People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

One step, two steps, and Elchi stepped into the depths of this curtain of discovery.

She looked toward the end, guided by the vision.

She saw that familiar blank figure standing beside the revelation she had discovered.

A look of surprise flashed across her face, but it quickly turned into relief.

Ah, yes, her prophecy was proven true long ago.

An unpredictable stage of fate brings equally unpredictable variables, and now that her foresight has revealed the unknown variables at the end of the beacon of fate, the cause of the mutation of this beacon must be this unpredictable void.

That's right, everything makes sense now.

A smile appeared on Elchi's face, and she nodded to Ernst, who looked puzzled.

"It's you."

Ernst was completely bewildered:

"Elchi? Did your magic create all this stuff around here?"

"What do you want to do?"

"Saving the world," Elchi replied with a smile and a serious expression.

Ernst's lips twitched, suppressing the urge to retort, and he said seriously:

“Our original plan did not include your unauthorized actions. You had better give me a reasonable explanation for doing this.”

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, and raised his hand to show Elchi the small stone in his hand:

"Is it because of this?"

Elki's eyes lit up noticeably:

"That's right!"

"What is this thing?"

Ernst frowned, pressed for an answer, and, recalling the information Elchi had been seeking about the "demon," and considering his current location, seemed to have a sudden realization:

"Is this thing related to evil spirits?"

Elki's expression showed even more admiration and awe:

"Ninety percent."

"Do you know what exactly it is, like the hedgehog/discounted proxy purchase: 洢炩萋六9★易俬?"

Ernst clicked his tongue:

"What exactly is this thing?"

“I don’t know.” Elki shook his head.

Ernst lost his composure in an instant.

Okay, what a waste of time!

Let's take it back and study it further!

Ernst thought for a moment and put the small stone into his pocket. Kal'tsit, not caring about anything else, turned around and grabbed Ernst's hand, her face full of pleading, not even noticing the white hair on her head sticking up to her eyes:

"Lord Ernst, please stop!"

"You can't bring this thing with you!"

"This is a demon!"

Chapter 1041: I can't explain this, because I'm just a Hakimi.

“I don’t know how you did it, but it is definitely filled with evil spirits.”

Kelsey stammered as she said this, and if Ernst hadn't been standing right next to her, she would have wondered if she had also been infected with some kind of collapse paradigm.

Otherwise, why would she say such nonsense?

[Encapsulating a demon]? Even in dreams, Kal'tsit had never imagined such a thing!

What are demons? They are a special phenomenon in the warp, defined by the prophet himself as "an instinct as chaotic as thought," an existence that even the most advanced civilizations could only "immune to interference" and could not completely eliminate!

Anyone who knows the characteristics of evil spirits would not have the idea of ​​"whether or not we can use something to lock the evil spirits up".

Because this has been proven: on the human star network, idle people with nothing better to do have already conducted such experiments, and finally reached a unified conclusion:

Humanity cannot gain any benefit from studying demons, because demons are inherently disordered. When you forcibly fix and restrain a demon with a bunch of real-world anchors—which is indeed possible if you don't consider the cost—its most valuable characteristic for study, disorder, disappears.

As for its other characteristics, such as [meme pollution] and [everything that is said will be known], why would the four civilizations of humanity need to use demons for research?

They can do it themselves, and they have more advanced technology. Isn't the influence and transformation of the legendary Originium mod on Terra a good example?

Kal'tsit's understanding of demons is rather superficial, but even with her limited knowledge, she knows that there has never been such a thing as a "demon that can be completely and stably sealed away."

But reality was like Ernst's big hand, slapping her hard and almost knocking the computer she had just repaired back to factory settings!

To be honest, Ernst's reaction wasn't much better than Kal'tsit's.

Hearing Kal'tsit's words startled Ernst so much that he almost threw away the thing in his hand that was stained with history!

I was thinking this was at most a fragment of some kind of demon, something like that thing from the Great Wilderness City, how did it become a real demon?! I just handled that thing, and it even felt pretty good in my hand.

Yue, I feel a little nauseous.

Despite his restraint, Ernst had always kept his distance from such things and didn't know who would treasure them.

"Lord Ernst, please give it to me."

Elki whispered his request from the side.

Oh, there really is one?!

"Do you even know what this thing is? You just want it?"

Ernst was also shocked. It's true what they say about the Sarkaz being good at courting death. Back when Originium fell from the sky, their ancestors, the Outcasts, dared to lead the way in making wishes upon the first Originium, turning the entire Sarkaz race into the "Originium Chosen." Now, they've run into demons near the Stargate—again, the Sarkaz! They actually dare to talk to demons right off the bat!

So you guys are still a bit unconvinced. You really want to face all three major crises in Terra, right?

Who's next, Hai Si? What's up? Which genius among you wants to join the group again?

It's no wonder Ernst was pointing fingers; the Sarkaz are just too much of a worry for them.

From the time he transmigrated to the present, the Sarkaz have caused Ernst more trouble than anyone else, even more than Victoria. After all, while Victoria was corrupt, at least it had a basic sense of order. But the Sarkaz...

To put it bluntly, they've all fallen to the point of begging and pleading like the Sarkaz. Surely one of Marx, Maxim, or Malthus should show some divine intervention?

Given the circumstances at the time, Ernst felt that the most likely entity to manifest was Maxim Bodhisattva.

But Elki has always been fearless.

Don't let her seemingly scholarly and martial prowess, coupled with her gentle and refined appearance—she's the tallest among the short-tall Cyclopes, exceptionally beautiful!—deceives you with a truly wild and untamed spirit!

Back when she first noticed the gap in Ernst's territory through foresight, she dared to send Typhon, under the guise of Sami, to Ernst, and even gave him a small grass contaminated by demons as a test. Later, she even dared to single-handedly storm into the entire Cyclops' stronghold and persuade her leader to migrate with his entire clan. It can only be said that this person is far more insane than she initially appeared.

But then again, being born in that snowy plain, dealing with demons that can drive people crazy every day, and living in seclusion, with all these buffs stacked up, how could one not go crazy?

She completely ignored the warning in Ernst's tone and explained earnestly:

"Of course I know, Lord Ernst."

"This is evil, but it is also grace; the answer lies within! The answer to help us escape destruction!"

“I saw this scene in my foresight, Lord Ernst, and I can describe it to you!”

She said earnestly,

"At first, I just thought it was a simple divination."

...Eight....El's consciousness continued to sink, and his far-sighted eyes drew ever closer to the golden pebble that emitted a faint glow.

The Cyclops' foresight is an ultimate deduction based on the massive data in the Originium database. As for why the results are often tragic, it might be because the Originium itself is flawed, or perhaps all the information within it ultimately points to the mass extinction brought about by the [Observer]. More likely, it's simply because some untraceable accident occurred in the past when the Cyclops race used this bloodline magic.

But that's not important. What's important is that Elki saw it.

Through the threads of fate, Elki witnessed this scene.

The unknown chaos approached the blue planet, and the ignorant Terrans continued their exploration. With each attempt to reach the star, the demons' attention on Terra grew stronger, until they completely locked their sights on Terra, until they actually found the "portal" to bypass the isolation layer and reach the interior of Terra.

Everything will fall.

It saw that the warriors who believed they were protecting the Sami homeland were not actually Sami children. Initially, the seeds of chaos were sown in the minds of the Sami warriors who truly fought against evil; later, all living beings touched by the calamity had their perceptions rewritten.

It saw that time had become longer due to the change in the measurer, and that day and night were blurred by an unclosable black rift.

People inevitably forget all the quests and sorrows of the living, because they can no longer comprehend the concept of "existence." Existence is given a completely new form, and they wander in near-eternal silence.

Pioneers will become unforgivable sinners, explorers will become the most unforgivable, no progress will be allowed, and blindness and folly will not preserve the survival of civilization.

The endless void will engulf this planet, and on the empty black earth, only ice clusters will replace the civilization that once stood here, shedding a lonely tear.

It should have been zero, ^~粶舅”一]+六蒐索≈:this.

“Until the gods cast their gaze upon us.”

"He is so merciful that this mercy cannot be described in words. His gentle gaze is fixed on the vile demon, and the demon is like Anathapindika who has been converted, his whole body bathed in a golden light of Buddha!"

"Unfortunately, the demon is so unruly. Its awakened goodness and surging evil fought fiercely within it. In the end, goodness and malice separated. To reward this unwavering will to be good, and to prove the power of the gods, He sealed it away with divine power and cast it here as a reward for the brave!"

"Lord Ernst, this is the truth. You saved a lost soul, and the gods rewarded your deeds—this small pebble contains the power called [Salvation]!"

Ernst: ""

Ernst has to admit that people do sometimes feel quite helpless, no matter how capable they are.

Ernst admitted that he listened attentively to Elchi's story, but as for how he felt, it was like listening to a cult storytelling session.

The most striking thing is that he was completely bewildered.

He had no choice but to turn to Kelsey for help. Kelsey coughed and whispered in Ernst's ear:

"Lord Ernst, you should be aware of this theory."

"In times of ignorance, humans often attributed incomprehensible phenomena to the power of gods."

"Where are the cute girls? Cough cough, I mean, what's going on here?"

Kelsey paused for a moment, looking at Ernst with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism.

She had reason to suspect that Ernst was feigning ignorance, waiting for her to say those words on her own initiative, but she had no proof.

Wait, it seems there's nothing we can do even with evidence. We still have to say it; that's just how it is for working people—they have no choice in what they do.

"If my guess is correct, she is praising you, Buddha."

Kal'tsit rolled her eyes subtly and praised him.

"Our guess can be concluded: you are more powerful than the evil spirit, and this evil spirit has been sealed inside this piece of amber."

"?" Ernst leaned back slightly, looking completely bewildered.

He's really confused. When did he do this? How come he doesn't know?

A past life? That's unlikely. If it were a past life, the professor and the others would have mentioned it at least once; it should be a topic of conversation.

What about this life? In this life, he didn't really target the demons much. He just slapped a few times, beat up a bunch of collapsed entities, purified a few corrupted people and fragments, wandered around Pavieon in the Witch King's subspace, and even led people to the Ice Plains to steal the demon's crystal.

Oh, now that you mention it, it's quite obvious that it's targeting someone.

That's fine.

Although it is unknown when it happened, some unknown demon may have indeed been kicked to death by Ernst at some point in the past, completely unaware of it, mistaking it for a roadside creature.

Congratulations! Congratulations! It's a good thing the Wine Gazette is dead, otherwise the news of "Lord Ernst slaps down a demon" would probably have made the press.

"So, to translate what Elki said, it means that I don't know when I infiltrated a wave of demons, causing the demons to split, or rather, to cut off their tails to survive. The remaining piece was sealed into amber by me at some point and fell here at the Star Gate, and I only just retrieved it now?"

Saying that the demon was driven to schizophrenia is a bit disrespectful, and the idea of ​​"conversion" is a bit too mystical, but the phrase "cutting off its tail to survive" sounds very bold.

Kelsey nodded admiringly at Ernst in affirmation.

As expected of you, you even take care of the face of the demons.

When will you be able to save face for me? For example, could you change my strange way of addressing you back to what I used to call you?

Ernst, however, did not notice Kal'tsit's little scheme.

He just felt that this "accident" had a certain sense of destiny.

How should I put it? It's like a plot point from a novel he read in his past life.