Chapter 2695: Origin of Chaos

The sunset outside the window soon bathed the snowfield and the great lake, and dinner was soon ready.

Chloe took the initiative to suggest eating outside; she loved this kind of snowy weather, and Xia De certainly didn't mind. However, Chloe personally helped Xia De put on his clothes before ordering the maids to bring her a new dress.

Xia De later found the cat, which seemed to have had a good time, and then went with the cat and Chloe to the largest campfire in the camp.

When Xia De and Chloe sat down, many young women also sat around the campfire as a backdrop for the two while they ate. The firelight jumped, illuminating the camp nestled in the snowfield as the sky grew dark, and the dinner in the snow was already prepared; all Xia De had to do was eat.

Only then did Xia De mention his recent trouble, the matter regarding the mermaid. After Chloe heard Xia De finish, she replied with a smile in the firelight:

"It seems you have already found the clue about the Goddess of Love that I left for you after the 'Lost Forest' (Chapter 1714). Yes, of course I know about that mermaid. After I took the seat of 'Earth,' I saw relevant information in the Council library."

Xia De didn't see the connection between Chloe and "Earth," but considering that the "Earth Mother Goddess" was also the goddess in charge of the four seasons, and Chloe's process of becoming a demigod was closely linked to that winter goddess, the "Winter Maiden," it wasn't strange to think about it carefully.

"Then do you know its origin?"

"I do, and didn't you say it yourself? It is the embodiment of the concept of 'desire,' and it is a monster born in the earliest years of the Genesis Era... We now call the First Era the Genesis Era."

She was draped in a silver robe, smiling as she watched Xia De take the grilled meat skewers handed over by a maid nearby.

"Then what about its relationship with the God of Chaos you worship?"

Chloe shook her head gently:

"This question is very complicated. All I can tell you is that although the power of desire originates from the Goddess of Witches, it is indeed a natural evil. This involves some secrets of the Genesis Era, quite ancient secrets, related to the gods."

She watched her maid bring hot goat milk to the cat again. To welcome Xia De's arrival, she had made full preparations:

"You should know that the original gods were those thirteen Ancient Gods. But in fact, in the First Era, other gods had already appeared to varying degrees. But I can tell you this conclusion very seriously—the Ancient Gods held all the power in this world. Without the permission of the Ancient Gods, there would be no new gods... Of course, this was only the rule before the Ancient Gods left."

And the Old Gods who appeared after the Ancient Gods left also inherited the power of the Ancient Gods; Xia De already knew this himself.

"So the relationship between that mermaid and the God of Chaos is that the witches don't allow it to become a god?"

After Xia De finished asking, he immediately looked at the great lake not far away, but there was no abnormal sound of water. Chloe nodded gently, scooped up hot soup with a spoon, blew on it, and then brought it to Xia De's mouth:

"The books of the Council speak very vaguely. According to my own understanding and speculation, when the first batch of intelligent life appeared when the world was born, that mermaid was born because of wisdom. Originating from the chaotic nature of wisdom's disorder, it was incomparably powerful, but it never received permission to go further.

But this is just speculation. I can't explain clearly what happened at the very beginning. Even in this era, it is too far from the beginning. I even suspect that except for the Council's data, records related to this can no longer be found anywhere else."

Xia De drank the soup from the spoon, looked at the campfire, and sighed again:

"Even if other data existed, I wouldn't dare to investigate. I'm not yet qualified to probe the secrets of the Ancient Gods. Yes, that's too ancient. And I've been to a place called the Cadis Library, where a god once said that documents passed down from the First Era are contraband for later eras."

"But don't worry too much about that mermaid; the power of witches naturally restrains it."

"That also requires a Great Witch of at least demigod level, doesn't it? Our era doesn't have a young woman as powerful as you."

Xia De reminded, so Chloe expressed her dissatisfaction slightly:

"Yes, the young women of the future are too weak.

I cannot directly give you the power to completely suppress that mermaid. In the Sixth Era, where the Witch Council is declining, it is probably one of the most dangerous things in the material world... Are you willing to convert to the 【Chaos Witch】?"

"What?"

Xia De asked in surprise, but the silver-haired young woman shook her head herself:

"Wait, that doesn't seem to work either. If your body and soul really became a witch because of this, that would be too terrible. I only just enjoyed it."

She poked Xia De's chest with her finger, and then laughed herself. Xia De knew what she was thinking of, so he whispered a reminder:

"There are others around."

"So what?"

Saying this, she leaned over and kissed Xia De. The young women around really didn't dare to look. So, for the remainder of the dinner by the campfire, Xia De told Chloe about every contact he had with "desire," as well as his recent dangerous experience at the "Love Lake."

Chloe frowned as she listened, and only said after Xia De finished:

"Appearing in a dangerous but ambiguous image, and then helping you time and time again, but only charging a just-right price. This method is really good, no wonder you gradually relaxed your vigilance."

"Actually, until now, although I know it is very dangerous, I still feel grateful for its help before."

"That's why its methods are brilliant... You know that in the special space where the Council is located, there is more than just the Council Chamber as a functional area, right?"

"Council Chamber" refers to the round table illuminated by sky light and the thirteen chairs around it; that is the core of the 【Witch Council】.

"I know, every witch has a passage to other areas behind her seat."

Xia De nodded, so Chloe gave a suggestion:

"The seat of Chaos is the most special among us. For example, the Great Witch of Chaos of my generation often calls herself the 'Witch of Witches.' The area governed by this seat is the ritual venue for the rituals that need to be held to become a Great Witch with a seat. That is the most important position in the entire Council, symbolizing our inheritance."

She hesitated for a moment:

"If you want to deal with that mermaid, or at least find a way not to be threatened by her, try to go there to find the answer. Pray to my Lord, the 【Chaos Witch】, and see if you will get help... Don't convert to my Lord; I can't bear to part with you."

Saying this, her reddish-gold eyes looked down again.

"Don't worry, they won't agree to me doing that either."

But to enter such a key location, one also needs the consent of the Great Witch of the "Chaos" seat. But unfortunately, the seats of the four witches Xia De doesn't know yet happen to be Chaos, Creation, Sun, and Moon.

Therefore, if he wants to try, Xia De has to contact new witches again. This is obviously not something that can be done recently, so he can only wait until the matter of the Vesta Forest is over before finding a way.

Since it was hard to be with Chloe for such a long time, Xia De didn't spoil the mood by only mentioning his troubles. After the two finished dinner, Xia De suggested taking a walk by the lake with Chloe.

So Chloe let Xia De wait for a while, and the maids moved quickly, laying out a full circle of ice-made street lamp poles around the shore of the Star Fall Lake, elegant, solemn, but without losing modernity.

As Chloe snapped her fingers, clusters of warm-colored light radiated from the crystal-clear ice lamps. The path by the lake was illuminated. When Xia De walked in the snow holding Chloe's hand, he had to admire the hands-on ability of the maid young ladies.

In the snowfield far away from the civilized world, walking in the snow under the ice lamps around the great lake, this is probably the most romantic thing.

Little Mia was left in the camp to be taken care of by the maid young ladies, and only Xia De and Chloe walked and laughed in the heavy snow. The lamps made their shadows sway again and again, and the snowflakes could not block the distance between their hearts.

The temperature was indeed very low, but the hands held together were very warm. Chloe looked at Xia De and smiled as she talked about how he was preparing to expand the house to welcome their arrival, and even felt at that moment that her whole body was about to melt. This temperature was even more... actually, she liked it very much.

So she held Xia De's hand tighter, hoping that this small path along the lake would never come to an end. Clearly, two strings of footprints were moving forward together, but she knew their directions were ultimately different.

No one mentioned those troublesome things while walking in the snow, and although there were clouds in the sky on the snowy night, the moon could still be seen clearly. Xia De saw Chloe look up at the moon more than once, and when he asked, the silver-haired young woman replied:

"I am praying to the moon, hoping that He can let me see you again sooner."

A certain light flashed in her reddish-gold eyes, and she stood on tiptoe and kissed him in the snow.

Before the winter of the next 1854 arrived, this was probably Xia De's deepest impression of a snowy day. Slightly cold lips, a short young woman, silver long hair, and a passionate soul.

Six hours, compared to every time the time key is used, is indeed very long, but for those men and women who reunited after a long wait, it was exceptionally short. By the time Xia De and Chloe finished their walk in the snow, the night was getting deep, and more than half of the six hours had passed.

They returned to the camp together. Chloe gave a few instructions to the maids, and then looked at Xia De with strange eyes:

"Actually, I don't want to make you feel like I'm this kind of young woman, but since there is time this time... come and hold me."

Saying this, she opened her arms to Xia De, and Xia De picked up the petite silver-haired witch and walked toward her own tent. The maids blushed and whispered to each other after their Emperor disappeared, and as for what was about to happen in that tent, I don't know how many people's dreams it would appear in tonight. ===== CHAPTER 2696 =====