Chapter 418: Third History

Keni and Sharuke, one a traveler of all histories and the other a key officer of the Resistance Army, were suddenly turned into male and female servants on the farm under Aaron's hand. They seemed free every day, but in reality, they were restricted tightly—using the ability of a 'Philosopher', Aaron placed a restriction within their Spirituality. Whether they wanted to leave the farm or pass on a call for help through other means, as long as they broke the restriction, or even just gave birth to the thought, their bodies would immediately turn into a cage, trapping their minds!

After offending the rules several times and turning into an immobile puppet, Keni finally gave up and worked honestly under Aaron.

Not long after, Masei also secretly arrived here, bringing brand-new identity documents for Aaron.

Masei's public identity had nothing to do with the manor owners in this vicinity; this was also for better cover.

And after Masei's arrival, Aaron's research plan could finally begin.

Keni's appearance was, after all, somewhat of a coincidence. Although he judged that observing her up close would be fine, Aaron was not certain what would happen after in-depth research.

Therefore, the best method was—let Masei do the research!

As an 'Expert of All Histories', Masei could also see the History Mist on Keni, so there would be no situation where he would not know where to start.

What he wanted to ask more about was news regarding Green Forest City and the Sothoth Descendant, and even that Green Forest Earl over there!

"This... poor Miss Keni is only at the Third Primordial Substance, not even a non-human... it is understandable that she does not know these secrets between the Empire's high-level figures and the Spirit World," Masei replied with a bitter smile. "Although... I am equally interested in these! But the other party is truly ignorant!"

"At the same time, the natives of the New Continent could not resist the aggression of the Empire at its peak. More than half of the continent was reduced to a colony of the Empire, the vast majority of Native States were destroyed, temples were razed, Wizards were burned to death, and totem sacrifices and ancestor worship were abolished!"

"Sharuke..."

After Masei 'risked his life' to confirm that there were no problems or traps within the History Mist on Keni, Aaron finally began to act, cautiously and slowly tracing it back...

Aaron leaned against the back of his chair, picked up a cup of black tea with a lemon slice, and took a sip.

"Ms. Keni..."

In the study.

"The progress of history... is truly wonderful. Different choices by a king ultimately created a glorious Sun Empire!"

"I... I want to be with Keni!" Sharuke suddenly stepped forward, his tone firm.

Aaron shrugged: "I am preparing to hold a Ritual to open the 'Gate of Multiple Histories'. As an important 'Offering' and 'Landmark', you have no choice!"

Inside the farm.

It was just a pity that she was too short, making it look suspicious of using child labor.

"Then I am sorry, you have no choice!"

Masei reported to Aaron with excitement: "That history is based on the major choice of 'Sun King Arthur', and from then on, it diverged from our world... Before that, history was basically the same as our world, but at the key Node that guided the direction of history, 'Sun King Arthur' did not betray 'Dawn', but instead completely threw himself into the embrace of this deity! Invis gained unimaginable industrial development and became incomparably powerful..."

"Forget it, researching across a layer of history is inconvenient after all. Go and call the two of them over."

"After Keni's confession and comparison with the incomplete 'Historical Inscription'... I can basically be certain that she comes from the 'Third History'!"

"Then why are you still asking me?" Keni rolled her eyes in a very unladylike manner.

Time flew by, and over a month passed.

The Glaston Governor's Mansion did not make a big fuss about the failure of the exploration team; they only secretly increased the bounty on several leaders of the Resistance Army, among whom was Tony!

Besides this, the people in the colony only knew that the Governor's Mansion had wiped out several large Resistance Army strongholds and achieved a glorious victory. As for the destruction of a small exploration team, it did not even count as big news!

Some adventurers even swore after getting drunk that they had seen a massive Feathered Serpent flying past in the wilderness...

Every year, a large number of gold seekers and adventurers turned into white bones along the paths of the rainforest, which had long since failed to arouse much interest from the public.

Keni was wearing a black and white maid dress, paired with white silk stockings, looking quite cute.

"My world?" Keni's expression was a bit dazed for a moment, but looking at Sharuke beside her, she said firmly: "I don't want to!"

Instead, legends about the 'Feathered Serpent Treasure' and 'Historical Inscription' quietly emerged among adventurers and some secret gatherings.

Masei bowed and walked out, and not long after, he brought Sharuke and Keni in.

Aaron looked at Keni, who had been initially tamed, and revealed a gentle smile: "Do you... want to return to your world?"

"Our Ms. Keni is one of them... She was once a descendant of the nobility in the Old Continent and chose the path of 'Yao' at the time, but later her parents were implicated in a major case involving cult worship and were burned alive, and her noble status was stripped... She luckily fled to the New Continent and became a firm warrior resisting the Invis Empire from then on! And then... she traveled through various histories inexplicably during a failed Ritual and came to our world!"

Masei concluded.

"That was an era when 'Dawn' achieved a great victory... In the entire Invis Empire, only one church was allowed to preach publicly, and that was the 'Sun Church'! Everything else was denounced as heresy! All heretics and religious texts would be burned, ordinary people involved in cults would suffer cruel persecution, and any Extraordinary who walked a path other than 'Yao' would be burned to death immediately upon being caught... The brutality of the Sun Monks in the Inquisition was even worse than the Investigation Bureau!"

"Before Keni was born, the Invis in the Third History had already defeated and annexed the powerful Romani Principality and the Tessago Empire, seized the title of 'Emperor' from them, and became the 'Invis Empire'!"

"The remaining heretics could not survive in the Old Continent and fled to the New Continent one after another, joining the remaining Wizards of the Native States, hiding in corners where the radiance of the sun could not shine to linger on in their death throes!"

Aaron sighed, then asked: "And then? How did the deities in the Spirit World view 'Dawn'? What was the relationship between the high-level figures of the Invis Empire and the Sun Church? What major events happened in the Spirit World over there?"

Tears welled up in Keni's eyes; she was clearly moved.

"I... I want to send you back." Sharuke touched Keni's head honestly: "After confirming you are safe, I will come back. I still have my people and my cause here. I wish you happiness... Ah, why are you kicking me again?"

(End of chapter)