Surviving The Fourth Calamity

Hill silently looked up at the invisible air hanging on his chandelier: "Have you grown too fast?

I have some memories, and you should have them too, right?

Doesn’t your inherited memory contain them?

The God of Order on Heavenly Mountain established certain laws in the name of order to prevent too many existences from surpassing strong divine powers.

As long as you are a deity of order, you will face such trials.

Chaos doesn’t have them, but chaos... For the Evil Gods and Demon Lords in the Bottomless Abyss wanting to surpass strong divine power, the trials are even greater and more numerous.

Simply put, they might be directly swallowed by the Abyssal Will."

Aesces couldn’t believe it: "Really? I feel like I’m not as strong as that... um, Tai Ji from Toril?"

Hill helplessly pressed his forehead... Why does it seem like he’s been having more and more headaches from hallucinations lately?

"When you compare yourself to Tai Ji, just think about Tai Ji’s current outcome, okay?" He took a long breath and spoke slowly, "This kind of trial doesn’t wait until you’ve surpassed greatness to happen; it starts even before that.

You are the World Master, so that point comes earlier.

They hope that the emergence of great divine powers is as rare as possible, so the stronger your foundation, the higher your talents, the greater the attacks you will endure."

"So, am I really that strong now?" Aesces suddenly became happy.

Hill rolled his eyes silently.

"But why is it like this... Isn’t all of this my own..." The ever-confused Aesces quickly voiced his doubts again.

"There isn’t a God of Order specifically targeting you to cause trouble!" Hill suddenly felt ’Snow Cloud Peak’s’ pity, and decided in his heart to send some calming herbal tea to the Undead Tribe commander, "That’s the order law that all worlds related to deities must face.

Unless you plan to throw your world into chaos, you will inevitably face it.

This law belongs to the Multiverse, and more specifically to your world.

It essentially means you’re dealing with yourself! The smarter version of yourself!"

Aesces struggled to understand Hill’s point: "Then... why do all universes willingly accept this law?

World Tree, and the one in our family, aren’t controlled by Heavenly Mountain!"

"Of course, because it benefits them too." Hill sighed and couldn’t help but ask him, "Would you allow your world to have deities like Triton everywhere?

A world’s energy is limited, so you wouldn’t want anyone to share it with you.

The Multiverse is infinite, but that doesn’t mean power and energy remain unchanged forever."

World Tree, although it wouldn’t actively do anything against those increasingly powerful deities possibly equal to him, wouldn’t just sit idly and watch anyone surpass his existence!

Faced with such a situation, great divine powers doing nothing can be considered truly upright.

Can you still expect him to fight for the interests of those newcomers who vie for the same survival space as him?

Aesces pursued, "But why..."

"Why! Why! Where are you getting so many whys?" Hill finally snapped, "Do you think you’ve passed the test?

You’re definitely not past it!

This round, even if the Undead Tribe helped you take down Gaia and cleared the world, how much energy do you have left from what you’ve accumulated over the years?

Accumulating for another 100,000 years wouldn’t be considered long, right?

Stop mentioning these things you have no chance to achieve!

Remember to treat Lucimar well, lest you turn into a foolish pig a few hundred thousand years later!

Ah! I truly feel sorry for the Duke and Duchess; how could I insult them with your brain!"

Hill sighed heavily and retrieved the herbal tea he originally intended for ’Snow Cloud Peak’... Maybe he’d drink a bottle himself first!

No wonder only carved stones can become spirits.

The monkey’s master forbade him from returning, worried that he’d end up dying of anger after becoming a god for so many years!

"The duke you mentioned..." Aesces still wanted to ask.

But Hill had already activated the highest defense mode of the Magic Tower, which forcefully expelled his consciousness.

If Aesces kept asking, Hill suspected he might quickly pack up and leave this world... He still had entertainment he hadn’t witnessed!

If he endured all this pain and didn’t see the final scene, Hill felt he’d truly die of anger.

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’Snow Cloud Peak’ gazed at his tablet in confusion.

"What happened? Is there something wrong again?" ’Susu’ looked at him, continuously adjusting his glasses, and couldn’t help but ask with concern.

"Why did Aesces ask about the Duke and Duchess?" ’Snow Cloud Peak’ genuinely couldn’t understand why Aesces was concerned about two pigs.

Though they were indeed two very remarkable pigs... But they weren’t worth the attention of a powerfully divine being, right?

"Are you sure he was asking about those two from Cunlü’s family?" ’Susu’ widened her eyes in surprise.

"Hmm, Teraxil’s Duke, who else could it be! It’s definitely not humans he’s focusing on." ’Snow Cloud Peak’ looked utterly perplexed.

"Well... I remember he has a good relationship with Hill, maybe it came up when they were talking?" ’Susu’, though a bit puzzled, still managed to think of a possibility.

"I see... then... perhaps I can understand why those two names came up.

Tsk~" ’Snow Cloud Peak’ calmed down, "I actually wanted to say the same thing, but unfortunately, I must maintain some courtesy."

As he wrote down the answer, he couldn’t help but mutter, "Hill got asked until he was on the verge of breaking down!

It’s a pity that we couldn’t witness it.

If only we could have recorded it."

’Susu’ laughed softly, "Hill wouldn’t be happy to hear that."

"Ha~ it doesn’t matter, he won’t be mad at me for a while anyway, after all, I’m the one bearing more of the burden. Having been equally unfortunate, he’ll be more sympathetic towards me." ’Snow Cloud Peak’ glanced at the tablet, "But this guy’s temper is really... unbelievable, even after Hill insulted him as worse than a pig, he wasn’t fazed at all.

Just replied with an ’oh’, and it seems he’s quite keen on meeting the Duke and Duchess."

"Probably because he’s the World Master and doesn’t differentiate much between races?" ’Susu’ smiled, "Under the feet of deities, all beings are equal!"

"Thankfully Hill isn’t a deity." ’Snow Cloud Peak’ pursed his lips slightly, "I still prefer to treat people as people."

’Qiuqiu’, seeing the end of their conversation, came over, "The mineral reserves have been calculated, and they are indeed substantial.

Almost ten times bigger than the energy mine Mobi found in the desert.

Moreover, the associated gold mine is even larger."

"Did they finish drawing the mineral distribution map I asked for?" ’Snow Cloud Peak’ looked up, "It must align with the outer mountain range of Cain Valley!"

"Since you were in a hurry, they managed to draw two versions first." ’Qiuqiu’ directly passed it to him using the tablet.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ took a quick look and couldn’t help but burst into anger, "Which idiot included the area where Ambori is located?

Huh?

Am I supposed to dig for minerals, or play a game of capture-the-flag, with a fight going in and another death coming out?

Returning freely to the city, right?

Road Eunuch would probably die laughing seeing this map!"

Brilliant! Countless people sparring with Ambori every day... winning would mean escaping, scarred but with gold, losing means leaving with no money or life.

As for preventing Ambori’s robbery... even in their territory in Toril, when Last-Era Clan’s people pass by Ambori Temple, they have to shed a layer of skin.

’Lu Huayu’ once teamed up with them, and clearly explained Ambori’s nature, sternly stating it’s in Ambori’s nature, and those who dislike it should detour out of ally respect.

Those warned who still head there with money... they’re either idiots or troublemakers.

Currently, the Proud Sky Alliance and Last-Era Clan still need to cooperate, and no one plans to be the first to backstab.

’Qiuqiu’ froze, "Ah! I... I didn’t mention it, I’ll go right away to have them change it."

’Snow Cloud Peak’ stared at her back, loudly stating, "Foolish Qiu, have you forgotten to drain yourself again recently?

Cut down on the sea expeditions!"

In his scolding, ’Qiuqiu’s figure sprinting towards the other side of the hall didn’t even pause.

’Susu’ looked at her back, couldn’t help but laugh... there is indeed a reason why ’Qiuqiu’ could stay with Old Dog Snow for so long.

She not only has a big heart and holds no grudges, but she also never shirks from her own responsibilities.

She could have blamed Wenjian’s student for this... after all, the other party should also be aware of Ambori’s nature.

But she never uses ’should’ to cover up her own neglect.

’Susu’ turned her head slightly, "Qiuqiu is already doing very well!

Stop scolding her."

’Snow Cloud Peak’ curbed his angry expression and looked down again at the tablet, "She’s made no progress at all.

In the future, remember to remind her to be more considerate."

’Susu’ nodded, "I understand.

Eh?

Oh! Mobi Chenxin sent a message back, seems they discovered Luciella’s trail." ’Susu’ raised her tablet in surprise, "But the boy who should be by her side hasn’t been seen by their people.

He told me to ask you whether there’s any word from Zhu Meili!

And also, why sometimes you’re unreachable."

"If my communication is in a disconnected state, it means Aesces is here, his presence affects external communications with me." ’Snow Cloud Peak’ furrowed his brows, "Notify other clans; if they detect this, have them report to you first.

If it’s critical, come find me. If I’m with him, we’re usually in this hall."

"Okay." ’Susu’ restrained the overwhelming joy from her heart, nodded calmly.

"Zhu Meili mentioned that the boy was also there and even showed his face." ’Snow Cloud Peak’ tilted his head, "He just seems to prefer playing over girls."