Three days after in the Underworld, Messenger Hermes took Queen Persephone of the Underworld back from the Underworld… When Persephone left the Underworld and returned to the Mortal World, winter in the Mortal World ended, and spring returned to the earth.
The Lord of the Sky was very delighted and immediately ordered Hermes to take Persephone directly to Mount Olympus… The Underworld, the Mortal World, and Mount Olympus seemed to have an insurmountable chasm between them, and both sides were so distant.
Joe spent day after day in the Underworld… He gradually forgot his original name and became accustomed to how the servants in the Palace of the Underworld referred to him — Prince Prin, son of Hades, King of the Underworld.
He really began to forget that his name was Joe, and he even started to forget the voice of his father, Mr. Smith, the appearance of his mother, Mrs. Deborah, and the taste of the borscht made by his grandmother, Lady Elura.
He also did not remember that there was once a naughty elder sister who loved to bully him, and after throwing him into this place, mysteriously disappeared.
He gradually grew up, as spring came and went, until another winter arrived… After eating the pomegranate seeds, the Queen of the Underworld entered the Palace of the Underworld again with the coming of winter in the Underworld.
Joe… Prince Prin was no longer unaware; he knew that the Queen of the Underworld would spend the entire winter in the Underworld every year in this manner.
But before the end of the second winter, Prince Prin did not meet Messenger Hermes again… As Prince Prin grew up, at the time when his youthful energy was at its peak, he developed an interest in the maid Kris who had always taken care of him.
He still did not understand what this feeling was. Later, during conversations with the other creatures in the Palace of the Underworld, Prince Prin learned for the first time that this feeling was called liking.
It was the simple affection a man feels for a woman… Prince Prin was uneasy and confused, not knowing what this feeling was, until he gradually came to terms with his feelings and planned to formally confess to Kris when the war broke out… A war that swept through all of Mount Olympus, the ocean, the earth, and the Underworld.
An unusually long war in which the gods fell…
“You will replace me and become the new Nether King… my prince.”
In the midst of the war, a heavily wounded Hades, King of the Underworld, called the war-hardened Prince Prin to his side and said, “Inherit my name as Hades… you will achieve the unified legend… whether in the past, present, or future…”
The war… was still ongoing.
It truly was an extraordinarily long war.
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In the Unhuman Domain, at the Headquarters of the Magician’s Association, inside the Secret Art Tower… in the private library of the First Tower Master of the Radiant Tower.
This place claimed to possess one hundred thirty thousand books on magic from different periods, many of which were rare editions… However, more than these precious books on magic, the young vampire girl Elizabeth was more interested in some miscellaneous books upon her recent arrival here.
Besides completing her daily scheduled magic studies, the young vampire girl liked nothing more than to peruse various curiosities and anecdotes in the miscellaneous section during her free time.
Especially the introductions from the creation to the present of the Unhuman Domain.
“Elizabeth, Elizabeth?”
Zhong Luoyue came into the library carrying some food — a cup of very pure blood… Recently, for some unknown reason, a large batch of pure blood appeared on the market.
This pure blood was almost identical to that produced by the farms of the Thirteen Clans, yet priced much lower than the normal price… Because it was known within the Association’s upper echelons that the First Tower Master’s last student was a vampire, the procurement department made large purchases when this cheap yet high-quality pure blood appeared.
Zhong Luoyue, as an attendant of the First Tower Master’s last student, naturally received a supply of pure blood — and as far as her role as a maid was concerned, Miss Ren of Boss Zhong’s family apparently showed no resistance… As for why, only she might know.
“Oh… Yue, you’re here!” The young vampire girl put down her book and looked at the approaching Zhong Luoyue with a slight smile, “I think I forgot to eat again.”
“Don’t overexert yourself.” Zhong Luoyue gently ruffled the young vampire girl’s head, took the blood-filled cup off the tray, and said, “It was specially prepared by a food-loving wizard from the Association; I tried it, and the taste surprisingly resembles that of grapefruit… I don’t know how he did it, but it somehow reminded me of the taste of being human.”
The young vampire girl blinked… From birth, she had been a vampire and naturally didn’t know what human food tasted like… She eagerly drank, not really knowing what it tasted like, only feeling it was much better than the usual pure blood she drank.
“Take it slow, don’t rush… put the book down for now.” Zhong Luoyue shook her head, finding the little girl surprisingly a diligent learner, but mealtime has its own etiquette… She casually took the book from the girl’s hand out of curiosity: “What are you reading that’s so engrossing?”
Holding the cup, Elizabeth looked up and said, “It’s about the history before the formation of the Unhuman Domain, it’s scholars’ speculation on the fall of the Greek God System and some remaining proofs found…”
Zhong Luoyue curiously flipped through a few pages and quietly read: “…Three long winters tormented the earth, with winds and snow from all directions sealing the entire earth in ice… Without sunlight, the world lost its warmth, and amidst the bone-chilling cold, distrust and conflict prevailed… War and malice ruled the world, with people from all over using spears or swords to harm each other, staining the land with blood. Starving beasts prowled in search of food, people no longer showed tolerance or support for each other, siblings killed each other, fathers and sons turned into enemies, and in ugly competition, they slaughtered one another, turning the entire world unstable, with sin spreading like a plague… What’s this talking about? I don’t recall any such period in the history of the Oth Continent?”
Zhong Luoyue couldn’t help but frown… If such a terrifying war had occurred in human history, there should be a record of it — during her studies at a university in Britain, she also minored in the history of the Oth Continent but had no impression of this.
“It seems to be the state of the world before the fall of the Greek God System…” The young vampire girl licked the blood at the edge of her lips, though she didn’t clean it all, and the third daughter noticed and casually took a napkin to gently wipe it away, “This war burst forth suddenly, and the ocean, sky, Underworld, and earth, along with humans and gods, were all embroiled in the war. From some remaining documents, it seems that the scene must have been incredibly fierce back then!”
The Third Miss shook her head, “This makes even less sense… Where exactly did such a world war take place?”
Queen Elizabeth thought for a moment and said, “There is a theory that the gods and humans in this war actually lived in a world similar to ours. It was time extracted from a certain part of our world’s history.”
“Are you saying… world fragments?” Zhong Luoyue was taken aback—strictly speaking, her concept of world fragments was still quite vague. These bits of knowledge were things she had picked up while idling away her days at the Association… She was like a sponge, frantically absorbing all the knowledge she could.
The young bloodsucker nodded, “Yes, the scholar who wrote this book believes that the Greek God’s Divine Nation, which is now known as the Unhuman Domain where we reside, along with the ocean, earth, and Underworld mentioned in the war, should be part of an interconnected, complete, gigantic world fragment. And this world fragment ultimately split apart because of this apocalyptic war.”
“So, there are several spaces similar to the Unhuman Domain… Like the former ocean, earth, and Underworld?” Zhong Luoyue couldn’t help but stick out her tongue, then quickly calmed down—her perspective and beliefs had been constantly updating these days, so much that she had grown accustomed to the bizarre and peculiar.
“This is just a scholar’s hypothesis. It hasn’t been proven true yet.” Queen Elizabeth shook her head.
Zhong Luoyue blinked, then looked through a few more pages and said, “If these gods were really so powerful… how did they end up dying? Can gods really be killed?”
The young girl slowly said, “Based on some documents unearthed from the Unhuman Domain, it seems that during the mid to late stages of the war, a rather terrifying weapon appeared on the battlefield… Because of this weapon’s appearance, all beings and gods were killed one after another, and in the end, there weren’t many survivors.”
Zhong Luoyue opened her mouth, “A weapon? What kind of weapon?”
The young girl said, “I don’t know exactly what it is, I’m just going through these materials to see if there are any similar records… but I haven’t found anything yet. The only known fact is that this weapon could bring death, and it was called the Nether King!”
“Nether King… Hades?” The Third Miss exclaimed in surprise.
The young bloodsucker shook her head, “It’s not referring to the master of the Underworld, but the name of this weapon, called the Nether King.”
Finally, the Third Miss lost interest in these distant, unverified, seemingly mythical histories and casually placed the book on the table, “Elizabeth, I’m going out for a while later. I’ve already prepared dinner, the servant girl will bring it to you, remember to eat.”
“Luo Yue, where are you going?” the young bloodsucker casually asked… She spent most of her time in the library and relatively speaking, knew very little about what Zhong Luoyue did daily.
“It’s nothing.” Zhong Luoyue smiled slightly, “I heard there’s a black market auction today, and I just wanted to see it for myself… It seems this time the black market auction has an incredible item on sale. The Secret Medicine Practitioners within the Association seemed to have gone crazy and were even borrowing money from others to prepare for the auction. Even I was asked.”
“Is there something valuable?” Queen Elizabeth wasn’t very interested, keeping her head down to continue flipping through the documentation she hadn’t yet finished reading.
Zhong Luoyue, while tidying up, said casually, “Apparently it’s a piece by a legendary Secret Medicine Practitioner… They say any work by this legendary Secret Medicine Practitioner can fetch a sky-high price.”
“Oh… then be careful.” Queen Elizabeth nodded, not sure if she really listened, but when Zhong Luoyue was about to leave, the young girl suddenly pulled out a card, “Luo Yue, this card has ten million in Mithril. Use it to buy whatever you need… I’m sorry I haven’t been able to accompany you much lately!”
Seeing this young girl casually tossing out a huge sum worth ten million Mithril, the Third Miss of the Zhong family couldn’t help but open her mouth—the scene felt strangely familiar.
—Because she hadn’t been properly accompanied… take it and buy something?
What was this nonsense…
But faced with this huge sum, the Third Miss of the Zhong family accepted it in silence—in the Unhuman Domain, she was essentially penniless, despite being a descendant of the wealthy Zhong family with vast fortunes in Hua Country!
So within the Unhuman Domain, the Third Miss could be considered utterly broke… a truly impoverished person from a pure lineage!
“Elizabeth… How do you have so much Mithril?” The Third Miss couldn’t help but ask, “I remember you said your grandfather’s inheritance wasn’t this much?”
Queen Elizabeth didn’t even turn her head, “Oh, my teacher gave it to me, saying it’s pocket money.”
… Heh, fear it, Zhong Luoyue, this is the true power of money!
The Third Miss of the Zhong family quietly chuckled bitterly, remembering this concept of money, she naturally thought of a certain fellow often wearing a smiling face, recalling the few hours spent in the maze beneath the God of Gamblers Manor…
She shook her head, took a deep breath, clearing away some random thoughts… With a million Mithril in hand, the Third Miss suddenly realized she could indeed do many things.
Though she had become a bloodsucker, the Third Miss hadn’t been idle while mingling in the Association these days… With her capabilities, she easily befriended many magicians and wizards, and even passed some tests for free—the results showed that as a bloodsucker, the Third Miss’s potential was average at best, capable of reaching only the level of an ordinary elite within the Vampire Clans.
This realization was like a bucket of cold water dousing the always outstanding Third Miss, leaving her suddenly lost about the future… She didn’t want to rely on Elizabeth’s protection her entire life.
“No genuine, costless affection…” The Third Miss murmured to herself as she looked at an approaching carriage preparing to head to the black market auction, “If you want sincerity, you must elevate yourself to an equal level with the other party…”
No matter whether one is Unhuman or not… as a child cultivated by a prominent family, this concept was deeply ingrained in the Third Miss’ bones.
That concept is called: matching social status.
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