Chapter 00209: At Worst, They Can Come Find Me and Argue
# At Worst, They Can Come Find Me and Argue
Chapter 209
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 209: At Worst, They Can Come Find Me and Argue
2024-08-19 Author: Ban Shang Bu Po
Chapter 209: At Worst, They Can Come Find Me and Argue
There was this person or organization of unknown identity who could make nations with mutual animosity temporarily set aside their hatred, unite four kingdoms to launch an attack, and make the other two Demon King Kingdoms watch quietly from the sidelines.
This person or organization was just too damn amazing.
What Viola had to face was not just the invasion army formed by the coalition of four nations, but also the task of digging out this vastly resourceful person or organization.
"Are there any leads?"
"Logically speaking, a person or organization with such power and prestige simply shouldn't exist. But the facts are right before our eyes, so we have no choice but to acknowledge their existence."
Audel said, "So I think, since it seems impossible from a common-sense perspective, we should change our way of thinking and look for clues in the legends."
"Legends?"
"And legends of the Demon God, at that."
These two sentences left Li Chengxi completely baffled, so Audel immediately explained.
"According to legend, the world we live in was created by the Demon God, and we of the Demon Race are also creations of the Demon God. As for the other mortal races and creatures like animals and monsters, they were all relocated from other worlds."
It was roughly like how Audel had transmigrated to Earth; except for the Demon Race, all other races were transmigrators.
"Back then, the supreme Demon God ruled over all of the Demon Race, and there were seven special demons known as Apostles who were responsible for assisting the Demon God's rule. Later on, something seemed to have gone wrong among the Apostles. They stole the Demon God's Ring of the Demon King, and after that, the Demon God fell into a deep slumber. The Apostles also gradually disappeared in the following years, completely ushering in an era where mortals controlled their own destiny."
"What does this have to do with what we were just talking about?"
"Viola and I are both of the High-ranking Demon Race. Big Brother Li, have you ever wondered why the Demon Race is divided into high-ranking and low-ranking?"
Li Chengxi had never really thought about these things; he had just assumed it was a simple game setting.
"According to the research in our City of Academics, all existing High-ranking Demon Race are descendants of the Apostles. Of course, the High-ranking Demon Race is not limited to royalty, their numbers are simply too great. But the fact that the royal families of all seven Demon King Kingdoms are of the High-ranking Demon Race is a coincidence so baffling it's unthinkable."
"Isn't it because these royal families have been ruling ever since the Demon God disappeared?"
"Of course not. Our Avarus Demon Kingdom was only established a little over four hundred years ago, a gap of several thousand years from the Mythic Era. During this period, this same land has experienced hundreds of changes in kingship."
In other words, no matter how things changed, the rulers were always of the High-ranking Demon Race.
In terms of blood relations, they were even the same group of people.
This was certainly not normal.
It was like if, here in the Celestial Empire, starting from Qin Shihuang, no matter how the dynasties changed, they were all from Ying Zheng's family.
"What's even more concerning is that there will only ever be seven Demon King Kingdoms on this continent."
"There have never been more or fewer?"
"They have existed in historical records, but their existence was always very short, almost negligible from a historical perspective. The vast majority of the time, there have only been seven Demon King Kingdoms."
"Seven Demon King Kingdoms corresponding to seven Apostles... It certainly doesn't sound like a coincidence."
"I carefully recalled and researched the events that occurred within Avarus before the four nations launched the war. The only thing I feel could have been the trigger for the war was that my uncle, Viola's father, once ordered the court mages to study the heirloom passed down through generations of the Avaluus Royal Family."
Audel pointed at the Ring of Strength on Li Chengxi's finger.
"It was this very ring. At the time, it was in a sealed state, encased within a metal sphere."
Considering this in light of the legend just mentioned...
"You mean, someone has been monitoring all of this from behind the scenes, discovered that the Avarus Demon Kingdom was researching the Ring of the Demon King, and thus united the four nations to destroy the Avarus Demon Kingdom?"
"To be precise, they were afraid that researching the Ring of the Demon King would lead to the reappearance of the Demon God. And in fact, you did reappear at that very time."
He remembered that the initial plot introduction mentioned that when Viola fled the Capital, she carried an heirloom passed down through the Avaluus Royal Family for generations, which was said to be able to contact the Demon God.
And that heirloom was the Ring of Strength Li Chengxi was now wearing on his finger.
"According to the legend, the seven Apostles vanished after stealing the Ring of the Demon King, and there has been no trace of them since. The whereabouts of the ten Rings of the Demon King also became unknown. But according to my speculation, the seven Apostles merely went into hiding. Among their bloodlines, some rule the nations as royalty on the front stage, while another, more hidden group, manipulates all the Demon King Kingdoms from behind the scenes, strictly monitoring to prevent the Demon God from reappearing."
Li Chengxi originally thought the Fantasy Script was just a "Princess's Revenge" plot, but he never expected it to hide so many secrets.
The main purpose of Audel's visit this time was actually to tell Li Chengxi these things; helping Section Nine was just incidental.
This was an organization or individual that had been secretly controlling all the nations on the continent for thousands of years since the disappearance of the Demon God.
It was possible that Audel wasn't the only one who discovered this and felt something was wrong, but the others were all discovered and eliminated by this organization or individual beforehand.
This was undoubtedly a very dangerous secret.
"I haven't mentioned this to Viola yet. For now, only you and I know. A third person won't notice."
As if sensing Li Chengxi's worry, Audel pointed to the red cross on the map again, shifting the topic back.
"This is a location I discovered where a Ring of the Demon King might exist. But due to the danger, I can't go alone. There might be mechanisms inside, and the people pulling the strings from behind might have guards stationed nearby."
"You'd better not go. And stop looking through materials for the locations of the Rings of the Demon King, it feels very dangerous."
Li Chengxi looked at the location of the Ring of the Demon King.
It seemed to be within the territory of a place called the Tandelon Demon Kingdom, quite far from the Leon Territory.
"At least until Viola restores her kingdom, don't get involved in this matter anymore, lest you attract trouble."
One more Ring of the Demon King didn't mean much to Li Chengxi.
After all, he had always maintained the mentality of playing a game.
Compared to a Ring of the Demon King, the NPCs he liked were more important, especially now that the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light.
He couldn't act rashly.
"Big Brother Li, as a god, you shouldn't always interfere so crudely either."
Audel was, of course, well aware of Li Chengxi's warnings.
She, in turn, reminded him.
"Although the Demon God is the creator god of our world, and can thus directly and significantly interfere with the mortal world, this world is not the only one, nor is there only one deity. I've heard some unusual movements from certain churches in the City of Academics. It seems that divine oracles have been delivered more frequently recently. I don't know the specifics, but I suspect it might be related to your constant crude interference in the mortal world lately."
"They wouldn't just come and make trouble for me directly, right?"
"I can't say for sure. I don't know much about theology, but it's never wrong to be a little careful."
That was indeed true, but Li Chengxi didn't take it too much to heart.
After all, even if you're not satisfied, could you possibly run to my convenience store and confront me?
(End of this chapter)