Surviving The Fourth Calamity

Chapter 1683: Chapter 260: I, Snow Old Dog, Have Always Been Wise and Mighty

’Snow Cloud Peak’ believes that not even the Goddess of the Earth, who sacrificed half her life for the world, would dream of such a once-and-for-all solution.

That noble and the God of Monarchy, always overreacting—was he really wrong?

No, when everyone was criticizing him, they were just saying he overdid it, not that he shouldn’t have done it.

Even Hill wouldn’t... Little Bear must have been very angry; otherwise, William wouldn’t have been so cautious in his attitude toward him during that time.

But no matter how fiercely Hill shouts, he wouldn’t want to completely eradicate the existence of this God of Nobility.

If Hill were truly angry, he’d be the type to act faster than he thinks... how could he still be wandering outside?

No matter the world, a nickname represents that person’s most prominent character trait.

The River of Time and Space continuously flows, creating countless branches at every moment.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ has the earliest and deepest memory of this game, which is that long-running blockbuster about the God of Time and Space.

Although many from the Undead Tribe chose to stay away from that area, ’Snow Cloud Peak’ watched it from start to finish.

So he didn’t regret it as much as those who came later... who could have thought this edition really was a limited-time offer?

Though the movie lasted too long, the first half of the God of Time and Space’s life was truly spectacular.

So spectacular that even a man as tough as iron like him couldn’t help but be stirred.

Perhaps this setting easily made him relate to his own situation?

Every time ’Snow Cloud Peak’ put himself in a scenario where he was surrounded on all sides, even considering himself an enemy, he realized his life wasn’t that miserable.

However, it was also his first time experiencing firsthand what the butterfly effect really meant.

Each flap of the butterfly’s wings created a new branch in the River of Time and Space.

And as for the noble god who wanted humans to always be the children of the world, he was frozen there, watching to the end, and his feelings must have been equally indescribable... his later over-the-top actions proved this point.

Ah, such overreactions are just what serious people would have!

’Snow Cloud Peak’ has also discussed these issues with Aesces, but that stone-headed one thinks the world is full of wonders and maybe he could succeed?

’Snow Cloud Peak’ really wanted to say to him, if you truly want a once-and-for-all solution, why not just make the world without gods or demons?

But his last bit of sanity held this floodgate shut.

He was mainly afraid Aesces might truly dare to do it.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ used to complain that the AI in this game was too much like real people, and he cursed along with others whether the Space-Time Company used smart brains to trick the players... but now he’s really hoping there’d be fewer semi-finished products like Aesces.

When AI gets stuck on a single point, it feels like human language loses all influence.

Then he sat up suddenly, sending a message to the still-grumbling World Master: ’You don’t want to interfere with the spontaneous political actions of the Danboro people, but you don’t want to see them succeed as they wish, right?’

’Ah... right!’

’Then why don’t you and Terry bring back that Prince Alexis, his transformation into the Sea God isn’t finished yet, I remember it takes three years, right?

Of course, he wouldn’t be suitable since he’s already betrayed the country, but his bloodline still holds value.

For Alexis, who is currently lost and without reliance, even returning to a temple to live out his days would be better than being with Terry, right?

His child might even have the chance to become king, he certainly would be willing.’

’Ah... wait.’ Aesces suddenly went offline.

When he returned, ’Snow Cloud Peak’ was showered with words from the World Master: ’Ah! I went to check the River of Destiny with the Grim Reaper and Runes.

Alexis always had a destiny path to become king!

However, the river containing that mark was too shallow and short, breaking when the world changed.

But there’s always his mark on the River of Destiny... so, if I indeed do this, it’s merely restarting that broken stream, only slightly altering the flow direction.’

’Snow Cloud Peak’ tilted his head, thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered a joke he often heard... the Stelter Family of Basia City seemed to be just a backdrop for destiny’s protagonist, unfortunately turning completely into a stepping stone due to external influences.

’Ellie, wouldn’t be his Consort Queen... right?’ He typed in a bit annoyed, "Everyone in her family seems to have some character flaws except for Ditte, why would you choose this..."

’Nothing to do with me.’ Aesces replied decisively, ’I don’t care about mortal fates. So, the River of Destiny is particularly complex and chaotic, branching only by itself.

Although the Grim Reaper always pays attention to these destinies, he won’t interfere, even if his favorite river ceases midway.

Therefore, our silent and quiet-loving Grim Reaper loves your arrival.’

’What do you mean?’

’If Alexis’ destiny river flowed normally, Ditte from the Stelter family would be the first to die.’

To ensure the safety of his sister Ellie and Ellie’s husband Alexis as they return to the royal capital.

His brother, Lind, developed a deep-seated hatred for Ellie and Alexis because of his death, resulting in the Stelter Family, initially aligned with the royal couple due to the queen’s family ties, becoming their greatest obstacle.

Even Ellie was deceived by Lind and killed before she could give birth to an heir.

And thus, the Stelter Family was completely destroyed by these events.

This is a story the Grim Reaper told me, and I don’t know why it ended up this way.

Clearly, in reality, the Stelter Family acted decisively.

Ah, but the Grim Reaper seldom showed such joy; he preferred Ditte as a normal return to the Styx.

It seems the God of Time and Space in Aesces favors normal people.

It’s understandable, given the dullness of his superior.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ pursed his lips, quickly realizing:

The Stelter couple would never easily give up their last heir, and Ellie, who became the queen, wouldn’t give up her family’s support.

If they did exile Lind and replaced him with a distant relative as Earl, the Stelter Family, to her, would be less worthy than mere leftover bones... they could only borrow her power but never fully support her.

Anyway, as long as Ditte’s life-saving grace is useful, unless Lind caused big troubles, Alexis could only protect him.

But... once ascending the throne, if past favors aren’t guarded by enough power, they become a shackle to cut off urgently.

Huh~

Ellie’s death might indeed have been by Lind’s hand, but whether there was secret aid is uncertain.

Ellie’s luck was due to her having some mark in the River of Time and Space; the World Rules granted her a bit of blessing, which wasn’t enough to last long... This explains how she managed to create so much turmoil despite being hated by Hill.

But once she took the wrong path, luck departed resolutely.

Huh~ Truly lucky individuals, like their Little Bear, wouldn’t face a large pitfall without warning, right?

Of course, if luck warned her and she persisted... reaching this point, she can only be blamed.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ coldly shook his head: ’See, even a life-saving grace is only this much; do you still expect any everlasting feelings in this world?

Unless everyone in the world becomes mechanical, what you desire can never exist.

Ah... machines also break down.’

Then, before Aesces could contrive another absurd story saying anything was possible, he promptly posed an intriguing question: ’So Lind always disliked Ellie, no matter how good or how well she treated him, he felt she was always wrong somehow.

Was it because Lind’s instinct was exceptionally strong, knowing Ellie’s existence inherently harmed him, right?

Heard from Road Eunuch, Lind possesses an intuition that exceeds limits, highly sensitive.’

’Mortals can’t have such abilities, that’s the River of Destiny!

Wait, I need to look again, something’s off.’

’Snow Cloud Peak’ paused, silently brushing his face... Can’t be, right? Is there really another issue with Lind?

No, something’s off... Neither Road Eunuch nor Zhu Meili, nor even Hill detected anything off about the kid!

Including Hill as well.

If that child truly had any problem, even if Hill wouldn’t say it directly, he would indicate with ’he’s not suited to stay with Lind’ or similar hints.

Though never a spoiler, Hill always acts decisively. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

’Snow Cloud Peak’ pondered a while, then decided to wait for the World Master with eyes all over to return... Everyone else’s eyes are shrewd, but somehow his are all hollow.

Maybe he should change his name to Water Stone!

Yet he still felt it wasn’t a major issue, at least, it didn’t affect the current situation; at most, the kid gained some inexplicable mix-up when reincarnating... Wasn’t it said that due to carrying him, the previous Countess Stelter fell bedridden for years from a pirate’s malicious attack?

That lady was a High-level Swordsman; even if pregnancy reduced her strength a bit, she wasn’t someone easy to deal with... If the opponent had sent High-level Professionals, the Stelter Family would pursue them relentlessly.

But there was no such indication, appearing to be simply a mix of accidents.

Lately, after discovering Mutated Silk Spiders, they attributed the cause to those little spiders.

However, it’s also possible... those pirates managed to obtain some unexpected weapon or equipment, right?

Cain Valley could unearth so many resources!

Realizing this, ’Snow Cloud Peak’ felt at ease... Thankfully, although Aesces remained so ineffective, at least he, Snow Old Dog, stayed wise and valiant, never tricked or deceived.