Life Game In Other World
Chapter 477: "King of Nightfall

Chapter 477: Chapter 477: "King of Nightfall

"Speak more slowly."

Roger looked at He Ao with a bewildered expression.

He Ao paused for a moment, organized his words, and then repeated his previous question.

Roger said he needed to consult his senior brother.

While he was asking, He Ao flipped through the dossier again.

"My senior brother says," Roger glanced at his bracelet, "anything with strong life force can please the Life Goddess. As for that Sacrificial Array you mentioned..."

He paused, looking at He Ao, his gaze fixated on him, "he says that Sacrificial Array is specially designed for Divine Beings, intended only for use with Divine Beings as the sacrifice."

"Huh?"

He Ao was taken aback.

Had he guessed wrong?

However, Roger quickly added, "But according to my senior brother’s understanding, during the Era of the Great Cataclysm, wizards who pursued Truth once used that kind of Sacrificial Array as a template and modified it into a Sacrificial Array that was not directed at Divine Beings,"

He looked down at his bracelet, reading slowly, "This Array could target any higher beings or high-level Transcendent objects, and was used by wizards to strengthen their connection with certain high-level Transcendent items."

"What does this kind of Array require for the sacrifice?"

He Ao immediately asked.

"Let me see," Roger focused on the text on his bracelet,

"The sacrificial object needs to be something with a strong connection to the sacrificer, such as a cherished possession or even a part of their own body. The closer the Soul connection, the better the effect. Wizards of that era often sacrificed their limbs to obtain the transcendent powers of Transcendent objects."

Just hearing the description was enough to imagine the cruelty of this method of sacrifice.

"Does your senior brother have the designs for the Sacrificial Array and the methods for conducting the ritual?"

He Ao asked softly.

"No," Roger shook his head slightly, "This method of sacrifice was lost before the Original Federation was established due to its excessive bloodiness and cruelty. Now, it is likely that only some secret books passed down from the Era of the Great Cataclysm might still contain records of this method of sacrifice."

He Ao leaned back on the couch, staring at the light above his head.

This method of sacrifice could explain the sacrificial acts of Janos’s father, since the Sacrificial Array had long been lost, and this Sacrificial Array derived from the Linked Sacrifice Array for Divine Beings. Thus, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s scholars in mysticism considered it a Linked Sacrifice Array was also a reasonable explanation.

And in Limen City, perhaps the only entity that could accept such a high-level sacrifice was the Fountain of Youth.

But if Janos’s father was making sacrifices to the Fountain of Youth, how did he come into contact with it? If he had encountered the Fountain of Youth, and it had even once flourished in the underground garden, then where was the Fountain of Youth?

Why was there no trace of the Fountain of Youth left in the underground garden?

And Stars Supreme Hospital, that was where the Andavi family unearthed the Fountain of Youth, with the history mural of the Andavi family recording that a mysterious Angel had buried the Fountain of Youth.

Yet, during the construction of Limen City, whether building the sewers or the underground parking lot of Stars Supreme Hospital, there was a need for extensive excavation below ground level.

Why were no traces of the Fountain of Youth found during such excavation?

Could it be that geological movements over the past few centuries had completely covered the Fountain of Youth deep beneath the earth? Or did that Angel conceal the existence of the Fountain of Youth?

But now, how did Stars Pharma get hold of the Fountain of Youth?

If Mar’s project relied on the Fountain of Youth, this would suggest that at least twenty or so years ago, someone had discovered the Fountain of Youth and had been utilizing it.

Why did Reid’s ’diary’ keep emphasizing that ’everyone would achieve eternal life’? If eternal life came from the Fountain of Youth, why would it be ’everyone’?

The last Stonemason who had control of the Fountain of Youth certainly had no desire to share it with anyone else.

Moreover, even if the person currently in control of the Fountain of Youth wanted to share it, Stars Pharma would make sure they couldn’t.

The idea that ’everyone could live forever’ seems almost impossible.

Unless the person who controls the Fountain of Youth already possesses some kind of power that can resist Stars Pharma.

According to the murals of the Andavi family, those who drank from the Fountain of Youth would become minions of the person who controls it.

These minions are very likely to be absolutely loyal to the master of the Fountain of Youth, which means that the contents of Reid’s diary could also be very likely influenced by the person who controls the Fountain of Youth.

Moreover, what is the defined scope of ’everyone’? The Federation, or Limen City?

He Ao felt that the questions in his mind had not decreased but instead had become more numerous.

Yet, between these questions, there seemed to be clear connections. He was just missing a breakthrough, the first thread to untangle the knot.

He shifted his thoughts back to the very beginning.

The elder Senator aimed to sacrifice something of significant importance in connection with the Fountain of Youth, highly likely in an attempt to control it. But he’s already dead.

The Fountain of Youth has fallen into the hands of someone else.

Information about the Fountain of Youth is extremely secretive and it’s not very likely that multiple sources would know about the Fountain of Youth at the same time.

Therefore, the current controller of the Fountain of Youth is very likely related to the elder Senator.

He followed the steps left by the elder Senator and re-conducted the sacrificial ritual, earning the ’favor’ of the Fountain of Youth.

With this in mind, He Ao clicked on his bracelet once again to log onto the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s intranet.

He rummaged through a pile of online files for a while until he found what he was looking for.

As expected, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had tracked everyone close to the elder Senator, even arranging drone surveillance over the Senator’s family dog for a period of time.

Including Janos, who had since become a Senator and had been under surveillance by various branches of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before taking office.

Although the Federal Bureau of Investigation lacked knowledge about the Fountain of Youth, they clearly deduced that those close to the elder Senator might conduct the sacrificial ritual again and therefore kept them under strict surveillance.

Especially the young Janos, who had the highest likelihood of being contaminated by Divine Beings at the primary scene.

After graduating from high school, Janos went to study medicine at Star Medical College and left Limen City. His surveillance responsibilities were handed over to other branches of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, leaving no surveillance records in Limen City.

However, considering that Janos successfully ran for Senator, his identity should have had no issues. The Limen City branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during their ten years of focused monitoring, found no signs of contamination.

After Janos became a Senator, the Federal Bureau of Investigation lifted their surveillance on him.

He Ao browsed through other surveillance materials; the results were more or less the same—no one had carried out related sacrificial rituals after that event.

The focused monitoring by the Federal Bureau of Investigation had basically continued for twenty years.

And by that time, the Mars Project had already been initiated.

Either the Federal Bureau of Investigation didn’t monitor everyone and someone secretly carried out the ritual.

That probability is very low, as the preparations for the ritual itself are not so easy, requiring a large amount of Transcendent materials. Moreover, such a powerful ritual inevitably needs a secluded space and would cause energy fluctuations in the surroundings, even supernatural phenomena.

If the Federal Bureau of Investigation wasn’t monitoring, it might still be possible to carry out the ritual, but under surveillance, there’s basically no chance to perform it.

Of course, it’s also possible that there was a ’slipup’ within the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

But this possibility is also rather small because Cults and exotic beasts are red lines for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; on these matters, the agency is mostly able to uphold its duties.

And if the Federal Bureau of Investigation had no issues,

Then it must be an unrelated third party who just happened to be in control of the Fountain of Youth and managed to control it.

He Ao slowly stood up.

Either the ritual had actually succeeded forty years ago.

There might have been an undiscovered third person at the scene of the sacrifice back then, besides the old Senator and Janos.

This person could have taken the place of the old Senator, becoming the actual master of the Fountain of Youth.

But if that was the case, what then had the old Senator sacrificed?

The sacrificial item was supposed to be related to the soul of the sacrificer, so why could the old Senator use it, and the mysterious third party as well?

The old Senator died with his body intact, proving he didn’t sacrifice his own body, but some ’beloved object’ related to his soul.

What could that thing be...

"Dad, Uncle Roger, I baked some cupcakes,"

The crisp voice interrupted He Ao’s thoughts, and Ennie carefully placed the freshly baked cupcakes that she had just taken out of the oven on the coffee table in front of Roger and He Ao with tongs.

"Thank you."

Roger reached out and grabbed a cupcake. When He Ao was immersed in thought, he would usually continue to read his research materials. The data from the Research Institute seemed to have given him a lot of inspiration, and his mood had been strangely excited these past few days.

He chewed on the cupcake and then appeared to remember something, lifting his head to look at Ennie, "Did you finish your homework?"

"All done!"

Ennie giggled with a smile.

"Good," Roger munched on the cupcake and nodded, "We can increase the workload tomorrow then."

Ennie: ¿

At that moment, she really wanted to snatch the cupcake from Roger’s hand.

In the end, she pouted and turned to the other side, "Dad, have a cupcake, it’s late, and you certainly haven’t eaten outside today."

Then she noticed her father was staring at her somewhat blankly.

"Dad? What’s wrong?"

Ennie looked at her father with some confusion.

"It’s nothing," He Ao came back to reality and picked up a cupcake, looking at his daughter’s tender cheeks, "It’s late now, go to bed."

"Oh~"

Ennie pouted her lips.

She placed all the cupcakes on the table and walked into the bedroom with her little cheeks puffed up.

Slam—

A loud door slam came from the direction of the bedroom.

He Ao couldn’t help but smile wryly.

He took a bite of the cupcake; it was quite sweet and the egg flavor was strong, with a smiley face drawn on top with frosting and chocolate.

It tasted very similar to those her mother had made when she was alive.

Click—

Just then, the closed bedroom door slowly opened a crack again, and Ennie’s little head peeked out, "Dad, you should go to bed early, too."

Then, before He Ao could open his mouth to urge her to sleep, she slammed the door shut once more.

He Ao looked at the cupcake in his hand and remained silent.

He slowly finished the cupcake.

Then he raised his bracelet and had Eve search for a piece of news for him.

A piece of news about a cremation that took place thirty-nine years ago.

After finding the information he wanted, he opened another piece of news.

It was about the Federation’s ongoing construction of No. 146 Fortress City.

The Federation currently has 145 Fortress Cities, and there are three more under construction, with No. 146 Fortress City being the earliest built and the most completed among these three.

This city does not yet have its own name; it is located between Dawn City and Ains City, a little more to the west in a vast, desolate wilderness.

The purpose of building this city is to consolidate the fortress defense line formed between Dawn City and Ains City and reduce the freight burden on the eastern and central parts of the Federation.

With the development of the Federation, the long transport routes between the east and the center can no longer bear the trade between the two sides.

And because of the attacks of exotic beasts, a large number of goods are lost during transport, significantly reducing transportation efficiency.

Therefore, a new transportation hub is urgently needed on this route to maintain the transport lines and provide protection to the merchant convoys passing through.

No. 146 Fortress City was born out of this necessity.

This city is very close to Limen City and Kaye City.

Although the construction of the new Fortress City is funded by the Federation, the Federation is only responsible for building the high walls and coordinating the migration of people from various cities.

The internal roads, houses, and other infrastructure are all funded and invested in by conglomerates.

A new city means a new big opportunity.

Currently, because No. 146 Fortress City is very close to the influence of Stars Pharma, they are responsible for the most investment and construction, and they are gradually becoming the de facto controllers of this yet-to-be-completed city.

He Ao projected the map of the Federation, staring at this not yet fully completed city.

"Roger, what kind of power do you think can fight against a conglomerate?"

He suddenly asked in a soft voice.

"Conglomerates," Roger grabbed another cupcake, "only a conglomerate can fight against a conglomerate."

"I’m a bit tired; I’m heading to sleep. You should rest early too."

He Ao slowly got up, patted his clothes, and walked toward his own bedroom.

"Sleeping this early?"

Roger glanced at him with curiosity and then continued to read his materials.

...

He Ao shut the bedroom door, locked it, and lay down on the bed.

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