The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1254 - 371: To Take, One Must First Give (Part 3)

"... Farewell."

...

Two magnificent white horses cut graceful arcs through the thin air of the Northern Realm, carrying Luo Yan and the anxious Miller at the fastest speed back to Colin Tower fifty kilometers away.

As soon as they stepped into the hall of the Mage Tower, Luo Yan saw a group of assistants excitedly and reverently whispering around the massive Magic Array.

"Incredible..."

"The timeline behind the Void Realm has actually advanced forward!"

"Even more incredible is that the connection between us and them hasn't diminished due to the passage of time! Has anything like this happened before?"

"So that's it... So this is how Source Power is used!"

Even though these scholars from the Source Magic School were still unaware that the force behind the Void Realm wasn't the so-called "Source Power," it didn't stop them from updating the school's theory on this basis and feeling incredible about the innovations introduced by Prince Colin.

At this moment, the Void Lens in the center of the Magic Array not only shone with stable and clear light again but also became even more transparent!

The mages standing around the lens soon noticed Prince Colin, bowed in salute, their faces full of respect and reverence.

"Master!"

Luo Yan nodded in response and then quickly passed through the crowd to stand before the lens.

With just one glance, he saw the upheaval on the other side of the Void Realm.

The once tranquil and idyllic rural landscape was completely gone, replaced by a world constructed of towering grey chimneys and densely stacked buildings!

Thick black smoke rose from the chimneys, dyeing the once azure sky a shade of gray. Intersecting brass pipes crisscrossed the sunless alleys like dense capillaries, delivering nourishment to the concrete-built flesh.

The entire world was like a brass clock wound tight, rapidly operating amidst steam and smog...

Clearly, time had leaped a great distance forward!

"Goodness... how many years has this accelerated?!" Taufu whispered in astonishment, perched on Luo Yan's shoulder, her face full of surprise.

Luo Yan didn't answer her question, just quietly observed the world behind the Void Realm, searching for clues among the complex scenes.

In that monumental change, the only constant seemed to be their "viewpoint"—the massive rock.

It remained the center of the world.

Only now, it was no longer just a spiritual totem in the wilderness, but had become a sanctuary standing in the plaza!

To prevent it from being eroded by acid rain, the devout Solipsi people built a gigantic dome over it and erected not particularly high walls around it!

The bell sound at dusk rang, and the daily pilgrimage began, as the devout Solipsi people gradually gathered toward the plaza.

Some wore meticulously crafted dark suits, while others were barely clad in ragged clothing. Some wore tall top hats and black veils, holding magnificently jeweled canes, while others staggered along.

The priest clad in robes watched them, beneath the dense tentacles were eyes resembling ashes.

Instead of offering meager crops, they devoutly cast one Gold Coin or copper coin after another into the water pools created around the giant stone, known as the "Holy Pool."

In the crisp sound of clinking, their prayers were no longer for a bountiful harvest, but for endless wealth.

After completing their prayers, they left contently as if their prayers were answered, as if they had truly received divine blessings.

Luo Yan knew without guessing that among them, a few "lucky ones" would soon find success in the business world and return here with more Gold Coins to fulfill their vows, becoming vibrant examples to inspire other believers.

Meanwhile, those whose prayers went unanswered and who remained impoverished naturally disappeared silently into the crowded throngs.

As Luo Yan wondered how high the pool of Gold Coins would pile, the Solipsi people's pilgrimage finally ended.

With another bell sound ringing, the richly dressed and the raggedly clad exited together, while a few clergymen, robed and high-hatted, closed the doors of the walls and discreetly retrieved all the Gold Coins from the Holy Pool.

With limited clues, Luo Yan immediately made a preliminary hypothesis—

This is a steam-punk world dominated by the Church.

The miracle he once performed, "bestowing a bountiful harvest," had, over a long enough timescale, caused the population of this civilization to explode.

Sustained abundance solved survival issues and gave rise to new desires.

They no longer lacked food and instead began to frantically crave Gold.

Unfortunately, whether due to the smallness of their world or the lack of vast lands allowing them to escape the old order and foster new ideas,

they failed to enter an age of enlightenment and instead went further down the old path, spawning a "Leviathan" lurking in the shadows, dominating everything!

This fate was undoubtedly sorrowful for the Solipsi people, but for the Academic State mages observing them from the other side of the Void Realm, it was just right.

"We did it, Your Highness! And as you can see, the Void Realm portal not only reopened, but the 'Source Power' behind it is more abundant than ever! This... this is incredible! How did you manage it?!"