My Weekly Refreshing Mentor Spirit

Chapter 424 325: Summoning of Heroic Spirits, What Does Zeus's Advent Mean? (Part 2)

Interesting. Xue Dili thought to himself, he was becoming interested in both the rules of the Ninth Apostle's home planet and the beginning of this descent ceremony.

However, Xue Dili only believed half of the information provided by the Count; there must be a lot of cherry-picking involved.

It's worth mentioning, this is the homeland of the Ninth Apostle, the home planet of an Apostle, so logically there should be many Tier Five subordinates managing the place. But at least in the current intelligence, Xue Dili has not detected the existence of Tier Five.

Even the Count is only Quasi-Legendary Level, and his two daughters are merely Tier Two Hero Level.

It seems that the Great Expedition is the grandest ceremony on their continent, and even with such strength, plus a Quasi-Tier Four Xue Dili, having the confidence to participate in the Great Expedition indicates that Quasi-Tier Four combat strength must be one of the upper limits for the past Great Expedition.

So, where are the Ninth Apostle's vassals?

Or are they the masterminds behind organizing this Great Expedition?

Xue Dili began to analyze the current intelligence, within the Super Iron Curtain, he did not see the true subordinates of the Ninth Apostle. It has always been rampaging with a swarm, while its own vassals did not participate in the war.

But Xue Dili never underestimates the foundation of an Apostle, especially one who can produce several Divine Tree Fruits at any time.

Additionally, with the World Consciousness of this world already dead, the whole world has become the back garden of the Ninth Apostle. So manufacturing a "Great Expedition" rule that influences all living beings on the planet doesn't seem difficult.

Xue Dili fell into long thoughts, he began to consider not only the Great Expedition but also matters concerning the Ninth Apostle and World Consciousness.

"I need more information." Xue Dili calmly stated his requirement, believing the nobleman was a smart person.

Whether about the Great Expedition or the entire world's information.

The Count frowned slightly but still forced a calm demeanor, saying: "Heroic Spirit, my little daughter will take you to my collection's underground library shortly, but tomorrow is already the day of the Great Expedition's departure. I hope you can give me an answer before that, and complete the Demon Contract with one of my daughters. You need to know that if you have no magic supply, you will disappear back to the Netherworld within a day."

Xue Dili smiled, with his glasses reflecting the light from the chandelier, seemingly consenting.

The old Count seemed somewhat relieved, saying: "Thank you for your understanding, by the way, Heroic Spirit, if I may ask, would you be willing to reveal your 'true name'? I wish to know which ancestor manifested."

Xue Dili's lips curled up, and he softly said, "I'm sorry, but my true name is my greatest secret, so I will only reveal it when we sign the Demon Contract."

The Count's face darkened, but he said nothing.

Soon after, two young girls led Xue Dili to the underground library, bowed slightly, and left, leaving Xue Dili alone to look at the library with only two bookshelves.

"It's really shabby." Xue Dili surveyed the library, which contained merely two bookshelves—a meager collection for a noble.

However, Xue Dili did not disdain it, as it was more important for him to first understand this world.

Simultaneously, he was more eager to learn about the strange "Summoning of Heroic Spirits" technique, as he had a premonition that it might significantly enlighten him and help him improve the "Rebirth of the Filth" technique.

He began to rapidly browse through the library.

...

The records in the library were much more detailed, and Xue Dili thus understood the rules of this world.

The booklet initially prepared by the Count had already told him a lot, but now he saw this world from a broader perspective.

The so-called Great Expedition is a war occurring once every hundred years, determining the fate of races on two continents.

The winner becomes "human," while the loser becomes the "demon race."

Yes, humans and the demon race are originally the same race, except in this world, only the race that wins the Great Expedition has the right to be called humans, and the losers must be called the demon race. Their whole continent would be plagued by catastrophes and poisonous gases, enduring a hundred years of torment until the next Great Expedition.

Notably, the Count's library lacks historical records beyond 1300 years ago.

This is a very unusual signal. Xue Dili knew humans have won consecutively for 12 rounds, meaning there has been a total of 1300 years of peaceful development, yet there is no detailed history from 1300 years ago.

Xue Dili could only assume that during the time of defeat and becoming the demon race, the world's conditions were so harsh that there was no need to record history. Survival was already a challenge, and recording history had lost any significance. It was only before victory that fragmented records were preserved.

And those records mostly pertained to the founding emperor of humans, known as the "Golden Emperor."

Naturally, the library also included the history of the Laurent Count's family, who could be considered newly-risen nobility, originating from a child who participated in the Great Expedition and returned victorious 300 years ago.

Their ancestor subsequently married into the royal family, and now, they have successfully become members of the capital's noble circle and have also joined the ranks of the "Mysticism" nobility.