Chapter 4041: The First Test

Xia De originally thought he would have to find those more ancient existences to know what the Ancestors were. He even prepared to deal with 【Desire】 again, but he never expected to hear this term again from the mouth of an alchemist today.

Of course, it was also possible that the "Ancestors" mentioned by the other party were not the same concept as the "Ancestors" mentioned by 【If】.

Mr. Mercury explained this word to Xia De:

"In the ancient creation myth, the ancient Creator did not create all the races of the material world. Races such as humans and elves do not seem to have been created by that ancient God.

It is rumored that the first humans and elves and other races already existed before the 'First Child' was created. And the first batch of lives among those ancient races of unknown specific origin, that is, the mortals who were more ancient than the 'First Child,' are collectively referred to as 'Ancestors' in the ancient classics inherited by the Association."

Xia De suppressed his surprise. In this way, he could almost be certain that the "Ancestors" mentioned by 【If】 were likely the same concept as the "Ancestors" mentioned by these alchemists. Those were the first lives in the world, lives that existed at the beginning of the world and were not created by Ancient Gods. Only such lives were worthy of the title "Ancestors."

"Okay, please continue. Then what kind of stories do the 'Ancestors' and the 'First Children' have?"

"The first children and the ancestors walked together on the primitive earth of the material world, and then jointly established the brilliant civilization of the First Era. In the Sixth Era of today, the descendants of the ancestors and the descendants of other races created by the Creator still exist, but the 'First Children' have disappeared."

Mr. Mercury looked at Xia De:

"The 'First Children' did not leave like the Gods; they just fell into a deep sleep after completing the tasks assigned by God. According to the ancient prophecy inherited by us, these sacred lives will wake up in 'Twilight'—

【The Creator's first children were born at dawn, slept in the day, and before the final darkness descends, they will wake up again in the Twilight Era, amid the crying of the 'Last Child,' giving the final test to all life in the material world.】"

Xia De blinked. Although he was prepared to listen to myths, he didn't expect to hear such content:

"What test? Do the 'First Children' want to fight the 'Last Child' to prove who is better?"

Xia De currently had two aspects of understanding about the "First Children," one was "Flesh of the Firstborn," and the other was that 【Active Metal】 was part of the "First Children." Because it involved both flesh and blood and metal, Xia De couldn't imagine what the so-called "First Children" would look like for the time being.

Mr. Mercury shook his head:

"No one can answer what the test is specifically. But according to our speculation, the 'First Children' will test the lives of the Twilight Era to see if they have reached the Creator's initial vision after experiencing such a long time. No one knows the specific form of the test, but we believe that the other party will aim to cleanse those unqualified races and start this test."

"And the 【Emerald Tablet】 likely records the information of the 'First Children,' and the power of that book will assist us in completing the test."

"But humans were not created by that Ancient God, so humans also have to undergo the test?"

"That is a test for all life in the material world. Humans may not be created by Ancient Gods, but the first humans could multiply on this land, which is inseparable from the help of the first children."

Mr. Mercury said very calmly, and Xia De looked at him seriously:

"You seem to want to tell me that at the same time the tenth Chosen One appears, the most ancient race born at the beginning of the world will also appear, and then compete with all the creatures in the material world?"

"It can be understood this way superficially. I even suspect whether this is related to the Chosen One ritual. Therefore, finding the previous generation of 'Red Stone' and obtaining information related to the 【Emerald Tablet】 from her is so important. This is for all life, all races."

"Wait a minute, does the Creation Sect also know this myth?"

"Obviously they know. The 【Creation Sect】 is the most orthodox successor of the ancient 【Creator Sect】, which is recognized by everyone."

"But the Church has never revealed such information."

"We don't know the Church's thoughts either. Actually, the split of the Church this time is very strange. We suspect that the 【Creation Sect】 wants to forge the 'Last Child' itself to resist the 'First Children,' but they know their behavior is against the rules, so they let the group of people headed by the 'Master of Constructs' leave the Holy See temporarily."

This was a bit of a conspiracy theory, but Xia De couldn't deny this possibility. Maybe all the above contents were just lies fabricated by alchemists to make Vigo hand over more clues related to her mother and that unknowable-level Relic, but maybe these were all true, it's just that most people didn't take such prophecies seriously.

Xia De considered it:

"Regarding the previous generation of 'Red Stone,' we can exchange information like this later. I have no essential conflict with you, otherwise, I wouldn't have easily let go of the two people who attacked me last week."

"Of course, the fact that they were able to return unscathed is enough to show that you and us are not mortal enemies."

"But the 【Holy Child Alliance】..."

"We have no further contact with them. When we first cooperated, we didn't recognize the identities of this group of people."

"And the 【Blood Spirit School】 and the 【Truth Society】..."

"These are illegal Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi organizations, and we will keep our distance from them."

Xia De could clearly hear Vigo behind him snort. Obviously, she still didn't trust these alchemists. Xia De of course wouldn't trust all the words of this group of people, especially their claim that they had no further contact with those illegal organizations.

Because the atmosphere of the previous conversation was quite good, the two sides exchanged views on things happening in the city afterward.

Xia De could feel that Mr. Mercury wanted to test his identity, so when talking about the "Giant God Soldier" on the night of the charity banquet half a month ago, the great battle at the 【Creation Sect】 Holy See last week, and the battle between two thirteenth-ring sorcerers above the sewage treatment plant the night before last, Xia De told his views as a witness.

This instead made the alchemists dare not test him. However, the vice president asked a very important question:

"Mr. Red Stone, may I ask what organization you belong to now? I know you probably won't want to join the Alchemy Association like Ms. Red Stone of the previous generation, but I think we can maintain this friendship generated because of the previous generation."

Xia De didn't say 【Witch Council】:

"I am alone now, and I don't have any power or organization, but I have many friends. The two high-ring ladies behind me are very good friends of mine."

Mr. Mercury nodded:

"Actually, coming here this time, we also have some small troubles that we want to ask you to help deal with together. Since you inherited part of the research results of Ms. Red Stone of the previous generation, I don't know how much you know about flesh and blood creation and flesh and blood decay?"

"My achievements in alchemy are very limited, and they are probably only at the level of seventh or eighth-grade students of the three major academies. In terms of flesh and blood research, I am just a beginner."

"Mr. Red Stone, you are really too humble. Then please look at this."

So the twelfth-ring female sorceress standing behind him took out a briefcase that had been prepared long ago. After the briefcase was opened on the table, inside was a glass beaker, and in the beaker was a bright red meat ball constantly hitting the bottle wall.

The meat ball was spherical, covered with grooves like the cerebral cortex, and some small flesh buds grew from the grooves. This thing had normal vitality, but also had obvious whisper elements. Xia De almost instinctively knew what this thing was:

"Flesh of a Pseudo-human?"

Mr. Mercury was slightly surprised, but nodded and explained:

"Yes, I didn't expect you to see it at a glance. This is an experimental product we got from an external organization when we communicated with them before. The camouflage characteristics of pseudo-humans also represent that their flesh and blood have changeable adaptability.

This flesh and blood underwent some complex experiments, but not only was the peculiar adaptability not activated, but the flesh and blood itself became a separate life form. This thing has very vigorous vitality, and once it is parasitized, it will almost immediately be transformed into a pseudo-human.

We don't want to create more pseudo-humans, so we tried to destroy this experimental product, but its vitality is a bit too vigorous, and this is a Relic derivative, almost possessing the characteristic of being indestructible, so we are worried that even if it is crushed, the powder will cause huge influence afterward.

Mr. Red Stone, do you have any way to destroy it?"

Xia De looked at him:

"Mr. Mercury, can I consider this as some kind of test?"

The twelfth-ring sorcerer laughed:

"Mr. Red Stone, you can understand it in any way, but we really want to know how much knowledge you inherited from Ms. Red Stone of the previous generation. You have already proven your strength before, but the 【Jade Alchemy Association】 does not only look at the other party's Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi rank when paying attention to a person's value."

Vigo didn't really want Xia De to deal with the things in the bottle. Although she had many ways to destroy it herself, she didn't want to do such things.

However, Xia De's idea this time was different from Vigo's:

"I will deal with this thing, but I want more alchemy notes of Ms. Red Stone, rather than these failed experimental records that can only be counted as."

Mr. Mercury made a "please" gesture, and Xia De leaned forward slightly, tapping the bottle body of the beaker with his right index finger. When the "dang" sound rang, the meat ball in the bottle hit the glass bottle even more crazily. It sensed a high-level existence of the same origin as itself. ===== CHAPTER 4042 =====