A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1044

Chapter 1044: Chapter 718: Plant Your Own Trees and Enjoy the Shade Yourself Chapter 1044: Chapter 718: Plant Your Own Trees and Enjoy the Shade Yourself “What happened?”

Looking around at the surroundings, Ann wore a face of surprise.

“Where are we?”

No wonder Ann was so shocked, because just a moment ago, the Tribunal Fleet and the Thirteenth Legion Limit Warriors Fleet had departed from the Five Hundred Worlds heading to Terra, however, after a blink of an eye, when they left subspace again, they were surrounded by empty space, and the Limit Warriors Fleet that should have been around had completely vanished without a trace.

“We have returned to our own world.”

Duanmu Huai was quite composed, having sensed the essence of this event earlier, he had already understood that it was unlikely he would reach Terra.

Now it seems that was indeed the case.

The past can be partially diverted and modified, but it cannot be completely overturned, just like how decorating your house in a certain style is up to you, but you cannot demolish a load-bearing wall.

“Just like that?”

Ann turned her head in confusion and looked towards Duanmu Huai.

“I thought something interesting would happen, but Mr. Knight, this is a bit anticlimactic. I thought we were going to that planet called Terra and then partake in a big battle or something.”

“That's impossible; changes in the timeline also have their limits.”

Duanmu Huai shook his head. Honestly, preserving the Thirteenth Legion was already the maximum concession the timeline would allow. If Duanmu Huai had gone to Terra and substituted The Emperor in killing Horus, then the whole timeline would probably have been in complete chaos. As it stands, The Emperor killing Horus and then becoming old pickled meat on the Golden Toilet are definitively unchangeable events.

Well, this is also fine, Duanmu Huai honestly didn't feel like helping that bastard. After all, becoming like this was his own fault. Let him squat on it for a lifetime.

“It seems like you got a bad deal this time, Mr. Knight.”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's response, Ann blinked in some confusion.

“I feel like you helped those blue warriors a lot, but there's hardly any gain, and you even lost three Star Spirit Arks in the process…”

“Hehehe.”

Hearing Ann's words, Duanmu Huai laughed.

“That's not true, Ann. In fact, I gained quite a lot.”

“Really?”

“Of course, um… To give an example, suppose there is a sapling in front of you that needs ten thousand years to germinate, ten thousand years to bloom, and ten thousand years to bear fruit. But you want to eat the fruit of this tree immediately, so what would you do?”

“That's such a hassle…”

Ann furrowed her brow and began to ponder deeply.

“Use magic to accelerate its growth? But that doesn't seem right…”

“The answer is simple, just go back thirty thousand years, find a place to bury the seed, and then return to the world thirty thousand years later. Then, you can immediately eat the fruit.”

At this point, Duanmu Huai looked at the system information prompt in front of him.

['God of Destruction' advanced to LV20]
[Player gains +5 Divine Power]
[Player acquires a powerful divine power skill —- Rampage evolves into Dignified Radiance]
[Dignified Radiance: All enemies within range must undergo three rounds of willpower determination, otherwise, they will be frightened. Meanwhile, allies within range will receive a +4 morale bonus to attacks, saves, and determinations (In front of you, they are a terrifying presence that can never be defeated)]
['Old God's Will' upgraded to LV10]
[Player gains +2 Divine Power]
[Player acquires a special divine power skill —- Forbidden Knowledge]
[Forbidden Knowledge: All who attempt to perceive the player's existence must undergo a round of willpower determination. If the willpower determination fails, they will gain partial knowledge about the player's Divine Realm, and they will be marked with a mental brand. Their souls and minds will be transformed, gradually succumbing to the indescribable whispers beneath.]
Excellent!

Clenching his fists, Duanmu Huai showed a fierce smile, this time travel venture seemed to have been quite fruitful after all, the God of Destruction had actually achieved max level, which indicates that after he left, the Grey Knight had not been dismissed by The Emperor as Kiriman had worried–well, that old pickled meat sitting on the Golden Toilet probably couldn't do it even if he wanted to.

And next, if the history he had perceived was correct, the Tribunal's power within the Empire would gradually expand, and ultimately the national religion would triumph, defeating the Imperial truth to become the beacon guiding the Human Empire forward. As a result, the Tribunal would also flourish and eventually–gain a massive amount of Divine Power Experience!

Right now, Duanmu Huai truly felt like someone who had bought a stock for one hundred dollars, only to find, thirty years later, that its value had soared to one billion. The God of Destruction did not need the Power of Faith, just for these people to wear the badge of the Tribunal and under its name go and chop those doomed souls into pieces. Then, the souls of those beings they obliterated would automatically be transported to the Tribunal's Obliteration Domain, becoming fuel for Duanmu Huai's divine power.

Thinking this, Duanmu Huai closed his eyes, and soon his divine sense began to spread. The next moment, Duanmu Huai saw the Obliteration Domain of the Tribunal–the furnace at the heart of the Tribunal, which had originally been the size of the sun, had now expanded nearly tenfold. Countless souls wailed as they circled the furnace like Saturn's rings, clearly the souls of aliens, heretics, and demons destroyed in his name over these many millennia.

Now, they had all become fuel, continuously pouring into the furnace of the Tribunal, providing Duanmu Huai with a strong and surging power.

“These few millennia of interest feel truly amazing…”

Duanmu Huai took a deep breath and looked out the window–while others benefited from the shade of trees their predecessors planted, it turned out he was enjoying the shade of his own planting…

Hold on, could those damnable Chaos Evil Gods be doing the same thing?

At this thought, Duanmu Huai's expression darkened. Upon reflection, it made sense; though the Chaos Evil Gods indeed possessed great strength innately, it should not have reached the level it had. Moreover, like him, they could traverse the past, present, and future of this world. Could it be that these Chaos Evil Gods, within the bounds of their allowed time, had caused a series of events in the distant past, then reaped the benefits up to the present?

The more Duanmu Huai thought about it, the more he felt this might be the truth. If so, it was obvious that the Evil Gods had interfered in history long ago, possibly creating a perfect loop, much like many time-travel novels where someone goes back to the past, and everything they do inadvertently leads to their own birth–could it be, then, that the birth of the four vendors was their own doing?

“Mr. Knight? What's wrong?”

It wasn't until Ann waved her hand curiously in front of Duanmu Huai that he came back to his senses. Then he shook his head, casting aside those idle thoughts.

Forget it, let it be what it is, past, present, future, since it's already like this, it will be whatever it will be, who knows what happens next.

Duanmu Huai resolutely threw these thoughts to the back of his mind. He never liked pondering these complex matters; it made his head itch as if it were about to grow a brain…

The only regret was that this venture into the past allowed both the God of Destruction and the Old God's Will to gain a wave of experience, while the Pleasure God got none at all. Duanmu Huai had no solution for this; it was just his luck to meet the Limit Warriors, who had little interest in pursuing pleasure. If it had been the Emperor's Sons who enjoyed art, maybe he could have gained something, but unfortunately, the Limit Warriors were not interested in pursuits of pleasure…

This Divine Position was really of no use to Duanmu Huai, frustrating, enough to make one want to cry.

Duanmu Huai sighed lightly, and then issued an order.

“Regroup, let's go back to Faelun; we've finished here.”

At this moment, it was deep into the night.

Shirley suddenly opened her eyes, looking at the ceiling above her. She opened her mouth, gasping for breath continuously.

“It's that dream again…”

The girl muttered to herself while reaching out her hand to touch her chest, feeling the intense beating of her heart.

That day, upon seeing Duanmu Huai again, Shirley felt as if she had been struck by lightning–not in a love-at-first-sight kind of way. Instead, upon seeing Duanmu Huai, it seemed as if the colors of the world in front of her had completely changed. It was as though her life had been a gloomy black-and-white movie, and Duanmu Huai's appearance had painted everything with vibrant, diverse colors.

However, Shirley was certain it was not love.

Since then, the girl had been dreaming every night. She could dream of her entanglement with that tall man, like a devout believer, willing to give everything for him. Even being treated merely as a tool brought immense unspeakable pleasure and happiness deep in Shirley's heart.

Not being treated as a human, a woman, but as a tool to be toyed with, without any regard for her thoughts, using her body recklessly, destroying everything about her violently. Whenever she felt pain enough to tear her body apart, Shirley was filled with indescribable excitement and thrill, then she would wake up under such unimaginable intense stimulation.

At this time, what was Mary doing?

Almost naturally, this thought emerged in Shirley's mind; then, the very next moment, an unimaginable scene uncontrollably appeared in her mind–her good friend writhing, her face flushed with a happy ecstasy, feeling a joy that she could not provide.

This made Shirley feel unbearable heartache, yet this pain brought her an indescribable thrill; her good friend had betrayed her, betrayed her feelings, disregarding her love, and had given everything to another man. How painful and yet how pleasurable it was…

“Ah… Mary…”

Shirley curled up, her body trembling slightly, her eyes tightly shut, her cheeks slightly flushed.

“You betrayed me, no, you won't be by my side anymore… You will go to someone else, and I, I'm just a miserable loser, miserable, pitiful, only able to stay here praying… Mary… Mary… look at me, look at how filthy, how ugly I am…”

Shirley's voice grew louder, and the next moment, her body suddenly stiffened, then she collapsed.

“Ah… Mary…”

Shirley opened her eyes, looking at her own fingers, her gaze vacant.

“I'm sorry, I'm no longer who I was in your memory, I have become… filthy beyond measure… craving…”

The girl's voice murmured into disappearance; once again, everything sunk into darkness.

Chapter end

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