"Things are getting troublesome."

Louis frowned.

None of the seven calamities were easy to deal with.

An aberration of the dark night god had directly caused Old Deng to lose his last resort, forcing him to be imprisoned on the golden toilet—oh no, the golden throne.

A Cosmic Serpent had compelled major nations to send most of their active demigods and legends to the Monet Kingdom.

Ultimately, the soul of one could only be eradicated when the God of Glory and Justice suddenly descended into their sea of consciousness and completely annihilated them.

The dark side of the Love God stirred up trouble among various churches, prompting the Lokeshi Empire to fight desperately, only ending the dark side of the Love God amidst ruins.

However, it left behind a hidden danger of the Love Desire Twins.

In the future, the Love Desire Twins may even lead to the fall of the Love God, and whether it would be a blessing or a curse remains unknown.

And there are still four out of the seven calamities remaining.

The thing in the Golden Land would definitely not be a simple aberration.

Or rather, if it were merely an aberration, he would find it somewhat simpler.

It wouldn’t be more than blasting it with cannons.

Relying purely on strength, he felt it would be much simpler.

Just smashing the opponent directly would suffice.

But the problem is, pure strength won’t work.

He looked at Olivia and said, "Be careful over there, don’t get too close to the Golden Land. There’s something odd about the thing in the Golden Land."

"You were involved with the Lokeshi people in suppressing the crazed fairies last time, you seemed to have come into contact with the Golden Land then?"

Louis nodded.

Last time, the Secluded Forest Sea was in trouble, and people were clamoring for the Lokeshi Empire to tidy up the mess. Louis thought he shouldn’t let allies face trouble alone and went to assist.

...He thought if there were issues in Lokeshi, then Helmer would perhaps make a long drive straight through, reaching Ense territory.

At that time, the unrest would affect him.

He was very clear about this.

Lokeshi is too close to Ense.

Once their defense falters, the creatures from the other side of the spatial tunnel will flood into the plains around Ense. No matter if it’s the stationed White Crow Legion or other strike forces, they’d have to go crazy.

If they wanted to hold the border, even the Curse Binding Legion would have to be dispatched.

Therefore, Louis chose to join the battle.

The relationship between Lokeshi and Ense was good, but keeping the flames of war outside the empire was another matter.

Hence, when he learned that the neighboring Secluded Forest Sea would face issues too, he acted further.

The bunch in Lokeshi really had bad luck.

First, sin: Jealousy stirred trouble, then Demon King Helmer landed, and later the issue with the Golden Land emerged.

The top unlucky ones these past few years were indeed them.

To truly count, if he hadn’t nipped the empire’s risks in the bud, the chaos might not have only affected the Lokeshi.

The situation for Ense before, a glimpse gives one a full view.

Beatrice died, Olivia wandered, he faced the guillotine, and even the Libra Saintess leading the rebelling army into the capital might have been part of a plan.

The many issues that unfolded from this, none were good.

The fairies, that time, he went to see what was up with the Golden Land among the seven calamities.

When he saw those fairies pour out in droves, he didn’t think much at the time.

Low-level combat power wasn’t threatening to the Curse Binding Legion.

Give the Curse Binding Legion some time, they’d manage to kill them clean on their own.

But as they got closer to the Golden Land, he sensed something was off.

This was one of the rare occasions Louis could distinctly feel the sense of threat from a region.

From the moment he stepped foot onto the land of the Golden Land, he felt a faint malice permeating.

He could even hear the whispers of the abyss, continuously tempting him to venture into it.

He pondered slightly and said:

"The issues with the Golden Land might be related to the abyss, but for specifics, we probably have to ask those elves from years ago.

It’s still the same; those long ears ventured deep into the Golden Land and took many things from it, but no one knows the exact situation of the Golden Land."

"What about Master Merlin?" Olivia frowned.

Master Merlin was the innate mentor of Louis’ Eternal Blade.

Years ago, he belonged to the upper echelons of the elves and might know a thing or two.

But Louis shook his head and said:

"Not even Master Merlin knows about the matters of the Golden Land."

Although Master Merlin never specifically mentioned his circumstance before death, Louis learned from daily conversations that Merlin probably emerged as a master towards the end of the Elf Realm.

That was already the twilight of the Elf Era.

And the era when the Elf Main God ascended has been many years back.

Even he isn’t too clear about the details; he only knows one thing.

There’s buried great terror in the Golden Land, which prompted the elves, initially lacking scruples and intending to let it rampage freely, to choose actively battling against it.

The largest rampage incident in the history of the Golden Land shook the already problematic foundations of the Elf Empire again.

One might even say the elf era concluded hastily and not long after it began, due to the occurrences related to the Golden Land.

Thinking of this, Louis looked at Olivia.

Olivia instinctively shielded her small body and cautiously said:

"What? I’m not in the empire."

She’s currently commanding operations above the Mayer Floating City.

Louis’ mouth twitched a little, helplessly saying:

"What I mean is, after this operation ends, would you divert to go through Supreme Forest and Secret Woods?"

"Investigate the situation with the Golden Land back then?"

"Mm, remember to send a clone."

"Mm?"

"Go to both countries simultaneously, not giving them a chance to react, and ask directly, using their testimony for comparison."