Mini World Game Console-Chapter 656 - 657: You Still Dare to Sleep【Second Update】

Facing Los's inquiry, Kerinake and the other Dragon Priests shook their heads. "This information has not been handed down. We do not know what the Dragonborn saw in the Azure Silver Abyss after transcending the world's limits."

"But the Sixteen Great Monarchs witnessed it. Then, a civil war broke out. Powerful beings comparable to the Great Lords fell one after another, and other races completely disappeared from history, leaving only us, the Didra Human Race."

"The Dragonborn also completely perished, but they left behind this skeleton containing boundless secrets."

Los, thoughtful, looked at the Dragon Priests. "Are you... the descendants of other races?"

Nine Dragon Priests shook their heads together. "No, we are all from the Didra Human Race. In this world, there are no other intelligent races besides the Didra."

"I understand what you mean," Kerinake said. "Since we are not from other races, why would we oppose the Didra Empire?"

"Because, after the Sixteen Great Monarchs annihilated the other races, they did one more thing."

Kerinake suddenly asked, "What difference do you think there is between Dark Descending and the outside?"

Los replied, "There's no Shelter of the Great Lords here."

"What else besides the Shelter of the Great Lords?"

Los hesitated for a moment, thinking, Aside from the Shelter of the Great Lords, there really isn't much difference here from the Outer World. Although the Spiritual Power Hub and building materials are strange, they still have automatic doors, display screens, elevators, and escalators...

Kerinake said, "Aside from the Shelter of the Great Lords, the technological level of the Didra Empire is not much different from Dark Descending. However, Dark Descending is at least a relic from a thousand years ago. To this day, we still cannot fully understand its technology and can only copy and use it simply."

"It is normal for Dark Descending not to progress, as we have too few scholars. However, the Outer World's technology level is comparable to that of Dark Descending from a thousand years ago. This indicates that the Outer World's technology hasn't progressed for a millennium.

From the scriptures, we Dragon Priests discovered that several technological revolutions occurred in ancient times, each happening at progressively shorter intervals. Yet, why hasn't a single technological revolution taken place in the Outer World in the past thousand years?

This is the reason why we, the Dragon Worship Cult and residents of Dark Descending, are rebelling against the Didra Empire: The Sixteen Great Monarchs locked technological progress."

Los also realized. "The Great Lords want to stop the Didra Plane from falling into the Azure Silver Abyss?"

Kerinake nodded and drew a black line on an illusory Azure Silver River. "Exactly. They must have seen something through the eyes of the Dragonborn, which is why they stopped the further development of civilization, trying to remain eternally at this point in the Azure Silver Abyss."

Los thought for a moment, not angered but instead said, "It might be that the Sixteen Great Monarchs want to protect us... Perhaps they saw a future of Doom and therefore wanted the falling Plane to halt."

"Maybe so, but they were wrong," Kerinake said. "Because the Azure Silver Time-River is also the soil necessary for the survival of planes. Once the Didra Plane stagnated, it could no longer obtain energy from the river, resulting in the depletion of Spiritual Energy with each use.

However, all the Spiritual Energy is controlled by the Great Lords, and common people aren't able to sense this change.

Therefore, the Didra Plane must invade other planes to obtain energy from the Time-River to continue to survive.

Otherwise, the Spiritual Energy would eventually run out, and the Great Lords would either watch their own Annihilation or lift the ban on civilization's progress."

Los nodded. "It sounds reasonable. Although it requires sacrificing other planes, as long as our Plane survives, it's not too bad."

Kerinake replied, "Indeed, I don't feel sympathy for other planes either. But the records left by the Dragonborn pointed out one thing: civilization cannot remain stationary; it will inevitably spiral and advance with time.

The acts of the Great Lords can only delay; their efforts are ultimately in vain.

But they are determined not to let the Didra Plane continue to descend. What choice do you think the Great Lords will make? I heard from Lydia that you are an Angel Envoy of Duke Fakas. Do you think any of the Sixteen Great Monarchs are kind?"

Los hesitated for a moment. "Apart from 'Scorching Sun' Meridia Grand Duke and 'Star Moon' Azura Grand Duke, the other Great Lords... are mostly evil and cruel. Duke Fakas also possesses a mixture of good and evil."

Kerinake asked, "What do you think the selfish and cruel Great Lords will choose to do when they realize that civilization cannot be stopped from advancing?"

Los was stunned, and Lydia replied, "They would destroy civilization."

"Exactly," Kerinake said. "This is why we renounce the Didra oath and rebel against the Didra Empire in the name of the Dragon Worship Cult: the Dragonborn of the past already prophesied that the Great Lords will destroy all civilization to ensure their own eternity—including Didela Wenming!"

"When the Great Lords used the power of the Didra people to destroy other races, they consumed too much Spiritual Energy in the Plane. So much so, that the Great Lords can't even descend to the Outer World and can only issue orders from the Inner World.

In such a state, they can't destroy Didra, so they reluctantly slow Didra's development, waiting for the next planar invasion.

As long as Xides Young Lord's invasion is successful and the Didra Plane gains enough energy, the Great Lords will descend to the Outer World and destroy everything!

To completely extinguish the spark of civilization, they will plunge the Outer World back into darkness and also reclaim all Inner Worlds, restarting the Plane!

This way, they can at least keep the Plane at a halt in the Azure Silver Abyss for 10,000 years. If civilization develops again, they can repeat the process and destroy it once more, leaving only mortals to serve them."

Kerinake looked at Los and said, "This is the reason for the rebellion in Dark Descending. Even if we are willing to hide in Dark Descending, we are just waiting to die!

And you and those you wish to protect cannot escape this fate, only to become dust obliterated for the Great Lords' eternal life!"

Los fell silent.

Not just Los; Ren Suo was also absorbing this peculiar worldview.

Spacetime is an abyss-like river; all planes are fish within this river, and all fish, once they grow, swim downwards.

Small fish are upstream; big fish are downstream. Occasionally, a 'fish' jumps out of the river to get a glimpse of the distance, like the Didra Plane's Dragonborn and the Sixteen Great Monarchs. They then decide to halt the development of the 'fish,' making them stay in that part of the river. They would rather carve away their own flesh and blood to revert to being small fish than continue swimming downstream.

Downstream, what exactly happens to the fish?

Are they eaten by other, more terrifying predators?

Was the downstream area a polluted zone, where fish went only to become infested with maggots, turn black, and decompose?

Or was there a higher plane of 'humans' fishing?

For the first time, Ren Suo took a keen interest in the game's worldview, curious about what both the Dragonborn and the Sixteen Great Monarchs had truly seen. He hastily asked Los to push the story forward.

Los said, "I understand."

Kerinake asked, "Then, are you willing to help us?"

Los replied, "All I want is to kill Sony and save Lorifes."

Kerinake casually swept away the illusion of the Azure Silver River and said, "As long as you obtain the power of the Dragonborn, everything will be as you wish."

"With the power of ice and fire, you can make your enemies suffer extreme pain. With the mighty dominance of a Warrior Pioneer, you can break through armies and slaughter your foes. With the deathly arts of the Dark Assassin, you can silently approach your enemies, torturing them painfully before ending their lives with a single stroke. With the relentless shadow of the Nightingale, the whole world becomes your garden, where you can elegantly save people, kill, or even frame others..."

Stirred by what he heard, Los clenched his fists and said, "If I can obtain the power of the Dragonborn, then after I kill Sony, I will assist you in saving Didra!"

Kerinake nodded with satisfaction. "For the sake of this world, Sony must die."

It seems Sony won't survive until the end. He's just a minor early-stage villain, the type who will likely die miserably, Ren Suo thought to himself.

At that moment, Ren Suo felt a lightness on his back and turned to see Luna had transformed back into a Black Cat. She yawned, curled up softly, and closed her eyes to sleep.

Ren Suo placed her on a pillow and gently stroked her small head, whispering, "Luna, good night."

...

When Luna woke up, she found herself in a guest room at Ren Suo's House. She immediately opened the door, saw an identical 'herself' on the living room sofa, and leaped towards her, exclaiming, "Moon Chanter!"

The Moon Chanter, who was playing a game, put down the controller, gave Luna a hug, and then gestured for her to go back to sleep.

Luna hugged the Moon Chanter tightly, her bottom wagging as if she still had a tail, and said with a laugh, "Moon Chanter, can it be changed to a Sea of Flowers with a big sun shining on it? I like that place. Every time I come to The Dark Side of the Moon, it's always at Suosuo's house, which is so boring."

The Moon Chanter thought for a moment, snapped her fingers, and Ren Suo's House instantly transformed into a sunlit Sea of Flowers. Yet the sofa, television, coffee table, and controller remained, with the Moon Chanter still lying on the sofa playing games.

Luna joyfully chased butterflies around the Sea of Flowers, but after a while, she felt tired and returned to sit on the sofa. Suddenly, she remembered something and said, "Moon Chanter, like you said, when I became human, I sat on Suosuo!"

The Moon Chanter's expression finally shifted slightly. "Oh?"

Luna squatted back down, her eyes gleaming as she asked, "Does that mean I will progress in my Cultivation faster and become fully human sooner?"

The Moon Chanter nodded. "Of course. I wouldn't lie to you."

Luna nodded in satisfaction, curled up on the sofa, and prepared to continue her Cultivation in her dreams.

At that moment, the Moon Chanter said, "By the way, I actually know other, faster methods."

Luna immediately sprang up. "What methods?"

"Next time, you can try standing on his head. That would be even more effective," the Moon Chanter earnestly suggested. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Luna thought it over and shook her head. "He wouldn't like it."

"You should ask him first."

"I don't want to either. I want to hug his head, not step on it."

The Moon Chanter turned her head away and clicked her tongue softly, then turned back and continued to give earnest advice, "Then, when you are sitting on him, you could use other actions to enhance the effect."

"What effect?" Luna tilted her head and asked.

"For example, spanking him. The harder and louder you do it, the better the effect," the Moon Chanter earnestly explained.

Luna's eyes widened in surprise. "Really?" she gasped, her mouth agape.

"Really," the Moon Chanter said very seriously. "Think about it. When you are a cat, he often pets your belly, where you have the most flesh, and you feel very comfortable, right? Similarly, his buttocks have the most flesh. If you spank him hard there, he'll surely find it very comfortable too."

"Oh..." Luna nodded vaguely, curled up into a ball again, and fell asleep, beginning her Cultivation in her dreams.

The Moon Chanter transformed the Sea of Flowers back into Ren Suo's House, moved Luna back to the guest room to sleep, and continued playing her game.

Suddenly, she furrowed her brow, casually tore open a Spatial Crack, and reached into the crack filled with chaotic streams of Azure Silver, grabbing a black, heart-shaped, and disgustingly pulsating gem.

The Moon Chanter's expression remained unchanged, as only one person in this world could evoke other emotions in her.

She took out a notebook and recorded the following information: "February 4, 2019, the 27th Beacon, Category: Magic Creature, Distance: Above, Danger Level: Low."

Then she casually annihilated the gem and poured the ashes into the crack, continuing her game.

After a long, long while, the Moon Chanter suddenly put down the controller and stood up excitedly, rubbing her hands together. That person! How dare he still be asleep!