest, you just need to level up and use the [Evolution] power to extract them and put them into Pandora's Box."

Engels said.

"Can I trust you?"

Ron stared at Engels for a moment, then slowly spoke: "The past... Ron Rhine."

"wrong."

The young man chuckled softly and shook his head to correct him.

"He is the future Ron Rhein."

(End of this chapter)