Chapter 269: Jiang Yan's Relief (Please Subscribe!!)

"Jiang Yan, you explain it."

Morax looked at Jiang Yan and spoke.

"Mm."

Jiang Yan nodded, his gaze turning toward the assembly of Adepti before him.

"You..."

"... know of the Abyss?"

Jiang Yan spoke slowly.

The Adepti exchanged glances, confusion evident in their eyes.

The Abyss?

What is that?

"The Abyss..."

Lady Guizhong frowned, a strange thought flashing in her eyes.

"Lady Guizhong, you know?"

Cloud Retainer looked at Lady Guizhong in confusion; as an old friend of many years, she knew Lady Guizhong must understand something.

Lady Guizhong nodded.

"Back when we were still in Guili Plains, I once read several ancient books on mechanical arts."

"On page '283', there was an introduction to the dark power."

"Judging by Jiang Yan's description, this thing must be the so-called..."

"... Abyssal Power!"

"However, at that time, because Jiang Yan told me to implement the garrison farming system in Guili Plains, I was too busy to conduct further research..."

"As for how it was introduced... I'm sorry, I seem to have forgotten."

Lady Guizhong frowned tightly; she thought carefully, yet the introduction to the dark power seemed to have been inexplicably erased from her memory.

Not only Morax, but even Jiang Yan's expression tightened.

Dark Power!

Others might not know, but could Jiang Yan not know what this thing is?

Isn't that Forbidden Knowledge?!

Fortunately, Jiang Yan had already erased the existence of Forbidden Knowledge, so Lady Guizhong would never recall anything about the dark power.

Jiang Yan finally understood now.

Why Lady Guizhong perished during the Archon War.

It must be known that in the plot of the previous life, Morax did not possess such vast territory during his battles against Osial and others.

With the existence of the Yakshas, the Adepti, Azhdaha, and Markos, Lady Guizhong should not have been able to die.

But now it seems that Lady Guizhong's death in the previous life's plot was not caused by the siege of Archons, but by contact with Forbidden Knowledge...

Khaenri'ah was forcibly destroyed by the Heavenly Principles because it researched Forbidden Knowledge and came into contact with the Abyss.

The Scarlet King, having come into contact with Forbidden Knowledge, became trapped in the dark power, lost himself, and his prosperous desert kingdom perished overnight.

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, having come into contact with Forbidden Knowledge, was forced to erase herself.

All these destructions were built upon these people coming into contact with Forbidden Knowledge!

So, it seems that Lady Guizhong's death in the previous life's plot was probably also due to the matter of Forbidden Knowledge...

Relief appeared in Jiang Yan's eyes.

Fortunately, he proposed the garrison farming system at that time, keeping Lady Guizhong too busy to conduct further research on that thing.

Otherwise, the Jiang Yan of that time would have been completely unable to save Lady Guizhong from death.

Fortunately... fortunately...

"If you can't remember, then don't think about it."

Jiang Yan suddenly spoke; to be safe, even though he ensured the existence of Forbidden Knowledge had been erased by him.

But that thing is like the Cthulhu Mythos: it must not be heard, not recited, not thought; once it appears, even just a little, everything Jiang Yan did on the World Tree would be for nothing.

Having finished speaking, he looked at the Adepti.

"On the snow mountain, humanoid machines suddenly appeared; they come from an underground dynasty named the Black Sun Dynasty."

"And this underground kingdom was established during the Archon War by those unwilling to accept the protection of Archons and unwilling to worship Archons."

"That is to say, this kingdom was not divided under the rule of the Seven Archons; it was a kingdom established entirely by humans!"

Jiang Yan slowly recounted the matter of the Black Sun Dynasty, Khaenri'ah, and the Adepti grew increasingly solemn as they listened.

Especially when they heard what harm the Abyss would cause, they all showed expressions of shock.

They finally understood why Morax's expression was so solemn after reading the content on the paper.

Once this thing flows into Liyue, it will cause irreparable damage to Liyue!

"This thing must absolutely not flow into Liyue!"

Azhdaha, with a solemn face, said in a deep voice.

"Why not destroy this dynasty outright to cut off future troubles!"

Moon Carver's idea has always been so radical.

Even after hearing Moon Carver's idea, it received the unanimous agreement of Mountain Shaper and Cloud Piercer.

In their view, with Liyue's current combat power, destroying a godless kingdom would be more than enough.

"No."

Jiang Yan shook his head, his eyes showing no fluctuation.

"First, we lack a just cause, placing us at a disadvantage in terms of legitimacy."

"Second, annihilating a human-founded nation without reason—what would our people think? Remember, most of Liyue's people are human as well!"

"Third, we have no knowledge of the Black Sun Dynasty's trump cards. Once war breaks out, if they are cornered, there is no guarantee they won't do something to destroy us both."

This was no lie; in the previous life's plot, Khaenri'ah did exactly this when it fell.

They deployed all their Ruin Guards, bringing Abyssal monsters, and brought the battlefield directly into the realms of the Seven Archons.

Causing Heavy Losses to the seven nations.

"We can't fight, yet we can't just stand by and watch them approach those things!"

Lady Guizhong's tone carried anger; she was not angry at Jiang Yan's decision, because everything Jiang Yan said was correct.

Liyue indeed cannot start a war against a nation without cause.

"Jiang Yan, what are your thoughts?"

With her keen mind, Lady Guizhong looked at Xiang Jiangyan; she knew that since Jiang Yan spoke thus, he must have One's Own Idea.

"Wait!"

Jiang Yan spoke only one word, yet left everyone utterly confused.

Wait?