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The Western Continent, a place shrouded in mystery.
It was once the East, the true homeland of the elves, and a place Klein, Roselle, and others could not return to.
The Western Continent was not initially in a state of dual physical and mystical isolation; many years ago, it was no different from the other three continents.
However, the previous Lord of the Mysteries, also known as the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings, sealed the Western Continent before his demise. Along with it, seven other Sefirot were sealed, excluding Sefirah Castle and the Chaos Sea, as well as characteristics from several pathways. To unseal the Western Continent, a Lord of the Mysteries must be born.
The reason the Celestial Worthy did this was simple: no matter how the situation on Earth evolves in the future, to resist the apocalypse and the Outer Deities beyond the barrier, the existence of a Great Old One is necessary. And for anyone to become a Great Old One, a Sefirah is needed, and thus the emergence of a Lord of the Mysteries.
As long as someone competes for the position of Lord of the Mysteries, the Celestial Worthy himself will have the possibility of reviving within these competitors.
Just as the Original Creator awakened within the Ancient Sun God, these pillars, split from the Original Creator, constantly demonstrated to others what it means for a centipede to die but never fall.
It can be said that this move by the Celestial Worthy was truly ingenious. It forced others not to prevent the birth of a Lord of the Mysteries, ensuring the prerequisite for his own revival, and also restricted the birth of other Outer Deities from the source, guaranteeing that he wouldn't face being beaten by numerous Outer Deities after his revival.
The only drawback was probably that it drew a lot of hatred.
However, considering that the Outer Deities all hate the Celestial Worthy with a vengeance, it makes one wonder if this might just be the Celestial Worthy's style of doing things.
As the former Elf Queen, Calamity Queen Cohinem was naturally very clear about the circumstances leading to the sealing of the Western Continent, and she indeed had some understanding of its current state.
"A power system different from potions, seemingly relying on a connection with a Sefirah to gain power?" Lin Ruo, after listening to Calamity Queen Cohinem's introduction, couldn't help but pinch his chin and ponder, "Sounds interesting."
"This information is merely my inference; I cannot guarantee its accuracy," Calamity Queen Cohinem's tone returned to its faint state.
"It's enough…" Lin Ruo smiled. He actually believed Calamity Queen Cohinem's words somewhat, after all, before his Transmigration, the author had revealed similar tendencies.
"That's all I know about the Western Continent. If you want to know more, you'll probably have to wait for the Lord of the Mysteries to appear and unseal that place," Calamity Queen Cohinem continued. She paused after speaking, then looked at Lin Ruo and asked, "I've told you the information you wanted. Can you tell me your purpose now?"
She didn't believe that he would bring even a King of Angels and drop such a bombshell just to learn information about the Western Continent that even she couldn't be 100% sure of its accuracy.
—However, initially, I really just wanted to get some information about the Western Continent from you, oh no, strictly speaking, even that was just a side note.
I just wanted to kill a sea serpent, snatch a vest, and recruit the Rebel Army to prepare for future mischief.
Lin Ruo muttered in his heart. How could he not see what Cohinem was thinking? While finding it a bit amusing, he thought for a second, then smiled and said, "I wonder if Your Highness the Queen is interested in a collaboration?"
"Collaboration?" Calamity Queen Cohinem was stunned. She then looked at Lin Ruo suspiciously and said with some caution, "Collaborate on what?"
"I am very interested in the Western Continent, so I hope to collaborate with Your Highness the Queen in this regard…" Lin Ruo said with a smile. He had already figured out what Calamity Queen Cohinem's bottom line was, so he wouldn't bring up anything about the Elf King and the elven race, because she would absolutely not agree to anything in that area.
"I don't think there's anything I can collaborate with you on in this regard. All the information I know about the Western Continent, I've already told you," Calamity Queen Cohinem said, her expression calm but her attitude wary.
"Then let's make an agreement. I hope that after the Western Continent is unsealed, I can explore it with Your Highness the Queen. As compensation, I don't mind helping Your Highness the Queen with some small favors in the future, such as bringing the Book of Calamity to the Western Continent…"
Lin Ruo smiled, proposing a request that Calamity Queen Cohinem found quite inexplicable.
The latter was clearly a bit bewildered, but after much hesitation, Calamity Queen Cohinem still nodded and said, "Alright."
"Then, happy cooperation." Lin Ruo smiled, smiling so much that Calamity Queen Cohinem was almost allergic to gentle smiles, but then he changed the subject and said, "Does Your Highness the Queen want to see Siatas? She's been looking for you and has never betrayed you."
While capturing Calamity Queen Cohinem's consciousness Clone, Medici had naturally isolated this hall from the outside world. It wasn't the absolute isolation of Concealment, but rather a reinforced version of a Wall of Spirituality. This was why Siatas hadn't sensed her Queen's presence yet and was still wandering elsewhere in the ruins.
"Siatas…" Calamity Queen Cohinem's eyes moved, as if recalling something, and she sighed slightly, saying, "No need, now is not the time to meet…"
She paused, and Cohinem seemed to remember something, adding, "I have something I'd like you to pass on to her for me."
…
"Are you that interested in the Western Continent?"
Still within the Sea God's ruins, in the hall where only two people remained, Medici looked at Lin Ruo and said abruptly.
After receiving the item Calamity Queen Cohinem wanted to give to Siatas and promising to deliver it, Lin Ruo had Medici release the restraint on her consciousness body, and then very politely sent her away.
Although from Calamity Queen Cohinem's expression, she might have preferred Lin Ruo to be expressionless rather than wearing that gentle smile that gave her a bit of PTSD.
"I wouldn't say extremely interested; I'd just say since I caught someone who might know something about the Western Continent, I just asked casually," Lin Ruo glanced at him and said with a smile, "Anyway, you can't catch her true body, and I can neither kill her to collect characteristics nor torture her for important information. Naturally, I can only ask about these interesting things and then politely let her go. Otherwise, should I keep her for dinner?"
Being able to hide under the Tyrant's nose until now, Calamity Queen Cohinem naturally had some skill in concealment. Even Medici, in that situation, wasn't very confident about tracking her down — the Red Priest's pathway is primarily focused on war and combat, so it's not a good match professionally.
So, after silently communicating with Medici and understanding this point, Lin Ruo didn't plan to use force, only intending to extract some information and have some fun.
And the result, of course, was very satisfying to Lin Ruo.
As for the so-called agreement with the Calamity Queen, it was actually just a casual remark by Lin Ruo. He guessed that the Elf King might have some arrangements in the Western Continent, so he casually laid a dormant chess piece.
If the Calamity Queen breaks the agreement in the future… Lin Ruo didn't know what he thought of, and his smile became even brighter.
"Tsk, so you're saying it's my fault then?" Medici raised an eyebrow, his tone becoming unfriendly.
"I didn't say that," Lin Ruo said with an expression of "don't slander me," then smiled again, looked at Medici, and said, "Anyway, you heard everything just now. Some things, I'm not capable of participating in right now. As for what you plan to do… I think you know what you're doing."
He himself didn't really feel anything towards the elven race, but the Ancient Sun God was, after all, the one who killed the Elf King Sonia Solemn back then, so it could be said that he and the latter were natural enemies.
Under such circumstances, it was normal for Medici and others to take any action regarding Elf King Sonia Solemn's resurrection contingency.
And… Lin Ruo didn't know what he thought of, and he curled his lips.
He didn't quite believe what Cohinem said. If Elf King Sonia Solemn really resurrected… Heh, who could guarantee that it wouldn't be a disaster for humanity?
It's better to nip the possibility in the bud.
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