Fantasy Lord: Beginning with Daily Intelligence-Chapter 182 - 136: The Gods’ Secrets, Day of Divine Revelation (Part 2)
"Open it and take a look!"
Count Engel spoke softly.
Thor nodded, then sat down and began to browse.
As the black pages turned, the words quickly caught his eye.
With just one look, Thor was captivated.
Count Engel did not interrupt.
He waited quietly.
"Rustle!"
In the room, only the sound of pages turning could be heard.
As the words on the book gradually came into view, Thor couldn’t help but feel his heart surge with emotion.
This was a book about history.
And also a chronicle of the entire continent.
But in his predecessor’s memory, he had never read it.
This book recounted the history of the continent from a hundred thousand years ago.
Compared to the current era.
The history from a hundred thousand years ago was undoubtedly an era of myths.
In that time, the deities hadn’t disappeared from the human world.
The entire continent, where humans, Beastman, Giant Dragons, Elves, Dwarves, and Demon Beasts all lived together.
Behind each race was an extremely powerful being.
They were the true rulers of the entire continent.
They were sacred, powerful, glorious, majestic.
The ultimate end and the beginning of everything.
Until a hundred thousand years ago, all deities vanished from the world.
A large number of races on the continent were declared extinct.
Ultimately, only humans, Beastman, Elves, and Giant Dragons remained.
The deities vanished from the sight of humans and seemed to have become mere legends.
Humans’ portrayal of deities began to become taboo, as if they were unwilling to mention it.
Even as Thor looked at it now, he could clearly feel the peculiarity in it.
"Father?"
"This?"
Involuntarily speaking, Thor turned his gaze to Count Engel.
He believed his father would provide him with answers.
And indeed it was so.
"Thor, you must have noticed by now, the deities disappeared completely a hundred thousand years ago!"
Facing Thor’s gaze, Count Engel spoke with a solemn tone.
"Yes, it seems they mysteriously disappeared, but how they vanished was not recorded."
Thor nodded.
"Indeed, no one knows how they disappeared, at least most don’t, but you probably don’t know, deities cannot die."
"Deities are immortal."
"They have tried countless times to return to the world, which is why the Other God Church emerged."
"And the ritual for summoning deities is called Divine Revelation. Each Divine Revelation brings immense turmoil to the continent. A hundred years ago, in the Nanyue Province, there was a Divine Revelation, burying over two hundred thousand humans."
"Sixty-eight years ago, there was one in the Blazing Kingdom with over four hundred thousand lives sacrificed."
"If these sheepskin scrolls you obtained are indeed from the Beastman Tribe, then it’s highly likely that a Divine Revelation could occur in the Beastman Tribe, or even the entire Northern Province. That is beyond your, or even the Dressrosa Family’s, capacity to handle."
Count Engel’s voice was leisurely, but the content made Thor’s brow twitch intensely.
"Thor, write a letter immediately and withdraw your forces!"
"I will do my best to help the family mitigate your losses. As for the indemnity, if it’s just a Baron, the family can still handle it, so you don’t have to worry about losing your title."
Count Engel spoke earnestly.
With Count Engel’s words, Thor gradually calmed his tumultuous heart.
"Father, can you provide more detailed information on the Divine Revelation?"
"Like in the Nanyue Province or the Blazing King’s Kingdom."
Thor took a deep breath, directing his gaze toward his father.
"Detailed information? There, on the second shelf, the third book should have records."
Count Engel paused briefly, then pondered and pointed to a book on the bookshelf.
"Father, let me take a look first."
Instead of promising anything to his father, Thor walked over to the bookshelf and pulled out the book.
Compared to the one in his hand, this book was undoubtedly much thicker.
However, finding it was quite simple.
Moments later, Thor found the content he was looking for.
He began to read rapidly.
Count Engel waited without interruption.
An hour later, Thor closed the book and turned his gaze to his father again.
By then, the panic in his heart had somewhat abated.
This book recorded in detail the Divine Revelation events over different periods, giving him some understanding of Divine Revelation.
"Father, it seems the book does not record how Divine Revelation was quelled."
"On the continent, over the past hundred thousand years, it seems no true deity has ever descended, right?"
His words carried a mild contemplation, with a hint of inquiry.
"Indeed, none have!"
"What are you trying to say?"
Count Engel pondered slightly, before nodding and confirming.
Yet after confirming, he couldn’t help but furrow his brow in curiosity.
"Father, this book records a total of one hundred and three Divine Revelation events, with only seventy-three being extremely serious. The seriousness of these events mostly stemmed from being caught off guard, and the major Kingdoms not paying attention. The remaining thirty events caused little impact, as they were quickly noticed at the start by the Kingdoms."
"Can I understand it this way, as long as Divine Revelation is detected in time, there won’t be much of a problem?"
Thor spoke softly, sharing the insights he gained from the book.
For this reason, his originally tense heart gradually calmed down.
Things seemed not as dire as he originally feared.
Earlier, he was truly frightened by Count Engel’s reaction.
"This!"
Hearing Thor’s revelation, the previously flustered Count Engel was momentarily stunned.
"Father, take a look here."
Seeing the stunned Count Engel.
Thor handed the book over.
Count Engel hesitated slightly but accepted the book and began to read.
With Thor’s prompt, he quickly discovered the differences in the records.
This made his eyes shine brighter.
"Could it really be true?"
Count Engel mumbled to himself, his eyes growing increasingly bright.
"Father, if I can obtain these sheepskin scrolls, do you think the Kingdom could obtain them as well?"
"Once the Kingdom knows, even if Divine Revelation has an impact, it might not be as large as imagined, yes?"
Seeing that Count Engel had noticed the differences, Thor spoke again.
Faced with his son’s words, Count Engel began to pace thoughtfully, his mind continuously processing.
Upon first receiving the news, he was undeniably shocked.
It was as if he’d been struck by lightning for a moment.
The Dressrosa Family held significant power in the Northern Province, and even becoming a Marquis there was likely in the future.
Indeed, the Frost Moon Province could no longer accommodate a Marquis; only the Northern Province held such possibility.
If there were issues in the Northern Province, the losses to the family would be unimaginable.
This unprecedented anxiety was why even he, usually so calm, felt unsettled.
