Chapter 1394

Original God.

Moon Gauge Power Test Design Bureau — what a rare, undisturbed afternoon tea party.

The fragrant aroma of rich black tea rose gently from the delicate bone china cup, and Fajieou elegantly served plate after plate of snacks onto the table.

However, compared to the exquisite afternoon tea, Dadalia was obviously more concerned about the tense battle unfolding in the sky.

Oh oh——! The people here are truly full of martial virtue, even chatting can turn into a fight; I feel I'll have plenty in common with them!

Seeing the colleague beside them all pumped up, itching for a fight, Sangduonie finally couldn't help but sigh, beginning to doubt whether inviting them to the tea party was the right decision.

"Who do you think the 'great person' that woman mentioned is?" Sangduonie held the warm teacup in both hands, lowering their gaze to their own reflection in the tea.

"No need to ask—of course it's Laigushi." Dadalia crossed their arms, "I just don't know what medicine that person is selling in their gourd, whether they plan to continue being the 'divine ritual spectator' or just go straight to fighting."

"Oh? From your tone… you seem to lean toward the latter?" Aleichino lifted the teacup before them with a blank expression, gently blowing on the fragrant steam.

"Of course! That's a genius! Genius-level combat!" Speaking of combat, nobody gets more excited than Dadalia: "Although Bolka·Kakamu also fought in the simulated universe before, honestly I couldn't see their moves. Combat between geniuses seems to disdain using martial techniques or moves—it feels more like they brute‑force‑distort the laws and rules… Well, I can't explain the specifics."

"For a true genius, using fists and feet to kill is simply too inefficient. Even if Laigushi chooses to fight, it probably won't be the sword‑and‑blade showdown you imagine." Sangduonie said lightly, "But I'm also curious how Laigushi plans to 'eliminate' the obstacle that is Xing, to fight inside the scepter without damaging or interfering with the scepter itself… It feels like it would be a precise surgical operation."

But we need to check if we should include "Xing" in glossary? The glossary only includes terms provided; we should not add extra unless they appear in these lines and are named entities. The instruction: "List every NAMED entity / coined term in these lines: characters (incl. the protagonist & minor ones), places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official & sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names." So we need to list "Xing" if it's a character name. We'll include it.

Weijiniya lowered their head, nervous to the point of stammering: "Hello, hello, I'm Weijiniya, I can… uh, recite… recite poetry."

—— (just a separator line). We need to output 【12】 with translation of that line. The line is just "——". Likely an em dash separator. We should translate as "——" or maybe just keep as "——". Since it's not text, we can output the same. We'll output "——". But we need to keep as a single line.

"How should we speak to the heroes of salvation? Will they be overbearing?" Chant Wind Marquis Weijiniya worried.

"Weijiniya, there's nothing to fear—just bring out the aura of poetry recitation—ah, the two heroes have already arrived?" Dragging Stone Marquis Abouloni bowed slightly, "Pleasure to meet you; I am the Dragging Stone Marquis Abouloni, one of the Five Sages of the Divine Awakening Tree Court, and a staff officer of the Chasing Fire Army."

We need to keep quotes.

After speaking, they also introduced the shy woman beside them: "This is Weijiniya, the Chant Wind Marquis from Xuanfengcheng, the official historian appointed by Caesar."

The woman lowered their head, nervous to the point of stammering: "Hello, hello, I'm Weijiniya, I can… uh, recite… recite poetry."

"I am Xilian of Aolixie, and this is the Savior Xing. Nice to meet you two." Xilian introduced themselves openly.

Thus "Savior Xing" = "Savior Xing". We'll translate as "Savior Xing". Then later "eliminate the obstacle that is Xing" becomes "eliminate the obstacle that is Xing". That makes sense.

We'll adopt that.

Thus line 17 translation: "I am Xilian of Aolixie, and this is Savior Xing." Nice to meet you two." Xilian introduced themselves openly.

Weijiniya relaxed a little: "They seem to indeed not be as… terrifying as the rumors said."

"This is our first time setting foot on the land under Caesar's rule. It's astonishing—Aophema is far more magnificent than imagined… Without your guidance all along, we'd surely have been lost."

"Hehe, the Aohema you imagined is already a thing of the past. Under Caesar's governance, this city‑state has been reborn, truly becoming the 'World Capital'."

"Please enjoy her free wind, you two. Anyone… as long as they fulfill their duty to Caesar, this wind will forever linger for them."

"Xilian keenly noticed another layer of meaning in their words: 'Huh? What if…'"

"Loyal people never consider the consequences of betrayal. But if you're really curious, why not go take a look by the lake——" Apolloni smiled slightly, "Those senators sunk at the bottom of the lake are the best example of those who defied Caesar."

"Xilian took a deep breath: 'These reincarnated senators… it seems the priests who were previously executed to the extreme weren't an isolated case.'"

—— (separator). Output same.

Harry Potter.

"It turns out the historian came from Xuanfengcheng… Looks like Xuanfengcheng's dictionary does have words after all."

"If Wandi heard you say that, they'd surely give you a beating." Hemin said with a complex tone, "Although we often joke about Xuanfengcheng's dictionary, this city‑state forged from iron and blood might actually not be low in poetic and literary cultivation—I recall that among the few guards who originally followed Wandi, there was a poet."

"Poetry is essentially an art of emotion. So don't look down on the Xuanfeng people who love to shout about fighting—perhaps their feelings are actually very delicate."

"Luoren thought of Wandi, and that actually seemed quite reasonable."

"By the way, have you noticed? The situation of this generation's Senate seems truly awful." Hali suddenly spoke up, "I originally thought Kaines was just an exception, but now it seems she's not special among the senators…… Caesar killed a batch of the Senate's nobles."

"Luoren sucked in a breath of cold air, eyes wide open. Although they didn't know much about this 'Caesar,' having only met them a few times, nearly all information related to them is inseparable from the two words 'killing people'."

"Turns out that girl, who looks about their age, is actually the type who kills without blinking—someone who specializes in 'executing' the lives of noble elders?"

…That's ruthless.

"Luoren still remembered that in a past life, Aglaea had briefly mentioned using golden thread to slit the throats of those Senate folks, but even if it was just a joke, it had frightened Tiboo quite a bit. Now it seems Aglaea is simply too gentle."

"Caesar…… they really dare to do it."

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"Aya, you're not feeling well today…… another sleepless night?" Tiboo looked worriedly at Aglaea.

"... Yeah." Aglaea let out a deep sigh.

"*We* know. The Titans sent you a divine revelation… If you wish, you can always chat with *us*, just like when you were little. No matter what happens, *we* will never leave you."

"I know, and I understand that fate can never be overturned. So, what I worry about is not the future…… Last night I stayed up all night merely weaving clothes and towels for the refugees. The Golden War was unjust, it shattered their dignity, but people have the right to maintain dignity down to the finest details of life."

"Aglaea slowly closed their eyes: 'If one day, even Weng Faluosi could discard these... then, whether ordinary people, golden descendants, or the Titan gods, they would probably be no different from beasts.'"