Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 937 - 439: The Unshakeable Prophecy, Lamsey Abyss Cave _2

Chapter 937: Chapter 439: The Unshakeable Prophecy, Lamsey Abyss Cave _2

Lin Xun calculated the time; the Prophet from the Direct View Branch Association in the Imperial City was hurrying over. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The operation to capture him at the Multivision Association had failed, so they would likely send a scholar of the Prophet’s level soon. Continuing to stay here would be tantamount to courting death.

And to go directly to the Imperial City... At this critical moment, to infiltrate the headquarters of both Schools in the Imperial City, wouldn’t that be like delivering oneself to their doorstep?

"I need to take shelter in the Abyss to avoid the storm for now..."

It seemed like there were three options, but in reality, Lin Xun had no choice at all.

The first two options were paths to certain death; following through with them would inevitably lead to being caught by the two Schools.

Only the third option was the sole path of survival.

This feeling was uncomfortable because, imperceptibly, he was advancing along the path set out by the prophecies, as if treading on a road already paved by the Great Prophets.

It seemed as though he was making choices, but in reality, it was a contest between the two Great Prophets.

No matter what he chose, he would move forward according to a predetermined trajectory, and the ending would either fulfill the Multivision Prophecy or the Direct View Prophecy.

And all he could do was, when faced with a choice, to gravitate towards one of the prophecies.

"Compared to the other, the Multivision Great Prophet’s prophecy seems to be a happy ending; if I must choose one of two prophecies, I would definitely choose the Multivision Prophecy..."

"No, that kind of thinking is bound to be wrong!"

"If following a set route could achieve the feat of saving the world, wouldn’t that mean getting the highest interpretation rating whilst lying flat?"

"So to save the world and get the highest rating, I must not advance according to the content of the prophecies!"

Lin Xun fell into deep thought.

If he wanted to break free from the established path of the prophecies, he would have to acquire the capital to confront and stand against both Schools.

Otherwise, he could only be a puppet on a string, obediently acting according to the prophecies of the two Great Prophets even if he was not caught.

Based on information previously revealed by the prophecies, the Direct View Prophecy stated: "The ancient being that fell underground, because of his arrival, will be resurrected and come back to life."

The Polyvision School asserted: "The ancient being that fell underground, trying to come back to life from death, will be extinguished once again because of his arrival."

"If the contents of the prophecies are correct, the Abyss Underground demon sacrifices are for the resurrection of an ancient god... Perhaps in the Abyss, by leveraging the secret ritual for reviving the god, I could have the opportunity to quickly enhance my power."

Lin Xun thought to this point and helplessly found that, after going around in a big circle, he still needed to head to the Abyss.

[...]

[You did not kill the undercover sage before you. Instead, you spared his life, falsely declaring that you were about to head immediately to the Imperial City...]

[After speaking, you no longer paid attention to him and went straight back to the Association Building...]

Using his identity as a "Great Sage of Multivision," Lin Xun hurried and scavenged the Association Building thoroughly.

He found that this Multivision Branch Association was quite impoverished compared to the mountains of magical materials amassed by the Direct View School; this place could frankly be called a slum.

Scavenging all this time, the gains were not even a tenth of that from the Direct View Association.

"No wonder even the vice-president could be bribed to become an informant; there are reasons behind this."

After scavenging, Lin Xun quickly made his escape.

Leaving the Association Building, he rode a Refined Copper carriage toward the ’Lamsey Abyss Cave.’

[...]

[As the carriage transitioned from smooth to increasingly bumpy, you knew you had left the bounds of the Second Capital’s urban area and come to the wilderness outskirts...]

[You recalled the memory information about the ’Lamsey Abyss Cave’...]

[The ’Lamsey Abyss Cave’ was not discovered long ago; it is a cave leading to the Abyss that was only found in recent years.]

[Scholars required the eyeballs from mysterious creatures as well as a series of magical materials, demons, or Star Spirits, which can all be described as treasures all over.]

[However, after the war of the gods, the Star Spirits mysteriously vanished along with the Stars’ Evil God, leaving behind only the Abyss and the outer sea where numerous demons and mysterious creatures still exist.]

[Every newly discovered Abyss cave is no less than a new treasure trove for the scholars.]

[At the initial discovery of the ’Lamsey Abyss Cave,’ numerous scholars swarmed in for exploration, treasure hunting, and demon hunting...]

[Like locusts passing through, the scholars had long since fully explored the entire cave and captured all the rare species of demons inside, some for extracting magical materials, some for breeding and propagation, some for experiments to cultivate new species of demons...]

[In any case, the ’Lamsey Abyss Cave’ was no different from any other cave.]

[After the initial exploration frenzy, due to regulations from both Schools, the ’Lamsey Abyss Cave’ entered a No-Exploration Period lasting five years.]

[Only after the young demons inside continued to reproduce and achieve a certain ecological balance would the ban of the ’No-Exploration Period’ be lifted, allowing scholars to engage in the next wave of exploratory harvesting.]

[This was the case not only for the ’Lamsey Abyss Cave’ but for every Abyss cave. Only through a ’No-Exploration Period’ could sustainable development be attained, enabling the continuous production of precious magical materials...]

[...]

[The fragmentary memory suddenly stopped.]

Lin Xun couldn’t help but sigh.

Truly, scholars were the most powerful faction in this world, sitting at the very top of the food chain; to them, powerful creatures like demons were no different from domestic fowl, all just chives waiting to be harvested.

Looking at it this way, it’s no wonder that the Stars’ Evil God, unwilling to be defeated and reduced to livestock, was secretly plotting a comeback.

[After a long wait, the carriage finally stopped...]