The main temple of the deity traverses the universe, containing Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed, and exists directly within Wu Ming’s forehead.
At this moment, William was no longer the previous projection of his consciousness, but rather his true self incarnated.
He merely closed his eyes briefly in contemplation, and all memories related to the Conqueror King surfaced. Even though he had switched to his true self, the transition was seamless, making him indistinguishable from before.
“Fifty years… this projection seems to have enjoyed itself thoroughly…”
What Wu Ming found most exasperating was that a large portion of the memories involved scenes of indulgence in sensual pleasures, and sitting on the throne watching nobles compete and intrigue below, taking pleasure in it.
“Could it be that my subconscious has such a twisted sense of humor? Or perhaps my instructions were not clear enough when I sealed this universe?”
Wu Ming shook his head and then walked out of the hall.
“Your Majesty!”
Several attendants immediately bowed respectfully, nearly burying their heads into the ground.
After all, standing before them was the overlord of the Blue Bloods and various nobles, the Conqueror of the Ser continent, the Blue Dragon, the immortal William Wallace!
“Go inform my Prime Minister to announce an edict to the people!”
Wu Ming spoke solemnly, using William’s usual tone: “Through astrological observations, I have foreseen a series of events that will occur on our continent in the future. Although they are merely natural disasters, I want my people to be prepared to face them! Do you understand?”
Although the attendants were puzzled, they obediently withdrew.
As the founding monarch who was immortal, William had firmly grasped power in his hands.
Even though he had previously been somewhat obsessed with astrology, in fact, he could proudly declare that it wasn’t astrology that consumed him, but rather loneliness!
There simply were no rivals within the entire court, let alone the continent, so naturally he could only indulge in various oddities and trivialities.
“Also, summon the heads of the Night Watch and the Watchers! I will receive them while having lunch!”
…
The king’s lunch, naturally, was extremely sumptuous.
The perfectly grilled steak exuded the aroma of black pepper, while mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms around it carried the fragrance of the forest.
The golden pigeon’s belly was plump, filled with berries and sauce.
In addition, there were abundant sweet white breads, cheeses, fried fish fillets, and more.
Although, from Wu Ming’s perspective in the Zhou dynasty world, these meals were still somewhat crude, here they were luxuries enjoyed only by the nobility.
“Master, your servants are always ready to serve you!”
As he elegantly used his knife and fork to eat, two women of noble appearance entered the hall and performed a graceful curtsy.
However, just from their choice of words, it was clear that they were different from others.
In comparison, they were like eunuchs from Wu Ming’s past life, household slaves of the emperor, distinct from the officials outside, with an added sense of closeness.
“Rise, Beatrix and Karitan!”
Wu Ming casually said, wiping his hands with a pristine napkin.
The two people below were none other than his former little slave girl, Beatrix, and the witch Karitan, who had sold her future to him in pursuit of advancement.
Time had passed, and ordinary people could not resist the erosion of age, whereas they could still accompany Wu Ming to this day.
Just like his queen here, Eda, the daughter of the Blue Mountain Count and a witch, had long since passed away from illness, while Lady Emmerich was still doing well, though she had recently become increasingly low-key to avoid trouble.
Only the power of the supernatural could resist aging.
The Blue Bloods’ bloodline abilities were inherently similar to those of sorcerers; once successfully activated, they could greatly slow the aging process, and the power of witches was no different.
At this time, Beatrix and Karitan appeared to be only in their twenties or thirties, the most youthful and beautiful period of their lives.
“Thank you!”
The two women said in unison, and upon rising, they keenly sensed that the Conqueror King today was somewhat different from usual.
As to where exactly the difference lay, they could not quite put their finger on it.
“Have you noticed? The change in this world?”
Wu Ming got straight to the point. The cosmic upgrade affected every aspect, and supernatural beings would naturally be the first to sense it.
“The change in the world?”
Beatrix’s face showed a hint of confusion, while Karitan’s eyes lit up: “Yes… this world seems to be more accommodating to our existence…”
Witches were particularly sensitive to such matters.
“It’s not just an increase in the upper limit of power; the entire world is likely to undergo changes!”
Wu Ming didn’t have much experience with cosmic upgrades, but at the very least, this world was about to expand significantly, which was beyond doubt.
As the foremost supernatural being on the continent of Ser, Wu Ming had already sensed changes occurring at the edge of the world. The natural barriers that once seemed insurmountable were now likely to have mostly disappeared.
It was even possible that new outsiders would discover the existence of this continent.
“This is a crisis, a crisis for the entire kingdom!”
Wu Ming spoke solemnly, setting the tone for the discussion: “I need my people’s support, just as they did before, following behind me to achieve one victory after another.”
A world upgrade meant expansion, even the merging of similar worlds.
This time it was a cosmic promotion, and there was even the possibility of other essentially identical universes merging into this one, potentially increasing the size of the Ser world by a hundredfold.
It was also likely that intelligent beings from other universes would not be lacking.
Perhaps, his Ser continent had already been discovered.
Wu Ming gazed into the distance, a faint sneer appearing on his lips.
…
The Emerald Outer Sea.
A massive treasure ship slowly emerged. The vessel was large in scale, with a long and thick dragon-shaped keel, clearly an extraordinary craft.
“The previous storm was too sudden. Now, does anyone know where we are?”
Beside the figurehead carved into the shape of a dragon’s head, a middle-aged man dressed in cloud-patterned brocade robes and cloud-step boots held a telescope, carefully observing the surrounding ocean.
“Reporting, sir!”
At this moment, a mage hurriedly ran over to report, his face quite grim: “I have discovered a new constellation field, one that was never observed in the academy for the past thirty years…”
“What do you mean by that?”
The middle-aged man obviously couldn’t grasp the meaning and frowned.
“What I mean is… we may have already arrived at an entirely new place… you’re familiar with the concept of a blessed land or paradise, right, sir?”
The mage replied solemnly.
For people in the same world, the stars above are almost always the same and unchanging.
Now, suddenly, a new constellation field appeared, which could not be navigated using the star-fixing technique, making the mage feel very uneasy.
In any case, in the books of his academy, there were no shortage of stories about ancient people accidentally entering fairylands, watching chess games until their axes rotted, or mistakenly entering a paradise like Peach Blossom Spring.
“A blessed land? Another world?”
The middle-aged man was speechless and clearly very troubled.
“How many days of fresh water do we have left on the ship?”
Still, as the captain of the ship, he immediately asked the most critical question.
Regardless of whether this was an undiscovered sea area of the empire or a blessed land or another world, their lives were still the most important.
In ocean navigation, fresh water had always been the most crucial resource.
After all, a person could go several days without food, but not without water.
“Our fresh water tanks had some leakage during the previous storm, but we managed to repair them immediately and collected rainwater. If we ration carefully, we should have enough for about seven more days for everyone on board!”
The mage thought for a moment and then replied.
Although he had magical abilities, he could not create things out of thin air. Before fully cultivating his powers, he still needed fresh water and food.
“Seven days?”
The middle-aged man’s expression immediately became very serious: “This situation must be kept secret. From now on, all supplies on the ship must be immediately re-planned and rationed!”
“Understood!”
The mage immediately responded.
“Now all we can do is choose a direction and keep sailing… I hope that after seven days, we can find a small island with fresh water, or maybe another heavy rain to replenish our supplies…”
Captain Zhang Fan said with gritted teeth, completely unaware of the kind of new world he was about to discover next.
“Mother Sea Goddess, please protect your faithful follower Zhang Fan. If I can return home this time, I will surely rebuild your golden statue and offer you three sacrificial animals in gratitude!”
After making his decision, Captain Zhang Fan assumed a posture of utmost reverence and began to pray.
The crew was already quite accustomed to this.
Because in their empire, there truly were deities, and the domain of the Mother Sea Goddess was the ocean and navigation! There were even specific rituals and priests!
This was not like those charlatan priests who relied solely on their words to deceive; these were truly supernatural beings who possessed divine magic!
Only a true deity could bestow divine magic upon its followers!
…
Six days later.
Captain Zhang Fan, who had almost begun to despair, looked out from his field of view and gradually spotted a piece of land emerging on the horizon, and couldn’t help but cheer with excitement.
“Land! Land! We are saved!”
However, the initial contact with the local natives immediately threw them into confusion.
“Blond-haired, blue-eyed Westerners?”
Zhang Fan scratched his chin: “Could it be that we have arrived at the legendary land of the West? But this level of civilization seems somewhat different from the rumors!”
Thanks to a mage on the fleet who could cast the spell of language comprehension, communication between the people of the two different continents was finally not so difficult.
However, after Zhang Fan inquired about the continent and dynasty they were in, he became even more bewildered.
“Ser continent? Never heard of it… And this Wallace Dynasty… it doesn’t seem to be one of the Western countries either… Goodness, could it be that we really have stumbled into a paradise from a different world?”
He came from a mysterious ancient Eastern country, a vast land with profound research into supernatural powers. The populace was highly educated, and even an ordinary person was aware of many secrets—existence of other worlds, composition of divine magic, and the path of cultivation, almost nothing was unknown.
Therefore, Zhang Fan was now caught in a clear state of confusion.
What he didn’t know was that because their skin and hair color was so strikingly obvious, a great trouble was brewing…
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