The old man you see with your phone is highly suspicious.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He stood before this world for half a day, but still couldn't find a way to get in.

Damn it, what kind of spell is this? It can actually prevent others from traveling through time. It seems that there are no time travelers in this world, and no one can even come here by teleportation.

However, if we try to fly there by force, we can't guarantee how many light-years away it is. Even if we flew there forever, we wouldn't be able to reach it.

However, this also aroused Xue Lude's curiosity. He wished he could learn this kind of spell. Then he could cast a super-large spell to prohibit entry to Earth. Combined with Earth's absolute magic ban, he would be able to ensure that no strange things could come to Earth without permission.

As for why Earth doesn't have this forbidden technique, Mom isn't omniscient or omnipotent. If she were truly omniscient and omnipotent, even Xue's Law would be rendered useless. Furthermore, this technique, which is prevalent throughout the world, is extremely complex. Even if Xue's Law were to copy it back, it would take him a long time to study it.

After wandering around the edge of the world for a long time, Xue Law suddenly felt a strong attraction.

This attracted Xue Lude, who was very familiar with it, just like when he once went to Fafnir's homeland, that sacred magical continent. It seemed as if he was being called there.

However, this summoning was also limited in scope, and Xue Dinglu felt extremely suppressed. It seemed that his main body was not allowed to enter the world, but he could enter by downgrading himself.

Similar to Xue's Law, now that Wang Chao is overweight (over 100 tons), he must unload all his cargo before he can get on the highway.

Thus, the insect-eating tree had to make do. Sure enough, after sealing the insect-eating tree, the rejection was greatly reduced, and Xue's Law successfully entered the world.

……

"Success!" The unexpected voice rang in Xue Dinglu's ears.

Xue Luding opened his eyes and found that the energy in his body was also suppressed. Originally at level 4, he was suppressed to near level 4, but this did not have much impact on Xue Luding.

After all, his own strength is not worth mentioning. He is just a guy who plays with Noble Phantasms and rituals. The difference between near-4th rank and 4th rank has little impact on his strength at the moment.

After all, the difference between a near-4th tier and a 4th tier is only the maximum amount of mana. When you don't have the ability to convert the maximum mana into combat power, this extra mana won't have much of an impact on your combat power.

He immediately looked around and found that he was in a sewer. The person next to him looked like a little beggar. He was young, short, dirty, and smelled of something rancid.

And this time, even before the language module left by the great sage could analyze the local language, Xue Law felt a surge of knowledge enter his body and be instantly analyzed by himself.

This knowledge is precisely the local language.

"Great! I did it! I successfully summoned the Heroic Spirit!" The little beggar laughed, grinning to reveal a mouthful of badly worn teeth.

Xue Lude didn't know if it was a translation issue or something else, but he always felt that the heroic spirits the child was talking about were different from the heroic spirits he understood.

As for this world...

Xue Dinglu peered through the crack into the world outside the sewer. The dim yellow gas lamp cast flickering shadows on the damp brick wall. The murky sewage was mixed with oil and industrial waste.

In the distance, steam hissed and seeped from cracks in rusty pipes, mingling with the cold, damp air from the ground to form a white mist.

Rats scurried about in the shadows, making rustling noises at my feet, occasionally startled by the distant roar of machinery and scattered in all directions; fog seemed to have enveloped the entire city.

The sound of chains scraping came from afar, like some huge machine in operation. With each impact, my heart pounded violently in my chest.

It looks like a city from the era of the First Industrial Revolution?

Xue Luding asked, looking at the little beggar who had summoned him. At this moment, the little beggar was extremely excited, as if he had gone mad. The ground was covered with strange runes drawn in blood. Xue Luding took the opportunity to record these runes.

After a while, the little beggar finally recovered. He looked at Xue Dinglu, revealing a row of broken yellow teeth, and said, "It seems I'm really lucky. It turns out I'll become a great hero one day. Come with me. With you, I can become a nobleman!"

He spoke with great excitement, but Xue Dinglu was not satisfied with his attitude.

There's a certain air about this little beggar that he seems to see himself as a commodity.

It was merely a commodity that allowed him to rise to the rank of nobleman.

Xue Dinglu squinted and carefully examined the man. He noticed that the man's left sleeve was empty, and although he was not very old, he had missing teeth, as if he could only survive by eating very coarse food.

Similarly, there was his twisted and deformed skeleton, which looked like the deformed body that could only be formed from someone who had endured excessive labor since childhood.

Just as Xue Luding was about to use the cursed blood to examine the beggar's body and help him absorb the root of his illness, the little beggar seemed dissatisfied with Xue Luding's attitude and said fiercely, "Hurry up! I am a hero one in a million. Take me away from this godforsaken place. I can't wait to reclaim my ancestors' glory and become a nobleman again!"

His fierce tone was bark but hideous, seemingly a protective mechanism he had learned to avoid being bullied in this world, much like a cat hissing and bristling.

But Xue Dinglu immediately withdrew his hand and squinted at the beggar.

He also possesses the "Blessing of Humanity," which increases the basic favorability of any human who sees him for the first time by 50%. And even with this increased favorability, the little beggar remains incredibly impolite.

His understanding was worthy of his suffering.

Xue Dinglu withdrew the cursed blood and silently lowered his head. When he looked up, he was wearing black-rimmed glasses. He squinted and smiled, saying, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

The black-rimmed glasses reflected light in the dim sewer.

"This is Cromwell, the capital of mankind. Forget it, why am I discussing this with a dead man? You should come with me to meet the nobles. I can't wait to be summoned by the Queen and participate in the Great Expedition as a human hero." The little beggar said very rudely, cursing under his breath.

However, these curses were not translated, and Xue could only guess that he was being foul-mouthed.

Xue Dinglu's eyes narrowed even more behind his black-rimmed glasses as he smiled, "It seems that having me will make you an aristocrat?"

"Heh, you don't know, do you? Only the greatest heroes in human history can be summoned to participate in the Great Expedition. The person who successfully summons the greatest hero will be summoned by the Queen and granted a title. In the future, I will be able to reclaim the glory of my ancestors and restore my noble title. Now, please call me Baron!" the little beggar said arrogantly.

Xue Dinglu continued to squint and smile: "Yes, no one starts out standing in the sky, not even nobles."

He smiled, and the little beggar quickly climbed out of the sewer. He took a long detour, seemingly with difficulty, leading Xue Dinglu to a mansion.

"Who goes there!" The guard drew his sword the moment he saw the little beggar.

"Open your dog eyes and look carefully! I am the hero of the future Great Expedition, the genius who successfully summoned the heroic spirit, and now I wish to meet Your Excellency the Earl. Is this how you speak to the future Baron?" the little beggar said.

The guard was also taken aback for a moment.

Soon, a man dressed as a butler bowed respectfully to the little beggar and said, "This way, future Baron. The Earl has prepared a banquet for you. Is the person behind you the summoned heroic spirit?"

"Heh, you're smart to know what's good for you." The little beggar was quite satisfied with the steward's attitude.

“In that case, I will take Lord Heroic Spirit away, and the guards will escort you to meet the Earl,” the butler said with a smile.

“That’s more like it.” The little beggar glared arrogantly at the gatekeeper.

Xue Dalu did not stop him. He has now learned how to let go of his desire to help others and respect their fate. Once is enough, twice is enough, but not three times. This is the third time he has acted recklessly in a short period of time. Xue Dalu is prepared to respect the fate of others.

The moment the butler led him away, he felt the connection between himself and the little beggar severed.

"You've made your move?" Xue Dinglu squinted at the butler.

The butler bowed respectfully at a 90-degree angle and said, "Unknown Heroic Spirit, this lowly and arrogant beggar is unworthy to be your master. I apologize to you. If you are not satisfied with my presumptuous actions, you may kill this old man on the spot to vent your anger."

Xue Dinglu's black-rimmed glasses reflected the light of the kerosene lamp as he sized up the butler and said, "Lead the way."

"Very well, Your Excellency, the Earl's banquets are always open to you."

Chapter 327 Summoning Heroic Spirits: What is the Descent of Zeus?

Xue was killed less than 20 seconds after he was separated from the little beggar.

Through previous conversations, Xue Lude knew that the little beggar, though outwardly a beggar, was likely descended from nobles, and he kept talking about reclaiming his ancestors' glory.

Even after successfully summoning a heroic spirit and obtaining a spot in the "Great Expedition," they naively believe they are the chosen ones, looking down on everyone and acting arrogantly towards the guard.

He even naively began to trust the nobility, foolishly separating his own Schrödinger's Law from his own.

The first time Xue Lude tried to talk to him properly, he chose to give orders. The second time Xue Lude tried to heal him with cursed blood, he chose to refuse. And this time, after he chose to separate from Xue Lude, Xue Lude stopped helping him.

As for this butler and the nobleman's count's mansion...

Aristocrats? Interesting, after all, I genuinely admire aristocrats.

He strode into the count's banquet.

A bright, magical chandelier stands on the ceiling, illuminating the gilded dome. Steam-powered gears turn slowly, spewing out fine white smoke as they mesh.

The long table was laden with sumptuous dishes, and a dignified middle-aged nobleman sat in the main seat, with velvet cushions covering the benches in front of him.

Beside him, a noblewoman leaned against a gilded armchair inlaid with enamel.

The butler, dressed in a tailcoat, bowed silently and said, "Your Excellency, Lord Heroic Spirit has arrived."

"Quickly, invite him in!" the dignified middle-aged man said, seemingly very excited.

The next moment, Xue Luding looked at the layout of the place and smiled. His glasses reflected the light from the chandelier on the dome. In the sky outside the window, the pure white steam seemed to have thickened the fog of the entire city.

"Greetings, Your Excellency, the Unknown Heroic Spirit. My name is Earl Laurent. I rose to the occult nobility through the Great Expedition, and I will continue to participate in the Great Expedition to uphold the glory of my ancestors. I know you are very curious about why you came into this world, and about the story of the Great Expedition and the nobility, so we have prepared information for you long ago." As the Earl spoke, he winked at a girl beside him.

The girl, who seemed to be dressed only in pure white gauze, silently stood up, handed a leather booklet to Xue Dinglu, and bowed deeply. As she bent over, her small chest, which she could only squeeze out slightly, was slightly revealed.

Xue Dinglu didn't even glance at this little scheme, but simply picked up the booklet silently.

This is the home planet of the Ninth Apostle, so when Xue Lude came to this world, he originally thought it would be an apocalyptic world, or a biologically based country. But now it seems that this world is much more "orderly" than he imagined.

Even setting aside the Great Crusade and the so-called strange "Summoning of Heroes," this place is just like a normal world of the First Industrial Revolution.

He silently opened the booklet, which contained handwritten notes. The knowledge in his mind and the translation module left by the great sage began to work together, and soon, Xue's Law understood the language and writing of this world.

He silently put the booklet away, placed it on the dining table, and let out a long sigh.

"Your Excellency, the war between humans and demons is about to begin. We hope to participate in this great expedition, so we hope that you can protect my daughter this time, and also fulfill your responsibility for humanity." The count was very polite, but in reality, he seemed to have always only regarded Xue Dinglu as a henchman.

However, Xue Dinglu narrowed his eyes.

He learned a portion of the information about this world: it was divided into two continents, one a fertile plain known as the Human Realm, and the other a wasteland filled with sulfur and poisonous gas known as the Demon Realm.

They call themselves humans, and refer to the races on another continent as "demons".

Every hundred years, the human and demon races select a group of chosen children. They summon historically renowned heroes, most of whom participated in the Great Expedition, and bring them into battle through a process similar to the Impure World Reincarnation. The Great Expedition then unfolds on a huge isolated island between the two continents.

In other words, the chosen children of humans and demons, along with their familiar heroic spirits, will fight together on that isolated island. The victor's continent will become the human realm, a land of birdsong, fragrant flowers, and favorable weather, while the loser's continent will be filled with sulfur and poisonous gas, turning into a living hell.

Now, the time has come for the next great expedition. For humanity, this is the 12th consecutive great expedition victory, and we have enjoyed the good things in the world for 1300 years. The thirteenth great expedition is just around the corner.

Each great expedition would be accompanied by a special, mysterious academic method that would broadcast the sights of the island to various places. As a result, many children who returned successfully were promoted from commoners to nobles, and many children from noble families were able to make their families even more prosperous.

Therefore, after successfully completing the descent of the heroic spirit, the little beggar was so excited that he shouted that he was now a nobleman.

Xue's Law: Tactical Lean Back.

In other words, he should have been an alien who descended to earth, but was rejected by the world and could only rely on their "descent of heroic spirits" ritual to be downgraded to his current form and participate in this great expedition.

Interesting. Xue Lu thought to himself, becoming increasingly interested in both the rules of the Ninth Apostle's home planet and the descent ceremony.

However, the information given by the Earl should only be believed by Schrödinger's Law at most, as it must contain various omissions and embellishments.

It should be noted that this is the homeland of the Ninth Apostle, the mother planet of an Apostle. Logically, there should be many subordinates of Tier 5 beings managing it, but at least according to the current information, Xue Lude has not detected any Tier 5 beings.

Even this count was only a near-legendary level, and his two daughters were only second-tier hero level.

It seems that the Great Expedition is the grandest ceremony on their continent. With such strength, plus Xue Lude, who is only a near-4th rank on the surface, they are confident in participating in the Great Expedition. This can only mean that, for the Great Expedition in the past, the combat power of a near-4th rank was at least one of the ceilings.

So, what about the retinue of the Ninth Apostle?

Or are they the masterminds behind this great expedition?