“Oh?”
The Old God, surprised by the question, looked at the future man.
“You actually know about that? I thought such a name had already disappeared in the future.
Ancient Gods are the original thirteen gods, truly born with the world. They represent the origin and power of the world. But the Ancient Gods have long since fallen; there’s no doubt about that. However, their power is extraordinarily strong; even after their fall, their power still exists. I suppose your appearance here is due to the power of that Ancient God of Time. And we Old Gods…”
In the language used by the Saint in front of him, besides the meaning of “Old God” which is common with delarion, the Outsider also deciphered the meaning of “Sinful God.”
“What exactly happened in the past? This world, after all…”
His chaotic mind was almost unable to think.
“Depart. The history of the past will also burden the souls of mortals. Those stories have long since faded away, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, all gone… It is not good for mortals to behold us. Depart, future man.”
“But!”
“This is for your own good. However, I am the God of Innocence, the protector of children. Child from the future, since you could appear here before I completely depart, it means we are bound by fate. Since you are still unwilling to leave, would you like to hear a story?”
“Child from the future?”
Xia De was puzzled by this address.
“Is it because my soul has been in this world for too short a time, so he thinks I’m a child?”
But he at least understood the meaning of “story” for a Ring術士, so he roused his spirits and nodded, allowing himself to listen to all the information that followed.
The Old God, who looked very young but had an inexplicably aged aura, sighed softly.
“My story is actually quite boring. I was born from the infinite illusions of children, possessing their purest thoughts.
Once, I used my power to create an eternal, unquenchable fire and an inexhaustible spring for the most beautiful Witch Princess. But she asked me for immortality, which I could not grant, because that is not a wish a child should have. So, I left her.”
【You have listened to the story of the Old God, The Innocent Creator. You have learned one of the Miracles of the Old God, The Innocent Creator.】
【You have gained the spell, False Immortality. You have the ability to prevent a severely injured person from death for half an hour.】
“Mortals will eventually die, and False Immortality is merely a laughable comfort.”
The Old God lamented, then pushed forward, and the shocked Outsider in the toy shop flew backward automatically like a marionette.
“Until next time, future man. May the great power of time and creation bless you.”
He crashed through the shop door, passed through the thick white mist that followed, and then fell heavily onto the floor of the No. 6, Saint Delan Square, second-floor, apartment one, living room.
【Outsider, you have returned to the present time.】
【Message from the Ancient God, Father of Infinite Trees:】
【Task incomplete.】
【time key; fifth epoch - 1068 - Innocent Creator, damaged 1/3.】
【Next activation time, need to wait one week.】
“Didn’t you say it was a one-time use item?”
Although Xia De’s face was pale, he immediately put his hand in his pocket and felt the key covered with cracks.
“Mr. Hamilton, how was the journey?”
Professor Garcia’s curious voice came from behind him. He hadn’t seen Xia De’s face and couldn’t guess what had just happened.
Xia De’s heart pounded. In just a few short seconds, he had already completed all his thoughts. He turned around very slowly, not hiding the paleness of his face.
“fifth epoch, 1068, the event was the fall of the Old God.”
Although he had left the toy shop, and the immense pressure from the God had disappeared, the harm he had suffered from facing the God still had an effect.
But Professor Garcia’s expression instantly became even worse than Xia De’s current one. If it weren’t for the fact that this was a projection ritual, he would have almost jumped down.
“What? How could this be? The fall of the Old God!”
He opened his mouth in shock, but then looked at Xia De with concern. His unfamiliar delarion was spoken so quickly that Xia De almost couldn't understand him.
“I haven’t heard of this event in 1068 before. Mr. Hamilton, are you alright? If that’s the case, this key isn’t Poet Grade! It definitely exceeds Angel-level!”
The professor wanted to help Xia De up, but couldn't. He clenched his fists and asked anxiously.
“Mr. Hamilton, does the Academy need to send a medical team for you?”
“Oh, no.”
Professor Garcia’s concern and anxiety were real, and Xia De’s shock was also real. But what he showed was facial fatigue, as he tried to walk back to his chair and sit down, slowly narrating his experience.
“I came to a street, saw a shop, and then… I can’t remember clearly.”
His head still throbbed, but he still described the general appearance of Hope Town in detail, claiming that he had wandered the streets for ten minutes before finally seeing the shop in the white mist. Then he returned here, even gaining a new spell.
And this investigation seemed to only involve seeing that shop.
“It’s a good thing you didn’t go in.”
Xia De spent ten minutes describing what he had seen in ten minutes, and Professor Garcia was filled with lingering fear. Xia De even saw sweat on the professor’s transparent cheeks.
“It’s a good thing you didn’t go in, it’s a good thing you didn’t go in! Damn it, I’m going to make the student who investigated this key’s location in fifth epoch 1068 repeat a grade until 1860! He actually said that time point was completely safe, with nothing happening!”
It was currently the sixth epoch, 1853, and Xia De was very worried about that unknown Saint Byron's student.
“You don’t have to write the investigation report for this incident; I’ll write it for you. I will inform the Academy exactly what happened during your time travel this time, and the Academy won’t let you suffer any losses! Damn it, there’s a rotten apple in the History Academy! Who the hell said fifth epoch 1068 was safe… Mr. Hamilton, are you really okay?”
When he was angry, he even blurted out a few carson rick words, but fortunately, Xia De understood them all.
“I want to sleep. I feel mentally scattered and unable to concentrate. Oh, sir, I’m really too tired.”
Xia De slumped in his original chair, but in fact, because his mental recovery was very fast, The Innocent Creator had given him proper protection.
“Alright, you rest first. When you receive the mailed poetry manuscript pages tomorrow, if you feel any physical discomfort, please contact the Academy immediately. Damn it, I must make that guy who wrote the fifth epoch - 1068 investigation report repeat a grade, until 1870!”
Another ten years of student life suddenly added.
“I’m sorry, Professor Garcia, I’m really too tired.”
Xia De spoke impolitely, asking him to leave, and the pointy-eared professor understood his meaning.
“You don’t have to worry. As long as you return to the present time, all injuries sustained in the past will disappear. So the harm you received is merely that you believe you received harm. It’s just that you actually saw the dwelling of a God… Mr. Hamilton, go rest quickly. Remember to contact me if you have any problems. Be very careful, pay attention to your health, oh, poor young man, to encounter such a thing~”
He looked at Xia De with great concern, but still got up and left. Although Professor Garcia seemed strict, he genuinely cared about his students.