Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 721 - 332. "In English

Chapter 721: 332. "In English

Li Aozi fell silent.

Disweil’s statement took him by surprise.

In the previous life game "Starry Abyss," there was no concept of a "Secret Society," and even the term never appeared. Li Aozi once thought it was due to the ’Cognition Filter’ loaded by the Qiqiao Network, which was meant to protect the player from being eroded by the Secret, choosing to block all information.

If that were indeed the case, then as the person most familiar with society in the Layer Abyss, Mr. Disweil must have been well aware of the structure of the Secret Society.

But now, Disweil claimed he knew nothing about it.

Either he was lying, or the ’Secret’ ability of the Secret Society far exceeded Li Aozi’s imagination.

The first point, lying—lying was impossible—Hunters could not lie or hide the truth from their companions after swearing to the deities.

The deities’ oaths in Starry Abyss were the highest form of guarantee. Even Granny Atamash, who provided Li Aozi with the Truth Drug, though esteemed as an Omega Tier (24), had to strictly adhere to the oath, unable to lie or use strength in the Layer Abyss.

Not to mention, Disweil was only Zeta (6).

So, the result was obvious... he truly didn’t know about the existence of the Secret Society. Indeed, all hunters in Starry Abyss were unaware of this fact.

"If a Secret Citizen dies, no one but their kind will remember them. If you still remember a citizen’s name, it means they are still alive."

The dialogue with Zaniya surfaced in his mind. Li Aozi had once been puzzled by these words, but now, he understood what it meant.

For example, if there was a Secret Citizen named "Arthur," during his lifetime, Arthur, as a Secret Citizen, appeared no different from ordinary people, maintaining close relationships with neighbors, relatives, and friends. He would call Li Cuihua from the flower shop every Thursday morning at ten o’clock.

Everyone knew Arthur was a good person.

But when Arthur died, from that moment, he was forgotten by the entire world.

The neighbors who frequently invited Arthur for dinner would naturally believe the opposite door was empty, the landlord would advertise the room still retaining Arthur’s warmth as a new listing, and Li Cuihua from the flower shop would flirt with Old Man Wu at ten o’clock on Thursday morning.

The entire world would forget you.

Thinking about it now, this was actually the self-protection mechanism of the Secret Society.

"On Baizhu Star, some refugees from Haines clearly stated: The Secret Society invaded Baizhu Star twice, three thousand years ago and one hundred and twenty years ago, but not only did it fail to draw attention, but the locals also quickly forgot the pain. The damage caused by Secret members seemed meaningless."

Li Aozi flipped through some data he had:

"However, by contrast, the damage the Mechanical World Society’s Mashigang did to us is still not recovered. Look here—this is a statue erected by Blue Chrysanthemum Village’s head, Luther, commemorating those who perished in the ’Mechanical World Invasion’ disaster."

"This is a movie shot by the people of Trevela City—the former capital, ’Under the Crescent Moon,’ documenting people’s self-rescue and survival history from society and terrorists."

"Various signs indicate: the Secret Society, Gaia, is different from other societies. It has unique abilities that make people gradually forget the history of being invaded and harmed."

"This surpasses all other societies’ abilities..."

Disweil found it hard to believe:

"Leoz, do you understand? If what you said is true, then the Secret Society is our most dreadful enemy in Starry Abyss."

"There’s no need to use ’will be,’ it is now. Even the remote Fairy Galaxy—Azure Star has discovered their traces."

Li Aozi turned on a projection on his tablet, pointing to a point:

"When I was investigating the Secret Society, I discovered they have a common trait."

"Is this... a language?"

"Yes."

Li Aozi said:

"Secret Society members, as long as they successfully corrupt, will naturally master a language different from any region or civilization in Starry Abyss. Among them, their impression of this language is consistent: English."

"English? Hard-changing history? Hard isolation room? Must give interest?"

Disweil frowned.

"In simple terms, Secret Citizens all speak ’English.’

Li Aozi made a more reserved suggestion:

"From this perspective, biological entities that speak English or communicate using English, we must leave none, utterly exterminated. Only in this way can Starry Abyss be absolutely safe."

"...The secret is a society coming from another universe, this is too bizarre. We always thought that other universes were all consumed by the three Destroyers, and only we were survivors." Disweil sighed: "Just this discovery alone is enough to earn you the highest historical award."

"Now it seems, we are not alone, but this is not a good thing." Li Aozi said seriously: "The Secret has unique Poison Blood. Unless you do not breathe, you will be harmed by it, and I almost died from it."

"How many civilizations do not breathe? There are just a few Elemental biolives, and even silicon-based creatures can’t manage it."

Disweil shook his head; this point was truly fatal:

"English... English, this sounds very strange, but I always feel it sounds familiar."

"Familiar?" Li Aozi was intrigued: "In what way?"

"Leoz, according to your data. English has 26 fundamental letters, ABCDEFG..."

Disweil, being very intelligent, quickly learned the language, then picked up a pen and wrote the English letters one by one in the air, and then wrote one letter under each English letter:

α, β, γ, δ...

"From Alpha (α) to Omega (Ω), there are 24 tiers."

Disweil pointed to the two rows of letters, suspiciously saying:

"Don’t you find... α and A look identical from a certain angle? β looks a lot like B, and Delta sounds similar to the English Delta, coincidentally starting with a D..."

Li Aozi frowned:

"Are you suggesting that the English used by the Secret is somehow derived from the same source as the hierarchy letters?"

"It’s just a hypothesis."

Disweil lifted his chin and said in a deep voice:

"Leoz, do you know how the hierarchy letters are sequenced?"

"I don’t know." Li Aozi shook his head.

"These letters are called the Helenic alphabet; you may not be familiar with this name. This is not a language from the Layer Abyss. It originates from an ancient narrative: Narrative No. 5—’Eternal Corridor,’ the limit of what we can contact so far."

Disweil pondered as he spoke:

"In the No. 5 Narrative ’Eternal Corridor,’ every word has only one meaning, emphasizing absolute rigor and focus. And the word Helenic is no exception."

"It means: Qiqiao."