Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2529: Chapter 2524: Reenactment

Hmm, the taste is indeed not bad.

Lord Sorondir was clearly a bit surprised that the Rebirth Club was actually retreating.

Until the ship sailed far away, still watching from a distance.

Unfortunately, the figure that stirred the entire Moore situation had long ceased to care about trifles, and was selecting food in the ship’s restaurant.

This slow-moving vessel wasn’t really necessary if in a hurry.

The reason Fu Qian boarded the ship was simple: dinner time had arrived.

And the last time he came, the food here smelled pretty good.

That’s right, it belonged to that surveillance outpost of Ji Yin.

After yet another storm, it quickly departed.

Since that was the case, Fu Qian didn’t mind catching a ride and having dinner.

It wasn’t strictly freeloading either; when eating, he even took on the appearance of Ji Yin.

The latter even lived in a luxury room; now that he’s not around, wouldn’t the meals just go to waste?

As another piece of lamb chop was put into his mouth, the darkness of Moore turned into a distant point.

But the farther it seemed, the more it carried the demeanor of a giant lurking in wait.

Was it seeing such a scene that made the researchers, back then, think of turning it into a proof of Homeward?

...

Sadly, home was ultimately unreachable.

The stars flickered, ashes churned, and after not too long a time, Fu Qian stood quietly amidst the waves, gazing at the once empty old place.

Today was a good day– one could even see the moon hanging in a corner of the sky – as well as in the water.

Although the waves beneath his feet weren’t smooth, and the color wasn’t clear.

But in the deep silence of ashes, there was indeed a clear, transparent lake, unaffected by anything around, smooth like a mirror.

The reflections of the starry sky and the moon in it were so clear that for a moment it was hard to discern whether it was still water or a void like the one overhead.

And these weren’t even the main points.

Though nothing was on the water’s surface, in that reflected void, there were faint outlines, as if a structure was suspended upside-down there.

Inverted Lake?

It seems we really found it.

Facing such a scene, a certain word naturally emerged.

Is there indeed some sort of resonance?

The fake eye in Fu Qian’s eye socket slowly rotated once more under the probe of tentacles.

But it wasn’t only that eye that could see that wondrous scene.

There’s reason to believe that as soon as this thing got close, a resonance occurred, allowing him to see an image different from last time.

From Wise Dead to Inverted Lake, it turned out the dean’s advice was indeed valuable.

And did the Academy’s exploration team back in the day ever see such a scene?

Quite like the sense of enduring moonlight over the ancients, Fu Qian unceremoniously set foot in that perilous land.

Oh?

And at the moment of touching the edge of the lake, the miraculous scene continued to unfold.

The boundless starry sky above and beneath began to silently shift, revolving slowly with the water’s surface as the center.

In the blink of an eye, it became hard to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Of course, this mainly illustrated how realistic it appeared; actually, it wasn’t hard to tell since there were buildings in the starry sky underfoot.

Accompanying the inversion of stars and moon was the trace of human activity.

Not only did it turn out slowly from the water, but it even materialized directly.

Did they really build a research facility? One shouldn’t underestimate the determination in the pursuit of knowledge.

Gazing at the somewhat classical buildings, Fu Qian sighed for a moment.

Though absent was the Fallen Angel Statue, upon a sweeping glance, there was some resemblance to what he’d seen in Engraving Wisdom.

However, that’s not the only focus—this inversion scene seems familiar from somewhere.

In an instant, the two starry skies fully swapped, and the buildings stood magnificently tall.

Although Fu Qian didn’t rush inside, he was capturing that sense of familiarity—a Forbidden Area where Su Gao proved herself a Demigod?

...

In a mission that finally rewarded him with the ”White Ring” ring, he encountered Su Gao, who was in trouble.

She had pursued a villain across thousands of miles to a particular Forbidden Area, where the side effects of an Extraordinary Item on her body triggered a past mental ailment, and her will was on the verge of collapse.

And at the warehouse’s request, he prevented her from becoming a puppet.

The weather at that time was not only good, but there were also lake and water reflections.

And when he attempted to ease her with relatively gentle words, the starry sky and reflections underwent a reversal just like the one before him, and he marveled at the magical scene then.

It’s hard to believe it’s purely coincidental... Could that place be linked to the Inverted Lake?

If that’s true, Su Gao’s Demigod opportunity would indeed be significant.

The reflected inversion at that time was in some resonance with her; if he hadn’t intervened, she likely wouldn’t have maintained her self-will, ultimately becoming a tool of some kind.

Could the resonant power also relate to this place or was it simply Su Gao’s Divine Road reason?

Such a pity, that one has now returned to the Night Watchman Headquarters, unable to explore together.

Marveling at the wonder of the world, Fu Qian lightly leapt and landed at that still pristine building.

...

Indeed intact, with the feel of being freshly unearthed.

Standing in front of a door without a speck of rust, though no emblem was found, it didn’t hinder Fu Qian from using his imagination, empathizing with the potential narratives that might have taken place.

Did the Academy’s exploration team witness this scene, and what might they have thought?

At least so far, he hadn’t seen any clear crystalline traces, raising doubts as to whether they had been to the same place back then.

Creak—

Reflection did not delay action; the next moment Fu Qian reached out to push open the heavy door.

”Oh...”

Almost simultaneously, a voice of apparent curiosity sounded.

He had to admit after exploring so many places, it’s rare to find such an active response.

Fu Qian praised silently, looking in the direction the voice came from.

Oh?

Then came an even more astonishing discovery.

A figure in robes, without wearing a hood, the source of the voice turned out to be human, looking not even that old.

”You’ve come...”

Moreover, facing Fu Qian’s gaze, the other’s golden eyebrows furrowed slightly, speaking with a tone surprisingly familiar.

”I’ve arrived.”

How could Fu Qian be impolite at this moment, nodding naturally, yet his gaze fell deeper behind the other—a gigantic twelve-faced hourglass.

Is this truly the same place as previously visited in Engraving Wisdom? Could this be a live Stargazer before him?

That design was undoubtedly too iconic—

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Amidst the rapid thoughts, yet another voice emerged by his ear.