LRAB Chapter 370 Aftertaste: A New Day
Chapter 370 Aftertaste: A New Day
Chapter 370 Aftertaste: A New Day
Scáthach has fallen.
But his fall brought Tang Zijun even more questions.
What was the cause of that war in the mythological era? Was it simply because the gods of two dimensions couldn't stand each other? How was the dream world born? Why did Scáthach say that the dream world and the real world cannot coexist? It's not like Tang Zijun picked up the belt again just a day or two ago. After experiencing so much, Tang Zijun is no longer the ignorant brute she once was.
The more Tang Zijun learned, the more she realized the differences between the dream world and other worlds.
The outer world, the inner world, the reversed world, and even the shadow world—these dimensions, though unique, maintain an exceptionally close connection with the real world. The beings born in those dimensions are all intimately connected to the real world; whether they are heretics or greedy individuals, they are all transformed from negative human energy.
However, the dream world is different—dream dwellers do not need any energy from the real world. They have their own civilization and their own history. In fact, from their perspective, they are the "real world." The only difference is that the people of the dream world seem unable to touch the real world because they are at a very high level, so high that ordinary people cannot understand them. Only those with talent can explore the dream world.
Even so, ordinary mortals are simply unable to withstand the mental pollution emanating from the dream world. Without exception, everyone who has reached that world in their dreams has gone mad, and some unfortunate people have even died tragically in that dimension.
All of this led Tang Zijun to wonder how the dream world came into being.
New questions arose: where did that obviously futuristic high-tech mechanical head come from? What had happened between herself and Grilando? And what was that strange wasteland world?
Could that be another dimension of the dream world? If so, why would two completely different civilizations exist in the same world? Is it because they are in different dimensions, or perhaps different planets within the same world? If not, then what is that world, and how did the mechanical head appear in the dream world?
One mystery after another filled Tang Zijun's mind. He sat at his computer desk with a gloomy expression, staring at the blank screen of the writer's assistant, and sighed softly.
Since we've encountered such a troublesome problem, let's just skip today.
When a single thought arises in your heart, you suddenly feel the vastness of the world.
Without the pressure of work, Tang Zijun suddenly felt much lighter.
Just as Tang Zijun was about to take a nap and relax, a knock on the door caught his attention.
Previously, when Tang Cao lived under the same roof with her, Tang Cao would never use this method. Let alone knocking on her bedroom door, Tang Zijun felt that Tang Cao was already being very polite as long as that girl didn't kick her.
As for Su Siyao, Qin Nan, and Xiaobai, they were even more so. Apart from being a little reserved at the beginning, they never treated me like an outsider afterward.
"Come in."
She spoke into the half-open door, and then Tang Zijun saw Tan Zhixin walk in carrying a tea tray.
"What are you thinking about? You've been locked in your room all morning." Tan Zhixin slowly walked up to Tang Zijun, placed the tea tray on the computer desk, and handed the teacup to Tang Zijun.
"Thank you." Taking the teacup, Tang Zijun sighed, then shook her head with a wry smile. "I wasn't thinking about anything, just having a headache over the mess Scáthach left behind..."
Tan Zhixin nodded thoughtfully, then noticed a completely black card that Tang Zijun was playing with in her hand. The card was covered in black mist, and in the darkness, there was a faint island floating in the sky.
Her eyes flickered slightly, and Tan Zhixin asked softly, "Is this the power Scáthach left behind?"
"To be precise, it's the power left behind by Scáthach's shadow," Tang Zijun replied in a deep voice, staring at the card in her hand. "In a sense, it can also be called Scáthach's corrupted 'divinity'."
"The corrupted...divinity..."
Tan Zhixin pondered the sentence carefully in her mind, her brows furrowing slightly. "Although I don't know what Scáthach went through back then, what I can confirm is that she was originally a participant in the War of the Gods. However, something happened in the middle, perhaps intentionally, or perhaps it was madness before her death. She voluntarily gave up her divine power and relinquished the authority of the shadow." Tang Zijun took a sip of tea.
"You mean, after Scáthach relinquished her divine power, her shadow gained it and usurped her authority?" Tan Zhixin asked, somewhat surprised.
After the fall of the Land of Shadows, she and Qin Nan and the others left ahead of her on the Katie brand steam train, so they knew nothing about what happened afterward. Tang Zijun didn't tell her anything when she returned either. This was the first time she had learned about Scáthach's secrets.
After a pause, Tan Zhixin asked again, "If that's the case, how was the Shadow World created? Scáthach's divine power alone probably couldn't have created such a large dimension."
"Scáthach's power as one god is indeed not enough, but what if there is more than one?" Tang Zijun looked at Tan Zhixin.
"You mean..."
Nodding slightly, Tang Zijun said, "Yes, I've investigated. The power generated by the shadow world is very strange."
"Logically speaking, a normal dimension shouldn't be so unstable. My battle with the God of Greed was a large-scale event, but it wasn't enough to directly destroy a dimension. The reason the Mirror World shattered was because I added fuel to the fire after I obtained the authority of the gods."
"But the Shadow World is different. It's too unstable. Or rather, I felt something was wrong from the moment the Shadow Corridor broke. It doesn't seem like a naturally formed dimension at all. Instead, it's more like a world that was forcibly stitched together by some force."
"At first I was just puzzled, but after seeing that deformed shadow race, I had some guesses. And now, having obtained the divine power left behind by Scáthach, I can confirm my guess: the Shadow World, along with the Shadow Corridor, is a dimension composed of the divine realms of the gods from the mythological era..."
"The underworld ruled by Hades, the realm of the dead guarded by Anubis, Helheim where Hela resides, and even the Guixu in the Classic of Mountains and Seas... all the places of death you can imagine are pieces of the puzzle that make up the world of shadows."
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At this point, Tang Zijun closed her eyes and sighed deeply.
Tan Zhixin listened quietly, and after Tang Zijun finished speaking, she slowly came behind him and put her hands on his shoulders.
"So, does that mean the gods have truly become a thing of the past?"
Feeling the touch on her shoulder, Tang Zijun quickly adjusted her posture, and then Tan Zhixin kneaded it with just the right amount of force.
"I haven't spoken to Trova yet, but it seems to me that if a god really did remain in the real world, I doubt human civilization would have developed to this point." Tang Zijun's expression was somewhat subtle. "However, this is also a good thing. Rather than piecing together those death zones, it would be much more troublesome if those places became secret realms hidden in various corners of the earth."
"That's true." Tan Zhixin agreed wholeheartedly. Having experienced the fall of the Tree Crown City, she was now very wary of the gods' legacy.
After a moment of silence, she asked curiously, "So, you are now a god in the shadow world?"
"Yes...no."
Tang Zijun smiled as she looked at the card in her hand and continued.
"I know what you want to ask. I did obtain the authority of the shadows, but it's badly shattered. It's a complete mess. The energy of the shadow world swept through the shadow corridor. After two collapses, the shadow corridor is already riddled with holes. It will probably take a lot of work to repair it... ...And that's not even the most troublesome thing for me."
Tan Zhixin pursed her lips. She didn't speak first, but instead massaged Tang Zijun's shoulders and waited quietly for him to continue.
"What troubles me the most is that with the collapse of the Shadow World, those Shadow Clan members were also released. Although most of them died in the spatial turbulence, it's hard to guarantee that some didn't escape."
"Didn't you already obtain Scáthach's authority? Can't you control those shadow monsters?" Tan Zhixin asked.
"I've also obtained the authority of the God of Mirror Food and Greed. Do you think I can control Lao Chang?" Tang Zijun asked back with a twitching at the corner of her mouth. "That's true..." Thinking of the daily interactions between Chang Lei and Tang Zijun, Tan Zhixin couldn't help but smile.
"So, I've already had Lao Chang subtly submit the report to the bureau. At the same time, Director Shangguan also informed other countries at an international press conference that these shadow monsters are products of the true mythological era, and each one is extraordinary. Moreover, after being modified by Scáthach's shadow, they have also begun to feed on negative human energy, so we have to be on guard. Oh, by the way..."
Tang Zijun suddenly thought of something and continued.
"I'm going to put Shi in charge of hunting down these deformed monsters. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Tan Zhixin's expression became somewhat subtle. She paused for a moment, then said softly, "It's up to you to decide. Why are you asking me?"
"Aren't you a bereaved family member? I was just thinking... Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!!"
Before she could finish speaking, Tang Zijun let out a mournful cry.
"Keep pretending." Tan Zhixin gently patted Tang Zijun, who was rubbing his shoulder.
After a pause, she became slightly more serious and asked, "What's our next step?"
Upon hearing Tan Zhixin's question, Tang Zijun's expression turned slightly serious.
"Next..."
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