I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 468 - 468 467.Fear and Scream_1

Chapter 468: 467.Fear and Scream_1 Chapter 468: 467.Fear and Scream_1 “Destiny?”

Lu Ban had only seen similar terms in some movies; they seemed to be used for fortune-telling.

In the past, during the era of feudal superstition, when a person was born, their family would go to a fortune-teller for a divination. Although it was unclear by what method the fortune-tellers divined, they would often think that a child’s life might be lacking in some of the five elements and would add the corresponding characters to the child’s name to make up for it.

For example, if a person’s life lacked wood, their name might include characters like “Sen,” “Lin,” or “Zhu.” If they lacked water, their name might contain characters like “Miao,” “Yang,” or “Hai.”

According to this reasoning, Lu Ban thought that Qin Tiantian might be lacking in ‘heaven,’ otherwise, why would there be two ‘tian’ characters in the name?

He had never believed in such feudal superstition.

According to Lu Ban’s own explanation, what is called destiny is actually the time loop under the influence of the Silent Lands.

When a person is born, their future is clearly uncertain, but if someone travels through the Silent Lands to a certain point in the person’s future, then to that traveler, the fate of the person is already determined, and the loop of time is completed.

This means that now that Lu Ban knows Cui Siter, if someone were to travel back to Cui Siter’s childhood and attempt to kill him prematurely, due to Lu Ban’s existence, the adversary would be unable to kill Cui Siter and would miss the opportunity due to a variety of reasons, by sheer fluke or fortune.

When destiny remains unobserved, it is like the cat in the box, alive and dead simultaneously; once the box is opened, whether it is alive or dead, has been determined.

Of course, according to this explanation, as long as the person traces back far enough and eliminates all the people related to Cui Siter, then the vast network of observation could collapse, converging to the state where Cui Siter is already dead.

However, that would certainly be on the level of the rulers of the old days, or even higher beings. At that level, there’s no need for such convolutions to kill a mortal; one could simply do it directly.

So, Lu Ban does not agree with the so-called theories of fate.

And this material did not specify which Foreign Domain it belonged to, and in other worlds, there is no concept of fate. According to Lu Ban’s experience, this is mostly likely from his own world, from some haunted village or ancestral mansion – places such as these likely engendered the Life-pattern Jade.

He turned his attention to the second material.

Twisted Heart of the Swarm

The wasteland swarms block out the sun, and at their control is the Twisted Heart of the Swarm, belonging to the Queen Bug.

It is said the Queen Bug is merely a shell, and the Heart of the Swarm has its own consciousness.

Whoever is fortunate enough to obtain one, can control the Swarm.

“Has it finally come?”

Lu Ban knew that if it were not a blessing, it was a disaster that could not be avoided.

Even though he had always avoided going to the Wasteland, it wasn’t he who was chasing after the Foreign Domains. Instead, the Foreign Domains were chasing after him.

One day, he would still need to venture to the Wasteland.

Not to mention, Shia encountered Du Danping in the Wasteland, so it was very likely that the Wasteland still retained his Melody Shard. Maybe Lu Ban could even come across Du Danping in the temporal space of some Wasteland.

Moreover, the peculiar supernatural system of the Wasteland was also worth paying attention to.

In He Dao, the Night Country, the Abandoned Capital, Lu Ban had almost never heard any myths or history corresponding to his own world. Even if the customs and habits were somewhat similar, they were fundamentally different entities.

However, the Wasteland mentioned legends and terms of his world such as “Utopia,” “Plato,” and “Achilles,” and it wasn’t just a similarity in pronunciation; the meanings were also similar. Therefore, Lu Ban speculated that the connection between the world of the Wasteland and the world he resided in was much closer.

It was just that the prospect of having to take the Heart of the Swarm from the Queen Bug made Lu Ban feel that dangers abounded.

He looked toward the third material, Pale Knuckles of the Crane Cry Hermit.

Pale Knuckles of the Crane Cry Hermit

[After Taoist Crane Cry ascended, he left behind a molt with great power.]

[It is said that whoever consumes a medicinal soup made from the molt can remain youthful and gain immortality.]

[Among them, the palest knuckles possess the strongest spirituality.]

“Goodness, is this a corpse?”

Taoist Crane Cry had also appeared several times on Lu Ban’s task list and in the product descriptions of the Silent Department Store.

This seeker from the Abandoned Capital left behind a mixture of various items, even in death—ranging from plays and novels written about him by others, copies of notes scribbled by his own disciples, to his own personal annotations. This time, it was a heavy inclusion, directly his remains.

Lu Ban was unsure what exactly ascension entailed, but the leftover husk was clearly none other than a corpse. In the Abandoned Capital, such a corpse had become a material for food.

It greatly resembled the past European practice of using mummy powder to enhance certain abilities.

However, Lu Ban suspected that having absorbed so much knowledge from foreign domains, the body of Taoist Crane Cry might have mutated to some extent, possibly no longer even human in form.

And the so-called state of ascension was also debatable.

Therefore, consuming the remains of Taoist Crane Cry might indeed bring about some extraordinary experiences.

In comparison, fifty Silence Points seemed like a trivial matter.

Lu Ban could guarantee that the individual value—or the level of pollution—of these three ingredients would definitely be much greater than fifty Silence Points.

“Wasteland, Abandoned Capital, and this world, huh? If possible, I’d choose the Wasteland first.”

Thinking that enduring lingering pain is worse than a short one, Lu Ban decided if he could choose the Wasteland in the next mission, he would definitely pick the Wasteland without hesitation.

After checking the three ingredients, Lu Ban’s gaze fell upon the upcoming [Career Development Task].

[Career Development Task]

[In your world, you’ve already become a household name, achieving fame and success. Next, it is time to make your name resound throughout foreign domains. Try new creations, expand your audience, and let the entire Silent Lands cheer for you.]

[Task Requirements: Travel to a foreign domain and harvest enough fear and screams.]

[Fear and Screams: 0/10000]

[“Don’t come any closer!!!”]

“Foreign Domain?”

Lu Ban thought, was this requiring him to broadcast pieces in a foreign domain?

But indeed, he had already achieved fame and success in this world, and people across the globe had come into contact with content from foreign domains. Even instances of bizarre haunting events were contained by his staff within rooms, indicating a high level of pollution.

Yet, Lu Ban was not quite sure how to go about collecting this fear and screams.

Furthermore, aside from missions, he had no idea how to travel to other foreign domains.

“Speaking of which, Laika should be able to traverse foreign domains, and so could Feng Yu. Maybe I should ask them,”

Lu Ban figured.

“Time for dinner.”

Right at that moment, Feng Yu’s voice came from the doorway, and Lu Ban looked up.