Chapter 388: The Modification Plan Six Hundred Years Ago
“Goodbye, Professor!”
“See you tomorrow, Professor Karl!”
“……”
As evening approached, the students in the laboratory left one after another, leaving Karl alone to handle the remaining tasks.
On the screen,
data updated rapidly.
Karl stood before the instruments in the laboratory, sighing softly as he placed the papers in his hand on the desk.
In his ‘vision,’ he saw more than just the laboratory before him.
The Divine Domain Fragment was shrouded in complex wizardry formations, and within it, biological samples were also being analyzed.
Those biological samples came from hundreds of years ago.
“Finally, there’s an answer.”
He murmured to himself:
“Over six hundred years ago, the genetic code of humans on the Eastern Kingdom Continent was artificially modified.”
“Who did it?”
“What was their purpose?”
The Eastern Kingdom Continent was vast, with a human population numbering in the billions. Modifying so many people’s genetic code was definitely a grand undertaking.
Even for a Sixth-Order High Deity, it wouldn’t be easy.
Moreover…
Why modify them?
The modified humans didn’t gain any special talents, nor did they evolve any unique abilities.
They were no different from before. In fact, if Karl hadn’t spent so much time and effort verifying it, he wouldn’t have been able to see any difference.
“The gods of the Eastern Kingdom Continent were all ancient gods. Even in their weakened state, they possessed the power of a Sixth-Order Peak. If the six gods were to combine into one, they would become a Seventh-Order Main Deity.”
Karl mused:
“According to the records in the Wizard’s Book, a Seventh-Order Main Deity is transcendent, immortal, and the most powerful being in the universe.”
“And the gods of the Eastern Kingdom Continent had all fallen. If I could obtain the power that caused their fall, protecting the Other World would no longer be impossible.”
“Strange…”
He knew that the God-Slaying Spear could kill deities, but it was impossible to kill six deities in one go.
At least one of them would have to be alive.
After all,
The God-Slaying Spear needed to be held by a deity to unleash its god-slaying power, otherwise it was just an ordinary object.
“Professor!”
A timid voice sounded, interrupting Karl’s thoughts.
Coming back to his senses, he looked toward the source of the voice:
“Ah, it’s Ba Luo!”
“Where have you been these past few days?”
Due to being a test subject, Ba Luo’s hair had been shaved completely, and his complexion was somewhat pale.
He had escaped from the Pantheon’s experimental base and had gone to the Night Watchmen organization before coming here.
“I…”
Ba Luo opened his mouth:
“I encountered some things recently.”
“Ba Luo.”
Karl sighed, walking over to him:
“You have a great talent for biological genetics, and I also admire your efforts, but this won’t do.”
“Since I took over the laboratory, you’ve been absent for an extended period of time twice.”
“Maybe…”
“You’re not suited for working in the laboratory.”
“Professor!” Ba Luo’s face turned pale upon hearing this:
“Please give me another chance, I… I will definitely do well, I will absolutely not let you down.”
“Why bother?” Karl shook his head:
“Researchers not only need to have talent and patience, but it’s best if they also have simple interpersonal relationships.”
“Your mind isn’t on this, I can help introduce you to the Bi Tuo Group, or…”
“You have your own connections.”
“Professor,” Ba Luo pursed his lips, repeating:
“Please give me another chance!”
“…” Karl was speechless:
“Alright.”
He nodded, his eyes flickering slightly as if he had thought of something, and casually took out a sheet of 4A paper and handed it to him.
“These are some materials I found in the library, with some records of ancient deities.”
“One of the deities is called the Lord of Source Essence. My eyes aren’t very good, can you read the words on it for me?”
“Deity?” Ba Luo took the paper, his face showing surprise:
“Is the Professor’s experiment related to deities?”
“Not really.” Karl shook his head:
“But some people say that the crustal movement over six hundred years ago was caused by the power of a god. Although it’s a joke, it doesn’t hurt to look at the information.”
Ba Luo’s fingers trembled slightly.
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He absolutely wouldn’t have believed in the existence of ‘gods’ before, but now it was different; he deeply believed in them.
He also deeply hated the Pantheon.
“Professor, there’s another picture on this, each deity has their own symbol, this one should have one too.”
“Lord of Source Essence!”
“King of Myriad Forms!”
“……”
Ba Luo murmured, his voice gradually becoming solemn, then he suddenly stopped as if realizing something was wrong.
“Strange titles.”
Karl didn’t take it seriously, taking back the paper and waving his hand:
“Go back and rest, remember to come to the laboratory on time tomorrow.”
“Yes.”
Ba Luo’s eyes lit up:
“Thank you, Professor!”
Watching Ba Luo’s figure disappear, Karl slowly retracted his gaze, and with a flick of his wrist, the paper vanished.
He already understood what had been done to the ‘humans’ of this world, and it wasn’t on their physical bodies.
Rather…
It was faith!
“The humans of this world, after some kind of modification, have an innate inertia toward faith. Even if they recite the names of deities, I can only produce a weak reaction.”
“Even if they believe in deities, the power of their faith is extremely weak.”
“So…”
“This severed the roots of the gods?”
“Professor Karl, why have you suddenly become interested in history?”
Rui Li hugged a thick book from the library shelf, smiling as she came to the table and put it down:
“Are you planning to change careers in the future?”
“That’s not it.”
Karl shook his head:
“I’ve been analyzing biological genetic information recently and found that many creatures underwent genetic mutations about seven hundred years ago, so I wanted to see if anything special happened in history during that time.”
“Of course, there was.” Rui Li shrugged:
“Over six hundred years ago, there was a famous crustal movement, forcing all kinds of creatures to change their living environments.”
“You should ask a geology expert about that.”
“Crustal movement.” Karl nodded:
“I remember, the Federation was also established after that time, and there are few records of history before that?”
“The methods of recording history were limited in the past, and most of them were controlled by the clergy of the Church.” Rui Li said:
“As you know, the history of the Church is all about the gods, so it can’t be regarded as official historical material.”
“During that time, natural disasters and human-made calamities were constant, and the Church only cared about collecting money, which angered the public and sparked a thirty-year-long movement to destroy the gods, leading to the destruction of books within the Church, leaving only some scraps.”
“A movement to destroy the gods?” Karl asked:
“Who started it?”
“Ordinary people.” Rui Li said:
“There was no instigator.”
“Boom!”
While the two were talking, there was a loud noise from the direction of the experimental building, and a ball of fire bloomed in the distance.
“Again?”
Rui Li looked surprised.
Karl was speechless.
…………
Ba Luo was covered in injuries. With the help of several Night Watchmen, he finally managed to repel Jim’s attack.
“Knock knock!”
“Enter.”
Inside the office.
Karl was sorting through documents, looking at Ba Luo with some helplessness:
“You should go.”
“As long as you’re in the laboratory, there’s no way for it to be peaceful. This place really isn’t suitable for you.”
Ba Luo opened his mouth, sighing silently.
Just like the Night Watchman Chris had said, once you’ve come into contact with that world, there’s no going back to the way things were.
