CHAPTER 483: CHAPTER 372: FATHER GOD, WHERE IN THIS WORLD IS A CROWN PRINCE OF 70 YEARS?

The focus of the others was clearly different from Byron’s.

Upon hearing the urgent military intelligence brought by this ally, including Freya, the "gods" all adopted solemn expressions, each setting down their golden wine cups.

Dagon waved his hand, and the Kin attendants serving them quietly withdrew from the cabin.

The grand banquet seamlessly transitioned into the Deep Sea Front’s war council.

"He’s quick! This Pirate King is rather impatient," one said.

"I originally thought he would be more cautious, waiting until the last day of the window period, gathering enough adventurers and Colonizers before launching a strong assault on our encampment."

The [False God], massive like a hybrid of a Leviathan Whale and a human, cracked a smile, revealing a mouthful of shark-like triangular teeth, his voice booming like thunder,

"MWAHAHA, isn’t this exactly what we want?

"Even though the Colonizers from the Silver Continent arrived many years earlier than we expected, it doesn’t change the main theme of major powers vying for control and scheming against each other.

"That [Ocean Throne] being eager for quick success and wanting to devour the New Continent’s largest piece of fat before other Fifth-order Legends arrive is quite normal.

"Of course, it’s also possible he has waited for reinforcements and now feels confident enough to break through our defensive line, not wanting to wait any longer and risk complications from delays."

This Fifth Order [False God] paused slightly as he spoke, a hint of confusion appearing on his half-human, half-whale, half-shark face,

"The only thing I don’t understand is how he knew about the existence of our Leviathan Whale whaling grounds and whale oil technology here.

"Without this visible piece of fat, even if they wanted to initiate an Age of Discovery, they would have proceeded methodically, nowhere near as eager and targeted as they are now.

"They might have continued to slowly explore the Shattered Isles for years, even decades.

"Instead of the current situation, where the great Pirate King leads the charge, and others naturally scramble to follow, terrified of falling even half a step behind.

"By then, we Deep Sea Clans, who have just crawled out from the sea leveraging the continuous rise of the global Source Tide and sea levels, would have had enough time to devour the entire Southern Continent.

"The nations of the Silver Continent might not even have realized what hit them until the ’Luanyan Epoch’—that tide from the Old Gods’ dream murmurings that will intensify and wash Them and all Deep Sea Clans back onto the shores—truly descends.

"Something must have gone wrong in between."

As the Whale [False God]’s words ended, the Decryption Rate of ’Secrets: The Prophecy of Racial Revival by Woden, the Mad Hunt Deity of Authority—Historical Influence 69’ on Byron’s Sailing Logbook jumped from 45% to 51%.

The sheer volume of information in the newcomer’s words caused the Decryption Rate of this secret to leap past the halfway mark in an instant.

Byron’s true body aboard the Golden Deer, as well as Violet, whose senses were spiritually interconnected with his, both straightened up involuntarily.

They exchanged a look, seeing the gravity in each other’s eyes.

The Old Gods... their dreamings? I’ve always thought the so-called ’Luanyan Epoch’ was just a scam by the Deep Dive Church under the Slumbering God to delude their followers, merely corresponding to His Old God residence, Luanyan City. No different in essence from the ’Fox’s Call’ or the ’Stone Cyclops.’ I never imagined that this ’Luanyan Epoch’ concept actually originated from multiple Old Gods, perhaps even all Old Gods, as revelations to their believers. And these heretics who have converted to the Old Gods seem to possess some degree of organization?

Byron, an Offshore Balancer by familial heritage, had always adhered to the principle of "intelligence first, action later."

Then, he would watch the flames from afar, fish in troubled waters, and when the snipe and clam fought, he’d be the fisherman who profited.

Realizing he had inadvertently overheard crucial intelligence, he immediately began extracting relevant memories from the minds of the Goddess and the Divine Son, his ears perked.

The [False God] projection before him belonged to the sect that worshipped the Old God, Rift Whale Leviathan—the Rift Monastery.

Since the Creator’s Church had long ago expunged information about the Old Gods, the Book of Creation Gospel contained only a single sentence regarding Leviathan:

"On that day, two beasts shall be separated, the female named Leviathan, dwelling in the deeps of the sea, within the waters;

The male called Behemoth, residing in a wilderness to the east of the Garden of Eden, the wilderness called Dendayen, unseen by man."

The Old Continent’s knowledge system, pruned countless times, left them aware only that Leviathan was a colossal, whale-like sea monster.

And that it was ultimately doomed to be slain by God, becoming food for all the righteous.

In the Goddess Freya’s memory, the Forbidden Book passed down by the Rift Monastery was the ’Calamity Curse,’ identical to the one Violet possessed.

After three bloodline ascensions, they transformed into the Mythical Creature [Witch of Calamity], also known as the [War Witch].

As Leviathan’s emissaries, they could transform at will into any powerful aquatic creature, even aquatic Demon Monsters.

However, they also acquired a side effect: they would henceforth loathe vast lands with continental shelves and be unable to live on the continent for extended periods. Otherwise, they would gradually weaken, reverting to an ordinary person, or even face Death.

It was just unclear if a man were to learn this forbidden knowledge, whether any amusingly unexpected transformations would occur.

Furthermore, this sect bore some resemblance to the ’Lighthouse Union,’ which was currently chasing World Rifts.

But they were not intent on defending the rifts to safeguard the world; instead, they possessed the ability to control World Rifts to a certain degree, and were especially keen on... expanding them!