Work Prophet-Chapter 908 - 73: Across Time (Finale)

"This is a bit sudden... I need to think it over." Li Yu said.

"You'd better think quickly," Xu Mengyuan said while glancing at her watch, "because in an hour, this world will face its end."

After a pause, she continued, "Oh, I almost forgot to mention, there's also your payment for the job."

"This job comes with payment?"

"Of course, every job should have payment," said Ms. HR, "Once the world goes dormant, I'll calculate the remaining faith reserves. After deducting the surplus, there should still be some left.

"And it just so happens I have the complete design blueprints for an inter-dimensional teleportation device. Let me see if there's a way to send you back to another dimension."

"You can still send me back?" Li Yu was surprised, but then quickly considered something, "That would consume quite a bit of resources, especially during this time of resource scarcity."

"That's for you to decide."

"Then forget it, for now, surviving is our primary task. When resources aren't as scarce in the future, you can build the equipment for me," Li Yu said.

"That works too," Xu Mengyuan said indifferently, stretching lazily. "Alright, the serious stuff is done. If you have any more questions, we can talk after we leave here. Now don't disturb me, I want to bid farewell to this world one last time."

Ms. HR finished speaking, took a small folding stool, sat down on the spot, and turned on her portable radio. It was broadcasting an emotional adjustment program.

The parties involved in the program were arguing over trivial matters, and Xu Mengyuan listened intently.

Seeing this, Li Yu also took another folding stool and sat beside her.

The drizzle that had been incessant finally stopped at some point, and the dark clouds overhead were slowly dispersing, allowing sunlight to shine once more.

The salvage boat just floated on the sea surface, rising and falling with the waves. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

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Bratis Continent. Green Field. Double Rest Calendar 262.

Today, Teacup Castle welcomed a new guest, the current Emperor of the God-chosen Empire, ruler of Bratis Continent, Marco, who came to visit his great-great-grandmother in the family territory.

——The founding Empress of the Empire, the most legendary Queen Victoria of Bratis Continent.

Victoria was born in a remote area, merely the second daughter in her family, yet with the help of Prophet Merlin of the Double Rest Sect, she became the Family Head of the Arias family.

Faced with an invasion from foreign enemies, she did not surrender like other lords but stood up resolutely and defeated the formidable Solomon and his winged army. Then she advanced eastward, first seizing the Golden Valley and then crushing the Allied Army of the Three Kings at Deer Horn Gate.

In just over a year, she reclaimed all the territories of the Red Lion Empire, and then wiped out the Dwarves and the Elf Kingdom, completely unifying the Bratis Continent.

She declared that all races on the continent would henceforth coexist peacefully and equally, sharing the sole faith in the God, Saturday.

Yet this legendary hero, the founding Emperor, only ruled for a mere twenty-nine years. After twenty-nine years, she passed the throne to her adopted son, Abus.

She then returned to her former home in Green Field to continue growing carrots there.

Known as Ren Wang to later generations, Abus' background was even lower than Queen Victoria's; he wasn't even a noble. They say he was just the son of a butcher whose parents passed away when he was very young.

Abus met Victoria in Lake City before she was queen and stayed by her side ever since, first becoming her attendant, then a knight, and five years later was formally adopted as her son by the queen.

Due to his humble origins, he always sympathized with the commoners. During his reign, he enacted a total of twenty-three tax reduction policies and established the Royal Agricultural Fund to aid farmers on the brink of bankruptcy.

Because Abus was only human, he ruled for only forty-two years. After his death, he was succeeded by his son, Carlos.

Carlos inherited most of his father's governance philosophies and paid even more attention to infrastructure. During his reign, the number of windmills and waterwheels on the Bratis Continent exceeded 500,000, and the Empire built four railways.

In total, these added up to more than 500 kilometers, and he was popularly known as the Emperor of Trains and Windmills.

In general, Carlos was a good emperor, but his obsession with infrastructure, especially those iron contraptions that make whooshing noises and belch white smoke, made him neglect those around him.

He not only neglected his wife but was also inattentive to the situation of several princes, ultimately making a mistake in choosing a successor.

The fourth Emperor of the God-chosen Empire, Henry, ascended the throne for only two years, a reign so tumultuous that it even alarmed Queen Victoria in Green Field, who, along with the Double Rest Sect, dethroned him.

Replacing Henry was Carlos's youngest daughter, Anne. She had Half-Beast blood, granting her a longer lifespan than humans, and she reigned for nearly a full 120 years.

Anne's reign focused on two major reforms: abolishing the serfdom system and allowing land circulation. Although these reforms sounded simple, they were far more difficult to achieve than building railways and automobiles, as they affected too many vested interests.

And after Anne came the present Emperor, Marco. Marco arrived via train this time.

This railway from Crab's Corner in the east to Green Field in the west traverses the entire Bratis Continent and was under construction since Queen Anne was still in power, only completed by the year 261 of the Double Rest Calendar.

However, its completion made the Empire more closely connected.

Marco's favorite youngest son, Percy, also came with his parents to Green Field, and this was his first time visiting the Holy City.

At only six years old, Percy was favored by Ireya, who not only took him dragon riding but also read him bedtime stories at night.

However, Percy became sleepy after only listening for a while, so Ireya asked the Empress to carry him back to sleep.

But Percy woke up shortly after, and when he went to the hallway to use the restroom, he noticed light spilling from the master bedroom.

Percy was greatly surprised; the grandfather clock at the corner showed it was already very late.

Summoning his courage, Percy crept closer to the door, and at that moment, footsteps echoed in the stairwell—it was Marco, who had just finished dealing with urgent affairs from the Royal Capital, communicated via radio, and was about to return to his room to sleep.

Seeing his youngest son standing barefoot in the hallway, Marco took him along back to the room.

On the way back, Percy asked curiously, "Father, is great-great-great-grandmother staying up this late?"

Marco replied, "Mm, it's a habit of hers."

"But great-great-great-grandmother is so old, why would she stay up late?"

"Because she's waiting for someone."

Eyes wide with astonishment, Percy asked, "Who dares make great-great-great-grandmother wait like this?"

"Someone very important to her. Unfortunately, she has waited for over two hundred years, and that person has yet to appear. But she said that person never lied to her, and she steadfastly believes he will return.

"That lamp is left on for him. Alright, children shouldn't worry about such matters; quickly get to bed," Marco said, as he extinguished the lamp.

In another room, Ireya was also growing a bit drowsy. With age, her energy levels weren't what they used to be.

Just as she was about to close her eyes, the lamp flame in the room flickered suddenly.

The next moment, a black figure appeared out of nowhere beside the elderly woman.

The woman's murky eyes suddenly regained their brightness, shining with unprecedented brilliance.

She fixed her gaze on the person before her, who was also looking at her, eyes tender.

Though it had been over two hundred years, the person's appearance remained youthful, almost unchanged.

Everything was just like the night they first met.

"Merlin," she murmured.

"Ireya, I'm back," the man also spoke softly, embracing her warmly.