Surviving The Fourth Calamity

’Snow Cloud Peak’ thought for a while and felt it was necessary to greet Chief Steward Lu.

Even though there’s a 99.99% chance that nothing will go wrong, in the world of Aesces, unexpected events always happen suddenly.

No, I should say now, with Aesces being watched by countless deities in the multiverse, uncontrollable events continue to occur.

If, indeed, the weapon that once injured Lind’s mother has something special... and it comes from another god system...

After all, Gaia buried so many things, belonging to her or not, that maybe there’s something incredible in there, even something she might not even know about.

Perhaps because of where he had been before, ’Lu Huayu’ could be contacted at the moment.

On the tablet, a line of text slowly appeared, carefully worded like its owner: ’Why do you think that? Lind’s nature is just like that... well, more self-centered.’

’Snow Cloud Peak’ typed rapidly: ’Of course I know his nature is worse than yours, but normally, shouldn’t he first milk this lucky sister dry before thinking of finishing her off?

The oddity I’m referring to, of course, is this.

Ha, you should understand best~

I think you still remember how you used Two Lines of Bamboo to trouble the young master into exploding like a firecracker, don’t you?

We’re not talking about the young master, just about Two Lines of Bamboo. Shouldn’t your mentality at the time have been... at least to get enough benefits before kicking her aside?

Even though, over there, ah, you did things a bit more viciously afterward... But don’t tell me you didn’t originally plan to abandon that woman.

Otherwise, why would a normal man let the woman he loves flirt with other men?

I haven’t noticed any unusual attributes in you lately!

Hehe~ You didn’t transform into a giant panda in the end because what started with you two was all mutual deceit, and you ended up losing by one move!’

’What do you know about feelings, you perennial single dog.

You think I’m so idle? To sit here and listen to your crap?

No wonder, Rose likes you so much.’

’Tsk~ Is this a case of being ashamed into anger?

I remember you talked about past life experiences with Ambori, so you shouldn’t mind that lovely lady seeing what we say, right?

Then why are you so angry? You can do and say whatever you like and sell your sob story, but I can’t even mutter a few words?

Hey~ one shouldn’t be too double-standard, or they’ll end up on display~

Besides... that attribute you speak of, I haven’t seen.

Otherwise, why don’t you find me an Undead Tribe member who poops, so I can have a look?

Just say, if it’s a weakened version of you, with Ellie, a naive yet selfish sister who’s more favored by the parents, what would you do?’

The text from the other side appeared even slower, seemingly in thought, or maybe trying hard not to type out curse words... ’Snow Cloud Peak’ had long noticed this trait of Road Eunuch, always liking to act scholarly, in other words, preferring to insult without profanity and trying not to leave a menacing impression.

Even though there’s been much change by now, the essence remains the same.

Tsk tsk, previously, Road Eunuch didn’t have such a big interest clash with Black Rose, but his mortal enemy was Baldy, clearly not without reason.

In some ways, these two are truly in a race against each other!

’Snow Cloud Peak’ showed a happy smile, watching the words pop up one by one leisurely on the tablet: ’Don’t make it sound like he was so impulsive from the beginning.

Lind actually was holding back for quite a while, consistently trying to gain benefits from Ellie.

It’s just that he was too young back then to realize he was mainly contending for their mother’s attention, wasn’t he?

Though for family interest and her own future, that woman eventually chose to abandon Lind, even by that time, Lind had already made Ellie only contest for the affection of the steward couple.

Hey~ For these nobles, who are naturally proud and postnatally pampered, do you think Ellie felt honored?

That girl holding a subconscious discontent for her younger brother is too normal.

But things were still pretty normal back then, multi-sibling families naturally have such hidden competitions.

Later on, what really prompted Lind to take action was the news of Ellie’s impending marriage, especially since it’s to Prince Danboro.

Hmm... it indeed seems a bit off; considering Lind’s personality, this reaction was somewhat over-the-top.

Though Alexis wasn’t one of the most valuable princes, being part of the Royal Family, a naturally Great Nobility, could still help Lind, who was set to be conferred as a Baron, establish himself in the territory.

The former Countess’s choice, truthfully, wasn’t of much benefit to the Stelter Family itself, but it wasn’t few for her two sons.

Of course, Ellie was the one who would gain the most.

But, if she were to marry properly, how many intangible benefits could she bring, Lin won’t fail to see.

They are not so poor that they have to live off Lady Helena’s dowry alone.

Not to mention Helena herself, even with Ditte’s temper, knowing Lind’s loss is so great, he’ll definitely find a way to compensate him.

So... indeed, his sudden outburst of willfulness is a bit problematic.

Why don’t you go ask Miss Rose?’

’Snow Cloud Peak’ frowned slightly, and a line of text burst out from his hands: ’Are you suspecting that some spirituality of Lind is being amplified by the poison of spider webs?’

’Or perhaps, it could be said, something is resonating.

Don’t all the foreign deities in this world relate to Gaia?

The monsters she once gave birth to always obeyed her, far more useful than the Goddess of the Sea, yet she didn’t bring anyone.

Was she unable to bring them?

Maybe they were all annihilated.

So... do you want to investigate if there’s anything that can co-exist with the divinity of spiders, conspiracies, and the like.

Ha~ But you don’t need to waste time.

Why not ask that lady who suddenly went to Stelter Castle to see Ellie?

Tsk, she said she was going to see Ellie, but ended up flirting with Lind~ Tsk tsk~

Indeed, a true Evil Goddess never does anything unnecessary, nor has any so-called curiosity; every move hides a killing intent.’

The last sentence wasn’t meant for him, ’Snow Cloud Peak’ pouted, flung the tablet to one side, and collapsed onto the sofa.

Lately, ’Lu Huayu’ has been working hard to ensure that Ambori is not regarded as overwhelmingly evil, not to reform her — warping her nature would cause more problems — but to make sure she at least meets the standards of Teraxil’s evil deities.

If so, if she could saunter through a few apocalypse worlds with the Undead Tribe, Ambori might be able to establish a stable foundation like those evil deities who stood firm through countless worlds of the Multiverse.

Take Rose for example, regardless of how malicious and shameless she behaved, regardless of her eclectic taste, the daily prayers by priests across countless smaller worlds prevent her personality from undergoing major shifts.

The reason Ambori became more foolish before... she wasn’t like this at birth, Lansendel already proved this... is because the Toril people’s impression of her grew increasingly biased and brainless.

Clearly, she was once just a ruthless life plunderer.

Once either deities or humans start down a slippery slope, it’s hard to turn back, not to mention when she realized her discomfort, she made choices that were even worse... joining the Destroyer Pantheon.

Of course, during that period of deities’ chaotic war, it did save her life.

Otherwise, we don’t even need to mention Marla, but Olypher isn’t that foolish.

But it was since then that the last bits of Ambori’s intelligence were completely swept away by the Storm.

This is also why ’Snow Cloud Peak’ suspects if Chief Steward Lu really gets carried away by AI... ’Old Age Striking King’ her mother didn’t even consider things this thoroughly.

Of course, compared to ’Lu Huayu’ and his likely useless lower half in the future, ’Snow Cloud Peak’ squirmed a bit on the couch; his priority now is how to extract the secrets concerning Lind from Miss Rose’s mouth.

In this regard, he quite agrees with ’Lu Huayu’... In truth, from a young age, it’s not just Lind among the nobles using silk products, but Lind certainly has the most influence.

It’s not that others are better than Lind; many guys are far more disgusting than Lind.

There are plenty of bullies and tyrants oppressing folks.

Even the Undead Tribe cannot determine if it’s the spider webs that magnify their malice or if the webs unleash their wickedness.

Lind, however, is different.

He’s certainly not a good person, but based on his conduct, he should be the type of big villain who disguises himself well, rather than a brat kicking around a kindergarten in the South Sea.

Just like ’Lu Huayu’, although he’s eager for quick success and wealth, greedy and opportunistic, at least on the surface, he still resembles a human.

Tsk, all these messes with Aesces!

Thankfully, these will be Luximar’s problems in the future; hope his willpower is strong enough to last even a thousand years.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ peered outside, spotting a Lily of the Valley swaying with the wind, whispered softly, "Sister Lily, is Hill available now?"

In fact, Hill has already received the news.

Aesces is no longer that confident in his own control power, so he specially came and asked Hill.

However, Hill remains quite confident about his perception... at least he’s never failed.

Lind, indeed, is an ordinary person.

Back then, this kid even entered his villa-disguised Magic Tower; Hill couldn’t possibly mistake it.

After getting Hill’s confirmation, Aesces turned to seek the weapon that once stabbed Lady Helena.

Although the reason this Undead Tribe leader sought him remained unknown, Hill pondered for a moment and agreed to ’Snow Cloud Peak’s request for a visit.