180: Clearing customs, decision

Relic No. 3, top floor of a golden conical building.

Morrgan, the former leader of the Free Star Alliance and a powerhouse second only to the emperor of the empire, looked at the message on his wrist with a complex expression.

"Lomond, Emperor of the Star Dome Empire, fought against the beast tide outside the Mogan Star System. He eventually won using an unknown secret technique, after which his whereabouts became unknown."

Below the text was a video clip, capturing the moment he transformed into an Insect Beast, killed the master of the beast tide in an instant, and departed.

"You actually died... You actually died... Hahaha..."

Morrgan didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He replayed the video over and over, muttering to himself:

"I told you, you were no match for them, none of us are..."

"You clearly had a path of retreat at Relic No. 3, you could have lived safely... As long as they left, you could still be your emperor... Why did you have to go and throw your life away..."

He lowered his hand, his expression dazed.

As a family with a long heritage, he also had means to fight to the death.

But that would just mean trading his life for a few insignificant Outsiders, and he would definitely die after using it; he didn't have that kind of courage.

"I am not as good as you..."

After a long silence, Morrgan let out a long sigh.

"But since you trusted that thief who stole my kingdom so much... what harm is there in putting aside our grievances and helping him?"

He suddenly raised his head and said calmly:

"Statue of Liberty, I know you can hear me."

"I will order the Wings of God legion and the pilots of the 999 Star Fortresses to return and serve the Star Alliance."

"In addition, my ancestor was once a great explorer. In the star logs he left behind, there is an important piece of news recorded, concerning Ruin No. 1. Convey this intelligence to your new master."

"Of course, I don't have the courage to explore it myself."

Morrgan smiled self-deprecatingly: "But if he really wants to be a hero, that might be a good choice."

After speaking, he carefully took out a box, tore a page from an old, yellowed book inside, and waited quietly.

After a long while, a light screen lit up.

"Thank you for your generosity, Lord Morrgan."

...

Within the territory of the Free Star Alliance, Lihua Star.

"So this is the complete knowledge inheritance of level 2 to level 3 rules. It is truly unimaginable what kind of demeanor and erudition the predecessor who wrote this book possessed."

Inside the laboratory, Zhang Huaiyuan looked at the million virtual projection boards standing in the air, a hint of admiration and satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

This was deduced from the knowledge he selected based on that "time traveler associations compulsory education textbook".

From shallow to deep, rising from binary and the three-dimensional world to higher-dimensional analysis.

Although the selected knowledge only contained levels 0-30, and the exposition on level 3 rules was limited to some basics.

But these basics completely connected the high-end knowledge he obtained from those relic items, truly filling in the blanks.

If he had previously tended to win by surprise and take dangerous risks.

Then now, he was fully fledged and could overwhelm others with the sheer power of the righteous path.

The progress of "Creatology" had soared directly to 88.9%.

"I wonder what the situation is like now."

Zhang Huaiyuan activated external communications.

Previously, because that inheritance only had one chance, he had turned off external contact to avoid interference.

Of course, if there was a life-or-death matter, Statue of Liberty and Asroth could still force a call to him.

"Mr. Zhang Huaiyuan, you have finally come out of seclusion."

To his surprise, the first to send a message was the AI.

"What happened?"

Zhang Huaiyuan's heart sank.

If there wasn't an important matter, the other party clearly wouldn't be in such a rush to find him.

"Emperor Luo has fallen."

The AI's tone was somewhat low: "The specific sequence of events is all here. He ordered me to share my highest authority with you and asked me to tell you that he hopes you won't let him down."

"What! Old Brother Luo had completely perfected the level 2 transcendent atlas. With his strength, even if he couldn't win, as long as he wanted to leave, those trial takers definitely couldn't stop him. Who could kill him!"

Zhang Huaiyuan was shocked and hurriedly connected his consciousness to the video transmitted by the AI.

Beast tide invasion... defending with the strength of the entire nation... Outsiders causing trouble within the empire... transforming into an Insect Beast...

In an instant, everything flooded into his mind.

And at the end of the video.

Emperor Luo charged alone into the huge palace at the end of the world to suppress it, killing two terrifying powerhouses who absolutely exceeded level 3 rules, and simultaneously destroyed the seal that prohibited the entire world.

However, after doing all this, his entire body was completely devoured by the life form within him, turning completely into a dark red, hideous Insect Beast. He shattered the detection device on his body and lost his tracks.

"Old Brother Luo..."

Zhang Huaiyuan lowered his head, a sense of sorrow and complex emotions surging in his heart.

Strictly speaking, he didn't have much of a personal relationship with the other party; they were more like partners fighting against a disaster together.

But regardless.

A powerhouse who clearly had a way out chose to stand on the front line, and in the end, used his death to carve out a last glimmer of hope for the world. He was worthy of his respect.

"You are worthy of the name of a monarch... I will leave the rest to me."

Zhang Huaiyuan took a deep breath and regained his composure from the grief.

"Sir / Master."

The light screens on his left and right wrists lit up simultaneously, conveying concerned voices.

"The expeditionary force of the Orr Empire has been completely wiped out. We have captured their former emperor and a trial taker from outside the world. Do you need to go see them?"

"Don't rush yet. There is a more important thing to do right now."

Zhang Huaiyuan shook his head slowly, his gaze lingering on the palace at the end of the video.

The trial takers who descended upon this world were certainly a huge threat, but the forces behind them, who sent these trial takers, were the true enemies.

Even if he could kill all these trial takers, these people could still continuously send the next batch, the next next batch, or take action personally to suppress them.

If one wanted a true victory, the problem had to be solved at the root.

Countless lights and shadows flashed in his eyes.

The ability of Omniscient Deduction was activated.

Thousands of thin lines that only he could see spread into the void, eventually snapping one by one, with only the last one pointing remotely toward the end of the world.

"Thirty days... Is this the only chance..."

Zhang Huaiyuan's expression was solemn:

"Plan the fastest route for me. No matter what method is used, I must reach that palace within thirty days."