Prophecy

"Although it's a bit impolite to ask, I still want to know," Aiden asked, "which part is related to me?"

"Don't worry, I'm just about to get to that part." Zachariah gestured for them to be patient. "It's related to the exile of Gower during the War of the Ancients."

The War of the Ancients again—Aiden felt that the hidden system was too good at making things up—he had only just arrived in this world, and it seemed like the other side had already concocted a story spanning tens of thousands of years, waiting for him to jump into the pit.

The High Priest raised his head to look at them: "Did I just tell you that after the War of the Ancients, La'er lost her husband, so she was unwilling to see her sons again?"

"Yes. Because the sun and moon will not meet, there is day and night, right?"

"Actually," Zachariah said with a struggling expression, but after seeing Aiden, he gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, this is just a widespread saying."

"Legend has it that Gower uttered a vicious curse when he was sealed." The High Priest's wrinkled face showed inexplicable panic, as if even recalling the content of the curse was a sin.

"He firmly believed that he was on the right side, and anyone who blocked his path was evil. He accused his mother and brothers of being blind and deaf, unable to distinguish right from wrong." As La'er's most devout believer, Zachariah trembled all over just from relaying these rebellious words.

"He once uttered a curse: 'La'er, Mother of All Things, I curse you to never be able to see your relatives again! When you meet, they will overthrow your dark rule with me and return the world to eternal fire and light!'"

"Doesn't sound like something a major villain would say," Aiden couldn't help but joke.

"Please don't say that, Your Excellency." Saint Zachariah couldn't help but be a little angry, refuting him in a stiff tone. Aiden knew he was wrong and shouldn't make fun of other people's beliefs, so he immediately apologized, and the other party's expression softened.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, when the four sun gods were first born, La'er sternly warned them that they were never allowed to appear together. Especially the eldest son, Gower, who was the first sun and possessed power greater than that of his three brothers combined. Therefore, he must never appear with his brothers."

Aiden could basically guess what happened next: it must be because the mischievous/rebellious/curious kid, Gower, definitely went out with his brothers. Then it must have caused disastrous consequences—because the ancestors had already seen through all this in the story of 'Hou Yi Shooting Down the Suns'.

Sure enough, everything was as he expected. The four brothers sneaked out together when their mother wasn't paying attention, and as a result, the whole world was plunged into drought, high temperatures, and scorching heat. Forests burned, the sea boiled, and the entire world was like the arrival of the apocalypse. Countless terrestrial races went extinct on that day. Only a very few lives hid in underground places like caves to escape the disaster.

After La'er returned, she sternly reprimanded the four brothers. She took pity on the creatures on the ground, so she sent down sweet rain at night to soothe the scars on the land.

The leader, Gower, was punished. He could not meet with his other brothers, and only had one day to return to the sky before the final season of eternal night arrived each year.

It was this incident that planted the seeds of rebellion in Gower's heart. In ancient times, he launched a rebellion.

"Next is the content about you, Your Excellency." Saint Zachariah took out a gray stone slab about a foot long. The surface of the stone slab was not smooth, and it was engraved with some tadpole-like symbols.

"This stone slab is engraved with the records of the ancestor elect who experienced the War of the Ancients. He was one of the heroes who sealed Gower. This stone slab records Gower's curse and the goddess's revelation at that time. I will translate it for you now." The old goblin's fingers caressed the rough stone slab and slowly said:

"This is the first paragraph, Gower's curse—La'er, Mother of All Things, I curse you to never be able to see your relatives again! When you meet, they will overthrow your dark rule with me and return the world to eternal fire and light! Ten thousand years later, all your descendants will submit to the truth. When twilight fills the air, the moon will fall. Your blood will stain the sky and the earth, and all the sinners will drown in your blood!"

Everyone didn't say anything. Because the eldest sun god's crazy curse made them shudder.

"Then there is the goddess La'er's reply—Gower, corruption has made you lose your nature, and madness has made you shortsighted. Truth is not killing and destruction, but creation and rebirth. You see the ravages ten thousand years later, but I see the rebirth ten thousand years later. When disaster strikes, when the earth burns, the true savior will descend from beyond the heavens. He upholds the true will of the universe and wields the supreme authority. The universe was born because of him, and only he can judge our destiny."

Saint Zachariah's words ended there.

Khadgar couldn't help but ask: "Is that the end?"

"The stone slab prophecy only has that much," the High Priest replied.

"But I still haven't heard about Aiden's part, High Priest, you clearly seemed to have heard his name just now!" the mage pressed.

"Oh, of course." Zachariah patted his head as if he had just remembered, and then said, "The stone slab prophecy mentioned the 'true savior', and later our high priests, including me, received revelations from the goddess. This includes the arrival of Turalyon and his wife, as well as your arrival, and the time and scene of Aiden's arrival, as well as many details. Turalyon, do you remember I said you were one of Aiden's vanguards? It was because the prophecy about you was fulfilled that I spared no effort in recommending you to become the commander of the coalition forces."

Turalyon glanced at Aiden and smiled wryly: "But I only met Aiden today—but I really didn't expect that I would get everything today because of you, Your Excellency."

"This kind of thing—haha, don't take it too seriously." Aiden waved his hand.

This prophecy made others feel awe for the goddess La'er, and even for Aiden, but for Aiden, he was almost certain that everything related to him on the Shirese planet was actually the hidden system randomly generating memories for these people based on the mission requirements after he was in the space-time turbulence or after he arrived in this world.

If he hadn't come to this world, La'er definitely wouldn't have such a 'prophecy' about him, and there might not even be a planet called 'Shirese'.

These are actually all 'mission scenarios'.

"So what's next? What do I have to do?" Aiden asked.

Now it's time to know the 'mission requirements'.

Saint Zachariah looked solemn, once again touched his forehead and saluted him, and solemnly declared: "Your Excellency, you are the 'true savior' in La'er's language. You uphold the will of the universe and wield the supreme authority. From this moment on, all the people of Shirese who abide by order and believe in La'er will unconditionally obey your orders. If you want to do anything, just issue the order. All of us will go through fire and water, without hesitation!"

Aiden opened his mouth wide—he never thought that he could 'use his face' when he arrived on an alien planet, and once he used it, he would have the treatment of an emperor.

But he quickly calmed down. He hadn't even started the mission yet, and he had already been given such a big reward. That didn't mean the mission was simple, but it meant that the difficulty was off the charts and time was running out.

He had a feeling that he had been tricked by the system again.

"alright then," after a long while, he could only accept this fact, "tell me what the current situation is?"

"Let me do it!" Turalyon volunteered, and he joked again, "I said I was Your Excellency's vanguard, this is my due responsibility!"

Everyone laughed, and the commander led them to the command room, gesticulating at a military map:

"As I said before, Shirese now has three forces, roughly divided into two battlefields. Currently, the Burning Legion is the strongest. The demons are simultaneously at war with us and the Twilight's Hammer in the Exiled Lands. Our coalition's main battlefield is along the Graymist Mountains. Look here!" He pointed to a certain place on the map.

The Emperor of Nordis and the court mages summoned demons and became the demons' lackeys. Later, after the war broke out, the Burning Legion continued to advance south towards Sobydis. The latter is the second largest force of the Zodang people, who had been at war with the Earth Goblins of Morahl for a long time, and later joined the coalition.

Before receiving support from the coalition, Sobydis had lost most of its territory and could only rely on the natural barriers along the Graymist Mountains on the southern front to barely support itself.

Later, Turalyon's first famous battle was a sneak attack on a demon legion behind the Graymist Mountains. After receiving support, Sobydis' Graymist Mountains front was strengthened. Later, after the Burning Legion advanced east into the Exiled Lands and started a war with Gower's servants, the demons on the Graymist Mountains front could not be replenished and gradually fell into a disadvantage. Turalyon took the opportunity to launch several counterattacks, and has now recovered half of Sobydis' territory.

The place where Aiden and the others landed today is at the border between southern Sobydis and Morahl. This is a war zone, but it is actually more inclined to be the Burning Legion's base camp. However, the four of them were too powerful. After the war broke out, Turalyon learned that a pillar of light had risen into the sky on the Gobi Desert, and he immediately ordered all the surrounding troops to attack in that direction.

His judgment was correct, and the coalition won another great victory as a result.

After Turalyon briefly introduced the situation in Sobydis, he moved the baton to another battlefield thousands of miles to the northeast.

"This is the Exiled Lands."

The southern end of the Exiled Lands is marked with a green flag labeled "Khadar Outpost", which is where the coalition forces are stationed in the Exiled Lands. Aurélia is over there.

"From the intelligence we have gathered so far, the Burning Legion has been in the upper hand due to its numerical advantage. Now the demons have basically occupied the ground and are launching an attack underground."