"The Millennium Tribe had a covenant with the Earth God, to protect the prosperity of the earth. For thousands of years, they have traversed the land, suppressing hidden dangers."

"The prodigious young talent rising through the ranks of the Great River Plan's training system is the current Guardian disciple of the Millennium Tribe."

"This person has great talent, a matchless teacher."

This passage completely captured Louis' attention.

The term 'matchless teacher' is not something just anyone can use.

Previously, he had been puzzled as to how a young Mage, who hadn't gained any fame before, managed to keep everyone blind to his progress as he quietly ascended to legend.

Now it seems, is it the Millennium Tribe helping him?

Good students and good teachers achieve mutual success.

Once someone demonstrates the right qualities, the student's strength will rapidly increase.

If both the teacher and the student work together, the progress can skyrocket.

Louis, having experienced training from Jino and the Sword Saint, truly understands this deeply.

Talents! Mine! They're all mine!

He's already eager to see what the Millennium Tribe is like.

Though living in Ense, he never heard of this tribe's name.

It's worth knowing that Louis never stopped acquiring knowledge, especially domestically related to the Ense Empire, needless to say.

"I have to find a way to meet this legendary Millennium Tribe."

Yet, before he could recover from the excitement of discovering talent, he saw news that left him utterly astonished, even blank-minded.

"The Abyssal Gates have appeared in the Lokeshi Empire's Imperial Capital, placing Lokeshi Empire in a wartime alert state, drawing the entire capital into the abyss."

"Among the thirteen Lokeshi families, three of the Five Guardians of the Guardian Stone have perished, and over half of the core combat power is lost."

"Three heads of the remaining eight families have died, and the entire Dawn Knight Order has been obliterated."

"The Sword Master fought several Demigods, killed five, but died of exhaustion."

"The core of the Lokeshi Empire has lost over half."

"The destroyer of Lokeshi's core is the dark substitute."

"No matter what, the main force of the True God Church must be drawn into the Lokeshi Empire, otherwise it can't resist the attacks from the Slaaneshi chosen and the Slaaneshi Legions."

It took Louis quite a while to recover.

This sudden future is truly incomprehensible.

Initially when involving the Lokeshi Empire, obviously it was supposed to take several years before the Lokeshi Empire gradually headed down the path of decline.

But as the IF lines keep refreshing, the time for Lokeshi Empire's destruction not only wasn't delayed, instead, it gets closer and closer.

What is this?

Louis can't understand the situation.

Nothing major happened in Lokeshi Empire previously, right?

Why did it die off so swiftly?

It's as if trouble was imminent for it, but was previously held back by some force, thus not revealed.

Louis began to suspect.

This doesn't make sense.

Summarizing the three times news regarding the demise of Lokeshi Empire in the current future diary.

The first time, Lokeshi Empire was breached from within.

The catalyst was the emergence of revolutionaries within the empire.

This is why Louis always suspected certain dark forces quietly driving the empire towards destruction.

First, it's the original owner who hasn't altered the future in Ense.

Then it's internal strife and external threats, with the Brotherhood being instigated in the Tunisian Republic.

Finally, it's the prologue of internal changes in Lokeshi Empire, starting with the Sword Master's death.

If forced to say these three countries have something in common, it would probably be...

If these three countries aren't interfered by external forces, according to normal future diary predictions, they would head towards destruction, and the prelude to destruction in all countries is one.

That is the revolutionaries beginning their action.

"However, mere revolutionaries, wanting to grow strong to the extent like in the past, with throngs of people, is almost impossible."

The time is too short.

"Looks like just us investigating isn't enough!"

Louis' lips curled into a smile.

Such matters are indeed better suited to be handled by the Adventurer Guild and the Thief Guild.

They're more adept at underhand tactics and playing schemes than he is.

Such large-scale unrest can't possibly be triggered by normal means.

There must be premeditation, or some extraordinary means beyond typical understanding.

Just as he wondered what means could achieve this effect, a subtle thought suddenly crossed his mind.

It seems there indeed is a similar method, which he just came to know.

Yes.

The means to covertly directly affect the hearts, is the special ritual once performed by the Love God dark side, centered around Lady Xilin's old residence.

From the results parsed by the White Tower, this method requires strict prerequisites to achieve.

One prerequisite is the "Bearer."

The "A Lifetime's Love" created by Lady Xilin pouring her lifetime's effort was the bearer used in the previous ritual.

After the core of [Love] was parsed by the White Tower, a shocking news was derived.

That the research on emotion magic by the Love God dark side could be described as masterful.

The ritual itself was a broad amplification of emotion magic.

Emotion magic nowadays is almost a hallmark exclusive to members of the Love God dark side organization.

This magic can significantly affect people's emotions.

If one merely thinks affecting emotions isn't anything formidable, the Love God dark side members would surely laugh at you.

Louis once specifically studied the results of emotion magic battles over the years, to enhance recognition of enemies.

That magic can truly be described as terrifying.

Simply from its effects, the power of emotion magic is akin to the almost uncontrollable desires generated during great sin eruptions.

Among the Seven Deadly Sins, regardless of which one appears in an uncontrollable state, it would cause dreadful consequences.

If an entire city's people were influenced by emotion magic...

No external interference needed, internal order would decay first.

It's well known that the damage caused by the disruption of order may exceed the war itself.

Why does internal chaos amplify when war starts?

The reason lies in the disruption or complete absence of the order people abide by.

Lacking it, human nature would typically revert to a social state akin to beasts.

Uncontrollable desire would engulf even the possessor together.

"Lokeshi Empire... How strange, how is it that among the top three human societies, it lost even the capability to halt the ritual."

He initially wanted to mock Lokeshi Empire for being weaker than imagined.

But the next moment, he suddenly realized the boomerang he tossed out struck his own face.

Indeed, here's a very apt case.

If not stopped by himself, the Ense Empire would eventually follow the trend of collapse by the revolutionaries.

Initially, he also wondered how the politics of Ense Empire have to be so incompetent to squander the entire foundation of the empire.

But as facts proved, surprises hit just as suddenly.

Upon further understanding, you realize the core strengths of various nations rarely act openly.

The Shadow Country matter is truly unheard outside.

Louis also asked Olivia about it.

The Little Swan answered that though she indeed experienced the ruins of the Shadow Country in the previous life, judging from timing, that all happened long after.

The Little Swan also mentioned something peculiar.

Logically, when such unknown territories like the Shadow Country emerge, there should be quite a few resources discovered by adventurers like hyenas.

Yet, most adventurers including the Little Swan found nothing of value in this ruin.

As if...

"As if it had been cleared beforehand."

Later, when he tried to request information on the Shadow Country from the Adventurer Guild, he was rejected internally.

The guild master himself even came forward saying these matters need to be kept hidden by higher-level adventurers.

Then not long after, Priests from the City of Glory and Justice brought confidentiality documents over, requiring participants to sign them.

Louis looked and saw that the confidentiality document had magical effects.

If he breached its content, not only would he suffer magical backlash, he'd become an enemy of several countries and even the Church of Glory and Justice.

"Things are getting interesting!"

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