Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?
Chapter 672 - 674: I Suspect This Task Was Outsourced

Chapter 672 -674: I Suspect This Task Was Outsourced

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“Hmm, I know. You take care of this matter,” said Qin Muye, as he naturally would not refuse. This adopted Crown Prince was key to completing his task, whether it was to follow the orthodox line or to revitalize the dynasty—he had to rely on this little Crown Prince.

“It seems there are even deeper reasons behind this,” he mused.

“It’s a pity I don’t know the Exile Technique, otherwise I’d kick them straight out of this world.”

“If that’s really the case, it doesn’t seem like a task that ‘Lord Era’ would assign. More like some power outsourcing to ‘Lord Era,’ and then ‘Lord Era’ subcontracting to me?”

“Father Snake, this seems to be quite challenging,” Qin Muye knew that the situation wasn’t out of control yet. At least the Snake-man Clan’s priest, Father Snake, could not take action on his own and, due to the Sealing, was almost as restricted in his Perception as he was, unable to sense anything from the outside.

“His plea for help this time is surely aimed at seeking ways to enhance the power of that group of rebel traitors. But at first glance, this 8th level seems a bit lacking, as if it hasn’t fully developed.”

“Which means there’s one month left. I have to find a way to prevent She Xi from using the altar for rituals.”

“But now it seems impossible to kick them out. That Father Snake has likely noticed the world’s hostility towards them. That’s why he came up with the idea of destroying Great Qian and taking its place.”

“Master, the King of Qi Mountain has been dealt with, and the Seven Sons are on their way here. But this legal principle…” Shadow communicated, implying that such adoption matters still require Qin Muye’s involvement.

Let alone digging out a Human Clan Emperor from a grave, even if he uncovered an Ancient Civilization, he wouldn’t be surprised.

However, due to their special nature, most Alien Clans’ strength lies around the 4th to 5th level after reaching adulthood.

Apart from that, the fertility rate of Alien Clans is extremely low, and some have very long growth cycles. Taking Snake-man as an example, even if fertilized, what is born is not a Snake-man, but a snake egg. Moreover, it must be incubated at the right temperature. Only if a small Snake-man hatches from the egg is it considered truly alive.

From the memories of the Snake-man who guarded the altar, it could be deduced that ritual sacrifices normally result in feedback from Father Snake, and there’s no problem in not performing them.

Great Qian is the key to the gamble, so the reason Qin Muye was brought here to restore the orthodox line was to contain this process, and reviving Great Qian meant completely eradicating those scoundrels.

But this also sidehandedly indicates something—this world is involved in much more than he had imagined.

Of course, this is just his speculation, and he’s not clear about the specific details.

When the time is right, Qin Muye will abdicate and flee. What else can he do? He can’t really stay here for a hundred years or so. He estimates that at most he can remain for about a decade. He might not be old enough, but he can let the Crown Prince supervise the state for a while.

The Imperial City, as the capital of Great Qian, naturally has the strongest national essence. Yet they actually want to mingle here, which is simply remarkable.

Compared to the Alien Clans, their power and civilization don’t match at all. Without discussing others, when Qin Muye was at the 8th level, even without the power, he could still use other methods to bring disaster upon Great Qian. The fact that Great Qian has lasted ten years is almost like a cheat.

The timing of the rituals is set, with one opportunity each month. However, whether to perform the ritual depends on She Xi’s judgment.

The altar definitely cannot be destroyed. As a channel of communication, it seems to be more than a one-way channel, and is likely one of Father Snake’s means of Perception.

Considering ‘Lord Era’s’ attitude towards the indigenous people, it doesn’t matter to them whether you are a person or a ghost. However, it’s unprecedented that this task actually involves helping the Human Clan.

It’s like dealing with a bunch of giant babies, who stubbornly don’t know anything.

From current statistics, the population of the Alien Clan is actually not that large, only around one hundred thousand people. The number of 8th level beings isn’t high either, roughly each clan’s leader is at the 8th level. Below that, there’s a pyramid-like pattern where the stronger ones are fewer.

Currently, the rituals seem more like a plea for help than a true sacrifice.

Like tricking Chen Liuhuan’s side, the influence of Great Qian’s national fate is there, but not so severe. On the other hand, the Barbarians are already able to use Extraordinary Power, which is a significant difference.

But these Alien Clans have been entangled with Great Qian for who knows how many years, and have barely managed to get to this point, which is indeed underwhelming.

Facing a rank 9, Qin Muye was not afraid, mainly because he was worried that if a fight broke out, the destruction of the Great Qian Country’s fortune would lead to the failure of his mission.

Even the Titan Divine Race, despite seeming backward in a Fairy Tale World, actually had their real civilization and technology in authority. On the surface, it appeared they had nothing, but they had reached the pinnacle in the system of authority.

During this period, various reasons such as miscarriages and dead eggs could occur, which was almost a one in a hundred chance of success. Qin Muye suspected that this was due to environmental factors.

Other Alien Clans had similar reproductive issues, and considering the Sealing of the Snake Father, he was eighty percent sure that these Alien Clans were not the native life forms of this world, but rather had come from other worlds with a high probability.

At first, Qin Muye did not have this feeling, but after finding that these people were suppressed by him, he did. It was just like children playing house—Qin Muye followed the rules because his mission prevented action, while the opposition was locked by their own narrow-mindedness.

Qin Muye could suspect that the Snake Father lacked experience when facing the New World, but he would not think the other party was foolish. Such a significant matter was most likely arranged by the Snake Father.

If Qin Muye did not get involved, the matter would not proceed.

Qin Muye also considered conducting a thorough investigation, but he could not leave. He could not casually leave the Imperial City now, so the task fell to the Spirit Monster.

If they gave up the comfortable life of high officials and rich rewards and left the political core of Great Qian, then the influence of the country’s fortune on them would become smaller and smaller. This influence was not even but radiated from the center, stronger at the core.

Even intelligence was reduced by the world, otherwise, a respectable rank 8 would not exhibit such behavior.

Although Qin Muye knew that the world’s uniqueness led to the rank 8 Alien Clans being suppressed by the country’s fortune, from the perspective of methods or technological development, they did not at all seem like a civilization that could possess rank 8.

Therefore, it was necessary to eliminate the danger in its infancy.

Thus, Qin Muye suspected that this mission might have been outsourced.

Therefore, Qin Muye was sure not to destroy the altar. Despite the altar usually being dormant and unactivated, if it were truly destroyed, it would be tantamount to directly causing trouble. What if the Snake Father had an anomaly—if he couldn’t move, it was fine, but what if the Snake Father came out?

He was worried that at that point, digging up a grave might uncover an Emperor of the Human Clan—after all, in a rank 9 world, anything could happen.

Now that he thought about it, the country’s fortune protecting him was not for Qin Muye himself, but for all the living beings below the heavens and those Alien Clans.

If it were a rank 6 world, these Alien Clans would have settled down by now, but in a rank 9 world, unless one were an existence like Qin Muye who devoured worlds every few days, it would generally not be possible to be the world’s opponent; His rich experience did not mean others were equally experienced.

In other words, the reward given by some force was enough to offset the loss Qin Muye caused to the “Lord Era,” and he could even make a huge profit, which was why they were so generous in waiving his debt as soon as he arrived and before he even completed his mission.

Under normal circumstances, if there were no necessary matters, She Xi would not conduct a sacrifice to disturb the Snake Father—it was only because this time the issue was too difficult to resolve that he chose to do so.

Therefore, he made a very difficult decision, “Don’t bother digging into the Human Clan’s undercover agents, better to just focus on the Alien Clan.”

Upon learning of this situation, Spirit Monsters had already begun to infiltrate various high levels of the Alien Clans.

This series of actions might be aimed at gradually localizing the Alien Clans, turning outsiders into local residents, and even darker, erasing the legitimacy of the Human Clan.

It’s just that the method might put a damper on future generations.

But once things got out of control, he estimated he would face quite a few rank 9s.

As long as he didn’t meddle unnecessarily, these things would not come to light. This was a truth he had learned through practice. Even if there was a need to excavate, it could wait until after the mission was completed.

As for fighting with the Alien Clan? That’s just nonsense. If it weren’t for the rebel soldiers causing trouble, by now those Alien Clans would have been skinned and turned into Primordial Dragons; they would have had no chance to struggle.

As for the existence similar to the Snake Father within other Alien Clans, it’s possible… they were assimilated by the world or directly turned into fodder.

In any case, Qin Muye was sure not to suffer a loss, as for who would, that was not his concern.