CHAPTER 1504: CHAPTER 1504: ANCIENT PHENOMENA?

He Ao quickly browsed through the messages on his phone.

Most of them were spam advertisements, which he blocked. He then opened the Research Institute’s software and looked at the received messages.

The content of these messages was straightforward; the ones from Yan Yue and Ye Yun were work reports.

One point both of them simultaneously mentioned was the ’widespread cooling.’

The weather in April is not particularly early, and there is still a possibility of snow in many high-latitude, high-altitude areas.

So low temperatures are actually quite normal.

But the issue is that there has been widespread cooling in both Central Earth and Western Lands.

It not only appeared in high-latitude, high-altitude areas but also in low-latitude, low-altitude areas, and even in tropical regions.

Lin Chichi’s message also mentioned this point.

Currently, Wu Ganglie and Liu Zhengyun are both recuperating, Rudel hasn’t completely returned from exile, and Goya is not good at management, so He Ao is currently the highest authority in Central Earth and Western Lands, with everyone reporting directly to him.

On the Western Lands side, Yan Yue is the direct person in charge.

On the Central Earth side, Zhang Ansha and Ming Guang manage the Beidu and Dongdu regions, while Ye Yun is responsible for Xidu and Nandu.

Of course, there is now another major force, the ’K Sect.’

In the last incident, the ’K Sect’ played a significant role, thus infiltrating various regions of the Main World.

Although the chaos in the world was calmed with He Ao’s promotion and the resetting of fate, the K Sect maintained the organization originally established.

Currently, Lin Chichi is responsible for the entire sect, establishing order for this nascent sect and eliminating some impurities that sneaked in during the chaos.

And because it is a worldwide organization, the ’K Sect’ also has a simple, world-wide intelligence network.

Although the sect’s control over details and small areas is far inferior to the three major organizations, as an official organization of the unique world line, it is sensitive to overall world changes.

From the message Lin Chichi sent, it wasn’t just Central Earth and Western Lands; there has been noticeable cooling even globally, including on some tropical islands at sea.

He Ao took a glance; the message from Lin Chichi was the earliest, even earlier than those from Ye Yun and Yan Yue.

Yan Yue sent hers a few hours ago, right around noon according to Western Lands time, while Ye Yun’s was sent not long ago, in the morning according to Central Earth’s time.

Logically, Lin Chichi should currently be in Central Earth as well, but she sent the message almost immediately after He Ao entered the Copy World.

That was around three in the morning Central Earth time, where Lin Chichi mentioned that the sect’s organization in tropical regions had detected obvious signs of cooling, even signs of snow.

About two hours later, she sent another message saying the cooling was spreading globally, and she had gathered some clues and was preparing to investigate.

Then, about an hour ago, she sent a message indicating she had found some key clues.

He Ao glanced at the screen and replied with an ’Okay.’

He wasn’t too worried about Lin Chichi; this girl’s abilities had been proven in many dangerous incidents.

He then withdrew his gaze and forwarded the information about the trees in front of him and the license plate to Yan Yue.

The rumble of a speeding train vaguely manifested behind him in the sky.

At that moment, a loud roar suddenly occurred not far in front of him.

He Ao lifted his head and looked ahead.

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At the crossroads of the bustling street, an enormous, newly constructed, classical-style cathedral phantom abruptly emerged from the void.

"Ah——"

"What is this? A mirage?"

"Is it magic?"

Amidst the frightened crowd, the enormous cathedral quickly solidified.

Boom——

The panicked crowd ran in all directions, finally leaving the area covered by the cathedral before it fully solidified.

In the crowd, a scholarly-looking young man cluelessly looked up at the giant cathedral before him, "Is this the Saint Niss Cathedral? Didn’t it get destroyed by war three hundred years ago? Ah——"

While speaking, a rather crude long arrow phantom shot past him, startling him into quickly evading sideways.

Thankfully, this bow and arrow had no physical form and merely passed through his body, causing no harm, although he fell to the ground in panic.

And not far in front of him, a phantom deer suddenly leaped out of the void.

The long arrow happened to pierce the body of the phantom deer, pinning it to the ground.

The deer struggled briefly, with blood flowing from its body. Soon it stopped struggling, its body rapidly solidified, and bright red blood flowed onto the street, emitting a strong smell of blood.

The surrounding crowd stared blankly at this scene, momentarily without realizing what had happened.

Boom——

But soon, one building phantom after another emerged from the void, quickly solidifying.

Many appeared in the large halls of nearby buildings, swiftly breaking through the ceilings, causing the already unstable structures to shake and crumble.

"Get to open areas! Get to open areas!"

By this time, the patrolling military police finally reacted and started moving into the crowd, loudly shouting, "Go forward, to the big square ahead! Go forward! There are no abnormal visions there!"

Soon, the panicked crowd, directed by this guidance, started moving towards the large square not far away.

And buildings and phantoms quickly formed alongside them.

There were huge ancient castle towers, as well as low stone houses.

At the same time, some brand new, seemingly freshly crafted ancient armors and weapons appeared around them.

Scattered everywhere.

These things were just illusions when they first appeared.

But soon, they would quickly solidify, becoming real buildings or weapons.

The panicked crowd passed among these items, and soon some minor injuries occurred due to collisions and the chaotic rush.

The boss who usually sold cold noodles at the roadside also swiftly packed up his stall and joined the crowd in running fast.

Amidst this series of rumbles and tremors, finally, the crowd reached that expansive square.

This square is one of the famous buildings in Mote City, said to have been initially constructed thousands of years ago during the Era of the Yika Kingdom in Mote City and has been maintained and renovated for thousands of years.

According to legends, in an even more ancient Imperial Era, it was already a site for large activities.

But at this moment, the originally majestic large square was now densely packed with people, even appearing somewhat crowded.

The cold noodle seller protected his stall, looking back at the empty street behind him amid the crowded people.

On the street, strange buildings and objects were continually forming, even inside the tall buildings on both sides of the street.

People were constantly running out from those buildings as well.

The boss curiously looked at those items that materialized out of thin air; among them was even an old-fashioned wooden hand-powered spinning wheel.

These items weren’t particularly exquisite, far less refined and detailed than modern products, and the craftsmanship was likely ancient techniques that had been lost now.

Yet, they were so new as if they had just been made.

And those buildings mostly resembled ancient structures as well.

There were even brand new little houses with styles from fifty years ago.

These kinds of small houses still exist in Mote City, although they appear very dilapidated now.

Aside from the cold noodle boss, many people around were lifting their heads, watching the emerging buildings.

Many people had already taken out their phones and started recording.

And at this moment, the cold noodle boss suddenly felt a slight chill, with a cold breeze brushing against his cheek. He looked up at the sky.

The sun hanging high in the sky had somehow disappeared.

A giant, somewhat circular building phantom appeared in the firmament above, blocking the sun and covering the sunlight.

This building is so large, it’s almost the same size as the giant square they are standing on, as if this square was meant to accommodate this building.

At the same time, more and more people standing on the square raised their heads and looked up at the giant shadow overhead.

"What is that?"

"It looks like a colosseum! A colosseum from the Imperial Era!"

"What!?!"

"It’s solidifying! It’s coming down! Run!!!"

"Is this the reason why there are no illusions here?!"

"Ah—! I don’t want to die!!!"

After a brief moment of daze, a huge scream sounded under the sky, and the people who had originally run to the square began to turn their heads and flee away.

And the people already standing in the square immediately panicked and ran outward.

But some people realized it, while some did not.

So the crowd became congested.

The noodle shop owner was squeezed in the crowd, tightly holding onto his small food cart to avoid being knocked over by the panic-stricken crowd.

The surrounding crowd became increasingly frantic, but many people actually understood that panic was useless at this moment.

The colosseum in the sky was descending too fast.

Even before everyone could react, the colosseum would crush everyone into mincemeat.

A hidden mother in the crowd held her child tightly.

Seeing the people who couldn’t run away also quickly lay down on the ground.

The noodle shop owner relied on his stall and lay down.

The shadow in the sky got closer and closer, the dense shadow pressed down, shrouding everything in darkness.

Boom—

A few fragments fell from the sky, hitting people on their backs.

Everything seemed to quiet down at this moment.

The noodle shop owner trembled as he raised his head, only to see the colosseum’s base covered with traces of stone fragments.

The enormous building just hovered above everyone’s head, silently stopping there without any change.

He swallowed hard, raised his head again, and looked around.

In the very center of the square, in the heart of all the people lying on the ground, a figure was standing.

That figure stood amidst the countless prostrate people as if a god towering over the earth.

He gently raised his hand, palm upward, lifting the giant colosseum over his head.

As if he were holding a thin plastic fruit plate, he held up the colosseum, which seemed like a mountain.

The owner stared at the blurry figure, vaguely feeling that the figure seemed familiar.

At that moment, the figure seemed to sense his gaze, looked at him, and nodded slightly.

Then he saw the figure gently raise his hand, the enormous colosseum with a diameter of hundreds of meters shivered slightly, emitting a thundering sound.

Following that, the colosseum was thrown into the sky like a flying disc.

In the void, it seemed as if the sound of a speeding train flashed by.

The owner watched the colosseum fly away, lowered his head, but could no longer find that figure.

Meanwhile, figures quickly approached, starting to replace the gendarmes in maintaining order.

The items emerging from the void gradually quieted down as well.

Eventually, the entire street fell into silence, leaving only figures beginning to disperse the crowd, maintaining order.

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Inside the Velora

He Ao lowered his head and glanced at the arrow in his hand.

Rather than an arrow, it was more like a wooden stick, with a handmade, rough iron tip fixed on the end, and three somewhat bald feathers at the tail.

This crude handmade arrow was evidently a product of the Western Land Kingdom period.

The arrowhead was still stained with a bit of fresh blood, an arrow He Ao pulled from the body of a deer.

The bloodstain was fresh, and that deer seemed to be real too.

The buildings and items that appeared from different eras, including the last colossal colosseum, all seemed to be real objects from past eras.

As if they had fallen out of history itself.

Honestly, He Ao wasn’t surprised by the anomalies occurring in the Main World.

The day the Main World ceased to have issues would be the day he felt surprised.

After all, even though the Tuning Master had died, the Divine Being hidden behind the scenes was still around.

The havoc He could wreak would be far greater than that of the Tuning Master.

But as long as He hadn’t directly refreshed in the sky of the Main World, it meant He hadn’t found the temporal-spatial coordinates of the Main World yet.

That meant there was still room to resolve everything, and the final moment hadn’t arrived.

When the buildings and items appeared, He Ao didn’t sense any explicit transcendent fluctuations. He could feel certain ripples stirring at the world’s bottom layer, but they disappeared too quickly for him to distinctly capture them before vanishing.

He Ao couldn’t discern the purpose of bringing these ancient items into the present, nor could he track the other’s disturbances, so he could only observe step by step and gather clues.

Since the other had set things in motion, it was unlikely to stop here, and there might be more similar incidents to come.

This wasn’t He Ao’s first encounter with history-related events; previous Relic of the Bygone Days was a recreation of the Relic World from the past.

Every matter has a source, and as long as the person disturbing history continued operating, they would eventually slip up.

As He Ao mused, his surrounding environment underwent subtle changes, transforming into the world inside the Trapped Destiny Plate.

The towering stone house appeared before him.

He carried the arrow and entered the stone house, gazing at the Historical Contract set inside.

He possessed two extraordinary items related to history: one was a page from the Book of Bygone Days, capable of dragging illusions from the past into reality to create temporary entities.

The second was this Historical Contract book.

He Ao placed the arrow beside the Historical Contract, waited quietly for a moment, but nothing responded.

He placed his hand on the edge of the book, letting the power of Super Memory seep out, yet he still couldn’t perceive any tangible entity.

Logically, there should be some response between similar powers, right?

Was the arrow not related to historical powers, or was it because the form or intensity of the power wasn’t enough?

However, He Ao didn’t have high expectations for the Historical Contract’s reaction, merely trying to see if there would be any changes or clues.

After all, he had just obtained the Historical Contract, and such historic anomalies occurred, which seemed too coincidental to dismiss.

Retracting the arrow, He Ao’s figure vanished, reappearing before a stone bed.

He lowered his head and gazed at the figure lying in slumber on the stone bed.

Soon after, he disappeared along with the stone bed from this world.

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Central Earth·Beidu Research Institute Headquarters

Ye Yun raised his head and looked out the window.

The Velora streaked through the void, appearing between the buildings.