Chapter 1220: Traces
The good thing was that, with the hard work of the advisors, Cain and Akara became quite interested in the laws of physics of this world. After some contact with the top-tier scientists on Earth, their interest was piqued, and they instantly created a laboratory on Earth.
It seemed like the mad scientists of each world were similar in many respects.
Half a day had already passed by the time the relationship between the two parties was sorted out. The government provided a peaceful and quiet house for Fei, and Fei stayed there and reviewed all kinds of documents. Most of them were videos gathered by the government and the public when the bugs suddenly descended, intelligence reports from around the world, some scientific theses, and the scientific reports that the scientists on Earth had drafted after about two weeks of research.
This information should be the most confidential information within the government, but everything was open to Fei under old General Liu’s persistence.
Fei wanted to find some useful clues from all this information.
Now, the situation was clear. At least the old Pope Stabila misunderstood somethings, and the prophecies on the continent and Pope Zhong Dajun of the Beast God Palace weren’t wrong. The God Clan and Demon Clan didn’t completely wipe out all Polluters. The world-ending catastrophe that was predicted in prophecies still existed in the future and might occur at any time.
Fei wanted to know more about the Polluters, so he could better prepare for the upcoming disaster.
Except for the fact that the Polluters were powerful, the God Clan and Demon Clan’s arrogance at the very beginning of the war, their lack of understanding of their enemies, and their slow reaction all contributed to the end of the Mythical Era.
Fei didn’t want to make these mistakes again. As the ruler of the Northern Region Empire and the most influential figure on the Azeroth Continent, Fei was bearing a ton of responsibilities and pressure. Protecting his loved ones, friends, and subjects were Fei’s biggest motivation.
Fei spent the entire afternoon before a computer, and he felt he finally understood enough.
He saw that before the bugs descended on Earth, the satellites in space captured images of the Solar System. Interstellar-portal-like gates suddenly appeared, and giant objects flew out like the interstellar spaceships, shooting many missile-like projectiles toward the Earth. After landing on Earth, many bugs were created.
Fei acutely sensed that these spaceship-like giant objects were black and looked like living organisms. It was hard to imagine that such giant lifeforms existed in the universe, and further that they could travel in the vacuum of space. As if they were laying eggs, they created a ton of various bugs.
“So, those streaks of shocking presence that I sensed when I got close to Earth were left by these things…” Fei pondered. He still remembered the various mystical energy presences that he detected when he returned from the other dimension and got close to Earth. The presences were indeed related to the bugs.
After those giant spaceship-like bugs finished laying eggs in space, the massive interstellar portals appeared again, and they disappeared into space.
These were the vague images that the satellites captured, and those were all the images.
Suddenly, Fei recalled something that the mysterious voice in Diablo World once told him. The Polluters were like interstellar farmers, hunters, and predators. When a dimension became prosperous, they would descend and devour almost everything. Then, they would leave behind some seeds, waiting for the next harvest.
Perhaps the Earth was a small farm for the Polluters, and the Azeroth Continent was a much larger grassland.
In the eyes of the bugs, perhaps the only difference between these two places was the size and nothing else.
For now, the best thing for Fei to do was to find Zhong Dajun, the former Pope of the Beast God Palace. This man was still on Earth, and he definitely encountered something; that was why he called Fei for help and sent over the spatial coordinates of Earth.
However, for some reason, Fei couldn’t locate Zhong Dajun anywhere on Earth.
After Fei finished reading the documents, old General Liu Yun came for a visit.
This old general’s complexion was great. He laughed and said, “Your Majesty’s warriors are indeed god-like! Reports came from all over the nation. The bugs in all the big cities have been wiped out, and there were no casualties. It is hard to imagine! This is hard to imagine just yesterday! I want to thank Your Majesty on behalf of all Chinese people.”
Fei smiled and said, “Old general, no need to thank me. I was from this land, so I should do this.”
After saying that, Fei asked attentively, “Oh right. Before we appeared, were there any other strange phenomena on Earth. For example, were there other people who have superpowers just like us?”
Fei wanted to get some pieces of information from General Liu and see if he could find traces of Zhong Dajun this way.
After thinking for a bit, General Liu shook his head and replied, “No, I haven’t heard of anything. What kinds of people are Your Majesty looking for? I can ask someone to search through our database, and perhaps we can find such people.”
Fei reached out his hand and drew in the air, and a virtual scene appeared, showing Zhong Dajun’s image.
“General, have you ever seen this person?”
Liu Yun stared at the screen for a while and then shook his head. “This… I don’t recall anything. Who is he?”
Fei replied with slight disappointment, “An old friend. An old friend who helped me find my way home.”
-At this moment-
“Your Majesty, I seem to have seen this person from somewhere, but I’m not too sure.” Liu Yun’s deputy suddenly took courage and spoke up. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties.
“Oh? Really? Where did you see him?” Fei was pleasantly surprised.
The deputy thought for a long time with a frown, and he said, “I just feel like his face looks familiar. But the way he dresses is strange…”
Fei suddenly realized something and quickly made some adjustments. Zhong Dajun’s image on the screen quickly changed. Zhong Dajun was wearing the pope’s robe and looking majestic, but now he changed into a dashing modern young man who was wearing sportswear, holding an iPad, had short hair, and had headphones on while swaying as he walked.
This should be how Zhong Dajun was dressed after he came back to Earth.
“Ah! Now I remember! That is right! It is him! I know this person…” the deputy instantly recalled.
“Quickly tell me.” Fei was elated.
The deputy gathered his thoughts, looked at Liu Yun, and said, “General, do you still remember? About a year ago, a few supernatural phenomena appeared in our country and shocked the world. Since these incidents were too strange, even the military got involved. We gathered a ton of information, and this young man was involved. He was a suspect since he was in the locations where those phenomena occurred; it was too coincidental. However, with later investigations, the military found that this young man is quite average, so we didn’t bring him in. I coincidentally read that report, and that is why I find this young man familiar.”
“Phenomena… what happened next? Do you know where this young man went?” Fei asked as his eyes brightened up.