Chapter 45 - 43 Those Beautiful, Let Them Become Ugly (For Follow-up Reading)

"The rage of being insulted, the shame of Anthony’s easy abandonment of what he cherished, finally drove the furious Rezhe to commit the sin of jealousy."

"After losing a duel with Anthony, he decided to surpass his foolish brother in another way and elevate the Charles family to new heights. Rezhe rang the bell of transformation that would reverberate throughout the entire Charles family’s industry chain."

"The Lion Heart Duke said, ’Only by becoming beautiful can one be happy. To become beautiful, I must implant that filthy alien blood. So, choose to be glamorous, become famous, become a fashion pioneer.’"

"Rezhe wrote this in his notebook, but it read differently. ’Only by possessing wealth can one be happy. To plunder wealth, I must cooperate with those Chamber of Commerce dogs.’"

"Then he added a final line, ’I must fight for dignity, not to prove how extraordinary I am, but to tell Anthony that the pride I lost, I will reclaim with my own hands! That is the kind of proud person he is.’"

"When a monumental rift appeared between these opposing brothers, it marked the grand beginning of the theater dedicated to my God, Shirek."

"The mixed-blood Incubus became an indelible shame for the Charles family. Anthony, now Lord of Lancaster, for the sake of his child who would never return home, always suspected that Rezhe disliked the kid. In truth, it was indeed so."

(Several paragraphs are blocked by emaciated hands, with vague, meaningless scribbles visible.)

"The glorious Holy Sanctuary Knight bowed his head for the demon offspring, doing his utmost to ensure the child’s survival, only to fall before dawn, his impure body blooming with a flower of unclean blood."

"The demon’s offspring fled to the world’s edge, gradually corroded by the restless blood of the Abyss amidst the wails of losing his nearest kin, slowly withering away."

"I must live! That child named Kael still remembered his father’s hopes. Even a limping wildcat tried to stay alive, and he was also a proud boy."

"Later, Kael went to the Newman Domain and met the red-haired Lady Knight. He admired her noble character. For a moment, he felt there was one more reason to keep living."

As if remembering something, the figure at the desk gently turned a page, revealing the contents of the next number of pages—

"To sever the union between the Charles family and various newly rich merchants, an emerging noble contacted a Barbarian squad."

"To acquire the resources needed for the survival of their isolated tribe, the Barbarian Black Hand agreed to their request and infiltrated Titan Town to carry out the assassination of Lancaster Lord Kael and Magic Monarch’s pupil Lily Agatha."

"Just then, Dark Sun followers passed by. To avoid being detected by the sentries, they discreetly cast a ’Repel Idle People’ magic technique."

"The Barbarian squad happened to pass through the area affected by the spell, successfully capturing Lily Agatha upon her unguarded return home, and began lurking within the town."

"Meanwhile, Kael received a letter from the Royal Capital. A stranger informed him of the proceedings of the Noble Council. He learned that Count Rezhe had already begun taking action, that danger might have already quietly arrived. Just then, Elanna came to visit..."

"He started to feel anxious, afraid of losing her someday. After all, he could never be sure of Count Rezhe’s attitude towards him, nor could he guarantee that his titular uncle wouldn’t act against the girl named Elanna."

"Worried that Elanna might encounter danger on the road, Kael asked Sword Maniac White Symthia to escort the girl back home."

"Sword Maniac would never know what consequences his departure would bring."

"Titan Town suffered a massacre by the Barbarian squad. The Barbarians’ murderous frenzy clashed head-on with the rangers guarding the Lord Mansion. No one in the Mansion survived."

The returning Sword Maniac went mad... (A large amount of unreadable, meaningless scribbles)"

The enraged Count Rezhe arrived in Lancaster’s territory, standing before Kael’s grave for a long time... (A large amount of unreadable, meaningless scribbles)"

"He realized there was a conspiracy, began investigating Kael’s death. However, because of his student’s death, the planar Magic Monarch Luxius vented his anger on the most probable suspect, the Charles family. This greatly slowed Rezhe’s investigation."

"Elanna arrived in Lancaster’s territory, starting to investigate the truth behind Kael’s death. With the help of the Symthia people, she quickly found traces of Black Hand’s group hiding in the Twisted Jungle."

"Elanna died. Black Hand first knocked her knight’s spear away, then, caught by the bone-crushing grip of Chomper, she was thrown with all force, pinning her to the second-floor wall of the Lord Mansion, her red blood painting the wall."

"The extermination tragedies of both noble families caused an uproar in the noble circle. Entangled with Luxius, Count Rezhe sensed a conspiracy, but his struggles were futile; the gods did not care."

The Federation Noble Council reported the incident to Governor Caesar, who demanded the Council provide specifics and name the mastermind behind it... (A large amount of unreadable, meaningless scribbles.)"

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"The Noble Council dispatched numerous Federation secret agents to investigate. A secret agent eager for a quick promotion succeeded in ’creating’ evidence of the Charles family persecuting Kael."

"The Federation Noble Council acknowledged the intelligence, quickly closing the case."

"The Lion Heart Duke rejected this evidence, believing there was an unknown misunderstanding... (A large amount of unreadable, meaningless scribbles.)"

(A large amount of unreadable, meaningless scribbles.)

The Lion Heart Duke went to the Royal Court to visit Governor Caesar. Between them... (A large amount of unreadable, meaningless scribbles.)"

"The Lion Heart Duke left in a rage, returning to the Duchy of Englans to the shocking discovery that Marquis Gransham, then vice chairman of the Noble Council, had, led by another branch of the Lion Heart Duke’s lineage, completed the trial of the Charles family."

"The Charles family had all been executed."

"The story of the two brothers and their descendants ended here."

"And the great earthquake in the Duchy of Englans had quietly begun."

Gazing at the notebook that flickered with dark light, the figure at the desk fell into an ecstatic, revengeful laugh:

"Ah, God! A perfect grand performance, my God Shirek, did you see it? This is all the aftermath of your great power, a web of conspiracy woven from drafts of the Shire Scripture, just a fraction of your immense power!"

"Ignorant fools do not believe in the one true God, thus your followers will shepherd your flock."

"Those beautiful things, we will make them ugly!"

"Those powerful ones, we will turn them into puppets!"

"Those who fought side by side, make them hate each other!"

"Those as close as siblings, forever make them enemies!"

"And those who disrespect you, we will mercilessly exterminate their entire bloodline, leaving none alive!"

"The lie of lies, turning truth and falsehood on their heads in an instant! God! Look at this turbulent future we’ve woven from the Shire Scripture!"

The voice of that figure was filled with maniacal emotion, and the draft of the Shire Scripture on the desk responded to his call, emitting ring after ring of cold light.

The Shire Scripture was a Divine Artifact created by Shirek, possessing the mighty power to weave webs of conspiracy and transform them into reality.

Its existence represented the ambition of the Prince of Lies, Shirek. He once sought to dominate all nations and conquer other deities.

Yet, clearly, even as a powerful deity, the Prince of Lies could not achieve this goal through the Divine Artifact.

Ultimately, the Prince of Lies was driven mad by the Divine Artifact he created, developing schizophrenia.

Even so, the terrifying power of the Shire Scripture still shocked and terrified the gods.

When the Shire Scripture was initially compiled, the drafts scattered in the mortal world still possessed great power, or more accurately... they were curses that normal people could hardly resist.

Evidently, the one on the desk was a part of the Shire Scripture drafts, now interfering with reality with the power of lies.

Just as this power of lies was about to spread into reality, a mutation occurred.

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