Under the anchoring of the Aeon of Erudition, Nous, the future of the Star Rail universe is theoretically calculated and should not produce variations.
All other parallel universes with possibilities are "pruned" by Nous, turning into Memoria floating outside the universe, governed by Fuli, the Aeon of Remembrance who has not yet ascended to the position.
This should be the balance mutually maintained among the major Aeons, including the Madman Nanook.
After all, the birth and death of the universe are trivial matters to them; what is important is how they achieve their respective goals.
Just like Nanook himself knows that slapping the universe into oblivion is meaningless, because the next second, the universe would be fully resurrected by some other Aeon.
Perhaps this is the significance of Old Equilibrium (Aeon of Equilibrium), who has never appeared or shown any damn use.
So, has Nous given up?
Or did He reach some unknown, dirty deal with Boss Mabel to make such a decision—one that would make His biggest fan, the Lord of Silence, so angry she couldn't eat for three days?
Suke pondered secretly.
"How was it? Did the exchange between the two of you, the General, and the Master Diviner go smoothly?"
Outside the Seat of Divine Foresight, Qingque was waiting.
Although she still wore dark circles under her eyes, her spirits were obviously much higher.
"If you two have any requests, just tell me. The General has already ordered that I will act as your guide during your stay on the Luofu Xianzhou."
"Finally, I can escape the old Master Diviner and slack off on paid time, sigh~"
Could it not be smooth? It was so smooth I almost became your direct superior.
Little Queer, whose mind was full of slacking off, obviously didn't know the scene that had just occurred inside the Seat of Divine Foresight and was still rejoicing in her situation of suffering turning into happiness.
"Qingque? Why are you here? Is the Master Diviner also inside the Seat of Divine Foresight?"
"Wait, these two are..."
Before Suke could order Qingque to stir-fry two dishes for him, a young man's voice came from not far away.
The Cloud Knight Lieutenant, Yanqing.
At this moment, his face was full of seriousness, as if he were about to face some important mission.
"Ah, it's Yanqing. The old Master Diviner is currently inside."
"As for these two, they are the saviors of the old Master Diviner and me, Little Queer, whom the General just finished receiving. Didn't you always say you wanted to meet the hero who could defeat a Lord Ravager?"
"Here, the person is right in front of your eyes~"
Qingque responded to Yanqing.
"!"
Hearing Qingque's words, Yanqing's expression changed visibly.
He clasped his fists and bowed to Suke, then said:
"I did not expect that I, Yanqing, would fail to recognize Mount Tai. As the person who single-handedly eliminated a Lord Ravager, Your Excellency is truly low-key."
"Presumably, this is the so-called realm of returning to simplicity?"
"My name is Yanqing, humbly serving as a guard at the General's residence. I have admired Your Excellency's great name for a long time. I wonder if Your Excellency has time to enlighten me?"
Suke: "?"
Facing Yanqing, whose eyes revealed a blazing brilliance directed at him, Suke slowly typed out a question mark in his mind.
No, after that truckload of words, he almost didn't understand what you were saying.
Whether it's returning to simplicity or not, Suke doesn't know, but young man, have you misunderstood something? The one who single-handedly insta-killed the Lord Ravager wasn't him, ah?
Why are you saying these things to him?
"Hey, hey, Yanqing, that's very rude!"
Seeing this, Qingque hurriedly interrupted Yanqing's intention.
Although Yanqing had always been like this, fearless in challenging the strong to hone his swordsmanship, having truly witnessed that immeasurable light that filled the cosmos in the blink of an eye, Qingque felt that Yanqing was purely an old god of longevity eating arsenic.
Challenging someone a tier stronger than oneself is training; challenging someone a dimension stronger than oneself is purely meaningless!
It would be more reliable to win two rounds against the opponent at the Celestial Jade table.
"I know I am overestimating my capabilities."
"But I don't have much time left. The former Luofu Sword Champion is about to be transformed into a new Lord Ravager. To prevent her from returning to the Xianzhou, I must become stronger without leaving any room for error."
"This is the responsibility I must bear on my path to becoming the new Sword Champion, and also the danger I must overcome."
Suke: "?"
Listening to Yanqing's words, Suke was confused again.
No, is this the top secret you mentioned, Jing Yuan-yuan? Why does it feel like your guard knows more than you do?
Didn't you just say she was taken away by Old Na? How did it turn into being transformed into a Lord Ravager now?
"Please forgive my rudeness, you two. I need to report to the General first and state the matter the Stellaron Hunter told me."
Oh, so the Stellaron Hunter told you. That's fine then.
"This matter is extremely urgent; I shall take my leave first."
Should it be called the nature of a young man?
Yanqing didn't feel it was inappropriate to state such intelligence to Suke and his companion, who were outsiders. Perhaps it was also because the two were the saviors of hundreds of Cloud Knight soldiers.
Clasping his fists at the two again, Yanqing went straight into the Seat of Divine Foresight.
Watching him, Suke wanted to speak but stopped.
Forget it, let him misunderstand. It's better for Yanqing to seek him out than to seek out Tsukishiro Yuki.
At least he could take a few strikes from Suke instead of being abruptly insta-killed by Tsukishiro Yuki.
"Let's go, you two~ I, Little Queer, will take you to experience our local characteristic culture of the Luofu Xianzhou, Celestial Jade..."
"It's terrible! Something big happened, Qingque!"
However, before Qingque's voice could fall, another panicked voice came from not far away.
"Sushang?" A young girl dressed as a Cloud Knight was seen running over, looking rash and clumsy.
"I was entrusted by Master Gongshu of the Artisanship Commission to report an important matter to the General. Is it okay to enter the Seat of Divine Foresight now?"
"...Your superior Lieutenant just went in; it should be fine."
"Great, see you later then!"
So Suke watched another person run into the Seat of Divine Foresight. He had to lament that this central hub of the Luofu was actually quite accessible to the people; anyone could enter.
Fortunately, he didn't agree to be the General for Jing Yuan, otherwise, he would be annoyed to death every day.
"Alright, you two, let's hurry..."
"Idle people, retreat quickly! We have an urgent matter to report to General Jing Yuan!"
Qingque seemed to have fallen into a reality where she could never finish her sentence. This time, the commotion coming from not far away was even louder.
A group of Vidyadhara elders led people angrily to the outside of the Seat of Divine Foresight, shouting at the Cloud Knight guards.
"The Lady High Elder was just kidnapped by two Outworlders and is now out of contact!"
"We said before that the actions of Outworlders on the Xianzhou should be strictly controlled. Has the General become senile in his old age? Why did he not allow it!"
Qingque: "..."
"Sorry, haha, I made you two laugh. I, Little Queer, didn't expect the Seat of Divine Foresight to be so lively today."
"Those people shouting are the old fogies of the Xianzhou Vidyadhara race. It's best for you two not to interact with them, to avoid disturbing your mood."
"Next, let us..."
"That little girl from the Divination Commission over there! Seeing us, why do you not quickly go and report for us!"
Because of the large number of people blocked outside by the Cloud Knights of the Seat of Divine Foresight, a Vidyadhara elder shouted at Qingque on the inside:
"Is your Master Diviner Fu also here? Just in time, let her divine the whereabouts of our Dragon Lady and assist us in the search!"
"Those two people beside you, are they Outworlders? What time is it, and you are still chatting with such barbaric people? Do you not know the urgency of the matter..."
Seeing Suke and Tsukishiro Yuki beside Qingque, whose clothing and attire clearly did not look like Xianzhou locals, a Vidyadhara elder spoke out subconsciously—perhaps out of habitual arrogance, or perhaps relying on his age to sell his authority.
But in the next moment, a loud noise came abruptly!
"?!" "Ah—!"
Amidst a scream of pain, that disrespectful Vidyadhara elder seemed to be pounded into the ground like a nail by an invisible giant force!
The ground buried him up to his neck, and cracks still remained on the surrounding pavement. This sudden change caused the noise on the field to abruptly fall silent!
Even Qingque's eyes went straight!
She looked at Suke, who had a speechless expression, and Tsukishiro Yuki beside him, who was pinching the fingers of her right hand with her left hand while her expression remained unchanged, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
But Qingque didn't know what Suke was thinking at this moment. Suke only felt a bad premonition.
Could the matters described by these two waves of people arriving at the Seat of Divine Foresight one after another be related to the people he brought?
"Who?!"
"Who dares to commit violence in front of the Seat of Divine Foresight? This is simply lawless!!"
Not sensing any Path energy, nor seeing any attack with the naked eye.
Watching one of their own being pounded into the ground, unconscious and foaming at the mouth, these Vidyadhara elders also began to panic!
"Although not human, you are simply noisier than humans."
"I wonder which Creator created a defective race like you, full of flaws. I really want to give Him a good lecture."
The Cloud Knights responsible for guarding the order of the Seat of Divine Foresight looked at each other, then scattered, opening a path for Tsukishiro Yuki and Suke, who walked out from their inner circle.
These Cloud Knights were insiders who knew about the two saving the lives of hundreds of Cloud Knight soldiers, so they knew in their hearts which way their elbows should bend.
Especially regarding these Vidyadhara elders who organized groups to make trouble in front of the Seat of Divine Foresight from time to time.
"You!"
"Arrogant Outworlder woman, you dare to speak out and defile our great Dragon Ancestor!"
Hearing these words from Tsukishiro Yuki, who appeared coincidentally after the accident scene, the person who dared to attack them around the Seat of Divine Foresight was undoubtedly her.
"Are you Cloud Knights eating for free? Why do you not quickly bind her and send her to the Ten-Lords Commission!"
"Speaking so disrespectfully, we will definitely use the power of the whole clan to..."
Boom! Boom! Boom—!
"Uh...!"
Like playing Whac-A-Mole, before this group of Vidyadhara elders could drop a few harsh words, everyone was embedded into the ground at the same time!
Only leaving their heads outside, they wanted to move, but suddenly discovered with extreme fear that they could not mobilize any Path energy throughout their bodies!
"Animus, you won't blame me for acting impulsively, right?"
"I don't care, but these defective races dared to speak out and insult you, Animus. This time I will just give them a small punishment to warn against major mistakes."
Tsukishiro Yuki held her cheek and said to Suke. She appeared very restrained, seemingly feeling that she had still been too lenient on these Vidyadhara people.
Suke scanned these old fogies all over the ground who looked like stunned moles, then looked at the group photo sent by Abigail in the public channel with Bailu, Stelle, and Meruru.
At this moment, they were starting a gourmet sweeping mode in Aurum Alley, already in a state of mouths full of oil.
Since things had come to this, it was impossible to say that the Dragon Lady's loss of contact was related to them.
However, he didn't know where BB ran off to. She shouldn't be continuing to pull pranks inside the Luofu Xianzhou, right?
Before Suke could contact BB, Jing Yuan suddenly came out of the Seat of Divine Foresight leading Yanqing and Li Sushang.
His face was full of worry, and Yanqing and Li Sushang beside him were holding their weapons with serious faces.
Looking like they were about to go to the battlefield immediately.
"Hmm, Your Excellency, you haven't left yet?"
Seeing Suke and his companion still lingering outside the Seat of Divine Foresight, Jing Yuan tried hard to show a trace of a smile:
"I made Your Excellency laugh. Some shameless cultists have infiltrated the Luofu, and I am about to order people to go and clean them up."
"I originally thought that after the stronghold of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus was destroyed and the Alchemy Commission was successfully shuffled, we could bring things to a close. But, sigh."
"Cult? What cult?" Suke blinked. Listening to Jing Yuan's words, there are other cults on the Xianzhou besides the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus?
"It is a newly emerged cult. It is currently unknown which Aeon they worship. It is suspected to be related to the mole in the Artisanship Commission. Your Excellency must be careful during your trip on the Xianzhou."
"Although the name of this cult has never been heard of, being able to infiltrate the Artisanship Commission, one of the Six Commissions, shows that they have planned for a long time, and their strength may not be inferior to the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."
Jing Yuan looked solemn. Even he actively walked out of the Seat of Divine Foresight; it seemed he was showing an attitude that he would personally take action with the Lightning-Lord as a last resort.
The Luofu could not afford a second tossing, especially under the premise of having just experienced the chaos of Phantylia and suffering significant losses.
"According to Sushang's report, this cult calls itself..."
"The Moon Worship Cult."
Suke: "?"
Nay, brother?
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