Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 461 - 460 Pages
Plague Department, in a certain confidential laboratory.
A page of a book floated in mid-air, surrounded by strands of runes continually rotating around it, while further away, layers of blood-red metal, terrifying statues, and suspended formations enveloped the entire room.
In the monitoring room outside, a researcher said, "It's so interesting. The material of this page and its content seem quite ordinary, but as soon as someone looks at it, it affects the person by gradually causing them to lose their ability to think."
Qiu Xingze stood beside him and asked, "If it only causes loss of the ability to think, it shouldn't drive one mad, right? Does it mean that in addition to this book, there are other factors contributing to the violent conflicts?"
"Not necessarily," the researcher responded. "The book Yan Shan mentioned was only found as this single remaining page. This page robs one of their thinking abilities; perhaps the next page triggers madness. Without the entire book, we cannot make careless assumptions."
"There's also the report saying that at the time, the Celestial Beings saw strange characters on the walls, floor, and ceiling, which might also be an integral part of the whole ritual and induced distortions."
Qiu Xingze sighed, "Alas, it's a pity that only this page was found. All the text at the scene also vanished after the incident."
Saying this, Qiu Xingze looked up and gazed at the page behind the observation window, asking, "Have you figured out the principle behind it?"
The researcher gave a bitter smile: "A standard twisted phenomenon, nonsensical, illogical, unfathomable. Rather than saying we are researching it, it's more accurate to say we are just safeguarding it."
Qiu Xingze squinted his eyes towards the direction of the page, seemingly trying to discern the content on it, and asked, "Exactly what is written on it? May I know?"
The researcher shook his head: "You should know, true twisted phenomena, the characters themselves might possess malevolent power. The content has been completely sealed and forbidden from dissemination, unless approved by the three Great Heavenly Monarchs, no one is allowed to read its contents."
The three Great Heavenly Monarchs of the Plague Department, renowned experts in studying distortions and abnormalities and the department's leaders, made Qiu Xingze sigh inwardly. If even they deemed it dangerous, he probably wouldn't have the chance to read the contents.
The researcher recalled the content written on the page: "... We are now selling Guihai Black Evil, but this is just the beginning, just a start. We have a greater mission.
We aim to gather a force of goodness across the world, leveraging lucrative business opportunities, continually creating quality products, enriching a positive and excellent culture, bestowing all humanity with the power to enhance their quality of life..."
As he recalled it, despite the positive and affirmative words, he couldn't help feeling a stark chill, a mysterious eeriness.
"What hidden meaning lies behind these words, what exactly does that man want to do?"
"Have I already been influenced?"
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"I should get a check-up tomorrow."
...
While numerous people were bustling about because of this incident, its instigator—Zhou Bai, had already returned to the East Dao School with Elsa, Christina, and "Primordial Dao Treasury 04".
Opening the long-unvisited dormitory door, Zhou Bai entered, followed by Elsa who joyfully leaped onto the bed, rolling around happily.
Christina also emerged from the sea of knowledge, jumped onto the bed, lay down, stretched her limbs in a stretching motion, and then lazily flopped onto the bed.
"We're finally back," Christina said. "These days have really worn me out. Hm? Isn't the bed surprisingly clean? Did the school clean up for you?"
Since Zhou Bai had left East City to participate in the four schools competition, then went to West Mountain City to harvest the Heavenly Demon, followed by the Heavenly Demon besieging the city, slaying the Mysterious Lady, investigating the Plague Department experiment, conducting business with Yan Shan, and other events, it had been a long time since he had been back.
Zhou Bai found a chair next to the desk, sat down, and looking around the dormitory, he thought to himself, "Unknowingly, over a year has passed. Things really do change quickly."
He seemed to recall the moment he first arrived at East Dao School, remembering the step-by-step, steady progress on the arduous path of cultivation.
Zhou Bai glanced at his system panel. This business venture had yielded significant profits. After allocating points to the fool's disaster value, he still had over 8.5 million, which was exactly the confidence he needed to cultivate the Twilight Taoist Skill and even advance to the fifth realm.
Conversion Rate: 40.0%
Pollution Level: 30/105
Primordial Spirit Value: 7125
Divine Chart: Celestial Nine Disasters
Laziness: 8.5 million
Zhou Bai looked at his stats, growing more satisfied by the moment. It reminded him of checking his character's attributes in video games he used to play. These were the fruits of his tireless efforts day and night.
Beside him, Christina spoke up, "Zhou Bai, the Heavenly Court won't just let this go, will they?"
"Let this go? Of course not," Zhou Bai replied, looking at the information left on the auxiliary panel from yesterday and revealing a hint of a smile.
Song Xianlong Wisdom -10
He Zhihui Wisdom -5
Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch Wisdom -1
Si Yi Heavenly Monarch Wisdom -1
Du Xing Heavenly Monarch Wisdom -1
A long list of names, which stopped updating after the last three Heavenly Monarchs yesterday, indicating that it had ceased spreading and was no longer displayed.
Zhou Bai mused, "Bao Bing, Si Yi, Du Xing, those must be the top three of the Plague Department. They must have seen the page I intentionally left behind."
Of course, Zhou Bai had left that page intentionally to gauge the strength of the Heavenly Court and see what strong experts they possessed.
"The three great Heavenly Monarchs of the Plague Department are indeed powerful."
The fool's lie only decreased the opponent's wisdom by one point, and Zhou Bai could feel that it didn't even last a second before it was removed.
Thereafter, no more information about decreasing wisdom came through, clearly indicating that the page had been directly archived and forbidden to be shared further.
Looking at the list of the three great Heavenly Monarchs, Zhou Bai couldn't help but feel secretly relieved that he hadn't been overambitious and gone directly to Central City to make a big move.
Otherwise, it might not have been just the page being scrutinized by the three great Heavenly Monarchs, but him being surrounded by a group of powerful figures.
'I still need to become stronger. In this world... only with sufficient power can one have a voice.'
Zhou Bai clenched his fist, sensing that this time wouldn't be too long.
After all, with the Celestial Nine Disasters, he had cultivated from the zeroth to the fourth realm, with only five charts—Lazy, Poor, Ugly, Declining, Foolish—and he could already rival fighters of the seventh realm. Once he reached the eighth or even ninth realm, he might even rival immortals and gods.
