Starting from Ainz Ooal Gown, simultaneously traveling through time

Chapter 145 [Aftershocks of a Century]

[Aftershocks of a century].

Every hundred years, the world will face a large-scale foreign invasion.

All sorts of strange and bizarre things—falling from the sky, emerging from spatial rifts, appearing out of nowhere—will flood into this world during this period.

According to the dragons, this was caused by the Dragon Emperor.

That legendary strongest dragon, back then, went mad for some reason, probably trying to seize the power of those world-class items, but he messed it up.

Not only did they fail to obtain what they wanted, they also attracted countless players from other worlds and various monsters.

Since then, the world has never been at peace.

The group that came four hundred years ago was later known as the "Six Great Gods".

The group that came three hundred years ago were the "Eight Desire Kings".

Leylin hasn't been idle these past few years either; he's been searching everywhere and has actually found quite a few relics and items left behind by players who have traveled over the past few hundred years.

I collected a bunch of odds and ends, including a few world-class items. Although they weren't as overpowered as [Twenty], they were still good stuff.

Incidentally, Leylin is now fairly certain that the "Sun God" and "Moon Goddess" worshipped by the Inberia Kingdom for generations are actually two early players who traveled from the past.

After all, only those players would have nothing better to do than rescue humans who were still weak at the time.

Unfortunately, Leylin searched all over Inberia but couldn't find the legacy of these two predecessors. It's estimated that it was consumed over the long years or lost in some remote corner.

Let's get back to the topic.

Another aftershock, a once-in-a-century event, is approaching.

Leylin was aware of the potential aftershocks.

According to the "history" he knew, there were two main groups of players who traveled through time: one was the guy known as the "Tauren Sage," and the other was the leader who later formed the "Thirteen Heroes" and one of his teammates.

Of course, this is only what's on the surface; whether there are other players hiding in secret is anyone's guess.

What's more troublesome is that this century-old aftershock will also attract a large number of "demons," which are actually the monsters in the game.

If these things were to happen, it would be a catastrophe for the world.

Therefore, Leylin needs to prepare in advance.

He summoned the Platinum Dragon King and instructed him, "Take the other True Dragon Kings and disperse them to various parts of the world to keep a close watch. Report back immediately if you discover any spatial fluctuations or anomalies."

The Platinum Dragon King nodded and accepted the order.

Lei Lin then summoned the top military leaders and issued an order: "The entire army shall enter a state of combat readiness. From today onwards, all troops shall conduct repeated patrols within the country's borders, leaving no corner unchecked."

The territory of Inberia is now too large. If players or monsters were to parachute directly into the center of a city, even if they could be dealt with quickly, casualties would be inevitable. This risk must be minimized.

Before leaving, the Platinum Dragon King asked, "Master, should we inform the Slane Theocracy, the Dwarf Kingdom, and the Elf Kingdom about this?"

Leylin thought for a moment and nodded: "Tell them, we'll have to face this together sooner or later anyway."

He paused, then said, "The Slane Theocracy might know better than we do. After all, they are the people of the Six Great Gods and possess the legacy left by them. They should be prepared for this phenomenon."

The story of the Slane Theocracy is a complicated one.

This is one of the few human nations that were not annexed by Inberia.

The reason is simple—it can't be swallowed.

It's not that we can't beat them, but that the whole place is full of religious fanatics from top to bottom.

They worship six great gods and reject all other beliefs. Inberia worships the sun and moon gods, which are completely incompatible with their belief system and cannot be integrated at all.

What's more troublesome is that the Slane Theocracy practices "human supremacy".

In their eyes, all species except humans should be exterminated.

They even looked down on elves and dwarves, who looked almost exactly like humans.

As for the Inberians, in the eyes of the Slane Theocracy, the Inberians are considered "unorthodox" humans.

Why? Because the Inberian people are too diverse in race.

The ethnic composition of the Kingdom of Inberia is indeed quite unique.

Besides ordinary humans, various human subspecies also live here, such as rainbow-eyed people, horned people, long-armed people, long-legged people, hairy people, and so on.

These characteristics are just ordinary physical differences in the eyes of the Inberians and are not a big deal at all, but in the eyes of the "pure-blood human supremacists" of the Slane Theocracy, they are heresy.

They viewed the Inberians like Homo sapiens viewed the Neanderthals: while reluctantly acknowledging that you were also human, they always felt you were inferior and not authentic enough.

What displeased the Slane Theocracy even more was that a number of demi-humans also lived within the territory of Inberia.

Those demi-humans did not feed on humans, and their appearance conformed to human aesthetics, posing no threat to humans. Leylin felt it was fine to keep them alive, so he let them continue to live.

In the eyes of the Slane Theocracy, this was an unforgivable weakness.

The two sides just couldn't stand each other.

Leylin once personally intervened to try to persuade the Slane Theocracy to annex Inberia, offering all sorts of generous terms: autonomy, freedom of religion, economic aid—he gave them everything he could.

As a result, the six high priests flatly refused, their attitude as firm as stone.

Leylin then briefly demonstrated his power, hoping to bring them to reality. However, instead of being frightened, the group became even more wary, their eyes filled with suspicion as they looked at Leylin.

This is a group of religious fanatics; mere force cannot subdue them.

Leylin had no choice; he couldn't very well just wipe them out, could he? After all, they were all human.

We can only leave it for now and deal with it later.

However, Leylin had a premonition that a war was bound to break out between Inberia and the Slane Theocracy sooner or later, and this matter could not be resolved until they were subdued.

As for the Elf Kingdom, the situation is simpler.

The Elf Kingdom is located deep in the Ivanshah Forest and is composed of a group of forest elves.

Their king is named Decem Hogan, a descendant of the Eight Desire Kings, who inherited their bloodline and possessed considerable power.

But the king's methods of rule were truly hard to describe.

Tyrannical, cruel, and stubborn—basically every negative adjective you can think of can be used to describe him.

Under his rule, the overall strength of the Elf Kingdom was decent, but the happiness level of its citizens was shockingly low.

Even more outrageous is that this guy has the same hobby as the Seven-Colored Dragon King: he loves to reproduce.

According to incomplete statistics, the number of children he fathered during his reign has exceeded three digits. As for their quality, opinions vary. In fact, they were all quite capable, but he himself was not satisfied.

Inberia hasn't taken action against the Elf Kingdom yet, simply because that land isn't suitable; humans don't live in the forest, so occupying it would be pointless.

When they need the resources of that forest in the future, they'll probably have to fight over it.

After all, that Decem Hogan had such an arrogant attitude that he would never surrender until his pitiful pride was completely shattered.

The dwarf kingdom, on the other hand, is relatively peaceful.

The dwarves live underground or in mines in the mountains, places where humans cannot settle for long. Inberia doesn't want that land, and the dwarves are happy with the peace and quiet.

The two sides maintained a relatively friendly trade relationship, with the dwarves providing ores and forging techniques, and the basilica providing food and daily necessities, each getting what they needed.

Leylin also planned to send someone to inform them about this aftershock, since it affected the whole world and the more people knew, the more prepared they would be.